Plymouth Argyle v Alvechurch kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 7 November at Home Park. Alvechurch got there by beating Spalding 4-0; ticket details are still to come.
Alvechurch are in the first round proper of the FA Cup. They beat Spalding United 4-0 in Tuesday night’s fourth qualifying round replay at Lye Meadow.
Their reward is a trip to Plymouth Argyle. The tie is at Home Park on Saturday 7 November, kick-off 3pm.
Updated 25 October: Plymouth Argyle confirmed the date and kick-off on 22 October. The club says “the fixture will be played on Saturday, 7 November at 3pm”. Neither club has published ticket details yet.
It is the fourth time the club has reached this stage, according to its own match report. Plymouth Argyle confirmed the tie on Monday night, after the draw put them against the winners of the replay.
How the replay went
The two sides drew 2-2 at Spalding on Saturday 17 October, when Alvechurch came back from two goals down. Our report of the first game has the detail.
Tuesday’s replay was one-sided. The club’s report on its website gives the goals:
- 26 minutes: Newton drove in a low shot from just outside the box, his first goal for the club
- 37 minutes: Osborne curled a free kick into the top corner
- 49 minutes: Newton scored his second from the edge of the box, after another Osborne free kick was only half cleared
- 57 minutes: Okafor ran on to a through ball and finished past the goalkeeper
Spalding had a penalty on 61 minutes. Evans, the Alvechurch goalkeeper, dived to his right to save it and kept a clean sheet.
The win is a big one on paper. Spalding play in the National League North, one division above Alvechurch, who are in the Southern League Premier Division Central.
Who Plymouth are
Plymouth Argyle are a Football League club. They enter the competition in this round, with the other League One and League Two sides and the 32 non-league clubs who came through qualifying.
Home Park is about 165 miles south-west of Alvechurch as the crow flies. Argyle’s own announcement notes that they lost 2-0 at Wycombe Wanderers in last season’s first round.
The money
The FA’s prize fund for 2026-27 pays, for the first round proper:
- £47,750 to each winning club
- £15,800 to each losing club
That is on top of the £9,375 Alvechurch earned for winning the fourth qualifying round, and the £5,625 for their win at Cambridge City in the round before.
What it means for you
- Saturday 7 November, 3pm, Home Park. Plymouth say they will publish ticket information “when we have it”. Neither club had published ticket details by Sunday 25 October.
- Keep an eye on both clubs. The Alvechurch club website and Plymouth Argyle’s news page will carry the arrangements first.
- Driving down? Check our Bromsgrove roadworks page first. The A38 works and motorway night closures change week to week.
We will add the ticket details here when they are published.
Sources
- Alvechurch FC, “Spalding Get A Scalding As Church Turn Up The Heat”, 21 October 2026, for the 4-0 result, the scorers and times, the saved penalty and the club’s fourth first round appearance.
- Plymouth Argyle FC, “Argyle to Face Alvechurch in Emirates FA Cup Round One”, 22 October 2026, for the date and 3pm kick-off.
- Plymouth Argyle FC, “Argyle to Face either Spalding United or Alvechurch in Emirates FA Cup Round One”, 19 October 2026, for the tie at Home Park, the weekend of 7 November, the divisions of both clubs and last season’s result at Wycombe.
- Plymouth Argyle FC, “Emirates FA Cup Round One Draw Details”, 18 October 2026, for which clubs enter in the first round.
- The FA, Emirates FA Cup prize fund 2026-27, for the payments in each round.
- Spalding United FC, match report: Alvechurch (H), 17 October 2026, for the 2-2 first game.
- Cambridge City FC, match report: Cambridge City 1-Alvechurch 2, for the third qualifying round win.
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