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1968–69 FA Cup qualifying rounds

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1968–69 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The FA Cup 1968–69 is the 88th 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

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Belper Town 2–2 Bedworth Town
2 Burton Albion 1–3 Bromsgrove Rovers
3 Desborough Town 3–0 Chatteris Town
4 Droylsden 0–3 Skelmersdale United
5 Fleetwood 5–0 Milnthorpe Corinthians
6 Goole Town 4–1 Barton Town
7 Hayes 1–3 Brentwood Town
8 Hinckley Athletic 1–1 Lower Gornal Athletic
9 Horsham 2–3 Bognor Regis Town
10 Ilkeston Town 1–1 Wombwell Sporting Association
11 Lockheed Leamington 2–2 Hednesford
12 Long Eaton United 2–1 Loughborough United
13 March Town United 1–1 Cambridge United
14 Marlow 1–4 Banbury United
15 Mexborough Town 1–1 Denaby United
16 Mossley 1–0 Guinness Exports
17 Nantwich 5–4 Sandbach Ramblers
18 Nelson 0–4 Netherfield
19 Poole Town 4–0 Melksham Town
20 Rhyl 5–1 Prescot Town
21 Rushden Town 0–1 St Neots Town
22 Selsey 1–0 Andover
23 Stratford Town Amateurs 1–3 Wellington Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Bedworth Town 3–2 Belper Town
8 Lower Gornal Athletic 3–2 Hinckley Athletic
10 Wombwell Sporting Association 1–5 Ilkeston Town
11 Hednesford 4–1 Lockheed Leamington
13 Cambridge United 5–0 March Town United
15 Denaby United 3–2 Mexborough Town

1st qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Abergavenny Thursdays 4–1 Stonehouse
2 Alfreton Town 1–2 Matlock Town
3 Alvechurch 3–2 Redditch
4 Amersham Town 1–5 Erith & Belvedere
5 Ashby Institute 0–3 Selby Town
6 Ashton United 1–6 Witton Albion
7 Atherstone Town 4–2 Long Eaton United
8 Aveley 0–1 Tooting & Mitcham United
9 Aylesbury United 1–0 Wembley
10 Bacup Borough 0–1 Rossendale United
11 Banstead Athletic 1–1 Uxbridge
12 Barking 0–1 Windsor & Eton
13 Bedford Town 5–0 Histon
14 Bedworth Town 3–3 Rugby Town
15 Bexley United 1–0 Sutton United
16 Bideford 2–2 Barnstaple Town
17 Billingham Synthonia 2–0 Ashington
18 Bishop Auckland 2–1 Gateshead
19 Bishop's Stortford 6–0 Wolverton Town & B R
20 Bletchley Town 0–0 Maidenhead United
21 Blyth Spartans 4–3 Spennymoor United
22 Bourne Town 2–3 Wisbech Town
23 Bridlington Town 1–1 Hull Brunswick
24 Bridport 9–1 Warminster Town
25 Brierley Hill Alliance 1–5 Lower Gornal Athletic
26 Brigg Town 1–5 Goole Town
27 Bromsgrove Rovers 1–1 Stafford Rangers
28 Burscough 3–1 Ellesmere Port Town
29 Cambridge City 0–0 St Neots Town
30 Canterbury City 1–0 Whitstable Town
31 Carshalton Athletic 4–5 Metropolitan Police
32 Chatham Town 1–6 Sittingbourne
33 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Lovells Athletic
34 Chichester City 1–0 Fleet Town
35 Chippenham Town 2–4 Welton Rovers
36 Clacton Town 4–2 Thetford Town
37 Clapton 1–1 Malden Town
38 Clitheroe 0–0 Great Harwood
39 Congleton Town 0–1 Winsford United
40 Consett 2–0 Ryhope Colliery Welfare
41 Corinthian Casuals 6–4 Rainham Town
42 Cowes 0–1 Thornycroft Athletic
43 Crittall Athletic 1–1 Ware
44 Crook Town 2–3 Stockton
45 Dagenham 2–2 Ruislip Manor
46 Dartford 4–0 Hornchurch
47 Darwen 1–4 Skelmersdale United
48 Deal Town 2–2 Snowdown Colliery Welfare
49 Desborough Town 0–4 Stamford
50 Dorchester Town 2–5 Poole Town
51 Dorking 1–2 Addlestone
52 Dover 5–2 Tonbridge
53 Dudley Town 0–2 Bilston
54 Dulwich Hamlet 0–1 Woodford Town
55 Durham City 1–0 Willington
56 Eastbourne 2–0 Lancing
57 Eastwood Hanley 2–3 Ilkeston Town
58 Eastwood Town 2–2 Heanor Town
59 Ely City 4–1 Newmarket Town
60 Evenwood Town 7–1 Annfield Plain
61 Fareham Town 2–3 Wokingham Town
62 Farsley Celtic 1–2 Retford Town
63 Finchley 2–2 Hounslow
64 Fleetwood 0–0 Penrith
65 Folkestone 1–3 Margate
66 Gainsborough Trinity 4–0 Denaby United
67 Gloucester City 3–1 Devizes Town
68 Gorleston 2–1 Harwich & Parkeston
69 Gravesend & Northfleet 1–3 Cray Wanderers
70 Grays Athletic 1–4 Southall
71 Great Yarmouth Town 0–0 Bury Town
72 Gresley Rovers 1–0 Arnold
73 Halesowen Town 0–1 Wellington Town
74 Hampton 1–6 Kingstonian
75 Harlow Town 0–3 Brentwood Town
76 Hastings United 1–1 Ramsgate Athletic
77 Hatfield Main 5–0 Yorkshire Amateur
78 Haywards Heath 1–1 Bognor Regis Town
79 Hednesford 1–2 Worcester City
80 Hertford Town 0–0 Hendon
81 Hillingdon Borough 7–0 Bromley
82 Hitchin Town 3–1 Cheshunt
83 Hoddesdon Town 1–1 Baldock Town
84 Holbeach United 1–1 Spalding United
85 Holyhead Town 2–3 Bangor City
86 Horden Colliery Welfare 2–1 Whitby Town
87 Hyde United 2–2 Mossley
88 Ilford 0–1 Edmonton
89 Kettering Town 1–0 Cambridge United
90 Kirkby Town 3–1 New Brighton
91 Lancaster City 7–3 Lytham
92 Leatherhead 5–0 Molesey
93 Letchworth Town 2–3 Banbury United
94 Leyton 3–2 Hemel Hempstead
95 Littlehampton Town 1–2 Eastbourne United
96 Llanelli 2–1 Ton Pentre
97 Lostock Gralam 4–2 Nantwich
98 Louth United 3–1 Boston
99 Maidstone United 1–2 Ashford Town (Kent)
100 Marine 0–0 Rhyl
101 Merthyr Tydfil 1–4 Cinderford Town
102 Minehead 1–2 Frome Town
103 Morecambe 4–0 Netherfield
104 Murton Colliery Welfare 1–0 Ferryhill Athletic
105 Newport I O W 3–2 Selsey
106 North Shields 3–0 Boldon Colliery Welfare
107 Northwich Victoria 3–0 Linotype & Machinery
108 Norton Woodseats 0–3 Buxton
109 Penzance 3–4 Falmouth Town
110 Potton United 1–2 Wellingborough Town
111 Pwllheli & District 0–5 Porthmadog
112 Rawmarsh Welfare 0–0 Sutton Town
113 Redhill 3–0 Ford United
114 Rothwell Town 2–3 Biggleswade & District
115 Ryde Sports 1–7 Salisbury
116 Scarborough 0–0 Bridlington Trinity
117 Sheppey United 1–1 Herne Bay
118 Skegness Town 0–3 King's Lynn
119 Slough Town 2–1 Feltham
120 Soham Town Rangers 6–0 Eynesbury Rovers
121 South Liverpool 4–2 Oswestry Town
122 Southwick 1–1 Worthing
123 St Blazey 2–2 Nanpean Rovers
124 St Helens Town 0–0 Chorley
125 Staines Town 0–4 Croydon Amateurs
126 Stalybridge Celtic 3–2 Leyland Motors
127 Stourbridge 7–4 Lye Town
128 Street 2–2 Bridgwater Town
129 Sudbury Town 1–0 Gothic
130 Tamworth 1–2 Darlaston
131 Tilbury 1–0 Epsom & Ewell
132 Trowbridge Town 3–0 Portland United
133 Vauxhall Motors 6–1 Harrow Borough
134 Walton & Hersham 7–1 Huntley & Palmers
135 Waterlooville 2–1 Basingstoke Town
136 Wealdstone 3–2 Dunstable Town
137 West Auckland Town 3–2 Stanley United
138 Westbury United 3–1 Glastonbury
139 Whitley Bay 0–1 Shildon
140 Wigan Rovers 1–1 Horwich R M I
141 Woking 2–1 Crawley Town
142 Worksop Town 2–4 Frickley Colliery
143 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 St Albans City

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
11 Uxbridge 3–1 Banstead Athletic
14 Rugby Town 0–2 Bedworth Town
16 Barnstaple Town 0–1 Bideford
20 Maidenhead United 1–0 Bletchley Town
23 Hull Brunswick 3–2 Bridlington Town
27 Stafford Rangers 2–1 Bromsgrove Rovers
29 St Neots Town 3–3 Cambridge City
37 Malden Town 2–1 Clapton
38 Great Harwood 0–1 Clitheroe
43 Ware 2–1 Crittall Athletic
45 Ruislip Manor 1–6 Dagenham
48 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 2–1 Deal Town
58 Heanor Town 5–1 Eastwood Town
63 Hounslow 4–2 Finchley
64 Penrith 0–5 Fleetwood
71 Bury Town 1–0 Great Yarmouth Town
76 Ramsgate Athletic 0–1 Hastings United
78 Bognor Regis Town 2–3 Haywards Heath
80 Hendon 1–0 Hertford Town
83 Baldock Town 0–2 Hoddesdon Town
84 Spalding United 2–5 Holbeach United
87 Mossley 2–1 Hyde United
100 Rhyl 0–1 Marine
112 Sutton Town 4–1 Rawmarsh Welfare
116 Bridlington Trinity 1–1 Scarborough (Abandoned in extra time)
117 Herne Bay 3–5 Sheppey United
122 Worthing 4–4 Southwick (Abandoned in extra time)
123 Nanpean Rovers 1–1 St Blazey
124 Chorley 0–1 St Helens Town
128 Bridgwater Town 2–1 Street
140 Horwich R M I 2–0 Wigan Rovers
143 St Albans City 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
29 Cambridge City 3–0 St Neots Town
116 Scarborough 3–1 Bridlington Trinity
122 Southwick 5–3 Worthing
123 Nanpean Rovers 2–0 St Blazey

2nd qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Abergavenny Thursdays 2–2 Cheltenham Town
2 Aylesbury United 2–1 Maidenhead United
3 Bedworth Town 2–2 Heanor Town
4 Biggleswade & District 2–1 Cambridge City
5 Bilston 3–0 Lower Gornal Athletic
6 Bishop Auckland 2–1 Horden Colliery Welfare
7 Bishop's Stortford 9–0 Corinthian Casuals
8 Blyth Spartans 1–2 Billingham Synthonia
9 Bridport 1–4 Frome Town
10 Buxton 1–0 Ilkeston Town
11 Canterbury City 2–0 Sittingbourne
12 Cinderford Town 3–0 Llanelli
13 Clacton Town 2–3 Gorleston
14 Consett 4–3 Evenwood Town
15 Croydon Amateurs 0–2 Brentwood Town
16 Dagenham 1–2 Dartford
17 Dover 2–3 Ashford Town (Kent)
18 Eastbourne United 3–0 Haywards Heath
19 Falmouth Town 2–1 Bideford
20 Fleetwood 2–0 Clitheroe
21 Frickley Colliery 2–1 Gainsborough Trinity
22 Gresley Rovers 0–4 Atherstone Town
23 Hastings United 7–3 Snowdown Colliery Welfare
24 Hatfield Main 2–2 Retford Town
25 Hitchin Town 3–1 Woodford Town
26 Horwich R M I 1–5 Mossley
27 King's Lynn 3–1 Louth United
28 Lancaster City 2–4 Morecambe
29 Leyton 1–1 Edmonton
30 Murton Colliery Welfare 0–4 North Shields
31 Northwich Victoria 2–1 Lostock Gralam
32 Poole Town 4–0 Westbury United
33 Porthmadog 1–8 Bangor City
34 Redhill 1–0 Cray Wanderers
35 Salisbury 4–0 Thornycroft Athletic
36 Scarborough 0–2 Goole Town
37 Selby Town 2–1 Hull Brunswick
38 Sheppey United 0–6 Margate
39 Shildon 3–1 Durham City
40 Slough Town 2–1 Hendon
41 Soham Town Rangers 0–1 Kettering Town
42 South Liverpool 2–0 Marine
43 Southall 0–0 Kingstonian
44 Southwick 1–2 Eastbourne
45 St Albans City 3–2 Erith & Belvedere
46 St Helens Town 0–1 Skelmersdale United
47 Stafford Rangers 2–0 Darlaston
48 Stalybridge Celtic 2–2 Burscough
49 Stamford 1–0 Bedford Town
50 Stockton 2–1 West Auckland Town
51 Stourbridge 0–2 Wellington Town
52 Sudbury Town 1–1 Bury Town
53 Sutton Town 0–1 Matlock Town
54 Tilbury 0–3 Hillingdon Borough
55 Tooting & Mitcham United 0–1 Bexley United
56 Trowbridge Town 2–3 Bridgwater Town
57 Uxbridge 2–2 Metropolitan Police
58 Vauxhall Motors 1–0 Hoddesdon Town
59 Wadebridge Town 1–1 Nanpean Rovers
60 Walton & Hersham 4–1 Leatherhead
61 Ware 3–2 Hounslow
62 Waterlooville 3–0 Newport I O W
63 Wealdstone 3–1 Banbury United
64 Wellingborough Town 3–1 Ely City
65 Welton Rovers 1–2 Gloucester City
66 Windsor & Eton 2–2 Malden Town
67 Winsford United 2–4 Kirkby Town
68 Wisbech Town 3–1 Holbeach United
69 Witton Albion 4–3 Rossendale United
70 Woking 5–2 Addlestone
71 Wokingham Town 5–0 Chichester City
72 Worcester City 0–0 Alvechurch

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Cheltenham Town 3–2 Abergavenny Thursdays
3 Heanor Town 1–0 Bedworth Town
24 Retford Town 1–0 Hatfield Main
29 Edmonton 2–1 Leyton
43 Kingstonian 3–1 Southall
48 Burscough 2–4 Stalybridge Celtic
52 Bury Town 3–2 Sudbury Town
57 Metropolitan Police 3–3 Uxbridge
59 Nanpean Rovers 0–7 Wadebridge Town
66 Malden Town 3–2 Windsor & Eton
72 Alvechurch 0–1 Worcester City

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
57 Metropolitan Police 3–1 Uxbridge

3rd qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Ashford Town (Kent) 3–4 Canterbury City
2 Atherstone Town 3–2 Heanor Town
3 Bangor City 3–1 South Liverpool
4 Biggleswade & District 1–2 Stamford
5 Billingham Synthonia 0–2 Bishop Auckland
6 Bilston 3–2 Stafford Rangers
7 Brentwood Town 2–1 Metropolitan Police
8 Bridgwater Town 0–1 Frome Town
9 Bury Town 4–1 Gorleston
10 Buxton 0–3 Matlock Town
11 Cinderford Town 1–3 Cheltenham Town
12 Eastbourne United 2–3 Eastbourne
13 Edmonton 1–1 Kingstonian
14 Frickley Colliery 0–0 Retford Town
15 Goole Town 3–0 Selby Town
16 Hillingdon Borough 3–0 Bexley United
17 Hitchin Town 0–2 St Albans City
18 Kettering Town 4–1 Wellingborough Town
19 King's Lynn 5–3 Wisbech Town
20 Margate 4–0 Hastings United
21 Morecambe 1–0 Fleetwood
22 Mossley 2–0 Witton Albion
23 North Shields 2–1 Shildon
24 Northwich Victoria 4–2 Kirkby Town
25 Poole Town 1–1 Gloucester City
26 Redhill 2–4 Dartford
27 Skelmersdale United 3–1 Stalybridge Celtic
28 Slough Town 2–0 Bishop's Stortford
29 Stockton 0–3 Consett
30 Vauxhall Motors 3–3 Ware
31 Wadebridge Town 2–2 Falmouth Town
32 Walton & Hersham 4–0 Malden Town
33 Waterlooville 4–2 Salisbury
34 Wealdstone 2–1 Aylesbury United
35 Wellington Town 2–3 Worcester City
36 Woking 3–2 Wokingham Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
13 Kingstonian 2–0 Edmonton
14 Retford Town 0–0 Frickley Colliery
25 Gloucester City 1–2 Poole Town
30 Ware 2–1 Vauxhall Motors
31 Falmouth Town 3–1 Wadebridge Town

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
14 Retford Town 3–0 Frickley Colliery

4th qualifying round

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The teams that given byes to this round are Enfield, Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Weymouth, Romford, Wigan Athletic, Corby Town, Guildford City, Grantham, Altrincham, Kidderminster Harriers, Nuneaton Borough, Oxford City, Runcorn, Barnet, Macclesfield Town, Boston United, Walthamstow Avenue, Tow Law Town and Lowestoft Town.

Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Altrincham 2–0 Wigan Athletic
2 Barnet 4–2 Enfield
3 Bath City 0–2 Yeovil Town
4 Bilston 2–0 Matlock Town
5 Bishop Auckland 2–3 Goole Town
6 Boston United 2–2 Grantham
7 Corby Town 0–1 St Albans City
8 Eastbourne 2–2 Canterbury City
9 Falmouth Town 2–2 Waterlooville
10 Frome Town 1–2 Cheltenham Town
11 Guildford City 0–1 Dartford
12 Hereford United 4–1 Worcester City
13 Hillingdon Borough 0–0 Brentwood Town
14 Kettering Town 2–0 Atherstone Town
15 King's Lynn 3–0 Lowestoft Town
16 Kingstonian 3–3 Chelmsford City
17 Margate 1–0 Walton & Hersham
18 Mossley 1–2 Morecambe
19 North Shields 1–3 Tow Law Town
20 Northwich Victoria 1–3 Skelmersdale United
21 Nuneaton Borough 1–1 Kidderminster Harriers
22 Oxford City 7–1 Romford
23 Retford Town 0–2 Macclesfield Town
24 Runcorn 1–4 Bangor City
25 Slough Town 1–1 Wealdstone
26 South Shields 1–1 Consett
27 Stamford 0–2 Bury Town
28 Ware 1–0 Walthamstow Avenue
29 Weymouth 1–1 Poole Town
30 Wimbledon 0–2 Woking

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
6 Grantham 2–1 Boston United
8 Canterbury City 4–2 Eastbourne
9 Waterlooville 1–1 Falmouth Town
13 Brentwood Town 2–0 Hillingdon Borough
16 Chelmsford City 5–3 Kingstonian
21 Kidderminster Harriers 3–0 Nuneaton Borough
25 Wealdstone 2–0 Slough Town
26 Consett 0–6 South Shields
29 Poole Town 0–1 Weymouth

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
9 Falmouth Town 0–2 Waterlooville

1968–69 FA Cup

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See 1968-69 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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