Tadley Calleva lost the replay 2-0 to Aldershot on 20 October, ending a six-round FA Cup run worth £16,944, and Aldershot go to Barnsley. Checked November 2026.

Tadley Calleva’s FA Cup run is over. Aldershot Town won the fourth qualifying round replay 2-0 at Barlows Park on Tuesday 20 October. Tadley had held them 2-2 at Aldershot three days earlier. No Tadley side had been this far before.

Updated 23 October: the FA’s fourth qualifying round results record the replay as Tadley Calleva 0, Aldershot Town 2, and Aldershot’s own picture gallery calls it “last night’s 2-0 win”. Aldershot go to Barnsley in the first round, according to the FA’s first round draw. Tadley take £3,125 as the losing side, so the run has earned the club £16,944 in FA prize money.

The score is on the FA’s Full-Time record for Tadley Calleva and on the FA’s fourth qualifying round results. Aldershot play in the National League. Tadley play in the Combined Counties League Premier Division South, four levels below.

How Tadley came back twice at Aldershot

Aldershot’s own match report describes the goals:

  • Marcus Dinanga put Aldershot ahead in the opening minutes.
  • A Tadley shot deflected in off Aldershot’s Michael Stickland just before half-time.
  • Stickland headed Aldershot back in front from a corner in the second half.
  • Substitute Charlie Barlow equalised for Tadley after about 75 minutes.

The home club called it “a miraculous display for Tadley, who were the clear underdogs going in to the game”. Its report says Tadley nearly won it late on, when Barlow’s header was saved by goalkeeper Nick Hayes.

How the replay was set up

Aldershot published its replay ticket notice on Sunday. It confirms:

  • the replay was on Tuesday 20 October, at Tadley’s ground
  • the ground holds 1,000, so Aldershot were allocated at most 150 tickets under FA Cup rules
  • those tickets went to Aldershot season ticket holders by ballot, which closed at 1.30pm on Monday
  • Aldershot’s allocation is priced at £12 for adults, £8 for concessions and £5 for under-17s

The draw

The first round proper draw was made on Monday 19 October. “Aldershot Town or Tadley Calleva” was ball 71, and came out as tie 15: Barnsley v Aldershot. First round ties are played across the weekend of Saturday 7 November.

What it is worth

The FA pays prize money for every round. Its 2026-27 prize fund gives:

Round Winners Losers
Fourth qualifying (Aldershot won the replay) £9,375 £3,125
First round proper £47,750 £15,800

Tadley earned £13,819 by winning five rounds, plus £3,125 for losing the replay. That includes £5,625 for beating Dartford 2-1 at Barlows Park on 3 October, which we previewed here. Their run started in the extra preliminary round on 8 August.

Bar chart of FA Cup prize money for winning each round in 2026-27: extra preliminary £1,125, preliminary £1,444, first qualifying £2,250, second qualifying £3,375 and third qualifying £5,625, all won by Tadley Calleva for a total of £13,819; the fourth qualifying replay paid £9,375 to the winners and £3,125 to Tadley as the losers.
What each round paid Tadley Calleva, and what the replay was worth. Chart by Basingstoke Online
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What it means for you

  • The money stays local. Tadley’s FA prize money for the season comes to £16,944: £13,819 from five wins and £3,125 from the replay defeat. For a club four levels below the National League that is a large sum.
  • Back to the league. Tadley’s next fixtures are on the club’s Full-Time page, which lists Combined Counties League dates and kick-off times.
  • Following Aldershot? Their first round tie is away at Barnsley around Saturday 7 November.