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Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1953β54 is the 73rd 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
Abingdon Town
0β5
Oxford City
2
Ashton United
5β1
Leyland Motors
3
Banbury Spencer
2β1
Wycombe Wanderers
4
Barnet
1β2
Wealdstone
5
Berkhamsted Town
3β3
Hemel Hempstead
6
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
3β2
Walton & Hersham
7
Bexleyheath & Welling
1β3
Dulwich Hamlet
8
Bicester Town
0β5
Maidenhead United
9
Bootle Athletic
0β2
Pwllheli & District
10
Briggs Sports
4β3
Clacton Town
11
Bristol St George
4β3
Radstock Town
12
Bromley
1β2
Wimbledon
13
Calne & Harris United
0β2
Chippenham Town
14
Canterbury City
0β2
Tunbridge Wells United
15
Chatham Town
1β3
Tooting & Mitcham United
16
Chesham United
3β1
Huntley & Palmers
17
Clandown
1β0
Wells City
18
Clevedon
0β1
Glastonbury
19
Cradley Heath
0β6
Brierley Hill Alliance
20
Dagenham
4β0
Brentwood & Warley
21
Dartmouth United
2β1
St Austell
22
Darwen
2β0
Rossendale United
23
Devizes Town
2β11
Trowbridge Town
24
Dover
1β2
Hounslow Town
25
Dudley Town
1β2
Bilston
26
East Grinstead
4β2
Southwick
27
Edgware Town
0β1
Southall
28
Epsom
1β1
Dorking
29
Halesowen Town
1β2
Stafford Rangers
30
Hanham Athletic
4β1
Paulton Rovers
31
Harrow Town
2β3
Hendon
32
Haywards Heath
3β0
Bexhill Town
33
Holbeach United
0β1
Histon
34
Horsham
3β1
Littlehampton Town
35
Kingstonian
3β1
Woking
36
Lancing Athletic
2β1
Newhaven
37
Leyton
2β1
Tilbury
38
Lockheed Leamington
7β0
Boldmere St Michaels
39
Lovells Athletic
1β3
Cinderford Town
40
Lye Town
3β5
Worcester City
41
Margate
5β1
Gravesend & Northfleet
42
Melksham Town
1β5
Andover
43
Newquay
2β1
Minehead
44
Newton Abbot
1β3
Wadebridge Town
45
Ramsgate Athletic w/o-scr Bowater Lloyds
46
Redhill
2β0
Bognor Regis Town
47
Rugby Town
5β1
Moor Green
48
Runcorn
3β1
New Brighton
49
Sheppey United
2β2
Maidstone United
50
Shoreham
0β3
Hastings United
51
Sittingbourne
2β1
Carshalton Athletic
52
Slough Centre
4β1
Slough Town
53
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
1β3
Guildford City
54
Spencer Moulton
6β2
Westbury United
55
St Helens Town
2β2
Bangor City
56
St Neots & District
4β1
Huntingdon United
57
Stourbridge
2β0
Oswestry Town
58
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
3β2
Bourneville Athletic
59
Sutton United
3β5
Deal Town
60
Taunton
0β2
St Blazey
61
Tavistock
1β3
Barnstaple Town
62
Tiverton Town
2β3
Ilfracombe Town
63
Uxbridge
2β2
Hayes
64
Windsor & Eton
3β3
Yiewsley
65
Woodford Town
0β3
Chelmsford City
66
Worthing
2β4
Eastbourne
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Hemel Hempstead
4β2
Berkhamsted Town
28
Dorking
0β1
Epsom
49
Maidstone United
3β1
Sheppey United
55
Bangor City
5β1
St Helens Town
63
Hayes
2β3
Uxbridge
64
Yiewsley
2β1
Windsor & Eton
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alnwick Town
9β0
Shankhouse
2
Alton Town
3β2
Gosport Borough Athletic
3
Amble
3β3
Newburn
4
Ashford Town (Kent)
4β0
East Grinstead
5
Ashington
1β2
West Sleekburn Welfare
6
Aylesbury United
1β2
Headington United
7
Banbury Spencer
2β0
Oxford City
8
Bangor City
1β2
Prescot Cables
9
Barking
1β2
Erith & Belvedere
10
Basford United
0β0
Newhall United
11
Basingstoke Town
0β5
Newport I O W
12
Beccles
7β1
Sheringham
13
Beighton Miners Welfare
5β2
Langold W M C
14
Bestwood Colliery
3β1
Cinderhill Colliery
15
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
1β0
Tooting & Mitcham United
16
Billingham Synthonia
2β1
Whitby Town
17
Bilston
0β2
Kidderminster Harriers
18
Boldon Colliery Welfare
2β1
Heaton Stannington
19
Bourne Town
1β4
Boston United
20
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
8β0
Bridport
21
Bridlington Central United
4β0
South Bank
22
Brigg Town
4β1
Skegness Town
23
Brodsworth Main Colliery
1β4
Worksop Town
24
Brunswick Institute
0β4
Bentley Colliery
25
Brush Sports
2β0
Coalville Town
26
Bungay Town
3β3
Wymondham Town
27
Burscough
4β1
Bacup Borough
28
Burton Albion
2β1
Bedworth Town
29
Chelmsford City
3β2
Romford
30
Chesham United
2β0
Marlow
31
Chippenham United
3β1
Bridgwater Town
32
Clandown
2β4
Glastonbury
33
Congleton Town
5β5
Hyde United
34
Consett
2β2
Easington Colliery Welfare
35
Corby Town
6β2
Spalding United
36
Creswell Colliery
1β0
Ransome & Marles
37
Crook Town
0β1
Stanley United
38
Dagenham
1β3
Briggs Sports
39
Darlaston
0β0
Worcester City
40
Dartmouth United
2β3
Wadebridge Town
41
Dawdon Colliery Welfare
1β4
Annfield Plain
42
Deal Town
0β0
Ramsgate Athletic
43
Denaby United
1β2
Frickley Colliery
44
Dorchester Town
9β0
Lymington
45
Droylsden
2β4
Lytham
46
Earlestown
1β4
Runcorn
47
Eton Manor
4β3
Clapton
48
Ferryhill Athletic
18β0
Skinnigrove Works
49
Fleetwood
3β1
Netherfield
50
Flint Town United
3β2
Ellesmere Port Town
51
Frome Town
2β6
Chippenham Town
52
Gloucester City
6β1
Cinderford Town
53
Goole Town
4β2
Ossett Town
54
Gosforth & Coxlodge
0β5
South Shields
55
Gothic
1β10
Gorleston
56
Grantham
2β2
Ashby Institute
57
Great Harwood
1β4
Lancaster City
58
Gresley Rovers
2β1
Ilkeston Town
59
Guildford City
2β0
Sittingbourne
60
Hanham Athletic
0β2
Bristol St George
61
Hastings United
4β1
Horsham
62
Haywards Heath
1β3
Lancing Athletic
63
Hendon
2β1
Hemel Hempstead
64
Hexham Hearts
3β3
Cramlington Welfare
65
Hinckley Athletic
5β0
Players Athletic
66
Histon
2β5
Cambridge City
67
Hitchin Town
3β3
Lowestoft Town
68
Horden Colliery Welfare
1β0
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
69
Horwich R M I
1β1
Darwen
70
Hounslow Town
0β0
Dartford
71
Ilfracombe Town
0β4
Bideford
72
Ilminster Town
3β2
Poole Town
73
Leyton
0β2
Ilford
74
Lowestoft Town
2β1
Bury Town
75
Luton Amateur
1β3
Dunstable Town
76
Lysaghts Sports
2β2
Barton Town
77
Maidstone United
1β3
Margate
78
March Town United
3β1
King's Lynn
79
Marine
1β1
Pwllheli & District
80
Matlock Town
5β0
Boots Athletic
81
Merthyr Tydfil
3β2
Cheltenham Town
82
Metropolitan Police
1β2
Epsom
83
Mossley
3β2
Ashton United
84
Murton Colliery Welfare
2β1
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
85
Northwich Victoria
0β0
Winsford United
86
Nuneaton Borough
1β0
Lockheed Leamington
87
Peasedown Miners Welfare
1β4
Street
88
Penrith
1β6
Morecambe
89
Penzance
0β6
Barnstaple Town
90
Portland United
11β1
Shaftesbury
91
Potton United
1β5
Bedford Town
92
Rawmarsh Welfare
1β1
Norton Woodseats
93
Redhill
0β1
Eastbourne
94
Retford Town
3β4
Upton Colliery
95
Rushden Town
1β1
Kettering Town
96
Salisbury
2β1
Andover
97
Seaham Colliery Welfare
2β2
Chilton Athletic
98
Sheffield
2β2
Stocksbridge Works
99
Shildon
4β0
Tow Law Town
100
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
5β1
Parliament Street Methodists
101
Skelmersdale United
1β1
Chorley
102
Slough Centre
0β1
St Albans City
103
South Kirkby Colliery
1β2
Hallam
104
South Normanton Miners Welfare
1β0
Gedling Colliery
105
Spencer Moulton
3β5
Welton Rovers
106
Spennymoor United
6β0
West Auckland Town
107
St Blazey
4β2
Newquay
108
St Neots & District
0β3
Cambridge United
109
Stafford Rangers
2β3
Bromsgrove Rovers
110
Stalybridge Celtic
1β0
Macclesfield
111
Stamford
5β0
Wellingborough Town
112
Stevenage Town
6β1
Cheshunt
113
Stonehouse
0β6
Barry Town
114
Stourbridge
0β5
Brierley Hill Alliance
115
Stowmarket
2β0
Leiston
116
Sudbury Town
2β1
Diss Town
117
Sutton Town
3β2
Linby Colliery
118
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
1β1
Rugby Town
119
Symingtons Recreation
0β3
Desborough Town
120
Tamworth
0β1
Atherstone Town
121
Troedyrhiw
2β3
Ebbw Vale
122
Tufnell Park Edmonton
2β0
Enfield
123
Tunbridge Wells United
3β1
Dulwich Hamlet
124
Uxbridge
0β1
Yiewsley
125
Vauxhall Motors
6β2
Eynesbury Rovers
126
Warminster Town
2β2
Trowbridge Town
127
Wealdstone
2β1
Southall
128
Willington
2β0
Evenwood Town
129
Wimbledon
1β1
Kingstonian
130
Wisbech Town
6β0
Chatteris Town
131
Witney Town
0β1
Maidenhead United
132
Wolverton Town & B R
0β2
Biggleswade & District
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Newburn w/o-scr Amble
10
Newhall United
2β3
Basford United
26
Bungay Town
4β1
Wymondham Town
33
Hyde United
0β1
Congleton Town
34
Easington Colliery Welfare
1β3
Consett
39
Worcester City
3β1
Darlaston
42
Ramsgate Athletic
1β0
Deal Town
56
Ashby Institute
2β1
Grantham
64
Cramlington Welfare
2β5
Hexham Hearts
67
Letchworth Town
0β1
Hitchin Town
69
Darwen
3β2
Horwich R M I
70
Dartford
0β3
Hounslow Town
76
Barton Town
1β2
Lysaghts Sports
79
Pwllheli & District
4β0
Marine
85
Winsford United
1β1
Northwich Victoria
92
Norton Woodseats
6β0
Rawmarsh Welfare
95
Kettering Town
3β1
Rushden Town
97
Chilton Athletic
0β2
Seaham Colliery Welfare
98
Stocksbridge Works
0β0
Sheffield
101
Chorley
0β2
Skelmersdale United
118
Rugby Town
4β1
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
126
Trowbridge Town
8β2
Warminster Town
129
Kingstonian
4β2
Wimbledon
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
85
Winsford United
2β0
Northwich Victoria
98
Sheffield
1β1
Stocksbridge Works
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
98
Sheffield
3β1
Stocksbridge Works
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Altrincham
2β1
Stalybridge Celtic
2
Ashby Institute
4β3
Brigg Town
3
Barnstaple Town
2β2
Wadebridge Town
4
Barry Town
2β1
Gloucester City
5
Basford United
0β5
South Normanton Miners Welfare
6
Beccles
1β5
Gorleston
7
Beighton Miners Welfare
2β1
Norton Woodseats
8
Bentley Colliery
1β2
Worksop Town
9
Bestwood Colliery
0β7
Creswell Colliery
10
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
1β2
Tunbridge Wells United
11
Bideford
1β3
St Blazey
12
Biggleswade & District
0β0
Bedford Town
13
Billingham Synthonia
4β1
Bridlington Central United
14
Boldon Colliery Welfare
3β3
South Shields
15
Brierley Hill Alliance
2β0
Worcester City
16
Burscough
2β1
Lancaster City
17
Burton Albion
3β0
Atherstone Town
18
Cambridge City
1β3
Cambridge United
19
Chelmsford City
2β1
Erith & Belvedere
20
Chesham United
1β0
Banbury Spencer
21
Chippenham Town
4β2
Salisbury
22
Chippenham United
4β1
Bristol St George
23
Consett
2β3
Annfield Plain
24
Cowes
5β0
Alton Town
25
Cromer
2β0
Bungay Town
26
Desborough Town
0β4
Kettering Town
27
Dorchester Town
1β3
Portland United
28
Dunstable Town
3β2
Vauxhall Motors
29
Eastbourne
2β7
Hastings United
30
Eton Manor
1β1
Hitchin Town
31
Farsley Celtic
0β1
Goole Town
32
Ferryhill Athletic
7β1
Head Wrightsons
33
Fleetwood
1β2
Morecambe
34
Flint Town United
1β3
Runcorn
35
Frickley Colliery
2β1
Sheffield
36
Gresley Rovers
2β0
Matlock Town
37
Hallam
0β5
Upton Colliery
38
Headington United
4β0
Maidenhead United
39
Hendon
2β2
Yiewsley
40
Hexham Hearts
3β2
Alnwick Town
41
Hounslow Town
4β1
Epsom
42
Ilford
1β1
Briggs Sports
43
Ilminster Town
0β4
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
44
Kidderminster Harriers
2β1
Bromsgrove Rovers
45
Kingstonian
2β1
Margate
46
Lancing Athletic
1β3
Ashford Town (Kent)
47
Lowestoft Town
3β0
Sudbury Town
48
Lysaghts Sports
0β4
Boston United
49
Lytham
1β2
Skelmersdale United
50
Merthyr Tydfil
3β0
Ebbw Vale
51
Mossley
2β0
Darwen
52
Murton Colliery Welfare
1β1
Ushaw Moor
53
Newport I O W
7β0
Winchester City
54
Prescot Cables
0β1
Pwllheli & District
55
Raleigh Athletic
0β3
Hinckley Athletic
56
Ramsgate Athletic
2β4
Guildford City
57
Rugby Town
1β2
Nuneaton Borough
58
Seaham Colliery Welfare
0β2
Horden Colliery Welfare
59
Spennymoor United
2β1
Stanley United
60
Stamford
3β2
Corby Town
61
Stowmarket
4β1
Whitton United
62
Street
2β1
Glastonbury
63
Sutton Town
1β1
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
64
Tufnell Park Edmonton
2β1
Stevenage Town
65
Wealdstone
2β0
St Albans City
66
Welton Rovers
0β3
Trowbridge Town
67
West Sleekburn Welfare
0β1
Newburn
68
Whitwick Colliery
3β5
Brush Sports
69
Willington
3β0
Shildon
70
Winsford United
1β0
Congleton Town
71
Wisbech Town
4β1
March Town United
72
Yorkshire Amateur
3β3
Selby Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Wadebridge Town
3β4
Barnstaple Town
12
Bedford Town
5β0
Biggleswade & District
14
South Shields
9β2
Boldon Colliery Welfare
30
Hitchin Town
7β1
Eton Manor
39
Yiewsley
2β0
Hendon
42
Briggs Sports
5β0
Ilford
52
Ushaw Moor
4β1
Murton Colliery Welfare
63
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
4β3
Sutton Town
72
Selby Town
4β1
Yorkshire Amateur
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Annfield Plain
0β1
South Shields
2
Ashby Institute
2β3
Boston United
3
Billingham Synthonia
1β2
Ferryhill Athletic
4
Brush Sports
2β1
Hinckley Athletic
5
Burton Albion
1β1
Nuneaton Borough
6
Cambridge United
1β0
Wisbech Town
7
Chelmsford City
1β0
Briggs Sports
8
Chippenham Town
3β2
Trowbridge Town
9
Chippenham United
4β1
Street
10
Creswell Colliery
3β4
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
11
Cromer
2β6
Gorleston
12
Dunstable Town
2β4
Bedford Town
13
Goole Town
1β3
Selby Town
14
Gresley Rovers
5β1
South Normanton Miners Welfare
15
Hastings United
2β1
Ashford Town (Kent)
16
Headington United
2β0
Chesham United
17
Hexham Hearts
5β4
Newburn
18
Hitchin Town
5β1
Tufnell Park Edmonton
19
Horden Colliery Welfare
4β2
Ushaw Moor
20
Hounslow Town
6β1
Kingstonian
21
Kidderminster Harriers
2β0
Brierley Hill Alliance
22
Merthyr Tydfil
3β3
Barry Town
23
Morecambe
0β1
Burscough
24
Newport I O W
4β2
Cowes
25
Portland United
4β1
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
26
Pwllheli & District
2β2
Runcorn
27
Skelmersdale United
1β3
Mossley
28
Spennymoor United
2β1
Willington
29
St Blazey
3β5
Barnstaple Town
30
Stamford
3β3
Kettering Town
31
Stowmarket
4β2
Lowestoft Town
32
Tunbridge Wells United
0β2
Guildford City
33
Upton Colliery
2β3
Frickley Colliery
34
Winsford United
3β1
Altrincham
35
Worksop Town
3β2
Beighton Miners Welfare
36
Yiewsley
0β3
Wealdstone
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Nuneaton Borough
3β1
Burton Albion
22
Barry Town
2β3
Merthyr Tydfil
26
Runcorn
3β0
Pwllheli & District
30
Kettering Town
12β0
Stamford
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Bishop Auckland, Yeovil Town, Leytonstone, Gainsborough Trinity, Stockton, Witton Albion, Weymouth, North Shields, Rhyl, Hereford United, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Nelson, Tonbridge, Blyth Spartans, Wellington Town, Buxton, Folkestone, Bath City, Llanelli, Peterborough United, Finchley, Great Yarmouth Town and Grays Athletic.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Bath City
2β1
Barnstaple Town
2
Blyth Spartans
4β2
North Shields
3
Brush Sports
2β2
Hereford United
4
Buxton
0β3
Kettering Town
5
Chelmsford City
0β0
Great Yarmouth Town
6
Chippenham Town
2β4
Weymouth
7
Ferryhill Athletic
2β0
South Shields
8
Folkestone
0β1
Finchley
9
Gorleston
0β2
Bedford Town
10
Guildford City
4β0
Tonbridge
11
Hexham Hearts
2β2
Horden Colliery Welfare
12
Hounslow Town
1β2
Hastings United
13
Kidderminster Harriers
1β2
Wellington Town
14
Leytonstone
0β1
Hitchin Town
15
Llanelli
6β5
Portland United
16
Mossley
1β1
Rhyl
17
Nelson
1β0
Winsford United
18
Newport I O W
3β1
Chippenham United
19
Nuneaton Borough
4β1
Gresley Rovers
20
Peterborough United
4β1
Grays Athletic
21
Scarborough
6β1
Stockton
22
Selby Town
2β0
Frickley Colliery
23
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
2β5
Boston United
24
Spennymoor United
3β1
Bishop Auckland
25
Stowmarket
0β5
Cambridge United
26
Wealdstone
0β3
Headington United
27
Wigan Athletic
2β1
Burscough
28
Witton Albion
2β0
Runcorn
29
Worksop Town
2β2
Gainsborough Trinity
30
Yeovil Town
2β1
Merthyr Tydfil
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Hereford United
3β0
Brush Sports
5
Great Yarmouth Town
1β0
Chelmsford City
11
Horden Colliery Welfare
2β0
Hexham Hearts
16
Rhyl
2β0
Mossley
29
Gainsborough Trinity
2β1
Worksop Town
1953β54 FA Cup
See
1953β54 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
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