1955–56 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1955–56 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The FA Cup 1955–56 is the 75th 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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1Ashford Town (Kent)1–0Tooting & Mitcham United
2Atherstone Town1–2Burton Albion
3Aveley5–1Brentwood & Warley
4Aylesbury United3–1Slough Centre
5Bangor City3–3Llandudno
6Barking2–2Leyton
7Berkhamsted Town2–2Kingstonian
8Bexhill Town2–3Littlehampton Town
9Bilston1–5Stafford Rangers
10Bishop's Stortford1–2Eton Manor
11Bodmin Town4–3Ilfracombe Town
12Boldmere St Michaels2–2Sutton Town (Birmingham)
13Brierley Hill Alliance1–1Kidderminster Harriers
14Bromley0–1Margate
15Bulford United1–1Welton Rovers
16Cambridge City2–2March Town United
17Canterbury City2–1Sutton United
18Carshalton Athletic4–1Dulwich Hamlet
19Chatham Town1–6Ramsgate Athletic
20Chatteris Town2–1Cambridge United
21Chorley4–0Darwen
22Clandown0–0Bath City
23Clevedon0–2Chippenham United
24Dagenham2–1Romford
25Dartford0–3Gravesend & Northfleet
26Dover5–1Whitstable
27Dudley Town1–4Hednesford Town
28East Grinstead2–1Newhaven
29Eastbourne4–2Wigmore Athletic
30Enfield3–1Letchworth Town
31Erith & Belvedere3–3Dorking
32Exning United2–4Ely City
33Frome Town4–3Trowbridge Town
34Grays Athletic1–0Chelmsford City
35Halesowen Town2–1Bromsgrove Rovers
36Harrow Town3–3Uxbridge
37Hayes1–4Finchley
38Hertford Town1–2St Albans City
39Holbeach United6–0Newmarket Town
40Horsham1–3Redhill
41Horwich R M I3–2Skelmersdale United
42Hounslow Town3–3Metropolitan Police
43Ilford0–3Briggs Sports
44King's Lynn6–1Histon
45Leyland Motors2–1Bacup Borough
46Leytonstone2–1Harwich & Parkeston
47Linotype & Machinery2–4Hyde United
48Maidstone United1–1Sheppey United
49Marlow1–2Maidenhead United
50Moor Green2–2Bloxwich Strollers
51Mossley1–1Lytham
52Nantwich0–1Congleton Town
53Northwich Victoria2–2Altrincham
54Penzance4–2Newquay
55Prescot Cables4–3Marine
56Rainham Town1–3Clacton Town
57Redditch0–1Worcester City
58Shoreham1–6Bognor Regis Town
59Sittingbourne4–2Bexleyheath & Welling
60Slough Town4–0Bicester Town
61Snowdown Colliery Welfare4–0Walton & Hersham
62South Liverpool4–2Ellesmere Port Town
63St Austell1–8Truro City
64St Blazey3–1Tavistock
65St Helens Town1–1Pwllheli & District
66Stevenage Town1–3Barnet
67Stourbridge6–0Oswestry Town
68Taunton2–1Barnstaple Town
69Tonbridge8–2Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
70Ware7–2Shefford Town
71Warminster Town3–1Melksham Town
72Wells City2–1Bridgwater Town
73Welwyn Garden City0–3Clapton
74Wembley2–3Wealdstone
75Wimbledon4–1Edgware Town
76Windsor & Eton2–2Chesham United
77Winsford United4–1Witton Albion
78Wisbech Town5–0Warboys Town
79Witney Town0–0Wycombe Wanderers
80Woking1–1Folkestone
81Woodford Town4–2Tilbury
82Worthing5–0Lancing Athletic
83Yiewsley0–0Southall

Replays

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5Llandudno1–0Bangor City
6Leyton1–0Barking
7Kingstonian6–0Berkhamsted Town
12Sutton Town (Birmingham)4–2Boldmere St Michaels
13Kidderminster Harriers4–2Brierley Hill Alliance
15Welton Rovers1–3Bulford United
16March Town United3–1Cambridge City
22Bath City4–0Clandown
31Dorking5–1Erith & Belvedere
36Uxbridge1–2Harrow Town
42Metropolitan Police0–4Hounslow Town
48Sheppey United0–4Maidstone United
50Bloxwich Strollers0–2Moor Green
51Lytham1–0Mossley
53Altrincham0–2Northwich Victoria
65Pwllheli & District3–1St Helens Town
76Chesham United2–0Windsor & Eton
79Wycombe Wanderers15–1Witney Town
80Folkestone2–1Woking
83Southall2–1Yiewsley

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Abingdon Town0–3Slough Town
2Andover5–0Gosport Borough Athletic
3Ashford Town (Kent)2–5Ramsgate Athletic
4Ashington7–0Gosforth & Coxlodge
5Ashton United1–1Nelson
6Banbury Spencer7–0Aylesbury United
7Basingstoke Town3–3Fareham Town
8Bath City3–3Chippenham United
9Bedford Town4–0Biggleswade & District
10Bideford4–0Minehead
11Bognor Regis Town3–1East Grinstead
12Bridlington Central United3–0North Skelton Athletic
13Brigg Town2–2Bourne Town
14Briggs Sports0–0Grays Athletic
15Brodsworth Main Colliery1–2Langold W M C
16Bulford United4–1Calne & Harris United
17Bungay Town0–2Beccles
18Burton Albion2–0Tamworth
19Bury Town3–2Whitton United
20Buxton2–1Lostock Gralam
21Cheltenham Town1–2Lovells Athletic
22Clacton Town3–0Woodford Town
23Clapton0–0St Albans City
24Congleton Town1–3Hyde United
25Consett4–0Dawdon Colliery Welfare
26Corby Town2–1Kettering Town
27Cowes4–1Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
28Cromer1–2Wymondham Town
29Darlaston2–7Stourbridge
30Deal Town2–2Canterbury City
31Denaby United5–0Retford Town
32Desborough Town0–0Rothwell Town
33Devizes Town0–2Salisbury
34Dorking3–1Folkestone
35Durham City4–2Chilton Athletic
36Earlestown1–1South Liverpool
37Eastbourne0–2Redhill
38Ebbw Vale2–2Gloucester City
39Ely City4–3Thetford Town
40Epsom3–2Dover
41Eton Manor3–2Barnet
42Flint Town United0–0Runcorn
43Frome Town2–1Warminster Town
44Glastonbury1–3Street
45Grantham4–2Ashby Institute
46Gravesend & Northfleet1–2Margate
47Harrow Town0–7Wealdstone
48Hednesford Town0–1Halesowen Town
49Hemel Hempstead1–0Hounslow Town
50Hexham Hearts2–4North Shields
51Hitchin Town5–0Ware
52Hoddesdon Town2–5Enfield
53Kidderminster Harriers2–1Wellington Town
54King's Lynn4–2Chatteris Town
55Lancaster City2–0Burscough
56Langwith Miners Welfare1–2Hallam
57Leyland Motors1–0Horwich R M I
58Leyton3–0Aveley
59Leytonstone0–3Dagenham
60Llanelli5–0Cinderford Town
61Lockheed Leamington2–1Moor Green
62Long Eaton Town2–3Whitwick Colliery
63Lowestoft Town9–0Haverhill Rovers
64Lytham1–4Chorley
65Macclesfield0–4Northwich Victoria
66March Town United3–1St Neots & District
67Milnthorpe Corinthians5–2Morecambe
68Murton Colliery Welfare4–2Blackhall Colliery Welfare
69New Brighton4–0Llandudno
70Newburn1–2Cramlington Welfare
71Norton Woodseats1–2Beighton Miners Welfare
72Oxford City2–1Chesham United
73Penzance3–1Truro City
74Potton United0–2Eynesbury Rovers
75Pwllheli & District4–1Prescot Cables
76Radstock Town2–3Weston Super Mare
77Ransome & Marles6–1Creswell Colliery
78Rossendale United4–3Droylsden
79Rugby Town2–2Bedworth Town
80Seaham Colliery Welfare1–3Easington Colliery Welfare
81Sheringham0–0Great Yarmouth Town
82Shildon3–0Stockton
83Silksworth Colliery Welfare9–5Annfield Plain
84Sittingbourne2–0Tunbridge Wells United
85Skegness Town7–2Barton Town
86Snowdown Colliery Welfare0–1Carshalton Athletic
87South Shields5–0Alnwick Town
88Southall1–1Kingstonian
89Southwick2–1Littlehampton Town
90Stafford Rangers1–2Worcester City
91Stalybridge Celtic1–1Winsford United
92Stamford1–5Rushden Town
93Stanley United0–1West Auckland Town
94Stocksbridge Works8–2Sheffield
95Stonehouse3–4Barry Town
96Stowmarket7–0Diss Town
97Sudbury Town14–1Leiston
98Sutton Town (Birmingham)2–2Bourneville Athletic
99Taunton0–2St Blazey
100Tonbridge0–1Maidstone United
101Tow Law Town3–1Evenwood Town
102Upton Colliery0–3Frickley Colliery
103Wadebridge Town2–5Bodmin Town
104Wellingborough Town1–9Spalding United
105Wells City2–1Peasedown Miners Welfare
106Westbury United1–1Chippenham Town
107Willington3–1Cockfield
108Wimbledon0–1Finchley
109Winchester City2–2Chichester City
110Wisbech Town2–2Holbeach United
111Wolverton Town & B R0–2Dunstable Town
112Worksop Town8–0Brunswick Institute
113Worthing4–1Haywards Heath
114Wycombe Wanderers4–2Maidenhead United
115Yorkshire Amateur1–2Ossett Town

Replays

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5Nelson1–4Ashton United
7Fareham Town3–2Basingstoke Town
8Chippenham United1–0Bath City
13Bourne Town2–3Brigg Town
14Grays Athletic0–0Briggs Sports
23St Albans City4–1Clapton
30Canterbury City2–1Deal Town
32Rothwell Town5–0Desborough Town
36South Liverpool3–1Earlestown
38Gloucester City4–1Ebbw Vale
42Runcorn4–3Flint Town United
79Bedworth Town2–2Rugby Town
81Great Yarmouth Town3–2Sheringham
88Kingstonian0–1Southall
91Winsford United6–0Stalybridge Celtic
98Bourneville Athletic1–4Sutton Town (Birmingham)
106Chippenham Town0–1Westbury United
109Chichester City1–3Winchester City
110Holbeach United0–2Wisbech Town

2nd replay

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14Briggs Sports1–0Grays Athletic
79Bedworth Town3–1Rugby Town

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Alford United0–3Grantham
2Andover2–1Winchester City
3Ashton United2–1Leyland Motors
4Banbury Spencer3–1Oxford City
5Barry Town5–2Gloucester City
6Beccles2–2Wymondham Town
7Bedworth Town1–1Burton Albion
8Bideford4–1St Blazey
9Bognor Regis Town2–2Redhill
10Boldon Colliery Welfare1–2Consett
11Bridlington Central United4–4Whitby Town
12Bury Town2–3Lowestoft Town
13Cowes2–3Fareham Town
14Dagenham0–1Briggs Sports
15Denaby United3–2Stocksbridge Works
16Dunstable Town0–4Bedford Town
17Easington Colliery Welfare4–2Silksworth Colliery Welfare
18Enfield4–2St Albans City
19Epsom3–2Dorking
20Eton Manor3–3Hitchin Town
21Eynesbury Rovers5–0Bletchley & Wipac Sports
22Fleetwood0–0Milnthorpe Corinthians
23Frome Town2–2Westbury United
24Goole Town6–0Harrogate Railway Athletic
25Great Yarmouth Town2–0Gorleston
26Gresley Rovers0–1Boots Athletic
27Halesowen Town3–0Stourbridge
28Hallam0–2Frickley Colliery
29Heanor Town1–2Brush Sports
30Hemel Hempstead2–5Finchley
31Hyde United1–3Northwich Victoria
32Ilkeston Town3–1South Normanton Miners Welfare
33Kidderminster Harriers2–0Worcester City
34King's Lynn1–1March Town United
35Lancaster City2–0Penrith
36Langold W M C1–2Bentley Colliery
37Leyton4–0Clacton Town
38Linby Colliery3–3Sutton Town
39Llanelli0–3Lovells Athletic
40Lockheed Leamington3–4Sutton Town (Birmingham)
41Maidstone United1–4Margate
42Murton Colliery Welfare0–2Ferryhill Athletic
43New Brighton4–2Pwllheli & District
44North Shields3–1Ashington
45Ossett Town3–2Farsley Celtic
46Penzance4–3Bodmin Town
47Players Athletic1–4Whitwick Colliery
48Poole Town3–1Bridport
49Portland United5–0Ilminster Town
50Ramsgate Athletic1–1Canterbury City
51Rossendale United2–1Chorley
52Runcorn1–1South Liverpool
53Rushden Town3–3Rothwell Town
54Salisbury3–0Bulford United
55Shirebrook Miners Welfare3–1Ransome & Marles
56Sittingbourne0–0Carshalton Athletic
57Skegness Town3–1Brigg Town
58Slough Town3–3Wycombe Wanderers
59South Bank0–1Billingham Synthonia
60South Shields5–3Cramlington Welfare
61Southwick1–2Worthing
62Spalding United1–3Corby Town
63Street3–6Chippenham United
64Sudbury Town4–0Stowmarket
65Tow Law Town1–4West Auckland Town
66Wealdstone1–2Southall
67Weston Super Mare5–1Wells City
68Willington3–3Shildon
69Winsford United5–1Buxton
70Wisbech Town3–2Ely City
71Wolsingham Welfare2–2Durham City
72Worksop Town3–0Beighton Miners Welfare

Replays

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6Wymondham Town1–2Beccles
7Burton Albion3–2Bedworth Town
9Redhill4–0Bognor Regis Town
11Whitby Town0–1Bridlington Central United
20Hitchin Town2–1Eton Manor
22Milnthorpe Corinthians2–5Fleetwood
23Westbury United1–2Frome Town
35March Town United1–0King's Lynn
38Sutton Town3–2Linby Colliery
50Canterbury City2–5Ramsgate Athletic
52South Liverpool1–3Runcorn
53Rothwell Town3–2Rushden Town
56Carshalton Athletic1–2Sittingbourne
58Wycombe Wanderers1–0Slough Town
68Shildon7–3Willington
71Durham City2–0Wolsingham Welfare

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Ashton United1–0Rossendale United
2Banbury Spencer1–2Wycombe Wanderers
3Barry Town1–3Lovells Athletic
4Beccles1–4Great Yarmouth Town
5Bridlington Central United1–0Billingham Synthonia
6Briggs Sports1–2Leyton
7Brush Sports1–0Whitwick Colliery
8Burton Albion6–3Sutton Town (Birmingham)
9Chippenham United3–2Weston Super Mare
10Consett1–4Easington Colliery Welfare
11Corby Town3–1Rothwell Town
12Durham City0–0Ferryhill Athletic
13Epsom1–3Margate
14Eynesbury Rovers1–4Bedford Town
15Fareham Town2–2Andover
16Fleetwood1–1Lancaster City
17Frickley Colliery3–5Denaby United
18Goole Town2–1Ossett Town
19Grantham3–3Skegness Town
20Hitchin Town3–1Enfield
21Ilkeston Town9–0Boots Athletic
22Kidderminster Harriers0–0Halesowen Town
23Lowestoft Town0–0Sudbury Town
24Northwich Victoria2–2Winsford United
25Penzance2–2Bideford
26Portland United1–4Poole Town
27Runcorn0–1New Brighton
28Salisbury3–0Frome Town
29Sittingbourne1–1Ramsgate Athletic
30South Shields0–1North Shields
31Southall3–0Finchley
32Sutton Town4–1Shirebrook Miners Welfare
33West Auckland Town1–1Shildon
34Wisbech Town1–1March Town United
35Worksop Town9–2Bentley Colliery
36Worthing1–4Redhill

Replays

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12Ferryhill Athletic0–2Durham City
15Andover0–2Fareham Town
16Lancaster City3–1Fleetwood
19Skegness Town3–0Grantham
22Halesowen Town1–0Kidderminster Harriers
23Sudbury Town4–1Lowestoft Town
24Winsford United1–2Northwich Victoria
25Bideford2–0Penzance
29Ramsgate Athletic3–2Sittingbourne
33Shildon5–3West Auckland Town
34March Town United3–0Wisbech Town

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Walthamstow Avenue, Yeovil Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Weymouth, Rhyl, Hereford United, Wigan Athletic, Blyth Spartans, Peterborough United, Headington United, Hastings United, Guildford City, Spennymoor United, Horden Colliery Welfare, Nuneaton Borough, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Netherfield, Dorchester Town and Hinckley Athletic.

Ties

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1Ashton United5–0Wigan Athletic
2Bedford Town6–0Walthamstow Avenue
3Bideford0–3Yeovil Town
4Blyth Spartans2–4Shildon
5Brush Sports0–2Burton Albion
6Chippenham United2–6Salisbury
7Dorchester Town3–0Newport I O W
8Durham City5–2Bridlington Central United
9Guildford City2–2Ramsgate Athletic
10Headington United2–4Margate
11Hereford United8–1Nuneaton Borough
12Hinckley Athletic1–4Halesowen Town
13Horden Colliery Welfare1–4Easington Colliery Welfare
14Ilkeston Town1–3Peterborough United
15Leyton3–1Hitchin Town
16Lovells Athletic2–0Merthyr Tydfil
17March Town United1–0Great Yarmouth Town
18Netherfield2–0Lancaster City
19Northwich Victoria3–1Denaby United
20Poole Town2–3Weymouth
21Redhill2–2Hastings United
22Rhyl3–1New Brighton
23Scarborough3–1North Shields
24Selby Town2–4Goole Town
25Skegness Town1–1Gainsborough Trinity
26Spennymoor United2–2Crook Town
27Sudbury Town4–4Southall
28Sutton Town2–8Boston United
29Wycombe Wanderers3–1Fareham Town
30Worksop Town1–0Corby Town

Replays

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9Ramsgate Athletic3–2Guildford City
21Hastings United4–0Redhill
25Gainsborough Trinity0–2Skegness Town
26Crook Town5–0Spennymoor United
27Southall2–2Sudbury Town

2nd replay

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27Southall7–2Sudbury Town

1955–56 FA Cup

See 1955-56 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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