1961–62 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1961–62 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country:England
Wales
Prev Season:1960–61
Next Season:1962–63

The FA Cup 1961–62 is the 81st 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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1Altrincham6–1Earlestown
2Ashington3–2Spennymoor United
3Bacup Borough1–5Darwen
4Bromsgrove Rovers2–0Moor Green
5Ellesmere Port Town5–3Llandudno
6Mossley1–2Congleton Town
7South Bank4–2Annfield Plain

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Abingdon Town2–0Huntley & Palmers
2Altrincham3–3Marine
3Andover5–1Alton Town
4Arnold St Mary's1–5Matlock Town
5Ashington4–1Silksworth Colliery Welfare
6Atherstone Town3–2Long Eaton United
7Aveley2–2Ilford
8Basingstoke Town3–0Chichester City
9Bedford Town8–0Letchworth Town
10Bedlington Mechanics4–2Whitby Town
11Bedworth Town3–0Halesowen Town
12Bideford5–3Truro City
13Boston United3–4Louth United
14Bourne Town2–1Rushden Town
15Bridport3–1Swanage Town
16Bromley4–0Metropolitan Police
17Bromsgrove Rovers4–0Redditch
18Bungay Town0–6Clacton Town
19Burscough2–0Lancaster City
20Chatteris Town1–5Cambridge United
21Chesham United1–4Banbury Spencer
22Chippenham United2–6Cheltenham Town
23Congleton Town4–2Lostock Gralam
24Cowes3–1Newbury Town
25Crawley Town5–0Worthing
26Creswell Colliery1–2Worksop Town
27Dartford5–0Sittingbourne
28Darwen3–1Lytham
29Dover4–0Deal Town
30East End Park W M C1–1Yorkshire Amateur
31Eastbourne United5–2Bexhill Town
32Edgware Town2–1Southall
33Ellesmere Port Town2–0Pwllheli & District
34Enfield8–1Hertford Town
35Epsom & Ewell1–2Dulwich Hamlet
36Evenwood Town3–3Murton Colliery Welfare
37Evesham United1–5Brierley Hill Alliance
38Fareham Town2–3Newport I O W
39Ferryhill Athletic0–1Horden Colliery Welfare
40Fleetwood9–1Milnthorpe Corinthians
41Gainsborough Trinity6–0Norton Woodseats
42Gloucester City5–1Stonehouse
43Goole Town5–1Farsley Celtic
44Gravesend & Northfleet2–2Bexleyheath & Welling
45Grays Athletic3–2Brentwood & Warley
46Great Yarmouth Town1–0Gorleston
47Harrow Town7–1Bishop's Stortford
48Heanor Town4–2Belper Town
49Hednesford Town3–6Bilston
50Hendon9–1Leyton
51Histon2–3Bury Town
52Hitchin Town2–1Biggleswade & District
53Holbeach United0–2Grantham
54Hornchurch2–6Dagenham
55Horwich R M I0–2Ashton United
56Hounslow Town2–4Barnet
57Hyde United3–0Chorley
58Ilkeston Town1–1Hinckley Athletic
59Lancing Athletic1–4Haywards Heath
60Leatherhead2–2Kingstonian
61Leytonstone1–1Clapton
62Linotype & Machinery1–1Buxton
63Littlehampton Town5–3Horsham
64Lockheed Leamington1–2Rugby Town
65Loughborough United2–6Burton Albion
66Lovells Athletic2–3Barry Town
67Macclesfield4–0Droylsden
68Maidenhead United8–2Hayes
69March Town United0–2Newmarket Town
70Melksham Town6–0Calne & Harris United
71Merthyr Tydfil5–0Llanelli
72Morecambe4–2Clitheroe
73Nelson4–0Leyland Motors
74Netherfield2–3Penrith
75New Brighton7–0Flint Town United
76North Shields3–0Easington Colliery Welfare
77Northwich Victoria2–1Witton Albion
78Nuneaton Borough3–0Tamworth
79Oswestry Town1–1Kidderminster Harriers
80Oxford City5–2Aylesbury United
81Prescot Cables3–1St Helens Town
82Rainham Town0–1Barking
83Ransome & Marles1–4Alford United
84Redhill1–0Carshalton Athletic
85Retford Town5–0Denaby United
86Romford6–2Wembley
87Rossendale United1–2Stalybridge Celtic
88Rothwell Town6–2Eynesbury Rovers
89Runcorn2–0Bangor City
90Ryhope Colliery Welfare1–2Billingham Synthonia
91Selby Town4–1Frickley Colliery
92Sheppey United2–2Erith & Belvedere
93Sheringham3–5Lowestoft Town
94Shildon3–3Tow Law Town
95Shirebrook Miners Welfare1–8Alfreton Town
96Skegness Town1–1Spalding United
97Skelmersdale United0–4Wigan Athletic
98Slough Town4–1Sutton United
99South Bank0–3Newburn
100South Liverpool4–0Stork
101South Normanton Miners Welfare2–6Sutton Town
102St Albans City1–2Cambridge City
103St Neots Town0–2Corby Town
104Stafford Rangers2–2Sankey Of Wellington
105Stamford5–0Wellingborough Town
106Stanley United5–1Durham City
107Stockton2–3Bridlington Town
108Stourbridge1–0Wellington Town
109Stowmarket2–2Harwich & Parkeston
110Street0–2Frome Town
111Sudbury Town5–3Ely City
112Tilbury6–0Woodford Town
113Tooting & Mitcham United7–1Marlow
114Trowbridge Town2–2Devizes Town
115Tunbridge Wells United1–0Maidstone United
116Uxbridge1–2Finchley
117Vauxhall Motors2–2Wolverton Town & B R
118Walton & Hersham2–2Dorking
119Warminster Town1–6Dorchester Town
120Wealdstone5–0Ware
121Weston Super Mare5–3Westbury United
122Whitley Bay5–2Boldon Colliery Welfare
123Whitstable0–4Canterbury City
124Willington2–2Shotton Colliery Welfare
125Wimbledon5–1Woking
126Windsor & Eton0–2Yiewsley
127Witney Town0–4Wokingham Town

Replays

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2Marine2–2Altrincham
7Ilford3–0Aveley
30Yorkshire Amateur0–2East End Park W M C
36Murton Colliery Welfare2–3Evenwood Town
44Bexleyheath & Welling4–1Gravesend & Northfleet
58Hinckley Athletic2–1Ilkeston Town
60Kingstonian4–2Leatherhead
61Clapton1–2Leytonstone
62Buxton6–1Linotype & Machinery
79Kidderminster Harriers1–1Oswestry Town
92Erith & Belvedere2–1Sheppey United
94Tow Law Town1–5Shildon
96Spalding United0–3Skegness Town
104Sankey Of Wellington5–1Stafford Rangers
109Harwich & Parkeston7–2Stowmarket
114Devizes Town0–2Trowbridge Town
117Wolverton Town & B R0–3Vauxhall Motors
118Dorking1–3Walton & Hersham
124Shotton Colliery Welfare2–3Willington

2nd replay

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2Marine0–1Altrincham
79Kidderminster Harriers4–0Oswestry Town

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Andover7–1Basingstoke Town
2Ashton United3–3Altrincham
3Banbury Spencer4–1Abingdon Town
4Bedlington Mechanics1–0Billingham Synthonia
5Bognor Regis Town1–1Littlehampton Town
6Bridlington Town1–2North Shields
7Brierley Hill Alliance2–0Bedworth Town
8Buxton2–3Congleton Town
9Cambridge City7–0Vauxhall Motors
10Cambridge United5–1Sudbury Town
11Cheltenham Town5–2Melksham Town
12Chippenham Town1–1Trowbridge Town
13Clacton Town3–4Harwich & Parkeston
14Crawley Town3–2Haywards Heath
15Cray Wanderers3–4Erith & Belvedere
16Dagenham3–1Hendon
17Dartford4–0Bexleyheath & Welling
18Dulwich Hamlet3–1Tooting & Mitcham United
19East End Park W M C1–1Goole Town
20Ebbw Vale1–2Merthyr Tydfil
21Fleetwood1–1Burscough
22Folkestone2–3Dover
23Glastonbury1–1Weston Super Mare
24Gloucester City0–0Barry Town
25Grantham2–1Louth United
26Grays Athletic3–1Ilford
27Great Yarmouth Town2–0Lowestoft Town
28Harrogate Town1–2Selby Town
29Harrow Town0–4Enfield
30Heanor Town4–2Matlock Town
31Hinckley Athletic3–1Atherstone Town
32Hitchin Town3–2Bedford Town
33Hyde United5–1Darwen
34Kidderminster Harriers0–2Bromsgrove Rovers
35Kingstonian2–1Bromley
36Maidenhead United1–0Edgware Town
37Minehead3–0Frome Town
38New Brighton1–2Ellesmere Port Town
39Newhaven1–6Eastbourne United
40Newmarket Town2–6Bury Town
41Newport I O W0–0Cowes
42Northwich Victoria1–0Macclesfield
43Nuneaton Borough1–0Burton Albion
44Penrith1–2Morecambe
45Penzance2–3Barnstaple Town
46Poole Town0–1Dorchester Town
47Portland United4–3Bridport
48Ramsgate Athletic2–1Canterbury City
49Romford3–1Leytonstone
50Rothwell Town1–2Bourne Town
51Rugby Town1–0Bilston
52Sankey Of Wellington2–0Stourbridge
53Shildon4–2Evenwood Town
54Skegness Town6–1Alford United
55Slough Town2–0Redhill
56South Liverpool0–0Runcorn
57Stalybridge Celtic1–0Nelson
58Stamford1–1Corby Town
59Stanley United1–4Ashington
60Stocksbridge Works0–0Retford Town
61Sutton Town5–0Alfreton Town
62Tilbury2–1Barking
63Tonbridge1–3Tunbridge Wells United
64Wadebridge Town1–4Bideford
65Wealdstone1–1Barnet
66Whitley Bay0–4Horden Colliery Welfare
67Wigan Athletic1–1Prescot Cables
68Willington3–2Newburn
69Wimbledon1–2Walton & Hersham
70Wokingham Town0–3Oxford City
71Worksop Town4–3Gainsborough Trinity
72Yiewsley2–0Finchley

Replays

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2Altrincham3–1Ashton United
5Littlehampton Town0–2Bognor Regis Town
12Trowbridge Town0–2Chippenham Town
19Goole Town2–1East End Park W M C
21Burscough5–2Fleetwood
23Weston Super Mare2–2Glastonbury
24Barry Town2–1Gloucester City
41Cowes5–1Newport I O W
56Runcorn2–0South Liverpool
58Corby Town3–1Stamford
60Retford Town2–5Stocksbridge Works
65Barnet9–0Wealdstone
67Prescot Cables1–3Wigan Athletic

2nd replay

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23Glastonbury0–3Weston Super Mare

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Altrincham1–1Wigan Athletic
2Andover2–1Cowes
3Ashington2–2Bedlington Mechanics
4Banbury Spencer3–1Oxford City
5Barnstaple Town1–2Bideford
6Barry Town2–0Merthyr Tydfil
7Bourne Town1–5Corby Town
8Brierley Hill Alliance2–1Rugby Town
9Bromsgrove Rovers1–2Sankey Of Wellington
10Burscough1–8Morecambe
11Cambridge United3–2Bury Town
12Cheltenham Town2–0Chippenham Town
13Congleton Town1–2Northwich Victoria
14Crawley Town2–1Bognor Regis Town
15Dagenham1–1Romford
16Dartford3–1Erith & Belvedere
17Dover3–2Ramsgate Athletic
18Dulwich Hamlet5–1Slough Town
19Eastbourne United1–5Tunbridge Wells United
20Ellesmere Port Town4–3Runcorn
21Enfield2–4Barnet
22Goole Town2–2Selby Town
23Grantham3–1Skegness Town
24Grays Athletic1–1Tilbury
25Harwich & Parkeston5–1Great Yarmouth Town
26Heanor Town5–1Sutton Town
27Hinckley Athletic2–2Nuneaton Borough
28Hitchin Town2–1Cambridge City
29Hyde United2–2Stalybridge Celtic
30Kingstonian4–1Walton & Hersham
31Maidenhead United2–3Yiewsley
32Portland United0–3Dorchester Town
33Shildon1–0Horden Colliery Welfare
34Weston Super Mare1–0Minehead
35Willington2–4North Shields
36Worksop Town3–1Stocksbridge Works

Replays

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1Wigan Athletic3–1Altrincham
3Bedlington Mechanics1–4Ashington
15Romford4–1Dagenham
22Selby Town1–0Goole Town
24Tilbury2–1Grays Athletic
28Nuneaton Borough1–1Hinckley Athletic
30Stalybridge Celtic0–0Hyde United (Abandoned in extra time)

2nd replays

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28Hinckley Athletic3–1Nuneaton Borough
30Hyde United1–2Stalybridge Celtic

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Gateshead, Crook Town, Bishop Auckland, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Worcester City, Oxford United, King's Lynn, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Rhyl, Blyth Spartans, Margate, Bath City, Wisbech Town, Salisbury, Ashford Town (Kent), Kettering Town, Scarborough, Weymouth, Bridgwater Town and Hastings United

Ties

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1Ashford Town (Kent)3–1Dover
2Banbury Spencer4–0Yiewsley
3Barnet3–2Hitchin Town
4Barry Town2–1Bideford
5Bath City0–2Bridgwater Town
6Cheltenham Town0–1Weston Super Mare
7Corby Town2–2Worksop Town
8Crawley Town1–2Tunbridge Wells United
9Crook Town1–2Shildon
10Dartford4–1Hastings United
11Dorchester Town3–3Weymouth
12Dulwich Hamlet1–2King's Lynn
13Gateshead1–1Selby Town
14Grantham2–1Hinckley Athletic
15Harwich & Parkeston6–0Kingstonian
16Kettering Town2–0Heanor Town
17Margate6–2Guildford City
18Morecambe2–0Wigan Athletic
19North Shields1–2Blyth Spartans
20Northwich Victoria1–0Ellesmere Port Town
21Oxford United3–2Salisbury
22Rhyl4–0Stalybridge Celtic
23Romford2–1Cambridge United
24Sankey Of Wellington0–1Hereford United
25Scarborough2–2Ashington
26South Shields2–1Bishop Auckland
27Wisbech Town3–3Chelmsford City
28Worcester City0–1Brierley Hill Alliance
29Wycombe Wanderers3–1Tilbury
30Yeovil Town4–0Andover

Replays

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7Worksop Town2–1Corby Town
11Weymouth2–0Dorchester Town
13Selby Town0–3Gateshead
25Ashington4–0Scarborough
27Chelmsford City1–0Wisbech Town

1961–62 FA Cup

See 1961-62 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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