The 2026 National League Cup final was an association football match. It was played on 17 March 2026 between National League side Boreham Wood and Premier League 2 side West Ham United U21 and decided the winners of the 2025–26 National League Cup, a knock-out tournament comprising clubs from National League and Premier League 2.
Boreham Wood won the final 7–6 on penalties, after the game was tied at 2–2 after 90 minutes.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Boreham WoodRoundWest Ham United U21OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultNottingham Forest U212–0 (H)Matchday 1Woking2–0 (A)West Bromwich Albion U213–1 (H)Matchday 2Sutton United3–3 (A)(4–3 ) Leicester City U214–3 (H)Matchday 3Truro City3–0 (A)Wolverhampton Wanderers U214–0 (H) Matchday 4Aldershot Town5–1 (A)Group BFinal standingsGroup COpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultBrackley Town5–2 (H)Quarter-finalBoston United2–1 (A)Truro City2–0 (H)Semi-finalTamworth1–3 (A)
Match
Details
GK 22 Ted Curd RB 3 Femi Ilesanmi CB 5 Chris Bush CB 6 Charlie O'Connell LB 16 Callum Reynolds (c) CM 8 Zak Brunt CM 23 Regan Booty RW 19 Tom White AM 10 Abdul Abdulmalik LW 20 Lewis Richardson CF 32 Matt RushSubstitutes: DF 2 Cameron Coxe DF 12 Joe Newton DF 17 Charles Clayden MF 4 Jack Payne MF 7 Erico Sousa MF 11 Leon Ayinde MF 14 Aaron Henry Manager: Luke Garrard GK 1 Finley Herrick RB 2 Ryan Battrum CB 5 Airidas Golambeckis (c) CB 4 Tyron Akpata LB 2 Rayan Oyebade CM 8 Lewis Orford CM 6 Josh Briggs LW 7 Preston Fearon AM 10 Joshua Ajala RW 11 Regan Clayton CF 9 Josh Landers Substitutes: GK 13 Finley Hooper MF 14 Gabriel Caliste MF 15 Jethro Medine FW 12 Daniel Cummings FW 16 Callum Leacock FW 17 Riley Hargan FW 18 Andre DikeManager: Greg Lincoln
Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if necessary Seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions
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