1920–21 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1920–21 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The 1920–21 FA Cup was the 46th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with an extra Preliminary and preliminary rounds prior to six qualifying rounds. The 12 victorious teams from the Sixth round qualifying (from the 466 who contested the qualifying phase) progressed to the first round proper.

Rounds: draw and playing dates and number of teams

width=200 Roundwidth=150 Draw Datewidth=150 Date Playedwidth=80 Teams from Previous Roundwidth=80 Additional Teamswidth=80 Total Teamswidth=80 Ties Played
Extra preliminary round28 May 192011 September 1920 –14214271
Preliminary round25 September 1920 71263334167
First qualifying round9 October 1920 1672519296
Second qualifying round11–14 October 192023 October 1920 9609648
Third qualifying round28 October 1920 6 November 1920 4804824
Fourth qualifying round8 November 192020 November 1920 24244824
Fifth qualifying round22 November 19204 December 1920 2402412
Sixth qualifying round6 December 192018 December 1920 12122412

Extra preliminary to third qualifying round

The five rounds from the extra preliminary to the third qualifying involved 430 teams from England and Wales. These were arranged into 24 geographically based divisions which thereby created matches against local rival clubs and limited the travelling required. Through a series of knock-out matches one team from each division progressed to the fourth qualifying round.

Key to abbreviations in tables below
R=Replay (after first match being a draw)
R2= Second Replay (usually played on a neutral ground)
§=The away club agreed to switch the tie from their home ground
†= result awarded (reason as indicated)

Division 1 (Northumberland / Tyneside / Wearside)

The division comprised 20 teams, of which 8 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Newburn3–2Walker Celtic
Preston Colliery6–0Heaton Stannington
Prudhoe Castle0–3Hebburn Colliery
Seaton Delaval3–0St Peters Albion
Preliminary round
Ashington1–0Close Works§
Bedlington United1–1Hebburn Colliery§
Lintz Institute4–1Newburn
Mickley2–1Pandon Temperance§
Preston Colliery1–0Jarrow
Scotswood1–0Chopwell Institute
Spen Black & White4–3Seaton Delaval
Usworth Colliery1–3Wallsend
Preliminary round replay
RBedlington United1–2Hebburn Colliery
First qualifying round
Ashington2–0Spen Black & White
Mickley2–3Hebburn Colliery
Scotswood1–0Preston Colliery
Wallsend3–2Lintz Institute
Second qualifying round
Ashington0–1Wallsend
Scotswood2–1Hebburn Colliery§
Third qualifying round
Scotswood2–0Wallsend

Division 2 (County Durham / Tyneside / Wearside)

The division comprised 18 teams, of which 4 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Consett Celtic3–0Twizell United
Wingate Albion Comrades1–1Craghead United
Extra preliminary round replay
RCraghead United4–0Wingate Albion Comrades
Preliminary round
Annfield Plain2–1Esh Winning
Birtley1–0Craghead United
Consett Celtic0–1Tow Law Town
Hobson Wanderers0–3Horden Athletic
Houghton2–0Dipton United
Leadgate Park3–0Crook Town
Seaham Harbour3–1Langley Park
Sunderland West End3–0Wolsingham
First qualifying round
Annfield Plain3–2Sunderland West End
Horden Athletic1–0Birtley
Houghtonw–/†
Leadgate won match 2-0 but were disqualified for using an ineligible player
Seaham Harbour5–3Tow Law Town
Second qualifying round
Annfield Plain0–1Houghton
Horden Athletic0–0Seaham Harbour
Second qualifying round Replays
RSeaham Harbour1–1Horden Athletic
R2Horden Athletic4–5Seaham Harbour
Third qualifying round
Seaham Harbour1–1Houghton
Third qualifying round replay
RHoughton4–1Seaham Harbour

Division 3 (County Durham / North Yorkshire / East Riding of Yorkshire)

The division comprised 20 teams, of which 8 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Bridlington Town6–2Redcar
Filey0–2South Bank East End
Haverton Hill3–0West Auckland Town
Spennymoor United1–2Willington AFC
Preliminary round
Grangetown St Mary's1–0Brotton
Hartlepools United7–0South Bank East End
Haverton Hill3–2Darlington Rly Carrge Wks
Loftus Albion5–0Bridlington Town
Scarborough4–1Stanley United
South Bank3–1Darlington Rlwy Athletic
Stockton4–0Shildon Athletic
Willington0–1Eston United
First qualifying round
Eston United3–1South Bank
Grangetown St Mary's0–1Scarborough
Hartlepools United3–3Haverton Hill§
Stockton1–2Loftus Albion
First qualifying round replays
RHartlepools United0–0Haverton Hill
R2Haverton Hill0–1Hartlepools United
Second qualifying round
Eston United4–4Loftus Albion
Scarborough1–4Hartlepools United
Second qualifying round replay
RLoftus Albion3–0Eston United
Third qualifying round
Hartlepools United2–1Loftus Albion

Division 4 (Cumbria)

The division comprised 14 teams from which 6 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for 2 teams: Cleator Moor Celtic and Carlisle United.

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Preliminary round
Barrow4–0Vickerstown
Barrow YMCA0–2Arlecdon Red Rose
Frizington Athletic2–0Dalton Casuals
Parton Athletic0–0Lowca
Penrith6–0Distington
Wath Brow United10–2Appleby
Preliminary round replays
RLowca1–1Parton Athletic
R2Parton Athletic3–0Lowca
First qualifying round
Arlecdon Red Rose3–1Parton Athletic
Barrow12–0Cleator Moor Celtic§
Frizington Athletic1–3Carlisle United
Penrith1–2Wath Brow United
Second qualifying round
Barrow1–1Carlisle United
Wath Brow United3–1Arlecdon Red Rose
Second qualifying round replay
RCarlisle United/ – wBarrow†
Carlisle won 1-0 but were disqualified for using an ineligible player
Third qualifying round
Barrow3–0Wath Brow United

Division 5 (Lancashire)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for 3 teams: Chorley, Leyland and Horwich RMI.

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Preliminary round
Fleetwood8–0Accrington Stanley
Great Harwood0–1Dick, Kerr's§
Lancaster Town3–2Portsmouth Rovers§
Morecambe1–1Breightmet United
Nelson4–1Skelmersdale United
Preliminary round replay
RMorecambe0–2Breightmet United§
First qualifying round
Chorley0–1Leyland
Fleetwood6–0Dick, Kerr's§
Lancaster Town5–0Breightmet United§
Nelson3–0Horwich RMI
Second qualifying round
Fleetwood5–0Nelson
Lancaster Town2–2Leyland
Second qualifying round replay
RLeyland0–1Lancaster Town
Third qualifying round
Lancaster Town1–1Fleetwood
Third qualifying round replay
RFleetwood5–1Lancaster Town

Division 6 (Lancashire / Cheshire / Derbyshire)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 preliminary round ties with drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for 3 teams; Monks Hall, Altrincham and Runcorn.

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Preliminary round
Chapel-en-le-Frith3–4Grayson's Garston§
Eccles United10–0Glossop
Garston Gasworks4–0Buxton
Hurst7–0Matlock Town
Sandbach Ramblers3–6Congleton Town
First qualifying round
Congleton Town5–1Grayson's Garston
Eccles United1–0Altrincham
Garston Gasworks2–1Monks Hall
Runcorn2–2Hurst
First qualifying round replay
RHurst5–1Runcorn
Second qualifying round
Congleton Town1–0Garston Gasworks
Eccles United2–0Hurst
Third qualifying round
Congleton Town2–3Eccles United

Division 7 (Liverpool / Cheshire / North Wales)

The division comprised 18 teams, of which 4 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Marine4–0Bromborough
Prescot Wire Works2–1Old Xaverians
Preliminary round
Buckley Unitedw – /Marlborough Old Boys†
Marlborough scratched, match awarded to Buckley United
Harrowby3–3South Liverpool
Lostock Gralam8–1Liverpool St Cleopas’ OB
Marine9–2Oswestery South
Nantwich Town4–0Witton Albion
Prescot4–2Northern Nomads§
Prescot Wire Works3–0Winsford United
Wrexham3–0Northwich Victoria
Preliminary round replay
R South Liverpool0–1Harrowby
First qualifying round
Buckley United4–1Nantwich Town
Harrowby0–1Prescot
Marine4–1Lostock Gralam
Wrexham7–0Prescot Wire Works
Second qualifying round
Buckley United1–1Marine
Wrexham2–0Prescot
Second qualifying round replay
RMarine0–2Buckley United
Third qualifying round
Buckley United1–0Wrexham

Division 8 (Staffordshire / Shropshire / Birmingham / Worcestershire)

The division comprised 26 teams, of which 20 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Bilston United1–3Kidderminster Harriers
Bloxwich Strollers0–0Stafford Rangers
Brierley Hill Alliance1–4Halesowen
Cannock Town4–1Atherstone Town
Darlaston3–0Oakengates Town
Talbot Stead1–0Walsall Wood
Wednesbury Old Athletic3–1Wolverhampton Amateurs
Wellington St George's2–1Redditch
West Birmingham1–2Birmingham Corp.Tramways
Willenhall Swifts1–1Stourbridge
Extra preliminary round replays
R Stafford Rangers2–2Bloxwich Strollers
RStourbridge1–2Willenhall Swifts
R2Stafford Rangers1–2Bloxwich Strollers
Preliminary round
Bloxwich Strollers0–6Wellington Town
Cradley Heath St Luke's3–1Darlaston
Halesowen3–2Kidderminster Harriers
Hednesford Town4–1Willenhall Swifts
Walsall3–0Birmingham Tramways
Wednesbury Old Athletic3–1Cannock Town
Wellington St George's1–2Shrewsbury Town
Worcester City1–1Talbot Stead
Preliminary round replay
RTalbot Stead1–0Worcester City
First qualifying round
Cradley Heath St Luke's5–0Halesowen
Shrewsbury Town1–0Walsall
Talbot Stead1–4Hednesford Town
Wednesbury Old Athletic0–3Wellington Town
Second qualifying round
Hednesford Town3–2Shrewsbury Town
Wellington Town1–0Cradley Heath St Luke's
Third qualifying round
Hednesford Town2–1Wellington Town

Division 9 (East Riding of Yorkshire / North Lincolnshire)

The division comprised 28 teams, of which 24 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties..

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Extra preliminary round
Barton Town2–2Hull Dairycoates
Bentley Colliery4–0Grimsby STC
Charltons (Grimsby)1–1Goole Shipyards
Frodingham Iron & Steel Ath.3–6Gilberdyke
Grimsby Haycroft Rovers3–0Gainsborough Albion Works
Holderness Athletic0–2Brunswick Institute
Hook Shipyards4–1West Hull Albion
Hull St Peter's Old Boys1–1Newland Choir
Hull Wanderers2– 5Brodsworth Main
Marfleet/ – wHull Old Boys
Shiphams (Hull)3–6Grimsby Rovers
Withernsea3–0Sutton (Hull)
Extra preliminary round replays
RGoole Shipyards1–2Charltons (Grimsby)
RHull Dairycoates0–1Barton Town
RNewland Choir1–2Hull St Peter's Old Boys
Preliminary round
Barton Town1–2Hook Shipyards
Bentley Colliery4–0Hull St Peter's Old Boys
Brodsworth Main5–2Hull Graving Dock
Charltons (Grimsby)5–0Withernsea§
Cleethorpes1–3Gilberdyke
Gainsborough Trinity5–0Hull Old Boys§
Grimsby Haycroft Rovers4–4Grimsby Rovers
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United6–0Brunswick Institute§
Preliminary round replay
RGrimsby Rovers7–2Grimsby Haycroft Rovers
First qualifying round
Gainsborough Trinity7–0Grimsby Rovers
Gilberdyke Athletic2–2Brodsworth Main
Hook Shipyards2–3Charltons (Grimsby)
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United3–0Bentley Colliery
First qualifying round replay
RBrodsworth Mainw – /Gilberdyke†
Gilberdyke scratched, match awarded to Brodsworth
Second qualifying round
Charltons (Grimsby)1–4Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
Gainsborough Trinity0–1Brodsworth Main
Third qualifying round
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United1–1Brodsworth Main
Third qualifying round replays
RBrodsworth Main0–0Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
R2Scunthorpe & Lindsey United3–1Brodsworth Main

Division 10 (West Riding of Yorkshire)

The division comprised 23 teams, of which 14 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Allerton Bywater Colliery3–0Glasshoughton Colliery
Apperley Bridge10–1Selby Olympic
Halifax Town5–3Rowntrees
Horsforth2–1Ryhill Liberals
Leeds United5–2Boothtown
Mytholmroyd1–4Harrogate
Rothwell Parish Church2–2Hebden Bridge
Extra preliminary round replay
RHebden Bridge2–0Rothwell Parish Church
Preliminary round
Allerton Bywater Colliery4–1Rothwell Athletic
Apperley Bridge3–1Yeadon Athletic
Bolton United3–1Horsforth
Halifax Town3–1Liversedge
Harrogate3–2Hebden Bridge
Leeds United7–0Leeds Steel Works§
South Kirkby Colliery/ – /Frickley Colliery†
South Kirkby Colliery won 4-0 but were struck-out for using 2 ineligible players
South Kirkby United/ – wCalverley†
South Kirkby United scratched, match awarded to Calverley
First qualifying round
Bolton United/ – wCalverley†
Bolton United struck-out from competition owing to pitch size infringement
Apperley Bridgew – /†
Bye for Apperley Bridge (South Kirkby Colliery struck-out after previous round)
Halifax Town4–1Allerton Bywater Colliery
Harrogatew – /Leeds United†
Leeds withdrew from competition, tie awarded to Harrogate
Second qualifying round
Calverley4–2Apperley Bridge
Halifax Town1–0Harrogate
Third qualifying round
Calverley2–4Halifax Town

Division 11 (South Yorkshire / Nottinghamshire)

The division comprised 26 teams, of which 20 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

This was the only division in which a team drawn into the extra preliminary round won the division – indeed Worksop Town eventually progressed to the Sixth qualifying round.

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Extra preliminary round
Ardsley Athletic7–1Goldthorpe Colliery
Conisbrough Athletic0–14Wath Athletic
Doncaster Rovers6–0Atlas & Norfolk Works
Kilnhurst United0–0Jump Working Men's Club
Kiveton Park Colliery2–0Anston United
Maltby Main Colliery2–0Hemingfield
Rawmarsh Athletic0–1Denaby United
Tankersley3–0Hoyland St Peter's§
Wombwell4–0Sheffield
Worksop Town0–0Treeton Reading Room§
Extra preliminary round replays
RKilnhurst United1–0Jump Working Men's Club
RWorksop Town2–0Treeton Reading Room
Preliminary round
Denaby United1–0Ardsley Athletic
Doncaster Rovers0–1Wombwell
Grimethorpe Colliery Institute3–2Hoyland Common Wesleyans
Houghton Main Colliery0–0Tankersley
Mexborough5–0Kilnhurst United§
Wath Athletic0–1Rotherham Town
Wombwell Main4–7Maltby Main Colliery
Worksop Town1–0Kiveton Park Colliery§
Preliminary round replay
RTankersley0–1Houghton Main Colliery
First qualifying round
Denaby United1–2Houghton Main Colliery
Mexborough0–0Rotherham Town
Wombwell2–0Maltby Main Colliery
Worksop Town5–0Grimethorpe Colliery Institute§
First qualifying round replays
RRotherham Town2–2Mexborough
R2Mexborough3–1Rotherham Town
Second qualifying round
Mexborough2–2Houghton Main Colliery
Wombwell1–2Worksop Town
Second qualifying round replay
RHoughton Main Colliery2–1Mexborough
Third qualifying round
Worksop Town3–1Houghton Main Colliery

Division 12 (Derbyshire)

The division comprised 15 teams from which 7 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in a bye to the first qualifying round for Staveley Town.

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Preliminary round
Beighton Recreation2–4Tibshelf Colliery
Blackwell Colliery4–3Clowne Colliery
Bolsover Colliery/–wHardwick Colliery†
Bolsover Colliery scratched, tie awarded to Hardwick Colliery
Chesterfield Municipal11–1Dronfield Woodhouse§
Ilkeston United3–0Eckington Works
Long Eaton2–1South Normanton Colliery
Ripley Colliery1–1Clay Cross Town
Preliminary round replay
RClay Cross Town2–0Ripley Colliery
First qualifying round
Chesterfield Municipal2–1Clay Cross Town§
Long Eaton1–1Ilkeston United
Staveley Town 1–1Hardwick Colliery
Tibshelf Colliery3–3Blackwell Colliery
First qualifying round replays
RBlackwell Colliery2–0Tibshelf Colliery
RStaveley Town5–2Hardwick Colliery
RIlkeston United1–0Long Eaton
Second qualifying round
Ilkeston United0–0Chesterfield Municipal
Staveley Town4–1Blackwell Colliery
Second qualifying round replay
RChesterfield Municipal1–0Ilkeston United
Third qualifying round
Staveley Town2–0Chesterfield Municipal

Division 13 (Nottinghamshire / South Lincolnshire)

The division comprised 18 teams, of which 4 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Basford United0–5Lenton§
Player's Athletic2–1Kirkby Collieries
Preliminary round
Arnold St Mary's2–1Netherfield Rangers
Grantham4–1Sneinton§
Hucknall Byron3–0Lenton
Mansfield Town8–1Sutton Junction§
New Hucknall Colliery0–3Boots Athletic
Shirebrook1–0Ericsson Athletic§
Sutton Town4–3Newark
Welbeck Colliery4–0Player's Athletic
First qualifying round
Boots Athletic3–0Arnold St Mary's
Grantham3–1Shirebrook
Mansfield TownA–AHucknall Byron
Match abandoned after 55 mins (fog) with Mansfield leading 2-1
Re-staged tie
Mansfield Town5–0Hucknall Byron
Sutton Town1–3Welbeck Colliery
Second qualifying round
Grantham1–3Mansfield Town
Welbeck Colliery3–4Boots Athletic§
Third qualifying round
Mansfield Town3–0Boots Athletic§

Division 14 (Derbyshire / Staffordshire / Leicestershire / Warwickshire)

The division comprised 15 teams from which 7 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in a bye to the first qualifying round for Hinckley United.

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Preliminary round
Ashbourne Town/ – wGresley Colliery†
Ashbourne won 1-0, but match awarded to Gresley owinng to a pitch size infringement
Barwell United3–3Gresley Rovers
Burton All Saints1–3Bretby Colliery
Coalville Swifts2–1Ashby Town
Loughborough Brush Works2–4Coalville Town
Loughborough Corinthians2–1Rugby Town
Nuneaton Town4–0Whitwick Imperial§
Preliminary round replay
RGresley Rovers2–1Barwell United
First qualifying round
Bretby Colliery1–1Coalville Swifts
Gresley Rovers3–0Loughborough Corinthians
Hinckley United5–1Coalville Town
Nuneaton Town9–2Gresley Colliery§
First qualifying round replay
RCoalville Swifts4–0Bretby Colliery
Second qualifying round
Coalville Swifts0–2Gresley Rovers
Nuneaton Town3–1Hinckley United
Third qualifying round
Nuneaton Town3–1Gresley Rovers

Division 15 (South Lincolnshire / Northamptonshire / Bedfordshire)

The division comprised 19 teams, of which 6 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Horncastle Town3–2Spilsby Town
Peterborough Westwood Wks0–0Rushden Town
Raunds Town2–5Northampton War Team
Extra preliminary round replay
RRushden Town4–0Peterborough Westwood Wks
Preliminary round
Bedford Town1–3Kettering
Boston7–1Louth
Fletton United2–3Rushden Town
Horncastle Town2–2RAF Cranwell
Irthlingborough Town1–0Brotherhood Works
Northampton War Team2–1Market Harborough
Stamford7–0Boston St James'§
Wellingborough Town2–4Desborough Town
Preliminary round replay
RRAF Cranwell6–1Horncastle Town
First qualifying round
Boston3–2Stamford
Irthlingborough Town2–5Kettering
RAF Cranwell2–3Northampton War Team
Rushden Town1–3Desborough Town
Second qualifying round
Boston1–2Northampton War Team
Desborough Town1–2Kettering
Third qualifying round
Northampton War Team0–4Kettering

Division 16 (Norfolk / Suffolk / Cambridgeshire / Essex)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for 3 teams; Colchester Town, Lynn Town and Cambridge Town.

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Preliminary round
Bury United1–1Lowestoft
Clacton Town0–1Leiston Works Athletic
Gorleston2–2Norwich CEYMS
Great Yarmouth Town3–0Cromer
Terrington1–5Morton's Athletic
Preliminary round replays
RLowestoft2–0Bury United
RNorwich CEYMS0–1Gorleston
First qualifying round
Cambridge Town4–0Morton's Athletic
Colchester Town6–2Lowestoft
Great Yarmouth Town1–0Lynn Town
Leiston Works Athletic1–0Gorleston
Second qualifying round
Colchester Town3–1Great Yarmouth Town
Leiston Works Athletic0–0Cambridge Town
Second qualifying round replay
R Cambridge Town5–0Leiston Works Athletic
Third qualifying round
Cambridge Town1–2Colchester Town

Division 17 (Essex / East London)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for three teams: Gnome Athletic, Hoffmanns Athletic and Clapton.

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Preliminary round
Barking Town2–2Grays Athletic
Chelmsford3–1Newportonians
Custom House1–0Southend Corinthians
Shoeburyness Garrison1–2GER Romford
Walthamstow Grange3–1Green & Silley Weir
Preliminary round replay
RGrays Athletic3–5Barking Town
First qualifying round
Barking Town4–1Hoffmanns Athletic
Chelmsford1–2Custom House
GER Romford1–0Clapton
Walthamstow Grange1–2Gnome Athletic
Second qualifying round
Gnome Athletic1–1Barking Town
GER Romford3–0Custom House
Second qualifying round replay
RBarking Town5–1Gnome Athletic
Third qualifying round
Barking Town2–2GER Romford
Third qualifying round replay
RGER Romford5–2Barking Town

Division 18 (Bedfordshire / Middlesex / North London)

The division comprised 16 teams all included in the 8 preliminary round ties.

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Preliminary round
Barnet2–1London Generals
Enfield2–2Luton Amateurs
Fricker's Athletic2–0Wood Green Town§
Hampstead Town8–0Polytechnic
Leavesden Mental Hospitalw – /Islington Town†
Islington Town scratched, tie awarded to Leavesden
St Albans City 1–0West London Old Boys
Vauxhall Motors0–0Chiswick Town
Wealdstone1–1Cheshunt
Preliminary round replays
RCheshunt4–1Wealdstone
RChiswick Town2–3Vauxhall Motors
RLuton Amateurs2–1Enfield
First qualifying round
Barnet8–0Vauxhall Motors
Cheshunt3–3Fricker's Athletic
Hampstead Town6–0Luton Amateurs
Leavesden Mental Hospital1–1St Albans City
First qualifying round replays
RFricker's Athletic2–0Cheshunt
RSt Albans City 3–1Leavesden Mental Hospital
Second qualifying round
Hampstead Town5–1Fricker's Athletic
St Albans City 4–2Barnet
Third qualifying round
1–2Hampstead Town

Division 19 (Berkshire / Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire / Middlesex)

The division comprised 12 teams from which 4 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for 4 teams: Wycombe Wanderers, Windsor & Eton, Slough and Chesham United.

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Preliminary round
Henley Town2–4Reading United§
Marlow1–3Southall
Maidenhead United7–1Newbury Town
Yiewsley1–1Botwell Mission
Preliminary round replay
RBotwell Mission 6–1Yiewsley
First qualifying round
1–5Slough
Chesham United2–3Reading United
Windsor & Eton3–1Maidenhead United
Wycombe Wanderers4–1Southall
Second qualifying round
Slough 1–0Reading United
Wycombe Wanderers2–0Windsor & Eton
Third qualifying round
Wycombe Wanderers2–2Slough
Third qualifying round replay
RSlough2–7Wycombe Wanderers

Division 20 (Surrey / South London)

The division comprised 14 teams from which 6 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for 2 teams: Wimbledon and Guildford.

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Preliminary round
Aquarius1–6Kingstonian
Earlsfield Town1–5West Norwood
Redhill3–3Summerstown
Sutton United2–0Camberley & Yorktown
Tooting Town8–2Hersham United
Woking4–2Walton-on-Thames
Preliminary round replay
RSummerstown 3–0Redhill
First qualifying round
Kingstonian3–2Woking
Summerstown 1–0Sutton United
Tooting Town1–1Guildford
Wimbledon5–1West Norwood
First qualifying round replay
RGuildford3–0Tooting Town
Second qualifying round
Kingstonian2–1Wimbledon
Guildford7–2Summerstown
Third qualifying round
Kingstonian0–3Guildford

Division 21 (Kent / Sussex / South-East London)

The division comprised 20 teams, of which 8 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Bexley Heath Labourw – /Dartford†
Match awarded to Bexley Heath Labour
Cray Wanderers3–3Bostall Heath
Newhaven3–1Vernon Athletic§
Whitstable Town1–0RN Depot
Extra preliminary round replay
RBostall Heath6–1Cray Wanderers
Preliminary round
Ashford Railway Works0–0Woolwich Ordnance
Bexley Heath Labour1–4Margate
Charlton Athletic6–0Catford Southend
Folkestone3–1Tunbridge Wells Rangers
Maidstone United9–0Bostall Heath§
Northfleet United6–2Whitstable Town§
Sheppey United2–1Sittingbourne
Worthing3–2Newhaven
Preliminary round replay
RWoolwich Ordnance0–1Ashford Railway Works
First qualifying round
Maidstone United7–0Ashford Railway Works
Margate0–0Charlton Athletic
Northfleet United4–1Sheppey United
Worthing1–1Folkestone
First qualifying round replays
RCharlton Athletic3–1Margate
RFolkestone1–1Worthing
R2Worthing2–1Folkestone
Second qualifying round
Charlton Athletic1–1Maidstone United
Worthing0–5Northfleet United
Second qualifying round replay
RMaidstone United2–0Charlton Athletic
Third qualifying round
Maidstone United5–0Northfleet United

Division 22 (Hampshire / Dorset / Isle of Wight)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for 3 teams: Boscombe, Portsmouth Amateurs and Bournemouth Tramways.

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Preliminary round
Bournemouth Amateurs3–1Osborne Athletic
Cowes6–2Salisbury City
East Cowes Victoria Athletic2–3Blandford
Thornycroft Athletic2–5Sholing Athletic
Weymouth2–1Gosport Athletic
First qualifying round
Boscombe1–1Blandford
Bournemouth Tramways2–3Cowes
Portsmouth Amateurs1–3Bournemouth Amateurs
Weymouth1–1Sholing Athletic
First qualifying round replays
R Blandford2–1Boscombe
RSholing Athletic3–1Weymouth
Second qualifying round
Blandford2–0Bournemouth Amateurs
Cowes2–1Sholing Athletic
Third qualifying round
Blandford2–3Cowes

Division 23 (Gloucestershire / Bristol / Somerset / Wiltshire)

The division comprised 26 teams, of which 20 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Babbacombe2–1Frenchay
Cheltenham Town2–2Melksham & Avon United†
Match awarded to Cheltenham as Melksham refused to play pre-arranged extra-time
Chippenham Rovers1–3Welton Rovers
Clevedon0–1Glastonbury
Frome Town3–1Yeovil & Petters United
Paulton Rovers2–1Minehead
Radstock Town1–0Warminster Town
Spencer Moulton4–1Devizes Town
Street4–3Torquay Town§
Swindon Victoria3–0Timsbury Athletic
Preliminary round
Bath City4–2Welton Rovers
Douglas9–1Babbacombe
Glastonbury3–1Street
Hanham Athletic5–1Paulton Rovers
Radstock Town0–1Clandown
Spencer Moulton2–2Chippenham Town
Swindon Victoria1–1Frome Town
Trowbridge Town F.C.3–1Cheltenham Town§
Preliminary round replays
RChippenham Town2–4Spencer Moulton
RFrome Town1–3Swindon Victoria
First qualifying round
Clandown3–1Glastonbury
Douglas0–4Bath City
Trowbridge Town F.C.1–1Hanham Athletic
Spencer Moulton2–3Swindon Victoria
First qualifying round replay
RHanham Athletic5–0Trowbridge Town F.C.
Second qualifying round
Bath City3–0Hanham Athletic
Swindon Victoria2–0Clandown
Third qualifying round
Bath City1–1Swindon Victoria
Third qualifying round replay
RSwindon Victoria2–3Bath City

Division 24 (South Wales)

The division comprised 17 teams, of which 2 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

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Extra preliminary round
Chepstow Town6–0Oakdale
Preliminary round
Aberdare Athletic4–0Cardiff Albion
Bargoed0–3Aberaman Athletic
Caerau2–2Cardiff Corinthians
Chepstow Town1–3Abertillery Town
Ebbw Vale7–0Llanelli Town
Mid Rhondda2–1Pontypridd Dragons
Newport Barbarians/ – wBarry†
Match awarded to Barry Town
Ton Pentre10–0Rogerstone§
Preliminary round replay
RCardiff Corinthians5–3Caerau
First qualifying round
Aberaman Athletic0–2Barry
Aberdare Athletic2–1Cardiff Corinthians
Abertillery Town1–0Ebbw Vale
Mid Rhondda1–0Ton Pentre
Second qualifying round
Abertillery Town0–2Aberdare Athletic
Mid Rhondda0–0Barry
Second qualifying round replay
RBarry1–0Mid Rhondda
Third qualifying round
Aberdare Athletic2–0Barry

Fourth qualifying round

The 24 teams qualifying from the Divisions were joined in the draw by 24 (generally stronger) teams who entered the competition at this stage. The ties were drawn on a regional basis.

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Aberdare Athletic0–0Bath City
Bishop Auckland3–2West Stanley
Blyth Spartans2–0Scotswood
Bromley2–0Chatham
Buckley United1–4Stalybridge Celtic
Castleford Town3–1Halifax Town
Colchester Town2–2Ilford
Dulwich Hamlet5–0Nunhead
Durham City4–1Barrow
Eccles United2–0Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham1–0Maidstone United
Hartlepools United3–0Houghton
Kettering5–2Luton Clarence
Leytonstone4–0Tufnell Park
London Caledonians4–2Guildford
Newport County0–0Merthyr Town
Nuneaton Town0–0Hednesford Town
Oxford City3–0Hampstead Town
Rochdale1–0Fleetwood
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United0–1Mansfield Town
Staveley Town1–3Worksop Town
Thornycrofts (Woolston)3–1Cowes
Tranmere Rovers1–0Southport Central
Wycombe Wanderers3–2GER Romford
Fourth qualifying round replays
RBath City2–1Aberdare Athletic
RHednesford Town3–2Nuneaton Town
RIlford2–0Colchester Town
RMerthyr Town4–0Newport County

Fifth qualifying round

The draw comprised the 24 victorious teams from the previous round. Ties were on a wider regional basis.

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Blyth Spartans1–0Durham City
Castleford Town1–1Hednesford Town
Eccles United2–0Stalybridge Celtic
Gillingham2–1Dulwich Hamlet
Hartlepools UnitedA–ABishop Auckland
Match abandoned owing to inclement weather
Re-staged tie
Hartlepools United1–1Bishop Auckland
Kettering2–1Wycombe Wanderers
London Caledonians0–3Leytonstone
Merthyr Town0–0Bath City
Oxford City1–3Bromley
Rochdale1–0Tranmere Rovers
Thornycrofts (Woolston)1–0Ilford
Worksop Town2–2Mansfield Town
Fifth qualifying round replays
RBath City1–0Merthyr Town
RBishop Auckland0–5Hartlepools United
RHednesford Town2–1Castleford Town
RMansfield Town3–8Worksop Town

Sixth qualifying round

The 12 victorious teams from the previous round were joined in the draw by 12 teams (mostly from Football League Division 2 and Division 3 South) who entered the competition at this stage. Ties were no longer regionally based.

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Bristol Rovers9–0Worksop Town
Clapton Orient1–0Port Vale
Coventry City1–1Rochdale
Darlington4–0Blyth Spartans
Kettering2–4Grimsby Town
Leytonstone1–1Bath City
Lincoln City5–0Bromley
Northampton Town3–1Gillingham
Rotherham County1–3Luton Town
Southend United3–1Hednesford Town
Swansea Town3–0Hartlepools United
Thornycrofts (Woolston)2–3Eccles United
Sixth qualifying round replays
RBath City2–0Leytonstone
RRochdale2–1Coventry City

1920–21 FA Cup

See 1920–21 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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