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Draw made for first two rounds of FA Cup and FA Trophy

The draw has been made for the first two rounds of this season's FA Cup and FA Trophy.

The road to Wembley will begin with the FA Cup extra preliminary round on Saturday 2 August.

Preliminary round ties are set to take place on Saturday 16 August.

The FA Trophy begins one week later with the preliminary round on Saturday 23 August, before first round qualifying takes place on Saturday 6 September.

Teams at Step 3 will enter the FA Cup at the first round qualifying stage on Saturday 30 August. They will enter the FA Trophy on Saturday 4 October, in the third qualifying round.

A full list of round dates for the 2025/26 season can be found here.

All ties involving Northern Premier League sides are listed below:

FA Cup extra preliminary round (Saturday 2 August) -

REDCAR ATHLETIC vs NORTH FERRIBY
BISHOP AUCKLAND vs Whickham
BLYTH TOWN vs Horden Community Welfare
GARFORTH TOWN vs West Auckland Town
Newcastle Benfield vs PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES
Knaresborough Town vs BRIDLINGTON TOWN
Shildon vs ASHINGTON
Guisborough Town vs CONSETT
Whitley Bay vs HEATON STANNINGTON
BRIGHOUSE TOWN vs Frickley Athletic
WYTHENSHAWE TOWN vs Prestwich Heys
HALLAM vs LOWER BRECK
WITTON ALBION vs Cheadle Town
TRAFFORD vs Barnoldswick Town
BURY vs South Liverpool
Handsworth vs SILSDEN
BOOTLE vs 1874 Northwich
BRADFORD (PARK AVENUE) vs MOSSLEY
Atherton LR vs OSSETT UNITED
RUNCORN LINNETS vs CLITHEROE
STAFFORD RANGERS vs Lutterworth Town
Coton Green vs RUGBY TOWN
COLESHILL TOWN vs Nuneaton Town
Romulus vs COVENTRY SPHINX
Stone Old Alleynians vs SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN
KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC vs RUGBY BOROUGH
BEDWORTH UNITED vs Brocton
Pershore Town 88 vs DARLASTON TOWN
RACING CLUB WARWICK vs Droitwich Spa
SHIFNAL TOWN vs Coventry United
BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS vs Abbey Hulton United
NEWCASTLE TOWN vs Stourport Swifts
AFC Wulfrunians vs SHEPSHED DYNAMO
AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS vs GRIMSBY BOROUGH
Harrowby United vs BOURNE TOWN
LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS vs Barton Town
LINCOLN UNITED vs Northampton O.N. Chenecks
Deeping Rangers vs WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN
ST NEOTS TOWN vs Great Yarmouth Town

FA Cup preliminary round (Saturday 16 August) -

BISHOP AUCKLAND or Whickham vs BLYTH TOWN or Horden Community Welfare
Guisborough Town or CONSETT vs REDCAR ATHLETIC or NORTH FERRIBY
NEWTON AYCLIFFE vs North Shields or Newcastle Blue Star
GARFORTH TOWN or West Auckland Town vs Knaresborough Town or BRIDLINGTON TOWN
Newcastle Benfield or PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES vs BLYTH SPARTANS
Birtley Town or Beverley Town vs Shildon or ASHINGTON
Thornaby or Tadcaster Albion vs DUNSTON
WITTON ALBION or Cheadle Town vs Abbey Hey or AFC Liverpool
Sheffield or Albion Sports vs BOOTLE or 1874 Northwich
BRADFORD (PARK AVENUE) or MOSSLEY vs AVRO
ATHERTON COLLIERIES vs WYTHENSHAWE TOWN or Prestwich Heys
NANTWICH TOWN vs Charnock Richard or Burscough
TRAFFORD or Barnoldswick Town vs Northwich Victoria or Campion
Winsford United or West Didsbury & Chorlton vs BRIGHOUSE TOWN or Frickley Athletic
Liversedge or Wythenshawe vs VAUXHALL MOTORS
Whitchurch Alport or Litherland REMYCA vs RUNCORN LINNETS or CLITHEROE
STALYBRIDGE CELTIC vs BURY or South Liverpool
Glossop North End or FC St Helens vs Atherton LR or OSSETT UNITED
HALLAM or LOWER BRECK vs City of Liverpool or Euxton Villa
Handsworth or SILSDEN vs Golcar United or Ramsbottom United
CONGLETON TOWN vs Penistone Church or Padiham
Pilkington or Longridge Town vs EMLEY
Coton Green or RUGBY TOWN vs Eastwood Community or Gresley Rovers
Romulus or COVENTRY SPHINX vs Heanor Town or Dudley Town
STAFFORD RANGERS or Lutterworth Town vs CHASETOWN
BELPER TOWN vs KIDSGROVE ATHLETIC or RUGBY BOROUGH
Hereford Pegasus or Lye Town vs RACING CLUB WARWICK or Droitwich Spa
BEDWORTH UNITED or Brocton vs Westfields or Atherstone Town
Pershore Town 88 or DARLASTON TOWN vs COLESHILL TOWN or Nuneaton Town
Hinckley or Highgate United vs LONG EATON UNITED
AFC Wulfrunians or SHEPSHED DYNAMO vs Tividale or Clay Cross Town
Stone Old Alleynians or SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN vs NEWCASTLE TOWN or Stourport Swifts
SPORTING KHALSA vs Sporting Club Inkberrow or Studley
BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS or Abbey Hulton United vs SHIFNAL TOWN or Coventry United
Belper United or Uttoxeter Town vs Hanley Town or LICHFIELD CITY
MICKLEOVER vs MATLOCK TOWN
Blackstones or AFC Mansfield vs AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS or GRIMSBY BOROUGH
BASFORD UNITED vs Hucknall Town or Yaxley
LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS or Barton Town vs CARLTON TOWN
Deeping Rangers or WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN vs Harrowby United or BOURNE TOWN
Sherwood Colliery or Bugbrooke St Michaels vs ANSTEY NOMADS
Skegness Town or Godmanchester Rovers vs LINCOLN UNITED or Northampton O.N. Chenecks
Aylestone Park or Northampton Sileby Rangers vs CORBY TOWN
Lowestoft Town vs ST NEOTS TOWN or Great Yarmouth Town