INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CUP

We are excited to confirm our participation in the National League Cup, a combination of National League sides and Premier League 2 sides.

It offers a chance for the Stones to compete against some of the most talented young players in the country at some of the most prestigious football clubs in England, whilst also adding additional exposure and eyes onto the club. The combined prize fund for the competition is £1million, provided by the Premier League. Prize money will be distributed only to National League clubs.

The competition begins with a group stage, in which the top two sides of each group qualify to the knockout stages, taking the competition total from 32 teams to 16.

Each of the Stones group fixtures will be played at Grosvenor Vale, with the club taking 100% of the gate receipts. Please note that kick off time for these games will be earlier, at 7pm.

All tickets for these fixtures will be priced at £5 across all ticket categories - tickets for our opening fixture v Southampton U21s are available to purchase here.

With the draw having already taken place, the Stones are in Group A

Group A

Premier League 2	National League
Brighton & Hove Albion	Aldershot Town
Fulham	Maidenhead United
Derby County	Wealdstone
Southampton	Woking

Our group stage fixtures are set out below:

Group A stage:

vs Southampton U21s: 1st October, 19:00 KO

vs Fulham U21s: 5th November, 19:00 KO

vs Derby County U21s: TBC

vs Brighton & Hove Albion U21s: 21st January, 19:00 KO

Knockout rounds:

Quarter-finals: 5-6 February 2025

Semi-finals: 11-12 March 2025

Final: 1-2 April 2025

PREMIER LEAGUE 2	NATIONAL LEAGUE
BLACKBURN ROVERS FC	ALDERSHOT TOWN FC
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION FC	ALTRINCHAM FC
FULHAM FC	BOSTON UNITED FC
LEEDS UNITED FC	BRAINTREE TOWN FC
MANCHESTER UNITED FC	DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE FC
MIDDLESBROUGH FC	EBBSFLEET UNITED FC
NEWCASTLE UNITED FC	FC HALIFAX TOWN
NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC	FOREST GREEN ROVERS FC
DERBY COUNTY FC	GATESHEAD FC
SOUTHAMPTON FC	MAIDENHEAD UNITED FC
STOKE CITY FC	OLDHAM ATHLETIC FC
SUNDERLAND AFC	ROCHDALE AFC
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC	SUTTON UNITED FC
WEST BROMWICH ALBION FC	TAMWORTH FC
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FC	WEALDSTONE FC
WEST HAM UNITED FC	WOKING FC