Women’s FA Cup Second Round Proper Has Now Been Drawn

Women's FA Cup Second Round Proper Has Now Been Drawn
Bolton Wanderers were the first team to win through to the WFA Cup 2nd Round Photo by John Shirras

The Women’s FA Cup Second Round Proper draw includes Bolton Wanderers taking a 13-match winning run to a Derby County side two divisions their senior.

The 24 ties will be played on Sunday 15 November 2026, with winning clubs at this stage of the competition will receive £9,000, while losing clubs will collect £4,000.  

The draw was split into a North and South section and can be viewed in full below: 

GROUP 1 (24 CLUBS, 12 TIES) – DRAW 1

1 Chesterfield v Leafield Athletic  
2 Derby County v Bolton Wanderers
3 Loughborough Lightning v Preston North End or i2i International Soccer Academy
4 Lye Town or Peterborough United v Rugby Borough  
5 Leeds United or Rotherham United v Norton & Stockton Ancients  
6 Durham Cestria v Huddersfield Town or Middlesbrough 
7 Thornaby v Crewe Alexandra
8 Stoke City v Liverpool Feds
9 Kidderminster Harriers v Wigan Athletic Women or Chester-Le-Street Town  
10 Notts County v Workington Town or Mancunian Unity
11 Boldmere St Michaels v Stockport County
12 South Shields or SJR Worksop v Halifax

GROUP 2 (24 CLUBS, 12 TIES) – DRAW 2

1 Moneyfields v Bristol Rovers
2 Gwalia United v Oxford United
3 Real Bedford v Fulham
4 Keynsham Town v Millwall Lionesses
5 Barking v Cambridge United
6 Exeter City v Portsmouth
7 Marine Academy Plymouth v Brentford
8 Maidenhead United v AFC Wimbledon  
9 Milton Keynes Dons v Chatham Town
10 Dulwich Hamlet v Portishead Town
11 Swindon Town or Bridgwater United v Lewes
12 Norwich City v AFC Bournemouth  

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