1983–84 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

1983–84 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The FA Cup 1983–84 is the 103rd 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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1Accrington Stanley3–1Crook Town
2Alfreton Town0–1Ashton United
3Ampthill Town2–1Rushden Town
4Aylesbury United2–0Harefield United
5Barry Town4–1Calne Town
6Beckenham Town1–3Ashford Town (Kent)
7Belper Town3–3Bilston
8Blakenall0–1Buckingham Town
9Boldmere St Michaels0–2Dudley Town
10Boston1–3Gresley Rovers
11Bourne Town4–2Chipping Norton Town
12Brigg Town0–0Hednesford Town
13Bristol Manor Farm0–1Glastonbury
14Brockenhurst1–1Clandown
15Burnham2–0Bracknell Town
16Bury Town3–3Tiptree United
17Chadderton1–0Denaby United
18Chalfont St Peter2–1Finchley
19Chard Town2–1Taunton Town
20Chertsey Town0–1Peacehaven & Telscombe
21Chester-Le-Street2–0Shildon
22Clapton2–3Cray Wanderers
23Colwyn Bay2–3Emley
24Congleton Town1–0Caernarfon Town
25Dorking1–0Berkhamsted Town
26Droylsden1–2Prestwich Heys
27Durham City3–1Ashington
28Easington Colliery2–0Whitley Bay
29Eastbourne United1–0Arundel
30Eastwood Hanley1–0Desborough Town
31Ely City3–2Armitage
32Falmouth Town0–1Bridgwater Town
33Fleetwood Town2–1Blue Star
34Formby2–1North Ferriby United
35Gretna3–1Consett
36Guisborough Town2–1Ferryhill Athletic
37Hailsham Town2–1Woking
38Haringey Borough1–4Canterbury City
39Haverfordwest County1–0Weston Super Mare
40Highgate United1–2Bridgnorth Town
41Hoddesdon Town1–0Merstham
42Hornchurch1–0Crawley Town
43Horsham0–0Burgess Hill Town
44Kingsbury Town0–1Addlestone & Weybridge Town
45Lancing3–1Faversham Town
46Lewes2–2Tunbridge Wells
47Llanelli3–0Clevedon Town
48Lowestoft Town2–0Letchworth Garden City
49Lye Town1–0Willenhall Town
50Mangotsfield United3–1Ton Pentre
51March Town United3–2Bromsgrove Rovers
52Metropolitan Police0–1Horsham Y M C A
53Molesey0–2Erith & Belvedere
54Newbury Town4–2Devizes Town
55Paulton Rovers2–1Wellington (Somerset)
56Peterlee Newtown3–0Netherfield
57Prescot Cables0–0Lytham
58R S Southampton4–1Oxford City
59Racing Club Warwick3–1Banbury United
60Radcliffe Borough2–1Ossett Albion
61Ringmer0–3Sittingbourne
62Romsey Town1–1Chippenham Town
63Rothwell Town2–0Newmarket Town
64Royston Town4–1Epping Town
65Ryhope Community Association1–3Harrogate Town
66Salisbury1–0Flackwell Heath
67Saltash United3–1Barnstaple Town
68Seaham Colliery Welfare Red Star7–0Bridlington Trinity
69Skegness Town2–4Tividale
70Soham Town Rangers1–0Harwich & Parkeston
71St Albans City10–0Banstead Athletic
72Stevenage Borough2–0Milton Keynes City
73Stowmarket1–0Cheshunt
74Three Bridges3–2Hemel Hempstead
75Tonbridge3–0Marlow
76Walton & Hersham1–1Fleet Town
77Warrington Town0–3Stalybridge Celtic
78Whitehawk3–0Horndean
79Wick2–1Newport I O W
80Wigston Fields3–1Coventry Sporting
81Winterton Rangers1–0Friar Lane Old Boys
82Wootton Blue Cross1–1Basildon United
83Wren Rovers3–2Appleby Frodingham

Replays

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7Bilston1–0Belper Town
12Hednesford Town3–0Brigg Town
14Clandown3–0Brockenhurst
16Tiptree United0–1Bury Town
43Burgess Hill Town0–2Horsham
46Tunbridge Wells0–3Lewes
57Lytham0–3Prescot Cables
62Chippenham Town0–1Romsey Town
76Fleet Town0–4Walton & Hersham
82Basildon United2–0Wootton Blue Cross

1st qualifying round

Ties

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1Abingdon Town0–3Wokingham Town
2Addlestone & Weybridge Town3–1Cray Wanderers
3Andover1–3A F C Totton
4Arnold1–2Bilston
5Ashford Town (Kent)5–0Deal Town
6Ashton United0–1Runcorn
7Aylesbury United2–0Boreham Wood
8Barry Town2–0Chard Town
9Barton Rovers0–1Kidderminster Harriers
10Basildon United3–1Leytonstone Ilford
11Basingstoke Town2–1Llanelli
12Bath City4–0Shepton Mallet Town
13Bedworth United3–2Dunstable
14Billericay Town3–0Thetford Town
15Billingham Synthonia0–1Lancaster City
16Bishop Auckland2–2Thackley
17Bootle0–1Bangor City
18Bourne Town1–4Shifnal Town
19Brandon United0–0Guisborough Town
20Bridgend Town1–0Redditch United
21Bromley3–1Horley Town
22Burnham1–2Hitchin Town
23Bury Town0–2V S Rugby
24Buxton2–1Curzon Ashton
25Cambridge City1–2Wealdstone
26Canterbury City0–3Bognor Regis Town
27Chadderton1–4South Liverpool
28Chatham Town1–2Epsom & Ewell
29Chatteris Town0–2Wellingborough Town
30Chelmsford City5–1Gorleston
31Chester-Le-Street1–0Barrow
32Chichester City1–2Tonbridge
33Chorley2–0Burscough
34Cinderford Town1–2Merthyr Tydfil
35Clandown4–2Trowbridge Town
36Clitheroe0–0South Bank
37Coleshill Town1–3Gresley Rovers
38Corinthian-Casuals2–0Camberley Town
39Dorchester Town0–0Eastleigh
40Dorking1–1Hendon
41Dover Athletic1–4Lewes
42Dudley Town3–1Irthlingborough Diamonds
43Dulwich Hamlet5–0Ramsgate
44Easington Colliery2–1Peterlee Newtown
45Eastbourne Town0–1Hailsham Town
46Eastwood Hanley0–2Leicester United
47Edgware0–5Windsor & Eton
48Egham Town2–1Sheppey United
49Eppleton Colliery Welfare0–2Durham City
50Evenwood Town0–3North Shields
51Fareham Town1–1Maidenhead United
52Farsley Celtic1–4Horwich R M I
53Felixstowe Town3–1Rainham Town
54Feltham0–1Whyteleafe
55Fleetwood Town1–2Tow Law Town
56Forest Green Rovers6–0Wimborne Town
57Frome Town1–1Torrington
58Gainsborough Trinity6–0Ilkeston Town
59Glastonbury0–0Cheltenham Town
60Great Yarmouth Town3–1Holbeach United
61Gretna1–0Annfield Plain
62Halesowen Town6–0King's Lynn
63Harrogate Town2–4Whitby Town
64Harrow Borough9–0Ware
65Hastings Town3–4Tooting & Mitcham United
66Haverfordwest County1–2Gloucester City
67Haverhill Rovers0–1Lowestoft Town
68Hayes1–3Wembley
69Haywards Heath2–6Folkestone
70Hednesford Town1–2Frickley Athletic
71Herne Bay1–3Gravesend & Northfleet
72Hertford Town1–1Horsham Y M C A
73Heybridge Swifts1–0Soham Town Rangers
74Hillingdon2–1Erith & Belvedere
75Hinckley Athletic0–1Shepshed Charterhouse
76Hoddesdon Town0–4Dartford
77Horden Colliery Welfare5–1West Auckland Town
78Hornchurch3–2Tring Town
79Hounslow0–3Slough Town
80Hungerford Town2–1Newbury Town
81Hyde United3–0Darwen
82Kingstonian2–0Steyning Town
83Lancing2–2Hastings United
84Leek Town1–1Goole Town
85Leyland Motors1–3Congleton Town
86Leyton Wingate1–2St Albans City
87Littlehampton Town0–2Leatherhead
88Long Eaton United1–1Lye Town
89Mangotsfield United4–0Melksham Town
90Marine3–2Heanor Town
91Matlock Town2–2Winsford United
92Mile Oak Rovers0–1Corby Town
93Morecambe1–0Guiseley
94Nantwich Town1–1Emley
95Nuneaton Borough1–2Oldbury United
96Peacehaven & Telscombe0–3Fisher Athletic
97Prescot Cables0–5Rhyl
98R S Southampton0–0Waterlooville
99Racing Club Warwick2–2Alvechurch
100Radcliffe Borough1–3Southport
101Redhill1–1Eastbourne United
102Romsey Town0–2Gosport Borough
103Rothwell Town1–5Burton Albion
104Royston Town1–7Hampton
105Rushall Olympic1–1Grantham
106Saffron Walden Town3–0Stowmarket
107Saltash United0–1Poole Town
108Seaham Colliery Welfare Red Star1–3Gateshead
109Sholing Sports2–1Salisbury
110Sittingbourne1–1Horsham
111Southall3–3Carshalton Athletic
112Southwick1–2Worthing
113St Blazey3–1Bridgwater Town
114St Helens Town0–1Prestwich Heys
115Staines Town1–0Grays Athletic
116Stalybridge Celtic8–1Formby
117Stevenage Borough0–0Moor Green
118Stourbridge2–1Stamford
119Sudbury Town1–1Walthamstow Avenue
120Sutton Coldfield Town2–1Spalding United
121Sutton Town0–2Bridgnorth Town
122Tamworth1–6Macclesfield Town
123Thame United2–1Ampthill Town
124Thanet United1–1Pagham
125Three Bridges5–1Croydon
126Tilbury0–1Chesham United
127Tiverton Town1–6Bideford
128Tividale0–5A P Leamington
129Uxbridge4–2Chalfont St Peter
130Walsall Borough1–2March Town United
131Walton & Hersham1–0Welling United
132Wednesfield Social4–0Ely City
133Welton Rovers2–0Paulton Rovers
134Whitstable Town1–2Whitehawk
135Wick1–2Farnborough Town
136Wigston Fields1–4Buckingham Town
137Willington1–1Accrington Stanley
138Winterton Rangers0–3Eastwood Town
139Witney Town2–1Moreton Town
140Witton Albion1–1Glossop
141Woodford Town0–2Aveley
142Worksop Town1–2Wisbech Town
143Wren Rovers0–2Oswestry Town
144Yorkshire Amateur4–1Spennymoor United

Replays

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16Thackley1–4Bishop Auckland
19Guisborough Town1–2Brandon United
36South Bank0–0Clitheroe
39Eastleigh0–2Dorchester Town
40Hendon4–1Dorking
51Maidenhead United0–1Fareham Town
57Torrington0–3Frome Town
59Cheltenham Town4–0Glastonbury
72Horsham Y M C A2–2Hertford Town
83Hastings United2–0Lancing
84Goole Town4–0Leek Town
88Lye Town4–3Long Eaton United
91Winsford United2–1Matlock Town
94Emley6–2Nantwich Town
98Waterlooville2–1R S Southampton
99Alvechurch5–1Racing Club Warwick
101Eastbourne United2–1Redhill
105Grantham3–0Rushall Olympic
110Horsham1–2Sittingbourne
111Carshalton Athletic3–4Southall
117Moor Green1–0Stevenage Borough
119Walthamstow Avenue2–0Sudbury Town
124Pagham0–1Thanet United
137Accrington Stanley3–0Willington
140Glossop2–0Witton Albion

2nd replays

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36Clitheroe1–0South Bank
72Hertford Town2–0Horsham Y M C A

2nd qualifying round

Ties

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1Accrington Stanley1–1Gateshead
2Addlestone & Weybridge Town2–1Hendon
3Aveley1–1Wealdstone
4Barry Town4–2Mangotsfield United
5Basingstoke Town1–1Clandown
6Bath City0–1Merthyr Tydfil
7Bedworth United2–1Kidderminster Harriers
8Billericay Town2–2Walthamstow Avenue
9Bilston1–1Frickley Athletic
10Bishop Auckland1–0Clitheroe
11Brandon United1–0Gretna
12Bridgend Town0–2Cheltenham Town
13Bridgnorth Town2–1Leicester United
14Bromley0–4Gravesend & Northfleet
15Buckingham Town2–1Alvechurch
16Buxton0–1Horwich R M I
17Chelmsford City4–2Great Yarmouth Town
18Chorley2–4Bangor City
19Congleton Town3–0Oswestry Town
20Corinthian-Casuals3–0Southall
21Dorchester Town0–3Wokingham Town
22Dulwich Hamlet1–2Folkestone
23Durham City1–3Whitby Town
24Easington Colliery0–0Tow Law Town
25Eastbourne United0–0Hastings United
26Egham Town1–5Leatherhead
27Emley1–3South Liverpool
28Epsom & Ewell1–2Dartford
29Fareham Town0–3A F C Totton
30Frome Town0–0Bideford
31Gainsborough Trinity2–0Grantham
32Glossop4–0Goole Town
33Gresley Rovers0–1Eastwood Town
34Hailsham Town1–3Ashford Town (Kent)
35Harrow Borough0–0Aylesbury United
36Hertford Town1–1Bognor Regis Town
37Heybridge Swifts2–2V S Rugby
38Hillingdon0–1Hitchin Town
39Horden Colliery Welfare6–1Chester-Le-Street
40Hungerford Town3–3Waterlooville
41Hyde United3–0Runcorn
42Kingstonian3–2Worthing
43Lancaster City2–2Yorkshire Amateur
44Lewes0–2Fisher Athletic
45Lowestoft Town3–0Felixstowe Town
46Lye Town4–4A P Leamington
47March Town United3–2Dudley Town
48Marine0–3Macclesfield Town
49Morecambe2–2North Shields
50Oldbury United2–0Halesowen Town
51Prestwich Heys0–1Southport
52Saffron Walden Town2–4Basildon United
53Sholing Sports0–0Gosport Borough
54Sittingbourne3–0Three Bridges
55St Albans City3–0Hornchurch
56St Blazey0–3Poole Town
57Staines Town2–2Windsor & Eton
58Stalybridge Celtic2–0Rhyl
59Stourbridge2–3Wellingborough Town
60Sutton Coldfield Town5–4Shifnal Town
61Thame United4–4Moor Green
62Thanet United0–7Tooting & Mitcham United
63Tonbridge1–2Farnborough Town
64Uxbridge0–1Hampton
65Wednesfield Social1–2Burton Albion
66Welton Rovers1–4Gloucester City
67Wembley0–0Chesham United
68Whitehawk4–1Walton & Hersham
69Whyteleafe0–5Slough Town
70Winsford United3–1Shepshed Charterhouse
71Wisbech Town2–2Corby Town
72Witney Town2–2Forest Green Rovers

Replays

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1Gateshead1–2Accrington Stanley
3Wealdstone2–0Aveley
5Clandown0–2Basingstoke Town
8Walthamstow Avenue0–0Billericay Town
9Frickley Athletic2–0Bilston
24Tow Law Town1–1Easington Colliery
25Hastings United1–0Eastbourne United
30Bideford0–2Frome Town
35Aylesbury United1–2Harrow Borough
36Bognor Regis Town2–0Hertford Town
37V S Rugby2–0Heybridge Swifts
40Waterlooville3–0Hungerford Town
43Yorkshire Amateur0–2Lancaster City
46A P Leamington4–0Lye Town
49North Shields4–2Morecambe
53Gosport Borough4–0Sholing Sports
57Windsor & Eton2–0Staines Town
61Moor Green4–2Thame United
67Chesham United3–2Wembley
71Corby Town3–2Wisbech Town
72Forest Green Rovers1–2Witney Town

2nd replays

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8Walthamstow Avenue2–1Billericay Town
24Easington Colliery1–0Tow Law Town

3rd qualifying round

Ties

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1A F C Totton1–1Waterlooville
2Bangor City1–0South Liverpool
3Bedworth United2–1Moor Green
4Bishop Auckland4–1Accrington Stanley
5Chelmsford City2–2V S Rugby
6Cheltenham Town3–1Barry Town
7Chesham United0–2Hitchin Town
8Corby Town2–2A P Leamington
9Corinthian-Casuals3–1Bognor Regis Town
10Dartford2–2Sittingbourne
11Folkestone2–0Hastings United
12Frome Town2–3Poole Town
13Gainsborough Trinity1–1Bridgnorth Town
14Glossop2–3Frickley Athletic
15Gravesend & Northfleet1–1Ashford Town (Kent)
16Harrow Borough1–0Addlestone & Weybridge Town
17Horden Colliery Welfare3–2Easington Colliery
18Horwich R M I2–1Southport
19Hyde United2–0Stalybridge Celtic
20Kingstonian2–4Farnborough Town
21Lancaster City2–2Whitby Town
22Leatherhead0–4Fisher Athletic
23Macclesfield Town6–0Congleton Town
24Merthyr Tydfil3–2Gloucester City
25North Shields2–0Brandon United
26Oldbury United0–3Burton Albion
27Slough Town3–2Hampton
28Sutton Coldfield Town2–1Buckingham Town
29Tooting & Mitcham United3–0Whitehawk
30Walthamstow Avenue0–0Lowestoft Town
31Wealdstone3–1Basildon United
32Wellingborough Town1–0March Town United
33Windsor & Eton4–1St Albans City
34Winsford United0–1Eastwood Town
35Witney Town2–2Basingstoke Town
36Wokingham Town2–1Gosport Borough

Replays

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1Waterlooville3–0A F C Totton
5V S Rugby1–2Chelmsford City
8A P Leamington3–0Corby Town
10Sittingbourne1–4Dartford
13Bridgnorth Town1–4Gainsborough Trinity
15Ashford Town (Kent)3–2Gravesend & Northfleet
21Whitby Town7–3Lancaster City
30Lowestoft Town0–2Walthamstow Avenue
35Basingstoke Town2–1Witney Town

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Maidstone United, Boston United, Weymouth, Scarborough, Dagenham, Barnet, Worcester City, Kettering Town, Yeovil Town, Stafford Rangers, Wycombe Wanderers, Bishop's Stortford, Sutton United, Mossley, Workington, Minehead, Blyth Spartans, Barking, Harlow Town and Penrith.

Ties

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1A P Leamington3–0Wellingborough Town
2Bangor City2–1Scarborough
3Barking3–0Ashford Town (Kent)
4Basingstoke Town1–1Worcester City
5Boston United3–1Stafford Rangers
6Chelmsford City2–1Bedworth United
7Corinthian-Casuals1–0Merthyr Tydfil
8Dartford2–0Tooting & Mitcham United
9Eastwood Town2–2Wycombe Wanderers
10Fisher Athletic1–1Harrow Borough
11Folkestone1–1Dagenham
12Frickley Athletic1–0North Shields
13Harlow Town1–1Barnet
14Hitchin Town0–1Gainsborough Trinity
15Horwich R M I0–0Macclesfield Town
16Hyde United1–1Blyth Spartans
17Kettering Town3–2Sutton Coldfield Town
18Maidstone United1–1Sutton United
19Penrith3–0Horden Colliery Welfare
20Poole Town3–0Slough Town
21Walthamstow Avenue0–0Burton Albion
22Waterlooville3–2Wokingham Town
23Wealdstone1–0Bishop's Stortford
24Weymouth1–1Farnborough Town
25Whitby Town4–2Bishop Auckland
26Windsor & Eton1–0Cheltenham Town
27Workington0–0Mossley
28Yeovil Town2–2Minehead

Replays

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4Worcester City3–1Basingstoke Town
9Wycombe Wanderers2–1Eastwood Town
10Harrow Borough4–2Fisher Athletic
11Dagenham3–0Folkestone
13Barnet5–1Harlow Town
15Macclesfield Town4–3Horwich R M I
16Blyth Spartans2–4Hyde United
18Sutton United1–3Maidstone United
21Burton Albion3–1Walthamstow Avenue
24Farnborough Town3–2Weymouth
27Mossley1–0Workington
28Minehead2–4Yeovil Town

1983–84 FA Cup

See 1983-84 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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