Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1978–79 is the 98th 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
Accrington Stanley
1–2
Lancaster City
2
Alfreton Town
2–5
Mexborough Town
3
Andover
1–1
Newbury Town
4
Appleby Frodingham
1–2
Eastwood Town
5
Banbury United
4–2
Thame United
6
Barry Town
2–0
Mangotsfield United
7
Billingham Synthonia
2–1
Tow Law Town
8
Bourne Town
1–4
Arnold
9
Brierley Hill Alliance
0–2
Alvechurch
10
Bromsgrove Rovers
3–1
Lye Town
11
Burgess Hill Town
1–3
Alton Town
12
Burton Albion
0–1
Oxford City
13
Bury Town
1–2
King's Lynn
14
Carlisle City
4–2
Annfield Plain
15
Chesham United
3–3
Berkhamsted Town
16
Clapton
1–6
Barking
17
Consett
1–1
Eppleton Colliery Welfare
18
Corby Town
0–1
Barton Rovers
19
Cowes
0–0
Fareham Town
20
Crook Town
1–2
South Bank
21
Desborough Town
0–3
Friar Lane Old Boys
22
Didcot Town
1–1
Aylesbury United
23
East Grinstead
1–2
Canterbury City
24
Eastbourne United
1–0
Ashford Town (Kent)
25
Egham Town
2–3
Camberley Town
26
Epsom & Ewell
2–0
Addlestone
27
Farnborough Town
1–0
Maidenhead United
28
Farsley Celtic
0–1
Bridlington Town
29
Faversham Town
1–3
Hastings United
30
Felixstowe Town
1–0
Hoddesdon Town
31
Feltham
2–0
Hayes
32
Finchley
0–1
Hillingdon Borough
33
Folkestone & Shepway
2–1
Bromley
34
Forest Green Rovers
8–1
Calne Town
35
Formby
3–1
Ashton United
36
Frome Town
0–3
Gloucester City
37
Glastonbury
0–3
Bath City
38
Gorleston
1–0
Cambridge City
39
Gravesend & Northfleet
6–2
Aveley
40
Grays Athletic
5–1
Cheshunt
41
Halesowen Town
2–0
Bilston
42
Hampton
2–0
Banstead Athletic
43
Haringey Borough
1–3
Ilford
44
Harlow Town
1–1
Hemel Hempstead
45
Harrow Borough
0–2
Hertford Town
46
Haverhill Rovers
0–0
Lowestoft Town
47
Heanor Town
0–3
Boston United
48
Herne Bay
1–1
Horsham Y M C A
49
Holbeach United
0–3
Louth United
50
Horsham
4–0
Littlehampton Town
51
Ilminster Town
1–0
Poole Town
52
Kidderminster Harriers
5–0
Moor Green
53
Leek Town
2–2
Bangor City
54
Liskeard Athletic
1–0
Barnstaple Town
55
Macclesfield Town
2–4
Marine
56
Margate
2–0
Redhill
57
Mossley
2–1
Burscough
58
Nantwich Town
1–2
Prescot Town
59
Newmarket Town
1–2
Olney Town
60
Newquay
2–2
Penzance
61
North Ferriby United
2–0
Selby Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Newbury Town
1–2
Andover
15
Berkhamsted Town
1–0
Chesham United
17
Eppleton Colliery Welfare
0–7
Consett
19
Fareham Town
2–0
Cowes
22
Aylesbury United
2–1
Didcot Town
44
Hemel Hempstead
0–4
Harlow Town
46
Lowestoft Town
2–0
Haverhill Rovers
48
Horsham Y M C A
1–0
Herne Bay
53
Bangor City
1–2
Leek Town
60
Penzance
2–1
Newquay
1st qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Arundel
2–3
Bognor Regis Town
2
Ashington
0–1
Bishop Auckland
3
Atherstone Town
2–0
Belper Town
4
Barnet
2–1
Bracknell Town
5
Barton Town
1–3
Boston
6
Bedford Town
2–1
Bishop's Stortford
7
Bedworth United
0–0
Brereton Social
8
Bexhill Town
1–1
Crawley Town
9
Bideford
2–1
Falmouth Town
10
Billericay Town
2–1
Chelmsford City
11
Boldon Community Association
2–0
Durham City
12
Boreham Wood
3–2
Burnham
13
Bridgwater Town
1–0
Chard Town
14
Bridlington Trinity
1–0
Emley
15
Bridport
0–1
Dorchester Town
16
Brigg Town
1–1
Spalding United
17
Buxton
3–1
Glossop
18
Carshalton Athletic
3–0
Chertsey Town
19
Chalfont St Peter
0–0
Epping Town
20
Cheltenham Town
6–1
Clevedon Town
21
Chichester City
1–1
Dorking Town
22
Chippenham Town
2–2
Cinderford Town
23
Chorley
3–0
Darwen
24
Clacton Town
0–4
Ely City
25
Clitheroe
0–1
Curzon Ashton
26
Congleton Town
1–2
Droylsden
27
Corinthian Casuals
0–0
Edgware Town
28
Cray Wanderers
1–2
Dulwich Hamlet
29
Croydon
1–0
Erith & Belvedere
30
Darlaston
1–1
Evesham United
31
Dover
3–0
Eastbourne Town
32
Dudley Town
3–0
Gresley Rovers
33
Easington Colliery Welfare
2–1
West Auckland Town
34
Enderby Town
3–4
Gainsborough Trinity
35
Evenwood Town
2–2
North Shields
36
Fleetwood Town
0–0
Netherfield
37
Frickley Athletic
0–2
Hednesford Town
38
Gateshead
1–0
Horden Colliery Welfare
39
Gornal Athletic
0–2
Kempston Rovers
40
Grantham
5–3
Ashby Institute
41
Great Yarmouth Town
1–1
Harwich & Parkeston
42
Guisborough Town
2–2
Consett
43
Haywards Heath
4–0
Wigmore Athletic
44
Highgate United
2–1
Stourbridge
45
Hinckley Athletic
5–0
Long Eaton United
46
Histon
3–1
Parson Drove United
47
Hornchurch
1–1
Leytonstone
48
Hounslow
1–1
St Albans City
49
Hungerford Town
5–1
Swaythling
50
Hyde United
1–1
Skelmersdale United
51
Irthlingborough Diamonds
3–0
Friar Lane Old Boys
52
Kingstonian
1–0
Tring Town
53
Larkhall Athletic
3–3
Paulton Rovers
54
Letchworth Garden City
5–1
Felixstowe Town
55
Lewes
1–1
Ramsgate
56
Leyland Motors
1–2
Horwich R M I
57
Leyton Wingate
1–0
Tilbury
58
Llanelli
1–3
Shepton Mallet Town
59
Lytham
0–2
Barrow
60
Maidstone United
2–0
Horsham Y M C A
61
March Town United
4–1
Chatteris Town
62
Marlow
1–1
Feltham
63
Medway
4–1
Sidley United
64
Melksham Town
1–0
Gloucester City
65
Merthyr Tydfil
4–0
Bridgend Town
66
Metropolitan Police
1–0
Harlow Town
67
Milton Keynes City
2–0
Coventry Sporting
68
Molesey
2–2
Hillingdon Borough
69
New Brighton
1–3
Prestwich Heys
70
New Mills
2–0
Denaby United
71
Newport I O W
0–1
Basingstoke Town
72
Oldbury United
1–1
Willenhall Town
73
Oswestry Town
1–1
St Helens Town
74
Penrith
0–4
Lancaster City
75
Porthmadog
3–1
Marine
76
Potton United
0–1
Rushden Town
77
Racing Club Warwick
1–1
Tamworth
78
Radcliffe Borough
0–6
Runcorn
79
Rainham Town
0–4
Walthamstow Avenue
80
Redditch United
3–2
Tividale
81
Retford Town
2–1
Stamford
82
Rhyl
2–0
Prescot Town
83
Ringmer
0–2
Hastings United
84
Rothwell Town
1–1
Olney Town
85
Ruislip Manor
0–3
Southall & Ealing Borough
86
Salisbury
4–0
Welton Rovers
87
Saltash United
8–1
Penzance
88
Selsey
2–3
Tunbridge Wells
89
Sheppey United
1–4
Canterbury City
90
Shildon
3–1
Whitley Bay
91
Sittingbourne
1–4
Eastbourne United
92
Skegness Town
0–1
Louth United
93
Slough Town
2–0
Farnborough Town
94
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
0–3
Tonbridge
95
Soham Town Rangers
2–0
Sudbury Town
96
South Liverpool
0–3
Formby
97
Southwick
1–2
Horsham
98
Spennymoor United
2–1
Carlisle City
99
St Blazey
0–3
Taunton Town
100
St Neots Town
1–0
King's Lynn
101
Staines Town
2–1
Willesden
102
Stalybridge Celtic
3–1
Leek Town
103
Stowmarket
0–1
Lowestoft Town
104
Stratford Town
2–2
Kidderminster Harriers
105
Sutton Coldfield Town
3–0
Oxford City
106
Sutton Town
0–0
Boston United
107
Sutton United
2–1
Hertford Town
108
Telford United
0–1
Halesowen Town
109
Thetford Town
1–5
Gorleston
110
Three Bridges
0–2
Margate
111
Tiverton Town
1–0
Ilminster Town
112
Ton Pentre
0–1
Barry Town
113
Trowbridge Town
1–0
Forest Green Rovers
114
Uxbridge
2–1
Berkhamsted Town
115
V S Rugby
2–0
Dunstable
116
Wadebridge Town
0–2
Liskeard Athletic
117
Wallsend Town
1–0
Ferryhill Athletic
118
Walton & Hersham
2–3
Camberley Town
119
Ware
0–2
Barking
120
Washington
3–2
Blue Star
121
Waterlooville
2–0
Fareham Town
122
Welling United
1–2
Gravesend & Northfleet
123
Wellingborough Town
1–1
Arnold
124
Wembley
0–0
Grays Athletic
125
Weston Super Mare
1–2
Bath City
126
Whitby Town
3–3
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare
127
Whitstable Town
1–1
Folkestone & Shepway
128
Willington
0–1
Billingham Synthonia
129
Windsor & Eton
1–0
Hampton
130
Wingate (Durham)
0–0
South Bank
131
Winsford United
3–0
Mexborough Town
132
Winterton Rangers
0–0
North Ferriby United
133
Wisbech Town
0–2
Barton Rovers
134
Witney Town
0–2
Banbury United
135
Witton Albion
4–2
Mossley
136
Woking
3–1
Epsom & Ewell
137
Wokingham Town
2–0
Aylesbury United
138
Wolverton Town & B R
1–2
Alvechurch
139
Worcester City
1–0
Bromsgrove Rovers
140
Worksop Town
2–1
Eastwood Town
141
Worthing
4–1
Alton Town
142
Yeovil Town
4–0
Andover
143
Yorkshire Amateur
0–0
Bridlington Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Brereton Social
3–2
Bedworth United
8
Crawley Town
1–1
Bexhill Town
16
Spalding United
3–4
Brigg Town
19
Epping Town
1–1
Chalfont St Peter
21
Dorking Town
3–2
Chichester City
22
Cinderford Town
2–1
Chippenham Town
27
Edgware Town
4–0
Corinthian Casuals
30
Evesham United
2–4
Darlaston
35
North Shields
1–0
Evenwood Town
36
Netherfield
1–1
Fleetwood Town
41
Harwich & Parkeston
4–1
Great Yarmouth Town
42
Consett
3–2
Guisborough Town
47
Leytonstone
4–1
Hornchurch
48
St Albans City
4–2
Hounslow
50
Skelmersdale United
0–1
Hyde United
53
Paulton Rovers
2–1
Larkhall Athletic
55
Ramsgate
3–0
Lewes
62
Feltham
3–0
Marlow
68
Hillingdon Borough
2–1
Molesey
72
Willenhall Town
2–0
Oldbury United
73
St Helens Town
0–0
Oswestry Town
77
Tamworth
1–0
Racing Club Warwick
84
Olney Town
0–1
Rothwell Town
104
Kidderminster Harriers
7–0
Stratford Town
106
Boston United
2–1
Sutton Town
123
Arnold
2–1
Wellingborough Town
124
Grays Athletic
4–1
Wembley
126
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare
0–1
Whitby Town
127
Folkestone & Shepway
5–0
Whitstable Town
130
South Bank
1–1
Wingate (Durham)
132
North Ferriby United
0–1
Winterton Rangers
143
Bridlington Town
2–3
Yorkshire Amateur
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
8
Bexhill Town
0–1
Crawley Town
19
Chalfont St Peter
0–0
Epping Town
36
Fleetwood Town
2–0
Netherfield
73
Oswestry Town
3–2
St Helens Town
130
Wingate (Durham)
0–0
South Bank
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
19
Epping Town
1–2
Chalfont St Peter
130
South Bank
2–1
Wingate (Durham)
2nd qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Atherstone Town
1–3
Irthlingborough Diamonds
2
Barnet
3–2
Feltham
3
Bedford Town
5–2
Rothwell Town
4
Bideford
2–0
Saltash United
5
Billericay Town
5–1
Letchworth Garden City
6
Bishop Auckland
0–0
Consett
7
Bognor Regis Town
0–2
Waterlooville
8
Boldon Community Association
3–2
Washington
9
Boreham Wood
0–2
Hillingdon Borough
10
Boston
0–1
Grantham
11
Brereton Social
3–2
Sutton Coldfield Town
12
Bridgwater Town
5–1
Tiverton Town
13
Bridlington Trinity
2–2
Winterton Rangers
14
Brigg Town
1–1
Worksop Town
15
Buxton
2–0
Rhyl
16
Carshalton Athletic
1–2
Slough Town
17
Chalfont St Peter
0–2
Sutton United
18
Cheltenham Town
6–0
Melksham Town
19
Chorley
2–1
Barrow
20
Cinderford Town
0–1
Merthyr Tydfil
21
Crawley Town
1–2
Hastings United
22
Croydon
0–2
Margate
23
Curzon Ashton
1–2
Horwich R M I
24
Darlaston
5–0
Milton Keynes City
25
Dorchester Town
1–0
Basingstoke Town
26
Dorking Town
0–2
Horsham
27
Dover
0–0
Maidstone United
28
Droylsden
3–1
Porthmadog
29
Dudley Town
2–0
Kidderminster Harriers
30
Dulwich Hamlet
4–0
Ilford
31
Easington Colliery Welfare
1–3
Billingham Synthonia
32
Edgware Town
1–0
Metropolitan Police
33
Ely City
1–2
Lowestoft Town
34
Fleetwood Town
1–1
Lancaster City
35
Gainsborough Trinity
1–1
Louth United
36
Gateshead
6–0
Wallsend Town
37
Harwich & Parkeston
1–1
March Town United
38
Haywards Heath
1–2
Worthing
39
Hednesford Town
4–0
New Mills
40
Highgate United
0–0
Worcester City
41
Hinckley Athletic
1–0
Arnold
42
Histon
0–1
St Neots Town
43
Hungerford Town
4–4
Yeovil Town
44
Hyde United
2–2
Formby
45
Kempston Rovers
3–1
V S Rugby
46
Kingstonian
3–0
Uxbridge
47
Leyton Wingate
2–0
Grays Athletic
48
Leytonstone
1–2
Barking
49
Medway
0–0
Eastbourne United
50
North Shields
0–3
Spennymoor United
51
Oswestry Town
0–1
Winsford United
52
Paulton Rovers
1–2
Barry Town
53
Prestwich Heys
1–1
Stalybridge Celtic
54
Ramsgate
1–0
Canterbury City
55
Redditch United
1–0
Alvechurch
56
Retford Town
1–4
Boston United
57
Runcorn
3–1
Witton Albion
58
Rushden Town
1–1
Barton Rovers
59
Salisbury
0–2
Bath City
60
Shepton Mallet Town
1–2
Trowbridge Town
61
Shildon
2–1
South Bank
62
Soham Town Rangers
0–3
Gorleston
63
Southall & Ealing Borough
2–2
Camberley Town
64
St Albans City
0–0
Wokingham Town
65
Staines Town
0–0
Windsor & Eton
66
Tamworth
0–2
Halesowen Town
67
Taunton Town
6–0
Liskeard Athletic
68
Tonbridge
2–3
Folkestone & Shepway
69
Tunbridge Wells
0–2
Woking
70
Walthamstow Avenue
2–3
Gravesend & Northfleet
71
Whitby Town
1–2
Yorkshire Amateur
72
Willenhall Town
2–0
Banbury United
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
6
Consett
2–1
Bishop Auckland
13
Winterton Rangers
2–1
Bridlington Trinity
14
Worksop Town
1–1
Brigg Town
27
Maidstone United
1–0
Dover
34
Lancaster City
0–1
Fleetwood Town
35
Louth United
1–2
Gainsborough Trinity
37
March Town United
2–1
Harwich & Parkeston
40
Worcester City
3–2
Highgate United
43
Yeovil Town
3–0
Hungerford Town
44
Formby
2–1
Hyde United
49
Eastbourne United
0–0
Medway
53
Stalybridge Celtic
4–1
Prestwich Heys
58
Barton Rovers
3–1
Rushden Town
63
Camberley Town
1–3
Southall & Ealing Borough
64
Wokingham Town
4–1
St Albans City
65
Windsor & Eton
1–0
Staines Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
14
Brigg Town
0–2
Worksop Town
49
Medway
0–6
Eastbourne United
3rd qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Barking
2–0
Billericay Town
2
Barry Town
0–2
Merthyr Tydfil
3
Barton Rovers
0–2
Bedford Town
4
Bath City
7–1
Bridgwater Town
5
Billingham Synthonia
0–0
Boldon Community Association
6
Boston United
3–0
Gainsborough Trinity
7
Eastbourne United
2–1
Hastings United
8
Fleetwood Town
0–1
Chorley
9
Folkestone & Shepway
0–2
Margate
10
Formby
0–0
Horwich R M I
11
Gorleston
3–1
Lowestoft Town
12
Gravesend & Northfleet
1–1
Dulwich Hamlet
13
Halesowen Town
0–1
Dudley Town
14
Hinckley Athletic
1–2
Irthlingborough Diamonds
15
Kingstonian
0–0
Hillingdon Borough
16
Leyton Wingate
1–1
Edgware Town
17
Ramsgate
1–3
Maidstone United
18
Redditch United
0–0
Brereton Social
19
Runcorn
1–1
Buxton
20
Shildon
1–8
Gateshead
21
Southall & Ealing Borough
1–0
Slough Town
22
Spennymoor United
0–0
Consett
23
St Neots Town
2–3
March Town United
24
Stalybridge Celtic
1–1
Droylsden
25
Taunton Town
3–0
Bideford
26
Trowbridge Town
0–4
Cheltenham Town
27
Willenhall Town
0–2
Kempston Rovers
28
Windsor & Eton
0–1
Sutton United
29
Winsford United
1–2
Hednesford Town
30
Woking
5–2
Horsham
31
Wokingham Town
0–4
Barnet
32
Worcester City
7–1
Darlaston
33
Worksop Town
0–0
Grantham
34
Worthing
1–1
Waterlooville
35
Yeovil Town
2–1
Dorchester Town
36
Yorkshire Amateur
1–0
Winterton Rangers
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Boldon Community Association
2–4
Billingham Synthonia
10
Horwich R M I
5–1
Formby
12
Dulwich Hamlet
0–1
Gravesend & Northfleet
15
Hillingdon Borough
3–2
Kingstonian
16
Edgware Town
3–1
Leyton Wingate
18
Brereton Social
0–1
Redditch United
19
Buxton
0–4
Runcorn
22
Consett
1–2
Spennymoor United
24
Droylsden
3–1
Stalybridge Celtic
33
Grantham
0–3
Worksop Town
34
Waterlooville
3–0
Worthing
4th qualifying round [ edit ]
The teams that given byes to this round are Southport, Workington, Dagenham, Stafford Rangers, Matlock Town, Morecambe, Dartford, Hendon, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Hitchin Town, Tooting & Mitcham United, Minehead, Nuneaton Borough, Wealdstone, Northwich Victoria, A P Leamington, Goole Town, Blyth Spartans and Enfield.
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
A P Leamington
0–0
Hednesford Town
2
Barking
3–1
Bedford Town
3
Bath City
1–1
Worcester City
4
Billingham Synthonia
0–1
Blyth Spartans
5
Cheltenham Town
1–2
Yeovil Town
6
Chorley
4–2
Yorkshire Amateur
7
Dagenham
0–0
Irthlingborough Diamonds
8
Droylsden
2–0
Goole Town
9
Dudley Town
0–1
Worksop Town
10
Edgware Town
0–1
Barnet
11
Gateshead
1–1
Workington
12
Gorleston
2–6
Enfield
13
Gravesend & Northfleet
3–1
Eastbourne United
14
Hendon
1–3
Hitchin Town
15
Hillingdon Borough
2–1
Tooting & Mitcham United
16
Kettering Town
1–3
Boston United
17
March Town United
2–1
Southall & Ealing Borough
18
Margate
1–7
Woking
19
Merthyr Tydfil
2–0
Minehead
20
Morecambe
3–1
Horwich R M I
21
Northwich Victoria
0–0
Southport
22
Nuneaton Borough
2–2
Matlock Town
23
Spennymoor United
0–0
Runcorn
24
Stafford Rangers
2–1
Redditch United
25
Sutton United
0–2
Dartford
26
Taunton Town
0–2
Weymouth
27
Waterlooville
1–2
Maidstone United
28
Wealdstone
1–0
Kempston Rovers
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Hednesford Town
2–3
A P Leamington
3
Worcester City
2–1
Bath City
7
Irthlingborough Diamonds
1–2
Dagenham
11
Workington
3–2
Gateshead
21
Southport
2–0
Northwich Victoria
22
Matlock Town
2–2
Nuneaton Borough
23
Runcorn
2–1
Spennymoor United
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
22
Nuneaton Borough
2–1
Matlock Town
See 1978-79 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
Seasons Qualifying rounds Finals
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions Other