# 1971–72 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1971–72 is the 91st 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 | Bridlington Town | 2–1 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 2 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 0–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 3 | Chippenham Town | 1–0 | Frome Town |
| 4 | Desborough Town | 1–2 | Irthlingborough Diamonds |
| 5 | Ellesmere Port Town | 2–1 | Formby |
| 6 | Frickley Colliery | 3–2 | Mexborough Town |
| 7 | Gosport Borough | 0–0 | Newport I O W |
| 8 | Harwich & Parkeston | 2–2 | Lowestoft Town |
| 9 | Hertford Town | 1–1 | Leytonstone |
| 10 | Histon | 4–2 | Rothwell Town |
| 11 | Hornchurch | 1–4 | Metropolitan Police |
| 12 | Hyde United | 2–2 | Kirkby Town |
| 13 | Ilford | 2–3 | Staines Town |
| 14 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–1 | Lye Town |
| 15 | Kingstonian | 4–1 | Leighton Town |
| 16 | Lincoln United | 1–0 | Louth United |
| 17 | Llanelli | 0–3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 18 | March Town United | 1–2 | Skegness Town |
| 19 | Minehead | 1–2 | Poole Town |
| 20 | New Mills | 3–1 | Sandbach Ramblers |
| 21 | Ramsgate Athletic | 1–1 | Sittingbourne |
| 22 | Romford | 3–0 | St Albans City |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 7 | Newport I O W | 4–0 | Gosport Borough |
| 8 | Lowestoft Town | 1–2 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 9 | Leytonstone | 2–1 | Hertford Town |
| 12 | Kirkby Town | 1–2 | Hyde United |
| 21 | Sittingbourne | 0–1 | Ramsgate Athletic |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Abergavenny Thursdays | 1–0 | Barry Town |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 4–0 | Bilston |
| 3 | Alton Town | 3–2 | Cowes |
| 4 | Altrincham | 1–0 | Buxton |
| 5 | Alvechurch | 4–0 | Moor Green |
| 6 | Annfield Plain | 0–5 | Durham City |
| 7 | Arnold | 2–0 | Brigg Town |
| 8 | Arundel | 1–0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 9 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 2–0 | Bexhill Town |
| 10 | Ashton United | 2–1 | Clitheroe |
| 11 | Atherstone Town | 3–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 12 | Aveley | 1–0 | Banstead Athletic |
| 13 | Bacup Borough | 0–0 | Fleetwood |
| 14 | Banbury United | 2–2 | Bedford Town |
| 15 | Barking | 0–1 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 16 | Barnstaple Town | 1–3 | Bideford |
| 17 | Barton Town | 1–0 | Bridlington Town |
| 18 | Basingstoke Town | 2–1 | Welton Rovers |
| 19 | Bath City | 2–1 | Chippenham Town |
| 20 | Bedlington Colliery Welfare | 5–1 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare |
| 21 | Belper Town | 0–0 | Burton Albion |
| 22 | Bexley United | 2–1 | Clapton |
| 23 | Biggleswade & District | 2–1 | Rushden Town |
| 24 | Billingham Synthonia | 0–2 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 25 | Bishop Auckland | 4–1 | Stanley United |
| 26 | Blyth Spartans | 3–2 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 27 | Boreham Wood | 2–1 | Cheshunt |
| 28 | Boston | 1–5 | Bourne Town |
| 29 | Braintree & Crittall Athletic | 2–1 | Chertsey Town |
| 30 | Bridgwater Town | 1–0 | Bridport |
| 31 | Bury Town | 2–0 | Clacton Town |
| 32 | Canterbury City | 5–1 | Chatham Town |
| 33 | Carshalton Athletic | 2–1 | Chesham United |
| 34 | Chatteris Town | 3–0 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 35 | Chichester City | 3–1 | Haywards Heath |
| 36 | Chorley | 3–0 | Marine |
| 37 | Cinderford Town | 1–1 | Ton Pentre |
| 38 | Civil Service | 0–10 | Bromley |
| 39 | Corby Town | 0–1 | Irthlingborough Diamonds |
| 40 | Corinthian Casuals | 0–2 | Harlow Town |
| 41 | Crawley Town | 4–0 | Eastbourne Town |
| 42 | Cray Wanderers | 3–0 | Ware |
| 43 | Crook Town | 1–4 | Consett |
| 44 | Darlaston | 2–1 | Warley |
| 45 | Dartford | 1–1 | Walton & Hersham |
| 46 | Deal Town | 1–1 | Tonbridge |
| 47 | Denaby United | 3–0 | Emley |
| 48 | Dorchester Town | 3–2 | Taunton Town |
| 49 | Dover | 2–1 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 50 | Droylsden | 0–3 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 51 | Dudley Town | 0–1 | Worcester City |
| 52 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1–0 | Dunstable Town |
| 53 | East Grinstead | 2–0 | Ringmer |
| 54 | Eastbourne United | 0–2 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 55 | Eastwood Hanley | 1–0 | Winsford United |
| 56 | Eastwood Town | 2–2 | Retford Town |
| 57 | Ely City | 4–0 | Histon |
| 58 | Erith & Belvedere | 2–2 | Leatherhead |
| 59 | Falmouth Town | 3–2 | Truro City |
| 60 | Fareham Town | 8–2 | Selsey |
| 61 | Farsley Celtic | 0–1 | Frickley Colliery |
| 62 | Feltham | 1–3 | Redhill |
| 63 | Finchley | 0–1 | Stevenage Athletic |
| 64 | Fleet Town | 1–1 | Newport I O W |
| 65 | Folkestone | 6–2 | Sheppey United |
| 66 | Ford United | 1–4 | Staines Town |
| 67 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2–3 | Lincoln United |
| 68 | Gateshead | 3–0 | Tow Law Town |
| 69 | Glastonbury | 2–1 | Poole Town |
| 70 | Glossop | 0–1 | Worksop Town |
| 71 | Gloucester City | 2–3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 72 | Goole Town | 3–0 | Selby Town |
| 73 | Gorleston | 0–3 | Sudbury Town |
| 74 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2–2 | Southall |
| 75 | Grays Athletic | 2–4 | Sutton United |
| 76 | Great Harwood | 7–1 | Prescot Town |
| 77 | Great Yarmouth Town | 1–3 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 78 | Gresley Rovers | 0–4 | Stafford Rangers |
| 79 | Guildford City | 2–0 | Aylesbury United |
| 80 | Hampton | 2–1 | Bletchley Town |
| 81 | Harrow Borough | 0–1 | Wealdstone |
| 82 | Hastings United | 1–1 | Southwick |
| 83 | Hatfield Town | 0–4 | Leytonstone |
| 84 | Hayes | 2–0 | Kingstonian |
| 85 | Heanor Town | 1–0 | Newhall United |
| 86 | Hednesford Town | 0–2 | Redditch United |
| 87 | Hemel Hempstead | 2–2 | Addlestone |
| 88 | Herne Bay | 3–1 | Faversham Town |
| 89 | Highgate United | 3–1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 90 | Hitchin Town | 2–2 | Tilbury |
| 91 | Hoddesdon Town | 2–1 | Metropolitan Police |
| 92 | Holbeach United | 1–4 | Stamford |
| 93 | Horsham | 2–0 | Lewes |
| 94 | Horwich R M I | 1–1 | Hyde United |
| 95 | Hounslow | 0–2 | Uxbridge |
| 96 | Hull Brunswick | 1–3 | Whitby Town |
| 97 | Ilkeston Town | 1–2 | Bedworth United |
| 98 | Kettering Town | 6–1 | Cambridge City |
| 99 | King's Lynn | 4–1 | Skegness Town |
| 100 | Lancaster City | 6–1 | Penrith |
| 101 | Letchworth Town | 1–2 | Romford |
| 102 | Leyland Motors | 1–4 | Ormskirk |
| 103 | Littlehampton Town | 0–1 | Worthing |
| 104 | Lockheed Leamington | 2–1 | Stourbridge |
| 105 | Long Eaton United | 3–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 106 | Loughborough United | 0–5 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 107 | Lower Gornal Athletic | 2–2 | Halesowen Town |
| 108 | Maidenhead United | 2–0 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 109 | Maidstone United | 6–1 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 110 | Marlow | 0–3 | Wembley |
| 111 | Matlock Town | 1–3 | Sutton Town |
| 112 | Melksham Town | 1–3 | Andover |
| 113 | Morecambe | 2–0 | Accrington Stanley |
| 114 | Mossley | 2–2 | Prestwich Heys |
| 115 | Nantwich | 3–1 | New Mills |
| 116 | Netherfield | 2–4 | Rossendale United |
| 117 | Newmarket Town | 1–4 | Thetford Town |
| 118 | Norton Woodseats | 0–3 | Winterton Rangers |
| 119 | Oswestry Town | 2–1 | Porthmadog |
| 120 | Potton United | 0–1 | Witney Town |
| 121 | Pwllheli & District | 0–3 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 122 | Radcliffe Borough | 2–3 | Burscough |
| 123 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 1–1 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 124 | Runcorn | 2–0 | New Brighton |
| 125 | Ryde Sports | 1–4 | Thornycroft Athletic |
| 126 | Salisbury | 4–0 | Westbury United |
| 127 | Saltash United | 2–3 | Wadebridge Town |
| 128 | Scarborough | 6–0 | Ashby Institute |
| 129 | Shildon | 1–1 | Evenwood Town |
| 130 | Slough Town | 1–1 | Woking |
| 131 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 1–4 | Whitstable Town |
| 132 | South Liverpool | 1–0 | Northwich Victoria |
| 133 | Spalding United | 0–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 134 | Spennymoor United | 4–2 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 135 | St Blazey | 4–0 | Newquay |
| 136 | St Neots Town | 1–3 | Wellingborough Town |
| 137 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0–1 | Witton Albion |
| 138 | Stockton | 2–2 | Whitley Bay |
| 139 | Stonehouse | 4–2 | Weston Super Mare |
| 140 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1–1 | Windsor & Eton |
| 141 | Trowbridge Town | 4–2 | Street |
| 142 | Walthamstow Avenue | 1–0 | Woodford Town |
| 143 | Washington | 1–1 | Willington |
| 144 | Wingate (Durham) | 0–1 | North Shields |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 13 | Fleetwood | 3–0 | Bacup Borough |
| 14 | Bedford Town | 1–0 | Banbury United |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 2–0 | Belper Town |
| 37 | Ton Pentre | 3–1 | Cinderford Town |
| 45 | Walton & Hersham | 1–0 | Dartford |
| 46 | Tonbridge | 2–0 | Deal Town |
| 56 | Retford Town | 0–3 | Eastwood Town |
| 58 | Leatherhead | 3–0 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 64 | Newport I O W | 5–2 | Fleet Town |
| 74 | Southall | 3–1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 82 | Southwick | 1–1 | Hastings United |
| 87 | Addlestone | 1–1 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 90 | Tilbury | 3–2 | Hitchin Town |
| 94 | Hyde United | 2–0 | Horwich R M I |
| 107 | Halesowen Town | 1–3 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
| 114 | Prestwich Heys | 1–2 | Mossley |
| 123 | Yorkshire Amateur | 4–2 | Rawmarsh Welfare |
| 129 | Evenwood Town | 4–3 | Shildon |
| 130 | Woking | 0–2 | Slough Town |
| 138 | Whitley Bay | 5–2 | Stockton |
| 140 | Windsor & Eton | 2–0 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 143 | Willington | 1–0 | Washington |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 82 | Hastings United | 2–1 | Southwick |
| 87 | Hemel Hempstead | 1–4 | Addlestone |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Abergavenny Thursdays | 0–2 | Ton Pentre |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 3–1 | Heanor Town |
| 3 | Alton Town | 0–1 | Fareham Town |
| 4 | Altrincham | 4–1 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 5 | Andover | 1–3 | Basingstoke Town |
| 6 | Arnold | 2–4 | Eastwood Town |
| 7 | Arundel | 0–0 | Chichester City |
| 8 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3–1 | Tonbridge |
| 9 | Ashton United | 3–2 | Great Harwood |
| 10 | Aveley | 1–1 | Southall |
| 11 | Bedford Town | 3–0 | Biggleswade & District |
| 12 | Bedlington Colliery Welfare | 0–0 | Consett |
| 13 | Bexley United | 3–2 | Leatherhead |
| 14 | Bideford | 3–1 | Falmouth Town |
| 15 | Bishop's Stortford | 4–2 | Harlow Town |
| 16 | Blyth Spartans | 3–1 | Willington |
| 17 | Boreham Wood | 1–1 | Wealdstone |
| 18 | Bourne Town | 3–1 | Stamford |
| 19 | Braintree & Crittall Athletic | 1–0 | Cray Wanderers |
| 20 | Bridgwater Town | 1–0 | Dorchester Town |
| 21 | Bromley | 1–1 | Stevenage Athletic |
| 22 | Burscough | 2–1 | Chorley |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Stafford Rangers |
| 24 | Bury Town | 2–0 | Sudbury Town |
| 25 | Canterbury City | 1–3 | Folkestone |
| 26 | Carshalton Athletic | 0–0 | Walton & Hersham |
| 27 | Crawley Town | 3–0 | East Grinstead |
| 28 | Darlaston | 0–4 | Alvechurch |
| 29 | Denaby United | 1–2 | Worksop Town |
| 30 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0–1 | Redhill |
| 31 | Durham City | 2–0 | Spennymoor United |
| 32 | Fleetwood | 0–2 | Lancaster City |
| 33 | Gateshead | 3–2 | Bishop Auckland |
| 34 | Goole Town | 3–2 | Barton Town |
| 35 | Hampton | 1–1 | Guildford City |
| 36 | Hastings United | 4–1 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 37 | Kettering Town | 2–0 | Chatteris Town |
| 38 | Lockheed Leamington | 0–2 | Highgate United |
| 39 | Lower Gornal Athletic | 0–0 | Redditch United |
| 40 | Maidenhead United | 1–0 | Leytonstone |
| 41 | Maidstone United | 3–0 | Herne Bay |
| 42 | Mossley | 0–0 | Hyde United |
| 43 | North Shields | 3–1 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 44 | Nuneaton Borough | 2–0 | Long Eaton United |
| 45 | Ormskirk | 0–1 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 46 | Oswestry Town | 3–1 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 47 | Rossendale United | 2–2 | Morecambe |
| 48 | Salisbury | 2–1 | Bath City |
| 49 | Slough Town | 0–1 | Romford |
| 50 | South Liverpool | 1–0 | Runcorn |
| 51 | Stonehouse | 0–2 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 52 | Sutton Town | 2–2 | Bedworth United |
| 53 | Thetford Town | 0–0 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 54 | Thornycroft Athletic | 4–1 | Newport I O W |
| 55 | Tilbury | 3–0 | Addlestone |
| 56 | Trowbridge Town | 0–0 | Glastonbury |
| 57 | Uxbridge | 1–3 | Sutton United |
| 58 | Wadebridge Town | 6–1 | St Blazey |
| 59 | Walthamstow Avenue | 2–0 | Hoddesdon Town |
| 60 | Wellingborough Town | 4–2 | Ely City |
| 61 | Wembley | 1–6 | Hayes |
| 62 | Whitby Town | 0–2 | Scarborough |
| 63 | Whitley Bay | 3–1 | Evenwood Town |
| 64 | Whitstable Town | 0–5 | Dover |
| 65 | Windsor & Eton | 2–1 | Staines Town |
| 66 | Winterton Rangers | 3–1 | Lincoln United |
| 67 | Wisbech Town | 0–4 | King's Lynn |
| 68 | Witney Town | 3–0 | Irthlingborough Diamonds |
| 69 | Witton Albion | 0–1 | Nantwich |
| 70 | Worcester City | 0–0 | Atherstone Town |
| 71 | Worthing | 1–3 | Horsham |
| 72 | Yorkshire Amateur | 0–0 | Frickley Colliery |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 7 | Chichester City | 1–1 | Arundel |
| 10 | Southall | 3–3 | Aveley |
| 12 | Consett | 4–1 | Bedlington Colliery Welfare |
| 17 | Wealdstone | 0–2 | Boreham Wood |
| 21 | Stevenage Athletic | 2–4 | Bromley |
| 26 | Walton & Hersham | 5–1 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 35 | Guildford City | 2–1 | Hampton |
| 39 | Redditch United | 3–1 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
| 42 | Hyde United | 2–0 | Mossley |
| 47 | Morecambe | 0–1 | Rossendale United |
| 52 | Bedworth United | 0–1 | Sutton Town |
| 53 | Harwich & Parkeston | 1–0 | Thetford Town |
| 56 | Glastonbury | 0–5 | Trowbridge Town |
| 70 | Atherstone Town | 1–0 | Worcester City |
| 72 | Frickley Colliery | 3–1 | Yorkshire Amateur |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 7 | Arundel | 2–7 | Chichester City |
| 10 | Aveley | 2–1 | Southall |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 0–4 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 2 | Altrincham | 1–1 | Nantwich |
| 3 | Alvechurch | 3–0 | Atherstone Town |
| 4 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 0–2 | Dover |
| 5 | Ashton United | 2–2 | Hyde United |
| 6 | Aveley | 1–1 | Maidenhead United |
| 7 | Basingstoke Town | 5–2 | Salisbury |
| 8 | Bedford Town | 2–2 | Witney Town |
| 9 | Bexley United | 1–1 | Tilbury |
| 10 | Bideford | 4–1 | Wadebridge Town |
| 11 | Bishop's Stortford | 2–2 | Guildford City |
| 12 | Blyth Spartans | 8–1 | Consett |
| 13 | Boreham Wood | 2–2 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 14 | Bourne Town | 0–3 | King's Lynn |
| 15 | Braintree & Crittall Athletic | 0–2 | Romford |
| 16 | Bridgwater Town | 2–1 | Trowbridge Town |
| 17 | Bromley | 3–0 | Hayes |
| 18 | Burscough | 0–1 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 19 | Bury Town | 1–0 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 20 | Chichester City | 1–1 | Hastings United |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 3–1 | Horsham |
| 22 | Eastwood Town | 1–2 | Winterton Rangers |
| 23 | Fareham Town | 5–1 | Thornycroft Athletic |
| 24 | Folkestone | 2–0 | Maidstone United |
| 25 | Gateshead | 0–1 | North Shields |
| 26 | Kettering Town | 2–1 | Wellingborough Town |
| 27 | Lancaster City | 1–4 | Rossendale United |
| 28 | Oswestry Town | 2–0 | South Liverpool |
| 29 | Redditch United | 3–0 | Highgate United |
| 30 | Redhill | 0–2 | Sutton United |
| 31 | Scarborough | 2–0 | Goole Town |
| 32 | Stafford Rangers | 2–0 | Sutton Town |
| 33 | Ton Pentre | 2–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 34 | Walton & Hersham | 2–2 | Windsor & Eton |
| 35 | Whitley Bay | 3–1 | Durham City |
| 36 | Worksop Town | 1–1 | Frickley Colliery |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 | Nantwich | 1–4 | Altrincham |
| 5 | Hyde United | 3–1 | Ashton United |
| 6 | Maidenhead United | 3–2 | Aveley |
| 8 | Witney Town | 2–0 | Bedford Town |
| 9 | Tilbury | 2–1 | Bexley United |
| 11 | Guildford City | 1–1 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 13 | Walthamstow Avenue | 2–1 | Boreham Wood |
| 20 | Hastings United | 9–1 | Chichester City |
| 34 | Windsor & Eton | 0–1 | Walton & Hersham |
| 36 | Frickley Colliery | 3–1 | Worksop Town |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 11 | Bishop's Stortford | 1–2 | Guildford City |

## 4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Macclesfield Town, Enfield, Bradford Park Avenue, Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Weymouth, Grantham, Oxford City, Barnet, Margate, Bangor City, Cheltenham Town, Wigan Athletic, Tamworth, Boston United, Hendon and Rhyl.

### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Alvechurch | 2–2 | Oxford City |
| 2 | Basingstoke Town | 2–2 | Fareham Town |
| 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0–1 | South Shields |
| 4 | Bridgwater Town | 2–0 | Yeovil Town |
| 5 | Bromley | 0–1 | Guildford City |
| 6 | Bury Town | 1–3 | King's Lynn |
| 7 | Folkestone | 0–2 | Romford |
| 8 | Frickley Colliery | 3–0 | Grantham |
| 9 | Hastings United | 0–0 | Crawley Town |
| 10 | Hendon | 2–2 | Barnet |
| 11 | Hereford United | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 12 | Hyde United | 1–3 | Bangor City |
| 13 | Kettering Town | 4–1 | Chelmsford City |
| 14 | Macclesfield Town | 1–2 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 15 | Maidenhead United | 2–1 | Walton & Hersham |
| 16 | Margate | 1–0 | Wimbledon |
| 17 | Nuneaton Borough | 3–1 | Tamworth |
| 18 | Oswestry Town | 0–3 | Altrincham |
| 19 | Redditch United | 3–0 | Ton Pentre |
| 20 | Rossendale United | 6–3 | Stafford Rangers |
| 21 | Scarborough | 1–0 | North Shields |
| 22 | Sutton United | 0–1 | Witney Town |
| 23 | Tilbury | 0–1 | Enfield |
| 24 | Walthamstow Avenue | 0–0 | Dover |
| 25 | Weymouth | 3–1 | Bideford |
| 26 | Whitley Bay | 1–1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 27 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Rhyl |
| 28 | Winterton Rangers | 0–3 | Boston United |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Oxford City | 1–1 | Alvechurch |
| 2 | Fareham Town | 1–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 9 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Hastings United |
| 10 | Barnet | 2–0 | Hendon |
| 24 | Dover | 1–0 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 26 | Blyth Spartans | 2–1 | Whitley Bay |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Alvechurch | 1–1 | Oxford City |
| 2 | Basingstoke Town | 2–1 | Fareham Town |

### 3rd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Oxford City | 0–0 | Alvechurch |

### 4th replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Oxford City | 0–0 | Alvechurch |

### 5th replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Oxford City | 0–1 | Alvechurch |

## 1971–72 FA Cup

See 1971–72 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.