Monday 8th September 2025

Royal Wootton Bassett Town will visit Bristol Brunel in the Adobe Women's FA Cup second qualifying round. The tie is set to take place on Sunday 21 September, 2pm kick off.

The trip to take on Brunel is Bassett's reward for their 2-0 away victory against Frimley Green in the first qualifying round.

And facing lower level opponents from the tier seven Gloucestershire County Women's League Division One, Bassett will be favourites to progress and reach the third qualifying round for a fourth consecutive season. Nevertheless, Bassett will have to be on their game to avoid the risk of an upset.

Despite plying their trade a step below Bassett, Brunel will represent challenging opponents. Last season they finished third in the league - behind Whitchurch and Mangotsfield United who both earned promotion to the South West Regional Women's Football League Division One North.

Brunel have also enjoyed a solid start to the new campaign. And in their debut participation in the Women's FA Cup they have progressed through two rounds, doing so without conceding a goal courtesy of a 10-0 preliminary round victory against Iron Acton and a 4-0 first qualifying round triumph against Longlevens.

Both of those wins came at home - and now Brunel have a chance to spring a surprise on home territory, with Bassett aiming to match their record run in the competition once more.

It promises to be a great tie.

Last modified on Monday 8th September 2025 at 13:34.