1974–75 FA Cup qualifying rounds

1974–75 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales

The FA Cup 1974–75 is the 94th 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 Bacup Borough 3–3 Accrington Stanley
2 Basingstoke Town 1–0 Andover
3 Bedworth United 0–1 Alfreton Town
4 Boldon Colliery Welfare 4–0 West Auckland Town
5 Burgess Hill Town 2–2 Arundel
6 Cinderford Town 2–2 Barry Town
7 Clitheroe 4–8 Barrow
8 Corby Town 2–1 Cambridge City
9 Corinthian Casuals 4–2 Barking
10 Cray Wanderers 4–2 Aveley
11 Dagenham 2–2 Bromley
12 Darlaston 1–2 Bilston
13 Deal Town 0–4 Ashford Town (Kent)
14 Devizes Town 2–3 Bath City
15 Dorchester Town 3–2 Bridgwater Town
16 Eastbourne United 2–3 Bexhill Town
17 Edmonton & Haringey 2–1 Cheshunt
18 Egham Town 1–3 Addlestone
19 Epping Town 3–0 Boreham Wood
20 Evenwood Town 2–2 Spennymoor United
21 Hampton 2–0 Burnham
22 Marine w/o-scr Ormskirk
23 Marlow 3–3 Aylesbury United

Replays

Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Accrington Stanley 4–1 Bacup Borough
5 Arundel 1–1 Burgess Hill Town
6 Barry Town 0–0 Cinderford Town (Abandoned in extra time)
11 Bromley 2–4 Dagenham
20 Spennymoor United 4–0 Evenwood Town
23 Aylesbury United 1–1 Marlow

2nd replays

Tie Home team Score Away team
5 Burgess Hill Town 1–0 Arundel
6 Cinderford Town 2–0 Barry Town
23 Marlow 1–0 Aylesbury United

1st qualifying round

Ties

Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Radcliffe Borough
2 Addlestone 0–0 Wokingham Town
3 Alfreton Town 1–1 Tamworth
4 Alton Town 3–2 Newport I O W
5 Alvechurch 3–0 Sutton Coldfield Town
6 Arnold 0–0 Ilkeston Town
7 Ashby Institute 0–1 Worksop Town
8 Ashford Town (Kent) 0–0 Sittingbourne
9 Ashington 2–1 Horden Colliery Welfare
10 Ashton United 1–0 Great Harwood
11 Atherstone Town 5–1 Hinckley Athletic
12 Barnstaple Town 0–4 Wadebridge Town
13 Barrow 1–0 Rossendale United
14 Barton Town 2–2 Winterton Rangers
15 Basingstoke Town 3–1 Waterlooville
16 Bath City 3–0 Weston Super Mare
17 Bedford Town 2–1 Wellingborough Town
18 Belper Town 0–0 Stafford Rangers
19 Bethesda Athletic 1–0 South Liverpool
20 Bexhill Town 0–6 Southwick
21 Bexley United 0–1 Grays Athletic
22 Biggleswade & District 0–0 Potton United
23 Bilston 3–0 Stourbridge
24 Bishop Auckland w/o-scr Stanley United
25 Blaenau Ffestiniog 0–0 Oswestry Town
26 Bognor Regis Town 1–2 Horsham
27 Boldon Colliery Welfare 2–3 Shildon
28 Boston 4–0 Spalding United
29 Bourne Town 1–0 Louth United
30 Bracknell Town 1–3 Wimbledon
31 Bridlington Town 1–0 South Bank
32 Bridport 1–6 Poole Town
33 Brierley Hill Alliance 1–2 Kidderminster Harriers
34 Brigg Town 0–1 Matlock Town
35 Bromsgrove Rovers 0–3 Worcester City
36 Burgess Hill Town 2–0 Worthing
37 Burscough 0–1 Lancaster City
38 Burton Albion 0–0 Heanor Town
39 Bury Town 4–1 Thetford Town
40 Buxton 0–1 Runcorn
41 Canterbury City 4–0 Herne Bay
42 Carshalton Athletic 0–1 Leytonstone
43 Chatteris Town 0–2 St Neots Town
44 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Llanelli
45 Chesham United 1–0 Vauxhall Motors
46 Chippenham Town 3–0 Melksham Town
47 Cinderford Town 3–2 Ton Pentre
48 Clacton Town 1–0 Harwich & Parkeston
49 Corby Town 2–0 Wisbech Town
50 Corinthian Casuals 1–2 Wembley
51 Coventry Sporting 1–0 Moor Green
52 Crawley Town 3–0 Peacehaven & Telscombe
53 Cray Wanderers 2–0 Walthamstow Avenue
54 Crook Town 1–4 Wingate (Durham)
55 Croydon 0–2 Leatherhead
56 Dagenham 3–1 Tilbury
57 Dorchester Town 1–3 Weymouth
58 Droylsden 1–1 Yorkshire Amateur
59 Dudley Town 1–3 A P Leamington
60 Dunstable Town 3–2 Hertford Town
61 Eastbourne Town 0–0 Maidstone United
62 Eastwood Hanley 1–3 Mossley
63 Edgware Town 1–2 Harlow Town
64 Edmonton & Haringey 0–1 Ware
65 Emley 4–1 Glossop
66 Enderby Town 3–1 Long Eaton United
67 Epping Town 0–0 St Albans City
68 Erith & Belvedere 5–0 Leyton
69 Falmouth Town 2–0 Newquay
70 Fareham Town 1–1 Littlehampton Town
71 Farnborough Town 1–1 Staines Town
72 Ferryhill Athletic 0–3 Tow Law Town
73 Finchley 0–1 Hoddesdon Town
74 Fleetwood 0–2 Netherfield
75 Folkestone & Shepway 0–0 Ramsgate
76 Formby 0–2 Horwich R M I
77 Frickley Colliery 2–2 Stalybridge Celtic
78 Gainsborough Trinity 5–1 Mexborough Town
79 Glastonbury 2–2 Taunton Town
80 Gloucester City 3–2 Merthyr Tydfil
81 Goole Town 3–0 Stockton
82 Gosport Borough 7–1 Ryde Sports
83 Great Yarmouth Town 3–3 Lowestoft Town
84 Gresley Rovers 1–0 Hednesford Town
85 Halesowen Town 1–2 Lye Town
86 Hampton 2–2 Wealdstone
87 Harrow Borough 0–0 Molesey
88 Hastings United 0–0 Tonbridge
89 Hemel Hempstead 2–3 Hitchin Town
90 Highgate United 2–1 Oldbury United
91 Hornchurch 2–1 Metropolitan Police
92 Irthlingborough Diamonds 3–1 Rothwell Town
93 King's Lynn 9–0 Parson Drove United
94 Leek Town 1–2 Nantwich Town
95 Letchworth Town 1–0 Hatfield Town
96 Lewes 2–4 Ringmer
97 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Congleton Town
98 Maidenhead United 4–1 Windsor & Eton
99 Mangotsfield United 2–1 Trowbridge Town
100 March Town United 2–1 Soham Town Rangers
101 Marine 4–1 Witton Albion
102 Marlow 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers
103 Medway 4–2 Whitstable Town
104 New Brighton 2–1 Porthmadog
105 New Mills 0–1 Hyde United
106 Northwich Victoria 2–3 Sandbach Ramblers
107 Nuneaton Borough 3–0 Banbury United
108 Oxford City 1–1 Witney Town
109 Pagham 3–3 Chichester City
110 Penrith 0–3 Darwen
111 Penzance 1–2 Bideford
112 Prestwich Heys 0–0 Chorley
113 Redditch United 2–1 Gornal Athletic
114 Redhill 3–0 Epsom & Ewell
115 Retford Town 3–0 Denaby United
116 Rhyl w/o-scr Ellesmere Port Town
117 Romford 2–0 Gravesend & Northfleet
118 Rushden Town 2–1 Desborough Town
119 Salisbury 3–0 Cowes
120 Sheppey United 1–3 Dover
121 Sidley United 1–3 Haywards Heath
122 Skegness Town 3–0 Holbeach United
123 Southall 0–0 Tooting & Mitcham United
124 Spennymoor United 6–2 Durham City
125 St Blazey 1–1 Minehead
126 St Helens Town 0–1 Skelmersdale United
127 Stamford 1–3 Histon
128 Stevenage Athletic 1–0 Enfield
129 Stocksbridge Works 1–3 Farsley Celtic
130 Stonehouse 1–1 Everwarm
131 Sudbury Town 5–0 Ely City
132 Sutton Town 0–2 Eastwood Town
133 Sutton United 4–2 Dulwich Hamlet
134 Tunbridge Wells 0–0 Faversham Town
135 Uxbridge 2–1 Hounslow
136 Warley County Borough 2–0 Evesham United
137 Welton Rovers 1–1 Frome Town
138 Westbury United 1–3 Hungerford Town
139 Whitby Town 1–1 Bridlington Trinity
140 Whitley Bay 1–1 North Shields
141 Willington 4–1 Consett
142 Winsford United 5–1 Prescot Town
143 Woking 2–2 Kingstonian
144 Wolverton Town & B R 1–2 Milton Keynes City

Replays

Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Radcliffe Borough 0–1 Accrington Stanley
2 Wokingham Town 1–1 Addlestone
3 Tamworth 1–0 Alfreton Town
6 Ilkeston Town 0–1 Arnold
8 Sittingbourne 1–2 Ashford Town (Kent)
14 Winterton Rangers 1–0 Barton Town
18 Stafford Rangers 4–0 Belper Town
22 Potton United 2–1 Biggleswade & District
25 Oswestry Town 1–0 Blaenau Ffestiniog
38 Heanor Town 1–3 Burton Albion
58 Yorkshire Amateur 4–4 Droylsden
61 Maidstone United 5–3 Eastbourne Town
67 St Albans City 2–2 Epping Town
70 Littlehampton Town 1–1 Fareham Town
71 Staines Town 0–1 Farnborough Town
75 Ramsgate 2–0 Folkestone & Shepway
77 Stalybridge Celtic 2–0 Frickley Colliery
79 Taunton Town 4–0 Glastonbury
83 Lowestoft Town 3–2 Great Yarmouth Town
86 Wealdstone 2–0 Hampton
87 Molesey 0–1 Harrow Borough
88 Tonbridge 1–2 Hastings United
108 Witney Town 0–0 Oxford City
109 Chichester City 5–4 Pagham
112 Chorley 6–1 Prestwich Heys
123 Tooting & Mitcham United 3–1 Southall
125 Minehead 4–1 St Blazey
130 Everwarm 4–1 Stonehouse
134 Faversham Town 3–2 Tunbridge Wells
137 Frome Town 1–2 Welton Rovers
139 Bridlington Trinity 0–1 Whitby Town
140 North Shields 1–3 Whitley Bay
143 Kingstonian 1–2 Woking

2nd replays

Tie Home team Score Away team
2 Addlestone 1–3 Wokingham Town
58 Droylsden 0–1 Yorkshire Amateur
67 Epping Town 1–2 St Albans City
70 Fareham Town 0–1 Littlehampton Town
108 Oxford City 1–0 Witney Town

2nd qualifying round

Ties

Tie Home team Score Away team
1 A P Leamington 3–1 Lye Town
2 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Chorley
3 Alton Town 2–2 Gosport Borough
4 Alvechurch 1–3 Nuneaton Borough
5 Arnold 0–0 Enderby Town
6 Ashford Town (Kent) 1–0 Dover
7 Ashton United 0–2 Horwich R M I
8 Atherstone Town 5–0 Coventry Sporting
9 Barrow 0–2 Darwen
10 Basingstoke Town 1–1 Salisbury
11 Bath City 6–1 Hungerford Town
12 Bedford Town 2–0 Rushden Town
13 Bethesda Athletic 2–2 Rhyl
14 Bilston 0–2 Redditch United
15 Boston 1–1 Skegness Town
16 Bourne Town 2–2 King's Lynn
17 Bridlington Town 1–0 Goole Town
18 Burgess Hill Town 4–1 Chichester City
19 Burton Albion 0–0 Gresley Rovers
20 Bury Town 0–2 Sudbury Town
21 Canterbury City 2–1 Ramsgate
22 Cheltenham Town 4–1 Gloucester City
23 Chesham United 4–1 Oxford City
24 Chippenham Town 0–2 Mangotsfield United
25 Cinderford Town 2–1 Everwarm
26 Clacton Town 3–0 Lowestoft Town
27 Corby Town 3–2 Histon
28 Crawley Town 2–2 Ringmer
29 Cray Wanderers 1–5 Sutton United
30 Dagenham 3–0 Redhill
31 Dunstable Town 0–0 Hitchin Town
32 Emley 3–1 Stalybridge Celtic
33 Farnborough Town 2–2 Tooting & Mitcham United
34 Grays Athletic 0–1 Erith & Belvedere
35 Harlow Town 1–0 Hoddesdon Town
36 Horsham 1–0 Littlehampton Town
37 Kidderminster Harriers 5–2 Highgate United
38 Lancaster City 2–1 Netherfield
39 Leatherhead 5–0 Hornchurch
40 Leytonstone 1–0 Harrow Borough
41 Maidstone United 6–0 Hastings United
42 Marine 1–1 Winsford United
43 Matlock Town 2–1 Gainsborough Trinity
44 Medway 2–1 Faversham Town
45 Minehead 3–2 Falmouth Town
46 Mossley 5–1 Nantwich Town
47 Oswestry Town 2–1 New Brighton
48 Poole Town 2–0 Taunton Town
49 Potton United 5–3 Irthlingborough Diamonds
50 Runcorn 3–0 Hyde United
51 Sandbach Ramblers 2–1 Skelmersdale United
52 Shildon 2–4 Willington
53 Southwick 3–2 Haywards Heath
54 Spennymoor United 3–0 Wingate (Durham)
55 St Albans City 1–0 Letchworth Town
56 St Neots Town 2–3 March Town United
57 Stafford Rangers 3–0 Macclesfield Town
58 Tamworth 1–1 Eastwood Town
59 Tow Law Town 0–4 Ashington
60 Wadebridge Town 3–3 Bideford
61 Ware 0–3 Stevenage Athletic
62 Wealdstone 2–0 Uxbridge
63 Wembley 2–3 Romford
64 Weymouth 7–1 Welton Rovers
65 Whitley Bay 2–2 Bishop Auckland
66 Wimbledon 4–0 Maidenhead United
67 Winterton Rangers 3–2 Whitby Town
68 Wokingham Town 2–1 Woking
69 Worcester City 5–0 Warley County Borough
70 Worksop Town 1–0 Retford Town
71 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Milton Keynes City
72 Yorkshire Amateur 0–2 Farsley Celtic

Replays

Tie Home team Score Away team
3 Gosport Borough 0–1 Alton Town
5 Enderby Town 1–0 Arnold
10 Salisbury 3–1 Basingstoke Town
13 Rhyl 2–2 Bethesda Athletic
15 Skegness Town 1–2 Boston
16 King's Lynn 1–0 Bourne Town
19 Gresley Rovers 0–1 Burton Albion
28 Ringmer 2–1 Crawley Town
31 Hitchin Town 2–1 Dunstable Town
33 Tooting & Mitcham United 6–1 Farnborough Town
42 Winsford United 1–4 Marine
58 Eastwood Town 5–3 Tamworth
60 Bideford 4–2 Wadebridge Town
65 Bishop Auckland 4–3 Whitley Bay

2nd replay

Tie Home team Score Away team
13 Bethesda Athletic 0–3 Rhyl

3rd qualifying round

Ties

Tie Home team Score Away team
1 A P Leamington 2–1 Worcester City
2 Alton Town 1–3 Salisbury
3 Ashington 2–2 Willington
4 Atherstone Town 1–1 Nuneaton Borough
5 Bishop Auckland 4–2 Spennymoor United
6 Bridlington Town 1–1 Winterton Rangers
7 Burton Albion 0–0 Stafford Rangers
8 Canterbury City 2–2 Ashford Town (Kent)
9 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Cinderford Town
10 Chesham United 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers
11 Clacton Town 2–1 Sudbury Town
12 Emley 1–2 Farsley Celtic
13 Enderby Town 1–0 Eastwood Town
14 Erith & Belvedere 1–5 Sutton United
15 Harlow Town 0–0 Stevenage Athletic
16 Hitchin Town 2–1 St Albans City
17 Horsham 5–0 Burgess Hill Town
18 Horwich R M I 0–2 Accrington Stanley
19 Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Redditch United
20 King's Lynn 1–0 Boston
21 Lancaster City 3–0 Darwen
22 Leatherhead 0–0 Dagenham
23 Leytonstone 0–1 Romford
24 Maidstone United 7–0 Medway
25 Mangotsfield United 1–3 Bath City
26 March Town United 0–4 Corby Town
27 Matlock Town 6–2 Worksop Town
28 Minehead 2–1 Bideford
29 Mossley 1–0 Runcorn
30 Oswestry Town 2–1 Rhyl
31 Poole Town 0–3 Weymouth
32 Potton United 1–2 Bedford Town
33 Ringmer 1–3 Southwick
34 Sandbach Ramblers 0–1 Marine
35 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–0 Wealdstone
36 Wimbledon 2–0 Wokingham Town

Replays

Tie Home team Score Away team
3 Willington 1–5 Ashington
4 Nuneaton Borough 2–0 Atherstone Town
6 Winterton Rangers 0–2 Bridlington Town
7 Stafford Rangers 2–0 Burton Albion
8 Ashford Town (Kent) 4–0 Canterbury City
15 Stevenage Athletic 0–2 Harlow Town
19 Redditch United 2–2 Kidderminster Harriers
22 Dagenham 1–3 Leatherhead

2nd replay

Tie Home team Score Away team
19 Kidderminster Harriers 3–0 Redditch United

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Walton & Hersham, Slough Town, Barnet, Hendon, Telford United, Hillingdon Borough, Yeovil Town, Gateshead United, Chelmsford City, Grantham, Margate, Bangor City, Boston United, Guildford & Dorking United, Blyth Spartans, Kettering Town, Hayes and Altrincham.

Ties

Tie Home team Score Away team
1 A P Leamington 1–0 Corby Town
2 Altrincham 3–0 Accrington Stanley
3 Ashington 1–3 Gateshead United
4 Barnet 1–1 Hitchin Town
5 Bath City 2–1 Yeovil Town
6 Blyth Spartans 3–1 Scarborough
7 Bridlington Town 0–4 Farsley Celtic
8 Cheltenham Town 4–1 Salisbury
9 Clacton Town 1–2 Romford
10 Enderby Town 1–2 Boston United
11 Guildford & Dorking United 0–3 Wimbledon
12 Hendon 0–2 Maidstone United
13 Hillingdon Borough 1–2 Ashford Town (Kent)
14 Horsham 1–3 Chelmsford City
15 Kettering Town 3–3 Bedford Town
16 King's Lynn 1–3 Stafford Rangers
17 Lancaster City 1–1 Bishop Auckland
18 Marine 2–1 Telford United
19 Matlock Town 3–0 Bangor City
20 Minehead 0–3 Weymouth
21 Mossley 1–3 Oswestry Town
22 Nuneaton Borough 1–1 Grantham
23 Slough Town 1–0 Sutton United
24 Southwick 2–1 Hayes
25 Tooting & Mitcham United 3–0 Harlow Town
26 Walton & Hersham 1–7 Leatherhead
27 Wigan Athletic 4–0 Kidderminster Harriers
28 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Margate

Replays

Tie Home team Score Away team
4 Hitchin Town 2–0 Barnet
15 Bedford Town 0–0 Kettering Town
17 Bishop Auckland 2–1 Lancaster City
22 Grantham 2–3 Nuneaton Borough

2nd replay

Tie Home team Score Away team
15 Kettering Town 2–0 Bedford Town

1974–75 FA Cup

See 1974-75 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.