1947–48 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1947–48 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country:England
Wales
Prev Season:1946–47
Next Season:1948–49

The 1947–48 FA Cup is the 67th season of 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 a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 25 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.

Extra preliminary round

Ties

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1Abingdon Town2–4Aylesbury United
2Andover7–0Pirelli General Cables
3Appleby Frodingham4–1Dinnington Athletic
4Armthorpe Welfare3–1Matlock Town
5Banbury Spencer5–0Oxford City
6Barton Town3–4Grimethorpe Athletic
7Bentley Colliery2–4Winterton Rangers
8Betteshanger Colliery Welfare3–2Aylesford Paper Mills
9Blackhall Colliery Welfare2–1Willington
10Chippenham Town4–2Odd Down
11Civil Service2–0Harlow Town
12Clapton2–1Rainham Town
13Cockermouth6–1Pica
14Cowes1–3Newport I O W
15Dawdon Colliery Welfare0–0Horden Colliery Welfare
16Droylsden2–0Wilmslow Albion
17Easington Colliery Welfare4–1Shotton Colliery Welfare
18Edgware Town9–0Acton Town
19Frome Town1–2Welton Rovers
20Harworth Colliery Athletic7–3Pilkington Recreation
21Hemel Hempstead3–4Berkhamsted Town
22Henley Town1–7Lyons Club
23Leavesden7–1Willesden
24Lloyds (Sittingbourne)2–4Chatham Town
25Lymington1–2Portland United
26Marlow0–2Maidenhead United
27Monckton Athletic1–2Brodsworth Main Colliery
28Murton Colliery Welfare2–2Stanley United
29Pinner2–0Saffron Walden Town
30Pressed Steel0–3Huntley & Palmers
31Redford Sports0–5Southall
32Sawbridgeworth4–1Crown & Manor
33Sittingbourne3–4Bexley
34Tufnell Park4–3Royston Town
35Upminster0–1Grays Athletic
36Wallingford Town4–2Chesham United
37Ware2–3Edmonton Borough
38Warminster Town3–4Clandown
39Welwyn Garden City1–5Enfield
40West Thurrock Athletic3–0Ford Sports (Dagenham)
41Weymouth4–1Longfleet St Mary's
42Whitstable w/o-scr Chatham
43Winchester City0–1Salisbury
44Wombwell Athletic4–3Firbeck Main Colliery
45Wood Green Town1–4Chipperfield
46Wootton Bassett Town0–2Pewsey Vale
47Wycombe Wanderers4–2Hounslow Town
48Yiewsley3–3Windsor & Eton

Replays

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15Horden Colliery Welfare9–0Dawdon Colliery Welfare
28Stanley United2–2Murton Colliery Welfare
48Windsor & Eton3–2Yiewsley

2nd replay

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28Stanley United1–2Murton Colliery Welfare

Preliminary round

Ties

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1Annfield Plain5–2Amble
2Appleby3–9Milnthorpe Corinthians
3Arlesey Town2–0Leighton Town
4Armthorpe Welfare1–4Norton Woodseats
5Ashford4–1Whitstable
6Ashton United2–0Winsford United
7Banbury Spencer8–2Osberton Radiator
8Barry Town2–0Aberaman & Aberdare
9Bedford Queens Works1–8Letchworth Town
10Bedford Town7–4Eynesbury Rovers
11Betteshanger Colliery Welfare2–1Woolwich Polytechnic
12Bicester Town1–3Metal & Produce Recovery
13Biggleswade & District9–1St Neots & District
14Birtley0–2Blyth Spartans
15Bitterne Nomads2–3Thornycroft Athletic
16Boldmere St Michaels0–1Hednesford Town
17Boots Athletic0–4Ilkeston Town
18Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic4–0Portland United
19Bourneville Athletic0–3Birmingham City Transport
20Bowthorn United2–2Kells Welfare Centre
21Bradford United1–0Luddendenfoot
22Brodsworth Main Colliery3–4Rawmarsh Welfare
23Burscough3–1Bangor City
24Buxton6–1Macclesfield
25Chichester City5–2Eastbourne Comrades
26Chilton Athletic2–3Shildon
27Congleton Town3–3Witton Albion
28Crittall Athletic3–2Tilbury
29Crook Colliery Welfare1–2Murton Colliery Welfare
30Dagenham British Legion4–1London Transport
31Darlaston1–2Worcester City
32Dartford3–2Erith & Belvedere
33De Havilland (Bolton)1–3Morecambe
34Devizes Town4–0Purton
35Dover1–5Gravesend & Northfleet
36Earlestown3–0Haydock C & B Recreation
37Easington Colliery Welfare2–0Brandon Colliery Welfare
38East Grinstead5–2Newhaven
39Ebbw Vale2–0Hoffman Athletic (Stonehouse)
40Edgware Town7–0Pinner
41Ellesmere Port Town3–0Lostock Gralam
42Epsom4–3Brookwood Hospital
43Eton Manor2–3Ekco
44Ferryhill Athletic3–2Consett
45Filey Town3–2South Bank East End
46Finchley3–2Civil Service
47Fleetwood7–1Great Harwood
48Florence & Ullcoats United1–3Frizington United
49Fodens Motor Works1–2Hyde United
50Folkestone6–0Callender Athletic
51Formby0–4Wigan Athletic
52Gedling Colliery6–1Holbeach United
53Gloucester City2–4Hanham Athletic
54Gorleston2–4Whitton United
55Gosport Borough Athletic2–0East Cowes Victoria
56Grays Athletic3–2Ilford
57Grimethorpe Athletic w/o-scr Thurnscoe
58Guisborough4–1Cargo Fleet Works
59Halesowen Town4–1Cradley Heath
60Harrow Town4–0Tufnell Park
61Harworth Colliery Athletic4–1Wombwell Athletic
62Hastings & St Leonards1–2Horsham
63Hayes3–1Windsor & Eton
64Headington United4–0Wallingford Town
65Hereford United11–0Thynnes Athletic
66Histon Institute6–4Abbey United
67Hitchin Town8–0Waterlows
68Hoddesdon Town5–3Edmonton Borough
69Horden Colliery Welfare2–0Spennymoor United
70Huntley & Palmers4–1Aylesbury United
71Kempston Rovers4–1Bedford Avenue
72Leyton1–2Harwich & Parkeston
73Llandudno2–7Earle
74Llanelli3–0Cardiff Corinthians
75Lowca3–2Penrith
76Lysaghts Sports4–1Kiveton Park Colliery
77Lytham0–1Bacup Borough
78Maidenhead United7–2Lyons Club
79Maidstone United3–4Ramsgate Athletic
80Maltby Main Colliery1–4Appleby Frodingham
81March Town4–2Wisbech Town
82Margate3–0Chatham Town
83Merthyr Tydfil2–1Clevedon
84Metropolitan Police4–6Walton & Hersham
85Moor Green2–7Stafford Rangers
86Nantwich1–8Altrincham
87Netherfield10–2Cockermouth
88Newbiggin Colliery Welfare1–5West Stanley
89Newport I O W5–2Weymouth
90Newton Y M C A1–2Orrell
91Northwich Victoria8–1Wheelock Albion
92Norwich C E Y M S0–0Cromer
93Ossett Town5–1Meltham Mills
94Oswestry Town1–4Bromsgrove Rovers
95Parton United3–1Cleator Moor Celtic
96Paulton Rovers5–1Radstock Town
97Peasedown Miners Welfare2–3Clandown
98Poole Town3–2Bournemouth
99Redhill9–0Guildford
100Rhyl10–0Crossens
101Romford1–3Barking
102Salisbury5–1Basingstoke Town
103Salisbury Corinthians1–2Andover
104Sandown2–2Ryde Sports
105Sawbridgeworth1–6Berkhamsted Town
106Scalegill1–0Moss Bay
107Scunthorpe & Lindsey United5–1Sheffield
108Seaham Colliery Welfare5–1Langley Park Colliery Welfare
109Sheppey United3–2Bexley
110Skelmersdale United8–0Stoneycroft
111Slough United0–1Southall
112Soundwell2–0Bristol Aeroplane Company
113South Shields13–0Radcliffe Welfare United
114Spalding United3–2Ollerton Colliery
115St Albans City1–0Chipperfield
116St Helens Town0–1Prescot Cables
117St Philip's Marsh Adult School1–5Lovells Athletic
118Stamford4–0Bourne Town
119Stonehouse4–7Weston Super Mare St Johns
120Stourbridge1–0Dudley Town
121Swindon G W R Corinthians2–1Pewsey Vale
122Swindon Victoria4–2Melksham
123Tow Law Town4–6Evenwood Town
124Twickenham1–3Leavesden
125Upton Colliery1–3Goole Town
126Vauxhall Motors7–1Stewartby Works
127Wealdstone2–0Enfield
128Welton Rovers0–2Trowbridge Town
129West Auckland Town5–3Blackhall Colliery Welfare
130West Thurrock Athletic4–1Clapton
131Westbury United3–0Chippenham Town
132Whitby Albion Rangers2–0South Bank St Peters
133William Colliery8–2Distington
134Wiltshire County Mental Hospital4–0Dilton Rovers
135Winterton Rangers1–2Denaby United
136Woking2–0Leatherhead
137Wolverton Town4–2Luton Amateur
138Woodford Town1–8Brentwood & Warley
139Wycombe Wanderers3–1Uxbridge
140Youlgrave6–6Droylsden

Replays

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20Kells Welfare Centre1–3Bowthorn United
27Witton Albion7–0Congleton Town
92Cromer1–3Norwich C E Y M S
104Ryde Sports4–1Sandown
140Droylsden2–1Youlgrave

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Altrincham4–1Hyde United
2Annfield Plain2–4South Shields
3Ashington4–3West Stanley
4Ashton United2–6Witton Albion
5Bacup Borough2–3Morecambe
6Barking3–1Crittall Athletic
7Basford United3–1Stamford
8Bedford Town2–0Arlesey Town
9Berkhamsted Town3–4Harrow Town
10Biggleswade & District4–5Kempston Rovers
11Billingham Synthonia1–3Portrack Shamrocks
12Blyth Spartans4–0Throckley
13Bognor Regis Town1–1Shoreham
14Boston United5–3Gedling Colliery
15Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic0–3Gosport Borough Athletic
16Bowthorn United4–2Lowca
17Bradford United4–2South Kirkby Colliery
18Bromsgrove Rovers3–2Worcester City
19Burscough0–3Rhyl
20Buxton2–0Northwich Victoria
21Cambridge Town3–1King's Lynn
22Chatteris Town2–5Bury Town
23Coalville Town1–0Atherstone Town
24Darwen1–3Fleetwood
25Denaby United4–1Appleby Frodingham
26Desborough Town1–0Stewarts & Lloyds
27Earlestown0–1Wigan Athletic
28East Grinstead7–1Bexhill Town
29Ebbw Vale3–2Llanelli
30Ekco3–0Dagenham British Legion
31Ellesmere Port Town2–2Droylsden
32Evenwood Town3–1Seaham Colliery Welfare
33Ferryhill Athletic1–0Shildon
34Folkestone5–1Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
35Frickley Colliery1–3Selby Town
36Goole Town3–1Ossett Town
37Gothic3–1Sheringham
38Gravesend & Northfleet4–0Ashford
39Grays Athletic3–0West Thurrock Athletic
40Gresley Rovers3–2Nuneaton Borough
41Grimethorpe Athletic4–2Lysaghts Sports
42Guisborough1–2Whitby Albion Rangers
43Halesowen Town2–1Birmingham City Transport
44Harwich & Parkeston1–4Brentwood & Warley
45Harworth Colliery Athletic0–1Norton Woodseats
46Hednesford Town2–3Stourbridge
47Hereford United2–1Stafford Rangers
48Histon Institute3–2Parson Drove
49Hoddesdon Town1–2Edgware Town
50Horsham1–1Haywards Heath
51Ilkeston Town2–1Ransome & Marles
52Kingstonian10–1Epsom
53Leavesden2–1St Albans City
54Leiston8–2Old Grammarians
55Leyland Motors1–2Horwich R M I
56Maidenhead United5–2Huntley & Palmers
57Margate0–3Dartford
58Merthyr Tydfil9–0Hanham Athletic
59Metal & Produce Recovery0–3Banbury Spencer
60Moira United1–3Brush Sports
61Murton Colliery Welfare2–3Easington Colliery Welfare
62Nelson2–1Chorley
63Netherfield5–1Scalegill
64Newburn2–0Gosforth & Coxlodge
65Newmarket Town2–3March Town
66Norwich C E Y M S1–6Great Yarmouth Town
67Orrell0–6Prescot Cables
68Parton United3–2Frizington United
69Paulton Rovers4–3Clandown (Match declared void)
70Peterborough Westwood Works0–5Peterborough United
71Plymouth United1–2Dartmouth United
72Poole Town2–1Andover
73Ramsgate Athletic4–2Sheppey United
74Ryde Sports3–0Thornycroft Athletic
75Salisbury0–0Newport I O W
76Scunthorpe & Lindsey United8–0Rawmarsh Welfare
77Skelmersdale United3–2Earle
78Soundwell0–10Barry Town
79South Bank2–3Stockton
80Southall2–1Headington United
81Spalding United0–4Grantham
82St Austell2–1Glastonbury
83Street9–1Somerton Amateurs
84Sutton United1–3Carshalton Athletic
85Swindon G W R Corinthians1–4Westbury United
86Tamworth6–0Ibstock Penistone Rovers
87Trowbridge Town4–1Devizes Town
88Vauxhall Motors2–2Letchworth Town
89Walton & Hersham2–2Redhill
90Wealdstone5–4Finchley
91Wellingborough Town0–3Rushden Town
92Wells City0–1Newton Abbot Spurs
93West Auckland Town1–0Horden Colliery Welfare
94Weston Super Mare St Johns1–4Lovells Athletic
95Whitby4–2Filey Town
96Whitton United3–5Lowestoft Town
97William Colliery3–4Milnthorpe Corinthians
98Wiltshire County Mental Hospital5–3Swindon Victoria
99Woking2–3Tooting & Mitcham United
100Wolverton Town1–2Hitchin Town
101Worthing3–2Chichester City
102Wycombe Wanderers1–0Hayes
103Yorkshire Amateur0–0Thorne Colliery

Replays

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13Shoreham2–5Bognor Regis Town
31Droylsden3–1Ellesmere Port Town
50Haywards Heath3–8Horsham
69Clandown4–1Paulton Rovers
75Newport I O W2–0Salisbury
88Letchworth Town1–5Vauxhall Motors
89Redhill2–1Walton & Hersham
103Thorne Colliery4–3Yorkshire Amateur

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Altrincham4–1Droylsden
2Banbury Spencer4–0Maidenhead United
3Barking0–0Brentwood & Warley
4Barry Town2–0Ebbw Vale
5Bognor Regis Town1–3Worthing
6Bowthorn United3–4Parton United
7Bromsgrove Rovers1–1Halesowen Town
8Brush Sports3–1Tamworth
9Bury Town2–1Cambridge Town
10Desborough Town1–2Peterborough United
11Edgware Town1–2Wealdstone
12Ferryhill Athletic4–0Evenwood Town
13Fleetwood2–0Morecambe
14Folkestone4–1Ramsgate Athletic
15Goole Town2–0Thorne Colliery
16Gosport Borough Athletic5–2Newport I O W
17Gothic3–1Leiston
18Grantham7–0Basford United
19Gravesend & Northfleet0–1Dartford
20Grays Athletic1–0Ekco
21Gresley Rovers3–0Coalville Town
22Hitchin Town2–3Bedford Town
23Horsham5–2East Grinstead
24Ilkeston Town1–0Boston United
25Kempston Rovers1–2Vauxhall Motors
26Kingstonian0–2Tooting & Mitcham United
27Leavesden3–2Harrow Town
28Lowestoft Town2–3Great Yarmouth Town
29March Town1–0Histon Institute
30Merthyr Tydfil2–1Lovells Athletic
31Nelson4–1Horwich R M I
32Netherfield4–1Milnthorpe Corinthians
33Newburn1–5Blyth Spartans
34Newton Abbot Spurs2–4Street
35Norton Woodseats7–1Grimethorpe Athletic
36Portrack Shamrocks0–1Whitby
37Prescot Cables1–1Skelmersdale United
38Redhill5–2Carshalton Athletic
39Rushden Town1–2Kettering Town
40Ryde Sports2–1Poole Town
41Scunthorpe & Lindsey United1–0Denaby United
42Selby Town3–1Bradford United
43South Shields3–1Ashington
44Southall3–3Wycombe Wanderers
45St Austell5–2Dartmouth United
46Stockton8–1Whitby Albion Rangers
47Stourbridge4–0Hereford United
48Trowbridge Town4–3Clandown
49West Auckland Town0–1Easington Colliery Welfare
50Wigan Athletic2–1Rhyl
51Wiltshire County Mental Hospital1–3Westbury United
52Witton Albion6–3Buxton

Replays

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3Brentwood & Warley2–3Barking
7Halesowen Town1–2Bromsgrove Rovers
37Skelmersdale United0–3Prescot Cables
44Wycombe Wanderers1–2Southall

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Barking0–2Grays Athletic
2Barry Town3–4Merthyr Tydfil
3Blyth Spartans0–3South Shields
4Bromsgrove Rovers2–0Stourbridge
5Brush Sports5–1Gresley Rovers
6Bury Town3–0March Town
7Dartford1–0Folkestone
8Easington Colliery Welfare3–3Ferryhill Athletic
9Fleetwood1–1Nelson
10Gosport Borough Athletic1–2Ryde Sports
11Gothic2–3Great Yarmouth Town
12Grantham11–1Ilkeston Town
13Horsham1–0Worthing
14Kettering Town3–4Peterborough United
15Leavesden1–3Wealdstone
16Parton United1–4Netherfield
17Redhill1–0Tooting & Mitcham United
18Scunthorpe & Lindsey United2–1Norton Woodseats
19Selby Town0–5Goole Town
20Southall3–4Banbury Spencer
21St Austell1–2Street
22Vauxhall Motors1–1Bedford Town
23Westbury United0–3Trowbridge Town
24Whitby1–3Stockton
25Wigan Athletic3–0Prescot Cables
26Witton Albion4–2Altrincham

Replays

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8Ferryhill Athletic3–1Easington Colliery Welfare
9Nelson2–1Fleetwood
22Bedford Town0–2Vauxhall Motors

4th qualifying round

The teams that entered in this round are: Barnet, Bishop Auckland, Yeovil Town, Bath City, South Liverpool, Gillingham, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Gainsborough Trinity, Shrewsbury Town, Scarborough, North Shields, Workington, Dulwich Hamlet, Walthamstow Avenue, Wellington Town, Runcorn, Stalybridge Celtic, Marine, Lancaster City, Bromley and Kidderminster Harriers.

Ties

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1Bishop Auckland3–2North Shields
2Bromsgrove Rovers5–2Brush Sports
3Colchester United3–1Chelmsford City
4Ferryhill Athletic1–1Stockton
5Gillingham3–1Barnet
6Grantham3–3Goole Town
7Grays Athletic0–1Banbury Spencer
8Great Yarmouth Town3–0Bury Town
9Guildford City5–2Dulwich Hamlet
10Horsham2–1Redhill
11Kidderminster Harriers2–4Cheltenham Town
12Lancaster City5–1Nelson
13Marine3–1Wigan Athletic
14Merthyr Tydfil2–1Bath City
15Ryde Sports0–1Trowbridge Town
16Scarborough2–3South Shields
17Scunthorpe & Lindsey United4–2Gainsborough Trinity
18South Liverpool2–3Runcorn
19Street2–1Yeovil Town
20Vauxhall Motors2–1Peterborough United
21Walthamstow Avenue0–1Dartford
22Wealdstone0–2Bromley
23Wellington Town0–1Shrewsbury Town
24Witton Albion2–3Stalybridge Celtic
25Workington2–1Netherfield

Replays

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4Stockton3–2Ferryhill Athletic
6Goole Town2–3Grantham

1947–48 FA Cup

See 1947–48 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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