The FA Cup 1973β74 is the 93rd 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
Feltham
1β3
Edmonton & Haringey
2
Kingstonian
4β0
Grays Athletic
3
Letchworth Town
2β1
Ely City
4
Maidenhead United
2β0
Hemel Hempstead
5
Matlock Town
3β0
Heanor Town
6
New Brighton
1β1
Hyde United
7
Newport I O W
1β1
Fareham Town
8
Oldbury United
0β1
Lye Town
9
Ormskirk
2β0
Leyland Motors
10
Oswestry Town
1β3
Northwich Victoria
11
Rainham Town
1β2
Horsham
12
Ramsgate
2β1
Herne Bay
13
Rawmarsh Welfare
2β1
Hatfield Main
14
Redditch United
1β3
A P Leamington
15
Retford Town
2β1
Louth United
16
Soham Town Rangers
1β2
Lowestoft Town
17
Stevenage Athletic
6β1
Rushden Town
18
Stocksbridge Works
4β4
Prestwich Heys
19
Sutton Coldfield Town
0β2
Eastwood Town
20
Sutton United
3β0
Metropolitan Police
21
Thetford Town
3β0
Spalding United
22
Truro City
0β2
Penzance
23
Tunbridge Wells
5β1
Ringmer
24
Waterlooville
4β0
Sidley United
25
Wealdstone
6β1
Marlow
26
Welton Rovers
1β4
Mangotsfield United
27
Wembley
0β1
Southall
28
Westbury United
0β2
Salisbury
29
Woking
2β1
Tonbridge
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
6
Hyde United
2β1
New Brighton
7
Fareham Town
0β1
Newport I O W
18
Prestwich Heys
6β0
Stocksbridge Works
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Addlestone
1β3
Boreham Wood
2
Alfreton Town
3β1
Burton Albion
3
Alton Town
2β0
Cowes
4
Altrincham
3β1
Glossop
5
Alvechurch
2β0
Halesowen Town
6
Annfield Plain
0β1
Murton Colliery Welfare
7
Arnold
1β1
Matlock Town
8
Arundel
0β2
Newport I O W
9
Ashby Institute
0β0
Frickley Colliery
10
Ashford Town (Kent)
4β0
Eastbourne United
11
Ashton United
0β3
Macclesfield Town
12
Atherstone Town
1β0
Darlaston
13
Aveley
2β1
Harlow Town
14
Aylesbury United
3β2
Hatfield Town
15
Bacup Borough
2β3
Fleetwood
16
Barking
0β2
Egham Town
17
Barnstaple Town
2β1
Minehead
18
Barrow
0β4
Accrington Stanley
19
Barry Town
0β3
Merthyr Tydfil
20
Barton Town
0β2
Bradford Park Avenue
21
Basingstoke Town
2β0
Frome Town
22
Bath City
3β0
Andover
23
Bedford Town
2β0
Cambridge City
24
Bedworth United
1β0
A P Leamington
25
Belper Town
0β0
Eastwood Town
26
Bexhill Town
0β2
Ramsgate
27
Bexley United
3β0
Edmonton & Haringey
28
Bideford
4β1
Penzance
29
Biggleswade & District
2β0
Letchworth Town
30
Billingham Synthonia
1β4
Ashington
31
Bishop Auckland w/o-scr Gateshead
32
Bletchley Town
3β0
Potton United
33
Bognor Regis Town
3β0
Ryde Sports
34
Boldon Colliery Welfare
0β1
Evenwood Town
35
Boston
0β2
Holbeach United
36
Bridgwater Town
3β3
Dorchester Town
37
Bridlington Town
5β0
Rawmarsh Welfare
38
Bridport
0β1
Salisbury
39
Brierley Hill Alliance
1β1
Hednesford Town
40
Brigg Town
1β0
Retford Town
41
Bromley
0β1
Southall
42
Burscough
1β1
Formby
43
Bury Town
0β4
Thetford Town
44
Buxton
1β0
Farsley Celtic
45
Carshalton Athletic
0β3
Horsham
46
Chatham Town
3β0
Molesey
47
Chatteris Town
0β4
Harwich & Parkeston
48
Chesham United
1β1
Wealdstone
49
Cheshunt
2β2
Dagenham
50
Cinderford Town
1β1
Kidderminster Harriers
51
Clacton Town
2β1
Lowestoft Town
52
Clapton
0β1
Kingstonian
53
Clitheroe
1β4
Ormskirk
54
Congleton Town
2β0
Hyde United
55
Connah's Quay Nomads
5β1
Prescot Town
56
Consett
2β2
Durham City
57
Corby Town
1β0
Wellingborough Town
58
Corinthian Casuals
0β2
Epping Town
59
Crook Town
1β3
Horden Colliery Welfare
60
Dartford
4β1
St Albans City
61
Deal Town
1β1
Folkestone
62
Dorking
0β2
Maidenhead United
63
Dover
5β0
Tunbridge Wells
64
Droylsden
1β4
Prestwich Heys
65
Dudley Town
1β2
Tamworth
66
Dulwich Hamlet
0β1
Romford
67
Eastbourne Town
3β2
Peacehaven & Telscombe
68
Eastwood Hanley
1β1
Northwich Victoria
69
Enderby Town
2β4
Worksop Town
70
Epsom & Ewell
1β5
Wimbledon
71
Erith & Belvedere
1β6
Leatherhead
72
Everwarm
0β4
Mangotsfield United
73
Evesham United
2β2
Banbury United
74
Farnborough Town
2β2
Woking
75
Finchley
1β0
Bracknell Town
76
Gainsborough Trinity
1β2
Sutton Town
77
Goole Town
2β0
Winterton Rangers
78
Gornal Athletic
0β0
Lye Town
79
Gosport Borough
8β0
Chichester City
80
Gravesend & Northfleet
6β1
Walthamstow Avenue
81
Great Harwood
0β1
South Liverpool
82
Hampton
3β3
Cray Wanderers
83
Harrow Borough
2β1
Tooting & Mitcham United
84
Hastings United
3β5
Sittingbourne
85
Haywards Heath
1β1
Waterlooville
86
Hertford Town
5β1
Wokingham Town
87
Highgate United
1β1
Worcester City
88
Hinckley Athletic
2β4
Stourbridge
89
Histon
1β0
Bourne Town
90
Hitchin Town
1β1
Stevenage Athletic
91
Hornchurch
0β0
Sutton United
92
Horwich R M I
3β1
Skelmersdale United
93
Hounslow
2β0
Edgware Town
94
Hungerford Town
1β1
Trowbridge Town
95
Ilkeston Town
2β2
Brereton Social
96
King's Lynn
1β0
Sudbury Town
97
Lewes
4β1
Whitstable Town
98
Leyton
2β2
Crawley Town
99
Leytonstone
2β0
Windsor & Eton
100
Llanelli
1β0
Weston Super Mare
101
Long Eaton United
1β3
Bilston
102
Maidstone United
4β2
Canterbury City
103
March Town United
2β2
Great Yarmouth Town
104
Marine
0β0
Blaenau Ffestiniog
105
Melksham Town
4β2
Chippenham Town
106
Mexborough Town
3β2
Bridlington Trinity
107
Moor Green
1β1
Bromsgrove Rovers
108
Morecambe
0β0
Darwen
109
Mossley
2β0
Yorkshire Amateur
110
Nantwich Town
5β0
Ellesmere Port Town
111
Netherfield
3β2
Rossendale United
112
New Mills
0β2
Stalybridge Celtic
113
Newquay
1β0
Wadebridge Town
114
North Shields
2β0
Spennymoor United
115
Norton Woodseats
0β4
Denaby United
116
Nuneaton Borough
3β0
Gresley Rovers
117
Oxford City
0β1
Witney Town
118
Pagham
0β0
Worthing
119
Penrith
0β1
Chorley
120
Poole Town
0β3
Weymouth
121
Radcliffe Borough
1β2
Emley
122
Redhill
0β1
Ilford
123
Rothwell Town
1β0
Vauxhall Motors
124
Runcorn
2β0
Witton Albion
125
Sandbach Ramblers
0β4
Leek Town
126
Sheppey United
2β3
Faversham Town
127
Shildon
2β1
Ferryhill Athletic
128
Skegness Town
2β3
Wisbech Town
129
Southwick
0β3
Littlehampton Town
130
St Blazey
1β3
Falmouth Town
131
St Neots Town
3β1
Irthlingborough Diamonds
132
Staines Town
2β0
Croydon
133
Stamford
1β0
Desborough Town
134
Stanley United
1β6
Willington
135
Stockton
2β4
Tow Law Town
136
Stonehouse
1β1
Gloucester City
137
Taunton Town
3β1
Devizes Town
138
Tilbury
0β3
Wycombe Wanderers
139
Ton Pentre
1β2
Glastonbury
140
Uxbridge
1β1
Fleet Town
141
Ware
2β0
Dunstable Town
142
West Auckland Town
1β1
Whitley Bay
143
Wingate (Durham)
2β1
Whitby Town
144
Winsford United
1β2
Porthmadog
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Matlock Town
3β4
Arnold
9
Frickley Colliery
2β1
Ashby Institute
25
Eastwood Town
0β3
Belper Town
36
Dorchester Town
0β1
Bridgwater Town
39
Hednesford Town
2β1
Brierley Hill Alliance
42
Formby
4β1
Burscough
48
Wealdstone
2β4
Chesham United
49
Dagenham
2β2
Cheshunt
50
Kidderminster Harriers
1β3
Cinderford Town
56
Durham City
3β1
Consett
61
Folkestone
6β2
Deal Town
68
Northwich Victoria
4β1
Eastwood Hanley
73
Banbury United
2β0
Evesham United
74
Woking
2β2
Farnborough Town
78
Lye Town
5β0
Gornal Athletic
82
Cray Wanderers
1β3
Hampton
85
Waterlooville
3β1
Haywards Heath
87
Worcester City
1β2
Highgate United
90
Stevenage Athletic
1β1
Hitchin Town
91
Sutton United
2β0
Hornchurch
94
Trowbridge Town
4β2
Hungerford Town
95
Brereton Social
1β1
Ilkeston Town
98
Crawley Town
3β2
Leyton
103
Great Yarmouth Town
2β2
March Town United
104
Blaenau Ffestiniog
0β0
Marine
107
Bromsgrove Rovers
1β0
Moor Green
108
Darwen
3β2
Morecambe
118
Worthing
3β1
Pagham
136
Gloucester City
0β1
Stonehouse
140
Fleet Town
3β1
Uxbridge
142
Whitley Bay
4β1
West Auckland Town
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
49
Cheshunt
0β0
Dagenham
74
Farnborough Town
1β2
Woking
90
Hitchin Town
3β2
Stevenage Athletic
95
Ilkeston Town
1β0
Brereton Social
103
March Town United
0β1
Great Yarmouth Town
104
Marine
1β0
Blaenau Ffestiniog
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
49
Dagenham
2β1
Cheshunt
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashington
2β1
Murton Colliery Welfare
2
Bilston
0β2
Alfreton Town
3
Bognor Regis Town
1β0
Newport I O W
4
Bromsgrove Rovers
1β2
Alvechurch
5
Chorley
0β0
Fleetwood
6
Corby Town
1β0
Biggleswade & District
7
Crawley Town
2β3
Aveley
8
Dartford
1β3
Kingstonian
9
Darwen
0β1
Formby
10
Denaby United
0β3
Frickley Colliery
11
Emley
1β2
Buxton
12
Evenwood Town
2β2
Tow Law Town
13
Falmouth Town
4β1
Barnstaple Town
14
Faversham Town
1β1
Folkestone
15
Finchley
0β1
Boreham Wood
16
Fleet Town
2β4
Chatham Town
17
Glastonbury
0β0
Merthyr Tydfil
18
Goole Town
3β1
Bridlington Town
19
Gosport Borough
1β1
Alton Town
20
Gravesend & Northfleet
2β3
Maidenhead United
21
Great Yarmouth Town
1β2
Harwich & Parkeston
22
Hampton
0β5
Dagenham
23
Harrow Borough
1β0
Horsham
24
Hertford Town
2β0
Chesham United
25
Highgate United
1β0
Lye Town
26
Histon
2β1
Bedford Town
27
Horden Colliery Welfare
3β2
Wingate (Durham)
28
Horwich R M I
2β0
Congleton Town
29
Hounslow
1β2
Epping Town
30
Ilford
1β1
Leatherhead
31
Ilkeston Town
2β0
Atherstone Town
32
King's Lynn
3β1
Clacton Town
33
Leek Town
2β2
Macclesfield Town
34
Lewes
1β1
Dover
35
Leytonstone
3β2
Sutton United
36
Littlehampton Town
2β2
Eastbourne Town
37
Llanelli
1β2
Mangotsfield United
38
Maidstone United
1β1
Ashford Town (Kent)
39
Melksham Town
0β6
Basingstoke Town
40
Mexborough Town
1β1
Bradford Park Avenue
41
Mossley
1β1
Prestwich Heys
42
Nantwich Town
0β3
Altrincham
43
Netherfield
2β1
Accrington Stanley
44
Newquay
1β1
Bideford
45
North Shields
0β0
Whitley Bay
46
Nuneaton Borough
1β0
Hednesford Town
47
Porthmadog
2β0
Connah's Quay Nomads
48
Romford
2β2
Bexley United
49
Rothwell Town
1β7
Hitchin Town
50
Runcorn
0β0
Marine
51
Shildon
1β3
Bishop Auckland
52
Sittingbourne
1β1
Ramsgate
53
South Liverpool
0β1
Ormskirk
54
St Neots Town
0β3
Bletchley Town
55
Staines Town
2β0
Egham Town
56
Stalybridge Celtic
3β1
Northwich Victoria
57
Stamford
3β1
Holbeach United
58
Stonehouse
1β2
Cinderford Town
59
Stourbridge
5β2
Bedworth United
60
Sutton Town
1β1
Brigg Town
61
Tamworth
3β0
Belper Town
62
Taunton Town
1β0
Bridgwater Town
63
Trowbridge Town
0β0
Bath City
64
Ware
1β0
Aylesbury United
65
Weymouth
2β0
Salisbury
66
Willington
3β1
Durham City
67
Wimbledon
2β1
Southall
68
Wisbech Town
3β1
Thetford Town
69
Witney Town
1β2
Banbury United
70
Worksop Town
1β0
Arnold
71
Worthing
2β1
Waterlooville
72
Wycombe Wanderers
1β0
Woking
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Fleetwood
1β1
Chorley
12
Tow Law Town
1β0
Evenwood Town
14
Folkestone
4β1
Faversham Town
17
Merthyr Tydfil
3β1
Glastonbury
19
Alton Town
2β1
Gosport Borough
30
Leatherhead
2β0
Ilford
33
Macclesfield Town
4β2
Leek Town
34
Dover
1β2
Lewes
36
Eastbourne Town
0β1
Littlehampton Town
38
Ashford Town (Kent)
0β2
Maidstone United
40
Bradford Park Avenue
4β2
Mexborough Town
41
Prestwich Heys
2β3
Mossley
44
Bideford
6β1
Newquay
45
Whitley Bay
1β1
North Shields
48
Bexley United
3β1
Romford
50
Marine
0β1
Runcorn
52
Ramsgate
2β0
Sittingbourne
60
Brigg Town
0β1
Sutton Town
63
Bath City
2β4
Trowbridge Town
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Chorley
3β2
Fleetwood
45
North Shields
2β2
Whitley Bay
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
45
Whitley Bay
0β3
North Shields
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alfreton Town
2β1
Worksop Town
2
Alton Town
1β2
Bognor Regis Town
3
Altrincham
4β0
Horwich R M I
4
Alvechurch
3β2
Stourbridge
5
Aveley
1β0
Harrow Borough
6
Basingstoke Town
0β1
Trowbridge Town
7
Bishop Auckland
3β1
Tow Law Town
8
Bletchley Town
1β1
Hitchin Town
9
Boreham Wood
1β0
Bexley United
10
Bradford Park Avenue
3β3
Goole Town
11
Buxton
2β1
Mossley
12
Chatham Town
0β7
Wycombe Wanderers
13
Chorley
0β1
Netherfield
14
Cinderford Town
2β2
Banbury United
15
Dagenham
3β2
Kingstonian
16
Epping Town
3β0
Maidenhead United
17
Falmouth Town
3β3
Bideford
18
Folkestone
5β1
Lewes
19
Formby
1β0
Ormskirk
20
Frickley Colliery
2β1
Sutton Town
21
Harwich & Parkeston
1β2
King's Lynn
22
Histon
0β2
Corby Town
23
Horden Colliery Welfare
1β1
Ashington
24
Ilkeston Town
2β3
Tamworth
25
Leatherhead
0β0
Leytonstone
26
Littlehampton Town
0β2
Worthing
27
Macclesfield Town
2β1
Stalybridge Celtic
28
Maidstone United
3β1
Ramsgate
29
Merthyr Tydfil
2β0
Mangotsfield United
30
Nuneaton Borough
1β4
Highgate United
31
Porthmadog
0β2
Runcorn
32
Staines Town
1β1
Wimbledon
33
Stamford
4β2
Wisbech Town
34
Taunton Town
1β2
Weymouth
35
Ware
0β0
Hertford Town
36
Willington
3β0
North Shields
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
8
Hitchin Town
2β0
Bletchley Town
10
Goole Town
4β1
Bradford Park Avenue
14
Banbury United
4β1
Cinderford Town
17
Bideford
1β1
Falmouth Town
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Ashington
2β1
Horden Colliery Welfare
25
Leytonstone
1β0
Leatherhead
32
Wimbledon
4β3
Staines Town
35
Hertford Town
3β1
Ware
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
17
Falmouth Town
2β2
Bideford
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
17
Bideford
2β2
Falmouth Town
4th replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
17
Falmouth Town
1β2
Bideford
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Stafford Rangers, Barnet, Hendon, Enfield, Telford United, Hillingdon Borough, Yeovil Town, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Grantham, Margate, Bangor City, Boston United, Rhyl, Guildford City, Blyth Spartans, Kettering Town, Lancaster City, Hayes and Bishop's Stortford.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Banbury United
2β0
Tamworth
2
Barnet
2β2
Hendon
3
Bideford
2β2
Trowbridge Town
4
Bishop Auckland
0β1
South Shields
5
Bishop's Stortford
1β1
Dagenham
6
Blyth Spartans
2β0
Netherfield
7
Boreham Wood
2β2
Aveley
8
Buxton
2β2
Alfreton Town
9
Corby Town
1β2
Boston United
10
Epping Town
1β2
Chelmsford City
11
Folkestone
2β3
Guildford City
12
Formby
3β0
Goole Town
13
Grantham
3β1
Kettering Town
14
Hayes
1β1
Enfield
15
Hillingdon Borough
2β1
Hertford Town
16
Hitchin Town
2β1
Bognor Regis Town
17
King's Lynn
3β1
Stamford
18
Lancaster City
1β1
Altrincham
19
Leytonstone
0β0
Margate
20
Macclesfield Town
0β0
Merthyr Tydfil
21
Rhyl
0β4
Frickley Colliery
22
Runcorn
2β2
Bangor City
23
Stafford Rangers
1β1
Alvechurch
24
Telford United
2β0
Highgate United
25
Willington
1β0
Ashington
26
Wimbledon
1β0
Maidstone United
27
Worthing
0β3
Wycombe Wanderers
28
Yeovil Town
1β1
Weymouth
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
2
Hendon
3β0
Barnet
3
Trowbridge Town
1β1
Bideford
5
Dagenham
2β1
Bishop's Stortford
7
Aveley
1β2
Boreham Wood
8
Alfreton Town
2β1
Buxton
14
Enfield
0β1
Hayes
18
Altrincham
1β0
Lancaster City
19
Margate
1β3
Leytonstone
20
Merthyr Tydfil
2β1
Macclesfield Town
22
Bangor City
1β2
Runcorn
23
Alvechurch
2β0
Stafford Rangers
28
Weymouth
2β2
Yeovil Town
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Bideford
1β1
Trowbridge Town
28
Yeovil Town
0β1
Weymouth
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Trowbridge Town
2β3
Bideford
1973β74 FA Cup
See
1973-74 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.