FA Cup 2026-27 2nd Qualifying Round Review
by Phil Annets – @FACupFactile on X
Stats of the Round
Wimborne Town defeat Weston-super-Mare in the FA Cup for the first time at the sixth attempt!
Hereford FC exit FA Cup before 3rd Qualifying Round for the first ever time in the club’s 11th campaign!
First time in 3rd Qualifying Round ever
Barton Town – 19th campaign
Real Bedford – 14th campaign
Tadley Calleva – 13th campaign
Coventry United – 11th campaign
Mulbarton Wanderers – 7th campaign
Debut Clubs Still in FA Cup
South East Dons
Equalling best run to 3rd Qualifying Round
Wingate and Finchley – 5th time in 36 campaigns
Salisbury FC – 5th time in 11 campaigns
Hanwell Town – 4th time in 39 campaigns
Trafford FC – 4th time in 32 campaigns
Atherton Collieries – 3rd time in 36 campaigns
Berkhamsted FC – 3rd time in 16 campaigns
Crowborough Athletic – 2nd time in 22 campaigns
First time in 3rd Qualifying Round in a while
22 years – Thame United
18 years – Crowborough Athletic
17 years – Bedford Town
16 years – Redditch United
13 years – Trafford FC
11 years – Brentwood Town, Uxbridge FC
10 years – AFC Rushden and Diamonds, Worcester City
8 years – Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC, Leatherhead FC
7 years – Warrington Town
6 years – Bury Town, FC United of Manchester, Stafford Rangers
5 years – Atherton Collieries, Cirencester Town, Wingate and Finchley
4 years – Dulwich Hamlet, Gloucester City, Hanwell Town
Into 3rd Qualifying Round and long time since last KO before it
34 years – Morecambe FC
32 years – Dagenham and Redbridge
11 years – Ebbsfleet United
7 years – Chester FC
6 years – Chelmsford City
5 years – Braintree Town, Chorley FC, Darlington FC
4 years – Brackley Town, Horsham FC, Macclesfield FC, St Albans City
First time Knocked Out as Early as 2nd Qualifying Round ever
Hereford FC – 11th campaign
First time Knocked Out as Early as 2nd Qualifying Round for a while
9 years – Peterborough Sports, Weston-super-Mare
4 years – Slough Town
Knocked Out in 2nd Qualifying Round and a While Since Going Further
48 years – Southall FC (33 campaigns)
31 years – Racing Club Warwick (22 campaigns)
20 years – Slimbridge FC (17 campaigns)
18 years – Prescot Cables
16 years – Newcastle Town
15 years – Hebburn Town (13 campaigns)
8 years – Tiverton Town, Workington AFC
7 years – Kingstonian FC
5 years – Hayes and Yeading United, Stratford Town, Ware FC
4 years – Hanley Town, Hendon FC, Swindon Supermarine, Yate Town
Consecutive 2nd Qualifying Round KOs
6 – Burgess Hill Town
3 – Chichester City, Welling United
Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat
Maidenhead United 1-3 Ebbsfleet United (last met 53 years ago)
Swindon Supermarine 1-3 Weymouth FC
AFC Totton 0-2 Gloucester City
Dorchester Town 0-2 Oxford City (After two previous defeats)
Frome Town 0-2 Plymouth Parkway (After two previous defeats)
Slough Town 0-1 Chatham Town
Dulwich Hamlet 4-1 Welling United
Atherton Collieries 2-0 Prescot Cables (After two previous defeats)
Kettering Town 2-0 Quorn FC (Met just last year)
Bedford Town 2-1 King’s Lynn Town
Buxton FC 1-0 Ashton United (last met 47 years ago)
Replays
Truro City 2-0 Merthyr Town
Chippenham Town 2-1 Yate Town (A.e.t.)
Wingate and Finchley 2-1 Hemel Hempstead Town
Wimborne Town 1-1 Weston-super-Mare (4-3 pens) (After 5 previous defeats)
Biggest Wins of the 2nd Qualifying Round
Seven Goals
South Shields 7-0 Witton Albion (BIGGEST FA Cup WIN)
Six Goals
Pagham FC 0-6 Hanworth Villa (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT and BIGGEST FA Cup WIN)
Five Goals
Chesham United 7-2 Ware FC
Torquay United 6-1 AFC Stoneham
Four Goals
Bury FC 5-1 Workington AFC
Emley AFC 0-4 Spennymoor Town (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Cupsets
Away
Three-Steps
Replays
Farnham Town (2) 1-2 Cirencester Town (5)
Two-Steps
Chichester City (3) 2-3 South East Dons (5)
Hednesford Town (2) 0-1 Coventry United (4)
One-Step
Hebburn Town (2) 1-4 Guiseley FC (3)
Billericay Town (2) 1-3 Enfield Town (3)
AFC Totton (2) 0-2 Gloucester City (3)
Heaton Stannington (4) 1-2 Trafford FC (5)
Bishops Cleeve (4) 0-1 Tadley Calleva (5)
Slough Town (2) 0-1 Chatham Town (3)
Replays
Farnborough FC (2) 0-2 Uxbridge FC (3)
Maidstone United (2) 0-2 Cray Wanderers (3)
Home
Two-Step
AFC Rushden and Diamonds (4) 3-1 Peterborough Sports (3)
Stafford Rangers (4) 3-2 Hereford FC (2)
Replays
Crowborough Athletic (4) 3-1 Hampton and Richmond Borough (2)
One-Step
Barton Town (5) 3-1 Boldmere St Michaels (4)
Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC (4) 1-0 Lancaster City (3)
Replays
Wingate and Finchley (3) 2-1 Hemel Hempstead Town (2)
Wimborne Town (3) 1-1 Weston-super-Mare (2) (4-3 pens)
Hat-tricks and more
3 – Dubem Eze (Chesham United)
3 – Paul Blackett (South Shields)
3 – Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (Torquay United)
3 – Tor Swann (Weymouth FC)
Miscellaneous
Kettering Town has now scored 934 FA Cup goals to stretch the club’s lead at the top of that particular list!