Author: Andrew Spiers

Fa Cup

FA Cup / FA Youth Cup / FA Trophy Dates

The FA have released the dates for the rounds of the FA Cup, FA Youth Cup and FA Trophy dates.

On Thursday 26 June 2025, they will be release the below information for each competition;

  • List of clubs accepted into each competition (Clubs not accepted into a competition shall be notified separately regarding that competition on the same date)
  • List of clubs to receive exemption
  • Prize fund

On Friday 4 July 2025, they will release the below information;

  • The Emirates FA Cup – Extra Preliminary Round and Preliminary Round draws
  • The Isuzu FA Trophy – Preliminary Round and First Round Qualifying draws
  • The Isuzu FA Vase – First Round Qualifying and Second Round Qualifying draws
  • The FA Youth Cup – Preliminary Round and First Round Qualifying draws

FA Cup

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

FA Youth Cup

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

FA Trophy

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

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Volunteers’ Week

Volunteers’ Week is back from Monday 2nd June to Sunday 8th June and it’s time to celebrate all things
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As a community football club, we rely on our network of volunteers to help to support the running of our 36 football teams. Whether it is coaching one of our junior teams, cooking the burgers at our junior tournament or helping out on matchday at the Iconic Stadium – we are grateful to every single one of you.

We are always on the lookout for people to join our band of volunteers. Whether you want to learn how to be a junior football coach, volunteer for your Duke of Edinburgh’s Award or help out on match day, then we would love to hear from you. Drop us a message via our contact page and one of the team will get in touch to arrange a chat.

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Junior Tournament

The sun was out again for the annual Binfield Junior Tournament. We had over 150 teams and 1200 players playing across two days in the 5-a-side tournament. Boy and girls from U7s through to U13s played their games across 8 pitches at the Iconic Stadium.

Thank you for everyone that attended, we hope you enjoyed your time at Binfield Football Club and look forward to seeing you all next year.

This event would not be possible without the support of all of the volunteers that helped in the planning over the last 6 months, the setup and running the tournament over the weekend. We thank every single one of you.

The medals and trophies were handed out by the First Team Management of Ross Weatherstone, Andy Bullett and Keith Pennicott-Bowen along with club caption Dan Lewis and players Jamie Hilton and Ethan Lindo. On Sunday, there was a couple of special guests helping them.

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Newcastle’s Lewis Hall and Chelsea’s Aimee Claypole with Moles Captain Dan Lewis, Assistant Manager Andy Bullett and Manager Ross Weatherstone.

Club photographer Daisy Spiers was capturing some of the atmosphere over the weekend.

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If you are looking for individual player photographs from the weekend, then head over to Shooting Stars photography.

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Local MP Visits Junior Tournament

We were pleased to welcome our local MP, Josh Reynolds down to our annual Junior Tournament. Josh was shown around the tournament and the Iconic Stadium by Moles chairman Andy Cotton and Vice Chairman Craig Gilbert.

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Andy commented “It was great to be able to welcome Josh down to our community football club and to share with him the role we play as part of village life. Our junior tournament is an popular event attracting teams from across the Thames valley. We would love for Josh to return and see our first team in action.”

We would like to thank our league sponsors Pitching In for their help in arranging the visit.

Party on the pitch

Party On The Pitch

Party on the pitch

We are pleased to announce that this years Binfield Party On The Pitch will be held at Binfield Football Club. This is a a joint fundraising event held each year to help raise funds for 1st Binfield Air Scouts and Binfield Football Club.

The event will taken place on Saturday 21st June between 4pm and 10pm. There will be live music, children’s entertainer, fun and games stalls, licensed bar, BBQ, curry stall, tea tent, bouncy castle, inflatable assault course and more.

Tickets will cost £11/adult, £7/child/senior, under 3’s go free (ticket required) and parking is £5 per space.

If you want to bring your own alcohol it is £15 in advance or £20 payable on the day.

Please note that this will be a mostly cashless event.

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/partyonthepitch.

To keep up to date with announcement, like the event FB page at https://www.facebook.com/partyonthepitchbinfield

There is also an online raffle where can win some fantastic prizes from some amazing local businesses. Tickets can be purchased at https://go.rallyup.com/1stbinfieldscouts/Campaign/Details

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Football In Berkshire Shortlist

Football In Berkshire have now published the short list for their annual awards and the Moles have four nominees;

  • Best Photographer: Daisy Spiers
  • Best Website
  • Young Player of the Year (Male): CJ Fubler
  • Physio of the Season: Salil Das

The awards night is on the 18th June. We will bring you coverage of the event including photos.

You can read the full shortlist at https://footballinberkshire.co.uk/news/football-news/87868/the-short-list-finalists-for-the-2025-trademark-berkshire-football-awards/

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Trio Get International Callup

Coleridge Fubler Jr, Reese Jones Jr and Razhir Smith-Jones have all received international callups from Bermuda for their upcoming World Cup qualifier matches.

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The trio all joined as part of managers Ross Weatherstone’s rebuilding of the squad. Reese and Razhir made their debuts back in January 2024 whilst CJ became the Moles number 1 in September 2024. All three have made an impact since joining with Razhir finishing as top scorer for the 24/25 season.

Bermuda play the Cayman Islands at home on Wednesday 4th June whilst they travel to Cuba on Tuesday 10th June.

The full squad is;

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U16 Eagles Are Looking For Players

Our U16 Eagles are looking for players for the upcoming 25/26 season. Preferably players that have played in Division 3 or higher.

Training: Thursday @ 6:30pm. Braybrook Recreation Ground

For more information contact Chris on 07973 512335

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Football In Berkshire Awards – Long List

Football In Berkshire have published the long list for their annual awards and the Moles have 10 nominations across 8 categories. They are;

Volunteer of the Season: Rhys Jordan-Ritchie
Best Photographer: Daisy Spiers
Goal of the Season: Mitch Parker
Best Website
Best Individual Event: Binfield’s Velocity Cup Quarter Final against Hastings
Physio of the Season: Salil Das
Young Player (Male): CJ Fubler and Jamie Hilton
Player of the Season (Male): Luke Wayborn and Rahzir Smith-Jones

Also Lucas Wynn, who has been on loan at Reading City, has been nominated for Goal of the Season and Young Player (Male).

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The shortlist will be published around 2pm on Friday 30th May with the awards night on the 18th June.

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International Callup

☘️ Massive congratulations to former Mole Killian Barrett who has been called up to the Irish U21s squad for the very first time.

They play Croatia away on Friday 6th June and Qatar at home on Tuesday 10th June.

💪 Go smash it Kills

DofE Award

DofE Volunteering

If you are currently taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) award scheme and are looking for a placement to complete your volunteering – Binfield Football Club can help.

We have a number of roles available which you can do to complete your required hours. These include (but are not limited to) helping with youth teams, grounds maintenance or kit maintenance, assisting the media team, stewarding on match days or helping with car parking.

If you would like to work towards your DofE at Binfield Football Club, then get in touch via the Contact Page and a member of the club will arrange a chat.

If you are a teacher at a local school or run a scout / guide group and are responsible for the DofE scheme, then we would love to have a chat with you about how partnering with Binfield Football Club can help your young people to complete their DofE award.

Click here to read “Doing the DofE at a sports club” on the DofE Award website.

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U12 Girls Looking For Players

Our U12s Girls team are looking for current year 6 girls to join our growing girls section.

They train on a Tuesday night between 5:45pm and 7pm at Bray Braybrooke Recreation Ground, RG42 2HG.

If you are interested, contact Dave on 07786 731506 or Steve on 07834 381549

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