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Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1978β79 is the 98th 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
Accrington Stanley
1β2
Lancaster City
2
Alfreton Town
2β5
Mexborough Town
3
Andover
1β1
Newbury Town
4
Appleby Frodingham
1β2
Eastwood Town
5
Banbury United
4β2
Thame United
6
Barry Town
2β0
Mangotsfield United
7
Billingham Synthonia
2β1
Tow Law Town
8
Bourne Town
1β4
Arnold
9
Brierley Hill Alliance
0β2
Alvechurch
10
Bromsgrove Rovers
3β1
Lye Town
11
Burgess Hill Town
1β3
Alton Town
12
Burton Albion
0β1
Oxford City
13
Bury Town
1β2
King's Lynn
14
Carlisle City
4β2
Annfield Plain
15
Chesham United
3β3
Berkhamsted Town
16
Clapton
1β6
Barking
17
Consett
1β1
Eppleton Colliery Welfare
18
Corby Town
0β1
Barton Rovers
19
Cowes
0β0
Fareham Town
20
Crook Town
1β2
South Bank
21
Desborough Town
0β3
Friar Lane Old Boys
22
Didcot Town
1β1
Aylesbury United
23
East Grinstead
1β2
Canterbury City
24
Eastbourne United
1β0
Ashford Town (Kent)
25
Egham Town
2β3
Camberley Town
26
Epsom & Ewell
2β0
Addlestone
27
Farnborough Town
1β0
Maidenhead United
28
Farsley Celtic
0β1
Bridlington Town
29
Faversham Town
1β3
Hastings United
30
Felixstowe Town
1β0
Hoddesdon Town
31
Feltham
2β0
Hayes
32
Finchley
0β1
Hillingdon Borough
33
Folkestone & Shepway
2β1
Bromley
34
Forest Green Rovers
8β1
Calne Town
35
Formby
3β1
Ashton United
36
Frome Town
0β3
Gloucester City
37
Glastonbury
0β3
Bath City
38
Gorleston
1β0
Cambridge City
39
Gravesend & Northfleet
6β2
Aveley
40
Grays Athletic
5β1
Cheshunt
41
Halesowen Town
2β0
Bilston
42
Hampton
2β0
Banstead Athletic
43
Haringey Borough
1β3
Ilford
44
Harlow Town
1β1
Hemel Hempstead
45
Harrow Borough
0β2
Hertford Town
46
Haverhill Rovers
0β0
Lowestoft Town
47
Heanor Town
0β3
Boston United
48
Herne Bay
1β1
Horsham Y M C A
49
Holbeach United
0β3
Louth United
50
Horsham
4β0
Littlehampton Town
51
Ilminster Town
1β0
Poole Town
52
Kidderminster Harriers
5β0
Moor Green
53
Leek Town
2β2
Bangor City
54
Liskeard Athletic
1β0
Barnstaple Town
55
Macclesfield Town
2β4
Marine
56
Margate
2β0
Redhill
57
Mossley
2β1
Burscough
58
Nantwich Town
1β2
Prescot Town
59
Newmarket Town
1β2
Olney Town
60
Newquay
2β2
Penzance
61
North Ferriby United
2β0
Selby Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Newbury Town
1β2
Andover
15
Berkhamsted Town
1β0
Chesham United
17
Eppleton Colliery Welfare
0β7
Consett
19
Fareham Town
2β0
Cowes
22
Aylesbury United
2β1
Didcot Town
44
Hemel Hempstead
0β4
Harlow Town
46
Lowestoft Town
2β0
Haverhill Rovers
48
Horsham Y M C A
1β0
Herne Bay
53
Bangor City
1β2
Leek Town
60
Penzance
2β1
Newquay
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Arundel
2β3
Bognor Regis Town
2
Ashington
0β1
Bishop Auckland
3
Atherstone Town
2β0
Belper Town
4
Barnet
2β1
Bracknell Town
5
Barton Town
1β3
Boston
6
Bedford Town
2β1
Bishop's Stortford
7
Bedworth United
0β0
Brereton Social
8
Bexhill Town
1β1
Crawley Town
9
Bideford
2β1
Falmouth Town
10
Billericay Town
2β1
Chelmsford City
11
Boldon Community Association
2β0
Durham City
12
Boreham Wood
3β2
Burnham
13
Bridgwater Town
1β0
Chard Town
14
Bridlington Trinity
1β0
Emley
15
Bridport
0β1
Dorchester Town
16
Brigg Town
1β1
Spalding United
17
Buxton
3β1
Glossop
18
Carshalton Athletic
3β0
Chertsey Town
19
Chalfont St Peter
0β0
Epping Town
20
Cheltenham Town
6β1
Clevedon Town
21
Chichester City
1β1
Dorking Town
22
Chippenham Town
2β2
Cinderford Town
23
Chorley
3β0
Darwen
24
Clacton Town
0β4
Ely City
25
Clitheroe
0β1
Curzon Ashton
26
Congleton Town
1β2
Droylsden
27
Corinthian Casuals
0β0
Edgware Town
28
Cray Wanderers
1β2
Dulwich Hamlet
29
Croydon
1β0
Erith & Belvedere
30
Darlaston
1β1
Evesham United
31
Dover
3β0
Eastbourne Town
32
Dudley Town
3β0
Gresley Rovers
33
Easington Colliery Welfare
2β1
West Auckland Town
34
Enderby Town
3β4
Gainsborough Trinity
35
Evenwood Town
2β2
North Shields
36
Fleetwood Town
0β0
Netherfield
37
Frickley Athletic
0β2
Hednesford Town
38
Gateshead
1β0
Horden Colliery Welfare
39
Gornal Athletic
0β2
Kempston Rovers
40
Grantham
5β3
Ashby Institute
41
Great Yarmouth Town
1β1
Harwich & Parkeston
42
Guisborough Town
2β2
Consett
43
Haywards Heath
4β0
Wigmore Athletic
44
Highgate United
2β1
Stourbridge
45
Hinckley Athletic
5β0
Long Eaton United
46
Histon
3β1
Parson Drove United
47
Hornchurch
1β1
Leytonstone
48
Hounslow
1β1
St Albans City
49
Hungerford Town
5β1
Swaythling
50
Hyde United
1β1
Skelmersdale United
51
Irthlingborough Diamonds
3β0
Friar Lane Old Boys
52
Kingstonian
1β0
Tring Town
53
Larkhall Athletic
3β3
Paulton Rovers
54
Letchworth Garden City
5β1
Felixstowe Town
55
Lewes
1β1
Ramsgate
56
Leyland Motors
1β2
Horwich R M I
57
Leyton Wingate
1β0
Tilbury
58
Llanelli
1β3
Shepton Mallet Town
59
Lytham
0β2
Barrow
60
Maidstone United
2β0
Horsham Y M C A
61
March Town United
4β1
Chatteris Town
62
Marlow
1β1
Feltham
63
Medway
4β1
Sidley United
64
Melksham Town
1β0
Gloucester City
65
Merthyr Tydfil
4β0
Bridgend Town
66
Metropolitan Police
1β0
Harlow Town
67
Milton Keynes City
2β0
Coventry Sporting
68
Molesey
2β2
Hillingdon Borough
69
New Brighton
1β3
Prestwich Heys
70
New Mills
2β0
Denaby United
71
Newport I O W
0β1
Basingstoke Town
72
Oldbury United
1β1
Willenhall Town
73
Oswestry Town
1β1
St Helens Town
74
Penrith
0β4
Lancaster City
75
Porthmadog
3β1
Marine
76
Potton United
0β1
Rushden Town
77
Racing Club Warwick
1β1
Tamworth
78
Radcliffe Borough
0β6
Runcorn
79
Rainham Town
0β4
Walthamstow Avenue
80
Redditch United
3β2
Tividale
81
Retford Town
2β1
Stamford
82
Rhyl
2β0
Prescot Town
83
Ringmer
0β2
Hastings United
84
Rothwell Town
1β1
Olney Town
85
Ruislip Manor
0β3
Southall & Ealing Borough
86
Salisbury
4β0
Welton Rovers
87
Saltash United
8β1
Penzance
88
Selsey
2β3
Tunbridge Wells
89
Sheppey United
1β4
Canterbury City
90
Shildon
3β1
Whitley Bay
91
Sittingbourne
1β4
Eastbourne United
92
Skegness Town
0β1
Louth United
93
Slough Town
2β0
Farnborough Town
94
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
0β3
Tonbridge
95
Soham Town Rangers
2β0
Sudbury Town
96
South Liverpool
0β3
Formby
97
Southwick
1β2
Horsham
98
Spennymoor United
2β1
Carlisle City
99
St Blazey
0β3
Taunton Town
100
St Neots Town
1β0
King's Lynn
101
Staines Town
2β1
Willesden
102
Stalybridge Celtic
3β1
Leek Town
103
Stowmarket
0β1
Lowestoft Town
104
Stratford Town
2β2
Kidderminster Harriers
105
Sutton Coldfield Town
3β0
Oxford City
106
Sutton Town
0β0
Boston United
107
Sutton United
2β1
Hertford Town
108
Telford United
0β1
Halesowen Town
109
Thetford Town
1β5
Gorleston
110
Three Bridges
0β2
Margate
111
Tiverton Town
1β0
Ilminster Town
112
Ton Pentre
0β1
Barry Town
113
Trowbridge Town
1β0
Forest Green Rovers
114
Uxbridge
2β1
Berkhamsted Town
115
V S Rugby
2β0
Dunstable
116
Wadebridge Town
0β2
Liskeard Athletic
117
Wallsend Town
1β0
Ferryhill Athletic
118
Walton & Hersham
2β3
Camberley Town
119
Ware
0β2
Barking
120
Washington
3β2
Blue Star
121
Waterlooville
2β0
Fareham Town
122
Welling United
1β2
Gravesend & Northfleet
123
Wellingborough Town
1β1
Arnold
124
Wembley
0β0
Grays Athletic
125
Weston Super Mare
1β2
Bath City
126
Whitby Town
3β3
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare
127
Whitstable Town
1β1
Folkestone & Shepway
128
Willington
0β1
Billingham Synthonia
129
Windsor & Eton
1β0
Hampton
130
Wingate (Durham)
0β0
South Bank
131
Winsford United
3β0
Mexborough Town
132
Winterton Rangers
0β0
North Ferriby United
133
Wisbech Town
0β2
Barton Rovers
134
Witney Town
0β2
Banbury United
135
Witton Albion
4β2
Mossley
136
Woking
3β1
Epsom & Ewell
137
Wokingham Town
2β0
Aylesbury United
138
Wolverton Town & B R
1β2
Alvechurch
139
Worcester City
1β0
Bromsgrove Rovers
140
Worksop Town
2β1
Eastwood Town
141
Worthing
4β1
Alton Town
142
Yeovil Town
4β0
Andover
143
Yorkshire Amateur
0β0
Bridlington Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Brereton Social
3β2
Bedworth United
8
Crawley Town
1β1
Bexhill Town
16
Spalding United
3β4
Brigg Town
19
Epping Town
1β1
Chalfont St Peter
21
Dorking Town
3β2
Chichester City
22
Cinderford Town
2β1
Chippenham Town
27
Edgware Town
4β0
Corinthian Casuals
30
Evesham United
2β4
Darlaston
35
North Shields
1β0
Evenwood Town
36
Netherfield
1β1
Fleetwood Town
41
Harwich & Parkeston
4β1
Great Yarmouth Town
42
Consett
3β2
Guisborough Town
47
Leytonstone
4β1
Hornchurch
48
St Albans City
4β2
Hounslow
50
Skelmersdale United
0β1
Hyde United
53
Paulton Rovers
2β1
Larkhall Athletic
55
Ramsgate
3β0
Lewes
62
Feltham
3β0
Marlow
68
Hillingdon Borough
2β1
Molesey
72
Willenhall Town
2β0
Oldbury United
73
St Helens Town
0β0
Oswestry Town
77
Tamworth
1β0
Racing Club Warwick
84
Olney Town
0β1
Rothwell Town
104
Kidderminster Harriers
7β0
Stratford Town
106
Boston United
2β1
Sutton Town
123
Arnold
2β1
Wellingborough Town
124
Grays Athletic
4β1
Wembley
126
Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare
0β1
Whitby Town
127
Folkestone & Shepway
5β0
Whitstable Town
130
South Bank
1β1
Wingate (Durham)
132
North Ferriby United
0β1
Winterton Rangers
143
Bridlington Town
2β3
Yorkshire Amateur
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
8
Bexhill Town
0β1
Crawley Town
19
Chalfont St Peter
0β0
Epping Town
36
Fleetwood Town
2β0
Netherfield
73
Oswestry Town
3β2
St Helens Town
130
Wingate (Durham)
0β0
South Bank
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
19
Epping Town
1β2
Chalfont St Peter
130
South Bank
2β1
Wingate (Durham)
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Atherstone Town
1β3
Irthlingborough Diamonds
2
Barnet
3β2
Feltham
3
Bedford Town
5β2
Rothwell Town
4
Bideford
2β0
Saltash United
5
Billericay Town
5β1
Letchworth Garden City
6
Bishop Auckland
0β0
Consett
7
Bognor Regis Town
0β2
Waterlooville
8
Boldon Community Association
3β2
Washington
9
Boreham Wood
0β2
Hillingdon Borough
10
Boston
0β1
Grantham
11
Brereton Social
3β2
Sutton Coldfield Town
12
Bridgwater Town
5β1
Tiverton Town
13
Bridlington Trinity
2β2
Winterton Rangers
14
Brigg Town
1β1
Worksop Town
15
Buxton
2β0
Rhyl
16
Carshalton Athletic
1β2
Slough Town
17
Chalfont St Peter
0β2
Sutton United
18
Cheltenham Town
6β0
Melksham Town
19
Chorley
2β1
Barrow
20
Cinderford Town
0β1
Merthyr Tydfil
21
Crawley Town
1β2
Hastings United
22
Croydon
0β2
Margate
23
Curzon Ashton
1β2
Horwich R M I
24
Darlaston
5β0
Milton Keynes City
25
Dorchester Town
1β0
Basingstoke Town
26
Dorking Town
0β2
Horsham
27
Dover
0β0
Maidstone United
28
Droylsden
3β1
Porthmadog
29
Dudley Town
2β0
Kidderminster Harriers
30
Dulwich Hamlet
4β0
Ilford
31
Easington Colliery Welfare
1β3
Billingham Synthonia
32
Edgware Town
1β0
Metropolitan Police
33
Ely City
1β2
Lowestoft Town
34
Fleetwood Town
1β1
Lancaster City
35
Gainsborough Trinity
1β1
Louth United
36
Gateshead
6β0
Wallsend Town
37
Harwich & Parkeston
1β1
March Town United
38
Haywards Heath
1β2
Worthing
39
Hednesford Town
4β0
New Mills
40
Highgate United
0β0
Worcester City
41
Hinckley Athletic
1β0
Arnold
42
Histon
0β1
St Neots Town
43
Hungerford Town
4β4
Yeovil Town
44
Hyde United
2β2
Formby
45
Kempston Rovers
3β1
V S Rugby
46
Kingstonian
3β0
Uxbridge
47
Leyton Wingate
2β0
Grays Athletic
48
Leytonstone
1β2
Barking
49
Medway
0β0
Eastbourne United
50
North Shields
0β3
Spennymoor United
51
Oswestry Town
0β1
Winsford United
52
Paulton Rovers
1β2
Barry Town
53
Prestwich Heys
1β1
Stalybridge Celtic
54
Ramsgate
1β0
Canterbury City
55
Redditch United
1β0
Alvechurch
56
Retford Town
1β4
Boston United
57
Runcorn
3β1
Witton Albion
58
Rushden Town
1β1
Barton Rovers
59
Salisbury
0β2
Bath City
60
Shepton Mallet Town
1β2
Trowbridge Town
61
Shildon
2β1
South Bank
62
Soham Town Rangers
0β3
Gorleston
63
Southall & Ealing Borough
2β2
Camberley Town
64
St Albans City
0β0
Wokingham Town
65
Staines Town
0β0
Windsor & Eton
66
Tamworth
0β2
Halesowen Town
67
Taunton Town
6β0
Liskeard Athletic
68
Tonbridge
2β3
Folkestone & Shepway
69
Tunbridge Wells
0β2
Woking
70
Walthamstow Avenue
2β3
Gravesend & Northfleet
71
Whitby Town
1β2
Yorkshire Amateur
72
Willenhall Town
2β0
Banbury United
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
6
Consett
2β1
Bishop Auckland
13
Winterton Rangers
2β1
Bridlington Trinity
14
Worksop Town
1β1
Brigg Town
27
Maidstone United
1β0
Dover
34
Lancaster City
0β1
Fleetwood Town
35
Louth United
1β2
Gainsborough Trinity
37
March Town United
2β1
Harwich & Parkeston
40
Worcester City
3β2
Highgate United
43
Yeovil Town
3β0
Hungerford Town
44
Formby
2β1
Hyde United
49
Eastbourne United
0β0
Medway
53
Stalybridge Celtic
4β1
Prestwich Heys
58
Barton Rovers
3β1
Rushden Town
63
Camberley Town
1β3
Southall & Ealing Borough
64
Wokingham Town
4β1
St Albans City
65
Windsor & Eton
1β0
Staines Town
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
14
Brigg Town
0β2
Worksop Town
49
Medway
0β6
Eastbourne United
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Barking
2β0
Billericay Town
2
Barry Town
0β2
Merthyr Tydfil
3
Barton Rovers
0β2
Bedford Town
4
Bath City
7β1
Bridgwater Town
5
Billingham Synthonia
0β0
Boldon Community Association
6
Boston United
3β0
Gainsborough Trinity
7
Eastbourne United
2β1
Hastings United
8
Fleetwood Town
0β1
Chorley
9
Folkestone & Shepway
0β2
Margate
10
Formby
0β0
Horwich R M I
11
Gorleston
3β1
Lowestoft Town
12
Gravesend & Northfleet
1β1
Dulwich Hamlet
13
Halesowen Town
0β1
Dudley Town
14
Hinckley Athletic
1β2
Irthlingborough Diamonds
15
Kingstonian
0β0
Hillingdon Borough
16
Leyton Wingate
1β1
Edgware Town
17
Ramsgate
1β3
Maidstone United
18
Redditch United
0β0
Brereton Social
19
Runcorn
1β1
Buxton
20
Shildon
1β8
Gateshead
21
Southall & Ealing Borough
1β0
Slough Town
22
Spennymoor United
0β0
Consett
23
St Neots Town
2β3
March Town United
24
Stalybridge Celtic
1β1
Droylsden
25
Taunton Town
3β0
Bideford
26
Trowbridge Town
0β4
Cheltenham Town
27
Willenhall Town
0β2
Kempston Rovers
28
Windsor & Eton
0β1
Sutton United
29
Winsford United
1β2
Hednesford Town
30
Woking
5β2
Horsham
31
Wokingham Town
0β4
Barnet
32
Worcester City
7β1
Darlaston
33
Worksop Town
0β0
Grantham
34
Worthing
1β1
Waterlooville
35
Yeovil Town
2β1
Dorchester Town
36
Yorkshire Amateur
1β0
Winterton Rangers
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Boldon Community Association
2β4
Billingham Synthonia
10
Horwich R M I
5β1
Formby
12
Dulwich Hamlet
0β1
Gravesend & Northfleet
15
Hillingdon Borough
3β2
Kingstonian
16
Edgware Town
3β1
Leyton Wingate
18
Brereton Social
0β1
Redditch United
19
Buxton
0β4
Runcorn
22
Consett
1β2
Spennymoor United
24
Droylsden
3β1
Stalybridge Celtic
33
Grantham
0β3
Worksop Town
34
Waterlooville
3β0
Worthing
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Southport, Workington, Dagenham, Stafford Rangers, Matlock Town, Morecambe, Dartford, Hendon, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Hitchin Town, Tooting & Mitcham United, Minehead, Nuneaton Borough, Wealdstone, Northwich Victoria, A P Leamington, Goole Town, Blyth Spartans and Enfield.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
A P Leamington
0β0
Hednesford Town
2
Barking
3β1
Bedford Town
3
Bath City
1β1
Worcester City
4
Billingham Synthonia
0β1
Blyth Spartans
5
Cheltenham Town
1β2
Yeovil Town
6
Chorley
4β2
Yorkshire Amateur
7
Dagenham
0β0
Irthlingborough Diamonds
8
Droylsden
2β0
Goole Town
9
Dudley Town
0β1
Worksop Town
10
Edgware Town
0β1
Barnet
11
Gateshead
1β1
Workington
12
Gorleston
2β6
Enfield
13
Gravesend & Northfleet
3β1
Eastbourne United
14
Hendon
1β3
Hitchin Town
15
Hillingdon Borough
2β1
Tooting & Mitcham United
16
Kettering Town
1β3
Boston United
17
March Town United
2β1
Southall & Ealing Borough
18
Margate
1β7
Woking
19
Merthyr Tydfil
2β0
Minehead
20
Morecambe
3β1
Horwich R M I
21
Northwich Victoria
0β0
Southport
22
Nuneaton Borough
2β2
Matlock Town
23
Spennymoor United
0β0
Runcorn
24
Stafford Rangers
2β1
Redditch United
25
Sutton United
0β2
Dartford
26
Taunton Town
0β2
Weymouth
27
Waterlooville
1β2
Maidstone United
28
Wealdstone
1β0
Kempston Rovers
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Hednesford Town
2β3
A P Leamington
3
Worcester City
2β1
Bath City
7
Irthlingborough Diamonds
1β2
Dagenham
11
Workington
3β2
Gateshead
21
Southport
2β0
Northwich Victoria
22
Matlock Town
2β2
Nuneaton Borough
23
Runcorn
2β1
Spennymoor United
2nd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
22
Nuneaton Borough
2β1
Matlock Town
1978β79 FA Cup
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