The draw for the FA Youth Cup second round proper has been made, with ties at this stage due to be completed by Saturday 22 November 2025.
This will be the final round of the competition before clubs from the Premier League and EFL Championship join at the third round stage.
At this stage of the competition, when a match is drawn after 90 minutes, an extra 30 minutes shall be played (15 minutes in each half). If the
score remains level after extra-time, the winner shall be determined by a penalty shootout.
For the 2025-26 season, eligible players in matches involving NLS clubs, players must have been born on or after 1 September 2007 and before 1 September 2010.
Meanwhile, in matches in the competition proper involving only clubs from the Premier League and/or the EFL, players must have been born on or after 1 September 2007.
The Draw
1 Northampton Town v Port Vale
2 Wigan Athletic v Walsall
3 Peterborough United v Boldmere St Michaels
4 Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers
5 Barnsley v Mansfield Town
6 Crewe Alexandra v FC Halifax Town
7 Loughborough Students or Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers
8 Blackpool v Aylestone Park
9 Bradford City or Stockton Town v York City
10 Rotherham United v Fleetwood Town
11 Wycombe Wanderers v Bromley
12 Needham Market v Southend United
13 Stevenage v Merstham
14 Reading v Cheltenham Town
15 Oxford City v Walton & Hersham or Burgess Hill Town
16 Plymouth Argyle v Milton Keynes Dons
17 Swindon Town v Dorking Wanderers
18 Barnet v Colchester United
19 Hertford Town or Gillingham v Forest Green Rovers
20 Tiverton Town v Cambridge United
