# 1996–97 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The 1996–97 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 116th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 574 clubs were accepted for the competition, down one from the previous season's 575.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 28 winning teams from fourth round qualifying progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.

## Calendar

| Round | Start Date | New Entries | Clubs |
| Preliminary round | Saturday 31 August 1996 | 340 | 574 → 404 |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 14 September 1996 | 118 | 404 → 260 |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 28 September 1996 | none | 260 → 188 |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 12 October 1996 | none | 188 → 152 |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 26 October 1996 | 20 | 152 → 124 |
| First round proper | Saturday 16 November 1996 | 52 | 124 → 84 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 7 December 1996 | none | 84 → 64 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 4 January 1997 | 44 | 64 → 32 |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 25 January 1997 | none | 32 → 16 |
| Fifth round proper | Saturday 15 February 1997 | none | 16 → 8 |
| Sixth round proper | Saturday 8 March 1997 | none | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 13 April 1997 | none | 4 → 2 |
| Final | Saturday 17 May 1997 | none | 2 → 1 |

## Preliminary round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | A F C Lymington | 6-1 | Windsor & Eton |
| 2 | Alnwick Town | 0-0 | Consett |
| 3 | Arlesey Town | 3-1 | Potton United |
| 4 | Arundel | 3-0 | Canterbury City |
| 5 | Ashford Town (Middx) | 2-0 | Slade Green |
| 6 | Ashington | 4-5 | Ashfield United |
| 7 | Banbury United | 0-1 | V S Rugby |
| 8 | Barwell | 0-2 | Bilston Town |
| 9 | Basildon United | 0-2 | Woodbridge Town |
| 10 | Bedfont | 1-2 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 11 | Bedworth United | 2-2 | Paget Rangers |
| 12 | Belper Town | 1-1 | Leigh R M I |
| 13 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 2-0 | Bicester Town |
| 14 | Berkhamsted Town | 2-3 | Chesham United |
| 15 | Biggleswade Town | 0-1 | London Colney |
| 16 | Blackpool Rovers | 1-2 | Hucknall Town |
| 17 | Blakenall | 3-0 | Glossop North End |
| 18 | Bootle | 2-0 | Seaham Red Star |
| 19 | Bournemouth | 1-3 | Abingdon Town |
| 20 | Bowers United | 2-1 | Hanwell Town |
| 21 | Brandon United | 3-1 | Tadcaster Albion |
| 22 | Bridport | 0-1 | Clevedon Town |
| 23 | Brimsdown Rovers | 1-3 | Tring Town |
| 24 | Burgess Hill Town | 4-1 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 25 | Burnham Ramblers | 1-1 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 26 | Bury Town | 4-1 | Milton Keynes |
| 27 | Chasetown | 2-0 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 28 | Cheadle Town | 0-0 | Burscough |
| 29 | Cirencester Town | 1-0 | Yate Town |
| 30 | Concord Rangers | 2-2 | Barking |
| 31 | Corby Town | 5-1 | Eynesbury Rovers |
| 32 | Corinthian Casuals | 1-1 | Chipstead |
| 33 | Cornard United | 0-2 | Gorleston |
| 34 | Cove | 1-0 | Ash United |
| 35 | Croydon Athletic | 2-0 | Lewes |
| 36 | Dartford | 1-1 | Horsham |
| 37 | Devizes Town | 2-0 | Westbury United |
| 38 | Droylsden | 1-5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels |
| 39 | Dudley Town | 1-3 | Tamworth |
| 40 | East Grinstead | 2-3 | Folkestone Invicta |
| 41 | East Thurrock United | 4-2 | Mirrlees Blackstone |
| 42 | Eastleigh | 0-3 | Hungerford Town |
| 43 | Eastwood Hanley | 0-1 | Crook Town |
| 44 | Eccleshill United | 2-1 | Hallam |
| 45 | Edgware Town | 1-1 | Flackwell Heath |
| 46 | Endsleigh | 0-3 | Bristol Manor Farm |
| 47 | Erith & Belvedere | 2-2 | Kingsbury Town |
| 48 | Esh Winning | 1-3 | Oldham Town |
| 49 | Evenwood Town | 3-1 | Darwen |
| 50 | Fakenham Town | 2-2 | Maldon Town |
| 51 | Falmouth Town | 3-0 | Barnstaple Town |
| 52 | Felixstowe Port & Town | 0-1 | Clapton |
| 53 | Ferryhill Athletic | 1-2 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 54 | Fleet Town | 2-0 | Waterlooville |
| 55 | Flixton | 4-1 | R T M Newcastle |
| 56 | Ford United | 1-0 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 57 | Frome Town | 3-0 | Elmore |
| 58 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 1-2 | Matlock Town |
| 59 | Glastonbury | 2-4 | Calne Town |
| 60 | Godalming & Guildford | 5-2 | Carterton Town |
| 61 | Gosport Borough | 2-1 | Ryde |
| 62 | Hailsham Town | 2-2 | Redhill |
| 63 | Halesowen Harriers | 2-2 | Long Buckby |
| 64 | Harefield United | 2-4 | Halstead Town |
| 65 | Haringey Borough | 0-3 | Hornchurch |
| 66 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 5-2 | Stockton |
| 67 | Harrogate Town | 6-0 | Whitley Bay |
| 68 | Harworth Colliery Institute | 0-0 | Blidworth Welfare |
| 69 | Hassocks | 1-3 | Egham Town |
| 70 | Hatfield Main | 0-0 | Farsley Celtic |
| 71 | Haverhill Rovers | 5-1 | Holbeach United |
| 72 | Heanor Town | 3-4 | Sheffield |
| 73 | Hebburn | 0-5 | Dunston Federation Brewery |
| 74 | Hemel Hempstead | 1-0 | Ware |
| 75 | Hillingdon Borough | 1-4 | Stowmarket Town |
| 76 | Hoddesdon Town | 0-1 | Stotfold |
| 77 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0-4 | Atherton Collieries |
| 78 | Horsham Y M C A | 6-1 | Littlehampton Town |
| 79 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 0-3 | Chester-Le-Street Town |
| 80 | Kimberley Town | 1-1 | Rossington Main |
| 81 | Knypersley Victoria | 4-0 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby |
| 82 | Langford | 0-4 | Brackley Town |
| 83 | Langney Sports | 1-3 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 84 | Leyton Pennant | 0-0 | Collier Row & Romford |
| 85 | Liversedge | 0-0 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
| 86 | Louth United | 2-2 | Guisborough Town |
| 87 | Lowestoft Town | 1-2 | Boston Town |
| 88 | Lye Town | 0-4 | Desborough Town |
| 89 | Maidenhead United | 0-1 | Havant Town |
| 90 | Mangotsfield United | 6-1 | Chippenham Town |
| 91 | March Town United | 2-1 | Barkingside |
| 92 | Margate | 0-1 | Banstead Athletic |
| 93 | Melksham Town | 2-1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 94 | Merstham | 3-2 | Deal Town |
| 95 | Mile Oak | 5-1 | Lancing |
| 96 | Murton | 1-0 | Congleton Town |
| 97 | Nantwich Town | 5-0 | South Shields |
| 98 | Netherfield | 3-0 | Shildon |
| 99 | Newcastle Town | 1-0 | Denaby United |
| 100 | Newport Pagnell Town | 0-1 | Wednesfield |
| 101 | North Ferriby United | 4-0 | Great Harwood Town |
| 102 | Northallerton | 0-1 | Morpeth Town |
| 103 | Northampton Spencer | 1-0 | Oldbury United |
| 104 | Ossett Albion | 2-1 | Brigg Town |
| 105 | Ossett Town | 3-1 | Armthorpe Welfare |
| 106 | Pagham | 1-4 | Northwood |
| 107 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 5-0 | Dorking |
| 108 | Pontefract Collieries | 1-2 | Pickering Town |
| 109 | Portfield | 1-3 | Three Bridges |
| 110 | Portsmouth Royal Navy | 1-6 | Camberley Town |
| 111 | Potters Bar Town | 5-1 | Cheshunt |
| 112 | Prudhoe Town | 1-1 | Maine Road |
| 113 | Raynes Park Vale | 1-4 | Burnham |
| 114 | Ringmer | 7-0 | Steyning Town |
| 115 | Rocester | 5-1 | Bolehall Swifts |
| 116 | Rossendale United | 1-1 | Castleton Gabriels |
| 117 | Rothwell Town | 5-1 | Bourne Town |
| 118 | Royston Town | 1-0 | Southall |
| 119 | Ruislip Manor | 1-1 | Clacton Town |
| 120 | Rushall Olympic | 1-3 | Pelsall Villa |
| 121 | Ryhope Community Association | 1-2 | Arnold Town |
| 122 | Saffron Walden Town | 2-2 | Newmarket Town |
| 123 | Selsey | 3-1 | Thamesmead Town |
| 124 | Sheppey United | 1-2 | Harlow Town |
| 125 | Shifnal Town | 1-2 | Chadderton |
| 126 | Shoreham | 0-1 | Wealdstone |
| 127 | Shotton Comrades | 0-4 | Garforth Town |
| 128 | Soham Town Rangers | 0-2 | Stamford |
| 129 | Southend Manor | 0-5 | Braintree Town |
| 130 | Southwick | 0-0 | Oakwood |
| 131 | St Blazey | 2-0 | Minehead |
| 132 | St Helens Town | 2-2 | Peterlee Newtown |
| 133 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 2-0 | Metropolitan Police |
| 134 | Stafford Rangers | 1-1 | Redditch United |
| 135 | Stansted | 2-1 | Aveley |
| 136 | Stapenhill | 3-0 | Salford City |
| 137 | Stourport Swifts | 0-4 | Pershore Town |
| 138 | Stratford Town | 0-2 | Shepshed Dynamo |
| 139 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 0-0 | Moor Green |
| 140 | Thackley | 0-4 | Selby Town |
| 141 | Thatcham Town | 2-0 | Brockenhurst |
| 142 | Tilbury | 1-1 | Diss Town |
| 143 | Tiptree United | 1-0 | Hadleigh United |
| 144 | Tonbridge Angels | 1-0 | Leatherhead |
| 145 | Torrington | 3-0 | Paulton Rovers |
| 146 | Trafford | 2-0 | Clitheroe |
| 147 | Tuffley Rovers | 2-5 | Taunton Town |
| 148 | Uxbridge | 2-1 | Leighton Town |
| 149 | Viking Sports | 2-0 | Corinthian |
| 150 | Washington | 0-0 | Bridgnorth Town |
| 151 | Watton United | 1-4 | Bedford Town |
| 152 | Wellingborough Town | 0-3 | Cogenhoe United |
| 153 | Welton Rovers | 3-2 | Saltash United |
| 154 | Welwyn Garden City | 2-0 | Wootton Blue Cross |
| 155 | West Midlands Police | 1-2 | Westfields |
| 156 | Weston Super Mare | 2-0 | Brislington |
| 157 | Whitby Town | 6-2 | Whickham |
| 158 | Whitehawk | 1-6 | Whitstable Town |
| 159 | Whyteleafe | 3-3 | Chatham Town |
| 160 | Wick | 0-2 | Herne Bay |
| 161 | Willenhall Town | 1-0 | Hinckley Town |
| 162 | Willington | 2-1 | Borrowash Victoria |
| 163 | Wimborne Town | 1-1 | Andover |
| 164 | Wingate & Finchley | 0-1 | Spalding United |
| 165 | Witham Town | 2-5 | Grantham Town |
| 166 | Wivenhoe Town | 2-2 | Raunds Town |
| 167 | Wokingham Town | 0-0 | Fareham Town |
| 168 | Workington | 1-0 | Worksop Town |
| 169 | Worthing | 0-1 | Fisher Athletic London |
| 170 | Wroxham | 2-2 | Great Wakering Rovers |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 | Consett | 2-0 | Alnwick Town |
| 11 | Paget Rangers | 1-2 | Bedworth United |
| 12 | Leigh R M I | 3-1 | Belper Town |
| 25 | Great Yarmouth Town | 3-1 | Burnham Ramblers |
| 28 | Burscough | 2-0 | Cheadle Town |
| 30 | Barking | 1-0 | Concord Rangers |
| 32 | Chipstead | 2-4 | Corinthian Casuals |
| 36 | Horsham | 1-0 | Dartford |
| 45 | Flackwell Heath | 1-1 | Edgware Town |
| 47 | Kingsbury Town | 0-1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 50 | Maldon Town | 2-0 | Fakenham Town |
| 62 | Redhill | 2-1 | Hailsham Town |
| 63 | Long Buckby | 1-1 | Halesowen Harriers |
| 68 | Blidworth Welfare | 2-2 | Harworth Colliery Institute |
| 70 | Farsley Celtic | 2-1 | Hatfield Main |
| 80 | Rossington Main | 3-0 | Kimberley Town |
| 84 | Collier Row & Romford | 1-0 | Leyton Pennant |
| 85 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 2-2 | Liversedge |
| 86 | Guisborough Town | 4-1 | Louth United |
| 112 | Maine Road | 1-2 | Prudhoe Town |
| 116 | Castleton Gabriels | 2-4 | Rossendale United |
| 119 | Clacton Town | 3-2 | Ruislip Manor |
| 122 | Newmarket Town | 3-0 | Saffron Walden Town |
| 130 | Oakwood | 1-2 | Southwick |
| 132 | Peterlee Newtown | 1-2 | St Helens Town |
| 134 | Redditch United | 0-1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 139 | Moor Green | 3-2 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 142 | Diss Town | 1-0 | Tilbury |
| 150 | Bridgnorth Town | 2-1 | Washington |
| 159 | Chatham Town | 2-0 | Whyteleafe |
| 163 | Andover | 0-1 | Wimborne Town |
| 166 | Raunds Town | 3-0 | Wivenhoe Town |
| 167 | Fareham Town | 4-1 | Wokingham Town |
| 170 | Great Wakering Rovers | 0-1 | Wroxham |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 45 | Flackwell Heath | 0-3 | Edgware Town |
| 63 | Halesowen Harriers | 2-1 | Long Buckby |
| 68 | Blidworth Welfare | 2-1 | Harworth Colliery Institute |
| 85 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 2-2 | Liversedge |

### 3rd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 85 | Liversedge | 1-3 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 1-1 | Ossett Albion |
| 2 | Aldershot Town | 8-1 | Merstham |
| 3 | Arlesey Town | 0-3 | Stevenage Borough |
| 4 | Ashton United | 3-0 | Harrogate Railway Athletic |
| 5 | Atherstone United | 3-1 | Cogenhoe United |
| 6 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 1-0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 7 | Backwell United | 0-6 | Yeovil Town |
| 8 | Baldock Town | 2-0 | Tiptree United |
| 9 | Banstead Athletic | 1-3 | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| 10 | Barton Rovers | 2-2 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 11 | Basingstoke Town | 0-3 | Gloucester City |
| 12 | Bedlington Terriers | 4-0 | Prudhoe Town |
| 13 | Bedworth United | 3-3 | V S Rugby |
| 14 | Bideford | 2-6 | Melksham Town |
| 15 | Billericay Town | 4-0 | Woodbridge Town |
| 16 | Billingham Synthonia | 1-0 | Atherton Collieries |
| 17 | Billingham Town | 2-0 | Dunston Federation Brewery |
| 18 | Bishop Auckland | 3-1 | Pickering Town |
| 19 | Bishop's Stortford | 2-0 | Bedford Town |
| 20 | Blidworth Welfare | 0-1 | Stapenhill |
| 21 | Boreham Wood | 8-1 | Tring Town |
| 22 | Brackley Town | 1-1 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 23 | Bracknell Town | 4-2 | Selsey |
| 24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1-0 | Ashfield United |
| 25 | Brandon United | 0-6 | Morecambe |
| 26 | Bridgnorth Town | 4-1 | Trafford |
| 27 | Bromley | 4-0 | Viking Sports |
| 28 | Buckingham Town | 3-6 | Hungerford Town |
| 29 | Burton Albion | 1-0 | Guisborough Town |
| 30 | Bury Town | 0-0 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 31 | Buxton | 1-2 | Ossett Town |
| 32 | Cambridge City | 6-1 | Diss Town |
| 33 | Canvey Island | 3-1 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 34 | Carshalton Athletic | 6-0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 35 | Chatham Town | 1-2 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 36 | Chelmsford City | 5-0 | March Town United |
| 37 | Chesham United | 3-1 | Barking |
| 38 | Cirencester Town | 2-0 | Falmouth Town |
| 39 | Clevedon Town | 4-1 | Dorchester Town |
| 40 | Collier Row & Romford | 1-1 | Halstead Town |
| 41 | Corby Town | 4-1 | Stamford |
| 42 | Croydon | 3-1 | Egham Town |
| 43 | Curzon Ashton | 1-0 | Evenwood Town |
| 44 | Devizes Town | 2-2 | Bath City |
| 45 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2-0 | Ashford Town (Middx) |
| 46 | Durham City | 5-1 | Morpeth Town |
| 47 | Easington Colliery | 2-7 | Winsford United |
| 48 | Eastwood Town | 1-0 | Eccleshill United |
| 49 | Edgware Town | 3-3 | Ford United |
| 50 | Emley | 3-0 | Selby Town |
| 51 | Evesham United | 4-0 | Pelsall Villa |
| 52 | Fareham Town | 2-1 | Worcester City |
| 53 | Farsley Celtic | 1-0 | Knowsley United |
| 54 | Fisher Athletic London | 3-2 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 55 | Fleet Town | 0-3 | Abingdon Town |
| 56 | Flixton | 2-0 | Bootle |
| 57 | Forest Green Rovers | 4-5 | Torrington |
| 58 | Garforth Town | 1-3 | Whitby Town |
| 59 | Gorleston | 1-2 | Sudbury Town |
| 60 | Gosport Borough | 0-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 61 | Grantham Town | 2-0 | Boston Town |
| 62 | Grays Athletic | 6-0 | Clacton Town |
| 63 | Gresley Rovers | 2-1 | Chasetown |
| 64 | Gretna | 1-1 | Arnold Town |
| 65 | Guiseley | 4-0 | Hucknall Town |
| 66 | Hampton | 2-1 | Harlow Town |
| 67 | Harrogate Town | 0-1 | Consett |
| 68 | Harrow Borough | 4-1 | Stowmarket Town |
| 69 | Hastings Town | 2-0 | Burnham |
| 70 | Havant Town | 0-3 | Bashley |
| 71 | Hemel Hempstead | 0-1 | Stansted |
| 72 | Hendon | 2-0 | Croydon Athletic |
| 73 | Hertford Town | 1-2 | Potters Bar Town |
| 74 | Hinckley Athletic | 5-1 | Halesowen Harriers |
| 75 | Horsham | 1-0 | Wealdstone |
| 76 | Horsham Y M C A | 2-3 | Sittingbourne |
| 77 | Leicester United scr-w/o Desborough Town | | |
| 78 | Leigh R M I | 2-0 | Alfreton Town |
| 79 | Lincoln United | 2-2 | Lancaster City |
| 80 | London Colney | 0-0 | St Albans City |
| 81 | Maldon Town | 2-7 | Boston United |
| 82 | Marlow | 0-2 | Braintree Town |
| 83 | Matlock Town | 0-1 | Leek Town |
| 84 | Mile Oak | 0-3 | Dover Athletic |
| 85 | Molesey | 3-1 | Whitstable Town |
| 86 | Moor Green | 1-2 | Solihull Borough |
| 87 | Mossley | 3-1 | Burscough |
| 88 | Murton | 1-3 | Frickley Athletic |
| 89 | Netherfield | 3-1 | Nantwich Town |
| 90 | Newport A F C | 5-2 | Mangotsfield United |
| 91 | North Ferriby United | 4-1 | Chorley |
| 92 | Oldham Town | 2-3 | Halifax Town |
| 93 | Pershore Town | 1-2 | Knypersley Victoria |
| 94 | Purfleet | 5-1 | Hornchurch |
| 95 | Racing Club Warwick | 1-1 | Northampton Spencer |
| 96 | Radcliffe Borough | 0-2 | Marine |
| 97 | Raunds Town | 2-4 | East Thurrock United |
| 98 | Redhill | 0-1 | Crawley Town |
| 99 | Ringmer | 1-2 | Chertsey Town |
| 100 | Rocester | 0-3 | Kettering Town |
| 101 | Rossendale United | 0-5 | Southport |
| 102 | Rossington Main | 1-2 | Blakenall |
| 103 | Rothwell Town | 2-3 | Spalding United |
| 104 | Salisbury City | 0-0 | Godalming & Guildford |
| 105 | Sandwell Borough | 0-0 | Shepshed Dynamo |
| 106 | Sheffield | 2-1 | Chadderton |
| 107 | Southwick | 1-2 | Welling United |
| 108 | St Blazey | 0-7 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 109 | St Helens Town | 0-0 | Gateshead |
| 110 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 4-1 | Arundel |
| 111 | Stafford Rangers | 0-1 | Bilston Town |
| 112 | Staines Town | 2-0 | Folkestone Invicta |
| 113 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 4-2 | Chester-Le-Street Town |
| 114 | Stotfold | 0-2 | Hayes |
| 115 | Stourbridge | 1-0 | Halesowen Town |
| 116 | Sudbury Wanderers | 1-1 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 117 | Tamworth | 4-1 | Willenhall Town |
| 118 | Thame United | 1-1 | A F C Lymington |
| 119 | Thatcham Town | 1-1 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins |
| 120 | Three Bridges | 1-6 | Farnborough Town |
| 121 | Tiverton Town | 3-0 | Frome Town |
| 122 | Tonbridge Angels | 2-0 | Northwood |
| 123 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 5-0 | Corinthian Casuals |
| 124 | Tow Law Town | 1-1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 125 | Trowbridge Town | 3-0 | Calne Town |
| 126 | Uxbridge | 5-1 | Clapton |
| 127 | Walton & Hersham | 1-1 | Herne Bay |
| 128 | Warrington Town | 0-1 | Hyde United |
| 129 | Wednesfield | 0-0 | Hednesford Town |
| 130 | Welton Rovers | 0-6 | Taunton Town |
| 131 | Welwyn Garden City | 1-4 | Aylesbury United |
| 132 | Wembley | 0-2 | Royston Town |
| 133 | West Auckland Town | 1-3 | Bamber Bridge |
| 134 | Westfields | 0-4 | Rushden & Diamonds |
| 135 | Weston Super Mare | 4-0 | Bristol Manor Farm |
| 136 | Weymouth | 2-0 | Camberley Town |
| 137 | Willington | 1-3 | Newcastle Town |
| 138 | Wimborne Town | 5-0 | Cove |
| 139 | Wisbech Town | 2-1 | Newmarket Town |
| 140 | Witney Town | 1-1 | Oxford City |
| 141 | Workington | 3-1 | Crook Town |
| 142 | Wroxham | 3-2 | King's Lynn |
| 143 | Yeading | 6-0 | Bowers United |
| 144 | Yorkshire Amateur | 0-1 | Stalybridge Celtic |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Ossett Albion | 2-1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 10 | Erith & Belvedere | 1-2 | Barton Rovers |
| 13 | V S Rugby | 0-3 | Bedworth United |
| 22 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1-0 | Brackley Town |
| 30 | Heybridge Swifts | 3-0 | Bury Town |
| 40 | Halstead Town | 4-0 | Collier Row & Romford |
| 44 | Bath City | 3-1 | Devizes Town |
| 49 | Ford United | 2-3 | Edgware Town |
| 64 | Arnold Town | 3-0 | Gretna |
| 79 | Lancaster City | 3-2 | Lincoln United |
| 80 | St Albans City | 4-1 | London Colney |
| 95 | Northampton Spencer | 2-2 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 104 | Godalming & Guildford | 0-2 | Salisbury City |
| 105 | Shepshed Dynamo | 5-2 | Sandwell Borough |
| 109 | Gateshead | 5-1 | St Helens Town |
| 116 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0-1 | Sudbury Wanderers |
| 118 | A F C Lymington | 1-1 | Thame United |
| 119 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 2-3 | Thatcham Town |
| 124 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2-0 | Tow Law Town |
| 127 | Herne Bay | 1-0 | Walton & Hersham |
| 129 | Hednesford Town | 6-0 | Wednesfield |
| 140 | Oxford City | 2-3 | Witney Town |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 95 | Racing Club Warwick | 5-1 | Northampton Spencer |
| 118 | Thame United | 3-1 | A F C Lymington |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Arnold Town | 0-0 | Flixton |
| 2 | Ashton United | 2-0 | Netherfield |
| 3 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 3-2 | Curzon Ashton |
| 4 | Aylesbury United | 0-3 | Boreham Wood |
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 5-3 | Stapenhill |
| 6 | Barton Rovers | 1-2 | Edgware Town |
| 7 | Bashley | 4-3 | Thame United |
| 8 | Bath City | 5-2 | Newport A F C |
| 9 | Billericay Town | 0-0 | Corby Town |
| 10 | Billingham Town | 0-1 | Workington |
| 11 | Boston United | 3-0 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 12 | Bracknell Town | 5-2 | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| 13 | Braintree Town | 3-1 | Halstead Town |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 2-1 | Stocksbridge Park Steels |
| 15 | Canvey Island | 1-1 | Grantham Town |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 4-3 | Salisbury City |
| 17 | Chertsey Town | 2-3 | Hastings Town |
| 18 | Clevedon Town | 0-2 | Tiverton Town |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 0-4 | Bromley |
| 20 | Croydon | 0-7 | St Leonards Stamcroft |
| 21 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0-0 | Harrow Borough |
| 22 | Desborough Town | 2-2 | Bilston Town |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 2-0 | Aldershot Town |
| 24 | Durham City | 1-1 | Consett (Tie awarded to Consett) |
| 25 | Fareham Town | 4-2 | Hungerford Town |
| 26 | Farnborough Town | 3-2 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 27 | Farsley Celtic | 3-1 | Mossley |
| 28 | Frickley Athletic | 1-0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 29 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2-1 | Bridgnorth Town |
| 30 | Gateshead | 5-1 | Ossett Town |
| 31 | Gloucester City | 1-3 | Thatcham Town |
| 32 | Halifax Town | 1-4 | Bishop Auckland |
| 33 | Hampton | 2-2 | Stansted |
| 34 | Hayes | 1-1 | Grays Athletic |
| 35 | Hednesford Town | 6-1 | Evesham United |
| 36 | Hendon | 0-0 | Fisher Athletic London |
| 37 | Herne Bay | 1-0 | Horsham |
| 38 | Heybridge Swifts | 1-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 39 | Hinckley Athletic | 1-1 | Bedworth United |
| 40 | Hyde United | 0-1 | Whitby Town |
| 41 | Kettering Town | 0-0 | Atherstone United |
| 42 | Lancaster City | 6-0 | Blakenall |
| 43 | Leek Town | 1-0 | Eastwood Town |
| 44 | Leigh R M I | 1-1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 45 | Marine | 1-0 | Sheffield |
| 46 | Melksham Town | 0-1 | Cirencester Town |
| 47 | Merthyr Tydfil | 3-1 | Torrington |
| 48 | Molesey | 0-0 | Tonbridge Angels |
| 49 | Morecambe | 4-1 | Guiseley |
| 50 | North Ferriby United | 1-0 | Bedlington Terriers |
| 51 | Potters Bar Town | 0-4 | Chesham United |
| 52 | Racing Club Warwick | 0-5 | Tamworth |
| 53 | Royston Town | 0-5 | Uxbridge |
| 54 | Rushden & Diamonds | 4-0 | Gresley Rovers |
| 55 | Sittingbourne | 4-5 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 56 | Solihull Borough | 1-1 | Shepshed Dynamo |
| 57 | Southport | 1-1 | Emley |
| 58 | St Albans City | 1-1 | Yeading |
| 59 | Staines Town | 2-1 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 60 | Stalybridge Celtic | 4-1 | Ossett Albion |
| 61 | Stevenage Borough | 1-1 | Baldock Town |
| 62 | Stourbridge | 0-0 | Knypersley Victoria |
| 63 | Sudbury Town | 2-1 | Purfleet |
| 64 | Sudbury Wanderers | 3-2 | Spalding United |
| 65 | Trowbridge Town | 2-1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 66 | Welling United | 2-1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 67 | Weymouth | 1-0 | Abingdon Town |
| 68 | Winsford United | 0-1 | Newcastle Town |
| 69 | Wisbech Town | 2-0 | East Thurrock United |
| 70 | Witney Town | 2-1 | Wimborne Town |
| 71 | Wroxham | 1-1 | Cambridge City |
| 72 | Yeovil Town | 0-0 | Taunton Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Flixton | 2-0 | Arnold Town |
| 9 | Corby Town | 1-1 | Billericay Town |
| 15 | Grantham Town | 0-1 | Canvey Island |
| 21 | Harrow Borough | 0-2 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 22 | Bilston Town | 5-2 | Desborough Town |
| 33 | Stansted | 2-1 | Hampton |
| 34 | Grays Athletic | 0-0 | Hayes |
| 36 | Fisher Athletic London | 0-1 | Hendon |
| 38 | Chelmsford City | 2-1 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 39 | Bedworth United | 3-1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 41 | Atherstone United | 1-6 | Kettering Town |
| 44 | Billingham Synthonia | 2-3 | Leigh R M I |
| 48 | Tonbridge Angels | 1-2 | Molesey |
| 56 | Shepshed Dynamo | 1-0 | Solihull Borough |
| 57 | Emley | 2-3 | Southport |
| 58 | Yeading | 0-1 | St Albans City |
| 61 | Baldock Town | 1-2 | Stevenage Borough |
| 62 | Knypersley Victoria | 1-0 | Stourbridge |
| 71 | Cambridge City | 2-0 | Wroxham |
| 72 | Taunton Town | 3-5 | Yeovil Town |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 9 | Corby Town | 3-1 | Billericay Town |
| 34 | Hayes | 2-0 | Grays Athletic |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 1-1 | Bamber Bridge |
| 2 | Bashley | 0-1 | Thatcham Town |
| 3 | Bath City | 2-0 | Cirencester Town |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 0-1 | Consett |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 3-2 | Edgware Town |
| 6 | Boston United | 10-1 | Sudbury Wanderers |
| 7 | Bromley | 1-1 | St Leonards Stamcroft |
| 8 | Cambridge City | 0-3 | Canvey Island |
| 9 | Chelmsford City | 2-3 | Wisbech Town |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Weymouth |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3-0 | Uxbridge |
| 12 | Dover Athletic | 0-1 | Hendon |
| 13 | Fareham Town | 0-1 | Witney Town |
| 14 | Farnborough Town | 3-2 | Bracknell Town |
| 15 | Farsley Celtic | 0-1 | Whitby Town |
| 16 | Frickley Athletic | 1-1 | Newcastle Town |
| 17 | Gateshead | 4-0 | Workington |
| 18 | Hastings Town | 2-1 | Molesey |
| 19 | Hayes | 1-0 | Chesham United |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 4-2 | Tamworth |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 0-1 | Bedworth United |
| 22 | Leek Town | 2-0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 23 | Leigh R M I | 2-0 | Marine |
| 24 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1-0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 25 | Morecambe | 6-2 | Flixton |
| 26 | North Ferriby United | 0-2 | Lancaster City |
| 27 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1-0 | Bilston Town |
| 28 | Shepshed Dynamo | 1-0 | Knypersley Victoria |
| 29 | Southport | 4-1 | Burton Albion |
| 30 | St Albans City | 5-0 | Stansted |
| 31 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-1 | Ashton United |
| 32 | Stevenage Borough | 3-1 | Braintree Town |
| 33 | Sudbury Town | 1-0 | Corby Town |
| 34 | Tiverton Town | 0-2 | Yeovil Town |
| 35 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0-1 | Staines Town |
| 36 | Welling United | 2-0 | Herne Bay |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Bamber Bridge | 2-0 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
| 7 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 2-5 | Bromley |
| 16 | Newcastle Town | 2-1 | Frickley Athletic |

## 4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Altrincham, Telford United, Slough Town, Runcorn, Witton Albion, Sutton United, Nuneaton Borough, Hitchin Town, Kingstonian, Gravesend & Northfleet, Ashford Town (Kent), Barrow, Blyth Spartans, Spennymoor United, Colwyn Bay, Newport I O W, Cinderford Town and Bognor Regis Town.

### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3-1 | Kingstonian |
| 2 | Barrow | 1-1 | Altrincham |
| 3 | Bath City | 0-0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 4 | Bedworth United | 0-2 | Boston United |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 5-0 | Thatcham Town |
| 6 | Bromley | 1-0 | Sutton United |
| 7 | Canvey Island | 0-1 | Sudbury Town |
| 8 | Cinderford Town | 0-4 | Farnborough Town |
| 9 | Colwyn Bay | 1-0 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 10 | Gateshead | 0-1 | Consett |
| 11 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1-5 | Stevenage Borough |
| 12 | Hastings Town | 1-1 | Hendon |
| 13 | Hayes | 1-0 | Slough Town |
| 14 | Hednesford Town | 2-0 | Telford United |
| 15 | Hitchin Town | 1-2 | Wisbech Town |
| 16 | Lancaster City | 1-1 | Morecambe |
| 17 | Leigh R M I | 2-4 | Runcorn |
| 18 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2-1 | Yeovil Town |
| 19 | Newcastle Town | 4-0 | Bamber Bridge |
| 20 | Newport I O W | 1-4 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 21 | Rushden & Diamonds | 2-0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 22 | Shepshed Dynamo | 2-0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 23 | Spennymoor United | 2-2 | Southport |
| 24 | Staines Town | 0-1 | Welling United |
| 25 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1-0 | Leek Town |
| 26 | Whitby Town | 2-1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 27 | Witney Town | 0-4 | St Albans City |
| 28 | Witton Albion | 1-4 | Kidderminster Harriers |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 | Altrincham | 4-0 | Barrow |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 4-1 | Bath City |
| 12 | Hendon | 2-0 | Hastings Town |
| 16 | Morecambe | 2-2 | Lancaster City |
| 23 | Southport | 2-1 | Spennymoor United |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 16 | Morecambe | 4-2 | Lancaster City |

## 1996-97 FA Cup

See 1996-97 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.