WhiteBallProject / FA Cup and FA Trophy prize money 2025-26

**Posted by Matchman** 04/7/2025 5:13 PM

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The FA has published the prize money for this season's FA Cup and FA Trophy

The Isuzu FA Trophy
Season 2025-26
Payments made from The FA's prize fund

Preliminary round: Winners receive £1500, losers receive £400
First round qualifying: Winners receive £1500, losers receive £400
Second round qualifying: Winners receive £2250 losers receive £575
Third round qualifying: Winners receive £2450, losers receive £625
First round: Winners receive £3000, losers receive £775
Second round: Winners receive £3750, losers receive £1000
Third round: Winners receive £4500, losers receive £1250
Fourth round: Winners receive £5250, losers receive £1500
Fifth round: Winners receive £6000, losers receive £1750
Quarter Final: Winners receive £7500, losers receive £2000
Semi-Final: Winners receive £15,000, losers receive £5000
Final runners-up: £30,000
Final winners: £60,000

Last edited by Matchman (05/7/2025 7:48 AM)

**Posted by Matchman** 04/7/2025 6:25 PM

It would be great from a financial point of view to get through say three rounds of the FA Cup

If we won in the 1st qualifying round £2250
If we won in the 2nd qualifying round £3375
If we won in the 3rd qualifying round £5625
Loser in the 4th qualifying round £3125.
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Total prize money. £14375
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Last edited by Matchman (04/7/2025 6:26 PM)

**Posted by pezamb** 05/7/2025 12:31 AM

That really puts the financial disparity in football into perspective...

**Posted by Alex** 05/7/2025 1:00 AM

We need a fa cup round.

**Posted by Matchman** 05/7/2025 4:16 AM

pezamb wrote:
That really puts the financial disparity in football into perspective...

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Yes , when the Football League clubs come in and then when the Premier League clubs come in, the prize money goes up astronomically.

We've not had a decent cup since 2020-21 (5 seasons ago) and 2012-13 (13 seasons ago) when, on both occassions, we reached the 4th qualifying round.
These are our FA Cup results over the last 13 years:

Season FA Cup results

2024-25 : 1st q r beat Heanor, then lost to Hereford after a replay

2023-24 : 1st q r lost to Mickleover

2022-23 : 1st q r beat Matlock then lost to Anstey Nomads

2021-22 : Preliminary round beat Quorn then lost to Halesowen

2020-21 : Preliminary round beat Shepshed, then beat Coventry Sphinx, then beat Hanley, then beat Alvechurch, before losing to Hartlepool in the 4th qualifying round.

2019-20 : Extra Preliminary round lost to Loughborough Univ

2018-19 : (MFL season) Not entered in FA Cup

2017-18 : (MFL season) Not entered in FA Cup

2016-17 : 1st q r beat Ashby Ivanhoe, then beat Barwell before losing to Stourbridge

2015-16 : 1st q r lost to Rugby

2014-15 : 1st q r beat Matlock, then beat Solihull Moors before losing to Stockport

2013-14 : 1st q r lost to Belper

2012-13 : 1st q r beat Coalville, then beat Belper, then beat then beat Gresley before losing to AFC Fylde in the 4th qualifying round.

Last edited by Matchman (05/7/2025 7:46 AM)

**Posted by kevilsonlad** 06/7/2025 7:53 AM

The one I can remember the most was the Rugby game . Was chatting to one of their fans and he said the Fri they didn't have a full squad .Before the game he said we will thrash them , how wrong was he .