# 1961–62 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1961–62 is the 81st season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.

## Preliminary round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Altrincham | 6–1 | Earlestown |
| 2 | Ashington | 3–2 | Spennymoor United |
| 3 | Bacup Borough | 1–5 | Darwen |
| 4 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2–0 | Moor Green |
| 5 | Ellesmere Port Town | 5–3 | Llandudno |
| 6 | Mossley | 1–2 | Congleton Town |
| 7 | South Bank | 4–2 | Annfield Plain |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Abingdon Town | 2–0 | Huntley & Palmers |
| 2 | Altrincham | 3–3 | Marine |
| 3 | Andover | 5–1 | Alton Town |
| 4 | Arnold St Mary's | 1–5 | Matlock Town |
| 5 | Ashington | 4–1 | Silksworth Colliery Welfare |
| 6 | Atherstone Town | 3–2 | Long Eaton United |
| 7 | Aveley | 2–2 | Ilford |
| 8 | Basingstoke Town | 3–0 | Chichester City |
| 9 | Bedford Town | 8–0 | Letchworth Town |
| 10 | Bedlington Mechanics | 4–2 | Whitby Town |
| 11 | Bedworth Town | 3–0 | Halesowen Town |
| 12 | Bideford | 5–3 | Truro City |
| 13 | Boston United | 3–4 | Louth United |
| 14 | Bourne Town | 2–1 | Rushden Town |
| 15 | Bridport | 3–1 | Swanage Town |
| 16 | Bromley | 4–0 | Metropolitan Police |
| 17 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 4–0 | Redditch |
| 18 | Bungay Town | 0–6 | Clacton Town |
| 19 | Burscough | 2–0 | Lancaster City |
| 20 | Chatteris Town | 1–5 | Cambridge United |
| 21 | Chesham United | 1–4 | Banbury Spencer |
| 22 | Chippenham United | 2–6 | Cheltenham Town |
| 23 | Congleton Town | 4–2 | Lostock Gralam |
| 24 | Cowes | 3–1 | Newbury Town |
| 25 | Crawley Town | 5–0 | Worthing |
| 26 | Creswell Colliery | 1–2 | Worksop Town |
| 27 | Dartford | 5–0 | Sittingbourne |
| 28 | Darwen | 3–1 | Lytham |
| 29 | Dover | 4–0 | Deal Town |
| 30 | East End Park W M C | 1–1 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 31 | Eastbourne United | 5–2 | Bexhill Town |
| 32 | Edgware Town | 2–1 | Southall |
| 33 | Ellesmere Port Town | 2–0 | Pwllheli & District |
| 34 | Enfield | 8–1 | Hertford Town |
| 35 | Epsom & Ewell | 1–2 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 36 | Evenwood Town | 3–3 | Murton Colliery Welfare |
| 37 | Evesham United | 1–5 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 38 | Fareham Town | 2–3 | Newport I O W |
| 39 | Ferryhill Athletic | 0–1 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 40 | Fleetwood | 9–1 | Milnthorpe Corinthians |
| 41 | Gainsborough Trinity | 6–0 | Norton Woodseats |
| 42 | Gloucester City | 5–1 | Stonehouse |
| 43 | Goole Town | 5–1 | Farsley Celtic |
| 44 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2–2 | Bexleyheath & Welling |
| 45 | Grays Athletic | 3–2 | Brentwood & Warley |
| 46 | Great Yarmouth Town | 1–0 | Gorleston |
| 47 | Harrow Town | 7–1 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 48 | Heanor Town | 4–2 | Belper Town |
| 49 | Hednesford Town | 3–6 | Bilston |
| 50 | Hendon | 9–1 | Leyton |
| 51 | Histon | 2–3 | Bury Town |
| 52 | Hitchin Town | 2–1 | Biggleswade & District |
| 53 | Holbeach United | 0–2 | Grantham |
| 54 | Hornchurch | 2–6 | Dagenham |
| 55 | Horwich R M I | 0–2 | Ashton United |
| 56 | Hounslow Town | 2–4 | Barnet |
| 57 | Hyde United | 3–0 | Chorley |
| 58 | Ilkeston Town | 1–1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 59 | Lancing Athletic | 1–4 | Haywards Heath |
| 60 | Leatherhead | 2–2 | Kingstonian |
| 61 | Leytonstone | 1–1 | Clapton |
| 62 | Linotype & Machinery | 1–1 | Buxton |
| 63 | Littlehampton Town | 5–3 | Horsham |
| 64 | Lockheed Leamington | 1–2 | Rugby Town |
| 65 | Loughborough United | 2–6 | Burton Albion |
| 66 | Lovells Athletic | 2–3 | Barry Town |
| 67 | Macclesfield | 4–0 | Droylsden |
| 68 | Maidenhead United | 8–2 | Hayes |
| 69 | March Town United | 0–2 | Newmarket Town |
| 70 | Melksham Town | 6–0 | Calne & Harris United |
| 71 | Merthyr Tydfil | 5–0 | Llanelli |
| 72 | Morecambe | 4–2 | Clitheroe |
| 73 | Nelson | 4–0 | Leyland Motors |
| 74 | Netherfield | 2–3 | Penrith |
| 75 | New Brighton | 7–0 | Flint Town United |
| 76 | North Shields | 3–0 | Easington Colliery Welfare |
| 77 | Northwich Victoria | 2–1 | Witton Albion |
| 78 | Nuneaton Borough | 3–0 | Tamworth |
| 79 | Oswestry Town | 1–1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 80 | Oxford City | 5–2 | Aylesbury United |
| 81 | Prescot Cables | 3–1 | St Helens Town |
| 82 | Rainham Town | 0–1 | Barking |
| 83 | Ransome & Marles | 1–4 | Alford United |
| 84 | Redhill | 1–0 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 85 | Retford Town | 5–0 | Denaby United |
| 86 | Romford | 6–2 | Wembley |
| 87 | Rossendale United | 1–2 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 88 | Rothwell Town | 6–2 | Eynesbury Rovers |
| 89 | Runcorn | 2–0 | Bangor City |
| 90 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare | 1–2 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 91 | Selby Town | 4–1 | Frickley Colliery |
| 92 | Sheppey United | 2–2 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 93 | Sheringham | 3–5 | Lowestoft Town |
| 94 | Shildon | 3–3 | Tow Law Town |
| 95 | Shirebrook Miners Welfare | 1–8 | Alfreton Town |
| 96 | Skegness Town | 1–1 | Spalding United |
| 97 | Skelmersdale United | 0–4 | Wigan Athletic |
| 98 | Slough Town | 4–1 | Sutton United |
| 99 | South Bank | 0–3 | Newburn |
| 100 | South Liverpool | 4–0 | Stork |
| 101 | South Normanton Miners Welfare | 2–6 | Sutton Town |
| 102 | St Albans City | 1–2 | Cambridge City |
| 103 | St Neots Town | 0–2 | Corby Town |
| 104 | Stafford Rangers | 2–2 | Sankey Of Wellington |
| 105 | Stamford | 5–0 | Wellingborough Town |
| 106 | Stanley United | 5–1 | Durham City |
| 107 | Stockton | 2–3 | Bridlington Town |
| 108 | Stourbridge | 1–0 | Wellington Town |
| 109 | Stowmarket | 2–2 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 110 | Street | 0–2 | Frome Town |
| 111 | Sudbury Town | 5–3 | Ely City |
| 112 | Tilbury | 6–0 | Woodford Town |
| 113 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 7–1 | Marlow |
| 114 | Trowbridge Town | 2–2 | Devizes Town |
| 115 | Tunbridge Wells United | 1–0 | Maidstone United |
| 116 | Uxbridge | 1–2 | Finchley |
| 117 | Vauxhall Motors | 2–2 | Wolverton Town & B R |
| 118 | Walton & Hersham | 2–2 | Dorking |
| 119 | Warminster Town | 1–6 | Dorchester Town |
| 120 | Wealdstone | 5–0 | Ware |
| 121 | Weston Super Mare | 5–3 | Westbury United |
| 122 | Whitley Bay | 5–2 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 123 | Whitstable | 0–4 | Canterbury City |
| 124 | Willington | 2–2 | Shotton Colliery Welfare |
| 125 | Wimbledon | 5–1 | Woking |
| 126 | Windsor & Eton | 0–2 | Yiewsley |
| 127 | Witney Town | 0–4 | Wokingham Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Marine | 2–2 | Altrincham |
| 7 | Ilford | 3–0 | Aveley |
| 30 | Yorkshire Amateur | 0–2 | East End Park W M C |
| 36 | Murton Colliery Welfare | 2–3 | Evenwood Town |
| 44 | Bexleyheath & Welling | 4–1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 58 | Hinckley Athletic | 2–1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 60 | Kingstonian | 4–2 | Leatherhead |
| 61 | Clapton | 1–2 | Leytonstone |
| 62 | Buxton | 6–1 | Linotype & Machinery |
| 79 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–1 | Oswestry Town |
| 92 | Erith & Belvedere | 2–1 | Sheppey United |
| 94 | Tow Law Town | 1–5 | Shildon |
| 96 | Spalding United | 0–3 | Skegness Town |
| 104 | Sankey Of Wellington | 5–1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 109 | Harwich & Parkeston | 7–2 | Stowmarket |
| 114 | Devizes Town | 0–2 | Trowbridge Town |
| 117 | Wolverton Town & B R | 0–3 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 118 | Dorking | 1–3 | Walton & Hersham |
| 124 | Shotton Colliery Welfare | 2–3 | Willington |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Marine | 0–1 | Altrincham |
| 79 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4–0 | Oswestry Town |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Andover | 7–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 2 | Ashton United | 3–3 | Altrincham |
| 3 | Banbury Spencer | 4–1 | Abingdon Town |
| 4 | Bedlington Mechanics | 1–0 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 5 | Bognor Regis Town | 1–1 | Littlehampton Town |
| 6 | Bridlington Town | 1–2 | North Shields |
| 7 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 2–0 | Bedworth Town |
| 8 | Buxton | 2–3 | Congleton Town |
| 9 | Cambridge City | 7–0 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 5–1 | Sudbury Town |
| 11 | Cheltenham Town | 5–2 | Melksham Town |
| 12 | Chippenham Town | 1–1 | Trowbridge Town |
| 13 | Clacton Town | 3–4 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Haywards Heath |
| 15 | Cray Wanderers | 3–4 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 16 | Dagenham | 3–1 | Hendon |
| 17 | Dartford | 4–0 | Bexleyheath & Welling |
| 18 | Dulwich Hamlet | 3–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 19 | East End Park W M C | 1–1 | Goole Town |
| 20 | Ebbw Vale | 1–2 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 21 | Fleetwood | 1–1 | Burscough |
| 22 | Folkestone | 2–3 | Dover |
| 23 | Glastonbury | 1–1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 24 | Gloucester City | 0–0 | Barry Town |
| 25 | Grantham | 2–1 | Louth United |
| 26 | Grays Athletic | 3–1 | Ilford |
| 27 | Great Yarmouth Town | 2–0 | Lowestoft Town |
| 28 | Harrogate Town | 1–2 | Selby Town |
| 29 | Harrow Town | 0–4 | Enfield |
| 30 | Heanor Town | 4–2 | Matlock Town |
| 31 | Hinckley Athletic | 3–1 | Atherstone Town |
| 32 | Hitchin Town | 3–2 | Bedford Town |
| 33 | Hyde United | 5–1 | Darwen |
| 34 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 35 | Kingstonian | 2–1 | Bromley |
| 36 | Maidenhead United | 1–0 | Edgware Town |
| 37 | Minehead | 3–0 | Frome Town |
| 38 | New Brighton | 1–2 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 39 | Newhaven | 1–6 | Eastbourne United |
| 40 | Newmarket Town | 2–6 | Bury Town |
| 41 | Newport I O W | 0–0 | Cowes |
| 42 | Northwich Victoria | 1–0 | Macclesfield |
| 43 | Nuneaton Borough | 1–0 | Burton Albion |
| 44 | Penrith | 1–2 | Morecambe |
| 45 | Penzance | 2–3 | Barnstaple Town |
| 46 | Poole Town | 0–1 | Dorchester Town |
| 47 | Portland United | 4–3 | Bridport |
| 48 | Ramsgate Athletic | 2–1 | Canterbury City |
| 49 | Romford | 3–1 | Leytonstone |
| 50 | Rothwell Town | 1–2 | Bourne Town |
| 51 | Rugby Town | 1–0 | Bilston |
| 52 | Sankey Of Wellington | 2–0 | Stourbridge |
| 53 | Shildon | 4–2 | Evenwood Town |
| 54 | Skegness Town | 6–1 | Alford United |
| 55 | Slough Town | 2–0 | Redhill |
| 56 | South Liverpool | 0–0 | Runcorn |
| 57 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–0 | Nelson |
| 58 | Stamford | 1–1 | Corby Town |
| 59 | Stanley United | 1–4 | Ashington |
| 60 | Stocksbridge Works | 0–0 | Retford Town |
| 61 | Sutton Town | 5–0 | Alfreton Town |
| 62 | Tilbury | 2–1 | Barking |
| 63 | Tonbridge | 1–3 | Tunbridge Wells United |
| 64 | Wadebridge Town | 1–4 | Bideford |
| 65 | Wealdstone | 1–1 | Barnet |
| 66 | Whitley Bay | 0–4 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 67 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Prescot Cables |
| 68 | Willington | 3–2 | Newburn |
| 69 | Wimbledon | 1–2 | Walton & Hersham |
| 70 | Wokingham Town | 0–3 | Oxford City |
| 71 | Worksop Town | 4–3 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 72 | Yiewsley | 2–0 | Finchley |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Altrincham | 3–1 | Ashton United |
| 5 | Littlehampton Town | 0–2 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 12 | Trowbridge Town | 0–2 | Chippenham Town |
| 19 | Goole Town | 2–1 | East End Park W M C |
| 21 | Burscough | 5–2 | Fleetwood |
| 23 | Weston Super Mare | 2–2 | Glastonbury |
| 24 | Barry Town | 2–1 | Gloucester City |
| 41 | Cowes | 5–1 | Newport I O W |
| 56 | Runcorn | 2–0 | South Liverpool |
| 58 | Corby Town | 3–1 | Stamford |
| 60 | Retford Town | 2–5 | Stocksbridge Works |
| 65 | Barnet | 9–0 | Wealdstone |
| 67 | Prescot Cables | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 23 | Glastonbury | 0–3 | Weston Super Mare |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Altrincham | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic |
| 2 | Andover | 2–1 | Cowes |
| 3 | Ashington | 2–2 | Bedlington Mechanics |
| 4 | Banbury Spencer | 3–1 | Oxford City |
| 5 | Barnstaple Town | 1–2 | Bideford |
| 6 | Barry Town | 2–0 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 7 | Bourne Town | 1–5 | Corby Town |
| 8 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 2–1 | Rugby Town |
| 9 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1–2 | Sankey Of Wellington |
| 10 | Burscough | 1–8 | Morecambe |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 3–2 | Bury Town |
| 12 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Chippenham Town |
| 13 | Congleton Town | 1–2 | Northwich Victoria |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 2–1 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 15 | Dagenham | 1–1 | Romford |
| 16 | Dartford | 3–1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 17 | Dover | 3–2 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 18 | Dulwich Hamlet | 5–1 | Slough Town |
| 19 | Eastbourne United | 1–5 | Tunbridge Wells United |
| 20 | Ellesmere Port Town | 4–3 | Runcorn |
| 21 | Enfield | 2–4 | Barnet |
| 22 | Goole Town | 2–2 | Selby Town |
| 23 | Grantham | 3–1 | Skegness Town |
| 24 | Grays Athletic | 1–1 | Tilbury |
| 25 | Harwich & Parkeston | 5–1 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 26 | Heanor Town | 5–1 | Sutton Town |
| 27 | Hinckley Athletic | 2–2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 28 | Hitchin Town | 2–1 | Cambridge City |
| 29 | Hyde United | 2–2 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 30 | Kingstonian | 4–1 | Walton & Hersham |
| 31 | Maidenhead United | 2–3 | Yiewsley |
| 32 | Portland United | 0–3 | Dorchester Town |
| 33 | Shildon | 1–0 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 34 | Weston Super Mare | 1–0 | Minehead |
| 35 | Willington | 2–4 | North Shields |
| 36 | Worksop Town | 3–1 | Stocksbridge Works |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Altrincham |
| 3 | Bedlington Mechanics | 1–4 | Ashington |
| 15 | Romford | 4–1 | Dagenham |
| 22 | Selby Town | 1–0 | Goole Town |
| 24 | Tilbury | 2–1 | Grays Athletic |
| 28 | Nuneaton Borough | 1–1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 30 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0–0 | Hyde United (Abandoned in extra time) |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 28 | Hinckley Athletic | 3–1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 30 | Hyde United | 1–2 | Stalybridge Celtic |

## 4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Gateshead, Crook Town, Bishop Auckland, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Worcester City, Oxford United, King's Lynn, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Rhyl, Blyth Spartans, Margate, Bath City, Wisbech Town, Salisbury, Ashford Town (Kent), Kettering Town, Scarborough, Weymouth, Bridgwater Town and Hastings United

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3–1 | Dover |
| 2 | Banbury Spencer | 4–0 | Yiewsley |
| 3 | Barnet | 3–2 | Hitchin Town |
| 4 | Barry Town | 2–1 | Bideford |
| 5 | Bath City | 0–2 | Bridgwater Town |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 7 | Corby Town | 2–2 | Worksop Town |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 1–2 | Tunbridge Wells United |
| 9 | Crook Town | 1–2 | Shildon |
| 10 | Dartford | 4–1 | Hastings United |
| 11 | Dorchester Town | 3–3 | Weymouth |
| 12 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1–2 | King's Lynn |
| 13 | Gateshead | 1–1 | Selby Town |
| 14 | Grantham | 2–1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 15 | Harwich & Parkeston | 6–0 | Kingstonian |
| 16 | Kettering Town | 2–0 | Heanor Town |
| 17 | Margate | 6–2 | Guildford City |
| 18 | Morecambe | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic |
| 19 | North Shields | 1–2 | Blyth Spartans |
| 20 | Northwich Victoria | 1–0 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 21 | Oxford United | 3–2 | Salisbury |
| 22 | Rhyl | 4–0 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 23 | Romford | 2–1 | Cambridge United |
| 24 | Sankey Of Wellington | 0–1 | Hereford United |
| 25 | Scarborough | 2–2 | Ashington |
| 26 | South Shields | 2–1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 27 | Wisbech Town | 3–3 | Chelmsford City |
| 28 | Worcester City | 0–1 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 29 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–1 | Tilbury |
| 30 | Yeovil Town | 4–0 | Andover |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 7 | Worksop Town | 2–1 | Corby Town |
| 11 | Weymouth | 2–0 | Dorchester Town |
| 13 | Selby Town | 0–3 | Gateshead |
| 25 | Ashington | 4–0 | Scarborough |
| 27 | Chelmsford City | 1–0 | Wisbech Town |

## 1961–62 FA Cup

See 1961-62 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.