1951–52 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1951–52 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country:England
Wales
Prev Season:1950–51
Next Season:1952–53

The FA Cup 1951–52 is the 71st 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 a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.

Preliminary round

Ties

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1Ashby Institute3–6Skegness Town
2Bedworth Town2–2Rugby Town
3Bentinck Colliery Welfare1–2Creswell Colliery
4Berkhamsted Town3–1Edgware Town
5Bestwood Colliery1–1Cinderhill Colliery
6Bognor Regis Town1–1Bexhill Town
7Bourneville Athletic1–3Tamworth
8Bowater Lloyds2–2Ramsgate Athletic
9Bridgwater Town2–1Minehead
10Brierley Hill Alliance4–2Lye Town
11Buxton2–1Hyde United
12Calne & Harris United4–0Melksham Town
13Chippenham Town4–0Spencer Moulton
14Chippenham United4–0Weston Super Mare
15Chorley2–5Horwich R M I
16Clevedon1–3Bath City
17Congleton Town w/o-scr Glossop
18Darlaston1–1Atherstone Town
19Dartmouth United4–1Oak Villa
20Dorking w/o-scr Croydon Rovers
21East Grinstead3–5Haywards Heath
22Epsom3–4Woking
23Farnham Town3–5Hounslow Town
24Faversham Town0–3Snowdown Colliery Welfare
25Folkestone4–0Chatham Town
26Frome Town1–0Devizes Town
27Gravesend & Northfleet2–2Maidstone United
28Hanham Athletic0–7Paulton Rovers
29Hastings United1–3Ashford Town (Kent)
30Headington United2–2Oxford City
31Horsham2–3Eastbourne
32Huntley & Palmers6–2Abingdon Town
33Ilford1–1Brentwood & Warley
34Ilminster Town4–3Ilfracombe Town
35Letchworth Town0–2Clapton
36Littlehampton Town1–7Tonbridge
37Maidenhead United4–1Yiewsley
38Margate6–1Canterbury City
39Marine4–0Liverpool Police
40Marlow4–3Hemel Hempstead
41Metropolitan Police2–3Tooting & Mitcham United
42Moor Green2–4Burton Albion
43Newquay3–1Wadebridge Town
44Oswestry Town5–2Dudley Town
45Peasedown Miners Welfare3–1Bristol St George
46Prescot Cables3–1Llandudno
47Radstock Town1–3Wells City
48Redhill3–0Chichester City
49Sheppey United1–3Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
50Sittingbourne2–2Deal Town
51South Liverpool1–1Bangor City
52Southwick1–1Lancing Athletic
53St Austell3–0Tavistock
54Stalybridge Celtic2–2Darwen
55Stevenage Town1–4Woodford Town
56Stourbridge5–0Bilston
57Sutton Town2–2Linby Colliery
58Sutton United3–3Carshalton Athletic
59Taunton1–1Bideford
60Tilbury0–4Briggs Sports
61Tiverton Town1–2Barnstaple Town
62Truro City5–3Newton Abbot
63Uxbridge3–2Harrow Town
64Warminster Town3–5Corsham Town
65Wealdstone2–1Southall
66Wellington Town4–0Halesowen Town
67Westbury United5–1Andover
68Whitstable0–4Dover
69Wimbledon0–1Erith & Belvedere
70Windsor & Eton3–2Bicester Town
71Witney Town1–3Chesham United
72Worthing3–2Shoreham

Replays

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2Rugby Town1–6Bedworth Town
5Cinderhill Colliery4–0Bestwood Colliery
6Bexhill Town3–0Bognor Regis Town
8Ramsgate Athletic7–0Bowater Lloyds
18Atherstone Town1–4Darlaston
27Maidstone United0–3Gravesend & Northfleet
30Oxford City0–3Headington United
33Brentwood & Warley3–3Ilford
50Deal Town1–3Sittingbourne
51Bangor City2–1South Liverpool
52Lancing Athletic0–1Southwick
54Darwen2–0Stalybridge Celtic
57Linby Colliery1–0Sutton Town
58Carshalton Athletic2–3Sutton United
59Bideford8–2Taunton

2nd replay

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33Ilford2–3Brentwood & Warley

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Alford United1–3Skegness Town
2Alnwick Town5–0Cramlington Welfare
3Amble3–4Shankhouse
4Aylesbury United4–1Marlow
5Banbury Spencer2–1Huntley & Palmers
6Basingstoke Town4–3Cowes
7Bedford Town3–2Biggleswade & District
8Betteshanger Colliery Welfare3–1Gravesend & Northfleet
9Bexhill Town0–4Tonbridge
10Billingham Synthonia6–0Skinnigrove Works
11Blackhall Colliery Welfare2–1Ushaw Moor
12Blandford United1–3Lymington
13Boldon Colliery Welfare3–5Consett
14Bootle Athletic1–1Bangor City
15Boots Athletic2–2Basford United
16Boston United5–3Barton Town
17Bourne Town2–4Retford Town
18Bridport2–2Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
19Brunswick Institute0–2Norton Woodseats
20Burscough2–2Morecambe
21Cheshunt1–2Leyton
22Chilton Athletic4–2Eppleton Colliery Welfare
23Cinderford Town1–5Ebbw Vale
24Clacton Town0–1Briggs Sports
25Clandown3–1Paulton Rovers
26Corsham Town2–7Frome Town
27Cradley Heath1–5Brierley Hill Alliance
28Darlaston1–2Bedworth Town
29Dartmouth United1–0Newquay
30Dawdon Colliery Welfare3–0Annfield Plain
31Diss Town0–4Sudbury Town
32Dover4–0Ramsgate Athletic
33Ellesmere Port Town2–2Flint Town United
34Enfield0–2Woodford Town
35Eton Manor1–0Clapton
36Evenwood Town1–3Crook Town
37Ferryhill Athletic3–4South Bank
38Finchley2–1Tufnell Park Edmonton
39Fleetwood5–0Great Harwood
40Folkestone3–1Margate
41Frickley Colliery3–1Hallam
42Glastonbury2–2Bath City
43Goole Town7–3Harrogate Town
44Gorleston5–1Beccles
45Gosforth & Coxlodge2–3Easington Colliery Welfare
46Gosport Borough Athletic2–3Newport I O W
47Grays Athletic1–2Brentwood & Warley
48Great Yarmouth Town4–2Bungay Town
49Harwich & Parkeston2–2Dagenham
50Hayes5–0Berkhamsted Town
51Haywards Heath1–2Eastbourne
52Head Wrightsons2–3Bridlington Trinity
53Headington United5–2Chesham United
54Hednesford Town0–0Tamworth
55Hinckley Athletic1–1Barwell Athletic
56Hitchin Town1–7Eynesbury Rovers
57Holbeach United5–0Lysaghts Sports
58Horden Colliery Welfare9–1Seaham Colliery Welfare
59Huntingdon United0–2Wisbech Town
60Ilkeston Town7–3Gedling Colliery
61Ilminster Town1–1Bridgwater Town
62Kidderminster Harriers3–2Stafford Rangers
63King's Lynn14–1Chatteris Town
64Kingstonian3–1Tooting & Mitcham United
65Lancaster City2–0Bacup Borough
66Langold W M C3–2Brodsworth Main Colliery
67Llanelli2–0Lovells Athletic
68Long Eaton Town1–1Gresley Rovers
69Lytham1–3Darwen
70Macclesfield0–0Buxton
71March Town United1–1Cambridge United
72Moira United5–1Ibstock Penistone Rovers
73Mossley3–0Leyland Motors
74Murton Colliery Welfare3–2Silksworth Colliery Welfare
75Nantwich2–2Congleton Town
76Netherfield2–0Clitheroe
77Newburn1–1Blyth Spartans
78Newhall United4–0Matlock Town
79Northwich Victoria6–2Linotype & Machinery
80Nuneaton Borough2–2Burton Albion
81Ossett Town w/o-scr Bradford United
82Parliament Street Methodists2–3Linby Colliery
83Portland United1–1Dorchester Town
84Raleigh Athletic2–4Creswell Colliery
85Ransome & Marles4–1Players Athletic
86Rawmarsh Welfare2–0Beighton Miners Welfare
87Redhill2–3Ashford Town (Kent)
88Romford1–0Barking
89Rossendale United4–2Horwich R M I
90Runcorn2–1Marine
91Rushden Town0–6Corby Town
92Salisbury2–0Calne & Harris United
93Selby Town1–1Farsley Celtic
94Shaftesbury1–4Poole Town
95Sheringham0–2Gothic
96Shildon3–0Stanley United
97Shirebrook5–1Cinderhill Colliery
98Skelmersdale United5–1Ashton United
99Slough Town2–2Barnet
100Snowdown Colliery Welfare4–2Sittingbourne
101South Kirkby Colliery4–0Grimethorpe Athletic
102South Normanton Miners Welfare6–0Coalville Town
103South Shields4–0Heaton Stannington
104Southwick6–7Worthing
105Spalding United1–7Kettering Town
106St Albans City3–1Maidenhead United
107St Austell1–1Bideford
108St Helens Town2–2Prescot Cables
109St Neots & District6–3Histon Institute
110Stamford5–3Wellingborough Town
111Stocksbridge Works1–1Denaby United
112Stonehouse1–2Gloucester City
113Stourbridge4–0Oswestry Town
114Stowmarket0–3Bury Town
115Street0–3Chippenham United
116Sutton Town (Birmingham)2–0Boldmere St Michaels
117Sutton United2–2Erith & Belvedere
118Symingtons Recreation1–3Desborough Town
119Thetford Town4–4Lowestoft Town
120Totton3–0Ryde Sports
121Troedyrhiw1–3Barry Town
122Trowbridge Town2–2Chippenham Town
123Truro City2–3Barnstaple Town
124Upton Colliery3–3Sheffield
125Vauxhall Motors0–0Potton United
126Walton & Hersham0–6Hounslow Town
127Wealdstone2–1Uxbridge
128Wells City2–2Peasedown Miners Welfare
129Welton Rovers2–2Westbury United
130West Auckland Town2–4Spennymoor United
131West Sleekburn Welfare2–2Hexham Hearts
132Whitby Town6–2Bridlington Central United
133Whitton United4–1Leiston
134Whitwick Colliery0–3Brush Sports
135Willington4–4Tow Law Town
136Winchester City2–2Alton Town
137Winsford United2–0Altrincham
138Woking5–1Dorking
139Wolverton Town & B R6–1Luton Amateur
140Worcester City3–4Wellington Town
141Worksop Town5–1Bentley Colliery
142Wycombe Wanderers6–1Windsor & Eton
143Wymondham Town1–4Cromer
144Yorkshire Amateur5–2Pilkington Recreation

Replays

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14Bangor City2–0Bootle Athletic
15Basford United2–0Boots Athletic
18Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic3–1Bridport
20Morecambe0–1Burscough
33Flint Town United3–1Ellesmere Port Town
42Bath City3–1Glastonbury
49Dagenham2–1Harwich & Parkeston
54Tamworth2–4Hednesford Town
55Barwell Athletic2–7Hinckley Athletic
61Bridgwater Town4–2Ilminster Town
68Gresley Rovers0–2Long Eaton Town
70Buxton2–0Macclesfield
71Cambridge United3–4March Town United
75Congleton Town3–1Nantwich
77Blyth Spartans1–0Newburn
80Burton Albion2–4Nuneaton Borough
83Dorchester Town2–3Portland United
93Farsley Celtic4–2Selby Town
99Barnet1–6Slough Town
107Bideford5–0St Austell
108Prescot Cables2–1St Helens Town
111Denaby United2–1Stocksbridge Works
117Erith & Belvedere1–1Sutton United
119Lowestoft Town5–0Thetford Town
122Chippenham Town2–1Trowbridge Town
124Sheffield0–2Upton Colliery
125Potton United4–3Vauxhall Motors
128Peasedown Miners Welfare0–2Wells City
129Westbury United0–3Welton Rovers
131Hexham Hearts6–0West Sleekburn Welfare
135Tow Law Town1–2Willington
136Alton Town3–1Winchester City

2nd replay

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117Sutton United3–0Erith & Belvedere

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Alnwick Town2–0Shankhouse
2Banbury Spencer0–4Aylesbury United
3Bangor City1–0Runcorn
4Barry Town0–0Llanelli
5Basford United1–1Newhall United
6Basingstoke Town2–5Alton Town
7Bedford Town3–0Eynesbury Rovers
8Bedworth Town3–0Hednesford Town
9Bideford7–0Dartmouth United
10Blyth Spartans4–0Hexham Hearts
11Boston United6–1Retford Town
12Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic1–3Portland United
13Brentwood & Warley3–3Dagenham
14Bridgwater Town1–3Barnstaple Town
15Bridlington Trinity0–6Billingham Synthonia
16Brierley Hill Alliance1–2Kidderminster Harriers
17Briggs Sports1–1Romford
18Brush Sports2–0Moira United
19Bury Town2–0Lowestoft Town
20Buxton4–0Winsford United
21Chilton Athletic0–0Blackhall Colliery Welfare
22Chippenham Town5–1Welton Rovers
23Clandown1–3Bath City
24Congleton Town1–0Northwich Victoria
25Corby Town1–2Kettering Town
26Crook Town2–1Willington
27Darwen1–0Mossley
28Dawdon Colliery Welfare0–3Consett
29Desborough Town2–1Stamford
30Dover0–2Folkestone
31Eastbourne2–2Ashford Town (Kent)
32Eton Manor0–1Leyton
33Farsley Celtic2–3Yorkshire Amateur
34Frickley Colliery4–1Denaby United
35Frome Town2–3Salisbury
36Gloucester City1–2Ebbw Vale
37Gorleston3–0Cromer
38Great Yarmouth Town0–3Gothic
39Headington United3–2Wycombe Wanderers (tie awarded to Wycombe Wanderers)
40Hinckley Athletic2–2South Normanton Miners Welfare
41King's Lynn2–0Wisbech Town
42Lancaster City2–3Fleetwood
43Linby Colliery5–1Ransome & Marles
44Long Eaton Town0–3Ilkeston Town
45Lymington3–2Poole Town
46March Town United1–0St Neots & District
47Murton Colliery Welfare0–3Horden Colliery Welfare
48Netherfield4–2Burscough
49Newport I O W6–1Totton
50Nuneaton Borough5–1Sutton Town (Birmingham)
51Ossett Town2–3Goole Town
52Potton United2–5Wolverton Town & B R
53Prescot Cables3–1Flint Town United
54Rawmarsh Welfare2–0Langold W M C
55Rossendale United1–1Skelmersdale United
56Shildon0–2Spennymoor United
57Shirebrook2–2Creswell Colliery
58Skegness Town4–0Holbeach United
59Snowdown Colliery Welfare0–2Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
60South Shields2–2Easington Colliery Welfare
61St Albans City1–1Slough Town
62Stourbridge1–3Wellington Town
63Sutton United2–2Kingstonian
64Tonbridge11–1Worthing
65Upton Colliery2–2South Kirkby Colliery
66Wealdstone2–0Hayes
67Wells City1–5Chippenham United
68Whitby Town3–2South Bank
69Whitton United1–2Sudbury Town
70Woking0–6Hounslow Town
71Woodford Town3–1Finchley
72Worksop Town1–0Norton Woodseats

Replays

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4Llanelli2–2Barry Town
5Newhall United3–0Basford United
13Dagenham1–2Brentwood & Warley
17Romford6–2Briggs Sports
21Blackhall Colliery Welfare1–0Chilton Athletic
31Ashford Town (Kent)4–0Eastbourne
40South Normanton Miners Welfare1–2Hinckley Athletic
55Skelmersdale United3–0Rossendale United
57Creswell Colliery1–0Shirebrook
60Easington Colliery Welfare1–1South Shields
61Slough Town4–0St Albans City
63Kingstonian2–3Sutton United
65South Kirkby Colliery2–3Upton Colliery

2nd replays

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4Barry Town4–0Llanelli
60South Shields2–1Easington Colliery Welfare

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Ashford Town (Kent)1–1Tonbridge
2Bangor City1–0Prescot Cables
3Barnstaple Town2–1Bideford
4Barry Town4–2Ebbw Vale
5Bedford Town5–1Wolverton Town & B R
6Bedworth Town1–1Nuneaton Borough
7Blackhall Colliery Welfare3–1Horden Colliery Welfare
8Blyth Spartans4–3Alnwick Town
9Bury Town1–1Sudbury Town
10Buxton2–0Congleton Town
11Chippenham United0–3Bath City
12Consett4–0South Shields
13Creswell Colliery2–0Linby Colliery
14Crook Town0–2Spennymoor United
15Fleetwood3–0Netherfield
16Folkestone2–0Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
17Frickley Colliery5–0Upton Colliery
18Goole Town3–0Yorkshire Amateur
19Gorleston5–0Gothic
20Hinckley Athletic2–3Brush Sports
21Hounslow Town1–4Sutton United
22Ilkeston Town6–1Newhall United
23Kettering Town2–0Desborough Town
24Leyton3–2Woodford Town
25Lymington1–1Portland United
26March Town United1–4King's Lynn
27Newport I O W5–1Alton Town
28Rawmarsh Welfare2–1Worksop Town
29Romford3–1Brentwood & Warley
30Salisbury1–1Chippenham Town
31Skegness Town2–1Boston United
32Skelmersdale United1–1Darwen
33Wealdstone5–0Slough Town
34Wellington Town3–2Kidderminster Harriers
35Whitby Town2–3Billingham Synthonia
36Wycombe Wanderers1–2Aylesbury United

Replays

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1Tonbridge4–0Ashford Town (Kent)
6Nuneaton Borough1–2Bedworth Town
9Sudbury Town2–2Bury Town
25Portland United1–2Lymington
30Chippenham Town2–1Salisbury
32Darwen0–1Skelmersdale United

2nd replay

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9Bury Town2–4Sudbury Town

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are New Brighton, Yeovil Town, Leytonstone, Cheltenham Town, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Gainsborough Trinity, Stockton, Walthamstow Avenue, Dartford, Witton Albion, Weymouth, North Shields, Rhyl, Bromsgrove Rovers, Merthyr Tydfil, Hereford United, Grantham, Peterborough United, Scarborough, Ashington, Wigan Athletic, Nelson and Hendon.

Ties

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1Ashington0–2Blyth Spartans
2Aylesbury United4–3Hendon
3Bangor City2–1New Brighton
4Bath City0–2Barry Town
5Billingham Synthonia2–1North Shields
6Bromsgrove Rovers2–5Bedford Town
7Brush Sports3–1Wellington Town
8Cheltenham Town2–3Merthyr Tydfil
9Chippenham Town3–1Newport I O W
10Folkestone1–1Sutton United
11Frickley Colliery1–1Buxton
12Gainsborough Trinity5–2Creswell Colliery
13Goole Town4–3Spennymoor United
14Gorleston1–0Romford
15Guildford City2–1Dartford
16Ilkeston Town2–1Grantham
17Kettering Town4–2Bedworth Town
18King's Lynn1–0Sudbury Town
19Leyton0–0Walthamstow Avenue
20Leytonstone2–1Chelmsford City
21Lymington1–1Barnstaple Town
22Peterborough United1–1Hereford United
23Rawmarsh Welfare4–2Skegness Town
24Rhyl7–2Fleetwood
25Scarborough0–0Blackhall Colliery Welfare
26Skelmersdale United0–3Nelson
27Stockton2–0Consett
28Tonbridge2–0Wealdstone
29Wigan Athletic2–2Witton Albion
30Yeovil Town1–1Weymouth

Replays

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10Sutton United1–3Folkestone
11Buxton3–1Frickley Colliery
19Walthamstow Avenue1–2Leyton
21Barnstaple Town3–1Lymington
22Hereford United1–0Peterborough United
25Blackhall Colliery Welfare5–3Scarborough
29Witton Albion3–3Wigan Athletic
30Weymouth2–1Yeovil Town

2nd replay

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29Wigan Athletic1–3Witton Albion

1951–52 FA Cup

See 1951–52 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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