# 1955–56 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1955–56 is the 75th 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 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 1–0 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 2 | Atherstone Town | 1–2 | Burton Albion |
| 3 | Aveley | 5–1 | Brentwood & Warley |
| 4 | Aylesbury United | 3–1 | Slough Centre |
| 5 | Bangor City | 3–3 | Llandudno |
| 6 | Barking | 2–2 | Leyton |
| 7 | Berkhamsted Town | 2–2 | Kingstonian |
| 8 | Bexhill Town | 2–3 | Littlehampton Town |
| 9 | Bilston | 1–5 | Stafford Rangers |
| 10 | Bishop's Stortford | 1–2 | Eton Manor |
| 11 | Bodmin Town | 4–3 | Ilfracombe Town |
| 12 | Boldmere St Michaels | 2–2 | Sutton Town (Birmingham) |
| 13 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 1–1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 14 | Bromley | 0–1 | Margate |
| 15 | Bulford United | 1–1 | Welton Rovers |
| 16 | Cambridge City | 2–2 | March Town United |
| 17 | Canterbury City | 2–1 | Sutton United |
| 18 | Carshalton Athletic | 4–1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 19 | Chatham Town | 1–6 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 20 | Chatteris Town | 2–1 | Cambridge United |
| 21 | Chorley | 4–0 | Darwen |
| 22 | Clandown | 0–0 | Bath City |
| 23 | Clevedon | 0–2 | Chippenham United |
| 24 | Dagenham | 2–1 | Romford |
| 25 | Dartford | 0–3 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 26 | Dover | 5–1 | Whitstable |
| 27 | Dudley Town | 1–4 | Hednesford Town |
| 28 | East Grinstead | 2–1 | Newhaven |
| 29 | Eastbourne | 4–2 | Wigmore Athletic |
| 30 | Enfield | 3–1 | Letchworth Town |
| 31 | Erith & Belvedere | 3–3 | Dorking |
| 32 | Exning United | 2–4 | Ely City |
| 33 | Frome Town | 4–3 | Trowbridge Town |
| 34 | Grays Athletic | 1–0 | Chelmsford City |
| 35 | Halesowen Town | 2–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 36 | Harrow Town | 3–3 | Uxbridge |
| 37 | Hayes | 1–4 | Finchley |
| 38 | Hertford Town | 1–2 | St Albans City |
| 39 | Holbeach United | 6–0 | Newmarket Town |
| 40 | Horsham | 1–3 | Redhill |
| 41 | Horwich R M I | 3–2 | Skelmersdale United |
| 42 | Hounslow Town | 3–3 | Metropolitan Police |
| 43 | Ilford | 0–3 | Briggs Sports |
| 44 | King's Lynn | 6–1 | Histon |
| 45 | Leyland Motors | 2–1 | Bacup Borough |
| 46 | Leytonstone | 2–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 47 | Linotype & Machinery | 2–4 | Hyde United |
| 48 | Maidstone United | 1–1 | Sheppey United |
| 49 | Marlow | 1–2 | Maidenhead United |
| 50 | Moor Green | 2–2 | Bloxwich Strollers |
| 51 | Mossley | 1–1 | Lytham |
| 52 | Nantwich | 0–1 | Congleton Town |
| 53 | Northwich Victoria | 2–2 | Altrincham |
| 54 | Penzance | 4–2 | Newquay |
| 55 | Prescot Cables | 4–3 | Marine |
| 56 | Rainham Town | 1–3 | Clacton Town |
| 57 | Redditch | 0–1 | Worcester City |
| 58 | Shoreham | 1–6 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 59 | Sittingbourne | 4–2 | Bexleyheath & Welling |
| 60 | Slough Town | 4–0 | Bicester Town |
| 61 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 4–0 | Walton & Hersham |
| 62 | South Liverpool | 4–2 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 63 | St Austell | 1–8 | Truro City |
| 64 | St Blazey | 3–1 | Tavistock |
| 65 | St Helens Town | 1–1 | Pwllheli & District |
| 66 | Stevenage Town | 1–3 | Barnet |
| 67 | Stourbridge | 6–0 | Oswestry Town |
| 68 | Taunton | 2–1 | Barnstaple Town |
| 69 | Tonbridge | 8–2 | Betteshanger Colliery Welfare |
| 70 | Ware | 7–2 | Shefford Town |
| 71 | Warminster Town | 3–1 | Melksham Town |
| 72 | Wells City | 2–1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 73 | Welwyn Garden City | 0–3 | Clapton |
| 74 | Wembley | 2–3 | Wealdstone |
| 75 | Wimbledon | 4–1 | Edgware Town |
| 76 | Windsor & Eton | 2–2 | Chesham United |
| 77 | Winsford United | 4–1 | Witton Albion |
| 78 | Wisbech Town | 5–0 | Warboys Town |
| 79 | Witney Town | 0–0 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 80 | Woking | 1–1 | Folkestone |
| 81 | Woodford Town | 4–2 | Tilbury |
| 82 | Worthing | 5–0 | Lancing Athletic |
| 83 | Yiewsley | 0–0 | Southall |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 5 | Llandudno | 1–0 | Bangor City |
| 6 | Leyton | 1–0 | Barking |
| 7 | Kingstonian | 6–0 | Berkhamsted Town |
| 12 | Sutton Town (Birmingham) | 4–2 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4–2 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 15 | Welton Rovers | 1–3 | Bulford United |
| 16 | March Town United | 3–1 | Cambridge City |
| 22 | Bath City | 4–0 | Clandown |
| 31 | Dorking | 5–1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 36 | Uxbridge | 1–2 | Harrow Town |
| 42 | Metropolitan Police | 0–4 | Hounslow Town |
| 48 | Sheppey United | 0–4 | Maidstone United |
| 50 | Bloxwich Strollers | 0–2 | Moor Green |
| 51 | Lytham | 1–0 | Mossley |
| 53 | Altrincham | 0–2 | Northwich Victoria |
| 65 | Pwllheli & District | 3–1 | St Helens Town |
| 76 | Chesham United | 2–0 | Windsor & Eton |
| 79 | Wycombe Wanderers | 15–1 | Witney Town |
| 80 | Folkestone | 2–1 | Woking |
| 83 | Southall | 2–1 | Yiewsley |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Abingdon Town | 0–3 | Slough Town |
| 2 | Andover | 5–0 | Gosport Borough Athletic |
| 3 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 2–5 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 4 | Ashington | 7–0 | Gosforth & Coxlodge |
| 5 | Ashton United | 1–1 | Nelson |
| 6 | Banbury Spencer | 7–0 | Aylesbury United |
| 7 | Basingstoke Town | 3–3 | Fareham Town |
| 8 | Bath City | 3–3 | Chippenham United |
| 9 | Bedford Town | 4–0 | Biggleswade & District |
| 10 | Bideford | 4–0 | Minehead |
| 11 | Bognor Regis Town | 3–1 | East Grinstead |
| 12 | Bridlington Central United | 3–0 | North Skelton Athletic |
| 13 | Brigg Town | 2–2 | Bourne Town |
| 14 | Briggs Sports | 0–0 | Grays Athletic |
| 15 | Brodsworth Main Colliery | 1–2 | Langold W M C |
| 16 | Bulford United | 4–1 | Calne & Harris United |
| 17 | Bungay Town | 0–2 | Beccles |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 2–0 | Tamworth |
| 19 | Bury Town | 3–2 | Whitton United |
| 20 | Buxton | 2–1 | Lostock Gralam |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 1–2 | Lovells Athletic |
| 22 | Clacton Town | 3–0 | Woodford Town |
| 23 | Clapton | 0–0 | St Albans City |
| 24 | Congleton Town | 1–3 | Hyde United |
| 25 | Consett | 4–0 | Dawdon Colliery Welfare |
| 26 | Corby Town | 2–1 | Kettering Town |
| 27 | Cowes | 4–1 | Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic |
| 28 | Cromer | 1–2 | Wymondham Town |
| 29 | Darlaston | 2–7 | Stourbridge |
| 30 | Deal Town | 2–2 | Canterbury City |
| 31 | Denaby United | 5–0 | Retford Town |
| 32 | Desborough Town | 0–0 | Rothwell Town |
| 33 | Devizes Town | 0–2 | Salisbury |
| 34 | Dorking | 3–1 | Folkestone |
| 35 | Durham City | 4–2 | Chilton Athletic |
| 36 | Earlestown | 1–1 | South Liverpool |
| 37 | Eastbourne | 0–2 | Redhill |
| 38 | Ebbw Vale | 2–2 | Gloucester City |
| 39 | Ely City | 4–3 | Thetford Town |
| 40 | Epsom | 3–2 | Dover |
| 41 | Eton Manor | 3–2 | Barnet |
| 42 | Flint Town United | 0–0 | Runcorn |
| 43 | Frome Town | 2–1 | Warminster Town |
| 44 | Glastonbury | 1–3 | Street |
| 45 | Grantham | 4–2 | Ashby Institute |
| 46 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1–2 | Margate |
| 47 | Harrow Town | 0–7 | Wealdstone |
| 48 | Hednesford Town | 0–1 | Halesowen Town |
| 49 | Hemel Hempstead | 1–0 | Hounslow Town |
| 50 | Hexham Hearts | 2–4 | North Shields |
| 51 | Hitchin Town | 5–0 | Ware |
| 52 | Hoddesdon Town | 2–5 | Enfield |
| 53 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–1 | Wellington Town |
| 54 | King's Lynn | 4–2 | Chatteris Town |
| 55 | Lancaster City | 2–0 | Burscough |
| 56 | Langwith Miners Welfare | 1–2 | Hallam |
| 57 | Leyland Motors | 1–0 | Horwich R M I |
| 58 | Leyton | 3–0 | Aveley |
| 59 | Leytonstone | 0–3 | Dagenham |
| 60 | Llanelli | 5–0 | Cinderford Town |
| 61 | Lockheed Leamington | 2–1 | Moor Green |
| 62 | Long Eaton Town | 2–3 | Whitwick Colliery |
| 63 | Lowestoft Town | 9–0 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 64 | Lytham | 1–4 | Chorley |
| 65 | Macclesfield | 0–4 | Northwich Victoria |
| 66 | March Town United | 3–1 | St Neots & District |
| 67 | Milnthorpe Corinthians | 5–2 | Morecambe |
| 68 | Murton Colliery Welfare | 4–2 | Blackhall Colliery Welfare |
| 69 | New Brighton | 4–0 | Llandudno |
| 70 | Newburn | 1–2 | Cramlington Welfare |
| 71 | Norton Woodseats | 1–2 | Beighton Miners Welfare |
| 72 | Oxford City | 2–1 | Chesham United |
| 73 | Penzance | 3–1 | Truro City |
| 74 | Potton United | 0–2 | Eynesbury Rovers |
| 75 | Pwllheli & District | 4–1 | Prescot Cables |
| 76 | Radstock Town | 2–3 | Weston Super Mare |
| 77 | Ransome & Marles | 6–1 | Creswell Colliery |
| 78 | Rossendale United | 4–3 | Droylsden |
| 79 | Rugby Town | 2–2 | Bedworth Town |
| 80 | Seaham Colliery Welfare | 1–3 | Easington Colliery Welfare |
| 81 | Sheringham | 0–0 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 82 | Shildon | 3–0 | Stockton |
| 83 | Silksworth Colliery Welfare | 9–5 | Annfield Plain |
| 84 | Sittingbourne | 2–0 | Tunbridge Wells United |
| 85 | Skegness Town | 7–2 | Barton Town |
| 86 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 0–1 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 87 | South Shields | 5–0 | Alnwick Town |
| 88 | Southall | 1–1 | Kingstonian |
| 89 | Southwick | 2–1 | Littlehampton Town |
| 90 | Stafford Rangers | 1–2 | Worcester City |
| 91 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–1 | Winsford United |
| 92 | Stamford | 1–5 | Rushden Town |
| 93 | Stanley United | 0–1 | West Auckland Town |
| 94 | Stocksbridge Works | 8–2 | Sheffield |
| 95 | Stonehouse | 3–4 | Barry Town |
| 96 | Stowmarket | 7–0 | Diss Town |
| 97 | Sudbury Town | 14–1 | Leiston |
| 98 | Sutton Town (Birmingham) | 2–2 | Bourneville Athletic |
| 99 | Taunton | 0–2 | St Blazey |
| 100 | Tonbridge | 0–1 | Maidstone United |
| 101 | Tow Law Town | 3–1 | Evenwood Town |
| 102 | Upton Colliery | 0–3 | Frickley Colliery |
| 103 | Wadebridge Town | 2–5 | Bodmin Town |
| 104 | Wellingborough Town | 1–9 | Spalding United |
| 105 | Wells City | 2–1 | Peasedown Miners Welfare |
| 106 | Westbury United | 1–1 | Chippenham Town |
| 107 | Willington | 3–1 | Cockfield |
| 108 | Wimbledon | 0–1 | Finchley |
| 109 | Winchester City | 2–2 | Chichester City |
| 110 | Wisbech Town | 2–2 | Holbeach United |
| 111 | Wolverton Town & B R | 0–2 | Dunstable Town |
| 112 | Worksop Town | 8–0 | Brunswick Institute |
| 113 | Worthing | 4–1 | Haywards Heath |
| 114 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4–2 | Maidenhead United |
| 115 | Yorkshire Amateur | 1–2 | Ossett Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 5 | Nelson | 1–4 | Ashton United |
| 7 | Fareham Town | 3–2 | Basingstoke Town |
| 8 | Chippenham United | 1–0 | Bath City |
| 13 | Bourne Town | 2–3 | Brigg Town |
| 14 | Grays Athletic | 0–0 | Briggs Sports |
| 23 | St Albans City | 4–1 | Clapton |
| 30 | Canterbury City | 2–1 | Deal Town |
| 32 | Rothwell Town | 5–0 | Desborough Town |
| 36 | South Liverpool | 3–1 | Earlestown |
| 38 | Gloucester City | 4–1 | Ebbw Vale |
| 42 | Runcorn | 4–3 | Flint Town United |
| 79 | Bedworth Town | 2–2 | Rugby Town |
| 81 | Great Yarmouth Town | 3–2 | Sheringham |
| 88 | Kingstonian | 0–1 | Southall |
| 91 | Winsford United | 6–0 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 98 | Bourneville Athletic | 1–4 | Sutton Town (Birmingham) |
| 106 | Chippenham Town | 0–1 | Westbury United |
| 109 | Chichester City | 1–3 | Winchester City |
| 110 | Holbeach United | 0–2 | Wisbech Town |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 14 | Briggs Sports | 1–0 | Grays Athletic |
| 79 | Bedworth Town | 3–1 | Rugby Town |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Alford United | 0–3 | Grantham |
| 2 | Andover | 2–1 | Winchester City |
| 3 | Ashton United | 2–1 | Leyland Motors |
| 4 | Banbury Spencer | 3–1 | Oxford City |
| 5 | Barry Town | 5–2 | Gloucester City |
| 6 | Beccles | 2–2 | Wymondham Town |
| 7 | Bedworth Town | 1–1 | Burton Albion |
| 8 | Bideford | 4–1 | St Blazey |
| 9 | Bognor Regis Town | 2–2 | Redhill |
| 10 | Boldon Colliery Welfare | 1–2 | Consett |
| 11 | Bridlington Central United | 4–4 | Whitby Town |
| 12 | Bury Town | 2–3 | Lowestoft Town |
| 13 | Cowes | 2–3 | Fareham Town |
| 14 | Dagenham | 0–1 | Briggs Sports |
| 15 | Denaby United | 3–2 | Stocksbridge Works |
| 16 | Dunstable Town | 0–4 | Bedford Town |
| 17 | Easington Colliery Welfare | 4–2 | Silksworth Colliery Welfare |
| 18 | Enfield | 4–2 | St Albans City |
| 19 | Epsom | 3–2 | Dorking |
| 20 | Eton Manor | 3–3 | Hitchin Town |
| 21 | Eynesbury Rovers | 5–0 | Bletchley & Wipac Sports |
| 22 | Fleetwood | 0–0 | Milnthorpe Corinthians |
| 23 | Frome Town | 2–2 | Westbury United |
| 24 | Goole Town | 6–0 | Harrogate Railway Athletic |
| 25 | Great Yarmouth Town | 2–0 | Gorleston |
| 26 | Gresley Rovers | 0–1 | Boots Athletic |
| 27 | Halesowen Town | 3–0 | Stourbridge |
| 28 | Hallam | 0–2 | Frickley Colliery |
| 29 | Heanor Town | 1–2 | Brush Sports |
| 30 | Hemel Hempstead | 2–5 | Finchley |
| 31 | Hyde United | 1–3 | Northwich Victoria |
| 32 | Ilkeston Town | 3–1 | South Normanton Miners Welfare |
| 33 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–0 | Worcester City |
| 34 | King's Lynn | 1–1 | March Town United |
| 35 | Lancaster City | 2–0 | Penrith |
| 36 | Langold W M C | 1–2 | Bentley Colliery |
| 37 | Leyton | 4–0 | Clacton Town |
| 38 | Linby Colliery | 3–3 | Sutton Town |
| 39 | Llanelli | 0–3 | Lovells Athletic |
| 40 | Lockheed Leamington | 3–4 | Sutton Town (Birmingham) |
| 41 | Maidstone United | 1–4 | Margate |
| 42 | Murton Colliery Welfare | 0–2 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 43 | New Brighton | 4–2 | Pwllheli & District |
| 44 | North Shields | 3–1 | Ashington |
| 45 | Ossett Town | 3–2 | Farsley Celtic |
| 46 | Penzance | 4–3 | Bodmin Town |
| 47 | Players Athletic | 1–4 | Whitwick Colliery |
| 48 | Poole Town | 3–1 | Bridport |
| 49 | Portland United | 5–0 | Ilminster Town |
| 50 | Ramsgate Athletic | 1–1 | Canterbury City |
| 51 | Rossendale United | 2–1 | Chorley |
| 52 | Runcorn | 1–1 | South Liverpool |
| 53 | Rushden Town | 3–3 | Rothwell Town |
| 54 | Salisbury | 3–0 | Bulford United |
| 55 | Shirebrook Miners Welfare | 3–1 | Ransome & Marles |
| 56 | Sittingbourne | 0–0 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 57 | Skegness Town | 3–1 | Brigg Town |
| 58 | Slough Town | 3–3 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 59 | South Bank | 0–1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 60 | South Shields | 5–3 | Cramlington Welfare |
| 61 | Southwick | 1–2 | Worthing |
| 62 | Spalding United | 1–3 | Corby Town |
| 63 | Street | 3–6 | Chippenham United |
| 64 | Sudbury Town | 4–0 | Stowmarket |
| 65 | Tow Law Town | 1–4 | West Auckland Town |
| 66 | Wealdstone | 1–2 | Southall |
| 67 | Weston Super Mare | 5–1 | Wells City |
| 68 | Willington | 3–3 | Shildon |
| 69 | Winsford United | 5–1 | Buxton |
| 70 | Wisbech Town | 3–2 | Ely City |
| 71 | Wolsingham Welfare | 2–2 | Durham City |
| 72 | Worksop Town | 3–0 | Beighton Miners Welfare |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 6 | Wymondham Town | 1–2 | Beccles |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 3–2 | Bedworth Town |
| 9 | Redhill | 4–0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 11 | Whitby Town | 0–1 | Bridlington Central United |
| 20 | Hitchin Town | 2–1 | Eton Manor |
| 22 | Milnthorpe Corinthians | 2–5 | Fleetwood |
| 23 | Westbury United | 1–2 | Frome Town |
| 35 | March Town United | 1–0 | King's Lynn |
| 38 | Sutton Town | 3–2 | Linby Colliery |
| 50 | Canterbury City | 2–5 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 52 | South Liverpool | 1–3 | Runcorn |
| 53 | Rothwell Town | 3–2 | Rushden Town |
| 56 | Carshalton Athletic | 1–2 | Sittingbourne |
| 58 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Slough Town |
| 68 | Shildon | 7–3 | Willington |
| 71 | Durham City | 2–0 | Wolsingham Welfare |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Ashton United | 1–0 | Rossendale United |
| 2 | Banbury Spencer | 1–2 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 3 | Barry Town | 1–3 | Lovells Athletic |
| 4 | Beccles | 1–4 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 5 | Bridlington Central United | 1–0 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 6 | Briggs Sports | 1–2 | Leyton |
| 7 | Brush Sports | 1–0 | Whitwick Colliery |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 6–3 | Sutton Town (Birmingham) |
| 9 | Chippenham United | 3–2 | Weston Super Mare |
| 10 | Consett | 1–4 | Easington Colliery Welfare |
| 11 | Corby Town | 3–1 | Rothwell Town |
| 12 | Durham City | 0–0 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 13 | Epsom | 1–3 | Margate |
| 14 | Eynesbury Rovers | 1–4 | Bedford Town |
| 15 | Fareham Town | 2–2 | Andover |
| 16 | Fleetwood | 1–1 | Lancaster City |
| 17 | Frickley Colliery | 3–5 | Denaby United |
| 18 | Goole Town | 2–1 | Ossett Town |
| 19 | Grantham | 3–3 | Skegness Town |
| 20 | Hitchin Town | 3–1 | Enfield |
| 21 | Ilkeston Town | 9–0 | Boots Athletic |
| 22 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0–0 | Halesowen Town |
| 23 | Lowestoft Town | 0–0 | Sudbury Town |
| 24 | Northwich Victoria | 2–2 | Winsford United |
| 25 | Penzance | 2–2 | Bideford |
| 26 | Portland United | 1–4 | Poole Town |
| 27 | Runcorn | 0–1 | New Brighton |
| 28 | Salisbury | 3–0 | Frome Town |
| 29 | Sittingbourne | 1–1 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 30 | South Shields | 0–1 | North Shields |
| 31 | Southall | 3–0 | Finchley |
| 32 | Sutton Town | 4–1 | Shirebrook Miners Welfare |
| 33 | West Auckland Town | 1–1 | Shildon |
| 34 | Wisbech Town | 1–1 | March Town United |
| 35 | Worksop Town | 9–2 | Bentley Colliery |
| 36 | Worthing | 1–4 | Redhill |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 12 | Ferryhill Athletic | 0–2 | Durham City |
| 15 | Andover | 0–2 | Fareham Town |
| 16 | Lancaster City | 3–1 | Fleetwood |
| 19 | Skegness Town | 3–0 | Grantham |
| 22 | Halesowen Town | 1–0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 23 | Sudbury Town | 4–1 | Lowestoft Town |
| 24 | Winsford United | 1–2 | Northwich Victoria |
| 25 | Bideford | 2–0 | Penzance |
| 29 | Ramsgate Athletic | 3–2 | Sittingbourne |
| 33 | Shildon | 5–3 | West Auckland Town |
| 34 | March Town United | 3–0 | Wisbech Town |

## 4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Walthamstow Avenue, Yeovil Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Weymouth, Rhyl, Hereford United, Wigan Athletic, Blyth Spartans, Peterborough United, Headington United, Hastings United, Guildford City, Spennymoor United, Horden Colliery Welfare, Nuneaton Borough, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Netherfield, Dorchester Town and Hinckley Athletic.

### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Ashton United | 5–0 | Wigan Athletic |
| 2 | Bedford Town | 6–0 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 3 | Bideford | 0–3 | Yeovil Town |
| 4 | Blyth Spartans | 2–4 | Shildon |
| 5 | Brush Sports | 0–2 | Burton Albion |
| 6 | Chippenham United | 2–6 | Salisbury |
| 7 | Dorchester Town | 3–0 | Newport I O W |
| 8 | Durham City | 5–2 | Bridlington Central United |
| 9 | Guildford City | 2–2 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 10 | Headington United | 2–4 | Margate |
| 11 | Hereford United | 8–1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 12 | Hinckley Athletic | 1–4 | Halesowen Town |
| 13 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 1–4 | Easington Colliery Welfare |
| 14 | Ilkeston Town | 1–3 | Peterborough United |
| 15 | Leyton | 3–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 16 | Lovells Athletic | 2–0 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 17 | March Town United | 1–0 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 18 | Netherfield | 2–0 | Lancaster City |
| 19 | Northwich Victoria | 3–1 | Denaby United |
| 20 | Poole Town | 2–3 | Weymouth |
| 21 | Redhill | 2–2 | Hastings United |
| 22 | Rhyl | 3–1 | New Brighton |
| 23 | Scarborough | 3–1 | North Shields |
| 24 | Selby Town | 2–4 | Goole Town |
| 25 | Skegness Town | 1–1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 26 | Spennymoor United | 2–2 | Crook Town |
| 27 | Sudbury Town | 4–4 | Southall |
| 28 | Sutton Town | 2–8 | Boston United |
| 29 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–1 | Fareham Town |
| 30 | Worksop Town | 1–0 | Corby Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 9 | Ramsgate Athletic | 3–2 | Guildford City |
| 21 | Hastings United | 4–0 | Redhill |
| 25 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0–2 | Skegness Town |
| 26 | Crook Town | 5–0 | Spennymoor United |
| 27 | Southall | 2–2 | Sudbury Town |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 27 | Southall | 7–2 | Sudbury Town |

## 1955–56 FA Cup

See 1955-56 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.