Whitewam Town defeated Stotfold 3-2 in the FA Cup 1st Round Qualifying on September 5, 2026. The hosts took all three points from the encounter, moving one step further into the competition. Stotfold could not find a response after going behind, and their cup run ended here.
Whitewam Town came into this match with mixed recent results. They had drawn both of their last two games, 1-1 against Concord Rangers and Hebridge Swifts, before that string of defeats earlier in the season. To be fair, they managed to turn things around against Stotfold, who had not won any of their previous five matches.
Stotfold's form has been difficult to read. They lost 3-0 away at Gorleston on August 29 and 1-0 at Enfield Town in July. Before that they dropped points in every away fixture, including a 0-2 defeat at Mildenhall Town and a heavy 0-4 loss to Redbridge. The only point they gathered came in a 0-0 draw with Lleyton Town over a year ago.
By then, Whitewam Town had already shown they could compete at this level. Their 3-3 draw with Cambridge City in September 2025 suggested they could score freely, even if defence was not always tight. Against Stotfold they closed the game out, taking the points that matter most in early cup rounds.
The result puts Whitewam Town into the next stage. Stotfold will now have to regroup and find answers before their next league outing. The FA Cup 1st Round Qualifying offers little margin for error, and this match showed exactly that.