# 1976–77 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1976–77 is the 96th 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 | A P Leamington | 1–0 | Moor Green |
| 2 | Clevedon Town | 1–1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 3 | Congleton Town | 1–2 | Worksop Town |
| 4 | Crook Town | 4–1 | Eppleton Colliery Welfare |
| 5 | Croydon | 1–0 | Guildford & Dorking United |
| 6 | Darwen | 3–1 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 7 | Dudley Town | 3–1 | Halesowen Town |
| 8 | Dunstable | 0–4 | Witney Town |
| 9 | Eastwood Hanley | 2–2 | Heanor Town |
| 10 | Edmonton & Haringey | 0–1 | Kingstonian |
| 11 | Enfield | 1–0 | Hampton |
| 12 | Evenwood Town | 1–1 | Lancaster City |
| 13 | Everwarm | 0–1 | Llanelli |
| 14 | Farnborough Town | 4–0 | Salisbury |
| 15 | Feltham | 0–1 | Hornchurch |
| 16 | Frecheville Community | 0–1 | Winterton Rangers |
| 17 | Friar Lane Old Boys | 2–0 | Warley County Borough |
| 18 | Frickley Athletic | 3–0 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 19 | Glastonbury | 1–0 | Barry Town |
| 20 | Gloucester City | 1–1 | Trowbridge Town |
| 21 | Harrow Borough | 3–1 | Willesden |
| 22 | Harwich & Parkeston | 4–2 | Thetford Town |
| 23 | Hayes | 2–0 | Leyton Wingate |
| 24 | Herne Bay | 4–1 | Whitstable Town |
| 25 | Hertford Town | 1–1 | Romford |
| 26 | Hinckley Athletic | 0–1 | Tividale |
| 27 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 2–3 | Wingate (Durham) |
| 28 | Horsham Y M C A | 2–0 | Worthing |
| 29 | Hyde United | 2–1 | Leek Town |
| 30 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–2 | Redditch United |
| 31 | Letchworth Garden City | 5–1 | Maidenhead United |
| 32 | Louth United | 2–2 | Wisbech Town |
| 33 | March Town United | 0–3 | Stowmarket |
| 34 | Margate | 2–2 | Sittingbourne |
| 35 | Marlow | 0–0 | Milton Keynes City |
| 36 | Medway | 3–3 | Rainham Town |
| 37 | Molesey | 2–1 | St Albans City |
| 38 | New Brighton | 1–1 | Skelmersdale United |
| 39 | Newport I O W | 2–0 | Wigmore Athletic |
| 40 | North Shields | 0–0 | Spennymoor United |
| 41 | Nuneaton Borough | 2–1 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 42 | Penzance | 2–7 | Yeovil Town |
| 43 | Prescot Town | 4–1 | St Helens Town |
| 44 | Ruislip Manor | 2–2 | Wokingham Town |
| 45 | Rushden Town | 1–0 | Wolverton Town & B R |
| 46 | South Liverpool | 0–4 | Winsford United |
| 47 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–3 | Witton Albion |
| 48 | Washington | 3–1 | West Auckland Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 | Weston Super Mare | 3–0 | Clevedon Town |
| 9 | Heanor Town | 2–0 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 12 | Lancaster City | 4–0 | Evenwood Town |
| 20 | Trowbridge Town | 1–2 | Gloucester City |
| 25 | Romford | 1–2 | Hertford Town |
| 32 | Wisbech Town | 2–0 | Louth United |
| 34 | Sittingbourne | 0–1 | Margate |
| 35 | Milton Keynes City | 0–1 | Marlow |
| 36 | Rainham Town | 2–1 | Medway |
| 38 | Skelmersdale United | 0–2 | New Brighton |
| 40 | Spennymoor United | 4–1 | North Shields |
| 44 | Wokingham Town | 3–1 | Ruislip Manor |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 5–0 | Bacup Borough |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 2–0 | Belper Town |
| 3 | Alton Town | 1–0 | Andover |
| 4 | Ammanford Town | 1–0 | Evesham United (Replay ordered) |
| 5 | Annfield Plain | 3–2 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 6 | Appleby Frodingham | 5–3 | Bridlington Town |
| 7 | Armitage | 2–1 | Bedworth United |
| 8 | Arnold | 1–0 | Atherstone Town |
| 9 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 1–0 | Canterbury City |
| 10 | Aylesbury United | 1–3 | Banbury United |
| 11 | Bangor City | 6–0 | Prescot Town |
| 12 | Barking | 6–1 | Chertsey Town |
| 13 | Barnet | 6–1 | Egham Town |
| 14 | Barnstaple Town | 2–1 | Bath City |
| 15 | Barton Rovers | 3–0 | Cambridge City |
| 16 | Barton Town | 2–2 | Brigg Town |
| 17 | Basingstoke Town | 10–0 | Chichester City |
| 18 | Bedford Town | 7–1 | Chatteris Town |
| 19 | Bethesda Athletic | 2–1 | Oswestry Town |
| 20 | Bexhill Town | 2–1 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 21 | Boston | 2–0 | Bourne Town |
| 22 | Bridgwater Town | 2–4 | Falmouth Town |
| 23 | Bridport | 2–4 | Minehead |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Eastwood Town |
| 25 | Bury Town | 2–1 | Clacton Town (@ Clacton Town) |
| 26 | Camberley Town | 1–1 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 27 | Chippenham Town | 1–3 | Devizes Town |
| 28 | Cinderford Town | 1–1 | Melksham Town |
| 29 | Clitheroe | 0–0 | Formby |
| 30 | Consett | 1–0 | Easington Colliery Welfare |
| 31 | Corinthian Casuals | 0–1 | Grays Athletic |
| 32 | Cray Wanderers | 2–2 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 33 | Dagenham w/o-scr Stevenage Athletic | | |
| 34 | Darlaston | 2–1 | Highgate United |
| 35 | Desborough Town | 0–1 | Enderby Town |
| 36 | Didcot Town | 1–0 | Oxford City |
| 37 | Dover | 3–1 | Eastbourne United |
| 38 | Droylsden | 3–2 | Glossop |
| 39 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0–0 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 40 | Eastbourne Town | 0–3 | Lewes |
| 41 | Emley | 4–1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 42 | Epping Town | 3–2 | Hoddesdon Town |
| 43 | Fareham Town | 1–1 | Gosport Borough |
| 44 | Farsley Celtic | 1–4 | Goole Town |
| 45 | Ferryhill Athletic | 0–1 | Netherfield |
| 46 | Frome Town | 1–5 | Mangotsfield United |
| 47 | Gorleston | 1–1 | Lowestoft Town |
| 48 | Gornal Athletic | 1–3 | Lye Town |
| 49 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 0–0 | Maidstone United |
| 50 | Great Harwood | 1–1 | Darwen |
| 51 | Harlow Town | 2–2 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 52 | Hastings United | 5–0 | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| 53 | Hatfield Town | 2–0 | Hounslow |
| 54 | Haywards Heath | 3–1 | Ringmer |
| 55 | Heaton Stannington | 0–3 | Shildon |
| 56 | Hednesford Town | 1–0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 57 | Hertford Town | 1–2 | Boreham Wood |
| 58 | Histon | 1–4 | Potton United |
| 59 | Horsham | 4–0 | Selsey |
| 60 | Horwich R M I | 1–1 | Worksop Town |
| 61 | Hungerford Town | 0–3 | Farnborough Town |
| 62 | Hyde United | 4–1 | Ashton United |
| 63 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 2–2 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 64 | King's Lynn | 3–2 | Parson Drove United |
| 65 | Lancaster City | 1–1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 66 | Letchworth Garden City | 1–0 | Addlestone |
| 67 | Leytonstone | 2–0 | Harrow Borough |
| 68 | Littlehampton Town | 0–1 | Horsham Y M C A |
| 69 | Llanelli | 2–1 | Calne Town |
| 70 | Long Eaton United | 3–0 | Heanor Town |
| 71 | Marlow | 1–2 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 72 | Merthyr Tydfil | 4–1 | Gloucester City |
| 73 | Metropolitan Police | 0–3 | Sutton United |
| 74 | Mexborough Town | 2–0 | Frickley Athletic |
| 75 | Molesey | 2–1 | Burnham |
| 76 | Mossley | 5–2 | Chorley |
| 77 | Nantwich Town | 0–1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 78 | New Mills | 5–2 | Brereton Social |
| 79 | Newmarket Town | 1–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 80 | Newquay | 0–0 | St Blazey |
| 81 | Nuneaton Borough | 2–0 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 82 | Oldbury United | 0–4 | Tividale |
| 83 | Penrith | 0–2 | Crook Town |
| 84 | Poole Town | 2–0 | Dorchester Town |
| 85 | Porthmadog | 3–4 | New Brighton |
| 86 | Prestwich Heys | 0–1 | Runcorn |
| 87 | Rainham Town | 1–2 | Aveley |
| 88 | Ramsgate | 2–1 | Herne Bay |
| 89 | Redditch United | 2–0 | Alvechurch |
| 90 | Redhill | 0–1 | Bromley |
| 91 | Retford Town | 0–3 | Winterton Rangers |
| 92 | Rhyl | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town |
| 93 | Rossendale United | 0–5 | Buxton |
| 94 | Rothwell Town | 0–0 | A P Leamington |
| 95 | Selby Town | 0–2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 96 | Sheppey United | 2–2 | Margate |
| 97 | Sidley United | 0–3 | Folkestone & Shepway |
| 98 | Skegness Town | 0–2 | Wisbech Town |
| 99 | Slough Town | 2–2 | Finchley |
| 100 | South Bank | 3–0 | Carlisle City |
| 101 | Southall & Ealing Borough | 2–1 | Hornchurch |
| 102 | Southwick | 2–0 | Deal Town |
| 103 | Spalding United | 0–3 | Corby Town |
| 104 | St Neots Town | 1–0 | Stowmarket |
| 105 | Staines Town | 3–1 | Hayes |
| 106 | Stamford | 3–2 | Holbeach United |
| 107 | Stourbridge | 1–3 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 108 | Stratford Town | 0–2 | Dudley Town |
| 109 | Sudbury Town | 1–1 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 110 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 3–0 | Friar Lane Old Boys |
| 111 | Sutton Town | 0–1 | Denaby United |
| 112 | Swaythling | 4–0 | Newport I O W |
| 113 | Tamworth | 1–1 | Coventry Sporting |
| 114 | Taunton Town | 1–0 | Weston Super Mare |
| 115 | Telford United | 3–1 | Gresley Rovers |
| 116 | Thame United | 1–0 | Witney Town |
| 117 | Three Bridges | 3–3 | Faversham Town |
| 118 | Tilbury | 2–2 | Enfield |
| 119 | Tiverton Town | 0–2 | Yeovil Town |
| 120 | Ton Pentre | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 121 | Tonbridge | 0–1 | Croydon |
| 122 | Tow Law Town | 3–1 | Wingate (Durham) |
| 123 | Tring Town | 0–3 | Chesham United |
| 124 | Tunbridge Wells | 2–0 | Crawley Town |
| 125 | Uxbridge | 0–1 | Bracknell Town |
| 126 | V S Rugby | 1–4 | Bilston |
| 127 | Vauxhall Motors | 0–0 | Rushden Town |
| 128 | Wadebridge Town | 1–1 | Ilminster Town |
| 129 | Walthamstow Avenue | 1–4 | Kingstonian |
| 130 | Ware | 2–0 | Edgware Town |
| 131 | Washington | 0–2 | Barrow |
| 132 | Waterlooville | 9–0 | Cowes |
| 133 | Wealdstone | 5–1 | Clapton |
| 134 | Wellingborough Town | 3–1 | Ely City |
| 135 | Welton Rovers | 1–2 | Bideford |
| 136 | Wembley | 1–1 | Wokingham Town |
| 137 | Whitby Town | 3–0 | Spennymoor United |
| 138 | Whitley Bay | 5–0 | Boldon Community Association |
| 139 | Willington | 3–3 | Durham City |
| 140 | Windsor & Eton | 3–2 | Cheshunt |
| 141 | Winsford United | 0–0 | Burscough |
| 142 | Witton Albion | 3–1 | Curzon Ashton |
| 143 | Woking | 3–1 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 144 | Worcester City | 3–2 | Glastonbury |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 4 | Ammanford Town | 1–5 | Evesham United |
| 16 | Brigg Town | 3–2 | Barton Town |
| 24 | Eastwood Town | 1–2 | Burton Albion |
| 26 | Epsom & Ewell | 1–0 | Camberley Town |
| 28 | Melksham Town | 0–1 | Cinderford Town |
| 29 | Formby | 3–1 | Clitheroe |
| 32 | Erith & Belvedere | 2–3 | Cray Wanderers |
| 39 | Hemel Hempstead | 1–2 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 43 | Gosport Borough | 0–5 | Fareham Town |
| 47 | Lowestoft Town | 2–0 | Gorleston |
| 49 | Maidstone United | 3–0 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 50 | Darwen | 0–3 | Great Harwood |
| 51 | Hillingdon Borough | 2–0 | Harlow Town |
| 60 | Worksop Town | 1–0 | Horwich R M I |
| 63 | Soham Town Rangers | 4–3 | Irthlingborough Diamonds |
| 65 | Bishop Auckland | 2–0 | Lancaster City |
| 79 | Harwich & Parkeston | 8–1 | Newmarket Town |
| 80 | St Blazey | 1–3 | Newquay |
| 92 | Macclesfield Town | 1–2 | Rhyl |
| 94 | A P Leamington | 2–0 | Rothwell Town |
| 96 | Margate | 2–0 | Sheppey United |
| 99 | Finchley | 0–4 | Slough Town |
| 109 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0–1 | Sudbury Town |
| 113 | Coventry Sporting | 2–0 | Tamworth |
| 117 | Faversham Town | 2–1 | Three Bridges |
| 118 | Enfield | 3–1 | Tilbury |
| 120 | Cheltenham Town | 4–0 | Ton Pentre |
| 127 | Rushden Town | 1–2 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 128 | Ilminster Town | 1–0 | Wadebridge Town |
| 136 | Wokingham Town | 1–1 | Wembley |
| 139 | Durham City | 3–3 | Willington |
| 141 | Burscough | 1–3 | Winsford United |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 136 | Wembley | 0–1 | Wokingham Town |
| 139 | Willington | 2–3 | Durham City |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | A P Leamington | 1–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 0–3 | Formby |
| 3 | Alfreton Town | 0–1 | Droylsden |
| 4 | Alton Town | 0–0 | Fareham Town |
| 5 | Annfield Plain | 1–1 | Netherfield |
| 6 | Appleby Frodingham | 0–0 | Goole Town |
| 7 | Armitage | 1–1 | Darlaston |
| 8 | Arnold | 0–0 | Hednesford Town |
| 9 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 0–1 | Hastings United |
| 10 | Aveley | 1–0 | Grays Athletic |
| 11 | Banbury United | 3–2 | Didcot Town |
| 12 | Bangor City | 4–2 | Bethesda Athletic |
| 13 | Barking | 1–1 | Sutton United |
| 14 | Barnet | 3–0 | Hatfield Town |
| 15 | Barnstaple Town | 1–2 | Minehead |
| 16 | Barrow | 2–1 | Shildon |
| 17 | Barton Rovers | 5–0 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 18 | Basingstoke Town | 2–0 | Horsham |
| 19 | Bedford Town | 4–1 | Potton United |
| 20 | Bexhill Town | 0–3 | Lewes |
| 21 | Bishop Auckland | 3–0 | Consett |
| 22 | Boreham Wood | 1–1 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 23 | Boston | 2–1 | King's Lynn |
| 24 | Brigg Town | 1–2 | Emley |
| 25 | Bromley | 2–0 | Faversham Town |
| 26 | Bury Town | 2–3 | Lowestoft Town |
| 27 | Carshalton Athletic | 1–1 | Epping Town |
| 28 | Cray Wanderers | 2–1 | Maidstone United |
| 29 | Crook Town | 1–0 | South Bank |
| 30 | Croydon | 0–0 | Woking |
| 31 | Devizes Town | 0–1 | Mangotsfield United |
| 32 | Dover | 2–0 | Haywards Heath |
| 33 | Dudley Town | 4–1 | Bilston |
| 34 | Enfield | 5–2 | Bracknell Town |
| 35 | Falmouth Town | 8–0 | Newquay |
| 36 | Farnborough Town | 1–1 | Poole Town |
| 37 | Great Harwood | 6–0 | Mossley |
| 38 | Harwich & Parkeston | 3–1 | Sudbury Town |
| 39 | Horsham Y M C A | 1–1 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 40 | Hyde United | 0–1 | Burton Albion |
| 41 | Kingstonian | 0–2 | Wealdstone |
| 42 | Letchworth Garden City | 0–1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 43 | Leytonstone | 1–1 | Slough Town |
| 44 | Llanelli | 3–2 | Cinderford Town |
| 45 | Long Eaton United | 3–0 | New Mills |
| 46 | Margate | 2–2 | Folkestone & Shepway |
| 47 | Merthyr Tydfil | 3–3 | Cheltenham Town |
| 48 | Mexborough Town | 3–2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 49 | Molesey | 1–1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 50 | New Brighton | 1–3 | Rhyl |
| 51 | Nuneaton Borough | 2–0 | Lye Town |
| 52 | Ramsgate | 1–1 | Southwick |
| 53 | Redditch United | 0–0 | Enderby Town |
| 54 | Southall & Ealing Borough | 0–1 | Dagenham |
| 55 | St Neots Town | 3–0 | Corby Town |
| 56 | Staines Town | 3–1 | Ware |
| 57 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 2–1 | Coventry Sporting |
| 58 | Swaythling | 0–3 | Waterlooville |
| 59 | Taunton Town | 4–2 | Bideford |
| 60 | Thame United | 0–1 | Chesham United |
| 61 | Tividale | 0–3 | Telford United |
| 62 | Tow Law Town | 1–2 | Durham City |
| 63 | Vauxhall Motors | 1–3 | Wellingborough Town |
| 64 | Whitby Town | 2–0 | Whitley Bay |
| 65 | Winsford United | 1–0 | Runcorn |
| 66 | Winterton Rangers | 2–1 | Denaby United |
| 67 | Wisbech Town | 1–1 | Stamford |
| 68 | Witton Albion | 1–3 | Northwich Victoria |
| 69 | Wokingham Town | 2–1 | Windsor & Eton |
| 70 | Worcester City | 3–1 | Evesham United |
| 71 | Worksop Town | 3–0 | Buxton |
| 72 | Yeovil Town | 10–1 | Ilminster Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2–1 | A P Leamington |
| 4 | Fareham Town | 1–0 | Alton Town |
| 5 | Netherfield | 6–0 | Annfield Plain |
| 6 | Goole Town | 1–0 | Appleby Frodingham |
| 7 | Darlaston | 1–0 | Armitage |
| 8 | Hednesford Town | 3–0 | Arnold |
| 13 | Sutton United | 1–4 | Barking |
| 22 | Epsom & Ewell | 2–1 | Boreham Wood |
| 27 | Epping Town | 1–1 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 30 | Woking | 2–0 | Croydon |
| 36 | Poole Town | 3–1 | Farnborough Town |
| 39 | Tunbridge Wells | 0–3 | Horsham Y M C A (Ordered to be replayed) |
| 39 | Tunbridge Wells | 0–2 | Horsham Y M C A |
| 43 | Slough Town | 1–0 | Leytonstone |
| 46 | Folkestone & Shepway | 2–4 | Margate (Ordered to be replayed) |
| 46 | Folkestone & Shepway | 3–4 | Margate |
| 47 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 49 | Hillingdon Borough | 2–1 | Molesey |
| 52 | Southwick | 1–2 | Ramsgate |
| 53 | Enderby Town | 1–0 | Redditch United |
| 67 | Stamford | 3–0 | Wisbech Town |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 27 | Carshalton Athletic | 4–2 | Epping Town |
| 47 | Merthyr Tydfil | 4–0 | Cheltenham Town |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Aveley | 1–1 | Woking |
| 2 | Banbury United | 1–4 | Chesham United |
| 3 | Barking | 3–1 | Wokingham Town |
| 4 | Barnet | 0–1 | Slough Town |
| 5 | Barrow | 2–2 | Whitby Town |
| 6 | Barton Rovers | 1–1 | Wellingborough Town |
| 7 | Basingstoke Town | 1–2 | Waterlooville |
| 8 | Bedford Town | 3–0 | St Neots Town |
| 9 | Bishop Auckland | 1–1 | Crook Town |
| 10 | Boston | 1–0 | Stamford |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 5–0 | Long Eaton United |
| 12 | Carshalton Athletic | 3–3 | Dagenham |
| 13 | Cray Wanderers | 0–2 | Bromley |
| 14 | Darlaston | 1–0 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 15 | Dover | 3–2 | Margate |
| 16 | Droylsden | 1–0 | Worksop Town |
| 17 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0–2 | Wealdstone |
| 18 | Emley | 4–7 | Winterton Rangers |
| 19 | Enderby Town | 0–1 | Dudley Town |
| 20 | Epsom & Ewell | 1–1 | Enfield |
| 21 | Falmouth Town | 2–0 | Yeovil Town |
| 22 | Fareham Town | 0–1 | Poole Town |
| 23 | Formby | 0–0 | Great Harwood |
| 24 | Goole Town | 7–1 | Mexborough Town |
| 25 | Hastings United | 2–0 | Ramsgate |
| 26 | Hednesford Town | 0–0 | Telford United |
| 27 | Hillingdon Borough | 2–0 | Staines Town |
| 28 | Lewes | 4–4 | Horsham Y M C A |
| 29 | Llanelli | 3–6 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 30 | Lowestoft Town | 0–3 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 31 | Mangotsfield United | 0–2 | Worcester City |
| 32 | Minehead | 2–1 | Taunton Town |
| 33 | Netherfield | 1–1 | Durham City |
| 34 | Northwich Victoria | 0–0 | Rhyl |
| 35 | Nuneaton Borough | 2–0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 36 | Winsford United | 1–1 | Bangor City |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Woking | 4–0 | Aveley |
| 5 | Whitby Town | 3–4 | Barrow |
| 6 | Wellingborough Town | 1–2 | Barton Rovers |
| 9 | Crook Town | 1–0 | Bishop Auckland |
| 12 | Dagenham | 2–1 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 20 | Enfield | 1–0 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 23 | Great Harwood | 3–0 | Formby |
| 26 | Telford United | 3–0 | Hednesford Town |
| 28 | Horsham Y M C A | 2–4 | Lewes |
| 33 | Durham City | 1–2 | Netherfield |
| 34 | Rhyl | 1–3 | Northwich Victoria |
| 36 | Bangor City | 4–1 | Winsford United |

## 4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Matlock Town, Altrincham, Morecambe, Dartford, Bishop's Stortford, Ilford, Walton & Hersham, Hendon, Gateshead United, Chelmsford City, Grantham, Boston United, Blyth Spartans, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Wycombe Wanderers, Leatherhead, Hitchin Town, Tooting & Mitcham United and Marine.

### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Altrincham | 1–0 | Grantham |
| 2 | Barton Rovers | 2–3 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 0–3 | Gateshead United |
| 4 | Boston | 1–0 | Bangor City |
| 5 | Bromley | 9–3 | Walton & Hersham |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 0–1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 7 | Chelmsford City | 0–4 | Leatherhead |
| 8 | Chesham United | 4–2 | Worcester City |
| 9 | Crook Town | 2–1 | Netherfield |
| 10 | Dagenham | 1–1 | Dartford |
| 11 | Darlaston | 1–1 | Kettering Town |
| 12 | Dover | 2–2 | Hitchin Town |
| 13 | Dudley Town | 1–0 | Bedford Town |
| 14 | Enfield | 2–2 | Ilford |
| 15 | Falmouth Town | 1–1 | Minehead |
| 16 | Goole Town | 1–1 | Boston United |
| 17 | Hillingdon Borough | 2–1 | Hastings United |
| 18 | Lewes | 1–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 19 | Marine | 1–1 | Barrow |
| 20 | Morecambe | 2–0 | Great Harwood |
| 21 | Poole Town | 2–3 | Weymouth |
| 22 | Telford United | 2–5 | Matlock Town |
| 23 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1–1 | Barking |
| 24 | Waterlooville | 4–1 | Hendon |
| 25 | Wealdstone | 3–2 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 26 | Winterton Rangers | 3–3 | Droylsden |
| 27 | Woking | 0–0 | Slough Town |
| 28 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 10 | Dartford | 3–2 | Dagenham |
| 11 | Kettering Town | 2–0 | Darlaston |
| 12 | Hitchin Town | 3–1 | Dover |
| 14 | Ilford | 0–4 | Enfield |
| 15 | Minehead | 3–0 | Falmouth Town |
| 16 | Boston United | 1–3 | Goole Town |
| 18 | Harwich & Parkeston | 3–1 | Lewes |
| 19 | Barrow | 3–1 | Marine |
| 23 | Barking | 1–2 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 26 | Droylsden | 3–2 | Winterton Rangers |
| 27 | Slough Town | 0–1 | Woking |

## 1976–77 FA Cup

See 1976–77 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.