The FA Cup 1977β78 is the 97th 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
Cheltenham Town
4β1
Moor Green
2
Clapton
4β1
Metropolitan Police
3
Clevedon Town
4β0
Mangotsfield United
4
Didcot Town
2β2
Leytonstone
5
Eppleton Colliery Welfare
1β0
South Bank
6
Glastonbury
0β1
Merthyr Tydfil
7
Gravesend & Northfleet
4β0
Staines Town
8
Halesowen Town
2β1
Oldbury United
9
Harwich & Parkeston
4β0
Southall & Ealing Borough
10
Hatfield Town
1β2
Marlow
11
Heanor Town
2β2
Leek Town
12
Hillingdon Borough
3β3
Slough Town
13
Horden Colliery Welfare
2β2
Spennymoor United
14
Hounslow
2β1
Molesey
15
Ilford
1β0
Woking
16
Ilkeston Town
0β0
Tamworth
17
Kempston Rovers
2β1
Potton United
18
Kidderminster Harriers
5β2
Sutton Coldfield Town
19
Kingstonian
0β1
Tilbury
20
Leyton Wingate
2β0
Uxbridge
21
Littlehampton Town
0β1
Three Bridges
22
Melksham Town
1β0
Welton Rovers
23
Milton Keynes City
0β2
Rushden Town
24
North Shields
1β1
West Auckland Town
25
Romford
1β1
Walthamstow Avenue
26
Ruislip Manor
1β3
Windsor & Eton
27
Runcorn
4β0
Bacup Borough
28
Sheppey United
1β2
Bexhill Town
29
Skelmersdale United
0β3
Accrington Stanley
30
Southwick
0β1
Waterlooville
31
Spalding United
2β3
Arnold
32
Stourbridge
1β1
Tividale
33
Sudbury Town
1β1
Bury Town
34
Sutton Town
2β1
Belper Town
35
Taunton Town
1β2
Bath City
36
Trowbridge Town
1β1
Weston Super Mare
37
Tunbridge Wells
5β0
Canterbury City
38
V S Rugby
0β0
Bedworth United
39
Wadebridge Town
0β7
Barnstaple Town
40
Wallsend Town
2β3
Whitby Town
41
Whitstable Town
0β1
Ashford Town (Kent)
42
Wigmore Athletic
1β3
East Grinstead
43
Willesden
4β3
Bedford Town
44
Wingate (Durham)
2β1
Annfield Plain
45
Winsford United
1β1
Ashton United
46
Winterton Rangers
0β1
Appleby Frodingham
47
Wisbech Town
5β0
Clacton Town
48
Witton Albion
1β1
Bangor City
49
Wolverton Town & B R
1β1
Banbury United
50
Yeovil Town
2β2
Alton Town
51
Yorkshire Amateur
0β2
Barton Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
4
Leytonstone
1β0
Didcot Town
11
Leek Town
2β0
Heanor Town
12
Slough Town
0β1
Hillingdon Borough
13
Spennymoor United
3β1
Horden Colliery Welfare
16
Tamworth
1β0
Ilkeston Town
24
West Auckland Town
2β1
North Shields
25
Walthamstow Avenue
3β2
Romford
32
Tividale
1β0
Stourbridge
33
Bury Town
2β0
Sudbury Town
36
Weston Super Mare
2β1
Trowbridge Town
38
Bedworth United
0β1
V S Rugby
45
Ashton United
0β2
Winsford United
48
Bangor City
2β0
Witton Albion
49
Banbury United
4β1
Wolverton Town & B R
50
Alton Town
0β4
Yeovil Town
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
A P Leamington
3β1
Tividale
2
Addlestone
0β1
Clapton
3
Alfreton Town
0β1
Leek Town
4
Alvechurch
2β2
Kidderminster Harriers
5
Andover
2β0
Three Bridges
6
Atherstone Town
0β0
Cheltenham Town
7
Aveley
0β2
Leytonstone
8
Aylesbury United
0β3
Kempston Rovers
9
Barking
5β2
Chalfont St Peter
10
Barnet
4β1
Camberley Town
11
Barry Town
4β1
Melksham Town
12
Barton Rovers
1β1
Hemel Hempstead
13
Basingstoke Town
2β0
Marlow
14
Berkhamsted Town
0β5
Gravesend & Northfleet
15
Billericay Town
1β1
Harwich & Parkeston
16
Billingham Synthonia
2β0
Eppleton Colliery Welfare
17
Bilston
1β2
Brierley Hill Alliance
18
Bishop Auckland
3β0
West Auckland Town
19
Bognor Regis Town
0β2
Farnborough Town
20
Boldon Community Association
3β1
Carlisle City
21
Bracknell Town
1β2
Tilbury
22
Bridgend Town
4β3
Clevedon Town
23
Bridlington Town
1β1
Durham City
24
Bridlington Trinity
1β2
Appleby Frodingham
25
Bridport
0β3
Bath City
26
Brigg Town
2β0
Farsley Celtic
27
Burgess Hill Town
2β1
Bexhill Town
28
Burnham
0β1
Chertsey Town
29
Burscough
2β2
Accrington Stanley
30
Burton Albion
1β0
Stratford Town
31
Calne Town
3β1
Chippenham Town
32
Cambridge City
1β1
Bury Town
33
Carshalton Athletic
2β3
St Albans City
34
Chard Town
1β0
Barnstaple Town
35
Chatteris Town
1β6
Arnold
36
Chesham United
5β0
Willesden
37
Cheshunt
3β2
Walton & Hersham
38
Chorley
5β1
Clitheroe
39
Consett
1β1
Wingate (Durham)
40
Corby Town
1β1
V S Rugby
41
Corinthian Casuals
5β1
Epping Town
42
Coventry Sporting
1β1
Enderby Town
43
Crawley Town
3β1
Deal Town
44
Crook Town
3β0
Evenwood Town
45
Croydon
3β3
Tunbridge Wells
46
Darlaston
3β0
Eastwood Town
47
Dorchester Town
0β0
Fareham Town
48
Dover
0β1
Maidstone United
49
Droylsden
0β2
Runcorn
50
Dudley Town
1β1
Gloucester City
51
Dulwich Hamlet
1β0
Egham Town
52
Easington Colliery Welfare
4β4
Whitley Bay
53
Eastbourne United
4β0
East Grinstead
54
Edgware Town
4β1
Dunstable
55
Ely City
1β2
Holbeach United
56
Emley
3β2
Barton Town
57
Enfield
6β0
Wembley
58
Epsom & Ewell
1β1
Feltham
59
Erith & Belvedere
4β2
Hounslow
60
Evesham United
0β0
Merthyr Tydfil
61
Falmouth Town
0β1
Newquay
62
Faversham Town
0β3
Folkestone & Shepway
63
Felixstowe Town
2β4
Gorleston
64
Ferryhill Athletic
2β4
Spennymoor United
65
Finchley
1β0
Vauxhall Motors
66
Forest Green Rovers
3β2
Larkhall Athletic
67
Formby
1β0
Lancaster City
68
Friar Lane Old Boys
1β2
Telford United
69
Frickley Athletic
3β1
North Ferriby United
70
Frome Town
2β1
Yeovil Town
71
Gainsborough Trinity
1β0
Ashby Institute
72
Glossop
0β2
Winsford United
73
Goole Town
6β1
Louth United
74
Gornal Athletic
1β3
Halesowen Town
75
Gosport Borough
0β0
Hungerford Town
76
Grays Athletic
1β1
Hillingdon Borough
77
Great Harwood
1β1
Prestwich Heys
78
Gresley Rovers
2β2
Sutton Town
79
Hampton
3β0
Wokingham Town
80
Haringey Borough
2β2
Ware
81
Harlow Town
5β0
Stowmarket
82
Harrow Borough
1β1
Witney Town
83
Hastings United
2β2
Margate
84
Hayes
0β2
Ilford
85
Hednesford Town
1β0
Hyde United
86
Herne Bay
2β2
Bromley
87
Hertford Town
1β1
Tring Town
88
Highgate United
2β1
Willenhall Town
89
Hinckley Athletic
0β0
Tamworth
90
Histon
0β1
Chelmsford City
91
Hoddesdon Town
0β1
Boreham Wood
92
Hornchurch
0β1
Leyton Wingate
93
Horsham
4β1
Worthing
94
Horsham Y M C A
1β0
Ringmer
95
Horwich R M I
1β0
Barrow
96
Ilminster Town
0β2
Swaythling
97
Irthlingborough Diamonds
3β1
Stamford
98
King's Lynn
1β2
Wisbech Town
99
Letchworth Garden City
3β0
Rushden Town
100
Lewes
1β0
Ashford Town (Kent)
101
Llanelli
1β1
Worcester City
102
Long Eaton United
0β2
Stalybridge Celtic
103
Lowestoft Town
4β1
Newmarket Town
104
Lye Town
3β3
Banbury United
105
Lytham
0β1
Rossendale United
106
Macclesfield Town
0β2
Mossley
107
Maidenhead United
3β0
Windsor & Eton
108
March Town United
2β1
Skegness Town
109
Medway
0β1
Sutton United
110
Mexborough Town
1β3
Buxton
111
Nantwich Town
1β1
Bangor City
112
Netherfield
4β0
Willington
113
New Brighton
1β0
St Helens Town
114
New Mills
1β2
Curzon Ashton
115
Newbury Town
0β1
Bridgwater Town
116
Newport I O W
0β0
Waterlooville
117
Oswestry Town
2β0
Porthmadog
118
Oxford City
2β0
Racing Club Warwick
119
Parson Drove United
0β2
Boston
120
Peacehaven & Telscombe
1β1
Ramsgate
121
Penrith
3β3
Washington
122
Penzance
2β2
Tiverton Town
123
Poole Town
4β1
Selsey
124
Prescot Town
0β1
Darwen
125
Radcliffe Borough
2β6
South Liverpool
126
Rainham Town
0β5
Walthamstow Avenue
127
Redditch United
1β3
Wellingborough Town
128
Redhill
0β1
Eastbourne Town
129
Retford Town
1β2
Worksop Town
130
Rhyl
0β0
Congleton Town
131
Rothwell Town
4β1
Bourne Town
132
Salisbury
5β1
Cowes
133
Selby Town
3β1
Denaby United
134
Shildon
0β3
Blyth Spartans
135
Sidley United
0β0
Tonbridge
136
Sittingbourne
0β2
Haywards Heath
137
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
2β1
Cray Wanderers
138
Soham Town Rangers
0β2
Great Yarmouth Town
139
St Blazey
0β1
Bideford
140
St Neots Town
2β1
Thetford Town
141
Thame United
1β3
Bromsgrove Rovers
142
Ton Pentre
2β2
Weston Super Mare
143
Tow Law Town
0β4
Whitby Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
4
Kidderminster Harriers
1β1
Alvechurch
6
Cheltenham Town
1β0
Atherstone Town
12
Hemel Hempstead
3β1
Barton Rovers
15
Harwich & Parkeston
1β4
Billericay Town
23
Durham City
1β0
Bridlington Town
29
Accrington Stanley
0β1
Burscough
32
Bury Town
1β2
Cambridge City
39
Wingate (Durham)
1β4
Consett
40
V S Rugby
0β2
Corby Town
42
Enderby Town
1β0
Coventry Sporting
45
Tunbridge Wells
0β2
Croydon
47
Fareham Town
1β2
Dorchester Town
50
Gloucester City
1β2
Dudley Town
52
Whitley Bay
3β2
Easington Colliery Welfare
58
Feltham
2β1
Epsom & Ewell
60
Merthyr Tydfil
2β1
Evesham United
75
Hungerford Town
3β0
Gosport Borough
76
Hillingdon Borough
4β1
Grays Athletic
77
Prestwich Heys
1β5
Great Harwood
78
Sutton Town
2β1
Gresley Rovers
80
Ware
3β3
Haringey Borough
82
Witney Town
2β1
Harrow Borough
83
Margate
1β2
Hastings United
86
Bromley
5β0
Herne Bay
87
Tring Town
2β3
Hertford Town
89
Tamworth
1β1
Hinckley Athletic
101
Worcester City
2β0
Llanelli
104
Banbury United
2β1
Lye Town
111
Bangor City
4β1
Nantwich Town
116
Waterlooville
0β1
Newport I O W
120
Ramsgate
1β0
Peacehaven & Telscombe
121
Washington
1β0
Penrith
122
Tiverton Town
3β1
Penzance
130
Congleton Town
0β2
Rhyl
135
Tonbridge
8β1
Sidley United
142
Weston Super Mare
3β2
Ton Pentre
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
4
Alvechurch
0β1
Kidderminster Harriers
80
Ware
0β1
Haringey Borough
89
Hinckley Athletic
2β1
Tamworth
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Barking
1β3
Hillingdon Borough
2
Barnet
2β1
Erith & Belvedere
3
Boldon Community Association
2β1
Whitby Town
4
Brierley Hill Alliance
0β1
Halesowen Town
5
Brigg Town
1β0
Gainsborough Trinity
6
Burton Albion
2β1
Cheltenham Town
7
Calne Town
0β4
Merthyr Tydfil
8
Chertsey Town
1β1
Ilford
9
Cheshunt
2β1
Clapton
10
Chorley
1β0
Horwich R M I
11
Cinderford Town
0β4
Bridgend Town
12
Corinthian Casuals
0β2
Walthamstow Avenue
13
Crawley Town
3β2
Bromley
14
Crook Town
1β1
Blyth Spartans
15
Darlaston
0β1
Hinckley Athletic
16
Dorchester Town
4β3
Bridgwater Town
17
Dudley Town
0β2
A P Leamington
18
Dulwich Hamlet
1β1
Leyton Wingate
19
Durham City
1β2
Spennymoor United
20
Edgware Town
2β2
Boreham Wood
21
Enderby Town
5β0
Rothwell Town
22
Enfield
2β1
Gravesend & Northfleet
23
Farnborough Town
3β0
Newport I O W
24
Feltham
3β2
Maidenhead United
25
Finchley
2β2
Chesham United
26
Folkestone & Shepway
5β2
Eastbourne Town
27
Forest Green Rovers
0β2
Weston Super Mare
28
Formby
2β2
Darwen
29
Frickley Athletic
1β2
Appleby Frodingham
30
Goole Town
7β0
Selby Town
31
Gorleston
1β1
Chelmsford City
32
Great Harwood
0β1
Burscough
33
Hampton
1β1
Basingstoke Town
34
Haringey Borough
1β3
Billericay Town
35
Harlow Town
1β0
Cambridge City
36
Hastings United
5β1
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
37
Hednesford Town
1β0
Buxton
38
Hemel Hempstead
2β2
Letchworth Garden City
39
Hertford Town
1β0
Kempston Rovers
40
Highgate United
0β2
Kidderminster Harriers
41
Holbeach United
0β1
Boston
42
Horsham
3β2
Andover
43
Horsham Y M C A
4β1
Eastbourne United
44
Hungerford Town
0β1
Salisbury
45
Irthlingborough Diamonds
1β2
Corby Town
46
Lowestoft Town
4β1
Great Yarmouth Town
47
Maidstone United
5β0
Burgess Hill Town
48
March Town United
3β8
Arnold
49
Mossley
1β0
Curzon Ashton
50
Netherfield
1β1
Bishop Auckland
51
New Brighton
1β3
Winsford United
52
Newquay
2β3
Bideford
53
Oswestry Town
1β2
Rhyl
54
Oxford City
2β1
Bromsgrove Rovers
55
Poole Town
0β2
Frome Town
56
Ramsgate
2β0
Haywards Heath
57
Rossendale United
1β2
Runcorn
58
South Liverpool
2β2
Bangor City
59
St Albans City
2β0
Leytonstone
60
St Neots Town
4β4
Wisbech Town
61
Stalybridge Celtic
6β0
Sutton Town
62
Sutton United
2β0
Croydon
63
Swaythling
1β1
Bath City
64
Telford United
3β0
Leek Town
65
Tiverton Town
2β0
Chard Town
66
Tonbridge
1β0
Lewes
67
Washington
0β3
Consett
68
Wellingborough Town
1β2
Banbury United
69
Whitley Bay
3β1
Billingham Synthonia
70
Witney Town
0β3
Tilbury
71
Worcester City
1β0
Barry Town
72
Worksop Town
4β2
Emley
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
8
Ilford
6β1
Chertsey Town
14
Blyth Spartans
3β0
Crook Town
18
Leyton Wingate
2β1
Dulwich Hamlet
20
Boreham Wood
4β2
Edgware Town
25
Chesham United
0β0
Finchley
28
Darwen
2β0
Formby
31
Chelmsford City
5β0
Gorleston
33
Basingstoke Town
0β2
Hampton
38
Letchworth Garden City
4β3
Hemel Hempstead
50
Bishop Auckland
1β1
Netherfield
58
Bangor City
1β0
South Liverpool
60
Wisbech Town
2β1
St Neots Town
63
Bath City
3β0
Swaythling
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
25
Finchley
3β2
Chesham United
50
Netherfield
3β4
Bishop Auckland
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Appleby Frodingham
2β2
Brigg Town
2
Arnold
2β0
Boston
3
Banbury United
1β0
Oxford City
4
Bangor City
1β0
Rhyl
5
Bath City
2β0
Dorchester Town
6
Billericay Town
3β1
Walthamstow Avenue
7
Bishop Auckland
3β2
Boldon Community Association
8
Bridgend Town
1β3
Merthyr Tydfil
9
Burscough
3β0
Chorley
10
Burton Albion
1β0
Halesowen Town
11
Cheshunt
1β0
Hillingdon Borough
12
Consett
1β4
Blyth Spartans
13
Corby Town
1β2
Enderby Town
14
Enfield
4β0
Leyton Wingate
15
Finchley
1β5
Boreham Wood
16
Frome Town
2β2
Salisbury
17
Hampton
1β1
Ilford
18
Harlow Town
1β1
Chelmsford City
19
Hertford Town
0β3
Letchworth Garden City
20
Horsham
2β0
Farnborough Town
21
Horsham Y M C A
2β2
Folkestone & Shepway
22
Kidderminster Harriers
1β2
A P Leamington
23
Maidstone United
1β1
Crawley Town
24
Runcorn
2β0
Darwen
25
St Albans City
2β4
Barnet
26
Stalybridge Celtic
1β1
Hednesford Town
27
Sutton United
1β0
Hastings United
28
Telford United
1β0
Hinckley Athletic
29
Tilbury
4β1
Feltham
30
Tiverton Town
0β0
Bideford
31
Tonbridge
2β0
Ramsgate
32
Whitley Bay
2β2
Spennymoor United
33
Winsford United
1β1
Mossley
34
Wisbech Town
0β3
Lowestoft Town
35
Worcester City
1β1
Weston Super Mare
36
Worksop Town
2β2
Goole Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Brigg Town
1β2
Appleby Frodingham
16
Salisbury
1β0
Frome Town
17
Ilford
1β1
Hampton
18
Chelmsford City
2β1
Harlow Town
21
Folkestone & Shepway
3β0
Horsham Y M C A
23
Crawley Town
1β1
Maidstone United
26
Hednesford Town
2β1
Stalybridge Celtic
30
Bideford
3β0
Tiverton Town
32
Spennymoor United
4β1
Whitley Bay
33
Mossley
3β3
Winsford United
35
Weston Super Mare
1β2
Worcester City
36
Goole Town
2β2
Worksop Town
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
23
Maidstone United
4-1
Crawley Town
25
Finchley
3β2
Chesham United
50
Netherfield
3β4
Bishop Auckland
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Stafford Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Matlock Town, Altrincham, Morecambe, Dartford, Bishop's Stortford, Hendon, Grantham, Boston United, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Leatherhead, Hitchin Town, Tooting & Mitcham United, Marine, Minehead, Nuneaton Borough, Wealdstone and Northwich Victoria.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Appleby Frodingham
0β2
Mossley
2
Arnold
3β0
Telford United
3
Bideford
1β0
Banbury United
4
Bishop Auckland
0β1
Blyth Spartans
5
Boreham Wood
3β2
Dartford
6
Boston United
1β2
A P Leamington
7
Burscough
0β0
Morecambe
8
Chelmsford City
0β3
Folkestone & Shepway
9
Goole Town
2β1
Matlock Town
10
Grantham
0β2
Burton Albion
11
Hampton
1β2
Barnet
12
Hendon
3β2
Billericay Town
13
Hitchin Town
2β2
Kettering Town
14
Horsham
0β4
Enfield
15
Leatherhead
4β1
Cheshunt
16
Letchworth Garden City
0β0
Enderby Town
17
Lowestoft Town
2β0
Bishop's Stortford
18
Marine
0β3
Wigan Athletic
19
Merthyr Tydfil
1β2
Bath City
20
Northwich Victoria
2β2
Stafford Rangers
21
Nuneaton Borough
2β1
Hednesford Town
22
Runcorn
2β1
Altrincham
23
Salisbury
1β1
Minehead
24
Spennymoor United
2β1
Bangor City
25
Tilbury
4β3
Tonbridge
26
Tooting & Mitcham United
3β0
Sutton United
27
Wealdstone
2β1
Maidstone United
28
Worcester City
2β2
Weymouth
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Morecambe
0β1
Burscough
13
Kettering Town
2β1
Hitchin Town
16
Enderby Town
1β0
Letchworth Garden City
20
Stafford Rangers
2β1
Northwich Victoria
23
Minehead
2β1
Salisbury
28
Weymouth
2β1
Worcester City
1977β78 FA Cup
See
1977-78 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.