The FA Cup 1965–66 is the 85th 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 30 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Arnold
1–1
Matlock Town
2
Ashington
3–1
West Auckland Town
3
Ashton United
2–4
St Helens Town
4
Aylesbury United
3–3
Huntley & Palmers
5
Banbury United
2–0
Chesham United
6
Basingstoke Town
6–0
Littlehampton Town
7
Belper Town
1–1
Buxton
8
Bexley United
6–2
Chatham Town
9
Billingham Synthonia
1–2
Whitby Town
10
Bilston
2–1
Rugby Town
11
Bishop Auckland
5–1
South Bank
12
Bishop's Stortford
1–1
Stevenage Town
13
Bletchley Town
3–2
Vauxhall Motors
14
Blyth Spartans
4–3
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
15
Boldon Colliery Welfare
2–1
Tow Law Town
16
Brentwood Town
0–2
Tilbury
17
Bridgwater Town
1–0
Taunton
18
Bridlington Trinity
3–2
Selby Town
19
Brierley Hill Alliance
1–1
Hednesford Town
20
Bromley
3–2
Erith & Belvedere
21
Burton Albion
1–0
Loughborough United
22
Cambridge City
8–1
Soham Town Rangers
23
Canterbury City
2–1
Ramsgate Athletic
24
Chatteris Town
2–3
Ely City
25
Chichester City
3–6
Cowes
26
Chippenham Town
5–1
Melksham Town
27
Chorley
6–0
Nelson
28
Cinderford Town
1–1
Merthyr Tydfil
29
Clapton
0–9
Leytonstone
30
Clitheroe
2–0
Lancaster City
31
Consett
7–0
Murton Colliery Welfare
32
Crawley Town
3–0
Haywards Heath
33
Cray Wanderers
0–1
Sheppey United
34
Dagenham
2–2
Ford United
35
Deal Town
2–2
Dover
36
Desborough Town
3–0
St Neots Town
37
Dorking
1–1
Walton & Hersham
38
Droylsden
3–3
Marine
39
Dudley Town
0–0
Wellington Town
40
Dulwich Hamlet
3–2
Tooting & Mitcham United
41
Durham City
0–8
Willington
42
Eastbourne
1–4
Tonbridge
43
Eastbourne United
0–4
Hastings United
44
Ellesmere Port Town
3–1
Runcorn
45
Eynesbury Rovers
0–2
Rothwell Town
46
Fareham Town
7–3
Alton Town
47
Farsley Celtic
0–1
Harrogate Town
48
Ferryhill Athletic
1–3
Stanley United
49
Folkestone
2–1
Margate
50
Gainsborough Trinity
1–0
Retford Town
51
Glastonbury
0–1
Frome Town
52
Gloucester City
1–0
Llanelli
53
Goole Town
4–2
Mexborough Town
54
Grantham
3–0
Spalding United
55
Grays Athletic
1–0
Hornchurch
56
Great Harwood
1–4
Hyde United
57
Great Yarmouth Town
6–4
Gorleston
58
Gresley Rovers
0–2
Ilkeston Town
59
Guildford City
3–2
Kingstonian
60
Harlow Town
3–1
Harrow Town
61
Harwich & Parkeston
2–2
Clacton Town
62
Hayes
1–2
Windsor & Eton
63
Heanor Town
5–3
Alfreton Town
64
Hemel Hempstead
6–0
Abingdon Town
65
Hertford Town
1–2
Wealdstone
66
Hillingdon Borough
1–2
Corinthian Casuals
67
Hitchin Town
4–1
Letchworth Town
68
Holbeach United
2–0
Louth United
69
Holyhead Town
0–2
New Brighton
70
Horsham
2–2
Sutton United
71
Horwich R M I
2–1
Burscough
72
Hounslow
2–3
Southall
73
Ilford
2–4
Barking
74
Kidderminster Harriers
3–0
Redditch
75
Lancing
3–1
Lewes
76
Leatherhead
3–3
Chertsey Town
77
Leyton
3–2
Woodford Town
78
Lockheed Leamington
3–1
Nuneaton Borough
79
Long Eaton United
7–2
Atherstone Town
80
Lovells Athletic
6–1
Barry Town
81
Lowestoft Town
10–2
Thetford Town
82
Lytham
2–0
Bacup Borough
83
Macclesfield
7–0
Winsford United
84
Maidstone United
4–0
Bexhill Town
85
March Town United
1–2
Bury Town
86
Marlow
0–4
Metropolitan Police
87
Milnthorpe Corinthians
1–7
Fleetwood
88
Morecambe
2–0
Penrith
89
Mossley
1–4
Northwich Victoria
90
Newport I O W
2–1
Bognor Regis Town
91
Norton Woodseats
0–3
Frickley Colliery
92
Ossett Albion
0–0
Bridlington Town
93
Oswestry Town
6–0
Congleton Town
94
Oxford City
5–2
Maidenhead United
95
Poole Town
3–2
Bridport
96
Portland United
4–1
Dorchester Town
97
Prescot Town
1–2
Altrincham
98
Redhill
2–2
Carshalton Athletic
99
Rhyl
1–1
Borough United
100
Rossendale United
3–2
Darwen
101
Ruislip Manor
1–5
Rainham Town
102
Rushden Town
4–4
Bourne Town
103
Salisbury
4–0
Newbury Town
104
Shildon
0–4
Horden Colliery Welfare
105
Sittingbourne
9–0
Faversham Town
106
Skegness Town
3–2
Boston United
107
Skelmersdale United
2–2
Leyland Motors
108
Slough Town
5–3
Wembley
109
Spennymoor United
2–0
North Shields
110
St Albans City
3–0
Dunstable Town
111
Stafford Rangers
1–1
Bromsgrove Rovers
112
Stamford
0–1
Boston
113
Stocksbridge Works
1–4
Denaby United
114
Stockton
3–0
Evenwood Town
115
Stonehouse
2–1
Abergavenny Thursdays
116
Stork
0–2
Colwyn Bay United
117
Stourbridge
8–0
Bedworth Town
118
Sudbury Town
3–0
Haverhill Rovers
119
Sutton Town
2–2
Worksop Town
120
Tamworth
1–1
Hinckley Athletic
121
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
4–1
Ashford Town (Kent)
122
Uxbridge
1–7
Finchley
123
Walthamstow Avenue
4–0
Aveley
124
Ware
3–1
Cheshunt
125
Warminster Town
0–4
Andover
126
Wellingborough Town
3–0
Biggleswade & District
127
Westbury United
1–3
Trowbridge Town
128
Weston Super Mare
2–1
Minehead
129
Whitley Bay
11–0
Annfield Plain
130
Whitstable
1–3
Herne Bay
131
Wisbech Town
5–1
Newmarket Town
132
Witton Albion
4–0
Stalybridge Celtic
133
Woking
9–0
Addlestone
134
Wokingham Town
6–0
Bracknell Town
135
Wolverton Town & B R
2–2
Amersham Town
136
Worcester City
4–2
Lower Gornal Athletic
137
Yorkshire Amateur
2–4
Hull Brunswick
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Matlock Town
2–2
Arnold (Abandoned in extra time)
4
Huntley & Palmers
1–0
Aylesbury United
7
Buxton
6–3
Belper Town
12
Stevenage Town
2–0
Bishop's Stortford
19
Hednesford Town
1–3
Brierley Hill Alliance
28
Merthyr Tydfil
4–0
Cinderford Town
34
Ford United
1–2
Dagenham
35
Dover
3–0
Deal Town
37
Walton & Hersham
4–1
Dorking
38
Marine
1–0
Droylsden
39
Wellington Town
1–2
Dudley Town
61
Clacton Town
0–5
Harwich & Parkeston
70
Sutton United
3–2
Horsham
76
Chertsey Town
2–5
Leatherhead
92
Bridlington Town
1–2
Ossett Albion
98
Carshalton Athletic
3–0
Redhill
99
Borough United
1–0
Rhyl
102
Bourne Town
4–1
Rushden Town
107
Leyland Motors
1–2
Skelmersdale United
111
Bromsgrove Rovers
1–2
Stafford Rangers
119
Worksop Town
6–2
Sutton Town
120
Hinckley Athletic
4–2
Tamworth
135
Amersham Town
0–2
Wolverton Town & B R
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Arnold
1–2
Matlock Town
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Altrincham
4–0
Marine
2
Andover
0–3
Salisbury
3
Barking
0–1
Grays Athletic
4
Basingstoke Town
0–2
Fareham Town
5
Bideford
2–2
Barnstaple Town
6
Bilston
0–1
Stourbridge
7
Bletchley Town
2–1
Wolverton Town & B R
8
Blyth Spartans
0–2
Horden Colliery Welfare
9
Boldon Colliery Welfare
1–1
Consett
10
Borough United
3–0
New Brighton
11
Bourne Town
3–1
Rothwell Town
12
Bridlington Trinity
6–0
Hull Brunswick
13
Bromley
0–2
Sittingbourne
14
Burton Albion
8–1
Hinckley Athletic
15
Bury Town
5–0
Ely City
16
Cambridge City
1–1
Wisbech Town
17
Canterbury City
1–0
Herne Bay
18
Cheltenham Town
4–1
Chippenham Town
19
Chorley
1–1
Rossendale United
20
Clitheroe
2–1
Morecambe
21
Cowes
3–3
Newport I O W
22
Desborough Town
1–2
Wellingborough Town
23
Devizes Town
3–2
Trowbridge Town
24
Dudley Town
0–3
Worcester City
25
Dulwich Hamlet
1–2
Wokingham Town
26
Ellesmere Port Town
1–2
Colwyn Bay United
27
Finchley
2–2
Southall
28
Folkestone
1–1
Dover
29
Frickley Colliery
1–3
Goole Town
30
Frome Town
1–1
Bridgwater Town
31
Gainsborough Trinity
4–1
Denaby United
32
Grantham
7–0
Boston
33
Heanor Town
5–1
Buxton
34
Hemel Hempstead
5–1
Banbury United
35
Horwich R M I
3–3
Fleetwood
36
Huntley & Palmers
1–4
Oxford City
37
Lancing
0–2
Carshalton Athletic
38
Leatherhead
2–2
Guildford City
39
Leyton
3–2
Dagenham
40
Leytonstone
5–0
Rainham Town
41
Lockheed Leamington
2–3
Brierley Hill Alliance
42
Long Eaton United
3–2
Ilkeston Town
43
Lovells Athletic
1–2
Gloucester City
44
Lowestoft Town
4–2
Great Yarmouth Town
45
Lytham
1–1
Hyde United
46
Macclesfield
9–0
Witton Albion
47
Maidstone United
1–5
Hastings United
48
Matlock Town
1–3
Worksop Town
49
Merthyr Tydfil
6–2
Stonehouse
50
Ossett Albion
1–1
Harrogate Town
51
Oswestry Town
3–1
Northwich Victoria
52
Poole Town
0–2
Portland United
53
Sheppey United
1–3
Bexley United
54
Skegness Town
2–2
Holbeach United
55
Slough Town
0–1
Metropolitan Police
56
Spennymoor United
0–0
Bishop Auckland
57
St Albans City
2–0
Hitchin Town
58
St Blazey
4–1
Falmouth Town
59
St Helens Town
0–3
Skelmersdale United
60
Stafford Rangers
0–2
Kidderminster Harriers
61
Stanley United
2–2
Whitley Bay
62
Stevenage Town
1–1
Ware
63
Stockton
3–1
Ashington
64
Sudbury Town
1–2
Harwich & Parkeston
65
Sutton United
0–1
Crawley Town
66
Tilbury
0–0
Walthamstow Avenue
67
Tonbridge
4–1
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
68
Walton & Hersham
0–4
Woking
69
Wealdstone
5–1
Harlow Town
70
Welton Rovers
1–1
Weston Super Mare
71
Willington
1–2
Whitby Town
72
Windsor & Eton
0–6
Corinthian Casuals
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
5
Barnstaple Town
2–2
Bideford
9
Consett
5–0
Boldon Colliery Welfare
16
Wisbech Town
1–0
Cambridge City
19
Rossendale United
0–3
Chorley
21
Newport I O W
0–3
Cowes
27
Southall
2–1
Finchley
28
Dover
2–3
Folkestone
30
Bridgwater Town
0–1
Frome Town
35
Fleetwood
2–1
Horwich R M I
38
Guildford City
3–0
Leatherhead
45
Hyde United
4–0
Lytham
50
Harrogate Town
2–3
Ossett Albion
54
Holbeach United
0–1
Skegness Town
56
Bishop Auckland
1–4
Spennymoor United
61
Whitley Bay
1–0
Stanley United
62
Walthamstow Avenue
5–4
Tilbury
66
Stevenage Town
4–1
Ware
70
Weston Super Mare
0–3
Welton Rovers
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
5
Bideford
4–1
Barnstaple Town (@ Exeter City)
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Altrincham
4–1
Skelmersdale United
2
Bexley United
4–2
Sittingbourne
3
Borough United
1–1
Colwyn Bay United
4
Bourne Town
2–2
Wellingborough Town
5
Brierley Hill Alliance
1–2
Stourbridge
6
Bury Town
0–3
Wisbech Town
7
Consett
2–0
Stockton
8
Crawley Town
3–0
Carshalton Athletic
9
Devizes Town
2–8
Cheltenham Town
10
Fareham Town
4–2
Cowes
11
Fleetwood
3–1
Clitheroe
12
Folkestone
1–0
Canterbury City
13
Gloucester City
1–1
Merthyr Tydfil
14
Goole Town
3–4
Gainsborough Trinity
15
Grays Athletic
1–3
Walthamstow Avenue
16
Guildford City
6–0
Woking
17
Harwich & Parkeston
4–2
Lowestoft Town
18
Hastings United
1–1
Tonbridge
19
Heanor Town
3–2
Worksop Town
20
Hemel Hempstead
0–1
Oxford City
21
Horden Colliery Welfare
1–0
Whitley Bay
22
Hyde United
1–1
Chorley
23
Kidderminster Harriers
2–2
Worcester City
24
Leyton
0–3
Leytonstone
25
Long Eaton United
1–2
Burton Albion
26
Metropolitan Police
3–2
Wokingham Town
27
Ossett Albion
2–0
Bridlington Trinity
28
Oswestry Town
3–2
Macclesfield
29
Salisbury
0–3
Portland United
30
Skegness Town
0–7
Grantham
31
Southall
2–2
Corinthian Casuals
32
St Albans City
0–1
Bletchley Town
33
St Blazey
2–2
Bideford
34
Wealdstone
6–5
Stevenage Town
35
Welton Rovers
4–1
Frome Town
36
Whitby Town
4–3
Spennymoor United
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
3
Colwyn Bay United
2–1
Borough United
4
Wellingborough Town
3–2
Bourne Town
13
Merthyr Tydfil
1–1
Gloucester City
18
Tonbridge
3–1
Hastings United
22
Chorley
4–1
Hyde United
23
Worcester City
1–2
Kidderminster Harriers
31
Corinthian Casuals
3–2
Southall
33
Bideford
3–2
St Blazey
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
13
Gloucester City
0–1
Merthyr Tydfil
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Enfield, Wimbledon, Gateshead, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, King's Lynn, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Romford, Bedford Town, Cambridge United, Wigan Athletic, Scarborough, Bangor City, Netherfield, Corby Town, Dartford, South Liverpool and Gravesend & Northfleet
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Bangor City
3–3
Altrincham
2
Bath City
3–1
Welton Rovers
3
Burton Albion
3–2
Gainsborough Trinity
4
Cambridge United
1–2
Bedford Town
5
Cheltenham Town
0–1
Hereford United
6
Corby Town
2–1
King's Lynn
7
Enfield
0–3
Corinthian Casuals
8
Fareham Town
0–3
Wimbledon
9
Fleetwood
2–1
Colwyn Bay United
10
Folkestone
4–1
Bexley United
11
Gateshead
3–1
Horden Colliery Welfare
12
Grantham
4–4
Heanor Town
13
Gravesend & Northfleet
1–0
Crawley Town
14
Guildford City
4–0
Bletchley Town
15
Metropolitan Police
2–3
Wycombe Wanderers
16
Oswestry Town
3–4
Kidderminster Harriers
17
Portland United
1–1
Yeovil Town
18
Romford
2–1
Chelmsford City
19
Scarborough
3–1
Netherfield
20
South Liverpool
3–0
Ossett Albion
21
South Shields
3–0
Consett
22
Stourbridge
1–3
Merthyr Tydfil
23
Tonbridge
0–0
Dartford
24
Walthamstow Avenue
2–5
Leytonstone
25
Wealdstone
2–0
Oxford City
26
Wellingborough Town
1–0
Harwich & Parkeston
27
Weymouth
1–1
Bideford
28
Whitby Town
1–1
Crook Town
29
Wigan Athletic
4–0
Chorley
30
Wisbech Town
6–1
Kettering Town
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Altrincham
3–2
Bangor City
12
Heanor Town
1–2
Grantham
17
Yeovil Town
1–0
Portland United
23
Dartford
6–2
Tonbridge
27
Bideford
1–3
Weymouth
28
Crook Town
4–1
Whitby Town
1965–66 FA Cup
See 1965-66 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.