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Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1954β55 is the 74th 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
Arundel
4β0
Wigmore Athletic
2
Ashington
6β1
Newburn
3
Aveley
0β0
Ilford
4
Aylesbury United
0β1
Wycombe Wanderers
5
Bacup Borough
1β0
Rossendale United
6
Barking
3β2
Woodford Town
7
Barnet
11β0
Royston Town
8
Bedworth Town
2β3
Rugby Town
9
Berkhamsted Town
0β3
Hendon
10
Bexhill Town
2β5
Haywards Heath
11
Bexleyheath & Welling
3β3
Tooting & Mitcham United
12
Bicester Town
5β2
Abingdon Town
13
Bodmin Town
2β0
Wadebridge Town
14
Bognor Regis Town
3β2
Redhill
15
Brentwood & Warley
0β1
Rainham Town
16
Brierley Hill Alliance
0β3
Stourbridge
17
Briggs Sports
1β4
Leytonstone
18
Bromsgrove Rovers
4β3
Darlaston
19
Burton Albion
1β0
Tamworth
20
Calne & Harris United
1β1
Bulford United
21
Cambridge City
2β1
Exning United
22
Canterbury City
3β0
Sutton United
23
Chatteris Town
1β3
March Town United
24
Chelmsford City
2β0
Clacton Town
25
Chorley
2β1
Ashton United
26
Clevedon
0β4
Bridgwater Town
27
Congleton Town
2β5
Northwich Victoria
28
Dagenham
3β1
Tilbury
29
Deal Town
0β2
Ashford Town (Kent)
30
Dorking
1β3
Epsom
31
Dover
2β1
Woking
32
Edgware Town
0β2
Hayes
33
Enfield
3β1
Bishop's Stortford
34
Erith & Belvedere
0β4
Margate
35
Eton Manor
0β1
St Albans City
36
Finchley
3β3
Kingstonian
37
Frome Town
4β2
Chippenham Town
38
Gravesend & Northfleet
5β1
Folkestone
39
Halesowen Town
1β4
Kidderminster Harriers
40
Heanor Town
2β5
Whitwick Colliery
41
Heaton Stannington
3β3
Lynemouth Welfare
42
Hemel Hempstead
2β2
Wingate
43
Histon
4β2
Warboys Town
44
Holbeach United
4β1
St Neots & District
45
Horwich R M I
1β0
Skelmersdale United
46
Hounslow Town
2β2
Uxbridge
47
Huntley & Palmers
0β3
Banbury Spencer
48
Hyde United
3β1
Winsford United
49
Leyton
2β0
Grays Athletic
50
Littlehampton Town
3β1
Southwick
51
Llandudno
6β2
New Brighton
52
Lockheed Leamington
7β1
Bourneville Athletic
53
Lostock Gralam
5β0
Linotype & Machinery
54
Lovells Athletic
3β2
Ebbw Vale
55
Lye Town
3β2
Cradley Heath
56
Maidenhead United
2β2
Marlow
57
Maidstone United
1β3
Bromley
58
Marine
4β0
Earlestown
59
Metropolitan Police
1β1
Harrow Town
60
Minehead
3β3
Dartmouth United
61
Nelson
3β0
Lytham
62
Newhaven
2β2
Eastbourne
63
Newquay
5β1
Bideford
64
Oxford City
4β3
Witney Town
65
Pwllheli & District
7β0
Prescot Cables
66
Ramsgate Athletic
1β1
Sittingbourne
67
Redditch
0β1
Oswestry Town
68
Romford
3β1
Harwich & Parkeston
69
Shankhouse
5β1
Alnwick Town
70
Shefford Town
1β0
Letchworth Town
71
Shoreham
1β6
Horsham
72
Slough Town
6β2
Windsor & Eton
73
Somersham Town
3β0
Newmarket Town
74
South Liverpool
1β3
Bangor City
75
South Shields
1β4
North Shields
76
St Austell
3β1
Penzance
77
St Blazey
1β1
Ilfracombe Town
78
Stafford Rangers
3β1
Dudley Town
79
Stevenage Town
5β2
Welwyn Garden City
80
Street
3β2
Weston Super Mare
81
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
0β3
Bloxwich Strollers
82
Taunton
3β3
Barnstaple Town
83
Tavistock
5β2
Tiverton Town
84
Thetford Town
2β0
Ely City
85
Tonbridge
6β0
Sheppey United
86
Tufnell Park Edmonton
0β4
Clapton
87
Tunbridge Wells United
5β0
East Grinstead
88
Vickers Weybridge
0β6
Dartford
89
Walton & Hersham
1β1
Chatham Town
90
Ware
2β3
Hitchin Town
91
Wealdstone
2β4
Wimbledon
92
Welton Rovers
3β7
Swindon Victoria
93
Westbury United
2β0
Warminster Town
94
Wisbech Town
1β1
King's Lynn
95
Worcester City
2β3
Hednesford Town
96
Yiewsley
1β0
Southall
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Ilford
3β0
Aveley
11
Tooting & Mitcham United
4β1
Bexleyheath & Welling
20
Bulford United
6β3
Calne & Harris United
36
Kingstonian
3β1
Finchley
41
Lynemouth Welfare
2β3
Heaton Stannington
42
Wingate
1β3
Hemel Hempstead
46
Uxbridge
1β7
Hounslow Town
56
Marlow
0β2
Maidenhead United
59
Harrow Town
1β5
Metropolitan Police
60
Dartmouth United
3β5
Minehead
62
Eastbourne
3β0
Newhaven
66
Sittingbourne
2β1
Ramsgate Athletic
77
Ilfracombe Town
5β2
St Blazey
82
Barnstaple Town
6β0
Taunton
89
Chatham Town
0β4
Walton & Hersham
94
King's Lynn
8β1
Wisbech Town
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alford United
4β2
Ashby Institute
2
Altrincham
3β2
Northwich Victoria
3
Ashford Town (Kent)
1β1
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
4
Ashington
6β1
Heaton Stannington
5
Bacup Borough
1β2
Chorley
6
Barking
1β1
Rainham Town
7
Barnet
2β0
Hitchin Town
8
Barry Town
1β1
Cheltenham Town
9
Basford United
1β7
Gresley Rovers
10
Basingstoke Town
3β1
Andover
11
Beccles
2β0
Wymondham Town
12
Beighton Miners Welfare
6β0
Brunswick Institute
13
Billingham Synthonia
2β2
Bridlington Central United
14
Bilston
4β2
Lye Town
15
Birch Coppice Colliery
0β3
Atherstone Town
16
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
2β0
Murton Colliery Welfare
17
Bodmin Town
3β3
Minehead
18
Boldon Colliery Welfare
2β0
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
19
Boots Athletic
1β6
Ilkeston Town
20
Bourne Town
3β2
Symingtons Recreation
21
Brigg Town
0β2
Boston United
22
Brodsworth Main Colliery
0β4
Norton Woodseats
23
Brush Sports
2β0
Players Athletic
24
Burscough
4β0
Penrith
25
Burton Albion
6β1
Bloxwich Strollers
26
Canterbury City
2β2
Dulwich Hamlet
27
Chesham United
1β0
Banbury Spencer
28
Cinderford Town
0β3
Gloucester City
29
Clandown
2β0
Street
30
Clapton
1β1
St Albans City
31
Cockfield
1β1
Ferryhill Athletic
32
Cowes
6β0
Chichester City
33
Dartford
1β2
Dover
34
Darwen
1β0
Horwich R M I
35
Dawdon Colliery Welfare
2β1
Consett
36
Devizes Town
2β5
Trowbridge Town
37
Diss Town
1β3
Stowmarket
38
Dorchester Town
2β1
Poole Town
39
Droylsden
1β2
Mossley
40
Dunstable Town
2β3
Biggleswade & District
41
Durham City
4β3
Ushaw Moor
42
Easington Colliery Welfare
7β2
Birtley
43
Eastbourne
5β3
Littlehampton Town
44
Evenwood Town
4β0
Stockton
45
Flint Town United
5β2
St Helens Town
46
Gorleston
4β0
Sheringham
47
Gosforth & Coxlodge
1β5
Cramlington Welfare
48
Gothic
7β2
Cromer
49
Grantham
5β2
Barton Town
50
Gravesend & Northfleet
1β2
Tonbridge
51
Great Harwood
2β3
Netherfield
52
Hallam
1β3
Sheffield
Haverhill Rovers
4β6
Bury Town
54
Hayes
1β1
Wimbledon
55
Hemel Hempstead
0β0
Metropolitan Police
56
Hendon
2β1
Yiewsley
57
Hinckley Athletic
7β1
Long Eaton Town
58
Histon
1β2
Thetford Town
59
Horsham
2β0
Arundel
60
Hyde United
3β0
Buxton
61
Ilford
3β3
Dagenham
62
Ilfracombe Town
2β0
Newquay
63
Kidderminster Harriers
2β3
Hednesford Town
64
King's Lynn
9β0
Huntingdon United
65
Kingstonian
3β4
Hounslow Town
66
Lancaster City
8β1
Milnthorpe Corinthians
67
Leiston
2β3
Sudbury Town
68
Leyton
4β2
Romford
69
Leytonstone
0β0
Chelmsford City
70
Linby Colliery
5β0
Bestwood Colliery
71
Llanelli
1β2
Merthyr Tydfil
72
Lockheed Leamington
4β5
Moor Green
73
Lostock Gralam
2β5
Macclesfield
74
Lovells Athletic
7β1
Stonehouse
75
Lowestoft Town
3β0
Whitton United
76
Maidenhead United
3β2
Bicester Town
77
March Town United
1β0
Cambridge City
78
Margate
4β2
Bromley
79
Marine
1β0
Ellesmere Port Town
80
Matlock Town
1β1
Gedling Colliery
81
Morecambe
2β2
Fleetwood
82
Nantwich
1β2
Stalybridge Celtic
83
Nelson
8β2
Leyland Motors
84
North Shields
5β1
Shankhouse
85
North Skelton Athletic
9β1
Bridlington Trinity
86
North Walsham Athletic
3β2
Bungay Town
87
Oswestry Town
1β2
Bromsgrove Rovers
88
Parliament Street Methodists
2β5
Creswell Colliery
89
Peasedown Miners Welfare
3β1
Chippenham United
90
Potton United
1β0
Vauxhall Motors
91
Pwllheli & District
2β1
Bangor City
92
Radstock Town
4β1
Hanham Athletic
93
Raleigh Athletic
3β2
Moira United
94
Ransome & Marles
0β3
Sutton Town
95
Rawmarsh Welfare
2β1
Bentley Colliery
96
Retford Town
1β4
Denaby United
97
Rugby Town
5β1
Boldmere St Michaels
98
Runcorn
6β0
Llandudno
99
Rushden Town
3β1
Desborough Town
100
Salisbury
2β3
Frome Town
101
Scarborough
3β0
Head Wrightsons
102
Seaham Colliery Welfare
1β2
Annfield Plain
103
Shefford Town
2β5
Hoddesdon Town
104
Shildon
1β2
Willington
105
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
4β0
Cinderhill Colliery
106
Shotton Colliery Welfare
5β1
Trimdon Grange Colliery
107
Sittingbourne
2β1
Tooting & Mitcham United
108
Skegness Town
4β0
Lysaghts Sports
109
Slough Centre
1β3
Wycombe Wanderers
110
Slough Town
2β3
Oxford City
111
Somersham Town
1β7
Holbeach United
112
South Bank
2β0
Whitby Town
113
South Kirkby Colliery
3β6
Langwith Miners Welfare
114
South Normanton Miners Welfare
2β1
Newhall United
115
Spalding United
2β3
Corby Town
116
St Austell
3β4
Tavistock
117
Stafford Rangers
0β1
Stourbridge
118
Stamford
2β2
Wellingborough Town
119
Stevenage Town
1β2
Enfield
120
Swindon Victoria
2β2
Bulford United
121
Tow Law Town
0β1
Stanley United
122
Truro City
1β3
Barnstaple Town
123
Tunbridge Wells United
4β0
Haywards Heath
124
Upton Colliery
4β3
Frickley Colliery
125
Walton & Hersham
0β0
Carshalton Athletic
126
Wells City
2β1
Bridgwater Town
127
West Sleekburn Welfare
3β2
Hexham Hearts
128
Westbury United
1β2
Melksham Town
129
Whitstable
0β0
Epsom
130
Whitwick Colliery
14β0
Coalville Town
131
Wolsingham Welfare
7β3
Chilton Athletic
132
Wolverton Town & B R
1β0
Bletchley & Wipac Sports
133
Worksop Town
4β0
Langold W M C
134
Worthing
3β3
Bognor Regis Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
5β0
Ashford Town (Kent)
6
Rainham Town
1β2
Barking
8
Cheltenham Town
1β2
Barry Town
13
Bridlington Central United
3β2
Billingham Synthonia
17
Minehead
2β2
Bodmin Town
26
Dulwich Hamlet
0β2
Canterbury City
30
St Albans City
0β1
Clapton
31
Ferryhill Athletic
2β1
Cockfield
54
Wimbledon
0β2
Hayes
55
Metropolitan Police
3β2
Hemel Hempstead
61
Dagenham
3β4
Ilford
69
Chelmsford City
2β1
Leytonstone
80
Gedling Colliery
6β1
Matlock Town
81
Fleetwood
3β1
Morecambe
118
Wellingborough Town
2β0
Stamford
120
Bulford United
1β3
Swindon Victoria
125
Carshalton Athletic
2β0
Walton & Hersham
129
Epsom
1β4
Whitstable
134
Bognor Regis Town
4β1
Worthing
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
17
Bodmin Town
2β3
Minehead
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alford United
2β2
Skegness Town
2
Annfield Plain
3β1
Boldon Colliery Welfare
3
Ashington
2β0
North Shields
4
Atherstone Town
2β1
Rugby Town
5
Barnet
3β0
Hoddesdon Town
6
Barnstaple Town
2β0
Ilfracombe Town
7
Barry Town
1β4
Gloucester City
8
Basingstoke Town
0β2
Winchester City
9
Beccles
3β1
Gothic
10
Bilston
1β4
Hednesford Town
11
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
2β2
Durham City
12
Bognor Regis Town
4β2
Eastbourne
13
Bourne Town
1β4
Corby Town
14
Bridlington Central United
1β6
North Skelton Athletic
15
Bromsgrove Rovers
3β1
Stourbridge
16
Brush Sports
3β4
Hinckley Athletic
17
Burton Albion
3β2
Moor Green
18
Canterbury City
2β1
Carshalton Athletic
19
Chelmsford City
2β2
Barking
20
Chesham United
5β5
Maidenhead United
21
Chorley
4β2
Nelson
22
Clandown
0β2
Wells City
23
Clapton
1β0
Enfield
24
Cramlington Welfare
1β7
West Sleekburn Welfare
25
Creswell Colliery
6β0
Sutton Town
26
Darwen
3β1
Mossley
27
Denaby United
6β0
Langwith Miners Welfare
28
Dorchester Town
4β0
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
29
Dover
2β1
Whitstable
30
Easington Colliery Welfare
3β2
Dawdon Colliery Welfare
31
Eynesbury Rovers
3β2
Wolverton Town & B R
32
Farsley Celtic
2β1
Ossett Town
33
Ferryhill Athletic
3β0
Evenwood Town
34
Flint Town United
5β1
Marine
35
Goole Town
4β2
Harrogate Railway Athletic
36
Gosport Borough Athletic
2β1
Cowes
37
Grantham
2β2
Boston United
38
Gresley Rovers
3β2
Gedling Colliery
39
Hayes
3β3
Hendon
40
Holbeach United
2β2
King's Lynn
41
Horsham
2β3
Tunbridge Wells United
42
Hyde United
3β1
Macclesfield
43
Lancaster City
2β3
Burscough
44
Leyton
2β1
Ilford
45
Melksham Town
4β2
Swindon Victoria
46
Merthyr Tydfil
3β1
Lovells Athletic
47
Metropolitan Police
2β4
Hounslow Town
48
Netherfield
7β0
Fleetwood
49
North Walsham Athletic
1β4
Gorleston
50
Oxford City
4β1
Wycombe Wanderers
51
Portland United
4β2
Bridport
52
Potton United
2β5
Biggleswade & District
53
Radstock Town
4β3
Peasedown Miners Welfare
54
Raleigh Athletic
0β1
Whitwick Colliery
55
Rawmarsh Welfare
1β0
Beighton Miners Welfare
56
Runcorn
0β1
Pwllheli & District
57
Scarborough
4β1
South Bank
58
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
0β4
Linby Colliery
59
Sittingbourne
2β1
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
60
South Normanton Miners Welfare
1β5
Ilkeston Town
61
Stalybridge Celtic
2β1
Altrincham
62
Stowmarket
2β3
Bury Town
63
Sudbury Town
3β1
Lowestoft Town
64
Tavistock
4β2
Minehead
65
Thetford Town
0β3
March Town United
66
Tonbridge
2β2
Margate
67
Trowbridge Town
1β1
Frome Town
68
Upton Colliery
3β2
Sheffield
69
Wellingborough Town
2β1
Rushden Town
70
Willington
0β1
Stanley United
71
Wolsingham Welfare
2β2
Shotton Colliery Welfare
72
Worksop Town
3β3
Norton Woodseats
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
2
Skegness Town
5β1
Alford United
11
Durham City
4β1
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
19
Barking
1β1
Chelmsford City
20
Maidenhead United
5β3
Chesham United
37
Boston United
1β0
Grantham
39
Hendon
2β3
Hayes
40
King's Lynn
3β1
Holbeach United
66
Margate
0β1
Tonbridge
67
Frome Town
4β0
Trowbridge Town
71
Shotton Colliery Welfare
2β3
Wolsingham Welfare
72
Norton Woodseats
1β2
Worksop Town
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
19
Chelmsford City
3β2
Barking
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Annfield Plain
5β1
Easington Colliery Welfare
2
Ashington
2β1
West Sleekburn Welfare
3
Atherstone Town
1β2
Burton Albion
4
Barnstaple Town
12β1
Tavistock
5
Burscough
0β1
Netherfield
6
Canterbury City
2β1
Sittingbourne
7
Clapton
0β1
Barnet
8
Corby Town
8β0
Wellingborough Town
9
Creswell Colliery
3β1
Linby Colliery
10
Darwen
1β1
Chorley
11
Denaby United
2β0
Upton Colliery
12
Durham City
1β3
Wolsingham Welfare
13
Eynesbury Rovers
3β2
Biggleswade & District
14
Farsley Celtic
2β0
Goole Town
15
Flint Town United
2β3
Pwllheli & District
16
Gloucester City
0β1
Merthyr Tydfil
17
Gorleston
4β0
Beccles
18
Gresley Rovers
2β2
Ilkeston Town
19
Hednesford Town
1β2
Bromsgrove Rovers
20
Hounslow Town
2β1
Hayes
21
Hyde United
8β1
Stalybridge Celtic
22
King's Lynn
1β3
March Town United
23
Leyton
0β1
Chelmsford City
24
Melksham Town
0β2
Frome Town
25
North Skelton Athletic
0β4
Scarborough
26
Oxford City
4β1
Maidenhead United
27
Portland United
1β5
Dorchester Town
28
Rawmarsh Welfare
0β3
Worksop Town
29
Skegness Town
2β6
Boston United
30
Stanley United
3β1
Ferryhill Athletic
31
Sudbury Town
3β1
Bury Town
32
Tonbridge
3β2
Dover
33
Tunbridge Wells United
4β0
Bognor Regis Town
34
Wells City
4β0
Radstock Town
35
Whitwick Colliery
2β2
Hinckley Athletic
36
Winchester City
3β0
Gosport Borough Athletic
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
10
Chorley
5β4
Darwen
18
Ilkeston Town
5β4
Gresley Rovers
35
Hinckley Athletic
4β1
Whitwick Colliery
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Walthamstow Avenue, Yeovil Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Witton Albion, Weymouth, Rhyl, Hereford United, Wigan Athletic, Blyth Spartans, Wellington Town, Bath City, Peterborough United, Great Yarmouth Town, Headington United, Bedford Town, Hastings United, Kettering Town, Guildford City, Spennymoor United, Horden Colliery Welfare, Nuneaton Borough, Cambridge United, Selby Town and Newport I O W.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Annfield Plain
1β2
Blyth Spartans
2
Ashington
2β3
Scarborough
3
Barnet
2β0
Great Yarmouth Town
4
Barnstaple Town
3β1
Yeovil Town
5
Bedford Town
5β2
March Town United
6
Burton Albion
0β1
Wellington Town
7
Cambridge United
3β1
Eynesbury Rovers
8
Chorley
1β4
Netherfield
9
Corby Town
3β1
Worksop Town
10
Denaby United
2β5
Creswell Colliery
11
Frome Town
3β1
Weymouth
12
Gorleston
1β2
Chelmsford City
13
Hastings United
1β0
Guildford City
14
Headington United
1β0
Tonbridge
15
Hinckley Athletic
2β1
Bromsgrove Rovers
16
Horden Colliery Welfare
1β0
Spennymoor United
17
Hounslow Town
3β0
Canterbury City
18
Hyde United
6β3
Witton Albion
19
Ilkeston Town
1β1
Kettering Town
20
Merthyr Tydfil
3β1
Bath City
21
Nuneaton Borough
3β2
Hereford United
22
Peterborough United
1β2
Boston United
23
Pwllheli & District
0β3
Rhyl
24
Selby Town
4β2
Gainsborough Trinity
25
Stanley United
5β1
Wolsingham Welfare
26
Sudbury Town
0β2
Walthamstow Avenue
27
Tunbridge Wells United
3β1
Oxford City
28
Wells City
1β4
Newport I O W
29
Wigan Athletic
3β1
Farsley Celtic
30
Winchester City
0β1
Dorchester Town
Replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
19
Kettering Town
4β2
Ilkeston Town
1954β55 FA Cup
See
1954β55 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
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Finals