FA Cup: 80 Clubs Discover Their Second Qualifying Round Opponents

The road to the 2026-27 Emirates FA Cup first round has become clearer after the Football Association released the draw for the second qualifying round. A total of 80 matches have been scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, September 19, with clubs from across the lower divisions of the English football pyramid involved. The draw, published by the FA on Monday, has produced several interesting ties involving clubs with previous Football League experience. Bury will welcome Workington, while Morecambe have been drawn against Southport. Macclesfield will travel to face Redcar Athletic. Chester will be away to Lower Breck, while Hereford have been handed a trip to Stafford Rangers. Torquay United will host either Basingstoke Town or AFC Stoneham. Dagenham & Redbridge will also be on the road, with a visit to Waltham Abbey. There is an all-Kent clash between Dover Athletic and Folkestone Invicta, while Maidstone United will face either Lewes or Cray Wanderers. Elsewhere, AFC Totton will meet Gloucester City or Mangotsfield United, depending on the outcome of their earlier tie. Merthyr Town will play Truro City, while Salisbury have been paired with Taunton Town. Full second qualifying round draw Heaton Stannington v Trafford Emley or Bishop Auckland v Spennymoor Town Bury v Workington Dunston v Scarborough Athletic Redcar Town v Darlington Buxton v Ashton United Marine v Radcliffe Lower Breck v Chester Atherton Collieries v Prescot Cables Redcar Athletic v Macclesfield Warrington Rylands v Chorley Hebburn Town v Stockton Town or Guiseley Shildon or Warrington Town v South Liverpool or Prestwich Heys South Shields v Witton Albion Morecambe v Southport FC United of Manchester v Ossett United Bradford (Park Avenue) v Lancaster City or Tadcaster Albion Bromsgrove Sporting v Leek Town North Ferriby or Barton Town v Bourne Town or Boldmere St Michaels Leamington v Gainsborough Trinity Alvechurch v Racing Club Warwick Harborough Town v Rushall Olympic AFC Telford United v Worksop Town Wellingborough Town v Quorn or Kettering Town Halesowen Town v Mickleover Hednesford Town v Coventry United Spalding United v Hanley Town Knowle or Worcester City v Stratford Town Stafford Rangers v Hereford Anstey Nomads v Newcastle Town Malvern Town or Redditch United v Evesham United Witham Town v St Albans City or Hashtag United Gorleston v Bury Town Chesham United v Ware or Fakenham Town Berkhamsted v Hendon Hemel Hempstead Town v Wingate & Finchley or Felixstowe & Walton United Biggleswade Town or Hitchin Town v Grays Athletic or Leiston AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Peterborough Sports Bedford Town v King's Lynn Town Aveley v Concord Rangers or Brentwood Town Stanway Rovers or Needham Market v Braintree Town Cambridge City v Yaxley or Buckhurst Hill Billericay Town v Enfield Town Harleston Town v Real Bedford Woodford Town v Mulbarton Wanderers Canvey Island or Newmarket Town v Chelmsford City Waltham Abbey v Dagenham & Redbridge Kingstonian v Leatherhead Westfield or Dartford v Hayes & Yeading United Chertsey Town or Carshalton Athletic v AFC Greenwich Borough Lewes or Cray Wanderers v Maidstone United Slough Town v Chatham Town Dulwich Hamlet v Faversham Town or Welling United Southall v Dorking Wanderers Eastbourne Borough v Windsor & Eton Snodland Town v Sheppey United Walton & Hersham v Horsham Tonbridge Angels v Ramsgate Hanwell Town v Burgess Hill Town or Jersey Bulls Hampton & Richmond Borough v Crowborough Athletic or AFC Whyteleafe Uxbridge v Farnborough Maidenhead United v Ebbsfleet United Chichester City v SE Dons Dover Athletic v Folkestone Invicta Ascot United or Pagham v Hanworth Villa AFC Totton v Gloucester City or Mangotsfield United Torquay United v Basingstoke Town or AFC Stoneham Weston Super Mare v Wimborne Town or Portishead Town Dorchester Town v Oxford City Cirencester Town v Farnham Town Winslow United v Weymouth or Swindon Supermarine Slimbridge v Hungerford Town Brackley Town v AFC Portchester Tiverton Town v Sholing Bishop's Cleeve v Tadley Calleva Merthyr Town v Truro City Frome Town v Plymouth Parkway Thame United v Banbury United or Exmouth Town Yate Town v Chippenham Town or Havant & Waterlooville Salisbury v Taunton Town Prize money confirmed The clubs that progress from the second qualifying round will receive £3,375 from the FA Cup prize fund. Teams that are eliminated at this stage will still receive £1,125. With 80 ties set to be played, the September fixtures will determine which clubs move one step closer to the first-round proper of one of English football most historic cup competitions. Send Us A Press Statement Advertise With Us Contact Us And For More Nigerian News Visit GWG.NG