2014–15 FA Cup qualifying rounds


The 2014–15 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 134th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 736 clubs were accepted for the competition, down 1 from the previous season's 737.
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 and prizes

The calendar for the 2014–15 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.

[|Extra preliminary round]

Extra preliminary round fixtures were due to be played on 16 August 2014, with replays taking place no later than 21 August 2014. A total of 368 teams, from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.

[|Preliminary round]

Preliminary round fixtures were due to be played on 30 August 2014, with replays no later than 5 September. 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 34 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Newcastle Benfield 0–0Kendal Town 97
replayKendal Town 0–4Newcastle Benfield 125
2Dunston UTS 3–0Durham City 192
3West Auckland Town 1–1Darlington 1883 1,238
replayDarlington 1883 3–1West Auckland Town 932
4Garforth Town 1–2Harrogate Railway Athletic 120
5Knaresborough Town 0–1West Allotment Celtic 268
6Tadcaster Albion 0–2Spennymoor Town 237
7Consett 2–0Whickham 211
8Bishop Auckland 4–4Jarrow Roofing BCA 223
replayJarrow Roofing BCA 3–4 Bishop Auckland 155
9Albion Sports 1–2Ashington 127
10Washington 0–7Lancaster City 103
11Bridlington Town 3–0Northallerton Town 203
12Padiham 0–1Shildon 160
13Armthorpe Welfare 1–4Marske United 146
14Clitheroe 3–2Seaham Red Star 176
15Scarborough Athletic 1–1North Shields 381
replayNorth Shields Scarborough Athletic 402
16New Mills 2–3Squires Gate 101
17Stockport Sports 1–5Ossett Town 32
18Northwich Victoria 4–0AFC Emley 105
19Winterton Rangers 0–3Ossett Albion 73
20Farsley 4–1Athersley Recreation 182
21Stocksbridge Park Steels 0–2Bamber Bridge 120
22Warrington Town 4–1Barton Town Old Boys 114
23Runcorn Town 1–1Goole 85
replayGoole 0–1Runcorn Town 143
24West Didsbury & Chorlton 0–3Brighouse Town 87
25Burscough 1–1Mossley 124
replayMossley 1–2 Burscough 110
261874 Northwich 3–3Prescot Cables 356
replayPrescot Cables 2–11874 Northwich 291
27Congleton Town 0–0Salford City 286
replaySalford City 6–3 Congleton Town 237
28Radcliffe Borough 2–2Atherton Collieries 204
replayAtherton Collieries Radcliffe Borough 299
29Droylsden 4–0Runcorn Linnets 283
30Maltby Main 0–7Glossop North End 89
31Sporting Khalsa 0–1Tipton Town 107
32Newcastle Town 1–1Chasetown 132
replayChasetown 2–1Newcastle Town 165
33Walsall Wood 0–3Stafford Rangers 277
34AFC Wulfrunians 1–2Boldmere St. Michaels 114
35Shawbury United 3–3Tividale 54
replayTividale 5–2Shawbury United 66
36Leek Town 5–1Lichfield City 307
37Sutton Coldfield Town 3–3Brocton 101
replayBrocton 0–1 Sutton Coldfield Town 152
38Coleshill Town 2–2Bromsgrove Sporting 175
replayBromsgrove Sporting 2–3 Coleshill Town 369
39Dudley Town 0–6Market Drayton Town 77
40Stafford Town 1–4Norton United 71
41Westfields 0–2Rugby Town 201
42Coventry Sphinx 0–0Bedworth United 334
replayBedworth United 3–1 Coventry Sphinx 280
43Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 1–0Stratford Town 93
44Evesham United 3–1Kidsgrove Athletic 188
45Wellington (Herefords) 2–3Stourport Swifts 86
46Romulus 3–1Causeway United 75
47Ellistown & Ibstock United 1–0Kirby Muxloe 88
48Lincoln United 4–0Brigg Town 101
49Rainworth Miners Welfare 0–3Staveley Miners Welfare 103
50Spalding United 1–0Heanor Town 188
51Basford United 3–3Sheffield 143
replaySheffield 2–1 Basford United 204
52Mickleover Sports 3–1Thurnby Nirvana 115
53Gresley 0–0Cleethorpes Town 253
replayCleethorpes Town 5–4 Gresley 193
54Clipstone 2–1Loughborough University 72
55Loughborough Dynamo 0–2Coalville Town 188
56Carlton Town 2–1Handsworth Parramore 72
57Shepshed Dynamo 2–0Quorn 197
58Retford United 1–3Holwell Sports 117
59Dereham Town 2–2St Ives Town 203
replaySt Ives Town Dereham Town 137
60Needham Market 1–0Soham Town Rangers 229
61Peterborough Northern Star 0–2Mildenhall Town 145
62Godmanchester Rovers 2–3Newmarket Town 154
63Thetford Town 0–3Norwich United 131
64Holbeach United 2–4Boston Town 160
65Wisbech Town 2–1Kirkley & Pakefield 228
66Wroxham 4–1Great Yarmouth Town 149
67Royston Town 2–3Brightlingsea Regent 112
68Cheshunt 0–1Thurrock 135
69Baldock Town 0–3Harlow Town 213
70Barkingside 5–0Wivenhoe Town 45
71Brentwood Town 1–0Potters Bar Town 112
72Ware 0–3Felixstowe & Walton United 81
73London Tigers 2–0Clacton 27
74Ipswich Wanderers 2–1Hoddesdon Town 126
75Burnham Ramblers 1–3Hadleigh United 74
76Redbridge 1–1AFC Sudbury 61
replayAFC Sudbury 3–2Redbridge 122
77F.C. Romania 2–1Heybridge Swifts 131
78Maldon & Tiptree 1–2London Colney 75
79Aveley 2–0Basildon United 67
80Codicote 1–1Tilbury 42
replayTilbury 2–0Codicote 74

First qualifying round

First qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on 13 September 2014, with replays no later than 18 September. 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. There were 10 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1Marske United 2–2Dunston UTS 281
replayDunston UTS 2–0Marske United 368
2West Allotment Celtic 0–5Lancaster City 141
3Darlington 1883 0–0Blyth Spartans 1,051
replayBlyth Spartans 3–0Darlington 1883 652
4Newcastle Benfield 3–1Bridlington Town 125
5Ashington 2–2Scarborough Athletic 498
replayScarborough Athletic 1–0Ashington 256
6Shildon 1–1Whitby Town 290
replayWhitby Town 1–2Shildon 266
7Workington 2–0Consett 385
8Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–1Clitheroe 116
9Bishop Auckland 2–3Spennymoor Town 643
10Ossett Albion 0–4Droylsden 116
11Salford City 2–0Nantwich Town 369
12Brighouse Town 1–2Ashton United 186
13Northwich Victoria 0–0Glossop North End 142
replayGlossop North End Northwich Victoria 250
14FC United Of Manchester 4–1Prescot Cables 1,001
15Buxton 3–2Ramsbottom United 261
16Bamber Bridge 2–2Squires Gate 264
replaySquires Gate 2–3 Bamber Bridge 155
17Farsley 2–1Frickley Athletic 178
18Runcorn Town 5–3Witton Albion 230
19Marine 2–1Ossett Town 206
20Burscough 0–1Curzon Ashton 122
21Skelmersdale United 4–3Radcliffe Borough 194
22Warrington Town 1–0Trafford 127
23Rugby Town 1–1Chasetown 256
replayChasetown 1–3Rugby Town 213
24Evesham United 0–0Redditch United 309
replayRedditch United 0–1Evesham United 279
25Market Drayton Town 1–3Stourbridge 211
26Boldmere St. Michaels 0–3Bedworth United 221
27Halesowen Town 3–0Sutton Coldfield Town 321
28Coleshill Town 1–2Barwell 211
29Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 4–1Tipton Town 87
30Rushall Olympic 3–2Romulus 137
31Ellistown & Ibstock United 3–2Hereford United 200
32Stafford Rangers 0–0Tividale 437
replayTividale 4–0Stafford Rangers 227
33Corby Town 3–3Norton United 332
replayNorton United 2–1Corby Town 123
34Leek Town 2–1Stourport Swifts 205
35Lincoln United 2–3Stamford 151
36Mickleover Sports 3–0Staveley Miners Welfare 138
37Matlock Town 1–2Ilkeston 417
38Sheffield 3–2Shepshed Dynamo 238
39Spalding United 4–0Holwell Sports 176
40Belper Town 3–3Coalville Town 223
replayCoalville Town 2–0Belper Town 182
41Cleethorpes Town 3–2Carlton Town 122
42Grantham Town 4–1Clipstone 226
43Mildenhall Town 1–3Wroxham 138
44St Neots Town 1–1Dereham Town 312
replayDereham Town St Neots Town 267
45Newmarket Town 0–3Histon 263
46King's Lynn Town 7–0Boston Town 548
47Cambridge City 2–4Needham Market 245
48Norwich United 1–0Wisbech Town 172
49Romford 1–0Bury Town 153
50Billericay Town 4–0Hadleigh United 243
51Hertford Town 1–4Canvey Island 235
52Haverhill Borough 0–2Leiston 158
53Tilbury 0–4Aveley 107
54AFC Hornchurch 1–1East Thurrock United 221
replayEast Thurrock United AFC Hornchurch 204
55London Tigers 1–0Brightlingsea Regent 58
56Waltham Abbey 3–1Barkingside 68
57AFC Sudbury 1–3F.C. Romania 290
58Bowers & Pitsea 0–4Witham Town 113

TieHome team ScoreAway team '
59Brentwood Town 1–0London Colney 123
60Wingate & Finchley 2–2Ipswich Wanderers 124
replayIpswich Wanderers 3–4Wingate & Finchley 189
61Thurrock 2–0Welwyn Garden City 148
62Grays Athletic 2–2Harlow Town 184
replayHarlow Town 2–4Grays Athletic 248
63Enfield Town 5–0Felixstowe & Walton United 286
64Barton Rovers 1–1Northwood 111
replayNorthwood 2–3Barton Rovers 113
65Aylesbury 1–2Kettering Town 342
66Bedfont & Feltham 0–6Uxbridge 96
67Biggleswade United 1–2Leverstock Green 68
68AFC Hayes 2–3Harrow Borough 87
69Hitchin Town 2–1Daventry Town 222
70Northampton Sileby Rangers 1–3North Greenford United 51
71Biggleswade Town 2–1Arlesey Town 158
72Dunstable Town 2–2Chesham United 159
replayChesham United 1–2Dunstable Town 208
73Hendon 1–0AFC Rushden & Diamonds 424
74Abingdon United 3–0Milton United 193
75Flackwell Heath 3–3Wantage Town 129
replayWantage Town 1–2 Flackwell Heath 67
76Shortwood United 1–1Cirencester Town 150
replayCirencester Town 0–1 Shortwood United 148
77Knaphill 1–2Fleet Town 129
78Chalfont St Peter 2–1Hungerford Town 95
79Bishop's Cleeve 0–1Banbury United 181
80Slough Town 1–2Ardley United 230
81Thame United 1–2Burnham 143
82Godalming Town 0–0Beaconsfield SYCOB 148
replayBeaconsfield SYCOB 2–1Godalming Town 107
83Leatherhead 1–2Faversham Town 207
84Hythe Town 4–0Whitstable Town 248
85Ramsgate 1–2Raynes Park Vale 158
86Horsham 0–4Kingstonian 304
87Peacehaven & Telscombe 0–0East Preston 141
replayEast Preston 2–0Peacehaven & Telscombe 102
88Redhill 1–0Carshalton Athletic 100
89Dorking Wanderers 4–2Pagham 68
90South Park 2–2Metropolitan Police 102
replayMetropolitan Police 3–0South Park 70
91Dulwich Hamlet 0–3Worthing 489
92Whyteleafe 1–2Hastings United 164
93Folkestone Invicta 0–0Margate 565
replayMargate 3–1Folkestone Invicta 572
94Tonbridge Angels 6–0Herne Bay 376
95Croydon 2–3Burgess Hill Town 105
96Greenwich Borough 1–0Chessington & Hook United 119
97Cray Wanderers 1–2Tooting & Mitcham United 155
98Merstham 2–2Chipstead 146
replayChipstead 3–4 Merstham 131
99Maidstone United 10–0Littlehampton Town 1,373
100VCD Athletic 3–2Hampton & Richmond Borough 97
101Bognor Regis Town 0–0Lewes 371
replayLewes 1–0Bognor Regis Town 405
102Blackfield & Langley 3–2Sherborne Town 53
103Horndean 0–1Newport (Isle of Wight)
104Yate Town 1–2Dorchester Town 189
105Winchester City 3–0Bemerton Heath Harlequins 150
106Sholing 0–1Chippenham Town 132
107Mangotsfield United 0–3Weymouth 297
108Poole Town 4–0Bradford Town 359
109Longwell Green Sports 0–1Folland Sports 109
110AFC Totton 0–2Swindon Supermarine 254
111Bodmin Town 3–3Bridgwater Town 116
replayBridgwater Town 2–1Bodmin Town 189
112Paulton Rovers 3–1Taunton Town 168
113Tiverton Town 0–0Bideford 356
replayBideford 1–0Tiverton Town 330
114Frome Town 2–0Wimborne Town 153
115Truro City 0–2Larkhall Athletic 414
116Willand Rovers 2–1Saltash United 84

Second qualifying round

Second qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on 27 September 2014, with replays no later than 2 October. 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 divisions at Level 6 of English football. Ellistown & Ibstock United and Blaby & Whetstone Athletic from Level 10 were still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Bradford Park Avenue 2–2AFC Fylde 254
replayAFC Fylde 2–1 Bradford Park Avenue 287
2Curzon Ashton 1–0Scarborough Athletic 236
3Droylsden 0–1Guiseley 238
4Barrow 0–1Runcorn Town 1,370
5Workington 0–1Bamber Bridge 430
6Harrogate Town 1–2Stockport County 604
7Warrington Town 0–0Sheffield 190
replaySheffield 1–3Warrington Town 176
8Shildon 1–0Stalybridge Celtic 340
9Colwyn Bay 3–2Harrogate Railway Athletic 223
10Buxton 2–0Newcastle Benfield 301
11Hyde 4–5Marine 313
12Skelmersdale United 1–4Blyth Spartans 250
13Gainsborough Trinity 4–1Farsley 343
14Ashton United 1–1Salford City 234
replaySalford City 0–1Ashton United 433
15Chorley 1–0Glossop North End 675
16FC United Of Manchester 0–1Lancaster City 1,033
17Cleethorpes Town 1–2North Ferriby United 321
18Dunston UTS 1–4Spennymoor Town 538
19Norton United 2–1Spalding United 125
20Bedworth United 1–1Mickleover Sports 185
replayMickleover Sports 3–0Bedworth United 134
21Worcester City 3–1Rugby Town 570
22Ellistown & Ibstock United 1–7Halesowen Town 180
23Histon 0–0Evesham United 227
replayEvesham United 3–1Histon 267
24Boston United 3–1Dereham Town 836
25Barwell 0–0Norwich United 118
replayNorwich United 0–2Barwell 105
26Ilkeston 1–0Solihull Moors 310
27Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 1–1Stourbridge 173
replayStourbridge 4–1Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 293
28Leamington 4–1Wroxham 371
29Coalville Town 0–0Lowestoft Town 165
replayLowestoft Town 5–0Coalville Town 397
30Tamworth 2–1Rushall Olympic 587
31Stamford 1–2Grantham Town 381
32King's Lynn Town 1–0Hednesford Town 556
33Tividale 2–2Leek Town 278
replayLeek Town 1–0Tividale 307
34Redhill 2–1Tonbridge Angels 321
35VCD Athletic 0–4Harrow Borough 105
36Ebbsfleet United 7–1Hythe Town 738
37Needham Market 5–2London Tigers 248
38Hendon 4–1Leiston 195
39Hemel Hempstead Town 2–0Dunstable Town 544
40Hitchin Town 0–3Wingate & Finchley 261
41Chelmsford City 6–0Worthing 547
42Dorking Wanderers 2–2Biggleswade Town 151
replayBiggleswade Town 1–0Dorking Wanderers 160

Third qualifying round

Third qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on 11 October 2014, with replays taking place no later than 16 October 2014. A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second qualifying round. The round featured six teams from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1North Ferriby United 2–1Grantham Town 417
2Tamworth 1–0Lowestoft Town 564
3Leamington 1–1Worcester City 755
replayWorcester City 2–0Leamington 598
4Guiseley 3–0Halesowen Town 671
5Runcorn Town 2–5Norton United 215
6Shildon 0–0Stourbridge 490
replayStourbridge 0–2Shildon 488
7AFC Fylde 1–0Buxton 639
8Mickleover Sports 1–2Blyth Spartans 611
9Stockport County 1–0Ilkeston 2,562
10Barwell 2 –1Curzon Ashton 231
11Colwyn Bay 1–1Warrington Town 453
replayWarrington Town 1–0Colwyn Bay 284
12Leek Town 2–0Boston United 769
13Bamber Bridge 1–4Chorley 2,214
14King's Lynn Town 3–2Lancaster City 983
15Gainsborough Trinity 4–0Marine 473
16Spennymoor Town 1–0Ashton United 651
17Grays Athletic 0–0Bromley 350
replayBromley 5–0Grays Athletic 455
18Dorchester Town 1–0Hendon 510
19Barton Rovers 0–1Canvey Island 220
20Frome Town 2–2Boreham Wood 282
replayBoreham Wood 1–0Frome Town 201

TieHome team ScoreAway team '
21Biggleswade Town 0–2Maidstone United 450
22Evesham United 4–1Chalfont St Peter 434
23Staines Town 1–1Gloucester City 386
replayGloucester City 3–2Staines Town 405
24Chippenham Town 0–5Hemel Hempstead Town 398
25Concord Rangers 3–2Winchester City 202
26Willand Rovers 3–2Aveley 298
27East Thurrock United 2–1Tooting & Mitcham United 224
28Billericay Town 0–1Weymouth 456
29Wingate & Finchley 0–2Havant & Waterlooville 292
30Maidenhead United 1–1Gosport Borough 519
replayGosport Borough 3–0Maidenhead United 329
31Needham Market 1–2Witham Town 339
32Kingstonian 2–3Eastbourne Borough 555
33Flackwell Heath 1–4Weston Super Mare 212
34Greenwich Borough 1–0Redhill 227
35Bath City 2–2Shortwood United 641
replayShortwood United 1–3Bath City 374
36Ebbsfleet United 1–2Basingstoke Town 953
37Harrow Borough 2–1Waltham Abbey 182
38St Albans City 2–0Brackley Town 607
39Sutton United 1–3Burgess Hill Town 566
40Whitehawk 4–4Chelmsford City 319
replayChelmsford City 4–1Whitehawk 576

Fourth qualifying round

Fourth qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on 25 October 2014, with replays taking place no later than 30 October 2014. 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. The round featured Willand Rovers, Greenwich Borough and Shildon from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.
TieHome team ScoreAway team '
1Spennymoor Town 2–2AFC Telford United 853
replayAFC Telford United 3–0Spennymoor Town 934
2King's Lynn Town 3–4AFC Fylde 1,403
3Grimsby Town 3–0Guiseley 1,761
4Norton United 1–1Shildon 422
replayShildon 1–2Norton United 936
5Warrington Town 1–0North Ferriby United 691
6Alfreton Town 1–1Lincoln City 886
replayLincoln City 5–1Alfreton Town 1,529
7Macclesfield Town 1–1Wrexham 1,876
replayWrexham 5–2Macclesfield Town 2,260
8Chorley 0–0FC Halifax Town 2,333
replayFC Halifax Town 5–0Chorley 1,681
9Barwell 0–3Altrincham 523
10Leek Town 3–4Blyth Spartans 1,047
11Stockport County 2–4Chester 4,612
12Gateshead 4–0Gainsborough Trinity 824
13Tamworth 1–1Southport 814
replaySouthport Tamworth 590
14Dorchester Town 1–7Bristol Rovers 1,909
15East Thurrock United 7–1Bath City 301
16Gloucester City 1–4Forest Green Rovers 2,067

TieHome team ScoreAway team '
17Dartford 3–1Burgess Hill Town 929
18Maidstone United 2–1Welling United 2,226
19Willand Rovers 1–3Gosport Borough 892
20Witham Town 1–2Weston-super-Mare 620
21Eastbourne Borough 0–0Dover Athletic 911
replayDover Athletic 1–0Eastbourne Borough 1,042
22Weymouth 0–0Braintree Town 989
replayBraintree Town 5–3Weymouth 480
23Worcester City 2–1Greenwich Borough 896
24Canvey Island 0–0Havant & Waterlooville 642
replayHavant & Waterlooville 3–0Canvey Island 574
25St Albans City 0–1Concord Rangers 953
26Basingstoke Town 1–1Harrow Borough 728
replayHarrow Borough 1–4Basingstoke Town 380
27Aldershot Town 2–0Torquay United 1,690
28Kidderminster Harriers 0–1Eastleigh 1,489
29Evesham United 1–2Bromley 811
30Chelmsford City 0–0Barnet 1,844
replayBarnet 4–1Chelmsford City 1,294
31Nuneaton Town 0–0Hemel Hempstead Town 930
replayHemel Hempstead Town 2–0Nuneaton Town 1,222
32Woking 2–1Boreham Wood 1,222

Competition proper

Winners from fourth qualifying round advance to First round proper, where teams from League One (Level 3) and League Two (Level 4) of English football, operating in The Football League, first enter the competition. See 2014–15 FA Cup for a report of first round proper onwards.