Having received a bye for the Preliminary Round, The Pride will welcome Nottingham Trent University to Moorways Sports Village on Sunday 7th September.

This is one of 163 ties in the 1st Qualifying Round which is the entry point for Tier 6 clubs - including our opponents, who last season played in East Midlands Regional League Premier Division.

The Pride have not advanced beyond the 1st Qualifying Round in four previous attempts, exiting on each occasion to Regional League opponents. The winners of this tie will go into the draw for the 2nd Qualifying Round on Sunday 21st September 2025.

In this season's competition there are 538 clubs entered. The competition commences with a Preliminary Round on 24th August, followed by 3 qualifying rounds, after which National League clubs - such as Derby County and Nottingham Forest - come in at the 1st Round proper - the big guns - Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United - enter the competition at the 4th Round.

The Final will played at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 31st May 2026.

More details to follow.