Harborough Town host St Albans City in the FA Cup. Harborough have had a steady campaign in the National League North, while St Albans have been finding their best form in cup football specifically.
St Albans go into this one unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions, including two cup wins. Harborough, by contrast, have leaked goals in their last couple of league outings. How that plays out over ninety minutes is genuinely open.
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Recent form: two different pictures
Harborough Town's overall league log this season reads 8 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses from 20 matches, with 34 scored and 25 conceded — a solid, if unspectacular, record. Their last five results are more uneven: a battling 1-0 FA Cup win over Rushall Olympic and a home win against Marine sit alongside a 0-3 home defeat to Hereford and an away loss at Brackley Town.
Harborough Town: 20 completed matches; St Albans City: 20 completed matches.
Harborough Town
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 45% 9 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- +6
St Albans City
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 40
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +13
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League - North | Macclesfield | Harborough Town | 26.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| FA Cup | Harborough Town | Rushall Olympic | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | AFC Telford United | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | Hereford | 08.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| National League - North | Brackley Town | Harborough Town | 05.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | Marine | 31.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League - North | Hednesford Town | Harborough Town | 28.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | Darlington 1883 | 22.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| National League - North | Oxford City | Harborough Town | 18.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| National League - North | Harborough Town | Morecambe | 15.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Trophy | St Albans City | Bury Town | 26.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| FA Cup | Witham Town | St Albans City | 19.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Non League Premier - Isthmian | Cray Wanderers | St Albans City | 15.09.2026 | 3-3 |
| Non League Premier - Isthmian | St Albans City | Three Bridges | 12.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| FA Cup | Hashtag United | St Albans City | 08.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| FA Cup | St Albans City | Hashtag United | 05.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Non League Premier - Isthmian | Cheshunt | St Albans City | 31.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Non League Premier - Isthmian | St Albans City | Stanway Rovers | 29.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| Non League Premier - Isthmian | Ramsgate | St Albans City | 22.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| Non League Premier - Isthmian | St Albans City | Lewes | 15.08.2026 | 0-2 |
St Albans City have been the busier side lately. They needed a replay to see off Hashtag United in the FA Cup, following a 0-0 draw with a 2-0 away win, then beat Three Bridges 4-0, drew 3-3 at Cray Wanderers, and won 3-0 away at Witham Town to reach this round. Five games unbeaten across competitions is a decent run heading into this tie.
St Albans arrive with more momentum than their overall 8-5-7 season record might suggest.
Comparative Team Statistics: Harborough Town vs St Albans City
A cup tie across two levels
Harborough Town sit in the National League North, a tier above St Albans City's Isthmian Premier, so on paper the hosts should have the edge. But Harborough's recent defensive record has dipped, shipping three at home to Hereford and losing away to Brackley Town, both in the last month.
St Albans, meanwhile, have shown they can grind out results when it matters, needing a replay against Hashtag United before winning through, and then scoring freely in their last two matches. That contrast — a higher-division side wobbling defensively against a lower-league side finding scoring form — is what makes this tie harder to call than the gap in leagues might imply.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Obeng | England | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Agbenu | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Gyamfi | Ghana | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Hoenes | England | 34 | Midfielder | 173 cm | n/a |
| J. Carey | England | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| I. Bazeley-Graham | England | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| F. Robinson | England | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Rose | England | 28 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Gary Mulligan | Republic of Ireland | 41 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Burgess | Bermuda | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| T. Daire | England | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. O'Sullivan | England | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Walsh | England | n/a | Midfielder | 175 cm | n/a |
| B. Starkie | Tanzania | 24 | Midfielder | 178 cm | n/a |
| B. Stephens | England | 29 | Midfielder | 173 cm | 60 kg |
| K. Tonga | England | 29 | Midfielder | 182 cm | n/a |
| C. Kennedy | England | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Inman | England | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Jake Duffy | England | 38 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Crawford | England | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Paul | Northern Ireland | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Clark | England | 29 | Defender | 189 cm | 74 kg |
| K. Wiltshire | England | 30 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 75 kg |
| I. Akanbi | England | 29 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Wyatt | England | 30 | Defender | 173 cm | 64 kg |
| B. Mensah | Italy | 23 | Defender | 167 cm | n/a |
| S. Brown | England | 30 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| R. Blackman | England | 42 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Weiss | England | 33 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Raul Silva | Portugal | 30 | Defender | 194 cm | 90 kg |
| L. Johnson | England | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| G. Morrall | England | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Harun Hamid | Pakistan | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Cardines | England | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| B. Dunn | England | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Evans | England | 20 | Attacker | 182 cm | n/a |
| C. McDonald | England | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Bentley | England | 22 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| O. Lawal | England | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Francis-Clarke | England | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Both sides have things going for them here. Harborough carry the status of the higher division and home advantage, but their last two league performances have shown cracks at the back. St Albans arrive with confidence from two cup wins and a decent scoring run, even if their season record overall is patchier.
With no market reference to weigh up and the form picture genuinely mixed on both sides, this looks like one to watch rather than back with confidence.
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