2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The 2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 127th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 729 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 42 from the previous season's 687.
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 qualifying round progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The FA.

Round	Start date	Leagues entering at this round	New entries this round	Winners from previous round	Number of fixtures	Prize money
Extra preliminary round	18 August 2007	Levels 9-10	342	none	171	£500
Preliminary round	1 September 2007	Level 8	161	171	166	£1,000
First qualifying round	15 September 2007	Level 7	66	166	116	£2,250
Second qualifying round	29 September 2007	Conference North Conference South	44	116	80	£3,750
Third qualifying round	13 October 2007	none	none	80	40	£5,000
Fourth qualifying round	27 October 2007	Conference Premier	24	40	32	£10,000

Extra preliminary round

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 18 August 2007. 342 clubs from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition, while other 38 clubs from levels 9 and 10 get a bye to the preliminary round.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Guisborough Town	1–3	Norton & Stockton Ancients	144
2	West Auckland Town	2–1	Bedlington Terriers	49
3	Billingham Town	6–1	Eccleshill United	167
4	Winterton Rangers	3–2	Armthorpe Welfare	64
5	Glasshoughton Welfare	1–1	Liversedge	60
replay	Liversedge	4–3	Glasshoughton Welfare	160
6	Horden Colliery Welfare	2–1	Sunderland Nissan	50
7	Thackley	0–1	Ashington	109
8	Darlington Railway Athletic	6–0	Yorkshire Amateur	64
9	Whitley Bay	0–1	Dunston Federation	250
10	Hall Road Rangers	6–1	Tadcaster Albion	55
11	Spennymoor Town	3–0	North Shields	149
12	Hebburn Town	1–3	Tow Law Town	102
13	Crook Town	2–2	Sunderland RCA	64
replay	Sunderland RCA	0–3	Crook Town	32
14	Morpeth Town	3–0	Seaham Red Star	57
15	Pontefract Collieries	0–0	Selby Town	76
replay	Selby Town	1–0	Pontefract Collieries	123
16	Thornaby	2–3	South Shields	75
17	Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA	2–1	West Allotment Celtic	48
18	Brandon United	0–5	Durham City	96
19	Washington	1–3	Pickering Town	74
20	Esh Winning	1–0	Whickham	58
21	Ryton	3–4	Silsden	73
22	Billingham Synthonia	2–1	Northallerton Town	158
23	Bottesford Town	1–2	Shildon	103
24	Team Northumbria	0–11	Consett	72
25	Chester-le-Street Town	1–1	Bishop Auckland	105
replay	Bishop Auckland	1–2	Chester-le-Street Town	123
26	Ashton Town	4–2	Ramsbottom United	60
27	Daisy Hill	0–4	Congleton Town	40
28	AFC Emley	3–0	Darwen	266
29	Rossington Main	2–2	Atherton Collieries	81
replay	Atherton Collieries	5–0	Rossington Main	150
30	Chadderton	3–4	Winsford United	73
31	Holker Old Boys	2–3	St Helens Town	62
32	Blackpool Mechanics	1–3	Maine Road	42
33	Formby	2–3	Oldham Town
34	Squires Gate	1–3	Penrith Town	37
35	Flixton	2–1	Bootle	49
36	Trafford	1–0	Atherton Laburnum Rovers	89
37	Hallam	2–0	Nelson	78
38	Salford City	6–3	Padiham	86
39	Abbey Hey	1–2	Bacup Borough	45
40	Brodsworth Welfare	2–3	Parkgate	35
41	Dinnington Town	2–1	Maltby Main	602
42	Glossop North End	2–0	Eccleshall	118
43	Highgate United	2–1	Shirebrook Town	66
44	Castle Vale	3–3	Brierley Hill & Withymoor	70
replay	Brierley Hill & Withymoor	4–0	Castle Vale	79
45	Loughborough Dynamo	1–1	Stapenhill	132
replay	Stapenhill	1–2	Loughborough Dynamo	103
46	Tividale	1–4	Mickleover Sports	42
47	Nuneaton Griff	0–3	Rainworth Miners Welfare	82
48	Pegasus Juniors	0–0	New Mills	48
replay	New Mills	5–1	Pegasus Juniors	222
49	Glapwell	2–2	Dudley Town	70
replay	Dudley Town	0–5	Glapwell	71
50	Shifnal Town	1–1	Arnold Town	92
replay	Arnold Town		Shifnal Town	176
51	Ledbury Town	2–6	Boldmere St Michaels	102
52	Oadby Town	1–0	Racing Club Warwick	89
53	Teversal	2–2	Coventry Sphinx	104
replay	Coventry Sphinx		Teversal	112
54	Market Drayton Town	1–1	Studley	51
replay	Studley	0–4	Market Drayton Town
55	Long Eaton United	2–1	Bridgnorth Town	67
56	Coalville Town	1–2	Rocester	135
57	Gornal Athletic	0–3	Meir KA	58
58	Norton United	1–1	Oldbury United	50
replay	Oldbury United	1–0	Norton United	71
59	Westfields	3–2	Friar Lane & Epworth	97
60	Borrowash Victoria	0–1	Biddulph Victoria	53
61	Cradley Town	1–3	Gedling Town	57
62	Cadbury Athletic	1–1	Alvechurch	68
replay	Alvechurch	6–0	Cadbury Athletic	89
63	South Normanton Athletic	1–0	Lye Town	64
64	Barwell	1–1	Newcastle Town	66
replay	Newcastle Town	1–2	Barwell	136
65	Tipton Town	1–1	Leek CSOB	60
replay	Leek CSOB	0–4	Tipton Town	69
66	Coleshill Town	1–1	Wellington (Herefords)	91
replay	Wellington (Herefords)	3–2	Coleshill Town	113
67	Wroxham	3–0	Hadleigh United	121
68	Walsham-le-Willows	3–0	Stowmarket Town	216
69	Woodbridge Town	5–0	Great Yarmouth Town	105
70	St Ives Town	3–2	Cornard United	65
71	Bourne Town	2–3	Haverhill Rovers	82
72	Mildenhall Town	3–0	Leiston	155
73	Holbeach United	2–1	Wisbech Town	349
74	Dereham Town	12–0	Fakenham Town	193
75	Felixstowe & Walton United	2–2	Debenham LC
replay	Debenham LC	2–0	Felixstowe & Walton United	189
76	Long Melford	0–2	Blackstones	104
77	Needham Market	4–1	Lowestoft Town	196
78	Soham Town Rangers	5–2	St Neots Town	100
79	Deeping Rangers	5–0	Lincoln Moorlands Railway	89
80	Yaxley	1–0	March Town United	156
81	Brimsdown Rovers	1–2	Burnham Ramblers	54
82	Sporting Bengal United	0–0	London APSA
replay	London APSA	4–3	Sporting Bengal United	71
83	Saffron Walden Town	2–2	Wootton Blue Cross	167
replay	Wootton Blue Cross	1–6	Saffron Walden Town	67
84	Daventry United	0–2	Raunds Town	40
85	Northampton Spencer	3–2	Clapton	74

Preliminary round

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 1 September 2007. A total of 332 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 171 winners from the extra preliminary round, 38 clubs from Levels 9-10, who get a bye in the extra preliminary round and 123 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football. The round featured 48 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

First qualifying round

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 15 September 2007. A total of 232 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 166 winners from the preliminary round and 66 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues at Level 7 of English football. The round featured 14 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
61	Broxbourne Borough V&E	1–1	Bedford Town	172
replay	Bedford Town	2–0	Broxbourne Borough V&E	261
62	Saffron Walden Town	1–2	Maldon Town	208
63	AFC Hornchurch	3–1	Cheshunt	368
64	Welwyn Garden City	2–8	Billericay Town	122
65	Hendon	1–1	Aveley	128
replay	Aveley	2–3	Hendon	95
66	Boreham Wood	1–0	Northwood	156
67	Ware	0–0	Great Wakering Rovers	125
replay	Great Wakering Rovers	4–5	Ware	121
68	Stotfold	3–2	Stansted	118
69	Wealdstone	1–0	Waltham Forest	153
70	Harrow Borough	2–3	Hitchin Town	186
71	Harlow Town	2–0	Concord Rangers	212
72	Brackley Town	0–0	Staines Town	251
replay	Staines Town		Brackley Town
73	Heybridge Swifts	4–3	Leyton	153
74	Ashford Town (Middx)	0–1	Leighton Town	77
75	London APSA	0–4	Brentwood Town
76	Dulwich Hamlet	2–2	Deal Town	209
replay	Deal Town	1–3	Dulwich Hamlet	186
77	Hythe Town	3–1	Littlehampton Town	130
78	Burgess Hill Town	0–2	Dover Athletic	324
79	Herne Bay	1–0	Sevenoaks Town	240
80	Worthing	0–0	Croydon	365
replay	Croydon	0–1	Worthing	130
81	Horsham	7–1	Arundel	326
82	Chatham Town	0–3	Margate	287
83	Dartford	1–1	Sittingbourne	870
replay	Sittingbourne	1–5	Dartford	303
84	Folkestone Invicta	1–1	Horsham YMCA	289
replay	Horsham YMCA	0–2	Folkestone Invicta	105
85	Horley Town	0–1	Erith Town	106
86	Croydon Athletic	1–1	Tonbridge Angels	177
replay	Tonbridge Angels	4–2	Croydon Athletic	259
87	Cray Wanderers	2–6	AFC Wimbledon	933
88	Maidstone United	3–0	Erith & Belvedere	351
89	Eastbourne Town	1–1	Walton & Hersham	187
replay	Walton & Hersham	2–1	Eastbourne Town	101
90	Camberley Town	4–2	Colliers Wood United	84
91	Thamesmead Town	2–4	Carshalton Athletic	80
92	Crowborough Athletic	2–1	Selsey	96
93	Hastings United	0–1	Ramsgate	481
94	VT	1–1	Bashley	207
replay	Bashley	4–3	VT	166
95	Didcot Town	0–1	Windsor & Eton	270
96	Sandhurst Town	1–6	Chalfont St Peter	65
97	Banbury United	1–4	Aylesbury United	419
98	Fleet Town	0–0	Gosport Borough	186
replay	Gosport Borough	1–3	Fleet Town	152
99	Oxford City	4–2	Swindon Supermarine	158
100	Abingdon United	1–1	A.F.C. Totton	95
replay	AFC Totton	4–1	Abingdon United	129
101	Corsham Town	1–0	Melksham Town	252
102	Moneyfields	1–0	Thatcham Town	116
103	Chesham United	5–1	Henley Town	273
104	Brockenhurst	1–1	Wootton Bassett Town	124
replay	Wootton Bassett Town	1–5	Brockenhurst	162
105	Beaconsfield SYCOB	1–1	Chippenham Town	144
replay	Chippenham Town	2–0	Beaconsfield SYCOB	272
106	Mangotsfield United	3–0	Taunton Town	211
107	Yate Town	1–5	Gloucester City	309
108	Tiverton Town	0–3	Shortwood United	374
109	Hamworthy United	3–3	Bishop's Cleeve	98
replay	Bishop's Cleeve	0–1	Hamworthy United	80
110	Bridgwater Town	0–2	Paulton Rovers	339
111	Hallen	1–0	Sherborne Town	38
112	Cirencester Town	1–1	Cinderford Town	170
replay	Cinderford Town	1–2	Cirencester Town	120
113	Team Bath	2–0	Bodmin Town	92
114	Welton Rovers	0–2	Truro City	156
115	Clevedon Town	4–0	Wimborne Town	173
116	Bitton	2–4	Merthyr Tydfil	159

Second qualifying round

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 29 September 2007. A total of 160 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the first qualifying round and 44 Level 6 clubs, from Conference North and Conference South, entering at this stage. Six clubs from Level 10 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Liversedge	0–3	Kendal Town	198
2	Consett	0–2	Workington	408
3	Barrow	5–0	Colwyn Bay	772
4	Billingham Town	0–4	Fleetwood Town	212
5	Skelmersdale United	0–1	Southport	769
6	Prescot Cables	1–1	Guiseley	265
replay	Guiseley	1–0	Prescot Cables	246
7	Dinnington Town	2–1	Cheadle Town	370
8	Harrogate Railway Athletic	4–1	Leigh RMI	126
9	Bradford Park Avenue	4–0	Whitby Town	278
10	Stalybridge Celtic	1–0	Hyde United	790
11	Bamber Bridge	2–1	Burscough	242
12	Gainsborough Trinity	6–1	Stocksbridge Park Steels	394
13	Harrogate Town	2–2	Nantwich Town	480
replay	Nantwich Town	1–2	Harrogate Town	463
14	West Auckland Town	1–0	Newcastle Benfield	76
15	Gateshead	1–3	Vauxhall Motors	246
16	Clitheroe	8–2	Spennymoor Town	330
17	Blyth Spartans	2–1	Radcliffe Borough	480
18	Horden Colliery Welfare	0–5	Woodley Sports	58
19	Cambridge City	1–1	Chasetown	359
replay	Chasetown	2–1	Cambridge City	444
20	Kettering Town	3–1	Redditch United	1,072
21	Bromsgrove Rovers	1–1	Nuneaton Borough	581
replay	Nuneaton Borough	2–0	Bromsgrove Rovers	607
22	Rainworth Miners Welfare	2–0	Kidsgrove Athletic	189
23	Matlock Town	3–1	AFC Telford United	591
24	Stourbridge	0–5	King's Lynn	315
25	Soham Town Rangers	0–3	Solihull Moors	200
26	Hinckley United	4–2	Grantham Town	366
27	Boston United	4–1	Buxton	1,347
28	Quorn	1–3	Evesham United	109
29	Tamworth	1–0	Worcester City	801
30	Hednesford Town	0–0	Alfreton Town	448
replay	Alfreton Town	1–2	Hednesford Town	246
31	Rushall Olympic	2–0	Sutton Coldfield Town	266
32	Glapwell	4–4	Market Drayton Town	120
replay	Market Drayton Town	1–2	Glapwell	159
33	Belper Town	2–1	Hucknall Town	295
34	Halesowen Town	2–1	Bedworth United	368
35	Stamford	3–1	Gedling Town	283
36	Horsham	3–2	Bury Town	404
37	Hayes & Yeading United	2–2	Herne Bay	211
replay	Herne Bay	0–3	Hayes & Yeading United	364
38	Dulwich Hamlet	2–1	Chalfont St Peter	215
39	Crowborough Athletic	1–5	Staines Town	287
40	Boreham Wood	3–3	Bedford Town	246
replay	Bedford Town	2–3	Boreham Wood	310
41	Ware	3–2	Thurrock	172

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'иш
42	Haverhill Rovers	1–1	Hitchin Town	313
replay	Hitchin Town	5–0	Haverhill Rovers	160
43	Dartford	2–2	Camberley Town	906
replay	Camberley Town		Dartford	242
44	Fisher Athletic	3–4	Margate	218
45	Hemel Hempstead Town	0–2	Chelmsford City	521
46	Welling United	2–1	Barkingside	436
47	Billericay Town	2–0	Maidstone United	594
48	Tonbridge Angels	2–2	Maldon Town	363
replay	Maldon Town	0–2	Tonbridge Angels	151
49	Dunstable Town	0–2	Lewes	212
50	St Albans City	1–2	Bishop's Stortford
51	Kirkley & Pakefield	1–2	Leighton Town	225
52	Brentwood Town	2–0	Harlow Town	192
53	Chesham United	1–1	Stotfold	239
replay	Stotfold	2–1	Chesham United	165
54	Worthing	3–0	Walton & Hersham	375
55	Hampton & Richmond	3–1	Braintree Town	276
56	Hendon	1–1	AFC Hornchurch	225
replay	AFC Hornchurch	2–1	Hendon	333
57	Sutton United	1–1	Woodford United	293
replay	Woodford United	0–2	Sutton United	137
58	Debenham LC	1–5	AFC Wimbledon	1,026
59	Ramsgate	0–1	Corby Town	330
60	Folkestone Invicta	0–0	Windsor & Eton	264
replay	Windsor & Eton	0–1	Folkestone Invicta	144
61	Hythe Town	2–1	Dover Athletic	1,109
62	Enfield Town	2–2	Hillingdon Borough	244
replay	Hillingdon Borough	2–1	Enfield Town	140
63	Erith Town	0–3	Heybridge Swifts	250
64	Aylesbury United	1–1	Bromley	406
replay	Bromley	4–2	Aylesbury United	346
65	Carshalton Athletic	0–1	Wealdstone	316
66	Eastbourne Borough	2–0	Edgware Town	573
67	Merthyr Tydfil	2–2	AFC Totton	289
replay	AFC Totton		Merthyr Tydfil	273
68	Brockenhurst	0–6	Maidenhead United	237
69	Oxford City	3–4	Weston-super-Mare	278
70	Bognor Regis Town	1–2	Havant & Waterlooville	426
71	Chippenham Town	2–0	Hallen	499
72	Dorchester Town	1–1	Paulton Rovers	374
replay	Paulton Rovers	2–0	Dorchester Town	232
73	Gloucester City	0–2	Shortwood United	706
74	Basingstoke Town	0–1	Newport County
75	Truro City	0–1	Bath City	1,127
76	Corsham Town	1–2	Bashley	174
77	Moneyfields	1–8	Team Bath	228
78	Hamworthy United	1–3	Eastleigh	278
79	Cirencester Town	0–1	Clevedon Town	145
80	Fleet Town	2–0	Mangotsfield United	175

Third qualifying round

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 13 October 2007. A total of 80 clubs took part, all having progressed from the second qualifying round. Dinnington Town and Rainworth Miners Welfare from Level 10 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Harrogate Railway Athletic	3–2	Matlock Town	254
2	Harrogate Town	2–0	Clitheroe	516
3	Barrow	2–1	Fleetwood Town	855
4	West Auckland Town	2–2	Bamber Bridge	147
replay	Bamber Bridge	5–1	West Auckland Town	220
5	Dinnington Town	1–7	Bradford Park Avenue	518
6	Belper Town	0–3	Southport	382
7	Gainsborough Trinity	1–0	Blyth Spartans	379
8	Stalybridge Celtic	0–5	Workington	495
9	Kendal Town	4–0	Woodley Sports	195
10	Guiseley	2–3	Vauxhall Motors	292
11	Rushall Olympic	2–0	Hednesford Town	362
12	Chasetown	2–0	Rainworth Miners Welfare	604
13	Tamworth	2–1	King's Lynn	621
14	Boston United	4–1	Hinckley United	1,425
15	Evesham United	3–0	Halesowen Town	332
16	Glapwell	0–3	Corby Town	163
17	Kettering Town	1–2	Solihull Moors	805
18	Nuneaton Borough	4–1	Stamford	839
19	Wealdstone	1–0	Bishop's Stortford	301
20	Brentwood Town	0–3	Staines Town	277
21	Heybridge Swifts	2–2	Billericay Town	522
replay	Billericay Town	2–0	Heybridge Swifts	530

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
22	Leighton Town	3–1	Boreham Wood	273
23	AFC Hornchurch	2–1	Dulwich Hamlet	610
24	Hitchin Town	4–3	Margate	325
25	Eastbourne Borough	2–1	Welling United	632
26	Hayes & Yeading United	1–0	Chelmsford City	393
27	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Horsham	1,564
replay	Horsham		AFC Wimbledon	1,265
28	Lewes	1–0	Sutton United	693
29	Folkestone Invicta	1–0	Hillingdon Borough	284
30	Worthing	0–2	Hampton & Richmond	369
31	Hythe Town	1–3	Ware	236
32	Bromley	1–0	Dartford	1,022
33	Stotfold	0–5	Tonbridge Angels	343
34	Team Bath	1–0	Weston-super-Mare	286
35	Eastleigh	5–0	Clevedon Town	341
36	Havant & Waterlooville	2–1	Fleet Town	386
37	Merthyr Tydfil	2–0	Paulton Rovers	379
38	Newport County	1–2	Bath City	1,446
39	Maidenhead United	3–0	Shortwood United	211
40	Chippenham Town	5–1	Bashley	416

Fourth qualifying round

Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 27 October 2007. A total of 64 clubs took part, 40 having progressed from the third qualifying round and 24 clubs from Conference Premier, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. Eight clubs from Level 8 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Evesham United	0–0	Halifax Town	652
replay	Halifax Town	2–1	Evesham United	1,025
2	Corby Town	1–2	Droylsden	562
3	Kendal Town	0–1	Altrincham	641
4	Rushden & Diamonds	5–0	Solihull Moors	1,076
5	Burton Albion	2–1	Tamworth	2,915
6	Histon	4–1	Bamber Bridge	535
7	Stafford Rangers	1–1	Cambridge United	1,030
replay	Cambridge United	5–1	Stafford Rangers	1,965
8	Southport	1–3	Northwich Victoria	1,232
9	Farsley Celtic	1–1	Barrow	528
replay	Barrow	2–1	Farsley Celtic	1,380
10	Bradford Park Avenue	0–4	Gainsborough Trinity	557
11	Workington	1–0	Boston United	635
12	York City	6–0	Rushall Olympic	1,630
13	Kidderminster Harriers	3–1	Vauxhall Motors	1,374
14	Harrogate Railway Athletic	2–1	Harrogate Town	1,286
15	Chasetown	2–1	Nuneaton Borough	1,408
16	Weymouth	1–1	Hitchin Town	1,106
replay	Hitchin Town	0–1	Weymouth	504

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
17	AFC Hornchurch	0–1	Team Bath	641
18	Maidenhead United	1–0	Hayes & Yeading United	643
19	Salisbury City	0–0	Stevenage Borough	1,364
replay	Stevenage Borough	1–0	Salisbury City	1,174
20	Merthyr Tydfil	1–2	Oxford United	1,071
21	Hampton & Richmond	1–0	Wealdstone	679
22	Bath City	0–2	Torquay United	2,149
23	Crawley Town	1–1	Aldershot Town	1,934
replay	Aldershot Town	1–0	Crawley Town	2,058
24	Chippenham Town	2–3	Horsham	912
25	Eastleigh	3–3	Forest Green Rovers	742
replay	Forest Green Rovers	4–1	Eastleigh	753
26	Eastbourne Borough	2–1	Bromley	1,212
27	Ware	3–1	Tonbridge Angels	816
28	Folkestone Invicta	0–2	Billericay Town	659
29	Grays Athletic	1–1	Lewes	688
replay	Lewes	2–0	Grays Athletic	746
30	Woking	0–1	Staines Town	1,431
31	Ebbsfleet United	1–3	Exeter City	1,219
32	Havant & Waterlooville	3–0	Leighton Town	378

Competition proper

See 2007–08 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.