Football tournament season
1953–54 FA Cup qualifying rounds Country England Wales
The FA Cup 1953–54 is the 73rd 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
Abingdon Town
0–5
Oxford City
2
Ashton United
5–1
Leyland Motors
3
Banbury Spencer
2–1
Wycombe Wanderers
4
Barnet
1–2
Wealdstone
5
Berkhamsted Town
3–3
Hemel Hempstead
6
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
3–2
Walton & Hersham
7
Bexleyheath & Welling
1–3
Dulwich Hamlet
8
Bicester Town
0–5
Maidenhead United
9
Bootle Athletic
0–2
Pwllheli & District
10
Briggs Sports
4–3
Clacton Town
11
Bristol St George
4–3
Radstock Town
12
Bromley
1–2
Wimbledon
13
Calne & Harris United
0–2
Chippenham Town
14
Canterbury City
0–2
Tunbridge Wells United
15
Chatham Town
1–3
Tooting & Mitcham United
16
Chesham United
3–1
Huntley & Palmers
17
Clandown
1–0
Wells City
18
Clevedon
0–1
Glastonbury
19
Cradley Heath
0–6
Brierley Hill Alliance
20
Dagenham
4–0
Brentwood & Warley
21
Dartmouth United
2–1
St Austell
22
Darwen
2–0
Rossendale United
23
Devizes Town
2–11
Trowbridge Town
24
Dover
1–2
Hounslow Town
25
Dudley Town
1–2
Bilston
26
East Grinstead
4–2
Southwick
27
Edgware Town
0–1
Southall
28
Epsom
1–1
Dorking
29
Halesowen Town
1–2
Stafford Rangers
30
Hanham Athletic
4–1
Paulton Rovers
31
Harrow Town
2–3
Hendon
32
Haywards Heath
3–0
Bexhill Town
33
Holbeach United
0–1
Histon
34
Horsham
3–1
Littlehampton Town
35
Kingstonian
3–1
Woking
36
Lancing Athletic
2–1
Newhaven
37
Leyton
2–1
Tilbury
38
Lockheed Leamington
7–0
Boldmere St Michaels
39
Lovells Athletic
1–3
Cinderford Town
40
Lye Town
3–5
Worcester City
41
Margate
5–1
Gravesend & Northfleet
42
Melksham Town
1–5
Andover
43
Newquay
2–1
Minehead
44
Newton Abbot
1–3
Wadebridge Town
45
Ramsgate Athletic w/o-scr Bowater Lloyds
46
Redhill
2–0
Bognor Regis Town
47
Rugby Town
5–1
Moor Green
48
Runcorn
3–1
New Brighton
49
Sheppey United
2–2
Maidstone United
50
Shoreham
0–3
Hastings United
51
Sittingbourne
2–1
Carshalton Athletic
52
Slough Centre
4–1
Slough Town
53
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
1–3
Guildford City
54
Spencer Moulton
6–2
Westbury United
55
St Helens Town
2–2
Bangor City
56
St Neots & District
4–1
Huntingdon United
57
Stourbridge
2–0
Oswestry Town
58
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
3–2
Bourneville Athletic
59
Sutton United
3–5
Deal Town
60
Taunton
0–2
St Blazey
61
Tavistock
1–3
Barnstaple Town
62
Tiverton Town
2–3
Ilfracombe Town
63
Uxbridge
2–2
Hayes
64
Windsor & Eton
3–3
Yiewsley
65
Woodford Town
0–3
Chelmsford City
66
Worthing
2–4
Eastbourne
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Hemel Hempstead
4–2
Berkhamsted Town
28
Dorking
0–1
Epsom
49
Maidstone United
3–1
Sheppey United
55
Bangor City
5–1
St Helens Town
63
Hayes
2–3
Uxbridge
64
Yiewsley
2–1
Windsor & Eton
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alnwick Town
9–0
Shankhouse
2
Alton Town
3–2
Gosport Borough Athletic
3
Amble
3–3
Newburn
4
Ashford Town (Kent)
4–0
East Grinstead
5
Ashington
1–2
West Sleekburn Welfare
6
Aylesbury United
1–2
Headington United
7
Banbury Spencer
2–0
Oxford City
8
Bangor City
1–2
Prescot Cables
9
Barking
1–2
Erith & Belvedere
10
Basford United
0–0
Newhall United
11
Basingstoke Town
0–5
Newport I O W
12
Beccles
7–1
Sheringham
13
Beighton Miners Welfare
5–2
Langold W M C
14
Bestwood Colliery
3–1
Cinderhill Colliery
15
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
1–0
Tooting & Mitcham United
16
Billingham Synthonia
2–1
Whitby Town
17
Bilston
0–2
Kidderminster Harriers
18
Boldon Colliery Welfare
2–1
Heaton Stannington
19
Bourne Town
1–4
Boston United
20
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
8–0
Bridport
21
Bridlington Central United
4–0
South Bank
22
Brigg Town
4–1
Skegness Town
23
Brodsworth Main Colliery
1–4
Worksop Town
24
Brunswick Institute
0–4
Bentley Colliery
25
Brush Sports
2–0
Coalville Town
26
Bungay Town
3–3
Wymondham Town
27
Burscough
4–1
Bacup Borough
28
Burton Albion
2–1
Bedworth Town
29
Chelmsford City
3–2
Romford
30
Chesham United
2–0
Marlow
31
Chippenham United
3–1
Bridgwater Town
32
Clandown
2–4
Glastonbury
33
Congleton Town
5–5
Hyde United
34
Consett
2–2
Easington Colliery Welfare
35
Corby Town
6–2
Spalding United
36
Creswell Colliery
1–0
Ransome & Marles
37
Crook Town
0–1
Stanley United
38
Dagenham
1–3
Briggs Sports
39
Darlaston
0–0
Worcester City
40
Dartmouth United
2–3
Wadebridge Town
41
Dawdon Colliery Welfare
1–4
Annfield Plain
42
Deal Town
0–0
Ramsgate Athletic
43
Denaby United
1–2
Frickley Colliery
44
Dorchester Town
9–0
Lymington
45
Droylsden
2–4
Lytham
46
Earlestown
1–4
Runcorn
47
Eton Manor
4–3
Clapton
48
Ferryhill Athletic
18–0
Skinnigrove Works
49
Fleetwood
3–1
Netherfield
50
Flint Town United
3–2
Ellesmere Port Town
51
Frome Town
2–6
Chippenham Town
52
Gloucester City
6–1
Cinderford Town
53
Goole Town
4–2
Ossett Town
54
Gosforth & Coxlodge
0–5
South Shields
55
Gothic
1–10
Gorleston
56
Grantham
2–2
Ashby Institute
57
Great Harwood
1–4
Lancaster City
58
Gresley Rovers
2–1
Ilkeston Town
59
Guildford City
2–0
Sittingbourne
60
Hanham Athletic
0–2
Bristol St George
61
Hastings United
4–1
Horsham
62
Haywards Heath
1–3
Lancing Athletic
63
Hendon
2–1
Hemel Hempstead
64
Hexham Hearts
3–3
Cramlington Welfare
65
Hinckley Athletic
5–0
Players Athletic
66
Histon
2–5
Cambridge City
67
Hitchin Town
3–3
Lowestoft Town
68
Horden Colliery Welfare
1–0
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
69
Horwich R M I
1–1
Darwen
70
Hounslow Town
0–0
Dartford
71
Ilfracombe Town
0–4
Bideford
72
Ilminster Town
3–2
Poole Town
73
Leyton
0–2
Ilford
74
Lowestoft Town
2–1
Bury Town
75
Luton Amateur
1–3
Dunstable Town
76
Lysaghts Sports
2–2
Barton Town
77
Maidstone United
1–3
Margate
78
March Town United
3–1
King's Lynn
79
Marine
1–1
Pwllheli & District
80
Matlock Town
5–0
Boots Athletic
81
Merthyr Tydfil
3–2
Cheltenham Town
82
Metropolitan Police
1–2
Epsom
83
Mossley
3–2
Ashton United
84
Murton Colliery Welfare
2–1
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
85
Northwich Victoria
0–0
Winsford United
86
Nuneaton Borough
1–0
Lockheed Leamington
87
Peasedown Miners Welfare
1–4
Street
88
Penrith
1–6
Morecambe
89
Penzance
0–6
Barnstaple Town
90
Portland United
11–1
Shaftesbury
91
Potton United
1–5
Bedford Town
92
Rawmarsh Welfare
1–1
Norton Woodseats
93
Redhill
0–1
Eastbourne
94
Retford Town
3–4
Upton Colliery
95
Rushden Town
1–1
Kettering Town
96
Salisbury
2–1
Andover
97
Seaham Colliery Welfare
2–2
Chilton Athletic
98
Sheffield
2–2
Stocksbridge Works
99
Shildon
4–0
Tow Law Town
100
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
5–1
Parliament Street Methodists
101
Skelmersdale United
1–1
Chorley
102
Slough Centre
0–1
St Albans City
103
South Kirkby Colliery
1–2
Hallam
104
South Normanton Miners Welfare
1–0
Gedling Colliery
105
Spencer Moulton
3–5
Welton Rovers
106
Spennymoor United
6–0
West Auckland Town
107
St Blazey
4–2
Newquay
108
St Neots & District
0–3
Cambridge United
109
Stafford Rangers
2–3
Bromsgrove Rovers
110
Stalybridge Celtic
1–0
Macclesfield
111
Stamford
5–0
Wellingborough Town
112
Stevenage Town
6–1
Cheshunt
113
Stonehouse
0–6
Barry Town
114
Stourbridge
0–5
Brierley Hill Alliance
115
Stowmarket
2–0
Leiston
116
Sudbury Town
2–1
Diss Town
117
Sutton Town
3–2
Linby Colliery
118
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
1–1
Rugby Town
119
Symingtons Recreation
0–3
Desborough Town
120
Tamworth
0–1
Atherstone Town
121
Troedyrhiw
2–3
Ebbw Vale
122
Tufnell Park Edmonton
2–0
Enfield
123
Tunbridge Wells United
3–1
Dulwich Hamlet
124
Uxbridge
0–1
Yiewsley
125
Vauxhall Motors
6–2
Eynesbury Rovers
126
Warminster Town
2–2
Trowbridge Town
127
Wealdstone
2–1
Southall
128
Willington
2–0
Evenwood Town
129
Wimbledon
1–1
Kingstonian
130
Wisbech Town
6–0
Chatteris Town
131
Witney Town
0–1
Maidenhead United
132
Wolverton Town & B R
0–2
Biggleswade & District
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Newburn w/o-scr Amble
10
Newhall United
2–3
Basford United
26
Bungay Town
4–1
Wymondham Town
33
Hyde United
0–1
Congleton Town
34
Easington Colliery Welfare
1–3
Consett
39
Worcester City
3–1
Darlaston
42
Ramsgate Athletic
1–0
Deal Town
56
Ashby Institute
2–1
Grantham
64
Cramlington Welfare
2–5
Hexham Hearts
67
Letchworth Town
0–1
Hitchin Town
69
Darwen
3–2
Horwich R M I
70
Dartford
0–3
Hounslow Town
76
Barton Town
1–2
Lysaghts Sports
79
Pwllheli & District
4–0
Marine
85
Winsford United
1–1
Northwich Victoria
92
Norton Woodseats
6–0
Rawmarsh Welfare
95
Kettering Town
3–1
Rushden Town
97
Chilton Athletic
0–2
Seaham Colliery Welfare
98
Stocksbridge Works
0–0
Sheffield
101
Chorley
0–2
Skelmersdale United
118
Rugby Town
4–1
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
126
Trowbridge Town
8–2
Warminster Town
129
Kingstonian
4–2
Wimbledon
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
85
Winsford United
2–0
Northwich Victoria
98
Sheffield
1–1
Stocksbridge Works
3rd replay
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
98
Sheffield
3–1
Stocksbridge Works
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Altrincham
2–1
Stalybridge Celtic
2
Ashby Institute
4–3
Brigg Town
3
Barnstaple Town
2–2
Wadebridge Town
4
Barry Town
2–1
Gloucester City
5
Basford United
0–5
South Normanton Miners Welfare
6
Beccles
1–5
Gorleston
7
Beighton Miners Welfare
2–1
Norton Woodseats
8
Bentley Colliery
1–2
Worksop Town
9
Bestwood Colliery
0–7
Creswell Colliery
10
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
1–2
Tunbridge Wells United
11
Bideford
1–3
St Blazey
12
Biggleswade & District
0–0
Bedford Town
13
Billingham Synthonia
4–1
Bridlington Central United
14
Boldon Colliery Welfare
3–3
South Shields
15
Brierley Hill Alliance
2–0
Worcester City
16
Burscough
2–1
Lancaster City
17
Burton Albion
3–0
Atherstone Town
18
Cambridge City
1–3
Cambridge United
19
Chelmsford City
2–1
Erith & Belvedere
20
Chesham United
1–0
Banbury Spencer
21
Chippenham Town
4–2
Salisbury
22
Chippenham United
4–1
Bristol St George
23
Consett
2–3
Annfield Plain
24
Cowes
5–0
Alton Town
25
Cromer
2–0
Bungay Town
26
Desborough Town
0–4
Kettering Town
27
Dorchester Town
1–3
Portland United
28
Dunstable Town
3–2
Vauxhall Motors
29
Eastbourne
2–7
Hastings United
30
Eton Manor
1–1
Hitchin Town
31
Farsley Celtic
0–1
Goole Town
32
Ferryhill Athletic
7–1
Head Wrightsons
33
Fleetwood
1–2
Morecambe
34
Flint Town United
1–3
Runcorn
35
Frickley Colliery
2–1
Sheffield
36
Gresley Rovers
2–0
Matlock Town
37
Hallam
0–5
Upton Colliery
38
Headington United
4–0
Maidenhead United
39
Hendon
2–2
Yiewsley
40
Hexham Hearts
3–2
Alnwick Town
41
Hounslow Town
4–1
Epsom
42
Ilford
1–1
Briggs Sports
43
Ilminster Town
0–4
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
44
Kidderminster Harriers
2–1
Bromsgrove Rovers
45
Kingstonian
2–1
Margate
46
Lancing Athletic
1–3
Ashford Town (Kent)
47
Lowestoft Town
3–0
Sudbury Town
48
Lysaghts Sports
0–4
Boston United
49
Lytham
1–2
Skelmersdale United
50
Merthyr Tydfil
3–0
Ebbw Vale
51
Mossley
2–0
Darwen
52
Murton Colliery Welfare
1–1
Ushaw Moor
53
Newport I O W
7–0
Winchester City
54
Prescot Cables
0–1
Pwllheli & District
55
Raleigh Athletic
0–3
Hinckley Athletic
56
Ramsgate Athletic
2–4
Guildford City
57
Rugby Town
1–2
Nuneaton Borough
58
Seaham Colliery Welfare
0–2
Horden Colliery Welfare
59
Spennymoor United
2–1
Stanley United
60
Stamford
3–2
Corby Town
61
Stowmarket
4–1
Whitton United
62
Street
2–1
Glastonbury
63
Sutton Town
1–1
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
64
Tufnell Park Edmonton
2–1
Stevenage Town
65
Wealdstone
2–0
St Albans City
66
Welton Rovers
0–3
Trowbridge Town
67
West Sleekburn Welfare
0–1
Newburn
68
Whitwick Colliery
3–5
Brush Sports
69
Willington
3–0
Shildon
70
Winsford United
1–0
Congleton Town
71
Wisbech Town
4–1
March Town United
72
Yorkshire Amateur
3–3
Selby Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Wadebridge Town
3–4
Barnstaple Town
12
Bedford Town
5–0
Biggleswade & District
14
South Shields
9–2
Boldon Colliery Welfare
30
Hitchin Town
7–1
Eton Manor
39
Yiewsley
2–0
Hendon
42
Briggs Sports
5–0
Ilford
52
Ushaw Moor
4–1
Murton Colliery Welfare
63
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
4–3
Sutton Town
72
Selby Town
4–1
Yorkshire Amateur
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Annfield Plain
0–1
South Shields
2
Ashby Institute
2–3
Boston United
3
Billingham Synthonia
1–2
Ferryhill Athletic
4
Brush Sports
2–1
Hinckley Athletic
5
Burton Albion
1–1
Nuneaton Borough
6
Cambridge United
1–0
Wisbech Town
7
Chelmsford City
1–0
Briggs Sports
8
Chippenham Town
3–2
Trowbridge Town
9
Chippenham United
4–1
Street
10
Creswell Colliery
3–4
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
11
Cromer
2–6
Gorleston
12
Dunstable Town
2–4
Bedford Town
13
Goole Town
1–3
Selby Town
14
Gresley Rovers
5–1
South Normanton Miners Welfare
15
Hastings United
2–1
Ashford Town (Kent)
16
Headington United
2–0
Chesham United
17
Hexham Hearts
5–4
Newburn
18
Hitchin Town
5–1
Tufnell Park Edmonton
19
Horden Colliery Welfare
4–2
Ushaw Moor
20
Hounslow Town
6–1
Kingstonian
21
Kidderminster Harriers
2–0
Brierley Hill Alliance
22
Merthyr Tydfil
3–3
Barry Town
23
Morecambe
0–1
Burscough
24
Newport I O W
4–2
Cowes
25
Portland United
4–1
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
26
Pwllheli & District
2–2
Runcorn
27
Skelmersdale United
1–3
Mossley
28
Spennymoor United
2–1
Willington
29
St Blazey
3–5
Barnstaple Town
30
Stamford
3–3
Kettering Town
31
Stowmarket
4–2
Lowestoft Town
32
Tunbridge Wells United
0–2
Guildford City
33
Upton Colliery
2–3
Frickley Colliery
34
Winsford United
3–1
Altrincham
35
Worksop Town
3–2
Beighton Miners Welfare
36
Yiewsley
0–3
Wealdstone
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Nuneaton Borough
3–1
Burton Albion
22
Barry Town
2–3
Merthyr Tydfil
26
Runcorn
3–0
Pwllheli & District
30
Kettering Town
12–0
Stamford
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Bishop Auckland, Yeovil Town, Leytonstone, Gainsborough Trinity, Stockton, Witton Albion, Weymouth, North Shields, Rhyl, Hereford United, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Nelson, Tonbridge, Blyth Spartans, Wellington Town, Buxton, Folkestone, Bath City, Llanelli, Peterborough United, Finchley, Great Yarmouth Town and Grays Athletic.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Bath City
2–1
Barnstaple Town
2
Blyth Spartans
4–2
North Shields
3
Brush Sports
2–2
Hereford United
4
Buxton
0–3
Kettering Town
5
Chelmsford City
0–0
Great Yarmouth Town
6
Chippenham Town
2–4
Weymouth
7
Ferryhill Athletic
2–0
South Shields
8
Folkestone
0–1
Finchley
9
Gorleston
0–2
Bedford Town
10
Guildford City
4–0
Tonbridge
11
Hexham Hearts
2–2
Horden Colliery Welfare
12
Hounslow Town
1–2
Hastings United
13
Kidderminster Harriers
1–2
Wellington Town
14
Leytonstone
0–1
Hitchin Town
15
Llanelli
6–5
Portland United
16
Mossley
1–1
Rhyl
17
Nelson
1–0
Winsford United
18
Newport I O W
3–1
Chippenham United
19
Nuneaton Borough
4–1
Gresley Rovers
20
Peterborough United
4–1
Grays Athletic
21
Scarborough
6–1
Stockton
22
Selby Town
2–0
Frickley Colliery
23
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
2–5
Boston United
24
Spennymoor United
3–1
Bishop Auckland
25
Stowmarket
0–5
Cambridge United
26
Wealdstone
0–3
Headington United
27
Wigan Athletic
2–1
Burscough
28
Witton Albion
2–0
Runcorn
29
Worksop Town
2–2
Gainsborough Trinity
30
Yeovil Town
2–1
Merthyr Tydfil
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Hereford United
3–0
Brush Sports
5
Great Yarmouth Town
1–0
Chelmsford City
11
Horden Colliery Welfare
2–0
Hexham Hearts
16
Rhyl
2–0
Mossley
29
Gainsborough Trinity
2–1
Worksop Town
1953–54 FA Cup
See 1953–54 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
External links
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