2026/27 FA Cup Extra Preliminary and Preliminary Round draws for Berkshire

The Football Association has release the early round fixtures for the 2026/27 FA Cup Extra Preliminary and Preliminary rounds.

These draws were release in full at midday on Friday 3rd July 2026.

The FA Cup Extra Preliminary and Preliminary Round draws take in a selection of teams from Step 4 – in Berkshire’s case that is Hungerford Town in the Southern League South Division One and Ascot United, Binfield and Windsor & Eton in the Isthmian League South Central Division One, as well as all Step 5 clubs in the Combined Counties League and Wessex League.

Step 6 teams do not qualify for the FA Cup. You can see the FA Vase draws here.

Related: How to qualify for the FA Cup

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round draw

Matches to be played on the weekend of Saturday 8 August 2026. Prize money: Winners – £1,125, Losers – £375.

Abingdon United vs Risborough Rangers
Ascot United vs Clevedon Town
Burnham vs Slimbridge
Didcot Town vs Binfield
Laverstock & Ford vs Eversley & California
Holyport vs Wallingford & Crowmarsh
Reading City vs Tring Athletic
Tadley Calleva vs Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Thatcham Town vs Cinderford Town
Virginia Water vs South Park (Reigate)
Windsor & Eton vs Bristol Manor Farm
Wokingham Town vs Corsham Town
Yateley United vs Alton

FA Cup Preliminary Round draw

Matches to be played on the weekend of Saturday 22 August 2026. Prize money: Winners – £1,125, Losers – £375.

Wells City OR Aylesbury Vale Dynamos vs Abingdon United OR Risborough Rangers
Ascot United OR Clevedon Town vs Beaconsfield Town or Penn & Tylers Green
Burnham OR Slimbridge vs Highworth Town or Milton Keynes Irish
Didcot Town OR Binfield vs Swindon Supermarine or Tuffley Rovers
Petersfield Town OR Fareham Town vs Laverstock & Ford or Eversley & California
Bishop’s Cleeve vs Holyport OR Wallingford & Crowmarsh
Hungerford Town vs Wokingham Town OR Corsham Town
Reading City OR Tring Athletic vs Cribbs or Fairford Town
Cowes Sports or Hamble Club vs Tadley Calleva OR Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Easington Sports OR Mangotsfield United vs Thatcham Town OR Cinderford Town
Redhill or Ashford United vs Virginia Water OR South Park (Reigate)
Windsor & Eton OR Bristol Manor Farm vs North Leigh or Amersham Town
Paulton Rovers or Fleetlands vs Yateley United OR Alton

Full details of FA Cup round dates and prize funds round by round is here.

26/27 FA Competition early round fixture releases

Looking for your teams early cup draws? Check the FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Vase here.

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Tom Canning

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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