1997–98 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained
| 1997–98 FA Cup qualifying rounds |
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| Prev Season: | 1996–97 |
| Next Season: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 117th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 563 clubs were accepted for the competition, down 11 from the previous season's 574.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 28 winning teams from fourth round qualifying progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
Calendar
| Round | Start date | New entries | Clubs |
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| Preliminary round | Saturday 30 August 1997 | 318 | 563 → 404 |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 13 September 1997 | 129 | 404 → 260 |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 27 September 1997 | none | 260 → 188 |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 11 October 1997 | none | 188 → 152 |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 25 October 1997 | 20 | 152 → 124 |
| First round proper | Saturday 15 November 1997 | 52 | 124 → 84 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 6 December 1997 | none | 84 → 64 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 3 January 1998 | 44 | 64 → 32 |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 24 January 1998 | none | 32 → 16 |
| Fifth round proper | Saturday 14 February 1998 | none | 16 → 8 |
| Sixth round proper | Saturday 7 March 1998 | none | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 5 April 1998 | none | 4 → 2 |
| Final | Saturday 16 May 1998 | none | 2 → 1 | |
Preliminary round
Ties
| width=20 | Tie | width=175 | Home team | width=20 | Score | width=175 | Away team |
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| 1 | A F C Lymington | 6-0 | Endsleigh |
| 2 | Abingdon Town | 1-1 | Devizes Town |
| 3 | Andover | 3-4 | Portsmouth Royal Navy |
| 4 | Arlesey Town | 2-1 | March Town United |
| 5 | Arnold Town | 3-1 | Shildon |
| 6 | Atherton Collieries | 1-2 | Maine Road |
| 7 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 0-1 | Hucknall Town |
| 8 | Banbury United | 3-2 | Rushall Olympic |
| 9 | Barking | 3-1 | Basildon United |
| 10 | Barnstaple Town | 1-4 | Carterton Town |
| 11 | Bashley | 9-0 | Torrington |
| 12 | Bedlington Terriers | 6-1 | Glapwell |
| 13 | Belper Town | 2-2 | Glossop North End |
| 14 | Billingham Synthonia | 1-1 | Brandon United |
| 15 | Billingham Town | 3-0 | Brodsworth Miners Welfare |
| 16 | Blackpool Rovers | 1-4 | Burscough |
| 17 | Blakenall | 1-3 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 18 | Blidworth Welfare | 3-5 | Rossendale United |
| 19 | Bootle | 3-1 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 20 | Borrowash Victoria | 1-2 | Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association |
| 21 | Boston Town | 0-2 | Stapenhill |
| 22 | Bournemouth F.C. | 2-4 | Gosport Borough |
| 23 | Brackley Town | 1-0 | Cogenhoe United |
| 24 | Bridgwater Town | 1-0 | Brislington |
| 25 | Bridport | 1-2 | Buckingham Town |
| 26 | Brigg Town | 1-0 | Eastwood Town |
| 27 | Buxton | 0-1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 28 | Castleton Gabriels | 0-1 | Clitheroe |
| 29 | Chatham Town | 0-7 | Banstead Athletic |
| 30 | Chester-Le-Street Town | 0-2 | Ryhope Community Association |
| 31 | Chippenham Town | 0-0 | Eastleigh |
| 32 | Cirencester Town | 3-4 | Tuffley Rovers |
| 33 | Clevedon Town | 4-0 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins |
| 34 | Congleton Town | 1-1 | Darwen |
| 35 | Corinthian Casuals | 0-2 | Aveley |
| 36 | Cove | 1-3 | Brockenhurst |
| 37 | Crook Town | 0-2 | Mossley |
| 38 | Croydon | 2-1 | Mile Oak |
| 39 | Croydon Athletic | 5-2 | Beaconsfield S Y C O B |
| 40 | Denaby United | 3-1 | West Auckland Town |
| 41 | Didcot Town | 1-5 | Taunton Town |
| 42 | Diss Town | 1-0 | Bloxwich Town |
| 43 | Droylsden | 4-1 | Cheadle Town |
| 44 | Dudley Town scr-w/o Bridgnorth Town | | |
| 45 | Eccleshill United | 1-1 | Thackley |
| 46 | Egham Town | 1-1 | Burnham |
| 47 | Elmore | 4-5 | Hungerford Town |
| 48 | Epsom & Ewell | 0-1 | Canterbury City |
| 49 | Erith Town | 0-3 | Harlow Town |
| 50 | Evenwood Town | 0-3 | Durham City |
| 51 | Eynesbury Rovers | 1-2 | Pershore Town |
| 52 | Fakenham Town | 0-1 | Stourbridge |
| 53 | Flackwell Heath | 5-0 | Barkingside |
| 54 | Fleet Town | 0-0 | Thame United |
| 55 | Flixton | 2-3 | Staveley Miners Welfare |
| 56 | Folkestone Invicta | 3-4 | Marlow |
| 57 | Ford United | 0-4 | Great Wakering Rovers |
| 58 | Frome Town | 0-5 | Wokingham Town |
| 59 | Glastonbury | 0-2 | Chard Town |
| 60 | Godalming & Guildford | 0-6 | Tonbridge Angels |
| 61 | Grays Athletic | 10-0 | Langford |
| 62 | Great Harwood Town | 2-1 | Stockton |
| 63 | Gretna | 4-2 | Haslingden |
| 64 | Guisborough Town | 2-3 | Worksop Town |
| 65 | Hailsham Town | 0-4 | Metropolitan Police |
| 66 | Halstead Town | 0-3 | Berkhamsted Town |
| 67 | Hanwell Town | 3-1 | Tring Town |
| 68 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 2-3 | South Shields |
| 69 | Harrogate Town | 1-1 | Armthorpe Welfare |
| 70 | Hassocks | 1-2 | Barton Rovers |
| 71 | Hatfield Main | 2-3 | Dunston Federation Brewery |
| 72 | Heanor Town | 1-0 | Salford City |
| 73 | Hebburn | 0-5 | Garforth Town |
| 74 | Hillingdon Borough | 4-2 | Stotfold |
| 75 | Hinckley United | 2-0 | Wednesfield |
| 76 | Histon | 2-0 | Oldbury United |
| 77 | Hornchurch | 2-2 | Arundel |
| 78 | Horsham | 3-1 | Northwood |
| 79 | Horsham Y M C A | 2-4 | Dartford |
| 80 | Hythe United | 3-2 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 81 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 1-1 | Whitley Bay |
| 82 | Kingsbury Town | 1-2 | Portfield |
| 83 | Langney Sports | 2-1 | Southall |
| 84 | Leatherhead | 2-0 | Wealdstone |
| 85 | Leighton Town | 2-1 | Ashford Town (Middx) |
| 86 | Lewes | 0-1 | Tilbury |
| 87 | Littlehampton Town | 6-2 | Southend Manor |
| 88 | Liversedge | 3-0 | Willington |
| 89 | London Colney | 0-2 | Fisher Athletic London |
| 90 | Long Buckby | 2-4 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 91 | Louth United | 1-0 | Glasshoughton Welfare |
| 92 | Lye Town | 2-1 | Evesham United |
| 93 | Maldon Town | 0-3 | Ruislip Manor |
| 94 | Maltby Main | 0-1 | Shotton Comrades |
| 95 | Matlock Town | 3-1 | Curzon Ashton |
| 96 | Melksham Town | 2-1 | Yate Town |
| 97 | Milton Keynes | 1-1 | Viking Sports |
| 98 | Minehead | 0-1 | Mangotsfield United |
| 99 | Morpeth Town | 5-0 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 100 | Netherfield | 1-1 | Chadderton |
| 101 | Newmarket Town | 4-4 | Stamford |
| 102 | Newport A F C | 2-1 | Maidenhead United |
| 103 | Northampton Spencer | 0-0 | Warboys Town |
| 104 | Oakwood | 2-1 | Potters Bar Town |
| 105 | Odd Down | 3-1 | Backwell United |
| 106 | Oldham Town | 4-2 | Northallerton |
| 107 | Pagham | 1-3 | Camberley Town |
| 108 | Parkgate | 2-0 | Nantwich Town |
| 109 | Paulton Rovers | 5-0 | Fareham Town |
| 110 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 0-3 | Potton United |
| 111 | Pelsall Villa | 2-3 | Barwell |
| 112 | Penrith | 3-0 | Trafford |
| 113 | Peterlee Newtown | 1-3 | Warrington Town |
| 114 | Pontefract Collieries | 2-2 | Ossett Albion |
| 115 | Racing Club Warwick | 3-1 | St Neots Town |
| 116 | Raunds Town | 6-0 | Shifnal Town |
| 117 | Redditch United | 4-0 | Wellingborough Town |
| 118 | Redhill | 1-1 | Ware |
| 119 | Ringmer | 0-1 | Wick |
| Rocester | 1-1 | West Midlands Police |
| 121 | Romford | 2-0 | Hertford Town |
| 122 | Royston Town | 0-0 | Shoreham |
| 123 | Sandwell Borough | 0-4 | Spalding United |
| 124 | Seaham Red Star | 1-1 | Ossett Town |
| 125 | Selby Town | 1-3 | Lincoln United |
| 126 | Selsey | 0-3 | Wembley |
| 127 | Sheppey United | 2-3 | Windsor & Eton |
| 128 | Skelmersdale United | 3-2 | Pickering Town |
| 129 | Slade Green | 1-1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 130 | St Blazey | 1-0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 131 | St Helens Town | 3-1 | Sheffield |
| 132 | Stafford Rangers | 1-1 | Ely City |
| 133 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 1-1 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 134 | Stourport Swifts | 1-5 | Woodbridge Town |
| 135 | Stratford Town | 1-3 | Desborough Town |
| 136 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 1-3 | Stowmarket Town |
| 137 | Tadcaster Albion | 0-3 | Stocksbridge Park Steels |
| 138 | Thamesmead Town | 3-3 | Saltdean United |
| 139 | Three Bridges | 1-2 | Whitehawk |
| 140 | Tiptree United | 1-4 | Clapton |
| 141 | Tiverton Town | 2-0 | Weymouth |
| 142 | Tow Law Town | 1-2 | R T M Newcastle |
| 143 | Tunbridge Wells | 4-4 | Chichester City |
| 144 | V S Rugby | 1-0 | Chasetown |
| 145 | Waterlooville | 2-0 | Reading Town |
| 146 | Watton United scr-w/o Lowestoft Town | | |
| 147 | Welton Rovers | 1-5 | Calne Town |
| 148 | Welwyn Garden City | 2-3 | East Thurrock United |
| 149 | Westfields | 2-1 | Westbury United |
| 150 | Whitstable Town | 1-1 | Dorking |
| 151 | Willenhall Town | 4-1 | Gorleston |
| 152 | Wimborne Town | 3-2 | Falmouth Town |
| 153 | Wingate & Finchley | 1-1 | Corinthian |
| 154 | Witham Town | 1-1 | Deal Town |
| 155 | Wivenhoe Town | 4-0 | Chipstead |
| 156 | Wootton Blue Cross | 3-2 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 157 | Worthing | 8-1 | Eastbourne Town |
| 158 | Wroxham | 3-1 | Paget Rangers |
| 159 | Yorkshire Amateur | 1-4 | Easington Colliery | |
Replays
| width=20 | Tie | width=175 | Home team | width=20 | Score | width=175 | Away team |
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| 2 | Devizes Town | 0-3 | Abingdon Town |
| 13 | Glossop North End | 1-2 | Belper Town |
| 14 | Brandon United | 2-5 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 31 | Eastleigh | 0-1 | Chippenham Town |
| 34 | Darwen | 4-3 | Congleton Town |
| 45 | Thackley | 0-2 | Eccleshill United |
| 46 | Burnham | 1-1 | Egham Town |
| (Burnham won 5-4 on penalties) |
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| 54 | Thame United | 1-3 | Fleet Town |
| 69 | Armthorpe Welfare | 1-3 | Harrogate Town |
| 77 | Arundel | 4-3 | Hornchurch |
| 81 | Whitley Bay | 3-3 | Kidsgrove Athletic |
| (Whitley Bay won 5-3 on penalties) |
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| 97 | Viking Sports | 1-0 | Milton Keynes |
| 100 | Chadderton | 1-2 | Netherfield |
| 101 | Stamford | 1-4 | Newmarket Town |
| 103 | Warboys Town | 2-3 | Northampton Spencer |
| 114 | Ossett Albion | 0-3 | Pontefract Collieries |
| 118 | Ware | 4-1 | Redhill |
| 120 | West Midlands Police | 0-3 | Rocester |
| 122 | Shoreham | 2-1 | Royston Town |
| 124 | Ossett Town | 1-0 | Seaham Red Star |
| 129 | Erith & Belvedere | 5-3 | Slade Green |
| 132 | Ely City | 1-3 | Stafford Rangers |
| 133 | Soham Town Rangers | 1-3 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby |
| 138 | Saltdean United | 4-0 | Thamesmead Town |
| 143 | Chichester City | 4-1 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 150 | Dorking | 3-3 | Whitstable Town |
| (Dorking won 3-1 on penalties) |
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| 153 | Corinthian | 0-2 | Wingate & Finchley |
| 154 | Deal Town | 3-0 | Witham Town | |
1st qualifying round
Ties
| width=20 | Tie | width=175 | Home team | width=20 | Score | width=175 | Away team |
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| 1 | Arundel | 1-4 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 2 | Ashington | 0-2 | Farsley Celtic |
| 3 | Aveley | 2-1 | Chichester City |
| 4 | Baldock Town | 0-0 | Slough Town |
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 1-1 | Dunston Federation Brewery |
| 6 | Banstead Athletic | 2-2 | Camberley Town |
| 7 | Barking | 4-1 | Arlesey Town |
| 8 | Barton Rovers | 1-0 | Clapton |
| 9 | Barwell | 1-2 | Willenhall Town |
| 10 | Bedfont | 2-4 | Chesham United |
| 11 | Bedford Town | 1-1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 12 | Bedford United | 0-5 | Kingstonian |
| 13 | Berkhamsted Town | 1-1 | Deal Town |
| 14 | Bideford | 0-2 | Bath City |
| 15 | Billingham Synthonia | 0-0 | Maine Road |
| 16 | Billingham Town | 0-1 | Arnold Town |
| 17 | Boldmere St Michaels | 1-0 | Wroxham |
| 18 | Bootle | 2-3 | Belper Town |
| 19 | Bourne Town | 1-3 | King's Lynn |
| 20 | Brackley Town | 4-0 | Stapenhill |
| 21 | Bridgnorth Town | 1-1 | Desborough Town |
| 22 | Bridgwater Town | 1-1 | Abingdon Town |
| 23 | Brigg Town | 3-0 | Hucknall Town |
| 24 | Brimsdown Rovers | 1-2 | Canvey Island |
| 25 | Buckingham Town | 1-1 | Gosport Borough |
| 26 | Burgess Hill Town | 1-2 | Harrow Borough |
| 27 | Burnham | 1-3 | Dorking |
| 28 | Burnham Ramblers | 0-1 | Hastings Town |
| 29 | Burscough | 3-3 | Bedlington Terriers |
| 30 | Bury Town | 1-2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 31 | Canterbury City | 1-1 | Worthing |
| 32 | Carterton Town | 0-1 | Portsmouth Royal Navy |
| 33 | Chertsey Town | 1-1 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 34 | Cheshunt | 0-4 | Sutton United |
| 35 | Chippenham Town | 3-2 | Bashley |
| 36 | Chorley | 3-1 | Pontefract Collieries |
| 37 | Clacton Town | 2-7 | Stansted |
| 38 | Clevedon Town | 1-1 | Calne Town |
| 39 | Clitheroe | 4-3 | Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association |
| 40 | Concord Rangers | 0-1 | Purfleet |
| 41 | Croydon | 2-1 | Horsham |
| 42 | Croydon Athletic | 0-4 | Wivenhoe Town |
| 43 | Darwen | 1-2 | Ryhope Community Association |
| 44 | Denaby United | 2-3 | Ossett Town |
| 45 | Diss Town | 0-1 | V S Rugby |
| 46 | Downton | 0-4 | Forest Green Rovers |
| 47 | Eccleshill United | 1-2 | Parkgate |
| 48 | Edgware Town | 2-5 | Aylesbury United |
| 49 | Felixstowe Port & Town | 2-5 | Halesowen Town |
| 50 | Fisher Athletic London | 5-0 | Wootton Blue Cross |
| 51 | Flackwell Heath | 1-0 | East Thurrock United |
| 52 | Frickley Athletic | 3-3 | Morpeth Town |
| 53 | Gateshead | 2-0 | Matlock Town |
| 54 | Gloucester City | 3-0 | Mangotsfield United |
| 55 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 3-3 | Braintree Town |
| 56 | Great Harwood Town | 1-1 | St Helens Town |
| 57 | Great Wakering Rovers | 1-2 | Grays Athletic |
| 58 | Great Yarmouth Town | 2-1 | Banbury United |
| 59 | Gretna | 3-0 | Mossley |
| 60 | Guiseley | 3-0 | Alfreton Town |
| 61 | Halesowen Harriers | 0-1 | Grantham Town |
| 62 | Halifax Town | 4-1 | Droylsden |
| 63 | Hanwell Town | 3-2 | Saltdean United |
| 64 | Harlow Town | 0-2 | Metropolitan Police |
| 65 | Harrogate Town | 2-2 | Easington Colliery |
| 66 | Harwich & Parkeston | 1-1 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 67 | Havant Town | 1-1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 68 | Heanor Town | 1-2 | Penrith |
| 69 | Herne Bay | 1-2 | Dartford |
| 70 | Hillingdon Borough | 0-2 | Windsor & Eton |
| 71 | Hinckley United | 5-0 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby |
| 72 | Histon | 1-3 | Newmarket Town |
| 73 | Hitchin Town | 0-2 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 74 | Holbeach United | 3-6 | Gresley Rovers |
| 75 | Hungerford Town | 1-4 | Fleet Town |
| 76 | Hyde United | 3-0 | Louth United |
| 77 | Hythe United | 4-7 | Romford |
| 78 | Ilkeston Town | 3-0 | Rossendale United |
| 79 | Kettering Town | 1-0 | Mirrlees Blackstone |
| 80 | Knowsley United scr-w/o Durham City | | |
| 81 | Knypersley Victoria | 1-0 | Atherstone United |
| 82 | Lancaster City | 2-2 | Consett |
| 83 | Langney Sports | 2-1 | Leatherhead |
| 84 | Leigh R M I | 1-0 | Accrington Stanley |
| 85 | Leighton Town | 1-2 | Wingate & Finchley |
| 86 | Liversedge | 3-3 | Stocksbridge Park Steels |
| 87 | Lye Town | 2-3 | Lowestoft Town |
| 88 | Margate | 5-0 | Bracknell Town |
| 89 | Marine | 1-0 | Ashton United |
| 90 | Marlow | 2-2 | Littlehampton Town |
| 91 | Melksham Town | 1-2 | Waterlooville |
| 92 | Merthyr Tydfil | 7-1 | Brockenhurst |
| 93 | Moor Green | 0-2 | Bilston Town |
| 94 | Newcastle Town | 3-5 | Garforth Town |
| 95 | Newport I O W | 2-1 | Aldershot Town |
| 96 | North Ferriby United | 2-1 | Barrow |
| 97 | Northampton Spencer | 1-1 | Woodbridge Town |
| 98 | Oakwood | 0-1 | Potton United |
| 99 | Odd Down | 1-4 | Wimborne Town |
| 100 | Oxford City | 1-1 | Dorchester Town |
| 101 | Pershore Town | 0-7 | Stourbridge |
| 102 | Portfield | 2-1 | Viking Sports |
| 103 | Racing Club Warwick | 1-2 | Redditch United |
| 104 | Radcliffe Borough | 1-3 | Bishop Auckland |
| 105 | Raunds Town | 2-4 | Spalding United |
| 106 | Rocester | 3-2 | Stowmarket Town |
| 107 | Rothwell Town | 2-1 | Corby Town |
| 108 | Ruislip Manor | 4-1 | Shoreham |
| 109 | Salisbury City | 3-0 | Chard Town |
| 110 | Shepshed Dynamo | 0-3 | Cambridge City |
| 111 | Sittingbourne | 5-0 | Molesey |
| 112 | Solihull Borough | 2-0 | Burton Albion |
| 113 | South Shields | 3-0 | Skelmersdale United |
| 114 | Spennymoor United | 1-1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 115 | St Blazey | 0-2 | Tiverton Town |
| 116 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 1-0 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 117 | Staines Town | 3-1 | Bromley |
| 118 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 1-5 | Lincoln United |
| 119 | Sudbury Wanderers | 3-0 | Stafford Rangers |
| 120 | Tamworth | 1-2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 121 | Taunton Town | 3-2 | Newport A F C |
| 122 | Telford United | 1-2 | Bedworth United |
| 123 | Thatcham Town | 0-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 124 | Tilbury | 3-1 | Wick |
| 125 | Tonbridge Angels | 1-0 | Ware |
| 126 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1-2 | Billericay Town |
| 127 | Tuffley Rovers | 1-3 | Paulton Rovers |
| 128 | Uxbridge | 0-2 | Dover Athletic |
| 129 | Walton & Hersham | 2-0 | Hampton |
| 130 | Warrington Town | 1-2 | R T M Newcastle |
| 131 | Welling United | 3-0 | Leyton Pennant |
| 132 | Wembley | 3-1 | Whitehawk |
| 133 | Weston Super Mare | 0-0 | Cinderford Town |
| 134 | Whitby Town | 6-2 | Netherfield |
| 135 | Whitley Bay | 0-0 | Shotton Comrades |
| 136 | Whyteleafe | 3-2 | Crawley Town |
| 137 | Winsford United | 1-0 | Leek Town |
| 138 | Witton Albion | 0-5 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 139 | Wokingham Town | 1-1 | Westfields |
| 140 | Worcester City | 3-2 | A F C Lymington |
| 141 | Workington | 0-3 | Emley |
| 142 | Worksop Town | 4-2 | Oldham Town |
| 143 | Yeading | 4-2 | Chelmsford City |
| 144 | Yeovil Town | 1-1 | Witney Town | |
Replays
| width=20 | Tie | width=175 | Home team | width=20 | Score | width=175 | Away team |
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| 4 | Slough Town | 5-0 | Baldock Town |
| 5 | Dunston Federation Brewery | 2-3 | Bamber Bridge |
| 6 | Camberley Town | 2-1 | Banstead Athletic |
| 11 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2-0 | Bedford Town |
| 13 | Deal Town | 2-1 | Berkhamsted Town |
| 15 | Maine Road | 2-2 | Billingham Synthonia |
| (Maine Road won 5-3 on penalties) |
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| 21 | Desborough Town | 1-3 | Bridgnorth Town |
| 22 | Abingdon Town | 1-2 | Bridgwater Town |
| 25 | Gosport Borough | 1-2 | Buckingham Town |
| 29 | Bedlington Terriers | 1-2 | Burscough |
| 31 | Worthing | 4-1 | Canterbury City |
| 33 | Heybridge Swifts | 2-1 | Chertsey Town |
| 38 | Calne Town | 2-1 | Clevedon Town |
| 52 | Morpeth Town | 4-1 | Frickley Athletic |
| 55 | Braintree Town | 3-1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 56 | St Helens Town | 3-1 | Great Harwood Town |
| 65 | Easington Colliery | 4-1 | Harrogate Town |
| 66 | Carshalton Athletic | 4-0 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 67 | Basingstoke Town | 2-0 | Havant Town |
| 82 | Consett | 1-2 | Lancaster City |
| 86 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2-3 | Liversedge |
| 90 | Littlehampton Town | 2-2 | Marlow |
| (Marlow won 11-10 on penalties) |
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| 97 | Woodbridge Town | 3-1 | Northampton Spencer |
| 100 | Dorchester Town | 1-0 | Oxford City |
| 114 | Blyth Spartans | 1-0 | Spennymoor United |
| 133 | Cinderford Town | 0-1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 135 | Shotton Comrades | 1-0 | Whitley Bay |
| 139 | Westfields | 1-3 | Wokingham Town |
| 144 | Witney Town | 1-2 | Yeovil Town | |
2nd qualifying round
Ties
| width=20 | Tie | width=175 | Home team | width=20 | Score | width=175 | Away team |
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| 1 | Arnold Town | 2-0 | Shotton Comrades |
| 2 | Aylesbury United | 0-3 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 3 | Bamber Bridge | 1-2 | Marine |
| 4 | Barking | 3-0 | Hanwell Town |
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 1-1 | Bath City |
| 6 | Bedworth United | 1-1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 7 | Belper Town | 2-2 | Parkgate |
| 8 | Billericay Town | 2-1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 9 | Bilston Town | 1-2 | King's Lynn |
| 10 | Bognor Regis Town | 2-1 | Hastings Town |
| 11 | Brackley Town | 0-0 | Rocester |
| 12 | Braintree Town | 3-0 | Chesham United |
| 13 | Bridgwater Town | 2-4 | Paulton Rovers |
| 14 | Brigg Town | 1-1 | Worksop Town |
| 15 | Buckingham Town | 0-2 | Taunton Town |
| 16 | Burscough | 1-4 | Ossett Town |
| 17 | Chippenham Town | 1-1 | Wokingham Town |
| 18 | Chorley | 2-2 | Bishop Auckland |
| 19 | Clitheroe | 1-3 | Lincoln United |
| 20 | Croydon | 2-0 | Aveley |
| 21 | Dartford | 1-2 | Staines Town |
| 22 | Dorchester Town | 1-0 | Forest Green Rovers |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 0-4 | Kingstonian |
| 24 | Durham City | 0-5 | Emley |
| 25 | Fleet Town | 2-3 | Calne Town |
| 26 | Garforth Town | 0-1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 27 | Gateshead | 1-4 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 28 | Gloucester City | 2-1 | Newport I O W |
| 29 | Grays Athletic | 1-2 | Camberley Town |
| 30 | Gretna | 3-1 | Liversedge |
| 31 | Guiseley | 0-0 | Farsley Celtic |
| 32 | Halifax Town | 4-0 | Leigh R M I |
| 33 | Hinckley United | 2-0 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 34 | Hyde United | 4-1 | Lancaster City |
| 35 | Ilkeston Town | 7-1 | R T M Newcastle |
| 36 | Kettering Town | 1-1 | Cambridge City |
| 37 | Knypersley Victoria | 3-1 | Gresley Rovers |
| 38 | Langney Sports | 3-0 | Dorking |
| 39 | Margate | 4-0 | Harrow Borough |
| 40 | Marlow | 2-3 | Flackwell Heath |
| 41 | Merthyr Tydfil | 0-2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 42 | Metropolitan Police | 2-2 | Wivenhoe Town |
| 43 | Morpeth Town | 0-0 | North Ferriby United |
| 44 | Newmarket Town | 1-2 | V S Rugby |
| 45 | Penrith | 6-3 | Easington Colliery |
| 46 | Portfield | 1-1 | Deal Town |
| 47 | Portsmouth Royal Navy | 1-1 | Waterlooville |
| 48 | Potton United | 1-6 | Romford |
| 49 | Redditch United | 3-1 | Willenhall Town |
| 50 | Rothwell Town | 1-1 | Halesowen Town |
| 51 | Ruislip Manor | 0-0 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 52 | Ryhope Community Association | 2-0 | St Helens Town |
| 53 | Salisbury City | 2-2 | Weston Super Mare |
| 54 | Sittingbourne | 2-1 | Purfleet |
| 55 | Solihull Borough | 2-1 | Grantham Town |
| 56 | South Shields | 2-0 | Maine Road |
| 57 | Spalding United | 2-1 | Lowestoft Town |
| 58 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 2-0 | Canvey Island |
| 59 | Stourbridge | 2-1 | Bridgnorth Town |
| 60 | Sudbury Wanderers | 1-1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 61 | Tilbury | 3-0 | Wingate & Finchley |
| 62 | Tiverton Town | 11-1 | Wimborne Town |
| 63 | Tonbridge Angels | 3-0 | Worthing |
| 64 | Walton & Hersham | 0-0 | Slough Town |
| 65 | Welling United | 2-2 | Sutton United |
| 66 | Wembley | 1-3 | Fisher Athletic London |
| 67 | Whitby Town | 1-4 | Winsford United |
| 68 | Whyteleafe | 0-2 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 69 | Windsor & Eton | 2-5 | Barton Rovers |
| 70 | Woodbridge Town | 4-2 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 71 | Worcester City | 1-2 | Yeovil Town |
| 72 | Yeading | 3-0 | Stansted | |
Replays
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| 5 | Bath City | 1-3 | Basingstoke Town |
| 6 | Nuneaton Borough | 6-1 | Bedworth United |
| 7 | Parkgate | 0-2 | Belper Town |
| 11 | Rocester | 2-1 | Brackley Town |
| 14 | Worksop Town | 3-1 | Brigg Town |
| 17 | Wokingham Town | 0-1 | Chippenham Town |
| 18 | Bishop Auckland | 2-3 | Chorley |
| 31 | Farsley Celtic | 1-4 | Guiseley |
| 36 | Cambridge City | 2-4 | Kettering Town |
| 42 | Wivenhoe Town | 2-1 | Metropolitan Police |
| 43 | North Ferriby United | 1-0 | Morpeth Town |
| 46 | Deal Town | 2-1 | Portfield |
| 47 | Waterlooville | 7-0 | Portsmouth Royal Navy |
| 50 | Halesowen Town | 4-1 | Rothwell Town |
| 51 | Erith & Belvedere | 3-0 | Ruislip Manor |
| 53 | Weston Super Mare | 2-2 | Salisbury City |
| (Salisbury City won 4-3 on penalties) |
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| 60 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2-0 | Sudbury Wanderers |
| 64 | Slough Town | 0-0 | Walton & Hersham |
| (Slough Town won 3-2 on penalties) |
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| 65 | Sutton United | 2-1 | Welling United | |
3rd qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Basingstoke Town | 0-0 | Calne Town |
| 2 | Billericay Town | 4-1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 4-0 | Worksop Town |
| 4 | Bognor Regis Town | 1-1 | Croydon |
| 5 | Braintree Town | 4-1 | Barton Rovers |
| 6 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2-1 | Rocester |
| 7 | Carshalton Athletic | 1-0 | Fisher Athletic London |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 5-0 | Paulton Rovers |
| 9 | Chorley | 1-3 | Ilkeston Town |
| 10 | Dorchester Town | 0-1 | Tiverton Town |
| 11 | Emley | 2-1 | Belper Town |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3-2 | South Shields |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 2-0 | Waterlooville |
| 14 | Guiseley | 1-2 | Penrith |
| 15 | Halesowen Town | 2-2 | Redditch United |
| 16 | Halifax Town | 5-0 | Ossett Town |
| 17 | Heybridge Swifts | 4-0 | Flackwell Heath |
| 18 | Hyde United | 8-0 | Ryhope Community Association |
| 19 | Kettering Town | 0-1 | Hinckley United |
| 20 | King's Lynn | 4-3 | V S Rugby |
| 21 | Kingstonian | 1-0 | Wivenhoe Town |
| 22 | Knypersley Victoria | 3-1 | Spalding United |
| 23 | Margate | 2-1 | Deal Town |
| 24 | Marine | 1-1 | Lincoln United |
| 25 | North Ferriby United | 2-0 | Gretna |
| 26 | Nuneaton Borough | 4-1 | Stourbridge |
| 27 | Salisbury City | 3-0 | Taunton Town |
| 28 | Sittingbourne | 2-1 | Langney Sports |
| 29 | Slough Town | 6-1 | Tilbury |
| 30 | Solihull Borough | 6-0 | Woodbridge Town |
| 31 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 1-3 | Camberley Town |
| 32 | Staines Town | 3-1 | Barking |
| 33 | Sutton United | 5-1 | Tonbridge Angels |
| 34 | Winsford United | 1-1 | Arnold Town |
| 35 | Yeading | 0-2 | Romford |
| 36 | Yeovil Town | 4-0 | Chippenham Town | |
Replays
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| 1 | Calne Town | 1-2 | Basingstoke Town |
| 4 | Croydon | 2-2 | Bognor Regis Town |
| (Bognor Regis Town won 3-1 on penalties) |
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| 15 | Redditch United | 0-3 | Halesowen Town |
| 24 | Lincoln United | 4-1 | Marine |
| 34 | Arnold Town | 0-0 | Winsford United |
| (Winsford United won 7-6 on penalties) | |
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4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Morecambe, Northwich Victoria, Farnborough Town, Southport, Rushden & Diamonds, Stalybridge Celtic, Hayes, Altrincham, Runcorn, Ashford Town (Kent), Colwyn Bay, Boston United, Enfield, St Albans City, Boreham Wood, Hendon, Wisbech Town and Sudbury Town.
Ties
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| 1 | Altrincham | 0-2 | Morecambe |
| 2 | Basingstoke Town | 5-1 | Braintree Town |
| 3 | Billericay Town | 1-1 | Camberley Town |
| 4 | Blyth Spartans | 2-1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 5 | Bognor Regis Town | 0-0 | Farnborough Town |
| 6 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2-0 | Romford |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Sutton United |
| 8 | Enfield | 1-2 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2-1 | Halifax Town |
| 10 | Gloucester City | 1-1 | Wisbech Town |
| 11 | Halesowen Town | 0-2 | Northwich Victoria |
| 12 | Heybridge Swifts | 5-2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 13 | Hinckley United | 1-2 | Colwyn Bay |
| 14 | Ilkeston Town | 3-2 | Hyde United |
| 15 | King's Lynn | 5-0 | Salisbury City |
| 16 | Knypersley Victoria | 0-1 | Boston United |
| 17 | Nuneaton Borough | 2-3 | Emley |
| 18 | Runcorn | 1-2 | Lincoln United |
| 19 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1-1 | Boreham Wood |
| 20 | Sittingbourne | 2-2 | Hereford United |
| 21 | Slough Town | 2-1 | Kingstonian |
| 22 | Southport | 2-0 | North Ferriby United |
| 23 | St Albans City | 1-2 | Hendon |
| 24 | Staines Town | 0-3 | Margate |
| 25 | Stalybridge Celtic | 3-3 | Solihull Borough |
| 26 | Tiverton Town | 5-0 | Sudbury Town |
| 27 | Winsford United | 2-0 | Penrith |
| 28 | Yeovil Town | 1-1 | Hayes | |
Replays
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| 3 | Camberley Town | 0-1 | Billericay Town |
| 5 | Farnborough Town | 2-1 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 10 | Wisbech Town | 3-2 | Gloucester City |
| 19 | Boreham Wood | 1-0 | Rushden & Diamonds |
| 20 | Hereford United | 3-0 | Sittingbourne |
| 25 | Solihull Borough | 4-3 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 28 | Hayes | 1-0 | Yeovil Town | |
1997–98 FA Cup
See 1997–98 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
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