2013–14 FA Cup qualifying rounds


The 2013–14 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 133rd season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 737 clubs were accepted for the competition, down 21 from the previous season's 758.
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 clubs from Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
For the first time ever in the history of the FA Cup, a club from Guernsey entered the competition, Guernsey F.C.. This Level 8 club, from the Isthmian League, entered the competition in the [|Preliminary Round].

Calendar and prizes

The calendar for the 2013–14 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.

[|Extra Preliminary Round]

Extra Preliminary Round fixtures were played on the weekend of 17 August 2013, with replays taking place on 20–22 August. 370 teams, from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The round featured 89 teams from Level 10, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The draw was as follows:
†–After extra time

Preliminary round

Preliminary Round fixtures were played on the weekend of 31 August 2013. A total of 320 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 185 winners from the Extra Preliminary Round and 135 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football, while Darlington 1883 from Northern Premier League were ineligible to participate as they only spent their second season. The round featured 34 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The draw was as follows:
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
77F.C. Clacton 3–0Hullbridge Sports 162
78Redbridge 1–3Burnham Ramblers 70
79Hadleigh United 0–5Romford 151
80Maldon & Tiptree 1–1Barking 76
replayBarking 0–1Maldon & Tiptree 90
81St. Margaretsbury 1–0London Tigers 35
82Kings Langley 2–1Newport Pagnell Town 50
83Uxbridge 5–1Stotfold 102
84Ware 1–5Wembley 61
85Crawley Green 0–3Dunstable Town 209
86Barton Rovers 4–0Ampthill Town 150
87Haringey Borough 2–1A.F.C. Hayes 37
88Potters Bar Town 0–3Greenhouse London 58
89North Greenford United 3–0Tring Athletic 51
90Royston Town 3–3Northampton Spencer 165
replayNorthampton Spencer 2–3Royston Town 113
91Cockfosters 2–1Hadley 85
92Daventry Town 1–0Hillingdon Borough 77
93Berkhamsted 4–1Harefield United 107
94Northwood 1–2AFC Rushden & Diamonds 292
95Hertford Town 4–2Cheshunt 184
96Leighton Town 1–3Biggleswade United 140
97Bedfont Sports 1–3North Leigh 78
98Beaconsfield SYCOB 5–3Bracknell Town 75
99Badshot Lea 2–3Hartley Wintney 116
100Wantage Town 2–3Didcot Town 321
101Marlow 1–2Chertsey Town 102
102Slough Town 1–1Cirencester Town
replayCirencester Town 1–0Slough Town 122
103Ashford Town 0–0Bishop's Cleeve 80
replayBishop's Cleeve 0–1Ashford Town 83
104Binfield 0–0Cheltenham Saracens 162
replayCheltenham Saracens 1–7Binfield 52
105Shortwood United 2–1Egham Town 91
106Ardley United 1–0Hanworth Villa 71
107Chalfont St Peter 5–3Tadley Calleva 91
108Fleet Town 0–1Westfield 116
109Windsor 1–3Highmoor Ibis 194
110Aylesbury 2–1Thatcham Town 118
111Frimley Green 0–2Cove 93
112Cinderford Town 1–3Aylesbury United 81
113Farnham Town 0–3Camberley Town 42
114Erith & Belvedere 0–5Chatham Town 96
115Littlehampton Town 1–0Greenwich Borough
116Raynes Park Vale 4–4Alton Town 60
replayAlton Town 1–0Raynes Park Vale 94
117Eastbourne United Association 2–2Herne Bay 142
replayHerne Bay 1–2Eastbourne United Association 207
118Guildford City 0–4South Park 73
119Folkestone Invicta 3–3Molesey 214
replayMolesey 2–3Folkestone Invicta 181
120Colliers Wood United 1–3East Preston 42
121Merstham 4–2Deal Town 75
122Croydon 0–2Whyteleafe 110
123Hastings United 1–0Ramsgate 387
124Leatherhead 1–0Tooting & Mitcham United 205
125Shoreham 2–1Walton Casuals 63
126Crawley Down Gatwick 1–3Guernsey 271
127Horley Town 5–3Holmesdale 46
128Dorking Wanderers 0–0Hassocks 42
replayHassocks 1–0Dorking Wanderers 86
129Walton & Hersham 0–2Horsham 130
130Chipstead 3–2Rye United 57
131Eastbourne Town 1–0Corinthian 109
132Faversham Town 5–1Worthing 167
133VCD Athletic 1–3Burgess Hill Town 74
134Chessington & Hook United 0–1Sittingbourne 78
135Corinthian-Casuals 3–0Erith Town 60
136Peacehaven & Telscombe 4–0Ashford United 140
137Three Bridges 2–1Hythe Town 85
138Tunbridge Wells 0–0Whitstable Town 414
replayWhitstable Town 0–2Tunbridge Wells
139Cray Valley Paper Mills 0–2Redhill 110
140Corsham Town 2–0Sherborne Town 72
141Moneyfields 2–2Longwell Green Sports
replayLongwell Green Sports 1–2Moneyfields 72
142Godalming Town 0–1A.F.C. Portchester 166
143Bournemouth 2–4Hallen 55
144Winchester City 3–0Swindon Supermarine 186
145Yate Town 2–1Cowes Sports 172
146Bristol Manor Farm 7–1Lymington Town 77
147Petersfield Town 1–2Horndean 121
148Wimborne Town 1–3Hamworthy United 176
149Newport 0–2Fareham Town 168
150Brockenhurst 2–0Folland Sports 59
151Totton & Eling 0–0Sholing 112
replaySholing 2–1Totton & Eling
152Mangotsfield United 3–0Bitton 142
153Taunton Town 1–1Bridgwater Town 467
replayBridgwater Town 2–1Taunton Town 513
154Bridport 2–3Merthyr Town 146
155Clevedon Town 4–1Bishop Sutton 88
156Plymouth Parkway 4–1Ilfracombe Town 177
157Street 1–0Paulton Rovers 136
158Wells City 3–2Bodmin Town 83
159Brislington 4–0St Blazey 82
160Larkhall Athletic' 1–0Tiverton Town 164

†–After extra time

[|First Round Qualifying]

The First Round Qualifying fixtures were played on the weekend of 14 September 2013, with replays being played the following mid-week. A total of 232 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 160 winners from the Preliminary Round and 72 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues at Level 7 of English football. The round featured 10 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The draw was as follows:
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
55Bury Town 0–2Thurrock 234
56Aveley 2–5Canvey Island 131
57Tilbury 2–1Waltham Abbey 77
58Maldon & Tiptree 0–2Heybridge Swifts 282
59Burnham Ramblers 1–2A.F.C. Sudbury 119
60Hendon 7–1Biggleswade United 138
61Chesham United 1–2Royston Town 255
62Cockfosters 2–2AFC Rushden & Diamonds 305
replayAFC Rushden & Diamonds 8–0Cockfosters 421
63Daventry Town 6–1Berkhamsted 132
64Greenhouse London 2–6Bedford Town 62
65Wingate & Finchley 0–0Biggleswade Town 108
replayBiggleswade Town 4–3Wingate & Finchley 78
66Hitchin Town 1–1Arlesey Town 431
replayArlesey Town 2–0Hitchin Town 257
67Uxbridge 2–3Barton Rovers 90
68Harrow Borough 2–2North Greenford United 135
replayNorth Greenford United 2–1Harrow Borough 135
69Wembley 0–2Haringey Borough 60
70St Albans City 6–1Enfield Town 423
71Wealdstone 6–1Kings Langley 332
72Hertford Town 0–6Dunstable Town 144
73St. Margaretsbury 0–7Hemel Hempstead Town 97
74Westfield 1–1Aylesbury United 201
replayAylesbury United 2–0Westfield
75Beaconsfield SYCOB 2–4Burnham 133
76Chertsey Town 4–0Highmoor Ibis 121
77Didcot Town 2–1North Leigh 156
78Hampton & Richmond Borough 4–2Ashford Town 235
79Aylesbury 1–5Shortwood United 112
80Hungerford Town 4–0Cove 100
81Chalfont St Peter 0–0Metropolitan Police 60
replayMetropolitan Police 0–1Chalfont St Peter 67
82Ardley United 2–2Binfield 66
replayBinfield 4–1Ardley United 189
83Hartley Wintney 0–0Camberley Town 148
replayCamberley Town 0–2Hartley Wintney 98
84Banbury United 1–2Cirencester Town 171
85Leatherhead 2–1Carshalton Athletic 267
86Burgess Hill Town 8–1Alton Town 203
87South Park 1–1Horsham 227
replayHorsham 5–2South Park 134
88Merstham 1–0Corinthian-Casuals 90
89Peacehaven & Telscombe 2–3Lewes 612
90Three Bridges 0–1Maidstone United 263
91Thamesmead Town 2–0Redhill 51
92Hastings United 2–3Guernsey 573
93Margate 2–1Kingstonian 328
94Folkestone Invicta 2–0Eastbourne United Association 253
95Sittingbourne 3–2Littlehampton Town 142
96Dulwich Hamlet 6–0Shoreham 341
97Hassocks 1–2Chipstead 105
98Eastbourne Town 3–2Tunbridge Wells 235
99Whyteleafe 3–0Horley Town 117
100Cray Wanderers 0–3Faversham Town 104
101Chatham Town 2–1East Preston 147
102Poole Town 2–0Brockenhurst 278
103Fareham Town 0–1Weymouth 323
104Hallen 1–2Hamworthy United 58
105Sholing 4–0A.F.C. Totton 312
106Frome Town 1–1Bognor Regis Town 218
replayBognor Regis Town 4–0Frome Town
107Corsham Town 4–4Bristol Manor Farm 70
replayBristol Manor Farm 1–0Corsham Town 104
108Yate Town 3–2Chippenham Town 248
109Winchester City 1–2Mangotsfield United 164
110Horndean 0–5A.F.C. Portchester 195
111Bashley 2–0Moneyfields 155
112Truro City 1–0Street 365
113Bridgwater Town 2–1Merthyr Town 295
114Bideford 3–0Larkhall Athletic 221
115Wells City 1–2Brislington 109
116Clevedon Town' 1–0Plymouth Parkway 107

†–After extra time

Second Round Qualifying

The Second Round Qualifying fixtures were played on the weekend of 28 September 2013. A total of 160 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the First Round Qualifying and 44 Level 6 teams, from Conference North and Conference South, entering at this stage. The round featured three teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.

Third Round Qualifying

The Third Round Qualifying took place on the weekend of 12 October 2013. A total of 80 teams took part, all having progressed from the Second Round Qualifying. Atherstone Town, from Level 10 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for this round of the competition.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
21Concord Rangers 2–1Histon 307
22Hampton & Richmond Borough 5–1Arlesey Town 406
23Needham Market 2–1A.F.C. Sudbury 634
24Staines Town 4–1Sittingbourne 357
25Lewes 0–1Sutton United 1,173
26St Albans City 2–1Tonbridge Angels 605
27Hemel Hempstead Town 3–1Dulwich Hamlet 949
28A.F.C. Hornchurch 6–1Wealdstone 506
29Canvey Island 2–1North Greenford United 332
30Ebbsfleet United 2–0Eastbourne Borough 901
31Bromley 1–2Heybridge Swifts 797
32Grays Athletic 0–4Daventry Town 196
33Cirencester Town 1–2Weymouth 366
34Weston Super Mare 2–3Brislington 315
35Eastleigh 2–3Oxford City 434
36Hartley Wintney 1–1Clevedon Town 410
replayClevedon Town 3–4Hartley Wintney 165
37Bridgwater Town 0–3Bath City 722
38Poole Town 2–0Hungerford Town 551
39Didcot Town 0–1Shortwood United 153
40Yate Town 2–2Gloucester City 609
replayGloucester City' 7–0Yate Town 520

Fourth Round Qualifying

The Fourth Round Qualifying took place on the weekend of 26 October 2013. A total of 64 teams took part, 40 having progressed from the Third Round Qualifying and 24 teams from Conference Premier, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. The lowest-ranked sides to qualify for this round were Level 9 teams Brislington, Marske United and Hartley Wintney.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1Macclesfield Town 7–0Vauxhall Motors 956
2Stamford 0–2Hednesford Town 668
3Grimsby Town 3–0Rushall Olympic 1,456
4Worcester City 1–1Lincoln City 1,019
replayLincoln City 3–0Worcester City 1,334
5Bradford Park Avenue 1–1Kidderminster Harriers 464
replayKidderminster Harriers 2–1†Bradford Park Avenue 1,212
6Wrexham 2–0Hyde 1,848
7Workington 1–3Stourbridge 519
8Southport 6–2Marske United 943
9Colwyn Bay 1–3Corby Town 552
10Tamworth 4–1Solihull Moors 1,035
11Nuneaton Town 0–2Halifax Town 1,043
12North Ferriby United 1–3Alfreton Town 735
13Brackley Town 0–0Barrow 409
replayBarrow 0–1†Brackley Town 830
14Chester 0–1Gateshead 1,659
15Hemel Hempstead Town 3–3Sutton United 1,455
replaySutton United 2–0Hemel Hempstead Town 662
16A.F.C. Hornchurch 0–1Hereford United 739

TieHome team ScoreAway team '
17Ebbsfleet United 1–1Dartford 2,895
replayDartford 1–0Ebbsfleet United 1,901
18Barnet 3–0Concord Rangers 1,373
19Chatham Town 0–2St Albans City 849
20Dover Athletic 3–0Oxford City 869
21Boreham Wood 1–0Heybridge Swifts 237
22Bath City 0–1Salisbury City 1,068
23Gloucester City 3–1Hampton & Richmond Borough 683
24Weymouth 1–2Braintree Town 775
25Forest Green Rovers 0– 1Bishop's Stortford 789
26Needham Market 0–1Cambridge United 1,784
27Biggleswade Town 1–0Canvey Island 678
28Shortwood United 1–1Aldershot Town 631
replayAldershot Town 1–2Shortwood United 1,240
29Woking 0–1Luton Town 1,452
30Brislington 0–1Welling United 600
31Hartley Wintney 1–6Daventry Town 1,040
32Staines Town 0–0Poole Town 376
replayPoole Town 0–1Staines Town 935''

Competition proper

Winners from Fourth Round Qualifying advance to First Round Proper, where teams from Level 3 and Level 4 of English football, operating in The Football League, first enter the competition. See 2013-14 FA Cup for a report of First Round Proper onwards.