25/26 FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round draw after Second Qualifying action

Time for the 25/26 FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round draw now following a very busy weekend of Second Qualifying Round action.

It was a busy weekend as the FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round got underway, no new non league teams entering at that stage, with it just the winners from the First Qualifying Round, and there were plenty of goals and a few penalty shootouts across the 40 games.

The biggest attendance in the Second Qualifying Round came in the abandoned fixture between Runcorn Linnets and Bury with 1,005 fans present. The scoreline was 1-1 before the decision to stop the game.

Sittingbourne produced the biggest win, a 6-1 victory away against Crowborough Athletic. The game with the most amount of goals in normal time came at Walthamstow, who beat Leighton Town 5–3. Meanwhile, it was Hadley v Ascot United that had the biggest penalty shootout scoreline, finish 7-6 to Hadley after a 2-2 draw.

The Third Qualifying Round sees 64 ties drawn out. Once again, there are no replays, so any match which end in a draw after 90 minutes will be decided via a penalty shootout.

Teams in the 7th tier will enter in the Third Qualifying Round, while National League North / South teams it’s the Second Round Proper, then the National League in the Third Round Proper.

Should note that for those wondering where the FA Vase First round proper draw is, that is reportedly being done on Tuesday the 23rd at 1pm.

Teams who win in the Third Qualifying Round will pick up £2,450, while the losers pick up £625, a full list of prize money and dates for each round can be seen below…

FA TROPHY THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW

1 Hyde United v Warrington Town
2 Ashton United v Clitheroe
3 Dunston v Warrington Rylands
4 Workington v FC United of Manchester
5 Stockton Town v Lower Breck
6 Silsden v Stocksbridge Park Steels
7 Runcorn Linnets or Bury v Morpeth Town
8 Widnes v Bamber Bridge – (walkover for Bamber Bridge – Widnes withdrawn)
9 Bridlington Town v Guiseley
10 Bradford (Park Avenue) v Heaton Stannington
11 Whitby Town v Hebburn Town
12 Prescot Cables v Lancaster City
13 Evesham United v Ilkeston Town
14 Gainsborough Trinity v Shifnal Town
15 Barwell v Bromsgrove Sporting
16 Sporting Club Inkberrow v Stratford Town
17 Rushall Olympic v Spalding United
18 Anstey Nomads v Stourbridge
19 Quorn v Corby Town
20 Real Bedford v Stamford
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Malvern Town
22 Halesowen Town v Leek Town
23 St Ives Town v Kettering Town
24 Worcester City v Rugby Town
25 Basford United v Alvechurch
26 Harborough Town v Hednesford Town
27 Cleethorpes Town v Redditch United
28 Stanway Rovers v Uxbridge
29 Royston Town v Welling United
30 Hanwell Town v Grays Athletic
31 Westfield v Brentwood Town
32 Leatherhead v Ramsgate
33 Aveley v St Albans City
34 Carshalton Athletic v Cheshunt
35 Broadbridge Heath v Billericay Town
36 Hadley v Dartford
37 Harrow Borough v Witham Town
38 Lewes v Leiston
39 Cray Valley (PM) v Berkhamsted
40 AFC Sudbury v Bury Town
41 Chertsey Town v Tilbury
42 Burgess Hill Town v Potters Bar Town
43 Bishop’s Stortford v Cray Wanderers
44 Wingate & Finchley v VCD Athletic
45 Chatham Town v Needham Market
46 Ashford United v Biggleswade
47 Hayes & Yeading United v Walton & Hersham
48 Sittingbourne v Hashtag United
49 Waltham Abbey v Walthamstow
50 Whitehawk v Canvey Island
51 Dulwich Hamlet v Hendon
52 AFC Dunstable v Folkestone Invicta
53 Bracknell Town v Hungerford Town
54 Basingstoke Town v Shaftesbury
55 Hartpury v Gloucester City
56 Plymouth Parkway v Gosport Borough
57 Dorchester Town v Bideford
58 Thame United v Banbury United
59 Bishop’s Cleeve v Sholing
60 Yate Town v Poole Town
61 AFC Portchester v Taunton Town
62 Chichester City v Farnham Town
63 Havant & Waterlooville v Tiverton Town
64 Wimborne Town v Weymouth

Season 2025-26
Payments made from The FA’s prize fund

First round qualifying: Winners receive £1500, losers receive £400
Second round qualifying: Winners receive £2250  losers receive £575
Third round qualifying: Winners receive £2450, losers receive £625
First round: Winners receive £3000, losers receive £775
Second round: Winners receive £3750, losers receive £1000
Third round: Winners receive £4500, losers receive £1250
Fourth round: Winners receive £5250, losers receive £1500
Fifth round: Winners receive £6000, losers receive £1750
Quarter Final: Winners receive £7500, losers receive £2000
Semi-Final: Winners receive £15,000, losers receive £5000
Final runners-up: £30,000
Final winners: £60,000

Amounts are per winning club in each round.

Round Dates

Preliminary Round: Saturday 23 August 2025
First Round Qualifying: Saturday 6 September 2025
Second Round Qualifying: Saturday 20 September 2025
Third Round Qualifying: Saturday 4 October 2025
First Round Proper: Saturday 25 October 2025
Second Round Proper: Saturday 15 November 2025
Third Round Proper: Saturday 13 December 2025
Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 10 January 2026
Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 31 January 2026
Sixth Round Proper: Saturday 28 February 2026
Semi-Final: Saturday 28 March 2026
The Final: Sunday 17 May 2026

MATCH DATES
The default date for matches in the Second Round Qualifying is Saturday 20 September 2025, kick-off
3.00pm.

There are no replays. When a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the winner shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the procedure adopted by The International Football Association Board.

If a match is postponed, this must be rescheduled and played within the postponement window.

FA TROPHY SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS

Tie – Home team – (level) – Score – Away team – (level) – Att.
3 – Stalybridge Celtic (8) 0–3 Lower Breck (8) – 517
7 – Bridlington Town (8) 2–0 North Ferriby (8) – 645
18 – Biggleswade (8) 3–0 Hitchin Town (8) – 316
20 – Enfield (8) 1–3 AFC Dunstable (8) – 98
34 – Harrow Borough (8) 4–0 Jersey Bulls (8) – 166
1 – Heaton Stannington (8) 4–0 Newton Aycliffe (8) – 287
2 – Bradford (Park Avenue) (8) 2–0 Consett (8) – 196
4 – Witton Albion (8) 0–1 Dunston (8) – 308
5 – Runcon Linnets (8) A–A Bury (8) – 1,005
6 – Congleton Town (8) 1–3 Clitheroe (8) – 374
8 – Silsden (8) 3–0 Nantwich Town (8) – 144
9 – Shifnal Town (8) 2–1 Carlton Town (8) – 106
10 – Corby Town (8) 3–0 Sutton Coldfield Town (8) – 424
11 – Lincoln United (8) 0–2 Malvern Town (8) – 131
12 – Rugby Town (8) 3–2 Belper Town (8) – 242
13 – Coleshill Town (8) 3–4 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) – 111
14 – Bedworth United (8) 0–3 Anstey Nomads (8) – 152
15 – Matlock Town (8) 1–3 Basford United (8) – 459
16 – Sporting Club Inkberrow (8) 4–3 Stafford Rangers (8) – 171
17 – Grays Athletic (8) 2–0 Felixstowe & Walton United (8) – 194
19 – Welwyn Garden City (8) 2–2 (3–4 p) Tilbury (8) – 118
21 – Waltham Abbey (8) 4–1 Lowestoft Town (8) – 140
22 – Walthamstow (8) 5–3 Leighton Town (8) – 252
23 – Cambridge City (8) 3–3 (4–5 p) Witham Town (8) – 381
24 – Stanway Rovers (8) 3–0 Mildenhall Town (8) – 94
25 – Hadley (8) 2–2 (7–6 p) Ascot United (8) – 122
26 – Leatherhead (8) 2–0 Kingstonian (8) – 450
27 – East Grinstead Town (8) 1–2 VCD Athletic (8) – 133
28 – Deal Town (8) 2–3 Ashford United (8) – 454
29 – Hayes & Yeading United (8) 5–1 Southall (8) – 205
30 – Broadbridge Heath (8) 2–1 Bedfont Sports (8) – 75
31 – Crowborough Athletic (8) 1–6 Sittingbourne (8) – 242
32 – Beckenham Town (8) 2–5 Hendon (8)
33 – Westfield (8) 1–1 (4–3 p) Bognor Regis Town (8) – 152
35 – Swindon Supermarine (8) 1–1 (4–5 p) Bideford (8) – 225
36 – Hartpury University (8) 4–2 Portishead Town (8) – 113
37 – Thame United (8) 3–1 Winchester City (8) – 102
38 – Fareham Town (8) 2–5 Bishop’s Cleeve (8) – 189
39 – Shaftesbury (8) 2–2 (4–1 p) Falmouth Town (8) – 125
40 – AFC Portchester (8) 3–0 Tavistock (8) – 225

LIST OF ALL THE FA TROPHY FINALS AND WINNERS

Year	Winners	Runners-Up	Result	Att
1970	Macclesfield Town	Telford United	2-0	28,000
1971	Telford United	Hillingdon Borough	3-2	29,500
1972	Stafford Rangers	Barnet	3-0	24,000
1973	Scarborough	Wigan Athletic	2-1(aet)	23,000
1974	Morecambe	Dartford	2-1	19,000
1975	Matlock Town	Scarborough	4-0	21,000
1976	Scarborough	Stafford Rangers	3-2(aet)	21,000
1977	Scarborough	Dagenham	2-1	21,500
1978	Altrincham	Leatherhead	3-1	20,000
1979	Stafford Rangers	Kettering Town	2-0	32,000
1980	Dagenham	Mossley	2-1	26,000
1981	Bishop’s Stortford	Sutton United	1-0	22,578
1982	Enfield	Altrincham	1-0(aet)	18,678
1983	Telford United	Northwich Victoria	2-0	22,071
1984	Northwich Victoria	Bangor City	1-1(aet)	14,200
	Replay at Stoke City FC		2-1	5,805
1985	Wealdstone	Boston United	2-1	20,775
1986	Altrincham	Runcorn	1-0	15,700
1987	Kidderminster Harriers	Burton Albion	0-0(aet)	23,617
	Replay at West Bromwich Albion FC		2-1	15,685
1988	Enfield	Telford United	0-0(aet)	21,328
	Replay at West Bromwich Albion FC		3-2	7,005
1989	Telford United	Macclesfield Town	1-0(aet)	19,576
1990	Barrow	Leek Town	3-0	21,492
1991	Wycombe Wanderers	Kidderminster Harriers	2-1	34,842
1992	Colchester United	Witton Albion	3-1	32,254
1993	Wycombe Wanderers	Runcorn	4-1	32,968
1994	Woking	Runcorn	2-1	15,818
1995	Woking	Kidderminster Harriers	2-1(aet)	17,815
1996	Macclesfield Town	Northwich Victoria	3-1	8,672
1997	Woking	Dagenham & Redbridge	1-0(aet)	24,376
1998	Cheltenham Town	Southport	1-0	26,837
1999	Kingstonian	Forest Green Rovers	1-0	20,037
2000	Kingstonian	Kettering Town	3-2	20,034
2001	Canvey Island	Forest Green Rovers	1-0	10,007
2002	Yeovil Town	Stevenage Borough	2-0	18,809
2003	Burscough	Tamworth	2-1	14,625
2004	Hednesford Town	Canvey Island	3-2	6,635
2005	Grays Athletic	Hucknall Town	1-1(aet)	8,116
	Grays Athletic won 6-5 on kicks from the penalty mark
2006	Grays Athletic	Woking	2-0	13,997
2007	Stevenage Borough	Kidderminster Harriers	3-2	53,262
2008	Ebbsfleet United	Torquay United	1-0	40,186
2009	Stevenage Borough	York City	2-0	27,110
2010	Barrow	Stevenage Borough	2-1(aet)	21,223
2011	Darlington	Mansfield Town	1-0(aet)	24,668
2012	York City	Newport County	2-0	19,844
2013	Wrexham	Grimsby Town	1-1(aet)	35,266
	Wrexham won 4-1 on kicks from the penalty mark
2014	Cambridge United	Gosport Borough	4-0	18,120
2015	North Ferriby	Wrexham	3-3	14,585
	North Ferriby won 5-4 on kicks from the penalty mark
2016	FC Halifax Town	Grimsby Town	1-0	46,781
2017	York City	Macclesfield Town	3-2	38,224
2018	Brackley Town	Bromley	1-1(aet)	31,430
	Brackley Town won 5-4 on kicks from the penalty mark
2019	AFC Fylde	Leyton Orient	1-0	42,962
2020	Harrogate Town	Concord Rangers	1-0	N/A as game BCD
2021	Hornchurch	Hereford	3-1	6000
2022	Bromley	Wrexham	1-0	46,111
2023	FC Halifax Town	Gateshead	1-0	27,374
2024	Gateshead	Solihull Moors	2-2(aet)	19,964
	Gateshead won 5-4 on kicks from the penalty mark
2025	Aldershot Town	Spennymoor Town	3-0	TBC