2025–26 FA Women's National League Cup

2025–26 FA Women's National League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Date19 August 2025 - 29 March 2026
Teams88
Defending championsNottingham Forest
Tournament statistics
Matches played152
Goals scored581 (3.82 per match)

All statistics correct as of 9 November 2025.

The 2025–26 FA Women's National League Cup was the 34th running of the FA Women's National League Cup, which began in 1991. It is the major league cup competition run by the FA Women's National League, and is run alongside their secondary league cup competition, the FA Women's National League Plate.

The 2025–26 season saw a change to the format of the League Cup, with the introduction of a group stage and entry of Professional Game Academy sides for the first time. Teams were initially drawn into 22 groups of four teams who played each other once (not twice), and from which the 22 group winners and 10 best runners-up advance to the Cup knockout stages. The other 12 runners-up, and 20 best third-placed teams advance to the National League Plate knockout stages. From there, both the Cup and the Plate hold four knockout rounds before the finals of each competition.[1]

Reigning champions Nottingham Forest did not defend their title, due to their promotion to the Women's Super League 2 at the end of the 2024–25 National League season,[2] making them ineligible to play in the 2025–26 competition.[3]

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association.[4] With the introduction of a group stage for the 2025–26 season, games are first listed by group in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously. For knockout rounds onwards, they are then listed in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Plymouth Argyle 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6 WNL Plate
3 4 Bridgwater United 3 1 0 2 5 10 −5 3
4 4 Marine Academy Plymouth 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
4 September 2025 Marine Academy Plymouth 1–5 Plymouth Argyle Ivybridge
19:45
  • Macdonald-Brown 21'
Report
  • Poole 27'
  • 39' (o.g.)
  • Kivel 48'
  • Whitmore 78'
  • Francis 80'
Stadium: Erme Valley
Note: Rescheduled due to serious injury to an Argyle player during original, abandoned fixture
7 September 2025 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Marine Academy Plymouth Almondsbury
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Barrett 65'
  • Bourne-Hallett 74'
Report Stadium: Oaklands Park
Attendance: 130
7 September 2025 Plymouth Argyle 5–1 Bridgwater United Plymouth
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Francis 10'
  • Poole 25' (pen.)
  • Crawford 35', 54'
  • Witmore 79'
Report
  • Watkins  49'  65'
  • Pengelly 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 784
17 September 2025 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Bridgwater United Yate
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
  • Pengelly 74'
Stadium: Lodge Road
28 September 2025 Bridgwater United 3–1 Marine Academy Plymouth Kenn
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Kingdon
  • Watkins
  • Lines
Report
  • Solloway 62'
Stadium: Everyone Active Stadium
Attendance: 61
28 September 2025 Bristol Rovers 0–6 Plymouth Argyle Yate
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Wilson 36'
  • Dickson 48'
  • Teisar 53'
  • Papaioannou 74'
  • Francis 82', 90+1'
Stadium: Lodge Road

Group B

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Exeter City 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 PGA Southampton FC Academy 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 4 Portishead Town 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
4 4 Abingdon United 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
20 August 2025 Abingdon United 0–2 Southampton FC PGA Abingdon-on-Thames
19:45 Report
  • Dix-Trujillo 51'
  • Udebhulu 76'
Stadium: The Northcourt
Attendance: 104
21 August 2025 Portishead Town 0–3 Exeter City Portishead
19:45 Report
  • Stacey 12'
  • Sara 81'
  • Gillies 83'
Stadium: Bristol Road
Attendance: 92
7 September 2025 Abingdon United 1–1 Portishead Town Abingdon-on-Thames
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Lygo 53'
Report
  • Tanner-Joyce 48'
Stadium: The Northcourt
Attendance: 50
7 September 2025 Exeter City 5–2 Southampton FC PGA Newton Abbot
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Baker 3'
  • Sara 37', 82'
  • Presswell 45'
  • Zuurmond 46'
Report
  • Chads 33'
  • Matthews 64' (pen.)
Stadium: Coach Road
Attendance: 187
28 September 2025 Exeter City 5–0 Abingdon United Newton Abbot
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Stacey 4', 32'
  • Sara 23'
  • Durrant 53'
  • Gillies 66'
Report Stadium: Coach Road
Attendance: 149
28 September 2025 Portishead Town 0–3 Southampton FC PGA Portishead
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Dix-Trujillo 51'
  • Lucas 75'
  • Matthews 79'
Stadium: Bristol Road
Attendance: 84

Group C

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4 Swindon Town 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 3 Gwalia United 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6 WNL Plate
3 PGA Bristol City PGA 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4 4 Keynsham Town 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
20 August 2025 Swindon Town 4–3 Bristol City PGA Swindon
19:45
  • Colston 1'
  • Clayton 37'
  • Cook 70'
  • Clark 74'
Report
  • Smith 4'
  • Giddings 18'
  • Walby 64'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 168
7 September 2025 Gwalia United 4–0 Bristol City PGA Pontypridd
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • McGowan 6'
  • Gregson 24'
  • Walters 45'
  • Asker 80'
Report Stadium: University of South Wales Sports Park
Attendance: 258
7 September 2025 Swindon Town 3–1 Keynsham Town Swindon
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Davies 20', 69'
  • King 26'
Report
  • Todd 38'
Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 102
18 September 2025 Keynsham Town 0–1 Gwalia United Keynsham
19:45 Report
  • Quick 72'
Stadium: Crown Field
Attendance: 76
28 September 2025 Gwalia United 2–6 Swindon Town Pontypridd
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Gregson 33'
  • Collie 87'
Report
  • 20' (o.g.)
  • Colston 39', 77'
  • Viveash 43', 64'
  • Davies 90+4'
Stadium: University of South Wales Sports Park
Attendance: 255
28 September 2025 Keynsham Town 0–3 Bristol City PGA Keynsham
15:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Giddings 89', 90+5'
  • Power 90+3'
Stadium: The AJN Stadium
Attendance: 92

Group D

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Lewes 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Fulham 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 PGA Brighton & Hove Albion PGA 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 WNL Plate
4 4 Worthing 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
20 August 2025 Worthing 0–7 Brighton & Hove Albion PGA Worthing
19:45 Report
  • Milner
  • Fergus
  • Martin
  • Fowler
Stadium: Woodside Road
Attendance: 151
20 August 2025 Fulham 1–2 Lewes New Malden
19:45
  • Stead 82'
Report
Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 126
7 September 2025 Lewes 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion PGA Lewes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Trewhitt 60', 77'
  • Carpenter 85'
Report Stadium: The Dripping Pan
Attendance: 424
7 September 2025 Worthing 1–4 Fulham Worthing
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Amerena 59'
Report
  • Olds 8', 89'
  • Stead 9'
  • Gandee Morgan 20'
Stadium: Woodside Road
Attendance: 108
28 September 2025 Fulham 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion PGA New Malden
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Adamson 14'
  • Olds 49', 63', 82'
Report
  • Martin 70'
Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 173
28 September 2025 Lewes H-W Worthing Lewes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: The Dripping Pan
Note: Lewes were awarded the game after Worthing were unable to fulfil the fixture.

Group E

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 AFC Bournemouth 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Moneyfields 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 WNL Plate
3 4 Ascot United 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4 4 Bournemouth Sports FC 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
19 August 2025 Ascot United 0–0 Moneyfields Ascot
19:45 Report Stadium: Ascot Racecourse
Attendance: 112
20 August 2025 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Bournemouth Sports FC Ringwood
19:45
  • Bowers 38'
  • Markham
  • Quirk 65'
Report Stadium: The Ringwood Community Hub
7 September 2025 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Moneyfields Ringwood
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Quirk 13', 47'
Report Stadium: The Ringwood Community Hub
Attendance: 284
7 September 2025 Bournemouth Sports FC 0–4 Ascot United New Milton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Lane 26'
  • Delaney 49'
  • Huntley 65'
  • Fox 67'
Stadium: Fawcetts Field
Attendance: 95
28 September 2025 Ascot United 0–6 AFC Bournemouth Ascot
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Quirk 3', 56'
  • Hennessy 7'
  • Markham 12', 51', 89'
Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 104
28 September 2025 Moneyfields 3–0 Bournemouth Sports FC Portsmouth
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Beard 14'
  • Scott 26', 60'
Report Stadium: The John Jenkins Stadium
Attendance: 74

Group F

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Cheltenham Town 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 PGA Birmingham City PGA 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4 WNL Plate
3 4 Worcester City 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 4 Kidderminster Harriers 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
21 August 2025 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Worcester City Bishop's Cleeve
19:45
  • Owen 12' (pen.), 44'
Report Stadium: Kayte Lane Stadium
Attendance: 102
21 August 2025 Kidderminster Harriers 2–2 Birmingham City PGA Droitwich
19:45
  • Gallagher
  • Harris (pen.)
Report
  • Fitzpatrick
  • Foster (pen.)
Stadium: King George V Playing Fields
7 September 2025 Cheltenham Town 4–0 Birmingham City PGA Evesham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Newns 10'
  • Jones
  • Lue
  • Guymira 67'
Report Stadium: The Spiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 110
7 September 2025 Worcester City 2–0 Kidderminster Harriers Worcester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Fassnidge 67'
  • Billingsley 73'
Report Stadium: Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 275
28 September 2025 Kidderminster Harriers 1–5 Cheltenham Town Droitwich
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Harris 3'
Report
  • Bell 15', 38'
  • Guymira 45'
  • Curtis 53'
  • Arnott 67'
Stadium: King George V Playing Field
Attendance: 75
28 September 2025 Worcester City 1–2 Birmingham City PGA Worcester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Fassnidge 9'
Report
  • Powis 21', 38'
Stadium: Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 212

Group G

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4 Chatham Town 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 AFC Sudbury 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 PGA London City Lionesses PGA 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3 WNL Plate
4 3 Billericay Town 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
19 August 2025 AFC Sudbury 3–1 Billericay Town Sudbury
19:45
  • Bezant
  • Abrehart
  • Morton
Report
  • Nee-Chambers
Stadium: King's Marsh Stadium
Attendance: 65
20 August 2025 Chatham Town 6–4 London City Lionesses PGA Chatham
19:45
  • Woodgate 17', 51', 64', 90'
  • Russ 45+1', 78'
Report
  • Kabo
  • Johnson
  • Hope
Stadium: Bauvil Stadium
Attendance: 249
7 September 2025 AFC Sudbury 2–0 London City Lionesses PGA Sudbury
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Slater
  • Allen
Report Stadium: King's Marsh
Attendance: 85
7 September 2025 Billericay Town 0–3 Chatham Town Billericay
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • M. Woodgate 7'
  • A. Woodgate 16'
  • Jones 24' (pen.)
Stadium: New Lodge
Attendance: 153
28 September 2025 Billericay Town 0–1 London City Lionesses PGA Billericay
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Evans
Stadium: New Lodge
Attendance: 125
28 September 2025 Chatham Town 2–0 AFC Sudbury Chatham
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Sharp 55'
  • Iton 57'
Report Stadium: Maidstone Road
Attendance: 127

Group H

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4 Actonians 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 PGA Chelsea PGA 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
3 4 Maidenhead United 3 1 0 2 1 8 −7 3 WNL Plate
4 3 AFC Wimbledon 3 0 1 2 3 4 −1 1
20 August 2025 AFC Wimbledon 2–3 Chelsea PGA Sudbury
19:45
Report
  • Shooter
  • Johnson
Stadium: King's Marsh Stadium
20 August 2025 Maidenhead United 0–1 Actonians Maidenhead
19:45 Report
  • Dunbar-Bonnie 51'
Stadium: York Road (Maidenhead)
Attendance: 60
7 September 2025 Actonians 2–1 Chelsea PGA Greenford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
  • Hendle 37'
Stadium: Berkeley Fields
Attendance: 114
7 September 2025 AFC Wimbledon A - W Maidenhead United Morden
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Imperial Fields
Note: Maidenhead United were awarded the game after AFC Wimbledon were charged with fielding an ineligible player during the Group Stage game.
28 September 2025 Actonians 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Greenford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Dunbar-Bonnie 46'
Report
  • Russell 90+2'
Stadium: Berkeley Fields
Attendance: 61
28 September 2025 Maidenhead United 1–7 Chelsea PGA Maidenhead
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Stockton 46'
Report
  • Hendle 20', 69', 87'
  • Shooter 42', 62', 65', 83'
Stadium: York Road
Attendance: 75

Group I

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Hashtag United 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Dulwich Hamlet 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 4 London Bees 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 WNL Plate
4 PGA Crystal Palace PGA 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
20 August 2025 Hashtag United 6–1 Crystal Palace PGA Aveley
19:45
  • Nicholls 11', 32', 83'
  • Adesan 41', 51'
  • Mulvaney 60'
Report
  • Moynihan 80'
Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 166
21 August 2025 London Bees 1–2 Dulwich Hamlet Edgware
19:45
  • Larkin 7'
Report
  • Francis-Weir 50', 70'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 77
7 September 2025 Dulwich Hamlet 2–0 Crystal Palace PGA East Dulwich
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Gall
  • Taylor 87'
Report Stadium: Champion Hill
Attendance: 565
7 September 2025 Hashtag United 2–2 London Bees Aveley
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Adesan 38'
  • Tomlin 45+1'
Report
  • Larkin 72'
  • Flynn 74'
Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 145
28 September 2025 Dulwich Hamlet 0–1 Hashtag United East Dulwich
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Nicholls 32'
Stadium: Champion Hill
28 September 2025 London Bees 3–2 Crystal Palace PGA Edgware
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Isherwood 71', 85'
  • Heil 90+2'
Report
  • De Gregorio
  • Rowe
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 91

Group J

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Watford 3 3 0 0 22 0 +22 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Queens Park Rangers 3 2 0 1 13 8 +5 6
3 4 Chesham United 3 1 0 2 1 16 −15 3 WNL Plate
4 PGA Charlton Athletic PGA 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
20 August 2025 Watford 7–0 Charlton Athletic PGA Ruislip
19:45
  • Fisher 15'
  • Ayisi 52'
  • Rossiter 57', 64'
  • Walsh 70'
  • Fyfe 73', 81'
Report Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 152
21 August 2025 Chesham United 1–7 Queens Park Rangers Chesham
19:45
  • Collett 40'
Report
  • Doyle 15'
  • 19' (o.g.)
  • Ali 42'
  • Leach 49'
  • Adebowale-Arimoro 49'
  • Makowska 75'
  • Stanley 82'
Stadium: The Meadow
7 September 2025 Queens Park Rangers 6–1 Charlton Athletic PGA Perivale
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Dzyadyk 13', 49'
  • Mehmet 16', 37', 84' (pen.), 85'
Report
  • McMahon 53'
Stadium: The Powerday Stadium
Attendance: 100
7 September 2025 Watford 9–0 Chesham United Kings Langley
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • O'Meara 29'
  • Ayisi 40'
  • Paul 42', 44', 63'
  • Filbey 47'
  • Perry 52'
  • Chandler 79'
  • Kendell 82'
Report Stadium: The Orbital Fasteners Stadium
Attendance: 183
28 September 2025 Chesham United H-W Charlton Athletic PGA Chesham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: The Meadow
Note: Charlton informed the WNL that the club would be unable to participate in this fixture, and as such Chesham were awarded the tie and awarded the three points.
28 September 2025 Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Watford Perivale
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: The Powerday Stadium
Attendance: 90

Group K

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Rugby Borough 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Loughborough Lightning 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3 WNL Plate
3 4 Northampton Town 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4 PGA Arsenal PGA 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
20 August 2025 Loughborough Lightning 1–2 Rugby Borough Loughborough
19:45
  • Mutch 68'
Report
  • Mallon 55'
  • Wiseman 90+2'
Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
Attendance: 147
21 August 2025 Northampton Town 3–1 Arsenal PGA Moulton
19:45
  • Maia 35', 90+2'
  • Noble 90+6'
Report
  • Bowe 47'
Stadium: O'Riordan Bond Stadium
Attendance: 240
7 September 2025 Loughborough Lightning 1–2 Arsenal PGA Loughborough
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Coutts 22'
Report
  • Heard 53'
  • Antoine-Eva 83'
Stadium: Holywell Sports Complex
Attendance: 85
7 September 2025 Rugby Borough 1–0 Northampton Town Rugby
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Barton 40'
Report Stadium: Kilsby Lane
Attendance: 238
28 September 2025 Northampton Town 0–2 Loughborough Lightning Moulton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Mitchell-Ramon 27'
  • Cooper 88'
Stadium: O'Riordan Bond Stadium
Attendance: 70
28 September 2025 Rugby Borough 5–0 Arsenal PGA Rugby
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Potts 22', 28'
  • Clarkson 35'
  • Roberts 74'
  • Mosby 84'
Report Stadium: Kilsby Lane
Attendance: 249

Group L

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Real Bedford 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Norwich City 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 WNL Plate
3 4 Cambridge United 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 4 Peterborough United 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0


19 August 2025 Norwich City 2–0 Peterborough United Horsford
19:45
  • Moore 25'
  • Hall 88'
Report Stadium: The Nest
Attendance: 251
20 August 2025 Cambridge United 1–2 Real Bedford St Neots
19:45
  • Richards 59'
Report
  • Logie 19', 90+6'
Stadium: Rowley Park
Attendance: 148
7 September 2025 Peterborough United 1–2 Cambridge United Peterborough
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
  • Bell 16'
  • Richards 20'
Stadium: Lincoln Road
Attendance: 411
7 September 2025 Real Bedford 2–0 Norwich City Bedford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Logie 25'
  • Bryant 89'
Report Stadium: McMullen Park
Attendance: 223
28 September 2025 Cambridge United 0–1 Norwich City St Neots
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Flye
Stadium: Rowley Park
Attendance: 223
28 September 2025 Real Bedford 3–1 Peterborough United Bedford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Grant 68', 88'
  • Logie 86'
Report
  • Brown 47'
Stadium: McMullen Park
Attendance: 192

Group M

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Oxford United 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 WNL Plate
3 PGA Tottenham Hotspur PGA 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4 4 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source:
20 August 2025 Luton Town 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur PGA Barton-le-Clay
19:45
  • Lewis 18'
  • Ward-Chambers 30'
  • Leighton 40'
  • Swarres 69'
Report
  • Elmes 69'
Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road
Attendance: 304
20 August 2025 Milton Keynes Dons 0–5 Oxford United Bedford
19:45 Report
  • Lindbek 21'
  • Thompson 27'
  • Manders 44'
  • Barker 85'
Stadium: The New Eyrie
Attendance: 103
7 September 2025 Luton Town 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Barton-le-Clay
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Milliken 44'
  • Fensome 78'
Report
  • Omenazu 88'
Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road
Attendance: 211
7 September 2025 Oxford United 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur PGA Marston
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Thompson 3'
  • Barrett 28'
  • Turner 61'
Report
  • Pierre 90+2'
Stadium: Marsh Lane
Attendance: 221
28 September 2025 Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur PGA Milton Keynes
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Knox
Report
  • Fuller-Fagan 38'
  • Fletcher 41' (o.g.)
  • Endacott 85'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 294
28 September 2025 Oxford United 4–0 Luton Town Marston
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Palmer
  • Thompson 7'
  • Barker 18'
  • Lindbek 84'
Report Stadium: Marsh Lane
Attendance: 127

Group N

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 West Bromwich Albion 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Leafield Athletic 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 PGA Leicester City PGA 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3 WNL Plate
4 4 Stourbridge 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
20 August 2025 Stourbridge 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Redditch
19:45 Report
Stadium: The Cherry Tree Stadium
Attendance: 65
21 August 2025 Leafield Athletic 1–1 Leicester City PGA Castle Vale
19:45
  • Fishwick 90+5'
Report
  • Saunders 50'
Stadium: Vale Stadium
Attendance: 50
Note: Leicester City PGA were charged with fielding ineligible players during this match, and all 3 points were awarded to Leafield Athletic.
7 September 2025 Leafield Athletic 4–0 Stourbridge Birmingham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • G. Fraser 5'
  • Gallop 49'
  • Horgan 88'
  • B. Fraser 90+1'
Report Stadium: Vale Stadium
Attendance: 70
7 September 2025 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Leicester City PGA West Bromwich
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 371
28 September 2025 Stourbridge 2–5 Leicester City PGA Amblecote
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Owen 73'
  • Cartwright 75'
Report
  • Eze
  • Groves
  • Kaczmar
  • Lovelock
Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground
Attendance: 98
28 September 2025 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Leafield Athletic Perry Barr
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Alexander Stadium
Attendance: 137

Group O

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4 Boldmere St. Michaels 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 3 Sporting Khalsa 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 PGA Aston Villa PGA 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 4 WNL Plate
4 4 Sutton Coldfield Town 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
19 August 2025 Sutton Coldfield Town 0–6 Aston Villa PGA Sutton Coldfield
19:45 Report
  • Calder 4'
  • Badelek 40'
  • Phipps 63'
  • Woods 75'
  • Donnison 89'
  • Handy 90'
Stadium: Central Ground
Attendance: 94
19 August 2025 Sporting Khalsa 0–1 Boldmere St. Michaels Willenhall
19:45 Report
  • Towers 34'
Stadium: Aspray Arena
Attendance: 99
7 September 2025 Boldmere St. Michaels 1–1 Aston Villa PGA Sutton Coldfield
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Joyce 44'
Report
  • Round 7'
Stadium: Boldmere Community Stadium
Attendance: 115
7 September 2025 Sutton Coldfield Town 1–3 Sporting Khalsa Sutton Coldfield
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Cassidy 45+1'
Report
Stadium: Central Ground
Attendance: 64
28 September 2025 Boldmere St. Michaels 3–1 Sutton Coldfield Town Sutton Coldfield
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Starker 33'
  • Mitcham 56'
  • Quirk 88'
Report
  • Henry 34'
Stadium: The Amber Arena and Community Stadium
Attendance: 110
28 September 2025 Sporting Khalsa 1–0 Aston Villa PGA Willenhall
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Owen 90'
Report Stadium: Guardian Warehousing Arena
Attendance: 90

Group P

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Derby County 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Notts County 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6 WNL Plate
3 4 Sheffield FC 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4 4 Lincoln United 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
19 August 2025 Notts County 1-4 Derby County Eastwood
19:45
Report
  • Stevens 29', 50'
  • Drake 35'
  • Oakley 69'
Stadium: Coronation Park
Attendance: 138
21 August 2025 Lincoln United 0-1 Sheffield FC Lincoln
19:45 Report
  • Morris 43'
Stadium: Ashby Avenue
Attendance: 40
7 September 2025 Derby County 6–2 Lincoln United Mickleover
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Drake 36'
  • Muir 45+2'
  • Oakley 58'
  • Skeldon 68'
  • Edwards 72', 83'
Report
  • Kruszyna 20'
  • Green 70'
Stadium: Station Road
Attendance: 251
7 September 2025 Sheffield FC 0–2 Notts County Dronfield
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Hardy 55'
  • Barnes 58'
Stadium: Home of Football Stadium
Attendance: 88
28 September 2025 Lincoln United 2–4 Notts County Lincoln
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Green
Report
  • Burnett 15', 36', 40'
  • Greaves 52'
Stadium: Ashby Avenue
Attendance: 62
28 September 2025 Sheffield FC 0–2 Derby County Dronfield
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Wheeler 19'
  • Wilson 89'
Stadium: Home of Football Stadium
Attendance: 106

Group Q

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 3 Stoke City 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6
3 PGA Manchester United PGA 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
4 4 Wythenshawe F.C. 3 0 1 2 2 14 −12 1
20 August 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Stoke City Telford
19:45
  • Greengrass 21'
  • Hughes 90+3'
Report
  • Wilson 53'
Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 372
21 August 2025 Wythenshawe F.C. 1–1 Manchester United PGA Wythenshawe
19:45
Report
  • Hoyland-Lau 26'
Stadium: Hollyhedge Park
Attendance: 466
7 September 2025 Stoke City 6–0 Wythenshawe F.C. Stone
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Priestley 23', 54'
  • Cooper 40'
  • Cole 50'
  • Scott 80'
  • Millington 88'
Report Stadium: Wellbeing Park
Attendance: 76
7 September 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Manchester United PGA Telford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Greengrass 53'
  • Quigley 59'
  • Hiscox 90+5'
Report
  • Drury 50'
Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 120
28 September 2025 Stoke City 3–2 Manchester United PGA Yarnfield
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Cole (pen.) 40'
  • Kennerley 73', 84'
Report
Stadium: Wellbeing Park
Attendance: 181
28 September 2025 Wythenshawe F.C. 1–7 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sharston
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report
  • Quigley 4', 53'
  • Loydon 8'
  • Worsey 32'
  • Greengrass 40'
  • Williams 84'
  • Hughes 87'
Stadium: Hollyhedge Park
Attendance: 204

Group R

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Liverpool Feds 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Cheadle Town Stingers FC 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 5 WNL Plate
3 4 Stockport County 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 PGA Liverpool F.C. PGA 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
20 August 2025 Stockport County 1–1 Liverpool Feds Stockport
19:45
  • Bradshaw 18'
Report
  • Parry 70'
Stadium: Stockport Sports Village
20 August 2025 Cheadle Town Stingers FC H-W Liverpool F.C. PGA Cheadle
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Park Road Stadium
Note: Liverpool FC PGA were charged with failing to fulfill their match, and all three points from this game were awarded to Cheadle Town Stingers.
7 September 2025 Cheadle Town Stingers FC 2–2 Stockport County Cheadle
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Harris 87'
  • Houghton 90+4'
Report
  • Watson 28'
  • Rathburn 76'
Stadium: Park Road Stadium
Attendance: 137
7 September 2025 Liverpool Feds 3–0 Liverpool F.C. PGA Liverpool
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Cole 14'
  • Anderson 15'
  • Willis 90'
Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 242
28 September 2025 Liverpool Feds 0–0 Cheadle Town Stingers FC Liverpool
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 188
28 September 2025 Stockport County 1–1 Liverpool F.C. PGA Stockport
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Battle 72'
Report
  • Duffy
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1,690

Group S

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Hull City 3 2 1 0 13 4 +9 7 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 PGA Sheffield United PGA 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6 WNL Plate
3 4 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4 4 Barnsley Women 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
19 August 2025 Hull City 5–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles North Ferriby
19:45
  • Knight 15', 25', 64'
  • Tanser 46'
  • Akrill 85'
Report
  • Abadi 75'
Stadium: Eon Visual Media Stadium
Attendance: 130
21 August 2025 Barnsley Women 0–1 Sheffield United PGA Sheffield
19:45 Report
  • Lafayette 10'
Stadium: Steel City Stadium
Attendance: 83
7 September 2025 Doncaster Rovers Belles 1–0 Barnsley Women Rotherham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Millmoor Stadium
Attendance: 184
7 September 2025 Hull City 6–1 Sheffield United PGA North Ferriby
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Foyer
  • Hamill
  • Haywood
  • Knight
  • Nicholson
Report
Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 251
28 September 2025 Barnsley Women 2–2 Hull City Little Houghton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Rolandsen 8'
  • Lynskey 30'
Report
  • Akrill
  • Gigg
Stadium: Houghton Main Miners Welfare Ground
Attendance: 182
28 September 2025 Doncaster Rovers Belles 0–2 Sheffield United PGA Rotherham
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • Phillips 62'
  • Rigg 86'
Stadium: Millmoor Stadium
Attendance: 162

Group T

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Burnley 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Huddersfield Town 3 2 0 1 4 8 −4 6 WNL Plate
3 4 Chorley Women FC 3 1 0 2 8 3 +5 3
4 4 Blackburn Rovers 3 0 0 3 2 24 −22 0
20 August 2025 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Huddersfield Town Clitheroe
19:45
Report
  • Duffield 2'
  • Fletcher 22'
  • Ibbotson 75'
Stadium: EcoGiants Stadium
Attendance: 131
21 August 2025 Chorley Women FC 0–2 Burnley Euxton
19:45 Report
Stadium: Jim Fowler Memorial Ground
7 September 2025 Burnley 6–0 Huddersfield Town Leyland
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Chadwick 5', 36'
  • Cairns 7'
  • Logan 11'
  • Kelly 84', 85'
Report Stadium: County Ground (Leyland)
Attendance: 150
7 September 2025 Chorley Women FC 8–0 Blackburn Rovers Euxton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Binks
  • Ellinson
  • Hamer
  • Lawrence
  • Wood
Report Stadium: Jim Fowler Memorial Ground
Attendance: 130
28 September 2025 Blackburn Rovers 0–13 Burnley Clitheroe
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Shawbridge
Attendance: 358
28 September 2025 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Chorley Women FC Kirkburton
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Mallin 71'
Report Stadium: Stafflex Arena
Attendance: 159

Group U

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 4 Leeds United 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 4 Norton & Stockton Ancients 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3 4 Halifax F.C. 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3 WNL Plate
4 4 York City 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
20 August 2025 Leeds United 1–0 Halifax F.C. Garforth
19:45
  • Greene 66'
Report Stadium: Bannister Prentice Stadium
Attendance: 146
7 September 2025 Halifax F.C. 6–1 York City Bradford
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Davies 8'
  • Shaw 19'
  • Strickland 29'
  • Phillips 34'
  • Crompton 39'
  • Jacobs 48'
Report
  • Bell 63'
Stadium: Myra Shay Park
Attendance: 112
7 September 2025 Norton & Stockton Ancients 2–2 Leeds United Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Rae 63'
  • Green 90+7'
Report
  • Hughes 2'
  • Graham 68'
Stadium: Norton Sports Complex
Attendance: 185
28 September 2025 Halifax F.C. 0–2 Norton & Stockton Ancients Bradford
14:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Report
  • West 63'
  • Owens 68'
Stadium: Myra Shay Park
Attendance: 180
28 September 2025 York City 2–5 Leeds United Heslington
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Astle 41'
  • Hardcastle 45+3'
Report
  • White 28', 40', 51'
  • Watson 32'
  • Smith 68'
Stadium: University of York Sports Centre
Attendance: 187

Group V

Pos Div Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3 Middlesbrough 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 WNL Cup Knockouts
2 PGA Sunderland PGA 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5 WNL Plate
3 4 Durham Cestria 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
4 4 Chester-le-Street Town 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
21 August 2025 Chester-le-Street Town 1–4 Sunderland PGA Chester-le-Street
19:45
  • Hockaday 22'
Report
  • Boothroyd
  • Dunbar
Stadium: Moor Park
Attendance: 82
21 August 2025 Durham Cestria 1–4 Middlesbrough Brandon
19:45
  • Gibbon 51'
Report
  • Robson
  • Burn
Stadium: Welfare Ground
7 September 2025 Chester-le-Street Town 1–2 Durham Cestria Chester-le-Street
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Ashton
Report
  • Mackie 23'
  • Collinson 49'
Stadium: Moor Park
Attendance: 86
7 September 2025 Middlesbrough 0–0 Sunderland PGA Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
Attendance: 403
28 September 2025 Durham Cestria 2–2 Sunderland PGA Sunderland
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Collinson 19', 26'
Report
  • Bewicke 28'
  • Sewell 49'
Stadium: Ford Quarry Hub
Attendance: 95
28 September 2025 Middlesbrough 3–0 Chester-le-Street Town Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Packham 4'
  • Nelson 55', 59'
Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
Attendance: 203

First Round

The draw for the first knockout round was made on 29 September 2025.[5]

All results are published by the Football Association.[4] Games are listed in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

12 October 2025 AFC Sudbury 3–1Boldmere St. MichaelsSudbury
14:00 BST
  • Loomes 45+2', 53' (pen.), 81'
Report
  • Straker 30'
Stadium: The Elite Travel Stadium
Attendance: 42
12 October 2025 Middlesbrough 1–0Rugby BoroughStockton-on-Tees
14:00 BST
  • Bell 70'
Report Stadium: Bishopton Road West
12 October 2025 Sporting Khalsa0–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers Willenhall
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Aspray Arena
Attendance: 285
12 October 2025 West Bromwich Albion 2–0Stoke CityBirmingham
14:00 BST
  • Warner 14'
  • Robinson 19'
Report Stadium: Alexander Stadium
Attendance: 167
12 October 2025 Leafield Athletic1–6 Liverpool Feds Birmingham
15:00 BST
  • Gallop 70'
Report
  • Anderson 2'
  • Smith 33'
  • Cole 77'
  • Fisher 85'
  • Brady 88'
  • Butcher 90+4'
Stadium: Vale Stadium
19 October 2025 Oxford United 4–0Chelsea PGAMarston
12:00 BST
  • Thompson 31', 55', 73'
  • Casley 66'
Report Stadium: Marsh Lane
Attendance: 196
19 October 2025 Burnley 6–1Norton & Stockton AncientsLeyland
14:00 BST
  • Chadwick 8', 40', 83'
  • Chandarana 19'
  • Seed 71'
  • Siddall 90+1'
Report
  • Atkinson 12'
Stadium: County Ground (Leyland)
19 October 2025 Cheltenham Town 2–1Southampton FC AcademyBishop's Cleeve
14:00 BST
  • Apuusi 2'
  • Bell 18'
Report
Stadium: Kayte Lane Stadium
19 October 2025 Dulwich Hamlet 1–0Chatham TownEast Dulwich
14:00 BST
  • Francis-Weir 52'
Report Stadium: Champion Hill
19 October 2025 Exeter City 4–2FulhamNewton Abbot
14:00 BST
  • Gillies 6', 40', 64'
  • Zuurmond 53'
Report
  • Rutherford 45+4'
  • Dungate 88'
Stadium: Coach Road
Attendance: 187
19 October 2025 Hashtag United1–4 Lewes Aveley
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 128
19 October 2025 Hull City1–2 Leeds United North Ferriby
14:00 BST
  • Tugby-Andrew 47'
Report
  • White 10'
  • Hughes 60'
Stadium: The Versa Sportswear Stadium
19 October 2025 Queens Park Rangers0–1 AFC Bournemouth Perivale
14:00 BST Report Stadium: The Powerday Stadium
19 October 2025 Real Bedford 3–2Derby CountyBedford
14:00 BST
Report
  • May 18'
  • Muir 32'
Stadium: McMullen Park
19 October 2025 Swindon Town 2–0ActoniansChippenham
14:00 BST
  • Colston 6'
  • Davies 10'
Report Stadium: Hardenhuish Park
19 October 2025 Watford0–3 Plymouth Argyle Kings Langley
14:00 BST Report
  • Francis 45', 53'
  • Teisar 49'
Stadium: Orbital Fasteners Stadium
Referee: Peter Kwak

Second Round

The draw for the second knockout round was made on 20 October 2025.[6]

All results are published by the Football Association.[4] Games are listed in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.[7]

9 November 2025 AFC Sudbury0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sudbury
14:00 GMT Report
  • Quigley 40'
  • Merrick 52'
  • Greengrass 78'
Stadium: The Elite Travel Stadium
9 November 2025 Burnley 4–0Real BedfordLeyland
14:00 GMT
  • Kelly 23', 24'
  • Logan 60'
  • Chadwick 88'
Report Stadium: County Ground (Leyland)
9 November 2025 Exeter City0–3 AFC Bournemouth Newton Abbot
14:00 GMT Report
  • Markham 55'
  • Barron Clark 66', 74'
Stadium: Coach Road
Attendance: 198
9 November 2025 Lewes H–WDulwich HamletLewes
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Dripping Pan
Note: Lewes were awarded the fixture after Dulwich Hamlet withdrew due to an injury crisis.[8]
9 November 2025 Middlesbrough 2–1 (a.e.t.)Liverpool FedsStockton-on-Tees
14:00 GMT
  • Ferguson 78'
  • Giles 115'
Report
  • Fisher 88'
Stadium: Bishopton Road West
9 November 2025 Plymouth Argyle 3–2Oxford UnitedPlymouth
14:00 GMT
  • Proctor 54'
  • Noble 82'
  • Poole 85' (pen.)
Report
  • Barrett 15'
  • Thompson 23'
Stadium: Home Park
9 November 2025 Swindon Town 3–1Cheltenham TownSwindon
14:00 GMT
  • Colston 20', 58'
  • Davies 23'
Report
  • Hall 12'
Stadium: The County Ground
9 November 2025 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Leeds UnitedPerry Barr
14:00 GMT
Report
  • Hughes 32'
Stadium: Alexander Stadium
Penalties
  • Oakley
  • Warner
  • Kehoe
  • Orthodoxou
  • Robinson

Quarter-finals

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