The FA Cup is alive and well in non-league football with bumper crowds and expectant support, and following the weekend’s matches, we’ll all be eagerly awaiting the 2026/27 FA Cup Second Qualifying Round draw.
Bracknell Town play their first FA Cup tie of the season over the weekend and will be hopefully of emulating recent runs to the First Round Proper that have seen Ipswich Town visit Bottom Meadow and a day out at The Abbey to face Cambridge United.
Meanwhile Ascot United, Windsor & Eton, Hungerford Town and Reading City all have away days to contend with the be in the hat for the Second Qualifying Round.
Draw for Berkshire sides in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round
- Ascot United or Pagham vs Hanwell Villa
- Bishops Cleeve vs Tadley Calleva
- Eastbourne Borough vs Windsor & Eton
- Maidenhead United vs Ebbsfleet United
- Slimbridge vs Hungerford Town
- Slough Town vs Chatham Town
Full draw on the FA website here.
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Results for Berkshire sides in the 2026/27 FA Cup First Qualifying Round
Matches to be played on the weekend of 5th/6th September 2026.
- Ascot United 1-1 Pagham (Sunday)
- Petts Wood & Holmesdale 1-5 Windsor & Eton
- Ramsgate 1-0 Bracknell Town
- Tadley Calleva 3-1 Laverstock & Ford
- Thame United 3-2 Reading City
- Wells City 0-4 Hungerford Town
Which FA Cup First Qualifying Round match is being broadcast by the BBC?
The BBC is once again broadcasting selected matches from the early rounds of the competition as it has in recent seasons, for example, last season with Tadley Calleva vs Weymouth.
The selected First Qualifying Round tie is Knowle vs Worcester City which will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Football’s YouTube channel, and the BBC Sport website. Kick-off is at 12:30pm on Saturday 5th September.
Fingers crossed for some Berkshire-based live BBC Sport coverage of the Second Qualifying Round.
As a reminder, an FA spokesperson told Football in Berkshire: “As guidance, the broadcast rights for the qualifying rounds sit separately to the competition proper (EG TNT Sports). As per previous seasons, matches in the qualifying rounds may be selected for broadcast on an ad-hoc basis. We are hopeful for broadcast coverage of the qualifying rounds, and we will confirm if any arrangements are made on a round-by-round basis.”
Who’s in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round draw?
As well as the six Football in Berkshire sides currently ‘in the hat’, the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round brings in the 48 teams from Step 2 of the English Football Pyramid, namely the Enterprise National League North and South sides.
For Berkshire, this means Maidenhead United and Slough Town join the fray, but also includes the likes of Dagenham & Redbridge, Dorking Wanderers and former Football League sides like Morecambe and Torquay United.
When is the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round draw?
The draw for FA Cup Second Qualifying Round has been confirmed by the FA. It will be released on Monday 7th September at 1pm, across FA channels and we’ll round it up here..
When will Second Qualifying Round matches be played, and what is the prize money on offer?
FA Cup Second Qualifying Round matches are due to take place on the weekend of Saturday 19th September 2026. The prize money split is £3,375 to 80 winning teams, and £1,125 to 80 losing teams.
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