1996–97 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The 1996–97 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 116th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 574 clubs were accepted for the competition, down one from the previous season's 575.

1996-97 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales

The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 28 winning teams from fourth round qualifying progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.

Calendar

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Round Start Date New Entries Clubs
Preliminary round Saturday 31 August 1996 340 574 → 404
First round qualifying Saturday 14 September 1996 118 404 → 260
Second round qualifying Saturday 28 September 1996 none 260 → 188
Third round qualifying Saturday 12 October 1996 none 188 → 152
Fourth round qualifying Saturday 26 October 1996 20 152 → 124
First round proper Saturday 16 November 1996 52 124 → 84
Second round proper Saturday 7 December 1996 none 84 → 64
Third round proper Saturday 4 January 1997 44 64 → 32
Fourth round proper Saturday 25 January 1997 none 32 → 16
Fifth round proper Saturday 15 February 1997 none 16 → 8
Sixth round proper Saturday 8 March 1997 none 8 → 4
Semi-finals Saturday 13 April 1997 none 4 → 2
Final Saturday 17 May 1997 none 2 → 1

Preliminary round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 A F C Lymington 6-1 Windsor & Eton
2 Alnwick Town 0-0 Consett
3 Arlesey Town 3-1 Potton United
4 Arundel 3-0 Canterbury City
5 Ashford Town (Middx) 2-0 Slade Green
6 Ashington 4-5 Ashfield United
7 Banbury United 0-1 V S Rugby
8 Barwell 0-2 Bilston Town
9 Basildon United 0-2 Woodbridge Town
10 Bedfont 1-2 Tunbridge Wells
11 Bedworth United 2-2 Paget Rangers
12 Belper Town 1-1 Leigh R M I
13 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 2-0 Bicester Town
14 Berkhamsted Town 2-3 Chesham United
15 Biggleswade Town 0-1 London Colney
16 Blackpool Rovers 1-2 Hucknall Town
17 Blakenall 3-0 Glossop North End
18 Bootle 2-0 Seaham Red Star
19 Bournemouth 1-3 Abingdon Town
20 Bowers United 2-1 Hanwell Town
21 Brandon United 3-1 Tadcaster Albion
22 Bridport 0-1 Clevedon Town
23 Brimsdown Rovers 1-3 Tring Town
24 Burgess Hill Town 4-1 Epsom & Ewell
25 Burnham Ramblers 1-1 Great Yarmouth Town
26 Bury Town 4-1 Milton Keynes
27 Chasetown 2-0 Boldmere St Michaels
28 Cheadle Town 0-0 Burscough
29 Cirencester Town 1-0 Yate Town
30 Concord Rangers 2-2 Barking
31 Corby Town 5-1 Eynesbury Rovers
32 Corinthian Casuals 1-1 Chipstead
33 Cornard United 0-2 Gorleston
34 Cove 1-0 Ash United
35 Croydon Athletic 2-0 Lewes
36 Dartford 1-1 Horsham
37 Devizes Town 2-0 Westbury United
38 Droylsden 1-5 Stocksbridge Park Steels
39 Dudley Town 1-3 Tamworth
40 East Grinstead 2-3 Folkestone Invicta
41 East Thurrock United 4-2 Mirrlees Blackstone
42 Eastleigh 0-3 Hungerford Town
43 Eastwood Hanley 0-1 Crook Town
44 Eccleshill United 2-1 Hallam
45 Edgware Town 1-1 Flackwell Heath
46 Endsleigh 0-3 Bristol Manor Farm
47 Erith & Belvedere 2-2 Kingsbury Town
48 Esh Winning 1-3 Oldham Town
49 Evenwood Town 3-1 Darwen
50 Fakenham Town 2-2 Maldon Town
51 Falmouth Town 3-0 Barnstaple Town
52 Felixstowe Port & Town 0-1 Clapton
53 Ferryhill Athletic 1-2 Yorkshire Amateur
54 Fleet Town 2-0 Waterlooville
55 Flixton 4-1 R T M Newcastle
56 Ford United 1-0 Harwich & Parkeston
57 Frome Town 3-0 Elmore
58 Glasshoughton Welfare 1-2 Matlock Town
59 Glastonbury 2-4 Calne Town
60 Godalming & Guildford 5-2 Carterton Town
61 Gosport Borough 2-1 Ryde
62 Hailsham Town 2-2 Redhill
63 Halesowen Harriers 2-2 Long Buckby
64 Harefield United 2-4 Halstead Town
65 Haringey Borough 0-3 Hornchurch
66 Harrogate Railway Athletic 5-2 Stockton
67 Harrogate Town 6-0 Whitley Bay
68 Harworth Colliery Institute 0-0 Blidworth Welfare
69 Hassocks 1-3 Egham Town
70 Hatfield Main 0-0 Farsley Celtic
71 Haverhill Rovers 5-1 Holbeach United
72 Heanor Town 3-4 Sheffield
73 Hebburn 0-5 Dunston Federation Brewery
74 Hemel Hempstead 1-0 Ware
75 Hillingdon Borough 1-4 Stowmarket Town
76 Hoddesdon Town 0-1 Stotfold
77 Horden Colliery Welfare 0-4 Atherton Collieries
78 Horsham Y M C A 6-1 Littlehampton Town
79 Kidsgrove Athletic 0-3 Chester-Le-Street Town
80 Kimberley Town 1-1 Rossington Main
81 Knypersley Victoria 4-0 Stewart & Lloyds Corby
82 Langford 0-4 Brackley Town
83 Langney Sports 1-3 Chalfont St Peter
84 Leyton Pennant 0-0 Collier Row & Romford
85 Liversedge 0-0 Atherton Laburnum Rovers
86 Louth United 2-2 Guisborough Town
87 Lowestoft Town 1-2 Boston Town
88 Lye Town 0-4 Desborough Town
89 Maidenhead United 0-1 Havant Town
90 Mangotsfield United 6-1 Chippenham Town
91 March Town United 2-1 Barkingside
92 Margate 0-1 Banstead Athletic
93 Melksham Town 2-1 Bridgwater Town
94 Merstham 3-2 Deal Town
95 Mile Oak 5-1 Lancing
96 Murton 1-0 Congleton Town
97 Nantwich Town 5-0 South Shields
98 Netherfield 3-0 Shildon
99 Newcastle Town 1-0 Denaby United
100 Newport Pagnell Town 0-1 Wednesfield
101 North Ferriby United 4-0 Great Harwood Town
102 Northallerton 0-1 Morpeth Town
103 Northampton Spencer 1-0 Oldbury United
104 Ossett Albion 2-1 Brigg Town
105 Ossett Town 3-1 Armthorpe Welfare
106 Pagham 1-4 Northwood
107 Peacehaven & Telscombe 5-0 Dorking
108 Pontefract Collieries 1-2 Pickering Town
109 Portfield 1-3 Three Bridges
110 Portsmouth Royal Navy 1-6 Camberley Town
111 Potters Bar Town 5-1 Cheshunt
112 Prudhoe Town 1-1 Maine Road
113 Raynes Park Vale 1-4 Burnham
114 Ringmer 7-0 Steyning Town
115 Rocester 5-1 Bolehall Swifts
116 Rossendale United 1-1 Castleton Gabriels
117 Rothwell Town 5-1 Bourne Town
118 Royston Town 1-0 Southall
119 Ruislip Manor 1-1 Clacton Town
120 Rushall Olympic 1-3 Pelsall Villa
121 Ryhope Community Association 1-2 Arnold Town
122 Saffron Walden Town 2-2 Newmarket Town
123 Selsey 3-1 Thamesmead Town
124 Sheppey United 1-2 Harlow Town
125 Shifnal Town 1-2 Chadderton
126 Shoreham 0-1 Wealdstone
127 Shotton Comrades 0-4 Garforth Town
128 Soham Town Rangers 0-2 Stamford
129 Southend Manor 0-5 Braintree Town
130 Southwick 0-0 Oakwood
131 St Blazey 2-0 Minehead
132 St Helens Town 2-2 Peterlee Newtown
133 St Leonards Stamcroft 2-0 Metropolitan Police
134 Stafford Rangers 1-1 Redditch United
135 Stansted 2-1 Aveley
136 Stapenhill 3-0 Salford City
137 Stourport Swifts 0-4 Pershore Town
138 Stratford Town 0-2 Shepshed Dynamo
139 Sutton Coldfield Town 0-0 Moor Green
140 Thackley 0-4 Selby Town
141 Thatcham Town 2-0 Brockenhurst
142 Tilbury 1-1 Diss Town
143 Tiptree United 1-0 Hadleigh United
144 Tonbridge Angels 1-0 Leatherhead
145 Torrington 3-0 Paulton Rovers
146 Trafford 2-0 Clitheroe
147 Tuffley Rovers 2-5 Taunton Town
148 Uxbridge 2-1 Leighton Town
149 Viking Sports 2-0 Corinthian
150 Washington 0-0 Bridgnorth Town
151 Watton United 1-4 Bedford Town
152 Wellingborough Town 0-3 Cogenhoe United
153 Welton Rovers 3-2 Saltash United
154 Welwyn Garden City 2-0 Wootton Blue Cross
155 West Midlands Police 1-2 Westfields
156 Weston Super Mare 2-0 Brislington
157 Whitby Town 6-2 Whickham
158 Whitehawk 1-6 Whitstable Town
159 Whyteleafe 3-3 Chatham Town
160 Wick 0-2 Herne Bay
161 Willenhall Town 1-0 Hinckley Town
162 Willington 2-1 Borrowash Victoria
163 Wimborne Town 1-1 Andover
164 Wingate & Finchley 0-1 Spalding United
165 Witham Town 2-5 Grantham Town
166 Wivenhoe Town 2-2 Raunds Town
167 Wokingham Town 0-0 Fareham Town
168 Workington 1-0 Worksop Town
169 Worthing 0-1 Fisher Athletic London
170 Wroxham 2-2 Great Wakering Rovers

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2 Consett 2-0 Alnwick Town
11 Paget Rangers 1-2 Bedworth United
12 Leigh R M I 3-1 Belper Town
25 Great Yarmouth Town 3-1 Burnham Ramblers
28 Burscough 2-0 Cheadle Town
30 Barking 1-0 Concord Rangers
32 Chipstead 2-4 Corinthian Casuals
36 Horsham 1-0 Dartford
45 Flackwell Heath 1-1 Edgware Town
47 Kingsbury Town 0-1 Erith & Belvedere
50 Maldon Town 2-0 Fakenham Town
62 Redhill 2-1 Hailsham Town
63 Long Buckby 1-1 Halesowen Harriers
68 Blidworth Welfare 2-2 Harworth Colliery Institute
70 Farsley Celtic 2-1 Hatfield Main
80 Rossington Main 3-0 Kimberley Town
84 Collier Row & Romford 1-0 Leyton Pennant
85 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 2-2 Liversedge
86 Guisborough Town 4-1 Louth United
112 Maine Road 1-2 Prudhoe Town
116 Castleton Gabriels 2-4 Rossendale United
119 Clacton Town 3-2 Ruislip Manor
122 Newmarket Town 3-0 Saffron Walden Town
130 Oakwood 1-2 Southwick
132 Peterlee Newtown 1-2 St Helens Town
134 Redditch United 0-1 Stafford Rangers
139 Moor Green 3-2 Sutton Coldfield Town
142 Diss Town 1-0 Tilbury
150 Bridgnorth Town 2-1 Washington
159 Chatham Town 2-0 Whyteleafe
163 Andover 0-1 Wimborne Town
166 Raunds Town 3-0 Wivenhoe Town
167 Fareham Town 4-1 Wokingham Town
170 Great Wakering Rovers 0-1 Wroxham

2nd replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
45 Flackwell Heath 0-3 Edgware Town
63 Halesowen Harriers 2-1 Long Buckby
68 Blidworth Welfare 2-1 Harworth Colliery Institute
85 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 2-2 Liversedge

3rd replay

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Tie Home team Score Away team
85 Liversedge 1-3 Atherton Laburnum Rovers

1st qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Accrington Stanley 1-1 Ossett Albion
2 Aldershot Town 8-1 Merstham
3 Arlesey Town 0-3 Stevenage Borough
4 Ashton United 3-0 Harrogate Railway Athletic
5 Atherstone United 3-1 Cogenhoe United
6 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 1-0 Ilkeston Town
7 Backwell United 0-6 Yeovil Town
8 Baldock Town 2-0 Tiptree United
9 Banstead Athletic 1-3 Peacehaven & Telscombe
10 Barton Rovers 2-2 Erith & Belvedere
11 Basingstoke Town 0-3 Gloucester City
12 Bedlington Terriers 4-0 Prudhoe Town
13 Bedworth United 3-3 V S Rugby
14 Bideford 2-6 Melksham Town
15 Billericay Town 4-0 Woodbridge Town
16 Billingham Synthonia 1-0 Atherton Collieries
17 Billingham Town 2-0 Dunston Federation Brewery
18 Bishop Auckland 3-1 Pickering Town
19 Bishop's Stortford 2-0 Bedford Town
20 Blidworth Welfare 0-1 Stapenhill
21 Boreham Wood 8-1 Tring Town
22 Brackley Town 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
23 Bracknell Town 4-2 Selsey
24 Bradford Park Avenue 1-0 Ashfield United
25 Brandon United 0-6 Morecambe
26 Bridgnorth Town 4-1 Trafford
27 Bromley 4-0 Viking Sports
28 Buckingham Town 3-6 Hungerford Town
29 Burton Albion 1-0 Guisborough Town
30 Bury Town 0-0 Heybridge Swifts
31 Buxton 1-2 Ossett Town
32 Cambridge City 6-1 Diss Town
33 Canvey Island 3-1 Haverhill Rovers
34 Carshalton Athletic 6-0 Tunbridge Wells
35 Chatham Town 1-2 Burgess Hill Town
36 Chelmsford City 5-0 March Town United
37 Chesham United 3-1 Barking
38 Cirencester Town 2-0 Falmouth Town
39 Clevedon Town 4-1 Dorchester Town
40 Collier Row & Romford 1-1 Halstead Town
41 Corby Town 4-1 Stamford
42 Croydon 3-1 Egham Town
43 Curzon Ashton 1-0 Evenwood Town
44 Devizes Town 2-2 Bath City
45 Dulwich Hamlet 2-0 Ashford Town (Middx)
46 Durham City 5-1 Morpeth Town
47 Easington Colliery 2-7 Winsford United
48 Eastwood Town 1-0 Eccleshill United
49 Edgware Town 3-3 Ford United
50 Emley 3-0 Selby Town
51 Evesham United 4-0 Pelsall Villa
52 Fareham Town 2-1 Worcester City
53 Farsley Celtic 1-0 Knowsley United
54 Fisher Athletic London 3-2 Chalfont St Peter
55 Fleet Town 0-3 Abingdon Town
56 Flixton 2-0 Bootle
57 Forest Green Rovers 4-5 Torrington
58 Garforth Town 1-3 Whitby Town
59 Gorleston 1-2 Sudbury Town
60 Gosport Borough 0-1 Cheltenham Town
61 Grantham Town 2-0 Boston Town
62 Grays Athletic 6-0 Clacton Town
63 Gresley Rovers 2-1 Chasetown
64 Gretna 1-1 Arnold Town
65 Guiseley 4-0 Hucknall Town
66 Hampton 2-1 Harlow Town
67 Harrogate Town 0-1 Consett
68 Harrow Borough 4-1 Stowmarket Town
69 Hastings Town 2-0 Burnham
70 Havant Town 0-3 Bashley
71 Hemel Hempstead 0-1 Stansted
72 Hendon 2-0 Croydon Athletic
73 Hertford Town 1-2 Potters Bar Town
74 Hinckley Athletic 5-1 Halesowen Harriers
75 Horsham 1-0 Wealdstone
76 Horsham Y M C A 2-3 Sittingbourne
77 Leicester United scr-w/o Desborough Town
78 Leigh R M I 2-0 Alfreton Town
79 Lincoln United 2-2 Lancaster City
80 London Colney 0-0 St Albans City
81 Maldon Town 2-7 Boston United
82 Marlow 0-2 Braintree Town
83 Matlock Town 0-1 Leek Town
84 Mile Oak 0-3 Dover Athletic
85 Molesey 3-1 Whitstable Town
86 Moor Green 1-2 Solihull Borough
87 Mossley 3-1 Burscough
88 Murton 1-3 Frickley Athletic
89 Netherfield 3-1 Nantwich Town
90 Newport A F C 5-2 Mangotsfield United
91 North Ferriby United 4-1 Chorley
92 Oldham Town 2-3 Halifax Town
93 Pershore Town 1-2 Knypersley Victoria
94 Purfleet 5-1 Hornchurch
95 Racing Club Warwick 1-1 Northampton Spencer
96 Radcliffe Borough 0-2 Marine
97 Raunds Town 2-4 East Thurrock United
98 Redhill 0-1 Crawley Town
99 Ringmer 1-2 Chertsey Town
100 Rocester 0-3 Kettering Town
101 Rossendale United 0-5 Southport
102 Rossington Main 1-2 Blakenall
103 Rothwell Town 2-3 Spalding United
104 Salisbury City 0-0 Godalming & Guildford
105 Sandwell Borough 0-0 Shepshed Dynamo
106 Sheffield 2-1 Chadderton
107 Southwick 1-2 Welling United
108 St Blazey 0-7 Merthyr Tydfil
109 St Helens Town 0-0 Gateshead
110 St Leonards Stamcroft 4-1 Arundel
111 Stafford Rangers 0-1 Bilston Town
112 Staines Town 2-0 Folkestone Invicta
113 Stocksbridge Park Steels 4-2 Chester-Le-Street Town
114 Stotfold 0-2 Hayes
115 Stourbridge 1-0 Halesowen Town
116 Sudbury Wanderers 1-1 Great Yarmouth Town
117 Tamworth 4-1 Willenhall Town
118 Thame United 1-1 A F C Lymington
119 Thatcham Town 1-1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins
120 Three Bridges 1-6 Farnborough Town
121 Tiverton Town 3-0 Frome Town
122 Tonbridge Angels 2-0 Northwood
123 Tooting & Mitcham United 5-0 Corinthian Casuals
124 Tow Law Town 1-1 Gainsborough Trinity
125 Trowbridge Town 3-0 Calne Town
126 Uxbridge 5-1 Clapton
127 Walton & Hersham 1-1 Herne Bay
128 Warrington Town 0-1 Hyde United
129 Wednesfield 0-0 Hednesford Town
130 Welton Rovers 0-6 Taunton Town
131 Welwyn Garden City 1-4 Aylesbury United
132 Wembley 0-2 Royston Town
133 West Auckland Town 1-3 Bamber Bridge
134 Westfields 0-4 Rushden & Diamonds
135 Weston Super Mare 4-0 Bristol Manor Farm
136 Weymouth 2-0 Camberley Town
137 Willington 1-3 Newcastle Town
138 Wimborne Town 5-0 Cove
139 Wisbech Town 2-1 Newmarket Town
140 Witney Town 1-1 Oxford City
141 Workington 3-1 Crook Town
142 Wroxham 3-2 King's Lynn
143 Yeading 6-0 Bowers United
144 Yorkshire Amateur 0-1 Stalybridge Celtic

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Ossett Albion 2-1 Accrington Stanley
10 Erith & Belvedere 1-2 Barton Rovers
13 V S Rugby 0-3 Bedworth United
22 Dagenham & Redbridge 1-0 Brackley Town
30 Heybridge Swifts 3-0 Bury Town
40 Halstead Town 4-0 Collier Row & Romford
44 Bath City 3-1 Devizes Town
49 Ford United 2-3 Edgware Town
64 Arnold Town 3-0 Gretna
79 Lancaster City 3-2 Lincoln United
80 St Albans City 4-1 London Colney
95 Northampton Spencer 2-2 Racing Club Warwick
104 Godalming & Guildford 0-2 Salisbury City
105 Shepshed Dynamo 5-2 Sandwell Borough
109 Gateshead 5-1 St Helens Town
116 Great Yarmouth Town 0-1 Sudbury Wanderers
118 A F C Lymington 1-1 Thame United
119 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 2-3 Thatcham Town
124 Gainsborough Trinity 2-0 Tow Law Town
127 Herne Bay 1-0 Walton & Hersham
129 Hednesford Town 6-0 Wednesfield
140 Oxford City 2-3 Witney Town

2nd replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
95 Racing Club Warwick 5-1 Northampton Spencer
118 Thame United 3-1 A F C Lymington

2nd qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Arnold Town 0-0 Flixton
2 Ashton United 2-0 Netherfield
3 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 3-2 Curzon Ashton
4 Aylesbury United 0-3 Boreham Wood
5 Bamber Bridge 5-3 Stapenhill
6 Barton Rovers 1-2 Edgware Town
7 Bashley 4-3 Thame United
8 Bath City 5-2 Newport A F C
9 Billericay Town 0-0 Corby Town
10 Billingham Town 0-1 Workington
11 Boston United 3-0 Bishop's Stortford
12 Bracknell Town 5-2 Peacehaven & Telscombe
13 Braintree Town 3-1 Halstead Town
14 Burton Albion 2-1 Stocksbridge Park Steels
15 Canvey Island 1-1 Grantham Town
16 Cheltenham Town 4-3 Salisbury City
17 Chertsey Town 2-3 Hastings Town
18 Clevedon Town 0-2 Tiverton Town
19 Crawley Town 0-4 Bromley
20 Croydon 0-7 St Leonards Stamcroft
21 Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 Harrow Borough
22 Desborough Town 2-2 Bilston Town
23 Dover Athletic 2-0 Aldershot Town
24 Durham City 1-1 Consett (Tie awarded to Consett)
25 Fareham Town 4-2 Hungerford Town
26 Farnborough Town 3-2 Carshalton Athletic
27 Farsley Celtic 3-1 Mossley
28 Frickley Athletic 1-0 Bradford Park Avenue
29 Gainsborough Trinity 2-1 Bridgnorth Town
30 Gateshead 5-1 Ossett Town
31 Gloucester City 1-3 Thatcham Town
32 Halifax Town 1-4 Bishop Auckland
33 Hampton 2-2 Stansted
34 Hayes 1-1 Grays Athletic
35 Hednesford Town 6-1 Evesham United
36 Hendon 0-0 Fisher Athletic London
37 Herne Bay 1-0 Horsham
38 Heybridge Swifts 1-1 Chelmsford City
39 Hinckley Athletic 1-1 Bedworth United
40 Hyde United 0-1 Whitby Town
41 Kettering Town 0-0 Atherstone United
42 Lancaster City 6-0 Blakenall
43 Leek Town 1-0 Eastwood Town
44 Leigh R M I 1-1 Billingham Synthonia
45 Marine 1-0 Sheffield
46 Melksham Town 0-1 Cirencester Town
47 Merthyr Tydfil 3-1 Torrington
48 Molesey 0-0 Tonbridge Angels
49 Morecambe 4-1 Guiseley
50 North Ferriby United 1-0 Bedlington Terriers
51 Potters Bar Town 0-4 Chesham United
52 Racing Club Warwick 0-5 Tamworth
53 Royston Town 0-5 Uxbridge
54 Rushden & Diamonds 4-0 Gresley Rovers
55 Sittingbourne 4-5 Tooting & Mitcham United
56 Solihull Borough 1-1 Shepshed Dynamo
57 Southport 1-1 Emley
58 St Albans City 1-1 Yeading
59 Staines Town 2-1 Burgess Hill Town
60 Stalybridge Celtic 4-1 Ossett Albion
61 Stevenage Borough 1-1 Baldock Town
62 Stourbridge 0-0 Knypersley Victoria
63 Sudbury Town 2-1 Purfleet
64 Sudbury Wanderers 3-2 Spalding United
65 Trowbridge Town 2-1 Weston Super Mare
66 Welling United 2-1 Dulwich Hamlet
67 Weymouth 1-0 Abingdon Town
68 Winsford United 0-1 Newcastle Town
69 Wisbech Town 2-0 East Thurrock United
70 Witney Town 2-1 Wimborne Town
71 Wroxham 1-1 Cambridge City
72 Yeovil Town 0-0 Taunton Town

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Flixton 2-0 Arnold Town
9 Corby Town 1-1 Billericay Town
15 Grantham Town 0-1 Canvey Island
21 Harrow Borough 0-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
22 Bilston Town 5-2 Desborough Town
33 Stansted 2-1 Hampton
34 Grays Athletic 0-0 Hayes
36 Fisher Athletic London 0-1 Hendon
38 Chelmsford City 2-1 Heybridge Swifts
39 Bedworth United 3-1 Hinckley Athletic
41 Atherstone United 1-6 Kettering Town
44 Billingham Synthonia 2-3 Leigh R M I
48 Tonbridge Angels 1-2 Molesey
56 Shepshed Dynamo 1-0 Solihull Borough
57 Emley 2-3 Southport
58 Yeading 0-1 St Albans City
61 Baldock Town 1-2 Stevenage Borough
62 Knypersley Victoria 1-0 Stourbridge
71 Cambridge City 2-0 Wroxham
72 Taunton Town 3-5 Yeovil Town

2nd replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
9 Corby Town 3-1 Billericay Town
34 Hayes 2-0 Grays Athletic

3rd qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 1-1 Bamber Bridge
2 Bashley 0-1 Thatcham Town
3 Bath City 2-0 Cirencester Town
4 Bishop Auckland 0-1 Consett
5 Boreham Wood 3-2 Edgware Town
6 Boston United 10-1 Sudbury Wanderers
7 Bromley 1-1 St Leonards Stamcroft
8 Cambridge City 0-3 Canvey Island
9 Chelmsford City 2-3 Wisbech Town
10 Cheltenham Town 1-0 Weymouth
11 Dagenham & Redbridge 3-0 Uxbridge
12 Dover Athletic 0-1 Hendon
13 Fareham Town 0-1 Witney Town
14 Farnborough Town 3-2 Bracknell Town
15 Farsley Celtic 0-1 Whitby Town
16 Frickley Athletic 1-1 Newcastle Town
17 Gateshead 4-0 Workington
18 Hastings Town 2-1 Molesey
19 Hayes 1-0 Chesham United
20 Hednesford Town 4-2 Tamworth
21 Kettering Town 0-1 Bedworth United
22 Leek Town 2-0 Gainsborough Trinity
23 Leigh R M I 2-0 Marine
24 Merthyr Tydfil 1-0 Trowbridge Town
25 Morecambe 6-2 Flixton
26 North Ferriby United 0-2 Lancaster City
27 Rushden & Diamonds 1-0 Bilston Town
28 Shepshed Dynamo 1-0 Knypersley Victoria
29 Southport 4-1 Burton Albion
30 St Albans City 5-0 Stansted
31 Stalybridge Celtic 2-1 Ashton United
32 Stevenage Borough 3-1 Braintree Town
33 Sudbury Town 1-0 Corby Town
34 Tiverton Town 0-2 Yeovil Town
35 Tooting & Mitcham United 0-1 Staines Town
36 Welling United 2-0 Herne Bay

Replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Bamber Bridge 2-0 Atherton Laburnum Rovers
7 St Leonards Stamcroft 2-5 Bromley
16 Newcastle Town 2-1 Frickley Athletic

4th qualifying round

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The teams that given byes to this round are Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Altrincham, Telford United, Slough Town, Runcorn, Witton Albion, Sutton United, Nuneaton Borough, Hitchin Town, Kingstonian, Gravesend & Northfleet, Ashford Town (Kent), Barrow, Blyth Spartans, Spennymoor United, Colwyn Bay, Newport I O W, Cinderford Town and Bognor Regis Town.

Ties

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Tie Home team Score Away team
1 Ashford Town (Kent) 3-1 Kingstonian
2 Barrow 1-1 Altrincham
3 Bath City 0-0 Cheltenham Town
4 Bedworth United 0-2 Boston United
5 Boreham Wood 5-0 Thatcham Town
6 Bromley 1-0 Sutton United
7 Canvey Island 0-1 Sudbury Town
8 Cinderford Town 0-4 Farnborough Town
9 Colwyn Bay 1-0 Nuneaton Borough
10 Gateshead 0-1 Consett
11 Gravesend & Northfleet 1-5 Stevenage Borough
12 Hastings Town 1-1 Hendon
13 Hayes 1-0 Slough Town
14 Hednesford Town 2-0 Telford United
15 Hitchin Town 1-2 Wisbech Town
16 Lancaster City 1-1 Morecambe
17 Leigh R M I 2-4 Runcorn
18 Merthyr Tydfil 2-1 Yeovil Town
19 Newcastle Town 4-0 Bamber Bridge
20 Newport I O W 1-4 Dagenham & Redbridge
21 Rushden & Diamonds 2-0 Bognor Regis Town
22 Shepshed Dynamo 2-0 Bromsgrove Rovers
23 Spennymoor United 2-2 Southport
24 Staines Town 0-1 Welling United
25 Stalybridge Celtic 1-0 Leek Town
26 Whitby Town 2-1 Blyth Spartans
27 Witney Town 0-4 St Albans City
28 Witton Albion 1-4 Kidderminster Harriers

Replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
2 Altrincham 4-0 Barrow
3 Cheltenham Town 4-1 Bath City
12 Hendon 2-0 Hastings Town
16 Morecambe 2-2 Lancaster City
23 Southport 2-1 Spennymoor United

2nd replays

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Tie Home team Score Away team
16 Morecambe 4-2 Lancaster City

1996-97 FA Cup

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See 1996-97 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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