FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round pits Maidenhead United against Slough Town

The 2025/26 FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round draw has created two Berkshire derbies with Maidenhead United vs Slough Town among the pick of the ties.

Bracknell Town vs Windsor & Eton makes up the duo of derbies while Thatcham Town’s reward for beating Binfield is a trip to Oxford City.

There is just one more round before the First Round and competition proper begin in November.

FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round draw for Berkshire

Bracknell Town v Windsor & Eton
Maidenhead United v Slough Town
Oxford City v Thatcham Town

FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round ties are due to take place week commencing Monday 29th September 2025.

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Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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