\n The first round proper will see 24 teams playing in the third-tier FA Women\u2019s National League Premier Division enter the competition
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The draw for the first round proper of the Women’s FA Cup 2026-27 has been made.<\/p>\n
Taking place live on the official Women’s FA Cup YouTube and TikTok channels, there are 96 clubs and 48 ties involved at this stage of the competition.<\/p>\n
The draw is split into three regions – North, Midlands and South.<\/p>\n
The first round proper is scheduled to take place on\u00a0Sunday 25 October 2026.<\/p>\n
Group 1 (26 clubs, 13 ties)<\/p>\n
1\u00a0Leeds Modernians v\u00a0Liverpool Feds
2\u00a0Norton & Stockton Ancients v AFC Fylde
3 Grimsby Town v Stockport County
4\u00a0Workington Town v\u00a0Mancunian Unity
5\u00a0Durham Cestria v Hull City
6 Harrogate Town v Bolton Wanderers
7 Wigan Athletic Women v\u00a0Chester-Le-Street Town
8 Lincoln v Halifax
9\u00a0Thornaby v Chorley
10 Preston North End v\u00a0i2i International Soccer Academy
11 Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough
12 South Shields v SJR Worksop
13 Leeds United v Rotherham United<\/p>\n
Group 2 (30 clubs, 15 ties)<\/p>\n
1\u00a0Kidderminster Harriers v Wroxham
2\u00a0Sutton Coldfield Town v Derby County
3 Northampton Town v Stoke City
4\u00a0Lye Town or Coton Green v Peterborough United
5 West Bromwich Albion v Notts County
6 Port Vale v\u00a0Boldmere St Michaels
7 Luton Town v Cambridge United
8\u00a0Leafield Athletic v Mansfield Town
9 Norwich City v\u00a0Redditch Borough
10 Royston Town v Crewe Alexandra
11 Milton Keynes Dons v Nantwich Town
12\u00a0Harpenden Town v Chesterfield
13 Rugby Borough v Sporting Khalsa
14 Real Bedford v\u00a0Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers
15 Nottingham Trent University v\u00a0Loughborough Lightning<\/p>\n
Group 3 (40 clubs, 20 ties)<\/p>\n
1\u00a0Actonians v\u00a0Marine Academy Plymouth
2 Portsmouth v Cheltenham Town
3 Queens Park Rangers v Lewes
4 St Agnes v\u00a0Portishead Town
5 Barking v Bromley
6\u00a0Gwalia United v Yate Town
7\u00a0Haringey Borough v\u00a0Dulwich Hamlet
8\u00a0Abingdon United v Bristol Rovers
9 Brentford v Dartford
10 Plymouth Argyle v Millwall Lionesses
11 Exeter City v Hashtag United
12 AFC Bournemouth v Feniton
13 Moneyfields v Saltdean United
14 Tooting Bec v Chatham Town
15 Swindon Town v\u00a0Bridgwater United
16 Hammersmith v AFC Wimbledon
17 Fulham v Enfield Town
18\u00a0Winchester City Flyers v\u00a0Keynsham Town
19\u00a0Maidenhead United v Andover New Street
20\u00a0AFC Portchester Ladies v Oxford United<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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