2025/26 FA Cup Third Round Draw: Full schedule, dates, schedule

The FA Cup third round draw has given EFL and non-league sides their first chance to face a Premier League club in this season’s competition.

Holders Crystal Palace will begin their defense at Macclesfield, who are among the sixth-tier sides hoping to cause a shock.

Weston-Super-Mare are away to League Two at Grimsby Town, while there are four all-Premier League links.

101GreatGoals.com has the full 2025/26 FA Cup Third Round draw, including the identity of each top-flight team and the schedule.

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When will the FA Cup third round take place?

The meetings will take place on the weekend of January 10, 2026. Here is the complete program including the TV selections.

Friday January 9, 2026

All matches start at 7:30 p.m. GMT (2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT).

MK Dons v Oxford United (7:30 p.m., Discovery Plus)

Port Vale v Fleetwood Town (7:30 p.m., Discovery Plus)

Preston North End v Wigan Athletic (7:30 p.m., Discovery Plus)

Wrexham v Forest (7:30 p.m., TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Saturday January 10

All matches start at 3:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. PT), unless otherwise noted.

Cheltenham Town v Leicester City (12:15 p.m., Discovery Plus)

Everton v Sunderland (12:15 p.m., Discovery Plus)

Macclesfield v Palace (12:15 p.m., BBC One, iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Wolves v Shrewsbury Town (12.15pm, Discovery Plus)

Boreham Wood v Burton Albion

Burnley v Millwall

Doncaster Rovers v Southampton

Fulham v Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town v Blackpool

Manchester City v Exeter City

Newcastle v Bournemouth

Salford City v Swindon Town

Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford

Stoke City v Coventry City

Bristol City v Watford (5:45 p.m., Discovery Plus)

Cambridge United v Birmingham City (5:45 p.m., Discovery Plus)

Grimsby Town v Weston Super Mare (5.45pm, Discovery Plus)

Tottenham v Aston Villa (5.45pm, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Charlton Athletic v Chelsea (8:00 p.m., TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Sunday January 11

All matches start at 2:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. ET / 6:30 a.m. PT), unless otherwise noted.

Derby v Leeds (12:00 p.m., BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 2 and Discovery Plus)

Portsmouth v Arsenal (2 p.m., TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Hull City v Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)

Norwich City v Walsall (Discovery Plus)

Sheffield United v Mansfield Town (Discovery Plus)

Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)

West Ham v Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion (4:30 p.m., TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Monday January 12

Liverpool v Barnsley (7:45 p.m., TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

FA Cup 2025/26 dates and schedule

The remaining tour dates of this season take place on the following weekends.

Third round: Saturday January 10, 2026

Fourth round: Saturday February 14, 2026

Fifth round: Saturday March 7, 2026

Quarter-finals: Saturday April 4, 2026

Semi-finals: Saturday April 25, 2026

Final: Saturday May 16, 2026

FA Cup: full list of winners by year

• 2025: Crystal Palace
• 2024: Manchester United
• 2023: Manchester City
• 2022: Liverpool
• 2021: Leicester City
• 2020: Arsenal
• 2019: Man City
• 2018: Chelsea
• 2017: Arsenal
• 2016: Man United
• 2015: Arsenal
• 2014: Arsenal
• 2013: Wigan Athletic
• 2012: Chelsea
• 2011: Man City
• 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 City
• 1986: Liverpool
• 1985: Man United
• 1984: Everton
• 1983: Man United
• 1982: Tottenham
• 1981: Tottenham
• 1980: West Ham
• 1979: Arsenal
• 1978: Ipswich Town
• 1977: Man United
• 1976: Southampton
• 1975: West Ham
• 1974: Liverpool
• 1973: Sunderland
• 1972: Leeds United
• 1971: Arsenal
• 1970: Chelsea
• 1969: Man City
• 1968: West Brom
• 1967: Tottenham
• 1966: Everton
• 1965: Liverpool
• 1964: West Ham
• 1963: Manchester United
• 1962: Tottenham
• 1961: Tottenham
• 1960: Wolves
• 1959: Nottingham Forest
• 1958: Wanderers of Bolton
• 1957: Aston Villa
• 1956: Man City
• 1955: Newcastle
• 1954: Brom West
• 1953: Blackpool
• 1952: Newcastle
• 1951: Newcastle
• 1950: Arsenal
• 1949: Wolves
• 1948: Man United
• 1947: Charlton Athletics
• 1946: Derby County
• 1939: Portsmouth
• 1938: Preston
• 1937: Sunderland
• 1936: Arsenal
• 1935: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1934: Man City
• 1933: Everton
• 1932: Newcastle
• 1931: West Brom
• 1930: Arsenal
• 1929: Bolton
• 1928: Blackburn
• 1927: City of Cardiff
• 1926: Bolton
• 1925: Sheffield United
• 1924: Newcastle
• 1923: Bolton
• 1922: Huddersfield town
• 1921: Tottenham
• 1920: Aston Villa
• 1916-1919: No competition organized
• 1915: Sheffield United
• 1914: Burnley
• 1913: Aston Villa
• 1912: Barnsley
• 1911: Bradford City
• 1910: Newcastle
• 1909: Man United
• 1908: Wolves
• 1907: Wednesday at Sheffield
• 1906: Everton
• 1905: Aston Villa
• 1904: Manchester City
• 1903: Bury
• 1902: Sheffield United
• 1901: Tottenham
• 1900: Bury
• 1899: Sheffield United
• 1898: Nottingham Forest
• 1897: Aston Villa
• 1896: Wednesday at Sheffield
• 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 Olympics
• 1882: Old Etonians
• 1881: Old Carthusian
• 1880: Clapham Rovers
• 1879: Old Etonians
• 1878: Vagabonds
• 1877: Vagabonds
• 1876: Vagabonds
• 1875: Royal engineers
• 1874: University of Oxford
• 1873: Vagabonds
• 1872: Vagabonds