1968–69 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1968–69 is the 88th 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 30 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.
Country | England Wales |
---|---|
← 1967–68 1969–70 → |
Preliminary round
Ties
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Belper Town | 2–2 | Bedworth Town |
2 | Burton Albion | 1–3 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
3 | Desborough Town | 3–0 | Chatteris Town |
4 | Droylsden | 0–3 | Skelmersdale United |
5 | Fleetwood | 5–0 | Milnthorpe Corinthians |
6 | Goole Town | 4–1 | Barton Town |
7 | Hayes | 1–3 | Brentwood Town |
8 | Hinckley Athletic | 1–1 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
9 | Horsham | 2–3 | Bognor Regis Town |
10 | Ilkeston Town | 1–1 | Wombwell Sporting Association |
11 | Lockheed Leamington | 2–2 | Hednesford |
12 | Long Eaton United | 2–1 | Loughborough United |
13 | March Town United | 1–1 | Cambridge United |
14 | Marlow | 1–4 | Banbury United |
15 | Mexborough Town | 1–1 | Denaby United |
16 | Mossley | 1–0 | Guinness Exports |
17 | Nantwich | 5–4 | Sandbach Ramblers |
18 | Nelson | 0–4 | Netherfield |
19 | Poole Town | 4–0 | Melksham Town |
20 | Rhyl | 5–1 | Prescot Town |
21 | Rushden Town | 0–1 | St Neots Town |
22 | Selsey | 1–0 | Andover |
23 | Stratford Town Amateurs | 1–3 | Wellington Town |
Replays
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bedworth Town | 3–2 | Belper Town |
8 | Lower Gornal Athletic | 3–2 | Hinckley Athletic |
10 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 1–5 | Ilkeston Town |
11 | Hednesford | 4–1 | Lockheed Leamington |
13 | Cambridge United | 5–0 | March Town United |
15 | Denaby United | 3–2 | Mexborough Town |
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Abergavenny Thursdays | 4–1 | Stonehouse |
2 | Alfreton Town | 1–2 | Matlock Town |
3 | Alvechurch | 3–2 | Redditch |
4 | Amersham Town | 1–5 | Erith & Belvedere |
5 | Ashby Institute | 0–3 | Selby Town |
6 | Ashton United | 1–6 | Witton Albion |
7 | Atherstone Town | 4–2 | Long Eaton United |
8 | Aveley | 0–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
9 | Aylesbury United | 1–0 | Wembley |
10 | Bacup Borough | 0–1 | Rossendale United |
11 | Banstead Athletic | 1–1 | Uxbridge |
12 | Barking | 0–1 | Windsor & Eton |
13 | Bedford Town | 5–0 | Histon |
14 | Bedworth Town | 3–3 | Rugby Town |
15 | Bexley United | 1–0 | Sutton United |
16 | Bideford | 2–2 | Barnstaple Town |
17 | Billingham Synthonia | 2–0 | Ashington |
18 | Bishop Auckland | 2–1 | Gateshead |
19 | Bishop's Stortford | 6–0 | Wolverton Town & B R |
20 | Bletchley Town | 0–0 | Maidenhead United |
21 | Blyth Spartans | 4–3 | Spennymoor United |
22 | Bourne Town | 2–3 | Wisbech Town |
23 | Bridlington Town | 1–1 | Hull Brunswick |
24 | Bridport | 9–1 | Warminster Town |
25 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 1–5 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
26 | Brigg Town | 1–5 | Goole Town |
27 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1–1 | Stafford Rangers |
28 | Burscough | 3–1 | Ellesmere Port Town |
29 | Cambridge City | 0–0 | St Neots Town |
30 | Canterbury City | 1–0 | Whitstable Town |
31 | Carshalton Athletic | 4–5 | Metropolitan Police |
32 | Chatham Town | 1–6 | Sittingbourne |
33 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Lovells Athletic |
34 | Chichester City | 1–0 | Fleet Town |
35 | Chippenham Town | 2–4 | Welton Rovers |
36 | Clacton Town | 4–2 | Thetford Town |
37 | Clapton | 1–1 | Malden Town |
38 | Clitheroe | 0–0 | Great Harwood |
39 | Congleton Town | 0–1 | Winsford United |
40 | Consett | 2–0 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare |
41 | Corinthian Casuals | 6–4 | Rainham Town |
42 | Cowes | 0–1 | Thornycroft Athletic |
43 | Crittall Athletic | 1–1 | Ware |
44 | Crook Town | 2–3 | Stockton |
45 | Dagenham | 2–2 | Ruislip Manor |
46 | Dartford | 4–0 | Hornchurch |
47 | Darwen | 1–4 | Skelmersdale United |
48 | Deal Town | 2–2 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare |
49 | Desborough Town | 0–4 | Stamford |
50 | Dorchester Town | 2–5 | Poole Town |
51 | Dorking | 1–2 | Addlestone |
52 | Dover | 5–2 | Tonbridge |
53 | Dudley Town | 0–2 | Bilston |
54 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0–1 | Woodford Town |
55 | Durham City | 1–0 | Willington |
56 | Eastbourne | 2–0 | Lancing |
57 | Eastwood Hanley | 2–3 | Ilkeston Town |
58 | Eastwood Town | 2–2 | Heanor Town |
59 | Ely City | 4–1 | Newmarket Town |
60 | Evenwood Town | 7–1 | Annfield Plain |
61 | Fareham Town | 2–3 | Wokingham Town |
62 | Farsley Celtic | 1–2 | Retford Town |
63 | Finchley | 2–2 | Hounslow |
64 | Fleetwood | 0–0 | Penrith |
65 | Folkestone | 1–3 | Margate |
66 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4–0 | Denaby United |
67 | Gloucester City | 3–1 | Devizes Town |
68 | Gorleston | 2–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
69 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1–3 | Cray Wanderers |
70 | Grays Athletic | 1–4 | Southall |
71 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0–0 | Bury Town |
72 | Gresley Rovers | 1–0 | Arnold |
73 | Halesowen Town | 0–1 | Wellington Town |
74 | Hampton | 1–6 | Kingstonian |
75 | Harlow Town | 0–3 | Brentwood Town |
76 | Hastings United | 1–1 | Ramsgate Athletic |
77 | Hatfield Main | 5–0 | Yorkshire Amateur |
78 | Haywards Heath | 1–1 | Bognor Regis Town |
79 | Hednesford | 1–2 | Worcester City |
80 | Hertford Town | 0–0 | Hendon |
81 | Hillingdon Borough | 7–0 | Bromley |
82 | Hitchin Town | 3–1 | Cheshunt |
83 | Hoddesdon Town | 1–1 | Baldock Town |
84 | Holbeach United | 1–1 | Spalding United |
85 | Holyhead Town | 2–3 | Bangor City |
86 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 2–1 | Whitby Town |
87 | Hyde United | 2–2 | Mossley |
88 | Ilford | 0–1 | Edmonton |
89 | Kettering Town | 1–0 | Cambridge United |
90 | Kirkby Town | 3–1 | New Brighton |
91 | Lancaster City | 7–3 | Lytham |
92 | Leatherhead | 5–0 | Molesey |
93 | Letchworth Town | 2–3 | Banbury United |
94 | Leyton | 3–2 | Hemel Hempstead |
95 | Littlehampton Town | 1–2 | Eastbourne United |
96 | Llanelli | 2–1 | Ton Pentre |
97 | Lostock Gralam | 4–2 | Nantwich |
98 | Louth United | 3–1 | Boston |
99 | Maidstone United | 1–2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
100 | Marine | 0–0 | Rhyl |
101 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–4 | Cinderford Town |
102 | Minehead | 1–2 | Frome Town |
103 | Morecambe | 4–0 | Netherfield |
104 | Murton Colliery Welfare | 1–0 | Ferryhill Athletic |
105 | Newport I O W | 3–2 | Selsey |
106 | North Shields | 3–0 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
107 | Northwich Victoria | 3–0 | Linotype & Machinery |
108 | Norton Woodseats | 0–3 | Buxton |
109 | Penzance | 3–4 | Falmouth Town |
110 | Potton United | 1–2 | Wellingborough Town |
111 | Pwllheli & District | 0–5 | Porthmadog |
112 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 0–0 | Sutton Town |
113 | Redhill | 3–0 | Ford United |
114 | Rothwell Town | 2–3 | Biggleswade & District |
115 | Ryde Sports | 1–7 | Salisbury |
116 | Scarborough | 0–0 | Bridlington Trinity |
117 | Sheppey United | 1–1 | Herne Bay |
118 | Skegness Town | 0–3 | King's Lynn |
119 | Slough Town | 2–1 | Feltham |
120 | Soham Town Rangers | 6–0 | Eynesbury Rovers |
121 | South Liverpool | 4–2 | Oswestry Town |
122 | Southwick | 1–1 | Worthing |
123 | St Blazey | 2–2 | Nanpean Rovers |
124 | St Helens Town | 0–0 | Chorley |
125 | Staines Town | 0–4 | Croydon Amateurs |
126 | Stalybridge Celtic | 3–2 | Leyland Motors |
127 | Stourbridge | 7–4 | Lye Town |
128 | Street | 2–2 | Bridgwater Town |
129 | Sudbury Town | 1–0 | Gothic |
130 | Tamworth | 1–2 | Darlaston |
131 | Tilbury | 1–0 | Epsom & Ewell |
132 | Trowbridge Town | 3–0 | Portland United |
133 | Vauxhall Motors | 6–1 | Harrow Borough |
134 | Walton & Hersham | 7–1 | Huntley & Palmers |
135 | Waterlooville | 2–1 | Basingstoke Town |
136 | Wealdstone | 3–2 | Dunstable Town |
137 | West Auckland Town | 3–2 | Stanley United |
138 | Westbury United | 3–1 | Glastonbury |
139 | Whitley Bay | 0–1 | Shildon |
140 | Wigan Rovers | 1–1 | Horwich R M I |
141 | Woking | 2–1 | Crawley Town |
142 | Worksop Town | 2–4 | Frickley Colliery |
143 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–0 | St Albans City |
Replays
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
11 | Uxbridge | 3–1 | Banstead Athletic |
14 | Rugby Town | 0–2 | Bedworth Town |
16 | Barnstaple Town | 0–1 | Bideford |
20 | Maidenhead United | 1–0 | Bletchley Town |
23 | Hull Brunswick | 3–2 | Bridlington Town |
27 | Stafford Rangers | 2–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
29 | St Neots Town | 3–3 | Cambridge City |
37 | Malden Town | 2–1 | Clapton |
38 | Great Harwood | 0–1 | Clitheroe |
43 | Ware | 2–1 | Crittall Athletic |
45 | Ruislip Manor | 1–6 | Dagenham |
48 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 2–1 | Deal Town |
58 | Heanor Town | 5–1 | Eastwood Town |
63 | Hounslow | 4–2 | Finchley |
64 | Penrith | 0–5 | Fleetwood |
71 | Bury Town | 1–0 | Great Yarmouth Town |
76 | Ramsgate Athletic | 0–1 | Hastings United |
78 | Bognor Regis Town | 2–3 | Haywards Heath |
80 | Hendon | 1–0 | Hertford Town |
83 | Baldock Town | 0–2 | Hoddesdon Town |
84 | Spalding United | 2–5 | Holbeach United |
87 | Mossley | 2–1 | Hyde United |
100 | Rhyl | 0–1 | Marine |
112 | Sutton Town | 4–1 | Rawmarsh Welfare |
116 | Bridlington Trinity | 1–1 | Scarborough (Abandoned in extra time) |
117 | Herne Bay | 3–5 | Sheppey United |
122 | Worthing | 4–4 | Southwick (Abandoned in extra time) |
123 | Nanpean Rovers | 1–1 | St Blazey |
124 | Chorley | 0–1 | St Helens Town |
128 | Bridgwater Town | 2–1 | Street |
140 | Horwich R M I | 2–0 | Wigan Rovers |
143 | St Albans City | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers |
2nd replay
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
29 | Cambridge City | 3–0 | St Neots Town |
116 | Scarborough | 3–1 | Bridlington Trinity |
122 | Southwick | 5–3 | Worthing |
123 | Nanpean Rovers | 2–0 | St Blazey |
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Abergavenny Thursdays | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town |
2 | Aylesbury United | 2–1 | Maidenhead United |
3 | Bedworth Town | 2–2 | Heanor Town |
4 | Biggleswade & District | 2–1 | Cambridge City |
5 | Bilston | 3–0 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
6 | Bishop Auckland | 2–1 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
7 | Bishop's Stortford | 9–0 | Corinthian Casuals |
8 | Blyth Spartans | 1–2 | Billingham Synthonia |
9 | Bridport | 1–4 | Frome Town |
10 | Buxton | 1–0 | Ilkeston Town |
11 | Canterbury City | 2–0 | Sittingbourne |
12 | Cinderford Town | 3–0 | Llanelli |
13 | Clacton Town | 2–3 | Gorleston |
14 | Consett | 4–3 | Evenwood Town |
15 | Croydon Amateurs | 0–2 | Brentwood Town |
16 | Dagenham | 1–2 | Dartford |
17 | Dover | 2–3 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
18 | Eastbourne United | 3–0 | Haywards Heath |
19 | Falmouth Town | 2–1 | Bideford |
20 | Fleetwood | 2–0 | Clitheroe |
21 | Frickley Colliery | 2–1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
22 | Gresley Rovers | 0–4 | Atherstone Town |
23 | Hastings United | 7–3 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare |
24 | Hatfield Main | 2–2 | Retford Town |
25 | Hitchin Town | 3–1 | Woodford Town |
26 | Horwich R M I | 1–5 | Mossley |
27 | King's Lynn | 3–1 | Louth United |
28 | Lancaster City | 2–4 | Morecambe |
29 | Leyton | 1–1 | Edmonton |
30 | Murton Colliery Welfare | 0–4 | North Shields |
31 | Northwich Victoria | 2–1 | Lostock Gralam |
32 | Poole Town | 4–0 | Westbury United |
33 | Porthmadog | 1–8 | Bangor City |
34 | Redhill | 1–0 | Cray Wanderers |
35 | Salisbury | 4–0 | Thornycroft Athletic |
36 | Scarborough | 0–2 | Goole Town |
37 | Selby Town | 2–1 | Hull Brunswick |
38 | Sheppey United | 0–6 | Margate |
39 | Shildon | 3–1 | Durham City |
40 | Slough Town | 2–1 | Hendon |
41 | Soham Town Rangers | 0–1 | Kettering Town |
42 | South Liverpool | 2–0 | Marine |
43 | Southall | 0–0 | Kingstonian |
44 | Southwick | 1–2 | Eastbourne |
45 | St Albans City | 3–2 | Erith & Belvedere |
46 | St Helens Town | 0–1 | Skelmersdale United |
47 | Stafford Rangers | 2–0 | Darlaston |
48 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2–2 | Burscough |
49 | Stamford | 1–0 | Bedford Town |
50 | Stockton | 2–1 | West Auckland Town |
51 | Stourbridge | 0–2 | Wellington Town |
52 | Sudbury Town | 1–1 | Bury Town |
53 | Sutton Town | 0–1 | Matlock Town |
54 | Tilbury | 0–3 | Hillingdon Borough |
55 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0–1 | Bexley United |
56 | Trowbridge Town | 2–3 | Bridgwater Town |
57 | Uxbridge | 2–2 | Metropolitan Police |
58 | Vauxhall Motors | 1–0 | Hoddesdon Town |
59 | Wadebridge Town | 1–1 | Nanpean Rovers |
60 | Walton & Hersham | 4–1 | Leatherhead |
61 | Ware | 3–2 | Hounslow |
62 | Waterlooville | 3–0 | Newport I O W |
63 | Wealdstone | 3–1 | Banbury United |
64 | Wellingborough Town | 3–1 | Ely City |
65 | Welton Rovers | 1–2 | Gloucester City |
66 | Windsor & Eton | 2–2 | Malden Town |
67 | Winsford United | 2–4 | Kirkby Town |
68 | Wisbech Town | 3–1 | Holbeach United |
69 | Witton Albion | 4–3 | Rossendale United |
70 | Woking | 5–2 | Addlestone |
71 | Wokingham Town | 5–0 | Chichester City |
72 | Worcester City | 0–0 | Alvechurch |
Replays
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cheltenham Town | 3–2 | Abergavenny Thursdays |
3 | Heanor Town | 1–0 | Bedworth Town |
24 | Retford Town | 1–0 | Hatfield Main |
29 | Edmonton | 2–1 | Leyton |
43 | Kingstonian | 3–1 | Southall |
48 | Burscough | 2–4 | Stalybridge Celtic |
52 | Bury Town | 3–2 | Sudbury Town |
57 | Metropolitan Police | 3–3 | Uxbridge |
59 | Nanpean Rovers | 0–7 | Wadebridge Town |
66 | Malden Town | 3–2 | Windsor & Eton |
72 | Alvechurch | 0–1 | Worcester City |
2nd replay
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
57 | Metropolitan Police | 3–1 | Uxbridge |
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3–4 | Canterbury City |
2 | Atherstone Town | 3–2 | Heanor Town |
3 | Bangor City | 3–1 | South Liverpool |
4 | Biggleswade & District | 1–2 | Stamford |
5 | Billingham Synthonia | 0–2 | Bishop Auckland |
6 | Bilston | 3–2 | Stafford Rangers |
7 | Brentwood Town | 2–1 | Metropolitan Police |
8 | Bridgwater Town | 0–1 | Frome Town |
9 | Bury Town | 4–1 | Gorleston |
10 | Buxton | 0–3 | Matlock Town |
11 | Cinderford Town | 1–3 | Cheltenham Town |
12 | Eastbourne United | 2–3 | Eastbourne |
13 | Edmonton | 1–1 | Kingstonian |
14 | Frickley Colliery | 0–0 | Retford Town |
15 | Goole Town | 3–0 | Selby Town |
16 | Hillingdon Borough | 3–0 | Bexley United |
17 | Hitchin Town | 0–2 | St Albans City |
18 | Kettering Town | 4–1 | Wellingborough Town |
19 | King's Lynn | 5–3 | Wisbech Town |
20 | Margate | 4–0 | Hastings United |
21 | Morecambe | 1–0 | Fleetwood |
22 | Mossley | 2–0 | Witton Albion |
23 | North Shields | 2–1 | Shildon |
24 | Northwich Victoria | 4–2 | Kirkby Town |
25 | Poole Town | 1–1 | Gloucester City |
26 | Redhill | 2–4 | Dartford |
27 | Skelmersdale United | 3–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
28 | Slough Town | 2–0 | Bishop's Stortford |
29 | Stockton | 0–3 | Consett |
30 | Vauxhall Motors | 3–3 | Ware |
31 | Wadebridge Town | 2–2 | Falmouth Town |
32 | Walton & Hersham | 4–0 | Malden Town |
33 | Waterlooville | 4–2 | Salisbury |
34 | Wealdstone | 2–1 | Aylesbury United |
35 | Wellington Town | 2–3 | Worcester City |
36 | Woking | 3–2 | Wokingham Town |
Replays
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
13 | Kingstonian | 2–0 | Edmonton |
14 | Retford Town | 0–0 | Frickley Colliery |
25 | Gloucester City | 1–2 | Poole Town |
30 | Ware | 2–1 | Vauxhall Motors |
31 | Falmouth Town | 3–1 | Wadebridge Town |
2nd replay
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
14 | Retford Town | 3–0 | Frickley Colliery |
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Enfield, Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Weymouth, Romford, Wigan Athletic, Corby Town, Guildford City, Grantham, Altrincham, Kidderminster Harriers, Nuneaton Borough, Oxford City, Runcorn, Barnet, Macclesfield Town, Boston United, Walthamstow Avenue, Tow Law Town and Lowestoft Town.
Ties
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Altrincham | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic |
2 | Barnet | 4–2 | Enfield |
3 | Bath City | 0–2 | Yeovil Town |
4 | Bilston | 2–0 | Matlock Town |
5 | Bishop Auckland | 2–3 | Goole Town |
6 | Boston United | 2–2 | Grantham |
7 | Corby Town | 0–1 | St Albans City |
8 | Eastbourne | 2–2 | Canterbury City |
9 | Falmouth Town | 2–2 | Waterlooville |
10 | Frome Town | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town |
11 | Guildford City | 0–1 | Dartford |
12 | Hereford United | 4–1 | Worcester City |
13 | Hillingdon Borough | 0–0 | Brentwood Town |
14 | Kettering Town | 2–0 | Atherstone Town |
15 | King's Lynn | 3–0 | Lowestoft Town |
16 | Kingstonian | 3–3 | Chelmsford City |
17 | Margate | 1–0 | Walton & Hersham |
18 | Mossley | 1–2 | Morecambe |
19 | North Shields | 1–3 | Tow Law Town |
20 | Northwich Victoria | 1–3 | Skelmersdale United |
21 | Nuneaton Borough | 1–1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
22 | Oxford City | 7–1 | Romford |
23 | Retford Town | 0–2 | Macclesfield Town |
24 | Runcorn | 1–4 | Bangor City |
25 | Slough Town | 1–1 | Wealdstone |
26 | South Shields | 1–1 | Consett |
27 | Stamford | 0–2 | Bury Town |
28 | Ware | 1–0 | Walthamstow Avenue |
29 | Weymouth | 1–1 | Poole Town |
30 | Wimbledon | 0–2 | Woking |
Replays
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
6 | Grantham | 2–1 | Boston United |
8 | Canterbury City | 4–2 | Eastbourne |
9 | Waterlooville | 1–1 | Falmouth Town |
13 | Brentwood Town | 2–0 | Hillingdon Borough |
16 | Chelmsford City | 5–3 | Kingstonian |
21 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–0 | Nuneaton Borough |
25 | Wealdstone | 2–0 | Slough Town |
26 | Consett | 0–6 | South Shields |
29 | Poole Town | 0–1 | Weymouth |
2nd replay
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
---|---|---|---|
9 | Falmouth Town | 0–2 | Waterlooville |
1968–69 FA Cup
See 1968-69 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.