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    2026/27 FA Cup First Qualifying Round draw in full after weekend’s Prelim action

    We take a look at the 2026/27 FA Cup First Qualifying Round draw, in full, after the weekend’s Preliminary Round Replay action.

    88 teams from the 7th tier of English football enter at this stage, they’ll join the 136 winners for the previous round.

    There will be a total of 112 ties drawn out for the First Qualifying Round, taking place on the weekend of the 5th of September 2026, and those who win £2,250 while the losing teams receive £750.

    A few teams were removed from the Prelim, we saw many upsets, and if you want to see all the facts and figures from this stage of the competition, FA Cup Factfile is the place to be! Click HERE to see more.

    Check out the First Qualifying Round draw and all the results from the FA Cup so far below…

    FA CUP FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW:

    1 Bamber Bridge v Trafford
    2 Litherland Remyca or Prescot Cables v 1874 Northwich or Horbury Town
    3 Redcar Town v Blyth Spartans
    4 Vauxhall Motors v Dunston
    5 Workington v Marske United
    6 Emley v Bishop Auckland
    7 Kendal Town or Heaton Stannington v Knaresborough Town
    8 Shildon v Warrington Town
    9 Avro v Witton Albion
    10 Curzon Ashton v Bradford (Park Avenue)
    11 Redcar Athletic v Stocksbridge Park Steels
    12 Warrington Rylands v Hyde United
    13 Garforth Town v FC United of Manchester
    14 Lancaster City v Tadcaster Albion
    15 South Liverpool v Prestwich Heys
    16 Lower Breck v Thornaby
    17 Ossett United v Pontefract Collieries
    18 Whitby Town v Ashton United
    19 Northwich Victoria or Bootle v Atherton Collieries
    20 Stockton Town v Guiseley
    21 Bury v Wythenshawe
    22 Cleethorpes Town v Newcastle Town
    23 Alfreton Town v Stratford Town
    24 Stourbridge v Rushall Olympic
    25 Hanley Town or Droitwich Spa v Abbey Hulton United
    26 Bottesford Town or Bourne Town v Boldmere St Michaels
    27 Stamford v Mickleover
    28 Wellingborough Town v Kettering Town
    29 Desborough Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds or Long Eaton United
    30 Sherwood Colliery v Gainsborough Trinity
    31 Alvechurch v AFC Wolverhampton City
    32 Malvern Town v Redditch United
    33 Bromsgrove Sporting v Nuneaton Town
    34 Halesowen Town v Basford United
    35 Stafford Rangers v Northampton On Chenecks
    36 Quorn v Shepshed Dynamo
    37 Coventry United v Bedworth United
    38 Leamington v Ilkeston Town
    39 Belper Town v Evesham United
    40 North Ferriby v Barton Town
    41 Knowle v Worcester City
    42 Sporting Khalsa v Leek Town
    43 Northampton Sileby Rangers v Anstey Nomads
    44 Lye Town v Racing Club Warwick
    45 Wingate & Finchley v Felixstowe & Walton United
    46 Bishop’s Stortford v Berkhamsted
    47 Stanway Rovers v Needham Market
    48 Yaxley or Wisbech Town v Buckhurst Hill
    49 Hendon v Hullbridge Sports
    50 Peterborough Sports v Ipswich Wanderers
    51 London Lions v Bury Town
    52 Witham Town or Potters Bar Town v Stotfold
    53 Haringey Borough or Frenford v Enfield Town
    54 Leighton Town v Gorleston
    55 Cambridge City v Maldon & Tiptree
    56 Mulbarton Wanderers v Cornard United
    57 Real Bedford v Royston Town
    58 Harleston Town v Romford or Baldock Town
    59 St Albans City v Hashtag United
    60 Dunstable v Woodford Town
    61 Aveley v Cheshunt
    62 Canvey Island v Newmarket Town
    63 Brantham Athletic v Waltham Abbey
    64 Ware v St Ives Town or Fakenham Town
    65 Grays Athletic v Leiston
    66 Biggleswade Town v Hitchin Town
    67 Concord Rangers v Brentwood Town
    68 Redhill v Sheppey United
    69 Burgess Hill Town v Jersey Bulls
    70 Lewes v Cray Wanderers
    71 Ascot United v Pagham
    72 Dulwich Hamlet v East Grinstead Town
    73 Crowborough Athletic v AFC Whyteleafe
    74 Flackwell Heath v Hanwell Town
    75 Margate v Snodland Town
    76 Sittingbourne v AFC Greenwich Borough
    77 Ramsgate v Bracknell Town
    78 Hanworth Villa v Whitstable Town
    79 Petts Wood & Holmesdale v Windsor & Eton
    80 Leatherhead v AFC Croydon Athletic
    81 Chertsey Town v Carshalton Athletic
    82 Egham Town v Chatham Town
    83 Southall v Cobham
    84 Bedfont or Faversham Town v Welling United
    85 Whitehawk v Eastbourne Borough
    86 Punjab United or SE Dons v Erith Town
    87 Three Bridges v Kingstonian
    88 Hayes & Yeading United v Camberley Town
    89 Broadfields United or Corinthian v Chichester City
    90 Uxbridge v Sutton Common Rovers or Haywards Heath Town
    91 Westfield or Hassocks v Dartford
    92 Yate Town v Devizes Town
    93 Brixham v Dorchester Town
    94 Thame United v Reading City
    95 Baffins Milton Rovers v Slimbridge or Milton Keynes Irish
    or Hartley Wintney
    96 Wimborne Town v Larkhall Athletic or Portishead Town
    97 Winslow United or Longlevens v Swindon Supermarine
    98 Wells City v Hungerford Town or Wokingham Town
    99 Bishop’s Cleeve v Poole Town
    100 Sholing v Andover New Street
    101 Bath City v Weymouth
    102 Taunton Town v Millbrook (Hampshire)
    103 Gosport Borough v Plymouth Parkway
    104 Falmouth Town v Frome Town
    105 Basingstoke Town v AFC Stoneham or Badshot Lea
    106 St Blazey v Tiverton Town
    107 Fleetlands v Cirencester Town
    108 AFC Portchester or Westbury United v Portland United
    109 Chippenham Town v Havant & Waterlooville
    110 Hamble Club or Tadley Calleva v Laverstock & Ford
    111 Gloucester City v Mangotsfield United
    112 Banbury United v Exmouth Town

    MATCH DATES

    The default date for matches in the First Round Qualifying is Saturday 5 September 2026, kick off 3.00pm.
    Replays are mandatory if a first match is drawn after 90 minutes. Replays must be scheduled on or before
    Thursday 10 September 2026, kick off 7.45pm.

    If a first match is postponed, this must be rescheduled and played on or before Thursday 10 September 2026.

    If a replay is postponed or delayed due to the postponement of a first match, this must then be scheduled and played on or before Thursday 17 September 2026.

    FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND RESULTS
    WINNERS RECEIVE £1,444
    LOSERS RECEIVE £481

    Tie – Home team – (Tier) – Score – Away team – Tier) – Att

    Friday 21 August 2026
    1 Redcar Town (9) 2–1 Bridlington Town (8) – 289
    13 Liversedge (8) 0–1 Ossett United (8) – 631
    62 Woodbridge Town (9) 0–1 Felixstowe & Walton United (8) – 371
    92 Hungerford Town (8) 1–1 Wokingham Town (9) – 348

    Saturday 22 August 2026
    117 Jersey Bulls (8) 4–1 Sheerwater (9) – 459
    2 Ashington (8) 2–3 Thornaby (9) – 372
    3 Kendal Town (9) 2–2 Heaton Stannington (8) – 261
    4 Blyth Spartans (8) 2–1 Morpeth Town (8)
    5 West Auckland Town (8) 0–1 Shildon (9) – 261
    6 Consett (8) 1–2 Marske United (9)
    7 Crook Town (9) 0–3 Bishop Auckland (9) – 621
    8 Knaresborough Town (9) 2–1 Easington Colliery (9) – 159
    9 Carlisle City (9) 0–2 Dunston (8) – 195
    10 Pontefract Collieries (8) 8–0 Parkgate (9) – 259
    11 Tadcaster Albion (9) 2–1 Stalybridge Celtic (8) – 277
    12 1874 Northwich (8) 1–1 Horbury Town (9) – 245
    14 Runcorn Linnets (8) 2–3 Trafford (9) – 416
    15 Witton Albion (8) 1–0 Nelson (9) – 378
    16 North Ferriby (8) 2–1 Campion (9) – 201
    17 Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) 1–0 Cheadle Town (9) – 195
    18 Mossley (8) 0–4 Bradford (Park Avenue) (8) – 456
    19 Atherton Collieries (8) 3–0 Irlam (9)
    20 Vauxhall Motors (8) 3–2 Thackley (9) – 148
    22 Lower Breck (8) 3–2 Euxton Villa (9) – 164
    23 Runcorn Town (9) 1–3 Prestwich Heys (9) – 140
    24 Droylsden (9) 1–2 Garforth Town (8) – 508
    25 Longridge Town (9) 2–3 South Liverpool (9) – 148
    26 Wythenshawe (8) 3–1 Clitheroe (8) – 264
    27 Litherland REMYCA (9) 1–1 Prescot Cables (8)
    28 Lutterworth Town (9) 1–2 AFC Wolverhampton City (9) – 51
    29 Hanley Town (8) 3–3 Droitwich Spa (9) – 143
    30 Stafford Rangers (8) 2–1 Matlock Town (8)
    31 Barwell (8) 1–2 Mickleover (8) – 166
    32 Rugby Borough (8) 0–1 Nuneaton Town (8) – 452
    33 Pershore Town (9) 2–3 Newcastle Town (8)
    34 Sutton United (Birmingham) (9) 0–2 Abbey Hulton United (9)
    35 Sporting Khalsa (9) 2–1 Shifnal Town (8) – 157
    36 Whitchurch Alport (9) 1–3 Coventry United (8)
    37 Coleshill Town (8) 0–1 Knowle (9)
    38 Ashby Ivanhoe (9) 1–3 Bedworth United (8) – 241
    39 Boldmere St. Michaels (8) 1–0 Chasetown (8)
    40 Lye Town (9) 6–0 Lichfield City (8) – 87 – Match played at Bromsgrove Sporting
    41 Shepshed Dynamo (8) 2–0 Romulus (9) – 214
    42 Rugby Town (9) 1–4 Belper Town (8) – 242
    43 Bottesford Town (9) 1–1 Bourne Town (8) – 212
    44 Retford (9) 0–1 Northampton ON Chenecks (9) – 312
    45 Corby Town (8) 0–1 Basford United (8)
    46 Desborough Town (9) 2–0 Carlton Town (8) – 148
    47 Northampton Sileby Rangers (9) 2–0 AFC Mansfield (9) – 121
    48 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) 1–1 Long Eaton United (8) – 411
    49 Lincoln United (8) 0–2 Wellingborough Town (8) – 203
    50 Eastwood (9) 0–2 Barton Town (9)
    51 Boston Town (8) 0–1 Sherwood Colliery (9)
    52 Mulbarton Wanderers (8) 1–0 Little Oakley (8) – 208
    53 Newmarket Town (8) 4–0 St Neots Town (9) – 226
    54 Cambridge City (8) 2–1 AFC Sudbury (8) – 407
    55 St Ives Town (8) 2–2 Fakenham Town (8) – 168
    56 Brantham Athletic (9) 3–1 Halstead Town (9) – 135
    57 Gorleston (8) 6–1 Mildenhall Town (9) – 103
    58 Yaxley (9) 0–0 Wisbech Town (9) – 164
    59 Harleston Town (9) 1–0 Dereham Town (9) – 220
    60 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 2–1 March Town United (9) – 117
    61 Histon (9) 3–4 Cornard United (9) – 181
    63 Biggleswade (8) 1–2 Buckhurst Hill (8) – 114
    64 Hutton (9) 1–2 Grays Athletic (8) – 205
    65 Dunstable (9) 1–0 North Greenford United (9) – 197
    66 Ware (8) 5–3 Leverstock Green (8) – 190
    67 Woodford Town (9) 3–1 Sawbridgeworth Town (9)
    68 Harefield United (9) 0–1 Hullbridge Sports (9) – 90
    69 Clapton Community (9) 1–2 Concord Rangers (8) – 775
    70 Hashtag United (8) 10–1 Enfield (9)
    71 Hayes & Yeading United (8) 6–3 White Ensign (9) – 145
    72 Kings Langley (9) 0–3 Canvey Island (8) – 177
    73 Hendon (8) 4–0 Hertford Town (8) – 181
    74 Romford (9) 2–2 Baldock Town (9) – 128
    75 West Essex (9) 0–3 Royston Town (8) – 111
    76 Witham Town (8) 2–2 Potters Bar Town (8) – 189
    77 Biggleswade Town (8) 1–0 Tilbury (8)
    78 Stotfold (8) 3–0 Cockfosters (9) – 152
    79 London Lions (8) 3–2 Redbridge (8) – 90
    80 Takeley (8) 1–3 Waltham Abbey (8)
    81 Haringey Borough (8) 2–2 Frenford (9) – 224
    82 Windsor & Eton (8) 5–0 North Leigh (9)
    83 Winslow United (8) 2–2 Longlevens (9) – 197
    84 Mangotsfield United (9) 3–0 Thatcham Town (9) – 315
    85 Thame United (8) 7–1 Brislington (9) – 124
    86 Marlow (8) 0–1 Cirencester Town (9) – 147
    87 Wells City (9) 3–1 Risborough Rangers (9) – 106
    88 Reading City (9) 2–0 Fairford Town (9) – 138
    89 Bishop’s Cleeve (8) 3–1 Wallingford & Crowmarsh (9) – 174
    90 Larkhall Athletic (8) 2–2 Portishead Town (9) – 190
    91 Didcot Town (8) 1–3 Swindon Supermarine (8) – 382
    93 Slimbridge (8) 2–2 Milton Keynes Irish (8) – 106
    94 Ascot United (8) 2–1 Penn & Tylers Green (9) – 221
    95 Flackwell Heath (8) 3–0 Hallen (9) – 152
    96 Egham Town (8) 3–0 Bearsted (9) – 108
    97 Harrow Borough (8) 1–3 Snodland Town (9) – 169
    98 Deal Town (8) 1–2 Southall (8) – 503
    99 Redhill (9) 2–1 Virginia Water (9) – 212
    100 Cray Valley Paper Mills (8) 2–4 AFC Greenwich Borough (9)- 293
    101 Bognor Regis Town (8) 1–2 East Grinstead Town (9) – 486
    102 Whitstable Town (8) 5–0 Newhaven (9) – 466
    103 Rusthall (9) 0–3 Sheppey United (8) – 236
    104 Peacehaven & Telscombe (8) 1–4 Margate (8)
    105 Pagham (9) 2–0 Balham (9)
    106 Camberley Town (9) 3–2 Beckenham Town (9) – 85
    107 Tunbridge Wells (9) 1–3 Kingstonian (8) – 243
    108 Erith Town (8) 3–0 Eastbourne Town (8)
    109 Cobham (8) 3–1 Littlehampton Town (8)
    110 Westfield (8) 1–1 Hassocks (9) – 199
    111 Bedfont (9) 0–0 Faversham Town (8)
    113 Epsom & Ewell (9) 0–3 Crowborough Athletic (8) – 122
    114 Punjab United (8) 1–1 SE Dons (9) – 278
    115 Raynes Park Vale (8) 1–5 Petts Wood & Holmesdale (9) – 265
    116 Sutton Common Rovers (9) 1–1 Haywards Heath Town (9) – 128
    118 Erith & Belvedere (9) 1–2 Sittingbourne (8) – 150
    119 Broadfields United (9) 1–1 Corinthian (9) – 67
    120 Moneyfields (8) 0–2 Portland United (8)
    121 AFC Stoneham (8) 3–3 Badshot Lea (9) – 120
    122 Dorchester Town (8) 3–1 Winchester City (8) – 431
    123 AFC Portchester (8) 2–2 Westbury United (8) – 151
    124 Devizes Town (9) 2–1 Melksham Town (8) – 471
    125 Andover New Street (9) 2–1 Shaftesbury (8) – 203
    126 Downton (9) 1–4 Millbrook (9)
    127 Weymouth (8) 6–0 Shepton Mallet (9) – 763
    128 Petersfield Town (9) 0–2 Laverstock & Ford (9) – 147
    130 Hamble Club (9) 0–0 Tadley Calleva (9) – 106
    131 Fleetlands (9) 3–0 Yateley United (9)
    132 Tiverton Town (8) 2–1 Ivybridge Town (9) – 233
    133 Street (9) 1–2 Falmouth Town (8) – 170
    134 St Blazey (9) 2–1 Barnstaple Town (8) – 185
    135 Exmouth Town (8) 3–1 Bridgwater United (9) – 310
    136 Brixham (9) 2–0 Willand Rovers (8) – 165

    Sunday 23 August 2026
    21 Northwich Victoria (9) 4–4 Bootle (8) – 297
    112 Midhurst & Easebourne (9) 1–3 AFC Croydon Athletic (8)

    Tuesday 25 August 2026
    129 Baffins Milton Rovers (9) – Hartley Wintney (8)
    Match played at Hartley Wintney

    Replays
    Tuesday 25 August 2026
    3R Heaton Stannington (8) – Kendal Town (9)
    12R Horbury Town (9) – 1874 Northwich (8)
    27R Prescot Cables (8) – Litherland REMYCA (9)
    29R Droitwich Spa (9) – Hanley Town (8)
    43R Bourne Town (8) – Bottesford Town (9)
    48R Long Eaton United (8) – AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8)
    55R Fakenham Town (8) – St Ives Town (8)
    58R Wisbech Town (9) – Yaxley (9)
    74R Baldock Town (9) – Romford (9)
    76R Potters Bar Town (8) – Witham Town (8)
    81R Frenford (9) – Haringey Borough (8)
    90R Portishead Town (9) – Larkhall Athletic (8)
    92R Wokingham Town (9) – Hungerford Town (8)
    93R Milton Keynes Irish (8) – Slimbridge (8)
    110R Hassocks (9) – Westfield (8)
    111R Faversham Town (8) – Bedfont (9)
    114R SE Dons (9) – Punjab United (8)
    116R Haywards Heath Town (9) – Sutton Common Rovers (9)
    119R Corinthian (9) – Broadfields United (9)
    121R Badshot Lea (9) – AFC Stoneham (8)
    123R Westbury United (8) – AFC Portchester (8)
    130R Tadley Calleva (9) – Hamble Club (9)

    Wednesday 26 August 2026
    21R Bootle (8) – Northwich Victoria (9)
    83R Longlevens (9) – Winslow United (8)

    Here’s so photos and videos from the Preliminary Round, shared by the FA Cup social media account…



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