Time for the actual draw for the fifth round of the FA Trophy 25/26, now after a very busy weekend of fourth round action.
The draw will be hosted by Olly Clink and conducted by former Arsenal, Carlisle and Southend United player and presenter Adrian Clarke.
It was a busy weekend as the fourth round of the FA Trophy began, with 8 of the 16 games postponed. They are played in the middle of the week.
Two teams from the eighth tier, Anstey Nomads and Clitheroe, will take part in the draw after their fixtures were announced. The only other team, Leatherhead, lost to Horsham.
The largest crowd in the fourth round recorded Yeovil’s penalty shootout win over Alvechurch. 1,870 fans streamed through the turnstiles.
There have been two surprises so far: Walton & Herhsam from League 7 beat Brackley Town from League 5 and Isthmian League side Chatham beat National League team Carlisle.
There will be 8 duels in the main round of the fourth round, but due to postponements over the weekend there will be more teams than usual. As there are no replays, any game that ends in a draw after 90 minutes will be decided on penalties.
The winning teams will receive £6,000 while the losers will receive £1,750. A full list of prize pools and dates for each round can be found below…
NUMBERS OF BALLS:
1 Bath City or Southend United
2 Walton & Hersham
3 Woking or Macclesfield
4 Yeovil Town
5 Eastleigh or Southport
6 Marine
7 Kidderminster Harriers or Morecambe
8 Chatham Town
9 Wealdstone
10 Hornchurch or AFC Telford United
11 forest green rovers
12 AFC Fylde
13 Tamworth or Rochdale
14 FC Halifax Town or Anstey Nomads
15 Horsham
16 Scunthorpe United or Clitheroe
FA TROPHY FIFTH ROUND CORRECT DRAW
FOREST GREEN vs WEALDSTONE
CHATHAM versus BATH or SOUTHEND
SCUNTHORPE or CLITHEROE versus HORSHAM
HALIFAX or ANSTEY versus KIDDERMINSTER or MORECAMBE
WALTON & HERSHAM versus WOKING or MACCLESFIELD
AFC FYLDE vs EASTLEIGH or SOUTHPORT
HORNCHURCH or TELFORD versus YEOVIL
TAMWORTH or ROCHDALE versus MARINE
2025-26 season
Payments from the FA prize fund
Qualification for the first round: The winners receive £1500Losers get £400
Qualification for the second round: The winners receive £2250 Losers get £575
Qualification for the third round: The winners receive £2450Losers get £625
First round: The winners receive £3000Losers get £775
Second round: The winners receive £3750Losers get £1000
Third round: The winners receive £4500Losers get £1250
Fourth round: The winners receive £5250Losers get £1500
Fifth round: The winners receive £6000Losers get £1750
Quarterfinals: Winners received £7500Losers get £2000
Semifinals: The winners received £15,000Losers get £5000
Last runners-up: £30,000
Final Winners: £60,000
The amounts apply per winning club in each round.
Round appointments
Preliminary round: Saturday, August 23, 2025
First round qualification: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Qualification for the second round: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Qualification for the third round: Saturday, October 4, 2025
First round correct: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Second round correct: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Third round correct: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Fourth round correct: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Fifth round correct: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Sixth round correct: Saturday, February 28, 2026
Semifinals: Saturday March 28, 2026
The finale: Sunday, May 17, 2026
There are no repeats. If a match is tied after 90 minutes, the winner will be determined by taking shots at the penalty mark in accordance with the procedure established by the International Football Association Board.
If a game is postponed, it must be rescheduled and played within the postponement window.
FA TROPHY FOURTH ROUND RESULTS:
Draw – Home Team – Result – Away Team
1 Bath City (6) P–P Southend United (5)
2 Walton & Hersham (7) 1-0 Brackley Town (5)
3 Woking (5) P–P Macclesfield (6)
4 Yeovil Town (5) 0-0 (3-1P) Alvechurch (7)
5 Eastleigh (5) P–P Southport (6)
6 Navy (6) 1–1 (4–3 T) Gloucester City (7)
7 Kidderminster Harriers (6) P–P Morecambe (5)
8 Chatham Town (7) 1–0 Carlisle United (5)
9 Wealdstone (5) 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge (6)
10 Hornchurch (6) P–P AFC Telford United (6)
11 Ebbsfleet United (6) 0-2 Forest Green Rovers (5)
12 Hereford (6) 2-2 (3-4 points) AFC Fylde (6)
13 Tamworth (5) P–P Rochdale (5)
14 FC Halifax Town (5) P–P Anstey Nomads (8)
15 Leatherhead (8) 2-3 Horsham (6)
16 Scunthorpe United (5) P–P Clitheroe (8)
Carlisle were eliminated from the fourth round of the FA Trophy, two leagues behind Chatham
FA TROPHY THIRD ROUND RESULTS:
Draw – Home Team – Result – Away Team
29 – Ebbsfleet United (6) 3–1 Braintree Town (5)
1 – Solihull Moors (5) 2-2 (8-9 points) AFC Fylde (6)
2 – Harborough Town (7) 1-2 Carlisle United (5)
3 – Alvechurch (7) 2-2 (4-1p) Alfreton Town (6)
4 – Hartlepool United (5) 1-2 Anstey Nomads (8)
5-South Shields (6) 0-1 Macclesfield (6)
6 – Clitheroe (8) 1-1 (4-3 d) York City (5)
7 – Scunthorpe United (5) 5–0 Peterborough Sports (6)
8 – Worksop Town (6) 0-0 (1-4P) Kidderminster Harriers (6)
9 – Curzon Ashton (6) 1-2 Navy (6)
10 – Hereford (6) 1-1 (4-2P) Radcliffe (6)
11 – Leamington (6) 0-1 Rochdale (5)
12 – Southport (6) 3–1 Leek Town (7)
13 – Tamworth (5) 1-1 (5-4 points) Boston United (5)
14 – FC Halifax Town (5) 4–0 FC United of Manchester (7)
15 – AFC Telford United (6) 4-3 Altrincham (5)
16 – Gateshead (5) 0-3 Morecambe (5)
17 – Boreham Wood (5) 3-3 (1-3P) Brackley Town (5)
18 – Leatherhead (8) 3-2 Harrow Borough (8)
19 – Yeovil Town (5) 1-1 (4-2P) Maidstone United (6)
20 – Forest Green Rovers (5) 4–0 Weston-super-Mare (6)
21 – Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 0-2 Horsham (6)
22 – Chatham Town (7) 3–0 Plymouth Parkway (7)
23 – Wealdstone (5) 2-1 Cheshunt (7)
24 – Dorking Wanderers (6) 1-1 (2-4P) Bath City (6)
25 – Woking (5) 2–0 AFC Totton (6)
26 – Dagenham & Redbridge (6) 3–1 Hanwell Town (7)
27 – Eastleigh (5) 2-1 Aldershot Town (5)
28 – Southend United (5) 4–0 Truro City (5)
30 – Walton & Hersham (7) 4–1 Sutton United (5)
31 – Gloucester City (7) 3-3 (5-3P) Worthing (6)
32 – Dover Athletic (6) 1-4 Hornchurch (6)
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LIST OF ALL FA TROPHY FINALS AND WINNERS
| Year | winner | Second | Result | To |
| 1970 | Macclesfield Town | Telford United | 2:0 | 28,000 |
| 1971 | Telford United | Hillingdon District | 3-2 | 29,500 |
| 1972 | Stafford Rangers | Barnet | 3-0 | 24,000 |
| 1973 | Scarborough | Wigan Athletic | 2-1 (nV) | 23,000 |
| 1974 | Morecambe | Dartford | 2-1 | 19,000 |
| 1975 | Matlock Town | Scarborough | 4:0 | 21,000 |
| 1976 | Scarborough | Stafford Rangers | 3-2 (nV) | 21,000 |
| 1977 | Scarborough | Dagenham | 2-1 | 21,500 |
| 1978 | Altrincham | Leatherhead | 3-1 | 20,000 |
| 1979 | Stafford Rangers | Kettering Town | 2:0 | 32,000 |
| 1980 | Dagenham | Mossley | 2-1 | 26,000 |
| 1981 | Bishop’s Stortford | Sutton United | 1:0 | 22,578 |
| 1982 | Enfield | Altrincham | 1-0 (nV) | 18,678 |
| 1983 | Telford United | Northwich Victoria | 2:0 | 22,071 |
| 1984 | Northwich Victoria | Bangor City | 1-1(aet) | 14,200 |
| Replay at Stoke City FC | 2-1 | 5,805 | ||
| 1985 | Wealdstone | Boston United | 2-1 | 20,775 |
| 1986 | Altrincham | Runcorn | 1:0 | 15,700 |
| 1987 | Kidderminster Harriers | Burton Albion | 0-0 (nV) | 23,617 |
| Replay at West Bromwich Albion FC | 2-1 | 15,685 | ||
| 1988 | Enfield | Telford United | 0-0 (nV) | 21,328 |
| Replay at West Bromwich Albion FC | 3-2 | 7,005 | ||
| 1989 | Telford United | Macclesfield Town | 1-0 (nV) | 19,576 |
| 1990 | Carts | Leek City | 3-0 | 21,492 |
| 1991 | Wycombe Wanderers | Kidderminster Harriers | 2-1 | 34,842 |
| 1992 | Colchester United | Witton Albion | 3-1 | 32,254 |
| 1993 | Wycombe Wanderers | Runcorn | 4-1 | 32,968 |
| 1994 | Wake up | Runcorn | 2-1 | 15,818 |
| 1995 | Wake up | Kidderminster Harriers | 2-1 (nV) | 17,815 |
| 1996 | Macclesfield Town | Northwich Victoria | 3-1 | 8,672 |
| 1997 | Wake up | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1-0 (nV) | 24,376 |
| 1998 | Cheltenham Town | Southport | 1:0 | 26,837 |
| 1999 | Kingstonian | Forest Green Rovers | 1:0 | 20,037 |
| 2000 | Kingstonian | Kettering Town | 3-2 | 20,034 |
| 2001 | Canvey Island | Forest Green Rovers | 1:0 | 10,007 |
| 2002 | Yeovil Town | Stevenage district | 2:0 | 18,809 |
| 2003 | Burscough | Tamworth | 2-1 | 14,625 |
| 2004 | Hednesford Town | Canvey Island | 3-2 | 6,635 |
| 2005 | Grays Athletic | Hucnell Town | 1-1(aet) | 8,116 |
| Grays Athletic won 6-5 on penalties | ||||
| 2006 | Grays Athletic | Wake up | 2:0 | 13,997 |
| 2007 | Stevenage district | Kidderminster Harriers | 3-2 | 53,262 |
| 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | Torquay United | 1:0 | 40,186 |
| 2009 | Stevenage district | York City | 2:0 | 27,110 |
| 2010 | Carts | Stevenage district | 2-1 (nV) | 21,223 |
| 2011 | Darlington | Mansfield Town | 1-0 (nV) | 24,668 |
| 2012 | York City | Newport County | 2:0 | 19,844 |
| 2013 | Wrexham | Grimsby Town | 1-1(aet) | 35,266 |
| Wrexham won 4-1 on penalties | ||||
| 2014 | Cambridge United | Gosport District | 4:0 | 18,120 |
| 2015 | North Ferriby | Wrexham | 3-3 | 14,585 |
| North Ferriby won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
| 2016 | Halifax Town FC | Grimsby Town | 1:0 | 46,781 |
| 2017 | York City | Macclesfield Town | 3-2 | 38,224 |
| 2018 | Brackley Town | Bromley | 1-1(aet) | 31,430 |
| Brackley Town won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
| 2019 | AFC Fylde | Leyton Orient | 1:0 | 42,962 |
| 2020 | Harrogate town | Concord Rangers | 1:0 | N/A as game BCD |
| 2021 | Hornchurch | Hereford | 3-1 | 6000 |
| 2022 | Bromley | Wrexham | 1:0 | 46,111 |
| 2023 | Halifax Town FC | Gateshead | 1:0 | 27,374 |
| 2024 | Gateshead | Solihull Moors | 2-2 (nV) | 19,964 |
| Gateshead won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
| 2025 | Aldershot town | Spennymoor Town | 3-0 | TBC |
