FA Cup third round 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 date 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 crew will face and the schedule.

FA Cup third spherical: Full draw 2025/26

The draw for the third spherical passed off on Monday, December 8, earlier than Brackley City hosted Burton Albion within the ultimate second spherical tie.

• Wolves vs Shrewsbury City
• Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton
• Tottenham vs Aston Villa
• Port Vale vs Fleetwood City
• Preston North Finish vs Wigan Athletic
• Ipswich City vs Blackpool
• Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest
• Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea
• Manchester Metropolis vs Exeter Metropolis
• West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers
• Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford
• Fulham vs Middlesbrough
• Everton vs Sunderland
• Liverpool vs Barnsley
• Burnley vs Millwall
• Norwich Metropolis vs Walsall
• Portsmouth vs Arsenal
• Derby County vs Leeds United
• Swansea Metropolis vs West Bromwich Albion
• Salford Metropolis vs Swindon City
• Boreham Wooden vs Brackley City or Burton Albion
• Grimsby City vs Weston Tremendous Mare
• Hull Metropolis vs Blackburn Rovers
• Newcastle vs Bournemouth
• MK Dons vs Oxford United
• Cheltenham City vs Leicester Metropolis
• Cambridge United vs Birmingham Metropolis
• Bristol Metropolis vs Watford
• Stoke Metropolis vs Coventry Metropolis
• Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace
• Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
• Sheffield United vs Mansfield City

When is the FA Cup third spherical?

The ties will happen on the weekend of January 10 2026, with dates, kick-off instances and dwell broadcast protection to be confirmed.

FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule

This season’s remaining spherical dates happen on the next weekends.

Third round: 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

Remaining: Saturday, Might 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: Previous Etonians
• 1881: Previous Carthusians
• 1880: Clapham Rovers
• 1879: Previous Etonians
• 1878: Wanderers
• 1877: Wanderers
• 1876: Wanderers
• 1875: Royal Engineers
• 1874: Oxford College
• 1873: Wanderers
• 1872: Wanderers