1985–86 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained
| 1985–86 FA Cup qualifying rounds |
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| Prev Season: | 1984–85 |
| Next Season: | 1986–87 |
The FA Cup 1985–86 is the 105th 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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| 1 | AFC Totton | 2–0 | Sholing Sports |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Darwen |
| 3 | Arnold | 4–0 | Shifnal Town |
| 4 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 5–1 | Faversham Town |
| 5 | Ashington | 0–2 | Durham City |
| 6 | Barton Rovers | 2–1 | Chesham United |
| 7 | Blakenall | 0–4 | Tamworth |
| 8 | Boston Town | 0–2 | Atherstone United |
| 9 | Bridgend Town | 0–1 | Poole Town |
| 10 | Bridlington Trinity | 4–0 | Netherfield |
| 11 | Bristol Manor Farm | 2–0 | Chard Town |
| 12 | Brockenhurst | 1–3 | Warminster Town |
| 13 | Caernarfon Town | 1–1 | Congleton Town |
| 14 | Camberley Town | 2–2 | Bromley |
| 15 | Chadderton | 2–2 | Ashton United |
| 16 | Chalfont St Peter | 2–1 | Banbury United |
| 17 | Chatham Town | 1–1 | Southall |
| 18 | Chatteris Town | 0–3 | Newmarket Town |
| 19 | Clapton | 3–2 | Leytonstone Ilford (Awarded to Leytonstone Ilford) |
| 20 | Colwyn Bay | 3–1 | Leyland Motors |
| 21 | Crockenhill | 0–1 | Hounslow |
| 22 | Deal Town | 1–4 | Southwick |
| 23 | Desborough Town | 2–3 | Oldbury United |
| 24 | Devizes Town | 2–2 | Pagham |
| 25 | Dorchester Town | 0–0 | Clandown |
| 26 | Easington Colliery | 2–3 | Billingham Town |
| 27 | Eastbourne United | 4–2 | Dover Athletic |
| 28 | Edgware | 1–1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 29 | Emley | 1–1 | Belper Town |
| 30 | Eppleton Colliery Welfare | 5–1 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 31 | Evenwood Town | 1–5 | Crook Town |
| 32 | Farsley Celtic | 2–0 | Seaham Colliery Welfare Red Star |
| 33 | Ferryhill Athletic | 2–2 | West Auckland Town |
| 34 | Fleet Town | 0–2 | Sheppey United |
| 35 | Garforth Town | 1–2 | Northallerton Town |
| 36 | Glastonbury | 0–5 | Exmouth Town |
| 37 | Great Yarmouth Town | 2–0 | Burnham & Hillingdon |
| 38 | Gresley Rovers | 8–0 | Friar Lane Old Boys |
| 39 | Hailsham Town | 4–4 | Dorking |
| 40 | Hampton | 2–0 | Chertsey Town |
| 41 | Harwich & Parkeston | 2–3 | Hoddesdon Town |
| 42 | Hastings Town | 1–0 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 43 | Heanor Town | 0–2 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 44 | Hertford Town | 1–1 | Harefield United |
| 45 | Histon | 3–0 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 46 | Holbeach United | 1–1 | Rushden Town |
| 47 | Horley Town | 0–5 | Walton & Hersham |
| 48 | Horndean | 1–1 | Calne Town |
| 49 | Horsham Y M C A | 0–3 | Whyteleafe |
| 50 | Ilkeston Town | 5–0 | Lincoln United |
| 51 | Kingsbury Town | 1–1 | Leyton Wingate |
| 52 | Lancaster City | 1–0 | Willington |
| 53 | Lancing | 0–3 | Hythe Town |
| 54 | Langley Park Welfare | 2–6 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 55 | Leek Town | 0–0 | Armitage |
| 56 | Llanelli | 2–3 | Minehead |
| 57 | Lowestoft Town | 2–0 | Bury Town |
| 58 | Lye Town | 2–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 59 | Maesteg Park | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers |
| 60 | Nantwich Town | 1–0 | Glossop |
| 61 | Newbury Town | 2–1 | Melksham Town |
| 62 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 1–1 | Shotton Comrades |
| 63 | Oldswinford | 2–1 | Highgate United |
| 64 | Ottery St Mary | 1–0 | Torrington |
| 65 | Paget Rangers | 2–2 | Rushall Olympic |
| 66 | Radcliffe Borough | 2–2 | North Ferriby United |
| 67 | Rainham Town | 1–2 | Littlehampton Town |
| 68 | Ringmer | 2–1 | Whitstable Town |
| 69 | Rossendale United | 1–0 | Guiseley |
| 70 | Rothwell Town | 3–3 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 71 | Royston Town | 2–7 | March Town United |
| 72 | Saltash United | 1–0 | Barnstaple Town |
| 73 | Shildon | 3–1 | Esh Winning |
| 74 | Shortwood United | 1–1 | Sharpness |
| 75 | Spalding United | 1–2 | Coventry Sporting (Awarded to Spalding United) |
| 76 | St Albans City | 1–1 | Wolverton Town |
| 77 | St Blazey | 1–0 | Shepton Mallet Town |
| 78 | Stevenage Borough | 2–1 | Leamington |
| 79 | Stowmarket | 3–0 | Flackwell Heath |
| 80 | Sudbury Town | 2–0 | Tiptree United |
| 81 | Thackley | 0–1 | Fleetwood Town |
| 82 | Thanet United | 3–1 | Chichester City |
| 83 | Three Bridges | 2–3 | Lewes |
| 84 | Tilbury | 2–0 | Maidenhead United |
| 85 | Tonbridge | 3–0 | Horsham |
| 86 | Uxbridge | 3–0 | Corinthian Casuals |
| 87 | Warrington Town | 3–1 | Eastwood Town |
| 88 | Wellingborough Town | 4–0 | Wigston Fields |
| 89 | Welton Rovers | 1–3 | Mangotsfield United |
| 90 | Wimborne Town | 2–5 | Weston Super Mare |
| 91 | Wootton Blue Cross | 0–1 | Woodford Town | |
Replays
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| 13 | Congleton Town | 1–0 | Caernarfon Town |
| 14 | Bromley | 4–0 | Camberley Town |
| 15 | Ashton United | 2–1 | Chadderton |
| 17 | Southall | 2–0 | Chatham Town |
| 24 | Pagham | 4–1 | Devizes Town |
| 25 | Clandown | 0–0 | Dorchester Town |
| 28 | Erith & Belvedere | 1–0 | Edgware |
| 29 | Belper Town | 0–1 | Emley |
| 33 | West Auckland Town | 1–2 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 39 | Dorking | 3–0 | Hailsham Town |
| 44 | Harefield United | 3–0 | Hertford Town |
| 46 | Rushden Town | 3–3 | Holbeach United |
| 48 | Calne Town | 0–0 | Horndean |
| 51 | Leyton Wingate | 3–0 | Kingsbury Town |
| 55 | Armitage | 0–2 | Leek Town |
| 62 | Shotton Comrades | 2–2 | Norton & Stockton Ancients |
| 65 | Rushall Olympic | 3–0 | Paget Rangers |
| 66 | North Ferriby United | 1–2 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 70 | Hemel Hempstead | 1–0 | Rothwell Town |
| 74 | Sharpness | 1–1 | Shortwood United |
| 76 | Wolverton Town | 0–2 | St Albans City | |
2nd replays
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| 25 | Dorchester Town | 1–2 | Clandown |
| 46 | Rushden Town | 1–0 | Holbeach United |
| 48 | Horndean | 2–1 | Calne Town |
| 62 | Shotton Comrades | 5–2 | Norton & Stockton Ancients |
| 74 | Sharpness | 5–1 | Shortwood United | |
1st qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Abingdon Town | 0–1 | Tring Town |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 4–1 | Droylsden |
| 3 | Alfreton Town | 6–0 | Bourne Town |
| 4 | Andover | 1–3 | Hungerford Town |
| 5 | Arlesey Town | 1–2 | Aylesbury United |
| 6 | Arnold | 6–1 | Tividale |
| 7 | Arundel | 1–3 | Basingstoke Town |
| 8 | Ashton United | 0–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 9 | Atherstone United | 3–3 | Bilston Town |
| 10 | Baldock Town | 0–2 | Harrow Borough |
| 11 | Barking | 4–1 | Cheshunt |
| 12 | Barry Town | 2–2 | Paulton Rovers |
| 13 | Barton Rovers | 1–2 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 14 | Basildon United | 1–3 | Alvechurch |
| 15 | Bath City | 4–1 | Taunton Town |
| 16 | Berkhamsted Town | 0–0 | Bedworth United |
| 17 | Bideford | 1–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 18 | Billingham Synthonia | 0–4 | Gateshead |
| 19 | Blue Star | 2–1 | Guisborough Town |
| 20 | Boldmere St Michaels | 1–1 | South Liverpool |
| 21 | Bootle | 0–1 | Chorley |
| 22 | Bracknell Town | 1–1 | Hayes |
| 23 | Brandon United | 5–0 | Barrow |
| 24 | Bridgnorth Town | 0–1 | Mile Oak Rovers |
| 25 | Bridlington Town | 0–1 | Scarborough |
| 26 | Bridlington Trinity | 1–0 | Alnwick Town |
| 27 | Brigg Town | 0–1 | Worksop Town |
| 28 | Bristol Manor Farm | 1–1 | Gosport Borough |
| 29 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1–1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 30 | Burscough | 1–1 | Armthorpe Welfare |
| 31 | Chalfont St Peter | 1–1 | King's Lynn |
| 32 | Chelmsford City | 2–0 | Alma Swanley |
| 33 | Colwyn Bay | 0–3 | St Helens Town |
| 34 | Congleton Town | 1–0 | Curzon Ashton |
| 35 | Cray Wanderers | 1–1 | Canterbury City |
| 36 | Denaby United | 0–0 | Long Eaton United |
| 37 | Dorking | 1–7 | Welling United |
| 38 | Dulwich Hamlet | 3–1 | Eastbourne Town |
| 39 | Durham City | 2–3 | Chester-Le-Street |
| 40 | Eastwood Hanley | 0–0 | Hyde United |
| 41 | Egham Town | 1–1 | Hornchurch |
| 42 | Emley | 1–0 | Nantwich Town |
| 43 | Eppleton Colliery Welfare | 2–4 | Spennymoor United |
| 44 | Erith & Belvedere | 1–1 | Crawley Town |
| 45 | Exmouth Town | 2–0 | Ottery St Mary |
| 46 | Fareham Town | 2–2 | Salisbury |
| 47 | Farsley Celtic | 1–2 | Blyth Spartans |
| 48 | Felixstowe Town | 4–0 | Gorleston |
| 49 | Ferryhill Athletic | 0–3 | Bishop Auckland |
| 50 | Fleetwood Town | 2–2 | North Shields |
| 51 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Clandown |
| 52 | Gloucester City | 0–0 | Ton Pentre |
| 53 | Goole Town | 3–2 | Skegness Town |
| 54 | Grays Athletic w/o-scr Burnham | | |
| 55 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0–1 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 56 | Halesowen Town | 2–0 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 57 | Hampton | 3–1 | Southall |
| 58 | Harefield United | 0–0 | Aveley |
| 59 | Harlow Town | 2–1 | Cambridge City |
| 60 | Harrogate Town | 0–2 | Morecambe |
| 61 | Hastings Town | 2–1 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 62 | Haywards Heath | 3–5 | Croydon |
| 63 | Hednesford Town | 2–1 | Milton Keynes Borough |
| 64 | Hemel Hempstead | 1–3 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 65 | Herne Bay | 1–5 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 66 | Hinckley Athletic | 2–1 | Willenhall Town |
| 67 | Histon | 3–1 | Finchley |
| 68 | Hitchin Town | 1–1 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 69 | Hoddesdon Town | 1–3 | Dunstable |
| 70 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 2–3 | Crook Town |
| 71 | Horndean | 2–3 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 72 | Hounslow | 1–2 | Leyton Wingate |
| 73 | Hythe Town | 1–0 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 74 | Ilkeston Town | 2–2 | Buxton |
| 75 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 3–2 | Shepshed Charterhouse |
| 76 | Kingstonian | 1–0 | Whitehawk |
| 77 | Lancaster City | 0–4 | Gretna |
| 78 | Leatherhead | 0–2 | Redhill |
| 79 | Leek Town | 2–0 | Winsford United |
| 80 | Leicester United | 0–1 | Witton Albion |
| 81 | Letchworth Garden City | 2–3 | Corby Town |
| 82 | Lewes | 0–1 | Tonbridge |
| 83 | Leytonstone Ilford | 0–2 | Marlow |
| 84 | Littlehampton Town | 1–2 | Gravesend & Northfleet (played at Gravesend & Northfleet) |
| 85 | Lowestoft Town | 1–2 | Braintree Town |
| 86 | Lye Town | 1–3 | Stafford Rangers |
| 87 | Mangotsfield United | 1–3 | Frome Town |
| 88 | Merstham | 0–4 | Slough Town |
| 89 | Minehead | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 90 | Moor Green | 5–0 | Wednesfield Social |
| 91 | Newbury Town | 3–3 | A F C Totton |
| 92 | Newmarket Town | 1–6 | Stamford |
| 93 | Newport I O W | 3–2 | Metropolitan Police |
| 94 | Northallerton Town | 1–2 | Shotton Comrades |
| 95 | Oldbury United | 1–1 | Grantham |
| 96 | Oldswinford | 2–2 | Gresley Rovers |
| 97 | Oswestry Town | 1–1 | GKN Sankey |
| 98 | Oxford City | 7–2 | Malvern Town |
| 99 | Pagham | 2–0 | Petersfield United |
| 100 | Penrith | 1–3 | Peterlee Newtown |
| 101 | Poole Town | 5–1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 102 | Prescot Cables | 1–2 | Runcorn |
| 103 | Radcliffe Borough | 0–0 | Ossett Albion |
| 104 | Redditch United | 1–1 | R S Southampton |
| 105 | Rhyl | 3–1 | Wren Rovers |
| 106 | Ringmer | 1–3 | Woking |
| 107 | Rossendale United | 1–2 | Mossley |
| 108 | Ruislip Manor | 1–0 | Hendon |
| 109 | Rushall Olympic | 0–2 | Wellingborough Town |
| 110 | Rushden Town | 2–3 | March Town United |
| 111 | Ryhope Community Association | 1–3 | Whitley Bay |
| 112 | Saltash United | 1–2 | Sharpness |
| 113 | Sheppey United | 1–1 | Fisher Athletic |
| 114 | Shildon | 1–2 | Billingham Town |
| 115 | Sittingbourne | 1–2 | Banstead Athletic |
| 116 | Skelmersdale United | 2–2 | Horwich R M I |
| 117 | South Bank | 4–0 | Darlington Cleveland Bridge |
| 118 | Southport | 4–2 | Clitheroe |
| 119 | Southwick | 1–1 | Folkestone |
| 120 | Spalding United | 2–2 | Matlock Town |
| 121 | St Blazey | 2–4 | Clevedon Town |
| 122 | Staines Town | 3–1 | Molesey |
| 123 | Stevenage Borough | 0–2 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 124 | Stowmarket | 2–2 | V S Rugby |
| 125 | Sudbury Town | 0–0 | Stourbridge |
| 126 | Sutton Town | 2–2 | Marine |
| 127 | Sutton United | 5–0 | Beckenham Town |
| 128 | Tamworth | 2–1 | Walsall Borough |
| 129 | Thanet United | 2–2 | Bromley |
| 130 | Tilbury | 2–1 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 131 | Tow Law Town | 1–0 | Consett |
| 132 | Trowbridge Town | 1–3 | Chippenham Town |
| 133 | Uxbridge | 0–1 | Buckingham Town |
| 134 | Walton & Hersham w/o-scr Hastings United | | |
| 135 | Ware | 1–0 | Billericay Town |
| 136 | Warminster Town | 1–1 | Wokingham Town |
| 137 | Warrington Town | 1–3 | Formby |
| 138 | Wembley | 2–0 | Boreham Wood |
| 139 | Whyteleafe | 2–1 | Eastbourne United |
| 140 | Wingate (Durham) | 4–2 | Workington |
| 141 | Wisbech Town | 2–0 | Dudley Town |
| 142 | Witney Town | 3–0 | Saffron Walden Town |
| 143 | Woodford Town | 1–0 | St Albans City |
| 144 | Worthing | 3–0 | Waterlooville | |
Replays
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| 9 | Bilston Town | 0–2 | Atherstone United |
| 12 | Paulton Rovers | 0–2 | Barry Town |
| 16 | Bedworth United | 1–2 | Berkhamsted Town |
| 17 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–1 | Bideford |
| 20 | South Liverpool | 5–0 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 22 | Hayes | 2–1 | Bracknell Town |
| 28 | Gosport Borough | 2–2 | Bristol Manor Farm |
| 29 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 30 | Armthorpe Welfare | 0–1 | Burscough |
| 31 | King's Lynn | 1–2 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 35 | Canterbury City | 5–0 | Cray Wanderers |
| 36 | Long Eaton United | 1–0 | Denaby United |
| 40 | Hyde United | 1–2 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 41 | Hornchurch | 0–1 | Egham Town |
| 44 | Crawley Town | 3–0 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 46 | Salisbury | 0–5 | Fareham Town |
| 50 | North Shields | 2–1 | Fleetwood Town |
| 52 | Ton Pentre | 3–3 | Gloucester City |
| 58 | Aveley | 2–0 | Harefield United |
| 68 | Haverhill Rovers | 0–0 | Hitchin Town |
| 74 | Buxton | 4–1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 89 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Minehead |
| 91 | A F C Totton | 2–0 | Newbury Town |
| 95 | Grantham | 2–1 | Oldbury United |
| 96 | Gresley Rovers | 5–3 | Oldswinford |
| 97 | GKN Sankey | 1–0 | Oswestry Town |
| 103 | Ossett Albion | 0–3 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 104 | R S Southampton | 3–2 | Redditch United |
| 113 | Fisher Athletic | 2–2 | Sheppey United |
| 116 | Horwich R M I | 3–0 | Skelmersdale United |
| 119 | Folkestone | 1–1 | Southwick |
| 120 | Matlock Town | 0–0 | Spalding United |
| 124 | V S Rugby | 3–2 | Stowmarket |
| 125 | Stourbridge | 1–0 | Sudbury Town |
| 126 | Marine | 6–0 | Sutton Town |
| 129 | Bromley | 2–1 | Thanet United |
| 136 | Wokingham Town | 3–2 | Warminster Town | |
2nd replays
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| 17 | Bideford | 2–0 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 28 | Gosport Borough | 4–3 | Bristol Manor Farm |
| 52 | Ton Pentre | 2–1 | Gloucester City |
| 68 | Hitchin Town | 3–0 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 113 | Sheppey United | 0–4 | Fisher Athletic |
| 119 | Southwick | 3–1 | Folkestone |
| 120 | Matlock Town | 3–2 | Spalding United | |
2nd qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | A F C Totton | 1–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Runcorn |
| 3 | Alfreton Town | 2–0 | Matlock Town |
| 4 | Arnold | 0–2 | Witton Albion |
| 5 | Atherstone United | 4–0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 6 | Banstead Athletic | 0–1 | Hastings Town |
| 7 | Barking | 0–2 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 8 | Barry Town | 5–1 | Minehead |
| 9 | Bath City | 1–0 | Clevedon Town |
| 10 | Billingham Town | 0–5 | Morecambe |
| 11 | Blue Star | 1–3 | Bishop Auckland |
| 12 | Braintree Town | 2–1 | Alvechurch |
| 13 | Bridlington Trinity | 6–2 | Brandon United |
| 14 | Bromley | 3–2 | Ruislip Manor |
| 15 | Burscough | 0–3 | Mossley |
| 16 | Chelmsford City | 1–0 | Buckingham Town |
| 17 | Clandown | 1–2 | R S Southampton |
| 18 | Congleton Town | 2–2 | Horwich R M I |
| 19 | Crook Town | 0–1 | Scarborough |
| 20 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1–1 | Southwick |
| 21 | Dunstable | 3–2 | Tring Town |
| 22 | Egham Town | 0–6 | Crawley Town |
| 23 | Emley | 1–4 | Chorley |
| 24 | Exmouth Town | 2–1 | Bideford |
| 25 | Fareham Town | 1–0 | Wokingham Town |
| 26 | GKN Sankey | 1–1 | Leek Town |
| 27 | Goole Town | 3–1 | Buxton |
| 28 | Grays Athletic | 2–1 | Aveley |
| 29 | Gresley Rovers | 1–0 | Worksop Town |
| 30 | Halesowen Town | 3–2 | Stafford Rangers |
| 31 | Hampton | 0–1 | Aylesbury United |
| 32 | Harlow Town | 1–0 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 33 | Hednesford Town | 1–5 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 34 | Histon | 0–1 | Corby Town |
| 35 | Hitchin Town | 0–0 | V S Rugby |
| 36 | Hythe Town | 1–5 | Croydon |
| 37 | Kingstonian | 3–1 | Walton & Hersham |
| 38 | Leyton Wingate | 2–2 | Harrow Borough |
| 39 | Long Eaton United | 2–3 | South Liverpool |
| 40 | March Town United | 1–2 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 41 | Marlow | 2–3 | Ware |
| 42 | Mile Oak Rovers | 1–3 | Grantham |
| 43 | Moor Green | 1–4 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 44 | Oxford City | 2–1 | Gosport Borough |
| 45 | Pagham | 3–5 | Newport I O W |
| 46 | Peterlee Newtown | 2–1 | North Shields |
| 47 | Poole Town | 3–2 | Hungerford Town |
| 48 | Radcliffe Borough | 0–4 | Marine |
| 49 | Redhill | 0–2 | Fisher Athletic |
| 50 | Rhyl | 5–0 | Formby |
| 51 | Sharpness | 2–3 | Chippenham Town |
| 52 | Shotton Comrades | 0–2 | Wingate (Durham) |
| 53 | South Bank | 2–0 | Chester-Le-Street |
| 54 | Southport | 2–0 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 55 | Spennymoor United | 1–2 | Gateshead |
| 56 | St Helens Town | 2–0 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 57 | Staines Town | 0–3 | Welling United |
| 58 | Stamford | 3–0 | Berkhamsted Town |
| 59 | Sutton United | 0–1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 60 | Tamworth | 2–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 61 | Tilbury | 0–0 | Hayes |
| 62 | Ton Pentre | 2–1 | Frome Town |
| 63 | Tonbridge | 0–2 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 64 | Tow Law Town | 0–1 | Gretna |
| 65 | Wellingborough Town | 1–1 | Irthlingborough Diamonds |
| 66 | Wembley | 1–3 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 67 | Whitley Bay | 1–2 | Blyth Spartans |
| 68 | Whyteleafe | 1–2 | Canterbury City |
| 69 | Witney Town | 0–0 | Stourbridge |
| 70 | Woking | 1–5 | Slough Town |
| 71 | Woodford Town | 3–1 | Felixstowe Town |
| 72 | Worthing | 5–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United | |
Replays
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| 1 | Basingstoke Town | 1–2 | A F C Totton |
| 2 | Runcorn | 9–1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 18 | Horwich R M I | 2–0 | Congleton Town |
| 20 | Southwick | 2–1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 26 | Leek Town | 5–4 | GKN Sankey |
| 35 | V S Rugby | 3–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 38 | Harrow Borough | 2–3 | Leyton Wingate |
| 61 | Hayes | 1–2 | Tilbury |
| 65 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 4–2 | Wellingborough Town |
| 69 | Stourbridge | 1–0 | Witney Town | |
3rd qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Alfreton Town | 0–1 | Gresley Rovers |
| 2 | Barry Town | 2–2 | Chippenham Town |
| 3 | Bath City | 2–0 | Exmouth Town |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 3–2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 5 | Blyth Spartans | 1–1 | Scarborough |
| 6 | Chalfont St Peter | 1–1 | Braintree Town |
| 7 | Chelmsford City | 1–0 | Ware |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 2–3 | Leyton Wingate |
| 9 | Fareham Town | 0–0 | A F C Totton |
| 10 | Fisher Athletic | 2–1 | Tilbury |
| 11 | Goole Town | 0–5 | Marine |
| 12 | Grantham | 0–2 | Atherstone United |
| 13 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2–3 | Bromley |
| 14 | Grays Athletic | 2–2 | Aylesbury United |
| 15 | Gretna | 0–2 | Morecambe |
| 16 | Halesowen Town | 2–2 | Irthlingborough Diamonds |
| 17 | Harlow Town | 3–0 | Woodford Town |
| 18 | Hastings Town | 3–0 | Canterbury City |
| 19 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4–3 | Tamworth |
| 20 | Kingstonian | 2–0 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 21 | Leek Town | 0–1 | St Helens Town |
| 22 | Mossley | 0–2 | Runcorn |
| 23 | Nuneaton Borough | 0–0 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 24 | Oxford City | 4–1 | Poole Town |
| 25 | Peterlee Newtown | 2–1 | Wingate (Durham) |
| 26 | Rhyl | 2–0 | Horwich R M I |
| 27 | South Bank | 2–2 | Gateshead |
| 28 | South Liverpool | 5–0 | Witton Albion |
| 29 | Southport | 1–3 | Chorley |
| 30 | Southwick | 0–1 | Croydon |
| 31 | Stourbridge | 4–0 | Stamford |
| 32 | Ton Pentre | 1–1 | R S Southampton |
| 33 | V S Rugby | 2–0 | Corby Town |
| 34 | Walthamstow Avenue | 0–0 | Dunstable |
| 35 | Welling United | 0–0 | Slough Town |
| 36 | Worthing | 4–0 | Newport I O W | |
Replays
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| 2 | Chippenham Town | 0–1 | Barry Town |
| 5 | Scarborough | 3–1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 6 | Braintree Town | 2–0 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 9 | A F C Totton | 0–3 | Fareham Town |
| 14 | Aylesbury United | 1–0 | Grays Athletic |
| 16 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 1–2 | Halesowen Town |
| 23 | Hinckley Athletic | 0–1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 27 | Gateshead | 1–1 | South Bank |
| 32 | R S Southampton | 1–2 | Ton Pentre |
| 34 | Dunstable | 2–0 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 35 | Slough Town | 2–1 | Welling United | |
2nd replay
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| 27 | Gateshead | 1–2 | South Bank | |
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Dartford, Enfield, Northwich Victoria, Frickley Athletic, Kettering Town, Maidstone United, Barnet, Weymouth, Dagenham, Wycombe Wanderers, Worcester City, Yeovil Town, Bishop's Stortford, Macclesfield Town, Windsor & Eton, Burton Albion, Bangor City, Bognor Regis Town, Farnborough Town and Whitby Town.
Ties
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| 1 | Aylesbury United | 0–0 | Harlow Town |
| 2 | Bangor City | 1–1 | South Liverpool |
| 3 | Barnet | 0–7 | Enfield |
| 4 | Bath City | 4–1 | Croydon |
| 5 | Bromley | 0–2 | Maidstone United |
| 6 | Chelmsford City | 1–0 | Kettering Town |
| 7 | Chorley | 4–2 | Marine |
| 8 | Dagenham | 5–1 | Atherstone United |
| 9 | Dartford | 2–0 | Worcester City |
| 10 | Dunstable | 0–2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 11 | Farnborough Town | 3–2 | Hastings Town |
| 12 | Fisher Athletic | 1–2 | Fareham Town |
| 13 | Frickley Athletic | 2–1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 14 | Halesowen Town | 2–1 | Braintree Town |
| 15 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–4 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 16 | Leyton Wingate | 2–0 | Gresley Rovers |
| 17 | Macclesfield Town | 3–1 | South Bank |
| 18 | Morecambe | 1–1 | St Helens Town |
| 19 | Rhyl | 0–2 | Runcorn |
| 20 | Scarborough | 4–1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 21 | Slough Town | 2–2 | Kingstonian |
| 22 | Stourbridge | 1–1 | V S Rugby |
| 23 | Ton Pentre | 1–3 | Weymouth |
| 24 | Whitby Town | 2–2 | Peterlee Newtown |
| 25 | Windsor & Eton | 2–2 | Oxford City |
| 26 | Worthing | 1–2 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 27 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Burton Albion |
| 28 | Yeovil Town | 4–1 | Barry Town | |
Replays
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| 1 | Harlow Town | 1–2 | Aylesbury United |
| 2 | South Liverpool | 3–2 | Bangor City |
| 18 | St Helens Town | 0–1 | Morecambe |
| 21 | Kingstonian | 1–1 | Slough Town |
| 22 | V S Rugby | 3–1 | Stourbridge |
| 24 | Peterlee Newtown | 0–1 | Whitby Town |
| 25 | Oxford City | 0–1 | Windsor & Eton | |
2nd replays
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| 21 | Slough Town | 2–1 | Kingstonian | |
1985–86 FA Cup
See 1985-86 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
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