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The 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup sees the 24 National League clubs join the competition! . Mind The Gap Whilst those 24 clubs have waited to participate in this season’s competition there are five other clubs that have progressed all the way from the Extra Preliminary Round to be involved in this last … Continue reading FA Cup 2026-27 4th Qualifying Rd Preview
First time in 2nd Round ever Harrowby United – 17 campaigns Rusthall FC – 11 campaigns Holland FC – 9 campaigns Retford FC – 9 campaigns Wormley Rovers – 9 campaigns AFC Varndeanians – 8 campaigns Honiton Town – 4 campaigns Southwell City – 4 campaigns Belstone FC – 2 campaigns Durham United – 2 … Continue reading FA Vase 2026-27 1st Rd Review
The 1st Round of the FA Vase sees the 180 winners from the previous round joined by the 26 clubs exempted till this round, their reward for reaching the 3rd Round last season! There are 72 clubs from Step Six and 134 clubs from Step Five involved in the round with a minimum of 13 … Continue reading FA Vase 2026-27 1st Rd Preview
Stats of the Round Uxbridge FC reach 4th Qualifying Round for first time in 92 years! Worcester City avenged defeat in FA Cup by Kettering Town from a massive 101 years ago! . First time in Q4 Round ever Atherton Collieries – 36th campaign Berkhamsted FC – 16th campaign Tadley Calleva – 13th campaign Salisbury … Continue reading FA Cup 2026-27 Q3 Rd Review
The 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup is the last round before the clubs from the National League enter the competition, so for those clubs still standing that began their campaigns in the earliest Extra Preliminary Round they are now just one more win away from a potential dream tie that would have seemed … Continue reading FA Cup 2016-27 Q3 Rd Preview
Stat of the Round Bootle FC has now won all three FA Trophy matches this season by scoring five goals in each game, twice posting club a record win for the competition! . First time in 1st Round ever Three Bridges – 14th campaign Cleethorpes Town – 10th campaign Deal Town – 9th campaign Hanworth … Continue reading FA Trophy 2026-27 Q3 Rd Review
Stats of the Round Wimborne Town defeat Weston-super-Mare in the FA Cup for the first time at the sixth attempt! Hereford FC exit FA Cup before 3rd Qualifying Round for the first ever time in the club’s 11th campaign! . First time in Q3 Round ever Barton Town – 19th campaign Real Bedford – 14th … Continue reading FA Cup 2026-27 Q2 Rd Review
The FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round sees the 88 clubs from the Trident Leagues’ top divisions enter the competition and one such club, Aveley FC, kick the round off on Friday night with a home game against Ware FC. Aveley have waited 47 years for the opportunity to avenge a 1-0 defeat by their opponents … Continue reading FA Trophy 2026-27 Q3 Rd Preview
The 48 National League North and South clubs enter the FA Cup at this 2nd Qualifying Round stage and at least eight of them will be exiting at this stage, too. One such all Step Two tie sees Southport FC travel to north west coast rivals Morecambe FC. Surprisingly, despite almost 230 FA Cup campaigns … Continue reading FA Cup 2026-27 Q2 Rd Preview
Stat of the Round Despite posting their best FA Vase run, Newcastle Blue Star are yet to win a game in the competition after four campaigns! . First time in 1st Round ever Retford FC – 9th campaign Forest Row – 4th campaign Honiton Town – 4th campaign Southwell City – 4th campaign Torridgeside FC … Continue reading FA Vase 2026-27 Q2 Rd Review
Stat of the Round Deal Town set a new FA Trophy competition record of longest gap between successive Q3 Round appearances of 56 years! . First time in Q3 Round ever Southall FC – 11th campaign Newmarket Town – 4th campaign Croydon Athletic – 3rd campaign Erith Town – 3rd campaign Hallam FC – 3rd … Continue reading FA Trophy 2026-27 Q2 Rd Review
Stats of the Round A great round for the town of Redcar as both Redcar Athletic and Redcar Town win 1-0 to reach the 2nd Qualifying Round for the first ever time! It’s the first time ever two clubs from Redcar have reached as far as Q2 Rd in the same season. Hendon FC posted … Continue reading FA Cup 2026-27 Q1 Rd Review
The FA Vase 2nd Qualifying Round kicks off with 18 ties on Friday evening and culminates with four games being played on Sunday afternoon. Overall there are 180 ties involving 360 clubs from Steps Five and Six of the non-league pyramid all keen to take that next step towards a potential once-in-a-lifetime trip to Wembley. … Continue reading FA Vase 2026-27 2nd Qualifying Rd Preview
The 80 remaining Step Four clubs will battle it out in the FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round for the chance to face higher league opposition in the next round and potentially going on to reach the ‘Proper’ rounds of the competition. Among them are five clubs who are competing in the FA Trophy for the … Continue reading FA Trophy 2026-27 2nd Qualifying Rd Preview
The FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round sees the 88 clubs from Step Three of the Trident Leagues join the competition alongside the 136 clubs that advanced from the Preliminary Round, the majority of which began their campaigns in the Extra Preliminary Round. . Five Alive There are 56 clubs from Step Five of the Pyramid … Continue reading FA Cup 2026-27 Q1 Rd Preview
