FIXTURES 2026-27

The first terms fixtures are now confirmed for the 13th ESPFA season which kicks off on Thursday 24th September.

There will be two divisions once again this season with a West and East division in the league. Each team plays each other twice, home and away. The top two in each division progress to the ESPFA National Championship Semi-Finals for a chance to reach the ESPFA National Championship Final.

In the cup, there will be two groups, a North and a Midlands. Each team plays each other once. The top two in each group progress to the ESPFA Cup Semi-Finals for a chance to reach the ESPFA Cup Final.

Fixtures are released in blocks of four-six weeks every half term.

The first five weeks fixtures are as follows:-

THURSDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER

League - West Division

ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Black) v ESPFA Cheshire (Sandbach United)

ESPFA Greater Manchester (Mossley) v ESPFA Nottinghamshire (Carlton Town)

ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Amber) v ESPFA Cheshire (Runcorn Linnets Yellow)

League - East Division

ESPFA West Yorkshire (Ossett United) v ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Black)

ESPFA Lancashire (Runcorn Linnets Green) v ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Yellow)

ESPFA Staffordshire (Stafford Town) v ESPFA West Yorkshire (Brighouse Town)

THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER

League - West Division

ESPFA Nottinghamshire (Carlton Town) v ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Black)

ESPFA Cheshire (Runcorn Linnets Yellow) v ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Amber)

ESPFA Cheshire (Sandbach United) v ESPFA Greater Manchester (Mossley)

League - East Division

ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Yellow) v ESPFA West Yorkshire (Ossett United)

ESPFA West Yorkshire (Brighouse Town) v ESPFA Lancashire (Runcorn Linnets Green)

ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Black) v ESPFA Staffordshire (Stafford Town)

THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER

League - West Division

ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Black) v ESPFA Greater Manchester (Mossley)

ESPFA Nottinghamshire (Carlton Town) v ESPFA Cheshire (Runcorn Linnets Yellow)

ESPFA Cheshire (Sandbach United) v ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Amber)

League - East Division

ESPFA West Yorkshire (Ossett United) v ESPFA West Yorkshire (Brighouse Town)

ESPFA Lancashire (Runcorn Linnets Green) v ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Black)

ESPFA Staffordshire (Stafford Town) v ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Yellow)

THURSDAY 15TH OCTOBER

League - West Division

ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Black) v ESPFA Cheshire (Runcorn Linnets Yellow)

ESPFA Greater Manchester (Mossley) v ESPFA Cheshire (Sandbach United)

ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Amber) v ESPFA Nottinghamshire (Carlton Town)

League - East Division

ESPFA West Yorkshire (Brighouse Town) v ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Black)

ESPFA Lancashire (Runcorn Linnets Green) v ESPFA West Yorkshire (Ossett United)

Cup - Midlands Group

ESPFA Staffordshire (Stafford Town) v ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Yellow)

THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER

Cup - North Group

ESPFA West Yorkshire (Brighouse Town) v ESPFA Greater Manchester (Mossley)

ESPFA Cheshire (Runcorn Linnets Yellow) v ESPFA Lancashire (Runcorn Linnets Green)

ESPFA Cheshire (Sandbach United) v ESPFA West Yorkshire (Ossett United)

Cup - Midlands Group

ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Yellow) v ESPFA Derbyshire (Belper Town Black)

ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Black) v ESPFA West Midlands (Rushall Olympic Amber)

ESPFA Nottinghamshire (Carlton Town) v ESPFA Staffordshire (Stafford Town)