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The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: ben
Date: July 8, 2026, 1:22 pm
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All National League Cup appointments for the 2026/27 season.
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Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: aaa
Date: August 10, 2026, 4:52 pm
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What format will the National League Cup take?
Same as last season, the National League Cup remains a 32-team
midweek competition, comprising of sixteen teams participating
in PL2, and sixteen teams from clubs participating in the
National League.
The competition will consist of a group stage (four groups of
eight), with the two best-placed teams in each group advancing
to a knock-out stage to determine the winner.
Which teams are competing for the 2026/2027 season?
The following teams have entered the competition for the new
season:
Group A
FC Halifax Town
Gateshead
Scunthorpe United
Wealdstone
Derby County
Nottingham Forest
Stoke City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Group B
Aldershot Town
Braintree Town
Hornchurch
Worthing
Fulham
Ipswich Town
Norwich City
West Ham United
Group C
Boreham Wood
Hartlepool United
Solihull Moors
Tamworth
Everton
Leeds United
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Group D
Boston United
Sutton United
Truro City
Woking
Birmingham City
Leicester City
Southampton
West Bromwich Albion
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Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: aaa
Date: August 10, 2026, 4:53 pm
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Tue 11th Aug 2026
Hartlepool United FC (First Team) v MIDDLESBROUGH (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Morland, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Ledgeway, Conor
Assistant Referee: Fyvie, Graeme
Fourth Official: Nichol, Adam
Tue 18th Aug 2026
Aldershot Town (First Team) v Fulham (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Scholes, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Frizzell, Dan
Assistant Referee: Lowe, Peter
Fourth Official: Bradley, Alex
Boreham Wood (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Mulhall, Sam
Assistant Referee: Hutton, David
Assistant Referee: Kelly, Paul
Fourth Official: Darling, Christopher
Boston United FC (First Team) v Birmingham City (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Robinson, Jamie
Assistant Referee: Hull, Alan
Assistant Referee: Carratt, Duncan
Fourth Official: Donaghey, Karl
Braintree Town FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (Reserve
Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Merchant, Adam
Assistant Referee: Da Costa, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Sear, Karl
Fourth Official: Khan, Abbas
Gateshead FC (First Team) v Nottingham Forest F.C. (Reserve
Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Westgate, James
Assistant Referee: Parker, Martin
Assistant Referee: Dutton, Tyler
Fourth Official: Newhouse, Paul
FC Halifax Town (First Team) v Derby County FC (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Rhodes, Garreth
Assistant Referee: Clayton, Simon
Assistant Referee: Daniels, Andrew
Fourth Official: Waters, Jamie
Hornchurch FC (First Team) v Norwich City FC (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Richardson, Jason
Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
Assistant Referee: O'Meara, Colman
Fourth Official: Fidler, Ciaran
Scunthorpe United FC (First Team) v Stoke City FC (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Mcquillan, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Allen, Ashley
Assistant Referee: Dingle, Peter
Fourth Official: Robinson, Michael
Solihull Moors (First Team) v MIDDLESBROUGH (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Marsden, Paul
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard J.
Assistant Referee: Forder-Hay, Jack
Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin
Sutton United FC (First Team) v Leicester City FC (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Sangowawa, Tolu
Assistant Referee: Carmichael, Marcus
Assistant Referee: Mathieson, Alex Mayer, Elliott
Fourth Official: Voloshchuk, Anastasiya
Tamworth (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Brown, Declan
Assistant Referee: Gray, Alex
Assistant Referee: Mustafa, Zharir
Fourth Official: Forrest, Keiran
Truro City FC (First Team) v Southampton FC (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Singh Gill, Sunny
Assistant Referee: Senior, Mark
Assistant Referee: Middleton, David
Fourth Official: Tewson, James
Wealdstone FC (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Reserve
Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Karram, Joseph
Assistant Referee: Aylott, Andrew
Fourth Official: Bonneywell, Daniel
Woking FC (First Team) v West Bromwich Albion (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Young, Alan
Assistant Referee: Hillier, Jake
Assistant Referee: Holden, Thomas
Fourth Official: Murphy, Ross
Worthing FC (First Team) v West Ham United (Reserve Team)
National League Cup
Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Tranter, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Blogg, Nick
Fourth Official: Treleaven, Dean
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Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: Leggy
Date: August 11, 2026, 12:38 pm
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Middlesborough appear to be playing twice on the same day?
#Post#: 110260--------------------------------------------------
Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: Ryanellis
Date: August 11, 2026, 1:16 pm
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--- Quote from: Leggy link ---
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> Middlesborough appear to be playing twice on the same day?
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Hartlepool v Middlesbrough is today. The rest next week
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Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: mac
Date: August 11, 2026, 1:23 pm
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--- Quote from: Leggy link ---
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> Middlesborough appear to be playing twice on the same day?
>
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Is that cos one is Middlesborough and one is Middlesbrough ;)
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Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: rustyref
Date: August 11, 2026, 1:31 pm
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--- Quote from: Ryanellis link ---
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> [quote author=Leggy link=topic=8214.msg110258#msg110258
date=1786469891]
> Middlesborough appear to be playing twice on the same day?
>
--- End Quote ---
Hartlepool v Middlesbrough is today. The rest next week
[/quote]
And finished 0-10 😲
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Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: SuffolkRef
Date: August 11, 2026, 2:11 pm
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--- Quote from: rustyref link ---
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> [quote author=Ryanellis link=topic=8214.msg110260#msg110260
date=1786472213]
> [quote author=Leggy link=topic=8214.msg110258#msg110258
date=1786469891]
> Middlesborough appear to be playing twice on the same day?
>
--- End Quote ---
Hartlepool v Middlesbrough is today. The rest next week
[/quote]
And finished 0-10 😲
[/quote]
Plus the Hartlepool supporters correctly predicted the four
players that would substituted in the first minute.
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Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: mac
Date: August 11, 2026, 3:00 pm
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No need to detract like that, a win is a win! UTB :D
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Re: The National League Cup - 2026/27
DIR By: Lanyardhater
Date: August 11, 2026, 3:32 pm
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But it shows yet again that clubs will always find a way to get
round any regulation they don’t like.
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