1979–80 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1979–80 is the 99th 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.

1979–80 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 Bridlington Trinity 6–0 Appleby Frodingham
2 Brierley Hill Alliance 0–2 Belper Town
3 Cambridge City 1–2 Basildon United
4 Chalfont St Peter 0–1 Banbury United
5 Clapton 3–0 Basingstoke Town
6 Crook Town 5–2 Annfield Plain
7 Denaby United 0–2 Alfreton Town
8 Desborough Town 1–1 Bedworth United
9 Devizes Town 0–1 Cheltenham Town
10 Didcot Town 0–0 Alton Town
11 Dunstable 1–2 Carshalton Athletic
12 Eastwood Town 3–1 Ashby Institute
13 Egham Town 0–2 Addlestone
14 Emley 1–0 Barrow
15 Epping Town 2–2 Aveley
16 Epsom & Ewell 1–1 Arundel
17 Evenwood Town 1–2 Billingham Synthonia
18 Falmouth Town 1–2 Barnstaple Town
19 Farsley Celtic 0–2 Accrington Stanley
20 Faversham Town 0–2 Bromley
21 Ferryhill Athletic 2–1 Willington
22 Formby 2–2 Bangor City
23 Frome Town 0–1 Bideford
24 Gloucester City 0–2 Bridgend Town
25 Gosport Borough 2–1 Andover
26 Grays Athletic 0–2 Aylesbury United
27 Great Yarmouth Town 1–3 Chelmsford City
28 Guisborough Town 3–2 Blue Star
29 Halesowen Town 1–1 Alvechurch
30 Harefield United 1–4 Walton & Hersham
31 Haringey Borough 0–1 Willesden
32 Hastings United 0–4 Welling United
33 Haverhill Rovers 4–0 Wolverton Town
34 Heanor Town 0–5 Winterton Rangers
35 Herne Bay 0–2 Eastbourne Town
36 Hinckley Athletic w/o-scr Atherstone Town
37 Histon 0–2 V S Rugby
38 Hoddesdon Town 1–2 Ruislip Manor
39 Holbeach United 2–2 Skegness Town
40 Horsham 2–1 Whitstable Town
41 Hyde United 1–3 Ashton United
42 Ilminster Town 0–0 Shepton Mallet Town
43 Lancaster City 3–1 Witton Albion
44 Leek Town 0–2 Tamworth
45 Leyton Wingate 3–1 Barton Rovers
46 Long Eaton United 3–1 Tividale
47 Lowestoft Town 1–2 Harlow Town
48 Lytham 1–1 Rossendale United
49 Marlow 2–3 Bracknell Town
50 Melksham Town 1–3 Trowbridge Town
51 Mexborough Town Athletic 6–1 Yorkshire Amateur
52 Milton Keynes City 4–1 Wokingham Town
53 Moreton Town 0–2 Ton Pentre
54 New Brighton 1–7 Macclesfield Town
55 Newmarket Town 1–3 Sudbury Town
56 Newport I O W 4–0 Selsey
57 Normanby Park Works 1–3 Whitby Town
58 Oswestry Town 1–0 Radcliffe Borough
59 Pagham 0–0 Wigmore Athletic
60 Peacehaven & Telscombe 0–0 Ashford Town (Kent)
61 Potton United 1–1 Chatteris Town
62 Ramsgate 3–1 Snowdown Colliery Welfare
63 Rhyl 1–5 Winsford United
64 Rothwell Town 0–2 Willenhall Town
65 Shildon 2–2 Wingate (Durham)
66 South Bank 4–1 Whitley Bay
67 Southwick 2–3 Worthing
68 Spalding United 1–3 Wisbech Town
69 Staines Town 0–1 Wellingborough Town
70 Walthamstow Avenue 4–2 Windsor & Eton
71 Weston Super Mare 2–0 Llanelli

Replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
8 Bedworth United 6–0 Desborough Town
10 Alton Town 0–2 Didcot Town
15 Aveley 0–1 Epping Town
16 Arundel 0–1 Epsom & Ewell
22 Bangor City 0–1 Formby
29 Alvechurch 6–0 Halesowen Town
39 Skegness Town 2–1 Holbeach United
42 Shepton Mallet Town 0–1 Ilminster Town
48 Rossendale United 4–0 Lytham
59 Wigmore Athletic 0–2 Pagham
60 Ashford Town (Kent) 2–1 Peacehaven & Telscombe
61 Chatteris Town 1–2 Potton United
65 Wingate (Durham) 4–3 Shildon

1st qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Arnold 2–3 Worksop Town
2 Banstead Athletic 0–2 Sutton United
3 Barry Town 2–1 Bath City
4 Barton Town 0–1 Goole Town
5 Berkhamsted Town 1–4 Bedford Town
6 Bexhill Town 0–2 Croydon
7 Bilston 1–2 Telford United
8 Bishop's Stortford 1–2 Billericay Town
9 Bognor Regis Town 5–0 Redhill
10 Boldon Community Association 0–1 Ashington
11 Bourne Town 0–2 Boston
12 Brandon United 3–2 Spennymoor United
13 Bridgwater Town 0–0 Yeovil Town
14 Bromsgrove Rovers 0–1 Dudley Town
15 Buckingham Town 0–7 Hendon
16 Burscough 6–1 Chorley
17 Buxton 3–1 Matlock Town
18 Caernarfon Town 0–0 Northwich Victoria
19 Camberley Town 1–2 Waterlooville
20 Canterbury City 1–1 Dulwich Hamlet
21 Carlisle City 2–2 Bishop Auckland
22 Chatham Town 2–2 Horsham
23 Chertsey Town 0–1 Hillingdon Borough
24 Chesham United 2–0 Boreham Wood
25 Cheshunt 1–5 Barking
26 Chippenham Town 0–3 Merthyr Tydfil
27 Cinderford Town 1–2 Redditch United
28 Clacton Town 0–2 Bury Town
29 Clitheroe 0–2 Droylsden
30 Corby Town 1–0 Irthlingborough Diamonds
31 Corinthian Casuals 1–6 Woking
32 Coventry Sporting 1–0 Belper Town
33 Crawley Town 0–0 Slough Town
34 Darlaston 1–2 Hednesford Town
35 Dorchester Town 2–0 Wadebridge Town
36 Dorking Town 1–1 Eastbourne United
37 Easington Colliery Welfare 0–4 Consett
38 East Grinstead 1–4 Gravesend & Northfleet
39 Ely City 1–2 Boston United
40 Enderby Town 5–0 Saffron Walden Town
41 Erith & Belvedere 0–0 Burgess Hill Town
42 Farnborough Town 0–1 Cray Wanderers
43 Felixstowe Town 3–2 March Town United
44 Feltham 1–2 Burnham
45 Fleetwood Town 1–4 Mossley
46 Forest Green Rovers 3–2 Clandown
47 Frickley Athletic 5–0 Bridlington Town
48 Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 Brigg Town
49 Gateshead 2–2 Crook Town
50 Glastonbury 2–1 Bridport
51 Gresley Rovers 1–3 Burton Albion
52 Hampton 2–1 Finchley
53 Harrow Borough 1–3 Witney Town
54 Harwich & Parkeston 2–0 Basildon United
55 Hayes 2–0 Aylesbury United
56 Haywards Heath 0–3 Dover
57 Hemel Hempstead 1–2 Edgware Town
58 Hertford Town 3–1 Banbury United
59 Highgate United 0–2 Brereton Social
60 Horden Colliery Welfare 6–0 Durham City
61 Hornchurch 0–3 Harlow Town
62 Horsham Y M C A 4–2 Chichester City
63 Horwich R M I 4–1 Darwen
64 Hounslow 2–0 Carshalton Athletic
65 Hungerford Town 3–1 Calne Town
66 Kidderminster Harriers 2–0 Friar Lane Old Boys
67 King's Lynn 2–0 Gorleston
68 Kingstonian 2–0 Ruislip Manor
69 Letchworth Garden City 1–1 Haverhill Rovers
70 Lewes 2–1 Folkestone & Shepway
71 Leyland Motors 1–4 Curzon Ashton
72 Liskeard Athletic 3–1 Bideford
73 Littlehampton Town 0–8 Fareham Town
74 Louth United 2–2 Alfreton Town
75 Lye Town 1–1 Alvechurch
76 Maidenhead United 1–0 Clapton
77 Mangotsfield United 2–6 Clevedon Town
78 Margate 4–1 Bromley
79 Marine 4–0 Congleton Town
80 Metropolitan Police 1–1 Willesden
81 Molesey 2–3 Addlestone
82 Moor Green 2–1 Tamworth
83 Nantwich Town 2–0 Colwyn Bay
84 Netherfield 4–0 Accrington Stanley
85 New Mills 1–2 Glossop
86 Newbury Town 2–1 Didcot Town
87 North Ferriby United 2–1 Eastwood Town
88 North Shields 4–2 Ferryhill Athletic
89 Oldbury United 0–1 Long Eaton United
90 Olney Town 0–4 Bedworth United
91 Oxford City 0–0 Bridgend Town
92 Parson Drove United 2–0 Chelmsford City
93 Paulton Rovers 0–2 Cheltenham Town
94 Penrith 0–1 Rossendale United
95 Penzance 1–4 Newquay
96 Peterlee Newtown 2–1 Eppleton Colliery Welfare
97 Poole Town 3–1 Epsom & Ewell
98 Porthmadog 0–2 Formby
99 Prescot Town 1–0 Emley
100 Prestwich Heys 0–1 Oswestry Town
101 Racing Club Warwick 1–1 Gornal Athletic
102 Rainham Town 2–2 Walton & Hersham
103 Retford Town 0–3 Skegness Town
104 Ringmer 3–3 Eastbourne Town
105 Rushden Town 2–3 Hinckley Athletic
106 Salisbury 4–3 Newport I O W
107 Saltash United 3–0 Ilminster Town
108 Selby Town 0–1 Bridlington Trinity
109 Sheppey United 1–1 Ramsgate
110 Sittingbourne 2–2 Welling United
111 Skelmersdale United 1–4 Lancaster City
112 Soham Town Rangers 0–0 V S Rugby
113 South Liverpool 2–2 Winsford United
114 Southall & Ealing Borough 0–3 Leytonstone & Ilford
115 St Albans City 0–2 Kempston Rovers
116 St Blazey 0–2 Barnstaple Town
117 St Helens Town 1–2 Macclesfield Town
118 St Neots Town 4–2 Grantham
119 Stalybridge Celtic 1–2 Ashton United
120 Stamford 2–0 Potton United
121 Stourbridge 2–1 Ton Pentre
122 Stowmarket 0–1 Sudbury Town
123 Sutton Coldfield Town 3–2 Willenhall Town
124 Sutton Town 2–0 Winterton Rangers
125 Swaythling 1–4 Gosport Borough
126 Taunton Town 0–1 Trowbridge Town
127 Thackley 2–2 Whitby Town
128 Thame United 6–5 Bracknell Town
129 Thetford Town 1–2 Wisbech Town
130 Three Bridges 0–2 Ashford Town (Kent)
131 Tilbury 3–0 Epping Town
132 Tiverton Town 2–1 Chard Town
133 Tonbridge 2–3 Worthing
134 Tow Law Town 1–0 Guisborough Town
135 Tring Town 2–1 Wellingborough Town
136 Tunbridge Wells 2–2 Pagham
137 Uxbridge 1–0 Milton Keynes City
138 Wallsend Town 1–4 Billingham Synthonia
139 Ware 2–1 Leyton Wingate
140 Washington 3–2 Wingate (Durham)
141 Welton Rovers 0–4 Weston Super Mare
142 Wembley 0–1 Walthamstow Avenue
143 West Auckland Town 1–3 South Bank
144 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 0–2 Mexborough Town Athletic

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Tie Home team Score Away team
13 Yeovil Town 2–0 Bridgwater Town
18 Northwich Victoria 3–1 Caernarfon Town
20 Dulwich Hamlet 4–0 Canterbury City
21 Bishop Auckland 2–2 Carlisle City
22 Horsham 1–2 Chatham Town
33 Slough Town 3–0 Crawley Town
36 Eastbourne United 4–1 Dorking Town
41 Burgess Hill Town 0–0 Erith & Belvedere (Abandoned in extra time)
48 Brigg Town 1–5 Gainsborough Trinity
49 Crook Town 2–0 Gateshead
69 Haverhill Rovers 1–0 Letchworth Garden City
74 Alfreton Town 4–2 Louth United
75 Alvechurch 1–2 Lye Town
80 Willesden 1–1 Metropolitan Police
91 Bridgend Town 5–2 Oxford City
101 Gornal Athletic 2–3 Racing Club Warwick
102 Walton & Hersham 5–2 Rainham Town
104 Eastbourne Town 2–0 Ringmer
109 Ramsgate 5–2 Sheppey United
110 Welling United 5–0 Sittingbourne
112 V S Rugby 3–0 Soham Town Rangers
113 Winsford United 3–1 South Liverpool
127 Whitby Town 2–0 Thackley
136 Pagham 1–2 Tunbridge Wells

2nd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
21 Carlisle City 0–5 Bishop Auckland
41 Erith & Belvedere 2–0 Burgess Hill Town
80 Willesden 0–3 Metropolitan Police

2nd qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Addlestone 0–0 Sutton United
2 Alfreton Town 3–1 Worksop Town
3 Ashford Town (Kent) 0–2 Croydon
4 Ashton United 1–1 Buxton
5 Barnstaple Town 0–0 Dorchester Town
6 Bedworth United 1–0 Corby Town
7 Billingham Synthonia 0–1 Bishop Auckland
8 Bridgend Town 0–0 Redditch United
9 Bridlington Trinity 0–2 Goole Town
10 Chatham Town 1–1 Dover
11 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Merthyr Tydfil
12 Coventry Sporting 2–4 Telford United
13 Crook Town 2–3 Ashington
14 Eastbourne Town 0–2 Gravesend & Northfleet
15 Formby 1–1 Northwich Victoria
16 Gosport Borough 1–0 Eastbourne United
17 Harlow Town 2–1 Bury Town
18 Harwich & Parkeston 3–1 Billericay Town
19 Haverhill Rovers 0–0 Chesham United
20 Hayes 2–4 Slough Town
21 Hertford Town 0–2 Bedford Town
22 Hinckley Athletic 2–1 Dudley Town
23 Hounslow 2–3 Woking
24 Kingstonian 1–0 Cray Wanderers
25 Lancaster City 4–0 Horwich R M I
26 Liskeard Athletic 0–1 Yeovil Town
27 Long Eaton United 0–1 Kidderminster Harriers
28 Lye Town 1–0 Hednesford Town
29 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Mossley
30 Maidenhead United 2–2 Hendon
31 Margate 1–0 Dulwich Hamlet
32 Metropolitan Police 1–1 Burnham
33 Mexborough Town Athletic 0–1 Marine
34 Moor Green 2–1 Brereton Social
35 Netherfield 0–2 Burscough
36 Newbury Town 1–2 Barry Town
37 North Ferriby United 1–3 Boston
38 North Shields 3–0 Consett
39 Oswestry Town 2–0 Nantwich Town
40 Parson Drove United 2–0 Felixstowe Town
41 Poole Town 0–0 Waterlooville
42 Prescot Town 2–2 Droylsden
43 Ramsgate 1–0 Lewes
44 Rossendale United 2–0 Curzon Ashton
45 Salisbury 3–1 Horsham Y M C A
46 Saltash United 4–0 Glastonbury
47 Skegness Town 2–0 Gainsborough Trinity
48 South Bank 3–2 Peterlee Newtown
49 Stamford 0–5 Boston United
50 Stourbridge 2–3 Clevedon Town
51 Sudbury Town 1–2 King's Lynn
52 Sutton Coldfield Town 3–0 Racing Club Warwick
53 Sutton Town 1–1 Burton Albion
54 Thame United 0–1 Witney Town
55 Tilbury 0–1 Barking
56 Tiverton Town 3–3 Newquay
57 Tow Law Town 0–4 Brandon United
58 Tring Town 5–0 Kempston Rovers
59 Trowbridge Town 0–2 Hungerford Town
60 Tunbridge Wells 1–2 Fareham Town
61 Uxbridge 0–2 Edgware Town
62 V S Rugby 0–1 Enderby Town
63 Walthamstow Avenue 2–2 Leytonstone & Ilford
64 Walton & Hersham 1–1 Hampton
65 Ware 1–1 Hillingdon Borough
66 Washington 0–5 Horden Colliery Welfare
67 Welling United 1–0 Erith & Belvedere
68 Weston Super Mare 3–1 Forest Green Rovers
69 Whitby Town 3–2 Frickley Athletic
70 Winsford United 2–0 Glossop
71 Wisbech Town 5–2 St Neots Town
72 Worthing 1–2 Bognor Regis Town

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Sutton United 0–3 Addlestone
4 Buxton 1–1 Ashton United
5 Dorchester Town 1–3 Barnstaple Town
8 Redditch United 2–3 Bridgend Town
10 Dover 0–1 Chatham Town
15 Northwich Victoria 2–0 Formby
19 Chesham United 3–0 Haverhill Rovers
29 Dudley Town 1–0 Hinckley Athletic
29 Mossley 3–2 Macclesfield Town
30 Hendon 0–3 Maidenhead United
32 Burnham 3–3 Metropolitan Police
41 Waterlooville 0–2 Poole Town
42 Droylsden 1–0 Prescot Town
53 Burton Albion 3–2 Sutton Town
56 Newquay 0–1 Tiverton Town
63 Leytonstone & Ilford 3–1 Walthamstow Avenue
64 Hampton 1–5 Walton & Hersham
65 Hillingdon Borough 3–0 Ware

2nd replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
4 Ashton United 2–2 Buxton
41 Metropolitan Police 1–0 Burnham

3rd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
4 Buxton 1–3 Ashton United

3rd qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Bognor Regis Town 0–1 Croydon
2 Burton Albion 2–0 Alfreton Town
3 Chatham Town 0–1 Margate
4 Chesham United 0–0 Bedford Town
5 Clevedon Town 0–2 Bridgend Town
6 Edgware Town 0–3 Barking
7 Enderby Town 0–0 Bedworth United
8 Fareham Town 1–0 Gosport Borough
9 Harlow Town 1–0 Harwich & Parkeston
10 Horden Colliery Welfare 4–1 Bishop Auckland
11 Hungerford Town 3–1 Barry Town
12 Kidderminster Harriers 2–1 Lye Town
13 King's Lynn 0–1 Parson Drove United
14 Kingstonian 0–2 Woking
15 Lancaster City 0–0 Droylsden
16 Leytonstone & Ilford 2–1 Hillingdon Borough
17 Marine 4–0 Ashton United
18 Metropolitan Police 0–1 Maidenhead United
19 Moor Green 2–1 Telford United
20 North Shields 2–1 Ashington
21 Oswestry Town 1–1 Northwich Victoria
22 Ramsgate 2–2 Gravesend & Northfleet
23 Rossendale United 0–4 Burscough
24 Salisbury 3–0 Poole Town
25 Saltash United 3–3 Yeovil Town
26 Skegness Town 1–1 Boston
27 South Bank 1–2 Brandon United
28 Sutton Coldfield Town 4–1 Dudley Town
29 Tiverton Town 2–1 Barnstaple Town
30 Tring Town 0–2 Witney Town
31 Walton & Hersham 0–2 Slough Town
32 Welling United 3–1 Addlestone
33 Weston Super Mare 2–2 Merthyr Tydfil
34 Whitby Town 2–2 Goole Town
35 Winsford United 0–1 Mossley
36 Wisbech Town 1–5 Boston United

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Tie Home team Score Away team
4 Bedford Town 0–1 Chesham United
7 Bedworth United 0–1 Enderby Town
15 Droylsden 2–0 Lancaster City
21 Northwich Victoria 4–1 Oswestry Town
22 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–1 Ramsgate
25 Yeovil Town 2–1 Saltash United
26 Boston 2–2 Skegness Town
33 Merthyr Tydfil 3–1 Weston Super Mare
34 Goole Town 2–1 Whitby Town

2nd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
26 Boston 1–0 Skegness Town

4th qualifying round

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The teams that given byes to this round are Worcester City, Maidstone United, Weymouth, AP Leamington, Nuneaton Borough, Barnet, Wealdstone, Leatherhead, Wycombe Wanderers, Southport, Workington, Dagenham, Morecambe, Dartford, Hitchin Town, Tooting & Mitcham United, Minehead, Enfield, Blyth Spartans and Runcorn.

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Barnet 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers
2 Blyth Spartans 2–2 Marine
3 Boston 2–2 AP Leamington
4 Boston United 1–1 Nuneaton Borough
5 Bridgend Town 1–1 Hungerford Town
6 Burton Albion 1–0 Parson Drove United
7 Chesham United 3–1 Maidstone United
8 Dagenham 2–4 Barking
9 Dartford 0–2 Leytonstone & Ilford
10 Enderby Town 0–1 Northwich Victoria
11 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–1 Welling United
12 Harlow Town 1–0 Margate
13 Hitchin Town 1–2 Enfield
14 Horden Colliery Welfare 0–2 Burscough
15 Leatherhead 1–1 Croydon
16 Merthyr Tydfil 2–1 Maidenhead United
17 Minehead 1–0 Witney Town
18 Moor Green 2–0 Runcorn
19 Morecambe 3–2 Droylsden
20 Mossley 2–1 Goole Town
21 North Shields 1–2 Brandon United
22 Salisbury 2–1 Worcester City
23 Slough Town 4–0 Tooting & Mitcham United
24 Southport 1–3 Workington
25 Sutton Coldfield Town 3–3 Kidderminster Harriers
26 Tiverton Town 1–2 Fareham Town
27 Wealdstone 1–0 Woking
28 Yeovil Town 2–1 Weymouth

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Tie Home team Score Away team
2 Marine 0–5 Blyth Spartans
3 AP Leamington 1–0 Boston
4 Nuneaton Borough 2–1 Boston United
5 Hungerford Town 5–0 Bridgend Town
15 Croydon 3–0 Leatherhead
25 Kidderminster Harriers 3–2 Sutton Coldfield Town

1979–80 FA Cup

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See 1979-80 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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