The FA Cup 1972–73 is the 92nd 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
Hertford Town
2–1
Bromley
2
Hitchin Town
3–0
Dunstable Town
3
Lewes
3–0
Eastbourne United
4
Moor Green
2–1
Darlaston
5
Newport I O W
2–0
Cowes
6
Norton Woodseats
0–0
Heanor Town
7
Nuneaton Borough
1–1
Kidderminster Harriers
8
Ormskirk
3–3
Chorley
9
Prestwich Heys
3–3
Horwich R M I
10
Rawmarsh Welfare
0–1
Glossop
11
Ringmer
0–1
Haywards Heath
12
Rushden Town
0–1
Long Eaton United
13
Sheppey United
2–2
Dover
14
Slough Town
1–0
Bedford Town
15
Soham Town Rangers
0–2
Histon
16
Southall
0–1
Dulwich Hamlet
17
Spalding United
0–2
Kettering Town
18
Stonehouse
4–0
Cinderford Town
19
Sutton Coldfield Town
0–0
Highgate United
20
Sutton United
3–1
Corinthian Casuals
21
Thetford Town
2–1
King's Lynn
22
Tilbury
2–1
Ilford
23
Ton Pentre
3–3
Merthyr Tydfil
24
Tonbridge
1–1
Maidstone United
25
Truro City
1–0
Falmouth Town
26
Walton & Hersham
1–1
Metropolitan Police
27
Welton Rovers
2–0
Melksham Town
28
Wembley
1–3
Hayes
29
Whitby Town
0–1
Goole Town
30
Winsford United
3–1
Northwich Victoria
31
Winterton Rangers
2–0
Frickley Colliery
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
6
Heanor Town
2–1
Norton Woodseats
7
Kidderminster Harriers
0–1
Nuneaton Borough
8
Chorley
1–0
Ormskirk
9
Horwich R M I
4–1
Prestwich Heys
13
Dover
1–0
Sheppey United
19
Highgate United
2–0
Sutton Coldfield Town
23
Merthyr Tydfil
1–0
Ton Pentre
24
Maidstone United
1–2
Tonbridge
26
Metropolitan Police
1–6
Walton & Hersham
1st Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Accrington Stanley
1–1
Darwen
2
Addlestone
1–0
Croydon
3
Alton Town
2–0
Farnborough Town
4
Alvechurch
3–1
Oldbury United
5
Aylesbury United
1–1
Oxford City
6
Bacup Borough
1–0
Morecambe
7
Banbury United
4–1
Wokingham Town
8
Barking
1–0
Rainham Town
9
Barnstaple Town
3–1
Bodmin Town
10
Basingstoke Town
1–1
Winchester City
11
Bath City
0–0
Cheltenham Town
12
Bedworth United
0–3
Rugby Town
13
Belper Town
1–1
Alfreton Town
14
Bexley United
1–0
Bracknell Town
15
Bideford
3–2
Penzance
16
Billingham Synthonia
3–2
Stanley United
17
Bishop's Stortford
1–0
Epping Town
18
Blaenau Ffestiniog
1–2
Oswestry Town
19
Bognor Regis Town
3–0
Dorking
20
Bridgwater Town
3–0
Ferndale Athletic
21
Bridlington Trinity
2–1
Ashby Institute
22
Brierley Hill Alliance
2–1
Tamworth
23
Brigg Town
1–3
Barton Town
24
Burgess Hill Town
1–3
Peacehaven & Telscombe
25
Burscough
2–0
Wigan Rovers
26
Burton Albion
1–0
Atherstone Town
27
Buxton
0–0
Altrincham
28
Carshalton Athletic
0–0
Molesey
29
Chatham Town
0–2
Ashford Town (Kent)
30
Chesham United
0–1
Witney Town
31
Cheshunt
0–4
Wimbledon
32
Chichester City
0–0
Pagham
33
Chippenham Town
0–4
Devizes Town
34
Chorley
2–1
Formby
35
Clacton Town
1–4
Bury Town
36
Clapton
1–2
Aveley
37
Consett
3–1
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
38
Corby Town
3–1
Boston
39
Cray Wanderers
2–1
Canterbury City
40
Crook Town
2–0
Ashington
41
Denaby United
1–1
Hatfield Main
42
Desborough Town
1–2
Enderby Town
43
Dorchester Town
1–1
Andover
44
Dover
2–1
Hastings United
45
Droylsden
1–2
Ashton United
46
Dulwich Hamlet
1–2
Hampton
47
Durham City
1–2
Ferryhill Athletic
48
Eastbourne Town
0–5
Arundel
49
Eastwood Hanley
2–1
Congleton Town
50
Eastwood Town
3–3
Arnold
51
Ellesmere Port Town
2–1
Leek Town
52
Emley
1–2
Macclesfield Town
53
Evenwood Town
2–0
Annfield Plain
54
Farsley Celtic
3–2
Bridlington Town
55
Faversham Town
0–2
Bexhill Town
56
Finchley
2–0
Leyton
57
Folkestone
4–1
Deal Town
58
Frome Town
4–2
Bridport
59
Gateshead
1–0
West Auckland Town
60
Glossop
3–2
Mexborough Town
61
Gloucester City
2–2
Trowbridge Town
62
Goole Town
0–0
Scarborough
63
Gorleston
0–2
Chatteris Town
64
Gosport Borough
2–0
Ryde Sports
65
Gravesend & Northfleet
1–1
St Albans City
66
Great Harwood
4–1
Clitheroe
67
Great Yarmouth Town
2–2
Ely City
68
Gresley Rovers
0–1
Warley
69
Halesowen Town
1–4
Bilston
70
Harlow Town
1–0
Uxbridge
71
Harrow Borough
0–0
Erith & Belvedere
72
Harwich & Parkeston
1–3
Cambridge City
73
Hatfield Town
1–4
Biggleswade & District
74
Hayes
4–1
Hoddesdon Town
75
Haywards Heath
2–2
Littlehampton Town
76
Heanor Town
0–0
Ilkeston Town
77
Hednesford Town
1–5
Bromsgrove Rovers
78
Hemel Hempstead
2–9
Dartford
79
Herne Bay
5–0
Tunbridge Wells
80
Hertford Town
2–0
Ford United
81
Highgate United
6–0
Lower Gornal Athletic
82
Histon
1–3
Potton United
83
Hitchin Town
2–1
Fleet Town
84
Holbeach United
0–1
Bourne Town
85
Horden Colliery Welfare
0–2
North Shields
86
Hornchurch
0–8
Walthamstow Avenue
87
Horwich R M I
3–3
Hyde United
88
Irthlingborough Diamonds
1–1
Hinckley Athletic
89
Kettering Town
4–0
Louth United
90
Lancaster City
3–1
Fleetwood
91
Leatherhead
3–0
Worthing
92
Letchworth Town
1–2
Egham Town
93
Lewes
1–0
Horsham
94
Leytonstone
1–0
Hounslow
95
Llanelli
0–1
Barry Town
96
Long Eaton United
3–0
Loughborough United
97
Lye Town
1–0
Redditch United
98
Maidenhead United
0–1
Woking
99
March Town United
1–1
Wisbech Town
100
Matlock Town
1–1
Sutton Town
101
Merthyr Tydfil
1–0
Minehead
102
Moor Green
2–1
Dudley Town
103
Mossley
1–1
Stalybridge Celtic
104
Nantwich Town
3–2
Connah's Quay Nomads
105
Netherfield
3–0
Penrith
106
New Brighton
1–4
Marine
107
New Mills
1–3
Radcliffe Borough
108
Newport I O W
2–6
Fareham Town
109
Nuneaton Borough
4–1
Lockheed Leamington
110
Porthmadog
0–0
South Liverpool
111
Redhill
1–0
Southwick
112
Retford Town
1–2
Worksop Town
113
Rothwell Town
1–5
Wellingborough Town
114
Runcorn
8–0
Leyland Motors
115
Salisbury
9–1
Westbury United
116
Sandbach Ramblers
0–7
Witton Albion
117
Selby Town
0–2
Yorkshire Amateur
118
Shildon
3–4
Murton Colliery Welfare
119
Sittingbourne
2–0
Whitstable Town
120
Skegness Town
3–1
Stamford
121
Slough Town
0–0
Bletchley Town
122
Spennymoor United
5–1
Stockton
123
St Blazey
1–2
Wadebridge Town
124
St Neots Town
1–1
Sudbury Town
125
Stevenage Athletic
1–0
Ware
126
Stocksbridge Works
1–3
Bradford Park Avenue
127
Stonehouse
0–1
Glastonbury
128
Stourbridge
2–1
Worcester City
129
Sutton United
5–1
Marlow
130
Taunton Town
3–1
Weston Super Mare
131
Thetford Town
4–2
Lowestoft Town
132
Tilbury
0–0
Kingstonian
133
Tonbridge
1–1
Ramsgate Athletic
134
Tooting & Mitcham United
1–3
Wycombe Wanderers
135
Tow Law Town
1–1
Boldon Colliery Welfare
136
Truro City
2–1
Newquay
137
Vauxhall Motors
0–0
Edmonton
138
Walton & Hersham
3–0
Staines Town
139
Wealdstone
0–0
Windsor & Eton
140
Welton Rovers
2–0
Poole Town
141
Whitley Bay
0–1
Bishop Auckland
142
Wingate (Durham)
1–4
Willington
143
Winsford United
1–0
Prescot Town
144
Winterton Rangers
1–3
Gainsborough Trinity
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Darwen
2–4
Accrington Stanley
5
Oxford City
3–0
Aylesbury United
10
Winchester City
1–1
Basingstoke Town
11
Cheltenham Town
3–2
Bath City
13
Alfreton Town
4–1
Belper Town
27
Altrincham
4–1
Buxton
28
Molesey
4–1
Carshalton Athletic
32
Pagham
1–2
Chichester City
41
Hatfield Main
0–0
Denaby United
43
Andover
2–1
Dorchester Town
50
Arnold
0–5
Eastwood Town
61
Trowbridge Town
2–0
Gloucester City
62
Scarborough
1–0
Goole Town
65
St Albans City
1–0
Gravesend & Northfleet
67
Ely City
3–1
Great Yarmouth Town
71
Erith & Belvedere
2–1
Harrow Borough
75
Littlehampton Town
1–2
Haywards Heath
76
Ilkeston Town
0–2
Heanor Town
87
Hyde United
1–0
Horwich R M I
88
Hinckley Athletic
1–2
Irthlingborough Diamonds
99
Wisbech Town
3–0
March Town United
100
Sutton Town
3–2
Matlock Town
103
Stalybridge Celtic
4–3
Mossley
110
South Liverpool
2–1
Porthmadog
121
Bletchley Town
0–3
Slough Town
124
Sudbury Town
6–1
St Neots Town
132
Kingstonian
1–2
Tilbury
133
Ramsgate Athletic
0–3
Tonbridge
135
Boldon Colliery Welfare
0–3
Tow Law Town
137
Edmonton
0–2
Vauxhall Motors
139
Windsor & Eton
0–3
Wealdstone
2nd Replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
10
Basingstoke Town
0–0
Winchester City
41
Denaby United
1–2
Hatfield Main
3rd Replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
10
Winchester City
0–3
Basingstoke Town
2nd Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Accrington Stanley
1–1
Runcorn
2
Addlestone
0–1
St Albans City
3
Alfreton Town
3–0
Sutton Town
4
Alton Town
8–1
Gosport Borough
5
Altrincham
3–2
Radcliffe Borough
6
Alvechurch
4–0
Lye Town
7
Andover
0–1
Salisbury
8
Arundel
1–2
Haywards Heath
9
Ashford Town (Kent)
6–0
Herne Bay
10
Ashton United
1–1
Hyde United
11
Aveley
1–2
Sutton United
12
Banbury United
2–1
Slough Town
13
Barking
1–0
Hertford Town
14
Barnstaple Town
3–0
Wadebridge Town
15
Barry Town
1–0
Merthyr Tydfil
16
Barton Town
2–2
Gainsborough Trinity
17
Basingstoke Town
3–1
Fareham Town
18
Bexhill Town
0–0
Sittingbourne
19
Bexley United
1–0
Walthamstow Avenue
20
Bideford
8–0
Truro City
21
Biggleswade & District
0–2
Woking
22
Bilston
3–2
Stourbridge
23
Bishop's Stortford
4–1
Hitchin Town
24
Bognor Regis Town
2–0
Leatherhead
25
Bourne Town
1–5
Kettering Town
26
Bradford Park Avenue
2–1
Stalybridge Celtic
27
Bridgwater Town
0–4
Taunton Town
28
Bridlington Trinity
0–1
Worksop Town
29
Brierley Hill Alliance
5–2
Warley
30
Bromsgrove Rovers
2–1
Highgate United
31
Burscough
1–1
Chorley
32
Burton Albion
2–1
Moor Green
33
Bury Town
1–1
Sudbury Town
34
Cambridge City
3–1
Potton United
35
Chatteris Town
3–1
Wisbech Town
36
Cheltenham Town
4–0
Trowbridge Town
37
Chichester City
1–2
Redhill
38
Consett
1–2
Willington
39
Corby Town
0–2
Skegness Town
40
Cray Wanderers
0–2
Dover
41
Crook Town
4–2
Tow Law Town
42
Dartford
4–3
Tilbury
43
Devizes Town
7–2
Glastonbury
44
Eastwood Hanley
3–0
Witton Albion
45
Eastwood Town
2–0
Heanor Town
46
Egham Town
2–6
Wycombe Wanderers
47
Ellesmere Port Town
1–0
Winsford United
48
Ely City
2–0
Thetford Town
49
Enderby Town
2–1
Wellingborough Town
50
Erith & Belvedere
1–2
Hayes
51
Evenwood Town
0–0
Billingham Synthonia
52
Farsley Celtic
0–1
Scarborough
53
Ferryhill Athletic
3–2
Bishop Auckland
54
Finchley
0–2
Wealdstone
55
Folkestone
0–1
Tonbridge
56
Frome Town
1–1
Welton Rovers
57
Great Harwood
5–0
Netherfield
58
Hatfield Main
1–2
Yorkshire Amateur
59
Irthlingborough Diamonds
2–1
Long Eaton United
60
Lancaster City
2–1
Bacup Borough
61
Leytonstone
2–2
Walton & Hersham
62
Macclesfield Town
3–0
Glossop
63
Marine
3–1
Oswestry Town
64
Molesey
0–0
Hampton
65
Murton Colliery Welfare
2–4
Gateshead
66
Nantwich Town
1–1
South Liverpool
67
Oxford City
0–4
Witney Town
68
Peacehaven & Telscombe
0–1
Lewes
69
Rugby Town
0–1
Nuneaton Borough
70
Spennymoor United
1–1
North Shields
71
Vauxhall Motors
2–1
Harlow Town
72
Wimbledon
3–1
Stevenage Athletic
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Runcorn
2–1
Accrington Stanley
10
Hyde United
2–2
Ashton United
16
Gainsborough Trinity
3–1
Barton Town
18
Sittingbourne
1–0
Bexhill Town
31
Chorley
1–2
Burscough
33
Sudbury Town
1–3
Bury Town
51
Billingham Synthonia
2–1
Evenwood Town
56
Welton Rovers
0–1
Frome Town
61
Walton & Hersham
3–0
Leytonstone
64
Hampton
1–0
Molesey
66
South Liverpool
1–0
Nantwich Town
70
North Shields
2–2
Spennymoor United
2nd Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
10
Ashton United
2–1
Hyde United
70
Spennymoor United
1–0
North Shields
3rd Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Ashton United
1–3
Altrincham
2
Banbury United
0–0
Witney Town
3
Barking
3–2
St Albans City
4
Barry Town
0–0
Taunton Town
5
Basingstoke Town
0–2
Alton Town
6
Bideford
1–2
Barnstaple Town
7
Bishop's Stortford
2–0
Vauxhall Motors
8
Bromsgrove Rovers
1–1
Bilston
9
Burscough
2–2
Runcorn
10
Burton Albion
0–1
Brierley Hill Alliance
11
Cambridge City
0–1
Bury Town
12
Crook Town
0–3
Billingham Synthonia
13
Dartford
3–2
Woking
14
Devizes Town
1–0
Cheltenham Town
15
Dover
1–2
Ashford Town (Kent)
16
Eastwood Town
0–4
Alfreton Town
17
Ellesmere Port Town
2–2
Eastwood Hanley
18
Ely City
3–3
Chatteris Town
19
Ferryhill Athletic
1–5
Willington
20
Frome Town
0–0
Salisbury
21
Gainsborough Trinity
1–0
Worksop Town
22
Gateshead
0–4
Spennymoor United
23
Hampton
0–0
Bexley United
24
Hayes
3–1
Wealdstone
25
Haywards Heath
1–2
Redhill
26
Irthlingborough Diamonds
0–4
Enderby Town
27
Kettering Town
7–0
Skegness Town
28
Lancaster City
1–0
Great Harwood
29
Lewes
1–1
Bognor Regis Town
30
Macclesfield Town
1–0
Bradford Park Avenue
31
Marine
0–2
South Liverpool
32
Nuneaton Borough
2–0
Alvechurch
33
Scarborough
2–2
Yorkshire Amateur
34
Sutton United
3–1
Wimbledon
35
Tonbridge
4–1
Sittingbourne
36
Walton & Hersham
1–0
Wycombe Wanderers
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
2
Witney Town
1–2
Banbury United
4
Taunton Town
2–0
Barry Town
8
Bilston
1–0
Bromsgrove Rovers
9
Runcorn
2–3
Burscough
17
Ellesmere Port Town
2–0
Eastwood Hanley
18
Chatteris Town
2–4
Ely City
20
Salisbury
0–1
Frome Town
23
Bexley United
4–1
Hampton
29
Bognor Regis Town
3–1
Lewes
33
Yorkshire Amateur
0–2
Scarborough
4th Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Alfreton Town
0–2
Nuneaton Borough
2
Alton Town
2–0
Devizes Town
3
Altrincham
1–1
Ellesmere Port Town
4
Ashford Town (Kent)
3–4
Guildford City
5
Barking
1–2
Hayes
6
Barnstaple Town
1–0
Weymouth
7
Billingham Synthonia
1–1
South Shields
8
Bilston
3–0
Brierley Hill Alliance
9
Bishop's Stortford
1–1
Dagenham
10
Bognor Regis Town
1–0
Bexley United
11
Burscough
1–3
Wigan Athletic
12
Bury Town
1–3
Boston United
13
Crawley Town
0–2
Chelmsford City
14
Ely City
1–2
Kettering Town
15
Enderby Town
0–2
Telford United
16
Frome Town
1–1
Banbury United
17
Gainsborough Trinity
1–2
Grantham
18
Hillingdon Borough
0–0
Redhill
19
Lancaster City
3–1
Barrow
20
Macclesfield Town
0–1
South Liverpool
21
Margate
2–0
Sutton United
22
Rossendale United
1–2
Bangor City
23
Scarborough
2–1
Blyth Spartans
24
Skelmersdale United
0–4
Rhyl
25
Tonbridge
0–0
Romford
26
Walton & Hersham
2–2
Dartford
27
Willington
0–2
Spennymoor United
28
Yeovil Town
4–1
Taunton Town
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
3
Ellesmere Port Town
1–2
Altrincham
7
South Shields
2–1
Billingham Synthonia
9
Dagenham
0–4
Bishop's Stortford
16
Banbury United
3–0
Frome Town
18
Redhill
0–1
Hillingdon Borough
25
Romford
1–2
Tonbridge
26
Dartford
0–1
Walton & Hersham
1972–73 FA Cup
See 1972-73 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.
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