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.
Preliminary round
Ties
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
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
Ties
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
Replays
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
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
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
49
Dagenham
2–1
Cheshunt
2nd qualifying round
Ties
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
Replays
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
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Chorley
3–2
Fleetwood
45
North Shields
2–2
Whitley Bay
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
45
Whitley Bay
0–3
North Shields
3rd qualifying round
Ties
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
Replays
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
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
17
Falmouth Town
2–2
Bideford
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
17
Bideford
2–2
Falmouth Town
4th replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
17
Falmouth Town
1–2
Bideford
4th qualifying round
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.
Ties
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
Replays
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
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Bideford
1–1
Trowbridge Town
28
Yeovil Town
0–1
Weymouth
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Trowbridge Town
2–3
Bideford
1973–74 FA Cup
See 1973-74 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
