# 1956–57 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1956–57 is the 76th 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 | Abingdon Town | 0–3 | Banbury Spencer |
| 2 | Altrincham | 4–3 | Northwich Victoria |
| 3 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3–1 | Whitstable |
| 4 | Bangor City | 2–2 | Pwllheli & District |
| 5 | Barking | 4–1 | Tilbury |
| 6 | Barnet | 2–1 | Stevenage Town |
| 7 | Betteshanger Colliery Welfare | 1–0 | Maidstone United |
| 8 | Bilston | 1–1 | Wellington Town |
| 9 | Bishop's Stortford | 3–0 | Enfield |
| 10 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 0–2 | Stourbridge |
| 11 | Briggs Sports | 4–0 | Leyton |
| 12 | Bromley | 5–3 | Metropolitan Police |
| 13 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 3–3 | Cradley Heath |
| 14 | Cambridge City | 2–1 | Warboys Town |
| 15 | Chatham Town | 2–4 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 16 | Chatteris Town | 0–2 | St Neots & District |
| 17 | Chelmsford City | 1–0 | Ilford |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 3–0 | Lovells Athletic |
| 19 | Chippenham Town | 9–2 | Calne & Harris United |
| 20 | Dagenham | 0–1 | Brentwood & Warley |
| 21 | Dartford | 2–2 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 22 | Deal Town | 3–5 | Sittingbourne |
| 23 | Dorking | 0–1 | Tunbridge Wells United |
| 24 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1–2 | Woking |
| 25 | Epsom | 1–3 | Bexleyheath & Welling |
| 26 | Erith & Belvedere | 4–3 | Sutton United |
| 27 | Finchley | 5–0 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 28 | Folkestone | 0–1 | Canterbury City |
| 29 | Halesowen Town | 2–3 | Stafford Rangers |
| 30 | Harwich & Parkeston | 0–0 | Clacton Town |
| 31 | Haywards Heath | 2–3 | Eastbourne |
| 32 | Histon | 2–5 | Ely City |
| 33 | Holbeach United | 2–2 | Cambridge United |
| 34 | Hyde United | 4–4 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 35 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–0 | Dudley Town |
| 36 | Kingstonian | 2–2 | Tonbridge |
| 37 | Letchworth Town | 1–0 | St Albans City |
| 38 | Leytonstone | 6–2 | Aveley |
| 39 | Littlehampton Town | 1–2 | Lancing Athletic |
| 40 | Lostock Gralam | 2–1 | Leek Town |
| 41 | Lytham | 1–7 | Horwich R M I |
| 42 | Macclesfield | 2–1 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 43 | Maidenhead United | 5–1 | Huntley & Palmers |
| 44 | Margate | 8–1 | Sheppey United |
| 45 | Minehead | 2–3 | Wadebridge Town |
| 46 | New Brighton | 1–0 | Prescot Cables |
| 47 | Newhaven | 1–5 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 48 | Newmarket Town | 1–6 | March Town United |
| 49 | Redditch | 4–1 | Hednesford Town |
| 50 | Romford | 4–2 | Grays Athletic |
| 51 | Rossendale United | 0–1 | Mossley |
| 52 | Runcorn | 1–1 | Flint Town United |
| 53 | Skelmersdale United | 3–0 | Ashton United |
| 54 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 0–0 | Dover |
| 55 | South Liverpool | 7–0 | Earle |
| 56 | St Blazey | 2–5 | Bideford |
| 57 | St Helens Town | 2–2 | Marine |
| 58 | Stockton Heath | 4–5 | Winsford United |
| 59 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 3–2 | Moor Green |
| 60 | Uxbridge | 3–2 | Berkhamsted Town |
| 61 | Ware | 1–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 62 | Wealdstone | 2–4 | Hayes |
| 63 | Wells City | 1–1 | Street |
| 64 | Wembley | 4–1 | Edgware Town |
| 65 | Wimbledon | 1–5 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 66 | Witton Albion | 2–1 | Buxton |
| 67 | Woodford Town | 0–5 | Rainham Town |
| 68 | Worcester City | 7–0 | Darlaston |
| 69 | Worthing | 3–2 | Southwick |
| 70 | Yiewsley | 1–0 | Hendon |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 4 | Pwllheli & District | 4–1 | Bangor City |
| 8 | Wellington Town | 3–2 | Bilston |
| 13 | Cradley Heath | 0–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 21 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 3–2 | Dartford |
| 30 | Clacton Town | 2–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 33 | Cambridge United | 5–0 | Holbeach United |
| 34 | Stalybridge Celtic | 4–4 | Hyde United |
| 36 | Tonbridge | 6–1 | Kingstonian |
| 52 | Flint Town United | 1–2 | Runcorn |
| 54 | Dover | 1–2 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare |
| 57 | Marine | 2–1 | St Helens Town |
| 61 | Hitchin Town | 5–2 | Ware |
| 63 | Street | 0–0 | Wells City |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 34 | Hyde United | 6–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 63 | Street | 2–0 | Wells City |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Altrincham | 1–3 | Macclesfield |
| 2 | Ashby Institute | 0–0 | Louth United |
| 3 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 1–2 | Canterbury City |
| 4 | Atherstone Town | 4–0 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 5 | Aylesbury United | 3–0 | Slough Town |
| 6 | Bacup Borough | 2–6 | Mossley |
| 7 | Barking | 2–2 | Brentwood & Warley |
| 8 | Barnet | 0–3 | Eton Manor |
| 9 | Barton Town | 0–1 | Alford United |
| 10 | Bath City | 2–0 | Clandown |
| 11 | Biggleswade & District | 2–3 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 12 | Billingham Synthonia | 2–1 | Bridlington Central United |
| 13 | Bishop's Stortford | 1–0 | Hoddesdon Town |
| 14 | Bourne Town | 2–0 | Brigg Town |
| 15 | Bourneville Athletic | 0–4 | Bedworth Town |
| 16 | Bridgwater Town | 4–0 | Clevedon |
| 17 | Briggs Sports | 0–1 | Romford |
| 18 | Bromley | 6–0 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 19 | Brush Sports | 2–2 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 20 | Bury Town | 1–1 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 2–5 | Ely City |
| 22 | Carshalton Athletic | 4–9 | Bexleyheath & Welling |
| 23 | Chelmsford City | 6–0 | Rainham Town |
| 24 | Chichester City | 2–3 | Andover |
| 25 | Chorley | 4–1 | Nelson |
| 26 | Clacton Town | 1–1 | Leytonstone |
| 27 | Cockfield | 2–3 | Stanley United |
| 28 | Congleton Town | 3–3 | Hyde United |
| 29 | Cowes | 1–4 | Gosport Borough Athletic |
| 30 | Cramlington Welfare | 3–1 | Gosforth & Coxlodge |
| 31 | Darwen | 1–0 | Leyland Motors |
| 32 | Dawdon Colliery Welfare | 0–2 | Consett |
| 33 | Devizes Town | 0–2 | Chippenham Town |
| 34 | Diss Town | 6–3 | Whitton United |
| 35 | Eastbourne | 4–1 | Bexhill Town |
| 36 | Ebbw Vale | 2–5 | Cheltenham Town |
| 37 | Evenwood Town | 4–0 | Tow Law Town |
| 38 | Ferryhill Athletic | 0–3 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 39 | Finchley | 1–0 | Wembley |
| 40 | Fleetwood | 3–0 | Lancaster City |
| 41 | Gloucester City | 3–1 | Barry Town |
| 42 | Grantham | 2–1 | Skegness Town |
| 43 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 7–1 | Betteshanger Colliery Welfare |
| 44 | Great Yarmouth Town | 5–1 | Gorleston |
| 45 | Gresley Rovers | 7–3 | Belper Town |
| 46 | Hallam | 2–2 | Norton Woodseats |
| 47 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 3–2 | Ossett Town |
| 48 | Harrow Town | 0–3 | Southall |
| 49 | Hayes | 0–2 | Hounslow Town |
| 50 | Horwich R M I | 2–1 | Skelmersdale United |
| 51 | Ilfracombe Town | 1–2 | Bideford |
| 52 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–0 | Redditch |
| 53 | King's Lynn | 4–0 | St Neots & District |
| 54 | Lancing Athletic | 0–2 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 55 | Langwith Miners Welfare | 1–2 | Creswell Colliery |
| 56 | Letchworth Town | 0–0 | Hertford Town |
| 57 | Linotype & Machinery | 1–1 | Winsford United |
| 58 | Llandudno | 0–2 | Earlestown |
| 59 | Llanelli | 5–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 60 | Lockheed Leamington | 3–1 | Rugby Town |
| 61 | Long Eaton Town | 9–0 | Players Athletic |
| 62 | Lostock Gralam | 1–0 | Witton Albion |
| 63 | Lowestoft Town | 8–1 | Leiston |
| 64 | Maidenhead United | 2–3 | Oxford City |
| 65 | Marine | 1–3 | New Brighton |
| 66 | Marlow | 6–1 | Windsor & Eton |
| 67 | Melksham Town | 2–2 | Westbury United |
| 68 | Milnthorpe Corinthians | 2–1 | Burscough |
| 69 | Morpeth Town | 0–5 | North Shields |
| 70 | Peasedown Miners Welfare | 0–2 | Glastonbury |
| 71 | Pwllheli & District | 1–4 | South Liverpool |
| 72 | Ramsgate Athletic | 1–2 | Sittingbourne |
| 73 | Retford Town | 3–3 | Denaby United |
| 74 | Rothwell Town | 0–1 | Corby Town |
| 75 | Rushden Town | 3–1 | Stamford |
| 76 | Shefford Town | 2–6 | Hitchin Town |
| 77 | Shildon | 2–2 | West Auckland Town |
| 78 | Shotton Colliery Welfare | 4–2 | Wingate Welfare |
| 79 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 2–2 | Margate |
| 80 | South Normanton Miners Welfare | 3–5 | Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare |
| 81 | South Shields | 3–0 | Alnwick Town |
| 82 | Spalding United | 3–2 | Kettering Town |
| 83 | Spennymoor United | 1–1 | Blackhall Colliery Welfare |
| 84 | Stafford Rangers | 1–1 | Oswestry Town |
| 85 | Stonehouse | 1–4 | Cinderford Town |
| 86 | Stork | 2–2 | Runcorn |
| 87 | Street | 1–2 | Chippenham United |
| 88 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 1–7 | Tamworth |
| 89 | Sutton Town | 3–2 | Shirebrook Miners Welfare |
| 90 | Tavistock | 3–4 | Newquay |
| 91 | Thetford Town | 0–2 | Cambridge City |
| 92 | Tonbridge | 3–3 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 93 | Trowbridge Town | 5–0 | Frome Town |
| 94 | Truro City | 3–4 | Penzance |
| 95 | Tunbridge Wells United | 3–0 | Woking |
| 96 | Uxbridge | 1–4 | Yiewsley |
| 97 | Wadebridge Town | 0–6 | Taunton |
| 98 | Warminster Town | 1–6 | Salisbury |
| 99 | Wellington Town | 8–2 | Stourbridge |
| 100 | Whitley Bay | 1–3 | Ashington |
| 101 | Wigmore Athletic | 1–4 | Horsham |
| 102 | Wisbech Town | 0–0 | March Town United |
| 103 | Witney Town | 1–0 | Banbury Spencer |
| 104 | Wolsingham Welfare | 1–6 | Willington |
| 105 | Worcester City | 0–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 106 | Worthing | 2–2 | Redhill |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 | Louth United | 5–0 | Ashby Institute |
| 7 | Brentwood & Warley | 2–1 | Barking |
| 19 | Hinckley Athletic | 5–1 | Brush Sports |
| 20 | Haverhill Rovers | 1–6 | Bury Town |
| 26 | Leytonstone | 0–1 | Clacton Town |
| 28 | Hyde United | 6–2 | Congleton Town |
| 46 | Norton Woodseats | 0–0 | Hallam |
| 56 | Hertford Town | 3–0 | Letchworth Town |
| 57 | Winsford United | 2–1 | Linotype & Machinery |
| 67 | Westbury United | 4–2 | Melksham Town |
| 73 | Denaby United | 3–0 | Retford Town |
| 77 | West Auckland Town | 2–1 | Shildon |
| 79 | Margate | 1–0 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare |
| 83 | Blackhall Colliery Welfare | 0–4 | Spennymoor United |
| 84 | Oswestry Town | 0–4 | Stafford Rangers |
| 86 | Runcorn | 3–2 | Stork |
| 92 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 2–1 | Tonbridge |
| 102 | March Town United | 2–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 106 | Redhill | 7–2 | Worthing |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 46 | Hallam | 1–3 | Norton Woodseats |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Andover | 3–2 | Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic |
| 2 | Annfield Plain | 4–2 | Consett |
| 3 | Atherstone Town | 4–0 | Lockheed Leamington (Replay Ordered?) |
| 4 | Aylesbury United | 2–0 | Oxford City |
| 5 | Bath City | 1–2 | Bridgwater Town |
| 6 | Bentley Colliery | 2–1 | Upton Colliery |
| 7 | Bexleyheath & Welling | 2–5 | Bromley |
| 8 | Bideford | 4–0 | Newquay |
| 9 | Bishop's Stortford | 0–2 | Eton Manor |
| 10 | Bourne Town | 2–8 | Grantham |
| 11 | Brentwood & Warley | 0–1 | Clacton Town |
| 12 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 4–0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 13 | Bungay Town | 2–2 | Beccles |
| 14 | Cambridge City | 0–1 | Ely City |
| 15 | Chelmsford City | 4–0 | Romford |
| 16 | Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare | 3–1 | Gresley Rovers |
| 17 | Corby Town | 6–0 | Wellingborough Town |
| 18 | Cramlington Welfare | 0–6 | South Shields |
| 19 | Creswell Colliery | 0–6 | Ransome & Marles |
| 20 | Darwen | 1–1 | Mossley |
| 21 | Diss Town | 2–4 | Bury Town |
| 22 | Dunstable Town | 3–0 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 23 | Earlestown | 1–6 | New Brighton |
| 24 | Evenwood Town | 2–1 | Willington |
| 25 | Farsley Celtic | 1–0 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 26 | Finchley | 1–2 | Yiewsley |
| 27 | Fleetwood | 2–1 | Penrith |
| 28 | Frickley Colliery | 3–2 | Denaby United |
| 29 | Glastonbury | 3–2 | Chippenham United |
| 30 | Gloucester City | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 31 | Goole Town | 4–0 | Harrogate Railway Athletic |
| 32 | Heanor Town | 2–0 | Whitwick Colliery |
| 33 | Hertford Town | 0–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 34 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 10–0 | Chilton Athletic |
| 35 | Horsham | 2–0 | Eastbourne |
| 36 | Horwich R M I | 3–0 | Chorley |
| 37 | Hyde United | 5–2 | Lostock Gralam |
| 38 | Ilkeston Town | 2–0 | Boots Athletic |
| 39 | Linby Colliery | 0–3 | Sutton Town |
| 40 | Llanelli | 3–0 | Cinderford Town |
| 41 | Long Eaton Town | 3–4 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 42 | Louth United | 1–1 | Alford United |
| 43 | Lowestoft Town | 0–1 | Sudbury Town |
| 44 | March Town United | 4–1 | King's Lynn |
| 45 | Margate | 2–0 | Canterbury City |
| 46 | Milnthorpe Corinthians | 1–4 | Morecambe |
| 47 | North Shields | 1–0 | Ashington |
| 48 | North Skelton Athletic | 1–3 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 49 | Norton Woodseats | 2–1 | Sheffield |
| 50 | Penzance | 1–1 | Taunton |
| 51 | Poole Town | 3–0 | Bridport |
| 52 | Portland United | 9–0 | Ilminster Town |
| 53 | Redhill | 3–0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 54 | Runcorn | 0–1 | South Liverpool |
| 55 | Rushden Town | 0–3 | Spalding United |
| 56 | Salisbury | 1–2 | Chippenham Town |
| 57 | Sheringham | 0–2 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 58 | Shotton Colliery Welfare | 3–0 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 59 | Sittingbourne | 1–0 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 60 | Southall | 2–1 | Hounslow Town |
| 61 | Spennymoor United | 3–1 | Durham City |
| 62 | Stocksbridge Works | 8–2 | Beighton Miners Welfare |
| 63 | Tamworth | 1–4 | Bedworth Town |
| 64 | Trowbridge Town | 5–2 | Westbury United |
| 65 | Tunbridge Wells United | 2–3 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 66 | Wellington Town | 4–1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 67 | West Auckland Town | 0–0 | Stanley United |
| 68 | Whitby Town | 5–1 | South Bank |
| 69 | Winchester City | 3–0 | Gosport Borough Athletic |
| 70 | Winsford United | 2–2 | Macclesfield |
| 71 | Witney Town | 1–1 | Marlow |
| 72 | Wolverton Town & B R | 4–3 | Eynesbury Rovers |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 3 | Lockheed Leamington | 2–1 | Atherstone Town |
| 13 | Beccles | 4–4 | Bungay Town |
| 20 | Mossley | 3–0 | Darwen |
| 42 | Alford United | 2–1 | Louth United |
| 50 | Taunton | 3–3 | Penzance |
| 67 | Stanley United | 2–0 | West Auckland Town |
| 70 | Macclesfield | 4–1 | Winsford United |
| 71 | Marlow | 0–4 | Witney Town |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 13 | Bungay Town | 3–0 | Beccles |
| 50 | Taunton | 3–2 | Penzance |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Alford United | 1–2 | Grantham |
| 2 | Aylesbury United | 7–0 | Witney Town |
| 3 | Bedworth Town | 2–4 | Lockheed Leamington |
| 4 | Bentley Colliery | 1–2 | Frickley Colliery |
| 5 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1–0 | Wellington Town |
| 6 | Bury Town | 0–0 | Sudbury Town |
| 7 | Chelmsford City | 2–2 | Clacton Town |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 4–0 | Llanelli |
| 9 | Chippenham Town | 4–1 | Trowbridge Town |
| 10 | Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare | 1–8 | Ilkeston Town |
| 11 | Corby Town | 3–1 | Spalding United |
| 12 | Dunstable Town | 3–1 | Wolverton Town & B R |
| 13 | Ely City | 2–0 | March Town United |
| 14 | Eton Manor | 3–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 15 | Evenwood Town | 5–1 | Stanley United |
| 16 | Fleetwood | 3–3 | Morecambe |
| 17 | Glastonbury | 4–3 | Bridgwater Town |
| 18 | Goole Town | 9–0 | Farsley Celtic |
| 19 | Great Yarmouth Town | 4–0 | Bungay Town |
| 20 | Hinckley Athletic | 4–1 | Heanor Town |
| 21 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 3–0 | Spennymoor United |
| 22 | Horsham | 2–1 | Redhill |
| 23 | Horwich R M I | 1–0 | Mossley |
| 24 | Macclesfield | 4–4 | Hyde United |
| 25 | New Brighton | 6–1 | South Liverpool |
| 26 | North Shields | 1–1 | South Shields |
| 27 | Poole Town | 2–0 | Portland United |
| 28 | Shotton Colliery Welfare | 2–3 | Annfield Plain |
| 29 | Sittingbourne | 2–3 | Margate |
| 30 | Southall | 0–1 | Yiewsley |
| 31 | Stocksbridge Works | 3–2 | Norton Woodseats |
| 32 | Sutton Town | 4–1 | Ransome & Marles |
| 33 | Taunton | 1–7 | Bideford |
| 34 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 4–0 | Bromley |
| 35 | Whitby Town | 2–3 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 36 | Winchester City | 0–2 | Andover |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 6 | Sudbury Town | 3–1 | Bury Town |
| 7 | Clacton Town | 0–0 | Chelmsford City |
| 16 | Morecambe | 3–2 | Fleetwood |
| 24 | Hyde United | 3–3 | Macclesfield |
| 26 | South Shields | 2–1 | North Shields |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 7 | Chelmsford City | 1–2 | Clacton Town |
| 24 | Macclesfield | 3–5 | Hyde United |

## 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, Nuneaton Borough, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Netherfield, Dorchester Town, Worksop Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Burton Albion and Easington Colliery Welfare.

### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Bideford | 1–1 | Dorchester Town |
| 2 | Billingham Synthonia | 8–3 | Crook Town |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 3–0 | Annfield Plain |
| 4 | Boston United | 6–3 | Grantham |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 6–1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Andover |
| 7 | Chippenham Town | 0–0 | Weymouth |
| 8 | Clacton Town | 2–3 | Yiewsley |
| 9 | Corby Town | 1–5 | Peterborough United |
| 10 | Dunstable Town | 5–1 | Eton Manor |
| 11 | Easington Colliery Welfare | 0–3 | Evenwood Town |
| 12 | Ely City | 1–0 | Sudbury Town |
| 13 | Goole Town | 2–1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 14 | Headington United | 0–2 | Guildford City |
| 15 | Horsham | 0–2 | Hastings United |
| 16 | Ilkeston Town | 2–2 | Sutton Town |
| 17 | Lockheed Leamington | 1–4 | Hereford United |
| 18 | Morecambe | 3–2 | Horwich R M I |
| 19 | New Brighton | 4–1 | Hyde United |
| 20 | Nuneaton Borough | 1–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 21 | Poole Town | 0–3 | Newport I O W |
| 22 | Rhyl | 2–0 | Frickley Colliery |
| 23 | Selby Town | 3–1 | Stocksbridge Works |
| 24 | South Shields | 1–0 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 25 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 3–1 | Aylesbury United |
| 26 | Walthamstow Avenue | 6–0 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 27 | Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | Netherfield |
| 28 | Worksop Town | 1–4 | Scarborough |
| 29 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–4 | Margate |
| 30 | Yeovil Town | 3–1 | Glastonbury |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Dorchester Town | 3–0 | Bideford |
| 7 | Weymouth | 4–1 | Chippenham Town |
| 16 | Sutton Town | 1–2 | Ilkeston Town |
| 27 | Netherfield | 3–3 | Wigan Athletic |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 27 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Netherfield |

## 1956–57 FA Cup

See 1956-57 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.