2025/26 FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Vase: All the Berkshire sides that will be in the early draws

The FA has announced the entrants and the exemptions for the 2025/26 FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Vase competitions. Football in Berkshire takes a look at which teams will compete and where they will start.

The FA Cup has the largest Berkshire participation within it, and will give debuts to Eversley & California and Windsor & Eton this season. The competition again won’t feature sides from Step 6 and below.

Related: How to qualify for the FA Cup

In the FA Trophy, the chance for Morecambe and Carlisle United away days exists after the duo were relegated from the Football League. The Enterprise National League (Step 1) sides will be exempt until the Third Round Proper.

Thatcham Town return to the FA Vase for the first time in seven seasons following Step 4 relegation. The Kingfisher’s won the competition in 2018, the last time they competed. The list of entered teams meanwhile is as you would expect but for Windsor FC who are not listed – the two other relegated but reprieved Step 6 sides (FC Deportivo Galicia and Rising Ballers Kensington) have been included.

Full details on round dates and prize money for the 2025/26 FA Competitions can be found at: FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | FA Youth Cup

2025/26 Emirates FA Cup – 747 teams accepted

• Ascot United (Preliminary Round)
• Binfield (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Bracknell Town (First Qualifying Round)
• Burnham (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Eversley & California (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Holyport (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Hungerford Town (First Qualifying Round)
• Maidenhead United (Second Qualifying Round)
• Reading (First Round Proper)
• Reading City (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Slough Town (Second Qualifying Round)
• Tadley Calleva (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Thatcham Town (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Virginia Water (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Wallingford & Crowmarsh (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Windsor & Eton (Extra Preliminary Round)
• Wokingham Town (Extra Preliminary Round)

2025/26 Isuzu FA Trophy – 336 teams accepted

• Ascot United
• Binfield
• Bracknell Town (Third Qualifying Round)
• Hungerford Town (Third Qualifying Round)
• Maidenhead United (Second Round Proper)
• Slough Town (Second Round Proper)

2025/26 Isuzu FA Vase – 624 teams accepted

• AFC Aldermaston
• Berks County
• Burnham (First Round Proper)
• Eversley & California
• Holyport
• Langley
• Reading City
• Sandhurst Town
• Tadley Calleva (First Round Proper)
• Thatcham Town
• Virginia Water
• Wallingford & Crowmarsh
• Windsor & Eton (First Round Proper)
• Wokingham Town
• Woodley United

2025/26 FA Youth Cup – 535 teams accepted

• Ascot United
• Binfield
• Bracknell Town
• Eversley & California
• Maidenhead United
• Reading City
  Reading
• Slough Town
• Thatcham Town
• Wallingford & Crowmarsh
• Windsor & Eton
• Wokingham Town

Full details on round dates and prize money for the 2025/26 FA Competitions can be found at: FA Cup | FA Trophy | FA Vase | FA Youth Cup