The Woods will face a trip to Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division side Dunstable FC in the First Qualifying Round of the Emirates FA Cup.

The tie is scheduled to take place on Saturday 5th September 2026, with kick-off at Creasey Park set for 15:00 BST. Further details will be communicated by the Club in due course.

The draw keeps up a coincidental matchup between Woodford and the Spartan South Midlands Football League in the early stages of the 2026/27 Emirates FA Cup. We have been drawn against fellow SSMFL participants in both the Extra Preliminary and Preliminary Rounds of the competition, dispatching of both Biggleswade United and Sawbridgeworth Town to set up this tie with The Blues.