Welwyn Garden City Football Club have been handed two away draws in their opening national cup fixtures for the 2026-27 season. The Southern Football League confirmed the club will travel to Enfield FC in the Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday 8 August 2026, listed as Fixture 125 in the official draw. Separately, the club’s own X account announced an away trip to Buckhurst Hill FC in the FA Trophy Preliminary Round a week later on 15 August 2026.
Both draws were made on Friday 3 July and published by the Southern Football League. Welwyn Garden City’s FA Cup tie will be the third consecutive season they have begun their campaign with an away draw in the Extra Preliminary Round. For Buckhurst Hill, the FA Trophy fixture marks a historic first venture into the competition, a milestone the visitors noted in their announcement, encouraging supporters to “make the journey over to make it a big one!”
Welwyn Garden City compete in the Southern League Division One Central at Step 4 of the English football pyramid. The winners of the FA Cup tie between Enfield and Welwyn Garden City will progress to a Preliminary Round clash against Hashtag United on 22 August 2026. Meanwhile, whoever triumphs in the Buckhurst Hill FA Trophy contest will face either Felixstowe & Walton United or Mulbarton Wanderers in the First Round Qualifying on 29 August 2026.
This season’s FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round features 127 Step 4 sides, a mix of 95 existing clubs at that level and 32 newly promoted Step 5 teams. Teams at Step 3 enter both the FA Cup and FA Trophy at later stages, joining the FA Cup in the First Round Qualifying and the Trophy in the Third Qualifying Round.
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