Monday 21st September 2026
An extremely tough test away against tier four Bridgwater United stands between Royal Wootton Bassett Town and a place in the first round proper of the Women's FA Cup after the third qualifying round draw was revealed.
The tie is scheduled to take place on Sunday 4 October, 2pm kick off. Final match arrangements will be communicated in due course.
The away visit to the Robins is Bassett's reward for their hard fought 2-1 home victory against Gloucester City on Sunday.
Bassett's victory meant they advanced to the third - and final - qualifying round stage for a fifth consecutive season.
After defeats to Torquay United (twice), AFC Stoneham and Forest Green Rovers at the third qualifying round stage, Bassett will be hoping the fifth time is a charm as they seek to write club history.
However, to achieve that will require a major upset against a Bridgwater side who have won five from five so far in the league above Bassett.
They also have significant cup pedigree since assuming the Bridgwater name in 2021.
Bridgwater have been present in the first round proper in each of the last five seasons and have advanced beyond that stage three times.
That includes a run to the fourth round in 2021-22 when Bridgwater hosted and narrowly lost 2-0 against Women's Super League Manchester United.
They have progressed to the second round in both of the last two campaigns too. However - perhaps offering a glimmer of hope for Bassett, they exited at that stage last year against tier five opposition in the form of Royston Town.
It promises to be a difficult but worthwhile test for Bassett, who will go into the game with nothing to lose.
Here's hoping for an upset - and the making of club history.
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Historical details of Royal Wootton Bassett Town's participation in all national cup competitions in which it has competed are available in the history section of our website.
For each competition, details of all results are listed, as well as - where information is available - line-ups and match reports.
See the following pages for details:
Last modified on Monday 21st September 2026 at 14:58.