1956–57 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1956–57 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The FA Cup 1956–57 is the 76th 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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1Abingdon Town0–3Banbury Spencer
2Altrincham4–3Northwich Victoria
3Ashford Town (Kent)3–1Whitstable
4Bangor City2–2Pwllheli & District
5Barking4–1Tilbury
6Barnet2–1Stevenage Town
7Betteshanger Colliery Welfare1–0Maidstone United
8Bilston1–1Wellington Town
9Bishop's Stortford3–0Enfield
10Brierley Hill Alliance0–2Stourbridge
11Briggs Sports4–0Leyton
12Bromley5–3Metropolitan Police
13Bromsgrove Rovers3–3Cradley Heath
14Cambridge City2–1Warboys Town
15Chatham Town2–4Ramsgate Athletic
16Chatteris Town0–2St Neots & District
17Chelmsford City1–0Ilford
18Cheltenham Town3–0Lovells Athletic
19Chippenham Town9–2Calne & Harris United
20Dagenham0–1Brentwood & Warley
21Dartford2–2Gravesend & Northfleet
22Deal Town3–5Sittingbourne
23Dorking0–1Tunbridge Wells United
24Dulwich Hamlet1–2Woking
25Epsom1–3Bexleyheath & Welling
26Erith & Belvedere4–3Sutton United
27Finchley5–0Hemel Hempstead
28Folkestone0–1Canterbury City
29Halesowen Town2–3Stafford Rangers
30Harwich & Parkeston0–0Clacton Town
31Haywards Heath2–3Eastbourne
32Histon2–5Ely City
33Holbeach United2–2Cambridge United
34Hyde United4–4Stalybridge Celtic
35Kidderminster Harriers3–0Dudley Town
36Kingstonian2–2Tonbridge
37Letchworth Town1–0St Albans City
38Leytonstone6–2Aveley
39Littlehampton Town1–2Lancing Athletic
40Lostock Gralam2–1Leek Town
41Lytham1–7Horwich R M I
42Macclesfield2–1Ellesmere Port Town
43Maidenhead United5–1Huntley & Palmers
44Margate8–1Sheppey United
45Minehead2–3Wadebridge Town
46New Brighton1–0Prescot Cables
47Newhaven1–5Bognor Regis Town
48Newmarket Town1–6March Town United
49Redditch4–1Hednesford Town
50Romford4–2Grays Athletic
51Rossendale United0–1Mossley
52Runcorn1–1Flint Town United
53Skelmersdale United3–0Ashton United
54Snowdown Colliery Welfare0–0Dover
55South Liverpool7–0Earle
56St Blazey2–5Bideford
57St Helens Town2–2Marine
58Stockton Heath4–5Winsford United
59Sutton Coldfield Town3–2Moor Green
60Uxbridge3–2Berkhamsted Town
61Ware1–1Hitchin Town
62Wealdstone2–4Hayes
63Wells City1–1Street
64Wembley4–1Edgware Town
65Wimbledon1–5Tooting & Mitcham United
66Witton Albion2–1Buxton
67Woodford Town0–5Rainham Town
68Worcester City7–0Darlaston
69Worthing3–2Southwick
70Yiewsley1–0Hendon

Replays

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4Pwllheli & District4–1Bangor City
8Wellington Town3–2Bilston
13Cradley Heath0–1Bromsgrove Rovers
21Gravesend & Northfleet3–2Dartford
30Clacton Town2–1Harwich & Parkeston
33Cambridge United5–0Holbeach United
34Stalybridge Celtic4–4Hyde United
36Tonbridge6–1Kingstonian
52Flint Town United1–2Runcorn
54Dover1–2Snowdown Colliery Welfare
57Marine2–1St Helens Town
61Hitchin Town5–2Ware
63Street0–0Wells City

2nd replays

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34Hyde United6–1Stalybridge Celtic
63Street2–0Wells City

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Altrincham1–3Macclesfield
2Ashby Institute0–0Louth United
3Ashford Town (Kent)1–2Canterbury City
4Atherstone Town4–0Boldmere St Michaels
5Aylesbury United3–0Slough Town
6Bacup Borough2–6Mossley
7Barking2–2Brentwood & Warley
8Barnet0–3Eton Manor
9Barton Town0–1Alford United
10Bath City2–0Clandown
11Biggleswade & District2–3Vauxhall Motors
12Billingham Synthonia2–1Bridlington Central United
13Bishop's Stortford1–0Hoddesdon Town
14Bourne Town2–0Brigg Town
15Bourneville Athletic0–4Bedworth Town
16Bridgwater Town4–0Clevedon
17Briggs Sports0–1Romford
18Bromley6–0Erith & Belvedere
19Brush Sports2–2Hinckley Athletic
20Bury Town1–1Haverhill Rovers
21Cambridge United2–5Ely City
22Carshalton Athletic4–9Bexleyheath & Welling
23Chelmsford City6–0Rainham Town
24Chichester City2–3Andover
25Chorley4–1Nelson
26Clacton Town1–1Leytonstone
27Cockfield2–3Stanley United
28Congleton Town3–3Hyde United
29Cowes1–4Gosport Borough Athletic
30Cramlington Welfare3–1Gosforth & Coxlodge
31Darwen1–0Leyland Motors
32Dawdon Colliery Welfare0–2Consett
33Devizes Town0–2Chippenham Town
34Diss Town6–3Whitton United
35Eastbourne4–1Bexhill Town
36Ebbw Vale2–5Cheltenham Town
37Evenwood Town4–0Tow Law Town
38Ferryhill Athletic0–3Horden Colliery Welfare
39Finchley1–0Wembley
40Fleetwood3–0Lancaster City
41Gloucester City3–1Barry Town
42Grantham2–1Skegness Town
43Gravesend & Northfleet7–1Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
44Great Yarmouth Town5–1Gorleston
45Gresley Rovers7–3Belper Town
46Hallam2–2Norton Woodseats
47Harrogate Railway Athletic3–2Ossett Town
48Harrow Town0–3Southall
49Hayes0–2Hounslow Town
50Horwich R M I2–1Skelmersdale United
51Ilfracombe Town1–2Bideford
52Kidderminster Harriers1–0Redditch
53King's Lynn4–0St Neots & District
54Lancing Athletic0–2Bognor Regis Town
55Langwith Miners Welfare1–2Creswell Colliery
56Letchworth Town0–0Hertford Town
57Linotype & Machinery1–1Winsford United
58Llandudno0–2Earlestown
59Llanelli5–1Merthyr Tydfil
60Lockheed Leamington3–1Rugby Town
61Long Eaton Town9–0Players Athletic
62Lostock Gralam1–0Witton Albion
63Lowestoft Town8–1Leiston
64Maidenhead United2–3Oxford City
65Marine1–3New Brighton
66Marlow6–1Windsor & Eton
67Melksham Town2–2Westbury United
68Milnthorpe Corinthians2–1Burscough
69Morpeth Town0–5North Shields
70Peasedown Miners Welfare0–2Glastonbury
71Pwllheli & District1–4South Liverpool
72Ramsgate Athletic1–2Sittingbourne
73Retford Town3–3Denaby United
74Rothwell Town0–1Corby Town
75Rushden Town3–1Stamford
76Shefford Town2–6Hitchin Town
77Shildon2–2West Auckland Town
78Shotton Colliery Welfare4–2Wingate Welfare
79Snowdown Colliery Welfare2–2Margate
80South Normanton Miners Welfare3–5Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare
81South Shields3–0Alnwick Town
82Spalding United3–2Kettering Town
83Spennymoor United1–1Blackhall Colliery Welfare
84Stafford Rangers1–1Oswestry Town
85Stonehouse1–4Cinderford Town
86Stork2–2Runcorn
87Street1–2Chippenham United
88Sutton Coldfield Town1–7Tamworth
89Sutton Town3–2Shirebrook Miners Welfare
90Tavistock3–4Newquay
91Thetford Town0–2Cambridge City
92Tonbridge3–3Tooting & Mitcham United
93Trowbridge Town5–0Frome Town
94Truro City3–4Penzance
95Tunbridge Wells United3–0Woking
96Uxbridge1–4Yiewsley
97Wadebridge Town0–6Taunton
98Warminster Town1–6Salisbury
99Wellington Town8–2Stourbridge
100Whitley Bay1–3Ashington
101Wigmore Athletic1–4Horsham
102Wisbech Town0–0March Town United
103Witney Town1–0Banbury Spencer
104Wolsingham Welfare1–6Willington
105Worcester City0–1Bromsgrove Rovers
106Worthing2–2Redhill

Replays

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2Louth United5–0Ashby Institute
7Brentwood & Warley2–1Barking
19Hinckley Athletic5–1Brush Sports
20Haverhill Rovers1–6Bury Town
26Leytonstone0–1Clacton Town
28Hyde United6–2Congleton Town
46Norton Woodseats0–0Hallam
56Hertford Town3–0Letchworth Town
57Winsford United2–1Linotype & Machinery
67Westbury United4–2Melksham Town
73Denaby United3–0Retford Town
77West Auckland Town2–1Shildon
79Margate1–0Snowdown Colliery Welfare
83Blackhall Colliery Welfare0–4Spennymoor United
84Oswestry Town0–4Stafford Rangers
86Runcorn3–2Stork
92Tooting & Mitcham United2–1Tonbridge
102March Town United2–1Wisbech Town
106Redhill7–2Worthing

2nd replay

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46Hallam1–3Norton Woodseats

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Andover3–2Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
2Annfield Plain4–2Consett
3Atherstone Town4–0Lockheed Leamington (Replay Ordered?)
4Aylesbury United2–0Oxford City
5Bath City1–2Bridgwater Town
6Bentley Colliery2–1Upton Colliery
7Bexleyheath & Welling2–5Bromley
8Bideford4–0Newquay
9Bishop's Stortford0–2Eton Manor
10Bourne Town2–8Grantham
11Brentwood & Warley0–1Clacton Town
12Bromsgrove Rovers4–0Kidderminster Harriers
13Bungay Town2–2Beccles
14Cambridge City0–1Ely City
15Chelmsford City4–0Romford
16Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare3–1Gresley Rovers
17Corby Town6–0Wellingborough Town
18Cramlington Welfare0–6South Shields
19Creswell Colliery0–6Ransome & Marles
20Darwen1–1Mossley
21Diss Town2–4Bury Town
22Dunstable Town3–0Vauxhall Motors
23Earlestown1–6New Brighton
24Evenwood Town2–1Willington
25Farsley Celtic1–0Yorkshire Amateur
26Finchley1–2Yiewsley
27Fleetwood2–1Penrith
28Frickley Colliery3–2Denaby United
29Glastonbury3–2Chippenham United
30Gloucester City1–2Cheltenham Town
31Goole Town4–0Harrogate Railway Athletic
32Heanor Town2–0Whitwick Colliery
33Hertford Town0–1Hitchin Town
34Horden Colliery Welfare10–0Chilton Athletic
35Horsham2–0Eastbourne
36Horwich R M I3–0Chorley
37Hyde United5–2Lostock Gralam
38Ilkeston Town2–0Boots Athletic
39Linby Colliery0–3Sutton Town
40Llanelli3–0Cinderford Town
41Long Eaton Town3–4Hinckley Athletic
42Louth United1–1Alford United
43Lowestoft Town0–1Sudbury Town
44March Town United4–1King's Lynn
45Margate2–0Canterbury City
46Milnthorpe Corinthians1–4Morecambe
47North Shields1–0Ashington
48North Skelton Athletic1–3Billingham Synthonia
49Norton Woodseats2–1Sheffield
50Penzance1–1Taunton
51Poole Town3–0Bridport
52Portland United9–0Ilminster Town
53Redhill3–0Bognor Regis Town
54Runcorn0–1South Liverpool
55Rushden Town0–3Spalding United
56Salisbury1–2Chippenham Town
57Sheringham0–2Great Yarmouth Town
58Shotton Colliery Welfare3–0Boldon Colliery Welfare
59Sittingbourne1–0Gravesend & Northfleet
60Southall2–1Hounslow Town
61Spennymoor United3–1Durham City
62Stocksbridge Works8–2Beighton Miners Welfare
63Tamworth1–4Bedworth Town
64Trowbridge Town5–2Westbury United
65Tunbridge Wells United2–3Tooting & Mitcham United
66Wellington Town4–1Stafford Rangers
67West Auckland Town0–0Stanley United
68Whitby Town5–1South Bank
69Winchester City3–0Gosport Borough Athletic
70Winsford United2–2Macclesfield
71Witney Town1–1Marlow
72Wolverton Town & B R4–3Eynesbury Rovers

Replays

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3Lockheed Leamington2–1Atherstone Town
13Beccles4–4Bungay Town
20Mossley3–0Darwen
42Alford United2–1Louth United
50Taunton3–3Penzance
67Stanley United2–0West Auckland Town
70Macclesfield4–1Winsford United
71Marlow0–4Witney Town

2nd replays

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13Bungay Town3–0Beccles
50Taunton3–2Penzance

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Alford United1–2Grantham
2Aylesbury United7–0Witney Town
3Bedworth Town2–4Lockheed Leamington
4Bentley Colliery1–2Frickley Colliery
5Bromsgrove Rovers1–0Wellington Town
6Bury Town0–0Sudbury Town
7Chelmsford City2–2Clacton Town
8Cheltenham Town4–0Llanelli
9Chippenham Town4–1Trowbridge Town
10Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare1–8Ilkeston Town
11Corby Town3–1Spalding United
12Dunstable Town3–1Wolverton Town & B R
13Ely City2–0March Town United
14Eton Manor3–1Hitchin Town
15Evenwood Town5–1Stanley United
16Fleetwood3–3Morecambe
17Glastonbury4–3Bridgwater Town
18Goole Town9–0Farsley Celtic
19Great Yarmouth Town4–0Bungay Town
20Hinckley Athletic4–1Heanor Town
21Horden Colliery Welfare3–0Spennymoor United
22Horsham2–1Redhill
23Horwich R M I1–0Mossley
24Macclesfield4–4Hyde United
25New Brighton6–1South Liverpool
26North Shields1–1South Shields
27Poole Town2–0Portland United
28Shotton Colliery Welfare2–3Annfield Plain
29Sittingbourne2–3Margate
30Southall0–1Yiewsley
31Stocksbridge Works3–2Norton Woodseats
32Sutton Town4–1Ransome & Marles
33Taunton1–7Bideford
34Tooting & Mitcham United4–0Bromley
35Whitby Town2–3Billingham Synthonia
36Winchester City0–2Andover

Replays

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6Sudbury Town3–1Bury Town
7Clacton Town0–0Chelmsford City
16Morecambe3–2Fleetwood
24Hyde United3–3Macclesfield
26South Shields2–1North Shields

2nd replay

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7Chelmsford City1–2Clacton Town
24Macclesfield3–5Hyde United

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, Nuneaton Borough, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Netherfield, Dorchester Town, Worksop Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Burton Albion and Easington Colliery Welfare.

Ties

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1Bideford1–1Dorchester Town
2Billingham Synthonia8–3Crook Town
3Blyth Spartans3–0Annfield Plain
4Boston United6–3Grantham
5Burton Albion6–1Hinckley Athletic
6Cheltenham Town2–1Andover
7Chippenham Town0–0Weymouth
8Clacton Town2–3Yiewsley
9Corby Town1–5Peterborough United
10Dunstable Town5–1Eton Manor
11Easington Colliery Welfare0–3Evenwood Town
12Ely City1–0Sudbury Town
13Goole Town2–1Gainsborough Trinity
14Headington United0–2Guildford City
15Horsham0–2Hastings United
16Ilkeston Town2–2Sutton Town
17Lockheed Leamington1–4Hereford United
18Morecambe3–2Horwich R M I
19New Brighton4–1Hyde United
20Nuneaton Borough1–2Bromsgrove Rovers
21Poole Town0–3Newport I O W
22Rhyl2–0Frickley Colliery
23Selby Town3–1Stocksbridge Works
24South Shields1–0Horden Colliery Welfare
25Tooting & Mitcham United3–1Aylesbury United
26Walthamstow Avenue6–0Great Yarmouth Town
27Wigan Athletic2–2Netherfield
28Worksop Town1–4Scarborough
29Wycombe Wanderers2–4Margate
30Yeovil Town3–1Glastonbury

Replays

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1Dorchester Town3–0Bideford
7Weymouth4–1Chippenham Town
16Sutton Town1–2Ilkeston Town
27Netherfield3–3Wigan Athletic

2nd replay

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27Wigan Athletic2–0Netherfield

1956–57 FA Cup

See 1956-57 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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