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Ilkeston are exempted from the FA Cup extra preliminary round and preliminary round and enter the competition at the 1st Qualifying round on Sat 30th August 2025,

Clubs exempted from the early FA CUP rounds:
THE EMIRATES FA CUPSEASON 2025-26
LIST OF EXEMPTIONS

44 CLUBS EXEMPT TO THIRD ROUND PROPER (Premier League & EFL Championship)AFC BournemouthArsenal FCAston Villa FCBirmingham City FCBlackburn Rovers FCBrentford FCBrighton & Hove Albion FCBristol City FCBurnley FCCharlton Athletic FCChelsea FCCoventry City FCCrystal Palace FCDerby County FCEverton FCFulham FCHull CityIpswich Town FCLeeds United AFCLeicester City FCLiverpool FCManchester City FCManchester United FCMiddlesbrough FCMillwall FCNewcastle United FCNorwich City FCNottingham Forest FCOxford United FCPortsmouth FC

48 CLUBS EXEMPT TO FIRST ROUND PROPER (EFL 1 & 2)Accrington Stanley FCAFC WimbledonBarnet FCBarnsley FCBarrow AFCBlackpool FCBolton Wanderers FCBradford City FCBristol Rovers FCBromley FCBurton Albion FCCambridge United FCCardiff City FCCheltenham Town FCChesterfield FCColchester United FCCrawley Town FCCrewe Alexandra FCDoncaster Rovers FCExeter City FCFleetwood Town FCGillingham FCGrimsby Town FCHarrogate Town AFCHuddersfield Town FCLeyton Orient FCLincoln City FCLuton Town FCMansfield Town FCMilton Keynes Dons FCNewport County AFCNorthampton Town FCPreston North End FCQueens Park Rangers FCSheffield United FCSheffield Wednesday FCSouthampton FCStoke City FCSunderland AFCSwansea City FCTottenham Hotspur FCWatford FCWest Bromwich Albion FCWest Ham United FCWolverhampton Wanderers FCWrexham AFCNotts County FCOldham Athletic FCPeterborough United FCPlymouth Argyle FCPort Vale FCReading FCRotherham United FCSalford City FCShrewsbury Town FCStevenage FCStockport County FCSwindon Town FCTranmere Rovers FCWalsall FCWigan Athletic FCWycombe Wanderers FC

24 CLUBS EXEMPT TO FOURTH ROUND QUALIFYING (Step 1 of The FA National League System)Aldershot Town FCAltrincham FCBoreham Wood FCBoston United FCBrackley Town FCBraintree Town FCCarlisle United AFCEastleigh FCFC Halifax TownForest Green Rovers FCGateshead FCHartlepool United FCMorecambe FCRochdale AFCScunthorpe United FCSolihull Moors FCSouthend United FCSutton United FCTamworth FCTruro City FCWealdstone FCWoking FCYeovil Town FCYork City FC

48 CLUBS EXEMPT TO SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING (Step 2 of The FA National League System)AFC FyldeAFC Telford UnitedAFC TottonAlfreton Town FCBath City FCBedford Town FCBuxton FCChelmsford City FCChesham United FCChester FCChippenham Town FCChorley FCCurzon Ashton FCDagenham & Redbridge FCDarlington FCDorking Wanderers FCDover Athletic FCEastbourne Borough FCEbbsfleet United FCEnfield Town FCFarnborough FCHampton & Richmond Borough FCHemel Hempstead Town FCHereford FCHornchurch FCHorsham FCKidderminster Harriers FCKing's Lynn Town FCLeamington FCMacclesfield FCMaidenhead United FCMaidstone United FCMarine FCMerthyr Town FCOxford City FCPeterborough Sports FCRadcliffe FCSalisbury FCScarborough Athletic FCSlough Town FCSouth Shields FCSouthport FCSpennymoor Town FCTonbridge Angels FCTorquay United FCWeston Super Mare FCWorksop Town FCWorthing FC

88 CLUBS EXEMPT TO FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING (Step 3 of The FA National League System)
AFC Sudbury,  Alvechurch FC,  Ashton United FC, Aveley FC, Bamber Bridge FC, Banbury United FC,Barwell FC, Basingstoke Town FC, Berkhamsted FC, Billericay Town FC, Bishop's Stortford FC. Bracknell Town FC, Brentwood Town FC, Bromsgrove Sporting FC, Burgess Hill Town FC, Bury Town FC, Canvey Island FC, Carshalton Athletic FC, Chatham Town FC, Chertsey Town FC, Cheshunt FC, Chichester City FC, Cleethorpes Town FC, Cray Valley (PM) FC, Cray Wanderers FC, Dartford FC, Dorchester Town FC, Dulwich Hamlet FC, Evesham United FC, Farnham Town FC, FC United of Manchester, Folkestone Invicta FC, Gainsborough Trinity FC, Gloucester City FC, Gosport Borough FC, Guiseley AFC, Halesowen Town FC, Hanwell Town FC, Harborough Town FC, Hashtag United FC, Havant & Waterlooville FC, Hebburn Town FC, Hednesford Town FC, Hungerford Town FC, Hyde United FC, Ilkeston Town FC Kettering Town FC, Lancaster City FC. Leek Town FC, Leiston FC, Lewes FC, Morpeth Town FC, Needham Market FC, Plymouth Parkway FC, Poole Town FC, Potters Bar Town FC, Prescot Cables FC, Quorn FC, Ramsgate FC, Real Bedford FC, Redditch United FC, Royston TownFC, Rushall Olympic FC, Sholing FC, Spalding United FC, St Albans City FC, St Ives Town FC, Stamford AFC, Stocksbridge Park Steels FC, Stockton Town FC, Stourbridge FC, Stratford Town FC, Taunton Town FC, Tiverton Town FC, Uxbridge FC, Walton & Hersham FC, Warrington Rylands FC, Warrington Town FC, Welling United FC, Weymouth FC, Whitby Town FC, Whitehawk FC. Widnes FC, Wimborne Town FC, Wingate & Finchley FC, Worcester City FC, Workington AFC, Yate Town FC

49 CLUBS EXEMPT TO PRELIMINARY ROUND (Step 4 of The FA National League System)
Anstey Nomads FC Ascot United FC Avro FC Barton Rovers FC Basford United FC Beckenham Town FC Belper Town FC Biggleswade Town FC Bishop's Cleeve FC Blyth Spartans AFC Bognor Regis Town FC Bowers & Pitsea FC Brightlingsea Regent FC Carlton Town FC Chasetown FC Congleton Town FC Corby Town FC Dunston FC Emley AFC Exmouth Town FC Felixstowe & Walton United FC Flackwell Heath FC Frome Town FC Hadley FC Hanworth Villa FC Hastings United FC Hayes & Yeading United FC Hendon FC Hitchin Town FC Kingstonian FC Long Eaton United FC Lowestoft Town FC Malvern Town FC Margate FC Marlow FC Matlock Town FC Merstham FC Mickleover FCNantwich Town FC  Newton Aycliffe FC Sittingbourne FC Sporting Khalsa FC Stalybridge Celtic FC Swindon Supermarine FC Thame United FC Tilbury FC Vauxhall Motors FC Waltham Abbey FC Winchester City FC
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Last edited by Matchman (26/6/2025 12:57 PM)