The Emirates FA Cup third round qualifying is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday 27 September 2025

The Emirates FA Cup third round qualifying draw for the 2025-26 season has been made, with 40 ties scheduled to take place across the weekend of Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September.

Following the weekend’s ties across the country in the second round qualifying, there are 14 ties still to be concluded with replays taking place on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 September. 

Winning clubs in the third round qualifying will pick up £5625 from the 2025-26 competition prize fund and losing teams will also collect £1875.

A tie in the third round qualifying will be selected by the BBC for live broadcast coverage, with details of that fixture to be confirmed in due course.

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The Draw

1 Chester v Curzon Ashton
2 AFC Fylde v Darlington
3 Runcorn Linnets v Ashton United
4 Spennymoor Town v Chadderton
5 Morpeth Town v Radcliffe or Southport
6 Macclesfield v Nantwich Town
7 Dunston v Gainsborough Trinity
8 South Shields v Chorley
9 Marine v Buxton
10 Hyde United v Matlock Town
11 Leiston v Chasetown or Banbury United
12 Enfield Town v Quorn
13 Needham Market v Mulbarton Wanderers or Witham Town
14 Bury Town or Woodford Town  v St Albans City
15 Waltham Abbey v Maldon & Tiptree
16 Harborough Town v Peterborough Sports
17 Alvechurch v Chelmsford City
18 Spalding United v Bedford Town or Dagenham & Redbridge
19 Hednesford Town v Billericay Town
20 Royston Town v King’s Lynn Town
21 AFC Telford United v Racing Club Warwick or Evesham United
22 Grimsby Borough or Halesowen Town v Aveley
23 Hemel Hempstead Town v Sporting Khalsa or Hereford
24 Sutton Coldfield Town v Stamford
25 Wimborne Town v Jersey Bulls or Worthing
26 Farnham Town v Dorchester Town
27 Ebbsfleet United v Faversham Town
28 Whitstable Town or Chichester City v Hungerford Town
29 Cray Valley (PM) v Steyning Town Community or Tonbridge Angels
30 Bedfont Sports Club v Welling United or Slough Town
31 Merthyr Town v Hampton & Richmond Borough
32 Sholing v Eastbourne Borough
33 Westfield or Horsham v Folkestone Invicta
34 Salisbury v Dorking Wanderers
35 Westbury United v Farnborough
36 Poole Town v Taunton Town or Weston Super Mare
37 AFC Totton v Shaftesbury or Frome Town
38 Flackwell Heath v Bracknell Town
39 Walton & Hersham v Chippenham Town
40 Chatham Town v Deal Town