1971–72 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1971–72 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country:England
Wales
Prev Season:1970–71
Next Season:1972–73

The FA Cup 1971–72 is the 91st 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 28 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.

Preliminary round

Ties

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1Bridlington Town2–1Bridlington Trinity
2Brierley Hill Alliance0–2Bromsgrove Rovers
3Chippenham Town1–0Frome Town
4Desborough Town1–2Irthlingborough Diamonds
5Ellesmere Port Town2–1Formby
6Frickley Colliery3–2Mexborough Town
7Gosport Borough0–0Newport I O W
8Harwich & Parkeston2–2Lowestoft Town
9Hertford Town1–1Leytonstone
10Histon4–2Rothwell Town
11Hornchurch1–4Metropolitan Police
12Hyde United2–2Kirkby Town
13Ilford2–3Staines Town
14Kidderminster Harriers3–1Lye Town
15Kingstonian4–1Leighton Town
16Lincoln United1–0Louth United
17Llanelli0–3Merthyr Tydfil
18March Town United1–2Skegness Town
19Minehead1–2Poole Town
20New Mills3–1Sandbach Ramblers
21Ramsgate Athletic1–1Sittingbourne
22Romford3–0St Albans City

Replays

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7Newport I O W4–0Gosport Borough
8Lowestoft Town1–2Harwich & Parkeston
9Leytonstone2–1Hertford Town
12Kirkby Town1–2Hyde United
21Sittingbourne0–1Ramsgate Athletic

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Abergavenny Thursdays1–0Barry Town
2Alfreton Town4–0Bilston
3Alton Town3–2Cowes
4Altrincham1–0Buxton
5Alvechurch4–0Moor Green
6Annfield Plain0–5Durham City
7Arnold2–0Brigg Town
8Arundel1–0Bognor Regis Town
9Ashford Town (Kent)2–0Bexhill Town
10Ashton United2–1Clitheroe
11Atherstone Town3–1Bromsgrove Rovers
12Aveley1–0Banstead Athletic
13Bacup Borough0–0Fleetwood
14Banbury United2–2Bedford Town
15Barking0–1Bishop's Stortford
16Barnstaple Town1–3Bideford
17Barton Town1–0Bridlington Town
18Basingstoke Town2–1Welton Rovers
19Bath City2–1Chippenham Town
20Bedlington Colliery Welfare5–1Ryhope Colliery Welfare
21Belper Town0–0Burton Albion
22Bexley United2–1Clapton
23Biggleswade & District2–1Rushden Town
24Billingham Synthonia0–2Ferryhill Athletic
25Bishop Auckland4–1Stanley United
26Blyth Spartans3–2Boldon Colliery Welfare
27Boreham Wood2–1Cheshunt
28Boston1–5Bourne Town
29Braintree & Crittall Athletic2–1Chertsey Town
30Bridgwater Town1–0Bridport
31Bury Town2–0Clacton Town
32Canterbury City5–1Chatham Town
33Carshalton Athletic2–1Chesham United
34Chatteris Town3–0Soham Town Rangers
35Chichester City3–1Haywards Heath
36Chorley3–0Marine
37Cinderford Town1–1Ton Pentre
38Civil Service0–10Bromley
39Corby Town0–1Irthlingborough Diamonds
40Corinthian Casuals0–2Harlow Town
41Crawley Town4–0Eastbourne Town
42Cray Wanderers3–0Ware
43Crook Town1–4Consett
44Darlaston2–1Warley
45Dartford1–1Walton & Hersham
46Deal Town1–1Tonbridge
47Denaby United3–0Emley
48Dorchester Town3–2Taunton Town
49Dover2–1Ramsgate Athletic
50Droylsden0–3Ellesmere Port Town
51Dudley Town0–1Worcester City
52Dulwich Hamlet1–0Dunstable Town
53East Grinstead2–0Ringmer
54Eastbourne United0–2Burgess Hill Town
55Eastwood Hanley1–0Winsford United
56Eastwood Town2–2Retford Town
57Ely City4–0Histon
58Erith & Belvedere2–2Leatherhead
59Falmouth Town3–2Truro City
60Fareham Town8–2Selsey
61Farsley Celtic0–1Frickley Colliery
62Feltham1–3Redhill
63Finchley0–1Stevenage Athletic
64Fleet Town1–1Newport I O W
65Folkestone6–2Sheppey United
66Ford United1–4Staines Town
67Gainsborough Trinity2–3Lincoln United
68Gateshead3–0Tow Law Town
69Glastonbury2–1Poole Town
70Glossop0–1Worksop Town
71Gloucester City2–3Merthyr Tydfil
72Goole Town3–0Selby Town
73Gorleston0–3Sudbury Town
74Gravesend & Northfleet2–2Southall
75Grays Athletic2–4Sutton United
76Great Harwood7–1Prescot Town
77Great Yarmouth Town1–3Harwich & Parkeston
78Gresley Rovers0–4Stafford Rangers
79Guildford City2–0Aylesbury United
80Hampton2–1Bletchley Town
81Harrow Borough0–1Wealdstone
82Hastings United1–1Southwick
83Hatfield Town0–4Leytonstone
84Hayes2–0Kingstonian
85Heanor Town1–0Newhall United
86Hednesford Town0–2Redditch United
87Hemel Hempstead2–2Addlestone
88Herne Bay3–1Faversham Town
89Highgate United3–1Kidderminster Harriers
90Hitchin Town2–2Tilbury
91Hoddesdon Town2–1Metropolitan Police
92Holbeach United1–4Stamford
93Horsham2–0Lewes
94Horwich R M I1–1Hyde United
95Hounslow0–2Uxbridge
96Hull Brunswick1–3Whitby Town
97Ilkeston Town1–2Bedworth United
98Kettering Town6–1Cambridge City
99King's Lynn4–1Skegness Town
100Lancaster City6–1Penrith
101Letchworth Town1–2Romford
102Leyland Motors1–4Ormskirk
103Littlehampton Town0–1Worthing
104Lockheed Leamington2–1Stourbridge
105Long Eaton United3–1Sutton Coldfield Town
106Loughborough United0–5Nuneaton Borough
107Lower Gornal Athletic2–2Halesowen Town
108Maidenhead United2–0Wycombe Wanderers
109Maidstone United6–1Tunbridge Wells
110Marlow0–3Wembley
111Matlock Town1–3Sutton Town
112Melksham Town1–3Andover
113Morecambe2–0Accrington Stanley
114Mossley2–2Prestwich Heys
115Nantwich3–1New Mills
116Netherfield2–4Rossendale United
117Newmarket Town1–4Thetford Town
118Norton Woodseats0–3Winterton Rangers
119Oswestry Town2–1Porthmadog
120Potton United0–1Witney Town
121Pwllheli & District0–3Connah's Quay Nomads
122Radcliffe Borough2–3Burscough
123Rawmarsh Welfare1–1Yorkshire Amateur
124Runcorn2–0New Brighton
125Ryde Sports1–4Thornycroft Athletic
126Salisbury4–0Westbury United
127Saltash United2–3Wadebridge Town
128Scarborough6–0Ashby Institute
129Shildon1–1Evenwood Town
130Slough Town1–1Woking
131Snowdown Colliery Welfare1–4Whitstable Town
132South Liverpool1–0Northwich Victoria
133Spalding United0–1Wisbech Town
134Spennymoor United4–2Horden Colliery Welfare
135St Blazey4–0Newquay
136St Neots Town1–3Wellingborough Town
137Stalybridge Celtic0–1Witton Albion
138Stockton2–2Whitley Bay
139Stonehouse4–2Weston Super Mare
140Tooting & Mitcham United1–1Windsor & Eton
141Trowbridge Town4–2Street
142Walthamstow Avenue1–0Woodford Town
143Washington1–1Willington
144Wingate (Durham)0–1North Shields

Replays

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13Fleetwood3–0Bacup Borough
14Bedford Town1–0Banbury United
21Burton Albion2–0Belper Town
37Ton Pentre3–1Cinderford Town
45Walton & Hersham1–0Dartford
46Tonbridge2–0Deal Town
56Retford Town0–3Eastwood Town
58Leatherhead3–0Erith & Belvedere
64Newport I O W5–2Fleet Town
74Southall3–1Gravesend & Northfleet
82Southwick1–1Hastings United
87Addlestone1–1Hemel Hempstead
90Tilbury3–2Hitchin Town
94Hyde United2–0Horwich R M I
107Halesowen Town1–3Lower Gornal Athletic
114Prestwich Heys1–2Mossley
123Yorkshire Amateur4–2Rawmarsh Welfare
129Evenwood Town4–3Shildon
130Woking0–2Slough Town
138Whitley Bay5–2Stockton
140Windsor & Eton2–0Tooting & Mitcham United
143Willington1–0Washington

2nd replay

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82Hastings United2–1Southwick
87Hemel Hempstead1–4Addlestone

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Abergavenny Thursdays0–2Ton Pentre
2Alfreton Town3–1Heanor Town
3Alton Town0–1Fareham Town
4Altrincham4–1Eastwood Hanley
5Andover1–3Basingstoke Town
6Arnold2–4Eastwood Town
7Arundel0–0Chichester City
8Ashford Town (Kent)3–1Tonbridge
9Ashton United3–2Great Harwood
10Aveley1–1Southall
11Bedford Town3–0Biggleswade & District
12Bedlington Colliery Welfare0–0Consett
13Bexley United3–2Leatherhead
14Bideford3–1Falmouth Town
15Bishop's Stortford4–2Harlow Town
16Blyth Spartans3–1Willington
17Boreham Wood1–1Wealdstone
18Bourne Town3–1Stamford
19Braintree & Crittall Athletic1–0Cray Wanderers
20Bridgwater Town1–0Dorchester Town
21Bromley1–1Stevenage Athletic
22Burscough2–1Chorley
23Burton Albion1–2Stafford Rangers
24Bury Town2–0Sudbury Town
25Canterbury City1–3Folkestone
26Carshalton Athletic0–0Walton & Hersham
27Crawley Town3–0East Grinstead
28Darlaston0–4Alvechurch
29Denaby United1–2Worksop Town
30Dulwich Hamlet0–1Redhill
31Durham City2–0Spennymoor United
32Fleetwood0–2Lancaster City
33Gateshead3–2Bishop Auckland
34Goole Town3–2Barton Town
35Hampton1–1Guildford City
36Hastings United4–1Burgess Hill Town
37Kettering Town2–0Chatteris Town
38Lockheed Leamington0–2Highgate United
39Lower Gornal Athletic0–0Redditch United
40Maidenhead United1–0Leytonstone
41Maidstone United3–0Herne Bay
42Mossley0–0Hyde United
43North Shields3–1Ferryhill Athletic
44Nuneaton Borough2–0Long Eaton United
45Ormskirk0–1Ellesmere Port Town
46Oswestry Town3–1Connah's Quay Nomads
47Rossendale United2–2Morecambe
48Salisbury2–1Bath City
49Slough Town0–1Romford
50South Liverpool1–0Runcorn
51Stonehouse0–2Merthyr Tydfil
52Sutton Town2–2Bedworth United
53Thetford Town0–0Harwich & Parkeston
54Thornycroft Athletic4–1Newport I O W
55Tilbury3–0Addlestone
56Trowbridge Town0–0Glastonbury
57Uxbridge1–3Sutton United
58Wadebridge Town6–1St Blazey
59Walthamstow Avenue2–0Hoddesdon Town
60Wellingborough Town4–2Ely City
61Wembley1–6Hayes
62Whitby Town0–2Scarborough
63Whitley Bay3–1Evenwood Town
64Whitstable Town0–5Dover
65Windsor & Eton2–1Staines Town
66Winterton Rangers3–1Lincoln United
67Wisbech Town0–4King's Lynn
68Witney Town3–0Irthlingborough Diamonds
69Witton Albion0–1Nantwich
70Worcester City0–0Atherstone Town
71Worthing1–3Horsham
72Yorkshire Amateur0–0Frickley Colliery

Replays

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7Chichester City1–1Arundel
10Southall3–3Aveley
12Consett4–1Bedlington Colliery Welfare
17Wealdstone0–2Boreham Wood
21Stevenage Athletic2–4Bromley
26Walton & Hersham5–1Carshalton Athletic
35Guildford City2–1Hampton
39Redditch United3–1Lower Gornal Athletic
42Hyde United2–0Mossley
47Morecambe0–1Rossendale United
52Bedworth United0–1Sutton Town
53Harwich & Parkeston1–0Thetford Town
56Glastonbury0–5Trowbridge Town
70Atherstone Town1–0Worcester City
72Frickley Colliery3–1Yorkshire Amateur

2nd replays

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7Arundel2–7Chichester City
10Aveley2–1Southall

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Alfreton Town0–4Nuneaton Borough
2Altrincham1–1Nantwich
3Alvechurch3–0Atherstone Town
4Ashford Town (Kent)0–2Dover
5Ashton United2–2Hyde United
6Aveley1–1Maidenhead United
7Basingstoke Town5–2Salisbury
8Bedford Town2–2Witney Town
9Bexley United1–1Tilbury
10Bideford4–1Wadebridge Town
11Bishop's Stortford2–2Guildford City
12Blyth Spartans8–1Consett
13Boreham Wood2–2Walthamstow Avenue
14Bourne Town0–3King's Lynn
15Braintree & Crittall Athletic0–2Romford
16Bridgwater Town2–1Trowbridge Town
17Bromley3–0Hayes
18Burscough0–1Ellesmere Port Town
19Bury Town1–0Harwich & Parkeston
20Chichester City1–1Hastings United
21Crawley Town3–1Horsham
22Eastwood Town1–2Winterton Rangers
23Fareham Town5–1Thornycroft Athletic
24Folkestone2–0Maidstone United
25Gateshead0–1North Shields
26Kettering Town2–1Wellingborough Town
27Lancaster City1–4Rossendale United
28Oswestry Town2–0South Liverpool
29Redditch United3–0Highgate United
30Redhill0–2Sutton United
31Scarborough2–0Goole Town
32Stafford Rangers2–0Sutton Town
33Ton Pentre2–1Merthyr Tydfil
34Walton & Hersham2–2Windsor & Eton
35Whitley Bay3–1Durham City
36Worksop Town1–1Frickley Colliery

Replays

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2Nantwich1–4Altrincham
5Hyde United3–1Ashton United
6Maidenhead United3–2Aveley
8Witney Town2–0Bedford Town
9Tilbury2–1Bexley United
11Guildford City1–1Bishop's Stortford
13Walthamstow Avenue2–1Boreham Wood
20Hastings United9–1Chichester City
34Windsor & Eton0–1Walton & Hersham
36Frickley Colliery3–1Worksop Town

2nd replay

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11Bishop's Stortford1–2Guildford City

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Macclesfield Town, Enfield, Bradford Park Avenue, Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Weymouth, Grantham, Oxford City, Barnet, Margate, Bangor City, Cheltenham Town, Wigan Athletic, Tamworth, Boston United, Hendon and Rhyl.

Ties

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1Alvechurch2–2Oxford City
2Basingstoke Town2–2Fareham Town
3Bradford Park Avenue0–1South Shields
4Bridgwater Town2–0Yeovil Town
5Bromley0–1Guildford City
6Bury Town1–3King's Lynn
7Folkestone0–2Romford
8Frickley Colliery3–0Grantham
9Hastings United0–0Crawley Town
10Hendon2–2Barnet
11Hereford United3–0Cheltenham Town
12Hyde United1–3Bangor City
13Kettering Town4–1Chelmsford City
14Macclesfield Town1–2Ellesmere Port Town
15Maidenhead United2–1Walton & Hersham
16Margate1–0Wimbledon
17Nuneaton Borough3–1Tamworth
18Oswestry Town0–3Altrincham
19Redditch United3–0Ton Pentre
20Rossendale United6–3Stafford Rangers
21Scarborough1–0North Shields
22Sutton United0–1Witney Town
23Tilbury0–1Enfield
24Walthamstow Avenue0–0Dover
25Weymouth3–1Bideford
26Whitley Bay1–1Blyth Spartans
27Wigan Athletic2–1Rhyl
28Winterton Rangers0–3Boston United

Replays

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1Oxford City1–1Alvechurch
2Fareham Town1–1Basingstoke Town
9Crawley Town3–2Hastings United
10Barnet2–0Hendon
24Dover1–0Walthamstow Avenue
26Blyth Spartans2–1Whitley Bay

2nd replays

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1Alvechurch1–1Oxford City
2Basingstoke Town2–1Fareham Town

3rd replay

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1Oxford City0–0Alvechurch

4th replay

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1Oxford City0–0Alvechurch

5th replay

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1Oxford City0–1Alvechurch

1971–72 FA Cup

See 1971–72 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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