The 2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 127th 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 729 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 42 from the previous season's 687.
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. 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.
The calendar for the 2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The FA.
| Round | Start date | Leagues entering at this round | New entries this round | Winners from previous round | Number of fixtures | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2007 | 342 | none | 171 | £500 | |||
| 1 September 2007 | 161 | 171 | 166 | £1,000 | |||
| 15 September 2007 | 66 | 166 | 116 | £2,250 | |||
| 29 September 2007 | 44 | 116 | 80 | £3,750 | |||
| 13 October 2007 | none | none | 80 | 40 | £5,000 | ||
| 27 October 2007 | 24 | 40 | 32 | £10,000 |
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 18 August 2007. 342 clubs from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition, while other 38 clubs from levels 9 and 10 get a bye to the preliminary round.
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 1 September 2007. A total of 332 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 171 winners from the extra preliminary round, 38 clubs from Levels 9-10, who get a bye in the extra preliminary round and 123 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football. The round featured 48 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 15 September 2007. A total of 232 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 166 winners from the preliminary round and 66 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues at Level 7 of English football. The round featured 14 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 29 September 2007. A total of 160 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the first qualifying round and 44 Level 6 clubs, from Conference North and Conference South, entering at this stage. Six clubs from Level 10 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 13 October 2007. A total of 80 clubs took part, all having progressed from the second qualifying round. Dinnington Town and Rainworth Miners Welfare from Level 10 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 22 | Leighton Town (8) | 3–1 | Boreham Wood (7) | 273 | |
| 23 | AFC Hornchurch (7) | 2–1 | Dulwich Hamlet (8) | 610 | |
| 24 | Hitchin Town (7) | 4–3 | Margate (7) | 325 | |
| 25 | Eastbourne Borough (6) | 2–1 | Welling United (6) | 632 | |
| 26 | Hayes & Yeading United (6) | 1–0 | Chelmsford City (7) | 393 | |
| 27 | AFC Wimbledon (7) | 0–0 | Horsham (7) | 1,564 | |
| Horsham (7) | AFC Wimbledon (7) | 1,265 | |||
| 28 | Lewes (6) | 1–0 | Sutton United (6) | 693 | |
| 29 | Folkestone Invicta (7) | 1–0 | Hillingdon Borough (8) | 284 | |
| 30 | Worthing (8) | 0–2 | Hampton & Richmond (6) | 369 | |
| 31 | Hythe Town (9) | 1–3 | Ware (8) | 236 | |
| 32 | Bromley (6) | 1–0 | Dartford (8) | 1,022 | |
| 33 | Stotfold (9) | 0–5 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 343 | |
| 34 | Team Bath (7) | 1–0 | Weston-super-Mare (6) | 286 | |
| 35 | Eastleigh (6) | 5–0 | Clevedon Town (7) | 341 | |
| 36 | Havant & Waterlooville (6) | 2–1 | Fleet Town (8) | 386 | |
| 37 | Merthyr Tydfil (7) | 2–0 | Paulton Rovers (8) | 379 | |
| 38 | Newport County (6) | 1–2 | Bath City (6) | 1,446 | |
| 39 | Maidenhead United (6) | 3–0 | Shortwood United (9) | 211 | |
| 40 | Chippenham Town (7) | 5–1 | Bashley (7) | 416 |
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 27 October 2007. A total of 64 clubs took part, 40 having progressed from the third qualifying round and 24 clubs from Conference Premier, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. Eight clubs from Level 8 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Evesham United (8) | 0–0 | Halifax Town (5) | 652 | |
| Halifax Town (5) | 2–1 | Evesham United (8) | 1,025 | ||
| 2 | Corby Town (7) | 1–2 | Droylsden (5) | 562 | |
| 3 | Kendal Town (7) | 0–1 | Altrincham (5) | 641 | |
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds (5) | 5–0 | Solihull Moors (6) | 1,076 | |
| 5 | Burton Albion (5) | 2–1 | Tamworth (6) | 2,915 | |
| 6 | Histon (5) | 4–1 | Bamber Bridge (8) | 535 | |
| 7 | Stafford Rangers (5) | 1–1 | Cambridge United (5) | 1,030 | |
| Cambridge United (5) | 5–1 | Stafford Rangers (5) | 1,965 | ||
| 8 | Southport (6) | 1–3 | Northwich Victoria (5) | 1,232 | |
| 9 | Farsley Celtic (5) | 1–1 | Barrow (6) | 528 | |
| Barrow (6) | 2–1 | Farsley Celtic (5) | 1,380 | ||
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue (8) | 0–4 | Gainsborough Trinity (6) | 557 | |
| 11 | Workington (6) | 1–0 | Boston United (6) | 635 | |
| 12 | York City (5) | 6–0 | Rushall Olympic (8) | 1,630 | |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers (5) | 3–1 | Vauxhall Motors (6) | 1,374 | |
| 14 | Harrogate Railway Athletic (8) | 2–1 | Harrogate Town (6) | 1,286 | |
| 15 | Chasetown (8) | 2–1 | Nuneaton Borough (6) | 1,408 | |
| 16 | Weymouth (5) | 1–1 | Hitchin Town (7) | 1,106 | |
| Hitchin Town (7) | 0–1 | Weymouth (5) | 504 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 17 | AFC Hornchurch (7) | 0–1 | Team Bath (7) | 641 | |
| 18 | Maidenhead United (6) | 1–0 | Hayes & Yeading United (6) | 643 | |
| 19 | Salisbury City (5) | 0–0 | Stevenage Borough (5) | 1,364 | |
| Stevenage Borough (5) | 1–0 | Salisbury City (5) | 1,174 | ||
| 20 | Merthyr Tydfil (7) | 1–2 | Oxford United (5) | 1,071 | |
| 21 | Hampton & Richmond (6) | 1–0 | Wealdstone (7) | 679 | |
| 22 | Bath City (6) | 0–2 | Torquay United (5) | 2,149 | |
| 23 | Crawley Town (5) | 1–1 | Aldershot Town (5) | 1,934 | |
| Aldershot Town (5) | 1–0 | Crawley Town (5) | 2,058 | ||
| 24 | Chippenham Town (7) | 2–3 | Horsham (7) | 912 | |
| 25 | Eastleigh (6) | 3–3 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 742 | |
| Forest Green Rovers (5) | 4–1 | Eastleigh (6) | 753 | ||
| 26 | Eastbourne Borough (6) | 2–1 | Bromley (6) | 1,212 | |
| 27 | Ware (8) | 3–1 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 816 | |
| 28 | Folkestone Invicta (7) | 0–2 | Billericay Town (7) | 659 | |
| 29 | Grays Athletic (5) | 1–1 | Lewes (6) | 688 | |
| Lewes (6) | 2–0 | Grays Athletic (5) | 746 | ||
| 30 | Woking (5) | 0–1 | Staines Town (7) | 1,431 | |
| 31 | Ebbsfleet United (5) | 1–3 | Exeter City (5) | 1,219 | |
| 32 | Havant & Waterlooville (6) | 3–0 | Leighton Town (8) | 378 |
See 2007–08 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.