The 2018–19 FA Cup qualifying rounds open the 138th 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 736 teams were accepted for the competition, one fewer than the previous year's 737.[1]
The large number (644) of non-League teams entering the tournament, from (Levels 5 to 10) in the English football pyramid, required the competition to start with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockout matches. The 32 winning teams from the 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 2018–19 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association. [2] [3]
| Round | Main date | Leagues entering at this round | New entries this round | Winners from previous round | Number of fixtures | Prize fund | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losing club | Winning club | |||||||
| 11 August 2018 | 368 | none | 184 | £ 750 | £ 2,250 | |||
| 25 August 2018 | 136 | 184 | 160 | £ 960 | £ 2,890 | |||
| 8 September 2018 | 72 | 160 | 116 | £ 6,000 | ||||
| 22 September 2018 | 44 | 116 | 80 | £ 9,000 | ||||
| 6 October 2018 | none | none | 80 | 40 | £ 15,000 | |||
| 20 October 2018 | 24 | 40 | 32 | £ 25,000 | ||||
The extra preliminary round fixtures were played on Friday 10, Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 August 2018; replays were to take place no later than Thursday 16 August 2018. The draw was held on Friday 6 July 2018. A total of 368 teams, from Level 8, Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The round included 80 teams from Level 10 of English football, the lowest ranked clubs to compete in the tournament.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 120 | Arundel (9) | 4–1 | Chertsey Town (9) | 75 |
| 122 | Broadbridge Heath (9) | 0–2 | Shoreham (9) | 189 |
| 124 | Bearsted (9) | 2–1 | Chichester City (9) | 156 |
| 125 | Redhill (9) | 1–3 | Horley Town (9) | 128 |
| 126 | AFC Croydon Athletic (9) | 5–0 | Rochester United (10) | 58 |
| 127 | Spelthorne Sports (9) | 3–0 | Peacehaven & Telscombe (9) | 81 |
| 128 | Hassocks (9) | 1–3 | Erith Town (9) | 62 |
| 129 | Worthing United (10) | 1–1 | Littlehampton Town (10) | 55 |
| 131 | Crowborough Athletic (9) | 1–1 | Hanworth Villa (9) | 102 |
| 132 | Raynes Park Vale (9) | 3–0 | Lingfield (9) | 86 |
| 133 | AFC Uckfield Town (9) | 1–0 | Glebe (9) | 53 |
| 134 | Abbey Rangers (9) | 0–4 | Newhaven (9) | 73 |
| 135 | Cobham (9) | 1–0 | Sheppey United (9) | 80 |
| 136 | Fisher (9) | 1–2 | Horsham YMCA (9) | 107 |
| 137 | Loxwood (9) | 2–1 | Hollands & Blair (9) | 80 |
| 138 | Sevenoaks Town (8) | 6–1 | Lordswood (9) | 131 |
| 139 | Crawley Down Gatwick (9) | 0–1 | Three Bridges (8) | 118 |
| 140 | Eastbourne United (9) | 0–2 | Hackney Wick (10) | 69 |
| 142 | Croydon (9) | 2–2 | Tunbridge Wells (9) | 96 |
| 143 | Erith & Belvedere (10) | 0–0 | Saltdean United (9) | 55 |
| 144 | Haywards Heath Town (8) | 0–2 | Lancing (9) | 106 |
| 146 | East Preston (9) | 0–2 | Balham (9) | 108 |
| 147 | K Sports (9) | 2–2 | Pagham (9) | 101 |
| 148 | Deal Town (9) | 2–2 | Whitstable Town (8) | 187 |
| 149 | Broadfields United (10) | 3–0 | Banstead Athletic (9) | 53 |
| 150 | Chatham Town (9) | 3–1 | Walton & Hersham (9) | 195 |
| 151 | Corinthian (9) | 3–0 | Canterbury City (9) | 56 |
| 152 | Beckenham Town (9) | 1–1 | Colliers Wood United (9) | 70 |
| 153 | Hamworthy United (9) | 3–2 | Team Solent (9) | 90 |
| 154 | Melksham Town (8) | 4–0 | Badshot Lea (9) | 238 |
| 155 | AFC Stoneham (10) | 0–0 | AFC Portchester (9) | 129 |
| 156 | Newport (IoW) (10) | 3–1 | Amesbury Town (10) | 98 |
| 157 | Knaphill (9) | 0–3 | Sholing (9) | 100 |
| 158 | Guildford City (9) | 0–1 | Petersfield Town (10) | 87 |
| 159 | Tadley Calleva (9) | 1–3 | Baffins Milton Rovers (9) | 187 |
| 160 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins (9) | 1–0 | Cowes Sports (9) | 51 |
| 161 | Andover New Street (9) | 4–0 | Romsey Town (10) | 121 |
| 162 | United Services Portsmouth (10) | 5–2 | Andover Town (10) | 42 |
| 163 | Horndean (9) | 5–0 | Godalming Town (10) | 75 |
| 164 | Hamble Club (9) | 1–1 | Alresford Town (9) | 125 |
| 165 | Farnham Town (10) | 1–2 | Binfield (9) | 57 |
| 166 | Brockenhurst (9) | 2–2 | Christchurch (9) | 153 |
| 167 | Bashley (9) | 0–2 | Bournemouth (9) | 148 |
| 168 | Fareham Town (9) | 0–2 | Frimley Green (10) | 80 |
| 170 | Sandhurst Town (10) | 1–1 | Lymington Town (9) | 42 |
| 171 | Clevedon Town (9) | 1–2 | Portland United (9) | 102 |
| 172 | Westbury United (9) | 3–0 | Cribbs (9) | 58 |
| 173 | Hallen (9) | 0–0 | Longwell Green Sports (10) | 40 |
| 174 | Wells City (10) | 2–5 | Shaftesbury (9) | 102 |
| 175 | Bodmin Town (10) | 4–4 | Keynsham Town (10) | 122 |
| 176 | Cheddar (10) | 3–2 | Bridgwater Town (9) | 120 |
| 177 | Shepton Mallet (9) | 1–1 | Willand Rovers (9) | 115 |
| 178 | Bitton (9) | 7–0 | Tavistock (10) | 200 |
| 179 | Buckland Athletic (9) | 3–0 | Pewsey Vale (10) | 131 |
| 180 | Bridport (9) | 0–0 | Wellington AFC (9) | 166 |
| 181 | Hengrove Athletic (9) | 1–5 | Plymouth Parkway (9) | 62 |
| 182 | Saltash United (10) | 1–0 | Odd Down (9) | 92 |
| 183 | Brislington (9) | 1–2 | Cadbury Heath (9) | 57 |
| 184 | Bradford Town (9) | 5–2 | Roman Glass St George (9) | 109 |
| Sunday 12 August 2018 | ||||
| 31 | Hallam (10) | 0–2 | Runcorn Linnets (8) | 327 |
| 42 | Coventry United (9) | 1–2 | Rugby Town (9) | 258 |
| 86 | St. Margaretsbury (9) | 2–0 | Enfield 1893 (9) | 148 |
| 98 | Stansted (9) | 2–1 | Sawbridgworth Town (9) | 137 |
| 112 | Southall (9) | 0–1 | Leverstock Green (9) | 75 |
| 121 | Sutton Common Rovers (9) | 0–2 | CB Hounslow United (9) | 94 |
| 123 | Langney Wanderers (9) | 1–2 | Epsom & Ewell (10) | 189 |
| 130 | Little Common (9) | 2–2 | Bedfont Sports (8) | 102 |
| 141 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (9) | 3–2 | Eastbourne Town (9) | 147 |
| 145 | Rusthall (9) | 3–0 | Wick (10) | 152 |
| Tuesday 21 August 2018 | ||||
| 84 | Tower Hamlets (9) | 0–2 | Stanway Rovers (9) | 60 |
| Match played at Stanway Rovers. | ||||
| Replays | ||||
| Tuesday 14 August 2018 | ||||
| 12R | Newton Aycliffe (9) | 0–2 | Guisborough Town (9) | 201 |
| 22R | Ashton Athletic (9) | 4–1 | AFC Liverpool (10) | 148 |
| 24R | 1874 Northwich (9) | Burscough (9) | 213 | |
| 36R | Worcester City (9) | Walsall Wood (9) | 350 | |
| 38R | Malvern Town (10) | 3–2 | Boldmere St. Michaels (9) | 203 |
| 39R | Hanley Town (9) | 1–4 | Atherstone Town (10) | 105 |
| 53R | Barton Town (9) | 3–4 | Clipstone (10) | 136 |
| 55R | Anstey Nomads (10) | 4–3 | Hinckley (10) | 237 |
| 56R | Shepshed Dynamo (9) | 4–5 | Worksop Town (9) | 207 |
| 72R | Wellingborough Town (9) | 2–1 | Biggleswade United (9) | 130 |
| 79R | Saffron Walden Town (9) | 3–2 | Wroxham (9) | 272 |
| 82R | FC Clacton (9) | P–P | Kirkley & Pakefield (9) | - |
| 87R | Whitton United (9) | 3–1 | Framlingham Town (9) | 73 |
| 96R | Clapton (9) | Woodbridge Town (9) | 66 | |
| 102R | Easington Sports (10) | 2–0 | Winslow United (10) | 123 |
| 116R | Burnham (10) | 2–0 | Abingdon United (9) | 72 |
| 118R | Chipping Sodbury Town (9) | 2–1 | Reading City (9) | 92 |
| 130R | Bedfont Sports (8) | 2–1 | Little Common (9) | 61 |
| 131R | Hanworth Villa (9) | 2–0 | Crowborough Athletic (9) | 110 |
| 142R | Tunbridge Wells (9) | 2–3 | Croydon (9) | 162 |
| 143R | Saltdean United (9) | 2–0 | Erith & Belvedere (10) | 89 |
| 147R | Pagham (9) | 2–0 | K Sports (9) | 116 |
| 152R | Colliers Wood United (9) | 0–2 | Beckenham Town (9) | 86 |
| 155R | AFC Portchester (9) | 0–3 | AFC Stoneham (10) | 101 |
| 164R | Alresford Town (9) | 0–2 | Hamble Club (9) | 92 |
| 166R | Christchurch (9) | 0–2 | Brockenhurst (9) | 152 |
| 173R | Longwell Green Sports (10) | 0–1 | Hallen (9) | 69 |
| 175R | Keynsham Town (10) | 1–3 | Bodmin Town (10) | 139 |
| Wednesday 15 August 2018 | ||||
| 7R | Stockton Town (9) | 0–3 | Newcastle Benfield (9) | 269 |
| 9R | Heaton Stannington (10) | Seaham Red Star (9) | 201 | |
| 13R | Billingham Synthonia (10) | 0–4 | Barnoldswick Town (9) | 149 |
| 23R | Northwich Victoria (9) | 1–0 | Widnes (8) | 132 |
| 30R | Runcorn Town (9) | 1–0 | Hemsworth Miners Welfare (9) | 102 |
| 94R | Leyton Athletic (9) | 3–0 | Barkingside (9) | 100 |
| 107R | Highworth Town (8) | 1–2 | Windsor (9) | 204 |
| 129R | Littlehampton Town (10) | 2–4 | Worthing United (10) | 144 |
| 148R | Whitstable Town (8) | 4–3 | Deal Town (9) | 236 |
| 170R | Lymington Town (9) | 5–1 | Sandhurst Town (10) | 67 |
| 177R | Willand Rovers (9) | 3–0 | Shepton Mallet (9) | 157 |
| 180R | Wellington AFC (9) | 0–3 | Bridport (9) | 97 |
| Tuesday 21 August 2018 | ||||
| 82R | FC Clacton (9) | 3–2 | Kirkley & Pakefield (9) | 114 |
| Match played at Kirkley & Pakefield after the first attempt was postponed because of an unplayable pitch at FC Clacton. | ||||
The preliminary round fixtures were played on Friday 24, Saturday 25, Sunday 26 and Monday 27 August 2018; replays were to take place no later than Thursday 6 September 2018. The draw was held on 6 July 2018. A total of 320 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 184 winners from the Extra preliminary round and 136 new clubs: 120 remaining clubs from Level 8 (all except Bracknell Town and Guernsey) and 16 clubs (those, who were promoted from level 8) from Level 7 of English football. The round included 32 teams from Level 10, the lowest-ranked teams still in the competition.
The first qualifying round fixtures were to be played on Friday 7, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September 2018; replays no later than Thursday 13 September 2018. The draw was held on 28 August 2018. A total of 232 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 160 winners from the Preliminary round and 72 entering at this stage from the four divisions at Level 7 (all except those who were promoted from level 8) of English football. The round included eight teams from Level 10, the lowest-ranked teams still in the competition.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 83 | Merstham (7) | 0–0 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (9) | 125 |
| 84 | Spelthorne Sports (9) | 1–5 | Erith Town (9) | 123 |
| 85 | Hythe Town (8) | 0–2 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 502 |
| 86 | Egham Town (8) | 1–0 | Staines Town (7) | 384 |
| 87 | Corinthian-Casuals (7) | 0–0 | Whyteleafe (8) | 260 |
| 88 | Margate (7) | 3–2 | Horndean (9) | 273 |
| 89 | Moneyfields (8) | 1–0 | Thamesmead Town (8) | 75 |
| 90 | Whitstable Town (8) | 0–5 | Bognor Regis Town (7) | 297 |
| 91 | Horsham YMCA (9) | 1–2 | Tooting & Mitcham United (8) | 171 |
| 92 | Corinthian (9) | 1–1 | Horsham (8) | 118 |
| 93 | Pagham (9) | 0–2 | Whitehawk (7) | 212 |
| 94 | Leatherhead (7) | 2–0 | Herne Bay (8) | 227 |
| 95 | Beckenham Town (9) | 0–0 | Walton Casuals (7) | 95 |
| 96 | Burgess Hill Town (7) | 1–0 | Folkestone Invicta (7) | 337 |
| 97 | Dorking Wanderers (7) | 2–0 | Hartley Wintney (7) | 331 |
| 98 | Sittingbourne (8) | 0–1 | Gosport Borough (7) | 154 |
| 99 | Weymouth (7) | 1–1 | Banbury United (7) | 751 |
| 100 | Melksham Town (8) | 1–4 | Merthyr Town (7) | 304 |
| 101 | Bitton (9) | 3–0 | Westbury United (9) | 116 |
| 102 | AFC Stoneham (10) | 0–7 | Cirencester Town (8) | 225 |
| 103 | Salisbury (7) | 1–1 | Yate Town (8) | 548 |
| 104 | Cadbury Heath (9) | 0–1 | Cinderford Town (8) | 121 |
| 105 | Binfield (9) | 3–0 | Buckland Athletic (9) | 248 |
| 106 | Frome Town (7) | 1–1 | Winchester City (8) | 165 |
| 107 | Wimborne Town (7) | 1–1 | Dorchester Town (7) | 523 |
| 108 | Shaftesbury (9) | 0–1 | Poole Town (7) | 439 |
| 109 | Sholing (9) | 0–0 | Hamworthy United (9) | 230 |
| 110 | Plymouth Parkway (9) | 0–0 | Street (8) | 203 |
| 111 | Taunton Town (7) | 7–1 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins (9) | 517 |
| 112 | Paulton Rovers (8) | 1–1 | Basingstoke Town (7) | 282 |
| 113 | Bridport (9) | 0–1 | Tiverton Town (7) | 268 |
| 114 | Bishop's Cleeve (9) | 0–2 | Wantage Town (9) | 147 |
| 115 | Chipping Sodbury Town (9) | 0–2 | Bristol Manor Farm (8) | 133 |
| 116 | Lymington Town (9) | 2–2 | Lydney Town (9) | 97 |
| Sunday 9 September 2018 | ||||
| 25 | AFC Mansfield (8) | 2–1 | Stourport Swifts (9) | 213 |
| 45 | Aylesbury United (8) | 0–0 | Marlow (8) | 171 |
| 61 | Romford (8) | 1–4 | Kettering Town (7) | 271 |
| Wednesday 12 September 2018 | ||||
| 20 | Parkgate (10) | 2–2 | Leek Town (8) | 190 |
| Replays | ||||
| Monday 10 September 2018 | ||||
| 28R | Rushall Olympic (7) | 0–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town (8) | 236 |
| Tuesday 11 September 2018 | ||||
| 8R | Scarborough Athletic (7) | 2–3 | Marine (7) | 975 |
| 10R | Workington (7) | 5–3 | Newcastle Benfield (9) | 372 |
| 18R | Morpeth Town (8) | 1–2 | Ashton Athletic (9) | 307 |
| 38R | Gainsborough Trinity (7) | 8–2 | Chasetown (8) | 412 |
| 45R | Marlow (8) | 2–1 | Aylesbury United (8) | 170 |
| 52R | Harlow Town (7) | 1–2 | Hendon (7) | 173 |
| 59R | Kempston Rovers (8) | Chalfont St Peter (8) | 108 | |
| 62R | Histon (9) | 0–7 | King's Lynn Town (7) | 388 |
| 64R | Kings Langley (7) | 3–1 | Northwood (8) | 230 |
| 65R | Berkhamsted (8) | 1–2 | Coggeshall Town (8) | 156 |
| 66R | St Ives Town (7) | 3–1 | Saffron Walden Town (9) | 258 |
| 69R | Leiston (7) | 4–2 | Cheshunt (8) | 179 |
| 75R | Sevenoaks Town (8) | 1–3 | Ramsgate (8) | 172 |
| 82R | Lancing (9) | 0–3 | Phoenix Sports (8) | 171 |
| Match awarded to Lancing via walkover as Phoenix Sports fielded an ineligible player. | ||||
| 87R | Whyteleafe (8) | 2–1 | Corinthian-Casuals (7) | 183 |
| Match awarded to Corinthian-Casuals via walkover as Whyteleafe fielded an ineligible player. | ||||
| 95R | Walton Casuals (7) | 3–0 | Beckenham Town (9) | 118 |
| 99R | Banbury United (7) | 2–1 | Weymouth (7) | 550 |
| 103R | Yate Town (8) | 1–3 | Salisbury (7) | 252 |
| 106R | Winchester City (8) | 2–1 | Frome Town (7) | 151 |
| 107R | Dorchester Town (7) | 3–0 | Wimborne Town (7) | 476 |
| 109R | Hamworthy United (9) | 0–1 | Sholing (9) | 146 |
| 110R | Street (8) | 1–4 | Plymouth Parkway (9) | 207 |
| 112R | Basingstoke Town (7) | 2–0 | Paulton Rovers (8) | 330 |
| 116R | Lydney Town (9) | 1–2 | Lymington Town (9) | 337 |
| Wednesday 12 September 2018 | ||||
| 41R | Hadley (9) | 0–1 | Leverstock Green (9) | 116 |
| 54R | Long Melford (9) | 1–2 | Haverhill Rovers (9) | 184 |
| 79R | Lewes (7) | Farnborough (7) | 395 | |
| 83R | Cray Valley Paper Mills (9) | Merstham (7) | 138 | |
| 92R | Horsham (8) | 5–0 | Corinthian (9) | 124 |
| Tuesday 18 September 2018 | ||||
| 20R | Leek Town (8) | 3–0 | Parkgate (10) | 214 |
The second qualifying round fixtures were played on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September 2018; the last replay played on Thursday 7 October 2018. The draw was held on 10 September 2018. A total of 160 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the first qualifying round and 44 entering at this stage from two divisions at Level 6 of English football. The round included Anstey Nomads, Atherstone Town and Burnham from Level 10, the lowest-ranked teams still in the competition.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 58 | Oxford City (6) | 5–0 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (9) | 142 |
| 59 | Gosport Borough (7) | 2–3 | Ramsgate (8) | 157 |
| 60 | AFC Hornchurch (7) | 2–1 | East Grinstead Town (8) | 227 |
| 61 | AFC Uckfield Town (9) | 1–3 | Dartford (6) | 500 |
| 62 | Hayes & Yeading United (8) | 0–1 | Moneyfields (8) | 177 |
| 63 | FC Romania (8) | 0–2 | Beaconsfield Town (7) | 104 |
| 64 | Horsham (8) | 4–3 | Heybridge Swifts (8) | 162 |
| 65 | Dulwich Hamlet (6) | 3–1 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 569 |
| 66 | Metropolitan Police (7) | 2–2 | Needham Market (7) | 111 |
| 67 | Merthyr Town (7) | 1–4 | Winchester City (8) | 291 |
| 68 | Lymington Town (9) | 0–7 | Torquay United (6) | 639 |
| 69 | Chippenham Town (6) | 2–2 | Swindon Supermarine (7) | 384 |
| 70 | Bristol Manor Farm (8) | 5–2 | Basingstoke Town (7) | 217 |
| 72 | Weston-super-Mare (6) | 2–2 | Salisbury (7) | 315 |
| 73 | Tiverton Town (7) | 2–0 | Dorchester Town (7) | 307 |
| 74 | Hereford (6) | 0–0 | Truro City (6) | 1,441 |
| 75 | Poole Town (7) | 3–0 | Cinderford Town (8) | 298 |
| 76 | Taunton Town (7) | 4–0 | Bitton (9) | 450 |
| 77 | Banbury United (7) | 0–2 | Bath City (6) | 654 |
| 78 | Hungerford Town (6) | A–A | Wantage Town (9) | 300 |
| Match abandoned after 73 minutes due to an injury to a Hungerford Town player when the score was 0–0. | ||||
| 79 | Binfield (9) | 0–3 | Cirencester Town (8) | 204 |
| 80 | Slough Town (6) | 2–2 | Sholing (9) | 465 |
| Sunday 23 September 2018 | ||||
| 71 | Gloucester City (6) | 3–1 | Plymouth Parkway (9) | 349 |
| Tuesday 25 September 2018 | ||||
| 78 | Hungerford Town (6) | 1–1 | Wantage Town (9) | 166 |
| Tuesday 2 October 2018 | ||||
| 39 | Hendon (7) | 1–1 | Lancing (9) | 177 |
| 49 | St Albans City (6) | 1–1 | Corinthian-Casuals (7) | 403 |
| Replays | ||||
| Tuesday 25 September 2018 | ||||
| 9R | Bamber Bridge (7) | 0–5 | Cleethorpes Town (8) | 315 |
| 14R | Blyth Spartans (6) | 1–0 | Nantwich Town (7) | 491 |
| 19R | Warrington Town (7) | 2–0 | Consett (9) | 312 |
| 20R | Alfreton Town (6) | 3–0 | Sutton Coldfield Town (8) | 194 |
| 22R | Grantham Town (7) | 0–2 | St Ives Town (7) | 294 |
| 27R | Brackley Town (6) | 2–0 | Nuneaton Borough (6) | 325 |
| 34R | Coalville Town (7) | 4–1 | Buxton (7) | 198 |
| 42R | Brightlingsea Regent (7) | 2–1 | Egham Town (8) | 190 |
| 53R | Didcot Town (8) | Hitchin Town (7) | 151 | |
| 54R | AFC Sudbury (8) | 3–2 | Bognor Regis Town (7) | 210 |
| 66R | Needham Market (7) | 2–3 | Metropolitan Police (7) | 208 |
| 69R | Swindon Supermarine (7) | 0–1 | Chippenham Town (6) | 364 |
| 72R | Salisbury (7) | 2–3 | Weston-super-Mare (6) | 551 |
| 80R | Sholing (9) | 0–3 | Slough Town (6) | 327 |
| Wednesday 26 September 2018 | ||||
| 36R | Lewes (7) | 2–1 | Kings Langley (7) | 342 |
| 74R | Truro City (6) | 3–4 | Hereford (6) | 250 |
| Tuesday 2 October 2018 | ||||
| 78R | Wantage Town (9) | Hungerford Town (6) | 330 | |
| Saturday 6 October 2018 | ||||
| 49R | Corinthian-Casuals (7) | 0–3 | St Albans City (6) | 112 |
| Sunday 7 October 2018 | ||||
| 39R | Lancing (9) | 0–4 | Hendon (7) | 307 |
The third qualifying round fixtures were to be played on Saturday 6 October 2018 with all replays completed by Thursday 11 October 2018. The draw took place on 24 September 2018. The 80 winning teams from the second qualifying round took part in this stage of the competition and no additional teams entered at this stage. The round included Dunston UTS, from Level 9 of the football pyramid as the lowest-ranked team still in the competition.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 28 | Concord Rangers (6) | 2–1 | Beaconsfield Town (7) | 184 |
| 29 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 5–0 | Ramsgate (8) | 307 |
| 30 | Moneyfields (8) | 2–3 | Worthing (7) | 256 |
| 31 | Bath City (6) | 3–0 | Lewes (7) | 628 |
| 32 | Slough Town (6) | 2–2 | Bristol Manor Farm (8) | 481 |
| 33 | Hungerford Town (6) | 1–2 | Wealdstone (6) | 306 |
| 34 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) | 1–0 | AFC Hornchurch (7) | 316 |
| 36 | Brightlingsea Regent (7) | 0–3 | Torquay United (6) | 470 |
| 37 | Weston-super-Mare (6) | 1–0 | Coggeshall Town (8) | 288 |
| 38 | Horsham (8) | 1–1 | Poole Town (7) | 355 |
| 39 | Oxford City (6) | 4–1 | Dartford (6) | 312 |
| 40 | Winchester City (8) | 3–0 | Cirencester Town (8) | 302 |
| Wednesday 10 October 2018 | ||||
| 24 | Taunton Town (7) | 5–2 | St Albans City (6) | 595 |
| 35 | Chippenham Town (6) | 4–1 | Hendon (7) | 402 |
| Replays | ||||
| Tuesday 9 October 2018 | ||||
| 11R | Guiseley (6) | 2–1 | Cleethorpes Town (8) | 384 |
| 12R | Coalville Town (7) | St Neots Town (7) | 409 | |
| 18R | Metropolitan Police (7) | 1–0 | Tiverton Town (7) | 172 |
| 20R | Dorking Wanderers (7) | 0–3 | Gloucester City (6) | 563 |
| 21R | Hanwell Town (8) | Leatherhead (7) | 366 | |
| 32R | Bristol Manor Farm (8) | 0–4 | Slough Town (6) | 541 |
| 38R | Poole Town (7) | 2–1 | Horsham (8) | 381 |
| Wednesday 10 October 2018 | ||||
| 1R | Kidsgrove Athletic (8) | 2–1 | Workington (7) | 423 |
The fourth qualifying round fixtures were played on Saturday 20 October 2018 with all replays completed by Thursday 25 October 2018. The draw took place on 8 October 2018. A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition: the 40 winners from the third qualifying round and the 24 members of the National League who entered at this stage, representing Level 5 of English football. The round included Dunston UTS from Level 9 of the football pyramid, the lowest-ranked team still in the competition.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| Saturday 20 October 2018 | ||||
| 1 | Guiseley (6) | 3–1 | Stourbridge (7) | 633 |
| 2 | Warrington Town (7) | 2–2 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 929 |
| 3 | Chorley (6) | 3–2 | Barrow (5) | 1,734 |
| 4 | Hartlepool United (5) | 1–0 | Kidsgrove Athletic (8) | 2,703 |
| 5 | AFC Fylde (5) | 1–3 | Chesterfield (5) | 1,092 |
| 6 | Southport (6) | 2–1 | Ashton United (6) | 770 |
| 7 | Blyth Spartans (6) | 0–1 | York City (6) | 1,378 |
| 8 | Harrogate Town (5) | 0–0 | Wrexham (5) | 1,540 |
| 9 | Dunston UTS (9) | 0–4 | Gateshead (5) | 2,520 |
| 10 | Stockport County (6) | 2–0 | Altrincham (6) | 2,981 |
| 11 | Marine (7) | 1–2 | Salford City (5) | 1,709 |
| 12 | Witton Albion (7) | 0–2 | Solihull Moors (5) | 683 |
| 13 | Alfreton Town (6) | 4–0 | St Neots Town (7) | 645 |
| 14 | Woking (6) | 1–0 | Welling United (6) | 1,281 |
| 15 | Hitchin Town (7) | 1–1 | Leatherhead (7) | 1,278 |
| 16 | Chippenham Town (6) | 1–1 | Maidenhead United (5) | 706 |
| 17 | Eastbourne Borough (6) | 1–2 | Slough Town (6) | 802 |
| 18 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 1–1 | Oxford City (6) | 762 |
| 19 | Weston-super-Mare (6) | 1–0 | Bath City (6) | 1,053 |
| 20 | Boreham Wood (5) | 2–2 | Dagenham & Redbridge (5) | 408 |
| 21 | Metropolitan Police (7) | 1–0 | Havant & Waterlooville (5) | 335 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 22 | Gloucester City (6) | 0–1 | Bromley (5) | 621 |
| 23 | Aldershot Town (5) | 2–0 | Kettering Town (7) | 1,634 |
| 24 | Torquay United (6) | 4–1 | Winchester City (8) | 2,202 |
| 25 | Billericay Town (6) | 2–2 | Taunton Town (7) | 976 |
| 26 | Eastleigh (5) | 0–1 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) | 740 |
| 27 | Wealdstone (6) | 1–2 | Sutton United (5) | 1,082 |
| 28 | Ebbsfleet United (5) | 4–0 | Worthing (7) | 1,011 |
| 29 | Maidstone United (5) | 2–0 | Leyton Orient (5) | 1,906 |
| 30 | Haringey Borough (7) | 2–1 | Poole Town (7) | 402 |
| 31 | Barnet (5) | 4–2 | Braintree Town (5) | 1,057 |
| 32 | Concord Rangers (6) | 0–1 | Dover Athletic (5) | 446 |
| Replays | ||||
| Tuesday 23 October 2018 | ||||
| 2R | FC Halifax Town (5) | 2–0 | Warrington Town (7) | 844 |
| 8R | Wrexham (5) | 2–0 | Harrogate Town (5) | 2,515 |
| 16R | Maidenhead United (5) | 1–0 | Chippenham Town (6) | 738 |
| 18R | Oxford City (6) | 5–0 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 405 |
| 20R | Dagenham & Redbridge (5) | 0–1 | Boreham Wood (5) | 792 |
| Wednesday 24 October 2018 | ||||
| 15R | Leatherhead (7) | 1–2 | Hitchin Town (7) | 637 |
| 25R | Taunton Town (7) | 0–1 | Billericay Town (6) | 1,582 |
See also: 2018–19 FA Cup. 32 winners from the fourth qualifying round advance to the First round proper, where 48 teams from League One (Level 3) and League Two (Level 4) of English football, operating in the English Football League, enter the competition.
The qualifying rounds aren't covered by the FA Cup's broadcasting contracts held by BBC Sport and BT Sport, although one game per round will be broadcast by the BBC on its media platforms.
The following qualifying rounds matches were broadcast live in the UK:
| Round | Tie | Broadcaster |
| Extra preliminary round[5] | Haverhill Rovers (9) vs Haverhill Borough (10) | BBC Sport |
| Preliminary round[6] | Prestwich Heys (10) vs Radcliffe (8) | |
| First qualifying round[7] | Maltby Main (9) vs Frickley Athletic (8) | |
| Second qualifying round[8] | Lymington Town (9) vs Torquay United (6) | |
| Third qualifying round[9] | Peterborough Sports (8) vs Chorley (6) | |
| Fourth qualifying round | Dunston UTS (9) vs Gateshead (5) |