2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds


The 2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 130th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 759 clubs were accepted for the competition, down three from the previous season's 762.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary and qualifying knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 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 and prizes

The calendar of the 2010-11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The FA.

[|Extra Preliminary Round]

Extra [|Preliminary Round] ties were played on the weekend of 14 August 2010. 402 clubs from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.
† – After extra time

Preliminary Round

Preliminary Round fixtures were played on the weekend of 28 August 2010. A total of 332 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 201 winners from the Extra Preliminary Round, Ashford Town and 130 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football, except three clubs: Chester who was ineligible to participate as they only spent their second season, Leyton who decided not to participate and Grays Athletic who get a bye to the next stage. The round featured 55 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.
† – After extra time

[|First Round Qualifying]

The First Round Qualifying fixtures were played on the weekend of 11 September 2010, with replays being played the following mid-week. A total of 232 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 166 winners from the Preliminary Round, 65 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues at Level 7 of English football and Grays Athletic, while Halesowen Town from Southern League Premier Division decided not to participate. The round featured 21 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1Tadcaster Albion 1–1Shildon 191
replayShildon 4–2 †Tadcaster Albion
2Ossett Albion 1–2Whitley Bay 194
3Durham City 1– 3Dunston UTS 145
4North Ferriby United 2–1Ossett Town 112
5Ashington 3–1Northallerton Town
6Norton & Stockton Ancients 2–1Chester-le-Street Town
7West Auckland Town 3–1Bradford Park Avenue 180
8Newcastle Benfield 1–0Spennymoor Town
9Thackley 3–1Marske United 201
10FC Halifax Town 2–0Whitby Town 976
11FC United of Manchester 3–0Radcliffe Borough 1,144
12Parkgate 1–3Warrington Town 122
13Nantwich Town 4–0Burscough 247
14Salford City 0–1Northwich Victoria 220
15Curzon Ashton 1–1New Mills 184
replayNew Mills 3–2Curzon Ashton 320
16Prescot Cables 2–2Ashton United142
replayAshton United4–0Prescot Cables 109
17Frickley Athletic 3–2Kendal Town 185
18Marine 1–1Colwyn Bay 312
replayColwyn Bay 2–0Marine
19Bamber Bridge 2–0Bacup Borough 152
20Rossendale United 3–4Leigh Genesis 84
21Stocksbridge Park Steels 4–2Trafford 120
22Glossop North End 0–4Mossley 354
23Ramsbottom United 0–2Skelmersdale United 164
24Woodley Sports 2–2Sheffield 100
replaySheffield 3–1Woodley Sports
25Wednesfield 5–1Rugby Town 149
26Stourbridge 2–0Romulus 244
27Evesham United 1–3Coleshill Town 89
28Leamington 2–2Brackley Town 532
replayBrackley Town 2–0Leamington
29Pilkington XXX 0–2Market Drayton Town 91
30Oadby Town 2–1Dosthill Colts 65
31Coventry Sphinx 1–0Sutton Coldfield Town 110
32Tipton Town 1–0Norton United 56
33Kidsgrove Athletic 3–0Chasetown 230
34Coalville Town 5–0Eccleshall 138
35Bartley Green 1–1Bedworth United 111
replayBedworth United 4–0Bartley Green
36Hednesford Town 1–2Newcastle Town 305
37Winterton Rangers 2–2Radcliffe Olympic 85
replayRadcliffe Olympic 2–0Winterton Rangers
38Bottesford Town 0–3Buxton 135
39Lincoln Moorlands Railway 2–2Gresley 147
replayGresley 1–2Lincoln Moorlands Railway
40Matlock Town 3–1Worksop Town 428
41Spalding United 2–2Brigg Town 103
replayBrigg Town 4–0Spalding United
42Holbrook Sports 1–3Loughborough Dynamo 121
43Barwell 2–0Hucknall Town 163
44Shirebrook Town 1–3Lincoln United 119
45Carlton Town 1–1Dunkirk 127
replayDunkirk 1–2 †Carlton Town
46Retford United 0–5Mickleover Sports 144
47Cambridge City 3–0Long Buckby 270
48Lowestoft Town 7–1Desborough Town 566
49Ely City 0–1Stewarts & Lloyds Corby 102
50Woodford United 1–3Bury Town 84
51Felixstowe & Walton United 2–1Wellingborough Town 191
52Needham Market 6–1AFC Kempston Rovers 204
53Leiston 3–2St. Neots Town 209
54Biggleswade Town 3–3Stamford 160
replayStamford 3–0Biggleswade Town
55Great Wakering Rovers 2–4Harrow Borough 95
56Brentwood Town 4–0Aylesbury United 142
57Wealdstone 7–0Tring Athletic 196
58Hemel Hempstead Town 1–2Concord Rangers 184
59Burnham' 2–1Colney Heath 109

† – After extra time

Second Round Qualifying

The Second Round Qualifying fixtures were played on the weekend of 25 September 2010. A total of 160 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the First Round Qualifying and 44 Level 6 clubs, from Conference North and Conference South, entering at this stage. Radcliffe Olympic and Wednesfield from Level 10 of English football, were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.
† – After extra time

Third Round Qualifying

The Third Round Qualifying took place on the weekend of 9 October 2010. A total of 80 clubs took part, all having progressed from the Second Round Qualifying. Radcliffe Olympic from Level 10 of English football was the lowest-ranked club to qualify for this round of the competition.
† – After extra time

Fourth Round Qualifying

The Fourth Round Qualifying took place on the weekend of 23 October 2010. A total of 64 clubs took part, 40 having progressed from the Third Round Qualifying and 24 clubs from Conference Premier, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. Tipton Town, Poole Town, Hythe Town and Leiston from Level 9 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1Mossley 2–6Darlington 619
2Sheffield 2–2Tipton Town 1,026
replayTipton Town 2–0Sheffield 1,429
3Guiseley 2–1Redditch United 808
4Fleetwood Town 2–1Buxton 1,181
5Altrincham 0–2Gateshead 797
6Vauxhall Motors 1–0Newcastle Town 323
7FC United of Manchester 1–0Barrow 3,229
8Workington 1–1Nuneaton Town 520
replayNuneaton Town 1–0Workington 943
9Tamworth 1–1Grimsby Town 928
replayGrimsby Town 0–1Tamworth 1,612
10Kidderminster Harriers 0–2York City 1,123
11FC Halifax Town 0–1Mansfield Town 2,986
12Wrexham 1–2Southport 2,052
13Stalybridge Celtic 1–2Eastwood Town 659
14Droylsden 3–0Barwell 411
15Woking 3–2Eastleigh 1,048
16Hythe Town 2–0Staines Town 808
17Eastbourne Borough 2–4Harrow Borough 681

TieHome team ScoreAway team '
18Cambridge United 3–0Lewes 1,626
19Corby Town 3–0Salisbury City 957
20Newport County 0–1Crawley Town 2,247
21Luton Town 4–0St Albans City 4,144
22Farnborough 1–1Dover Athletic 845
replayDover Athletic 5–0Farnborough 1,044
23Kettering Town 1–2Rushden & Diamonds 2,792
24Carshalton Athletic 1–1Chelmsford City 1,024
replayChelmsford City 3–2Carshalton Athletic 1,069
25Hendon 0–0Metropolitan Police 269
replayMetropolitan Police 0–2Hendon 302
26Leiston 0–0Dartford 832
replayDartford 3–2Leiston 1,074
27Basingstoke Town 0–1AFC Wimbledon 1,726
28Swindon Supermarine 0–0Bath City 551
replayBath City 3–4Swindon Supermarine 665
29Havant & Waterlooville 2–0Histon 905
30Forest Green Rovers 1–0Maidenhead United 580
31Poole Town 1–3Hayes & Yeading United 1,217
32Ebbsfleet United 3–0Boreham Wood 1,005

Competition proper

Winners from Fourth Round Qualifying advance to First Round Proper, where clubs from Level 3 and Level 4 of English football, operating in The Football League, first enter the competition. See 2010–11 FA Cup for a report of First Round Proper onwards.