Real Bedford’s 2025/26 Southern League Premier Central Fixtures Revealed
Real Bedford’s fixtures for the 2025/26 Southern League Premier Central season have been confirmed.
The Pirates begin the season at home to Spalding United on Saturday 9th August. This is the fourth season in a row we have played at the Ledger Stadium on the opening day.
Our first away game of the campaign sees us play Needham Market on 12th August, before we travel to Halesowen Town four days later.
A home match against Kettering Town and a trip to St Ives Town complete our opening five games.
October sees us play three home games against Barwell, Royston Town and Stourbridge, with a trip to AFC Sudbury in the middle of the month.
After a busy November, we have four matches in December, including a home match against St Ives Town on the 27th.
Rob Sinclair’s side open the new year with an away fixture against Bishop’s Stortford, completing January with a home game against AFC Sudbury.
There are some notable away trips in February and March, including games against Stourbridge, newly-promoted Quorn, and Harborough Town.
April sees us host Bishop’s Stortford and Alvechurch, along with trips to Kettering Town and Redditch United.
The Pirates wrap up the campaign with an away game against Bromsgrove Sporting on 25th April.
Cup Dates
In late June, we revealed the dates we will enter the FA Cup and the Isuzu FA Trophy. The dates can be found below:
FA Cup: First Round Qualifying - Saturday 30th August 2025
FA Trophy: Third Round Qualifying - Saturday 4th October 2025
Fixture Clashes
We have fixture clashes with Bedford Town on the following dates:
Saturday 9th August
Saturday 6th September
Saturday 11th October
Tuesday 21st October
We will work with the Southern League to try and suggest fixture changes.
Full Fixture List:
The full fixture list for our 2025/26 Southern League Premier Central campaign can be found below:
August
9th - Spalding United (H)
12th - Needham Market (A)
16th - Halesowen Town (A)
23rd - Kettering Town (H)
25th - St Ives Town (A)
30th - FA Cup First Qualifying Round
September
6th - Redditch United (H)
9th - Bury Town (H)
13th - FA Cup Second Qualifying Round
20th - Worcester City (A)
23rd - Banbury United (A)
27th - FA Cup Third Qualifying Round
October
4th - Isuzu FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
11th - Barwell (H)
18th - Royston Town (H)
21st - Stourbridge (A)
25th - Isuzu FA Trophy First Round
November
1st - Stratford Town (A)
8th - Stamford (A)
15th - Harborough Town (H)
18th - Bury Town (A)
22nd - Quorn (H)
25th - Banbury United (H)
29th - Leiston (A)
December
6th - Alvechurch (A)
13th - Bromsgrove Sporting (H)
20th - Spalding United (A)
27th - St Ives Town (H)
January
3rd - Bishop’s Stortford (A)
10th - Needham Market (H)
17th - Barwell (A)
24th - Worcester City (H)
31st - AFC Sudbury (H)
February
7th - Royston Town (A)
14th - Stratford Town (H)
21st - Stourbridge (A)
28th - Leiston (H)
March
7th - Quorn (A)
14th - Harborough Town (A)
21st - Stamford (H)
28th - Halesowen Town (H)
April
3rd - Kettering Town (A)
6th - Bishop’s Stortford (H)
11th - Redditch United (A)
18th - Alvechurch (H)
25th - Bromsgrove Sporting (A)
*All fixtures are subject to change. Keep an eye on our social media channels and website for announcements.
