The qualifying rounds for the 1900–01 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup for short), the 30th edition of the world's oldest association football competition, consisting of six rounds of matches played between September and December 1900. A total of 220 teams entered the tournament, 178 of which played in at least one qualifying stage. The 1900–01 FA Cup began on 22 September 1900 when 40 teams competed in the preliminary round and ended on 20 April 1901, when Southern League side Tottenham Hotspur became the only ever non-League club to win the competition.
Tournament calendar
edit| Round | Date | Ties | Byes | Number of clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | Saturday 22 September 1900 | 20 | 0 | 220→200 |
| First qualifying round | Saturday 6 October 1900 | 55 | 0 | 200→145 |
| Second qualifying round | Saturday 20 October 1900 | 35 | 3 | 145→110 |
| Third qualifying round | Saturday 3 November 1900 | 38 | 2 | 110→72 |
| Fourth qualifying round | Saturday 17 November 1900 | 20 | 0 | 72→52 |
| Fifth qualifying round | Saturday 8 December 1900 | 10 | 0 | 52→42 |
| Intermediate round | Saturday 5 January 1901 | 10 | 0 | 42→32 |
| First round proper | Saturday 9 February 1901 | 16 | 0 | 32→16 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 23 February 1901 | 8 | 0 | 16→8 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 23 March 1901 | 4 | 0 | 8→4 |
| Semi-final | Saturday 6 April 1901 | 2 | 0 | 4→2 |
| Final | Saturday 20 April 1901 | 1 | 0 | 2→1 |
Preliminary round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne | 6–0 | Worthing | 22 September 1900 |
| 2 | Darlington | 3–0 | Tow Law | 22 September 1900 |
| 3 | Sheffield | 1–3 | Attercliffe | 22 September 1900 |
| 4 | Leyton | 1–1 | West Ham Garfield | 22 September 1900 |
| 4r | West Ham Garfield | 4–1 | Leyton | 27 September 1900 |
| 5 | Turton | 0–2 | Heywood | 22 September 1900 |
| 6 | Olympic | 5–0 | Upton Park | 22 September 1900 |
| 7 | Stockton | 0–2 | South Bank | 22 September 1900 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 6–1 | Rotherham Town | 22 September 1900 |
| 9 | Norwich CEYMS | 1–2 | Lowestoft Town | 22 September 1900 |
| 10 | Bishop Auckland | 5–2 | Stanley United | 22 September 1900 |
| 11 | Leadgate Park | 3–0 | Crook Town | 22 September 1900 |
| 12 | Worksop Town | 3–2 | Denaby United | 22 September 1900 |
| 13 | Howden-le-Wear | 0–2 | Darlington St Augustine's | 22 September 1900 |
| 14 | Hampstead | 0–4 | West Hampstead | 22 September 1900 |
| 15 | Altofts | 2–3 | Wath Athletic | 22 September 1900 |
| 16 | Colchester Town | 7–0 | Bury St Edmunds | 22 September 1900 |
| 17 | Woodford | 1–1 | Leytonstone | 22 September 1900 |
| 17r | Leytonstone | 1–10 | Woodford | 27 September 1900 |
| 18 | Great Yarmouth Town | 1–1 | Harwich & Parkeston | 22 September 1900 |
| 18r | Harwich & Parkeston | W–W | Great Yarmouth Town | — |
| 19 | King's Lynn | 2–0 | Kirkley | 22 September 1900 |
| 20 | Willesden Town | 1–3 | Civil Service | 22 September 1900 |
First qualifying round
editSecond qualifying round
editThird qualifying round
editFourth qualifying round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darwen | 2–1 | Blackpool | 17 November 1900 |
| 2 | Watford | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 November 1900 |
| 2r | Queens Park Rangers | 4–1 | Watford | 21 November 1900 |
| 3 | Reading | 11–0 | Chesham Generals | 17 November 1900 |
| 4 | Chatham | 2–2 | Clapton | 17 November 1900 |
| 4r | Clapton | 5–1 | Chatham | 21 November 1900 |
| 5 | Southport Central | 2–0 | Workington | 17 November 1900 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Jarrow | 17 November 1900 |
| 7 | Newark | 0–5 | Chesterfield | 17 November 1900 |
| 8 | Chirk | 0–1 | Walsall | 17 November 1900 |
| 9 | Burton Swifts | 4–1 | Hinckley Town | 17 November 1900 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 9–1 | Civil Service | 17 November 1900 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Staple Hill | 17 November 1900 |
| 11r | Swindon Town | 6–0 | Staple Hill | 21 November 1900 |
| 12 | Bishop Auckland | 5–0 | Wallsend Park Villa | 17 November 1900 |
| 13 | Stockport County | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 November 1900 |
| 14 | New Brompton | 1–1 | West Ham United | 17 November 1900 |
| 14r | West Ham United | 4–1 | New Brompton | 21 November 1900 |
| 15 | Wellington Town | 4–0 | Oswestry United | 17 November 1900 |
| 16 | Gresley Rovers | 1–3 | Kettering | 17 November 1900 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 1–0 | Lincoln City | 17 November 1900 |
| 18 | Brentford | 0–1 | Richmond Association | 17 November 1900 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 15–1 | Weymouth | 17 November 1900 |
| 20 | Earlestown | 2–3 | Nantwich | 17 November 1900 |
Fifth qualifying round
edit| Home team | Score | Away team | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 2–0 | Richmond Association | 8 December 1900 |
| 2 | Walsall | 6–0 | Wellington Town | 8 December 1900 |
| 3 | Southport Central | 1–1 | Darwen | 8 December 1900 |
| 3r | Darwen | 2–0 | Southport Central | 11 December 1900 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 5–1 | Nantwich | 8 December 1900 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 4–0 | Bishop Auckland | 8 December 1900 |
| 6 | Burton Swifts | 1–2 | Kettering | 8 December 1900 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 December 1900 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 1–5 | Chesterfield | 8 December 1900 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 5–1 | Swindon Town | 8 December 1900 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Clapton | 8 December 1900 |
| 10r | Clapton | 2–3 | West Ham United | 12 December 1900 |
References
edit- "FA Cup results archive". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 April 2011.