FA Trophy · Second Qualifying Round
Correction — 26 September 2026: An earlier version of this report, published on 12 September, described this match as an FA Trophy semi-final and stated that Herne Bay had been knocked out one step from the final. It was a second qualifying round tie. The round was mislabelled in the data feed used to compile the report. The report has been rewritten with the correct round, and passages describing the course of the match, which were not supported by the match data, have been removed. The error is recorded on our Corrections page.
Herne Bay are out of the FA Trophy after a 1-0 home defeat to Southall in the second qualifying round on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
Southall progressed to the third qualifying round, which was played on Saturday, 26 September.
Goalscorers and other match events were not available from our data feed for this tie, so this report is limited to the result.
The FA Trophy is the national knockout competition for clubs at steps one to four of the non-league pyramid. The final is scheduled to be played at Wembley on Sunday 16 May 2027.
Match details
| Competition | FA Trophy — Second Qualifying Round |
| Result | Herne Bay 0 – 1 Southall |
Match data via api-football. Lineups, stats, ratings and league standings sourced live from the official feed at the time of publication.