FA Cup 2026-27 Extra Preliminary Round Review
by Phil Annets – @FACupFactile on X
Stats of the Round
Sturminster Newton United set a new FA Cup record for longest gap between FA Cup games at 148 years! Unfortunately, the club lost 2-0 at Portland United upon their return!
South East Dons 6-0 win is the joint 49th biggest debut win in FA Cup history!
First time in Preliminary Round ever
Frenford FC – 4th campaign
Droitwich Spa – 2nd campaign
Euxton Villa – 2nd campaign
Horbury Town – 2nd campaign
Nuneaton Town – 2nd campaign
Windsor and Eton – 2nd campaign
Debut FA Cup match wins
AFC Greenwich Borough, Clapton Community, Dunstable FC, Fleetlands FC, Hutton FC, Knowle FC, Penn and Tylers Green, Petts Wood and Holmesdale, Redcar Town, Retford FC, South East Dons, Sutton United (Birmingham), Yateley United
Equalling best run to Preliminary Round
West Essex – 7th time in 10 campaigns
Bearsted FC – 5th time in 10 campaigns
Hamble FC – 5th time in 9 campaigns
Northampton ON Chenecks – 4th time in 9 campaigns
White Ensign – 4th time in 7 campaigns
Sheerwater FC – 3rd time in 8 campaigns
Snodland Town – 3rd time in 4 campaigns
Winslow United – 2nd time in 6 campaigns
Ivybridge Town – 2nd time in 3 campaigns
Millbrook FC (Hampshire) – 2nd time in 3 campaigns
South Liverpool – 2nd time in 3 campaigns
First time in Preliminary Round in a while
20 years – Devizes Town (5 campaigns)
14 years – Downton FC (5 campaigns)
10 years – Cheadle Town (4 campaigns)
8 years – Desborough Town (6 campaigns)
7 years – Brislington FC (6 campaigns)
6 years – Halstead Town (5 campaigns), Litherland REMYCA (5 campaigns), Pagham FC, Winslow United (3 campaigns)
5 years – AFC Wolverhampton City, Baldock Town
4 years – Carlisle City, Romulus FC, Tunbridge Wells
Into Prelim Rd and long time since last KO in EP Rd
115 years – Grays Athletic (100 campaigns)
96 years – Blyth Spartans (89 campaigns)
90 years – Witton Albion
76 years – Marlow FC20 years –Witham Town
19 years – Newcastle Town
18 years – Atherton Collieries
15 years – Falmouth Town (5 campaigns)
12 years – Haringey Borough
10 years – Hartley Wintney, Laverstock and Ford
9 years – Epsom and Ewell (5 campaigns), Long Eaton United, Whitchurch Alport
8 years – Sheppey United
7 years – Deal Town, Hanley Town, Newmarket Town
6 years – Ascot United, Enfield FC, Erith Town, Ipswich Wanderers (5 campaigns), Reading City, Roman Glass St George
5 years – Bishop Auckland, Bottesford Town, Larkhall Athletic, Virginia Water
4 years – Barnstaple Town, Crowborough Athletic, Faversham Town, Little Oakley, Milton Keynes Irish, Mulbarton Wanderers, Wellingborough Town
Never KO in EP Rd (Min 3 campaigns)
Kingstonian FC – 102 campaigns
Cambridge City – 100 campaigns
Bognor Regis Town – 91 campaigns
Droylsden FC – 74 campaigns
Chasetown FC – 40 campaigns
Didcot Town – 37 campaigns
Trafford FC – 32 campaigns
Mickleover FC – 28 campaigns
Swindon Supermarine – 26 campaigns
Hayes and Yeading United – 20 campaigns
Sporting Khalsa – 14 campaigns
AFC Stoneham – 9 campaigns
First time knocked out in EP Rd ever (Min 3 campaigns)
Ashford Town (Mdx) – 32 campaigns
Sturminster Newton United – 7 campaigns
Seaford Town – 5 campaigns
Worcester Raiders – 5 campaigns
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic – 5 campaigns
First time Knocked Out in EP Rd for a while
105 years – Hastings United (64 campaigns)
88 years – Sheffield FC (55 Campaigns)
78 years – Harlow Town (66 campaigns), Paulton Rovers (55 campaigns)
76 years – Amersham Town (8 campaigns)
26 years – Kidsgrove Athletic
19 years – Atherton Laburnum Rovers (8 campaigns), Bideford FC, Lowestoft Town, Merstham FC
13 years – Brightlingsea Regent
11 years – Ashford United, Bowers and Pitsea, Sevenoaks Town
10 years – Binfield FC9 years – Bedfont Sports, Charnock Richard
7 years – Atherstone Town Community Club (5 campaigns)6 years – Lancing FC
5 years – Clevedon Town, Haverhill Rovers (3 campaigns), West Didsbury and Chorlton
4 years – Cribbs FC, Eastbourne United Association, Grimsby Borough, Hinckley AFC (3 campaigns), South Park Reigate, Steyning Town Community, Sutton Coldfield Town, Tavistock FC, Wroxham FC
Consecutive EP Rd KOs
8 – Hereford Pegasus, Wick FC (across 16 years)
7 – Abingdon United (across 12 years), Thornbury Town (all 7 campaigns)
6 – Abbey Hey (across 9 years), AFC Varndeanians, Saltash United, Thetford Town
5 – Bournemouth (Ams), Broadfields United, Chipstead FC, Frickley Athletic, Hilltop FC (all 5 campaigns), Little Common, Sporting Bengal United (across 6 years), Winsford United (across 7 years)
4 – Cinderford Town, Cowes Sports, Godmanchester Rovers, Handsworth FC, Heacham FC (all 4 campaigns), Highgate United, Kimberley Miners Welfare, Leicester Nirvana, Liskeard Athletic (across 18 years), North Shields, Phoenix Sports, Retford United (across 11 years), Roffey FC (all 4 campaigns), Sutton Athletic, Tividale FC, Uttoxeter Town
3 – Albion Sports, Aylesbury United, Beverley Town, Brockenhurst FC, Burscough FC, Colney Heath, East Cowes Victoria Athletic (across 13 years), Eversley and California (all 3 campaigns across 9 years), Highworth Town, Holyport FC, Horley Town, Kempston Rovers, Kennington FC, Kirkley and Pakefield, Lakenheath FC, Malmesbury Victoria (all 3 campaigns), Metropolitan Police, Northwood FC, Penistone Church, Potton United, Stourport Swifts, Wormley Rovers (all 3 campaigns)
Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat
Cowes Sports 1-3 Hamble FC (after two previous defeats)
Grantham Town 0-2 Lincoln United (after two previous defeats)
Guisborough Town 0-1 Thornaby FC
Stafford Rangers 5-0 Tividale FC
Crook Town 4-0 Pickering Town
Kingstonian FC 4-1 Hastings United
Hullbridge Sports 2-0 Hadley FC
Deal Town 2-1 Sutton Athletic
Leverstock Green 2-1 Walthamstow
Litherland REMYCA 2-1 Charnock Richard
Redhill FC 2-1 Ashford United
Romford FC 2-1 Barton Rovers
Thackley FC 2-1 Albion Sports
Epsom and Ewell 1-0 Chipstead FC
Replays
Marlow FC 5-1 Newport Pagnell Town
Ashby Ivanhoe 3-1 Worcester Raiders (Met last season)
Raynes Park Vale 4-3 Merstham FC
Slimbridge FC 2-1 Burnham FC
Biggest Wins of the EP Rd
Nine Goals
Willand Rovers 9-0 Wellington (Somerset) (BIGGEST WIN and BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Six Goals
Buckland Athletic 0-6 Barnstaple Town (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Lancing FC 0-6 South East Dons (South East Dons DEBUT game)
Corby Town 7-1 FC Peterborough (DEBUT game for FC Peterborough)
Euxton Villa 6-0 Atherton Laburnum Rovers (FIRST win and BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Laverstock and Ford 6-0 Eversley and California (BIGGEST WIN and BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Mulbarton Wanderers 6-0 Lakenheath FC (BIGGEST WIN and BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
North Greenford United 6-0 Arlesey Town (BIGGEST WIN)
Five Goals
Malmesbury Victoria 1-6 Longlevens FC (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT and BIGGEST WIN)
Guernsey FC 0-5 Crowborough Athletic (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Kimberley Miners Welfare 0-5 AFC Rushden and Diamonds
Chasetown FC 6-1 Coton Green (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Andover New Street 5-0 Christchurch FC (BIGGEST WIN and Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Clitheroe FC 5-0 AFC Liverpool
Haringey Borough 5-0 Sporting Bengal United (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Stafford Rangers 5-0 Tividale FC (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Replays
Broadfields United 1-6 Herne Bay (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Four Goals
Deeping Rangers 3-7 Barton Town (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Steyning Town Community 3-7 Erith Town
Hilltop FC 1-5 Grays Athletic (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Newark Town 0-4 Wellingborough Town (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Thatcham Town 5-1 Cinderford Town
Bedfont FC 4-0 Chislehurst Glebe (BIGGEST WIN and BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Crook Town 4-0 Pickering Town
Ivybridge Town 4-0 Torpoint Athletic (BIGGEST WIN)
Replays
Sheppey United 6-2 Kennington FC (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Marlow FC 5-1 Newport Pagnell Town
Cupsets
Away
Beaconsfield Town (4) 0-3 Penn and Tylers Green (5)
Paulton Rovers (4) 1-3 Fleetlands FC (5)
Hallam FC (4) 0-2 Irlam FC (5)
Hartpury FC (4) 0-2 Cirencester Town (5)
Wroxham FC (4) 0-2 Ipswich Wanderers (5)
Congleton Town (4) 2-3 AFC Wolverhampton City (5)
Ashford Town (Mdx) (4) 1-2 Bearsted FC (5)
Loughborough Students (4) 1-2 Eastwood FC (5)
Broadbridge Heath (4) 0-1 AFC Greenwich Borough (5)
Guisborough Town (4) 0-1 Thornaby FC (5)
Replays
Nantwich Town (4) 1-1 Sporting Khalsa (5) (5-6 pens)
Home
Harefield United (5) 3-1 Bowers and Pitsea (4)
Histon FC (5) 3-1 Brightlingsea Regent (4)
Enfield FC (5) 2-0 Welwyn Garden City (4)
Hullbridge Sports (5) 2-0 Hadley FC (4)
Beckenham Town (5) 3-2 Horley Town (4)
Hassocks FC (5) 2-1 Sevenoaks Town (4)
Redhill FC (5) 2-1 Ashford United (4)
Romford FC (5) 2-1 Barton Rovers (4)
Virginia Water (5) 2-1 South Park Reigate (4)
Replays
Ashby Ivanhoe (5) 3-1 Worcester Raiders (4)
Northwich Victoria (5) 1-0 Beverley Town (4)
Hat-tricks and more
4 – Albie Collier (Barton Town)
3 – Bailey Kempster (Willand Rovers)
3 – Dean Rule (Cobham FC)
3 – Devon Armold (Laverstock and Ford) in 6 minutes
3 – Malachi Dotse (Andover New Street)
Replays
3 – Harrison Fairman (Hallen FC)
Miscellaneous
Eversley and California are yet to score an FA Cup goal in three attempts – the record is five!
Falmouth Town beat Bideford FC 1-0 to make it seven wins each in FA Cup head-to-head games!