1920–21 FA Cup qualifying rounds

1920–21 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds
Country England
 Wales
← 1919–20

The 1920–21 FA Cup was the 46th 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 an Extra Preliminary and Preliminary rounds prior to six Qualifying rounds. The 12 victorious teams from the Sixth Round Qualifying (from the 466 who contested the qualifying phase) progressed to the First Round Proper.

Rounds: draw and playing dates and number of teams

Round Draw Date Date Played Teams from Previous Round Additional Teams Total Teams Ties Played
Extra Preliminary Round 28 May 1920 11 September 1920 142 142 71
Preliminary Round 25 September 1920 71 263 334 167
First Qualifying Round 9 October 1920 167 25 192 96
Second Qualifying Round 11-14 October 1920 23 October 1920 96 0 96 48
Third Qualifying Round 28 October 1920 6 November 1920 48 0 48 24
Fourth Qualifying Round 8 November 1920 20 November 1920 24 24 48 24
Fifth Qualifying Round 22 November 1920 4 December 1920 24 0 24 12
Sixth Qualifying Round 6 December 1920 18 December 1920 12 12 24 12

Extra Preliminary to Third Qualifying Round

The five rounds from the Extra Preliminary to the Third Qualifying involved 430 teams from England and Wales. These were arranged into 24 geographically based Divisions which thereby created matches against local rival clubs and limited the travelling required. Through a series of knock-out matches one team from each Division progressed to the fourth qualifyng round.

Key to abbreviations in tables below
R=Replay (after first match being a draw)
R2= Second Replay (usually played on a neutral ground)
§=The away club agreed to switch the tie from their home ground
†= result awarded (reason as indicated)

Division 1 (Northumberland / Tyneside / Wearside)

The division comprised 20 teams, of which 8 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Newburn 3–2 Walker Celtic
Preston Colliery 6–0 Heaton Stannington
Prudhoe Castle 0–3 Hebburn Colliery
Seaton Delaval 3–0 St Peters Albion
Preliminary round
Ashington 1–0 Close Works §
Bedlington United 1–1 Hebburn Colliery §
Lintz Institute 4–1 Newburn
Mickley 2–1 Pandon Temperance §
Preston Colliery 1–0 Jarrow
Scotswood 1–0 Chopwell Institute
Spen Black & White 4–3 Seaton Delaval
Usworth Colliery 1–3 Wallsend
Preliminary Round replay
R Bedlington United 1–2 Hebburn Colliery
First Qualifying round
Ashington 2–0 Spen Black & White
Mickley 2–3 Hebburn Colliery
Scotswood 1–0 Preston Colliery
Wallsend 3–2 Lintz Institute
Second Qualifying round
Ashington 0–1 Wallsend
Scotswood 2–1 Hebburn Colliery §
Third Qualifying round
Scotswood 2–0 Wallsend

Division 2 (County Durham / Tyneside / Wearside)

The division comprised 18 teams, of which 4 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Consett Celtic 3–0 Twizell United
Wingate Albion Comrades 1–1 Craghead United
Extra Preliminary round replay
R Craghead United 4–0 Wingate Albion Comrades
Preliminary round
Annfield Plain 2–1 Esh Winning
Birtley 1–0 Craghead United
Consett Celtic 0–1 Tow Law Town
Hobson Wanderers 0–3 Horden Athletic
Houghton 2–0 Dipton United
Leadgate Park 3–0 Crook Town
Seaham Harbour 3–1 Langley Park
Sunderland West End 3–0 Wolsingham
First Qualifying round
Annfield Plain 3–2 Sunderland West End
Horden Athletic 1–0 Birtley
Houghton w–/ Leadgate Park
Leadgate won match 2-0 but were disqualified for using an ineligible player
Seaham Harbour 5–3 Tow Law Town
Second Qualifying round
Annfield Plain 0–1 Houghton
Horden Athletic 0–0 Seaham Harbour
Second Qualifying round Replays
R Seaham Harbour 1–1 Horden Athletic
R2 Horden Athletic 4–5 Seaham Harbour
Third Qualifying round
Seaham Harbour 1–1 Houghton
Third Qualifying round replay
R Houghton 4–1 Seaham Harbour

Division 3 (County Durham / North Yorkshire / East Riding of Yorkshire)

The division comprised 20 teams, of which 8 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Bridlington Town 6–2 Redcar
Filey 0–2 South Bank East End
Haverton Hill 3–0 West Auckland Town
Spennymoor United 1–2 Willington AFC
Preliminary round
Grangetown St Mary’s 1–0 Brotton
Hartlepools United 7–0 South Bank East End
Haverton Hill 3–2 Darlington Rly Carrge Wks
Loftus Albion 5–0 Bridlington Town
Scarborough 4–1 Stanley United
South Bank 3–1 Darlington Rlwy Athletic
Stockton 4–0 Shildon Athletic
Willington 0–1 Eston United
First Qualifying round
Eston United 3–1 South Bank
Grangetown St Mary’s 0–1 Scarborough
Hartlepools United 3–3 Haverton Hill §
Stockton 1–2 Loftus Albion
First Qualifying round replays
R Hartlepools United 0–0 Haverton Hill
R2 Haverton Hill 0–1 Hartlepools United
Second Qualifying round
Eston United 4–4 Loftus Albion
Scarborough 1–4 Hartlepools United
Second Qualifying round replay
R Loftus Albion 3–0 Eston United
Third Qualifying round
Hartlepools United 2–1 Loftus Albion

Division 4 (Cumbria)

The division comprised 14 teams from which 6 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the First Qualifying round for 2 teams: Cleator Moor Celtic and Carlisle United.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Barrow 4–0 Vickerstown
Barrow YMCA 0–2 Arlecdon Red Rose
Frizington Athletic 2–0 Dalton Casuals
Parton Athletic 0–0 Lowca
Penrith 6–0 Distington
Wath Brow United 10–2 Appleby
Preliminary round replays
R Lowca 1–1 Parton Athletic
R2 Parton Athletic 3–0 Lowca
First Qualifying round
Arlecdon Red Rose 3–1 Parton Athletic
Barrow 12–0 Cleator Moor Celtic §
Frizington Athletic 1–3 Carlisle United
Penrith 1–2 Wath Brow United
Second Qualifying round
Barrow 1–1 Carlisle United
Wath Brow United 3–1 Arlecdon Red Rose
Second Qualifying round replay
R Carlisle United / – w Barrow
Carlisle won 1-0 but were disqualified for using an ineligible player
Third Qualifying round
Barrow 3–0 Wath Brow United

Division 5 (Lancashire)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the First Qualifying round for 3 teams: Chorley, Leyland and Horwich RMI.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Fleetwood 8–0 Accrington Stanley
Great Harwood 0–1 Dick, Kerr’s §
Lancaster Town 3–2 Portsmouth Rovers §
Morecambe 1–1 Breightmet United
Nelson 4–1 Skelmersdale United
Preliminary round replay
R Morecambe 0–2 Breightmet United §
First Qualifying round
Chorley 0–1 Leyland
Fleetwood 6–0 Dick, Kerr’s §
Lancaster Town 5–0 Breightmet United §
Nelson 3–0 Horwich RMI
Second Qualifying round
Fleetwood 5–0 Nelson
Lancaster Town 2–2 Leyland
Second Qualifying round replay
R Leyland 0–1 Lancaster Town
Third Qualifying round
Lancaster Town 1–1 Fleetwood
Third Qualifying round replay
R Fleetwood 5–1 Lancaster Town


Division 6 (Lancashire / Cheshire / Derbyshire)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 Preliminary round ties with drawn, resulting in byes to the First Qualifying round for 3 teams; Monks Hall, Altrincham and Runcorn.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Chapel-en-le-Frith 3–4 Grayson’s Garston §
Eccles United 10–0 Glossop
Garston Gasworks 4–0 Buxton
Hurst 7–0 Matlock Town
Sandbach Ramblers 3–6 Congleton Town
First Qualifying round
Congleton Town 5–1 Grayson’s Garston
Eccles United 1–0 Altrincham
Garston Gasworks 2–1 Monks Hall
Runcorn 2–2 Hurst
First Qualifying round replay
R Hurst 5–1 Runcorn
Second Qualifying round
Congleton Town 1–0 Garston Gasworks
Eccles United 2–0 Hurst
Third Qualifying round
Congleton Town 2–3 Eccles United

Division 7 (Liverpool / Cheshire / North Wales)

The division comprised 18 teams, of which 4 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Marine 4–0 Bromborough
Prescot Wire Works 2–1 Old Xaverians
Preliminary round
Buckley United w – / Marlborough Old Boys
Marlborough scratched, match awarded to Buckley United
Harrowby 3–3 South Liverpool
Lostock Gralam 8–1 Liverpool St Cleopas’ OB
Marine 9–2 Oswestery South
Nantwich Town 4–0 Witton Albion
Prescot 4–2 Northern Nomads §
Prescot Wire Works 3–0 Winsford United
Wrexham 3–0 Northwich Victoria
Preliminary round replay
R South Liverpool 0–1 Harrowby
First Qualifying round
Buckley United 4–1 Nantwich Town
Harrowby 0–1 Prescot
Marine 4–1 Lostock Gralam
Wrexham 7–0 Prescot Wire Works
Second Qualifying round
Buckley United 1–1 Marine
Wrexham 2–0 Prescot
Second Qualifying round replay
R Marine 0–2 Buckley United
Third Qualifying round
Buckley United 1–0 Wrexham

Division 8 (Staffordshire / Shropshire / Birmingham / Worcestershire)

The division comprised 26 teams, of which 20 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Bilston United 1–3 Kidderminster Harriers
Bloxwich Strollers 0–0 Stafford Rangers
Brierley Hill Alliance 1–4 Halesowen
Cannock Town 4–1 Atherstone Town
Darlaston 3–0 Oakengates Town
Talbot Stead 1–0 Walsall Wood
Wednesbury Old Athletic 3–1 Wolverhampton Amateurs
Wellington St George's 2–1 Redditch
West Birmingham 1–2 Birmingham Corp.Tramways
Willenhall Swifts 1–1 Stourbridge
Extra Preliminary round replays
R Stafford Rangers 2–2 Bloxwich Strollers
R Stourbridge 1–2 Willenhall Swifts
R2 Stafford Rangers 1–2 Bloxwich Strollers
Preliminary round
Bloxwich Strollers 0–6 Wellington Town
Cradley Heath St Luke's 3–1 Darlaston
Halesowen 3–2 Kidderminster Harriers
Hednesford Town 4–1 Willenhall Swifts
Walsall 3–0 Birmingham Tramways
Wednesbury Old Athletic 3–1 Cannock Town
Wellington St George's 1–2 Shrewsbury Town
Worcester City 1–1 Talbot Stead
Preliminary round replay
R Talbot Stead 1–0 Worcester City
First Qualifying round
Cradley Heath St Luke's 5–0 Halesowen
Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Walsall
Talbot Stead 1–4 Hednesford Town
Wednesbury Old Athletic 0–3 Wellington Town
Second Qualifying round
Hednesford Town 3–2 Shrewsbury Town
Wellington Town 1–0 Cradley Heath St Luke's
Third Qualifying round
Hednesford Town 2–1 Wellington Town

Division 9 (East Riding of Yorkshire / North Lincolnshire)

The division comprised 28 teams, of which 24 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties..

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Barton Town 2–2 Hull Dairycoates
Bentley Colliery 4–0 Grimsby STC
Charltons (Grimsby) 1–1 Goole Shipyards
Frodingham Iron & Steel Ath. 3–6 Gilberdyke
Grimsby Haycroft Rovers 3–0 Gainsborough Albion Works
Holderness Athletic 0–2 Brunswick Institute
Hook Shipyards 4–1 West Hull Albion
Hull St Peter’s Old Boys 1–1 Newland Choir
Hull Wanderers 2– 5 Brodsworth Main
Marfleet / – w Hull Old Boys
Shiphams (Hull) 3–6 Grimsby Rovers
Withernsea 3–0 Sutton (Hull)
Extra Preliminary round replays
R Goole Shipyards 1–2 Charltons (Grimsby)
R Hull Dairycoates 0–1 Barton Town
R Newland Choir 1–2 Hull St Peter’s Old Boys
Preliminary round
Barton Town 1–2 Hook Shipyards
Bentley Colliery 4–0 Hull St Peter’s Old Boys
Brodsworth Main 5–2 Hull Graving Dock
Charltons (Grimsby) 5–0 Withernsea §
Cleethorpes 1–3 Gilberdyke
Gainsborough Trinity 5–0 Hull Old Boys §
Grimsby Haycroft Rovers 4–4 Grimsby Rovers
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 6–0 Brunswick Institute §
Preliminary round replay
R Grimsby Rovers 7–2 Grimsby Haycroft Rovers
First Qualifying round
Gainsborough Trinity 7–0 Grimsby Rovers
Gilberdyke Athletic 2–2 Brodsworth Main
Hook Shipyards 2–3 Charltons (Grimsby)
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3–0 Bentley Colliery
First Qualifying round replay
R Brodsworth Main w – / Gilberdyke
Gilberdyke scratched, match awarded to Brodsworth
Second Qualifying round
Charltons (Grimsby) 1–4 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
Gainsborough Trinity 0–1 Brodsworth Main
Third Qualifying round
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1–1 Brodsworth Main
Third Qualifying round replays
R Brodsworth Main 0–0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
R2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3–1 Brodsworth Main

Division 10 (West Riding of Yorkshire)

The division comprised 23 teams, of which 14 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Allerton Bywater Colliery 3–0 Glasshoughton Colliery
Apperley Bridge 10–1 Selby Olympic
Halifax Town 5–3 Rowntrees
Horsforth 2–1 Ryhill Liberals
Leeds United 5–2 Boothtown
Mytholmroyd 1–4 Harrogate
Rothwell Parish Church 2–2 Hebden Bridge
Extra Preliminary round replay
R Hebden Bridge 2–0 Rothwell Parish Church
Preliminary round
Allerton Bywater Colliery 4–1 Rothwell Athletic
Apperley Bridge 3–1 Yeadon Athletic
Bolton United 3–1 Horsforth
Halifax Town 3–1 Liversedge
Harrogate 3–2 Hebden Bridge
Leeds United 7–0 Leeds Steel Works §
South Kirkby Colliery / – / Frickley Colliery
South Kirkby Colliery won 4-0 but were struck-out for using 2 ineligible players
South Kirkby United / – w Calverley
South Kirkby United scratched, match awarded to Calverley
First Qualifying round
Bolton United / – w Calverley
Bolton United struck-out from competition owing to pitch size infringement
Apperley Bridge w – /
Bye for Apperley Bridge (South Kirkby Colliery struck-out after previous round)
Halifax Town 4–1 Allerton Bywater Colliery
Harrogate w – / Leeds United
Leeds withdrew from competition, tie awarded to Harrogate
Second Qualifying round
Calverley 4–2 Apperley Bridge
Halifax Town 1–0 Harrogate
Third Qualifying round
Calverley 2–4 Halifax Town

Division 11 (South Yorkshire / Nottinghamshire)

The division comprised 26 teams, of which 20 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

This was the only Division in which a team drawn into the Extra Preliminary round won the Division – indeed Worksop Town eventually progressed to the Sixth Qualifying round.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Ardsley Athletic 7–1 Goldthorpe Colliery
Conisbrough Athletic 0–14 Wath Athletic
Doncaster Rovers 6–0 Atlas & Norfolk Works
Kilnhurst United 0–0 Jump Working Men's Club
Kiveton Park Colliery 2–0 Anston United
Maltby Main Colliery 2–0 Hemingfield
Rawmarsh Athletic 0–1 Denaby United
Tankersley 3–0 Hoyland St Peter's §
Wombwell 4–0 Sheffield
Worksop Town 0–0 Treeton Reading Room §
Extra Preliminary round replays
R Kilnhurst United 1–0 Jump Working Men's Club
R Worksop Town 2–0 Treeton Reading Room
Preliminary round
Denaby United 1–0 Ardsley Athletic
Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Wombwell
Grimethorpe Colliery Institute 3–2 Hoyland Common Wesleyans
Houghton Main Colliery 0–0 Tankersley
Mexborough 5–0 Kilnhurst United §
Wath Athletic 0–1 Rotherham Town
Wombwell Main 4–7 Maltby Main Colliery
Worksop Town 1–0 Kiveton Park Colliery §
Preliminary round replay
R Tankersley 0–1 Houghton Main Colliery
First Qualifying round
Denaby United 1–2 Houghton Main Colliery
Mexborough 0–0 Rotherham Town
Wombwell 2–0 Maltby Main Colliery
Worksop Town 5–0 Grimethorpe Colliery Institute §
First Qualifying round replays
R Rotherham Town 2–2 Mexborough
R2 Mexborough 3–1 Rotherham Town
Second Qualifying round
Mexborough 2–2 Houghton Main Colliery
Wombwell 1–2 Worksop Town
Second Qualifying round replay
R Houghton Main Colliery 2–1 Mexborough
Third Qualifying round
Worksop Town 3–1 Houghton Main Colliery

Division 12 (Derbyshire)

The division comprised 15 teams from which 7 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in a bye to the First Qualifying round for Staveley Town.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Beighton Recreation 2–4 Tibshelf Colliery
Blackwell Colliery 4–3 Clowne Colliery
Bolsover Colliery /–w Hardwick Colliery
Bolsover Colliery scratched, tie awarded to Hardwick Colliery
Chesterfield Municipal 11–1 Dronfield Woodhouse §
Ilkeston United 3–0 Eckington Works
Long Eaton 2–1 South Normanton Colliery
Ripley Colliery 1–1 Clay Cross Town
Preliminary round replay
R Clay Cross Town 2–0 Ripley Colliery
First Qualifying round
Chesterfield Municipal 2–1 Clay Cross Town §
Long Eaton 1–1 Ilkeston United
Staveley Town 1–1 Hardwick Colliery
Tibshelf Colliery 3–3 Blackwell Colliery
First Qualifying round replays
R Blackwell Colliery 2–0 Tibshelf Colliery
R Staveley Town 5–2 Hardwick Colliery
R Ilkeston United 1–0 Long Eaton
Second Qualifying round
Ilkeston United 0–0 Chesterfield Municipal
Staveley Town 4–1 Blackwell Colliery
Second Qualifying round replay
R Chesterfield Municipal 1–0 Ilkeston United
Third Qualifying round
Staveley Town 2–0 Chesterfield Municipal

Division 13 (Nottinghamshire / South Lincolnshire)

The division comprised 18 teams, of which 4 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Basford United 0–5 Lenton §
Player's Athletic 2–1 Kirkby Collieries
Preliminary round
Arnold St Mary’s 2–1 Netherfield Rangers
Grantham 4–1 Sneinton §
Hucknall Byron 3–0 Lenton
Mansfield Town 8–1 Sutton Junction §
New Hucknall Colliery 0–3 Boots Athletic
Shirebrook 1–0 Ericsson Athletic §
Sutton Town 4–3 Newark
Welbeck Colliery 4–0 Player's Athletic
First Qualifying round
Boots Athletic 3–0 Arnold St Mary’s
Grantham 3–1 Shirebrook
Mansfield Town A–A Hucknall Byron
Match abandoned after 55 mins (fog) with Mansfield leading 2-1
Re-staged tie
Mansfield Town 5–0 Hucknall Byron
Sutton Town 1–3 Welbeck Colliery
Second Qualifying round
Grantham 1–3 Mansfield Town
Welbeck Colliery 3–4 Boots Athletic §
Third Qualifying round
Mansfield Town 3–0 Boots Athletic §

Division 14 (Derbyshire / Staffordshire / Leicestershire / Warwickshire)

The division comprised 15 teams from which 7 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in a bye to the First Qualifying round for Hinckley United.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Ashbourne Town / – w Gresley Colliery
Ashbourne won 1-0, but match awarded to Gresley owinng to a pitch size infringement
Barwell United 3–3 Gresley Rovers
Burton All Saints 1–3 Bretby Colliery
Coalville Swifts 2–1 Ashby Town
Loughborough Brush Works 2–4 Coalville Town
Loughborough Corinthians 2–1 Rugby Town
Nuneaton Town 4–0 Whitwick Imperial §
Preliminary round replay
R Gresley Rovers 2–1 Barwell United
First Qualifying round
Bretby Colliery 1–1 Coalville Swifts
Gresley Rovers 3–0 Loughborough Corinthians
Hinckley United 5–1 Coalville Town
Nuneaton Town 9–2 Gresley Colliery §
First Qualifying round replay
R Coalville Swifts 4–0 Bretby Colliery
Second Qualifying round
Coalville Swifts 0–2 Gresley Rovers
Nuneaton Town 3–1 Hinckley United
Third Qualifying round
Nuneaton Town 3–1 Gresley Rovers


Division 15 (South Lincolnshire / Northamptonshire / Bedfordshire)

The division comprised 19 teams, of which 6 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Horncastle Town 3–2 Spilsby Town
Peterborough Westwood Wks 0–0 Rushden Town
Raunds Town 2–5 Northampton War Team
Extra Preliminary round replay
R Rushden Town 4–0 Peterborough Westwood Wks
Preliminary round
Bedford Town 1–3 Kettering
Boston 7–1 Louth
Fletton United 2–3 Rushden Town
Horncastle Town 2–2 RAF Cranwell
Irthlingborough Town 1–0 Brotherhood Works
Northampton War Team 2–1 Market Harborough
Stamford 7–0 Boston St James' §
Wellingborough Town 2–4 Desborough Town
Preliminary round replay
R RAF Cranwell 6–1 Horncastle Town
First Qualifying round
Boston 3–2 Stamford
Irthlingborough Town 2–5 Kettering
RAF Cranwell 2–3 Northampton War Team
Rushden Town 1–3 Desborough Town
Second Qualifying round
Boston 1–2 Northampton War Team
Desborough Town 1–2 Kettering
Third Qualifying round
Northampton War Team 0–4 Kettering

Division 16 (Norfolk / Suffolk / Cambridgeshire / Essex)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the First Qualifying round for 3 teams; Colchester Town, Lynn Town and Cambridge Town.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Bury United 1–1 Lowestoft
Clacton Town 0–1 Leiston Works Athletic
Gorleston 2–2 Norwich CEYMS
Great Yarmouth Town 3–0 Cromer
Terrington 1–5 Morton’s Athletic
Preliminary round replays
R Lowestoft 2–0 Bury United
R Norwich CEYMS 0–1 Gorleston
First Qualifying round
Cambridge Town 4–0 Morton’s Athletic
Colchester Town 6–2 Lowestoft
Great Yarmouth Town 1–0 Lynn Town
Leiston Works Athletic 1–0 Gorleston
Second Qualifying round
Colchester Town 3–1 Great Yarmouth Town
Leiston Works Athletic 0–0 Cambridge Town
Second Qualifying round replay
R Cambridge Town 5–0 Leiston Works Athletic
Third Qualifying round
Cambridge Town 1–2 Colchester Town

Division 17 (Essex / East London)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the First Qualifying round for three teams: Gnome Athletic, Hoffmanns Athletic and Clapton.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Barking Town 2–2 Grays Athletic
Chelmsford 3–1 Newportonians
Custom House 1–0 Southend Corinthians
Shoeburyness Garrison 1–2 GER Romford
Walthamstow Grange 3–1 Green & Silley Weir
Preliminary round replay
R Grays Athletic 3–5 Barking Town
First Qualifying round
Barking Town 4–1 Hoffmanns Athletic
Chelmsford 1–2 Custom House
GER Romford 1–0 Clapton
Walthamstow Grange 1–2 Gnome Athletic
Second Qualifying round
Gnome Athletic 1–1 Barking Town
GER Romford 3–0 Custom House
Second Qualifying round replay
R Barking Town 5–1 Gnome Athletic
Third Qualifying round
Barking Town 2–2 GER Romford
Third Qualifying round replay
R GER Romford 5–2 Barking Town

Division 18 (Bedfordshire / Middlesex / North London)

The division comprised 16 teams all included in the 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Barnet 2–1 London Generals
Enfield 2–2 Luton Amateurs
Fricker’s Athletic 2–0 Wood Green Town §
Hampstead Town 8–0 Polytechnic
Leavesden Mental Hospital w – / Islington Town
Islington Town scratched, tie awarded to Leavesden
St Albans City 1–0 West London Old Boys
Vauxhall Motors 0–0 Chiswick Town
Wealdstone 1–1 Cheshunt
Preliminary round replays
R Cheshunt 4–1 Wealdstone
R Chiswick Town 2–3 Vauxhall Motors
R Luton Amateurs 2–1 Enfield
First Qualifying round
Barnet 8–0 Vauxhall Motors
Cheshunt 3–3 Fricker’s Athletic
Hampstead Town 6–0 Luton Amateurs
Leavesden Mental Hospital 1–1 St Albans City
First Qualifying round replays
R Fricker’s Athletic 2–0 Cheshunt
R St Albans City 3–1 Leavesden Mental Hospital
Second Qualifying round
Hampstead Town 5–1 Fricker’s Athletic
St Albans City 4–2 Barnet
Third Qualifying round
St Albans City 1–2 Hampstead Town

Division 19 (Berkshire / Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire / Middlesex)

The division comprised 12 teams from which 4 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the First Qualifying round for 4 teams: Wycombe Wanderers, Windsor & Eton, Slough and Chesham United.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Henley Town 2–4 Reading United §
Marlow 1–3 Southall
Maidenhead United 7–1 Newbury Town
Yiewsley 1–1 Botwell Mission
Preliminary round replay
R Botwell Mission 6–1 Yiewsley
First Qualifying round
Botwell Mission 1–5 Slough
Chesham United 2–3 Reading United
Windsor & Eton 3–1 Maidenhead United
Wycombe Wanderers 4–1 Southall
Second Qualifying round
Slough 1–0 Reading United
Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Windsor & Eton
Third Qualifying round
Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Slough
Third Qualifying round replay
R Slough 2–7 Wycombe Wanderers

Division 20 (Surrey / South London)

The division comprised 14 teams from which 6 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the First Qualifying round for 2 teams: Wimbledon and Guildford.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Aquarius 1–6 Kingstonian
Earlsfield Town 1–5 West Norwood
Redhill 3–3 Summerstown
Sutton United 2–0 Camberley & Yorktown
Tooting Town 8–2 Hersham United
Woking 4–2 Walton-on-Thames
Preliminary round replay
R Summerstown 3–0 Redhill
First Qualifying round
Kingstonian 3–2 Woking
Summerstown 1–0 Sutton United
Tooting Town 1–1 Guildford
Wimbledon 5–1 West Norwood
First Qualifying round replay
R Guildford 3–0 Tooting Town
Second Qualifying round
Kingstonian 2–1 Wimbledon
Guildford 7–2 Summerstown
Third Qualifying round
Kingstonian 0–3 Guildford

Division 21 (Kent / Sussex / South-East London)

The division comprised 20 teams, of which 8 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Bexley Heath Labour w – / Dartford
Match awarded to Bexley Heath Labour
Cray Wanderers 3–3 Bostall Heath
Newhaven 3–1 Vernon Athletic §
Whitstable Town 1–0 RN Depot
Extra Preliminary round replay
R Bostall Heath 6–1 Cray Wanderers
Preliminary round
Ashford Railway Works 0–0 Woolwich Ordnance
Bexley Heath Labour 1–4 Margate
Charlton Athletic 6–0 Catford Southend
Folkestone 3–1 Tunbridge Wells Rangers
Maidstone United 9–0 Bostall Heath §
Northfleet United 6–2 Whitstable Town §
Sheppey United 2–1 Sittingbourne
Worthing 3–2 Newhaven
Preliminary round replay
R Woolwich Ordnance 0–1 Ashford Railway Works
First Qualifying round
Maidstone United 7–0 Ashford Railway Works
Margate 0–0 Charlton Athletic
Northfleet United 4–1 Sheppey United
Worthing 1–1 Folkestone
First Qualifying round replays
R Charlton Athletic 3–1 Margate
R Folkestone 1–1 Worthing
R2 Worthing 2–1 Folkestone
Second Qualifying round
Charlton Athletic 1–1 Maidstone United
Worthing 0–5 Northfleet United
Second Qualifying round replay
R Maidstone United 2–0 Charlton Athletic
Third Qualifying round
Maidstone United 5–0 Northfleet United

Division 22 (Hampshire / Dorset / Isle of Wight)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 Preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the First Qualifying round for 3 teams: Boscombe, Portsmouth Amateurs and Bournemouth Tramways.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Preliminary round
Bournemouth Amateurs 3–1 Osborne Athletic
Cowes 6–2 Salisbury City
East Cowes Victoria Athletic 2–3 Blandford
Thornycroft Athletic 2–5 Sholing Athletic
Weymouth 2–1 Gosport Athletic
First Qualifying round
Boscombe 1–1 Blandford
Bournemouth Tramways 2–3 Cowes
Portsmouth Amateurs 1–3 Bournemouth Amateurs
Weymouth 1–1 Sholing Athletic
First Qualifying round replays
R Blandford 2–1 Boscombe
R Sholing Athletic 3–1 Weymouth
Second Qualifying round
Blandford 2–0 Bournemouth Amateurs
Cowes 2–1 Sholing Athletic
Third Qualifying round
Blandford 2–3 Cowes

Division 23 (Gloucestershire / Bristol / Somerset / Wiltshire)

The division comprised 26 teams, of which 20 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Babbacombe 2–1 Frenchay
Cheltenham Town 2–2 Melksham & Avon United
Match awarded to Cheltenham as Melksham refused to play pre-arranged extra-time
Chippenham Rovers 1–3 Welton Rovers
Clevedon 0–1 Glastonbury
Frome Town 3–1 Yeovil & Petters United
Paulton Rovers 2–1 Minehead
Radstock Town 1–0 Warminster Town
Spencer Moulton 4–1 Devizes Town
Street 4–3 Torquay Town §
Swindon Victoria 3–0 Timsbury Athletic
Preliminary round
Bath City 4–2 Welton Rovers
Douglas 9–1 Babbacombe
Glastonbury' 3–1 Street
Hanham Athletic 5–1 Paulton Rovers
Radstock Town 0–1 Clandown
Spencer Moulton 2–2 Chippenham Town
Swindon Victoria 1–1 Frome Town
Trowbridge Town F.C. 3–1 Cheltenham Town §
Preliminary round replays
R Chippenham Town 2–4 Spencer Moulton
R Frome Town 1–3 Swindon Victoria
First Qualifying round
Clandown 3–1 Glastonbury
Douglas 0–4 Bath City
Trowbridge Town F.C. 1–1 Hanham Athletic
Spencer Moulton 2–3 Swindon Victoria
First Qualifying round replay
R Hanham Athletic 5–0 Trowbridge Town F.C.
Second Qualifying round
Bath City 3–0 Hanham Athletic
Swindon Victoria 2–0 Clandown
Third Qualifying round
Bath City 1–1 Swindon Victoria
Third Qualifying round replay
R Swindon Victoria 2–3 Bath City

Division 24 (South Wales)

The division comprised 17 teams, of which 2 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the Extra Preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 Preliminary round ties.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Extra Preliminary round
Chepstow Town 6–0 Oakdale
Preliminary round
Aberdare Athletic 4–0 Cardiff Albion
Bargoed 0–3 Aberaman Athletic
Caerau 2–2 Cardiff Corinthians
Chepstow Town 1–3 Abertillery Town
Ebbw Vale 7–0 Llanelli Town
Mid Rhondda 2–1 Pontypridd Dragons
Newport Barbarians / – w Barry
Match awarded to Barry Town
Ton Pentre 10–0 Rogerstone §
Preliminary round replay
R Cardiff Corinthians 5–3 Caerau
First Qualifying round
Aberaman Athletic 0–2 Barry
Aberdare Athletic 2–1 Cardiff Corinthians
Abertillery Town 1–0 Ebbw Vale
Mid Rhondda 1–0 Ton Pentre
Second Qualifying round
Abertillery Town 0–2 Aberdare Athletic
Mid Rhondda 0–0 Barry
Second Qualifying round replay
R Barry 1–0 Mid Rhondda
Third Qualifying round
Aberdare Athletic 2–0 Barry

Fourth qualifying round

The 24 teams qualifying from the Divisions were joined in the draw by 24 (generally stronger) teams who entered the competition at this stage. The ties were drawn on a regional basis.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Aberdare Athletic 0–0 Bath City
Bishop Auckland 3–2 West Stanley
Blyth Spartans 2–0 Scotswood
Bromley 2–0 Chatham
Buckley United 1–4 Stalybridge Celtic
Castleford Town 3–1 Halifax Town
Colchester Town 2–2 Ilford
Dulwich Hamlet 5–0 Nunhead
Durham City 4–1 Barrow
Eccles United 2–0 Crewe Alexandra
Gillingham 1–0 Maidstone United
Hartlepools United 3–0 Houghton
Kettering 5–2 Luton Clarence
Leytonstone 4–0 Tufnell Park
London Caledonians 4–2 Guildford
Newport County 0–0 Merthyr Town
Nuneaton Town 0–0 Hednesford Town
Oxford City 3–0 Hampstead Town
Rochdale 1–0 Fleetwood
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 0–1 Mansfield Town
Staveley Town 1–3 Worksop Town
Thornycrofts (Woolston) 3–1 Cowes
Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Southport Central
Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 GER Romford
Fourth Qualifying round replays
R Bath City 2–1 Aberdare Athletic
R Hednesford Town 3–2 Nuneaton Town
R Ilford 2–0 Colchester Town
R Merthyr Town 4–0 Newport County

Fifth qualifying round

The draw comprised the 24 victorious teams from the previous round. Ties were on a wider regional basis.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Blyth Spartans 1–0 Durham City
Castleford Town 1–1 Hednesford Town
Eccles United 2–0 Stalybridge Celtic
Gillingham 2–1 Dulwich Hamlet
Hartlepools United A–A Bishop Auckland
Match abandoned owing to inclement weather
Re-staged tie
Hartlepools United 1–1 Bishop Auckland
Kettering 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers
London Caledonians 0–3 Leytonstone
Merthyr Town 0–0 Bath City
Oxford City 1–3 Bromley
Rochdale 1–0 Tranmere Rovers
Thornycrofts (Woolston) 1–0 Ilford
Worksop Town 2–2 Mansfield Town
Fifth Qualifying round replays
R Bath City 1–0 Merthyr Town
R Bishop Auckland 0–5 Hartlepools United
R Hednesford Town 2–1 Castleford Town
R Mansfield Town 3–8 Worksop Town

Sixth qualifying round

The 12 victorious teams from the previous round were joined in the draw by 12 teams (mostly from Football League Division 2 and Division 3 South) who entered the competition at this stage. Ties were no longer regionally based.

Tie Home team Score Away team Note
Bristol Rovers 9–0 Worksop Town
Clapton Orient 1–0 Port Vale
Coventry City 1–1 Rochdale
Darlington 4–0 Blyth Spartans
Kettering 2–4 Grimsby Town
Leytonstone 1–1 Bath City
Lincoln City 5–0 Bromley
Northampton Town 3–1 Gillingham
Rotherham County 1–3 Luton Town
Southend United 3–1 Hednesford Town
Swansea Town 3–0 Hartlepools United
Thornycrofts (Woolston) 2–3 Eccles United
Sixth Qualifying round replays
R Bath City 2–0 Leytonstone
R Rochdale 2–1 Coventry City

1920–21 FA Cup

See 1920–21 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.

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