The draw was made on Saturday evening at the Suffolk & Ipswich League Headquarters following the completion of the Second Round ties on Saturday afternoon.

Third Round ties are scheduled to take place on Saturday 2nd January, 2027, with matches kicking off at 1.30pm.

The Blues are currently without a fixture on this date.

Third Round draw in full;

Bacton United 89 v Sporting 87
Benhall St Mary v Stowupland Falcons
Grundisburgh v Woolverstone United
Coddenham Athletic v Old Newton United
AFC Kesgrave v East Bergholt United
Cockfield United v Mendlesham
Tattingstone United v Ransomes Sports
Capel Plough v Debenham LC
Leiston St Margarets v Kirton Athletic

Clubs receiving a bye;

Coplestonians, Henley Athletic, Haughley United, Ipswich Exiles, Leiston Under 23’s, Stanton Community and Trimley Red Devils

First Round results;

Coddenham Athletic 2 Saxmundham Sports 1
Laxfield 3 Samuels 4
Hadleigh United Brettsiders 9 Stowmarket Town Mental Health Team 1
Mendlesham 7 Redgrave Rangers 1
Kesgrave Kestrels 2 Brooks Hall Rovers 0
Elmswell Community 0 Bramford United 1
Witnesham Wasps 0 Stonham Aspal 1
Needham Market Phoenix 3 Benhall St Mary 4
Stanton Community 3 Whitton United 2
Occold 2 Woolverstone United 4
Capel Plough 4 Wickham Market 0
Achilles 7 Claydon 1

Cockfield United and Thurston both received walkovers

(Ipswich Exiles received a bye)

Second Round results;

Coddenham Athletic 5 Samuels 1
Hadleigh United Brettsiders 4 Cockfield United 4 (Cockfield United won 4-2 on penalties)
Mendlesham 2 Kesgrave Kestrels 1
Ipswich Exiles 5 Bramford United 1
Stonham Aspal 1 Benhall St Mary 3
Thurston 1 Stanton Community 3
Capel Plough 1 Achilles 1 (Capel Plough won 6-5 on penalties)

(Woolverstone United received a bye)

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