FA Cup third spherical draw 2025/26: Full fixtures, dates, schedule
The draw for the FA Cup third spherical has given EFL and non-league sides their first probability to tackle a Premier League membership on this season’s competitors.
Holders Crystal Palace will begin their defence at Macclesfield, who’re among the many sixth-tier sides hoping to trigger a shock.
Weston-Tremendous-Mare are away to League Two Grimsby City, whereas there are 4 all-Premier League ties.
101GreatGoals.com has the complete 2025/26 FA Cup third spherical draw, together with who every top-flight facet staff will face and the schedule.
FA Cup third spherical fixtures, outcomes 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off instances
Friday, January 9 2026
MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United (3-4 on penalties)
Port Vale 1-0 Fleetwood City
Preston North Finish 0-1 Wigan Athletic
Wrexham 3-3 Forest (4-3 on penalties)
Saturday, January 10
Cheltenham City 0-2 Leicester Metropolis
Everton 1-1 Sunderland (0-3 on penalties)
Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace
Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury City
Boreham Wooden 0-5 Burton Albion
Burnley 5-1 Millwall
Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton
Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough
Ipswich City 2-1 Blackpool
Manchester Metropolis 10-1 Exeter Metropolis
Newcastle 3-3 Bournemouth (7-6 on penalties)
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brentford
Stoke Metropolis 1-0 Coventry Metropolis
Bristol Metropolis 5-1 Watford
Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham Metropolis
Grimsby City 3-2 Weston Tremendous Mare
Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa
Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea
Sunday, January 11
All matches begin at 14:30 (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT) until in any other case said.
Derby vs Leeds (12:00, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports activities 2 and Discovery Plus)
Portsmouth vs Arsenal (14:00, TNT Sports activities 1 and Discovery Plus)
Hull Metropolis vs Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)
Norwich Metropolis vs Walsall (Discovery Plus)
Sheffield United vs Mansfield City (Discovery Plus)
Swansea Metropolis v. West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)
West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion (16:30, TNT Sports activities 1 and Discovery Plus)
Monday, January 12
Liverpool vs Barnsley (19:45, TNT Sports activities 1 and Discovery Plus)
FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule
This season’s remaining spherical dates happen on the next weekends.
Third spherical: Saturday, January 10 2026
Fourth spherical: Saturday, February 14 2026
Fifth spherical: Saturday, March 7 2026
Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026
Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026
Closing: Saturday, Could 16 2026
FA Cup: Full checklist of winners by 12 months
- 2025: Crystal Palace
- 2024: Manchester United
- 2023: Manchester Metropolis
- 2022: Liverpool
- 2021: Leicester Metropolis
- 2020: Arsenal
- 2019: Man Metropolis
- 2018: Chelsea
- 2017: Arsenal
- 2016: Man United
- 2015: Arsenal
- 2014: Arsenal
- 2013: Wigan Athletic
- 2012: Chelsea
- 2011: Man Metropolis
- 2010: Chelsea
- 2009: Chelsea
- 2008: Portsmouth
- 2007: Chelsea
- 2006: Liverpool
- 2005: Arsenal
- 2004: Man United
- 2003: Arsenal
- 2002: Arsenal
- 2001: Liverpool
- 2000: Chelsea
- 1999: Man United
- 1998: Arsenal
- 1997: Chelsea
- 1996: Man United
- 1995: Everton
- 1994: Man United
- 1993: Arsenal
- 1992: Liverpool
- 1991: Tottenham
- 1990: Man United
- 1989: Liverpool
- 1988: Wimbledon
- 1987: Coventry Metropolis
- 1986: Liverpool
- 1985: Man United
- 1984: Everton
- 1983: Man United
- 1982: Tottenham
- 1981: Tottenham
- 1980: West Ham
- 1979: Arsenal
- 1978: Ipswich City
- 1977: Man United
- 1976: Southampton
- 1975: West Ham
- 1974: Liverpool
- 1973: Sunderland
- 1972: Leeds United
- 1971: Arsenal
- 1970: Chelsea
- 1969: Man Metropolis
- 1968: West Brom
- 1967: Tottenham
- 1966: Everton
- 1965: Liverpool
- 1964: West Ham
- 1963: Man United
- 1962: Tottenham
- 1961: Tottenham
- 1960: Wolves
- 1959: Nottingham Forest
- 1958: Bolton Wanderers
- 1957: Aston Villa
- 1956: Man Metropolis
- 1955: Newcastle
- 1954: West Brom
- 1953: Blackpool
- 1952: Newcastle
- 1951: Newcastle
- 1950: Arsenal
- 1949: Wolves
- 1948: Man United
- 1947: Charlton Athletic
- 1946: Derby County
- 1939: Portsmouth
- 1938: Preston
- 1937: Sunderland
- 1936: Arsenal
- 1935: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1934: Man Metropolis
- 1933: Everton
- 1932: Newcastle
- 1931: West Brom
- 1930: Arsenal
- 1929: Bolton
- 1928: Blackburn
- 1927: Cardiff Metropolis
- 1926: Bolton
- 1925: Sheffield United
- 1924: Newcastle
- 1923: Bolton
- 1922: Huddersfield City
- 1921: Tottenham
- 1920: Aston Villa
- 1916-1919: No competitors held
- 1915: Sheffield United
- 1914: Burnley
- 1913: Aston Villa
- 1912: Barnsley
- 1911: Bradford Metropolis
- 1910: Newcastle
- 1909: Man United
- 1908: Wolves
- 1907: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1906: Everton
- 1905: Aston Villa
- 1904: Man Metropolis
- 1903: Bury
- 1902: Sheffield United
- 1901: Tottenham
- 1900: Bury
- 1899: Sheffield United
- 1898: Nottingham Forest
- 1897: Aston Villa
- 1896: Sheffield Wednesday
- 1895: Aston Villa
- 1894: Notts County
- 1893: Wolves
- 1892: West Brom
- 1891: Blackburn
- 1890: Blackburn
- 1889: Preston
- 1888: West Brom
- 1887: Aston Villa
- 1886: Blackburn
- 1885: Blackburn
- 1884: Blackburn
- 1883: Blackburn Olympic
- 1882: Outdated Etonians
- 1881: Outdated Carthusians
- 1880: Clapham Rovers
- 1879: Outdated Etonians
- 1878: Wanderers
- 1877: Wanderers
- 1876: Wanderers
- 1875: Royal Engineers
- 1874: Oxford College
- 1873: Wanderers
- 1872: Wanderers
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