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Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1952β53 is the 72nd 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.
Preliminary round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Andover
2β3
Frome Town
2
Ashby Institute
2β3
Brigg Town
3
Aylesbury United
4β1
Chesham United
4
Banbury Spencer
1β1
Maidenhead United
5
Barking
1β1
Ilford
6
Barnstaple Town
5β1
Dartmouth United
7
Berkhamsted Town
1β5
Barnet
8
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
2β0
Deal Town
9
Bexhill Town
2β0
Shoreham
10
Bexleyheath & Welling
1β5
Carshalton Athletic
11
Blandford United
2β5
Dorchester Town
12
Boldmere St Michaels
2β2
Rugby Town
13
Boston United
7β1
Barton Town
14
Brentwood & Warley
1β3
Dagenham
15
Calne & Harris United
0β4
Trowbridge Town
16
Chatham Town
0β6
Dover
17
Chatteris Town
0β4
Cambridge United
18
Clandown
0β4
Glastonbury
19
Corsham Town
1β4
Chippenham Town
20
Darlaston
2β1
Stourbridge
21
Dunstable Town
2β4
Hitchin Town
22
Earlestown
0β2
Prescot Cables
23
East Grinstead
4β2
Redhill
24
Enfield
3β3
Woodford Town
25
Epsom
2β2
Dulwich Hamlet
26
Gloucester City
1β1
Llanelli
27
Halesowen Town
1β4
Brierley Hill Alliance
28
Hanham Athletic
0β1
Paulton Rovers
29
Harrow Town
1β8
Uxbridge
30
Hastings United
4β0
Chichester City
31
Hayes
6β1
Yiewsley
32
Haywards Heath
2β2
Southwick
33
Horsham
1β4
Worthing
34
Huntley & Palmers
4β2
Witney Town
35
Kidderminster Harriers
4β0
Dudley Town
36
Kingstonian
5β0
Erith & Belvedere
37
Lancing Athletic
6β6
Eastbourne
38
Leyland Motors
0β3
Horwich R M I
39
Littlehampton Town
4β3
Bognor Regis Town
40
Llandudno
1β1
Bootle Athletic
41
Lockheed Leamington
1β2
Nuneaton Borough
42
Lytham
2β0
Droylsden
43
Maidstone United
0β6
Bromley
44
Margate
1β4
Gravesend & Northfleet
45
Marine
3β3
Ellesmere Port Town
46
Marlow
0β8
Headington United
47
Melksham Town
0β2
Warminster Town
48
Metropolitan Police
1β5
Wimbledon
49
Minehead
1β4
Bideford
50
Moor Green
1β1
Burton Albion
51
Newhaven
2β4
Ashford Town (Kent)
52
Newquay
7β1
Truro City
53
Newton Abbot
1β1
Ilfracombe Town
54
Oxford City
1β4
Wycombe Wanderers
55
Parliament Street Methodists
0β6
Linby Colliery
56
Peasedown Miners Welfare
6β2
Clevedon
57
Penrith
4β4
Burscough
58
Raleigh Athletic
1β4
Ransome & Marles
59
Ramsgate Athletic
4β2
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
60
Retford Town
2β1
Holbeach United
61
Runcorn
2β2
Bangor City
62
Rushden Town
3β1
Wellingborough Town
63
Salisbury
7β1
Welton Rovers
64
Sheppey United
5β1
Bowater Lloyds
65
Sittingbourne
3β1
Faversham Town
66
Slough Centre
2β1
Slough Town
67
Southall
1β3
Edgware Town
68
St Blazey
3β1
Penzance
69
Stafford Rangers
0β1
Bilston
70
Street
2β0
Bristol St George
71
Tamworth
0β2
Hednesford Town
72
Tavistock
1β2
Bridgwater Town
73
Tiverton Town
1β2
Taunton
74
Tunbridge Wells United
2β1
Canterbury City
75
Wadebridge Town
4β5
St Austell
76
Walton & Hersham
0β1
Tooting & Mitcham United
77
Windsor & Eton
0β4
Wealdstone
78
Woking
4β1
Dorking
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
4
Maidenhead United
3β0
Banbury Spencer
5
Ilford
4β2
Barking
12
Rugby Town
2β1
Boldmere St Michaels
24
Woodford Town
4β2
Enfield
25
Dulwich Hamlet
4β2
Epsom
26
Llanelli
5β0
Gloucester City
32
Southwick
0β1
Haywards Heath
37
Eastbourne
1β2
Lancing Athletic
40
Bootle Athletic
1β0
Llandudno
45
Ellesmere Port Town
2β1
Marine
50
Burton Albion
3β0
Moor Green
53
Ilfracombe Town
2β1
Newton Abbot
57
Burscough
3β1
Penrith
61
Bangor City
3β2
Runcorn
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alnwick Town
4β1
West Sleekburn Welfare
2
Amble
0β4
Ashington
3
Annfield Plain
6β2
Boldon Colliery Welfare
4
Ashford Town (Kent)
1β3
Hastings United
5
Ashton United
7β2
Skelmersdale United
6
Bangor City
2β0
St Helens Town
7
Barnet
1β2
St Albans City
8
Barnstaple Town
1β1
Taunton
9
Basford United
0β1
Boots Athletic
10
Basingstoke Town
3β1
Totton
11
Beccles
3β1
Bungay Town
12
Bedford Town
6β0
Potton United
13
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
1β2
Ramsgate Athletic
14
Bexhill Town
1β2
Lancing Athletic
15
Biggleswade & District
0β3
Wolverton Town & B R
16
Billingham Synthonia
3β2
South Bank
17
Bootle Athletic
1β1
New Brighton
18
Boston United
5β4
Alford United
19
Bourne Town
0β5
Grantham
20
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
3β0
Poole Town
21
Bourneville Athletic
0β2
Rugby Town
22
Bridport
0β2
Dorchester Town
23
Brodsworth Main Colliery
0β5
Norton Woodseats
24
Bromley
0β1
Gravesend & Northfleet
25
Bromsgrove Rovers
3β2
Darlaston
26
Brunswick Institute
0β2
Beighton Miners Welfare
27
Brush Sports
5β0
Ibstock Penistone Rovers
28
Burscough
1β0
Lancaster City
29
Burton Albion
1β2
Bedworth Town
30
Bury Town
9β1
Leiston
31
Cambridge United
3β1
March Town United
32
Carshalton Athletic
3β0
Kingstonian
33
Cheshunt
2β1
Tufnell Park Edmonton
34
Chippenham United
2β2
Wells City
35
Cinderford Town
1β1
Cheltenham Town
36
Clacton Town
1β1
Romford
37
Clapton
1β2
Finchley
38
Clitheroe
1β1
Fleetwood
39
Coalville Town
7β1
Moira United
40
Cowes
0β1
Newport I O W
41
Cradley Heath
2β2
Bilston
42
Cramlington Welfare
0β1
Hexham Hearts
43
Creswell Colliery
2β0
Sutton Town
44
Dagenham
2β2
Briggs Sports
45
Dawdon Colliery Welfare
1β2
South Shields
46
Denaby United
2β1
Stocksbridge Works
47
Desborough Town
1β4
Corby Town
48
Diss Town
1β4
Lowestoft Town
49
Dover
2β0
Sheppey United
50
Dulwich Hamlet
2β1
Tooting & Mitcham United
51
Easington Colliery Welfare
3β0
Heaton Stannington
52
East Grinstead
1β0
Haywards Heath
53
Edgware Town
2β1
Slough Centre
54
Ellesmere Port Town
4β0
South Liverpool
55
Evenwood Town
1β0
Tow Law Town
56
Farsley Celtic
1β0
Ossett Town
57
Ferryhill Athletic
7β0
Skinnigrove Works
58
Frickley Colliery
2β2
Upton Colliery
59
Frome Town
3β6
Devizes Town
60
Gosforth & Coxlodge
0β5
Consett
61
Gothic
6β0
Wymondham Town
62
Grays Athletic
6β2
Harwich & Parkeston
63
Great Yarmouth Town
13β0
Cromer
64
Gresley Rovers
3β1
Gedling Colliery
65
Grimethorpe Athletic
3β1
Sheffield
66
Hayes
0β3
Uxbridge
67
Head Wrightsons
2β0
Bridlington Central United
68
Headington United
4β2
Aylesbury United
69
Hednesford Town
1β1
Nuneaton Borough
70
Hemel Hempstead
6β0
Abingdon Town
71
Hinckley Athletic
2β3
Whitwick Colliery
72
Hitchin Town
5β0
Luton Amateur
73
Horwich R M I
5β3
Chorley
74
Huntingdon United
0β3
Cambridge City
75
Ilfracombe Town
3β0
Bideford
76
Ilkeston Town
7β2
Long Eaton Town
77
Ilminster Town
2β1
Lymington
78
Kettering Town
1β0
Rushden Town
79
Kidderminster Harriers
2β0
Oswestry Town
80
King's Lynn
4β1
St Neots & District
81
Langold W M C
2β0
Bentley Colliery
82
Letchworth Town
1β1
Eton Manor
83
Linby Colliery
3β0
Bestwood Colliery
84
Littlehampton Town
0β3
Worthing
85
Lovells Athletic
0β1
Llanelli
86
Lye Town
1β3
Brierley Hill Alliance
87
Lysaghts Sports
1β9
Skegness Town
88
Macclesfield
3β0
Congleton Town
89
Maidenhead United
2β0
Bicester Town
90
Morecambe
1β0
Great Harwood
91
Mossley
3β1
Lytham
92
Netherfield
5β0
Bacup Borough
93
Newburn
4β1
Shankhouse
94
Newhall United
3β2
Matlock Town
95
Newquay
1β3
St Blazey
96
Northwich Victoria
1β1
Winsford United
97
Paulton Rovers
2β7
Bath City
98
Peasedown Miners Welfare
3β0
Radstock Town
99
Players Athletic
8β5
Shirebrook
100
Portland United
3β1
Shaftesbury
101
Prescot Cables
1β1
Flint Town United
102
Ransome & Marles
1β0
Cinderhill Colliery
103
Retford Town
8β2
Brigg Town
104
Rossendale United
2β0
Darwen
105
Ryde Sports
3β4
Alton Town
106
Salisbury
4β1
Westbury United
107
Seaham Colliery Welfare
1β3
Horden Colliery Welfare
108
Shildon
0β4
Crook Town
109
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
7β0
Murton Colliery Welfare
110
South Kirkby Colliery
2β1
Hallam
111
South Normanton Miners Welfare
4β0
Barwell Athletic
112
Spalding United
1β0
Stamford
113
Spencer Moulton
0β3
Chippenham Town
114
St Austell
2β3
Bridgwater Town
115
Stalybridge Celtic
3β2
Hyde United
116
Stanley United
2β4
Spennymoor United
117
Stonehouse
0β1
Ebbw Vale
118
Stowmarket
4β0
Thetford Town
119
Street
1β2
Glastonbury
120
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
1β2
Atherstone Town
121
Sutton United
3β2
Hounslow Town
122
Symingtons Recreation
2β5
Peterborough United
123
Tilbury
1β0
Ilford
124
Troedyrhiw
3β8
Barry Town
125
Tunbridge Wells United
2β4
Sittingbourne
126
Ushaw Moor
2β0
Chilton Athletic
127
Vauxhall Motors
2β4
Eynesbury Rovers
128
Warminster Town
1β1
Trowbridge Town
129
Wealdstone
0β1
Hendon
130
Whitton United
0β4
Sudbury Town
131
Willington
2β4
West Auckland Town
132
Winchester City
1β0
Gosport Borough Athletic
133
Wisbech Town
3β0
Histon Institute
134
Woking
1β2
Wimbledon
135
Woodford Town
2β1
Stevenage Town
136
Worksop Town
3β3
Rawmarsh Welfare
137
Wycombe Wanderers
4β2
Huntley & Palmers
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
8
Taunton
3β5
Barnstaple Town
17
New Brighton
1β0
Bootle Athletic
34
Wells City
3β1
Chippenham United
35
Cheltenham Town
5β0
Cinderford Town
36
Romford
1β3
Clacton Town
38
Fleetwood
1β2
Clitheroe
41
Bilston
3β1
Cradley Heath
44
Briggs Sports
0β0
Dagenham (Abandoned in extra time)
58
Upton Colliery
0β2
Frickley Colliery
69
Nuneaton Borough
2β5
Hednesford Town
82
Eton Manor
1β1
Letchworth Town
96
Winsford United
4β2
Northwich Victoria
101
Flint Town United
3β0
Prescot Cables
128
Trowbridge Town
4β1
Warminster Town
136
Rawmarsh Welfare
3β2
Worksop Town
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
44
Briggs Sports
1β3
Dagenham
82
Letchworth Town
0β3
Eton Manor
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alnwick Town
0β1
Newburn
2
Ashton United
2β1
Horwich R M I
3
Atherstone Town
2β0
Rugby Town
4
Bangor City
2β0
New Brighton
5
Barnstaple Town
4β2
Bridgwater Town
6
Basingstoke Town
2β0
Alton Town
7
Bath City
2β0
Wells City
8
Beighton Miners Welfare
6β0
Rawmarsh Welfare
9
Billingham Synthonia
6β1
Head Wrightsons
10
Boots Athletic
2β2
Newhall United
11
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
5β1
Portland United
12
Bromsgrove Rovers
1β0
Bilston
13
Brush Sports
3β1
Coalville Town
14
Burscough
2β4
Netherfield
15
Bury Town
1β1
Stowmarket
16
Cambridge City
3β3
King's Lynn
17
Cambridge United
0β0
Wisbech Town
18
Cheltenham Town
0β3
Barry Town
19
Cheshunt
0β1
Eton Manor
20
Clacton Town
6β2
Tilbury
21
Clitheroe
0β1
Morecambe
22
Corby Town
1β1
Kettering Town
23
Creswell Colliery
3β0
Ransome & Marles
24
Crook Town
1β2
Spennymoor United
25
Dagenham
0β1
Grays Athletic
26
Denaby United
1β0
Grimethorpe Athletic
27
Devizes Town
0β3
Trowbridge Town
28
Dorchester Town
6β1
Ilminster Town
29
Dover
5β3
Ramsgate Athletic
30
Dulwich Hamlet
3β3
Wimbledon
31
Easington Colliery Welfare
2β2
Consett
32
East Grinstead
0β1
Lancing Athletic
33
Ebbw Vale
0β3
Llanelli
34
Ellesmere Port Town
1β2
Flint Town United
35
Eynesbury Rovers
0β4
Bedford Town
36
Ferryhill Athletic
4β0
Whitby Town
37
Finchley
2β0
Woodford Town
38
Frickley Colliery
4β0
South Kirkby Colliery
39
Goole Town
3β3
Farsley Celtic
40
Gothic
0β5
Great Yarmouth Town
41
Gravesend & Northfleet
3β0
Sittingbourne
42
Gresley Rovers
0β5
Ilkeston Town
43
Headington United
2β0
Maidenhead United
44
Hednesford Town
0β3
Bedworth Town
45
Hemel Hempstead
1β2
Wycombe Wanderers
46
Hexham Hearts
3β5
Ashington
47
Hitchin Town
3β0
Wolverton Town & B R
48
Horden Colliery Welfare
3β0
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
49
Ilfracombe Town
2β0
St Blazey
50
Kidderminster Harriers
1β1
Brierley Hill Alliance
51
Langold W M C
0β4
Norton Woodseats
52
Linby Colliery
6β0
Players Athletic
53
Mossley
1β0
Rossendale United
54
Peasedown Miners Welfare
0β1
Glastonbury
55
Retford Town
1β4
Boston United
56
Salisbury
3β1
Chippenham Town
57
Selby Town
2β1
Yorkshire Amateur
58
Sheringham
2β2
Beccles
59
Skegness Town
2β0
Grantham
60
South Normanton Miners Welfare
3β0
Whitwick Colliery
61
South Shields
3β1
Annfield Plain
62
Spalding United
2β2
Peterborough United
63
St Albans City
1β1
Hendon
64
Stalybridge Celtic
2β2
Altrincham
65
Sudbury Town
4β0
Lowestoft Town
66
Sutton United
0β2
Carshalton Athletic
67
Ushaw Moor
4β1
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
68
Uxbridge
2β1
Edgware Town
69
West Auckland Town
1β2
Evenwood Town
70
Winchester City
1β3
Newport I O W
71
Winsford United
1β0
Macclesfield
72
Worthing
2β2
Hastings United
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
10
Newhall United
0β2
Boots Athletic
15
Stowmarket
2β4
Bury Town
16
King's Lynn
5β1
Cambridge City
17
Wisbech Town
2β3
Cambridge United
22
Kettering Town
0β2
Corby Town
30
Wimbledon
5β2
Dulwich Hamlet
31
Consett
3β0
Easington Colliery Welfare
39
Farsley Celtic
3β4
Goole Town
50
Brierley Hill Alliance
1β2
Kidderminster Harriers
58
Beccles
2β1
Sheringham
62
Peterborough United
3β0
Spalding United
63
Hendon
3β1
St Albans City
64
Altrincham
2β1
Stalybridge Celtic
72
Hastings United
1β3
Worthing
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashton United
2β1
Mossley
2
Atherstone Town
1β1
Bedworth Town
3
Bangor City
4β2
Flint Town United
4
Barnstaple Town
0β0
Ilfracombe Town
5
Barry Town
1β1
Llanelli
6
Basingstoke Town
2β4
Newport I O W
7
Beighton Miners Welfare
1β1
Norton Woodseats
8
Billingham Synthonia
5β0
Ferryhill Athletic
9
Boston United
3β2
Skegness Town
10
Bromsgrove Rovers
0β2
Kidderminster Harriers
11
Brush Sports
3β1
South Normanton Miners Welfare
12
Bury Town
3β0
Sudbury Town
13
Cambridge United
0β0
King's Lynn
14
Carshalton Athletic
3β4
Wimbledon
15
Consett
4β0
South Shields
16
Corby Town
0β0
Peterborough United
17
Dorchester Town
2β1
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
18
Eton Manor
0β1
Finchley
19
Evenwood Town
1β1
Spennymoor United
20
Frickley Colliery
1β1
Denaby United
21
Glastonbury
0β3
Bath City
22
Gravesend & Northfleet
2β1
Dover
23
Grays Athletic
2β1
Clacton Town
24
Great Yarmouth Town
2β1
Beccles
25
Headington United
6β2
Wycombe Wanderers
26
Hendon
3β1
Uxbridge
27
Hitchin Town
2β3
Bedford Town
28
Horden Colliery Welfare
3β1
Ushaw Moor
29
Ilkeston Town
4β0
Boots Athletic
30
Lancing Athletic
2β0
Worthing
31
Linby Colliery
0β0
Creswell Colliery
32
Netherfield
3β1
Morecambe
33
Newburn
1β4
Ashington
34
Salisbury
0β2
Trowbridge Town
35
Selby Town
4β1
Goole Town
36
Winsford United
0β1
Altrincham
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
2
Bedworth Town
2β0
Atherstone Town
4
Ilfracombe Town
1β0
Barnstaple Town
5
Llanelli
3β0
Barry Town
7
Norton Woodseats
1β3
Beighton Miners Welfare
13
King's Lynn
4β0
Cambridge United
16
Peterborough United
5β3
Corby Town
19
Spennymoor United
4β1
Evenwood Town
20
Denaby United
3β4
Frickley Colliery
31
Creswell Colliery
0β0
Linby Colliery
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
31
Creswell Colliery
0β5
Linby Colliery
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are: Bishop Auckland, Yeovil Town, Leytonstone, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Gainsborough Trinity, Stockton, Dartford, Witton Albion, Weymouth, North Shields, Rhyl, Merthyr Tydfil, Hereford United, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Nelson, Worcester City, Tonbridge, Blyth Spartans, Wellington Town, Buxton, Folkestone and Gorleston
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashington
4β0
Billingham Synthonia
2
Ashton United
3β1
Altrincham
3
Bath City
3β0
Trowbridge Town
4
Boston United
3β2
Frickley Colliery
5
Brush Sports
0β1
Hereford United
6
Buxton
2β3
Beighton Miners Welfare
7
Chelmsford City
0β0
Finchley
8
Consett
1β3
North Shields
9
Dartford
0β3
Hendon
10
Dorchester Town
1β5
Weymouth
11
Folkestone
0β0
Tonbridge
12
Gainsborough Trinity
5β1
Ilkeston Town
13
Gorleston
1β4
Leytonstone
14
Grays Athletic
0β0
King's Lynn
15
Great Yarmouth Town
2β0
Bury Town
16
Guildford City
2β1
Headington United
17
Horden Colliery Welfare
2β1
Blyth Spartans
18
Kidderminster Harriers
1β1
Bedworth Town
19
Lancing Athletic
1β5
Newport I O W
20
Llanelli
1β0
Ilfracombe Town
21
Nelson
1β3
Rhyl
22
Peterborough United
2β1
Bedford Town
23
Scarborough
5β1
Stockton
24
Selby Town
4β2
Linby Colliery
25
Spennymoor United
1β1
Bishop Auckland
26
Wellington Town
1β0
Worcester City
27
Wigan Athletic
2β3
Netherfield
28
Wimbledon
4β2
Gravesend & Northfleet
29
Witton Albion
0β2
Bangor City
30
Yeovil Town
1β0
Merthyr Tydfil
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Finchley
3β0
Chelmsford City
11
Tonbridge
4β4
Folkestone
14
King's Lynn
0β2
Grays Athletic
18
Bedworth Town
0β2
Kidderminster Harriers
25
Bishop Auckland
2β1
Spennymoor United
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
11
Folkestone
0β2
Tonbridge
1952β53 FA Cup
See
1952β53 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
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