2025-26 National League Cup

The 2025-26 National League Cup is the collaborative competition involving the Premier League and National League. The format for the 25-26 edition sees teams split into four groups of eight, with Leeds United as the defending champions.

Teams

Aldershot Town, Blackburn Rovers, Boston United, Braintree Town, Brackley Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley, Everton, Fulham, Gateshead, Halifax Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Morecambe, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Rochdale, Scunthorpe United, Solihull Moors, Southampton, Sunderland, Sutton United, Tamworth, Truro City, Wealdstone, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Woking, Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Solihull Moors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Tamworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


12 August 2025
Solihull Moors 1-2 Everton
Holmes '10 Graham '76, '90
ARMCO Arena


12 August 2025
Brackley Town 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
Hall '8
Waldron '55
St James Park


13 August 2025
Rochdale 2-1 Burnley
Henderson '57
Amantchi '78
McMahon-Brown '75
Crown Oil Arena


16 September 2025
Rochdale 3-2 Blackburn Rovers
McBride '7
Mancini '53
Burger '76
Houghton '12
Wood '33
Crown Oil Arena


16 September 2025
Solihull Moors 0-0 Burnley
  Penalties  
5-4
ARMCO Arena


16 September 2025
Brackley Town 2-1 Manchester United
Waldron '7
Hall '25
Devaney '90+4
St James Park


16 September 2025
Tamworth 2-1 Everton
Mols '15
Lynch '86
Graham '66
The Lamb Ground


21 October 2025
Solihull Mooors 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
McFarlane '78
ARMCO Arena


21 October 2025
Brackley Town 1-1 Everton
Waldron '80 Davis '88
  Penalties  
2-4
St James Park


21 October 2025
Tamworth 4-0 Burnley
Enoru '1
Sayer '63
Mols '66
Lynch '84
The Lamb Ground


25 November 2025
Rochdale v Everton
Crown Oil Arena


25 November 2025
Solihull Moors v Manchester United
ARMCO Arena


25 September 2025
Brackley Town v Burnley
St James Park


25 November 2025
Tamworth v Blackburn Rovers
The Lamb Ground


16 December 2025
Tamworth v Manchester United
The Lamb Ground



Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Boreham Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Brackley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


12 August 2025
Boreham Wood 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Clayden '65
Rush '81
Meadow Park


12 August 2025
Braintree Town 2-0 Leicester City
Cooper '31
Hubbard '62
Rare Meat Breed Co. Stadium


12 August 2025
Wealdstone 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hassan '12
Tshikuna '21
Holman '4
Grosvenor Vale


13 August 2025
Forest Green Rovers 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Marquez '29
Knowles '60
Conteh '86
Bostock '66
The Bolt New Lawn


9 September 2025
Boreham Wood 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Dixon '45+4
Clayden '61
Sousa '67
Ntege '36
Meadow Park


16 September 2025
Braintree Town 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Cooper '9
Rare Meat Bread Co. Stadium


16 September 2025
Forest Green Rovers 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Marquez '45+3
Moore '62
Cardwell '67
Mané '53
Angel '87
The Bolt New Lawn


16 September 2025
Wealdstone 2-1 Leicester City
Hassan '24
Kretzschmar '84
Briggs '37
Grosvenor Vale


22 October 2025
Braintree Town 2-3 West Bromwich Albion
Blackwell '12
Davis '51
Mandey '36
Mohammed '54
McDonald '90+2
Rare Meat Bread Co. Stadium


22 October 2025
Wealdstone 0-2 Nottingham Forest
Sillah '57, '90+2
Grosvenor Vale


25 November 2025
Boreham Wood v Leicester City
Meadow Park


25 November 2025
Braintree Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rare Meat Bread Co. Stadium


25 November 2025
Forest Green Rovers v Nottingham Forest
The Bolt New Lawn


25 November 2025
Wealdstone v West Bromwich Albion
Grosvenor Vale


2 December 2025
Boreham Wood v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Meadow Park



Group C

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Aldershot Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Truro City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Woking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


12 August 2025
Aldershot 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Ghandour '71 Hargreaves '78 (og)
Nti '81
The EBB Stadium


12 August 2025
Sutton United 0-7 Fulham
Olyott '22, '74
Loupalo-Bi '47, '51, '81
Works '72
Zepa '87
VBS Community Stadium


13 August 2025
Truro City 3-2 Southampton
Love-Holmes '7
Jephcott '38
Johnson-Fisher '85
Love-Holmes '20 (og)
Armitage '69
Truro Sports Hub


13 August 2025
Woking 0-2 West Ham United
Orford '90
Kanté '97
Laithwaite Community Stadium


16 September 2025
Sutton United 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Nadesan '87 Nti '66
Barclay '74
VBS Community Stadium


16 September 2025
Truro City 1-0 Fulham
Jephcott '71
Truro Sports Hub


16 September 2025
Woking 2-1 Southampton
Kelly '29
Matthews '33 (og)
Sillah Dibaga '54
Laithwaite Community Stadium


21 October 2025
Woking 2-0 Fulham
Andrews '74
Turner '82
Laithwaite Community Stadium


21 October 2025
Truro City 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Sanogo '25, '90+6
Johnson-Fisher '56
Truro Sports Hub


21 October 2025
Sutton United 3-3 West Ham United
Boutin '23
Harris '85
Njoku '90+1
Adiele '35, '37
Ajala '88 (pen)
  Penalties  
3-4
VBS Community Stadium


25 November 2025
Aldershot v Fulham
The EBB Stadium


25 November 2025
Sutton United v Southampton
VBS Community Stadium


25 November 2025
Truro City v West Ham United
Truro Sports Hub


25 November 2025
Woking v Brighton & Hove Albion
Laithwaite Community Stadium


9 December 2025
Aldershot Town v West Ham United
The EBB Stadium



Group D

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Boston United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Halifax Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gateshead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Scunthorpe United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


9 August 2025
Boston United 2-1 Middlesbrough
John-Lewis '61
Donnelly '73
Howells '50
Jakemans Community Stadium


12 August 2025
Boston United 4-0 Leeds United
Grist '47
Donnelly '62, '94
Lankshear '65
Jakemans Community Stadium


12 August 2025
Scunthorpe United 2-3 Sunderland
Ubaezuonu '6
Dawson '30
Poveda '46
Ogunsuyi '71
Whittaker '90+2
Glanford Park


13 August 2025
Gateshead 3-4 Newcastle United
Adom '11
Chapman '21
Bone '49
Neave '15
Fitzgerald '70
Richardson '82 (og)
Heffernan '90
Gateshead International Stadium


9 September 2025
Halifax Town 2-1 Middlesbrough
Cooke '43
Devonport '84
Finch '39
The Shay


16 September 2025
Boston United 4-0 Sunderland
Kindon '24 (og)
John-Lewis '28
Cropper '38
Donnelly '52
The Jakemans Community Stadium


16 September 2025
Scunthorpe United 1-3 Leeds United
Ubaezuonu '47 Gray '34, '73, '88
Glanford Park


17 September 2025
Gateshead 0-2 Middlesbrough
Carbon '5
Bakre '52
Gateshead International Stadium


8 October 2025
Boston United 1-3 Newcastle United
Maguire '47 Neave '16 (pen), '30, '40
The Jakemans Community Stadium


21 October 2025
Gateshead 1-1 Sunderland
Telford '41 Ba '60
  Penalties  
4-3
Gateshead International Stadium


21 October 2025
Halifax Town 3-0 Leeds United
Devonport '25, '52, '80
The Shay


25 November 2025
Halifax Town v Sunderland
The Shay


25 November 2025
Gateshead v Leeds United
Gateshead International Stadium


25 November 2025
Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United
Glanford Park


16 December 2025
Halifax Town v Newcastle United
The Shay



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Quarter Finals

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Top Goalscorers

Player Club Goals



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