FA Cup third round: Full draw, fixtures, dates for 2025/26 round three

The draw for the FA Cup third round has given EFL and non-league sides their first chance to take on a Premier League club in this season’s competition.

Holders Crystal Palace will start their defence at Macclesfield, who are among the sixth-tier sides hoping to cause a shock.

Weston-Super-Mare are away to League Two Grimsby Town, while there are four all-Premier League ties.

101GreatGoals.com has the full 2025/26 FA Cup third round draw, including who each top-flight side team will face and the schedule.

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FA Cup third round fixtures, results 2025/26: Schedule, kick-off times

Friday, January 9 2026

MK Dons 1-1 Oxford United (3-4 on penalties)

Port Vale 1-0 Fleetwood Town

Preston North End 0-1 Wigan Athletic

Wrexham 3-3 Forest (4-3 on penalties)

Saturday, January 10

Cheltenham Town 0-2 Leicester City

Everton 1-1 Sunderland (0-3 on penalties)

Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace

Wolves 6-1 Shrewsbury Town

Boreham Wood 0-5 Burton Albion

Burnley 5-1 Millwall

Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Southampton

Fulham 3-1 Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town 2-1 Blackpool

Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City

Newcastle 3-3 Bournemouth (7-6 on penalties)

Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Brentford

Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City

Bristol City 5-1 Watford

Cambridge United 2-3 Birmingham City

Grimsby Town 3-2 Weston Super Mare

Tottenham 1-2 Aston Villa

Charlton Athletic 1-5 Chelsea

Sunday, January 11

All matches start at 14:30 (09:30 ET / 06:30 PT) unless otherwise stated.

Derby vs Leeds (12:00, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 2 and Discovery Plus)

Portsmouth vs Arsenal (14:00, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers (Discovery Plus)

Norwich City vs Walsall (Discovery Plus)

Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town (Discovery Plus)

Swansea City v. West Bromwich Albion (Discovery Plus)

West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers (Discovery Plus)

Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion (16:30, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

Monday, January 12

Liverpool vs Barnsley (19:45, TNT Sports 1 and Discovery Plus)

FA Cup 2025/26 dates, schedule

This season’s remaining round dates take place on the following weekends.

Third round: Saturday, January 10 2026

Fourth round: Saturday, February 14 2026

Fifth round: Saturday, March 7 2026

Quarter-finals: Saturday, April 4 2026

Semi-finals: Saturday, April 25 2026

Final: Saturday, May 16 2026

FA Cup: Full list of winners by year

• 2025: Crystal Palace
• 2024: Manchester United
• 2023: Manchester City
• 2022: Liverpool
• 2021: Leicester City
• 2020: Arsenal
• 2019: Man City
• 2018: Chelsea
• 2017: Arsenal
• 2016: Man United
• 2015: Arsenal
• 2014: Arsenal
• 2013: Wigan Athletic
• 2012: Chelsea
• 2011: Man City
• 2010: Chelsea
• 2009: Chelsea
• 2008: Portsmouth
• 2007: Chelsea
• 2006: Liverpool
• 2005: Arsenal
• 2004: Man United
• 2003: Arsenal
• 2002: Arsenal
• 2001: Liverpool
• 2000: Chelsea
• 1999: Man United
• 1998: Arsenal
• 1997: Chelsea
• 1996: Man United
• 1995: Everton
• 1994: Man United
• 1993: Arsenal
• 1992: Liverpool
• 1991: Tottenham
• 1990: Man United
• 1989: Liverpool
• 1988: Wimbledon
• 1987: Coventry City
• 1986: Liverpool
• 1985: Man United
• 1984: Everton
• 1983: Man United
• 1982: Tottenham
• 1981: Tottenham
• 1980: West Ham
• 1979: Arsenal
• 1978: Ipswich Town
• 1977: Man United
• 1976: Southampton
• 1975: West Ham
• 1974: Liverpool
• 1973: Sunderland
• 1972: Leeds United
• 1971: Arsenal
• 1970: Chelsea
• 1969: Man City
• 1968: West Brom
• 1967: Tottenham
• 1966: Everton
• 1965: Liverpool
• 1964: West Ham
• 1963: Man United
• 1962: Tottenham
• 1961: Tottenham
• 1960: Wolves
• 1959: Nottingham Forest
• 1958: Bolton Wanderers
• 1957: Aston Villa
• 1956: Man City
• 1955: Newcastle
• 1954: West Brom
• 1953: Blackpool
• 1952: Newcastle
• 1951: Newcastle
• 1950: Arsenal
• 1949: Wolves
• 1948: Man United
• 1947: Charlton Athletic
• 1946: Derby County
• 1939: Portsmouth
• 1938: Preston
• 1937: Sunderland
• 1936: Arsenal
• 1935: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1934: Man City
• 1933: Everton
• 1932: Newcastle
• 1931: West Brom
• 1930: Arsenal
• 1929: Bolton
• 1928: Blackburn
• 1927: Cardiff City
• 1926: Bolton
• 1925: Sheffield United
• 1924: Newcastle
• 1923: Bolton
• 1922: Huddersfield Town
• 1921: Tottenham
• 1920: Aston Villa
• 1916-1919: No competition held
• 1915: Sheffield United
• 1914: Burnley
• 1913: Aston Villa
• 1912: Barnsley
• 1911: Bradford City
• 1910: Newcastle
• 1909: Man United
• 1908: Wolves
• 1907: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1906: Everton
• 1905: Aston Villa
• 1904: Man City
• 1903: Bury
• 1902: Sheffield United
• 1901: Tottenham
• 1900: Bury
• 1899: Sheffield United
• 1898: Nottingham Forest
• 1897: Aston Villa
• 1896: Sheffield Wednesday
• 1895: Aston Villa
• 1894: Notts County
• 1893: Wolves
• 1892: West Brom
• 1891: Blackburn
• 1890: Blackburn
• 1889: Preston
• 1888: West Brom
• 1887: Aston Villa
• 1886: Blackburn
• 1885: Blackburn
• 1884: Blackburn
• 1883: Blackburn Olympic
• 1882: Old Etonians
• 1881: Old Carthusians
• 1880: Clapham Rovers
• 1879: Old Etonians
• 1878: Wanderers
• 1877: Wanderers
• 1876: Wanderers
• 1875: Royal Engineers
• 1874: Oxford University
• 1873: Wanderers
• 1872: Wanderers