1965–66 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1965–66 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country:England
Wales
Prev Season:1964–65
Next Season:1966–67

The FA Cup 1965–66 is the 85th 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.

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Arnold1–1Matlock Town
2Ashington3–1West Auckland Town
3Ashton United2–4St Helens Town
4Aylesbury United3–3Huntley & Palmers
5Banbury United2–0Chesham United
6Basingstoke Town6–0Littlehampton Town
7Belper Town1–1Buxton
8Bexley United6–2Chatham Town
9Billingham Synthonia1–2Whitby Town
10Bilston2–1Rugby Town
11Bishop Auckland5–1South Bank
12Bishop's Stortford1–1Stevenage Town
13Bletchley Town3–2Vauxhall Motors
14Blyth Spartans4–3Ryhope Colliery Welfare
15Boldon Colliery Welfare2–1Tow Law Town
16Brentwood Town0–2Tilbury
17Bridgwater Town1–0Taunton
18Bridlington Trinity3–2Selby Town
19Brierley Hill Alliance1–1Hednesford Town
20Bromley3–2Erith & Belvedere
21Burton Albion1–0Loughborough United
22Cambridge City8–1Soham Town Rangers
23Canterbury City2–1Ramsgate Athletic
24Chatteris Town2–3Ely City
25Chichester City3–6Cowes
26Chippenham Town5–1Melksham Town
27Chorley6–0Nelson
28Cinderford Town1–1Merthyr Tydfil
29Clapton0–9Leytonstone
30Clitheroe2–0Lancaster City
31Consett7–0Murton Colliery Welfare
32Crawley Town3–0Haywards Heath
33Cray Wanderers0–1Sheppey United
34Dagenham2–2Ford United
35Deal Town2–2Dover
36Desborough Town3–0St Neots Town
37Dorking1–1Walton & Hersham
38Droylsden3–3Marine
39Dudley Town0–0Wellington Town
40Dulwich Hamlet3–2Tooting & Mitcham United
41Durham City0–8Willington
42Eastbourne1–4Tonbridge
43Eastbourne United0–4Hastings United
44Ellesmere Port Town3–1Runcorn
45Eynesbury Rovers0–2Rothwell Town
46Fareham Town7–3Alton Town
47Farsley Celtic0–1Harrogate Town
48Ferryhill Athletic1–3Stanley United
49Folkestone2–1Margate
50Gainsborough Trinity1–0Retford Town
51Glastonbury0–1Frome Town
52Gloucester City1–0Llanelli
53Goole Town4–2Mexborough Town
54Grantham3–0Spalding United
55Grays Athletic1–0Hornchurch
56Great Harwood1–4Hyde United
57Great Yarmouth Town6–4Gorleston
58Gresley Rovers0–2Ilkeston Town
59Guildford City3–2Kingstonian
60Harlow Town3–1Harrow Town
61Harwich & Parkeston2–2Clacton Town
62Hayes1–2Windsor & Eton
63Heanor Town5–3Alfreton Town
64Hemel Hempstead6–0Abingdon Town
65Hertford Town1–2Wealdstone
66Hillingdon Borough1–2Corinthian Casuals
67Hitchin Town4–1Letchworth Town
68Holbeach United2–0Louth United
69Holyhead Town0–2New Brighton
70Horsham2–2Sutton United
71Horwich R M I2–1Burscough
72Hounslow2–3Southall
73Ilford2–4Barking
74Kidderminster Harriers3–0Redditch
75Lancing3–1Lewes
76Leatherhead3–3Chertsey Town
77Leyton3–2Woodford Town
78Lockheed Leamington3–1Nuneaton Borough
79Long Eaton United7–2Atherstone Town
80Lovells Athletic6–1Barry Town
81Lowestoft Town10–2Thetford Town
82Lytham2–0Bacup Borough
83Macclesfield7–0Winsford United
84Maidstone United4–0Bexhill Town
85March Town United1–2Bury Town
86Marlow0–4Metropolitan Police
87Milnthorpe Corinthians1–7Fleetwood
88Morecambe2–0Penrith
89Mossley1–4Northwich Victoria
90Newport I O W2–1Bognor Regis Town
91Norton Woodseats0–3Frickley Colliery
92Ossett Albion0–0Bridlington Town
93Oswestry Town6–0Congleton Town
94Oxford City5–2Maidenhead United
95Poole Town3–2Bridport
96Portland United4–1Dorchester Town
97Prescot Town1–2Altrincham
98Redhill2–2Carshalton Athletic
99Rhyl1–1Borough United
100Rossendale United3–2Darwen
101Ruislip Manor1–5Rainham Town
102Rushden Town4–4Bourne Town
103Salisbury4–0Newbury Town
104Shildon0–4Horden Colliery Welfare
105Sittingbourne9–0Faversham Town
106Skegness Town3–2Boston United
107Skelmersdale United2–2Leyland Motors
108Slough Town5–3Wembley
109Spennymoor United2–0North Shields
110St Albans City3–0Dunstable Town
111Stafford Rangers1–1Bromsgrove Rovers
112Stamford0–1Boston
113Stocksbridge Works1–4Denaby United
114Stockton3–0Evenwood Town
115Stonehouse2–1Abergavenny Thursdays
116Stork0–2Colwyn Bay United
117Stourbridge8–0Bedworth Town
118Sudbury Town3–0Haverhill Rovers
119Sutton Town2–2Worksop Town
120Tamworth1–1Hinckley Athletic
121Tunbridge Wells Rangers4–1Ashford Town (Kent)
122Uxbridge1–7Finchley
123Walthamstow Avenue4–0Aveley
124Ware3–1Cheshunt
125Warminster Town0–4Andover
126Wellingborough Town3–0Biggleswade & District
127Westbury United1–3Trowbridge Town
128Weston Super Mare2–1Minehead
129Whitley Bay11–0Annfield Plain
130Whitstable1–3Herne Bay
131Wisbech Town5–1Newmarket Town
132Witton Albion4–0Stalybridge Celtic
133Woking9–0Addlestone
134Wokingham Town6–0Bracknell Town
135Wolverton Town & B R2–2Amersham Town
136Worcester City4–2Lower Gornal Athletic
137Yorkshire Amateur2–4Hull Brunswick

Replays

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1Matlock Town2–2Arnold (Abandoned in extra time)
4Huntley & Palmers1–0Aylesbury United
7Buxton6–3Belper Town
12Stevenage Town2–0Bishop's Stortford
19Hednesford Town1–3Brierley Hill Alliance
28Merthyr Tydfil4–0Cinderford Town
34Ford United1–2Dagenham
35Dover3–0Deal Town
37Walton & Hersham4–1Dorking
38Marine1–0Droylsden
39Wellington Town1–2Dudley Town
61Clacton Town0–5Harwich & Parkeston
70Sutton United3–2Horsham
76Chertsey Town2–5Leatherhead
92Bridlington Town1–2Ossett Albion
98Carshalton Athletic3–0Redhill
99Borough United1–0Rhyl
102Bourne Town4–1Rushden Town
107Leyland Motors1–2Skelmersdale United
111Bromsgrove Rovers1–2Stafford Rangers
119Worksop Town6–2Sutton Town
120Hinckley Athletic4–2Tamworth
135Amersham Town0–2Wolverton Town & B R

2nd replay

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1Arnold1–2Matlock Town

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Altrincham4–0Marine
2Andover0–3Salisbury
3Barking0–1Grays Athletic
4Basingstoke Town0–2Fareham Town
5Bideford2–2Barnstaple Town
6Bilston0–1Stourbridge
7Bletchley Town2–1Wolverton Town & B R
8Blyth Spartans0–2Horden Colliery Welfare
9Boldon Colliery Welfare1–1Consett
10Borough United3–0New Brighton
11Bourne Town3–1Rothwell Town
12Bridlington Trinity6–0Hull Brunswick
13Bromley0–2Sittingbourne
14Burton Albion8–1Hinckley Athletic
15Bury Town5–0Ely City
16Cambridge City1–1Wisbech Town
17Canterbury City1–0Herne Bay
18Cheltenham Town4–1Chippenham Town
19Chorley1–1Rossendale United
20Clitheroe2–1Morecambe
21Cowes3–3Newport I O W
22Desborough Town1–2Wellingborough Town
23Devizes Town3–2Trowbridge Town
24Dudley Town0–3Worcester City
25Dulwich Hamlet1–2Wokingham Town
26Ellesmere Port Town1–2Colwyn Bay United
27Finchley2–2Southall
28Folkestone1–1Dover
29Frickley Colliery1–3Goole Town
30Frome Town1–1Bridgwater Town
31Gainsborough Trinity4–1Denaby United
32Grantham7–0Boston
33Heanor Town5–1Buxton
34Hemel Hempstead5–1Banbury United
35Horwich R M I3–3Fleetwood
36Huntley & Palmers1–4Oxford City
37Lancing0–2Carshalton Athletic
38Leatherhead2–2Guildford City
39Leyton3–2Dagenham
40Leytonstone5–0Rainham Town
41Lockheed Leamington2–3Brierley Hill Alliance
42Long Eaton United3–2Ilkeston Town
43Lovells Athletic1–2Gloucester City
44Lowestoft Town4–2Great Yarmouth Town
45Lytham1–1Hyde United
46Macclesfield9–0Witton Albion
47Maidstone United1–5Hastings United
48Matlock Town1–3Worksop Town
49Merthyr Tydfil6–2Stonehouse
50Ossett Albion1–1Harrogate Town
51Oswestry Town3–1Northwich Victoria
52Poole Town0–2Portland United
53Sheppey United1–3Bexley United
54Skegness Town2–2Holbeach United
55Slough Town0–1Metropolitan Police
56Spennymoor United0–0Bishop Auckland
57St Albans City2–0Hitchin Town
58St Blazey4–1Falmouth Town
59St Helens Town0–3Skelmersdale United
60Stafford Rangers0–2Kidderminster Harriers
61Stanley United2–2Whitley Bay
62Stevenage Town1–1Ware
63Stockton3–1Ashington
64Sudbury Town1–2Harwich & Parkeston
65Sutton United0–1Crawley Town
66Tilbury0–0Walthamstow Avenue
67Tonbridge4–1Tunbridge Wells Rangers
68Walton & Hersham0–4Woking
69Wealdstone5–1Harlow Town
70Welton Rovers1–1Weston Super Mare
71Willington1–2Whitby Town
72Windsor & Eton0–6Corinthian Casuals

Replays

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5Barnstaple Town2–2Bideford
9Consett5–0Boldon Colliery Welfare
16Wisbech Town1–0Cambridge City
19Rossendale United0–3Chorley
21Newport I O W0–3Cowes
27Southall2–1Finchley
28Dover2–3Folkestone
30Bridgwater Town0–1Frome Town
35Fleetwood2–1Horwich R M I
38Guildford City3–0Leatherhead
45Hyde United4–0Lytham
50Harrogate Town2–3Ossett Albion
54Holbeach United0–1Skegness Town
56Bishop Auckland1–4Spennymoor United
61Whitley Bay1–0Stanley United
62Walthamstow Avenue5–4Tilbury
66Stevenage Town4–1Ware
70Weston Super Mare0–3Welton Rovers

2nd replay

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5Bideford4–1Barnstaple Town (@ Exeter City)

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Altrincham4–1Skelmersdale United
2Bexley United4–2Sittingbourne
3Borough United1–1Colwyn Bay United
4Bourne Town2–2Wellingborough Town
5Brierley Hill Alliance1–2Stourbridge
6Bury Town0–3Wisbech Town
7Consett2–0Stockton
8Crawley Town3–0Carshalton Athletic
9Devizes Town2–8Cheltenham Town
10Fareham Town4–2Cowes
11Fleetwood3–1Clitheroe
12Folkestone1–0Canterbury City
13Gloucester City1–1Merthyr Tydfil
14Goole Town3–4Gainsborough Trinity
15Grays Athletic1–3Walthamstow Avenue
16Guildford City6–0Woking
17Harwich & Parkeston4–2Lowestoft Town
18Hastings United1–1Tonbridge
19Heanor Town3–2Worksop Town
20Hemel Hempstead0–1Oxford City
21Horden Colliery Welfare1–0Whitley Bay
22Hyde United1–1Chorley
23Kidderminster Harriers2–2Worcester City
24Leyton0–3Leytonstone
25Long Eaton United1–2Burton Albion
26Metropolitan Police3–2Wokingham Town
27Ossett Albion2–0Bridlington Trinity
28Oswestry Town3–2Macclesfield
29Salisbury0–3Portland United
30Skegness Town0–7Grantham
31Southall2–2Corinthian Casuals
32St Albans City0–1Bletchley Town
33St Blazey2–2Bideford
34Wealdstone6–5Stevenage Town
35Welton Rovers4–1Frome Town
36Whitby Town4–3Spennymoor United

Replays

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3Colwyn Bay United2–1Borough United
4Wellingborough Town3–2Bourne Town
13Merthyr Tydfil1–1Gloucester City
18Tonbridge3–1Hastings United
22Chorley4–1Hyde United
23Worcester City1–2Kidderminster Harriers
31Corinthian Casuals3–2Southall
33Bideford3–2St Blazey

2nd replay

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13Gloucester City0–1Merthyr Tydfil

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Enfield, Wimbledon, Gateshead, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, King's Lynn, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Romford, Bedford Town, Cambridge United, Wigan Athletic, Scarborough, Bangor City, Netherfield, Corby Town, Dartford, South Liverpool and Gravesend & Northfleet

Ties

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1Bangor City3–3Altrincham
2Bath City3–1Welton Rovers
3Burton Albion3–2Gainsborough Trinity
4Cambridge United1–2Bedford Town
5Cheltenham Town0–1Hereford United
6Corby Town2–1King's Lynn
7Enfield0–3Corinthian Casuals
8Fareham Town0–3Wimbledon
9Fleetwood2–1Colwyn Bay United
10Folkestone4–1Bexley United
11Gateshead3–1Horden Colliery Welfare
12Grantham4–4Heanor Town
13Gravesend & Northfleet1–0Crawley Town
14Guildford City4–0Bletchley Town
15Metropolitan Police2–3Wycombe Wanderers
16Oswestry Town3–4Kidderminster Harriers
17Portland United1–1Yeovil Town
18Romford2–1Chelmsford City
19Scarborough3–1Netherfield
20South Liverpool3–0Ossett Albion
21South Shields3–0Consett
22Stourbridge1–3Merthyr Tydfil
23Tonbridge0–0Dartford
24Walthamstow Avenue2–5Leytonstone
25Wealdstone2–0Oxford City
26Wellingborough Town1–0Harwich & Parkeston
27Weymouth1–1Bideford
28Whitby Town1–1Crook Town
29Wigan Athletic4–0Chorley
30Wisbech Town6–1Kettering Town

Replays

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1Altrincham3–2Bangor City
12Heanor Town1–2Grantham
17Yeovil Town1–0Portland United
23Dartford6–2Tonbridge
27Bideford1–3Weymouth
28Crook Town4–1Whitby Town

1965–66 FA Cup

See 1965-66 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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