2025–26 FA Youth Cup

2025–26 FA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Teams	535
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer	Bolu Shofowoke Peterborough United (5 Goals)

The 2025–26 FA Youth Cup was the 74th edition of the competition.

The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with one preliminary round which was followed by three qualifying rounds for non-League teams. The Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entered in the first round proper, and Premier League and Championship teams entered in the third round proper.

535 clubs were accepted into the competition almost 100 less than last year's competition although this is because 10th tier clubs are no longer eligible for the competition. The current defending Champions are Aston Villa who defeated Manchester City 3–1 at the Villa Park in front of 25,073 fans.

Calendar

Round	Matches played from	Matches	Clubs	New entries
Preliminary round	1 September 2025	188	535 → 347	380
First round qualifying	15 September 2025	118	347 → 229	44
Second round qualifying	29 September 2025	70	229 → 159	22
Third round qualifying	13 October 2025	35	159 → 124
First round	1 November 2025	40	124 → 84	45
Second round	22 November 2025	20	84 → 64
Third round	13 December 2025	32	64 → 32	44
Fourth round	24 January 2026	16	32 → 16
Fifth round	21 February 2026	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	14 March 2026	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	11 April 2026	2	4 → 2
Final	9 May 2026	1	2 → 1

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

380 teams from the 7th to 9th Tiers compete in this round of the competition. 4 clubs get a bye into the First Qualifying Round, Blyth Spartans (8), Chasetown (8), Colney Heath (9), and Dereham Town (9). Before the competition began there were 11 walkovers, as Downton, Farsley Celtic, Fleet Town, Grimsby Borough, Hythe Town, Kettering Town, Padiham, Pagham, Redhill, Uttoxeter Town, and Whitehawk all left the competition. The draw was done on July 4, 2025 alongside the First Qualifying Round.^[1]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Tier 5 ^[a]	Tier 6 ^[b]	Tier 7	Tier 8	Tier 9	Total
22 / 22	44 / 44	75 / 75	124 / 124	181 / 181	446 / 446

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
Monday 1 September 2025
11	Padiham (9)	W/O	Abbey Hey (9)	NA
25	Golcar United (9)	W/O	Farsley Celtic (9)	NA
28	Grimsby Borough (8)	W/O	Cleethorpes Town (7)	NA
62	Kettering Town (7)	W/O	Crawley Green (9)	NA
121	Hythe Town (9)	W/O	Folkestone Invicta (7)	NA
132	Pagham (9)	W/O	Merstham (8)	NA
134	Redhill (9)	W/O	Westfield (8)	NA
140	Whitehawk (7)	W/O	Badshot Lea (9)	NA
165	Hamble Club (9)	W/O	Downton (9)	NA
6	Morpeth Town (7)	3–3 (4–3 p)	Lancaster City (7)
41	Grantham Town (9)	3–1	Hinckley AFC (9)	75
111	Hanwell Town (7)	2–5	Hayes & Yeading United (8)	80
146	Carshalton Athletic (7)	6–0	East Grinstead Town (8)
181	Taunton Town (7)	11–0	Thornbury Town (9)	130
184	Westbury United (8)	0–7	Swindon Supermarine (8)
4	Pickering Town (9)	2–7	Boro Rangers (9)
38	Ashby Ivanhoe (9)	5–2	Stamford (7)	134
54	Nantwich Town (8)	5–1	Lichfield City (8)	128
56	Whitchurch Alport (9)	9–1	Dudley Town (9)
92	Bowers & Pitsea (8)	0–3	Bishop's Stortford (7)	167
128	Ramsgate (7)	A–A	Deal Town (8)
172	Bridgwater United (9)	0–1	Paulton Rovers (9)	67
174	Hallen (9)	5–0	Bristol Manor Farm (8)	80
182	Clevedon Town (9)	3–3 (3–5 p)	Brislington (9)	101
186	St Blazey (9)	3–0	Falmouth Town (8)	90
188	Willand Rovers (8)	2–3	AFC St Austell (9)
33	Basford United (8)	1–8	Harborough Town (7)
35	Spalding United (7)	2–1	GNG Oadby Town (9)
Match played at GNG Oadby Town
42	Corby Town (8)	1–4	Loughborough Students (8)
44	Tividale (9)	2–2 (1–3 p)	Lye Town (9)
45	Rushall Olympic (7)	7–0	Malvern Town (8)
50	Worcester Raiders (9)	2–1	Sporting Club Inkberrow (8)	105
53	Stratford Town (7)	2–4	Stourport Swifts (9)	122
55	Boldmere St Michaels (8)	W/O	Uttoxeter Town (9)
60	Rugby Borough (8)	2–2 (1–3 p)	Pershore Town (9)	39
102	Hackney Wick (9)	3–1	Hashtag United (7)
113	North Greenford United (9)	0–4	Beaconsfield Town (8)	54
114	Burnham (9)	3–3 (6–7 p)	Edgware & Kingsbury (9)	74
123	Dulwich Hamlet (7)	6–1	Rusthall (9)	131
129	Peacehaven & Telscombe (9)	1–1 (2–4 p)	Eastbourne Town (8)	159
130	Newhaven (9)	2–3	Horsham YM (9)
136	Kingstonian (8)	4–2	South Park (Reigate) (8)	96
150	Tooting & Mitcham United (9)	3–2	Broadbridge Heath (8)	48
156	Abingdon United (9)	W/O	Fleet Town (9)	NA
159	Thatcham Town (9)	7–1	Wallingford & Crowmarsh (9)	118
Tuesday 2 September 2025
32	Anstey Nomads (8)	2–0	Lincoln United (8)
124	Erith Town (8)	8–0	Punjab United (9)	134
141	Shoreham (9)	P–P	Horley Town (9)
160	Ardley United (9)	3–6	Binfield (8)
12	Cheadle Town (9)	2–3	FC United of Manchester (7)	69
22	North Ferriby (8)	6–0	Eccleshill United (9)
48	Worcester City (7)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Bedworth United (8)
70	March Town United (9)	1–4	St Ives Town (7)
Match played at St Ives Town
71	AFC Dunstable (8)	4–2	Harpenden Town (9)
Match played at Harpenden Town
75	Great Yarmouth Town (9)	0–3	Fakenham Town (9)
79	Soham Town Rangers (9)	1–3	Heacham (9)	78
86	Walsham Le Willows (9)	0–2	Mulbarton Wanderers (9)	61
112	Hanworth Villa (8)	2–1	Bedfont Sports Club (8)
116	Sutton Athletic (9)	3–1	Phoenix Sports (9)	30
118	Margate (8)	5–2	AFC Croydon Athletic (8)
145	Jersey Bulls (8)	10–2	Ascot United (8)
Match played at Ascot United
151	Burgess Hill Town (7)	7–0	Cobham (9)	54
Match played at Cobham
157	Reading City (9)	3–3 (3–5 p)	Basingstoke Town (7)
161	Moneyfields (8)	1–2	Winchester City (8)
166	Weymouth (7)	1–2	Bournemouth Poppies (9)
176	Bishop's Cleeve (8)	2–4	Melksham Town (8)
177	Cirencester Town (9)	5–0	Cinderford Town (9)	53
43	Sherwood Colliery (9)	2–2 (3–4 p)	Blackstones (9)
Wednesday 3 September 2025
3	Newcastle Benfield (9)	5–1	Consett (8)	110
15	Warrington Town (7)	0–5	Stockport Town (9)	139
24	Bridlington Town (8)	1–3	Osset United (8)
31	Bradford (Park Avenue) (8)	5–1	Garforth Town (8)	88
64	Hitchin Town (8)	1–3	Milton Keynes Irish (8)	54
163	AFC Portchester (8)	3–3 (6–5 p)	Wimborne Town (7)	71
169	Hamworthy Recreation (9)	5–2	Poole Town (7)	69
180	Street (9)	1–1 (5–4 p)	Yate Town (7)	77
29	Handsworth (9)	0–2	Sheffield (9)	94
1	Workington (7)	7–1	Penrith (9)	101
13	Stalybridge Celtic (8)	2–1	Runcorn Linnets (8)	122
14	Clitheroe (8)	15–1	Glossop North End (9)
17	Avro (8)	1–1 (5–6 p)	West Didsbury & Chorlton (9)	172
34	Leicester Nirvana (9)	1–3	Matlock Town (8)	73
91	Cheshunt (7)	0–1	Brentwood Town (7)
94	Wingate & Finchley (7)	2–0	Concord Rangers (8)	104
98	Aveley (7)	3–0	Potters Bar Town (7)
108	Harrow Borough (8)	1–2	Broadfields United (9)	66
117	Faversham Town (8)	0–4	Chatham Town (7)
131	Roffey (9)	1–3	Metropolitan Police (8)
138	Lancing (9)	0–3	Abbey Rangers (9)
153	Easington Sports (9)	2–0	Marlow (8)	126
175	Oldland Abbotonians (9)	0–6	Portishead Town (8)	50
178	Mangotsfield United (9)	1–1 (4–2 p)	Hartpury University (8)	101
2	Kendal Town (9)	1–8	Stockton Town (7)	89
9	South Liverpool (9)	2–1	Ramsbottom United (9)
10	Witton Albion (8)	3–1	Hyde United (7)	205
36	Mickleover (8)	2–6	Aylestone Park (9)
37	Quorn (7)	2–2 (5–4 p)	Long Eaton United (8)	174
40	Gresley Rovers (9)	4–1	Deeping Rangers (9)	107

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
61	Stourbridge (7)	P–P	Coton Green (9)
65	St Neots Town (8)	2–2 (2–4 p)	Bugbrooke St Michaels (9)
78	Gorleston (8)	3–0	Thetford Town (9)	38
80	Lowestoft Town (8)	3–2	Wroxham (8)	144
93	Barking (9)	3–7	Takeley (8)	57
95	Heybridge Swifts (8)	2–1	Walthamstow (8)	92
97	Waltham Abbey (8)	0–6	Redbridge (8)	105
101	Ilford (9)	1–3	Maldon & Tiptree (8)
Match played at Maldon & Tiptree
103	Stanway Rovers (8)	0–6	Hertford Town (8)	118
104	Woodford Town (9)	3–1	Buckhurst Hill (9)
107	Northwood (8)	4–0	Tring Athletic (9)	89
119	Ashford United (8)	4–1	Chislehurst Glebe (9)	73
125	Sittingbourne (8)	0–2	Sheppey United (8)
133	Hastings United (8)	2–0	Chipstead (9)
137	Farnham Town (7)	P–P	AFC Whyteleafe (8)
148	Chichester City (7)	1–2	Knaphill (9)
149	Leatherhead (8)	2–4	Walton & Hersham (7)
152	Didcot Town (8)	1–1 (2–1 p)	Banbury United (7)
158	Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (9)	4–5	Windsor & Eton (9)	113
162	Portland United (9)	3–0	Millbrook (Hampshire) (9)	61
168	Petersfield Town (9)	0–1	Alton (9)	117
170	Dorchester Town (7)	3–0	Bashley (8)
171	Havant & Waterlooville (7)	0–2	Gosport Borough (7)	156
126	Hollands & Blair (9)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Herne Bay (8)	135
Thursday 4 September 2025
5	Newcastle Blue Star (9)	1–0	Whitby Town (7)
7	Hebburn Town (7)	0–2	Heaton Stannington (8)
16	Ashton United (7)	1–4	Bootle (8)	103
19	Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9)	0–1	Atherton Collieries (8)	82
27	Pontefract Collieries (8)	1–3	Frickley Athletic (9)
Match played at Frickley Athletic
68	Northampton ON Chenecks (9)	0–4	Moulton (9)
87	Felixstowe & Walton United (8)	0–4	Harwich & Parkeston (9)	140
142	Crawley Down Gatwick (9)	1–1 (2–4 p)	Balham (9)
20	Trafford (8)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Irlam (9)	188
21	Wythenshawe (9)	2–0	Vauxhall Motors (8)	167
26	Liversedge (9)	2–5	Tadcaster Albion (9)
Match played at Tadcaster Albion
30	Bottesford Town (9)	0–1	Emley (8)	62
46	Alvechurch (7)	1–4	Racing Club Warwick (8)
63	Dunstable Town (9)	4–4 (3–5 p)	Royston Town (7)	100
89	Tilbury (8)	2–0	Haringey Borough (9)	107
105	Flackwell Heath (8)	0–4	Kings Langley (9)	99
110	Amersham Town (9)	1–1 (3–5 p)	St Albans City (7)	42
127	Sutton Common Rovers (9)	P–P	Welling United (7)
143	Lewes (7)	4–0	Three Bridges (8)	50
144	Wick (9)	1–6	Bognor Regis Town (8)
154	Wokingham Town (9)	3–4	Hartley Wintney (8)
183	Lydney Town (9)	1–6	Longlevens (9)	107
185	Tuffley Rovers (9)	3–2	Fairford Town (9)	129
187	Tiverton Town (7)	4–2	Saltash United (9)
23	Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)	1–9	Guiseley (7)	132
49	Rugby Town (8)	1–1 (4–2 p)	Studley (9)	134
51	Halesowen Town (7)	0–2	AFC Wolverhampton City (9)	103
58	Coventry Sphinx (8)	1–3	Brocton (9)
59	Hereford Pegasus (9)	5–3	Sutton Coldfield Town (8)
66	Arlesey Town (9)	3–3 (3–4 p)	Leighton Town (8)
67	Histon (9)	17–0	Yaxley (9)	89
69	Newport Pagnell Town (9)	1–0	Daventry Town (9)	91
72	Godmanchester Rovers (9)	6–0	Biggleswade Town (8)
73	Wellingborough Town (8)	8–2	Kempston Rovers (9)	92
74	Baldock Town (9)	0–3	AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8)
76	Woodbridge Town (9)	2–0	Little Oakley (9)
81	Bury Town (7)	6–5	Brantham Athletic (8)	71
82	Cambridge City (8)	6–1	Hadleigh United (9)
83	Stowmarket Town (9)	5–0	Newmarket Town (8)
84	Haverhill Rovers (9)	10–1	Lakenheath (9)	43
85	Wisbech Town (9)	0–15	Needham Market (7)
88	Leiston (7)	3–2	Ipswich Wanderers (9)	55
99	West Essex (9)	0–3	Ware (8)
100	Welwyn Garden City (8)	1–6	Hullbridge Sports (9)
109	Leverstock Green (8)	3–3 (5–4 p)	Uxbridge (7)	89
122	Erith & Belvedere (9)	3–2	Dartford (7)
135	Corinthian-Casuals (9)	1–6	Camberley Town (9)
139	Steyning Town Community (9)	0–2	Seaford Town (9)	75
147	Haywards Heath Town (9)	1–5	Eastbourne United (9)
167	Brockenhurst (9)	2–0	Fareham Town (8)	134
173	Frome Town (8)	0–7	Slimbridge (9)	72
77	AFC Sudbury (7)	11–0	Ely City (9)	122
Friday 5 September 2025
115	Sevenoaks Town (8)	0–2	Whitstable Town (9)
8	Burscough (9)	2–2 (2–4 p)	Warrington Rylands (7)	80
47	Leek Town (7)	3–2	Stafford Rangers (8)	141
57	Newcastle Town (8)	5–1	Hednesford Town (7)	98
155	Bracknell Town (7)	4–0	Eversley & California (9)
179	Gloucester City (7)	5–0	Cribbs (9)	140
52	Romulus (9)	1–4	Redditch United (7)	210
90	Billericay Town (7)	2–2 (5–4 p)	Cockfosters (9)
120	Cray Wanderers (7)	2–1	Cray Valley (PM) (7)	301
164	Sholing (7)	2–4	AFC Stoneham (9)
39	Ilkeston Town (7)	1–2	Eastwood Community (9)
Sunday 7 September 2025
96	Great Wakering Rovers (9)	0–2	Saffron Walden Town (9)
18	Pilkington (9)	3–1	Lower Breck (8)
106	Hilltop (9)	3–0	Rayners Lane (8)
Match played at Walton & Hersham.
Monday 8 September 2025
128	Ramsgate (7)	0–0 (3–5 p)	Deal Town (8)	144
61	Stourbridge (7)	8–0	Coton Green (9)	78
Wednesday 10 September 2025
127	Sutton Common Rovers (9)	0–8	Welling United (7)	59
Match played at Banstead Athletic.
141	Shoreham (9)	0–5	Horley Town (9)
137	Farnham Town (7)	1–5	AFC Whyteleafe (8)	60

First Qualifying Round

The 188 winners of the preliminary round join the 44 teams from the National League North, and National League South. Although there are 48 teams in the 6th Tier, Farnborough, Hornchurch, Peterborough Sports, and Worksop Town did not apply to join the competition this year. The draw was done on July 4, 2025 alongside the Preliminary Round. 1 club Folkestone Invicta withdrew from the competition at this stage resulting in 12 walkovers in the competition so far.^[1]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Tier 5 ^[a]	Tier 6	Tier 7	Tier 8	Tier 9	Total
22 / 22	44 / 44	44 / 75	63 / 124	85 / 181	258 / 446

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
Monday 15 September 2025
2	Newcastle Benfield (9)	1–0	Scarborough Athletic (6)
5	Boro Rangers (9)	1–0	Morpeth Town (7)	102
7	Chorley (6)	1–4	Marine (6)
8	Abbey Hey (9)	2–3	AFC Fylde (6)	115
19	Osset United (8)	6–0	Alfreton Town (6)	111
24	Ashby Ivanhoe (9)	2–2 (4–2 p)	Grantham Town (9)
26	Harborough Town (7)	3–2	Gresley Rovers (9)
31	AFC Telford United (6)	1–0	Stourport Swifts (9)	65
Match played at AFC Bridgnorth
32	Whitchurch Alport (9)	2–1	Leek Town (7)
34	Worcester City (7)	4–0	AFC Wolverhampton City (9)	80
36	Worcester Raiders (9)	5–1	Hereford (6)
37	Rushall Olympic (7)	2–1	Merthyr Town (6)
38	Lye Town (9)	1–1 (4–5 p)	Pershore Town (9)
40	Boldmere St. Michaels (8)	4–0	Newcastle Town (8)	100
48	AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8)	4–2	Histon (9)	110
75	Tonbridge Angels (6)	3–1	Cray Wanderers (7)
76	Sheppey United (8)	3–2	Dover Athletic (6)	213
83	Carshalton Athletic (7)	2–1	Tooting & Mitcham United (9)
84	Walton & Hersham (7)	2–0	Balham (9)
85	Kingstonian (8)	4–1	Horsham YM (9)	60
87	Eastbourne Town (8)	1–6	Eastbourne Borough (6)
89	Badshot Lea (9)	2–1	AFC Whyteleafe (8)
91	Hampton & Richmond Borough (6)	3–2	Jersey Bulls (8)	98
101	Abingdon United (9)	0–3	Bracknell Town (7)
106	AFC Stoneham (9)	6–1	Bournemouth Poppies (9)	92
113	Mangotsfield United (9)	7–0	Longlevens (9)	90
115	Gloucester City (7)	0–1	Street (9)
116	Weston Super Mare (6)	P–P	Hallen (9)
117	St. Blazey (9)	1–11	Tiverton Town (7)
118	Torquay United (6)	3–1	AFC St Austell (9)	131
Match played at Buckland Athletic
Tuesday 16 September 2025
1	Heaton Stannington (7)	1–5	South Shields (6)	146
103	AFC Portchester (8)	4–0	AFC Totton (6)	59
13	Atherton Collieries (8)	0–0 (2–4 p)	Trafford (8)	55
28	Spalding United (7)	3–4	Quorn (7)	140
114	Slimbridge (9)	3–0	Taunton Town (7)	98
23	North Ferriby (8)	3–1	Buxton (6)	95
41	Kidderminster Harriers (6)	4–4 (5–3 p)	Hereford Pegasus (9)
50	Woodbridge Town (9)	0–2	Mulbarton Wanderers (9)
56	Leiston (7)	1–3	AFC Sudbury (7)	85
77	Margate (8)	1–3	Welling United (7)
78	Whitstable Town (9)	5–0	Deal Town (8)
81	Erith & Belvedere (9)	2–2 (2–4 p)	Dulwich Hamlet (7)	213
92	Dorking Wanderers (6)	2–1	Lewes (7)
93	Knaphill (9)	1–0	Eastbourne United (9)	38
95	Worthing (6)	P–P	Horsham (6)
100	Basingstoke Town (7)	1–2	Oxford City (6)
109	Salisbury (6)	1–5	Cirencester Town (9)	159
Wednesday 17 September 2025
14	Radcliffe (6)	4–0	Bootle (8)
22	Golcar United (9)	1–4	Frickley Athletic (9)
65	Brentwood Town (7)	1–3	Wingate & Finchley (7)	90
82	Ebbsfleet United (6)	2–2 (0–3 p)	Chatham Town (7)	384
9	Clitheroe (8)	1–1 (3–4 p)	Stalybridge Celtic (8)
10	Southport (6)	0–7	Stockport Town (9)	124
16	Warrington Rylands (7)	1–1 (2–4 p)	West Didsbury & Chorlton (9)
35	Brocton (9)	4–3	Racing Club Warwick (8)
44	Bedford Town (6)	2–0	Bugbrooke St. Michaels (9)
54	King's Lynn Town (6)	5–1	Stowmarket Town (9)
58	Aveley (7)	5–3	Woodford Town (9)	35
61	Chelmsford City (6)	3–1	Enfield Town (6)	141
Match played at Enfield Town.
94	Seaford Town (9)	1–2	Abbey Rangers (9)
110	Brislington (9)	0–3	Bath City (6)	160
3	Stockton Town (7)	9–0	Darlington (6)	178
11	Chester (6)	2–1	Curzon Ashton (6)	232
18	Cleethorpes Town (7)	1–1 (2–4 p)	Bradford (Park Avenue) (8)	104

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
20	Guiseley (7)	5–2	Emley (8)	152
25	Matlock Town (8)	P–P	Blackstones (9)	NA
30	Rugby Town (8)	0–6	Chasetown (8)	212
33	Leamington (6)	1–0	Redditch United (7)	72
46	Crawley Green (9)	0–9	AFC Dunstable (8)	71
52	Needham Market (7)	5–1	Lowestoft Town (8)	88
60	Hertford Town (8)	5–0	Maldon & Tiptree (8)	133
66	Ware (8)	3–0	Hackney Wick (9)
67	Hilltop (9)	0–3	Beaconsfield Town (8)
Match played at Beaconsfield Town.
69	Slough Town (6)	5–2	Broadfields United (9)	110
70	Hanworth Villa (8)	6–1	Chesham United (6)
72	Northwood (8)	2–0	Hayes & Yeading United (8)	92
80	Sutton Athletic (9)	0–1	Erith Town (8)
96	Bognor Regis Town (8)	4–4 (4–2 p)	Westfield (8)	97
Match played at Chichester City.
97	Windsor & Eton (9)	3–1	Hartley Wintney (8)
104	Portland United (9)	5–3	Hamworthy Recreation (9)	65
105	Hamble Club (9)	2–1	Alton (9)
108	Melksham Town (8)	3–3 (5–6 p)	Chippenham Town (6)	236
Thursday 18 September 2025
21	Tadcaster Albion (9)	2–0	Sheffield (9)	83
Match played at Sheffield.
29	Anstey Nomads (8)	0–1	Loughborough Students (8)
43	Leighton Town (8)	2–3	Godmanchester Rovers (9)	65
51	Harwich & Parkeston (9)	3–6	Cambridge City (8)	115
86	Horley Town (9)	2–7	Burgess Hill Town (7)
98	Binfield (8)	0–5	Thatcham Town (9)	64
112	Paulton Rovers (8)	3–0	Tuffley Rovers (9)	82
27	Aylestone Park (9)	3–1	Eastwood Community (9)
39	Stourbridge (7)	3–2	Nantwich Town (8)	103
42	Royston Town (7)	3–3 (4–3 p)	St. Ives Town (7)
45	Newport Pagnell Town (9)	3–4	Wellingborough Town (8)	101
47	Milton Keynes Irish (8)	1–4	Moulton (9)	135
49	Heacham (9)	3–3 (3–1 p)	Bury Town (7)	42
53	Fakenham Town (9)	2–1	Dereham Town (9)
55	Haverhill Rovers (9)	1–0	Gorleston (8)	41
59	Tilbury (8)	0–3	Dagenham & Redbridge (6)
63	Takeley (8)	3–3 (3–5 p)	Bishop's Stortford (7)
64	Saffron Walden Town (9)	0–2	Redbridge (8)
68	Leverstock Green (8)	0–1	Colney Heath (9)	157
71	Kings Langley (9)	3–2	Edgware & Kingsbury (9)	86
90	Camberley Town (9)	3–1	Hastings United (8)
99	Didcot Town (8)	1–1 (10–11 p)	Easington Sports (9)
102	Brockenhurst (9)	0–3	Dorchester Town (7)	181
111	Portishead Town (8)	5–2	Swindon Supermarine (8)
79	Folkestone Invicta (7)	W/O	Hollands & Blair (9)	NA
107	Winchester City (8)	5–1	Gosport Borough (7)
Friday 19 September 2025
4	Newcastle Blue Star (9)	1–2	Blyth Spartans (8)
6	Workington (7)	P–P	Spennymoor Town (6)
17	Macclesfield (6)	4–1	Wythenshawe (9)
88	Merstham (8)	5–0	Metropolitan Police (8)	276
15	South Liverpool (9)	4–1	Witton Albion (8)	63
57	Billericay Town (7)	4–0	Hullbridge Sports (9)	121
73	Maidenhead United (6)	2–2 (5–3 p)	St. Albans City (7)	131
74	Ashford United (8)	0–9	Maidstone United (6)	168
Sunday 21 September 2025
12	FC United of Manchester (7)	P–P	Pilkington (9)
62	Hemel Hempstead Town (6)	2–2 (3–2 p)	Heybridge Swifts (8)
Monday 22 September 2025
116	Weston Super Mare (6)	0–3	Hallen (9)
Tuesday 23 September 2025
95	Worthing (6)	6–0	Horsham (6)
Wednesday 24 September 2025
12	FC United of Manchester (7)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Pilkington (9)
25	Matlock Town (8)	4–2	Blackstones (9)	83
Friday 26 September 2025
6	Workington (7)	1–1 (6–5 p)	Spennymoor Town (6)	132

Second Round Qualifying

The winners from the previous round will join the 22 teams from the 5th Tier National League. Although there are 24 teams in this tier, Braintree Town, and Scunthorpe United did not apply to the Youth Cup this season. The draw was made on 19 September 2025.^[2]Truro City withdrew from the competition at this stage resulting in 13 walkovers in the competition so far.

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Tier 5	Tier 6	Tier 7	Tier 8	Tier 9	Total
22 / 22	26 / 44	25 / 75	29 / 124	38 / 181	140 / 446

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
Monday 29 September 2025
16	Guiseley (7)	2–4	Liversedge (9)	227
61	AFC Portchester (8)	0–4	Eastleigh (5)	108
68	Torquay United (6)	1–1 (4–5 p)	Street (9)	351
69	Truro City (5)	W/O	Tiverton Town (7)	NA
23	Kidderminster Harriers (6)	2–2 (4–3 p)	Chasetown (8)	295
35	Chelmsford City (6)	2–2 (4–5 p)	Billericay Town (7)
37	Hemel Hempstead Town (6)	0–0 (6–7 p)	Bishop’s Stortford (7)	229
39	Colney Heath (9)	5–0	Boreham Wood (5)	79
66	Mangotsfield United (9)	5–1	Slimbridge (9)	102
21	Worcester Raiders (9)	0–3	AFC Telford United (6)
24	Leamington (6)	3–3 (4–3 p)	Tamworth (5)	75
25	Stourbridge (7)	0–4	Boldmere St Michaels (8)	95
41	Maidenhead United (6)	1–4	Slough Town (6)	362
48	Carshalton Athletic (7)	2–1	Sheppey United (8)
54	Walton & Hersham (7)	3–2	Abbey Rangers (9)	85
Tuesday 30 September 2025
3	Boro Rangers (9)	3–2	South Shields (6)	132
56	Oxford City (6)	3–0	Thatcham Town (9)
27	Moulton (9)	1–1 (4–5 p)	AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8)
32	Cambridge City (8)	3–3 (6–5 p)	Mulbarton Wanderers (9)	107
49	Worthing (6)	2–0	Bognor Regis Town (8)
50	Burgess Hill Town (7)	2–0	Kingstonian (8)	112
60	Winchester City (8)	2–2 (4–3 p)	Dorchester Town (7)	120
67	Pershore Town (9)	0–2	Cirencester Town (9)
70	Portland United (9)	3–1	Yeovil Town (5)	81
Wednesday 1 October 2025
15	Ossett United (8)	3–3 (3–4 p)	FC Halifax Town (5)	137
10	FC United of Manchester (7)	0–4	Radcliffe (6)
19	Loughborough Students (8)	5–1	Ashby Ivanhoe (9)	186
22	Solihull Moors (5)	3–1	Rushall Olympic (7)	127
Match played at Studley.
51	Sutton United (5)	8–0	Knaphill (9)	130
55	Merstham (8)	4–1	Woking (5)	237
64	Paulton Rovers (8)	1–1 (3–5 p)	Chippenham Town (6)	123
4	Stockton Town (7)	2–0	Blyth Spartans (8)	206
9	Trafford (8)	0–2	Stockport Town (9)
20	Worcester City (7)	4–1	Brocton (9)
28	Bedford Town (6)	2–2 (5–4 p)	Godmanchester Rovers (9)
31	King's Lynn Town (6)	2–3	Haverhill Rovers (9)
Match played at Haverhill Rovers.
33	Needham Market (7)	2–0	Fakenham Town (9)	67
63	Bath City (6)	1–4	Forest Green Rovers (5)	279

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
36	Redbridge (8)	0–2	Hertford Town (8)
Thursday 2 October 2025
40	Hanworth Villa (8)	6–2	Wealdstone (5)	93
14	Frickley Athletic (9)	0–2	North Ferriby (8)	142
30	Heacham (9)	1–4	AFC Sudbury (7)	85
5	Workington (7)	1–3	Hartlepool United (5)
7	Stalybridge Celtic (8)	0–3	AFC Fylde (6)	192
13	York City (5)	6–0	Bradford (Park Avenue) (8)
Match played at Bradford (Park Avenue).
57	Brackley Town (5)	0–3	Easington Sports (9)	108
65	Hallen (9)	2–1	Portishead Town (8)	56
12	Chester (6)	11–0	Rochdale (5)	277
18	Boston United (5)	1–1 (2–4 p)	Aylestone Park (9)	158
26	Royston Town (7)	1–1 (5–4 p)	Harborough Town (7)	112
29	Wellingborough Town (8)	2–1	AFC Dunstable (8)	95
34	Dagenham & Redbridge (6)	0–3	Southend United (5)	622
42	Kings Langley (9)	1–1 (2–3 p)	Northwood (8)	176
43	Wingate & Finchley (7)	2–0	Beaconsfield Town (8)	56
Match played at Beaconsfield Town.
44	Welling United (7)	1–0	Maidstone United (6)
Match played at Holmesdale.
46	Chatham Town (7)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Whitstable Town (9)
47	Erith Town (8)	1–0	Dulwich Hamlet (7)	200
52	Hampton & Richmond Borough (6)	3–4	Eastbourne Borough (6)	107
53	Camberley Town (9)	2–3	Dorking Wanderers (6)	84
59	Aldershot Town (5)	2–1	Badshot Lea (9)	150
62	Hamble Club (9)	1–0	AFC Stoneham (9)
45	Hollands & Blair (9)	2–3	Tonbridge Angels (6)	130
Friday 3 October 2025
2	Newcastle Benfield (9)	P–P	Gateshead (5)
1	Morecambe (5)	0–5	Carlisle United (5)
6	Macclesfield (6)	P–P	Whitchurch Alport (9)
17	Quorn (7)	1–2	Matlock Town (8)	175
8	Altrincham (5)	P–P	South Liverpool (9)
11	Marine (6)	7–3	West Didsbury & Chorlton (9)	172
38	Ware (8)	0–4	Aveley (7)	133
58	Bracknell Town (7)	4–3	Windsor & Eton (9)
Tuesday 7 October 2025
6	Macclesfield (6)	5–0	Whitchurch Alport (9)
8	Altrincham (5)	4–0	South Liverpool (9)
Thursday 9 October 2025
2	Newcastle Benfield (9)	0–4	Gateshead (5)

Third Round Qualifying

The 70 winners from the previous round will compete in this round for a spot in the competition proper. 16 teams from the ninth tier are the lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition. The draw was made on 3 October 2025.^[3]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Tier 5	Tier 6	Tier 7	Tier 8	Tier 9	Total
12 / 22	16 / 44	16 / 75	13 / 124	13 / 181	70 / 446

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
Monday 13 October 2025
7	Radcliffe (6)	0–0 (5–4 p)	Altrincham (5)	334
32	Mangotsfield United (9)	0–0 (12–11 p)	Aldershot Town (5)	141
18	Hertford Town (8)	3–2	Aveley (7)	259
23	Walton & Hersham (7)	4–1	Chatham Town (7)
24	Tonbridge Angels (6)	1–0	Welling United (7)	90
Tuesday 14 October 2025
11	Kidderminster Harriers (6)	2–0	Worcester City (7)	389
9	Boldmere St. Michaels (8)	1–1 (7–6 p)	Solihull Moors (5)	220
14	AFC Telford United (6)	4–0	Leamington (6)
21	Burgess Hill Town (7)	3–2	Carshalton Athletic (7)
22	Slough Town (6)	6–2	Hanworth Villa (8)	227
27	Worthing (6)	0–2	Erith Town (8)	76
30	Cirencester Town (9)	0–6	Tiverton Town (7)	96
35	Portland United (9)	0–4	Oxford City (6)	140
Wednesday 15 October 2025
2	Gateshead (5)	0–3	Carlisle United (5)
Match played at Dunston.
28	Sutton United (5)	0–0 (3–5 p)	Merstham (8)	387
31	Forest Green Rovers (5)	1–0	Winchester City (8)	149
34	Eastleigh (5)	1–2	Chippenham Town (6)	156
3	FC Halifax Town (5)	2–0	AFC Fylde (6)	246
Match played at Brighouse Town.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
15	Easington Sports (9)	3–1	Matlock Town (8)
29	Hallen (9)	2–5	Hamble Club (9)	50
33	Bracknell Town (7)	0–0 (4–1 p)	Street (9)
Thursday 16 October 2025
6	York City (5)	5–2	Boro Rangers (9)	140
Match played at Pickering Town.
8	Chester (6)	4–0	Liversedge (9)	174
12	Royston Town (7)	1–2	Loughborough Students (8)	109
13	Aylestone Park (9)	8–0	Bedford Town (6)
16	Bishop’s Stortford (7)	4–0	Haverhill Rovers (9)	364
17	Needham Market (7)	4–0	Billericay Town (7)	154
19	Cambridge City (8)	4–3	Colney Heath (9)
20	AFC Sudbury (7)	0–3	Southend United (5)	231
Friday 17 October 2025
1	Marine (6)	1–2	Stockport Town (9)	323
5	Stockton Town (7)	4–1	North Ferriby (8)	139
26	Eastbourne Borough (6)	0–0 (6–5 p)	Northwood (8)	335
4	Macclesfield (6)	5–0	Hartlepool United (5)	236
25	Wingate & Finchley (7)	2–2 (4–5 p)	Dorking Wanderers (6)	103
Match played at Potters Bar Town.
Thursday 23 October 2025
10	AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8)	2–5	AFC Dunstable (8)	128

Number of teams per tier still in competition after the Qualifying Rounds
Tier 5	Tier 6	Tier 7	Tier 8	Tier 9	Total
5 / 22	11 / 44	7 / 75	8 / 124	5 / 181	35 / 446

Competition Proper

First Round

45 teams from League One and League Two joined the 35 winners from the previous round. Accrington Stanley^[4] closed their academy, and Barrow, and Crawley Town will not participate in this round as they did not apply to enter the competition. Wycombe Wanderers set to return for the first time since 2011/12 after they reopened their academy. The lowest ranked teams are 9th tier Aylestone Park, Easington Sports, Hamble Club, Mangotsfield United and Stockport Town. The Draw was done 17 October 2025.^[5]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Premier League^[c]	Championship^[c]	League One	League Two	Non-League	Total
20 / 20	24 / 24	24 / 24	21 / 21	35 / 35	124 / 124

22 October 2025	Kidderminster Harriers (6)	1–3	Mansfield Town (3)	Kidderminster
19:30 GMT	Minaker 51'		Grant 2' Cheetham 45+1' Walters 61'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 381 Referee: Julia Kings

26 October 2025	Peterborough United (3)	5–0	Lincoln City (3)	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Shofowoke 11', 57' Mendonca 27' Fox 46' Mlityalwa 53'	Report		Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 429 Referee: Ian Ruddock

27 October 2025	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	2–1	Shrewsbury Town (4)	Denbigh
19;00 GMT	Osborne 31' Mackin 33'		England 71'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 341 Referee: Samuel Lee

27 October 2025	Reading (3)	3–0	Bracknell Town (7)	Reading
19:00 GMT	Fuller-Thompson 45+5', 62' Ntege 70'			Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 676 Referee: Callum Peter

27 October 2025	Macclesfield (6)	0–5	Barnsley (3)	Macclesfield
19:30 GMT			Ogbu 49', 84' Town 56' Woodcock 74' Kay 78'	Stadium: Leasing.com Stadium Attendance: 376 Referee: Mark Reeves

27 October 2025	Chesterfield (4)	4–7 (a.e.t.)	Aylestone Park (9)	Alfreton
19:30 GMT	Stringer 7', 40', 50', 60'		Cooke 11' Kane 15', 19', 86', 93' Haffane 104' Neal 119'	Stadium: Impact Arena Attendance: 180 Referee: Waqar Ahmad

27 October 2025	Boldmere St. Michaels (8)	2–0	AFC Telford United (6)	Boldmere
19:45 GMT	Francis 28', 53'			Stadium: Boldmere Community Stadium Attendance: 271 Referee: Richard Walker

28 October 2025	Carlisle United (5)	0–1	Blackpool (3)	Carlisle
19:00 GMT			Whaite 86'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 529 Referee: Samuel Ross

28 October 2025	Fleetwood Town (4)	2–1	Stockport County (3)	Fleetwood
19:00 GMT	Smith 16' Warbrick 56'		Huddleston 23'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 240 Referee: Bilal Moosa

28 October 2025	Wigan Athletic (3)	2–1	Salford City (4)	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Wessldine 25' Gelhardt 69'		Zlitni 54'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 541 Referee: Matthew Langdon

28 October 2025	Bolton Wanderers (3)	2–1	Chester (6)	Horwich
19:00 GMT	Ritchie 38' Kirkpatrick 83'		Salvatore 21'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 354 Referee: Francis Sibley

28 October 2025	Burton Albion (3)	0–1	Port Vale (3)	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT			Scragg 66'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 426 Referee: Callum Timperley

28 October 2025	Crewe Alexandra (4)	2–1	Notts County (4)	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Baker 35' Swann 69' (pen.)		Smart 32'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 377 Referee: Joshua Howell

28 October 2025	Cambridge United (4)	4–0	Slough Town (6)	Cambridge
19:00 GMT	Crace 49' Efobi 51', 73' (pen.) Ebanks-Blake 89'			Stadium: Cledara Abbey Stadium Attendance: 351 Referee: Matthew Rowling

28 October 2025	Cardiff City (3)	0–1	Cheltenham Town (4)	Leckwith
19:00 GMT			Hill 13'	Stadium: Leckwith Stadium Attendance: 132 Referee: Paul Collier

28 October 2025	Exeter City (3)	2–3	Forest Green Rovers (5)	Taunton
19:00 GMT	Appleton 24' Baker 78'		Glover 13' (pen.), 33' Williams 65'	Stadium: Wordsworth Drive Attendance: 100 Referee: Jake Woolley

28 October 2025	Bishop’s Stortford (7)	0–3	Southend United (5)	Bishop's Stortford
19:30 GMT			Dadson 58', 90+13' Telford 67'	Stadium: Woodside Park Attendance: 614 Referee: Thomas Kelly

28 October 2025	Stevenage (3)	6–0	Eastbourne Borough (6)	Stevenage
19:30 GMT	Ayolie 6', 46', 50' Brown 54' Doherty 69' Impey 90+3'			Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 326 Referee: Jonathan Lam

28 October 2025	Oxford City (6)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Chippenham Town (6)	Marston
19:30 GMT				Stadium: The MGroup Stadium Attendance: 273 Referee: Daniel Lamport
	Penalties
	Starkey Fornal Dix Parker Hunt Tzenko Maxwell		Royston Keith Arlow Taylor Cook Davies

29 October 2025	York City (5)	4–2	Stockport Town (9)	Pickering
19:00 GMT	Greening 31' 34' (o.g.) Day 55' Farrar 90+4'		Mallinson 68' Ferguson 85'	Stadium: Mill Lane Attendance: 145 Referee: Ashley Royston

29 October 2025	Rotherham United (3)	2–0	Huddersfield Town (3)	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Clarke 4' Gardner 56'			Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 303 Referee: Callum Coller-Booth

29 October 2025	Tranmere Rovers (4)	4–0	Harrogate Town (4)	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT	Barton 2' Mann 26', 32', 39'			Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 196 Referee: Jamie Roberts

29 October 2025	FC Halifax Town (5)	4–1	Oldham Athletic (4)	Brighouse
19:00 GMT	Bartkiw 30', 46' Erianiator 40' Hill 90+1'		Hughes 32'	Stadium: St Giles Road Attendance: 287 Referee: Jon Ashworth-Sears

29 October 2025	AFC Wimbledon (3)	2–5	Colchester United (4)	Wimbledon
19:00 GMT	Hedges 30' Moore 40'		Vale 21' Sasere 55' Emery 71' Moore 77', 90+4'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Ryan Calver

29 October 2025	Plymouth Argyle (3)	3–0	Mangotsfield United (9)	Plymouth
19:00 GMT	Sandhu 35' Burch 86' Sharpe 89'			Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 377 Referee: Luke McFarlane

29 October 2025	Barnet (4)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Luton Town (3)	Edgware
19:30 GMT	Kalamaras 90+4'		Shepherd 64'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 545 Referee: Stuart Kyle
	Penalties
	McCarthy		Frimpong-Kwakye

29 October 2025	Merstham (8)	6–1	Tonbridge Angels (6)	Merstham
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Moatside Attendance: 288 Referee: Gerry Heron

30 October 2025	Northampton Town (3)	9–0	Easington Sports (9)	Northampton
19:00 GMT	Evans 5' (pen.), 22', 55' Findlay 28', 46' Obiagwu 35' Barnett 41' Okunnu 45+1' Murray 51'	Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 418 Referee: Mario Stetakovic

30 October 2025	Leyton Orient (3)	2–3	Bromley (4)	Leyton
19:00 GMT	Nzang 40' Wellens 81' (pen.)		Cockerill 45' Hobbs 47' Cooley 55'	Stadium: BetWright Stadium Attendance: 511 Referee: Sam Wigington

30 October 2025	Doncaster Rovers (3)	4–2	Radcliffe (6)	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Pinder 12' Swales 35' Cashmore 61' Thompson 69'		Chamberlain 71' Halford 90+4'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 634 Referee: Ryan Coulson

30 October 2025	Needham Market (7)	4–0	Erith Town (8)	Needham Market
19:45 GMT	Gledhill 5' Bobby 25', 61' Wakeling 89'			Stadium: Bloomfields Attendance: 217 Referee: Liam Botten

30 October 2025	Cambridge City (8)	2–5	Dorking Wanderers (6)	Sawston
19:45 GMT	Tomasso 12' Pammenter 26'		McIntyre 18' Moore 25', 78' Rodriguez 85' Straker 90+5'	Stadium: FWD-IP Community Stadium Attendance: 248 Referee: Stuart Lathan

31 October 2025	Bradford City (3)	5–3	Stockton Town (7)	Bradford
19:00 GMT	Lunn 22' Holt 25' Goodall 45+1' Parr 63' Gomes 75'		Faulkner 4' (pen.), 29' (pen.) Kennedy 87'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 690 Referee: Luke Watson

31 October 2025	Hertford Town (8)	2–4	Gillingham (4)	Hertford
19:00 GMT	Lynch 34' Coletti 43'		Booth 23' Sargent 45', 51' Luxton 76'	Stadium: Hertingfordbury Park Attendance: 340 Referee: Stuart Kyle

31 October 2025	Loughborough Students (8)	1–6	Grimsby Town (4)	Loughborough
19:00 GMT	Rahic 27'		Smith 16' Booth 31' Hawley 53' Sharp 68'	Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium Attendance: 139 Referee: Richard A. Morris

31 October 2025	Walton & Hersham (7)	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Burgess Hill Town (7)	Walton-on-Thames
19:45 GMT	Danso 70', 98' Moffat 75' Oliver 108'		47' 80' 114'	Stadium: Elmbridge Sports Hub Attendance: 200 Referee: Alfred Finch-Critchley

4 November 2025	Walsall (4)	2–0 (a.e.t.)	AFC Dunstable (8)	Bescot
19:00 GMT	Etheridge 114' Teesdale 117'			Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 295 Referee: James Hall

4 November 2025	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	3–1	Bristol Rovers (4)	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT	Stones 32', 70' Hughes 80'		Dewsbury 56'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 298 (67 away fans) Referee: Colman O'Meara

4 November 2025	Newport County (4)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Tiverton Town (7)	Tiverton
19:30 GMT	Osbourne 6' Pugh 77'		Collins 10', 72'	Stadium: The Slee Blackwell Solicitors Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mark Hickson

4 November 2025	Hamble Club (9)	0–6	Swindon Town (4)	Hamble-le-Rice
19:45 GMT			Gray 12' Mercer 28' Owiti 46', 86', 89' Sowe 72'	Stadium: The Abbey Attendance: 198 Referee: James Kerten

Second Round

The 40 winners from the previous round will participate in this round. The lowest ranked team left in the competition is the 9th Tier club Aylestone Park. The draw was done on 31 October 2025.^[6]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Premier League^[c]	Championship^[c]	League One	League Two	Non-League	Total
20 / 20	24 / 24	15 / 24	13 / 21	12 / 35	84 / 124

10 November 2025	Peterborough United (3)	6–0	Boldmere St. Michaels (8)	Peterborough
19:30 GMT	Croot 7' (o.g.) Sykut 39' Shofowoke 43', 49', 74' Mlityalwa 64'			Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 309 Referee: Callum Timperley

10 November 2025	Stevenage (3)	2–1	Merstham (8)	Stevenage
19:30 GMT	Mustafa 51' Brown 86' (pen.)	Report	Uzor 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 351 Referee: Mario Stetakovic

12 November 2025	Reading (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Cheltenham Town (4)	Reading
19:00 GMT	Fuller-Thompson 61' Cliff 90+5'		McNamee 7' Obieri 9'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 325 Referee: Jake Hillier
	Penalties
	Fuller-Thompson Adjei Daka Jo. Ntege Ju. Ntege		Obieri Barber McNamee King Bailey

17 November 2025	Barnsley (3)	0–1	Mansfield Town (3)	Barnsley
19:00 GMT			Grimes 50'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 370 Referee: Shemakay Own
Note: Match was originally going to be played 14 November 2025 but was postponed and moved 3 days later.

17 November 2025	Grimsby Town (4)	1–2	Doncaster Rovers (3)	Cleethorpes
19:00 GMT	Smith 2'	Report	Cashmore 38' Pavan 77'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 312 Referee: Andrew Park

18 November 2025	Northampton Town (3)	0–5	Port Vale (3)	Northampton
19:00 GMT		Report	Hunter 34' Williams 40' Scragg 64', 70' Cook 67'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 486 Referee: Steven Goldup

18 November 2025	Blackpool (3)	4–1	Aylestone Park (9)	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Butterworth 78', 82', 86' Upton 90+6'		Haggerty 66'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 307 Referee: Bilal Moosa

18 November 2025	Rotherham United (3)	1–3	Fleetwood Town (4)	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Ramsell 2'		Cherry 48' Junaid 65', 90+5'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 302 Referee: Ashley Royston

18 November 2025	Plymouth Argyle (3)	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	Plymouth
19:00 GMT	Mackin 39' Finn 47', 62'			Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 422 Referee: Dan Frizzell

18 November 2025	Gillingham (4)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Forest Green Rovers (5)	Gillingham
19:00 GMT	Luxton 15' Booth 53'		Bifulco 3' Glover 59'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 315 Referee: Simon Cutler
	Penalties
	Dayal Carruthers Sargent Whitelock		Glover Walsh Hewlett Campbell

18 November 2025	Barnet (4)	0–3	Colchester United (4)	Edgware
19:30 GMT			Emery 27' Moore 37' Makatta 60'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 541 Referee: Gerry Heron

19 November 2025	Tranmere Rovers (4)	0–2	Bolton Wanderers (3)	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT			Coyne 6' Nuttall 56'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 297 Referee: Abid Hussain
Note: Match was originally going to be played 12 November 2025 but was postponed and moved 1 week later.

19 November 2025	Crewe Alexandra (4)	0–1	FC Halifax Town (5)	Crewe
19:00 GMT			Wiggin 23'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Mark Reeves

19 November 2025	Bradford City (3)	4–1	York City (5)	York
19:00 GMT	Parr 30', 78', 90+4' Holt 34'		Greening 45+1'	Stadium: LNER Community Stadium Attendance: 901 Referee: James Gallagher

19 November 2025	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	0–1	Bromley (4)	High Wycombe
19:30 GMT		Report	50'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 272

20 November 2025	Needham Market (7)	0–3	Southend United (5)	Needham Market
19:45 GMT			Ward 41' Dadson 58' Blake 90+2'	Stadium: Bloomfields Attendance: 336 Referee: James Black

21 November 2025	Wigan Athletic (3)	2–0	Walsall (4)	Wigan
18:00 GMT	Hughes 47' Gelhardt 78'			Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 362 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

21 November 2025	Oxford City (6)	2–0	Walton & Hersham (7)	Marston
19:00 GMT	Oliveira 35' Green 81'			Stadium: The MGroup Stadium Attendance: 208 Referee: Neal Templey

26 November 2025	Swindon Town (4)	2–1	Dorking Wanderers (6)	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Griffiths-Brown 32' Gray 46'		Hebert 81'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 210 Referee: John Duffy

29 November 2025	Tiverton Town (7)	0–4	Cambridge United (4)	St. Ives
14:30 GMT			Murefu 14' McDougald 77', 84' Efobi 80'	Stadium: Westwood Road Attendance: 100 Referee: Thomas Kennedy
Note: Match was originally going to be played 18 November 2025, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, then postponed again due to a waterlogged pitch.

Third Round

44 teams from the EFL Championship and the Premier League join in this stage of the competition. The lowest ranked team left in the competition is Sixth Tier Oxford City. The draw was done on 14 November 2025.^[7]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Non-League	Total
20 / 20	24 / 24	11 / 24	6 / 21	3 / 35	64 / 124

26 November 2025	Preston North End (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	West Ham United (1)	Preston
19:00 GMT	Reid 71'		Dike 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 473 Referee: Mark Reeves
	Penalties
	Bryba Lescott Blake Ayodele Nolan Forwood Snowball		Golambeckis Dike Brooks Jonyla Balogun Kerr Morris-Agyemang

3 December 2025	Bolton Wanderers (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Leicester City (2)	Horwich
19:00 GMT	Lewis 55' Ritchie 98'		Hutchinson 44' De Lisle 111'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 161 Referee: James Atkinson
	Penalties
	Ritchie Hopkinson O'Neill Clement Mawditt		Adedeji Hutchinson Daniels Fletcher De Lisle

3 December 2025	Wrexham (2)	5–1	Port Vale (3)	Wrexham
19:00 GMT	Chesworth 8', 50' Jones 56' Graham 85' Nolan 90+5'	Report	Lake 59'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 633 Referee: Richard Abson

3 December 2025	Reading (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Middlesbrough (2)	Reading
19:00 GMT	Fuller-Thompson 54' Booth 95'		Roberts 51' Martin 120+2'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 279 Referee: Derrick Laing
	Penalties
	Fuller-Thompson Hunte Lonmeni-Dekam Booth Zie Irish Heywood Martin-Grant		Harrison Roberts Martin Jones Okine Haselhurst Wager Moss

4 December 2025	Burnley (1)	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	Padiham
19:00 GMT	McMahon-Brown 34' Morison 45+2'			Stadium: Burnley Training Centre Attendance: 150 Referee: Ryan Aldred

5 December 2025	Crystal Palace (1)	3–0	Bradford City (3)	Selhurst
18:00 GMT	Casey 75' (pen.) Oduro 82', 84'			Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Harry Yellen

5 December 2025	Millwall (2)	2–3	Everton (1)	Bermondsey
19:00 GMT	Thomas-Smith 10', 76'		Graham 21', 45+2' Loney 90+7'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 515 Referee: Michael Butcher

5 December 2025	Manchester City (1)	3–1	Fulham (1)	Manchester
19:00 GMT	Dunbar-McDonald 80' McAidoo 87' Lamb 90'		Taylor 40'	Stadium: Joie Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Adam Watson

9 December 2025	Manchester United (1)	1–0	Peterborough United (3)	Manchester
19:00 GMT	Gabriel 22'			Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 1,378 Referee: Jamie Roberts

9 December 2025	Norwich City (2)	2–1	Stoke City (2)	Norwich
19:00 GMT	Mundle-Smith 63' Corke 75' (pen.)		Fearn 34'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 462 Referee: Nathan Oakes

10 December 2025	FC Halifax Town (5)	0–1	Colchester United (4)	Brighouse
19:00 GMT			Moore 70' (pen.)	Stadium: St Giles Road Attendance: 243 Referee: Joe Cunningham

10 December 2025	Sunderland (1)	3–0	Nottingham Forest (1)	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00 GMT	Geragusian 31' Neill 42' Dinsdale 84'			Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 192 Referee: Jamie Cann

10 December 2025	Queens Park Rangers (2)	5–1	Oxford City (6)	Shepherd's Bush
19:00 GMT	Tarbotton 9' Hassan 51', 83' Neill 65', 70'		Oliveira 44'	Stadium: Matrade Loftus Road Attendance: 447 Referee: Teddy Osborn

10 December 2025	Cambridge United (4)	0–3	Derby County (2)	Cambridge
19:30 GMT			Green 9', 15' Ward 64'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 508

11 December 2025	Hull City (2)	2–3	Swansea City (2)	Kingston upon Hull
13:00 GMT	Ocaya 32' Akinniranye 90+1'		Gray 14' Ifans 51' Popham 90+7'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 104 Referee: Conor Ledgeway

11 December 2025	Fleetwood Town (4)	2–0	Blackpool (3)	Fleetwood
19:00 GMT	Junaid 11' Cherry 27'			Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 589 Referee: Dale Wilson

11 December 2025	Bristol City (2)	0–1	Leeds United (1)	Failand
19:00 GMT			Njinko 76'	Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre Attendance: 200 Referee: Craig Scriven

11 December 2025	Sheffield United (2)	1–3	Ipswich Town (2)	Sheffield
19:00 GMT	Morrison 89'		Unadike 22' Barrett-Underwood 45' (o.g.) Wood 52'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 710 Referee: Robert Pealing

12 December 2025	Blackburn Rovers (2)	2–1	Southampton (2)	Chorley
19:00 GMT	Joseph 36' Higgins 90+6'		Gathercole 45+4'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Adam Boubrahmi

12 December 2025	Bromley (4)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Bromley
19:00 GMT	81' (pen.)		Akpobi 14'	Stadium: Cooperjax Community Stadium Attendance: 434 Referee: Thomas Berry
	Penalties

13 December 2025	Liverpool (1)	2–3	Charlton Athletic (2)	Kirkby
15:00 GMT	Lambie 53' Inglethorpe 87'		Belton 18' McMillan 37' Tagoe 50'	Stadium: Liverpool FC Academy Attendance: 98 Referee: Daniel Hitchell

15 December 2025	Mansfield Town (3)	1–4	Arsenal (1)	Mansfield
19:00 GMT	Oldershaw 67'		Hamill 11' Hashi pen.' (16) Zečević-John 61' Bailey-Joseph 68'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Thomas Hales

15 December 2025	Coventry City (2)	4–1	Birmingham City (2)	Coventry
19:00 GMT	Wright 17' Russon 51' Stidder 70' Lincoln 90+7'		Rea 21'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 914 Referee: Thomas Durno

15 December 2025	Watford (2)	1–0	Plymouth Argyle (3)	Kings Langley
19:00 GMT	Norville 40'			Stadium: The Orbital Fasteners Stadium Attendance: 241 Referee: Manny Chandwani

15 December 2025	Doncaster Rovers (3)	1–4	Aston Villa (1)	Doncaster
19:00 GMT	Musgrave-Dore 7'		Burrowes 10', 42' Jenner 12' McGrath 38'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 517 Referee: Waqar Ahmad

16 December 2025	Newcastle United (1)	5–2	Portsmouth (2)	Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 GMT	Mills 1', 9' Ferreira 41', 51', 73'		Singerr 19' Downey 90+1'	Stadium: Whitley Park Attendance: 293 Referee: Alex Clark

16 December 2025	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	2–5	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	Stevenage
19:00 GMT	Elliott-Parris 9' Thompson 30'	Report	Howell 14', 87' (pen.) Brett 36', 42' Cullinane 90+8'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 533 Referee: Christopher Poole

16 December 2025	Brentford (1)	1–2	Chelsea (1)	Staines-upon-Thames
19:00 GMT	Redknapp 90+3'		Barbour 57' Ezenwata 85'	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Marcus Tingey

17 December 2025	Oxford United (2)	2–0	Wigan Athletic (3)	Littlemore
18:00 GMT	Lee 11' Missanga 57'			Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 674 Referee: Isaac Blakey

17 December 2025	West Bromwich Albion (2)	4–3	Bournemouth (1)	West Bromwich
19:00 GMT	Colesby 8' Okorodudu 20' French 45' Letlat 54'		Spence 59' Nyarko 71' Waite 81'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 339 Referee: Jamie Conde

17 December 2025	Gillingham (4)	0–2	Stevenage (3)	Gillingham
19:00 GMT			Brown 9' Ayolie 40'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 303 Referee: Peter Conn

17 December 2025	Southend United (5)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–0 p)	Swindon Town (4)	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT	Zlatev 55'		Foye 8'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 733
	Penalties
	Zlatev Humphrey Blake Onuh		Griffiths-Brown Owiti Dorland Gray

Fourth Round

The 32 winners from the previous round will compete in this round.The lowest ranked team left in the competition is 5th tier National League Side Southend United. The Draw was done on 5 December 2025.^[8]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Non-League	Total
13 / 20	12 / 24	3 / 24	3 / 21	1 / 35	32 / 124

8 January 2026	Watford (2)	v	Charlton Athletic (2)	Watford
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Vicarage Road

14 January 2026	Bolton Wanderers (3)	v	Stevenage (3)	Horwich
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

14 January 2026	Reading (3)	v	Chelsea	Reading
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium

15 January 2026	Bromley (4)	v	Ipswich Town (2)	Bromley
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Cooperjax Community Stadium

19 January 2026	Norwich City (2)	v	Burnley	Norwich
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Carrow Road

20 January 2026	Fleetwood Town (4)	v	Aston Villa	Fleetwood
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Stadium

22 January 2026	Newcastle United	v	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Whitley Park

January 2026

Queens Park Rangers (2)

v

Brighton & Hove Albion

January 2026

Leeds United

v

Swansea City (2)

January 2026	Manchester City	v	Arsenal	Manchester
				Stadium: Joie Stadium

January 2026

Oxford United (2)

v

Colchester United (4)

January 2026	Southend United (5)	v	Wrexham (2)	Southend-on-Sea
				Stadium: Roots Hall

January 2026

Coventry City (2)

v

Blackburn Rovers (2)

January 2026

Everton

v

West Ham United

January 2026

Manchester United

v

Derby County (2)

29 January 2026	Sunderland	v	West Bromwich Albion (2)	Hetton-le-Hole
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

Fifth Round

The 16 winners from the last round will compete in this round.

Number of teams per tier still in competition
Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Non-League	Total
10 / 20	10 / 24	2 / 24	3 / 21	1 / 35	26 / 124

v

Notes

^ ^a ^b National League will join the competition in the Second Qualifying Round.
^ National League North and National League South will join the competition in the First Qualifying Round.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Premier League and Championship teams will join the competition in the third round.

References

^ ^a ^b "EARLY ROUND DRAWS RELEASED FOR EMIRATES FA CUP, YOUTH CUP, ISUZU FA TROPHY AND VASE". The FA.
^ "THE FA YOUTH CUP SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING DRAW HAS BEEN MADE FOLLOWING EARLY TIES". The FA.
^ "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.
^ "UPDATE: Closure of Academy". Accrington Stanley. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP FIRST ROUND PROPER FOR 2025-26 HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.
^ "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP SECOND ROUND PROPER HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.
^ "PREMIER LEAGUE AND EFL CHAMPIONSHIP CLUBS JOIN THE FA YOUTH CUP IN THE THIRD ROUND". The FA.
^ "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP FOURTH ROUND PROPER HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.

[secondQR-2] National League will join the competition in the Second Qualifying Round.

[3] National League North and National League South will join the competition in the First Qualifying Round.

[round3-8] Premier League and Championship teams will join the competition in the third round.

[faearlydraw-1] "EARLY ROUND DRAWS RELEASED FOR EMIRATES FA CUP, YOUTH CUP, ISUZU FA TROPHY AND VASE". The FA.

[4] "THE FA YOUTH CUP SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING DRAW HAS BEEN MADE FOLLOWING EARLY TIES". The FA.

[5] "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.

[6] "UPDATE: Closure of Academy". Accrington Stanley. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[7] "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP FIRST ROUND PROPER FOR 2025-26 HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.

[9] "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP SECOND ROUND PROPER HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.

[10] "PREMIER LEAGUE AND EFL CHAMPIONSHIP CLUBS JOIN THE FA YOUTH CUP IN THE THIRD ROUND". The FA.

[11] "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP FOURTH ROUND PROPER HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.

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