1888–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds


The FA Cup, from this season onwards, began to incorporate a series of qualifying rounds in order to determine qualifiers for the actual Cup competition itself. The qualifying rounds were made up of amateur teams, semi-professional teams, and professional sides not yet associated with the Football League. The only game to be played on Christmas Day took place, Linfield Athletic beating Cliftonville 7–0. Everton became the first Football League team to withdraw from the Cup after drawing Ulster in the first qualifying round.
See 1888–89 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round onwards.

First Qualifying Round

  1. Ashington 0–4 Elswick Rangers
  2. Chester 2–2 Macclesfield Town – Home team Disqualified
  3. Dulwich 0–13 London Caledonians
  4. Kettering 3–4 Newark
  5. Stoke 1–2 Warwick County
  6. Maidenhead 4–0 Old Etonians
  7. Rochester 2–4 Old Harrovians
  8. Old Wykehamists 1–2 Chatham
  9. Notts County 4–1 Eckington Works
  10. Old Foresters 2–0 Schorne College
  11. Blackburn Olympic W-W Fleetwood Rangers – Walkover Home
  12. Sheffield Heeley 6–1 Redcar
  13. Grimsby Town 1–1 Lincoln City
  14. Clitheroe 3–2 Blackburn Park Road
  15. Irwell Springs 4–5 Southport Central
  16. Hurst 0–0 Bolton Wanderers
  17. Middlesbrough 0–1 Ecclesfield
  18. Hartford St John's 1–7 Nantwich
  19. Old Brightonians W-W Hendon – Walkover Home
  20. Rawtenstall 3–4 Rossendale
  21. Casuals W-W Hitchin – Walkover Home
  22. Burton Swifts 1–3 Leek
  23. Luton Town 4–0 Reading
  24. Burton Wanderers 3–0 Wednesbury Old Ath.
  25. Lancing Old Boys 4–0 Millwall Rovers
  26. Horncastle 2–1 Grantham
  27. Chesham 4–2 Lyndhurst
  28. Basford Rovers 3–1 Belper Town
  29. Crusaders 5–1 Royal Engineers
  30. Wellington St George's 1–1 Shrewsbury Town
  31. Newcastle West End 7–2 Bishop Auckland Church Inst.
  32. Morpeth Harriers 5–0 Whitburn
  33. Over Wanderers 1–5 Chester St Oswalds – Home team Disqualified
  34. Great Bridge Unity 0–1 Aston Shakespeare
  35. Scarborough 2–0 Whitby
  36. Newcastle East End 3–1 Port Clarence
  37. Park Grange 1–0 Rotherham Swifts
  38. Liverpool Stanley 3–0 Workington
  39. Heywood Central 2–3 Astley Bridge
  40. Birtley 2–0 Darlington
  41. Sunderland Albion 8–2 Shankhouse
  42. Ulster W-W Everton – Walkover Home
  43. Gorton Villa 2–6 West Manchester
  44. Beeston St John's 2–0 Notts Olympic
  45. Doncaster Rovers 1–9 Rotherham Town
  46. Wrexham 3–0 Davenham
Replay
  1. Bolton Wanderers W-W Hurst – Walkover Home
  2. Lincoln City 1–1 Grimsby Town
  3. Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Wellington St George's
  1. South Bank 4–0 Sheffield
2nd Replay
  1. Grimsby Town 3–1 Lincoln City

    Second Qualifying Round

Replays

Third Qualifying Round

Fourth Qualifying Round

Replays

Second Replay