The FA Cup 1971β72 is the 91st 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.
Preliminary round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Bridlington Town
2β1
Bridlington Trinity
2
Brierley Hill Alliance
0β2
Bromsgrove Rovers
3
Chippenham Town
1β0
Frome Town
4
Desborough Town
1β2
Irthlingborough Diamonds
5
Ellesmere Port Town
2β1
Formby
6
Frickley Colliery
3β2
Mexborough Town
7
Gosport Borough
0β0
Newport I O W
8
Harwich & Parkeston
2β2
Lowestoft Town
9
Hertford Town
1β1
Leytonstone
10
Histon
4β2
Rothwell Town
11
Hornchurch
1β4
Metropolitan Police
12
Hyde United
2β2
Kirkby Town
13
Ilford
2β3
Staines Town
14
Kidderminster Harriers
3β1
Lye Town
15
Kingstonian
4β1
Leighton Town
16
Lincoln United
1β0
Louth United
17
Llanelli
0β3
Merthyr Tydfil
18
March Town United
1β2
Skegness Town
19
Minehead
1β2
Poole Town
20
New Mills
3β1
Sandbach Ramblers
21
Ramsgate Athletic
1β1
Sittingbourne
22
Romford
3β0
St Albans City
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Newport I O W
4β0
Gosport Borough
8
Lowestoft Town
1β2
Harwich & Parkeston
9
Leytonstone
2β1
Hertford Town
12
Kirkby Town
1β2
Hyde United
21
Sittingbourne
0β1
Ramsgate Athletic
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Abergavenny Thursdays
1β0
Barry Town
2
Alfreton Town
4β0
Bilston
3
Alton Town
3β2
Cowes
4
Altrincham
1β0
Buxton
5
Alvechurch
4β0
Moor Green
6
Annfield Plain
0β5
Durham City
7
Arnold
2β0
Brigg Town
8
Arundel
1β0
Bognor Regis Town
9
Ashford Town (Kent)
2β0
Bexhill Town
10
Ashton United
2β1
Clitheroe
11
Atherstone Town
3β1
Bromsgrove Rovers
12
Aveley
1β0
Banstead Athletic
13
Bacup Borough
0β0
Fleetwood
14
Banbury United
2β2
Bedford Town
15
Barking
0β1
Bishop's Stortford
16
Barnstaple Town
1β3
Bideford
17
Barton Town
1β0
Bridlington Town
18
Basingstoke Town
2β1
Welton Rovers
19
Bath City
2β1
Chippenham Town
20
Bedlington Colliery Welfare
5β1
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
21
Belper Town
0β0
Burton Albion
22
Bexley United
2β1
Clapton
23
Biggleswade & District
2β1
Rushden Town
24
Billingham Synthonia
0β2
Ferryhill Athletic
25
Bishop Auckland
4β1
Stanley United
26
Blyth Spartans
3β2
Boldon Colliery Welfare
27
Boreham Wood
2β1
Cheshunt
28
Boston
1β5
Bourne Town
29
Braintree & Crittall Athletic
2β1
Chertsey Town
30
Bridgwater Town
1β0
Bridport
31
Bury Town
2β0
Clacton Town
32
Canterbury City
5β1
Chatham Town
33
Carshalton Athletic
2β1
Chesham United
34
Chatteris Town
3β0
Soham Town Rangers
35
Chichester City
3β1
Haywards Heath
36
Chorley
3β0
Marine
37
Cinderford Town
1β1
Ton Pentre
38
Civil Service
0β10
Bromley
39
Corby Town
0β1
Irthlingborough Diamonds
40
Corinthian Casuals
0β2
Harlow Town
41
Crawley Town
4β0
Eastbourne Town
42
Cray Wanderers
3β0
Ware
43
Crook Town
1β4
Consett
44
Darlaston
2β1
Warley
45
Dartford
1β1
Walton & Hersham
46
Deal Town
1β1
Tonbridge
47
Denaby United
3β0
Emley
48
Dorchester Town
3β2
Taunton Town
49
Dover
2β1
Ramsgate Athletic
50
Droylsden
0β3
Ellesmere Port Town
51
Dudley Town
0β1
Worcester City
52
Dulwich Hamlet
1β0
Dunstable Town
53
East Grinstead
2β0
Ringmer
54
Eastbourne United
0β2
Burgess Hill Town
55
Eastwood Hanley
1β0
Winsford United
56
Eastwood Town
2β2
Retford Town
57
Ely City
4β0
Histon
58
Erith & Belvedere
2β2
Leatherhead
59
Falmouth Town
3β2
Truro City
60
Fareham Town
8β2
Selsey
61
Farsley Celtic
0β1
Frickley Colliery
62
Feltham
1β3
Redhill
63
Finchley
0β1
Stevenage Athletic
64
Fleet Town
1β1
Newport I O W
65
Folkestone
6β2
Sheppey United
66
Ford United
1β4
Staines Town
67
Gainsborough Trinity
2β3
Lincoln United
68
Gateshead
3β0
Tow Law Town
69
Glastonbury
2β1
Poole Town
70
Glossop
0β1
Worksop Town
71
Gloucester City
2β3
Merthyr Tydfil
72
Goole Town
3β0
Selby Town
73
Gorleston
0β3
Sudbury Town
74
Gravesend & Northfleet
2β2
Southall
75
Grays Athletic
2β4
Sutton United
76
Great Harwood
7β1
Prescot Town
77
Great Yarmouth Town
1β3
Harwich & Parkeston
78
Gresley Rovers
0β4
Stafford Rangers
79
Guildford City
2β0
Aylesbury United
80
Hampton
2β1
Bletchley Town
81
Harrow Borough
0β1
Wealdstone
82
Hastings United
1β1
Southwick
83
Hatfield Town
0β4
Leytonstone
84
Hayes
2β0
Kingstonian
85
Heanor Town
1β0
Newhall United
86
Hednesford Town
0β2
Redditch United
87
Hemel Hempstead
2β2
Addlestone
88
Herne Bay
3β1
Faversham Town
89
Highgate United
3β1
Kidderminster Harriers
90
Hitchin Town
2β2
Tilbury
91
Hoddesdon Town
2β1
Metropolitan Police
92
Holbeach United
1β4
Stamford
93
Horsham
2β0
Lewes
94
Horwich R M I
1β1
Hyde United
95
Hounslow
0β2
Uxbridge
96
Hull Brunswick
1β3
Whitby Town
97
Ilkeston Town
1β2
Bedworth United
98
Kettering Town
6β1
Cambridge City
99
King's Lynn
4β1
Skegness Town
100
Lancaster City
6β1
Penrith
101
Letchworth Town
1β2
Romford
102
Leyland Motors
1β4
Ormskirk
103
Littlehampton Town
0β1
Worthing
104
Lockheed Leamington
2β1
Stourbridge
105
Long Eaton United
3β1
Sutton Coldfield Town
106
Loughborough United
0β5
Nuneaton Borough
107
Lower Gornal Athletic
2β2
Halesowen Town
108
Maidenhead United
2β0
Wycombe Wanderers
109
Maidstone United
6β1
Tunbridge Wells
110
Marlow
0β3
Wembley
111
Matlock Town
1β3
Sutton Town
112
Melksham Town
1β3
Andover
113
Morecambe
2β0
Accrington Stanley
114
Mossley
2β2
Prestwich Heys
115
Nantwich
3β1
New Mills
116
Netherfield
2β4
Rossendale United
117
Newmarket Town
1β4
Thetford Town
118
Norton Woodseats
0β3
Winterton Rangers
119
Oswestry Town
2β1
Porthmadog
120
Potton United
0β1
Witney Town
121
Pwllheli & District
0β3
Connah's Quay Nomads
122
Radcliffe Borough
2β3
Burscough
123
Rawmarsh Welfare
1β1
Yorkshire Amateur
124
Runcorn
2β0
New Brighton
125
Ryde Sports
1β4
Thornycroft Athletic
126
Salisbury
4β0
Westbury United
127
Saltash United
2β3
Wadebridge Town
128
Scarborough
6β0
Ashby Institute
129
Shildon
1β1
Evenwood Town
130
Slough Town
1β1
Woking
131
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
1β4
Whitstable Town
132
South Liverpool
1β0
Northwich Victoria
133
Spalding United
0β1
Wisbech Town
134
Spennymoor United
4β2
Horden Colliery Welfare
135
St Blazey
4β0
Newquay
136
St Neots Town
1β3
Wellingborough Town
137
Stalybridge Celtic
0β1
Witton Albion
138
Stockton
2β2
Whitley Bay
139
Stonehouse
4β2
Weston Super Mare
140
Tooting & Mitcham United
1β1
Windsor & Eton
141
Trowbridge Town
4β2
Street
142
Walthamstow Avenue
1β0
Woodford Town
143
Washington
1β1
Willington
144
Wingate (Durham)
0β1
North Shields
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
13
Fleetwood
3β0
Bacup Borough
14
Bedford Town
1β0
Banbury United
21
Burton Albion
2β0
Belper Town
37
Ton Pentre
3β1
Cinderford Town
45
Walton & Hersham
1β0
Dartford
46
Tonbridge
2β0
Deal Town
56
Retford Town
0β3
Eastwood Town
58
Leatherhead
3β0
Erith & Belvedere
64
Newport I O W
5β2
Fleet Town
74
Southall
3β1
Gravesend & Northfleet
82
Southwick
1β1
Hastings United
87
Addlestone
1β1
Hemel Hempstead
90
Tilbury
3β2
Hitchin Town
94
Hyde United
2β0
Horwich R M I
107
Halesowen Town
1β3
Lower Gornal Athletic
114
Prestwich Heys
1β2
Mossley
123
Yorkshire Amateur
4β2
Rawmarsh Welfare
129
Evenwood Town
4β3
Shildon
130
Woking
0β2
Slough Town
138
Whitley Bay
5β2
Stockton
140
Windsor & Eton
2β0
Tooting & Mitcham United
143
Willington
1β0
Washington
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
82
Hastings United
2β1
Southwick
87
Hemel Hempstead
1β4
Addlestone
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Abergavenny Thursdays
0β2
Ton Pentre
2
Alfreton Town
3β1
Heanor Town
3
Alton Town
0β1
Fareham Town
4
Altrincham
4β1
Eastwood Hanley
5
Andover
1β3
Basingstoke Town
6
Arnold
2β4
Eastwood Town
7
Arundel
0β0
Chichester City
8
Ashford Town (Kent)
3β1
Tonbridge
9
Ashton United
3β2
Great Harwood
10
Aveley
1β1
Southall
11
Bedford Town
3β0
Biggleswade & District
12
Bedlington Colliery Welfare
0β0
Consett
13
Bexley United
3β2
Leatherhead
14
Bideford
3β1
Falmouth Town
15
Bishop's Stortford
4β2
Harlow Town
16
Blyth Spartans
3β1
Willington
17
Boreham Wood
1β1
Wealdstone
18
Bourne Town
3β1
Stamford
19
Braintree & Crittall Athletic
1β0
Cray Wanderers
20
Bridgwater Town
1β0
Dorchester Town
21
Bromley
1β1
Stevenage Athletic
22
Burscough
2β1
Chorley
23
Burton Albion
1β2
Stafford Rangers
24
Bury Town
2β0
Sudbury Town
25
Canterbury City
1β3
Folkestone
26
Carshalton Athletic
0β0
Walton & Hersham
27
Crawley Town
3β0
East Grinstead
28
Darlaston
0β4
Alvechurch
29
Denaby United
1β2
Worksop Town
30
Dulwich Hamlet
0β1
Redhill
31
Durham City
2β0
Spennymoor United
32
Fleetwood
0β2
Lancaster City
33
Gateshead
3β2
Bishop Auckland
34
Goole Town
3β2
Barton Town
35
Hampton
1β1
Guildford City
36
Hastings United
4β1
Burgess Hill Town
37
Kettering Town
2β0
Chatteris Town
38
Lockheed Leamington
0β2
Highgate United
39
Lower Gornal Athletic
0β0
Redditch United
40
Maidenhead United
1β0
Leytonstone
41
Maidstone United
3β0
Herne Bay
42
Mossley
0β0
Hyde United
43
North Shields
3β1
Ferryhill Athletic
44
Nuneaton Borough
2β0
Long Eaton United
45
Ormskirk
0β1
Ellesmere Port Town
46
Oswestry Town
3β1
Connah's Quay Nomads
47
Rossendale United
2β2
Morecambe
48
Salisbury
2β1
Bath City
49
Slough Town
0β1
Romford
50
South Liverpool
1β0
Runcorn
51
Stonehouse
0β2
Merthyr Tydfil
52
Sutton Town
2β2
Bedworth United
53
Thetford Town
0β0
Harwich & Parkeston
54
Thornycroft Athletic
4β1
Newport I O W
55
Tilbury
3β0
Addlestone
56
Trowbridge Town
0β0
Glastonbury
57
Uxbridge
1β3
Sutton United
58
Wadebridge Town
6β1
St Blazey
59
Walthamstow Avenue
2β0
Hoddesdon Town
60
Wellingborough Town
4β2
Ely City
61
Wembley
1β6
Hayes
62
Whitby Town
0β2
Scarborough
63
Whitley Bay
3β1
Evenwood Town
64
Whitstable Town
0β5
Dover
65
Windsor & Eton
2β1
Staines Town
66
Winterton Rangers
3β1
Lincoln United
67
Wisbech Town
0β4
King's Lynn
68
Witney Town
3β0
Irthlingborough Diamonds
69
Witton Albion
0β1
Nantwich
70
Worcester City
0β0
Atherstone Town
71
Worthing
1β3
Horsham
72
Yorkshire Amateur
0β0
Frickley Colliery
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Chichester City
1β1
Arundel
10
Southall
3β3
Aveley
12
Consett
4β1
Bedlington Colliery Welfare
17
Wealdstone
0β2
Boreham Wood
21
Stevenage Athletic
2β4
Bromley
26
Walton & Hersham
5β1
Carshalton Athletic
35
Guildford City
2β1
Hampton
39
Redditch United
3β1
Lower Gornal Athletic
42
Hyde United
2β0
Mossley
47
Morecambe
0β1
Rossendale United
52
Bedworth United
0β1
Sutton Town
53
Harwich & Parkeston
1β0
Thetford Town
56
Glastonbury
0β5
Trowbridge Town
70
Atherstone Town
1β0
Worcester City
72
Frickley Colliery
3β1
Yorkshire Amateur
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Arundel
2β7
Chichester City
10
Aveley
2β1
Southall
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alfreton Town
0β4
Nuneaton Borough
2
Altrincham
1β1
Nantwich
3
Alvechurch
3β0
Atherstone Town
4
Ashford Town (Kent)
0β2
Dover
5
Ashton United
2β2
Hyde United
6
Aveley
1β1
Maidenhead United
7
Basingstoke Town
5β2
Salisbury
8
Bedford Town
2β2
Witney Town
9
Bexley United
1β1
Tilbury
10
Bideford
4β1
Wadebridge Town
11
Bishop's Stortford
2β2
Guildford City
12
Blyth Spartans
8β1
Consett
13
Boreham Wood
2β2
Walthamstow Avenue
14
Bourne Town
0β3
King's Lynn
15
Braintree & Crittall Athletic
0β2
Romford
16
Bridgwater Town
2β1
Trowbridge Town
17
Bromley
3β0
Hayes
18
Burscough
0β1
Ellesmere Port Town
19
Bury Town
1β0
Harwich & Parkeston
20
Chichester City
1β1
Hastings United
21
Crawley Town
3β1
Horsham
22
Eastwood Town
1β2
Winterton Rangers
23
Fareham Town
5β1
Thornycroft Athletic
24
Folkestone
2β0
Maidstone United
25
Gateshead
0β1
North Shields
26
Kettering Town
2β1
Wellingborough Town
27
Lancaster City
1β4
Rossendale United
28
Oswestry Town
2β0
South Liverpool
29
Redditch United
3β0
Highgate United
30
Redhill
0β2
Sutton United
31
Scarborough
2β0
Goole Town
32
Stafford Rangers
2β0
Sutton Town
33
Ton Pentre
2β1
Merthyr Tydfil
34
Walton & Hersham
2β2
Windsor & Eton
35
Whitley Bay
3β1
Durham City
36
Worksop Town
1β1
Frickley Colliery
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
2
Nantwich
1β4
Altrincham
5
Hyde United
3β1
Ashton United
6
Maidenhead United
3β2
Aveley
8
Witney Town
2β0
Bedford Town
9
Tilbury
2β1
Bexley United
11
Guildford City
1β1
Bishop's Stortford
13
Walthamstow Avenue
2β1
Boreham Wood
20
Hastings United
9β1
Chichester City
34
Windsor & Eton
0β1
Walton & Hersham
36
Frickley Colliery
3β1
Worksop Town
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
11
Bishop's Stortford
1β2
Guildford City
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Macclesfield Town, Enfield, Bradford Park Avenue, Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Weymouth, Grantham, Oxford City, Barnet, Margate, Bangor City, Cheltenham Town, Wigan Athletic, Tamworth, Boston United, Hendon and Rhyl.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alvechurch
2β2
Oxford City
2
Basingstoke Town
2β2
Fareham Town
3
Bradford Park Avenue
0β1
South Shields
4
Bridgwater Town
2β0
Yeovil Town
5
Bromley
0β1
Guildford City
6
Bury Town
1β3
King's Lynn
7
Folkestone
0β2
Romford
8
Frickley Colliery
3β0
Grantham
9
Hastings United
0β0
Crawley Town
10
Hendon
2β2
Barnet
11
Hereford United
3β0
Cheltenham Town
12
Hyde United
1β3
Bangor City
13
Kettering Town
4β1
Chelmsford City
14
Macclesfield Town
1β2
Ellesmere Port Town
15
Maidenhead United
2β1
Walton & Hersham
16
Margate
1β0
Wimbledon
17
Nuneaton Borough
3β1
Tamworth
18
Oswestry Town
0β3
Altrincham
19
Redditch United
3β0
Ton Pentre
20
Rossendale United
6β3
Stafford Rangers
21
Scarborough
1β0
North Shields
22
Sutton United
0β1
Witney Town
23
Tilbury
0β1
Enfield
24
Walthamstow Avenue
0β0
Dover
25
Weymouth
3β1
Bideford
26
Whitley Bay
1β1
Blyth Spartans
27
Wigan Athletic
2β1
Rhyl
28
Winterton Rangers
0β3
Boston United
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Oxford City
1β1
Alvechurch
2
Fareham Town
1β1
Basingstoke Town
9
Crawley Town
3β2
Hastings United
10
Barnet
2β0
Hendon
24
Dover
1β0
Walthamstow Avenue
26
Blyth Spartans
2β1
Whitley Bay
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alvechurch
1β1
Oxford City
2
Basingstoke Town
2β1
Fareham Town
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Oxford City
0β0
Alvechurch
4th replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Oxford City
0β0
Alvechurch
5th replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Oxford City
0β1
Alvechurch
1971β72 FA Cup
See
1971β72 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.