Cup Draws For Local Sides

Late September, early October, will see the opening round of this season’s Nottinghamshire FA County Cup competitions burst into life, with games aplenty in both the Senior Cup. and Senior Trophy, whilst other cup competitions have also been drawn.

Hucknall Town, one of nine who’ll receive a bye to the second round in this season’s, won an instant classic at the One Call Stadium in the 2025 final; opposing Newark & Sherwood United the two sides shared twelve goals, in a stunning, 6-6 draw, before winning 4-3 on penalties.

The victory was the Yellows’ seventh in the Senior Cup, their last arriving in 2003, when they beat Teversal 2-0, that was their fourth win six seasons in what was heady times for the club; the Highwaymen meanwhile won their only Senior Cup in 2023, a 3-2 win over Carlton Town, and they also received a bye to the next round.

The seven ties in the NFA Senior Cup First Round, to be played on 20 September, are as follows –

AFC Mansfield vs. Kimberley Miners Welfare; West Bridgford vs. Rainworth Miners Welfare; Newark Town vs. Eastwood CFC; Gedling Miners Welfare vs. Notts County; Carlton Town vs. Clifton All Whites; Stapleford Town vs. Dunkirk; Southwell City vs. Retford

(byes – Basford United, Clipstone, Hucknall Town, Mansfield Town, Newark & Sherwood United, Nottingham Forest, Radford, Retford United, Sherwood Colliery; NB Notts County, Mansfield and Nottingham Forest will be playing their Reserves/U21s sides)

Linby Colliery Welfare meanwhile are the holders of the NFA Senior Trophy, and, as with their counterparts in the county’s flagship competition, receive a bye to the second round this time around.

In last season’s final Linby brushed aside a spirited Blidworth Welfare, 3-0, in the game played at Debdale, capping what was the clubs’ best season for a number of years; now, the competition has some seventy entrants for the 2025-26 version.

Eight ties make up the NFA Senior Trophy First Round (with fifty-four byes), due to be played on 4 October, and are as follows –

Blidworth Welfare vs. Gedling Southbank; Woodhouse Colts vs. Robin Hood Colts; Beeston Old Boys Association vs. East Leake Robins Reserves; FC Cavaliers vs. East Leake Robins; Notts City Rangers vs. Wollaton; PMG Excel vs. Awsworth Villa; Calverton Miners Welfare vs. RHP Sports & Social; Arnold Town vs. City United

(byes – AC United, AFC Parabellum, AFC Warriors Development, AJ Sport, AJ Sport Reserves, Arnold Town Development, Ashland Rovers, Ashland Rovers Reserves, Attenborough Development, Awsworth Villa Reserves, Bilborough TRD, Bingham Town, Bingham Town Development, Collingham, Collingham Reserves, Cotgrave, Cotgrave Reserves, Eastwood & Kimberley, Elston United, Hucknall Town Reserves, Keyworth United, Keyworth United

Reserves, Kimberley Miners Welfare Reserves, Kirton Brickworks, Linby Colliery Welfare, Meden Vale Colts, Newark & Sherwood United Reserves, Newark Town U23s, Newark Town Reserves, Nottingham Greens, Notts Olympic, Notts Olympic Reserves, Ollerton Town, Pegasus U21s, Phoenix Athletic, Radcliffe Olympic, Radcliffe Olympic U23s, Ravenshead, Ravenshead Reds, Ruddington Village, Selston, South Notts, Southwell City Development, Southwell City Reserves, Stapleford Town Reserves, Teversal, The Rossoneri, Toton Tigers Youth, Trent Vineyard, Trinity, West Bridgford Reserves, Wollaton Reserves, Woodthorpe Park Rangers)

In the United Counties League there are, surprisingly, only three, all-Notts ties having been drawn in the Preliminary Round of their competition, they are Kimberley Miners Welfare hosting Dunkirk, Retford welcoming Sandiacre Town, and Sherwood Colliery entertaining Stapleford Town.

The draw for the opening round of the UCL Cup (to be played on 6 September) is as follows –

Clay Cross Town vs. Radford; Boston Town vs. Hucknall Town; Retford United vs. Deeping Rangers; West Bridgford vs. Ashby Ivanhoe; Northampton Sileby Rangers vs. Shirebrook Town; Coalville Town vs. AFC Mansfield; Kimberley Miners Welfare vs. Dunkirk; Retford vs. Sandiacre Town; Eastwood CFC vs. Moulton Town; Gedling Miners Welfare vs. South Normanton Athletic; March Town United vs. Rainworth Miners Welfare; Sherwood Colliery vs. Stapleford Town; Histon vs. Southwell City; Newark & Sherwood United vs. Swallownest; Clipstone vs. Gresley Rovers; Wisbech Town vs. Newark Town; Grantham Town vs. Clifton All Whites

The Notts Senior League have also drawn ties for their cup competitions, with the NSL Senior Cup First/Second Round as follows –

First Round (to be played 27 September) Ruddington Village vs. Arnold Town

Second Round (dates as listed) Dunkirk vs. Beeston (23/9); Collingham vs. Aslockton & Orston (23/9); Bingham Town vs. Keyworth United (27/9); Notts Olympic vs. Kimberley Miners Welfare Reserves (23/9); Ruddington Village/Arnold Town vs. Southwell City Reserves (tbc); West Bridgford Reserves vs. Awsworth Villa (26/9); Wollaton vs. Woodthorpe Park Rangers (27/9)