# 1972–73 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1972–73 is the 92nd 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 | Hertford Town | 2–1 | Bromley |
| 2 | Hitchin Town | 3–0 | Dunstable Town |
| 3 | Lewes | 3–0 | Eastbourne United |
| 4 | Moor Green | 2–1 | Darlaston |
| 5 | Newport I O W | 2–0 | Cowes |
| 6 | Norton Woodseats | 0–0 | Heanor Town |
| 7 | Nuneaton Borough | 1–1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 8 | Ormskirk | 3–3 | Chorley |
| 9 | Prestwich Heys | 3–3 | Horwich R M I |
| 10 | Rawmarsh Welfare | 0–1 | Glossop |
| 11 | Ringmer | 0–1 | Haywards Heath |
| 12 | Rushden Town | 0–1 | Long Eaton United |
| 13 | Sheppey United | 2–2 | Dover |
| 14 | Slough Town | 1–0 | Bedford Town |
| 15 | Soham Town Rangers | 0–2 | Histon |
| 16 | Southall | 0–1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 17 | Spalding United | 0–2 | Kettering Town |
| 18 | Stonehouse | 4–0 | Cinderford Town |
| 19 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 0–0 | Highgate United |
| 20 | Sutton United | 3–1 | Corinthian Casuals |
| 21 | Thetford Town | 2–1 | King's Lynn |
| 22 | Tilbury | 2–1 | Ilford |
| 23 | Ton Pentre | 3–3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 24 | Tonbridge | 1–1 | Maidstone United |
| 25 | Truro City | 1–0 | Falmouth Town |
| 26 | Walton & Hersham | 1–1 | Metropolitan Police |
| 27 | Welton Rovers | 2–0 | Melksham Town |
| 28 | Wembley | 1–3 | Hayes |
| 29 | Whitby Town | 0–1 | Goole Town |
| 30 | Winsford United | 3–1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 31 | Winterton Rangers | 2–0 | Frickley Colliery |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 6 | Heanor Town | 2–1 | Norton Woodseats |
| 7 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0–1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 8 | Chorley | 1–0 | Ormskirk |
| 9 | Horwich R M I | 4–1 | Prestwich Heys |
| 13 | Dover | 1–0 | Sheppey United |
| 19 | Highgate United | 2–0 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 23 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–0 | Ton Pentre |
| 24 | Maidstone United | 1–2 | Tonbridge |
| 26 | Metropolitan Police | 1–6 | Walton & Hersham |

## 1st qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Darwen |
| 2 | Addlestone | 1–0 | Croydon |
| 3 | Alton Town | 2–0 | Farnborough Town |
| 4 | Alvechurch | 3–1 | Oldbury United |
| 5 | Aylesbury United | 1–1 | Oxford City |
| 6 | Bacup Borough | 1–0 | Morecambe |
| 7 | Banbury United | 4–1 | Wokingham Town |
| 8 | Barking | 1–0 | Rainham Town |
| 9 | Barnstaple Town | 3–1 | Bodmin Town |
| 10 | Basingstoke Town | 1–1 | Winchester City |
| 11 | Bath City | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 12 | Bedworth United | 0–3 | Rugby Town |
| 13 | Belper Town | 1–1 | Alfreton Town |
| 14 | Bexley United | 1–0 | Bracknell Town |
| 15 | Bideford | 3–2 | Penzance |
| 16 | Billingham Synthonia | 3–2 | Stanley United |
| 17 | Bishop's Stortford | 1–0 | Epping Town |
| 18 | Blaenau Ffestiniog | 1–2 | Oswestry Town |
| 19 | Bognor Regis Town | 3–0 | Dorking |
| 20 | Bridgwater Town | 3–0 | Ferndale Athletic |
| 21 | Bridlington Trinity | 2–1 | Ashby Institute |
| 22 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 2–1 | Tamworth |
| 23 | Brigg Town | 1–3 | Barton Town |
| 24 | Burgess Hill Town | 1–3 | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| 25 | Burscough | 2–0 | Wigan Rovers |
| 26 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Atherstone Town |
| 27 | Buxton | 0–0 | Altrincham |
| 28 | Carshalton Athletic | 0–0 | Molesey |
| 29 | Chatham Town | 0–2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 30 | Chesham United | 0–1 | Witney Town |
| 31 | Cheshunt | 0–4 | Wimbledon |
| 32 | Chichester City | 0–0 | Pagham |
| 33 | Chippenham Town | 0–4 | Devizes Town |
| 34 | Chorley | 2–1 | Formby |
| 35 | Clacton Town | 1–4 | Bury Town |
| 36 | Clapton | 1–2 | Aveley |
| 37 | Consett | 3–1 | Ryhope Colliery Welfare |
| 38 | Corby Town | 3–1 | Boston |
| 39 | Cray Wanderers | 2–1 | Canterbury City |
| 40 | Crook Town | 2–0 | Ashington |
| 41 | Denaby United | 1–1 | Hatfield Main |
| 42 | Desborough Town | 1–2 | Enderby Town |
| 43 | Dorchester Town | 1–1 | Andover |
| 44 | Dover | 2–1 | Hastings United |
| 45 | Droylsden | 1–2 | Ashton United |
| 46 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1–2 | Hampton |
| 47 | Durham City | 1–2 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 48 | Eastbourne Town | 0–5 | Arundel |
| 49 | Eastwood Hanley | 2–1 | Congleton Town |
| 50 | Eastwood Town | 3–3 | Arnold |
| 51 | Ellesmere Port Town | 2–1 | Leek Town |
| 52 | Emley | 1–2 | Macclesfield Town |
| 53 | Evenwood Town | 2–0 | Annfield Plain |
| 54 | Farsley Celtic | 3–2 | Bridlington Town |
| 55 | Faversham Town | 0–2 | Bexhill Town |
| 56 | Finchley | 2–0 | Leyton |
| 57 | Folkestone | 4–1 | Deal Town |
| 58 | Frome Town | 4–2 | Bridport |
| 59 | Gateshead | 1–0 | West Auckland Town |
| 60 | Glossop | 3–2 | Mexborough Town |
| 61 | Gloucester City | 2–2 | Trowbridge Town |
| 62 | Goole Town | 0–0 | Scarborough |
| 63 | Gorleston | 0–2 | Chatteris Town |
| 64 | Gosport Borough | 2–0 | Ryde Sports |
| 65 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1–1 | St Albans City |
| 66 | Great Harwood | 4–1 | Clitheroe |
| 67 | Great Yarmouth Town | 2–2 | Ely City |
| 68 | Gresley Rovers | 0–1 | Warley |
| 69 | Halesowen Town | 1–4 | Bilston |
| 70 | Harlow Town | 1–0 | Uxbridge |
| 71 | Harrow Borough | 0–0 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 72 | Harwich & Parkeston | 1–3 | Cambridge City |
| 73 | Hatfield Town | 1–4 | Biggleswade & District |
| 74 | Hayes | 4–1 | Hoddesdon Town |
| 75 | Haywards Heath | 2–2 | Littlehampton Town |
| 76 | Heanor Town | 0–0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 77 | Hednesford Town | 1–5 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 78 | Hemel Hempstead | 2–9 | Dartford |
| 79 | Herne Bay | 5–0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 80 | Hertford Town | 2–0 | Ford United |
| 81 | Highgate United | 6–0 | Gornal Athletic |
| 82 | Histon | 1–3 | Potton United |
| 83 | Hitchin Town | 2–1 | Fleet Town |
| 84 | Holbeach United | 0–1 | Bourne Town |
| 85 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0–2 | North Shields |
| 86 | Hornchurch | 0–8 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 87 | Horwich R M I | 3–3 | Hyde United |
| 88 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 1–1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 89 | Kettering Town | 4–0 | Louth United |
| 90 | Lancaster City | 3–1 | Fleetwood |
| 91 | Leatherhead | 3–0 | Worthing |
| 92 | Letchworth Town | 1–2 | Egham Town |
| 93 | Lewes | 1–0 | Horsham |
| 94 | Leytonstone | 1–0 | Hounslow |
| 95 | Llanelli | 0–1 | Barry Town |
| 96 | Long Eaton United | 3–0 | Loughborough United |
| 97 | Lye Town | 1–0 | Redditch United |
| 98 | Maidenhead United | 0–1 | Woking |
| 99 | March Town United | 1–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 100 | Matlock Town | 1–1 | Sutton Town |
| 101 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–0 | Minehead |
| 102 | Moor Green | 2–1 | Dudley Town |
| 103 | Mossley | 1–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 104 | Nantwich Town | 3–2 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 105 | Netherfield | 3–0 | Penrith |
| 106 | New Brighton | 1–4 | Marine |
| 107 | New Mills | 1–3 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 108 | Newport I O W | 2–6 | Fareham Town |
| 109 | Nuneaton Borough | 4–1 | Lockheed Leamington |
| 110 | Porthmadog | 0–0 | South Liverpool |
| 111 | Redhill | 1–0 | Southwick |
| 112 | Retford Town | 1–2 | Worksop Town |
| 113 | Rothwell Town | 1–5 | Wellingborough Town |
| 114 | Runcorn | 8–0 | Leyland Motors |
| 115 | Salisbury | 9–1 | Westbury United |
| 116 | Sandbach Ramblers | 0–7 | Witton Albion |
| 117 | Selby Town | 0–2 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 118 | Shildon | 3–4 | Murton Colliery Welfare |
| 119 | Sittingbourne | 2–0 | Whitstable Town |
| 120 | Skegness Town | 3–1 | Stamford |
| 121 | Slough Town | 0–0 | Bletchley Town |
| 122 | Spennymoor United | 5–1 | Stockton |
| 123 | St Blazey | 1–2 | Wadebridge Town |
| 124 | St Neots Town | 1–1 | Sudbury Town |
| 125 | Stevenage Athletic | 1–0 | Ware |
| 126 | Stocksbridge Works | 1–3 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 127 | Stonehouse | 0–1 | Glastonbury |
| 128 | Stourbridge | 2–1 | Worcester City |
| 129 | Sutton United | 5–1 | Marlow |
| 130 | Taunton Town | 3–1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 131 | Thetford Town | 4–2 | Lowestoft Town |
| 132 | Tilbury | 0–0 | Kingstonian |
| 133 | Tonbridge | 1–1 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 134 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1–3 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 135 | Tow Law Town | 1–1 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 136 | Truro City | 2–1 | Newquay |
| 137 | Vauxhall Motors | 0–0 | Edmonton |
| 138 | Walton & Hersham | 3–0 | Staines Town |
| 139 | Wealdstone | 0–0 | Windsor & Eton |
| 140 | Welton Rovers | 2–0 | Poole Town |
| 141 | Whitley Bay | 0–1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 142 | Wingate (Durham) | 1–4 | Willington |
| 143 | Winsford United | 1–0 | Prescot Town |
| 144 | Winterton Rangers | 1–3 | Gainsborough Trinity |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Darwen | 2–4 | Accrington Stanley |
| 5 | Oxford City | 3–0 | Aylesbury United |
| 10 | Winchester City | 1–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 11 | Cheltenham Town | 3–2 | Bath City |
| 13 | Alfreton Town | 4–1 | Belper Town |
| 27 | Altrincham | 4–1 | Buxton |
| 28 | Molesey | 4–1 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 32 | Pagham | 1–2 | Chichester City |
| 41 | Hatfield Main | 0–0 | Denaby United |
| 43 | Andover | 2–1 | Dorchester Town |
| 50 | Arnold | 0–5 | Eastwood Town |
| 61 | Trowbridge Town | 2–0 | Gloucester City |
| 62 | Scarborough | 1–0 | Goole Town |
| 65 | St Albans City | 1–0 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 67 | Ely City | 3–1 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 71 | Erith & Belvedere | 2–1 | Harrow Borough |
| 75 | Littlehampton Town | 1–2 | Haywards Heath |
| 76 | Ilkeston Town | 0–2 | Heanor Town |
| 87 | Hyde United | 1–0 | Horwich R M I |
| 88 | Hinckley Athletic | 1–2 | Irthlingborough Diamonds |
| 99 | Wisbech Town | 3–0 | March Town United |
| 100 | Sutton Town | 3–2 | Matlock Town |
| 103 | Stalybridge Celtic | 4–3 | Mossley |
| 110 | South Liverpool | 2–1 | Porthmadog |
| 121 | Bletchley Town | 0–3 | Slough Town |
| 124 | Sudbury Town | 6–1 | St Neots Town |
| 132 | Kingstonian | 1–2 | Tilbury |
| 133 | Ramsgate Athletic | 0–3 | Tonbridge |
| 135 | Boldon Colliery Welfare | 0–3 | Tow Law Town |
| 137 | Edmonton | 0–2 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 139 | Windsor & Eton | 0–3 | Wealdstone |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 10 | Basingstoke Town | 0–0 | Winchester City |
| 41 | Denaby United | 1–2 | Hatfield Main |

### 3rd replay

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 10 | Winchester City | 0–3 | Basingstoke Town |

## 2nd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 1–1 | Runcorn |
| 2 | Addlestone | 0–1 | St Albans City |
| 3 | Alfreton Town | 3–0 | Sutton Town |
| 4 | Alton Town | 8–1 | Gosport Borough |
| 5 | Altrincham | 3–2 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 6 | Alvechurch | 4–0 | Lye Town |
| 7 | Andover | 0–1 | Salisbury |
| 8 | Arundel | 1–2 | Haywards Heath |
| 9 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 6–0 | Herne Bay |
| 10 | Ashton United | 1–1 | Hyde United |
| 11 | Aveley | 1–2 | Sutton United |
| 12 | Banbury United | 2–1 | Slough Town |
| 13 | Barking | 1–0 | Hertford Town |
| 14 | Barnstaple Town | 3–0 | Wadebridge Town |
| 15 | Barry Town | 1–0 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 16 | Barton Town | 2–2 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 17 | Basingstoke Town | 3–1 | Fareham Town |
| 18 | Bexhill Town | 0–0 | Sittingbourne |
| 19 | Bexley United | 1–0 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 20 | Bideford | 8–0 | Truro City |
| 21 | Biggleswade & District | 0–2 | Woking |
| 22 | Bilston | 3–2 | Stourbridge |
| 23 | Bishop's Stortford | 4–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 24 | Bognor Regis Town | 2–0 | Leatherhead |
| 25 | Bourne Town | 1–5 | Kettering Town |
| 26 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2–1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 27 | Bridgwater Town | 0–4 | Taunton Town |
| 28 | Bridlington Trinity | 0–1 | Worksop Town |
| 29 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 5–2 | Warley |
| 30 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2–1 | Highgate United |
| 31 | Burscough | 1–1 | Chorley |
| 32 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Moor Green |
| 33 | Bury Town | 1–1 | Sudbury Town |
| 34 | Cambridge City | 3–1 | Potton United |
| 35 | Chatteris Town | 3–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 36 | Cheltenham Town | 4–0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 37 | Chichester City | 1–2 | Redhill |
| 38 | Consett | 1–2 | Willington |
| 39 | Corby Town | 0–2 | Skegness Town |
| 40 | Cray Wanderers | 0–2 | Dover |
| 41 | Crook Town | 4–2 | Tow Law Town |
| 42 | Dartford | 4–3 | Tilbury |
| 43 | Devizes Town | 7–2 | Glastonbury |
| 44 | Eastwood Hanley | 3–0 | Witton Albion |
| 45 | Eastwood Town | 2–0 | Heanor Town |
| 46 | Egham Town | 2–6 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 47 | Ellesmere Port Town | 1–0 | Winsford United |
| 48 | Ely City | 2–0 | Thetford Town |
| 49 | Enderby Town | 2–1 | Wellingborough Town |
| 50 | Erith & Belvedere | 1–2 | Hayes |
| 51 | Evenwood Town | 0–0 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 52 | Farsley Celtic | 0–1 | Scarborough |
| 53 | Ferryhill Athletic | 3–2 | Bishop Auckland |
| 54 | Finchley | 0–2 | Wealdstone |
| 55 | Folkestone | 0–1 | Tonbridge |
| 56 | Frome Town | 1–1 | Welton Rovers |
| 57 | Great Harwood | 5–0 | Netherfield |
| 58 | Hatfield Main | 1–2 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 59 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 2–1 | Long Eaton United |
| 60 | Lancaster City | 2–1 | Bacup Borough |
| 61 | Leytonstone | 2–2 | Walton & Hersham |
| 62 | Macclesfield Town | 3–0 | Glossop |
| 63 | Marine | 3–1 | Oswestry Town |
| 64 | Molesey | 0–0 | Hampton |
| 65 | Murton Colliery Welfare | 2–4 | Gateshead |
| 66 | Nantwich Town | 1–1 | South Liverpool |
| 67 | Oxford City | 0–4 | Witney Town |
| 68 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 0–1 | Lewes |
| 69 | Rugby Town | 0–1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 70 | Spennymoor United | 1–1 | North Shields |
| 71 | Vauxhall Motors | 2–1 | Harlow Town |
| 72 | Wimbledon | 3–1 | Stevenage Athletic |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Runcorn | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 10 | Hyde United | 2–2 | Ashton United |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3–1 | Barton Town |
| 18 | Sittingbourne | 1–0 | Bexhill Town |
| 31 | Chorley | 1–2 | Burscough |
| 33 | Sudbury Town | 1–3 | Bury Town |
| 51 | Billingham Synthonia | 2–1 | Evenwood Town |
| 56 | Welton Rovers | 0–1 | Frome Town |
| 61 | Walton & Hersham | 3–0 | Leytonstone |
| 64 | Hampton | 1–0 | Molesey |
| 66 | South Liverpool | 1–0 | Nantwich Town |
| 70 | North Shields | 2–2 | Spennymoor United |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 10 | Ashton United | 2–1 | Hyde United |
| 70 | Spennymoor United | 1–0 | North Shields |

## 3rd qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Ashton United | 1–3 | Altrincham |
| 2 | Banbury United | 0–0 | Witney Town |
| 3 | Barking | 3–2 | St Albans City |
| 4 | Barry Town | 0–0 | Taunton Town |
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 0–2 | Alton Town |
| 6 | Bideford | 1–2 | Barnstaple Town |
| 7 | Bishop's Stortford | 2–0 | Vauxhall Motors |
| 8 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1–1 | Bilston |
| 9 | Burscough | 2–2 | Runcorn |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 0–1 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 11 | Cambridge City | 0–1 | Bury Town |
| 12 | Crook Town | 0–3 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 13 | Dartford | 3–2 | Woking |
| 14 | Devizes Town | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 15 | Dover | 1–2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 16 | Eastwood Town | 0–4 | Alfreton Town |
| 17 | Ellesmere Port Town | 2–2 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 18 | Ely City | 3–3 | Chatteris Town |
| 19 | Ferryhill Athletic | 1–5 | Willington |
| 20 | Frome Town | 0–0 | Salisbury |
| 21 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–0 | Worksop Town |
| 22 | Gateshead | 0–4 | Spennymoor United |
| 23 | Hampton | 0–0 | Bexley United |
| 24 | Hayes | 3–1 | Wealdstone |
| 25 | Haywards Heath | 1–2 | Redhill |
| 26 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 0–4 | Enderby Town |
| 27 | Kettering Town | 7–0 | Skegness Town |
| 28 | Lancaster City | 1–0 | Great Harwood |
| 29 | Lewes | 1–1 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 30 | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 31 | Marine | 0–2 | South Liverpool |
| 32 | Nuneaton Borough | 2–0 | Alvechurch |
| 33 | Scarborough | 2–2 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 34 | Sutton United | 3–1 | Wimbledon |
| 35 | Tonbridge | 4–1 | Sittingbourne |
| 36 | Walton & Hersham | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 2 | Witney Town | 1–2 | Banbury United |
| 4 | Taunton Town | 2–0 | Barry Town |
| 8 | Bilston | 1–0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 9 | Runcorn | 2–3 | Burscough |
| 17 | Ellesmere Port Town | 2–0 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 18 | Chatteris Town | 2–4 | Ely City |
| 20 | Salisbury | 0–1 | Frome Town |
| 23 | Bexley United | 4–1 | Hampton |
| 29 | Bognor Regis Town | 3–1 | Lewes |
| 33 | Yorkshire Amateur | 0–2 | Scarborough |

## 4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Telford United, Hillingdon Borough, Skelmersdale United, Dagenham, Barrow, Yeovil Town, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Weymouth, Grantham, Margate, Bangor City, Wigan Athletic, Boston United, Rhyl, Romford, Guildford City, Blyth Spartans, Rossendale United and Crawley Town.

### Ties

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 0–2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 2 | Alton Town | 2–0 | Devizes Town |
| 3 | Altrincham | 1–1 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 4 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3–4 | Guildford City |
| 5 | Barking | 1–2 | Hayes |
| 6 | Barnstaple Town | 1–0 | Weymouth |
| 7 | Billingham Synthonia | 1–1 | South Shields |
| 8 | Bilston | 3–0 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 9 | Bishop's Stortford | 1–1 | Dagenham |
| 10 | Bognor Regis Town | 1–0 | Bexley United |
| 11 | Burscough | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic |
| 12 | Bury Town | 1–3 | Boston United |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Chelmsford City |
| 14 | Ely City | 1–2 | Kettering Town |
| 15 | Enderby Town | 0–2 | Telford United |
| 16 | Frome Town | 1–1 | Banbury United |
| 17 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–2 | Grantham |
| 18 | Hillingdon Borough | 0–0 | Redhill |
| 19 | Lancaster City | 3–1 | Barrow |
| 20 | Macclesfield Town | 0–1 | South Liverpool |
| 21 | Margate | 2–0 | Sutton United |
| 22 | Rossendale United | 1–2 | Bangor City |
| 23 | Scarborough | 2–1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 24 | Skelmersdale United | 0–4 | Rhyl |
| 25 | Tonbridge | 0–0 | Romford |
| 26 | Walton & Hersham | 2–2 | Dartford |
| 27 | Willington | 0–2 | Spennymoor United |
| 28 | Yeovil Town | 4–1 | Taunton Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 3 | Ellesmere Port Town | 1–2 | Altrincham |
| 7 | South Shields | 2–1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 9 | Dagenham | 0–4 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 16 | Banbury United | 3–0 | Frome Town |
| 18 | Redhill | 0–1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 25 | Romford | 1–2 | Tonbridge |
| 26 | Dartford | 0–1 | Walton & Hersham |

## 1972–73 FA Cup

See 1972-73 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.