The draw for the FA Cup third spherical provides EFL and non-league sides their first probability to land a probably profitable tie in opposition to Premier League opposition this season.
Sixth-tier groups Macclesfield and Weston-super-Mare and Nationwide League membership Boreham Wooden are among the many lowest-ranked individuals concerned.
Final season’s third spherical included victory for Manchester United at Arsenal on penalties in an all-Premier League tie.
101GreatGoals.com has all the important thing particulars on the 2025/26 FA Cup third spherical draw, together with easy methods to watch, ball numbers and the schedule.
When is the FA Cup third spherical draw? Day, begin time
The draw for the 2025/26 FA Cup third spherical will happen on Monday, December 8, earlier than Brackley City host Burton Albion within the remaining second spherical tie.
Pre-match TV protection of that sport begins at 18:30 GMT (13:30 ET / 09:30 PT), with the draw ceremony at roughly 18:40.
How one can watch the FA Cup third spherical draw: TV channel, reside stream
The draw can be proven reside TNT Sports activities 1, Discovery Plus and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
TNT Sports activities prices £29.99 a month by way of discovery+, which incorporates Eurosport and leisure and is accessible on an unlimited vary of units together with good TVs and gaming consoles.
FA Cup third spherical draw ball numbers
- Bournemouth
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Birmingham Metropolis
- Blackburn Rovers
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol Metropolis
- Burnley
- Charlton Athletic
- Chelsea
- Coventry Metropolis
- Crystal Palace
- Derby County
- Everton
- Fulham
- Hull Metropolis
- Ipswich City
- Leeds United
- Leicester Metropolis
- Liverpool
- Manchester Metropolis
- Manchester United
- Middlesbrough
- Millwall
- Newcastle United
- Norwich Metropolis
- Nottingham Forest
- Oxford United
- Portsmouth
- Preston North Finish
- Queens Park Rangers
- Sheffield United
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Southampton
- Stoke Metropolis
- Sunderland
- Swansea Metropolis
- Tottenham
- Watford
- West Bromwich Albion
- West Ham
- Wolves
- Wrexham
- Macclesfield
- Grimsby City
- Shrewsbury City
- Swindon City
- Weston tremendous Mare
- Barnsley
- Boreham Wooden
- MK Dons
- Wigan Athletic
- Fleetwood City
- Salford Metropolis
- Mansfield City
- Cambridge United
- Brackley City or Burton Albion
- Blackpool
- Walsall
- Exeter Metropolis
- Cheltenham City
- Doncaster Rovers
- Port Vale
When is the FA Cup third spherical?
The ties will happen on the weekend of January 10 2026, with dates and kick-off instances to be confirmed after the draw.
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
Last: Saturday, Could 16 2026
- 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
