2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds explained

2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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Prevseason:2002–03
Nextseason:2004–05

The 2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 123rd 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 644 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 20 from the previous season’s 624.

The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. South Western Football League was the only level 10 league represented in the Cup, four clubs from the South Western Football League were the lowest-ranked clubs in competition. The 32 winning teams from Fourth qualifying round progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.

Calendar

RoundStart dateLeagues entering at this roundNew entries this roundWinners from previous roundNumber of fixturesPrize money
23 August 2003 130 none 65 £500
30 August 2003 331 65 198 £1,000
20 September 2003 none none 198 99 £2,250
27 September 2003 Isthmian League
Northern Premier League
Southern Football League
(Premier divisions)
69 99 84 £3,750
11 October 2003 none none 84 42 £5,000
25 October 2003 22 42 32 £10,000

Extra preliminary round

Matches played on Saturday/Sunday 23 to 24 August 2003. 130 clubs from Level 8, Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition, while other 217 clubs from levels 8-10 get a bye to the preliminary round.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
1Skelmersdale United (8)7–2Glasshoughton Welfare (8)71
2Brodsworth Miners Welfare (8)0–1Pickering Town (8)90
3St Helens Town (8)0–2Trafford (8)182
4Garforth Town (9)0–3Whickham (9)87
5Holker Old Boys (9)1–0Penrith (8)
6Colne (9)2–3Mossley (8)100
7Norton & Stockton Ancients (9)0–2Evenwood Town (9)117
8Ossett Albion (8)5–2Alnwick Town (9)94
9Washington Nissan (9)1–2Jarrow Roofing BCA (8)54
10Shotton Comrades (9)1–4Newcastle Blue Star (9)35
11Dunston Federation Brewery (8)1–0Abbey Hey (8)121
12Eccleshill United (8)1–2Warrington Town (8)49
13Oldham Town (9)3–2Northallerton Town (9)73
14Fleetwood Town (8)1–0Darwen (9)103
15Blackstones (8)1–4Gedling Town (9)78
16Holbeach United (8)1–1Staveley Miners Welfare (9)
Staveley Miners Welfare (9)3–2Holbeach United (8)
17Carlton Town (9)0–3Shirebrook Town (9)87
18Lincoln Moorlands (9)1–0Arnold Town (8)65
19Nantwich Town (8)1–2Stratford Town (8)80
20Cradley Town (8)2–0Daventry Town (8)65
21Maldon Town (8)4–1Holmer Green (8)
22Stotfold (8)1–2London Colney (8)67
23Wroxham (8)4–1Halstead Town (8)126
24Brentwood (9)0–2Haringey Borough (8)73
25Kingsbury Town (8)1–2Stowmarket Town (8)48
26Harpenden Town (8)6–1Woodbridge Town (8)65
27Needham Market (9)0–3Norwich United (8)79
28Romford (9)0–2Bury Town (8)166
29Tiptree United (8)0–1Cogenhoe United (8)92
30Northampton Spencer (8)2–2Desborough Town (8)76
Desborough Town (8)4–2Northampton Spencer (8)
31Broxbourne Borough V&E (8)0–2Yaxley (8)26
32Mildenhall Town (8)2–1Ilford (9)103
33St Margaretsbury (8)0–0Henley Town (8)46
Henley Town (8)0–3St Margaretsbury (8)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
34Bedford United & Valerio (8)1–0Harefield United (8)32
35Southend Manor (9)1–1Buckingham Town (8)30
Buckingham Town (8)4–1Southend Manor (9)
36Ruislip Manor (8)2–2Ely City (9)32
Ely City (9)0–2Ruislip Manor (8)
37Hadleigh United (9)0–1Wootton Blue Cross (8)72
38Brackley Town (8)2–1Hullbridge Sports (9)75
39Royston Town (8)0–3Ford Sports Daventry (8)85
40Great Yarmouth Town (8)4–1Southall Town (8)271
41St Leonards (8)1–4Arundel (8)127
42Thatcham Town (8)6–0Selsey (8)88
43East Preston (8)2–3Andover (8)124
44Walton Casuals (8)5–0Westfield (8)78
45Brockenhurst (8)2–3VCD Athletic (8)59
46Wokingham Town (8)2–0Chertsey Town (8)136
47Chichester City United (8)4–1Tunbridge Wells (8)115
48Sandhurst Town (8)2–1Camberley Town (8)106
49Didcot Town (8)2–1Ramsgate (8)131
50Saltdean United (9)0–4Cray Wanderers (8)104
51Bedfont (8)4–0Littlehampton Town (9)54
52Horsham YMCA (8)3–3Gosport Borough (8)105
Gosport Borough (8)1–0Horsham YMCA (8)
53Eastbourne United Association (9)1–0Lordswood (8)102
54BAT Sports (8)3–1Cobham (8)109
55Carterton Town (8)1–0Hungerford Town (8)64
56Lancing (9)0–3Whitehawk (8)94
57AFC Totton (8)3–0Erith Town (8)68
58Reading Town (8)1–2Lymington & New Milton (8)56
59Barnstaple Town (8)2–3Exmouth Town (8)126
60Highworth Town (8)3–1Shortwood United (8)85
61Frome Town (8)1–0Tuffley Rovers (8)96
62Shepton Mallet (9)0–1Falmouth Town (10)126
63Minehead Town (9)2–1Liskeard Athletic (10)94
64Devizes Town (8)0–4Christchurch (8)101
65Chard Town (9)0–3Paulton Rovers (8)58

Preliminary round

Matches played on weekend of Saturday 30 August 2003. A total of 396 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 65 winners from the extra preliminary round, 217 clubs from Levels 8-10, who get a bye in the extra preliminary round and 114 entering at this stage from the five divisions at Level 7 of English football. The round featured three clubs from Level 10 (all from the South Western Football League) still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
1Brigg Town (8)2–2Billingham Town (8)187
Billingham Town (8)1–0Brigg Town (8)157
2Maine Road (9)2–4Ashington (9)45
3Bishop Auckland (7)8–0Flixton (9)145
4Harrogate Railway Athletic (8)w/oHatfield Main
Walkover for Harrogate Railway Athletic – Hatfield Main removed
5Armthorpe Welfare (8)w/oLouth United
Walkover for Armthorpe Welfare – Louth United removed
6Chadderton (9)1–2Holker Old Boys (9)86
7Peterlee Newtown (8)1–2Bridlington Town (7)111
8Mossley (8)1–1Curzon Ashton (8)236
Curzon Ashton (8)2–3Mossley (8)253
9Bamber Bridge (7)3–1Prescot Cables (7)187
10Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)2–1Squires Gate (8)120
11Goole (8)2–4Rossendale United (7)227
12Witton Albion (7)4–1Nelson (9)240
13Thackley (8)0–1Ossett Town (7)111
14Skelmersdale United (8)3–0Atherton Laburnum Rovers (8)104
15Pontefract Collieries (9)0–2Clitheroe (8)102
16Blackpool Mechanics (9)1–1Colwyn Bay (7)80
Colwyn Bay (7)3–1Blackpool Mechanics (9)
17Crook Town (9)2–3Guiseley (7)
18Tow Law Town (8)1–1Salford City (8)126
Salford City (8)4–3Tow Law Town (8)111
19South Shields (9)0–0Bedlington Terriers (8)189
Bedlington Terriers (8)4–1South Shields (9)138
20Willington (9)0–5Consett (9)72
21Fleetwood Town (8)3–0Parkgate (9)144
22Newcastle Blue Star (9)1–2Dunston Federation Brewery (8)139
23Billingham Synthonia (8)1–1Chorley (7)112
Chorley (7)3–1Billingham Synthonia (8)279
24Hyde United (7)6–1Hallam (8)228
25Liversedge (8)3–1Gateshead (7)92
26Guisborough Town (8)1–1Kendal Town (7)86
Kendal Town (7)Guisborough Town (8)159
27Tadcaster Albion (9)0–4Winsford United (9)50
28Great Harwood Town (9)0–3North Ferriby United (7)111
29Cheadle Town (9)1–2Chester-le-Street Town (8)61
30Woodley Sports (8)1–1Ramsbottom United (8)113
Ramsbottom United (8)3–0Woodley Sports (8)
31Durham City (8)0–0Rossington Main (9)127
Rossington Main (9)0–1Durham City (8)111
32Horden Colliery Welfare (8)0–1Brandon United (8)106
33Esh Winning (8)1–3Bacup Borough (8)104
34Whickham (9)2–2Hebburn Town (9)180
Hebburn Town (9)1–2Whickham (9)159
35Thornaby (8)5–1Easington Colliery (9)47
36Shildon (8)2–1Workington (7)240
37Selby Town (8)0–0Washington (8)102
Washington (8)Selby Town (8)106
38Maltby Main (9)1–0West Auckland Town (8)55
39Sheffield (8)1–0Jarrow Roofing BCA (8)130
40Pickering Town (8)2–0Whitley Bay (8)205
41Evenwood Town (9)3–5Oldham Town (9)124
42Hall Road Rangers (9)1–1Trafford (8)107
Trafford (8)3–1Hall Road Rangers (9)130
43Marske United (8)3–0Winterton Rangers (9)104
44Warrington Town (8)1–0Yorkshire Amateur (9)92
45Prudhoe Town (9)2–0Morpeth Town (8)34
46Ossett Albion (8)2–1Alsager Town (8)106
47Seaham Red Star (9)3–4Murton (9)114
48Atherton Collieries (8)0–3Farsley Celtic (7)71
49Gresley Rovers (7)1–1Buxton (8)310
Buxton (8)4–0Gresley Rovers (7)360
50Stamford (7)2–0Bourne Town (8)244
51Shepshed Dynamo (7)0–1Congleton Town (8)148
52Shirebrook Town (9)2–1Matlock Town (7)297
53Grosvenor Park (8)0–0Glapwell (8)37
Glapwell (8)2–0Grosvenor Park (8)60
54Quorn (8)0–1Gedling Town (9)137
55Studley (8)3–0Rushall Olympic (8)104
56Oadby Town (8)5–1Stratford Town (8)205
57Corby Town (7)2–1Lincoln United (7)110
58Bedworth United (7)0–2Halesowen Town (7)262
59Belper Town (7)1–1Boston Town (8)208
Boston Town (8)0–1Belper Town (7)108
60Mickleover Sports (8)3–0Ludlow Town (8)80
61Chasetown (8)1–2Sutton Coldfield Town (7)217
62Kidsgrove Athletic (7)1–3Rugby United (7)174
63Borrowash Victoria (8)3–4Biddulph Victoria (8)52
64Racing Club Warwick (8)0–1Stafford Town (8)85
65Rocester (8)1–1Ilkeston Town (7)165
Ilkeston Town (7)3–1Rocester (8)238
66Staveley Miners Welfare (9)0–1Sutton Town (9)96
67Atherstone United (7)w/o Pelsall Villa (8)
Walkover for Pelsall Villa – Atherstone United removed
68Eastwood Town (8)2–2Deeping Rangers (8)111
Deeping Rangers (8)1–2Eastwood Town (8)252
69Lincoln Moorlands (9)1–2Leek Town (7)
70Spalding United (8)3–0Glossop North End (8)196
71Stourport Swifts (7)1–0Boldmere St Michaels (8)101
72Cradley Town (8)0–4Bromsgrove Rovers (7)164
73Solihull Borough (7)3–0Stone Dominoes (8)163
74Leek CSOB (9)2–3Redditch United (7)105
75Barwell (8)3–1Oldbury United (8)70
76Newcastle Town (8)3–0Willenhall Town (8)95
77Stourbridge (8)0–2Causeway United (8)190
78Long Eaton United (9)0–0Norton United (9)71
Norton United (9)0–2Long Eaton United (9)78
79Gorleston (8)w/o Haverhill Rovers (9)
Walkover for Haverhill Rovers – Gorleston removed
80Burnham (7)1–7Arlesey Town (7)85
81Burnham Ramblers (9)4–1Potters Bar Town (8)
82Dunstable Town (7)w/oSaffron Walden Town
Walkover for Dunstable Town – Saffron Walden Town removed
83Leighton Town (8)3–1Wootton Blue Cross (8)122
84Tring Townw/o Mildenhall Town (8)
Walkover for Mildenhall Town – Tring Town removed
85Sawbridgeworth Town (9)2–2AFC Wallingford (8)41
AFC Wallingford (8)2–0Sawbridgeworth Town (9)125
86Newmarket Town (8)5–0Wembley (8)142
87Chalfont St Peter (8)0–6Chesham United (7)145
88Boreham Wood (7)2–1Desborough Town (8)66
89Ware (8)2–2London Colney (8)102
London Colney (8)0–1Ware (8)90
90Enfield Town (9)2–1Clacton Town (8)356
91Norwich United (8)2–2Leyton (7)98
Leyton (7)2–1Norwich United (8)190
92AFC Sudbury (8)5–1Diss Town (8)347
93Histon (7)7–0Yeading (7)131
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
94Hampton & Richmond Borough (7)3–0Great Wakering Rovers (7)157
95Harpenden Town (8)1–3St Margaretsbury (8)68
96Haringey Borough (8)1–3Dereham Town (8)65
97Barton Rovers (7)2–2Rothwell Town (7)134
Rothwell Town (7)3–0Barton Rovers (7)147
98Stewart & Lloyds Corby (8)3–0Fakenham Town (8)48
99Milton Keynes Cityw/o Tilbury (7)
Walkover for Tilbury – Milton Keynes City removed
100Bedford United & Valerio (8)0–2St Neots Town (8)70
101Beaconsfield SYCOB (8)1–1Ipswich Wanderers (9)78
Ipswich Wanderers (9)2–1Beaconsfield SYCOB (8)172
102Wisbech Town (8)1–2Aveley (7)289
103Stowmarket Town (8)0–2Waltham Forest (7)86
104Stanway Rovers (9)0–1Staines Town (7)140
105Wivenhoe Town (7)7–0Bowers United (9)104
106Cheshunt (7)2–3Harlow Town (7)155
107Cogenhoe United (8)1–2Maldon Town (8)94
108Wingate & Finchley (7)3–2Bury Town (8)127
109Edgware Town (8)2–2Clapton (8)85
Clapton (8)0–1Edgware Town (8)
110Stansted (9)0–7Uxbridge (7)87
111Great Yarmouth Town (8)0–1Berkhamsted Town (7)217
112Raunds Town (8)1–0Hoddesdon Town (8)86
113Buckingham Town (8)2–0Ford Sports Daventry (8)101
114Hertford Town (8)2–4Lowestoft Town (8)140
115Yaxley (8)2–1Barking & East Ham United (7)84
116Ruislip Manor (8)1–4Soham Town Rangers (8)78
117Enfield (7)1–1Hemel Hempstead Town (7)89
Hemel Hempstead Town (7)2–3Enfield (7)115
118Wroxham (8)6–1Banbury United (7)137
119Flackwell Heath (8)4–1Concord Rangers (9)83
120Long Buckby (8)1–5King's Lynn (7)210
121Hanwell Town (8)2–2East Thurrock United (7)85
East Thurrock United (7)6–3Hanwell Town (8)147
122Witham Town (8)2–0Marlow (7)77
123Brook House (8)1–3Wealdstone (7)223
124Brackley Town (8)4–2Harwich & Parkeston (9)93
125Greenwich Borough (8)1–1Maidstone United (8)314
Maidstone United (8)1–0Greenwich Borough (8)270
126Hailsham Town (8)0–1Cowes Sports (8)132
127Chessington & Hook United (8)2–0Merstham (8)118
128Leatherhead (7)3–1Moneyfields (8)113
129Windsor & Eton (7)0–1Metropolitan Police (7)134
130Dartford (7)1–0Bashley (7)257
131Walton & Hersham (7)0–2Walton Casuals (8)216
132Three Bridges (8)1–1Redhill (8)75
Redhill (8)0–3Three Bridges (8)86
133Tonbridge Angels (7)4–0BAT Sports (8)424
134Fisher Athletic (7)3–4Bedfont (8)91
135Blackfield & Langley (8)1–3Thamesmead Town (8)76
136Abingdon United (8)3–2Cove (8)44
137Banstead Athletic (7)0–2Winchester City (8)106
138Arundel (8)4–0Hassocks (8)94
139Tooting & Mitcham United (7)3–1Ashford Town (Middx) (7)235
140Chipstead (8)1–2Ringmer (8)778
141Croydon (7)1–1Hythe Town (8)
Hythe Town (8)Croydon (7)165
142Abingdon Town (8)3–1Chichester City United (8)128
143Whitchurch United (8)4–1Withdean 2000 (8)50
144Worthing (7)7–0Ash United (8)259
145Fleet Town (7)1–0Epsom & Ewell (7)88
146Slade Green (8)1–2Hartley Wintney (8)57
147Egham Town (7)1–8Thame United (7)66
148Sidlesham (8)0–2Sittingbourne (7)61
149AFC Totton (8)3–1AFC Newbury (8)111
150Didcot Town (8)4–1Eastbourne Town (8)172
151Ashford Town (Kent) (7)3–0Eastbourne United Association (9)363
152Gosport Borough (8)2–4Erith & Belvedere (7)166
153Hastings United (7)1–3Bracknell Town (7)289
154Southwick (8)1–4Burgess Hill Town (7)203
155VCD Athletic (8)2–1Eastleigh (7)67
156Beckenham Town (8)2–5Sandhurst Town (8)28
157Slough Town (7)5–0East Grinstead Town (8)374
158Dulwich Hamlet (7)1–3Folkestone Invicta (7)265
159Wokingham Town (8)0–1Deal Town (8)104
160Dorking (8)3–5Lewes (7)222
161Hillingdon Borough (8)2–0Corinthian-Casuals (7)62
162Wick (9)0–5Whyteleafe (7)102
163Oxford City (7)5–1Farnham Town (8)98
164Molesey (7)1–2Godalming & Guildford (8)76
165Croydon Athletic (7)2–1Herne Bay (8)110
166Bromley (7)2–1North Leigh (8)262
167Whitehawk (8)0–2Lymington & New Milton (8)67
168Thatcham Town (8)1–2Alton Town (8)113
169Whitstable Town (8)1–3Raynes Park Vale (8)136
170Cray Wanderers (8)5–0Pagham (8)87
171Peacehaven & Telscombe (9)2–1Chessington United (8)61
172Horsham (7)1–2Newport (Isle of Wight) (7)297
173Carterton Town (8)1–2Fareham Town (8)82
174Chatham Town (7)2–4Andover (8)143
175Bitton (9)3–4Christchurch (8)162
176Bideford (8)1–3Swindon Supermarine (7)330
177Backwell United (8)2–0Fairford Town (8)41
178Bishop Sutton (8)1–0Falmouth Town (10)78
179Bridport (8)2–0Street (9)102
180Cinderford Town (7)1–3Brislington (8)130
181Melksham Town (8)0–4Mangotsfield United (7)156
182Evesham United (7)3–3Hallen (9)97
Hallen (9)2–1Evesham United (7)179
183Taunton Town (7)1–1Bournemouth (8)336
Bournemouth (8)0–5Taunton Town (7)269
184St Blazey (10)5–0Willand Rovers (9)140
185Highworth Town (8)4–3Portland United (8)132
186Westbury United (9)2–2Keynsham Town (8)103
Keynsham Town (8)2–5Westbury United (9)65
187Minehead Town (9)2–2Welton Rovers (8)80
Welton Rovers (8)2–1Minehead Town (9)75
188Bemerton Heath Harlequins (8)3–2Torrington (8)74
189Bristol Manor Farm (9)0–5Gloucester City (7)153
190Frome Town (8)1–1Clevedon Town (7)156
Clevedon Town (7)2–3Frome Town (8)182
191Porthleven (10)0–4Team Bath (7)238
192Salisbury City (7)4–0Odd Down (8)418
193Elmore (8)1–3Wimborne Town (8)61
194Downton (8)3–4Exmouth Town (8)70
195Yate Town (7)1–2Cirencester Town (7)197
196Paulton Rovers (8)2–0Calne Town (9)86
197Bridgwater Town (8)0–1Corsham Town (9)206
198Dawlish Town (8)1–2Clevedon United (9)68

First qualifying round

Matches on weekend of Saturday 20 September 2003. A total of 198 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all having progressed from the Preliminary round. St Blazey from the South Western Football League at Level 10 of English football were the lowest-ranked club to qualify for this round of the competition.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
1Witton Albion (7)7–0Holker Old Boys (9)279
2Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)6–1Prudhoe Town (9)103
3Mossley (8)1–6Hyde United (7)525
4Rossendale United (7)2–1Harrogate Railway Athletic (8)218
5Clitheroe (8)4–1Brandon United (8)222
Tie awarded to Brandon United – Clitheroe removed
6Maltby Main (9)4–2Colwyn Bay (7)110
7Winsford United (9)2–1Marske United (8)189
8Oldham Town (9)3–2Liversedge (8)120
9Ossett Albion (8)0–0Ossett Town (7)522
Ossett Town (7)1–3Ossett Albion (8)
10Durham City (8)0–2Shildon (8)221
11Ashington (9)3–1Ramsbottom United (8)271
12Thornaby (8)1–2Guisborough Town (8)90
13Armthorpe Welfare (8)0–0Whickham (9)72
Whickham (9)2–1Armthorpe Welfare (8)
14Bamber Bridge (7)2–0Bacup Borough (8)
15Guiseley (7)1–0Trafford (8)242
16Bishop Auckland (7)0–1Pickering Town (8)168
17Chester-le-Street Town (8)2–0Murton (9)71
18Warrington Town (8)6–1North Ferriby United (7)107
19Chorley (7)2–1Selby Town (8)222
20Dunston Federation Brewery (8)2–2Billingham Town (8)104
Billingham Town (8)0–1Dunston Federation Brewery (8)
21Farsley Celtic (7)1–1Sheffield (8)
Sheffield (8)1–3Farsley Celtic (7)
22Bridlington Town (7)5–0Salford City (8)311
23Skelmersdale United (8)2–0Consett (9)102
24Fleetwood Town (8)3–2Bedlington Terriers (8)158
25Stourport Swifts (7)0–3Rugby United (7)173
26Oadby Town (8)0–2Stamford (7)281
27Barwell (8)2–5Newcastle Town (8)113
28Glapwell (8)1–2Gedling Town (9)75
29Shirebrook Town (9)2–0Stafford Town (8)190
30Studley (8)0–1Bromsgrove Rovers (7)387
31Solihull Borough (7)0–3Redditch United (7)416
32Long Eaton United (9)0–2Ilkeston Town (7)484
33Mickleover Sports (8)0–0Eastwood Town (8)213
Eastwood Town (8)1–0Mickleover Sports (8)
34Sutton Coldfield Town (7)1–1Causeway United (8)118
Causeway United (8)0–3Sutton Coldfield Town (7)
35Pelsall Villa (8)0–4Belper Town (7)
36Corby Town (7)1–1Halesowen Town (7)228
Halesowen Town (7)3–2Corby Town (7)
37Spalding United (8)2–2Sutton Town (9)293
Sutton Town (9)0–5Spalding United (8)
38Congleton Town (8)1–0Leek Town (7)386
39Biddulph Victoria (8)1–1Buxton (8)326
Buxton (8)3–2Biddulph Victoria (8)
40Newmarket Town (8)6–1Brackley Town (8)160
41Hampton & Richmond Borough (7)1–0Dunstable Town (7)155
42Harlow Town (7)1–0St Neots Town (8)140
43Waltham Forest (7)1–3Rothwell Town (7)96
44Dereham Town (8)1–4Tilbury (7)120
45Aveley (7)1–2Lowestoft Town (8)107
46Wealdstone (7)0–1Uxbridge (7)326
47Leyton (7)4–0Arlesey Town (7)108
48Edgware Town (8)0–1Enfield Town (9)225
49Ware (8)2–2Buckingham Town (8)116
Buckingham Town (8)2–1Ware (8)
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
50Wingate & Finchley (7)3–1Raunds Town (8)107
51Mildenhall Town (8)1–6Histon (7)168
52AFC Wallingford (8)2–0Ipswich Wanderers (9)137
53Berkhamsted Town (7)0–9AFC Sudbury (8)376
54Chesham United (7)2–0Yaxley (8)202
55Wroxham (8)2–2Flackwell Heath (8)163
Flackwell Heath (8)1–0Wroxham (8)
56East Thurrock United (7)2–1Staines Town (7)140
57Wivenhoe Town (7)2–3Soham Town Rangers (8)124
58Boreham Wood (7)2–1Maldon Town (8)121
59St Margaretsbury (8)2–2Leighton Town (8)83
Leighton Town (8)0–1St Margaretsbury (8)
60Haverhill Rovers (9)1–2Burnham Ramblers (9)230
61King's Lynn (7)2–2Stewart & Lloyds Corby (8)871
Stewart & Lloyds Corby (8)0–3King's Lynn (7)
62Enfield (7)4–0Witham Town (8)99
63Whitchurch United (8)0–3Tooting & Mitcham United (7)156
64Raynes Park Vale (8)0–2Folkestone Invicta (7)120
65Lymington & New Milton (8)1–0Erith & Belvedere (7)133
66Cray Wanderers (8)4–1Sandhurst Town (8)129
67Deal Town (8)1–2Leatherhead (7)170
68Ashford Town (Kent) (7)1–1Bromley (7)427
Bromley (7)1–0Ashford Town (Kent) (7)
69Tonbridge Angels (7)1–1Lewes (7)617
Lewes (7)2–1Tonbridge Angels (7)
70Hillingdon Borough (8)1–1Oxford City (7)85
Oxford City (7)2–1Hillingdon Borough (8)
71Chessington & Hook United (8)1–4Thamesmead Town (8)123
72Slough Town (7)2–0Godalming & Guildford (8)319
73Metropolitan Police (7)2–3Winchester City (8)180
74Fareham Town (8)1–2Newport (Isle of Wight) (7)210
75Hythe Town (8)3–1Alton Town (8)136
76Burgess Hill Town (7)2–1Abingdon United (8)220
77Thame United (7)4–2VCD Athletic (8)145
78Worthing (7)4–1Walton Casuals (8)390
79Dartford (7)3–0Peacehaven & Telscombe (9)284
80Sittingbourne (7)1–0Whyteleafe (7)267
81Andover (8)5–0Arundel (8)278
82Abingdon Town (8)4–3Ringmer (8)88
83Bracknell Town (7)3–2Hartley Wintney (8)154
84Three Bridges (8)1–2Fleet Town (7)129
85Croydon Athletic (7)7–1Bedfont (8)142
86AFC Totton (8)1–3Didcot Town (8)94
87Maidstone United (8)4–0Cowes Sports (8)350
88Clevedon United (9)4–1Frome Town (8)141
89Paulton Rovers (8)2–0Bemerton Heath Harlequins (8)133
90Gloucester City (7)0–0Team Bath (7)377
Team Bath (7)0–2Gloucester City (7)
91Christchurch (8)2–3Westbury United (9)103
92Mangotsfield United (7)4–3Bridport (8)229
93Cirencester Town (7)2–1Swindon Supermarine (7)188
94Corsham Town (9)1–2Brislington (8)160
95Salisbury City (7)4–1Taunton Town (7)551
96Exmouth Town (8)2–2St Blazey (10)
St Blazey (10)Exmouth Town (8)
97Hallen (9)1–2Highworth Town (8)84
98Backwell United (8)1–4Wimborne Town (8)49
99Welton Rovers (8)3–3Bishop Sutton (8)70
Bishop Sutton (8)1–0Welton Rovers (8)

Second qualifying round

Matches played on weekend of Saturday 27 September 2003. A total of 168 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 99 winners from the first qualifying round and 69 Level 6 clubs, from Premier divisions of the Isthmian League, Northern Premier League and Southern Football League, entering at this stage. The round featured eleven clubs from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
1Frickley Athletic (6)0–0Shildon (8)253
Shildon (8)5–1Frickley Athletic (6)664
2Whitby Town (6)3–0Winsford United (9)282
3Runcorn Halton (6)3–0Guiseley (7)234
4Droylsden (6)2–2Burscough (6)151
Burscough (6)1–2Droylsden (6)166
5Pickering Town (8)0–1Ossett Albion (8)258
6Vauxhall Motors (6)3–1Southport (6)492
7Dunston Federation Brewery (8)1–1Fleetwood Town (8)165
Fleetwood Town (8)1–2Dunston Federation Brewery (8)185
8Bridlington Town (7)2–2Farsley Celtic (7)359
Farsley Celtic (7)3–0Bridlington Town (7)182
9Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)3–2Brandon United (8)139
10Ashton United (6)1–1Hyde United (7)446
Hyde United (7)1–2Ashton United (6)489
11Blyth Spartans (6)3–0Bamber Bridge (7)464
12Marine (6)3–1Rossendale United (7)332
13Chester-le-Street Town (8)0–2Bradford (Park Avenue) (6)201
14Maltby Main (9)2–3Ashington (9)121
15Barrow (6)2–0Harrogate Town (6)1,250
16Lancaster City (6)2–0Altrincham (6)489
17Gainsborough Trinity (6)6–0Skelmersdale United (8)376
18Witton Albion (7)0–1Wakefield & Emley (6)348
19Guisborough Town (8)2–2Stalybridge Celtic (6)205
Stalybridge Celtic (6)3–1Guisborough Town (8)305
20Chorley (7)5–0Whickham (9)239
21Radcliffe Borough (6)2–1Oldham Town (9)294
22Spennymoor United (6)0–2Warrington Town (8)202
23Gedling Town (9)1–0Alfreton Town (6)280
24Newcastle Town (8)2–1Sutton Coldfield Town (7)107
25Cambridge City (6)3–1Ilkeston Town (7)294
26Hednesford Town (6)0–2Bromsgrove Rovers (7)570
27Rothwell Town (7)0–1Bedford Town (6)410
28Stafford Rangers (6)1–2Grantham Town (6)797
29Redditch United (7)1–1Shirebrook Town (9)337
Shirebrook Town (9)Redditch United (7)340
30Spalding United (8)1–2Halesowen Town (7)393
31Stamford (7)0–3Kettering Town (6)862
32Hucknall Town (6)1–1Congleton Town (8)447
Congleton Town (8)3–2Hucknall Town (6)290
33Soham Town Rangers (8)0–2Histon (7)281
34Buxton (8)1–0Belper Town (7)915
35Nuneaton Borough (6)1–0Worcester City (6)1,352
36Worksop Town (6)2–2King's Lynn (7)834
King's Lynn (7)1–4Worksop Town (6)1,209
37Rugby United (7)1–3Eastwood Town (8)364
38Moor Green (6)1–2Hinckley United (6)271
39Basingstoke Town (6)1–0Cray Wanderers (8)351
40Sutton United (6)0–0Bishop's Stortford (6)429
Bishop's Stortford (6)Sutton United (6)347
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
41Buckingham Town (8)1–2Thurrock (6)182
42Bromley (7)2–0Dartford (7)542
43Sittingbourne (7)1–2East Thurrock United (7)301
44Boreham Wood (7)4–0Burgess Hill Town (7)165
45Bracknell Town (7)4–2Tilbury (7)178
46Hendon (6)4–0Enfield (7)158
47Canvey Island (6)6–1Uxbridge (7)321
48Wingate & Finchley (7)1–2Oxford City (7)159
49Hampton & Richmond Borough (7)2–1Kingstonian (6)660
50Heybridge Swifts (6)3–3Worthing (7)297
Worthing (7)2–0Heybridge Swifts (6)452
51Lowestoft Town (8)2–1Lewes (7)317
52Hythe Town (8)0–4Maidstone United (8)603
53Leyton (7)1–0Leatherhead (7)140
54Slough Town (7)1–1Welling United (6)465
Welling United (6)4–1Slough Town (7)418
55Thame United (7)4–0Thamesmead Town (8)150
56Abingdon Town (8)1–2Chesham United (7)183
57Hornchurch (6)2–1Billericay Town (6)836
58Newmarket Town (8)3–0Fleet Town (7)221
59Braintree Town (6)3–2Aylesbury United (6)214
60St Albans City (6)2–4Grays Athletic (6)420
61Hayes (6)4–2Tooting & Mitcham United (7)272
62Enfield Town (9)0–1Carshalton Athletic (6)501
63Hitchin Town (6)0–0Folkestone Invicta (7)319
Folkestone Invicta (7)3–0Hitchin Town (6)428
64Ford United (6)3–1Didcot Town (8)117
65Croydon Athletic (7)2–0AFC Wallingford (8)150
66Northwood (6)2–4AFC Sudbury (8)385
67Dover Athletic (6)4–0Maidenhead United (6)703
68Burnham Ramblers (9)1–3St Margaretsbury (8)160
69Eastbourne Borough (6)2–2Chelmsford City (6)608
Chelmsford City (6)0–2Eastbourne Borough (6)441
70Harrow Borough (6)0–0Flackwell Heath (8)120
Flackwell Heath (8)0–1Harrow Borough (6)128
71Harlow Town (7)0–4Crawley Town (6)372
72Newport County (6)3–2Weymouth (6)769
73Bognor Regis Town (6)0–4Havant & Waterlooville (6)945
74Newport (Isle of Wight) (7)2–1Tiverton Town (6)378
75Weston-super-Mare (6)4–1Dorchester Town (6)293
76Paulton Rovers (8)4–1Bishop Sutton (8)123
77Mangotsfield United (7)3–0Wimborne Town (8)233
78Brislington (8)0–2Bath City (6)516
79Salisbury City (7)1–1Westbury United (9)570
Westbury United (9)1–2Salisbury City (7)478
80Chippenham Town (6)2–1Winchester City (8)461
81Gloucester City (7)2–0Merthyr Tydfil (6)476
82Lymington & New Milton (8)8–2Clevedon United (9)130
83Cirencester Town (7)3–2Andover (8)202
84Exmouth Town (8)0–1Highworth Town (8)258

Third qualifying round

Matches played on weekend of Saturday 11 October 2003. A total of 84 clubs took part, all having progressed from the second qualifying round. Ashington, Gedling Town and Shirebrook Town from Level 9 of English football were the lowest-ranked club to qualify for this round of the competition.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
1Ashton United (6)2–1Barrow (6)429
2Farsley Celtic (7)3–0Worksop Town (6)374
3Shirebrook Town (9)1–3Shildon (8)662
4Nuneaton Borough (6)1–1Runcorn Halton (6)1,201
Runcorn Halton (6)Nuneaton Borough (6)347
5Ashington (9)1–3Grantham Town (6)659
6Gedling Town (9)0–1Stalybridge Celtic (6)210
7Eastwood Town (8)1–1Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)277
Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)3–2Eastwood Town (8)253
8Newcastle Town (8)1–1Ossett Albion (8)184
Ossett Albion (8)Newcastle Town (8)334
9Marine (6)1–2Dunston Federation Brewery (8)329
10Blyth Spartans (6)2–1Halesowen Town (7)667
11Bradford (Park Avenue) (6)1–1Vauxhall Motors (6)321
Vauxhall Motors (6)1–3Bradford (Park Avenue) (6)278
12Warrington Town (8)0–0Whitby Town (6)253
Whitby Town (6)2–1Warrington Town (8)364
13Wakefield & Emley (6)0–2Hinckley United (6)248
14Droylsden (6)0–2Gainsborough Trinity (6)345
15Buxton (8)2–1Radcliffe Borough (6)1,416
16Chorley (7)1–1Lancaster City (6)616
Lancaster City (6)1–0Chorley (7)452
17Congleton Town (8)0–2Bromsgrove Rovers (7)544
18Kettering Town (6)2–0St Margaretsbury (8)790
19Folkestone Invicta (7)1–1Welling United (6)734
Welling United (6)Folkestone Invicta (7)602
20Bromley (7)1–1Thurrock (6)461
Thurrock (6)3–0Bromley (7)231
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
21Histon (7)0–0Newmarket Town (8)402
Newmarket Town (8)0–1Histon (7)938
22Hornchurch (6)5–0Carshalton Athletic (6)611
23Canvey Island (6)4–3Dover Athletic (6)528
24Ford United (6)3–2Worthing (7)167
25Cambridge City (6)3–0Lowestoft Town (8)357
26Maidstone United (8)1–1Bishop's Stortford (6)601
Bishop's Stortford (6)3–2Maidstone United (8)568
27Hayes (6)1–1Boreham Wood (7)350
Boreham Wood (7)3–1Hayes (6)268
28East Thurrock United (7)1–1AFC Sudbury (8)600
AFC Sudbury (8)East Thurrock United (7)602
29Leyton (7)3–0Bedford Town (6)275
30Grays Athletic (6)3–0Hendon (6)406
31Braintree Town (6)0–4Eastbourne Borough (6)351
32Crawley Town (6)6–1Croydon Athletic (7)897
33Basingstoke Town (6)0–0Bracknell Town (7)429
Bracknell Town (7)1–0Basingstoke Town (6)375
34Gloucester City (7)4–3Chippenham Town (6)611
35Thame United (7)3–0Bath City (6)342
36Oxford City (7)0–3Cirencester Town (7)181
37Havant & Waterlooville (6)3–4Salisbury City (7)494
38Newport (Isle of Wight) (7)2–2Harrow Borough (6)415
Harrow Borough (6)2–0Newport (Isle of Wight) (7)181
39Newport County (6)3–6Mangotsfield United (7)667
40Weston-super-Mare (6)1–1Chesham United (7)303
Chesham United (7)1–2Weston-super-Mare (6)211
40Lymington & New Milton (8)2–0Highworth Town (8)200
42Paulton Rovers (8)2–1Hampton & Richmond Borough (7)300

Fourth qualifying round

Matches played on weekend of Saturday 25 October 2003. A total of 64 clubs took part, 42 having progressed from the third qualifying round and 22 clubs from Conference Premier, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. The round featured six clubs from Level 8 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
1Ossett Albion (8)0–1Stalybridge Celtic (6)621
2Dunston Federation Brewery (8)0–1Lancaster City (6)310
3Ashton United (6)1–2Grantham Town (6)413
4Blyth Spartans (6)0–1Chester City (5)1,105
5Bromsgrove Rovers (7)2–2Whitby Town (6)814
Whitby Town (6)2–1Bromsgrove Rovers (7)
6Burton Albion (5)6–0Buxton (8)1,980
7Morecambe (5)2–4Shrewsbury Town (5)1,651
8Telford United (5)3–3Tamworth (5)1,431
Tamworth (5)2–3Telford United (5)1,221
9Scarborough (5)3–1Hinckley United (6)1,207
10Farsley Celtic (7)1–1Gainsborough Trinity (6)774
Gainsborough Trinity (6)3–0Farsley Celtic (7)845
11Accrington Stanley (5)2–0Leigh RMI (5)1,361
12Northwich Victoria (5)1–0Halifax Town (5)1,101
13Runcorn Halton (6)0–1Bradford (Park Avenue) (6)379
14Shildon (8)6–0Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)1,046
15Leyton (7)1–2Histon (7)288
16Eastbourne Borough (6)2–2Stevenage Borough (5)1,305
Stevenage Borough (5)1–0Eastbourne Borough (6)1,205
TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
17Bracknell Town (7)0–3Barnet (5)1,069
18Thame United (7)1–2Farnborough Town (5)909
19Grays Athletic (6)3–3Margate (5)665
Margate (5)Grays Athletic (6)411
20Welling United (6)2–3Weston-super-Mare (6)678
21Boreham Wood (7)1–0Kettering Town (6)501
22Forest Green Rovers (5)1–3Aldershot Town (5)1,137
23Thurrock (6)2–1Dagenham & Redbridge (5)957
24Harrow Borough (6)1–6Hereford United (5)655
25Bishop's Stortford (6)2–0Gloucester City (7)768
26Salisbury City (7)5–1Lymington & New Milton (8)1,190
27Cambridge City (6)2–3Ford United (6)412
28Mangotsfield United (7)1–2Canvey Island (6)1.083
29Hornchurch (6)1–0Paulton Rovers (8)747
30East Thurrock United (7)1–1Woking (5)1,215
Woking (5)2–0East Thurrock United (7)1,781
31Cirencester Town (7)2–4Crawley Town (6)715
32Exeter City (5)0–0Gravesend & Northfleet (5)2,686
Gravesend & Northfleet (5)Exeter City (5)1,227

Competition proper

See 2003–04 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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