THE EMIRATES FA CUP 2025-26
Holders – Crystal Palace, Runners-up – Manchester City
FIRST ROUND
SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2025 (3pm)
WINNERS RECEIVE £45,000
LOSERS RECEIVE £15,000
Weston Super Mare v Aldershot Town
Salford City v Lincoln City
Luton Town v Forest Green Rovers
Gainsborough Trinity v Accrington Stanley
Colchester United v MK Dons
Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County
Wigan Athletic v Hemel Hempstead Town
Newport County v Gillingham
Cheltenham Town v Bradford City
Barnsley v York City
Reading v Carlisle United
Bromley v Bristol Rovers
Peterborough United v Cardiff City
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
Crewe Alexandra v Doncaster Rovers
Tamworth v Leyton Orient
Stevenage v Chesterfield
Boreham Wood v Crawley Town
Sutton United v AFC Telford United
Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town
Chelmsford City v Braintree Town
Spennymoor Town v Barrow
Wycombe Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle
FC Halifax Town v Exeter City
Slough Town v Altrincham
Wealdstone v Southend United
Rotherham United v Swindon Town
Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United
Buxton v Chatham Town
Burton Albion v St Albans City
Brackley Town v Notts County
Blackpool v Scunthorpe United
Cambridge United v Chester
AFC Wimbledon v Gateshead
Mansfield Town v Harrogate Town
Macclesfield v AFC Totton
South Shields v Shrewsbury Town
Fleetwood Town v Barnet
Port Vale v Maldon & Tiptree
Eastleigh v Walsall
FOURTH ROUND QUALIFYING
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER 2025 (3pm)
WINNERS RECEIVE £9,375
LOSERS RECEIVE £3,125
Weston super Mare 1 Needham Market 0
Hemel Hempstead Town 2 Yeovil Town 1
Chelmsford City 4 Chippenham Town 3
AFC Totton 1 Truro City 1 Rep. 1-1 (5-3 pens)
MONDAY 13 OCTOBER 2025 (7.30pm)
Worthing 1 Forest Green Rovers 4
PRIZE FUND PAYMENTS
Extra Preliminary Round winners (174) £1,125
Extra Preliminary Round losers (174) £375
Preliminary Round winners (155) £1,444
Preliminary Round losers (155) £481
First Round Qualifying winners (121) £2,250
First Round Qualifying losers (121) £750
Second Round Qualifying winners (82) £3,375
Second Round Qualifying losers (82) £1,125
Third Round Qualifying winners (41) £5,625
Third Round Qualifying losers (41) £1,875
Fourth Round Qualifying winners (32) £9,375
Fourth Round Qualifying losers (32) £3,125
First Round Proper winners (40) £45,000
First Round Proper losers (40) £15,000
Second Round Proper winners (20) £75,000
Second Round Proper losers (20) £20,000
Third Round Proper winners (32) £115,000
Third Round Proper losers (32) £25,000
Fourth Round Proper winners (16) £120,000
Fifth Round Proper winners (8) £225,000
Quarter Final winners (4) £450,000
Semi Final losers (2) £500,000
Semi final winners (2) £1,000,000
Final runners-up (1) £1,000,000
Final winners (1) £2,000,000
