It’s that time again, the BBC announce which 25/26 FA Cup Second Qualifying Round tie they will televise, and we’re looking forward to it.
The early rounds of the FA Cup qualifiers have been streamed on the BBC since 2017, which has not only put non league clubs on the map, but also earned them a welcome financial boost for being on the telly.
A game from every stage is be live-streamed across BBC Sport’s digital platforms, allowing audiences to watch the game live on PC, mobile or connected TV. Matches will also be available live and on-demand on BBC iPlayer.
The #EmiratesFACup second round qualifying game between @PickeringTownFC and @RuncornLinnets will be available to watch live on @BBCiPlayer! 📺
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) September 3, 2025
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The club is delighted to share with you all that the Second Qualifying Round in the Emirates FA Cup against Runcorn Linnets Football Club will be streamed LIVE on BBC IPLAYER! 🔥
🎥We are delighted to welcome the BBC to Mill Lane!
What a day this is going… pic.twitter.com/2B9NWehbKW
— Pickering Town FC (@PickeringTownFC) September 3, 2025
FA STATEMENT:
Pickering Town v Runcorn Linnets has been chosen by BBC Sport as the live television pick for the second round qualifying of the Emirates FA Cup.
This tie is going to kick-off at 12.30pm BST on Saturday 13 September, and it will be available to watch on iPlayer, the Red Button and BBC Sport website.
Both teams have progressed through from the extra preliminary round of this season’s competition, with Pickering Town overcoming Penrith, Easington Colliery and Redcar Athletic, and Runcorn Linnets defeating Clitheroe, Whitchurch Alport and West Didsbury Chorlton.
Each club will also receive a fee of £2000 from the FA’s broadcast fund.
This follows on from the first live broadcast of this season in the first round proper, when as part of BBC Sport giving extra prominence to the early stages of the Emirates FA Cup, they showed the tie between Weymouth and Tadley Calleva.
As part of BBC Sport giving extra prominence to the Emirates FA Cup, live coverage of matches will be provided through to the last kick of the ball at Wembley Stadium in May during the 2024-25 season.
Steve Rudge, BBC Sport’s head of football, said: “We are delighted that audiences will be able to share in the passion of the FA Cup from the opening stage of the competition. To highlight the tournament from first kick to last will showcase the desire for success in the famous Cup throughout the football pyramid.”
David Newton, the FA’s head of competitions, said: “The Emirates FA Cup is the world’s most loved domestic cup competition.
“We’re delighted that the BBC is widening the competition’s reach by allowing fans the opportunity to follow the drama live, right from the very start through to the showpiece final at Wembley Stadium.”
The FA Cup Second Qualifying Round sees 48 new entries (sides from the National League North and National League South) join the 112 winners from the previous round, a total of 80 ties drawn out, the losing sides picking up £1,125 while the match winners receive £3,375.
FA CUP SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND DRAW:
1 FC United of Manchester (7) – Chadderton (9)2 Macclesfield (6) – Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9)3 Curzon Ashton (6) – Hebburn Town (7)4 Stalybridge Celtic (8) – Chester (6)5 Congleton Town (8) – Chorley (6)6 Bootle (8) – Darlington (6)7 Radcliffe (6) – Southport (6)8 West Auckland Town (9) – Spennymoor Town (6)9 Hyde United (7) – Whitby Town (7)10 South Shields (6) – Guiseley (7)11 Dunston UTS (8) – Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)12 Pickering Town (9) – Runcorn Linnets (8)13 AFC Fylde (6) – Bamber Bridge (7)14 Nantwich Town (8) – Trafford (8)15 Newcastle Blue Star (9) – Marine (6)16 Morpeth Town (7) – Witton Albion (8)17 Ashton United (7) – Scarborough Athletic (6)18 Racing Club Warwick (8) – Evesham United (7)19 Chasetown (8) – Banbury United (7)20 AFC Telford United (6) – Kidderminster Harriers (6)21 Alvechurch (7) – Leamington (6)22 Shepshed Dynamo (8) – Stamford (7)23 Gainsborough Trinity (7) – Rushall Olympic (7)24 Sporting Khalsa (8) – Hereford (6)25 Coleshill Town (8) – Hednesford Town (7)26 Buxton (6) – Redditch United (7)27 Spalding United (7) – Alfreton Town (6)28 Quorn (7) – Kettering Town (7)29 Matlock Town (8) – Carlton Town (8)30 Harborough Town (7) – Worksop Town (6)31 Grimsby Borough (8) – Halesowen Town (7)32 Sutton Coldfield Town (8) – Stourbridge (7)33 Royston Town (7) – Brentwood Town (7)34 Bury Town (7) – Woodford Town (9)35 Hitchin Town (8) – St Albans City (7)36 Leiston (7) – Hackney Wick (9)37 Mulbarton Wanderers (9) – Witham Town (8)38 Bedford Town (6) – Dagenham & Redbridge (6)39 Enfield (8) – Enfield Town (6)40 Chesham United (6) – King’s Lynn Town (6)41 Chelmsford City (6) – Hertford Town (8)42 AFC Sudbury (7) – Aveley (7)43 Hemel Hempstead Town (6) – Bishop’s Stortford (7)44 Peterborough Sports (6) – Hornchurch (6)45 Needham Market (7) – Eynesbury Rovers (9)46 Waltham Abbey (8) – Gorleston (8)47 Maldon & Tiptree (8) – Stanway Rovers (8)48 Billericay Town (7) – Berkhamsted (7)49 Ashford United (8) – Chatham Town (7)50 Welling United (7) – Slough Town (6)51 Folkestone Invicta (7) – Maidstone United (6)52 Farnborough (6) – Dover Athletic (6)53 Dorking Wanderers (6) – Wingate & Finchley (7)54 Eastbourne Borough (6) – Epsom & Ewell (9)55 Burgess Hill Town (7) – Farnham Town (7)56 Jersey Bulls (8) – Worthing (6)57 Hanwell Town (7) – Bedfont Sports (8)58 Chertsey Town (7) – Cray Valley Paper Mills (7)59 Westfield (8) – Horsham (6)60 Bracknell Town (7) – Tadley Calleva (9)61 Whitehawk (7) – Walton & Hersham (7)62 Maidenhead United (6) – Faversham Town (8)63 Ebbsfleet United (6) – Ashford Town (Middlesex) (9)64 Soul Tower Hamlets (9) – Flackwell Heath (8)65 Deal Town (8) – Egham Town (8)66 Whitstable Town (9) – Chichester City (7)67 Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) – AFC Croydon Athletic (8)68 Steyning Town (9) – Tonbridge Angels (6)69 Fareham Town (8) – Sholing (7)70 Taunton Town (7) – Weston-super-Mare (6)71 Wimborne Town (7) – Bath City (6)72 Brixham (8) – Dorchester Town (7)73 Gloucester City (7) – Chippenham Town (6)74 Salisbury (6) – Laverstock & Ford (9)75 Gosport Borough (7) – Poole Town (7)76 AFC Totton (6) – Torquay United (6)77 Hungerford Town (7) – Swindon Supermarine (8)78 Merthyr Town (6) – Torpoint Athletic (9)79 Westbury United (8) – Oxford City (6)80 Shaftesbury (8) – Frome Town (8)
FA CUP FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS:
Tie – Home team – (Tier) – Score – Away team – (Tier) – Att.57 – Aveley (7) 3–0 Hashtag United (7) – 40475 – Faversham Town (8) 2–2 Hastings United (8) – 4459 – Pickering Town (9) 5–2 Redcar Athletic (8) – 404103 – Tadley Calleva (9) 4–2 Weymouth (7) – 52592 – Burnham (9) 0–3 Jersey Bulls (8) – 1301 – Hebburn Town (7) 1–0 Longridge Town (9) – 3032 – Trafford (8) 2–1 Stockton Town (7) – 2833 – Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9) 5–2 Atherton Collieries (8) – 9744 – West Didsbury & Chorlton (9) 0–2 Runcorn Linnets (8) – 1,1695 – West Auckland Town (9) 3–1 Wythenshawe (9) – 2616 – Witton Albion (8) 3–3 Shildon (9) – 3677 – Warrington Rylands 1906 (7) 1–4 Guiseley (7) – 21910 – Hyde United (7) 2–2 Prescot Cables (7) – 45811 – Wombwell Town (9) 1–3 Stocksbridge Park Steels (7) – 43712 – Workington (7) 2–3 Stalybridge Celtic (8) – 62913 – Warrington Town (7) 0–3 Bamber Bridge (7) – 49114 – Widnes (7) W/O Congleton Town (8) – NA15 – Lancaster City (7) 1–2 Whitby Town (7) – 34416 – Newcastle Blue Star (9) 1–0 Heaton Stannington (8) – 81317 – Avro (8) 1–1 Nantwich Town (8) – 16918 – Morpeth Town (7) 2–1 Pontefract Collieries (8) – 21119 – Rossington Main (9) 0–4 FC United of Manchester (7) – 1,45820 – Kendal Town (9) 0–1 Dunston UTS (8) – 43421 – Bishop Auckland (8) 1–3 Chadderton (9) – 38122 – Silsden (8) 0–0 Bootle (8) – 27123 – Redditch United (7) 5–0 Skegness Town (9) – 39324 – Hanley Town (9) 0–2 Stourbridge (7) – 15525 – Boston Town (9) 1–1 Sporting Khalsa (8) – 15026 – Matlock Town (8) 4–1 Bottesford Town (9) – 40427 – Eastwood (9) 1–2 Grimsby Borough (8) – 9828 – Coleshill Town (8) 2–1 Worcester Raiders (9) – 15329 – Harborough Town (7) 0–0 Leek Town (7) – 52430 – Carlton Town (8) 3–0 Cleethorpes Town (7) – 23031 – Evesham United (7) 5–2 Bromsgrove Sporting (7) – 42932 – Alvechurch (7) 4–2 Barwell (7) – 20833 – Long Eaton United (8) 1–4 Kettering Town (7) – 43234 – Hednesford Town (7) 3–1 Basford United (8) – 1,22635 – Halesowen Town (7) 1–1 Stratford Town (7) – 80736 – Quorn (7) 8–0 Sherwood Colliery (9) – 33237 – Ilkeston Town (7) 1–2 Spalding United (7) – 40238 – Worcester City (7) 1–1 Chasetown (8) – 88139 – Sutton Coldfield Town (8) 2–2 Abbey Hulton United (9) – 22640 – Stamford (7) 1–0 Coventry Sphinx (8) – 29241 – Corby Town (8) 1–2 Gainsborough Trinity (7) – 73342 – Kidsgrove Athletic (8) 1–2 Racing Club Warwick (8) – 22543 – Rushall Olympic (7) 5–1 Atherstone Town (9) – 34944 – Bourne Town (8) 0–0 Shepshed Dynamo (8) – 40345 – Brentwood Town (7) 2–1 Leighton Town (8) – 42346 – Maldon & Tiptree (8) 2–0 Canvey Island (7) – 88147 – Eynesbury Rovers (9) 3–1 Arlesey Town (9) – 20848 – Enfield (8) 3–1 Ilford (9) – 7449 – Newmarket Town (8) 2–3 Woodford Town (9) – 25750 – Witham Town (8) 3–2 Lowestoft Town (8) – 19351 – Cheshunt (7) 1–2 Leiston (7) – 20652 – Redbridge (8) 1–2 Royston Town (7) – 14253 – March Town United (9) 1–3 Gorleston (8) – 23054 – Real Bedford (7) 1–1 Bishop’s Stortford (7) – 28055 – Brightlingsea Regent (8) 2–3 Bury Town (7) – 25956 – Billericay Town (7) 4–1 Barton Rovers (8) – 47558 – Potters Bar Town (7) 2–2 Hitchin Town (8) – 31259 – Berkhamsted (7) 2–0 St Ives Town (7) – 24060 – Histon (9) 2–3 Mulbarton Wanderers (9) – 22561 – Bowers & Pitsea (8) 1–2 Hertford Town (8) – 22962 – AFC Sudbury (7) 4–0 Mildenhall Town (8) – 21863 – Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (9) 1–3 St Albans City (7) – 40764 – Haverhill Rovers (9) 0–3 Waltham Abbey (8) – 14265 – Needham Market (7) 4–2 Tilbury (8) – 27666 – Stanway Rovers (8) 2–1 Cockfosters (9) – 11867 – Havant & Waterlooville (7) 0–1 Chichester City (7) – 40568 – Ashford Town (Middlesex) (9) 3–2 AFC Whyteleafe (8) – 18869 – Steyning Town (9) 5–0 Lancing (9) – 41271 – Chertsey Town (7) 2–1 Thame United (8) – 42372 – Folkestone Invicta (7) 3–0 Sevenoaks Town (8) – 218 (at Ashford United)73 – Ramsgate (7) 1–2 Cray Valley Paper Mills (7) – 83174 – Deal Town (8) 2–0 Cobham (9) – 61976 – Raynes Park Vale (8) 0–2 Ashford United (8) – 29878 – Soul Tower Hamlets (9) 4–1 Ascot United (8) – 8079 – Beckenham Town (8) 2–3 Egham Town (8) – 14180 – Epsom & Ewell (9) 2–1 Risborough Rangers (9) – 7981 – Cray Wanderers (7) 2–2 Hanwell Town (7) – 20182 – Bedfont Sports (8) 4–3 Littlehampton Town (8) – 9783 – Uxbridge (7) 1–2 Welling United (7) – 34184 – Erith Town (8) 0–3 Farnham Town (7) – 160 (at Cray Valley PM)85 – Dulwich Hamlet (7) 2–3 Whitstable Town (9) – 1,68186 – Knaphill (9) 1–2 Hackney Wick (9) – 13887 – Sittingbourne (8) 1–2 AFC Croydon Athletic (8) – 27188 – Westfield (8) 2–0 Sheppey United (8) – 20389 – Three Bridges (8) 0–2 Walton & Hersham (7) – 21290 – Carshalton Athletic (7) 0–0 Wingate & Finchley (7) – 31191 – Flackwell Heath (8) 2–1 Lewes (7) – 23593 – Chatham Town (7) 4–0 Marlow (8) – 50394 – Hayes & Yeading United (8) 1–1 Whitehawk (7) – 16895 – Didcot Town (8) 1–1 Poole Town (7) – 25696 – Fairford Town (9) 0–2 Sholing (7) – 18197 – Royal Wootton Bassett Town (9) 1–3 Torpoint Athletic (9) – 16598 – Winchester City (8) 0–0 Fareham Town (8) – 29499 – Westbury United (8) 2–2 Yate Town (7) – 168100 – Slimbridge (9) 0–1 Dorchester Town (7) – 272101 – Hungerford Town (7) 3–0 AFC Stoneham (9) – 270102 – Tiverton Town (7) 3–4 Taunton Town (7) – 675104 – Bishop’s Cleeve (8) 2–5 Wimborne Town (7) – 217105 – Gloucester City (7) 1–1 AFC Portchester (8) – 479106 – Mangotsfield United (9) 0–1 Banbury United (7) – 408107 – Gosport Borough (7) 2–1 Basingstoke Town (7) – 519108 – Hythe & Dibden (9) 1–2 Laverstock & Ford (9) – 91109 – Falmouth Town (8) 0–5 Brixham (8) – 281110 – Shaftesbury (8) 1–1 Exmouth Town (8) – 218111 – Plymouth Parkway (7) 0–4 Frome Town (8) – 249112 – Tavistock (8) 1–4 Swindon Supermarine (8) – 11870 – Bracknell Town (7) 2–2 Dartford (7) – 6118 – Hallam (8) 2–2 Ashton United (7) – 75477 – Wokingham Town (9) 1–5 Burgess Hill Town (7) – 505
Monday 1 September 202539R – Abbey Hulton United (9) 2–2 (4–5 p) Sutton Coldfield Town (8)
Tuesday 2 September 20256R – Shildon (9) 0–3 Witton Albion (8) – 20010R – Prescot Cables (7) 0–1 Hyde United (7)17R – Nantwich Town (8) 2–0 Avro (8) – 29222R – Bootle (8) 4–2 Silsden (8) – 40625R – Sporting Khalsa (8) 2–0 Boston Town (9) – 16529R – Leek Town (7) 0–3 Harborough Town (7) – 35235R – Stratford Town (7) 0–3 Halesowen Town (7)38R – Chasetown (8) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Worcester City (7) – 47844R – Shepshed Dynamo (8) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bourne Town (8) – 31254R – Bishop’s Stortford (7) 1–0 Real Bedford (7)58R – Hitchin Town (8) 2–0 Potters Bar Town (7)70R – Dartford (7) 0–2 Bracknell Town (7) – 61975R – Hastings United (8) 0–3 Faversham Town (8) – 64981R – Hanwell Town (7) 1–0 Cray Wanderers (7) – 26990R – Wingate & Finchley (7) 3–2 Carshalton Athletic (7) – 15495R – Poole Town (7) 2–1 Didcot Town (8) – 39898R – Fareham Town (8) 1–0 Winchester City (8) – 30799R – Yate Town (7) 2–3 (a.e.t.) Westbury United (8)105R – AFC Portchester (8) 0–2 Gloucester City (7) – 376
Wednesday 3 September 20258R – Ashton United (7) 2-0 Hallam (8)94R – Whitehawk (7) 3-2 Hayes & Yeading United (8)110R – Exmouth Town (8) 0-2 Shaftesbury (8)
FA CUP QUALIFYING GAMES PREVIOUSLY TELEVISED:
2017/18Extra Preliminary Round – Litherland REMYCA (10) vs AFC Liverpool (9) (BBC)Preliminary Round – South Shields (8) vs Bridlington Town (9) (BBC)First Qualifying Round – Billericay Town (7) vs Didcot Town (8) (BBC)Second Qualifying Round – Deeping Rangers (9) vs Kidderminster Harriers (6) (BBC)Third Qualifying Round – Ashton Athletic (9) vs Chorley (6) (BBC)Fourth Qualifying Round – St Albans City (6) vs Boreham Wood (5) (BBC)
2018/19Extra Preliminary Round – Haverhill Rovers (9) vs Haverhill Borough (10) (BBC)Preliminary Round – Prestwich Heys (10) vs Radcliffe (8) (BBC)First Qualifying Round – Maltby Main (9) vs Frickley Athletic (8) (BBC)Second Qualifying Round – Lymington Town (9) vs Torquay United (6) (BBC)Third Qualifying Round – Peterborough Sports (8) vs Chorley (6) (BBC)Fourth Qualifying Round – Dunston UTS (9) vs Gateshead (5) (BBC)
2019/20Extra Preliminary Round – Punjab United vs Broadbridge Heath (BBC)Preliminary Round – Heather St John’s vs Worcester City (BBC)First Qualifying Round – Thatcham Town vs Salisbury (BBC)Second Qualifying Round – Irlam vs York City (BBC)Third Qualifying Round – Halesowen Town vs Altrincham (BBC)Fourth Qualifying Round – Potters Bar Town vs Barnet (BBC) and York City vs Stockport County (BT Sport)
2020/21Extra preliminary round – Maine Road v Squires Gate (BBC Sport)Preliminary pound – Stocksbridge Park Steels v Stalybridge Celtic (BBC Sport)First qualifying round – Hashtag United v Soham Town Rangers (BBC Sport)Second qualifying round – Warrington Rylands v York City (BBC), Hashtag United vs Braintree Town (Twitch)Third qualifying round – Christchurch v Dulwich Hamlet (BBC Sport)Fourth qualifying round – Ilkeston Town v Hartlepool United (BBC), Bishop’s Stortford v St Albans City (BT Sport)
2021/22Preliminary round – Sheffield v Sherwood Colliery (BBC Sport)First qualifying round – Lichfield City v Nuneaton Borough (BBC Sport)Second qualifying round – Sutton Common Rovers v Jersey Bulls (BBC Sport)Third qualifying round – Hanley Town v Brackley Town (BBC Sport)Fourth qualifying round – Bromsgrove Sporting v Grimsby Town (BBC Sport)
2022/23Preliminary round – Marlow v Thame UnitedFirst qualifying round – Bury AFC v North ShieldsSecond qualifying round – Walton & Hersham v Chatham TownThird qualifying round – Congleton Town v AFC FyldeFourth qualifying round – Anstey Nomads v Chesterfield
2023/24Preliminary Round – Horley Town v AFC Croydon AthleticFirst Qualifying Round – Sporting Khalsa v Darlaston TownSecond Qualifying Round – Tadcaster Albion v ChesterThird Qualifying Round – Leek Town v South ShieldsFourth Qualifying Round – Bracknell Town v Dag & Red
2024/25 Preliminary Round – Ashington v Bishop AucklandFirst Qualifying Round – Campion v Blyth SpartansSecond Qualifying Round – Lordswood v SittingbourneThird Qualifying Round – Wythenshawe Town v Farsley CelticFourth Qualifying Round – Hednesford Town v Gateshead
2025/26
First Qualifying Round – Tadley Calleva v Weymouth
