Football tournament season
1971–72 FA Cup qualifying rounds Country England Wales
The FA Cup 1971–72 is the 91st 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 28 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Bridlington Town
2–1
Bridlington Trinity
2
Brierley Hill Alliance
0–2
Bromsgrove Rovers
3
Chippenham Town
1–0
Frome Town
4
Desborough Town
1–2
Irthlingborough Diamonds
5
Ellesmere Port Town
2–1
Formby
6
Frickley Colliery
3–2
Mexborough Town
7
Gosport Borough
0–0
Newport I O W
8
Harwich & Parkeston
2–2
Lowestoft Town
9
Hertford Town
1–1
Leytonstone
10
Histon
4–2
Rothwell Town
11
Hornchurch
1–4
Metropolitan Police
12
Hyde United
2–2
Kirkby Town
13
Ilford
2–3
Staines Town
14
Kidderminster Harriers
3–1
Lye Town
15
Kingstonian
4–1
Leighton Town
16
Lincoln United
1–0
Louth United
17
Llanelli
0–3
Merthyr Tydfil
18
March Town United
1–2
Skegness Town
19
Minehead
1–2
Poole Town
20
New Mills
3–1
Sandbach Ramblers
21
Ramsgate Athletic
1–1
Sittingbourne
22
Romford
3–0
St Albans City
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Newport I O W
4–0
Gosport Borough
8
Lowestoft Town
1–2
Harwich & Parkeston
9
Leytonstone
2–1
Hertford Town
12
Kirkby Town
1–2
Hyde United
21
Sittingbourne
0–1
Ramsgate Athletic
1st qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Abergavenny Thursdays
1–0
Barry Town
2
Alfreton Town
4–0
Bilston
3
Alton Town
3–2
Cowes
4
Altrincham
1–0
Buxton
5
Alvechurch
4–0
Moor Green
6
Annfield Plain
0–5
Durham City
7
Arnold
2–0
Brigg Town
8
Arundel
1–0
Bognor Regis Town
9
Ashford Town (Kent)
2–0
Bexhill Town
10
Ashton United
2–1
Clitheroe
11
Atherstone Town
3–1
Bromsgrove Rovers
12
Aveley
1–0
Banstead Athletic
13
Bacup Borough
0–0
Fleetwood
14
Banbury United
2–2
Bedford Town
15
Barking
0–1
Bishop's Stortford
16
Barnstaple Town
1–3
Bideford
17
Barton Town
1–0
Bridlington Town
18
Basingstoke Town
2–1
Welton Rovers
19
Bath City
2–1
Chippenham Town
20
Bedlington Colliery Welfare
5–1
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
21
Belper Town
0–0
Burton Albion
22
Bexley United
2–1
Clapton
23
Biggleswade & District
2–1
Rushden Town
24
Billingham Synthonia
0–2
Ferryhill Athletic
25
Bishop Auckland
4–1
Stanley United
26
Blyth Spartans
3–2
Boldon Colliery Welfare
27
Boreham Wood
2–1
Cheshunt
28
Boston
1–5
Bourne Town
29
Braintree & Crittall Athletic
2–1
Chertsey Town
30
Bridgwater Town
1–0
Bridport
31
Bury Town
2–0
Clacton Town
32
Canterbury City
5–1
Chatham Town
33
Carshalton Athletic
2–1
Chesham United
34
Chatteris Town
3–0
Soham Town Rangers
35
Chichester City
3–1
Haywards Heath
36
Chorley
3–0
Marine
37
Cinderford Town
1–1
Ton Pentre
38
Civil Service
0–10
Bromley
39
Corby Town
0–1
Irthlingborough Diamonds
40
Corinthian Casuals
0–2
Harlow Town
41
Crawley Town
4–0
Eastbourne Town
42
Cray Wanderers
3–0
Ware
43
Crook Town
1–4
Consett
44
Darlaston
2–1
Warley
45
Dartford
1–1
Walton & Hersham
46
Deal Town
1–1
Tonbridge
47
Denaby United
3–0
Emley
48
Dorchester Town
3–2
Taunton Town
49
Dover
2–1
Ramsgate Athletic
50
Droylsden
0–3
Ellesmere Port Town
51
Dudley Town
0–1
Worcester City
52
Dulwich Hamlet
1–0
Dunstable Town
53
East Grinstead
2–0
Ringmer
54
Eastbourne United
0–2
Burgess Hill Town
55
Eastwood Hanley
1–0
Winsford United
56
Eastwood Town
2–2
Retford Town
57
Ely City
4–0
Histon
58
Erith & Belvedere
2–2
Leatherhead
59
Falmouth Town
3–2
Truro City
60
Fareham Town
8–2
Selsey
61
Farsley Celtic
0–1
Frickley Colliery
62
Feltham
1–3
Redhill
63
Finchley
0–1
Stevenage Athletic
64
Fleet Town
1–1
Newport I O W
65
Folkestone
6–2
Sheppey United
66
Ford United
1–4
Staines Town
67
Gainsborough Trinity
2–3
Lincoln United
68
Gateshead
3–0
Tow Law Town
69
Glastonbury
2–1
Poole Town
70
Glossop
0–1
Worksop Town
71
Gloucester City
2–3
Merthyr Tydfil
72
Goole Town
3–0
Selby Town
73
Gorleston
0–3
Sudbury Town
74
Gravesend & Northfleet
2–2
Southall
75
Grays Athletic
2–4
Sutton United
76
Great Harwood
7–1
Prescot Town
77
Great Yarmouth Town
1–3
Harwich & Parkeston
78
Gresley Rovers
0–4
Stafford Rangers
79
Guildford City
2–0
Aylesbury United
80
Hampton
2–1
Bletchley Town
81
Harrow Borough
0–1
Wealdstone
82
Hastings United
1–1
Southwick
83
Hatfield Town
0–4
Leytonstone
84
Hayes
2–0
Kingstonian
85
Heanor Town
1–0
Newhall United
86
Hednesford Town
0–2
Redditch United
87
Hemel Hempstead
2–2
Addlestone
88
Herne Bay
3–1
Faversham Town
89
Highgate United
3–1
Kidderminster Harriers
90
Hitchin Town
2–2
Tilbury
91
Hoddesdon Town
2–1
Metropolitan Police
92
Holbeach United
1–4
Stamford
93
Horsham
2–0
Lewes
94
Horwich R M I
1–1
Hyde United
95
Hounslow
0–2
Uxbridge
96
Hull Brunswick
1–3
Whitby Town
97
Ilkeston Town
1–2
Bedworth United
98
Kettering Town
6–1
Cambridge City
99
King's Lynn
4–1
Skegness Town
100
Lancaster City
6–1
Penrith
101
Letchworth Town
1–2
Romford
102
Leyland Motors
1–4
Ormskirk
103
Littlehampton Town
0–1
Worthing
104
Lockheed Leamington
2–1
Stourbridge
105
Long Eaton United
3–1
Sutton Coldfield Town
106
Loughborough United
0–5
Nuneaton Borough
107
Lower Gornal Athletic
2–2
Halesowen Town
108
Maidenhead United
2–0
Wycombe Wanderers
109
Maidstone United
6–1
Tunbridge Wells
110
Marlow
0–3
Wembley
111
Matlock Town
1–3
Sutton Town
112
Melksham Town
1–3
Andover
113
Morecambe
2–0
Accrington Stanley
114
Mossley
2–2
Prestwich Heys
115
Nantwich
3–1
New Mills
116
Netherfield
2–4
Rossendale United
117
Newmarket Town
1–4
Thetford Town
118
Norton Woodseats
0–3
Winterton Rangers
119
Oswestry Town
2–1
Porthmadog
120
Potton United
0–1
Witney Town
121
Pwllheli & District
0–3
Connah's Quay Nomads
122
Radcliffe Borough
2–3
Burscough
123
Rawmarsh Welfare
1–1
Yorkshire Amateur
124
Runcorn
2–0
New Brighton
125
Ryde Sports
1–4
Thornycroft Athletic
126
Salisbury
4–0
Westbury United
127
Saltash United
2–3
Wadebridge Town
128
Scarborough
6–0
Ashby Institute
129
Shildon
1–1
Evenwood Town
130
Slough Town
1–1
Woking
131
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
1–4
Whitstable Town
132
South Liverpool
1–0
Northwich Victoria
133
Spalding United
0–1
Wisbech Town
134
Spennymoor United
4–2
Horden Colliery Welfare
135
St Blazey
4–0
Newquay
136
St Neots Town
1–3
Wellingborough Town
137
Stalybridge Celtic
0–1
Witton Albion
138
Stockton
2–2
Whitley Bay
139
Stonehouse
4–2
Weston Super Mare
140
Tooting & Mitcham United
1–1
Windsor & Eton
141
Trowbridge Town
4–2
Street
142
Walthamstow Avenue
1–0
Woodford Town
143
Washington
1–1
Willington
144
Wingate (Durham)
0–1
North Shields
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
13
Fleetwood
3–0
Bacup Borough
14
Bedford Town
1–0
Banbury United
21
Burton Albion
2–0
Belper Town
37
Ton Pentre
3–1
Cinderford Town
45
Walton & Hersham
1–0
Dartford
46
Tonbridge
2–0
Deal Town
56
Retford Town
0–3
Eastwood Town
58
Leatherhead
3–0
Erith & Belvedere
64
Newport I O W
5–2
Fleet Town
74
Southall
3–1
Gravesend & Northfleet
82
Southwick
1–1
Hastings United
87
Addlestone
1–1
Hemel Hempstead
90
Tilbury
3–2
Hitchin Town
94
Hyde United
2–0
Horwich R M I
107
Halesowen Town
1–3
Lower Gornal Athletic
114
Prestwich Heys
1–2
Mossley
123
Yorkshire Amateur
4–2
Rawmarsh Welfare
129
Evenwood Town
4–3
Shildon
130
Woking
0–2
Slough Town
138
Whitley Bay
5–2
Stockton
140
Windsor & Eton
2–0
Tooting & Mitcham United
143
Willington
1–0
Washington
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
82
Hastings United
2–1
Southwick
87
Hemel Hempstead
1–4
Addlestone
2nd qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Abergavenny Thursdays
0–2
Ton Pentre
2
Alfreton Town
3–1
Heanor Town
3
Alton Town
0–1
Fareham Town
4
Altrincham
4–1
Eastwood Hanley
5
Andover
1–3
Basingstoke Town
6
Arnold
2–4
Eastwood Town
7
Arundel
0–0
Chichester City
8
Ashford Town (Kent)
3–1
Tonbridge
9
Ashton United
3–2
Great Harwood
10
Aveley
1–1
Southall
11
Bedford Town
3–0
Biggleswade & District
12
Bedlington Colliery Welfare
0–0
Consett
13
Bexley United
3–2
Leatherhead
14
Bideford
3–1
Falmouth Town
15
Bishop's Stortford
4–2
Harlow Town
16
Blyth Spartans
3–1
Willington
17
Boreham Wood
1–1
Wealdstone
18
Bourne Town
3–1
Stamford
19
Braintree & Crittall Athletic
1–0
Cray Wanderers
20
Bridgwater Town
1–0
Dorchester Town
21
Bromley
1–1
Stevenage Athletic
22
Burscough
2–1
Chorley
23
Burton Albion
1–2
Stafford Rangers
24
Bury Town
2–0
Sudbury Town
25
Canterbury City
1–3
Folkestone
26
Carshalton Athletic
0–0
Walton & Hersham
27
Crawley Town
3–0
East Grinstead
28
Darlaston
0–4
Alvechurch
29
Denaby United
1–2
Worksop Town
30
Dulwich Hamlet
0–1
Redhill
31
Durham City
2–0
Spennymoor United
32
Fleetwood
0–2
Lancaster City
33
Gateshead
3–2
Bishop Auckland
34
Goole Town
3–2
Barton Town
35
Hampton
1–1
Guildford City
36
Hastings United
4–1
Burgess Hill Town
37
Kettering Town
2–0
Chatteris Town
38
Lockheed Leamington
0–2
Highgate United
39
Lower Gornal Athletic
0–0
Redditch United
40
Maidenhead United
1–0
Leytonstone
41
Maidstone United
3–0
Herne Bay
42
Mossley
0–0
Hyde United
43
North Shields
3–1
Ferryhill Athletic
44
Nuneaton Borough
2–0
Long Eaton United
45
Ormskirk
0–1
Ellesmere Port Town
46
Oswestry Town
3–1
Connah's Quay Nomads
47
Rossendale United
2–2
Morecambe
48
Salisbury
2–1
Bath City
49
Slough Town
0–1
Romford
50
South Liverpool
1–0
Runcorn
51
Stonehouse
0–2
Merthyr Tydfil
52
Sutton Town
2–2
Bedworth United
53
Thetford Town
0–0
Harwich & Parkeston
54
Thornycroft Athletic
4–1
Newport I O W
55
Tilbury
3–0
Addlestone
56
Trowbridge Town
0–0
Glastonbury
57
Uxbridge
1–3
Sutton United
58
Wadebridge Town
6–1
St Blazey
59
Walthamstow Avenue
2–0
Hoddesdon Town
60
Wellingborough Town
4–2
Ely City
61
Wembley
1–6
Hayes
62
Whitby Town
0–2
Scarborough
63
Whitley Bay
3–1
Evenwood Town
64
Whitstable Town
0–5
Dover
65
Windsor & Eton
2–1
Staines Town
66
Winterton Rangers
3–1
Lincoln United
67
Wisbech Town
0–4
King's Lynn
68
Witney Town
3–0
Irthlingborough Diamonds
69
Witton Albion
0–1
Nantwich
70
Worcester City
0–0
Atherstone Town
71
Worthing
1–3
Horsham
72
Yorkshire Amateur
0–0
Frickley Colliery
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Chichester City
1–1
Arundel
10
Southall
3–3
Aveley
12
Consett
4–1
Bedlington Colliery Welfare
17
Wealdstone
0–2
Boreham Wood
21
Stevenage Athletic
2–4
Bromley
26
Walton & Hersham
5–1
Carshalton Athletic
35
Guildford City
2–1
Hampton
39
Redditch United
3–1
Lower Gornal Athletic
42
Hyde United
2–0
Mossley
47
Morecambe
0–1
Rossendale United
52
Bedworth United
0–1
Sutton Town
53
Harwich & Parkeston
1–0
Thetford Town
56
Glastonbury
0–5
Trowbridge Town
70
Atherstone Town
1–0
Worcester City
72
Frickley Colliery
3–1
Yorkshire Amateur
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Arundel
2–7
Chichester City
10
Aveley
2–1
Southall
3rd qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alfreton Town
0–4
Nuneaton Borough
2
Altrincham
1–1
Nantwich
3
Alvechurch
3–0
Atherstone Town
4
Ashford Town (Kent)
0–2
Dover
5
Ashton United
2–2
Hyde United
6
Aveley
1–1
Maidenhead United
7
Basingstoke Town
5–2
Salisbury
8
Bedford Town
2–2
Witney Town
9
Bexley United
1–1
Tilbury
10
Bideford
4–1
Wadebridge Town
11
Bishop's Stortford
2–2
Guildford City
12
Blyth Spartans
8–1
Consett
13
Boreham Wood
2–2
Walthamstow Avenue
14
Bourne Town
0–3
King's Lynn
15
Braintree & Crittall Athletic
0–2
Romford
16
Bridgwater Town
2–1
Trowbridge Town
17
Bromley
3–0
Hayes
18
Burscough
0–1
Ellesmere Port Town
19
Bury Town
1–0
Harwich & Parkeston
20
Chichester City
1–1
Hastings United
21
Crawley Town
3–1
Horsham
22
Eastwood Town
1–2
Winterton Rangers
23
Fareham Town
5–1
Thornycroft Athletic
24
Folkestone
2–0
Maidstone United
25
Gateshead
0–1
North Shields
26
Kettering Town
2–1
Wellingborough Town
27
Lancaster City
1–4
Rossendale United
28
Oswestry Town
2–0
South Liverpool
29
Redditch United
3–0
Highgate United
30
Redhill
0–2
Sutton United
31
Scarborough
2–0
Goole Town
32
Stafford Rangers
2–0
Sutton Town
33
Ton Pentre
2–1
Merthyr Tydfil
34
Walton & Hersham
2–2
Windsor & Eton
35
Whitley Bay
3–1
Durham City
36
Worksop Town
1–1
Frickley Colliery
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
2
Nantwich
1–4
Altrincham
5
Hyde United
3–1
Ashton United
6
Maidenhead United
3–2
Aveley
8
Witney Town
2–0
Bedford Town
9
Tilbury
2–1
Bexley United
11
Guildford City
1–1
Bishop's Stortford
13
Walthamstow Avenue
2–1
Boreham Wood
20
Hastings United
9–1
Chichester City
34
Windsor & Eton
0–1
Walton & Hersham
36
Frickley Colliery
3–1
Worksop Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
11
Bishop's Stortford
1–2
Guildford City
4th qualifying round [ edit ]
The teams that given byes to this round are Macclesfield Town, Enfield, Bradford Park Avenue, Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Weymouth, Grantham, Oxford City, Barnet, Margate, Bangor City, Cheltenham Town, Wigan Athletic, Tamworth, Boston United, Hendon and Rhyl.
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alvechurch
2–2
Oxford City
2
Basingstoke Town
2–2
Fareham Town
3
Bradford Park Avenue
0–1
South Shields
4
Bridgwater Town
2–0
Yeovil Town
5
Bromley
0–1
Guildford City
6
Bury Town
1–3
King's Lynn
7
Folkestone
0–2
Romford
8
Frickley Colliery
3–0
Grantham
9
Hastings United
0–0
Crawley Town
10
Hendon
2–2
Barnet
11
Hereford United
3–0
Cheltenham Town
12
Hyde United
1–3
Bangor City
13
Kettering Town
4–1
Chelmsford City
14
Macclesfield Town
1–2
Ellesmere Port Town
15
Maidenhead United
2–1
Walton & Hersham
16
Margate
1–0
Wimbledon
17
Nuneaton Borough
3–1
Tamworth
18
Oswestry Town
0–3
Altrincham
19
Redditch United
3–0
Ton Pentre
20
Rossendale United
6–3
Stafford Rangers
21
Scarborough
1–0
North Shields
22
Sutton United
0–1
Witney Town
23
Tilbury
0–1
Enfield
24
Walthamstow Avenue
0–0
Dover
25
Weymouth
3–1
Bideford
26
Whitley Bay
1–1
Blyth Spartans
27
Wigan Athletic
2–1
Rhyl
28
Winterton Rangers
0–3
Boston United
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Oxford City
1–1
Alvechurch
2
Fareham Town
1–1
Basingstoke Town
9
Crawley Town
3–2
Hastings United
10
Barnet
2–0
Hendon
24
Dover
1–0
Walthamstow Avenue
26
Blyth Spartans
2–1
Whitley Bay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alvechurch
1–1
Oxford City
2
Basingstoke Town
2–1
Fareham Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Oxford City
0–0
Alvechurch
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Oxford City
0–0
Alvechurch
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Oxford City
0–1
Alvechurch
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