2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds


The 2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds open the 136th season of competition in England for The Football Association Challenge Cup, the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. For the third successive year, 736 entrants were accepted into the competition.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down in the English football pyramid mean that the competition is scheduled to start with six rounds of preliminary and qualifying knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from the Fourth Qualifying Round progress to the First Round Proper, when League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 enter the competition.

Calendar and prizes

The calendar for the 2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.

[|Extra Preliminary Round]

Extra [|Preliminary Round] fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 6 August 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 11 August 2016. A total of 368 teams, from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The round includes 76 teams from Level 10 of English football, being the lowest ranked clubs to compete in the tournament. The results were as follows:

Preliminary round

Preliminary Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 20 August 2016, with replays on or before Thursday 25 August 2016. A total of 320 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 184 winners from the Extra Preliminary Round and 136 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football. The round included 26 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–1Norton & Stockton Ancients 99
2Billingham Synthonia 6–0Northallerton Town 119
3Dunston UTS 3–3Penrith 188
replayPenrith 1–2Dunston UTS 203
4Shildon 2–0Kendal Town 150
5Padiham 1–2Newcastle Benfield 106
6Nelson 1–4Bishop Auckland 80
7Chester-le-Street Town 0–4Marske United 152
8West Auckland Town 1–5Lancaster City 114
9Clitheroe 0–1Consett 187
10Guisborough Town 2–3Bridlington Town 160
11Washington 2–2Pickering Town 70
replayPickering Town 1–2Washington 151
12Tadcaster Albion 3–2Scarborough Athletic 612
13North Shields 0–1Morpeth Town 270
14Droylsden 4–4Radcliffe Borough 167
replayRadcliffe Borough 2–1Droylsden 179
15Prescot Cables 0–1Trafford 228
16Handsworth Parramore 4–1Stocksbridge Park Steels 129
17Congleton Town 0–6Farsley Celtic 148
18Alsager Town 1–6Winsford United 125
19Ramsbottom United 1–2Sheffield 144
20Worksop Town 2–2Ashton Athletic 486
replayAshton Athletic Worksop Town 140
21Parkgate 1–4Burscough 53
22Ossett Town 2–1Goole 90
23West Didsbury & Chorlton 2–3Squires Gate 103
24Atherton Collieries 1–3Witton Albion 136
25Mossley 4–0Hemsworth Miners Welfare 131
26Hyde United 4–0Cammell Laird 204
27Glossop North End 2–2Brighouse Town 290
replayBrighouse Town 4–2Glossop North End 312
28Maine Road 3–2AFC Emley 105
29Shaw Lane 0–1Colwyn Bay 139
30Colne 2–21874 Northwich 190
replay1874 Northwich 1–3Colne 254
31Northwich Victoria 2–4Cheadle Town 101
32Bamber Bridge 2–5Ossett Albion 157
33Pontefract Collieries 2–1Bootle 84
34Coleshill Town 4–0Dudley Sports 59
35Bedworth United 3–2Rocester 119
36Kidsgrove Athletic 2–0Lye Town 101
37Coventry United 5–1Lichfield City 99
38Hereford 4–2Alvechurch 2,624
39Rugby Town 1–0Bromsgrove Sporting 228
40Leek Town 3–2Newcastle Town 262
41Highgate United 1–0Boldmere St. Michaels 85
42Market Drayton Town 0–2Evesham United 136
43Sporting Khalsa 1–2Romulus 84
44Chasetown 9–0Brocton 183
45Westfields 5–1Tividale 96
46Dunkirk 2–0Cleethorpes Town 60
47Heanor Town 3–2Long Eaton United 222
48Lincoln United 2–1Carlton Town 115
49Loughborough Dynamo 1–3Ashby Ivanhoe 115
50Basford United 2–4Belper Town 183
51AFC Mansfield 2–0South Normanton Athletic 76
52Brigg Town 2–1Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 64
53Leicester Road 3–1Harborough Town 84
54Bottesford Town 1–2Kirby Muxloe 53
55Loughborough University 1–4Gresley 150
56Sleaford Town 0–3Stamford 183
57Yaxley 4–4Dereham Town 122
replayDereham Town 1–0Yaxley 153
58Soham Town Rangers 4–1Harrowby United 123
59Kirkley & Pakefield 3–4Holbeach United 64
60Deeping Rangers 2–1Wroxham 85
61Wisbech Town 1–4Peterborough Sports 180
62Norwich United 1–2Histon 140
63Eynesbury Rovers 1–1Godmanchester Rovers 125
replayGodmanchester Rovers 1–3Eynesbury Rovers 147
64Bury Town 0–3Spalding United 274
65Ware 0–2Maldon & Tiptree 64
66Thurrock 2–3Halstead Town 74
67Witham Town 3–0Eton Manor 89
68Waltham Forest 4–0Hoddesdon Town 48
69Haringey Borough 7–2Barkingside 60
70Waltham Abbey 2–2Bowers & Pitsea 97
replayBowers & Pitsea 2–4Waltham Abbey 167
71Brentwood Town 1–2Tilbury 115
72Sporting Bengal United 2–0Clapton 242
73Long Melford 0–2Saffron Walden Town 177
74Romford 4–3Hullbridge Sports 123
75Barking 0–0Stanway Rovers 89
replayStanway Rovers 3–2Barking 75
76Ilford 0–2Felixstowe & Walton United 68
77Brightlingsea Regent 2–1Great Wakering Rovers 103
78Sawbridgeworth Town 4–2Tower Hamlets 37
79Aveley 0–1AFC Hornchurch 171
80Hertford Town 0–1Hadley 188
81Royston Town 1–4Heybridge Swifts 129
82Cheshunt 8–0Basildon United 87
83Kempston Rovers 1–0Oxhey Jets 97
84Stotfold 3–2Welwyn Garden City 108
85Crawley Green 0–3Uxbridge 32

First Qualifying Round

First Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 3 September 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 8 September 2016. 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 three leagues at Level 7 of English football. The round included 12 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Washington 2–5Shildon 157
2Ashton United 0–3Nantwich Town 213
3Brighouse Town 0–3Lancaster City 380
4Blyth Spartans 3–1Frickley Athletic 667
5Hyde United 1–0Colne 271
6Bishop Auckland 5–1Ossett Albion 328
7Whitby Town 3–3Winsford United 239
replayWinsford United 1–2Whitby Town 270
8Sheffield 0–3Farsley Celtic 323
9Marske United 0–2Marine 264
10Newcastle Benfield 0–2Bridlington Town 107
11Morpeth Town 4–2Colwyn Bay 220
12Harrogate Railway Athletic 0–5Consett 168
13Dunston UTS 2–2Skelmersdale United 249
replaySkelmersdale United 1–2Dunston UTS 223
14Ashton Athletic 7–2Mossley 152
15Squires Gate 2–5Handsworth Parramore 98
16Witton Albion 3–0Buxton 324
17Billingham Synthonia 2–2Ossett Town 165
replayOssett Town 3–2Billingham Synthonia 132
18Pontefract Collieries 2–3Tadcaster Albion 362
19Burscough 4–3Maine Road 116
20Trafford 5–2Cheadle Town 318
21Workington 3–0Warrington Town 448
22Radcliffe Borough 3–5Spennymoor Town 175
23Leek Town 2–3Kettering Town 416
24Hednesford Town 1–2Belper Town 391
25King's Lynn Town 6–1Brigg Town 511
26AFC Mansfield 2–1Stratford Town 95
27Rushall Olympic 2–2Soham Town Rangers 161
replaySoham Town Rangers 0–1Rushall Olympic 169
28Matlock Town 4–2Heanor Town 421
29Chasetown 1–1Grantham Town 233
replayGrantham Town Chasetown 261
30Evesham United 2–2Barwell 237
replayBarwell 2–0Evesham United 204
31Peterborough Sports 1–3Stourbridge 206
32Ashby Ivanhoe 0–6Ilkeston 693
33St Neots Town 1–1Stamford 351
replayStamford 4–1St Neots Town 273
34Westfields 4–0St Ives Town 190
35Lincoln United 6–1Dunkirk 161
36Halesowen Town 3–0Coleshill Town 376
37Highgate United 3–1Leamington 231
38Leicester Road 0–0Kirby Muxloe 159
replayKirby Muxloe 3–2 Leicester Road 136
39Coalville Town 2–1Redditch United 161
40Coventry United 0–2Bedworth United 347
41Mickleover Sports 3–2Spalding United 172
42Deeping Rangers 2–6Gresley 152
43Romulus 1–1Hereford 713
replayHereford 3–0Romulus 2,240
44Rugby Town 1–0Corby Town 312
45Dereham Town 2–1Holbeach United 191
46Eynesbury Rovers 1–3Sutton Coldfield Town 195
47Stafford Rangers 1–2Kidsgrove Athletic 659
48Brightlingsea Regent 1–2Billericay Town 146
49Hadley 1–0London Colney 103
50Haringey Borough 0–3Witham Town 136
51Kempston Rovers 3–2Harefield United 138
52Hanwell Town 1–0Enfield Town 212
53Sun Sports 0–2Hayes & Yeading United 155
54Hendon 5–2Cheshunt 257
55Maldon & Tiptree 0–1Biggleswade Town 115
56Heybridge Swifts 2–2AFC Dunstable 103
replayAFC Dunstable 2–1Heybridge Swifts 117
57Chesham United 5–0Saffron Walden Town 325

Second Qualifying Round

Second Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 17 September 2016, with replays no later than Thursday 22 September 2016. A total of 160 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the First Qualifying Round and 44 entering at this stage from the two leagues at Level 6 of English football. The round included 23 teams from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Bridlington Town 1–1Harrogate Town 298
replayHarrogate Town 3–2Bridlington Town 446
2Handsworth Parramore 2–0Burscough 98
3Witton Albion 1–1Stalybridge Celtic 316
replayStalybridge Celtic 2–1Witton Albion 241
4Blyth Spartans 2–4Morpeth Town 1,045
5Bishop Auckland 1–0Trafford 457
6Nantwich Town 2–2Marine 403
replayMarine 2–3Nantwich Town 279
7Ashton Athletic 0–5F.C. Halifax Town 479
8Curzon Ashton 1–1Consett 208
replayConsett 0–1Curzon Ashton 709
9Altrincham 3–2Gainsborough Trinity 516
10Kidsgrove Athletic 1–2Matlock Town 257
11Lancaster City 2–1Darlington 1883 580
12Alfreton Town 1–0A.F.C. Fylde 263
13Tadcaster Albion 0–2Farsley Celtic 464
14Bradford Park Avenue 0–1Salford City 427
15Workington 3–1Shildon 563
16Dunston UTS 0–2Chorley 333
17Stockport County 2–0Hyde United 1,425
18Ossett Town 1–7F.C. United of Manchester 694
19Spennymoor Town 1–0Whitby Town 607
20Rushall Olympic 1–2Kettering Town 241
21Kirby Muxloe 1–2Boston United 330
22Sutton Coldfield Town 2–3Hereford 823
23Brackley Town 6–0Rugby Town 305
24Coalville Town 0–1AFC Mansfield 139
25Mickleover Sports 1–2Stourbridge 256
26Westfields 4–2Highgate United 239
27Kidderminster Harriers 4–0Tamworth 1,050
28Nuneaton Town 1–2Lincoln United 438
29Halesowen Town 1–0Belper Town 318
30Gresley 1–1Stamford 294
replayStamford 1–0Gresley 314
31Barwell 0–1Ilkeston 214
32Chasetown 0–1Bedworth United 334
33Worcester City 0–0A.F.C. Telford United 721
replayA.F.C. Telford United 1–3Worcester City 661
34Sevenoaks Town 2–2Chesham United 426
replayChesham United 2–1Sevenoaks Town 273
35Concord Rangers 1–3AFC Rushden & Diamonds 192
36Beaconsfield Town 3–1Witham Town 84
37Egham Town 2–1VCD Athletic 78
38Dulwich Hamlet 0–2Hendon 822
39Hythe Town 2–4Walton Casuals 221
40Dereham Town 1–2St Albans City 243

Third Qualifying Round

Third Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 1 October 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 6 October 2016. A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the Second Qualifying Round. The round included 9 teams from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Halesowen Town 1–1Nantwich Town 534
replayNantwich Town 2–1Halesowen Town 362
2Kettering Town 2–0Boston United 628
3Lincoln United 3–1Handsworth Parramore 318
4Farsley Celtic 0–1Bishop Auckland 357
5F.C. Halifax Town 2–1Stalybridge Celtic 964
6Worcester City 0–3Brackley Town 628
7King's Lynn Town 0–2Alfreton Town 847
8Curzon Ashton 4–0Bedworth United 207
9Ilkeston 1–2Stourbridge 413
10Lancaster City 2–3Kidderminster Harriers 570
11Matlock Town 1–1Workington 489
replayWorkington 1–3Matlock Town 562
12Stockport County 2–0Salford City 3,181
13Spennymoor Town 1–0Chorley 713
14F.C. United of Manchester 3–3Harrogate Town 1,541
replayHarrogate Town 2–0F.C. United of Manchester 881
15Altrincham 3–0Morpeth Town 658
16AFC Mansfield 1–2Stamford 220
17Faversham Town 1–1Egham Town 442
replayEgham Town 1–0Faversham Town 187
18North Leigh 3–1Folkestone Invicta 202
19Ebbsfleet United 7–0Havant & Waterlooville 742
20Hungerford Town 1–4Leiston 245

Fourth Qualifying Round

Fourth Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 15 October 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 20 October 2016. A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 40 winners from the Third Qualifying Round and 24 entering at this stage from the Conference Premier at Level 5 of English football. Bishop Auckland and Westfields of level 9 were the lowest ranked teams in this round. The results were as follows:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Southport 1–0Chester 1,674
2Alfreton Town 2–2Gateshead 457
replayGateshead 2–3 Alfreton Town 465
3North Ferriby United 1–4Macclesfield Town 395
4Harrogate Town 0–2F.C. Halifax Town 1,791
5Stockport County 2–0Bishop Auckland 2,770
6Barrow 2–1Tranmere Rovers 2,133
7Nantwich Town 1–3Stourbridge 755
8Altrincham 3–1Matlock Town 1,071
9Lincoln City 0–0Guiseley 2,692
replayGuiseley 1–2Lincoln City 765
10Lincoln United 0–3Spennymoor Town 578
11Stamford 1–1Wrexham 1,264
replayWrexham 2–3 Stamford 1,598
12York City 1–1Curzon Ashton 1,307
replayCurzon Ashton 2–1York City 467
13Welling United 0–1Whitehawk 515
14Westfields 2–1Leiston 741
15Sutton United 2–1Forest Green Rovers 751
16Chesham United 1–0Potters Bar Town 777

Competition proper

Winners from the Fourth Qualifying Round advanced to the First Round Proper, where teams from League One and League Two of English football, operating in the English Football League, first enter the competition.