1900–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

The qualifying rounds for the 1900 - 01 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup for short), the 30th edition of the world's oldest association football competition, consisting of six rounds of matches played between September and December 1900. A total of 220 teams entered the tournament, 178 of which played in at least one qualifying stage. The 1900 - 01 FA Cup began on 22 September 1900 when 40 teams competed in the preliminary round and ended on 20 April 1901, when Southern League side Tottenham Hotspur became the only ever non-League club to win the competition.

Tournament calendar

Round Date Ties Byes Number of clubs
Preliminary round Saturday 22 September 1900 20 0 220→200
First qualifying round Saturday 6 October 1900 55 0 200→145
Second qualifying round Saturday 20 October 1900 35 3 145→110
Third qualifying round Saturday 3 November 1900 38 2 110→72
Fourth qualifying round Saturday 17 November 1900 20 0 72→52
Fifth qualifying round Saturday 8 December 1900 10 0 52→42
Intermediate round Saturday 5 January 1901 10 0 42→32
First round proper Saturday 9 February 1901 16 0 32→16
Second round proper Saturday 23 February 1901 8 0 16→8
Third round proper Saturday 23 March 1901 4 0 8→4
Semi-final Saturday 6 April 1901 2 0 4→2
Final Saturday 20 April 1901 1 0 2→1

Preliminary round

Home team Score Away team Date
Eastbourne 6–0
Darlington 3–0
1–3 Attercliffe
1–1
West Ham Garfield 4–1
0–2 Heywood
Olympic 5–0
0–2 South Bank
Doncaster Rovers 6–1
1–2 Lowestoft Town
10 Bishop Auckland 5–2
11 Leadgate Park 3–0
12 Worksop Town 3–2
13 0–2 Darlington St Augustine's
14 Hampstead 0–4 West Hampstead
15 2–3 Wath Athletic
16 Colchester Town 7–0
17 1–1
17r 1–10 Woodford
18 1–1
18r Harwich & Parkeston W–W —
19 King's Lynn 2–0
20 1–3 Civil Service

First qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
0–3 Thornaby Utopians
0–1 Gateshead NER
Sheppey United 1–0
3–3
Sittingbourne W–W —
Maidenhead W–W —
Civil Service 4–1
1–2 Chirk
Blackburn Park Road 5–1
Newark 6–1
10 Oswaldtwistle Rovers 4–0
11 2–2
11r 1–1
11r2 2–4 Gresley Rovers
12 0–2 Doncaster Rovers
13 Belper Town 2–0
14 Workington 4–3
15 1–1
16 Darlington 4–1
17 Stourbridge 5–2
18 0–1 White Star Wanderers
19 2–2
19r Bishop Auckland 3–1
20 1–2 St Peter's Albion
21 0–0
21r 0–3 Chesham Generals
22 Rushden 4–1
23 Worksop Town 7–2
24 Ilkeston Town 2–0
25 Coalville Town 3–1
26 Newstead Byron W–W —
27 0–3 Grays United
28 Hinckley Town W–W -
29 0–3 Nantwich
30 1–1
30r 2–3 Wallsend Park Villa
31 Crouch End Vampires 3–0
32 1–2 Brighton Athletic
33 1–3 Finedon Revellers
34 Rochdale 1–0
35 1–2 Brierley Hill Alliance
36 West Croydon 5–0
37 Rhyl United 3–0
38 Maidstone United 4–0
39 Richmond Association 3–2
40 Freetown 3–1
41 1–2 Morpeth Harriers
42 Birkenhead 3–0
43 0–3 Olympic
44 2–5 Lowestoft Town
45 0–2 Thornaby
46 Wath Athletic 3–0
47 2–3 Ilford
48 Grantham Avenue 3–1
49 1–2 Hunslet
50 Brighton & Hove Rangers 3–0
51 Godalming 4–3
52 Mansfield Foresters 2–1
53 King's Lynn 2–1
54 Keswick 3–2
55 Earlstown 3–0

Second qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
1–1
0–2 Olympic
Blackburn Park Road 3–0
0–1 Gateshead NER
Nantwich 5–2
Bishop Auckland 3–0
Buxton – Bye -
2–2
1–3 Stourbridge
2–2
0–1 Finedon Revellers
Chesham Generals 1–0
10 0–0
10r Doncaster Rovers 2–1
11 Ilkeston Town 6–1
12 2–2
12r Maidenhead 3–0
13 Gresley Rovers 2–0
14 Oxford City – Bye -
15 Hinckley Town W–W -
16 Hunslet 4–1
17 1–5 Wallsend Park Villa
18 0–1 Civil Service
19 Grays United 1–0
20 Oswestry United W–W -
21 0–0
21r Chirk W–W -
22 2–2
22r 0–0
22r2 Maidstone United 2–0
23 Richmond Association W–W -
24 0–3 Rochdale
25 Welshpool W–W -
26 Thornaby Utopians 2–1
27 0–1 White Star Wanderers
28 0–4 Brighton & Hove Rangers
29 Yeovil Casuals 6–1
30 Bristol East – Bye -
31 0–0
31r Newark 4–2
32 1–2 Southport Central
33 Godalming 4–0
34 1–2 Newstead Byron
35 King's Lynn 3–0
36 1–2 Workington
37 Leighton Cee Springs W–W -
38 Earlestown 5–0

Third qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
Chesterfield 8–3
Clapton 8–1
Darwen 3–1
Kettering 7–0
Watford 10–0
Weymouth 4–3
3–5 Chesham Generals
0–1 Blackpool
Southport Central 3–1
10 Crewe Alexandra 3–0
11 3–3
11r 0–0
11r2 Middlesbrough 8–0
12 0–0
12r 1–1
12r2 Lincoln City 3–1
13 Chirk 8–1
14 2–2
14r 0–4 Burton Swifts
15 1–1
15r Swindon Town 5–0
16 1–1
16r Walsall 1–0
17 Workington W–W -
18 Nantwich 2–1
19 0–1 Jarrow
20 Stockport County 6–2
21 Newark 2–1
22 Wellington Town W–W -
23 Gresley Rovers 2–0
24 0–4 Reading
25 Hinckley Town 2–0
26 Queens Park Rangers 7–0
27 Staple Hill – Bye -
28 Wallsend Park Villa 3–0
29 0–2 New Brompton
30 Barnsley 2–1
31 Brentford 3–1
32 Oswestry United W–W -
33 Bristol Rovers – Bye -
34 Richmond Association W–W -
35 1–5 Bishop Auckland
36 1–5 Chatham
37 1–2 Civil Service
38 1–4 Luton Town
39 West Ham United 1–0
40 Earlestown 2–1

Fourth qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
Darwen 2–1
1–1
Queens Park Rangers 4–1
Reading 11–0
2–2
Clapton 5–1
Southport Central 2–0
Middlesbrough 3–0
0–5 Chesterfield
0–1 Walsall
Burton Swifts 4–1
10 Luton Town 9–1
11 2–2
11r Swindon Town 6–0
12 Bishop Auckland 5–0
13 1–3 Crewe Alexandra
14 1–1
14r West Ham United 4–1
15 Wellington Town 4–0
16 1–3 Kettering
17 Barnsley 1–0
18 0–1 Richmond Association
19 Bristol Rovers 15–1
20 2–3 Nantwich

Fifth qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
Reading 2–0
Walsall 6–0
1–1
Darwen 2–0
Crewe Alexandra 5–1
Middlesbrough 4–0
1–2 Kettering
Luton Town 3–0
1–5 Chesterfield
Bristol Rovers 5–1
10 1–1
10r 2–3 West Ham United

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