1968–69 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1968–69 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country:England
Wales
Prev Season:1967–68
Next Season:1969–70

The FA Cup 1968–69 is the 88th 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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1Belper Town2–2Bedworth Town
2Burton Albion1–3Bromsgrove Rovers
3Desborough Town3–0Chatteris Town
4Droylsden0–3Skelmersdale United
5Fleetwood5–0Milnthorpe Corinthians
6Goole Town4–1Barton Town
7Hayes1–3Brentwood Town
8Hinckley Athletic1–1Lower Gornal Athletic
9Horsham2–3Bognor Regis Town
10Ilkeston Town1–1Wombwell Sporting Association
11Lockheed Leamington2–2Hednesford
12Long Eaton United2–1Loughborough United
13March Town United1–1Cambridge United
14Marlow1–4Banbury United
15Mexborough Town1–1Denaby United
16Mossley1–0Guinness Exports
17Nantwich5–4Sandbach Ramblers
18Nelson0–4Netherfield
19Poole Town4–0Melksham Town
20Rhyl5–1Prescot Town
21Rushden Town0–1St Neots Town
22Selsey1–0Andover
23Stratford Town Amateurs1–3Wellington Town

Replays

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1Bedworth Town3–2Belper Town
8Lower Gornal Athletic3–2Hinckley Athletic
10Wombwell Sporting Association1–5Ilkeston Town
11Hednesford4–1Lockheed Leamington
13Cambridge United5–0March Town United
15Denaby United3–2Mexborough Town

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Abergavenny Thursdays4–1Stonehouse
2Alfreton Town1–2Matlock Town
3Alvechurch3–2Redditch
4Amersham Town1–5Erith & Belvedere
5Ashby Institute0–3Selby Town
6Ashton United1–6Witton Albion
7Atherstone Town4–2Long Eaton United
8Aveley0–1Tooting & Mitcham United
9Aylesbury United1–0Wembley
10Bacup Borough0–1Rossendale United
11Banstead Athletic1–1Uxbridge
12Barking0–1Windsor & Eton
13Bedford Town5–0Histon
14Bedworth Town3–3Rugby Town
15Bexley United1–0Sutton United
16Bideford2–2Barnstaple Town
17Billingham Synthonia2–0Ashington
18Bishop Auckland2–1Gateshead
19Bishop's Stortford6–0Wolverton Town & B R
20Bletchley Town0–0Maidenhead United
21Blyth Spartans4–3Spennymoor United
22Bourne Town2–3Wisbech Town
23Bridlington Town1–1Hull Brunswick
24Bridport9–1Warminster Town
25Brierley Hill Alliance1–5Lower Gornal Athletic
26Brigg Town1–5Goole Town
27Bromsgrove Rovers1–1Stafford Rangers
28Burscough3–1Ellesmere Port Town
29Cambridge City0–0St Neots Town
30Canterbury City1–0Whitstable Town
31Carshalton Athletic4–5Metropolitan Police
32Chatham Town1–6Sittingbourne
33Cheltenham Town2–1Lovells Athletic
34Chichester City1–0Fleet Town
35Chippenham Town2–4Welton Rovers
36Clacton Town4–2Thetford Town
37Clapton1–1Malden Town
38Clitheroe0–0Great Harwood
39Congleton Town0–1Winsford United
40Consett2–0Ryhope Colliery Welfare
41Corinthian Casuals6–4Rainham Town
42Cowes0–1Thornycroft Athletic
43Crittall Athletic1–1Ware
44Crook Town2–3Stockton
45Dagenham2–2Ruislip Manor
46Dartford4–0Hornchurch
47Darwen1–4Skelmersdale United
48Deal Town2–2Snowdown Colliery Welfare
49Desborough Town0–4Stamford
50Dorchester Town2–5Poole Town
51Dorking1–2Addlestone
52Dover5–2Tonbridge
53Dudley Town0–2Bilston
54Dulwich Hamlet0–1Woodford Town
55Durham City1–0Willington
56Eastbourne2–0Lancing
57Eastwood Hanley2–3Ilkeston Town
58Eastwood Town2–2Heanor Town
59Ely City4–1Newmarket Town
60Evenwood Town7–1Annfield Plain
61Fareham Town2–3Wokingham Town
62Farsley Celtic1–2Retford Town
63Finchley2–2Hounslow
64Fleetwood0–0Penrith
65Folkestone1–3Margate
66Gainsborough Trinity4–0Denaby United
67Gloucester City3–1Devizes Town
68Gorleston2–1Harwich & Parkeston
69Gravesend & Northfleet1–3Cray Wanderers
70Grays Athletic1–4Southall
71Great Yarmouth Town0–0Bury Town
72Gresley Rovers1–0Arnold
73Halesowen Town0–1Wellington Town
74Hampton1–6Kingstonian
75Harlow Town0–3Brentwood Town
76Hastings United1–1Ramsgate Athletic
77Hatfield Main5–0Yorkshire Amateur
78Haywards Heath1–1Bognor Regis Town
79Hednesford1–2Worcester City
80Hertford Town0–0Hendon
81Hillingdon Borough7–0Bromley
82Hitchin Town3–1Cheshunt
83Hoddesdon Town1–1Baldock Town
84Holbeach United1–1Spalding United
85Holyhead Town2–3Bangor City
86Horden Colliery Welfare2–1Whitby Town
87Hyde United2–2Mossley
88Ilford0–1Edmonton
89Kettering Town1–0Cambridge United
90Kirkby Town3–1New Brighton
91Lancaster City7–3Lytham
92Leatherhead5–0Molesey
93Letchworth Town2–3Banbury United
94Leyton3–2Hemel Hempstead
95Littlehampton Town1–2Eastbourne United
96Llanelli2–1Ton Pentre
97Lostock Gralam4–2Nantwich
98Louth United3–1Boston
99Maidstone United1–2Ashford Town (Kent)
100Marine0–0Rhyl
101Merthyr Tydfil1–4Cinderford Town
102Minehead1–2Frome Town
103Morecambe4–0Netherfield
104Murton Colliery Welfare1–0Ferryhill Athletic
105Newport I O W3–2Selsey
106North Shields3–0Boldon Colliery Welfare
107Northwich Victoria3–0Linotype & Machinery
108Norton Woodseats0–3Buxton
109Penzance3–4Falmouth Town
110Potton United1–2Wellingborough Town
111Pwllheli & District0–5Porthmadog
112Rawmarsh Welfare0–0Sutton Town
113Redhill3–0Ford United
114Rothwell Town2–3Biggleswade & District
115Ryde Sports1–7Salisbury
116Scarborough0–0Bridlington Trinity
117Sheppey United1–1Herne Bay
118Skegness Town0–3King's Lynn
119Slough Town2–1Feltham
120Soham Town Rangers6–0Eynesbury Rovers
121South Liverpool4–2Oswestry Town
122Southwick1–1Worthing
123St Blazey2–2Nanpean Rovers
124St Helens Town0–0Chorley
125Staines Town0–4Croydon Amateurs
126Stalybridge Celtic3–2Leyland Motors
127Stourbridge7–4Lye Town
128Street2–2Bridgwater Town
129Sudbury Town1–0Gothic
130Tamworth1–2Darlaston
131Tilbury1–0Epsom & Ewell
132Trowbridge Town3–0Portland United
133Vauxhall Motors6–1Harrow Borough
134Walton & Hersham7–1Huntley & Palmers
135Waterlooville2–1Basingstoke Town
136Wealdstone3–2Dunstable Town
137West Auckland Town3–2Stanley United
138Westbury United3–1Glastonbury
139Whitley Bay0–1Shildon
140Wigan Rovers1–1Horwich R M I
141Woking2–1Crawley Town
142Worksop Town2–4Frickley Colliery
143Wycombe Wanderers0–0St Albans City

Replays

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11Uxbridge3–1Banstead Athletic
14Rugby Town0–2Bedworth Town
16Barnstaple Town0–1Bideford
20Maidenhead United1–0Bletchley Town
23Hull Brunswick3–2Bridlington Town
27Stafford Rangers2–1Bromsgrove Rovers
29St Neots Town3–3Cambridge City
37Malden Town2–1Clapton
38Great Harwood0–1Clitheroe
43Ware2–1Crittall Athletic
45Ruislip Manor1–6Dagenham
48Snowdown Colliery Welfare2–1Deal Town
58Heanor Town5–1Eastwood Town
63Hounslow4–2Finchley
64Penrith0–5Fleetwood
71Bury Town1–0Great Yarmouth Town
76Ramsgate Athletic0–1Hastings United
78Bognor Regis Town2–3Haywards Heath
80Hendon1–0Hertford Town
83Baldock Town0–2Hoddesdon Town
84Spalding United2–5Holbeach United
87Mossley2–1Hyde United
100Rhyl0–1Marine
112Sutton Town4–1Rawmarsh Welfare
116Bridlington Trinity1–1Scarborough (Abandoned in extra time)
117Herne Bay3–5Sheppey United
122Worthing4–4Southwick (Abandoned in extra time)
123Nanpean Rovers1–1St Blazey
124Chorley0–1St Helens Town
128Bridgwater Town2–1Street
140Horwich R M I2–0Wigan Rovers
143St Albans City1–0Wycombe Wanderers

2nd replay

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29Cambridge City3–0St Neots Town
116Scarborough3–1Bridlington Trinity
122Southwick5–3Worthing
123Nanpean Rovers2–0St Blazey

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Abergavenny Thursdays2–2Cheltenham Town
2Aylesbury United2–1Maidenhead United
3Bedworth Town2–2Heanor Town
4Biggleswade & District2–1Cambridge City
5Bilston3–0Lower Gornal Athletic
6Bishop Auckland2–1Horden Colliery Welfare
7Bishop's Stortford9–0Corinthian Casuals
8Blyth Spartans1–2Billingham Synthonia
9Bridport1–4Frome Town
10Buxton1–0Ilkeston Town
11Canterbury City2–0Sittingbourne
12Cinderford Town3–0Llanelli
13Clacton Town2–3Gorleston
14Consett4–3Evenwood Town
15Croydon Amateurs0–2Brentwood Town
16Dagenham1–2Dartford
17Dover2–3Ashford Town (Kent)
18Eastbourne United3–0Haywards Heath
19Falmouth Town2–1Bideford
20Fleetwood2–0Clitheroe
21Frickley Colliery2–1Gainsborough Trinity
22Gresley Rovers0–4Atherstone Town
23Hastings United7–3Snowdown Colliery Welfare
24Hatfield Main2–2Retford Town
25Hitchin Town3–1Woodford Town
26Horwich R M I1–5Mossley
27King's Lynn3–1Louth United
28Lancaster City2–4Morecambe
29Leyton1–1Edmonton
30Murton Colliery Welfare0–4North Shields
31Northwich Victoria2–1Lostock Gralam
32Poole Town4–0Westbury United
33Porthmadog1–8Bangor City
34Redhill1–0Cray Wanderers
35Salisbury4–0Thornycroft Athletic
36Scarborough0–2Goole Town
37Selby Town2–1Hull Brunswick
38Sheppey United0–6Margate
39Shildon3–1Durham City
40Slough Town2–1Hendon
41Soham Town Rangers0–1Kettering Town
42South Liverpool2–0Marine
43Southall0–0Kingstonian
44Southwick1–2Eastbourne
45St Albans City3–2Erith & Belvedere
46St Helens Town0–1Skelmersdale United
47Stafford Rangers2–0Darlaston
48Stalybridge Celtic2–2Burscough
49Stamford1–0Bedford Town
50Stockton2–1West Auckland Town
51Stourbridge0–2Wellington Town
52Sudbury Town1–1Bury Town
53Sutton Town0–1Matlock Town
54Tilbury0–3Hillingdon Borough
55Tooting & Mitcham United0–1Bexley United
56Trowbridge Town2–3Bridgwater Town
57Uxbridge2–2Metropolitan Police
58Vauxhall Motors1–0Hoddesdon Town
59Wadebridge Town1–1Nanpean Rovers
60Walton & Hersham4–1Leatherhead
61Ware3–2Hounslow
62Waterlooville3–0Newport I O W
63Wealdstone3–1Banbury United
64Wellingborough Town3–1Ely City
65Welton Rovers1–2Gloucester City
66Windsor & Eton2–2Malden Town
67Winsford United2–4Kirkby Town
68Wisbech Town3–1Holbeach United
69Witton Albion4–3Rossendale United
70Woking5–2Addlestone
71Wokingham Town5–0Chichester City
72Worcester City0–0Alvechurch

Replays

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1Cheltenham Town3–2Abergavenny Thursdays
3Heanor Town1–0Bedworth Town
24Retford Town1–0Hatfield Main
29Edmonton2–1Leyton
43Kingstonian3–1Southall
48Burscough2–4Stalybridge Celtic
52Bury Town3–2Sudbury Town
57Metropolitan Police3–3Uxbridge
59Nanpean Rovers0–7Wadebridge Town
66Malden Town3–2Windsor & Eton
72Alvechurch0–1Worcester City

2nd replay

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57Metropolitan Police3–1Uxbridge

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Ashford Town (Kent)3–4Canterbury City
2Atherstone Town3–2Heanor Town
3Bangor City3–1South Liverpool
4Biggleswade & District1–2Stamford
5Billingham Synthonia0–2Bishop Auckland
6Bilston3–2Stafford Rangers
7Brentwood Town2–1Metropolitan Police
8Bridgwater Town0–1Frome Town
9Bury Town4–1Gorleston
10Buxton0–3Matlock Town
11Cinderford Town1–3Cheltenham Town
12Eastbourne United2–3Eastbourne
13Edmonton1–1Kingstonian
14Frickley Colliery0–0Retford Town
15Goole Town3–0Selby Town
16Hillingdon Borough3–0Bexley United
17Hitchin Town0–2St Albans City
18Kettering Town4–1Wellingborough Town
19King's Lynn5–3Wisbech Town
20Margate4–0Hastings United
21Morecambe1–0Fleetwood
22Mossley2–0Witton Albion
23North Shields2–1Shildon
24Northwich Victoria4–2Kirkby Town
25Poole Town1–1Gloucester City
26Redhill2–4Dartford
27Skelmersdale United3–1Stalybridge Celtic
28Slough Town2–0Bishop's Stortford
29Stockton0–3Consett
30Vauxhall Motors3–3Ware
31Wadebridge Town2–2Falmouth Town
32Walton & Hersham4–0Malden Town
33Waterlooville4–2Salisbury
34Wealdstone2–1Aylesbury United
35Wellington Town2–3Worcester City
36Woking3–2Wokingham Town

Replays

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13Kingstonian2–0Edmonton
14Retford Town0–0Frickley Colliery
25Gloucester City1–2Poole Town
30Ware2–1Vauxhall Motors
31Falmouth Town3–1Wadebridge Town

2nd replay

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14Retford Town3–0Frickley Colliery

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Enfield, Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Weymouth, Romford, Wigan Athletic, Corby Town, Guildford City, Grantham, Altrincham, Kidderminster Harriers, Nuneaton Borough, Oxford City, Runcorn, Barnet, Macclesfield Town, Boston United, Walthamstow Avenue, Tow Law Town and Lowestoft Town.

Ties

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1Altrincham2–0Wigan Athletic
2Barnet4–2Enfield
3Bath City0–2Yeovil Town
4Bilston2–0Matlock Town
5Bishop Auckland2–3Goole Town
6Boston United2–2Grantham
7Corby Town0–1St Albans City
8Eastbourne2–2Canterbury City
9Falmouth Town2–2Waterlooville
10Frome Town1–2Cheltenham Town
11Guildford City0–1Dartford
12Hereford United4–1Worcester City
13Hillingdon Borough0–0Brentwood Town
14Kettering Town2–0Atherstone Town
15King's Lynn3–0Lowestoft Town
16Kingstonian3–3Chelmsford City
17Margate1–0Walton & Hersham
18Mossley1–2Morecambe
19North Shields1–3Tow Law Town
20Northwich Victoria1–3Skelmersdale United
21Nuneaton Borough1–1Kidderminster Harriers
22Oxford City7–1Romford
23Retford Town0–2Macclesfield Town
24Runcorn1–4Bangor City
25Slough Town1–1Wealdstone
26South Shields1–1Consett
27Stamford0–2Bury Town
28Ware1–0Walthamstow Avenue
29Weymouth1–1Poole Town
30Wimbledon0–2Woking

Replays

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6Grantham2–1Boston United
8Canterbury City4–2Eastbourne
9Waterlooville1–1Falmouth Town
13Brentwood Town2–0Hillingdon Borough
16Chelmsford City5–3Kingstonian
21Kidderminster Harriers3–0Nuneaton Borough
25Wealdstone2–0Slough Town
26Consett0–6South Shields
29Poole Town0–1Weymouth

2nd replay

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9Falmouth Town0–2Waterlooville

1968–69 FA Cup

See 1968-69 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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