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Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1955β56 is the 75th 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
Ashford Town (Kent)
1β0
Tooting & Mitcham United
2
Atherstone Town
1β2
Burton Albion
3
Aveley
5β1
Brentwood & Warley
4
Aylesbury United
3β1
Slough Centre
5
Bangor City
3β3
Llandudno
6
Barking
2β2
Leyton
7
Berkhamsted Town
2β2
Kingstonian
8
Bexhill Town
2β3
Littlehampton Town
9
Bilston
1β5
Stafford Rangers
10
Bishop's Stortford
1β2
Eton Manor
11
Bodmin Town
4β3
Ilfracombe Town
12
Boldmere St Michaels
2β2
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
13
Brierley Hill Alliance
1β1
Kidderminster Harriers
14
Bromley
0β1
Margate
15
Bulford United
1β1
Welton Rovers
16
Cambridge City
2β2
March Town United
17
Canterbury City
2β1
Sutton United
18
Carshalton Athletic
4β1
Dulwich Hamlet
19
Chatham Town
1β6
Ramsgate Athletic
20
Chatteris Town
2β1
Cambridge United
21
Chorley
4β0
Darwen
22
Clandown
0β0
Bath City
23
Clevedon
0β2
Chippenham United
24
Dagenham
2β1
Romford
25
Dartford
0β3
Gravesend & Northfleet
26
Dover
5β1
Whitstable
27
Dudley Town
1β4
Hednesford Town
28
East Grinstead
2β1
Newhaven
29
Eastbourne
4β2
Wigmore Athletic
30
Enfield
3β1
Letchworth Town
31
Erith & Belvedere
3β3
Dorking
32
Exning United
2β4
Ely City
33
Frome Town
4β3
Trowbridge Town
34
Grays Athletic
1β0
Chelmsford City
35
Halesowen Town
2β1
Bromsgrove Rovers
36
Harrow Town
3β3
Uxbridge
37
Hayes
1β4
Finchley
38
Hertford Town
1β2
St Albans City
39
Holbeach United
6β0
Newmarket Town
40
Horsham
1β3
Redhill
41
Horwich R M I
3β2
Skelmersdale United
42
Hounslow Town
3β3
Metropolitan Police
43
Ilford
0β3
Briggs Sports
44
King's Lynn
6β1
Histon
45
Leyland Motors
2β1
Bacup Borough
46
Leytonstone
2β1
Harwich & Parkeston
47
Linotype & Machinery
2β4
Hyde United
48
Maidstone United
1β1
Sheppey United
49
Marlow
1β2
Maidenhead United
50
Moor Green
2β2
Bloxwich Strollers
51
Mossley
1β1
Lytham
52
Nantwich
0β1
Congleton Town
53
Northwich Victoria
2β2
Altrincham
54
Penzance
4β2
Newquay
55
Prescot Cables
4β3
Marine
56
Rainham Town
1β3
Clacton Town
57
Redditch
0β1
Worcester City
58
Shoreham
1β6
Bognor Regis Town
59
Sittingbourne
4β2
Bexleyheath & Welling
60
Slough Town
4β0
Bicester Town
61
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
4β0
Walton & Hersham
62
South Liverpool
4β2
Ellesmere Port Town
63
St Austell
1β8
Truro City
64
St Blazey
3β1
Tavistock
65
St Helens Town
1β1
Pwllheli & District
66
Stevenage Town
1β3
Barnet
67
Stourbridge
6β0
Oswestry Town
68
Taunton
2β1
Barnstaple Town
69
Tonbridge
8β2
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
70
Ware
7β2
Shefford Town
71
Warminster Town
3β1
Melksham Town
72
Wells City
2β1
Bridgwater Town
73
Welwyn Garden City
0β3
Clapton
74
Wembley
2β3
Wealdstone
75
Wimbledon
4β1
Edgware Town
76
Windsor & Eton
2β2
Chesham United
77
Winsford United
4β1
Witton Albion
78
Wisbech Town
5β0
Warboys Town
79
Witney Town
0β0
Wycombe Wanderers
80
Woking
1β1
Folkestone
81
Woodford Town
4β2
Tilbury
82
Worthing
5β0
Lancing Athletic
83
Yiewsley
0β0
Southall
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Llandudno
1β0
Bangor City
6
Leyton
1β0
Barking
7
Kingstonian
6β0
Berkhamsted Town
12
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
4β2
Boldmere St Michaels
13
Kidderminster Harriers
4β2
Brierley Hill Alliance
15
Welton Rovers
1β3
Bulford United
16
March Town United
3β1
Cambridge City
22
Bath City
4β0
Clandown
31
Dorking
5β1
Erith & Belvedere
36
Uxbridge
1β2
Harrow Town
42
Metropolitan Police
0β4
Hounslow Town
48
Sheppey United
0β4
Maidstone United
50
Bloxwich Strollers
0β2
Moor Green
51
Lytham
1β0
Mossley
53
Altrincham
0β2
Northwich Victoria
65
Pwllheli & District
3β1
St Helens Town
76
Chesham United
2β0
Windsor & Eton
79
Wycombe Wanderers
15β1
Witney Town
80
Folkestone
2β1
Woking
83
Southall
2β1
Yiewsley
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Abingdon Town
0β3
Slough Town
2
Andover
5β0
Gosport Borough Athletic
3
Ashford Town (Kent)
2β5
Ramsgate Athletic
4
Ashington
7β0
Gosforth & Coxlodge
5
Ashton United
1β1
Nelson
6
Banbury Spencer
7β0
Aylesbury United
7
Basingstoke Town
3β3
Fareham Town
8
Bath City
3β3
Chippenham United
9
Bedford Town
4β0
Biggleswade & District
10
Bideford
4β0
Minehead
11
Bognor Regis Town
3β1
East Grinstead
12
Bridlington Central United
3β0
North Skelton Athletic
13
Brigg Town
2β2
Bourne Town
14
Briggs Sports
0β0
Grays Athletic
15
Brodsworth Main Colliery
1β2
Langold W M C
16
Bulford United
4β1
Calne & Harris United
17
Bungay Town
0β2
Beccles
18
Burton Albion
2β0
Tamworth
19
Bury Town
3β2
Whitton United
20
Buxton
2β1
Lostock Gralam
21
Cheltenham Town
1β2
Lovells Athletic
22
Clacton Town
3β0
Woodford Town
23
Clapton
0β0
St Albans City
24
Congleton Town
1β3
Hyde United
25
Consett
4β0
Dawdon Colliery Welfare
26
Corby Town
2β1
Kettering Town
27
Cowes
4β1
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
28
Cromer
1β2
Wymondham Town
29
Darlaston
2β7
Stourbridge
30
Deal Town
2β2
Canterbury City
31
Denaby United
5β0
Retford Town
32
Desborough Town
0β0
Rothwell Town
33
Devizes Town
0β2
Salisbury
34
Dorking
3β1
Folkestone
35
Durham City
4β2
Chilton Athletic
36
Earlestown
1β1
South Liverpool
37
Eastbourne
0β2
Redhill
38
Ebbw Vale
2β2
Gloucester City
39
Ely City
4β3
Thetford Town
40
Epsom
3β2
Dover
41
Eton Manor
3β2
Barnet
42
Flint Town United
0β0
Runcorn
43
Frome Town
2β1
Warminster Town
44
Glastonbury
1β3
Street
45
Grantham
4β2
Ashby Institute
46
Gravesend & Northfleet
1β2
Margate
47
Harrow Town
0β7
Wealdstone
48
Hednesford Town
0β1
Halesowen Town
49
Hemel Hempstead
1β0
Hounslow Town
50
Hexham Hearts
2β4
North Shields
51
Hitchin Town
5β0
Ware
52
Hoddesdon Town
2β5
Enfield
53
Kidderminster Harriers
2β1
Wellington Town
54
King's Lynn
4β2
Chatteris Town
55
Lancaster City
2β0
Burscough
56
Langwith Miners Welfare
1β2
Hallam
57
Leyland Motors
1β0
Horwich R M I
58
Leyton
3β0
Aveley
59
Leytonstone
0β3
Dagenham
60
Llanelli
5β0
Cinderford Town
61
Lockheed Leamington
2β1
Moor Green
62
Long Eaton Town
2β3
Whitwick Colliery
63
Lowestoft Town
9β0
Haverhill Rovers
64
Lytham
1β4
Chorley
65
Macclesfield
0β4
Northwich Victoria
66
March Town United
3β1
St Neots & District
67
Milnthorpe Corinthians
5β2
Morecambe
68
Murton Colliery Welfare
4β2
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
69
New Brighton
4β0
Llandudno
70
Newburn
1β2
Cramlington Welfare
71
Norton Woodseats
1β2
Beighton Miners Welfare
72
Oxford City
2β1
Chesham United
73
Penzance
3β1
Truro City
74
Potton United
0β2
Eynesbury Rovers
75
Pwllheli & District
4β1
Prescot Cables
76
Radstock Town
2β3
Weston Super Mare
77
Ransome & Marles
6β1
Creswell Colliery
78
Rossendale United
4β3
Droylsden
79
Rugby Town
2β2
Bedworth Town
80
Seaham Colliery Welfare
1β3
Easington Colliery Welfare
81
Sheringham
0β0
Great Yarmouth Town
82
Shildon
3β0
Stockton
83
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
9β5
Annfield Plain
84
Sittingbourne
2β0
Tunbridge Wells United
85
Skegness Town
7β2
Barton Town
86
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
0β1
Carshalton Athletic
87
South Shields
5β0
Alnwick Town
88
Southall
1β1
Kingstonian
89
Southwick
2β1
Littlehampton Town
90
Stafford Rangers
1β2
Worcester City
91
Stalybridge Celtic
1β1
Winsford United
92
Stamford
1β5
Rushden Town
93
Stanley United
0β1
West Auckland Town
94
Stocksbridge Works
8β2
Sheffield
95
Stonehouse
3β4
Barry Town
96
Stowmarket
7β0
Diss Town
97
Sudbury Town
14β1
Leiston
98
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
2β2
Bourneville Athletic
99
Taunton
0β2
St Blazey
100
Tonbridge
0β1
Maidstone United
101
Tow Law Town
3β1
Evenwood Town
102
Upton Colliery
0β3
Frickley Colliery
103
Wadebridge Town
2β5
Bodmin Town
104
Wellingborough Town
1β9
Spalding United
105
Wells City
2β1
Peasedown Miners Welfare
106
Westbury United
1β1
Chippenham Town
107
Willington
3β1
Cockfield
108
Wimbledon
0β1
Finchley
109
Winchester City
2β2
Chichester City
110
Wisbech Town
2β2
Holbeach United
111
Wolverton Town & B R
0β2
Dunstable Town
112
Worksop Town
8β0
Brunswick Institute
113
Worthing
4β1
Haywards Heath
114
Wycombe Wanderers
4β2
Maidenhead United
115
Yorkshire Amateur
1β2
Ossett Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Nelson
1β4
Ashton United
7
Fareham Town
3β2
Basingstoke Town
8
Chippenham United
1β0
Bath City
13
Bourne Town
2β3
Brigg Town
14
Grays Athletic
0β0
Briggs Sports
23
St Albans City
4β1
Clapton
30
Canterbury City
2β1
Deal Town
32
Rothwell Town
5β0
Desborough Town
36
South Liverpool
3β1
Earlestown
38
Gloucester City
4β1
Ebbw Vale
42
Runcorn
4β3
Flint Town United
79
Bedworth Town
2β2
Rugby Town
81
Great Yarmouth Town
3β2
Sheringham
88
Kingstonian
0β1
Southall
91
Winsford United
6β0
Stalybridge Celtic
98
Bourneville Athletic
1β4
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
106
Chippenham Town
0β1
Westbury United
109
Chichester City
1β3
Winchester City
110
Holbeach United
0β2
Wisbech Town
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
14
Briggs Sports
1β0
Grays Athletic
79
Bedworth Town
3β1
Rugby Town
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alford United
0β3
Grantham
2
Andover
2β1
Winchester City
3
Ashton United
2β1
Leyland Motors
4
Banbury Spencer
3β1
Oxford City
5
Barry Town
5β2
Gloucester City
6
Beccles
2β2
Wymondham Town
7
Bedworth Town
1β1
Burton Albion
8
Bideford
4β1
St Blazey
9
Bognor Regis Town
2β2
Redhill
10
Boldon Colliery Welfare
1β2
Consett
11
Bridlington Central United
4β4
Whitby Town
12
Bury Town
2β3
Lowestoft Town
13
Cowes
2β3
Fareham Town
14
Dagenham
0β1
Briggs Sports
15
Denaby United
3β2
Stocksbridge Works
16
Dunstable Town
0β4
Bedford Town
17
Easington Colliery Welfare
4β2
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
18
Enfield
4β2
St Albans City
19
Epsom
3β2
Dorking
20
Eton Manor
3β3
Hitchin Town
21
Eynesbury Rovers
5β0
Bletchley & Wipac Sports
22
Fleetwood
0β0
Milnthorpe Corinthians
23
Frome Town
2β2
Westbury United
24
Goole Town
6β0
Harrogate Railway Athletic
25
Great Yarmouth Town
2β0
Gorleston
26
Gresley Rovers
0β1
Boots Athletic
27
Halesowen Town
3β0
Stourbridge
28
Hallam
0β2
Frickley Colliery
29
Heanor Town
1β2
Brush Sports
30
Hemel Hempstead
2β5
Finchley
31
Hyde United
1β3
Northwich Victoria
32
Ilkeston Town
3β1
South Normanton Miners Welfare
33
Kidderminster Harriers
2β0
Worcester City
34
King's Lynn
1β1
March Town United
35
Lancaster City
2β0
Penrith
36
Langold W M C
1β2
Bentley Colliery
37
Leyton
4β0
Clacton Town
38
Linby Colliery
3β3
Sutton Town
39
Llanelli
0β3
Lovells Athletic
40
Lockheed Leamington
3β4
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
41
Maidstone United
1β4
Margate
42
Murton Colliery Welfare
0β2
Ferryhill Athletic
43
New Brighton
4β2
Pwllheli & District
44
North Shields
3β1
Ashington
45
Ossett Town
3β2
Farsley Celtic
46
Penzance
4β3
Bodmin Town
47
Players Athletic
1β4
Whitwick Colliery
48
Poole Town
3β1
Bridport
49
Portland United
5β0
Ilminster Town
50
Ramsgate Athletic
1β1
Canterbury City
51
Rossendale United
2β1
Chorley
52
Runcorn
1β1
South Liverpool
53
Rushden Town
3β3
Rothwell Town
54
Salisbury
3β0
Bulford United
55
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
3β1
Ransome & Marles
56
Sittingbourne
0β0
Carshalton Athletic
57
Skegness Town
3β1
Brigg Town
58
Slough Town
3β3
Wycombe Wanderers
59
South Bank
0β1
Billingham Synthonia
60
South Shields
5β3
Cramlington Welfare
61
Southwick
1β2
Worthing
62
Spalding United
1β3
Corby Town
63
Street
3β6
Chippenham United
64
Sudbury Town
4β0
Stowmarket
65
Tow Law Town
1β4
West Auckland Town
66
Wealdstone
1β2
Southall
67
Weston Super Mare
5β1
Wells City
68
Willington
3β3
Shildon
69
Winsford United
5β1
Buxton
70
Wisbech Town
3β2
Ely City
71
Wolsingham Welfare
2β2
Durham City
72
Worksop Town
3β0
Beighton Miners Welfare
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
6
Wymondham Town
1β2
Beccles
7
Burton Albion
3β2
Bedworth Town
9
Redhill
4β0
Bognor Regis Town
11
Whitby Town
0β1
Bridlington Central United
20
Hitchin Town
2β1
Eton Manor
22
Milnthorpe Corinthians
2β5
Fleetwood
23
Westbury United
1β2
Frome Town
35
March Town United
1β0
King's Lynn
38
Sutton Town
3β2
Linby Colliery
50
Canterbury City
2β5
Ramsgate Athletic
52
South Liverpool
1β3
Runcorn
53
Rothwell Town
3β2
Rushden Town
56
Carshalton Athletic
1β2
Sittingbourne
58
Wycombe Wanderers
1β0
Slough Town
68
Shildon
7β3
Willington
71
Durham City
2β0
Wolsingham Welfare
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashton United
1β0
Rossendale United
2
Banbury Spencer
1β2
Wycombe Wanderers
3
Barry Town
1β3
Lovells Athletic
4
Beccles
1β4
Great Yarmouth Town
5
Bridlington Central United
1β0
Billingham Synthonia
6
Briggs Sports
1β2
Leyton
7
Brush Sports
1β0
Whitwick Colliery
8
Burton Albion
6β3
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
9
Chippenham United
3β2
Weston Super Mare
10
Consett
1β4
Easington Colliery Welfare
11
Corby Town
3β1
Rothwell Town
12
Durham City
0β0
Ferryhill Athletic
13
Epsom
1β3
Margate
14
Eynesbury Rovers
1β4
Bedford Town
15
Fareham Town
2β2
Andover
16
Fleetwood
1β1
Lancaster City
17
Frickley Colliery
3β5
Denaby United
18
Goole Town
2β1
Ossett Town
19
Grantham
3β3
Skegness Town
20
Hitchin Town
3β1
Enfield
21
Ilkeston Town
9β0
Boots Athletic
22
Kidderminster Harriers
0β0
Halesowen Town
23
Lowestoft Town
0β0
Sudbury Town
24
Northwich Victoria
2β2
Winsford United
25
Penzance
2β2
Bideford
26
Portland United
1β4
Poole Town
27
Runcorn
0β1
New Brighton
28
Salisbury
3β0
Frome Town
29
Sittingbourne
1β1
Ramsgate Athletic
30
South Shields
0β1
North Shields
31
Southall
3β0
Finchley
32
Sutton Town
4β1
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
33
West Auckland Town
1β1
Shildon
34
Wisbech Town
1β1
March Town United
35
Worksop Town
9β2
Bentley Colliery
36
Worthing
1β4
Redhill
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
12
Ferryhill Athletic
0β2
Durham City
15
Andover
0β2
Fareham Town
16
Lancaster City
3β1
Fleetwood
19
Skegness Town
3β0
Grantham
22
Halesowen Town
1β0
Kidderminster Harriers
23
Sudbury Town
4β1
Lowestoft Town
24
Winsford United
1β2
Northwich Victoria
25
Bideford
2β0
Penzance
29
Ramsgate Athletic
3β2
Sittingbourne
33
Shildon
5β3
West Auckland Town
34
March Town United
3β0
Wisbech Town
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Walthamstow Avenue, Yeovil Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Weymouth, Rhyl, Hereford United, Wigan Athletic, Blyth Spartans, Peterborough United, Headington United, Hastings United, Guildford City, Spennymoor United, Horden Colliery Welfare, Nuneaton Borough, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Netherfield, Dorchester Town and Hinckley Athletic.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashton United
5β0
Wigan Athletic
2
Bedford Town
6β0
Walthamstow Avenue
3
Bideford
0β3
Yeovil Town
4
Blyth Spartans
2β4
Shildon
5
Brush Sports
0β2
Burton Albion
6
Chippenham United
2β6
Salisbury
7
Dorchester Town
3β0
Newport I O W
8
Durham City
5β2
Bridlington Central United
9
Guildford City
2β2
Ramsgate Athletic
10
Headington United
2β4
Margate
11
Hereford United
8β1
Nuneaton Borough
12
Hinckley Athletic
1β4
Halesowen Town
13
Horden Colliery Welfare
1β4
Easington Colliery Welfare
14
Ilkeston Town
1β3
Peterborough United
15
Leyton
3β1
Hitchin Town
16
Lovells Athletic
2β0
Merthyr Tydfil
17
March Town United
1β0
Great Yarmouth Town
18
Netherfield
2β0
Lancaster City
19
Northwich Victoria
3β1
Denaby United
20
Poole Town
2β3
Weymouth
21
Redhill
2β2
Hastings United
22
Rhyl
3β1
New Brighton
23
Scarborough
3β1
North Shields
24
Selby Town
2β4
Goole Town
25
Skegness Town
1β1
Gainsborough Trinity
26
Spennymoor United
2β2
Crook Town
27
Sudbury Town
4β4
Southall
28
Sutton Town
2β8
Boston United
29
Wycombe Wanderers
3β1
Fareham Town
30
Worksop Town
1β0
Corby Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
9
Ramsgate Athletic
3β2
Guildford City
21
Hastings United
4β0
Redhill
25
Gainsborough Trinity
0β2
Skegness Town
26
Crook Town
5β0
Spennymoor United
27
Southall
2β2
Sudbury Town
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
27
Southall
7β2
Sudbury Town
1955β56 FA Cup
See
1955-56 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
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Seasons Qualifying rounds
Finals