1961–62 FA Cup qualifying rounds

1961–62 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Tournament details
CountryEngland
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The FA Cup 1961–62 is the 81st 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.

Preliminary round

Ties

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Altrincham 6–1 Earlestown
2 Ashington 3–2 Spennymoor United
3 Bacup Borough 1–5 Darwen
4 Bromsgrove Rovers 2–0 Moor Green
5 Ellesmere Port Town 5–3 Llandudno
6 Mossley 1–2 Congleton Town
7 South Bank 4–2 Annfield Plain

1st qualifying round

Ties

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Abingdon Town 2–0 Huntley & Palmers
2 Altrincham 3–3 Marine
3 Andover 5–1 Alton Town
4 Arnold St Mary's 1–5 Matlock Town
5 Ashington 4–1 Silksworth Colliery Welfare
6 Atherstone Town 3–2 Long Eaton United
7 Aveley 2–2 Ilford
8 Basingstoke Town 3–0 Chichester City
9 Bedford Town 8–0 Letchworth Town
10 Bedlington Mechanics 4–2 Whitby Town
11 Bedworth Town 3–0 Halesowen Town
12 Bideford 5–3 Truro City
13 Boston United 3–4 Louth United
14 Bourne Town 2–1 Rushden Town
15 Bridport 3–1 Swanage Town
16 Bromley 4–0 Metropolitan Police
17 Bromsgrove Rovers 4–0 Redditch
18 Bungay Town 0–6 Clacton Town
19 Burscough 2–0 Lancaster City
20 Chatteris Town 1–5 Cambridge United
21 Chesham United 1–4 Banbury Spencer
22 Chippenham United 2–6 Cheltenham Town
23 Congleton Town 4–2 Lostock Gralam
24 Cowes 3–1 Newbury Town
25 Crawley Town 5–0 Worthing
26 Creswell Colliery 1–2 Worksop Town
27 Dartford 5–0 Sittingbourne
28 Darwen 3–1 Lytham
29 Dover 4–0 Deal Town
30 East End Park W M C 1–1 Yorkshire Amateur
31 Eastbourne United 5–2 Bexhill Town
32 Edgware Town 2–1 Southall
33 Ellesmere Port Town 2–0 Pwllheli & District
34 Enfield 8–1 Hertford Town
35 Epsom & Ewell 1–2 Dulwich Hamlet
36 Evenwood Town 3–3 Murton Colliery Welfare
37 Evesham United 1–5 Brierley Hill Alliance
38 Fareham Town 2–3 Newport I O W
39 Ferryhill Athletic 0–1 Horden Colliery Welfare
40 Fleetwood 9–1 Milnthorpe Corinthians
41 Gainsborough Trinity 6–0 Norton Woodseats
42 Gloucester City 5–1 Stonehouse
43 Goole Town 5–1 Farsley Celtic
44 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–2 Bexleyheath & Welling
45 Grays Athletic 3–2 Brentwood & Warley
46 Great Yarmouth Town 1–0 Gorleston
47 Harrow Town 7–1 Bishop's Stortford
48 Heanor Town 4–2 Belper Town
49 Hednesford Town 3–6 Bilston
50 Hendon 9–1 Leyton
51 Histon 2–3 Bury Town
52 Hitchin Town 2–1 Biggleswade & District
53 Holbeach United 0–2 Grantham
54 Hornchurch 2–6 Dagenham
55 Horwich R M I 0–2 Ashton United
56 Hounslow Town 2–4 Barnet
57 Hyde United 3–0 Chorley
58 Ilkeston Town 1–1 Hinckley Athletic
59 Lancing Athletic 1–4 Haywards Heath
60 Leatherhead 2–2 Kingstonian
61 Leytonstone 1–1 Clapton
62 Linotype & Machinery 1–1 Buxton
63 Littlehampton Town 5–3 Horsham
64 Lockheed Leamington 1–2 Rugby Town
65 Loughborough United 2–6 Burton Albion
66 Lovells Athletic 2–3 Barry Town
67 Macclesfield 4–0 Droylsden
68 Maidenhead United 8–2 Hayes
69 March Town United 0–2 Newmarket Town
70 Melksham Town 6–0 Calne & Harris United
71 Merthyr Tydfil 5–0 Llanelli
72 Morecambe 4–2 Clitheroe
73 Nelson 4–0 Leyland Motors
74 Netherfield 2–3 Penrith
75 New Brighton 7–0 Flint Town United
76 North Shields 3–0 Easington Colliery Welfare
77 Northwich Victoria 2–1 Witton Albion
78 Nuneaton Borough 3–0 Tamworth
79 Oswestry Town 1–1 Kidderminster Harriers
80 Oxford City 5–2 Aylesbury United
81 Prescot Cables 3–1 St Helens Town
82 Rainham Town 0–1 Barking
83 Ransome & Marles 1–4 Alford United
84 Redhill 1–0 Carshalton Athletic
85 Retford Town 5–0 Denaby United
86 Romford 6–2 Wembley
87 Rossendale United 1–2 Stalybridge Celtic
88 Rothwell Town 6–2 Eynesbury Rovers
89 Runcorn 2–0 Bangor City
90 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 1–2 Billingham Synthonia
91 Selby Town 4–1 Frickley Colliery
92 Sheppey United 2–2 Erith & Belvedere
93 Sheringham 3–5 Lowestoft Town
94 Shildon 3–3 Tow Law Town
95 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 1–8 Alfreton Town
96 Skegness Town 1–1 Spalding United
97 Skelmersdale United 0–4 Wigan Athletic
98 Slough Town 4–1 Sutton United
99 South Bank 0–3 Newburn
100 South Liverpool 4–0 Stork
101 South Normanton Miners Welfare 2–6 Sutton Town
102 St Albans City 1–2 Cambridge City
103 St Neots Town 0–2 Corby Town
104 Stafford Rangers 2–2 Sankey Of Wellington
105 Stamford 5–0 Wellingborough Town
106 Stanley United 5–1 Durham City
107 Stockton 2–3 Bridlington Town
108 Stourbridge 1–0 Wellington Town
109 Stowmarket 2–2 Harwich & Parkeston
110 Street 0–2 Frome Town
111 Sudbury Town 5–3 Ely City
112 Tilbury 6–0 Woodford Town
113 Tooting & Mitcham United 7–1 Marlow
114 Trowbridge Town 2–2 Devizes Town
115 Tunbridge Wells United 1–0 Maidstone United
116 Uxbridge 1–2 Finchley
117 Vauxhall Motors 2–2 Wolverton Town & B R
118 Walton & Hersham 2–2 Dorking
119 Warminster Town 1–6 Dorchester Town
120 Wealdstone 5–0 Ware
121 Weston Super Mare 5–3 Westbury United
122 Whitley Bay 5–2 Boldon Colliery Welfare
123 Whitstable 0–4 Canterbury City
124 Willington 2–2 Shotton Colliery Welfare
125 Wimbledon 5–1 Woking
126 Windsor & Eton 0–2 Yiewsley
127 Witney Town 0–4 Wokingham Town

Replays

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
2 Marine 2–2 Altrincham
7 Ilford 3–0 Aveley
30 Yorkshire Amateur 0–2 East End Park W M C
36 Murton Colliery Welfare 2–3 Evenwood Town
44 Bexleyheath & Welling 4–1 Gravesend & Northfleet
58 Hinckley Athletic 2–1 Ilkeston Town
60 Kingstonian 4–2 Leatherhead
61 Clapton 1–2 Leytonstone
62 Buxton 6–1 Linotype & Machinery
79 Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Oswestry Town
92 Erith & Belvedere 2–1 Sheppey United
94 Tow Law Town 1–5 Shildon
96 Spalding United 0–3 Skegness Town
104 Sankey Of Wellington 5–1 Stafford Rangers
109 Harwich & Parkeston 7–2 Stowmarket
114 Devizes Town 0–2 Trowbridge Town
117 Wolverton Town & B R 0–3 Vauxhall Motors
118 Dorking 1–3 Walton & Hersham
124 Shotton Colliery Welfare 2–3 Willington

2nd replay

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
2 Marine 0–1 Altrincham
79 Kidderminster Harriers 4–0 Oswestry Town

2nd qualifying round

Ties

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Andover 7–1 Basingstoke Town
2 Ashton United 3–3 Altrincham
3 Banbury Spencer 4–1 Abingdon Town
4 Bedlington Mechanics 1–0 Billingham Synthonia
5 Bognor Regis Town 1–1 Littlehampton Town
6 Bridlington Town 1–2 North Shields
7 Brierley Hill Alliance 2–0 Bedworth Town
8 Buxton 2–3 Congleton Town
9 Cambridge City 7–0 Vauxhall Motors
10 Cambridge United 5–1 Sudbury Town
11 Cheltenham Town 5–2 Melksham Town
12 Chippenham Town 1–1 Trowbridge Town
13 Clacton Town 3–4 Harwich & Parkeston
14 Crawley Town 3–2 Haywards Heath
15 Cray Wanderers 3–4 Erith & Belvedere
16 Dagenham 3–1 Hendon
17 Dartford 4–0 Bexleyheath & Welling
18 Dulwich Hamlet 3–1 Tooting & Mitcham United
19 East End Park W M C 1–1 Goole Town
20 Ebbw Vale 1–2 Merthyr Tydfil
21 Fleetwood 1–1 Burscough
22 Folkestone 2–3 Dover
23 Glastonbury 1–1 Weston Super Mare
24 Gloucester City 0–0 Barry Town
25 Grantham 2–1 Louth United
26 Grays Athletic 3–1 Ilford
27 Great Yarmouth Town 2–0 Lowestoft Town
28 Harrogate Town 1–2 Selby Town
29 Harrow Town 0–4 Enfield
30 Heanor Town 4–2 Matlock Town
31 Hinckley Athletic 3–1 Atherstone Town
32 Hitchin Town 3–2 Bedford Town
33 Hyde United 5–1 Darwen
34 Kidderminster Harriers 0–2 Bromsgrove Rovers
35 Kingstonian 2–1 Bromley
36 Maidenhead United 1–0 Edgware Town
37 Minehead 3–0 Frome Town
38 New Brighton 1–2 Ellesmere Port Town
39 Newhaven 1–6 Eastbourne United
40 Newmarket Town 2–6 Bury Town
41 Newport I O W 0–0 Cowes
42 Northwich Victoria 1–0 Macclesfield
43 Nuneaton Borough 1–0 Burton Albion
44 Penrith 1–2 Morecambe
45 Penzance 2–3 Barnstaple Town
46 Poole Town 0–1 Dorchester Town
47 Portland United 4–3 Bridport
48 Ramsgate Athletic 2–1 Canterbury City
49 Romford 3–1 Leytonstone
50 Rothwell Town 1–2 Bourne Town
51 Rugby Town 1–0 Bilston
52 Sankey Of Wellington 2–0 Stourbridge
53 Shildon 4–2 Evenwood Town
54 Skegness Town 6–1 Alford United
55 Slough Town 2–0 Redhill
56 South Liverpool 0–0 Runcorn
57 Stalybridge Celtic 1–0 Nelson
58 Stamford 1–1 Corby Town
59 Stanley United 1–4 Ashington
60 Stocksbridge Works 0–0 Retford Town
61 Sutton Town 5–0 Alfreton Town
62 Tilbury 2–1 Barking
63 Tonbridge 1–3 Tunbridge Wells United
64 Wadebridge Town 1–4 Bideford
65 Wealdstone 1–1 Barnet
66 Whitley Bay 0–4 Horden Colliery Welfare
67 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Prescot Cables
68 Willington 3–2 Newburn
69 Wimbledon 1–2 Walton & Hersham
70 Wokingham Town 0–3 Oxford City
71 Worksop Town 4–3 Gainsborough Trinity
72 Yiewsley 2–0 Finchley

Replays

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
2 Altrincham 3–1 Ashton United
5 Littlehampton Town 0–2 Bognor Regis Town
12 Trowbridge Town 0–2 Chippenham Town
19 Goole Town 2–1 East End Park W M C
21 Burscough 5–2 Fleetwood
23 Weston Super Mare 2–2 Glastonbury
24 Barry Town 2–1 Gloucester City
41 Cowes 5–1 Newport I O W
56 Runcorn 2–0 South Liverpool
58 Corby Town 3–1 Stamford
60 Retford Town 2–5 Stocksbridge Works
65 Barnet 9–0 Wealdstone
67 Prescot Cables 1–3 Wigan Athletic

2nd replay

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
23 Glastonbury 0–3 Weston Super Mare

3rd qualifying round

Ties

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Altrincham 1–1 Wigan Athletic
2 Andover 2–1 Cowes
3 Ashington 2–2 Bedlington Mechanics
4 Banbury Spencer 3–1 Oxford City
5 Barnstaple Town 1–2 Bideford
6 Barry Town 2–0 Merthyr Tydfil
7 Bourne Town 1–5 Corby Town
8 Brierley Hill Alliance 2–1 Rugby Town
9 Bromsgrove Rovers 1–2 Sankey Of Wellington
10 Burscough 1–8 Morecambe
11 Cambridge United 3–2 Bury Town
12 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Chippenham Town
13 Congleton Town 1–2 Northwich Victoria
14 Crawley Town 2–1 Bognor Regis Town
15 Dagenham 1–1 Romford
16 Dartford 3–1 Erith & Belvedere
17 Dover 3–2 Ramsgate Athletic
18 Dulwich Hamlet 5–1 Slough Town
19 Eastbourne United 1–5 Tunbridge Wells United
20 Ellesmere Port Town 4–3 Runcorn
21 Enfield 2–4 Barnet
22 Goole Town 2–2 Selby Town
23 Grantham 3–1 Skegness Town
24 Grays Athletic 1–1 Tilbury
25 Harwich & Parkeston 5–1 Great Yarmouth Town
26 Heanor Town 5–1 Sutton Town
27 Hinckley Athletic 2–2 Nuneaton Borough
28 Hitchin Town 2–1 Cambridge City
29 Hyde United 2–2 Stalybridge Celtic
30 Kingstonian 4–1 Walton & Hersham
31 Maidenhead United 2–3 Yiewsley
32 Portland United 0–3 Dorchester Town
33 Shildon 1–0 Horden Colliery Welfare
34 Weston Super Mare 1–0 Minehead
35 Willington 2–4 North Shields
36 Worksop Town 3–1 Stocksbridge Works

Replays

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Wigan Athletic 3–1 Altrincham
3 Bedlington Mechanics 1–4 Ashington
15 Romford 4–1 Dagenham
22 Selby Town 1–0 Goole Town
24 Tilbury 2–1 Grays Athletic
28 Nuneaton Borough 1–1 Hinckley Athletic
30 Stalybridge Celtic 0–0 Hyde United (Abandoned in extra time)

2nd replays

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
28 Hinckley Athletic 3–1 Nuneaton Borough
30 Hyde United 1–2 Stalybridge Celtic

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Gateshead, Crook Town, Bishop Auckland, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Worcester City, Oxford United, King's Lynn, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Rhyl, Blyth Spartans, Margate, Bath City, Wisbech Town, Salisbury, Ashford Town (Kent), Kettering Town, Scarborough, Weymouth, Bridgwater Town and Hastings United

Ties

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Ashford Town (Kent) 3–1 Dover
2 Banbury Spencer 4–0 Yiewsley
3 Barnet 3–2 Hitchin Town
4 Barry Town 2–1 Bideford
5 Bath City 0–2 Bridgwater Town
6 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Weston Super Mare
7 Corby Town 2–2 Worksop Town
8 Crawley Town 1–2 Tunbridge Wells United
9 Crook Town 1–2 Shildon
10 Dartford 4–1 Hastings United
11 Dorchester Town 3–3 Weymouth
12 Dulwich Hamlet 1–2 King's Lynn
13 Gateshead 1–1 Selby Town
14 Grantham 2–1 Hinckley Athletic
15 Harwich & Parkeston 6–0 Kingstonian
16 Kettering Town 2–0 Heanor Town
17 Margate 6–2 Guildford City
18 Morecambe 2–0 Wigan Athletic
19 North Shields 1–2 Blyth Spartans
20 Northwich Victoria 1–0 Ellesmere Port Town
21 Oxford United 3–2 Salisbury
22 Rhyl 4–0 Stalybridge Celtic
23 Romford 2–1 Cambridge United
24 Sankey Of Wellington 0–1 Hereford United
25 Scarborough 2–2 Ashington
26 South Shields 2–1 Bishop Auckland
27 Wisbech Town 3–3 Chelmsford City
28 Worcester City 0–1 Brierley Hill Alliance
29 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Tilbury
30 Yeovil Town 4–0 Andover

Replays

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
7 Worksop Town 2–1 Corby Town
11 Weymouth 2–0 Dorchester Town
13 Selby Town 0–3 Gateshead
25 Ashington 4–0 Scarborough
27 Chelmsford City 1–0 Wisbech Town

1961–62 FA Cup

See 1961-62 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.