Walking Football National Cup

Established in 2014, The WFA National Cup is the World’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious Walking Football Tournament. We have teams enter from the length and breadth of England and the standard increases year on year.

Men’s 50+, 60+, 65+, 70+

£35

The format of the cup is the same as last year, with four rounds followed by regional and national finals at Nottingham University on 5th and 6th September.

Key dates

Closing date for entries – March 8th

First round draw – W/C 23rd March

Round one matches – 11th to 26th April

Round two matches – 16 to 31st May

Round three matches – 13th to 15th June

Round four matches – 18th July to 9th August

IMPORTANT: Matches to be played on the designated 3 weekends unless otherwise agreed

Grand finals 5th and 6th September

Men’s Entry Form

Women’s 40+, 50+, 60+, and Men’s 75+

£50

The format of the cup is the same as last year, and it is a one-day tournament.

Key dates – Womens

Women’s 40+ and 50+ Saturday 27th June 2026

Women’s 60+ Sunday 28th June 2026

University of Gloucestershire

Key dates – Men’s 75+

Saturday 5th September 2026

University of Nottingham 2pm

Women’s and Men’s 75+ Entry Form

National Cup Entry Forms

Important Notice about affiliation

You must be an affiliated club to enter the National Cup.

Not Affiliated? Our 2026 affiliation will open in mid-February. You can enter the cup now, but your club must affiliate by the first round.

Already affiliated? 2025 affiliation ends on March 31st, so even if you are currently affiliated, you must re-affiliate before the first round of the cup, but you can enter now. You will be able to re-affiliated from mid-February. You will receive an email to re-affiliate around this time.

National Cup rules

The full National Cup Rules can be found here: View Rules

National Cup Entry Form Men's 50+, 60+, 65+, 70+

Please ensure you use the correct form

National Cup Entry Forms

Important Notice about affiliation

You must be an affiliated club to enter the National Cup.

Not Affiliated? Our 2026 affiliation will open in mid-February. You can enter the cup now, but your club must affiliate by the first round.

National Cup rules

The full National Cup Rules can be found here: View Rules

National Cup Entry Form Women's 40+ 50+, 60+ and Men's 75+

Please ensure you use the correct form

Visit it our dedicated National Cup Website

For more information on the Men’s National Cup, please visit our new dedicated national cup website.

On that site you can:

Register your players

Book a referee

Find contact information on your opponents

National Cup Website

National Cup – Role of honour

Over 50s Men

2025 Leggy Mambos
2024 Forest Vets
2023 Bexley
2022 Forest Vets
2021 Weston Super-Mare
2019 Pele’s Pearls
2018 Leggy Mambos
2017 Birmingham
2016 Herne Bay
2015 Leggy Mambos
2014 Leggy Mambos

Over 60s Men

2025 Nottingham Reds
2024 Bexley
2023 Weston Super Mare
2022 Norwich Community
2021 Redcar Strollers
2019 Blackburn
2018 Watford
2017 Eastleigh
2016 Hartshill Strollers