The 2026–27 Women's FA Cup will be the 57th staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City are the defending champions, having beaten Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 in the 2026 final on 31 May 2026.
Teams A total of 535 teams were accepted into the 2026–27 Women's FA Cup, a decrease of 3 from the previous year. 93 tier 5 teams were given an exemption until the second round qualifying stage, with the 48 tier 4 teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One given an exemption until third round qualifying. Teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions (tier 3) will enter at the first round, and the 12 Women's Super League 2 teams (tier 2) will enter in the third round. The final teams to enter the competition, the 14 Women's Super League teams (tier 1), will enter at the fourth round.
Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round Games played Goals scored Prize money Winner Loser Preliminary round 535 286 – 130 618 £1,000 £400 First round qualifying 392 204 143 102 540 £1,800 £450 Second round qualifying 290 19290 Tier 5 regional premier division teams added 102 95 451 £3,500 £1,000 Third round qualifying 194 14448 FA Women's National League Division One teams added 96 71* 326* £4,500 £1,500 First round 122 9624 FA Women's National League Premier Division teams added 72 48 £7,000 £2,500 Second round 74 48 48 24 £9,000 £4,000 Third round 50 3612 Women's Super League 2 teams added 24 18 £35,000 £9,000 Fourth round 32 3214 Women's Super League teams added 18 16 £54,000 £13,000 Fifth round 16 16 16 8 £80,000 £20,000 Quarter-final 8 8 8 4 £90,000 £22,500 Semi-final 4 4 4 2 £160,000 £40,000 Final 2 2 2 1 £430,000 £108,000
Preliminary round The competition started at the preliminary round with 130 matches played on 23 August 2026, and made up of teams from the sixth-tier regional and seventh–tier county division football leagues.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1 Guisborough Town (6) 1–5 West Allotment Celtic (7) 2 Boro Rangers (7) 0–4 Morpeth Town Juniors (7) 3 Stockton Town (6) 4–0 North Shields Athletic (6) 4 Darlington (7) 5–0 Hartlepool United (7) 1035 Whitehaven (7) 2–3 Wolviston (7) 6 Gateshead Leam Rangers (6) 1–7 Workington Town (6) 7 Penrith AFC (6) 9–1 FC Hartlepool (7) 708 Heaton Hawks (7) 3–4 Heddon United (7) 529 Northallerton Town (7) 0–9 Boldon Community Association (6) 10 Carlisle United (7) 1–1 (7–6 p) Harrogate Railway (7) 11 Washington (6) 0–3 Hebburn Town (7) 7712 GT7 (7) 3–2 Prudhoe Town (7) 13 Gateshead Rutherford (6) 4–0 Knaresborough Town (6) 15914 Evolution (6) 1–3 Redcar Town (6) 15 Cramlington United (7) 3–2 Cramlington Town (7) 16 Wyke Wanderers (7) 5–1 Frickley Athletic (7) 5017 Millmoor Juniors (7) 3–1 Forge Way (7) 18 FC Farsley (6) 4–1 Elloughton Blackburn (7) 13019 Cherry Burton (7) 2–2 (3–4 p) Dinnington Town (7) 20 Dronfield Town (6) 4–2 Golcar United (7) 21 Beverley Town (7) 1–1 (8–7 p) Sherburn White Rose (7) 12222 Inglemire (7) 2–6 Bottesford Town (6) 23 Chesterfield Community Trust (6) 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday (6) 24 North Ferriby (7) 1–0 AFC Tickton (7) 25 Leeds Medics & Dentists (7) 1–2 Silsden (7) 26 Altofts (6) 1–1 (4–3 p) Cleethorpes Town (6) 27 Brandesburton (7) 0–7 Rossington Main (6) 28 Brodsworth Main (7) 2–1 Thackley (6) 29 Staveley Miners (6) 9–0 Brigg Town (7) 11830 Oughtibridge War Memorial (7) A–W YP (6) Oughtibridge War Memorial withdrew31 Haslingden (6) H–W Ashton Town (6) Ashton Town withdrew32 Northwich Victoria (7) 1–4 Wirral Phoenix (6) 33 Winsford Town (7) 0–6 Penwortham Town (7) 34 Blackburn Community (6) 3–1 Lancaster City (7) 35 Salford City Lionesses (6) 5–1 Blackpool (6) 36 Wigan Athletic Women (6) 10–0 Winton Wanderers (7) 37 Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls (6) 4–1 Oldham Athletic (7) 27038 Lymm Rovers (7) A–W Atherton Laburnum Rovers (7) Lymm Rovers withdrew39 Morecambe (6) 3–1 Altrincham (6) 40 Curzon Ashton (7) 2–0 Runcorn Linnets (6) 41 Hyde United (7) 1–0 Maghull (7) 42 MSB Woolton (6) 10–0 Blackburn Eagles (7) 43 Wirral United (6) 2–0 Radcliffe (7) 7044 St Michaels (7) 0–6 Colne (7) 45 FC Northern (6) 2–9 Chester (6) 46 Mossley Hill Athletic (6) 1–3 Pilkington (7) 2547 Fleetwood Town Wrens (6) 1–2 Wythenshawe Town (6) 48 Rochdale (6) 1–0 Accrington Stanley (6) 49 Spalding United (6) 2–2 (5–4 p) Belper Town (6) 50 Thurmaston DPC Vixens (6) 8–0 NN United (7) 8951 Amber Valley (7) 0–5 Dunton & Broughton United (6) 10052 Newark Town (6) 2–2 (2–4 p) Long Eaton United (6) 12453 Coalville Town (6) 2–2 (3–4 p) Kirby Muxloe (7) 12554 Melbourne Dynamos (6) 4–3 Woodhall Spa United (7) 15055 Stanground Cardea Sports (6) 1–1 (3–0 p) Bugbrooke St Michaels (7) 56 Allexton & New Parks (7) 0–4 Sherwood (6) 57 Saffron Dynamo (7) 0–3 Brookside Athletic (7) 58 Netherton United (6) 2–1 Pride Park (6) 10359 Arnold Eagles (6) H–W River City (7) River City withdrew60 University of Nottingham (6) 0–0 (4–5 p) Wellingborough Town (6) 61 Anstey Nomads (6) A–W Basford United (6) Anstey Nomads withdrew62 Boston Town (7) A–W Birstall United (7) Boston Town withdrew63 Moulton (7) 0–2 Thrapston Town (6) 7564 Radcliffe Olympic (7) 2–1 Leicester City Ladies (6) 65 Shrewsbury Up & Comers (6) 0–0 (5–4 p) Bolehall Swifts (7) 6066 Ellesmere Rangers (7) 0–6 Alvechurch (6) 67 Arden Forest (7) 0–7 Sutton United (Birmingham) (6) 4968 Evesham United (6) 5–1 Burton Albion (6) 10469 Rugby Town (6) 3–0 Tamworth (7) 70 Coton Green (6) 2–0 Telford Town (6) 4071 Dudley Town (6) 2–2 (3–4 p) Whitchurch Alport (6) 72 Halesowen Town (6) 4–0 Kingfisher (7) 199
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 73 Broseley (7) 1–1 (4–2 p) Redditch United (6) 8074 Milton United (Staffordshire) (7) 1–1 (3–5 p) Crusaders (6) 75 Bromsgrove Sporting (6) 0–4 AFC Telford United (6) 8076 Nunnery Wood United (7) 2–1 Stone Old Alleynians (7) 77 Leamington (6) 2–3 Droitwich Spa (6) 9578 Ludlow Town (7) 2–6 Long Itchington (6) 4779 Lane Head (6) 8–0 Newcastle Town (6) 80 Inkberrow (7) 0–18 Walsall (6) 81 Fulbourn Bluebirds (7) 0–3 Brightlingsea Regent (7) 82 Stowupland Falcons (7) 1–3 Newmarket Town (7) 83 Colchester United (6) H–W Mulbarton Wanderers (6) Mulbarton Wanderers withdrew84 Woodbridge Town (7) 0–1 Needham Market (6) 85 Brantham Athletic (7) A–W Thetford Town (6) Brantham Athletic withdrew86 Sprowston (7) 0–5 Costessey Sports (6) 9187 Cambridge City (6) 9–0 Soham Town Rangers (7) 12588 Cambridge Rangers (7) 0–0 (3–2 p) Deeping Rangers (7) 89 Potters Bar Crusaders (7) 3–11 Berkhamsted (7) 90 Islington Borough (7) 1–1 (4–3 p) East Thurrock Community (7) 10091 Toby (6) 4–1 London Academicals (7) 92 Ware United (7) 3–3 (3–4 p) Hutton (6) 93 Enfield Town (6) 3–0 Wormley Rovers (6) 13594 Milton Keynes Irish (7) 11–0 Brackley Town (7) 12795 Hertford Town (6) 2–0 Sport London e Benfica (6) 11896 Garston (7) 3–1 United Dragons (7) 97 Colney Heath (7) 3–0 Oaklands Wolves (7) 7998 Southend United (6) 2–3 Frontiers (7) 8599 Biggleswade United (7) 1–2 Chelmsford City (6) 100 South London (7) 2–2 (3–5 p) Ebbsfleet United (6) 101 Hollands & Blair (7) 3–2 Carshalton Athletic (6) 130102 Maidstone United (6) 4–1 Hastings United (6) 143103 Oxted & District (7) 0–7 Camden Town (6) 60104 Tunbridge Wells Foresters (7) 7–1 Eastbourne Town (7) 105 AFC Croydon Athletic (7) 1–3 Cray Wanderers (7) 106 Ashford United (6) 2–1 Ashmount Leigh (6) 70107 Croydon (7) H–W Biddenden (7) Biddenden withdrew108 Herne Bay (6) H–W Sevenoaks Town (6) Sevenoaks Town withdrew109 Kidlington (6) 6–1 Salisbury (7) 110 Mudeford Phoenix (7) 1–1 (5–6 p) Windsor & Eton (7) 185111 Wallingford & Crowmarsh (7) 2–2 (4–2 p) Basingstoke Town (7) 70112 Finchampstead (6) 1–2 Whitchurch United (6) 113 Marlborough Town (8) 1–1 (5–4 p) Barton United (7) 250114 Ashridge Park (7) 0–6 Slough Town (6) 115 Melksham Town (7) 4–1 Caversham United (7) 116 Bournemouth Manor (7) 0–11 Andover New Street (6) 117 Three Bridges (6) 0–4 Leatherhead (6) 65118 Farnborough (6) 2–2 (4–5 p) Badshot Lea (6) 220 119 Guernsey (6) 2–3 Chessington & Hook United (8) 120 AFC Stoneham (6) 4–0 Liphook United (7) 121 Bognor Regis Town (6) 4–0 Steyning Town Community (6) 160122 Jersey Bulls (7) H–W United Services Portsmouth (7) United Services Portsmouth withdrew123 Walton & Hersham (7) 0–3 Montpelier Villa (6) 124 Horsham (7) A–W Havant & Waterlooville (6) Horsham withdrew125 Broadbridge Heath (7) 1–5 Burgess Hill Town (7) 50126 Bath City (6) 4–2 Paulton Rovers (6) 127 Bishops Lydeard (6) 1–0 Weston Super Mare (6) 128 Wimborne Town (6) 3–0 Longfleet Lionesses (7) 135129 Ilminster Town (6) 4–0 Dorchester Town (7) 74130 Frome Town (7) 0–6 Ridgeway (6) 123131 Stockwood Wanderers (6) 1–4 Wells City (6) 70132 Olveston United (7) 1–2 Hereford Pegasus (7) 133 Hartpury (6) 4–4 (4–5 p) Cirencester Town (6) 134 Bristol & West (7) 2–2 (2–4 p) Ross Juniors (7) 60135 Whitchurch (6) 1–2 Mangotsfield United (6) 136 Bishops Cleeve (6) 2–1 Cheltenham Civil Service (7) 117137 Frampton Rangers (6) A–W Downend Flyers (6) Frampton Rangers withdrew138 Bideford (7) 1–3 Kilkhampton (7) 139 Newquay (6) 0–7 Plympton (7) 93140 Tiverton Town (7) 7–0 Saltash Borough (7) 105141 Teignmouth (7) 0–2 Feniton (6) 142 St Agnes (6) 7–0 Bodmin (7) 143 Bradworthy (7) 9–1 Callington Town (7) 106
First round qualifying The draw for the first round qualifying took place on 31 July 2026 and included the introduction of a further 61 teams from the sixth-tier regional and seventh–tier county division football leagues. 100 matches were played on 6 September 2026, with two abandoned fixtures played the following week.