Time for the 25/26 FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round draw now following a very busy weekend of Second Qualifying Round action.
It was a busy weekend as the FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round got underway, no new non league teams entering at that stage, with it just the winners from the First Qualifying Round, and there were plenty of goals and a few penalty shootouts across the 40 games.
The biggest attendance in the Second Qualifying Round came in the abandoned fixture between Runcorn Linnets and Bury with 1,005 fans present. The scoreline was 1-1 before the decision to stop the game.
Sittingbourne produced the biggest win, a 6-1 victory away against Crowborough Athletic. The game with the most amount of goals in normal time came at Walthamstow, who beat Leighton Town 5–3. Meanwhile, it was Hadley v Ascot United that had the biggest penalty shootout scoreline, finish 7-6 to Hadley after a 2-2 draw.
The Third Qualifying Round sees 64 ties drawn out. Once again, there are no replays, so any match which end in a draw after 90 minutes will be decided via a penalty shootout.
Teams in the 7th tier will enter in the Third Qualifying Round, while National League North / South teams it’s the Second Round Proper, then the National League in the Third Round Proper.
Should note that for those wondering where the FA Vase First round proper draw is, that is reportedly being done on Tuesday the 23rd at 1pm.
Teams who win in the Third Qualifying Round will pick up £2,450, while the losers pick up £625, a full list of prize money and dates for each round can be seen below…
FA TROPHY THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW
1 Hyde United v Warrington Town
2 Ashton United v Clitheroe
3 Dunston v Warrington Rylands
4 Workington v FC United of Manchester
5 Stockton Town v Lower Breck
6 Silsden v Stocksbridge Park Steels
7 Runcorn Linnets or Bury v Morpeth Town
8 Widnes v Bamber Bridge – (walkover for Bamber Bridge – Widnes withdrawn)
9 Bridlington Town v Guiseley
10 Bradford (Park Avenue) v Heaton Stannington
11 Whitby Town v Hebburn Town
12 Prescot Cables v Lancaster City
13 Evesham United v Ilkeston Town
14 Gainsborough Trinity v Shifnal Town
15 Barwell v Bromsgrove Sporting
16 Sporting Club Inkberrow v Stratford Town
17 Rushall Olympic v Spalding United
18 Anstey Nomads v Stourbridge
19 Quorn v Corby Town
20 Real Bedford v Stamford
21 AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Malvern Town
22 Halesowen Town v Leek Town
23 St Ives Town v Kettering Town
24 Worcester City v Rugby Town
25 Basford United v Alvechurch
26 Harborough Town v Hednesford Town
27 Cleethorpes Town v Redditch United
28 Stanway Rovers v Uxbridge
29 Royston Town v Welling United
30 Hanwell Town v Grays Athletic
31 Westfield v Brentwood Town
32 Leatherhead v Ramsgate
33 Aveley v St Albans City
34 Carshalton Athletic v Cheshunt
35 Broadbridge Heath v Billericay Town
36 Hadley v Dartford
37 Harrow Borough v Witham Town
38 Lewes v Leiston
39 Cray Valley (PM) v Berkhamsted
40 AFC Sudbury v Bury Town
41 Chertsey Town v Tilbury
42 Burgess Hill Town v Potters Bar Town
43 Bishop’s Stortford v Cray Wanderers
44 Wingate & Finchley v VCD Athletic
45 Chatham Town v Needham Market
46 Ashford United v Biggleswade
47 Hayes & Yeading United v Walton & Hersham
48 Sittingbourne v Hashtag United
49 Waltham Abbey v Walthamstow
50 Whitehawk v Canvey Island
51 Dulwich Hamlet v Hendon
52 AFC Dunstable v Folkestone Invicta
53 Bracknell Town v Hungerford Town
54 Basingstoke Town v Shaftesbury
55 Hartpury v Gloucester City
56 Plymouth Parkway v Gosport Borough
57 Dorchester Town v Bideford
58 Thame United v Banbury United
59 Bishop’s Cleeve v Sholing
60 Yate Town v Poole Town
61 AFC Portchester v Taunton Town
62 Chichester City v Farnham Town
63 Havant & Waterlooville v Tiverton Town
64 Wimborne Town v Weymouth
Season 2025-26
Payments made from The FA’s prize fund
First round qualifying: Winners receive £1500, losers receive £400
Second round qualifying: Winners receive £2250 losers receive £575
Third round qualifying: Winners receive £2450, losers receive £625
First round: Winners receive £3000, losers receive £775
Second round: Winners receive £3750, losers receive £1000
Third round: Winners receive £4500, losers receive £1250
Fourth round: Winners receive £5250, losers receive £1500
Fifth round: Winners receive £6000, losers receive £1750
Quarter Final: Winners receive £7500, losers receive £2000
Semi-Final: Winners receive £15,000, losers receive £5000
Final runners-up: £30,000
Final winners: £60,000
Amounts are per winning club in each round.
Round Dates
Preliminary Round: Saturday 23 August 2025
First Round Qualifying: Saturday 6 September 2025
Second Round Qualifying: Saturday 20 September 2025
Third Round Qualifying: Saturday 4 October 2025
First Round Proper: Saturday 25 October 2025
Second Round Proper: Saturday 15 November 2025
Third Round Proper: Saturday 13 December 2025
Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 10 January 2026
Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 31 January 2026
Sixth Round Proper: Saturday 28 February 2026
Semi-Final: Saturday 28 March 2026
The Final: Sunday 17 May 2026
MATCH DATES
The default date for matches in the Second Round Qualifying is Saturday 20 September 2025, kick-off
3.00pm.
There are no replays. When a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the winner shall be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the procedure adopted by The International Football Association Board.
If a match is postponed, this must be rescheduled and played within the postponement window.
FA TROPHY SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS
Tie – Home team – (level) – Score – Away team – (level) – Att.
3 – Stalybridge Celtic (8) 0–3 Lower Breck (8) – 517
7 – Bridlington Town (8) 2–0 North Ferriby (8) – 645
18 – Biggleswade (8) 3–0 Hitchin Town (8) – 316
20 – Enfield (8) 1–3 AFC Dunstable (8) – 98
34 – Harrow Borough (8) 4–0 Jersey Bulls (8) – 166
1 – Heaton Stannington (8) 4–0 Newton Aycliffe (8) – 287
2 – Bradford (Park Avenue) (8) 2–0 Consett (8) – 196
4 – Witton Albion (8) 0–1 Dunston (8) – 308
5 – Runcon Linnets (8) A–A Bury (8) – 1,005
6 – Congleton Town (8) 1–3 Clitheroe (8) – 374
8 – Silsden (8) 3–0 Nantwich Town (8) – 144
9 – Shifnal Town (8) 2–1 Carlton Town (8) – 106
10 – Corby Town (8) 3–0 Sutton Coldfield Town (8) – 424
11 – Lincoln United (8) 0–2 Malvern Town (8) – 131
12 – Rugby Town (8) 3–2 Belper Town (8) – 242
13 – Coleshill Town (8) 3–4 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) – 111
14 – Bedworth United (8) 0–3 Anstey Nomads (8) – 152
15 – Matlock Town (8) 1–3 Basford United (8) – 459
16 – Sporting Club Inkberrow (8) 4–3 Stafford Rangers (8) – 171
17 – Grays Athletic (8) 2–0 Felixstowe & Walton United (8) – 194
19 – Welwyn Garden City (8) 2–2 (3–4 p) Tilbury (8) – 118
21 – Waltham Abbey (8) 4–1 Lowestoft Town (8) – 140
22 – Walthamstow (8) 5–3 Leighton Town (8) – 252
23 – Cambridge City (8) 3–3 (4–5 p) Witham Town (8) – 381
24 – Stanway Rovers (8) 3–0 Mildenhall Town (8) – 94
25 – Hadley (8) 2–2 (7–6 p) Ascot United (8) – 122
26 – Leatherhead (8) 2–0 Kingstonian (8) – 450
27 – East Grinstead Town (8) 1–2 VCD Athletic (8) – 133
28 – Deal Town (8) 2–3 Ashford United (8) – 454
29 – Hayes & Yeading United (8) 5–1 Southall (8) – 205
30 – Broadbridge Heath (8) 2–1 Bedfont Sports (8) – 75
31 – Crowborough Athletic (8) 1–6 Sittingbourne (8) – 242
32 – Beckenham Town (8) 2–5 Hendon (8)
33 – Westfield (8) 1–1 (4–3 p) Bognor Regis Town (8) – 152
35 – Swindon Supermarine (8) 1–1 (4–5 p) Bideford (8) – 225
36 – Hartpury University (8) 4–2 Portishead Town (8) – 113
37 – Thame United (8) 3–1 Winchester City (8) – 102
38 – Fareham Town (8) 2–5 Bishop’s Cleeve (8) – 189
39 – Shaftesbury (8) 2–2 (4–1 p) Falmouth Town (8) – 125
40 – AFC Portchester (8) 3–0 Tavistock (8) – 225
