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2025 FA Vase Final
Event2024–25 FA Vase
Date11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
2024
2026

The 2025 FA Vase Final was the 51st final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 9–11 of the English football league system. The match was contested between Whitstable Town of the Southern Counties East Football League and AFC Whyteleafe of the Combined Counties Football League. Both clubs will be appearing in their first final.

As part of Non-League Finals Day, the final of the FA Trophy will be played on the same day at the same venue.

Route to the final[]

Main article: 2024–25 FA Vase

Whitstable Town[]

First Qualifying Round 24 August 2024 (2024-08-24) Corinthian-Casuals 1–4 Whitstable Town Tolworth  
15:00 BST Murad Goal 21' Report Oliver Goal 55'
Smith Goal 80'88'93'
Stadium: King George's Field
Attendance: 143
Second Qualifying Round 21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) Whitstable Town 1–0 Hollands & Blair Whitstable  
15:00 BST West Goal 45' Report Stadium: The Belmont Ground
Attendance: 267
First Round 19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) Whitstable Town 1–0 Virginia Water Whitstable  
15:00 BST Oliver Goal 9' Report Stadium: The Belmont Ground
Attendance: 365
Second Round 9 November 2024 (2024-11-09) Whitstable Town 2–1 Lydd Town Whitstable  
15:00 GMT H. Smith Goal 58'
R. Smith Goal 90+5' (o.g.)
Report Astle Goal 68' Stadium: The Belmont Ground
Attendance: 401
Third Round 14 December 2024 (2024-12-14) Whitstable Town 2–1 Jersey Bulls Whitstable  
12:30 GMT Oliver Goal 84' (pen.)
Grierson Goal 86'
Report Lekimamati Goal 13' Stadium: The Belmont Ground
Attendance: 367
Fourth Round 18 January 2025 (2025-01-18) Walsham-le-Willows 1–1
(2–3 pen)
Whitstable Town Walsham le Willows  
15:00 GMT Garcia Goal 87' Report Sithole Goal 48' Stadium: Summer Road
Attendance: 267
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Fifth Round 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) Whitstable Town 2–1 Fleet Town Whitstable  
15:00 GMT Boulton Goal 48'
Dalton Goal 56'
Report Stepney Goal 73' Stadium: The Belmont Ground
Attendance: 1,121
Quarter-Final 1 March 2025 (2025-03-01) Whitstable Town 3–2 Whitchurch Alport Whitstable  
15:00 GMT Sithole Goal 20'
Jeche Goal 72'
Smith Goal 90+1'
Report Knowles Goal 9'
Bower Goal 18'
Stadium: The Belmont Ground
Attendance: 2,656
Semi-Final First Leg 29 March 2025 (2025-03-29) Whitstable Town 2–0 Hartpury University Whitstable  
15:00 GMT Jeche Goal 11'
O'Mara Goal 69'
Report Stadium: The Belmont Ground
Attendance: 2,905
Semi-Final Second Leg 6 April 2025 (2025-04-06) Hartpury University 0–0
(0–2 agg.)
Whitstable Town Hartpury  
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Harpury University Stadium
Attendance: 905

AFC Whyteleafe[]

Second Qualifying Round 21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) AFC Whyteleafe 1–0 Soul Tower Hamlets Whyteleafe  
15:00 BST Ward Goal 73' Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 152
First Round 19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) AFC Whyteleafe 4–0 Saltdean United Whyteleafe  
15:00 BST Watson Goal 22'
Mico Goal 68'
Delgado-Hibbert Goal 84'
Negassi Goal 90+1'
Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 209
Second Round 9 November 2024 (2024-11-09) AFC Whyteleafe 3–1 Harefield United Whyteleafe  
15:00 GMT Mico Goal 72'
Watson Goal 76' (pen.)
Johnson-Palmer Goal 82'
Farhall Goal 6' Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 169
Third Round 7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) AFC Whyteleafe 3–1 Tadley Calleva Whyteleafe  
15:00 GMT Mico Goal 45'
Watson Goal 83' (pen.)
Gondoh Goal 90+3'
Rodgers Goal 8' Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 154
Fourth Round 11 January 2025 (2025-01-11) AFC Whyteleafe 5–0 Dereham Town Whyteleafe  
15:00 GMT Mascoll Goal 5'23'
Bennett Goal 66'
Melanson Goal 72' (o.g.)
Watson Goal 79'
Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 458
Fifth Round 1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) AFC Whyteleafe 1–0 Egham Town Whyteleafe  
15:00 GMT Watson Goal 49' Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 773
Quarter-Final 1 March 2025 (2025-03-01) AFC Whyteleafe 1–0 Bourne Town Whyteleafe  
15:00 GMT Mico Goal 8' Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 1,540
Semi-Final First Leg 29 March 2025 (2025-03-29) AFC Whyteleafe 3–1 Andover New Street Whyteleafe  
15:00 GMT Bennett Goal 22'90+10'
Mico Goal 26'
Postance Goal 66' Stadium: Church Road
Attendance: 2,000
Semi-Final Second Leg 5 April 2025 (2025-04-05) Andover New Street 0–1
(1–4 agg.)
AFC Whyteleafe Charlton, Hampshire  
15:00 BST Bennett Goal 5' Stadium: Foxcotte Park
Attendance: 1,350
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