2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds


The 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 131st season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A new record 763 clubs were accepted for the competition, up four from the previous season's 759.
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 for the 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the FA.

[|Extra Preliminary Round]

Extra [|Preliminary Round] ties were played on the weekend of 20 August 2011. 408 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 3 September 2011. A total of 334 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 204 winners from the Extra Preliminary Round and 130 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football, while Ilkeston and Farsley from Northern Premier League were ineligible to participate as they only spent their second seasons. The round featured 48 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 17 September 2011, with replays being played the following mid-week. A total of 232 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 167 winners from the Preliminary Round and 65 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues at Level 7 of English football, while Chester from Northern Premier League were ineligible to participate as they only spent their second season. The round featured sixteen clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.
† – After extra time

Second Round Qualifying

The Second Round Qualifying fixtures were played on the weekend of 1 October 2011. 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. Six clubs from Level 10 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for this round of the competition.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1Northwich Victoria 1–2Nantwich Town 542
2Stalybridge Celtic 1–2Guiseley 462
3Workington 1–2Droylsden 316
4FC Halifax Town 2–1Tadcaster Albion 1,002
5Wakefield 1–4Kendal Town 98
6Stocksbridge Park Steels 3–1Colwyn Bay 128
7Clitheroe 1–3Radcliffe Borough 203
8Staveley Miners Welfare 0–3Hyde 320
9Blyth Spartans 2–1Bedlington Terriers 835
10Ashton United 0–3Spennymoor Town 324
11AFC Fylde 2–2Gainsborough Trinity 282
replayGainsborough Trinity 2–1 †AFC Fylde 525
12Hebburn Town 1–0Runcorn Linnets 170
13FC United of Manchester 0–1Lancaster City 1,147
14Bradford Park Avenue 3–1Warrington Town 268
15Whitby Town 2–1North Ferriby United 253
16Frickley Athletic 1–1Harrogate Town 285
replayHarrogate Town 1–2Frickley Athletic 274
17Altrincham 0–2Witton Albion 628
18Ashington 3–3Vauxhall Motors 444
replayVauxhall Motors 0–1Ashington 221
19Histon 1–1Corby Town 427
replayCorby Town 3–1Histon 642
20Mickleover Sports 1–4Barrow Town 230
21Stafford Rangers 2–4Stratford Town 438
22Deeping Rangers 0–2Leek Town 225
23Buxton 1–2Rushall Olympic 238
24Matlock Town 1–3Hinckley United 411
25Eastwood Town 0–3Evesham United 222
26Barwell 0–2Stourbridge 236
27Chasetown 1–2Grantham Town 326
28Bridgnorth Town 0–2Long Buckby 201
29Carlton Town 0–1Hednesford Town 201
30Daventry Town 2–1Leamington 551
31Needham Market 0–3Nuneaton Town 319
32Solihull Moors 2–0Loughborough Dynamo 152
33Boston United 0–0Kidsgrove Athletic 817
replayKidsgrove Athletic 2–0Boston United 280
34King's Lynn Town 4–2Quorn 812
35Chipstead 0–3Billericay Town 175
36Oxhey Jets 1–2Hendon 376
37Hanworth Villa 1–0Aveley 196
38Cray Wanderers 5–0Erith Town 183
39Arlesey Town 6–2Hampton & Richmond Borough 156
40Redbridge 1–0Bury Town 120
41Slough Town 3–2Boreham Wood 277
42East Thurrock United 3–3St Albans City 181
replaySt Albans City 1–3East Thurrock United 250
43Southend Manor 4–2Chertsey Town 168
44Dover Athletic 3–0Carshalton Athletic 639

TieHome team ScoreAway team '
45North Greenford United 2–1Hythe Town 107
46Chelmsford City 3–0Tonbridge Angels 653
47Sutton United 5–1Dulwich Hamlet 494
48Wroxham 2–2Concord Rangers 140
replayConcord Rangers 1–2Wroxham 111
49Dartford 5–0Harrow Borough 803
50Margate 0–0Thamesmead Town 267
replayThamesmead Town 1–6Margate 141
51Bromley 2–1Welling United 716
52Leighton Town 3–0Hatfield Town 213
53Whitehawk 0–0Maldon & Tiptree 104
replayMaldon & Tiptree 2–1Whitehawk 92
54Staines Town 0–0Beaconsfield SYCOB 213
replayBeaconsfield SYCOB 0–2Staines Town 175
55Burnham 2–2Horsham 130
replayHorsham 2–3Burnham 202
56Dunstable Town 2–1Chesham United 229
57Biggleswade Town 1–1Leatherhead 242
replayLeatherhead 2–1Biggleswade Town 240
58Canvey Island 0–1Bishop's Stortford 316
59Waltham Forest 0–3Eastbourne Borough 175
60Maidstone United 2–3Bognor Regis Town 386
61Merstham 0–2AFC Sudbury 123
62Lowestoft Town 3–0Hemel Hempstead Town 669
63VCD Athletic 2–2Thurrock 104
replayThurrock 1–0VCD Athletic 87
64Worthing 0–0Beckenham Town 349
replayBeckenham Town 1–2Worthing 274
65Havant & Waterlooville 4–1Sholing 370
66Frome Town 0–0Basingstoke Town 300
replayBasingstoke Town 3–0Frome Town 262
67Thame United 1–3Oxford City 462
68Bournemouth 0–0Truro City 238
replayTruro City 3–2Bournemouth 182
69Dorchester Town 0–1Weston-super-Mare 329
70Whitchurch United 0–2Gloucester City 400
71Wells City 0–7Woking 410
72Salisbury City 3–0Swindon Supermarine 598
73Yate Town 1–1Bodmin Town 154
replayBodmin Town 4–1Yate Town 300
74Godalming Town 2–1Worcester City 334
75Poole Town 4–0Cadbury Heath 382
76Eastleigh 3–1Cinderford Town 225
77Weymouth 3–3Hungerford Town 404
replayHungerford Town 1–3Weymouth 214
78Hartley Wintney 2–1Bideford 210
79Maidenhead United 1–1Farnborough 352
replayFarnborough 2–3Maidenhead United 395
80Clevedon Town 1–2AFC Totton 140

Third Round Qualifying

The Third Round Qualifying took place on the weekend of 15 October 2011. A total of 80 clubs took part, all having progressed from the Second Round Qualifying. Four clubs from Level 10 of English football were the lowest-ranked teams to qualify for this round of the competition.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1Nantwich Town 2–1Kendal Town 468
2Radcliffe Borough 2–4Hebburn Town 215
3Lancaster City 0–3FC Halifax Town 646
4Whitby Town 1–2Blyth Spartans 506
5Gainsborough Trinity 2–0Frickley Athletic 644
6Hyde 0–1Bradford Park Avenue 560
7Ashington 1–0Guiseley 730
8Witton Albion 3–1Spennymoor Town 512
9Droylsden 4–1Stocksbridge Park Steels 230
10King's Lynn Town 3–2Stratford Town 866
11Daventry Town 1–2Nuneaton Town 605
12Hednesford Town 2–4Corby Town 602
13Kidsgrove Athletic 2–1Long Buckby 343
14Hinckley United 3–3Leek Town 436
replayLeek Town 1–2Hinckley United 488
15Solihull Moors 3–2Grantham Town 308
16Barrow Town 0–3Rushall Olympic 318
17Stourbridge 5–0Evesham United 518
18Billericay Town 0–3Leatherhead 384
19Worthing 0–2Staines Town 466
20Redbridge 3–0Dunstable Town 114
21Eastbourne Borough 1–0AFC Sudbury 529

TieHome team ScoreAway team '
22Lowestoft Town 2–5Chelmsford City 1,065
23Cray Wanderers 1–2Dartford 690
24Maldon & Tiptree 1–3Hendon 159
25Thurrock 0–0Arlesey Town 73
replayArlesey Town 4–1Thurrock 136
26Burnham 2–5Bishop's Stortford 182
27Slough Town 2–2Hanworth Villa 525
replayHanworth Villa 3–1Slough Town 592
28East Thurrock United 3–3North Greenford United 123
replayNorth Greenford United 0–3East Thurrock United 102
29Dover Athletic 3–1Wroxham 628
30Margate 2–3Bromley 515
31Southend Manor 5–0Leighton Town 309
32Sutton United 4–0Bognor Regis Town 622
33Basingstoke Town 4–0Hartley Wintney 577
34Bodmin Town 1–1Godalming Town 300
replayGodalming Town 5–1Bodmin Town 360
35Gloucester City 7–2Truro City 385
36AFC Totton 4–2Weymouth 712
37Eastleigh 1–3Oxford City 325
38Salisbury City 6–1Poole Town 961
39Weston-super-Mare 3–2Havant & Waterlooville 333
40Maidenhead United 4–1Woking 625

Fourth Round Qualifying

The Fourth Round Qualifying took place on the weekend of 29 October 2011. 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. The lowest-ranked side to qualify for this round was Level 10 club Hebburn Town.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1Tamworth 2–1King's Lynn Town 966
2Droylsden 0–0Blyth Spartans 393
replayBlyth Spartans 2–1Droylsden 679
3Stourbridge 5–0Rushall Olympic 720
4Kidsgrove Athletic 0–2Bradford Park Avenue 1,140
5Gateshead 3–0Hebburn Town 1,198
6Grimsby Town 5–0Ashington 1,540
7Wrexham 2–1York City 2,252
8Mansfield Town 1–1Fleetwood Town 1,725
replayFleetwood Town 5–0Mansfield Town 1,162
9Nantwich Town 1–0Nuneaton Town 1,011
10Alfreton Town 1–1Lincoln City 1,000
replayLincoln City 1–2Alfreton Town 1,728
11AFC Telford United 5–0Gainsborough Trinity 1,075
12Southport 1–0Stockport County 1,358
13Solihull Moors 0–1FC Halifax Town 551
14Kidderminster Harriers 0–0Corby Town 1,281
replayCorby Town 4–1Kidderminster Harriers 1,026
15Darlington 1–1Hinckley United 1,175
replayHinckley United 3–0Darlington 837

TieHome team ScoreAway team '
16Witton Albion 1–4Barrow 860
17Dover Athletic 0–1Bath City 922
18Bishop's Stortford 1–2Salisbury City 501
19Eastbourne Borough 1–2East Thurrock United 603
20Chelmsford City 1–1Gloucester City 928
replayGloucester City 0–1Chelmsford City 490
21Hayes & Yeading United 2–6Cambridge United 452
22Godalming Town 0–5Maidenhead United 703
23Sutton United 3–3Leatherhead 882
replayLeatherhead 2–3 †Sutton United 940
24Weston-super-Mare 2–3Oxford City 630
25AFC Totton 3–2Hanworth Villa 764
26Basingstoke Town 2–1Staines Town 545
27Arlesey Town 2–1Forest Green Rovers 343
28Dartford 1–2Bromley 1,567
29Luton Town 5–1Hendon 2,329
30Kettering Town 3–1Southend Manor 987
31Redbridge 2–0Ebbsfleet United 442
32Newport County 4–3Braintree Town 1,234

† – After extra time

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 2011–12 FA Cup for a report of First Round Proper onwards.