FA Vase 2025/26
FIRST ROUND PROPER
(Ties due to be played Saturday 18th October)
SE Dons v Bedfont
Bearsted v Cowes Sports
Punjab United v Wembley
AFC Varndeanians v Sutton Athletic
Cove v Snodland Town
Berks County v Phoenix Sports
Faversham Strike Force v Greenways
Eastbourne United v SC Thamesmead
Guernsey v Staplehurst Monarchs
Rusthall v Tunbridge Wells
Kennington v Rochester United
Corinthian v Staines & Lammas (Middlesex)
Hythe Town v Peacehaven & Telscombe
Fisher v Steyning Town Community
Whitstable Town and Erith & Belvedere enter the competition at the Second Round Proper stage.
SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING
Saturday 20th September
(Matches are clickable)
AFC Varndeanians 2-2 Lydd Town
(Varndeanians win 5-4 on pens)
(Charlie Gill, Tyler Sterling)
Bearsted 2-2 Tooting Bec
(Bearsted win 4-3 on pens)
(Michael Hagan, Jake Embery – Buruk Tedros, Ed Mbango)
Camberley Town 1-1 SC Thamesmead
(Thamesmead win 4-2 on pens)
(Wale Odedoyin)
Corinthian 3-0 Reigate Priory
(Gurpreet Benning, James Billings, Tom Mitcham)
Eastbourne United 2-0 Halls Athletic
Fisher 4-1 Sutton Common Rovers
(Festos Kamara x4)
Greenways 3-2 Chipstead
(Steve Karkari, Timmy Babington, Simon Walton)
Hollands & Blair 0-5 SE Dons
(Aaron Watson x2, Zak Ansah, Joedon Gugas-Cowin, Temi Alaka)
Holmesdale 1-2 Rochester United
(Malachi Hudson – Tom Loynes, Mack Reilly)
Horsham YMCA 0-1 Snodland Town
(Nathaniel Olawole)
Hythe Town 4-3 Athletic Newham
(Richie Keil x2, Armani-Jordan Martin, Ikye Dalton)
Kennington 4-1 FC Elmstead
(Charlie Owen, Tom Scorer, Ryan Philpott x2 – Jamie Fearn)
Molesey 2-0 Chessington & Hook United
Newhaven 1-3 Faversham Strike Force
(Harry Taylor, Khayrie Harris, Jack Smith)
Phoenix Sports 4-1 Sporting Bengal United
(Harry Smart x2, Lyle Della-Verde, Kristian Campbell)
Punjab United 3-1 Wick
(Own Goal, Jack Hopkins, Wayne Bushell)
Rusthall 4-1 Seaford Town
(Josh Reid, Charlie Clover x2, Jack Low)
Soul Tower Hamlets 2-0 Bridon Ropes
Staplehurst Monarchs 2-0 Shoreham
(Toby Sargeant, Oliver Lankshear)
Sutton Athletic 2-1 Corinthian Casuals
(Namory Kane, Taylor Fisher)
16 SCEFL clubs made it safely through Saturday’s 22 FA Vase ties, marking an excellent day for the league.
Four all-SCEFL clashes were settled in favour of Bearsted, SE Dons, Rochester United and Kennington, with the Dons pulling off a stunning 5-0 victory at Hollands & Blair.
Elsewhere, Taylor Fisher struck late to fire Sutton Athletic past Corinthian Casuals, while Richie Keil’s winner earned Hythe Town victory over Athletic Newham.
There were emphatic home wins for Rusthall, Phoenix Sports and Fisher, all by 4-1 scorelines, with Corinthian cruising to a 3-0 success and Staplehurst Monarchs claiming a 2-0 triumph over Shoreham.
Greenways built a strong first half to edge Chipstead 3-2, Faversham Strike Force won 3-1 away at Newhaven, and Snodland Town progressed courtesy of a Nathaniel Olawole strike against Horsham YMCA.
Punjab United also advanced, beating Wick 3-1, while SC Thamesmead held their nerve from the spot to oust Camberley Town on penalties.
Whitstable Town and Erith & Belvedere enter the competition at the Second Round Proper stage, with Tunbridge Wells coming in at the First Round Proper – the draw for which takes place Tuesday afternoon.
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING
Saturday 23rd August
Chislehurst Glebe 1-3 Faversham Strike Force
(Rolex Buiti – Tom Carter, Cian McCormack, Khayrie Harris)
Corinthian 2-0 Horley Town
(Tobi Johnson, Tom Mitcham)
Hollands & Blair 3-0 Lordswood
(Ian Draycott, Joe Thomas, Vincent Bowman)
Larkfield & New Hythe 0-2 Peacehaven & Telscombe
Mile Oak 0-0 Lewisham Borough
(Lewisham win 5-4 on pens)
Oakwood 0-2 Punjab United
(Roman Campbell, Ethan Okechukwu)
Phoenix Sports 3-0 Lancing
(Will Efambe, Jerson Dos Santos, Harry Smart)
Redhill 0-1 Fisher
(Don Macauley)
Rochester United 1-1 Colliers Wood United
(Rochester win 6-5 on pens)
(Luis Dos Santos)
Saltdean United 1-5 FC Elmstead
(Luke Alliband, Jamie Fearn x2, Jack Hyslop, Daniel Kommu)
Sheerwater 6-1 Banstead Athletic
(Luke Gormley)
Soul Tower Hamlets 4-0 Sheppey Sports
Worthing United 0-2 Tooting Bec
(Ed Mbango x2)
Sunday 24th August
Stansfeld 1-2 Rusthall
(Adam Wallis – Jack Kirby, Charlie Clover)
It was a strong day for SCEFL clubs in the FA Vase, with 10 of our sides progressing from the 14 games with each keeping alive their dream of emulating last season’s run from Whitstable Town.
In the all-SCEFL clashes, Faversham Strike Force hit back from a goal down to defeat Glebe 3-1, with Tom Carter, Cian McCormack and Khayrie Harris on target after Rolex Buiti’s opener for the Foxes. Hollands & Blair also advanced in style, sweeping aside Lordswood 3-0 thanks to Ian Draycott, Joe Thomas and Vincent Bowman.
There were efficient 2-0 victories for Corinthian, Tooting Bec and Punjab United. Tobi Johnson and Tom Mitcham struck for Corinthian against Horley Town; Ed Mbango netted twice to send Tooting through at Worthing United; and Roman Campbell and Ethan Okechukwu sealed Punjab’s win at Oakwood.
The day’s biggest win came from FC Elmstead, who stormed to a 5-1 triumph at Saltdean United. Jamie Fearn bagged a brace, with Luke Alliband, Jack Hyslop and Daniel Kommu also on the scoresheet.
Two ties went all the way to penalties. Lewisham Borough edged out Mile Oak 5-4 after a goalless draw, while Rochester United held their nerve to beat Colliers Wood United 6-5 in a shootout.
Elsewhere, Phoenix Sports saw off Lancing 3-0 with goals from Will Efambe, Jerson Dos Santos and Harry Smart, while Fisher booked their place with Don Macauley’s strike at Redhill.
The round concluded on Sunday when Stansfeld hosted Rusthall beat Stansfeld 2-1 at the Artic Stadium – with all 3 goals coming in a frantic 5 minutes in the second half. Jack Kirby put Rusthall ahead, Adam Wallis then quickly responded before Charlie Clover put Rusthall into the next round, where they will host Seaford Town.
There were Byes for Whitstable Town, Erith & Belvedere, Tunbridge Wells, Chessington & Hook, Halls, Staplehurst Monarchs, Hythe, Croydon, Holmesdale, Sutton Athletic, Bearsted, Kennington, SC Thamesmead, Snodland Town, Greenways, Lydd, Bridon Ropes and SE Dons.
FA Vase Dates
First Round Qualifying – Sat 23 August 2025
Second Round Qualifying – Sat 20 September 2025
First Round Proper – Sat 18 October 2025
Second Round Proper – Sat 8 November 2025
Third Round Proper – Sat 6 December 2025
Fourth Round Proper – Sat 17 January 2026
Fifth Round Proper – Sat 7 February 2026
Sixth Round Proper – Sat 28 February 2026
Semi Final 1st Leg – Sat 28 March 2026
Semi Final 2nd Leg – Sat 4 April 2026
Final – Sat 10 or Sun 17 May 2026