It is the Fifth Round of the Isuzu FA Vase on Saturday with just 16 teams left from the 623 entries and they will attempt to reach the Quarter Finals when the competition will go national.

Here is the complete draw:
Northern Section
Hallen v Gornal Athletic
Bilston Town v Droylsden
Coventry United v North Shields
West Didsbury & Chorlton v Winsford United

Southern Section
Punjab United v Fisher
Downton v Lymore Gardens
Haywards Heath Town v AFC Stoneham
Whitstable Town v Cockfosters

Whitstable Town, defending the trophy that they won at Wembley in May, are one of three teams still standing from the strong Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division, with the other two, Punjab United and Fisher, meeting each other.

Whitstable Town v Cockfosters
These two teams are both in good form.
Whitstable are unbeaten in 16 games, winning 14 of them, and are currently 11 points clear at the top of their league. They also reached the semi-finals of the Kent Senior Trophy last week, beating Fisher 5-1. Their last defeat in the FA Vase was against Lingfield in September 2023, since when they won though ten rounds last season to win the competition and this season, having entered at a later stage, have won three games to reach this round.

Cockfosters are also enjoying a good season and are handily placed in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division. They are currently third, just three points behind leaders Winslow United and are unbeaten in league matches since the end of November. They have already progressed further in the FA Vase than ever before. Harpenden Town, who were beaten 4-1 by Whitstable in the previous round, are in the same division as Cockfosters, but are currently sitting in 10th place.

The route to the Fifth Round for the two teams

Second Round Qualifying
Long Melford (Eastern Counties League First Division North) 0 Cockfosters 4

First Round
Cockfosters 1 Tring Athletic (Spartan South Midlands Premier) 1 (12-11 pens)

Second Round
AFC Welwyn (Spartan South Midlands Premier) 2 Cockfosters 2 (3-4 pens)
Infinity (Southern Combination Football League Division One) 1 Whitstable Town 2

Third Round
Cockfosters 1 Soul Tower Hamlets (Essex Senior League Premier) 1 (3-2 pens)
Whitstable Town 3 Eastbourne United (Southern Combination Football League Premier) 0

Fourth Round
Cockfosters 2 Crawley Down Gatwick (Southern Combination Football League Premier) 1
Harpenden Town (Spartan South Midlands League Premier) 1 Whitstable Town 4

The Whitstable support grew throughout their FA Vase campaign last season, with the home game against Fleet Town in the Fifth Round attracting a crowd of 1,121. This was followed by record home attendances against Whitchurch Alport in the Quarter Final of 2.656 and against Hartpury University in the Semi-Final first leg of 2,905. Almost 10,000 supporters made the trip to Wembley to support the Oystermen. Another four figure crowd is anticipated for this Fifth Round tie against Cockfosters.

Match Details For Saturday
The Isuzu FA Vase Fifth Round
Whitstable Town v Cockfosters
Saturday 7th February 2026, 15:00
The Primcura Healthcare Stadium
Grimshill Road
Whitstable
CT5 4LN
The car park and automated turnstiles can be accessed from Grimshill Road, but there is also a pedestrian entrance from Belmont Road (CT5 1QP).
Advance tickets are still available here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wtfc

It is advisable to purchase tickets in advance to avoid the queues, but tickets should still be available from both entrances on the day, using card or cash.
Adults £10
Concessions £6
Under 16s Free

Printed programmes will be available from the gates and club shop for £2.

For those who have not been to the ground recently, please note that we have a 3G pitch, which is probably just as well given the current exceptionally wet spell of weather.

We will be providing extra facilities for this match, including additional bars and we are also welcoming back Jam Paradise, serving their traditional Caribbean food.
And of course, the FA Vase trophy itself is still on view at the ground!