1902–03 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The qualifying campaign for the 1902–03 FA Cup, the thirty-second staging of the world's oldest association football competition, consisted of six rounds of matches, which began on 20 September 1902 with the preliminary round. The Cup was eventually won by Bury, who beat Derby County in the final.

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined.

Tournament calendar

Round Date Matches Number of clubs
Preliminary round 20 September 1902 24 224→200
First qualifying round 4 October 1902 48 200→152
Second qualifying round 18 October 1902 40 152→112
Third qualifying round 1 November 1902 40 112→72
Fourth qualifying round 15 November 1902 20 72→52
Fifth qualifying round 29 November 1902 10 52→42
Intermediate round 13 December 1902 10 42→32
First round proper 7 February 1903 16 32→16
Second round proper 21 February 1903 8 16→8
Third round proper 7 March 1903 4 8→4
Semi-final 21 March 1903 2 4→2
Final 18 April 1903 1 2→1

Preliminary round

Home team Score Away team Date
1 Darwen 2–2 Padiham 20 September 1902
1r Padiham 2–2 Darwen 23 September 1902
1r2 Padiham 1–0 Darwen 30 September 1902
2 Leyton 3–1 West Ham Garfield 20 September 1902
3 Upton Park 4–0 Boleyn Castle 20 September 1902
4 Chatham 1–1 Maidstone United 20 September 1902
4r Maidstone United 2–2 Chatham 29 September 1902
4r2 Maidstone United 2–0 Chatham 29 September 1902
5 Rotherham Town 2–0 Attercliffe 20 September 1902
6 Workington 0–1 Frizington White Star 20 September 1902
7 Darlington St Augustine's 1–2 Tow Law 20 September 1902
8 Leadgate Park 0–5 Darlington 20 September 1902
9 Swanscombe W–W Folkestone —
10 Leytonstone 2–2 Woodford 20 September 1902
10r Woodford 3–1 Leytonstone 25 September 1902
11 Fulham 2–0 Civil Service 20 September 1902
12 Crouch End Vampires 6–1 West Hampstead 20 September 1902
13 Trawden Forest 3–3 Bacup 20 September 1902
13r Bacup 4–3 Trawden Forest 23 September 1902
14 Lowestoft Town 5–0 Norwich City 20 September 1902
15 Bromley 1–2 West Croydon 20 September 1902
16 Kirkley 3–1 Great Yarmouth Town 20 September 1902
17 Deptford Town 1–2 Cray Wanderers 20 September 1902
18 Willesden Town 3–3 War Office 20 September 1902
18r War Office 1–2 Willesden Town 25 September 1902
19 Frizington Town 0–1 Moss Bay Exchange 20 September 1902
20 Apsley 7–1 Berkhamsted Town 20 September 1902
21 Bedford Queens Works 4–2 Leighton Cee Springs 20 September 1902
22 Hove 1–2 Brighton Athletic 20 September 1902
23 Chelmsford 1–0 Olympic 20 September 1902
24 Newhaven Cement Works 2–3 Hastings & St Leonards 20 September 1902

First qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 4–1 Black Lane Temperance 4 October 1902
2 Barrow 4–0 Moss Bay Exchange 4 October 1902
3 Shoreham 4–2 Worthing 4 October 1902
4 Sheffield 1–4 Rotherham Town 4 October 1902
5 Upton Park 2–1 Chelmsford 4 October 1902
6 Padiham 1–2 Rossendale United 4 October 1902
7 Newark 4–1 Boston 4 October 1902
8 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Wellington Town 4 October 1902
9 Stockton 1–1 Stockton St John's 4 October 1902
9r Stockton W–W Stockton St John's —
10 Whitby 3–2 Scarborough 4 October 1902
11 Norwich CEYMS 0–5 Lowestoft Town 4 October 1902
12 Tow Law 1–1 Darlington 4 October 1902
12r Darlington 1–2 Tow Law 8 October 1902
13 Brierley Hill Alliance W–W Halesowen —
14 Willington Athletic 0–3 Sunderland Royal Rovers 4 October 1902
15 Stockport County 0–1 Stalybridge Rovers 4 October 1902
16 Ilkeston Town 1–3 Belper Town 4 October 1902
17 Sittingbourne W–W Swanscombe —
18 Black Diamonds W–W Frizington White Star —
19 Hinckley Town 1–1 Whitwick White Cross 4 October 1902
19r Whitwick White Cross 3–1 Hinckley Town 8 October 1902
20 Fulham 4–0 Crouch End Vampires 4 October 1902
21 Accrington Stanley 5–0 Bacup 4 October 1902
22 Oswestry United 1–0 Royal Welsh Warehouse 4 October 1902
23 Crook Town 1–1 Darlington St Hilda's 4 October 1902
23r Darlington St Hilda's 0–2 Crook Town 8 October 1902
24 Rochdale 5–1 White Star Wanderers 4 October 1902
25 West Croydon 1–0 Godalming 4 October 1902
26 Maidstone United 2–1 Cray Wanderers 4 October 1902
27 Welshpool 1–3 Chirk 4 October 1902
28 Kirkley 4–3 King's Lynn 4 October 1902
29 Desborough Town 6–0 Raunds Town 4 October 1902
30 Bristol East 1–1 Bristol St George 4 October 1902
30r Bristol St George 1–2 Bristol East 8 October 1902
31 Woodford 2–0 Leyton 4 October 1902
32 Grantham Avenue 2–1 Worksop Town 4 October 1902
33 Willesden Town 2–1 Hampstead 4 October 1902
34 Derby Hills Ivanhoe 2–2 Stapleford Town 4 October 1902
34r Stapleford Town W–W Derby Hills Ivanhoe —
35 Brighton & Hove Albion 14–2 Brighton Amateurs 4 October 1902
36 Thornhill United W–W Channing Rovers —
37 Bedford Queens Works 2–1 Apsley 4 October 1902
38 Burton United W–W Sutton Town —
39 Hastings & St Leonards 4–1 St Leonards 4 October 1902
40 Irthlingborough Town 3–1 Rushden 4 October 1902
41 Tunbridge Wells 5–1 Eastbourne Old Town 4 October 1902
42 North Hants Ironworks 3–0 Freemantle 4 October 1902
43 Allsops 0–2 Newhall Red Rose 4 October 1902
44 St Helens Recreation 2–0 Earlestown 4 October 1902
45 Basingstoke 0–2 Eastleigh Athletic 4 October 1902
46 Richmond Town 1–1 Croydon Wanderers 4 October 1902
46r Croydon Wanderers 1–3 Richmond Town 8 October 1902
47 St Helens Town 0–0 Wigan United 4 October 1902
47r Wigan United 1–5 St Helens Town 9 October 1902
48 Luton Amateur 3–0 Wolverton Town 4 October 1902

Second qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 0–1 Rochdale 18 October 1902
2 Barrow 7–1 Black Diamonds 18 October 1902
3 Shoreham 0–12 Brighton & Hove Albion 18 October 1902
4 Walsall 0–2 Brierley Hill Alliance 18 October 1902
5 Rotherham Town 3–1 Thornhill United 18 October 1902
6 Swindon Town 5–0 Chippenham Town 18 October 1902
7 Morpeth Harriers 4–0 Shankhouse 18 October 1902
8 Belper Town 3–0 Stapleford Town 18 October 1902
9 Nantwich Town – Bye —
10 Whitby 1–7 Stockton 18 October 1902
11 Poole 3–2 Weymouth 18 October 1902
12 Tow Law 1–1 Crook Town 18 October 1902
12r Crook Town 1–1 Tow Law 22 October 1902
12r2 Tow Law (disqualified) 0–0 Crook Town 25 October 1902
13 Chesham Generals 2–0 Chesham Town 18 October 1902
14 Sittingbourne 1–2 Maidstone United 18 October 1902
15 Stalybridge Rovers 3–0 Buxton 18 October 1902
16 Wellington Town 0–3 Stafford Rangers 18 October 1902
17 Gresley Rovers 5–2 Coalville Town 18 October 1902
18 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Aylesbury United 18 October 1902
19 Fulham 0–0 Willesden Town 18 October 1902
19r Fulham 5–0 Willesden Town 23 October 1902
20 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Rossendale United 18 October 1902
21 Oswestry United 1–0 Chirk 18 October 1902
22 West Croydon 2–1 Richmond Town 18 October 1902
23 Richmond Association 1–2 Southall 18 October 1902
24 Maidenhead Norfolkians 4–0 Maidenhead 18 October 1902
25 Kirkley 0–0 Lowestoft Town 18 October 1902
25r Lowestoft Town 2–1 Kirkley 23 October 1902
26 Woodford 4–3 Upton Park 18 October 1902
27 Grantham Avenue 1–1 Newark 18 October 1902
27r Newark 1–0 Grantham Avenue 23 October 1902
28 Royston United 0–0 Hemsworth 18 October 1902
28r Royston United W–W Hemsworth —
29 Keswick 2–0 Shaddongate United 18 October 1902
30 Bedford Queens Works 1–2 Luton Amateur 18 October 1902
31 Burton United W–W Newhall Red Rose —
32 Irthlingborough Town 2–1 Desborough Town 18 October 1902
33 Tunbridge Wells 1–2 Hastings & St Leonards 18 October 1902
34 Market Harborough Town 1–4 Whitwick White Cross 18 October 1902
35 Caerphilly 1–7 Aberaman 18 October 1902
36 North Hants Ironworks 2–2 Eastleigh Athletic 18 October 1902
36r Eastleigh Athletic 3–0 North Hants Ironworks 22 October 1902
37 Sunderland West End 3–4 Sunderland Royal Rovers 18 October 1902
38 Rhyl – Bye —
39 St Helens Recreation 3–0 St Helens Town 18 October 1902
40 Glastonbury 0–2 Bristol East 18 October 1902

Third qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chesterfield 6–0 Newark 1 November 1902
2 Nelson 3–3 Barrow 1 November 1902
2r Barrow 2–0 Nelson 6 November 1902
3 South Bank 0–0 Sunderland Royal Rovers 1 November 1902
3r Sunderland Royal Rovers 4–1 South Bank 6 November 1902
4 Southall 3–2 Aylesbury United 1 November 1902
5 Watford 1–1 Fulham 1 November 1902
5r Fulham 3–0 Watford 6 November 1902
6 Rotherham Town 2–1 Royston United 1 November 1902
7 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Glossop 1 November 1902
8 Oswaldtwistle Rovers 2–0 Rochdale 1 November 1902
9 Burslem Port Vale 3–1 Stalybridge Rovers 1 November 1902
10 Gainsborough Trinity 1–0 Doncaster Rovers 1 November 1902
11 Belper Town 1–4 Barnsley 1 November 1902
12 Wrexham 3–0 Nantwich 1 November 1902
13 Bishop Auckland 2–1 Morpeth Harriers 1 November 1902
14 Ilford 5–0 Hastings & St Leonards 1 November 1902
15 Tow Law 1–5 Stockton 1 November 1902
16 Brierley Hill Alliance 0–1 Stafford Rangers 1 November 1902
17 Stourbridge 7–0 Oswestry United 1 November 1902
18 Wellingborough Town 3–0 Whitwick White Cross 1 November 1902
19 Chesham Generals 2–2 Marlow 1 November 1902
19r Marlow 2–4 Chesham Generals 6 November 1902
20 New Brompton 2–0 Clapton 1 November 1902
21 Gresley Rovers 0–1 Kettering 1 November 1902
22 Kidderminster Harriers W–W Hereford —
23 Oxford City 2–2 Brentford 1 November 1902
23r Brentford 5–4 Oxford City 5 November 1902
24 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Luton Town 1 November 1902
25 Wallsend Park Villa 1–0 Gateshead NER 1 November 1902
26 West Croydon 1–3 Lowestoft Town 1 November 1902
27 Eastleigh Athletic 7–0 Staple Hill 1 November 1902
28 Maidstone United 3–2 Woodford 1 November 1902
29 Coventry City 3–1 Aberaman 1 November 1902
30 Maidenhead Norfolkians 2–2 Shepherd's Bush 1 November 1902
30r Shepherd's Bush 5–1 Maidenhead Norfolkians 6 November 1902
31 Yeovil Casuals 0–4 Swindon Town 1 November 1902
32 Bristol East 1–1 Poole 1 November 1902
32r Poole 4–3 Bristol East 5 November 1902
33 Keswick 0–3 Southport Central 1 November 1902
34 Whiteheads 6–0 Street 1 November 1902
35 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–5 Grays United 1 November 1902
35r Grays United 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 November 1902
36 Burton United 2–0 Northampton Town 1 November 1902
37 Irtlingborough Town 0–1 Leicester Fosse 1 November 1902
38 Manchester United 7–0 Accrington Stanley 1 November 1902
39 St Helens Recreation 18–0 Rhyl 1 November 1902
40 Luton Amateur 5–0 West Norwood 1 November 1902

Fourth qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
1 Southport Central 2–1 Barrow 15 November 1902
2 Luton Town 5–1 Lowestoft Town 15 November 1902
3 Gainsborough Trinity 3–0 Rotherham Town 15 November 1902
4 Swindon Town 7–1 Poole 15 November 1902
5 Stockton 1–4 Bishop Auckland 15 November 1902
6 Ilford 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 15 November 1902
7 Stourbridge 2–2 Kidderminster Harriers 15 November 1902
7r Kidderminster Harriers 0–0 Stourbridge 19 November 1902
7r2 Stourbridge 0–2 Kidderminster Harriers 24 November 1902
8 Wellingborough Town 4–1 Leicester Fosse 15 November 1902
9 Wallsend Park Villa 0–1 Sunderland Royal Rovers 15 November 1902
10 Fulham 4–1 Luton Amateur 15 November 1902
11 Barnsley 3–2 Chesterfield 15 November 1902
12 Brentford 5–0 Southall 15 November 1902
13 Shepherd's Bush 2–0 Chesham Generals 15 November 1902
14 Maidstone United 0–3 New Brompton 15 November 1902
15 Glossop 4–0 Wrexham 15 November 1902
16 Coventry City 5–2 Stafford Rangers 15 November 1902
17 Whiteheads 3–1 Eastleigh Athletic 15 November 1902
18 Burton United 3–1 Kettering 15 November 1902
19 Manchester United 3–2 Oswaldtwistle Rovers 15 November 1902
20 St Helens Recreation 2–1 Burslem Port Vale 15 November 1902

Fifth qualifying round

Home team Score Away team Date
1 Luton Town 6–1 Fulham 29 November 1902
2 Bishop Auckland 8–0 Sunderland Royal Rovers 29 November 1902
3 New Brompton 4–1 Ilford 29 November 1902
4 Barnsley 3–2 Gainsborough Trinity 29 November 1902
5 Brentford 2–2 Shepherd's Bush 29 November 1902
5r Shepherd's Bush 1–1 Brentford 3 December 1902
5r2 Shepherd's Bush 0–1 Brentford 8 December 1902
6 Glossop 5–0 St Helens Recreation 29 November 1902
7 Coventry City 2–2 Kidderminster Harriers 29 November 1902
7r Kidderminster Harriers 4–2 Coventry City 1 December 1902
8 Whiteheads 0–9 Swindon Town 29 November 1902
9 Burton United 5–1 Wellingborough Town 29 November 1902
10 Manchester United 4–1 Southport Central 29 November 1902

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