1972–73 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1972–73 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country:England
Wales
Prev Season:1971–72
Next Season:1973–74

The FA Cup 1972–73 is the 92nd 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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1Hertford Town2–1Bromley
2Hitchin Town3–0Dunstable Town
3Lewes3–0Eastbourne United
4Moor Green2–1Darlaston
5Newport I O W2–0Cowes
6Norton Woodseats0–0Heanor Town
7Nuneaton Borough1–1Kidderminster Harriers
8Ormskirk3–3Chorley
9Prestwich Heys3–3Horwich R M I
10Rawmarsh Welfare0–1Glossop
11Ringmer0–1Haywards Heath
12Rushden Town0–1Long Eaton United
13Sheppey United2–2Dover
14Slough Town1–0Bedford Town
15Soham Town Rangers0–2Histon
16Southall0–1Dulwich Hamlet
17Spalding United0–2Kettering Town
18Stonehouse4–0Cinderford Town
19Sutton Coldfield Town0–0Highgate United
20Sutton United3–1Corinthian Casuals
21Thetford Town2–1King's Lynn
22Tilbury2–1Ilford
23Ton Pentre3–3Merthyr Tydfil
24Tonbridge1–1Maidstone United
25Truro City1–0Falmouth Town
26Walton & Hersham1–1Metropolitan Police
27Welton Rovers2–0Melksham Town
28Wembley1–3Hayes
29Whitby Town0–1Goole Town
30Winsford United3–1Northwich Victoria
31Winterton Rangers2–0Frickley Colliery

Replays

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6Heanor Town2–1Norton Woodseats
7Kidderminster Harriers0–1Nuneaton Borough
8Chorley1–0Ormskirk
9Horwich R M I4–1Prestwich Heys
13Dover1–0Sheppey United
19Highgate United2–0Sutton Coldfield Town
23Merthyr Tydfil1–0Ton Pentre
24Maidstone United1–2Tonbridge
26Metropolitan Police1–6Walton & Hersham

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Accrington Stanley1–1Darwen
2Addlestone1–0Croydon
3Alton Town2–0Farnborough Town
4Alvechurch3–1Oldbury United
5Aylesbury United1–1Oxford City
6Bacup Borough1–0Morecambe
7Banbury United4–1Wokingham Town
8Barking1–0Rainham Town
9Barnstaple Town3–1Bodmin Town
10Basingstoke Town1–1Winchester City
11Bath City0–0Cheltenham Town
12Bedworth United0–3Rugby Town
13Belper Town1–1Alfreton Town
14Bexley United1–0Bracknell Town
15Bideford3–2Penzance
16Billingham Synthonia3–2Stanley United
17Bishop's Stortford1–0Epping Town
18Blaenau Ffestiniog1–2Oswestry Town
19Bognor Regis Town3–0Dorking
20Bridgwater Town3–0Ferndale Athletic
21Bridlington Trinity2–1Ashby Institute
22Brierley Hill Alliance2–1Tamworth
23Brigg Town1–3Barton Town
24Burgess Hill Town1–3Peacehaven & Telscombe
25Burscough2–0Wigan Rovers
26Burton Albion1–0Atherstone Town
27Buxton0–0Altrincham
28Carshalton Athletic0–0Molesey
29Chatham Town0–2Ashford Town (Kent)
30Chesham United0–1Witney Town
31Cheshunt0–4Wimbledon
32Chichester City0–0Pagham
33Chippenham Town0–4Devizes Town
34Chorley2–1Formby
35Clacton Town1–4Bury Town
36Clapton1–2Aveley
37Consett3–1Ryhope Colliery Welfare
38Corby Town3–1Boston
39Cray Wanderers2–1Canterbury City
40Crook Town2–0Ashington
41Denaby United1–1Hatfield Main
42Desborough Town1–2Enderby Town
43Dorchester Town1–1Andover
44Dover2–1Hastings United
45Droylsden1–2Ashton United
46Dulwich Hamlet1–2Hampton
47Durham City1–2Ferryhill Athletic
48Eastbourne Town0–5Arundel
49Eastwood Hanley2–1Congleton Town
50Eastwood Town3–3Arnold
51Ellesmere Port Town2–1Leek Town
52Emley1–2Macclesfield Town
53Evenwood Town2–0Annfield Plain
54Farsley Celtic3–2Bridlington Town
55Faversham Town0–2Bexhill Town
56Finchley2–0Leyton
57Folkestone4–1Deal Town
58Frome Town4–2Bridport
59Gateshead1–0West Auckland Town
60Glossop3–2Mexborough Town
61Gloucester City2–2Trowbridge Town
62Goole Town0–0Scarborough
63Gorleston0–2Chatteris Town
64Gosport Borough2–0Ryde Sports
65Gravesend & Northfleet1–1St Albans City
66Great Harwood4–1Clitheroe
67Great Yarmouth Town2–2Ely City
68Gresley Rovers0–1Warley
69Halesowen Town1–4Bilston
70Harlow Town1–0Uxbridge
71Harrow Borough0–0Erith & Belvedere
72Harwich & Parkeston1–3Cambridge City
73Hatfield Town1–4Biggleswade & District
74Hayes4–1Hoddesdon Town
75Haywards Heath2–2Littlehampton Town
76Heanor Town0–0Ilkeston Town
77Hednesford Town1–5Bromsgrove Rovers
78Hemel Hempstead2–9Dartford
79Herne Bay5–0Tunbridge Wells
80Hertford Town2–0Ford United
81Highgate United6–0Gornal Athletic
82Histon1–3Potton United
83Hitchin Town2–1Fleet Town
84Holbeach United0–1Bourne Town
85Horden Colliery Welfare0–2North Shields
86Hornchurch0–8Walthamstow Avenue
87Horwich R M I3–3Hyde United
88Irthlingborough Diamonds1–1Hinckley Athletic
89Kettering Town4–0Louth United
90Lancaster City3–1Fleetwood
91Leatherhead3–0Worthing
92Letchworth Town1–2Egham Town
93Lewes1–0Horsham
94Leytonstone1–0Hounslow
95Llanelli0–1Barry Town
96Long Eaton United3–0Loughborough United
97Lye Town1–0Redditch United
98Maidenhead United0–1Woking
99March Town United1–1Wisbech Town
100Matlock Town1–1Sutton Town
101Merthyr Tydfil1–0Minehead
102Moor Green2–1Dudley Town
103Mossley1–1Stalybridge Celtic
104Nantwich Town3–2Connah's Quay Nomads
105Netherfield3–0Penrith
106New Brighton1–4Marine
107New Mills1–3Radcliffe Borough
108Newport I O W2–6Fareham Town
109Nuneaton Borough4–1Lockheed Leamington
110Porthmadog0–0South Liverpool
111Redhill1–0Southwick
112Retford Town1–2Worksop Town
113Rothwell Town1–5Wellingborough Town
114Runcorn8–0Leyland Motors
115Salisbury9–1Westbury United
116Sandbach Ramblers0–7Witton Albion
117Selby Town0–2Yorkshire Amateur
118Shildon3–4Murton Colliery Welfare
119Sittingbourne2–0Whitstable Town
120Skegness Town3–1Stamford
121Slough Town0–0Bletchley Town
122Spennymoor United5–1Stockton
123St Blazey1–2Wadebridge Town
124St Neots Town1–1Sudbury Town
125Stevenage Athletic1–0Ware
126Stocksbridge Works1–3Bradford Park Avenue
127Stonehouse0–1Glastonbury
128Stourbridge2–1Worcester City
129Sutton United5–1Marlow
130Taunton Town3–1Weston Super Mare
131Thetford Town4–2Lowestoft Town
132Tilbury0–0Kingstonian
133Tonbridge1–1Ramsgate Athletic
134Tooting & Mitcham United1–3Wycombe Wanderers
135Tow Law Town1–1Boldon Colliery Welfare
136Truro City2–1Newquay
137Vauxhall Motors0–0Edmonton
138Walton & Hersham3–0Staines Town
139Wealdstone0–0Windsor & Eton
140Welton Rovers2–0Poole Town
141Whitley Bay0–1Bishop Auckland
142Wingate (Durham)1–4Willington
143Winsford United1–0Prescot Town
144Winterton Rangers1–3Gainsborough Trinity

Replays

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1Darwen2–4Accrington Stanley
5Oxford City3–0Aylesbury United
10Winchester City1–1Basingstoke Town
11Cheltenham Town3–2Bath City
13Alfreton Town4–1Belper Town
27Altrincham4–1Buxton
28Molesey4–1Carshalton Athletic
32Pagham1–2Chichester City
41Hatfield Main0–0Denaby United
43Andover2–1Dorchester Town
50Arnold0–5Eastwood Town
61Trowbridge Town2–0Gloucester City
62Scarborough1–0Goole Town
65St Albans City1–0Gravesend & Northfleet
67Ely City3–1Great Yarmouth Town
71Erith & Belvedere2–1Harrow Borough
75Littlehampton Town1–2Haywards Heath
76Ilkeston Town0–2Heanor Town
87Hyde United1–0Horwich R M I
88Hinckley Athletic1–2Irthlingborough Diamonds
99Wisbech Town3–0March Town United
100Sutton Town3–2Matlock Town
103Stalybridge Celtic4–3Mossley
110South Liverpool2–1Porthmadog
121Bletchley Town0–3Slough Town
124Sudbury Town6–1St Neots Town
132Kingstonian1–2Tilbury
133Ramsgate Athletic0–3Tonbridge
135Boldon Colliery Welfare0–3Tow Law Town
137Edmonton0–2Vauxhall Motors
139Windsor & Eton0–3Wealdstone

2nd replay

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10Basingstoke Town0–0Winchester City
41Denaby United1–2Hatfield Main

3rd replay

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10Winchester City0–3Basingstoke Town

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Accrington Stanley1–1Runcorn
2Addlestone0–1St Albans City
3Alfreton Town3–0Sutton Town
4Alton Town8–1Gosport Borough
5Altrincham3–2Radcliffe Borough
6Alvechurch4–0Lye Town
7Andover0–1Salisbury
8Arundel1–2Haywards Heath
9Ashford Town (Kent)6–0Herne Bay
10Ashton United1–1Hyde United
11Aveley1–2Sutton United
12Banbury United2–1Slough Town
13Barking1–0Hertford Town
14Barnstaple Town3–0Wadebridge Town
15Barry Town1–0Merthyr Tydfil
16Barton Town2–2Gainsborough Trinity
17Basingstoke Town3–1Fareham Town
18Bexhill Town0–0Sittingbourne
19Bexley United1–0Walthamstow Avenue
20Bideford8–0Truro City
21Biggleswade & District0–2Woking
22Bilston3–2Stourbridge
23Bishop's Stortford4–1Hitchin Town
24Bognor Regis Town2–0Leatherhead
25Bourne Town1–5Kettering Town
26Bradford Park Avenue2–1Stalybridge Celtic
27Bridgwater Town0–4Taunton Town
28Bridlington Trinity0–1Worksop Town
29Brierley Hill Alliance5–2Warley
30Bromsgrove Rovers2–1Highgate United
31Burscough1–1Chorley
32Burton Albion2–1Moor Green
33Bury Town1–1Sudbury Town
34Cambridge City3–1Potton United
35Chatteris Town3–1Wisbech Town
36Cheltenham Town4–0Trowbridge Town
37Chichester City1–2Redhill
38Consett1–2Willington
39Corby Town0–2Skegness Town
40Cray Wanderers0–2Dover
41Crook Town4–2Tow Law Town
42Dartford4–3Tilbury
43Devizes Town7–2Glastonbury
44Eastwood Hanley3–0Witton Albion
45Eastwood Town2–0Heanor Town
46Egham Town2–6Wycombe Wanderers
47Ellesmere Port Town1–0Winsford United
48Ely City2–0Thetford Town
49Enderby Town2–1Wellingborough Town
50Erith & Belvedere1–2Hayes
51Evenwood Town0–0Billingham Synthonia
52Farsley Celtic0–1Scarborough
53Ferryhill Athletic3–2Bishop Auckland
54Finchley0–2Wealdstone
55Folkestone0–1Tonbridge
56Frome Town1–1Welton Rovers
57Great Harwood5–0Netherfield
58Hatfield Main1–2Yorkshire Amateur
59Irthlingborough Diamonds2–1Long Eaton United
60Lancaster City2–1Bacup Borough
61Leytonstone2–2Walton & Hersham
62Macclesfield Town3–0Glossop
63Marine3–1Oswestry Town
64Molesey0–0Hampton
65Murton Colliery Welfare2–4Gateshead
66Nantwich Town1–1South Liverpool
67Oxford City0–4Witney Town
68Peacehaven & Telscombe0–1Lewes
69Rugby Town0–1Nuneaton Borough
70Spennymoor United1–1North Shields
71Vauxhall Motors2–1Harlow Town
72Wimbledon3–1Stevenage Athletic

Replays

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1Runcorn2–1Accrington Stanley
10Hyde United2–2Ashton United
16Gainsborough Trinity3–1Barton Town
18Sittingbourne1–0Bexhill Town
31Chorley1–2Burscough
33Sudbury Town1–3Bury Town
51Billingham Synthonia2–1Evenwood Town
56Welton Rovers0–1Frome Town
61Walton & Hersham3–0Leytonstone
64Hampton1–0Molesey
66South Liverpool1–0Nantwich Town
70North Shields2–2Spennymoor United

2nd replays

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10Ashton United2–1Hyde United
70Spennymoor United1–0North Shields

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Ashton United1–3Altrincham
2Banbury United0–0Witney Town
3Barking3–2St Albans City
4Barry Town0–0Taunton Town
5Basingstoke Town0–2Alton Town
6Bideford1–2Barnstaple Town
7Bishop's Stortford2–0Vauxhall Motors
8Bromsgrove Rovers1–1Bilston
9Burscough2–2Runcorn
10Burton Albion0–1Brierley Hill Alliance
11Cambridge City0–1Bury Town
12Crook Town0–3Billingham Synthonia
13Dartford3–2Woking
14Devizes Town1–0Cheltenham Town
15Dover1–2Ashford Town (Kent)
16Eastwood Town0–4Alfreton Town
17Ellesmere Port Town2–2Eastwood Hanley
18Ely City3–3Chatteris Town
19Ferryhill Athletic1–5Willington
20Frome Town0–0Salisbury
21Gainsborough Trinity1–0Worksop Town
22Gateshead0–4Spennymoor United
23Hampton0–0Bexley United
24Hayes3–1Wealdstone
25Haywards Heath1–2Redhill
26Irthlingborough Diamonds0–4Enderby Town
27Kettering Town7–0Skegness Town
28Lancaster City1–0Great Harwood
29Lewes1–1Bognor Regis Town
30Macclesfield Town1–0Bradford Park Avenue
31Marine0–2South Liverpool
32Nuneaton Borough2–0Alvechurch
33Scarborough2–2Yorkshire Amateur
34Sutton United3–1Wimbledon
35Tonbridge4–1Sittingbourne
36Walton & Hersham1–0Wycombe Wanderers

Replays

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2Witney Town1–2Banbury United
4Taunton Town2–0Barry Town
8Bilston1–0Bromsgrove Rovers
9Runcorn2–3Burscough
17Ellesmere Port Town2–0Eastwood Hanley
18Chatteris Town2–4Ely City
20Salisbury0–1Frome Town
23Bexley United4–1Hampton
29Bognor Regis Town3–1Lewes
33Yorkshire Amateur0–2Scarborough

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Telford United, Hillingdon Borough, Skelmersdale United, Dagenham, Barrow, Yeovil Town, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Weymouth, Grantham, Margate, Bangor City, Wigan Athletic, Boston United, Rhyl, Romford, Guildford City, Blyth Spartans, Rossendale United and Crawley Town.

Ties

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1Alfreton Town0–2Nuneaton Borough
2Alton Town2–0Devizes Town
3Altrincham1–1Ellesmere Port Town
4Ashford Town (Kent)3–4Guildford City
5Barking1–2Hayes
6Barnstaple Town1–0Weymouth
7Billingham Synthonia1–1South Shields
8Bilston3–0Brierley Hill Alliance
9Bishop's Stortford1–1Dagenham
10Bognor Regis Town1–0Bexley United
11Burscough1–3Wigan Athletic
12Bury Town1–3Boston United
13Crawley Town0–2Chelmsford City
14Ely City1–2Kettering Town
15Enderby Town0–2Telford United
16Frome Town1–1Banbury United
17Gainsborough Trinity1–2Grantham
18Hillingdon Borough0–0Redhill
19Lancaster City3–1Barrow
20Macclesfield Town0–1South Liverpool
21Margate2–0Sutton United
22Rossendale United1–2Bangor City
23Scarborough2–1Blyth Spartans
24Skelmersdale United0–4Rhyl
25Tonbridge0–0Romford
26Walton & Hersham2–2Dartford
27Willington0–2Spennymoor United
28Yeovil Town4–1Taunton Town

Replays

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3Ellesmere Port Town1–2Altrincham
7South Shields2–1Billingham Synthonia
9Dagenham0–4Bishop's Stortford
16Banbury United3–0Frome Town
18Redhill0–1Hillingdon Borough
25Romford1–2Tonbridge
26Dartford0–1Walton & Hersham

1972–73 FA Cup

See 1972-73 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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