2025–26 FA Trophy


The 2025–26 FA Trophy is the 57th edition of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system.
Aldershot Town are the defending champions, having won the 2024–25 edition.

Format and eligibility

The calendar and entries were announced by The Football Association on 26 June 2025.
Aldershot Town are the reigning champions for the 2024–25 season, having defeated Spennymoor Town 3–0 in the 2025 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium.
RoundMain DateNumber of FixturesClubs RemainingNew Entries This RoundLosing ClubWinning Club
Preliminary round23 August 202516336 → 32032£400£1,500
First round qualifying6 September 202580320 → 240144£400£1,500
Second round qualifying20 September 202540240 → 200none£575£2,250
Third round qualifying4 October 202564200 → 13688£625£2,450
First round proper25 October 202532136 → 104none£775£3,000
Second round proper15 November 202540104 → 6448£1,000£3,750
Third round proper13 December 20253264 → 3224£1,250£4,500
Fourth round proper10 January 20261632 → 16none£1,500£5,250
Fifth round proper31 January 2026816 → 8none£1,750£6,000
Quarter-finals28 February 202648 → 4none£2,000£7,500
Semi-finals28 March 202624 → 2none£5,000£15,000
Final17 May 202612 → 1none£30,000£60,000

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was made on 4 July 2025.
TieHome teamScoreAway team
7Brantham Athletic 0–4Grays Athletic 99
8Leighton Town 2–0Gorleston 318
9Northwood 3–1Hanworth Villa 110
10AFC Croydon Athletic 1–3AFC Whyteleafe 167
11Sheppey United 1–1 Hassocks 228
12Metropolitan Police 1–1 Hartley Wintney 87
13Marlow 0–3Three Bridges 142
15Bashley 0–3Frome Town 152
16Westbury United 1–1 Falmouth Town 278

First qualifying round

The draw for the preliminary round was made on 4 July 2025.

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 8 September 2025.

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was made on 22 September 2025.

First round proper

The draw for the first round proper was made on 6 October 2025.
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Second round proper

The draw for the second round proper was made on 27 October 2025.
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Third round proper

The draw for the third round proper was made on 17 November 2025. There were four teams from the eighth tier still in the competition, with at least one going through into the fourth round due to Leatherhead and Harrow Borough playing each other.
Tier 5Tier 6Tier 7Tier 8Total

TieHome teamScoreAway team
16 Gateshead 0–3 Morecambe 363
17 Boreham Wood 3–3 Brackley Town 458
18 Leatherhead 3–2Harrow Borough 863
19Yeovil Town 1–1 Maidstone United 1,691
20Forest Green Rovers 4–0 Weston-super-Mare 973
21Hemel Hempstead Town 0–2 Horsham 550
22Chatham Town 3–0 Plymouth Parkway 402
23 Wealdstone 2–1 Cheshunt 621
24Dorking Wanderers 1–1 Bath City 683
25 Woking 2–0AFC Totton 1,020
26Dagenham & Redbridge 3–1Hanwell Town 826
27 Eastleigh 2–1Aldershot Town 1,194
28Southend United 4–0Truro City 3,715
30Walton & Hersham 4–1Sutton United 1,260
31 Gloucester City 3–3 Worthing 549
32Dover Athletic 1–4 Hornchurch 392

Fourth round proper

The draw for the third round proper was made on 15 December 2025. Three teams from the eighth tier, Anstey Nomads, Clitheroe, and Leatherhead, remained in the competition.
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Fifth round proper

At the time of the draw, there were two teams from the seventh tier still in the competition: Chatham Town and Walton & Hersham.
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