# 1977–78 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1977–78 is the 97th 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 28 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.

## Preliminary round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 4–1 | Moor Green |
| 2 | Clapton | 4–1 | Metropolitan Police |
| 3 | Clevedon Town | 4–0 | Mangotsfield United |
| 4 | Didcot Town | 2–2 | Leytonstone |
| 5 | Eppleton Colliery Welfare | 1–0 | South Bank |
| 6 | Glastonbury | 0–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 7 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 4–0 | Staines Town |
| 8 | Halesowen Town | 2–1 | Oldbury United |
| 9 | Harwich & Parkeston | 4–0 | Southall & Ealing Borough |
| 10 | Hatfield Town | 1–2 | Marlow |
| 11 | Heanor Town | 2–2 | Leek Town |
| 12 | Hillingdon Borough | 3–3 | Slough Town |
| 13 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 2–2 | Spennymoor United |
| 14 | Hounslow | 2–1 | Molesey |
| 15 | Ilford | 1–0 | Woking |
| 16 | Ilkeston Town | 0–0 | Tamworth |
| 17 | Kempston Rovers | 2–1 | Potton United |
| 18 | Kidderminster Harriers | 5–2 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 19 | Kingstonian | 0–1 | Tilbury |
| 20 | Leyton Wingate | 2–0 | Uxbridge |
| 21 | Littlehampton Town | 0–1 | Three Bridges |
| 22 | Melksham Town | 1–0 | Welton Rovers |
| 23 | Milton Keynes City | 0–2 | Rushden Town |
| 24 | North Shields | 1–1 | West Auckland Town |
| 25 | Romford | 1–1 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 26 | Ruislip Manor | 1–3 | Windsor & Eton |
| 27 | Runcorn | 4–0 | Bacup Borough |
| 28 | Sheppey United | 1–2 | Bexhill Town |
| 29 | Skelmersdale United | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley |
| 30 | Southwick | 0–1 | Waterlooville |
| 31 | Spalding United | 2–3 | Arnold |
| 32 | Stourbridge | 1–1 | Tividale |
| 33 | Sudbury Town | 1–1 | Bury Town |
| 34 | Sutton Town | 2–1 | Belper Town |
| 35 | Taunton Town | 1–2 | Bath City |
| 36 | Trowbridge Town | 1–1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 37 | Tunbridge Wells | 5–0 | Canterbury City |
| 38 | V S Rugby | 0–0 | Bedworth United |
| 39 | Wadebridge Town | 0–7 | Barnstaple Town |
| 40 | Wallsend Town | 2–3 | Whitby Town |
| 41 | Whitstable Town | 0–1 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 42 | Wigmore Athletic | 1–3 | East Grinstead |
| 43 | Willesden | 4–3 | Bedford Town |
| 44 | Wingate (Durham) | 2–1 | Annfield Plain |
| 45 | Winsford United | 1–1 | Ashton United |
| 46 | Winterton Rangers | 0–1 | Appleby Frodingham |
| 47 | Wisbech Town | 5–0 | Clacton Town |
| 48 | Witton Albion | 1–1 | Bangor City |
| 49 | Wolverton Town & B R | 1–1 | Banbury United |
| 50 | Yeovil Town | 2–2 | Alton Town |
| 51 | Yorkshire Amateur | 0–2 | Barton Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 4 | Leytonstone | 1–0 | Didcot Town |
| 11 | Leek Town | 2–0 | Heanor Town |
| 12 | Slough Town | 0–1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 13 | Spennymoor United | 3–1 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 16 | Tamworth | 1–0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 24 | West Auckland Town | 2–1 | North Shields |
| 25 | Walthamstow Avenue | 3–2 | Romford |
| 32 | Tividale | 1–0 | Stourbridge |
| 33 | Bury Town | 2–0 | Sudbury Town |
| 36 | Weston Super Mare | 2–1 | Trowbridge Town |
| 38 | Bedworth United | 0–1 | V S Rugby |
| 45 | Ashton United | 0–2 | Winsford United |
| 48 | Bangor City | 2–0 | Witton Albion |
| 49 | Banbury United | 4–1 | Wolverton Town & B R |
| 50 | Alton Town | 0–4 | Yeovil Town |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | A P Leamington | 3–1 | Tividale |
| 2 | Addlestone | 0–1 | Clapton |
| 3 | Alfreton Town | 0–1 | Leek Town |
| 4 | Alvechurch | 2–2 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 5 | Andover | 2–0 | Three Bridges |
| 6 | Atherstone Town | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 7 | Aveley | 0–2 | Leytonstone |
| 8 | Aylesbury United | 0–3 | Kempston Rovers |
| 9 | Barking | 5–2 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 10 | Barnet | 4–1 | Camberley Town |
| 11 | Barry Town | 4–1 | Melksham Town |
| 12 | Barton Rovers | 1–1 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 13 | Basingstoke Town | 2–0 | Marlow |
| 14 | Berkhamsted Town | 0–5 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 15 | Billericay Town | 1–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 16 | Billingham Synthonia | 2–0 | Eppleton Colliery Welfare |
| 17 | Bilston | 1–2 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 18 | Bishop Auckland | 3–0 | West Auckland Town |
| 19 | Bognor Regis Town | 0–2 | Farnborough Town |
| 20 | Boldon Community Association | 3–1 | Carlisle City |
| 21 | Bracknell Town | 1–2 | Tilbury |
| 22 | Bridgend Town | 4–3 | Clevedon Town |
| 23 | Bridlington Town | 1–1 | Durham City |
| 24 | Bridlington Trinity | 1–2 | Appleby Frodingham |
| 25 | Bridport | 0–3 | Bath City |
| 26 | Brigg Town | 2–0 | Farsley Celtic |
| 27 | Burgess Hill Town | 2–1 | Bexhill Town |
| 28 | Burnham | 0–1 | Chertsey Town |
| 29 | Burscough | 2–2 | Accrington Stanley |
| 30 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Stratford Town |
| 31 | Calne Town | 3–1 | Chippenham Town |
| 32 | Cambridge City | 1–1 | Bury Town |
| 33 | Carshalton Athletic | 2–3 | St Albans City |
| 34 | Chard Town | 1–0 | Barnstaple Town |
| 35 | Chatteris Town | 1–6 | Arnold |
| 36 | Chesham United | 5–0 | Willesden |
| 37 | Cheshunt | 3–2 | Walton & Hersham |
| 38 | Chorley | 5–1 | Clitheroe |
| 39 | Consett | 1–1 | Wingate (Durham) |
| 40 | Corby Town | 1–1 | V S Rugby |
| 41 | Corinthian Casuals | 5–1 | Epping Town |
| 42 | Coventry Sporting | 1–1 | Enderby Town |
| 43 | Crawley Town | 3–1 | Deal Town |
| 44 | Crook Town | 3–0 | Evenwood Town |
| 45 | Croydon | 3–3 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 46 | Darlaston | 3–0 | Eastwood Town |
| 47 | Dorchester Town | 0–0 | Fareham Town |
| 48 | Dover | 0–1 | Maidstone United |
| 49 | Droylsden | 0–2 | Runcorn |
| 50 | Dudley Town | 1–1 | Gloucester City |
| 51 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1–0 | Egham Town |
| 52 | Easington Colliery Welfare | 4–4 | Whitley Bay |
| 53 | Eastbourne United | 4–0 | East Grinstead |
| 54 | Edgware Town | 4–1 | Dunstable |
| 55 | Ely City | 1–2 | Holbeach United |
| 56 | Emley | 3–2 | Barton Town |
| 57 | Enfield | 6–0 | Wembley |
| 58 | Epsom & Ewell | 1–1 | Feltham |
| 59 | Erith & Belvedere | 4–2 | Hounslow |
| 60 | Evesham United | 0–0 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 61 | Falmouth Town | 0–1 | Newquay |
| 62 | Faversham Town | 0–3 | Folkestone & Shepway |
| 63 | Felixstowe Town | 2–4 | Gorleston |
| 64 | Ferryhill Athletic | 2–4 | Spennymoor United |
| 65 | Finchley | 1–0 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 66 | Forest Green Rovers | 3–2 | Larkhall Athletic |
| 67 | Formby | 1–0 | Lancaster City |
| 68 | Friar Lane Old Boys | 1–2 | Telford United |
| 69 | Frickley Athletic | 3–1 | North Ferriby United |
| 70 | Frome Town | 2–1 | Yeovil Town |
| 71 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–0 | Ashby Institute |
| 72 | Glossop | 0–2 | Winsford United |
| 73 | Goole Town | 6–1 | Louth United |
| 74 | Gornal Athletic | 1–3 | Halesowen Town |
| 75 | Gosport Borough | 0–0 | Hungerford Town |
| 76 | Grays Athletic | 1–1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 77 | Great Harwood | 1–1 | Prestwich Heys |
| 78 | Gresley Rovers | 2–2 | Sutton Town |
| 79 | Hampton | 3–0 | Wokingham Town |
| 80 | Haringey Borough | 2–2 | Ware |
| 81 | Harlow Town | 5–0 | Stowmarket |
| 82 | Harrow Borough | 1–1 | Witney Town |
| 83 | Hastings United | 2–2 | Margate |
| 84 | Hayes | 0–2 | Ilford |
| 85 | Hednesford Town | 1–0 | Hyde United |
| 86 | Herne Bay | 2–2 | Bromley |
| 87 | Hertford Town | 1–1 | Tring Town |
| 88 | Highgate United | 2–1 | Willenhall Town |
| 89 | Hinckley Athletic | 0–0 | Tamworth |
| 90 | Histon | 0–1 | Chelmsford City |
| 91 | Hoddesdon Town | 0–1 | Boreham Wood |
| 92 | Hornchurch | 0–1 | Leyton Wingate |
| 93 | Horsham | 4–1 | Worthing |
| 94 | Horsham Y M C A | 1–0 | Ringmer |
| 95 | Horwich R M I | 1–0 | Barrow |
| 96 | Ilminster Town | 0–2 | Swaythling |
| 97 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 3–1 | Stamford |
| 98 | King's Lynn | 1–2 | Wisbech Town |
| 99 | Letchworth Garden City | 3–0 | Rushden Town |
| 100 | Lewes | 1–0 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 101 | Llanelli | 1–1 | Worcester City |
| 102 | Long Eaton United | 0–2 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 103 | Lowestoft Town | 4–1 | Newmarket Town |
| 104 | Lye Town | 3–3 | Banbury United |
| 105 | Lytham | 0–1 | Rossendale United |
| 106 | Macclesfield Town | 0–2 | Mossley |
| 107 | Maidenhead United | 3–0 | Windsor & Eton |
| 108 | March Town United | 2–1 | Skegness Town |
| 109 | Medway | 0–1 | Sutton United |
| 110 | Mexborough Town | 1–3 | Buxton |
| 111 | Nantwich Town | 1–1 | Bangor City |
| 112 | Netherfield | 4–0 | Willington |
| 113 | New Brighton | 1–0 | St Helens Town |
| 114 | New Mills | 1–2 | Curzon Ashton |
| 115 | Newbury Town | 0–1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 116 | Newport I O W | 0–0 | Waterlooville |
| 117 | Oswestry Town | 2–0 | Porthmadog |
| 118 | Oxford City | 2–0 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 119 | Parson Drove United | 0–2 | Boston |
| 120 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 1–1 | Ramsgate |
| 121 | Penrith | 3–3 | Washington |
| 122 | Penzance | 2–2 | Tiverton Town |
| 123 | Poole Town | 4–1 | Selsey |
| 124 | Prescot Town | 0–1 | Darwen |
| 125 | Radcliffe Borough | 2–6 | South Liverpool |
| 126 | Rainham Town | 0–5 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 127 | Redditch United | 1–3 | Wellingborough Town |
| 128 | Redhill | 0–1 | Eastbourne Town |
| 129 | Retford Town | 1–2 | Worksop Town |
| 130 | Rhyl | 0–0 | Congleton Town |
| 131 | Rothwell Town | 4–1 | Bourne Town |
| 132 | Salisbury | 5–1 | Cowes |
| 133 | Selby Town | 3–1 | Denaby United |
| 134 | Shildon | 0–3 | Blyth Spartans |
| 135 | Sidley United | 0–0 | Tonbridge |
| 136 | Sittingbourne | 0–2 | Haywards Heath |
| 137 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 2–1 | Cray Wanderers |
| 138 | Soham Town Rangers | 0–2 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 139 | St Blazey | 0–1 | Bideford |
| 140 | St Neots Town | 2–1 | Thetford Town |
| 141 | Thame United | 1–3 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 142 | Ton Pentre | 2–2 | Weston Super Mare |
| 143 | Tow Law Town | 0–4 | Whitby Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–1 | Alvechurch |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Atherstone Town |
| 12 | Hemel Hempstead | 3–1 | Barton Rovers |
| 15 | Harwich & Parkeston | 1–4 | Billericay Town |
| 23 | Durham City | 1–0 | Bridlington Town |
| 29 | Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | Burscough |
| 32 | Bury Town | 1–2 | Cambridge City |
| 39 | Wingate (Durham) | 1–4 | Consett |
| 40 | V S Rugby | 0–2 | Corby Town |
| 42 | Enderby Town | 1–0 | Coventry Sporting |
| 45 | Tunbridge Wells | 0–2 | Croydon |
| 47 | Fareham Town | 1–2 | Dorchester Town |
| 50 | Gloucester City | 1–2 | Dudley Town |
| 52 | Whitley Bay | 3–2 | Easington Colliery Welfare |
| 58 | Feltham | 2–1 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 60 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2–1 | Evesham United |
| 75 | Hungerford Town | 3–0 | Gosport Borough |
| 76 | Hillingdon Borough | 4–1 | Grays Athletic |
| 77 | Prestwich Heys | 1–5 | Great Harwood |
| 78 | Sutton Town | 2–1 | Gresley Rovers |
| 80 | Ware | 3–3 | Haringey Borough |
| 82 | Witney Town | 2–1 | Harrow Borough |
| 83 | Margate | 1–2 | Hastings United |
| 86 | Bromley | 5–0 | Herne Bay |
| 87 | Tring Town | 2–3 | Hertford Town |
| 89 | Tamworth | 1–1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 101 | Worcester City | 2–0 | Llanelli |
| 104 | Banbury United | 2–1 | Lye Town |
| 111 | Bangor City | 4–1 | Nantwich Town |
| 116 | Waterlooville | 0–1 | Newport I O W |
| 120 | Ramsgate | 1–0 | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| 121 | Washington | 1–0 | Penrith |
| 122 | Tiverton Town | 3–1 | Penzance |
| 130 | Congleton Town | 0–2 | Rhyl |
| 135 | Tonbridge | 8–1 | Sidley United |
| 142 | Weston Super Mare | 3–2 | Ton Pentre |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 4 | Alvechurch | 0–1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 80 | Ware | 0–1 | Haringey Borough |
| 89 | Hinckley Athletic | 2–1 | Tamworth |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Barking | 1–3 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 2 | Barnet | 2–1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 3 | Boldon Community Association | 2–1 | Whitby Town |
| 4 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 0–1 | Halesowen Town |
| 5 | Brigg Town | 1–0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 7 | Calne Town | 0–4 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 8 | Chertsey Town | 1–1 | Ilford |
| 9 | Cheshunt | 2–1 | Clapton |
| 10 | Chorley | 1–0 | Horwich R M I |
| 11 | Cinderford Town | 0–4 | Bridgend Town |
| 12 | Corinthian Casuals | 0–2 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Bromley |
| 14 | Crook Town | 1–1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 15 | Darlaston | 0–1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 16 | Dorchester Town | 4–3 | Bridgwater Town |
| 17 | Dudley Town | 0–2 | A P Leamington |
| 18 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1–1 | Leyton Wingate |
| 19 | Durham City | 1–2 | Spennymoor United |
| 20 | Edgware Town | 2–2 | Boreham Wood |
| 21 | Enderby Town | 5–0 | Rothwell Town |
| 22 | Enfield | 2–1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 23 | Farnborough Town | 3–0 | Newport I O W |
| 24 | Feltham | 3–2 | Maidenhead United |
| 25 | Finchley | 2–2 | Chesham United |
| 26 | Folkestone & Shepway | 5–2 | Eastbourne Town |
| 27 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–2 | Weston Super Mare |
| 28 | Formby | 2–2 | Darwen |
| 29 | Frickley Athletic | 1–2 | Appleby Frodingham |
| 30 | Goole Town | 7–0 | Selby Town |
| 31 | Gorleston | 1–1 | Chelmsford City |
| 32 | Great Harwood | 0–1 | Burscough |
| 33 | Hampton | 1–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 34 | Haringey Borough | 1–3 | Billericay Town |
| 35 | Harlow Town | 1–0 | Cambridge City |
| 36 | Hastings United | 5–1 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare |
| 37 | Hednesford Town | 1–0 | Buxton |
| 38 | Hemel Hempstead | 2–2 | Letchworth Garden City |
| 39 | Hertford Town | 1–0 | Kempston Rovers |
| 40 | Highgate United | 0–2 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 41 | Holbeach United | 0–1 | Boston |
| 42 | Horsham | 3–2 | Andover |
| 43 | Horsham Y M C A | 4–1 | Eastbourne United |
| 44 | Hungerford Town | 0–1 | Salisbury |
| 45 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 1–2 | Corby Town |
| 46 | Lowestoft Town | 4–1 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 47 | Maidstone United | 5–0 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 48 | March Town United | 3–8 | Arnold |
| 49 | Mossley | 1–0 | Curzon Ashton |
| 50 | Netherfield | 1–1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 51 | New Brighton | 1–3 | Winsford United |
| 52 | Newquay | 2–3 | Bideford |
| 53 | Oswestry Town | 1–2 | Rhyl |
| 54 | Oxford City | 2–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 55 | Poole Town | 0–2 | Frome Town |
| 56 | Ramsgate | 2–0 | Haywards Heath |
| 57 | Rossendale United | 1–2 | Runcorn |
| 58 | South Liverpool | 2–2 | Bangor City |
| 59 | St Albans City | 2–0 | Leytonstone |
| 60 | St Neots Town | 4–4 | Wisbech Town |
| 61 | Stalybridge Celtic | 6–0 | Sutton Town |
| 62 | Sutton United | 2–0 | Croydon |
| 63 | Swaythling | 1–1 | Bath City |
| 64 | Telford United | 3–0 | Leek Town |
| 65 | Tiverton Town | 2–0 | Chard Town |
| 66 | Tonbridge | 1–0 | Lewes |
| 67 | Washington | 0–3 | Consett |
| 68 | Wellingborough Town | 1–2 | Banbury United |
| 69 | Whitley Bay | 3–1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 70 | Witney Town | 0–3 | Tilbury |
| 71 | Worcester City | 1–0 | Barry Town |
| 72 | Worksop Town | 4–2 | Emley |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 8 | Ilford | 6–1 | Chertsey Town |
| 14 | Blyth Spartans | 3–0 | Crook Town |
| 18 | Leyton Wingate | 2–1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 20 | Boreham Wood | 4–2 | Edgware Town |
| 25 | Chesham United | 0–0 | Finchley |
| 28 | Darwen | 2–0 | Formby |
| 31 | Chelmsford City | 5–0 | Gorleston |
| 33 | Basingstoke Town | 0–2 | Hampton |
| 38 | Letchworth Garden City | 4–3 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 50 | Bishop Auckland | 1–1 | Netherfield |
| 58 | Bangor City | 1–0 | South Liverpool |
| 60 | Wisbech Town | 2–1 | St Neots Town |
| 63 | Bath City | 3–0 | Swaythling |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 25 | Finchley | 3–2 | Chesham United |
| 50 | Netherfield | 3–4 | Bishop Auckland |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Appleby Frodingham | 2–2 | Brigg Town |
| 2 | Arnold | 2–0 | Boston |
| 3 | Banbury United | 1–0 | Oxford City |
| 4 | Bangor City | 1–0 | Rhyl |
| 5 | Bath City | 2–0 | Dorchester Town |
| 6 | Billericay Town | 3–1 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 7 | Bishop Auckland | 3–2 | Boldon Community Association |
| 8 | Bridgend Town | 1–3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 9 | Burscough | 3–0 | Chorley |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Halesowen Town |
| 11 | Cheshunt | 1–0 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 12 | Consett | 1–4 | Blyth Spartans |
| 13 | Corby Town | 1–2 | Enderby Town |
| 14 | Enfield | 4–0 | Leyton Wingate |
| 15 | Finchley | 1–5 | Boreham Wood |
| 16 | Frome Town | 2–2 | Salisbury |
| 17 | Hampton | 1–1 | Ilford |
| 18 | Harlow Town | 1–1 | Chelmsford City |
| 19 | Hertford Town | 0–3 | Letchworth Garden City |
| 20 | Horsham | 2–0 | Farnborough Town |
| 21 | Horsham Y M C A | 2–2 | Folkestone & Shepway |
| 22 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–2 | A P Leamington |
| 23 | Maidstone United | 1–1 | Crawley Town |
| 24 | Runcorn | 2–0 | Darwen |
| 25 | St Albans City | 2–4 | Barnet |
| 26 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–1 | Hednesford Town |
| 27 | Sutton United | 1–0 | Hastings United |
| 28 | Telford United | 1–0 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 29 | Tilbury | 4–1 | Feltham |
| 30 | Tiverton Town | 0–0 | Bideford |
| 31 | Tonbridge | 2–0 | Ramsgate |
| 32 | Whitley Bay | 2–2 | Spennymoor United |
| 33 | Winsford United | 1–1 | Mossley |
| 34 | Wisbech Town | 0–3 | Lowestoft Town |
| 35 | Worcester City | 1–1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 36 | Worksop Town | 2–2 | Goole Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Brigg Town | 1–2 | Appleby Frodingham |
| 16 | Salisbury | 1–0 | Frome Town |
| 17 | Ilford | 1–1 | Hampton |
| 18 | Chelmsford City | 2–1 | Harlow Town |
| 21 | Folkestone & Shepway | 3–0 | Horsham Y M C A |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Maidstone United |
| 26 | Hednesford Town | 2–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 30 | Bideford | 3–0 | Tiverton Town |
| 32 | Spennymoor United | 4–1 | Whitley Bay |
| 33 | Mossley | 3–3 | Winsford United |
| 35 | Weston Super Mare | 1–2 | Worcester City |
| 36 | Goole Town | 2–2 | Worksop Town |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 23 | Maidstone United | 4-1 | Crawley Town |
| 25 | Finchley | 3–2 | Chesham United |
| 50 | Netherfield | 3–4 | Bishop Auckland |

## 4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Stafford Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Matlock Town, Altrincham, Morecambe, Dartford, Bishop's Stortford, Hendon, Grantham, Boston United, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Leatherhead, Hitchin Town, Tooting & Mitcham United, Marine, Minehead, Nuneaton Borough, Wealdstone and Northwich Victoria.

### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Appleby Frodingham | 0–2 | Mossley |
| 2 | Arnold | 3–0 | Telford United |
| 3 | Bideford | 1–0 | Banbury United |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 0–1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 3–2 | Dartford |
| 6 | Boston United | 1–2 | A P Leamington |
| 7 | Burscough | 0–0 | Morecambe |
| 8 | Chelmsford City | 0–3 | Folkestone & Shepway |
| 9 | Goole Town | 2–1 | Matlock Town |
| 10 | Grantham | 0–2 | Burton Albion |
| 11 | Hampton | 1–2 | Barnet |
| 12 | Hendon | 3–2 | Billericay Town |
| 13 | Hitchin Town | 2–2 | Kettering Town |
| 14 | Horsham | 0–4 | Enfield |
| 15 | Leatherhead | 4–1 | Cheshunt |
| 16 | Letchworth Garden City | 0–0 | Enderby Town |
| 17 | Lowestoft Town | 2–0 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 18 | Marine | 0–3 | Wigan Athletic |
| 19 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–2 | Bath City |
| 20 | Northwich Victoria | 2–2 | Stafford Rangers |
| 21 | Nuneaton Borough | 2–1 | Hednesford Town |
| 22 | Runcorn | 2–1 | Altrincham |
| 23 | Salisbury | 1–1 | Minehead |
| 24 | Spennymoor United | 2–1 | Bangor City |
| 25 | Tilbury | 4–3 | Tonbridge |
| 26 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 3–0 | Sutton United |
| 27 | Wealdstone | 2–1 | Maidstone United |
| 28 | Worcester City | 2–2 | Weymouth |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 7 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Burscough |
| 13 | Kettering Town | 2–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 16 | Enderby Town | 1–0 | Letchworth Garden City |
| 20 | Stafford Rangers | 2–1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 23 | Minehead | 2–1 | Salisbury |
| 28 | Weymouth | 2–1 | Worcester City |

## 1977–78 FA Cup

See 1977-78 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.