FA Vase 2026-27 1st Qualifying Round Review
by Phil Annets – @favasefactfile on X
Stat of the Round
Blandford United won their first #FAVase game 42 years after first entering the competition (it was the club’s fourth game)!
First time in Q2 Round ever
Blandford United – 4th campaign
FC Peterborough – 3rd campaign
Spartans Youth – 3rd campaign
AFC Walcountians – 2nd campaign
Club Thorne Colliery – 2nd campaign
Durham United – 2nd campaign
Leeds Ultimate Football Coaching Academy – 2nd campaign
Ludlow Town – 2nd campaign
New Bradwell St Peter – 2nd campaign
Sticker FC – 2nd campaign
Woolton FC – 2nd campaign
Debut Clubs Sill in FA Vase
AFC Greenwich Borough, Field Olympic, Minster FC
Equalling best run to Q2 Round
Retford FC – 6th time in 9 campaigns
Southwell City – 4th time in 4 campaigns
Lewisham Borough Community – 3rd time in 9 campaigns
Anstey Town – 3rd time in 3 campaigns
Route One Rovers – 2nd time in 4 campaigns
Torridgeside FC – 2nd time in 4 campaigns
Dearne and District – 2nd time in 3 campaign
Avonmouth FC – 2nd time in 2 campaigns
Everett Rovers – 2nd time in 2 campaigns
Grangetown Boys Club – 2nd time in 2 campaign
Jarvis Brook – 2nd time in 2 campaigns
Stapleford Town – 2nd time in 2 campaigns
First time in Q2 Round in a while
49 years – Anstey Town (1 campaign)
8 years – Telford Town (3 campaigns)
6 years – Romsey Town, West Bridgford (2 campaigns)
4 years – Basildon Town, Litherland REYMCA (3 campaigns), Studley FC, Wivenhoe Town
Into Q2 and long time since last KO before it
33 years – Kendal Town (5 campaigns)
29 years – Harlow Town (6 campaigns)
25 years – Sheffield FC (7 campaigns)
23 years – Bridgwater United (13 campaigns)
22 years – Coalville Town (9 campaigns)
17 years – Knowle FC (2 campaigns)
14 years – Tring Athletic
13 years – Carterton FC (4 campaigns), Highworth Town (8 campaigns)
12 years – Kidlington FC (3 campaigns), Shirebrook Town, Tavistock FC (7 campaigns)
11 years – Ashby Ivanhoe, Atherstone Town Community Club, Newport Pagnell Town
10 years – Dudley Town (9 campaigns), Hamworthy United (8 campaigns), Ivybridge Town (9 campaigns), Lye Town (7 campaigns), West Essex
9 years – Torpoint Athletic
8 years – Coventry Sphinx (5 campaigns), Cranfield United (3 campaigns), Newton Aycliffe (5 campaigns), Wythenshawe Town (6 campaigns)
7 years – Belper United, Brislington FC, Clapton Community (3 campaigns), Clevedon Town, Pinxton FC (3 campaigns), Whickham FC
6 years – Andover New Street, Beckenham Town (2 campaigns), Brixham FC (5 campaigns), Eastwood FC (5 campaigns), Eversley and California, Hassocks FC (5 campaigns), Knaresborough FC, Portishead Town (5 campaigns), South East Dons (5 campaigns)
5 years – Barnton FC, Bearsted FC, Biggleswade United, Charnock Richard, Cheadle Town, Cowes Sports, Cullompton Rangers (4 campaigns), Darwen FC, Devizes Town (3 campaigns), Retford FC, Roffey FC, Roman Glass St George, Sporting Bengal United (4 campaigns)
4 years – Atherton Laburnum Rovers, Baffins Milton Rovers, Blyth Town (3 campaigns), Brantham Athletic (3 campaigns), Carlisle City, Cove FC (3 campaigns), Epsom and Ewell, Hadleigh United, Heanor Town, Hucknall Town, Ipswich Wanderers (2 campaigns), Malmesbury Victoria, Potton United, Stonehouse Town, Virginia Water
Never KO before Q2 Rd (Min 3 campaigns)
22 campaigns – Walsham-le-Willows
21 campaigns – Mangotsfield United
18 campaigns – Northwood FC
17 campaigns – Heybridge Swifts
10 campaigns – Trafford FC
8 campaigns – Kennington FC
6 campaigns – Ilminster Town
4 campaigns – Southwell City
3 campaigns – Anstey Town, Foley Meir, Guernsey FC, Sutton United (Birmingham)
First time knocked out as Early as Q1 Rd ever (Min 3 campaigns)
10th campaign – Bashley FC
7th campaign – Whittlesey Athletic
5th campaign – Darlaston Town
4th campaign – Euxton Villa
3rd campaign – AFC Welwyn, Allscott Heath, Wombwell Town
First time Knocked Out in Before Q2 Rd for a while
36 years – Skegness Town (10 campaigns)
18 years – Billingham Synthonia, Flixton FC (3 campaigns), Penzance FC (5 campaigns)
16 years – Horndean FC (13 campaigns)
14 years – Mildenhall Town (10 campaigns), Sporting Khalsa (10 campaigns)
13 years – Kempston Rovers (5 campaigns)
12 years – Staines and Lammas (Mdx) (4 campaigns)
11 years – Broadfields United, Fareham Town (10 campaigns), Irlam FC, Kimberley Miners Welfare, Northallerton Town
10 years – Tadley Calleva
9 years – Laverstock and Ford (8 campaigns), Wells City (8 campaigns)
8 years – Brook House, Clay Cross Town (4 campaigns), Erith and Belvedere (7 campaigns), Helston Athletic (7 campaigns)
7 years – AFC Liverpool, Aylestone Park, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Sheerwater FC, Stourport Swifts, Sutton Athletic
6 years – Little Common, Mousehole FC (3 campaigns), Rayners Lane (3 campaigns), Sawbridgeworth Town
5 years – Armthorpe Welfare, Hollands and Blair, Horsham YM, March Town United, Millbrook (Hampshire) (4 campaigns), Newhaven FC, Stapenhill FC (4 campaigns)
4 years – Alton FC, Arlesey Town, Crawley Green, Crook Town, Fairford Town, Framlingham Town, Frenford FC, Hamble Club, Rushden and Higham United, Selsey FC
Consecutive Q1 Rd KOs
8 – Alnwick Town (across 12 years)
7 – Appleby Frodingham (across 16 years), Oakwood FC
6 – East Preston
5 – Chester-le-Street Town, Mile Oak
4 – Cammell Laird 1907, Cheadle Heath Nomads, Cradley Town, Godmanchester Rovers, Holwell Sports, Redhill FC
3 – Amersham Town, Clanfield FC (Hampshire) (all 3 campaigns), Diss Town, Gedling Miners Welfare, Ilkley Town, Ingles FC, Langford FC, Liskeard Athletic (across 4 years), Loxwood FC, PFC Victoria London (all 3 campaigns), Redditch Borough (all 3 campaigns), Sunderland Ryhope Community Association, Wednesfield FC, Woodley United
Avenged Previous FA Vase Defeat
Horsham YM 1-5 Epsom and Ewell
Stansted FC 1-3 Potton United
Horbury Town 1-2 Club Thorne Colliery (Met just last season)
Sandbach United 0-1 Ashby Ivanhoe
Abbey Rangers 4-0 Sheppey Sports
Pickering Town 3-1 Alnwick Town
Studley FC 3-1 Market Drayton Town
AFC Mansfield 3-2 Kimberley Miners Welfare
Romford FC 2-1 Ilford FC (Met just last season)
Billingham Town 1-0 Crook Town
Hadleigh United 2-2 Sawbridgeworth Town (4-3 pens) (After 3 previous defeats)
Radstock Town 1-1 Keynsham Town (3-0 pens) (Last met 48 years ago)
Spartans Youth 1-1 Kempston Rovers (3-1 pens)
Biggest Wins of the Q1 Rd
Seven Goals
Cullompton Rangers 7-0 Helston Athletic (BIGGEST Vase WIN and BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Wisbech Town 7-0 Framlingham Town (Joint BIGGEST Vase WIN and BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Six Goals
Arlesey Town 0-6 Biggleswade United (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Portishead Town 7-1 Mendip Broadwalk (BIGGEST Vase WIN and BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Westfields FC 7-1 Bromyard Town
Harlow Town 6-0 Harwich and Parkeston (BIGGEST Vase WIN and Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Five Goals
Crawley Green 1-6 Kidlington FC (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Balham FC 6-1 Oakwood FC (Joint BIGGEST Vase WIN)
Harefield United 6-1 Staines and Lammas (Mdx)
Ely City 5-0 Godmanchester Rovers
Harleston Town 5-0 Whittlesey Athletic (BIGGEST Vase WIN)
Jarvis Brook 5-0 East Preston (FIRST Vase WIN)
Newport Pagnell Town 5-0 Spelthorne Sports (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Four Goals
Horsham YM 1-5 Epsom and Ewell
Mousehole FC 1-5 Torridgeside FC (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT and BIGGEST Vase WIN)
Armthorpe Welfare 0-4 Trafford FC
FC Elmstead 0-4 Lewisham Borough (Community) (BIGGEST Vase WIN)
Holwell Sports 0-4 Shirebrook Town
Tadley Calleva 0-4 Roman Glass St George
Cranfield United 5-1 Edgware and Kingsbury (BIGGEST Vase WIN)
Devizes Town 5-1 Bitton FC (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Ryton and Crawcrook Albion 5-1 Sunderland Ryhope Community Association
Torpoint Athletic 5-1 Bishops Lydeard
Abbey Rangers 4-0 Sheppey Sports
Atherstone Town Community Club 4-0 Boldmere Rangers
Eccleshall FC 4-0 Allscott Heath (BIGGEST Vase WIN and Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Minster FC 4-0 Dial Square (FIRST Vase match for both clubs)
Soham Town Rangers 4-0 Histon FC
South East Dons 4-0 Little Common
Stonehouse Town 4-0 Thornbury Town (BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Worthing United 4-0 Ringmer FC (BIGGEST Vase WIN and Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)
Cupsets
Away
Bashley FC (5) 1-3 Blandford United (6)
Irlam FC (5) 1-3 Barnton FC (6)
Clay Cross Town (5) 0-2 Anstey Town (6)
Enfield FC (5) 0-2 Belstone FC (6)
Glossop North End (5) 0-2 Staveley Miners Welfare (6)
Northallerton Town (5) 0-2 Durham United (6)
Broadfields United (5) 2-3 Ampthill Town (6)
Barnoldswick Town (5) 1-2 Colne FC (6)
Horbury Town (5) 1-2 Club Thorne Colliery (6)
Rayners Lane (5) 1-2 New Bradwell St Peter (6)
Hackney Wick (5) 0-1 Basildon Town (6)
Horndean FC (5) 1-1 Totton and Eling (6) (2-4 pens)
Home
Sandhurst Town (6) 4-1 Wokingham Town (5)
Carterton FC (6) 3-1 Wells City (5)
Field Olympic (6) 3-1 Keighley Town (5)
Wivenhoe Town (6) 2-0 Frenford FC (5)
Boldon Community Association (6) 2-1 Longridge FC (5)
Coalville Town (6) 2-1 Deeping Rangers (5)
Cove FC (6) 2-1 Laverstock and Ford (5)
Billingham Town (6) 1-0 Crook Town (5)
Ilminster Town (6) 1-0 Wellington (Somerset) (5)
Woolton FC (6) 1-0 AFC Liverpool (5)
Hadleigh United (6) 2-2 Sawbridgeworth Town (5) (4-3 pens)
Pinxton FC (6) 2-2 Blackstones FC (5) (4-2 pens)
Avonmouth FC (6) 1-1 Fairford Town (5) (4-3 pens)
Spartans Youth (6) 1-1 Kempston Rovers (3-1 pens)
Telford Town (6) 1-1 Darlaston Town (5) (6-5 pens)
Coventry Copsewood (6) 0-0 Droitwich Spa (5) (2-1 pens)
Hat-tricks and more
4 – Curtis Damerell (Torpoint Athletic)
3 – Callum Parsons (Devizes Town)
3 – Charlie Marsek (Cowes Sports)
3 – Dieko Falade (Bearsted FC)
3 – Dylan Kearney (Harefield United)
3 – Harley Murkin (Wisbech Town)
3 – Jack Thorne (Portishead Town)
3 – Jake Watkinson (Newport Pagnell Town)
3 – Jamie Clarke (Westfields FC)
3 – Mustafa Tiryaki (Northwood FC)
3 – Ollie Harris (Minster FC)
3 – Sam Townshend (Ely City)
Miscellaneous
Marske United has now won all four FA Vase ties against Seaham Red Star!