Lye Town Secure Progress to the 1st Round of the Women’s FA Cup

Lye Town confirmed their place in the Women’s FA Cup First Round Proper with a 5-0 win over Coton Green on Thursday night.

Octavia Ullah’s goal was the only difference at the break, but Natasha Baptiste added a brace, and Lafe Uche and Chloe Handy were also on target against the West Midlands Regional League Division One North side.

Fourth-tier Lye Town are rewarded with a home tie this Sunday against Peterborough United, who play a level above in the FA WNL Northern Premier.

The first tie is set to be played on Saturday, 24 October at 5:30pm, with Harrogate hosting Bolton Wanderers at Harrogate Town AFC.

Exeter City versus Hashtag United will be live on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max at noon on Sunday.

Grimsby Town entertain Stockport County at Blundell Park, Stadium MK hosts Milton Keynes Dons versus Nantwich Town, Portsmouth take on Cheltenham Town at Fratton Park, and Plymouth Argyle are at Home Park for the visit of the Millwall Lionesses.

Winning teams at this stage receive £7,000 from the prize fund, losing sides get £2,500.

First Round Proper – Sunday 25 October 2026 (2pm)

Group 1 – North

1 Leeds Modernians v Liverpool Feds
2 Norton & Stockton Ancients v AFC Fylde
3 Grimsby Town v Stockport County
4 Workington Town v Mancunian Unity
5 Durham Cestria v Hull City
6 Harrogate Town v Bolton Wanderers (Sat, 5.30pm)
7 Wigan Athletic Women v Chester-Le-Street Town
8 Lincoln v Halifax
9 Thornaby v Chorley
10 Preston North End v i2i International Soccer Academy
11 Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough
12 South Shields v SJR Worksop
13 Leeds United v Rotherham United

Group 2 – Midlands

1 Kidderminster Harriers v Wroxham
2 Sutton Coldfield Town v Derby County
3 Northampton Town v Stoke City
4 Lye Town v Peterborough United
5 West Bromwich Albion v Notts County
6 Port Vale v Boldmere St Michaels
7 Luton Town v Cambridge United
8 Leafield Athletic v Mansfield Town
9 Norwich City v Redditch Borough
10 Royston Town v Crewe Alexandra
11 Milton Keynes Dons v Nantwich Town
12 Harpenden Town v Chesterfield (3pm)
13 Rugby Borough v Sporting Khalsa (3pm)
14 Real Bedford v Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers
15 Nottingham Trent University v Loughborough Lightning

Group 3 – South

1 Actonians v Marine Academy Plymouth (3pm)
2 Portsmouth v Cheltenham Town
3 Queens Park Rangers v Lewes
4 St Agnes v Portishead Town
5 Barking v Bromley (3pm)
6 Gwalia United v Yate Town
7 Haringey Borough v Dulwich Hamlet
8 Abingdon United v Bristol Rovers
9 Brentford v Dartford
10 Plymouth Argyle v Millwall Lionesses
11 Exeter City v Hashtag United (12pm)
12 AFC Bournemouth v Feniton
13 Moneyfields v Saltdean United
14 Tooting Bec v Chatham Town (3pm)
15 Swindon Town v Bridgwater United
16 Hammersmith v AFC Wimbledon (3pm)
17 Fulham v Enfield Town
18 Winchester City Flyers v Keynsham Town
19 Maidenhead United v Andover New Street
20 AFC Portchester v Oxford United