1973–74 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1973–74 is the 93rd 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.

1973–74 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales

Preliminary round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Feltham 1–3 Edmonton & Haringey
2 Kingstonian 4–0 Grays Athletic
3 Letchworth Town 2–1 Ely City
4 Maidenhead United 2–0 Hemel Hempstead
5 Matlock Town 3–0 Heanor Town
6 New Brighton 1–1 Hyde United
7 Newport I O W 1–1 Fareham Town
8 Oldbury United 0–1 Lye Town
9 Ormskirk 2–0 Leyland Motors
10 Oswestry Town 1–3 Northwich Victoria
11 Rainham Town 1–2 Horsham
12 Ramsgate 2–1 Herne Bay
13 Rawmarsh Welfare 2–1 Hatfield Main
14 Redditch United 1–3 A P Leamington
15 Retford Town 2–1 Louth United
16 Soham Town Rangers 1–2 Lowestoft Town
17 Stevenage Athletic 6–1 Rushden Town
18 Stocksbridge Works 4–4 Prestwich Heys
19 Sutton Coldfield Town 0–2 Eastwood Town
20 Sutton United 3–0 Metropolitan Police
21 Thetford Town 3–0 Spalding United
22 Truro City 0–2 Penzance
23 Tunbridge Wells 5–1 Ringmer
24 Waterlooville 4–0 Sidley United
25 Wealdstone 6–1 Marlow
26 Welton Rovers 1–4 Mangotsfield United
27 Wembley 0–1 Southall
28 Westbury United 0–2 Salisbury
29 Woking 2–1 Tonbridge

Replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
6 Hyde United 2–1 New Brighton
7 Fareham Town 0–1 Newport I O W
18 Prestwich Heys 6–0 Stocksbridge Works

1st qualifying round

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Ties

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

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Tie Home team Score Away team
7 Matlock Town 3–4 Arnold
9 Frickley Colliery 2–1 Ashby Institute
25 Eastwood Town 0–3 Belper Town
36 Dorchester Town 0–1 Bridgwater Town
39 Hednesford Town 2–1 Brierley Hill Alliance
42 Formby 4–1 Burscough
48 Wealdstone 2–4 Chesham United
49 Dagenham 2–2 Cheshunt
50 Kidderminster Harriers 1–3 Cinderford Town
56 Durham City 3–1 Consett
61 Folkestone 6–2 Deal Town
68 Northwich Victoria 4–1 Eastwood Hanley
73 Banbury United 2–0 Evesham United
74 Woking 2–2 Farnborough Town
78 Lye Town 5–0 Gornal Athletic
82 Cray Wanderers 1–3 Hampton
85 Waterlooville 3–1 Haywards Heath
87 Worcester City 1–2 Highgate United
90 Stevenage Athletic 1–1 Hitchin Town
91 Sutton United 2–0 Hornchurch
94 Trowbridge Town 4–2 Hungerford Town
95 Brereton Social 1–1 Ilkeston Town
98 Crawley Town 3–2 Leyton
103 Great Yarmouth Town 2–2 March Town United
104 Blaenau Ffestiniog 0–0 Marine
107 Bromsgrove Rovers 1–0 Moor Green
108 Darwen 3–2 Morecambe
118 Worthing 3–1 Pagham
136 Gloucester City 0–1 Stonehouse
140 Fleet Town 3–1 Uxbridge
142 Whitley Bay 4–1 West Auckland Town

2nd replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
49 Cheshunt 0–0 Dagenham
74 Farnborough Town 1–2 Woking
90 Hitchin Town 3–2 Stevenage Athletic
95 Ilkeston Town 1–0 Brereton Social
103 March Town United 0–1 Great Yarmouth Town
104 Marine 1–0 Blaenau Ffestiniog

3rd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
49 Dagenham 2–1 Cheshunt

2nd qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Ashington 2–1 Murton Colliery Welfare
2 Bilston 0–2 Alfreton Town
3 Bognor Regis Town 1–0 Newport I O W
4 Bromsgrove Rovers 1–2 Alvechurch
5 Chorley 0–0 Fleetwood
6 Corby Town 1–0 Biggleswade & District
7 Crawley Town 2–3 Aveley
8 Dartford 1–3 Kingstonian
9 Darwen 0–1 Formby
10 Denaby United 0–3 Frickley Colliery
11 Emley 1–2 Buxton
12 Evenwood Town 2–2 Tow Law Town
13 Falmouth Town 4–1 Barnstaple Town
14 Faversham Town 1–1 Folkestone
15 Finchley 0–1 Boreham Wood
16 Fleet Town 2–4 Chatham Town
17 Glastonbury 0–0 Merthyr Tydfil
18 Goole Town 3–1 Bridlington Town
19 Gosport Borough 1–1 Alton Town
20 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–3 Maidenhead United
21 Great Yarmouth Town 1–2 Harwich & Parkeston
22 Hampton 0–5 Dagenham
23 Harrow Borough 1–0 Horsham
24 Hertford Town 2–0 Chesham United
25 Highgate United 1–0 Lye Town
26 Histon 2–1 Bedford Town
27 Horden Colliery Welfare 3–2 Wingate (Durham)
28 Horwich R M I 2–0 Congleton Town
29 Hounslow 1–2 Epping Town
30 Ilford 1–1 Leatherhead
31 Ilkeston Town 2–0 Atherstone Town
32 King's Lynn 3–1 Clacton Town
33 Leek Town 2–2 Macclesfield Town
34 Lewes 1–1 Dover
35 Leytonstone 3–2 Sutton United
36 Littlehampton Town 2–2 Eastbourne Town
37 Llanelli 1–2 Mangotsfield United
38 Maidstone United 1–1 Ashford Town (Kent)
39 Melksham Town 0–6 Basingstoke Town
40 Mexborough Town 1–1 Bradford Park Avenue
41 Mossley 1–1 Prestwich Heys
42 Nantwich Town 0–3 Altrincham
43 Netherfield 2–1 Accrington Stanley
44 Newquay 1–1 Bideford
45 North Shields 0–0 Whitley Bay
46 Nuneaton Borough 1–0 Hednesford Town
47 Porthmadog 2–0 Connah's Quay Nomads
48 Romford 2–2 Bexley United
49 Rothwell Town 1–7 Hitchin Town
50 Runcorn 0–0 Marine
51 Shildon 1–3 Bishop Auckland
52 Sittingbourne 1–1 Ramsgate
53 South Liverpool 0–1 Ormskirk
54 St Neots Town 0–3 Bletchley Town
55 Staines Town 2–0 Egham Town
56 Stalybridge Celtic 3–1 Northwich Victoria
57 Stamford 3–1 Holbeach United
58 Stonehouse 1–2 Cinderford Town
59 Stourbridge 5–2 Bedworth United
60 Sutton Town 1–1 Brigg Town
61 Tamworth 3–0 Belper Town
62 Taunton Town 1–0 Bridgwater Town
63 Trowbridge Town 0–0 Bath City
64 Ware 1–0 Aylesbury United
65 Weymouth 2–0 Salisbury
66 Willington 3–1 Durham City
67 Wimbledon 2–1 Southall
68 Wisbech Town 3–1 Thetford Town
69 Witney Town 1–2 Banbury United
70 Worksop Town 1–0 Arnold
71 Worthing 2–1 Waterlooville
72 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Woking

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Tie Home team Score Away team
5 Fleetwood 1–1 Chorley
12 Tow Law Town 1–0 Evenwood Town
14 Folkestone 4–1 Faversham Town
17 Merthyr Tydfil 3–1 Glastonbury
19 Alton Town 2–1 Gosport Borough
30 Leatherhead 2–0 Ilford
33 Macclesfield Town 4–2 Leek Town
34 Dover 1–2 Lewes
36 Eastbourne Town 0–1 Littlehampton Town
38 Ashford Town (Kent) 0–2 Maidstone United
40 Bradford Park Avenue 4–2 Mexborough Town
41 Prestwich Heys 2–3 Mossley
44 Bideford 6–1 Newquay
45 Whitley Bay 1–1 North Shields
48 Bexley United 3–1 Romford
50 Marine 0–1 Runcorn
52 Ramsgate 2–0 Sittingbourne
60 Brigg Town 0–1 Sutton Town
63 Bath City 2–4 Trowbridge Town

2nd replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
5 Chorley 3–2 Fleetwood
45 North Shields 2–2 Whitley Bay

3rd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
45 Whitley Bay 0–3 North Shields

3rd qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Alfreton Town 2–1 Worksop Town
2 Alton Town 1–2 Bognor Regis Town
3 Altrincham 4–0 Horwich R M I
4 Alvechurch 3–2 Stourbridge
5 Aveley 1–0 Harrow Borough
6 Basingstoke Town 0–1 Trowbridge Town
7 Bishop Auckland 3–1 Tow Law Town
8 Bletchley Town 1–1 Hitchin Town
9 Boreham Wood 1–0 Bexley United
10 Bradford Park Avenue 3–3 Goole Town
11 Buxton 2–1 Mossley
12 Chatham Town 0–7 Wycombe Wanderers
13 Chorley 0–1 Netherfield
14 Cinderford Town 2–2 Banbury United
15 Dagenham 3–2 Kingstonian
16 Epping Town 3–0 Maidenhead United
17 Falmouth Town 3–3 Bideford
18 Folkestone 5–1 Lewes
19 Formby 1–0 Ormskirk
20 Frickley Colliery 2–1 Sutton Town
21 Harwich & Parkeston 1–2 King's Lynn
22 Histon 0–2 Corby Town
23 Horden Colliery Welfare 1–1 Ashington
24 Ilkeston Town 2–3 Tamworth
25 Leatherhead 0–0 Leytonstone
26 Littlehampton Town 0–2 Worthing
27 Macclesfield Town 2–1 Stalybridge Celtic
28 Maidstone United 3–1 Ramsgate
29 Merthyr Tydfil 2–0 Mangotsfield United
30 Nuneaton Borough 1–4 Highgate United
31 Porthmadog 0–2 Runcorn
32 Staines Town 1–1 Wimbledon
33 Stamford 4–2 Wisbech Town
34 Taunton Town 1–2 Weymouth
35 Ware 0–0 Hertford Town
36 Willington 3–0 North Shields

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Tie Home team Score Away team
8 Hitchin Town 2–0 Bletchley Town
10 Goole Town 4–1 Bradford Park Avenue
14 Banbury United 4–1 Cinderford Town
17 Bideford 1–1 Falmouth Town
*23 Ashington 2–1 Horden Colliery Welfare
25 Leytonstone 1–0 Leatherhead
32 Wimbledon 4–3 Staines Town
35 Hertford Town 3–1 Ware

2nd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
17 Falmouth Town 2–2 Bideford

3rd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
17 Bideford 2–2 Falmouth Town

4th replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
17 Falmouth Town 1–2 Bideford

4th qualifying round

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The teams that given byes to this round are Stafford Rangers, Barnet, Hendon, Enfield, Telford United, Hillingdon Borough, Yeovil Town, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Grantham, Margate, Bangor City, Boston United, Rhyl, Guildford City, Blyth Spartans, Kettering Town, Lancaster City, Hayes and Bishop's Stortford.

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Banbury United 2–0 Tamworth
2 Barnet 2–2 Hendon
3 Bideford 2–2 Trowbridge Town
4 Bishop Auckland 0–1 South Shields
5 Bishop's Stortford 1–1 Dagenham
6 Blyth Spartans 2–0 Netherfield
7 Boreham Wood 2–2 Aveley
8 Buxton 2–2 Alfreton Town
9 Corby Town 1–2 Boston United
10 Epping Town 1–2 Chelmsford City
11 Folkestone 2–3 Guildford City
12 Formby 3–0 Goole Town
13 Grantham 3–1 Kettering Town
14 Hayes 1–1 Enfield
15 Hillingdon Borough 2–1 Hertford Town
16 Hitchin Town 2–1 Bognor Regis Town
17 King's Lynn 3–1 Stamford
18 Lancaster City 1–1 Altrincham
19 Leytonstone 0–0 Margate
20 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Merthyr Tydfil
21 Rhyl 0–4 Frickley Colliery
22 Runcorn 2–2 Bangor City
23 Stafford Rangers 1–1 Alvechurch
24 Telford United 2–0 Highgate United
25 Willington 1–0 Ashington
26 Wimbledon 1–0 Maidstone United
27 Worthing 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers
28 Yeovil Town 1–1 Weymouth

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Tie Home team Score Away team
2 Hendon 3–0 Barnet
3 Trowbridge Town 1–1 Bideford
5 Dagenham 2–1 Bishop's Stortford
7 Aveley 1–2 Boreham Wood
8 Alfreton Town 2–1 Buxton
14 Enfield 0–1 Hayes
18 Altrincham 1–0 Lancaster City
19 Margate 1–3 Leytonstone
20 Merthyr Tydfil 2–1 Macclesfield Town
22 Bangor City 1–2 Runcorn
23 Alvechurch 2–0 Stafford Rangers
28 Weymouth 2–2 Yeovil Town

2nd replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
3 Bideford 1–1 Trowbridge Town
28 Yeovil Town 0–1 Weymouth

3rd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
3 Trowbridge Town 2–3 Bideford

1973–74 FA Cup

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See 1973-74 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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