October 5, 2026
Cheltenham Town Women will be ball number 3 in the First Round Proper Draw of the Women’s FA Cup.
The draw for the First Round will be streamed live on YouTube, with The Women’s FA Cup, TNT Sports, and Channel 4 Sports YouTube channels all providing coverage. The draw starts at 7pm.
With the Women’s FA Cup being regionalised in the early rounds, Cheltenham will be in the Group 3 draw, the southern section of the draw.
Last season saw The Robinesses defeat Millwall Lionesses 2-0 before bowing out at the Second Round in a 4-0 loss to fellow FA Women’s National League Southern Premier outfit Lewes at Kayte Lane.
Other clubs involved in the First Round Draw include Enfield Town and Hammersmith, both of whom overcame FA Women’s National League Division One opposition. Enfield upset Billericay 6-0, while Hammersmith overcame Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 to put themselves in the hat.
The numbers for the Women’s FA Cup are as follows:
- 1. AFC Bournemouth
- 2. AFC Wimbledon
- 3. Cheltenham Town
- 4. Exeter City
- 5. Fulham
- 6. Hashtag United
- 7. Lewes
- 8. Oxford United
- 9. Plymouth Argyle
- 10. Portsmouth
- 11. Swindon Town
- 12. Haringey Borough
- 13. Enfield
- 14. Barking
- 15. Chatham Town
- 16. Actonians
- 17. Hammersmith
- 18. Millwall Lionesses
- 19. Dulwich Hamlet
- 20. Saltdean United
- 21. Maidenhead United
- 22. Tooting Bec
- 23. Bromley
- 24. Abingdon United
- 25. Queens Park Rangers
- 26. Dartford
- 27. Brentford
- 28. Bridgwater United
- 29. AFC Portchester
- 30. Feniton
- 31. Portishead Town
- 32. Andover New Street
- 33. Bristol Rovers
- 34. Yate Town
- 35. Keynsham Town
- 36. Gwalia United
- 37. Moneyfields
- 38. Marine Academy Plymouth
- 39. Winchester City Flyers
- 40. St. Agnes
