FA Cup 2026-27 Preliminary Rd Review – FA Cup Factfile

Stats of the Round

St Blazey had a 2-1 Cupset win over Barnstaple Town, the club’s first win over their opponents at their eighth attempt in 73 years, including having suffered a club record 1-9 defeat against them 51 years ago!

Eddie Simon of Kingstonian FC has scored a hat-trick in both the Extra Preliminary and Preliminary Rounds this season!

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First time in Q1 Round ever

Northampton ON Chenecks – 9^th campaign

Lower Breck – 7^th campaign

Winslow United – 6^th campaign

Frenford FC – 4^th campaign

Snodland Town – 4^th campaign

Millbrook FC (Hampshire) – 3^rd campaign

South Liverpool – 3^rd campaign

Horbury Town – 2^nd campaign

Nuneaton Town – 2^nd campaign

Windsor and Eton – 2^nd campaign

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Debut Clubs Still in FA Cup

AFC Greenwich Borough, Dunstable FC, Fleetlands FC, Knowle FC, Petts Wood and Holmesdale, Redcar Town, South East Dons

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Equalling best run to Q1 Round

Cobham FC – 6^th time in 27 campaigns

Cornard United – 6^th time in 13 campaigns

Fakenham Town – 4^th time in 31 campaigns

Exmouth Town – 4^th time in 9 campaigns

Sherwood Colliery – 4^th time in 8 campaigns

Wellingborough Town – 3^rd time in 20 campaigns

Barton Town – 3^rd time in 19 campaigns

Coventry United – 3^rd time in 11 campaigns

Baffins Milton Rovers – 3^rd time in 9 campaigns

London Lions – 2^nd time in 9 campaigns

Andover New Street – 2^nd time in 8 campaigns

Northampton Sileby Rangers – 2^nd time in 8 campaigns

North Ferriby – 2^nd time in 6 campaigns

Portishead Town – 2^nd time in 6 campaigns

Buckhurst Hill – 2^nd time in 5 campaigns

Wythenshawe FC – 2^nd time in 5 campaigns

Harleston Town – 2^nd time in 4 campaigns

Abbey Hulton United – 2^nd time in 2 campaigns

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First time in Q1 Round in a while

24 years – Devizes Town (9 campaigns)

20 years – St Blazey (10 campaigns)

16 years – Desborough Town (14 campaigns)

14 years – London Lions (8 campaigns)

13 years – Vauxhall Motors (Ellesmere Port) (7 campaigns), Wells City (6 campaigns)

12 years – Northampton Sileby Rangers (7 campaigns)

11 years – AFC Wolverhampton City

10 years – Camberley Town, Portishead Town (3 campaigns)

9 years – Crowborough Athletic, Yaxley FC

8 years – Knaresborough Town, Pagham FC

7 years – Northwich Victoria, Portland United, Thornaby FC (5 campaigns)

5 years – Bedworth United, Broadfields United, Coventry United

4 years – AFC Rushden and Diamonds, Buckhurst Hill, Cirencester Town, East Grinstead Town,  Grays Athletic, Lye Town, Romford FC

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Into Q1 Rd and long time since last KO before it

29 years – Weymouth FC

25 years – Dorchester Town

18 years – Hungerford Town

16 years – Witton Albion

13 years – Swindon Supermarine

10 years – Basford United, Royston Town, Tiverton Town

9 years – Laverstock and Ford (5 campaigns)

8 years – Canvey Island, Sheppey United

7 years – Prescot Cables

6 years – Bishop’s Cleeve, Dunston FC

5 years – AFC Stoneham, Hashtag United, Westfield FC, Witham Town

4 years – Croydon Athletic, Faversham Town, Gorleston FC, Sporting Khalsa

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Never KO as Early as Prelim Rd (Min 3 campaigns)

20 campaigns – Hayes and Yeading United

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First time knocked out as Early as Prelim Rd ever (Min 3 campaigns)

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First time Knocked Out as Early as Prelim Rd for a while

23 years – Matlock Town

17 years – Barwell FC

16 years – AFC Sudbury

12 years – Potters Bar Town, St Ives Town

9 years – Morpeth Town

7 years – Long Eaton United, Marlow FC

5 years – Cray Valley Paper Mills, Didcot Town, Winchester City

4 years – Carlton Town, Coleshill Town

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Knocked Out in Prelim Rd and a While Since Going Further

61 years – Nelson FC (14 campaigns)

47 years – Carlisle City (7 campaigns)

28 years – Pershore Town (7 campaigns)

25 years – Easington Colliery (8 campaigns)

18 years – Downton FC (9 campaigns)

13 years – Hallen FC (10 campaigns), Hassocks FC (11 campaigns)

11 years – Bedfont FC (4 campaigns)

10 years – Brislington FC (8 campaigns), Cheadle Town (4 campaigns), Halstead Town (8 campaigns)

9 years – Droylsden FC (4 campaigns)

8 years – Parkgate FC (3 campaigns), Street FC

7 years – Irlam FC, Lutterworth Town, Takeley FC, Thatcham Town

6 years – AFC Mansfield, Runcorn Town (2 campaigns), Litherland REMYCA (5 campaigns), Tunbridge Wells

5 years – Baldock Town, Balham FC, Longlevens FC, Sutton Common Rovers, Wisbech Town

4 years – Eastbourne Town, Kings Langley, Lichfield City, Midhurst and Easebourne, North Greenford United, North Leigh, Peacehaven and Telscombe, Romulus FC, Rusthall FC, Shepton Mallet

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Consecutive Preliminary Rd KOs

4 – Droylsden FC (Across 8 years), Little Oakley

3 – Harrow Borough, Hartley Wintney, Lutterworth Town, North Greenford United, Takeley FC, Thatcham Town

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Avenged Previous FA Cup Defeat

Runcorn Linnets 2-3 Trafford FC

Deal Town 1-2 Southall FC

Blyth Spartans 2-1 Morpeth Town

Ipswich Wanderers 2-1 March Town United (Met just last season)

St Blazey 2-1 Barnstaple Town (After seven previous defeats)

Replays

Westbury United 0-1 AFC Portchester (A.e.t.)

Longlevens FC 1-1 Winslow United (1-4 pens)

Wisbech Town 2-2 Yaxley FC (3-5 pens)

Fakenham Town 2-0 St Ives Town

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Biggest Wins of the Prelim Rd

Nine Goals

Hashtag United 10-1 Enfield FC (BIGGEST FA Cup WIN & BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)

Eight Goals

Pontefract Collieries 8-0 Parkgate FC (BIGGEST FA Cup WIN & BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)

Six Goals

Thame United 7-1 Brislington FC

Lye Town 6-0 Lichfield City (Joint BIGGEST FA Cup WIN & Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)

Weymouth FC 6-0 Shepton Mallet

Five Goals

Gorleston FC 6-1 Mildenhall Town (Joint BIGGEST margin of DEFEAT)

Whitstable Town 5-0 Newhaven FC

Windsor and Eton 5-0 North Leigh (BIGGEST FA Cup WIN)

Four Goals

Raynes Park Vale 1-5 Petts Wood and Holmesdale (BIGGEST FA Cup WIN)

Mossley FC 0-4 Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC

Hendon FC 4-0 Hertford Town

Newmarket Town 4-0 St Neots Town

Replays

Bourne Town 5-1 Bottesford Town

Faversham Town 4-0 Bedfont FC

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Cupsets

Away

Raynes Park Vale (4) 1-5 Petts Wood and Holmesdale (5)

Cray Valley Paper Mills (4) 2-4 AFC Greenwich Borough (5)

Harrow Borough (4) 1-3 Snodland Town (5)

Ashington FC (4) 2-3 Thornaby FC (5)

Runcorn Linnets (4) 2-3 Trafford FC (5)

Bognor Regis Town (4) 1-2 East Grinstead Town (5)

Consett FC (4) 1-2 Marske United (5)

Boston Town (4) 0-1 Sherwood Colliery (5)

Coleshill Town (4) 0-1 Knowle FC (5)

Hartley Wintney (4) 0-1 Baffins Milton Rovers (5)

Marlow FC (4) 0-1 Cirencester Town (5)

West Auckland Town (4) 0-1 Shildon FC (5)

Replays

Bootle FC (4) 0-1 Northwich Victoria (5)

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Home

Lye Town (5) 6-0 Lichfield City (4)

Brixham FC (5) 2-0 Willand Rovers (4)

Desborough Town (5) 2-0 Carlton Town (4)

Andover New Street (5) 2-1 Shaftesbury FC (4)

Devizes Town (5) 2-1 Melksham Town (4)

Redcar Town (5) 2-1 Bridlington Town (4)

Sporting Khalsa (5) 2-1 Shifnal Town (4)

St Blazey (5) 2-1 Barnstaple Town (4)

Tadcaster Albion (5) 2-1 Stalybridge Celtic (4)

Replays

South East Dons (5) 2-0 Punjab United (Gravesend) (4)

Frenford FC (5) 3-2 Haringey Borough (4) (A.e.t.)

Horbury Town (5) 1-0 1874 Northwich (4)

Portishead Town (5) 1-0 Larkhall Athletic (4)

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Hat-tricks and more

3 – Eddie Simon (Kingstonian FC)

3 – Jack Mazzone (Windsor and Eton)

3 – Mitchell May (Canvey Island)

3 – Nick Thumwood (Camberley Town)

3 – Sammy Henia-Kamau (Jersey Bulls)

3 – Steve Milne (Vauxhall Motors (Ellesmere Port))

3 – Toby Holmes (Weymouth FC)

3 – Tommy Wright (Millbrook FC (Hampshire))

Replays

3 – Kane Haysman (Faversham Town)

3 – Sado Djalo (Heaton Stannington)

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Miscellaneous

It is now a record 102 FA Cup campaigns for Melksham Town without yet appearing in the ‘Proper’ Rounds of the competition!