Ben Barrett

The Football Association have confirmed the dates for the upcoming season’s FA Cup campaign.

The Glovers will once again enter in the Fourth Qualifying Round hoping to go one (or maybe two or three) better than the loss to Chesham United at that point last campaign.

Prize money details are yet to be confirmed, with those details, along with Preliminary Round draws due to follow in the coming weeks.

The Emirates FA Cup
Season 2025-26
Round Dates

Extra Preliminary Round: Saturday 2 August 2025

Preliminary Round: Saturday 16 August 2025

First Round Qualifying: Saturday 30 August 2025

Second Round Qualifying: Saturday 13 September 2025

Third Round Qualifying: Saturday 27 September 2025

Fourth Round Qualifying: Saturday 11 October 2025

First Round Proper: Saturday 1 November 2025

Second Round Proper: Saturday 6 December 2025

Third Round Proper: Saturday 10 January 2026

Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 14 February 2026

Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 7 March 2026

Quarter Final: Saturday 4 April 2026

Semi-Final: Saturday 25 April 2026

The Final: Saturday 16 May 2026

The Football Association have confirmed the key dates for the FA Youth Cup for the 2025/26 season.

Last season the Glovers’ youngsters entered at the second  preliminary round making it beyond Helston Athletic before falling to Bridgwater the round after. 

he FA Youth Cup
Season 2025-26
Proposed Round Dates

Qualifying Competition – Ties to be played in the week commencing:-

Preliminary Round: Monday 1 September 2025

First Round Qualifying: Monday 15 September 2025

Second Round Qualifying: Monday 29 September 2025

Third Round Qualifying: Monday 13 October 2025

Competition Proper – Ties to be played by the following closing date:-

First Round Proper: Saturday 1 November 2025

Second Round Proper: Saturday 22 November 2025

Third Round Proper: Saturday 13 December 2025

Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 24 January 2026

Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 21 February 2026

Sixth Round Proper: Saturday 14 March 2026

Semi-Final: Saturday 11 April 2026

The Final: Saturday 9 May 2026

The Football Association have confirmed the key dates for the Isuzu FA Trophy this coming season.

Yeovil Town will enter from the third round in early October before lifting the trophy (maybe) on Sunday May 17th.

The Isuzu FA Trophy
Season 2025-26
Round Dates

Preliminary Round: Saturday 23 August 2025

First Round Qualifying: Saturday 6 September 2025

Second Round Qualifying: Saturday 20 September 2025

Third Round Qualifying: Saturday 4 October 2025

First Round Proper: Saturday 25 October 2025

Second Round Proper: Saturday 15 November 2025

Third Round Proper: Saturday 13 December 2025

Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 10 January 2026

Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 31 January 2026

Sixth Round Proper: Saturday 28 February 2026

Semi-Final: Saturday 28 March 2026

The Final: Sunday 17 May 2026

League One side Cardiff City will head to Huish Park for a friendly on Tuesday 15th July.

The game kicks off at 7:30pm and will be Cardiff’s first friendly on English soil after they complete a trip to Spain during the pre-season schedule.

The game sits in between games against Chippenham and Bristol Rovers.

The Glovers took on Cardiff City in a famous FA Cup Third Round tie in 1999, after a 1-1 draw at Ninian Park, the game at Huish Park looked to be heading towards a similar scoreline, before an uncharacteristic error from Tony Pennock saw his roll out skip off the turf and into the reaches of a Bluebirds forward who slid the ball home. 

We last faced off against them in a friendly in 2014, where Adam Le Fondre and Kenwyne Jones were on the score sheet in a 4-1 win; AJ Leitch-Smith opening with the Glovers’ goal in front over 2000 fans.

Cardiff City Starting XI:Marshall, Brayford, John, Ralls, Hudson ©, Turner, Burgstaller, Dikgacoi, Le Fondre, Guerra, Daehli

Substitutions:Connolly, Moore, Kim, Fabio, Jones, Gunnarsson, Mutch, Whittingham, Eikrem, Maynard, Cala

Goals: Le Fondre (56), Connolly (62), Jones (73, 90)

Yeovil Town Starting XI:Krysiak, Moloney, Smith, Edwards ©, Sokolik, Martin, Dawson, Foley, Moore, Leitch-Smith, Hoskins

Substitutions:Weale, Davis, Brooks, Twumasi, Ralph, Lanzoni, Hayter, Andoh

Goals: Leitch-Smith (18)

Time to get the diary out and pop some key dates in ahead of the 2025/26 season.

The Vanarama  National League begins on Saturday 9th of August and we wrap the title up on the final day Saturday 25th April, 2026.

For those sides who don’t get enough points to go up as Champions, they do have the chance to get through the play-offs, they take place after the season concludes with the finals taking place the weekend of Saturday 9 May/Sunday 10 May.

Fixture release day is July 9th 2025!

Confirmation of key dates for the 2025/26 season:
Fixture Release Day – Wednesday 9 July
Opening Day – Saturday 9 August
Closing Day – Saturday 25 April
Promotion Finals – Saturday 9 May/Sunday 10 May

Yeovil Town Women have had their division and opponents confirmed for the 2025/26 season following the FA’s League Allocations were released.

Like last year the Glovers will play in the South West Regional Football League – Divison 1 South.

This is the equivalent of Tier 6 in the Women’s game.

Some new opponents this season including Appledore – which sounds like a dessert Harry Potter might eat – Banwell and Wells City.

Fixture specifics, dates, venues and all that jazz will follow in time.

Tickets for Yeovil Town’s pre-season friendly against Weston-super-Mare are now on sale.

The Glovers head to the Optima Stadium on Saturday 2nd August 2025 for a 3pm kick-off.

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

Prices are as follows: 
Adults – £11 (+ 0.55p fee)
Concessions – £8 (+ 0.50p fee) [Over 60s, Student ID, Armed Forces ID, NHS ID.]
14-17 year olds – £4 (+ 0.50p fee)
9-13 Year Old – £3 (+ 0.50p fee) [Must be accompanied by an adult]
Under 8s – FREE – [Must be accompanied by an adult]
Family Ticket – £23 (+£1.15 fee) [2x Adults and 2x Under 13]

On Match Day, prices increase to;
Adult – £12
Concession (Senior 60+, Student ID, Armed Forces ID, NHS ID) – £9
14-17 Year Old – £5
9-13 Year Old (Must be accompanied by an Adult) – £3.50
Under 8s (Must be accompanied by an Adult) – Free
Family (x2 Adults & x2 Under 13s) – £25


Tickets are also on sale for the Glovers friendly game at Chippenham – CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

It might all be a bit of hot air, and there’s every chance it all blows over, but Yeovil Town have been linked with striker James Gale.

Sports Journalist Pete O’Rourke has suggested that the Mansfield Town forward has a number of contract offers on the table, including from Gateshead, Altrincham, Aldershot… and the Glovers.

Gale does have another year on his contract at the Stags, having extended his deal in the summer of 2024, so a fee could well be involved if any move were to come to fruition.

He scored six goals in 30 games in the National League in the season just gone, he spent time at both Boston and Solihull on loan, but oddly, missed both games against Yeovil when his sides headed to Huish Park.

How true any of this is, we have no idea, but it’s nice to fill the summer void with a little bit of transfer rumour and speculation, isn’t it?

Yeovil Town will host Bristol Rovers in a dedicated ‘Match for Marcus’ during the upcoming pre-season.

The game is set for Saturday 19th July with a 3pm Kick Off.

Marcus Stewart is considered something of legend of both sides and with the front man leaving the Glovers’ coaching staff this summer the friendly will be dedicated to his legacy at both clubs as well as his ongoing battle with Motor Neurone Disease and the fundraising campaign he has undertaken.

Yeovil hosted the Gas as a part of the pre-season campaign last season too, with Rovers coming out 3-0 winners, one of their goals scored by one Kofi Shaw.

Tickets will be available soon.

Marcus Stewart celebrates his 87th minute goal in the League One play-off semi-final at Nottingham Forest in May 2007. Picture courtesy of Len Copland – www.lencoplandphotography.blogspot.com.

Yeovil Town will head to Hardenhuish Park on Saturday, 12th July for a pre-season friendly against Chippenham Town.

The Glovers take on their second National League South team during the pre-season campaign having already booked in a trip to Bath City.

Yeovil faced Chippenham twice during the title winning season during 2023/24, losing 3-1 at home and only managing a point away from home.

Tickets will be available via online ticket purchasing as well as on the gate on the days of the games. Details of how to purchase online tickets will follow as soon as possible. 

On the gate prices will be:

  • £15 Adults
  • £10 Concessions
  • £6 Juniors (16 and under)

On-line prices will be:

  • £12 Adults
  • £8 Concessions
  • £5 Juniors (16 and under).