1986–87 FA Cup qualifying rounds

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  1985–86
1987–88  

The FA Cup 1986-87 is the 106th 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.

Contents

Preliminary round

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Accrington Stanley0-1Lancaster City
2Alma Swanley4-0Southall
3Alnwick Town1-0Guisborough Town
4Andover1-0Sholing Sports
5Arundel0-0Ringmer
6Ashford Town (Kent)1-0Steyning Town
7Ashington3-2Seaham Colliery Welfare Red Star
8Ashton United3-2Ossett Albion
9Aveley0-1Hornchurch
10Barton Rovers1-1Saffron Walden Town
11Basildon United3-1Potton United
12Berkhamsted Town1-1Tiptree United
13Billericay Town0-2Stowmarket Town
14Bilston Town1-2Lye Town
15Bootle2-0Belper Town
16Boreham Wood2-2Egham Town
17Bourne Town0-2Tamworth
18Bridlington Town2-0Murton Colliery Welfare
19Brigg Town5-4Arnold
20Bristol Manor Farm0-2Evesham United
21Brockenhurst2-0Westbury United
22Burgess Hill Town0-2Staines Town
23Burnham & Hillingdon0-1Rayners Lane
24Burscough2-0Kirkby Town
25Camberley Town4-0Shoreham
26Chadderton0-1Irlam Town
27Chatham Town0-0Vauxhall Motors
28Chesham United1-8Metropolitan Police
29Cheshunt1-2Rainham Town
30Clandown3-1Abingdon Town
31Clapton0-1Yeading
32Clevedon Town1-0Paulton Rovers
33Colwyn Bay1-1Rossendale United
34Congleton Town0-0Bridgnorth Town
35Consett0-0Annfield Plain
36Coventry Sporting3-1Racing Club Warwick
37Crockenhill1-5Feltham
38Curzon Ashton2-2Armthorpe Welfare
39Darwen2-0West Auckland Town
40Desborough Town1-1Flackwell Heath
41Devizes Town1-1Farnham Town
42Dover Athletic0-0Tunbridge Wells
43Durham City2-1Shildon
44Eastbourne United1-1Portfield
45Edgware2-2Corinthian Casuals
46Epsom & Ewell1-2Three Bridges
47Felixstowe Town0-1Ely City
48Ferryhill Athletic1-2Darlington Cleveland Bridge
49Fleetwood Town2-0Clitheroe
50Formby1-1Droylsden
51Gresley Rovers0-1Wolverton Town
52Harwich & Parkeston2-0Collier Row
53Havant Town1-1Radstock Town
54Hemel Hempstead2-2Baldock Town
55Highgate United1-3Banbury United
56Hoddesdon Town0-2Great Yarmouth Town
57Horndean2-3Woking
58Horsham Y M C A0-3Haringey Borough
59Ilkeston Town1-3Emley
60Kingsbury Town0-0Erith & Belvedere
61Lancing4-0Peacehaven & Telscombe
62Langley Park Welfare0-0Evenwood Town
63Leatherhead1-1Eastbourne Town
64Leicester United2-0Friar Lane Old Boys
65Maesteg Park2-3Llanelli
66March Town United1-1Histon
67Merstham0-6Leytonstone Ilford
68Mile Oak Rovers1-1Leamington
69Molesey0-3Wick
70North Shields3-1Denaby United
71Northallerton Town0-4Guiseley
72Norton & Stockton Ancients1-1Newcastle Blue Star
73Oldswinford3-3Boldmere St Michaels
74Ottery St Mary0-1Merthyr Tydfil
75Penrith6-2Glossop
76Petersfield United2-1Hailsham Town
77Radcliffe Borough3-3Eastwood Hanley
78Redhill3-2Maidenhead United
79Rothwell Town3-2Tividale
80Royston Town2-3Finchley
81Rushall Olympic2-3Moor Green
82Ryhope Community Association1-1Farsley Celtic
83Saltash United0-0Gloucester City
84Sheppey United2-1Chichester City
85Shortwood United2-3Melksham Town
86Sittingbourne1-1Dorking
87Soham Town Rangers0-1Hertford Town
88Spalding United0-0Rushden Town
89Stevenage Borough3-2Milton Keynes Borough
90Sudbury Town5-0Gorleston
91Sutton Town6-2Stalybridge Celtic
92Thackley1-0Netherfield
93Thanet United0-2Lewes
94Tonbridge2-0Haywards Heath
95Tring Town1-3Chertsey Town
96Trowbridge Town4-0Hungerford Town
97Walsall Wood0-1Skelmersdale United
98Wellingborough Town1-3Sutton Coldfield Town
99Welton Rovers1-0Taunton Town
100Weston Super Mare1-0Torrington

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
5Ringmer0-0Arundel (0-3 when abandoned in extra time)
10Saffron Walden Town3-1Barton Rovers
12Tiptree United2-1Berkhamsted Town
16Egham Town1-3Boreham Wood
27Vauxhall Motors0-2Chatham Town
33Rossendale United3-2Colwyn Bay
34Bridgnorth Town4-0Congleton Town
35Annfield Plain3-1Consett
38Armthorpe Welfare4-1Curzon Ashton
40Flackwell Heath1-2Desborough Town
41Farnham Town1-4Devizes Town
42Tunbridge Wells1-2Dover Athletic
44Portfield1-0Eastbourne United
45Corinthian Casuals1-0Edgware
50Droylsden3-1Formby
53Radstock Town0-1Havant Town
54Baldock Town1-0Hemel Hempstead
60Erith & Belvedere1-0Kingsbury Town
62Evenwood Town2-1Langley Park Welfare
63Eastbourne Town3-1Leatherhead
66Histon1-1March Town United
68Leamington1-0Mile Oak Rovers
72Newcastle Blue Star6-0Norton & Stockton Ancients
73Boldmere St Michaels3-1Oldswinford
77Eastwood Hanley1-0Radcliffe Borough
82Farsley Celtic3-2Ryhope Community Association
83Gloucester City0-2Saltash United
86Dorking2-1Sittingbourne
88Rushden Town2-4Spalding United

2nd replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
5Ringmer0-3Arundel
66March Town United3-2Histon

1st qualifying round

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1A F C Totton1-0Calne Town
2Alfreton Town0-0Gainsborough Trinity
3Alvechurch1-1Bedworth United
4Annfield Plain2-3Alnwick Town
5Armthorpe Welfare2-1Ashton United
6Atherstone United2-1Moor Green
7Aylesbury United1-0Barking
8Baldock Town1-0Saffron Walden Town
9Banbury United4-2Coventry Sporting
10Barnet0-2Dulwich Hamlet
11Barrow0-3Easington Colliery
12Basildon United0-2Hornchurch
13Basingstoke Town0-5Ton Pentre
14Bedlington Terriers1-2Chester-Le-Street Town
15Bishop Auckland2-0Gateshead
16Blyth Spartans1-1Crook Town
17Boldmere St Michaels0-1Rothwell Town
18Bracknell Town2-0Croydon
19Braintree Town1-1Cambridge City
20Bridgnorth Town1-1Rossendale United
21Bridlington Town4-2Ashington
22Bridlington Trinity1-1Peterlee Newtown
23Brigg Town0-2Lye Town
24Brockenhurst1-2Havant Town
25Bromley2-2Carshalton Athletic
26Bromsgrove Rovers2-0Holbeach United
27Buckingham Town2-2Dunstable
28Burscough2-2Bootle
29Buxton1-0Leek Town
30Caernarfon Town2-0Marine
31Camberley Town0-1Arundel
32Canterbury City0-1Folkestone
33Chalfont St Peter0-3Hayes
34Chatham Town1-2Staines Town
35Chatteris Town2-2Harlow Town
36Cheltenham Town3-4Bideford
37Chertsey Town1-1Leytonstone Ilford
38Chippenham Town3-1Poole Town
39Chorley2-1Horwich R M I
40Corby Town3-0Irthlingborough Diamonds
41Crawley Town1-0Gravesend & Northfleet
42Devizes Town5-2Andover
43Dorchester Town1-1Barry Town
44Dudley Town5-2Arlesey Town
45Eastleigh1-1Lewes
46Ely City1-4Tiptree United
47Eppleton Colliery Welfare1-1Brandon United
48Evenwood Town2-0Darwen
49Evesham United1-1Clevedon Town
50Exmouth Town5-0Glastonbury
51Fareham Town2-1Oxford City
52Farsley Celtic1-3Newcastle Blue Star
53Feltham0-5Metropolitan Police
54Fisher Athletic1-0Harrow Borough
55Fleetwood Town2-0Durham City
56Forest Green Rovers2-0Yate Town
57Frome Town0-2Redditch United
58Goole Town2-1Scarborough
59Gosport Borough1-1Newport I O W
60Grantham5-1Wednesfield Social
61Grays Athletic6-1Hitchin Town
62Gretna6-1Horden Colliery Welfare
63Halesowen Town4-0Ampthill Town
64Harefield United3-0Corinthian Casuals
65Haringey Borough1-0Three Bridges
66Harrogate Town4-1Darlington Cleveland Bridge
67Harwich & Parkeston2-2Stowmarket Town
68Hastings Town3-2Horsham
69Hendon2-2Banstead Athletic
70Hinckley Athletic0-1Kidderminster Harriers
71Hyde United1-1Rhyl
72Irlam Town1-1Lancaster City
73Kettering Town2-1Lowestoft Town
74King's Lynn w/o-scr Haverhill Rovers
75Kingstonian2-0Cray Wanderers
76Lancing2-4Woking
77Letchworth Garden City1-1Burton Albion
78Leyland Motors0-2Emley
79Leyton Wingate1-1Faversham Town
80Long Eaton United1-4Northwich Victoria
81Matlock Town1-3Malvern Town
82Minehead1-0Tiverton Town
83Morecambe8-0Esh Winning
84Mossley3-3Eastwood Town
85Newbury Town2-1Petersfield United
86Newmarket Town2-0Great Yarmouth Town
87North Ferriby United3-3Leicester United
88Oldbury United0-0Eastwood Hanley
89Oswestry Town1-0Prescot Cables (tie awarded to Prescot Cables)
90Portfield1-7Ashford Town (Kent)
91R S Southampton7-1Littlehampton Town
92Rayners Lane2-5Boreham Wood
93Salisbury2-1Bridgend Town
94Saltash United1-0Merthyr Tydfil
95Sharpness4-1Llanelli
96Shepshed Charterhouse0-1Stafford Rangers
97Skelmersdale United1-0Sutton Town
98South Bank1-1Billingham Town
99South Liverpool2-3G K N Sankey
100Southport1-1Garforth Town
101Southwick1-0Hythe Town
102St Albans City1-2Ruislip Manor
103St Blazey1-1Barnstaple Town
104St Helens Town6-0Heanor Town
105Stamford2-3Bury Town
106Stevenage Borough1-0Spalding United
107Stourbridge1-1Abingdon United
108Sudbury Town4-1Rainham Town
109Sutton United2-0Hounslow
110Tilbury3-1Witham Town
111Tooting & Mitcham United1-2Hampton
112Tow Law Town0-2Spennymoor United
113Trowbridge Town3-2Melksham Town
114Uxbridge4-0Desborough Town
115Walthamstow Avenue3-2Heybridge Swifts
116Walton & Hersham2-2Erith & Belvedere
117Ware5-2Finchley
118Warrington Town0-2Penrith
119Waterlooville0-1Sheppey United
120Welling United6-0Darenth Heathside
121Wembley1-0Dorking
122Weston Super Mare1-0Welton Rovers
123Whitehawk2-3Eastbourne Town
124Whitley Bay2-3North Shields
125Whitstable Town2-1Tonbridge
126Whyteleafe0-2Redhill
127Wick0-4Dover Athletic
128Wigston Fields2-1Leamington
129Willenhall Town1-0Paget Rangers
130Wimborne Town2-2Clandown
131Winsford United2-0Droylsden
132Wisbech Town0-2Sutton Coldfield Town
133Witney Town2-3Mangotsfield United
134Witton Albion0-2Hednesford Town
135Wokingham Town4-0Marlow
136Wolverton Town0-0Tamworth
137Woodford Town2-0Hertford Town
138Wootton Blue Cross1-2March Town United
139Workington2-1Billingham Synthonia
140Worksop Town7-0Armitage
141Worthing0-1Herne Bay
142Wren Rovers3-1Thackley
143Yeading4-4Alma Swanley
144Yorkshire Amateur0-1Guiseley

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
2Gainsborough Trinity2-1Alfreton Town
3Bedworth United1-0Alvechurch
16Crook Town0-1Blyth Spartans
19Cambridge City3-0Braintree Town
20Rossendale United3-2Bridgnorth Town
22Peterlee Newtown2-0Bridlington Trinity
25Carshalton Athletic4-2Bromley
27Dunstable1-2Buckingham Town
28Bootle2-1Burscough
35Harlow Town1-0Chatteris Town
37Leytonstone Ilford0-1Chertsey Town
43Barry Town3-4Dorchester Town
45Lewes1-2Eastleigh
47Brandon United2-1Eppleton Colliery Welfare
49Clevedon Town2-1Evesham United
59Newport I O W3-2Gosport Borough
67Stowmarket Town1-3Harwich & Parkeston
69Banstead Athletic0-1Hendon
71Rhyl3-4Hyde United
72Lancaster City2-1Irlam Town
77Burton Albion5-1Letchworth Garden City
79Faversham Town0-1Leyton Wingate
84Eastwood Town1-1Mossley
87Leicester United4-2North Ferriby United
88Eastwood Hanley0-1Oldbury United
98Billingham Town0-2South Bank
100Garforth Town1-1Southport (Abandoned in extra time)
103Barnstaple Town0-0St Blazey
107Abingdon United0-0Stourbridge
116Erith & Belvedere0-1Walton & Hersham
130Clandown1-2Wimborne Town
136Tamworth2-2Wolverton Town
143Alma Swanley0-1Yeading

2nd replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
84Eastwood Town2-0Mossley
100Southport2-1Garforth Town
103St Blazey0-2Barnstaple Town
107Stourbridge2-1Abingdon United
136Tamworth0-2Wolverton Town

2nd qualifying round

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Alnwick Town0-3Easington Colliery
2Armthorpe Welfare1-1St Helens Town
3Arundel1-3Herne Bay
4Ashford Town (Kent)0-0Southwick
5Atherstone United2-4Stafford Rangers
6Baldock Town0-1Bromsgrove Rovers
7Banbury United1-2Malvern Town
8Bootle2-2Eastwood Town
9Boreham Wood2-2Kingstonian
10Bridlington Town0-1Morecambe
11Chertsey Town0-1Hendon
12Clevedon Town2-0Mangotsfield United
13Devizes Town0-2R S Southampton
14Dover Athletic2-1Leyton Wingate
15Eastbourne Town0-1Carshalton Athletic
16Eastleigh0-1Crawley Town
17Emley2-2Hyde United
18Evenwood Town0-5Spennymoor United
19Fleetwood Town1-3Gretna
20Forest Green Rovers4-2Dorchester Town
21Guiseley0-2Blyth Spartans
22Halesowen Town2-0Burton Albion
23Harefield United2-2Aylesbury United
24Haringey Borough4-2Wokingham Town
25Harrogate Town1-1Chester-Le-Street Town
26Harwich & Parkeston4-1Walthamstow Avenue
27Havant Town1-1A F C Totton
28Hornchurch1-1King's Lynn
29Lancaster City1-1Southport
30Leicester United0-1Goole Town
31Lye Town4-1G K N Sankey
32March Town United1-0Bedworth United
33Metropolitan Police2-2Hampton
34Minehead2-1Barnstaple Town
35Newbury Town0-5Fareham Town
36Newcastle Blue Star0-0South Bank
37Newmarket Town1-2Cambridge City
38North Shields0-0Bishop Auckland
39Oldbury United3-1Buxton
40Penrith1-2Chorley
41Redhill2-4Buckingham Town
42Rossendale United2-1Prescot Cables
43Rothwell Town0-1Grantham
44Saltash United1-2Bideford
45Sharpness0-1Ton Pentre
46Sheppey United1-1Newport I O W
47Skelmersdale United2-1Hednesford Town
48Staines Town0-0Ruislip Manor
49Stevenage Borough2-0Dudley Town
50Stourbridge2-1Redditch United
51Sudbury Town0-2Bury Town
52Sutton Coldfield Town0-1Gainsborough Trinity
53Tilbury2-1Harlow Town (Tilbury played suspended player - awarded to Harlow Town)
54Tiptree United0-3Kettering Town
55Trowbridge Town2-0Salisbury
56Uxbridge3-1Hayes
57Walton & Hersham0-0Fisher Athletic
58Ware1-2Corby Town
59Welling United2-1Bracknell Town
60Wembley2-1Dulwich Hamlet
61Weston Super Mare2-3Exmouth Town
62Whitstable Town2-1Folkestone
63Wigston Fields0-1Kidderminster Harriers
64Wimborne Town1-1Chippenham Town
65Winsford United1-3Caernarfon Town
66Woking4-0Hastings Town
67Wolverton Town2-0Willenhall Town
68Woodford Town2-1Grays Athletic
69Workington0-0Brandon United
70Worksop Town0-2Northwich Victoria
71Wren Rovers2-2Peterlee Newtown
72Yeading4-1Sutton United

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
2St Helens Town0-1Armthorpe Welfare
4Southwick1-0Ashford Town (Kent)
8Eastwood Town1-1Bootle
9Kingstonian0-1Boreham Wood
17Hyde United1-4Emley
23Aylesbury United2-0Harefield United
25Chester-Le-Street Town3-1Harrogate Town
27A F C Totton1-0Havant Town
28King's Lynn2-0Hornchurch
29Southport3-1Lancaster City
33Hampton2-0Metropolitan Police
36South Bank1-2Newcastle Blue Star
38Bishop Auckland4-2North Shields
46Newport I O W1-0Sheppey United
48Ruislip Manor0-2Staines Town
57Fisher Athletic3-2Walton & Hersham
64Chippenham Town0-1Wimborne Town
69Brandon United0-1Workington
71Peterlee Newtown2-0Wren Rovers

2nd replay

TieHome teamScoreAway team
8Bootle1-1Eastwood Town

3rd replay

TieHome teamScoreAway team
8Eastwood Town1-0Bootle

3rd qualifying round

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1A F C Totton0-0Wimborne Town
2Armthorpe Welfare0-2Chorley
3Bideford2-1Forest Green Rovers
4Boreham Wood0-1Aylesbury United
5Bromsgrove Rovers1-0March Town United
6Bury Town2-1Harlow Town
7Clevedon Town0-4Ton Pentre
8Dover Athletic3-3Carshalton Athletic
9Easington Colliery1-1Chester-Le-Street Town
10Eastwood Town1-4Caernarfon Town
11Exmouth Town3-4Minehead
12Grantham1-2Gainsborough Trinity
13Gretna5-2Blyth Spartans
14Hampton0-0Fisher Athletic
15Haringey Borough1-2Buckingham Town
16Harwich & Parkeston1-2Woodford Town
17Hendon0-1Welling United
18Herne Bay1-0Whitstable Town
19Kettering Town2-0Corby Town
20King's Lynn1-0Cambridge City
21Lye Town1-3Goole Town
22Malvern Town0-2Kidderminster Harriers
23Morecambe1-2Bishop Auckland
24Newcastle Blue Star1-1Workington
25R S Southampton0-3Fareham Town
26Rossendale United1-2Oldbury United
27Skelmersdale United2-3Northwich Victoria
28Southport3-3Emley
29Southwick2-0Newport I O W
30Spennymoor United1-0Peterlee Newtown
31Staines Town1-1Wembley
32Stevenage Borough1-3Halesowen Town
33Trowbridge Town1-1Stourbridge
34Woking3-1Crawley Town
35Wolverton Town1-4Stafford Rangers
36Yeading1-0Uxbridge

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Wimborne Town1-0A F C Totton
8Carshalton Athletic1-3Dover Athletic
9Chester-Le-Street Town5-3Easington Colliery
14Fisher Athletic2-1Hampton
24Workington0-1Newcastle Blue Star
28Emley4-4Southport
31Wembley4-1Staines Town
33Stourbridge0-4Trowbridge Town

2nd replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
28Southport2-0Emley

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Enfield, Weymouth, Wealdstone, Bath City, Boston United, Maidstone United, Nuneaton Borough, Dagenham, Wycombe Wanderers, Dartford, Yeovil Town, Bishop's Stortford, Macclesfield, Windsor & Eton, Bognor Regis Town, Farnborough Town, Whitby Town, Chelmsford City, Slough Town and V S Rugby.

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Bath City2-1Yeovil Town
2Bideford0-2Dartford
3Bishop's Stortford2-0Fisher Athletic
4Boston United6-0Gainsborough Trinity
5Bromsgrove Rovers2-0Buckingham Town
6Chelmsford City2-1Kidderminster Harriers
7Chester-Le-Street Town2-3Caernarfon Town
8Chorley3-2Bishop Auckland
9Dagenham0-3Wealdstone
10Enfield1-1Bury Town
11Farnborough Town4-0Herne Bay
12Goole Town1-2Nuneaton Borough
13Halesowen Town2-2Oldbury United
14Kettering Town1-0Windsor & Eton
15King's Lynn1-3Woodford Town
16Macclesfield Town0-1Southport
17Northwich Victoria0-1Stafford Rangers
18Slough Town1-1Dover Athletic
19Southwick1-1 Maidstone United
20Spennymoor United2-0Gretna
21Ton Pentre5-1Minehead
22Trowbridge Town0-0Fareham Town
23Wembley2-3Welling United
24Whitby Town2-0Newcastle Blue Star
25Wimborne Town2-5Bognor Regis Town
26Woking1-0Weymouth
27Wycombe Wanderers1-5V S Rugby
28Yeading1-3Aylesbury United

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
10Bury Town0-1Enfield
13Oldbury United1-2Halesowen Town
18Dover Athletic2-3Slough Town
19 Maidstone United 1-1Southwick
22Fareham Town4-1Trowbridge Town

2nd replay

TieHome teamScoreAway team
19 Maidstone United 2-2Southwick

3rd replay

TieHome teamScoreAway team
19Southwick1-5 Maidstone United

1986-87 FA Cup

See 1986-87 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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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.

The FA Cup 1983–84 is the 103rd 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.

The FA Cup 1987-88 is the 107th 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.

The 1989–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 109th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 540 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 15 from the previous season's 525.

The 1990–91 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 110th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 563 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 23 from the previous season's 540.

The 1993–94 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 113th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 539 clubs were accepted for the competition, down 22 from the previous season's 561.

The 1995–96 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 115th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup', the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 575 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 18 from the previous season's 557.

References

  1. Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. pp. 476–78. ISBN   978-0-3561435-4-5 . Retrieved 29 April 2020.