Binfield Power Through as Reading City Get Replay

Seven of the eleven football in the closed team of Berkshire survived to fight on another day in the preliminary round of the Extra FA 2025/26 Cup on Saturday afternoon.

Binfield is the biggest winner with a 4-1 win at home to the Midlands South Winslow United League while Reading City returns from Gloucestershire with a second chance after being held to a 0-0 draw in Corinium by Cirencester Town.

Cityzens will ‘go again’ on Tuesday night at Rivermoor while the other lottery on that day-Thornbury Town 2-2 Virginia Water will also take place at the Arbor Slough Town Park on Tuesday night, even at the time of writing that has not been confirmed.

The Thatcham Town season has begun well after degradation at the end of last season. Kingfishers defeated Petersfield 2-0 at Watertide Park to follow up on the Opening League draw with Badshot Lea.

Meanwhile on Friday night nearly 400 supporters watched when Wokingham Town left him to beat the Brislington Western League 3-2.

2025/26 FA Cup Extra Introduction in Berkshire

• Binfield 4-1 Winslow United
• Burnham 3-2 Holyport
• Eversley & California 0-1 Horndean
• Cirencester Town 0-0 Reading City (Replay Tuesday)
• Tadley Calleva 4-1 Millbrook (Hampshire)
• City of Thatcham 2-0 Petersfield Town
• Thornbury Town 2-2 Virginia Water
• Oldland Abbotonians 1-0 Wallingford & Crowmarsh
• Portishead Town 4-3 Windsor & Eton
• Wokingham Town 3-2 Brislington (Friday night)

The result means we now have a good idea about what the withdrawal of the preliminary round of the FA 25/26 Cup, with Ascot United joined the pleasure after receiving Bye in the extra preliminary round.

2025/26 FA Cup FAt Plots for the Berkshire Side (as established)

• Ascot United vs Chislehurst Gleve
• Marlow vs. Binfield
• Ardley United vs. Burnham
• Cirencester City or Read the city (Replay Tuesday) vs Didcot Town
• Christchurch vs. Tadley Calleva
• Baffins Milton Rovers or Shaftsbury (Replay Tuesday) vs City of Thatcham
• Risborough Rangers vs Thornbury Town or Virginia water (Replay TB)
• Wokingham City vs larkhall athletic

The preliminary round of the FA Cup will be played on the weekend of Saturday August 16, 2025.

The draw for the first qualifying round of the FA 2025/26 Cup must be on Monday, August 18, 2025 at 1 pm.