1980–81 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1980–81 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The FA Cup 1980–81 is the 100th 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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1Arundel0–2Kingstonian
2Bath City7–1Glastonbury
3Bilston3–2Congleton Town
4Bracknell Town1–5Poole Town
5Brereton Social1–1Evesham United
6Bridlington Trinity3–0Eppleton Colliery Welfare
7Brierley Hill Alliance0–2Darlaston
8Bury Town2–1Felixstowe Town
9Buxton1–2Eastwood Town
10Caernarfon Town0–2Chorley
11Calne Town0–1Chippenham Town
12Carlisle City1–4Farsley Celtic
13Carshalton Athletic2–0Feltham
14Chard Town1–1Clevedon Town
15Chatham Town2–1Eastbourne United
16Chatteris Town1–1Great Yarmouth Town
17Chertsey Town2–1Dunstable
18Cheshunt0–1Clapton
19Chichester City1–1Devizes Town
20Cinderford Town0–0Forest Green Rovers
21Consett0–2Crook Town
22Crawley Town2–1Deal Town
23Cray Wanderers1–1Dorking Town
24Denaby United1–3Frickley Athletic
25Desborough Town2–1Friar Lane Old Boys
26Dulwich Hamlet3–1Hampton
27Easington Colliery Welfare0–2South Bank
28Edgware4–3Hoddesdon Town
29Egham Town3–1Molesey
30Emley0–3Fleetwood Town
31Epping Town2–1Haringey Borough
32Formby0–2Glossop
33Gainsborough Trinity3–1Heanor Town
34Gresley Rovers1–1Highgate United
35Hayes2–0Hemel Hempstead
36Haywards Heath1–0Whitstable Town
37Herne Bay0–3Tonbridge
38Histon3–0Irthlingborough Diamonds
39Hornchurch2–3Walthamstow Avenue
40Horsham1–6Lewes
41Lye Town2–0Mangotsfield United
42March Town United2–1Stamford
43Milton Keynes City0–2Southall
44Nantwich Town0–0Winterton Rangers
45Netherfield3–2Washington
46New Brighton1–3Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare
47Newbury Town1–0Pagham
48Newmarket Town1–0Wellingborough Town
49Newquay8–0Ottery St Mary
50Normanby Park Works0–0Sutton Town
51Oxford City0–2Cheltenham Town
52Paulton Rovers0–3Weston Super Mare
53Peacehaven & Telscombe0–1Tilbury
54Peterlee Newtown1–1West Auckland Town
55Porthmadog1–1Skelmersdale United
56Potton United0–1Wisbech Town
57Prescot Cables2–1South Liverpool
58Racing Club Warwick1–2V S Rugby
59Rainham Town3–4Uxbridge
60Redditch United0–0Witton Albion
61Ringmer3–1Tunbridge Wells
62Rossendale United1–1Worksop Town
63Saltash United5–0Wadebridge Town
64Shepton Mallet Town2–1Welton Rovers
65St Neots Town3–1Thetford Town
66Staines Town0–1Willesden
67Tamworth3–0Wolverton Town
68Thackley1–1Wingate (Durham)
69Three Bridges0–1Wokingham Town
70Tiptree United3–0Wootton Blue Cross
71Walsall Wood0–3Winsford United
72Walton & Hersham3–0Woodford Town
73Whitby Town3–1Yorkshire Amateur
74Worthing0–1Basingstoke Town

Replays

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5Evesham United3–2Brereton Social
14Clevedon Town4–1Chard Town
16Great Yarmouth Town3–2Chatteris Town
19Devizes Town1–3Chichester City
20Forest Green Rovers0–0Cinderford Town
23Dorking Town0–2Cray Wanderers
34Highgate United3–1Gresley Rovers
44Winterton Rangers0–1Nantwich Town
50Sutton Town2–3Normanby Park Works
54West Auckland Town3–4Peterlee Newtown
55Skelmersdale United3–1Porthmadog
60Witton Albion5–1Redditch United
62Worksop Town3–1Rossendale United
68Wingate (Durham)0–1Thackley

2nd replays

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20Cinderford Town1–2Forest Green Rovers

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Accrington Stanley2–0Darwen
2Addlestone & Weybridge Town2–2Boreham Wood
3Alfreton Town2–1Brigg Town
4Almondsbury Greenway0–1Barnstaple Town
5Alton Town0–3Andover
6Alvechurch0–2Banbury United
7Annfield Plain2–3Billingham Synthonia
8Appleby Frodingham5–0Ashby Institute
9Armitage1–2Belper Town
10Arnold0–1Barton Town
11Ashford Town (Kent)4–1Corinthian Casuals
12Ashington0–3Bishop Auckland
13Aveley2–0Basildon United
14Aylesbury United2–0Burnham
15Bangor City0–2Bootle
16Barrow8–1Boldon Community Association
17Barry Town1–0Bromsgrove Rovers
18Barton Rovers3–0Camberley Town
19Basingstoke Town2–3Egham Town
20Bedford Town3–2Bishop's Stortford
21Bedworth United2–0Gornal Athletic
22Berkhamsted Town1–2Finchley
23Bexhill Town0–7Bromley
24Bideford1–0Bridgwater Town
25Billericay Town1–1Chalfont St Peter
26Blue Star3–1Bridlington Town
27Bognor Regis Town3–1Bridport
28Boston6–1Spalding United
29Boston United3–0Skegness Town
30Bourne Town0–0Cambridge City
31Brandon United0–0Shildon
32Bridgend Town0–1Ton Pentre
33Burgess Hill Town1–2Canterbury City
34Burscough2–1Prestwich Heys
35Burton Albion2–2Willenhall Town
36Chelmsford City0–0Clacton Town
37Cheltenham Town3–2Forest Green Rovers
38Chesham United0–1St Albans City
39Clitheroe1–1Curzon Ashton
40Corby Town1–0Ely City
41Coventry Sporting2–3Hinckley Athletic
42Croydon1–0Southwick
43Dartford4–1Saffron Walden Town
44Droylsden1–1Stalybridge Celtic
45Enderby Town3–1Tividale
46Epsom & Ewell1–0Eastbourne Town
47Evesham United0–1Buckingham Town
48Falmouth Town1–1Liskeard Athletic
49Fareham Town2–0Newport I O W
50Faversham Town0–2Dover
51Ferryhill Athletic2–2Evenwood Town
52Folkestone6–2East Grinstead
53Frome Town1–1Farnborough Town
54Gloucester City1–0Dorchester Town
55Goole Town1–0Whitley Bay
56Gosport Borough0–0Hastings United
57Grays Athletic0–0Erith & Belvedere
58Guisborough Town2–3Gateshead
59Halesowen Town1–1Didcot Town
60Haverhill Rovers2–3Gorleston
61Haywards Heath0–1Crawley Town
62Hillingdon Borough0–0Hendon
63Hitchin Town3–0Rushden Town
64Horden Colliery Welfare1–0Willington
65Hungerford Town5–1Wick
66Ilkeston Town0–0Holbeach United
67Kempston Rovers3–0Hertford Town
68Kidderminster Harriers3–0Hednesford Town
69Kingstonian1–0Banstead Athletic
70Lancaster City1–1Hyde United
71Leyton Wingate0–3Harefield United
72Leytonstone Ilford0–1Wembley
73Llanelli2–0Clandown
74Long Eaton United0–0Grantham
75Lowestoft Town0–2Harwich & Parkeston
76Lye Town1–1Chippenham Town
77Lytham0–2Leyland Motors
78Maidenhead United1–0Thame United
79Maidstone United6–0Ramsgate
80March Town United1–2Gainsborough Trinity
81Margate1–1Sittingbourne
82Marine3–0Rhyl
83Marlow1–2Harrow Borough
84Melksham Town7–0Ilminster Town
85Metropolitan Police2–3Hounslow
86Mexborough Town Athletic1–2Leek Town
87Moor Green4–0Rothwell Town
88Moreton Town0–1Dudley Town
89Nantwich Town0–0Eastwood Town
90Netherfield1–2Bridlington Trinity
91Newbury Town2–0Chichester City
92Newmarket Town1–1Hayes
93Normanby Park Works0–4Desborough Town
94North Ferriby United1–0Horwich R M I
95North Shields0–0Tow Law Town
96Northwich Victoria1–0New Mills
97Oldbury United4–0Matlock Town
98Oswestry Town0–1Colwyn Bay
99Parson Drove United0–1Stowmarket
100Penrith6–0Durham City
101Peterlee Newtown0–2Farsley Celtic
102Prescot Cables2–0Glossop
103Redhill0–2Littlehampton Town
104Ringmer3–3Lewes
105Salisbury1–1Trowbridge Town
106Saltash United4–0Newquay
107Shepton Mallet Town0–4Clevedon Town
108Skelmersdale United0–1Chorley
109Slough Town5–1Ware
110Soham Town Rangers1–1King's Lynn
111Southall0–8Dulwich Hamlet
112Southport1–3St Helens Town
113St Blazey1–2Penzance
114St Neots Town0–1Great Yarmouth Town
115Stourbridge6–2Macclesfield Town
116Sudbury Town0–3Letchworth Garden City
117Sutton Coldfield Town2–0Telford United
118Sutton United3–1Steyning Town
119Tamworth3–0Histon
120Thackley1–0Crook Town
121Tilbury4–1Cray Wanderers
122Tiptree United0–1Edgware
123Tiverton Town0–5Taunton Town
124Tonbridge1–1Chatham Town
125Tooting & Mitcham United0–3Windsor & Eton
126Uxbridge1–0Epping Town
127V S Rugby3–1Darlaston
128Wallsend Town0–2Spennymoor United
129Walthamstow Avenue5–0Clapton
130Walton & Hersham1–0Chertsey Town
131Waterlooville2–0Horsham Y M C A
132Welling United4–2Sheppey United
133Weston Super Mare1–2Bath City
134Whitby Town3–0South Bank
135Willesden0–2Carshalton Athletic
136Winsford United4–2Bilston
137Wisbech Town1–2Bury Town
138Witney Town2–1Ruislip Manor
139Witton Albion3–1Highgate United
140Woking2–1Tring Town
141Wokingham Town0–1Poole Town
142Worcester City1–1Malvern Town
143Worksop Town3–2Frickley Athletic
144Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare0–4Fleetwood Town

Replays

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2Boreham Wood0–2Addlestone & Weybridge Town
25Chalfont St Peter0–3Billericay Town
30Cambridge City0–1Bourne Town
31Shildon1–0Brandon United
35Willenhall Town1–2Burton Albion
36Clacton Town1–2Chelmsford City
39Curzon Ashton2–2Clitheroe
44Stalybridge Celtic2–1Droylsden
48Liskeard Athletic2–3Falmouth Town
51Evenwood Town2–1Ferryhill Athletic
53Farnborough Town1–0Frome Town
56Hastings United3–4Gosport Borough
57Erith & Belvedere1–3Grays Athletic
59Didcot Town0–1Halesowen Town
62Hendon3–2Hillingdon Borough
66Holbeach United1–0Ilkeston Town
70Hyde United3–1Lancaster City
74Grantham2–2Long Eaton United
76Chippenham Town0–2Lye Town
81Sittingbourne3–4Margate
89Eastwood Town1–0Nantwich Town
92Hayes5–0Newmarket Town
95Tow Law Town4–2North Shields
104Lewes6–2Ringmer
105Trowbridge Town2–1Salisbury
110King's Lynn2–1Soham Town Rangers
124Chatham Town1–0Tonbridge
142Malvern Town0–2Worcester City

2nd replays

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39Clitheroe0–1Curzon Ashton
74Grantham3–0Long Eaton United

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Accrington Stanley1–1Fleetwood Town
2Addlestone & Weybridge Town1–0Carshalton Athletic
3Alfreton Town1–0Eastwood Town
4Andover0–2Poole Town
5Appleby Frodingham0–2Worksop Town
6Ashford Town (Kent)3–0Crawley Town
7Aveley2–0Walthamstow Avenue
8Aylesbury United6–0Uxbridge
9Banbury United3–3V S Rugby
10Barnstaple Town0–1Bath City
11Barrow1–1Whitby Town
12Barry Town1–1Lye Town
13Barton Rovers1–0Walton & Hersham
14Barton Town4–1Desborough Town
15Bedford Town4–0Bury Town
16Bedworth United1–2Witton Albion
17Belper Town2–2Winsford United
18Bideford2–1Clevedon Town
19Billericay Town1–2Dulwich Hamlet
20Billingham Synthonia2–0Farsley Celtic
21Bishop Auckland1–0Bridlington Trinity
22Blue Star2–0Thackley
23Bognor Regis Town1–2Newbury Town
24Bootle0–1Chorley
25Bourne Town0–2Great Yarmouth Town
26Bromley4–0Chatham Town
27Buckingham Town2–1Cheltenham Town
28Canterbury City2–1Tilbury
29Chelmsford City3–1Edgware
30Colwyn Bay2–2Marine
31Corby Town2–0Gainsborough Trinity
32Curzon Ashton1–4Prescot Cables
33Dover2–0Welling United
34Dudley Town0–0Moor Green
35Epsom & Ewell3–1Margate
36Evenwood Town2–0Shildon
37Falmouth Town2–1Saltash United
38Farnborough Town1–0Fareham Town
39Finchley0–1Hayes
40Folkestone0–2Maidstone United
41Gateshead2–0Tow Law Town
42Gloucester City0–1Trowbridge Town
43Gorleston0–1Hitchin Town
44Gosport Borough2–1Lewes
45Grantham1–3Boston United
46Grays Athletic2–0Dartford
47Halesowen Town1–4Kidderminster Harriers
48Harefield United0–0Maidenhead United
49Harrow Borough3–4St Albans City
50Harwich & Parkeston2–1Stowmarket
51Hendon1–1Woking
52Hinckley Athletic2–1Tamworth
53Holbeach United0–3Boston
54Hounslow1–3Slough Town
55Hyde United1–2Burscough
56Kempston Rovers2–1Witney Town
57King's Lynn2–0Enderby Town
58Kingstonian2–1Egham Town
59Leek Town1–1Northwich Victoria
60Letchworth Garden City0–0Wembley
61Leyland Motors0–4St Helens Town
62Littlehampton Town0–3Croydon
63Llanelli0–3Worcester City
64Melksham Town0–3Ton Pentre
65North Ferriby United0–0Stalybridge Celtic
66Oldbury United0–3Sutton Coldfield Town
67Penrith2–0Goole Town
68Penzance2–3Taunton Town
69Spennymoor United1–2Horden Colliery Welfare
70Stourbridge1–1Burton Albion
71Sutton United2–0Hungerford Town
72Waterlooville0–0Windsor & Eton

Replays

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1Fleetwood Town3–2Accrington Stanley
9V S Rugby1–3Banbury United
11Whitby Town1–2Barrow
12Lye Town1–2Barry Town
17Winsford United5–0Belper Town
30Marine4–0Colwyn Bay
34Moor Green2–1Dudley Town
48Maidenhead United5–1Harefield United
51Woking1–4Hendon
59Northwich Victoria1–0Leek Town
60Wembley3–1Letchworth Garden City
65Stalybridge Celtic3–0North Ferriby United
70Burton Albion2–1Stourbridge
72Windsor & Eton4–1Waterlooville

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1Boston0–1Corby Town
2Boston United2–0Barton Town
3Burscough4–0Prescot Cables
4Burton Albion2–2Winsford United
5Croydon0–1Gosport Borough
6Dover2–2Canterbury City
7Epsom & Ewell1–0Ashford Town (Kent)
8Evenwood Town0–1Bishop Auckland
9Farnborough Town4–1Newbury Town
10Gateshead3–0Billingham Synthonia
11Grays Athletic0–1Aveley
12Harwich & Parkeston1–0Great Yarmouth Town
13Hendon1–1Aylesbury United
14Hitchin Town3–2Bedford Town
15Horden Colliery Welfare0–0Barrow
16Kempston Rovers0–2Hayes
17Kidderminster Harriers2–1Buckingham Town
18King's Lynn5–1Hinckley Athletic
19Maidenhead United0–0Addlestone & Weybridge Town
20Maidstone United2–0Bromley
21Marine3–0Chorley
22Moor Green0–2Banbury United
23Northwich Victoria3–2Alfreton Town
24Penrith1–0Blue Star
25Slough Town0–1Barton Rovers
26St Albans City2–1Dulwich Hamlet
27St Helens Town0–1Fleetwood Town
28Stalybridge Celtic0–0Worksop Town
29Sutton Coldfield Town2–1Witton Albion
30Sutton United4–1Poole Town
31Taunton Town1–0Falmouth Town
32Ton Pentre1–3Bath City
33Trowbridge Town2–3Bideford
34Wembley3–1Chelmsford City
35Windsor & Eton1–1Kingstonian
36Worcester City1–1Barry Town

Replays

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4Winsford United1–3Burton Albion
6Canterbury City3–3Dover
13Aylesbury United1–0Hendon
15Barrow2–3Horden Colliery Welfare
19Addlestone & Weybridge Town5–0Maidenhead United
28Worksop Town1–2Stalybridge Celtic
35Kingstonian2–3Windsor & Eton
36Barry Town2–3Worcester City

2nd replays

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6Canterbury City0–2Dover

4th qualifying round

The teams given byes to this round are: AP Leamington, Barnet, Blyth Spartans, Morecambe, Enfield, Gravesend & Northfleet, Harlow Town, Wealdstone, Yeovil Town, Kettering Town, Nuneaton Borough, Stafford Rangers, Leatherhead, Barking, Merthyr Tydfil, Minehead, Runcorn, Weymouth, Wycombe Wanderers and Workington.

Ties

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1A P Leamington0–1Barton Rovers
2Addlestone & Weybridge Town3–0Bideford
3Aylesbury United1–1Barnet
4Blyth Spartans7–0Horden Colliery Welfare
5Burscough2–0Morecambe
6Burton Albion1–0Penrith
7Corby Town0–1Boston United
8Enfield5–0Epsom & Ewell
9Fleetwood Town1–0Stalybridge Celtic
10Gravesend & Northfleet4–0Aveley
11Harlow Town1–1Wealdstone
12Harwich & Parkeston2–2St Albans City
13Hayes1–1Yeovil Town
14Hitchin Town0–1Sutton Coldfield Town
15Kettering Town3–0Banbury United
16Kidderminster Harriers1–0Nuneaton Borough
17King's Lynn1–3Stafford Rangers
18Leatherhead1–0Bath City
19Maidstone United2–0Barking
20Marine1–0Gateshead (tie awarded to Gatehsead)
21Merthyr Tydfil0–1Farnborough Town
22Minehead2–0Sutton United
23Northwich Victoria2–1Runcorn
24Wembley1–1Dover
25Weymouth0–0Taunton Town
26Windsor & Eton2–0Gosport Borough
27Worcester City1–1Wycombe Wanderers
28Workington4–1Bishop Auckland

Replays

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3Barnet0–0Aylesbury United
11Wealdstone0–1Harlow Town
12St Albans City3–0Harwich & Parkeston
13Yeovil Town2–0Hayes
24Dover2–3Wembley
25Taunton Town0–3Weymouth
27Wycombe Wanderers1–0Worcester City

2nd replays

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3Barnet1–0Aylesbury United

1980–81 FA Cup

See 1980-81 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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