# 1967–68 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1967–68 is the 87th 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 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 1–0 | North Shields |
| 2 | Rugby Town | 3–0 | Loughborough United |
| 3 | Spennymoor United | 5–0 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 4 | Stafford Rangers | 0–1 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
| 5 | Stamford | 0–4 | St Neots Town |
| 6 | Stonehouse | 0–6 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 7 | Tamworth | 5–1 | Sutton Town |
| 8 | Thetford Town | 2–2 | Sudbury Town |
| 9 | Thorne Colliery | 3–4 | Selby Town |
| 10 | Wellingborough Town | 3–1 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 11 | Wembley | 2–0 | Wealdstone |
| 12 | Wisbech Town | 1–1 | Spalding United |
| 13 | Yorkshire Amateur | 1–0 | Worksop Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 8 | Sudbury Town | 2–0 | Thetford Town |
| 12 | Spalding United | 2–3 | Wisbech Town |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Abergavenny Thursdays | 0–2 | Llanelli |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 1–2 | Matlock Town |
| 3 | Annfield Plain | 2–2 | West Auckland Town |
| 4 | Arnold | 3–0 | Heanor Town |
| 5 | Ashington | 3–2 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 6 | Atherstone Town | 2–0 | Belper Town |
| 7 | Aylesbury United | 2–2 | Maidenhead United |
| 8 | Banbury United | 2–0 | Dunstable Town |
| 9 | Bangor City | 6–0 | Pwllheli & District |
| 10 | Barnet | 3–2 | Walton & Hersham |
| 11 | Barry Town | 1–0 | Cinderford Town |
| 12 | Barton Town | 5–2 | Hull Brunswick |
| 13 | Basingstoke Town | 5–1 | Woking |
| 14 | Bedworth Town | 2–0 | Rugby Town |
| 15 | Bexley United | 2–0 | Tilbury |
| 16 | Bideford | 3–2 | St Blazey |
| 17 | Biggleswade & District | 1–1 | Rothwell Town |
| 18 | Billingham Synthonia | 2–6 | Whitby Town |
| 19 | Bilston | 0–1 | Dudley Town |
| 20 | Bletchley Town | 3–4 | Wembley |
| 21 | Boston | 0–0 | Louth United |
| 22 | Boston United | 1–1 | Holbeach United |
| 23 | Bourne Town | 4–0 | Wisbech Town |
| 24 | Bridlington Town | 0–0 | Brigg Town |
| 25 | Bridlington Trinity | 1–2 | Selby Town |
| 26 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 1–1 | Burton Albion |
| 27 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2–0 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
| 28 | Bury Town | 2–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 29 | Buxton | 4–6 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 30 | Cambridge City | 4–0 | Desborough Town |
| 31 | Cambridge United | 6–0 | March Town United |
| 32 | Canterbury City | 1–2 | Tonbridge |
| 33 | Carshalton Athletic | 2–2 | Staines Town |
| 34 | Chatham Town | 4–2 | Maidstone United |
| 35 | Chatteris Town | 1–2 | St Neots Town |
| 36 | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 37 | Chesham United | 0–3 | Leytonstone |
| 38 | Cheshunt | 4–4 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 39 | Chichester City | 2–0 | Dorking |
| 40 | Chorley | 1–1 | St Helens Town |
| 41 | Clacton Town | 3–2 | Gothic |
| 42 | Clapton | 2–1 | Leatherhead |
| 43 | Congleton Town | 0–5 | Tamworth |
| 44 | Consett | 1–2 | Crook Town |
| 45 | Cowes | 2–1 | Thornycroft Athletic |
| 46 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Alton Town |
| 47 | Crittall Athletic | 3–0 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 48 | Croydon Amateurs | 0–1 | Hayes |
| 49 | Dagenham | 1–0 | Redhill |
| 50 | Dartford | 4–0 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 51 | Darwen | 0–2 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 52 | Deal Town | 2–0 | Sheppey United |
| 53 | Denaby United | 4–0 | Ossett Albion |
| 54 | Devizes Town | 0–4 | Poole Town |
| 55 | Dorchester Town | 1–0 | Glastonbury |
| 56 | Dover | 4–0 | Bromley |
| 57 | Droylsden | 1–1 | Burscough |
| 58 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2–1 | Amersham Town |
| 59 | Eastbourne | 1–1 | Littlehampton Town |
| 60 | Eastbourne United | 2–0 | Horsham |
| 61 | Ely City | 5–1 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 62 | Epsom & Ewell | 1–3 | Stevenage Town |
| 63 | Evenwood Town | 0–6 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare |
| 64 | Falmouth Town | 4–1 | Penzance |
| 65 | Fareham Town | 2–2 | Salisbury |
| 66 | Farsley Celtic | 2–1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 67 | Feltham | 1–1 | Hertford Town |
| 68 | Ferryhill Athletic | 2–1 | Bedlington Colliery Welfare |
| 69 | Finchley | 0–1 | Hoddesdon Town |
| 70 | Fleetwood | 2–3 | Netherfield |
| 71 | Ford United | 1–2 | Cray Wanderers |
| 72 | Frickley Colliery | 5–0 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 73 | Frome Town | 1–0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 74 | Gateshead | 1–1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 75 | Gorleston | 0–2 | Sudbury Town |
| 76 | Great Harwood | 3–1 | Leyland Motors |
| 77 | Hampton | 2–0 | Southall |
| 78 | Harlow Town | 0–2 | Brentwood Town |
| 79 | Harrow Borough | 1–0 | Baldock Town |
| 80 | Hastings United | 0–1 | Margate |
| 81 | Hatfield Town | 1–2 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 82 | Haywards Heath | 2–1 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 83 | Hednesford Town | 0–5 | Wellington Town |
| 84 | Hemel Hempstead | 1–0 | Kingstonian |
| 85 | Herne Bay | 0–2 | Bexhill Town |
| 86 | Hillingdon Borough | 4–0 | Aveley |
| 87 | Hinckley Athletic | 0–1 | Darlaston |
| 88 | Holyhead Town | 4–0 | Porthmadog |
| 89 | Horwich R M I | 3–1 | Wigan Rovers |
| 90 | Huntley & Palmers | 1–2 | Barking |
| 91 | Hyde United | 3–0 | Mossley |
| 92 | Ilford | 1–0 | Grays Athletic |
| 93 | Lancaster City | 3–0 | Milnthorpe Corinthians |
| 94 | Linotype & Machinery | 1–3 | Runcorn |
| 95 | Lockheed Leamington | 0–1 | Stourbridge |
| 96 | Long Eaton United | 2–0 | Gresley Rovers |
| 97 | Lostock Gralam | 1–1 | New Brighton |
| 98 | Lovells Athletic | 0–4 | Gloucester City |
| 99 | Lowestoft Town | 3–0 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 100 | Macclesfield Town | 7–0 | Bacup Borough |
| 101 | Marine | 2–3 | Oswestry Town |
| 102 | Marlow | 3–1 | Letchworth Town |
| 103 | Minehead | 4–1 | Street |
| 104 | Nantwich | 1–2 | Kirkby Town |
| 105 | Newmarket Town | 0–1 | Kettering Town |
| 106 | Newport I O W | 4–3 | Andover |
| 107 | Norton Woodseats | 2–1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 108 | Penrith | 4–0 | Nelson |
| 109 | Portland United | 3–1 | Bridport |
| 110 | Redditch | 2–3 | Halesowen Town |
| 111 | Retford Town | 2–1 | Mexborough Town |
| 112 | Rhyl | 2–1 | South Liverpool |
| 113 | Ruislip Manor | 0–1 | Hornchurch |
| 114 | Rushden Town | 8–0 | Histon |
| 115 | Scarborough | 1–1 | Goole Town |
| 116 | Shildon | 3–3 | Murton Colliery Welfare |
| 117 | Skegness Town | 0–2 | King's Lynn |
| 118 | Slough Town | 3–0 | Corinthian Casuals |
| 119 | Snowdown Colliery Welfare | 0–4 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 120 | St Albans City | 0–0 | Hitchin Town |
| 121 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–1 | Prescot Town |
| 122 | Stanley United | 3–2 | Whitley Bay |
| 123 | Stockton | 0–3 | Spennymoor United |
| 124 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1–3 | Sutton United |
| 125 | Tow Law Town | 5–1 | South Bank |
| 126 | Uxbridge | 3–1 | Metropolitan Police |
| 127 | Wadebridge Town | 7–1 | Barnstaple Town |
| 128 | Walthamstow Avenue | 2–0 | Leyton |
| 129 | Ware | 3–2 | Hounslow |
| 130 | Warminster Town | 0–9 | Taunton |
| 131 | Waterlooville | 2–2 | Selsey |
| 132 | Wellingborough Town | 4–0 | Eynesbury Rovers |
| 133 | Westbury United | 0–0 | Chippenham Town |
| 134 | Whitstable Town | 1–1 | Sittingbourne |
| 135 | Willington | 1–3 | Durham City |
| 136 | Windsor & Eton | 3–1 | Malden Town |
| 137 | Winsford United | 1–0 | Northwich Victoria |
| 138 | Witton Albion | 6–1 | Rossendale United |
| 139 | Wokingham Town | 2–1 | Fleet Town |
| 140 | Wolverton Town & B R | 4–1 | Rainham Town |
| 141 | Worcester City | 2–0 | Stratford Town Amateurs |
| 142 | Worthing | 0–1 | Lancing |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 3 | West Auckland Town | 2–0 | Annfield Plain |
| 7 | Maidenhead United | 4–2 | Aylesbury United |
| 17 | Rothwell Town | 5–2 | Biggleswade & District |
| 21 | Louth United | 4–0 | Boston |
| 22 | Holbeach United | 0–2 | Boston United |
| 24 | Brigg Town | 1–0 | Bridlington Town |
| 26 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 33 | Staines Town | 1–1 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 38 | Erith & Belvedere | 4–3 | Cheshunt |
| 40 | St Helens Town | 0–3 | Chorley |
| 57 | Burscough | 5–2 | Droylsden |
| 59 | Littlehampton Town | 1–2 | Eastbourne |
| 65 | Salisbury | 5–1 | Fareham Town |
| 67 | Hertford Town | 8–0 | Feltham |
| 74 | Blyth Spartans | 2–1 | Gateshead |
| 97 | New Brighton | 1–2 | Lostock Gralam |
| 115 | Goole Town | 2–1 | Scarborough |
| 116 | Murton Colliery Welfare | 1–1 | Shildon |
| 120 | Hitchin Town | 3–1 | St Albans City |
| 121 | Prescot Town | 0–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 131 | Selsey | 3–2 | Waterlooville |
| 133 | Chippenham Town | 3–2 | Westbury United |
| 134 | Sittingbourne | 3–3 | Whitstable Town |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 33 | Staines Town | 2–3 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 116 | Shildon | 1–2 | Murton Colliery Welfare |
| 134 | Whitstable Town | 3–2 | Sittingbourne |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Arnold | 2–1 | Atherstone Town |
| 2 | Bangor City | 3–1 | Holyhead Town |
| 3 | Barnet | 9–0 | Clapton |
| 4 | Barton Town | 3–3 | Brigg Town |
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 3–4 | Chichester City |
| 6 | Bexley United | 1–2 | Stevenage Town |
| 7 | Bideford | 2–0 | St Austell |
| 8 | Boston United | 1–0 | Louth United |
| 9 | Bury Town | 3–2 | Clacton Town |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Ely City |
| 11 | Carshalton Athletic | 3–2 | Hayes |
| 12 | Chorley | 2–2 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 13 | Cowes | 1–1 | Salisbury |
| 14 | Crittall Athletic | 2–0 | Hoddesdon Town |
| 15 | Dagenham | 2–1 | Dartford |
| 16 | Darlaston | 0–0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 17 | Deal Town | 1–4 | Margate |
| 18 | Denaby United | 2–2 | Farsley Celtic |
| 19 | Dorchester Town | 4–1 | Chippenham Town |
| 20 | Dudley Town | 0–4 | Burton Albion |
| 21 | Durham City | 3–0 | Murton Colliery Welfare |
| 22 | Eastbourne | 2–0 | Eastbourne United |
| 23 | Falmouth Town | 6–0 | Wadebridge Town |
| 24 | Ferryhill Athletic | 0–0 | Spennymoor United |
| 25 | Frome Town | 1–1 | Minehead |
| 26 | Gloucester City | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 27 | Goole Town | 2–0 | Selby Town |
| 28 | Hampton | 3–2 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 29 | Hitchin Town | 3–1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 30 | Hornchurch | 2–4 | Cray Wanderers |
| 31 | Horwich R M I | 0–3 | Hyde United |
| 32 | Kettering Town | 1–1 | Wellingborough Town |
| 33 | King's Lynn | 3–1 | Bourne Town |
| 34 | Lancing | 1–1 | Haywards Heath |
| 35 | Leytonstone | 4–0 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 36 | Llanelli | 0–0 | Barry Town |
| 37 | Long Eaton United | 2–0 | Bedworth Town |
| 38 | Lowestoft Town | 3–1 | Sudbury Town |
| 39 | Maidenhead United | 1–3 | Banbury United |
| 40 | Marlow | 0–3 | Wembley |
| 41 | Matlock Town | 4–1 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 42 | Netherfield | 1–2 | Great Harwood |
| 43 | Norton Woodseats | 1–2 | Tamworth |
| 44 | Penrith | 0–3 | Lancaster City |
| 45 | Poole Town | 5–0 | Melksham Town |
| 46 | Ramsgate Athletic | 4–1 | Bexhill Town |
| 47 | Retford Town | 2–0 | Frickley Colliery |
| 48 | Rhyl | 4–0 | Oswestry Town |
| 49 | Rothwell Town | 1–7 | Cambridge City |
| 50 | Runcorn | 5–2 | Lostock Gralam |
| 51 | Rushden Town | 4–0 | St Neots Town |
| 52 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare | 1–0 | Stanley United |
| 53 | Selsey | 1–3 | Newport I O W |
| 54 | Slough Town | 3–0 | Hertford Town |
| 55 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–1 | Burscough |
| 56 | Sutton United | 5–1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 57 | Taunton | 2–0 | Portland United |
| 58 | Tonbridge | 2–1 | Chatham Town |
| 59 | Tow Law Town | 2–0 | Crook Town |
| 60 | Uxbridge | 1–4 | Brentwood Town |
| 61 | Walthamstow Avenue | 1–0 | Ilford |
| 62 | Ware | 4–1 | Harrow Borough |
| 63 | Wellington Town | 2–2 | Stourbridge |
| 64 | West Auckland Town | 0–1 | Ashington |
| 65 | Whitby Town | 2–0 | Blyth Spartans |
| 66 | Whitstable Town | 1–7 | Dover |
| 67 | Windsor & Eton | 2–1 | Barking |
| 68 | Winsford United | 3–0 | Kirkby Town |
| 69 | Witton Albion | 0–2 | Macclesfield Town |
| 70 | Wokingham Town | 1–5 | Crawley Town |
| 71 | Wolverton Town & B R | 1–3 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 72 | Worcester City | 1–1 | Halesowen Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 4 | Brigg Town | 2–2 | Barton Town |
| 12 | Ellesmere Port Town | 3–2 | Chorley |
| 13 | Salisbury | 5–1 | Cowes |
| 16 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 5–0 | Darlaston |
| 18 | Farsley Celtic | 3–1 | Denaby United |
| 24 | Spennymoor United | 4–2 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 25 | Minehead | 2–1 | Frome Town |
| 32 | Wellingborough Town | 1–3 | Kettering Town |
| 34 | Haywards Heath | 1–1 | Lancing |
| 36 | Barry Town | 4–0 | Llanelli |
| 55 | Burscough | 3–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 63 | Stourbridge | 1–0 | Wellington Town |
| 72 | Halesowen Town | 0–0 | Worcester City |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 4 | Barton Town | 1–0 | Brigg Town |
| 34 | Lancing | 3–0 | Haywards Heath |
| 72 | Worcester City | 2–0 | Halesowen Town |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Arnold | 1–0 | Long Eaton United |
| 2 | Banbury United | 3–2 | Wembley |
| 3 | Bangor City | 4–0 | Rhyl |
| 4 | Barnet | 7–1 | Windsor & Eton |
| 5 | Barry Town | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 6 | Barton Town | 1–1 | Goole Town |
| 7 | Boston United | 2–0 | King's Lynn |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 5–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 9 | Bury Town | 0–1 | Lowestoft Town |
| 10 | Cambridge City | 1–0 | Rushden Town |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 3–0 | Kettering Town |
| 12 | Carshalton Athletic | 0–2 | Brentwood Town |
| 13 | Chichester City | 1–0 | Crawley Town |
| 14 | Crittall Athletic | 1–2 | Ware |
| 15 | Dagenham | 1–0 | Cray Wanderers |
| 16 | Dorchester Town | 3–2 | Poole Town |
| 17 | Eastbourne | 4–0 | Lancing |
| 18 | Ellesmere Port Town | 3–2 | Burscough |
| 19 | Falmouth Town | 3–1 | Bideford |
| 20 | Farsley Celtic | 0–1 | Retford Town |
| 21 | Great Harwood | 3–1 | Lancaster City |
| 22 | Hampton | 4–5 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 23 | Hyde United | 0–2 | Macclesfield Town |
| 24 | Leytonstone | 2–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 25 | Margate | 6–4 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 26 | Matlock Town | 2–0 | Tamworth |
| 27 | Minehead | 2–2 | Taunton |
| 28 | Runcorn | 7–1 | Winsford United |
| 29 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare | 4–3 | Durham City |
| 30 | Salisbury | 3–0 | Newport I O W |
| 31 | Slough Town | 5–1 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 32 | Stevenage Town | 2–3 | Sutton United |
| 33 | Stourbridge | 4–0 | Worcester City |
| 34 | Tonbridge | 4–2 | Dover |
| 35 | Tow Law Town | 3–2 | Ashington |
| 36 | Whitby Town | 0–1 | Spennymoor United |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 3–1 | Barry Town |
| 6 | Goole Town | 4–1 | Barton Town |
| 27 | Taunton | 1–2 | Minehead |

## 4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Hendon, Wimbledon, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Weymouth, Romford, Bedford Town, Wigan Athletic, Corby Town, Folkestone, Guildford City, Grantham, Altrincham, Kidderminster Harriers, Nuneaton Borough, Oxford City, Bishop Auckland, Morecambe, Welton Rovers and Ashford Town (Kent).

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Arnold | 4–2 | Stourbridge |
| 2 | Bishop Auckland | 2–2 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare |
| 3 | Boston United | 1–1 | Bedford Town |
| 4 | Brentwood Town | 1–3 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 1–4 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 6 | Chelmsford City | 2–0 | Banbury United |
| 7 | Corby Town | 2–2 | Cambridge City |
| 8 | Dorchester Town | 1–2 | Salisbury |
| 9 | Eastbourne | 0–9 | Margate |
| 10 | Ellesmere Port Town | 1–2 | Runcorn |
| 11 | Goole Town | 2–0 | Bangor City |
| 12 | Great Harwood | 0–1 | Altrincham |
| 13 | Guildford City | 0–0 | Chichester City |
| 14 | Hendon | 1–2 | Romford |
| 15 | Hereford United | 3–2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 16 | Lowestoft Town | 2–2 | Cambridge United |
| 17 | Minehead | 1–2 | Falmouth Town |
| 18 | Nuneaton Borough | 1–0 | Matlock Town |
| 19 | Retford Town | 4–4 | Grantham |
| 20 | Slough Town | 2–2 | Leytonstone |
| 21 | South Shields | 2–2 | Tow Law Town |
| 22 | Spennymoor United | 1–0 | Morecambe |
| 23 | Sutton United | 2–2 | Barnet |
| 24 | Tonbridge | 5–1 | Folkestone |
| 25 | Ware | 0–2 | Oxford City |
| 26 | Weymouth | 1–1 | Bath City |
| 27 | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town |
| 28 | Wimbledon | 3–0 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 29 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–2 | Dagenham |
| 30 | Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Welton Rovers |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare | 4–1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 3 | Bedford Town | 2–3 | Boston United |
| 7 | Cambridge City | 0–1 | Corby Town |
| 13 | Chichester City | 0–3 | Guildford City |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Lowestoft Town |
| 19 | Grantham | 3–1 | Retford Town |
| 20 | Leytonstone | 2–1 | Slough Town |
| 21 | Tow Law Town | 1–0 | South Shields |
| 23 | Barnet | 3–1 | Sutton United |
| 26 | Bath City | 0–1 | Weymouth |
| 27 | Macclesfield Town | 3–0 | Wigan Athletic |

## 1967–68 FA Cup

See 1967-68 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.