1952–53 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1952–53 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country:England
Wales
Prev Season:1951–52
Next Season:1953–54

The FA Cup 1952–53 is the 72nd 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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1Andover2–3Frome Town
2Ashby Institute2–3Brigg Town
3Aylesbury United4–1Chesham United
4Banbury Spencer1–1Maidenhead United
5Barking1–1Ilford
6Barnstaple Town5–1Dartmouth United
7Berkhamsted Town1–5Barnet
8Betteshanger Colliery Welfare2–0Deal Town
9Bexhill Town2–0Shoreham
10Bexleyheath & Welling1–5Carshalton Athletic
11Blandford United2–5Dorchester Town
12Boldmere St Michaels2–2Rugby Town
13Boston United7–1Barton Town
14Brentwood & Warley1–3Dagenham
15Calne & Harris United0–4Trowbridge Town
16Chatham Town0–6Dover
17Chatteris Town0–4Cambridge United
18Clandown0–4Glastonbury
19Corsham Town1–4Chippenham Town
20Darlaston2–1Stourbridge
21Dunstable Town2–4Hitchin Town
22Earlestown0–2Prescot Cables
23East Grinstead4–2Redhill
24Enfield3–3Woodford Town
25Epsom2–2Dulwich Hamlet
26Gloucester City1–1Llanelli
27Halesowen Town1–4Brierley Hill Alliance
28Hanham Athletic0–1Paulton Rovers
29Harrow Town1–8Uxbridge
30Hastings United4–0Chichester City
31Hayes6–1Yiewsley
32Haywards Heath2–2Southwick
33Horsham1–4Worthing
34Huntley & Palmers4–2Witney Town
35Kidderminster Harriers4–0Dudley Town
36Kingstonian5–0Erith & Belvedere
37Lancing Athletic6–6Eastbourne
38Leyland Motors0–3Horwich R M I
39Littlehampton Town4–3Bognor Regis Town
40Llandudno1–1Bootle Athletic
41Lockheed Leamington1–2Nuneaton Borough
42Lytham2–0Droylsden
43Maidstone United0–6Bromley
44Margate1–4Gravesend & Northfleet
45Marine3–3Ellesmere Port Town
46Marlow0–8Headington United
47Melksham Town0–2Warminster Town
48Metropolitan Police1–5Wimbledon
49Minehead1–4Bideford
50Moor Green1–1Burton Albion
51Newhaven2–4Ashford Town (Kent)
52Newquay7–1Truro City
53Newton Abbot1–1Ilfracombe Town
54Oxford City1–4Wycombe Wanderers
55Parliament Street Methodists0–6Linby Colliery
56Peasedown Miners Welfare6–2Clevedon
57Penrith4–4Burscough
58Raleigh Athletic1–4Ransome & Marles
59Ramsgate Athletic4–2Snowdown Colliery Welfare
60Retford Town2–1Holbeach United
61Runcorn2–2Bangor City
62Rushden Town3–1Wellingborough Town
63Salisbury7–1Welton Rovers
64Sheppey United5–1Bowater Lloyds
65Sittingbourne3–1Faversham Town
66Slough Centre2–1Slough Town
67Southall1–3Edgware Town
68St Blazey3–1Penzance
69Stafford Rangers0–1Bilston
70Street2–0Bristol St George
71Tamworth0–2Hednesford Town
72Tavistock1–2Bridgwater Town
73Tiverton Town1–2Taunton
74Tunbridge Wells United2–1Canterbury City
75Wadebridge Town4–5St Austell
76Walton & Hersham0–1Tooting & Mitcham United
77Windsor & Eton0–4Wealdstone
78Woking4–1Dorking

Replays

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4Maidenhead United3–0Banbury Spencer
5Ilford4–2Barking
12Rugby Town2–1Boldmere St Michaels
24Woodford Town4–2Enfield
25Dulwich Hamlet4–2Epsom
26Llanelli5–0Gloucester City
32Southwick0–1Haywards Heath
37Eastbourne1–2Lancing Athletic
40Bootle Athletic1–0Llandudno
45Ellesmere Port Town2–1Marine
50Burton Albion3–0Moor Green
53Ilfracombe Town2–1Newton Abbot
57Burscough3–1Penrith
61Bangor City3–2Runcorn

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Alnwick Town4–1West Sleekburn Welfare
2Amble0–4Ashington
3Annfield Plain6–2Boldon Colliery Welfare
4Ashford Town (Kent)1–3Hastings United
5Ashton United7–2Skelmersdale United
6Bangor City2–0St Helens Town
7Barnet1–2St Albans City
8Barnstaple Town1–1Taunton
9Basford United0–1Boots Athletic
10Basingstoke Town3–1Totton
11Beccles3–1Bungay Town
12Bedford Town6–0Potton United
13Betteshanger Colliery Welfare1–2Ramsgate Athletic
14Bexhill Town1–2Lancing Athletic
15Biggleswade & District0–3Wolverton Town & B R
16Billingham Synthonia3–2South Bank
17Bootle Athletic1–1New Brighton
18Boston United5–4Alford United
19Bourne Town0–5Grantham
20Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic3–0Poole Town
21Bourneville Athletic0–2Rugby Town
22Bridport0–2Dorchester Town
23Brodsworth Main Colliery0–5Norton Woodseats
24Bromley0–1Gravesend & Northfleet
25Bromsgrove Rovers3–2Darlaston
26Brunswick Institute0–2Beighton Miners Welfare
27Brush Sports5–0Ibstock Penistone Rovers
28Burscough1–0Lancaster City
29Burton Albion1–2Bedworth Town
30Bury Town9–1Leiston
31Cambridge United3–1March Town United
32Carshalton Athletic3–0Kingstonian
33Cheshunt2–1Tufnell Park Edmonton
34Chippenham United2–2Wells City
35Cinderford Town1–1Cheltenham Town
36Clacton Town1–1Romford
37Clapton1–2Finchley
38Clitheroe1–1Fleetwood
39Coalville Town7–1Moira United
40Cowes0–1Newport I O W
41Cradley Heath2–2Bilston
42Cramlington Welfare0–1Hexham Hearts
43Creswell Colliery2–0Sutton Town
44Dagenham2–2Briggs Sports
45Dawdon Colliery Welfare1–2South Shields
46Denaby United2–1Stocksbridge Works
47Desborough Town1–4Corby Town
48Diss Town1–4Lowestoft Town
49Dover2–0Sheppey United
50Dulwich Hamlet2–1Tooting & Mitcham United
51Easington Colliery Welfare3–0Heaton Stannington
52East Grinstead1–0Haywards Heath
53Edgware Town2–1Slough Centre
54Ellesmere Port Town4–0South Liverpool
55Evenwood Town1–0Tow Law Town
56Farsley Celtic1–0Ossett Town
57Ferryhill Athletic7–0Skinnigrove Works
58Frickley Colliery2–2Upton Colliery
59Frome Town3–6Devizes Town
60Gosforth & Coxlodge0–5Consett
61Gothic6–0Wymondham Town
62Grays Athletic6–2Harwich & Parkeston
63Great Yarmouth Town13–0Cromer
64Gresley Rovers3–1Gedling Colliery
65Grimethorpe Athletic3–1Sheffield
66Hayes0–3Uxbridge
67Head Wrightsons2–0Bridlington Central United
68Headington United4–2Aylesbury United
69Hednesford Town1–1Nuneaton Borough
70Hemel Hempstead6–0Abingdon Town
71Hinckley Athletic2–3Whitwick Colliery
72Hitchin Town5–0Luton Amateur
73Horwich R M I5–3Chorley
74Huntingdon United0–3Cambridge City
75Ilfracombe Town3–0Bideford
76Ilkeston Town7–2Long Eaton Town
77Ilminster Town2–1Lymington
78Kettering Town1–0Rushden Town
79Kidderminster Harriers2–0Oswestry Town
80King's Lynn4–1St Neots & District
81Langold W M C2–0Bentley Colliery
82Letchworth Town1–1Eton Manor
83Linby Colliery3–0Bestwood Colliery
84Littlehampton Town0–3Worthing
85Lovells Athletic0–1Llanelli
86Lye Town1–3Brierley Hill Alliance
87Lysaghts Sports1–9Skegness Town
88Macclesfield3–0Congleton Town
89Maidenhead United2–0Bicester Town
90Morecambe1–0Great Harwood
91Mossley3–1Lytham
92Netherfield5–0Bacup Borough
93Newburn4–1Shankhouse
94Newhall United3–2Matlock Town
95Newquay1–3St Blazey
96Northwich Victoria1–1Winsford United
97Paulton Rovers2–7Bath City
98Peasedown Miners Welfare3–0Radstock Town
99Players Athletic8–5Shirebrook
100Portland United3–1Shaftesbury
101Prescot Cables1–1Flint Town United
102Ransome & Marles1–0Cinderhill Colliery
103Retford Town8–2Brigg Town
104Rossendale United2–0Darwen
105Ryde Sports3–4Alton Town
106Salisbury4–1Westbury United
107Seaham Colliery Welfare1–3Horden Colliery Welfare
108Shildon0–4Crook Town
109Silksworth Colliery Welfare7–0Murton Colliery Welfare
110South Kirkby Colliery2–1Hallam
111South Normanton Miners Welfare4–0Barwell Athletic
112Spalding United1–0Stamford
113Spencer Moulton0–3Chippenham Town
114St Austell2–3Bridgwater Town
115Stalybridge Celtic3–2Hyde United
116Stanley United2–4Spennymoor United
117Stonehouse0–1Ebbw Vale
118Stowmarket4–0Thetford Town
119Street1–2Glastonbury
120Sutton Town (Birmingham)1–2Atherstone Town
121Sutton United3–2Hounslow Town
122Symingtons Recreation2–5Peterborough United
123Tilbury1–0Ilford
124Troedyrhiw3–8Barry Town
125Tunbridge Wells United2–4Sittingbourne
126Ushaw Moor2–0Chilton Athletic
127Vauxhall Motors2–4Eynesbury Rovers
128Warminster Town1–1Trowbridge Town
129Wealdstone0–1Hendon
130Whitton United0–4Sudbury Town
131Willington2–4West Auckland Town
132Winchester City1–0Gosport Borough Athletic
133Wisbech Town3–0Histon Institute
134Woking1–2Wimbledon
135Woodford Town2–1Stevenage Town
136Worksop Town3–3Rawmarsh Welfare
137Wycombe Wanderers4–2Huntley & Palmers

Replays

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8Taunton3–5Barnstaple Town
17New Brighton1–0Bootle Athletic
34Wells City3–1Chippenham United
35Cheltenham Town5–0Cinderford Town
36Romford1–3Clacton Town
38Fleetwood1–2Clitheroe
41Bilston3–1Cradley Heath
44Briggs Sports0–0Dagenham (Abandoned in extra time)
58Upton Colliery0–2Frickley Colliery
69Nuneaton Borough2–5Hednesford Town
82Eton Manor1–1Letchworth Town
96Winsford United4–2Northwich Victoria
101Flint Town United3–0Prescot Cables
128Trowbridge Town4–1Warminster Town
136Rawmarsh Welfare3–2Worksop Town

2nd replays

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44Briggs Sports1–3Dagenham
82Letchworth Town0–3Eton Manor

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Alnwick Town0–1Newburn
2Ashton United2–1Horwich R M I
3Atherstone Town2–0Rugby Town
4Bangor City2–0New Brighton
5Barnstaple Town4–2Bridgwater Town
6Basingstoke Town2–0Alton Town
7Bath City2–0Wells City
8Beighton Miners Welfare6–0Rawmarsh Welfare
9Billingham Synthonia6–1Head Wrightsons
10Boots Athletic2–2Newhall United
11Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic5–1Portland United
12Bromsgrove Rovers1–0Bilston
13Brush Sports3–1Coalville Town
14Burscough2–4Netherfield
15Bury Town1–1Stowmarket
16Cambridge City3–3King's Lynn
17Cambridge United0–0Wisbech Town
18Cheltenham Town0–3Barry Town
19Cheshunt0–1Eton Manor
20Clacton Town6–2Tilbury
21Clitheroe0–1Morecambe
22Corby Town1–1Kettering Town
23Creswell Colliery3–0Ransome & Marles
24Crook Town1–2Spennymoor United
25Dagenham0–1Grays Athletic
26Denaby United1–0Grimethorpe Athletic
27Devizes Town0–3Trowbridge Town
28Dorchester Town6–1Ilminster Town
29Dover5–3Ramsgate Athletic
30Dulwich Hamlet3–3Wimbledon
31Easington Colliery Welfare2–2Consett
32East Grinstead0–1Lancing Athletic
33Ebbw Vale0–3Llanelli
34Ellesmere Port Town1–2Flint Town United
35Eynesbury Rovers0–4Bedford Town
36Ferryhill Athletic4–0Whitby Town
37Finchley2–0Woodford Town
38Frickley Colliery4–0South Kirkby Colliery
39Goole Town3–3Farsley Celtic
40Gothic0–5Great Yarmouth Town
41Gravesend & Northfleet3–0Sittingbourne
42Gresley Rovers0–5Ilkeston Town
43Headington United2–0Maidenhead United
44Hednesford Town0–3Bedworth Town
45Hemel Hempstead1–2Wycombe Wanderers
46Hexham Hearts3–5Ashington
47Hitchin Town3–0Wolverton Town & B R
48Horden Colliery Welfare3–0Blackhall Colliery Welfare
49Ilfracombe Town2–0St Blazey
50Kidderminster Harriers1–1Brierley Hill Alliance
51Langold W M C0–4Norton Woodseats
52Linby Colliery6–0Players Athletic
53Mossley1–0Rossendale United
54Peasedown Miners Welfare0–1Glastonbury
55Retford Town1–4Boston United
56Salisbury3–1Chippenham Town
57Selby Town2–1Yorkshire Amateur
58Sheringham2–2Beccles
59Skegness Town2–0Grantham
60South Normanton Miners Welfare3–0Whitwick Colliery
61South Shields3–1Annfield Plain
62Spalding United2–2Peterborough United
63St Albans City1–1Hendon
64Stalybridge Celtic2–2Altrincham
65Sudbury Town4–0Lowestoft Town
66Sutton United0–2Carshalton Athletic
67Ushaw Moor4–1Silksworth Colliery Welfare
68Uxbridge2–1Edgware Town
69West Auckland Town1–2Evenwood Town
70Winchester City1–3Newport I O W
71Winsford United1–0Macclesfield
72Worthing2–2Hastings United

Replays

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10Newhall United0–2Boots Athletic
15Stowmarket2–4Bury Town
16King's Lynn5–1Cambridge City
17Wisbech Town2–3Cambridge United
22Kettering Town0–2Corby Town
30Wimbledon5–2Dulwich Hamlet
31Consett3–0Easington Colliery Welfare
39Farsley Celtic3–4Goole Town
50Brierley Hill Alliance1–2Kidderminster Harriers
58Beccles2–1Sheringham
62Peterborough United3–0Spalding United
63Hendon3–1St Albans City
64Altrincham2–1Stalybridge Celtic
72Hastings United1–3Worthing

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Ashton United2–1Mossley
2Atherstone Town1–1Bedworth Town
3Bangor City4–2Flint Town United
4Barnstaple Town0–0Ilfracombe Town
5Barry Town1–1Llanelli
6Basingstoke Town2–4Newport I O W
7Beighton Miners Welfare1–1Norton Woodseats
8Billingham Synthonia5–0Ferryhill Athletic
9Boston United3–2Skegness Town
10Bromsgrove Rovers0–2Kidderminster Harriers
11Brush Sports3–1South Normanton Miners Welfare
12Bury Town3–0Sudbury Town
13Cambridge United0–0King's Lynn
14Carshalton Athletic3–4Wimbledon
15Consett4–0South Shields
16Corby Town0–0Peterborough United
17Dorchester Town2–1Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
18Eton Manor0–1Finchley
19Evenwood Town1–1Spennymoor United
20Frickley Colliery1–1Denaby United
21Glastonbury0–3Bath City
22Gravesend & Northfleet2–1Dover
23Grays Athletic2–1Clacton Town
24Great Yarmouth Town2–1Beccles
25Headington United6–2Wycombe Wanderers
26Hendon3–1Uxbridge
27Hitchin Town2–3Bedford Town
28Horden Colliery Welfare3–1Ushaw Moor
29Ilkeston Town4–0Boots Athletic
30Lancing Athletic2–0Worthing
31Linby Colliery0–0Creswell Colliery
32Netherfield3–1Morecambe
33Newburn1–4Ashington
34Salisbury0–2Trowbridge Town
35Selby Town4–1Goole Town
36Winsford United0–1Altrincham

Replays

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2Bedworth Town2–0Atherstone Town
4Ilfracombe Town1–0Barnstaple Town
5Llanelli3–0Barry Town
7Norton Woodseats1–3Beighton Miners Welfare
13King's Lynn4–0Cambridge United
16Peterborough United5–3Corby Town
19Spennymoor United4–1Evenwood Town
20Denaby United3–4Frickley Colliery
31Creswell Colliery0–0Linby Colliery

2nd replay

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31Creswell Colliery0–5Linby Colliery

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are: Bishop Auckland, Yeovil Town, Leytonstone, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Gainsborough Trinity, Stockton, Dartford, Witton Albion, Weymouth, North Shields, Rhyl, Merthyr Tydfil, Hereford United, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Nelson, Worcester City, Tonbridge, Blyth Spartans, Wellington Town, Buxton, Folkestone and Gorleston

Ties

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1Ashington4–0Billingham Synthonia
2Ashton United3–1Altrincham
3Bath City3–0Trowbridge Town
4Boston United3–2Frickley Colliery
5Brush Sports0–1Hereford United
6Buxton2–3Beighton Miners Welfare
7Chelmsford City0–0Finchley
8Consett1–3North Shields
9Dartford0–3Hendon
10Dorchester Town1–5Weymouth
11Folkestone0–0Tonbridge
12Gainsborough Trinity5–1Ilkeston Town
13Gorleston1–4Leytonstone
14Grays Athletic0–0King's Lynn
15Great Yarmouth Town2–0Bury Town
16Guildford City2–1Headington United
17Horden Colliery Welfare2–1Blyth Spartans
18Kidderminster Harriers1–1Bedworth Town
19Lancing Athletic1–5Newport I O W
20Llanelli1–0Ilfracombe Town
21Nelson1–3Rhyl
22Peterborough United2–1Bedford Town
23Scarborough5–1Stockton
24Selby Town4–2Linby Colliery
25Spennymoor United1–1Bishop Auckland
26Wellington Town1–0Worcester City
27Wigan Athletic2–3Netherfield
28Wimbledon4–2Gravesend & Northfleet
29Witton Albion0–2Bangor City
30Yeovil Town1–0Merthyr Tydfil

Replays

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7Finchley3–0Chelmsford City
11Tonbridge4–4Folkestone
14King's Lynn0–2Grays Athletic
18Bedworth Town0–2Kidderminster Harriers
25Bishop Auckland2–1Spennymoor United

2nd replay

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11Folkestone0–2Tonbridge

1952–53 FA Cup

See 1952–53 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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