| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  England  Wales |
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.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abingdon United | 1-1 | Oxford City |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 3-0 | Formby |
| 3 | Alnwick Town | 1-1 | Durham City |
| 4 | Annfield Plain | 0-4 | West Auckland Town |
| 5 | Arnold | 1-0 | Hednesford Town |
| 6 | Ashington | 3-1 | Guiseley |
| 7 | Ashton United | 2-0 | Kirkby Town |
| 8 | Baker Perkins | 2-2 | Rushall Olympic |
| 9 | Baldock Town | 1-0 | Hampton |
| 10 | Banbury United | 3-0 | Edgware |
| 11 | Basildon United | 1-3 | Cray Wanderers |
| 12 | Beckenham Town | 2-2 | Hailsham Town |
| 13 | Bourne Town | 1-4 | Milton Keynes Borough |
| 14 | Bracknell Town | 1-0 | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| 15 | Bridgend Town | 1-3 | Weston super Mare |
| 16 | Bridlington Town | 1-0 | Accrington Stanley |
| 17 | Brigg Town | 4-0 | Oakham United |
| 18 | Burscough | 1-2 | Warrington Town |
| 19 | Chalfont St Peter | 1-1 | Arlesey Town |
| 20 | Chasetown | 0-2 | Evesham United |
| 21 | Chatham Town | 4-1 | Collier Row |
| 22 | Clitheroe | 4-0 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 23 | Colwyn Bay | 3-0 | Winsford United |
| 24 | Corinthian-Casuals | 1-1 | Camberley Town |
| 25 | Coventry Sporting | 2-1 | Barton Rovers |
| 26 | Crook Town | 2-1 | Bedlington Terriers |
| 27 | Darenth Heathside | 2-1 | Leartherhead |
| 28 | Devizes Town | 0-0 | Paulton Rovers |
| 29 | Droylsden | 4-2 | Belper Town |
| 30 | Dudley Town | 1-1 | Rothwell Town |
| 31 | Eastleigh | 1-1 | Swanage Town & Herston |
| 32 | Egham Town | 1-1 | Portfield |
| 33 | Epsom & Ewell | 4-0 | Arundel |
| 34 | Erith & Belvedere | 0-0 | Wivenhoe Town |
| 35 | Evenwood Town | 0-2 | Leyland Motors |
| 36 | Faversham Town | 1-1 | Shoreham |
| 37 | Felixstowe Town | 1-2 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 38 | Feltham | 5-0 | Alma Swanley |
| 39 | Ferryhill Athletic | 3-0 | Langley Park Welfare |
| 40 | Finchley | 1-0 | Kempston Rovers |
| 41 | Flackwell Heath | 0-3 | Crockenhill |
| 42 | Frome Town | 1-0 | Poole Town |
| 43 | Glossop | 2-3 | Heanor Town |
| 44 | Gloucester City | 7-0 | Westbury United |
| 45 | Gorleston | 1-0 | Chesham United |
| 46 | Grantham | 2-2 | Chatteris Town |
| 47 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0-0 | Tilbury |
| 48 | Guisborough Town | 2-0 | Armthorpe Welfare |
| 49 | Harrogate Town | 2-1 | Esh Winning |
| 50 | Hastings Town | 0-1 | Lancing |
| 51 | Haywards Heath | 4-0 | Steyning Town |
| 52 | Hertford Town | 1-1 | Potton United |
| 53 | Heybridge Swifts | 1-1 | Dorking |
| 54 | Highgate United | 1-1 | Bilston Town |
| 55 | Hinckley Town | 2-1 | Bridgnorth Town |
| 56 | Hoddesdon Town | 2-0 | Southall |
| 57 | Holbeach United | 1-4 | Walsall Wood |
| 58 | Hornchurch | 7-0 | Horsham Y M C A |
| 59 | Horsham | 0-0 | Whitehawk |
| 60 | Hungerford Town | 1-1 | Yate Town |
| 61 | Lancaster City | 0-4 | Darwen |
| 62 | Leek Town | 3-3 | G K N Sankey |
| 63 | Llanelli | 1-2 | Barnstaple Town |
| 64 | Long Eaton United | 1-3 | Sutton Town |
| 65 | Lowestoft Town | 0-1 | Kingsbury Town |
| 66 | Maidenhead United | 1-1 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 67 | Melksham Town | 2-0 | Andover |
| 68 | Moor Green | 3-1 | Tividale |
| 69 | Newbury Town | 2-2 | Welton Rovers |
| 70 | Newmarket Town | 0-3 | Dunstable |
| 71 | Northampton Spencer | 2-5 | Atherstone United |
| 72 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 4-5 | Farsley Celtic |
| 73 | Oldswinford | 0-1 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 74 | Ossett Albion | 1-1 | Chester-le-Street Town |
| 75 | Ottery St Mary | 1-0 | Chippenham Town |
| 76 | Penrith | 7-0 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 77 | Peterlee Newtown | 1-3 | Denaby United |
| 78 | Petersfield United | 1-1 | Wick |
| 79 | Radcliffe Borough | 1-0 | Skelmersdale United |
| 80 | Rainham Town | 1-1 | Sittingbourne |
| 81 | Ringmer | 1-5 | Eastbourne United |
| 82 | Rossendale United | 3-0 | Northallerton Town |
| 83 | Salisbury | 0-1 | Barry Town |
| 84 | Seaham Red Star | 2-0 | Shildon |
| 85 | Sheppey United | 1-3 | Metropolitan Police |
| 86 | Shortwood United | 1-6 | Waterlooville |
| 87 | Shotton Comrades | 2-1 | Garforth Town |
| 88 | Soham Town Rangers | 0-0 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 89 | St Blazey | 4-4 | Tiverton Town |
| 90 | St Helens Town | 6-2 | Curzon Ashton |
| 91 | Staines Town | 0-0 | Ware |
| 92 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-0 | Congleton Town |
| 93 | Stamford | 0-0 | Vauxhall Motors (Luton) |
| 94 | Sudbury Town | 1-1 | Hounslow |
| 95 | Tamworth | 3-2 | Gresley Rovers |
| 96 | Taunton Town | 2-0 | Clandown |
| 97 | Thanet United | 3-0 | Canterbury City |
| 98 | Thatcham Town | 0-3 | Worthing |
| 99 | Three Bridges | 0-0 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 100 | Tiptree United | 0-4 | Aveley |
| 101 | Tonbridge A F C | 5-2 | Folkestone |
| 102 | Torrington | 3-0 | Glastonbury |
| 103 | Tring Town | 0-2 | Harlow Town |
| 104 | Uxbridge | 2-2 | Haringey Borough |
| 105 | Watton United | 0-1 | Royston Town |
| 106 | Wednesfield Social | 0-1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 107 | Wellingborough Town | 3-2 | Spalding United |
| 108 | Wisbech Town | 1-0 | Brackley Town |
| 109 | Witham Town | 1-0 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 110 | Wolverton Town | 0-2 | Ashtree Highfield |
| 111 | Wootton Blue Cross | 0-0 | Berkhamsted Town |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford City | 3-0 | Abingdon United |
| 3 | Durham City | 1-1 | Alnwick Town |
| 8 | Rushall Olympic | 3-0 | Baker Perkins |
| 12 | Hailsham Town | 2-4 | Beckenham Town |
| 19 | Arlesey Town | 1-0 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 24 | Camberley Town | 2-0 | Corinthian-Casuals |
| 28 | Paulton Rovers | 1-0 | Devizes Town |
| 30 | Rothwell Town | 2-1 | Dudley Town |
| 31 | Swanage Town & Herston | 3-1 | Eastleigh |
| 32 | Portfield | 1-3 | Egham Town |
| 34 | Wivenhoe Town | 4-2 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 36 | Shoreham | 2-0 | Faversham Town |
| 46 | Chatteris Town | 1-0 | Grantham |
| 47 | Tilbury | 0-2 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 52 | Potton United | 1-2 | Hertford Town |
| 53 | Dorking | 2-1 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 54 | Bilston Town | 0-0 | Highgate United |
| 59 | Whitehawk | 2-0 | Horsham |
| 60 | Yate Town | 1-0 | Hungerford Town |
| 62 | G K N Sankey | 2-3 | Leek Town |
| 66 | Tunbridge Wells | 4-3 | Maidenhead United |
| 69 | Welton Rovers | 2-4 | Newbury Town |
| 74 | Chester-le-Street Town | 2-1 | Ossett Albion |
| 78 | Wick | 4-3 | Petersfield United |
| 80 | Sittingbourne | 2-3 | Rainham Town |
| 88 | Hemel Hempstead | 1-0 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 89 | Tiverton Town | 5-2 | St Blazey |
| 91 | Ware | 1-1 | Staines Town |
| 93 | Vauxhall Motors (Luton) | 3-2 | Stamford |
| 94 | Hounslow | 1-3 | Sudbury Town |
| 99 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2-1 | Three Bridges |
| 104 | Haringey Borough | 2-3 | Uxbridge |
| 111 | Berkhamsted Town | 2-0 | Wootton Blue Cross |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alnwick Town | 0-0 | Durham City |
| 54 | Bilston Town | 2-0 | Highgate United |
| 91 | Ware | 4-2 | Staines Town |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Durham City | 1-2 | Alnwick Town |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 4-2 | Witton Albion |
| 2 | Alvechurch | 1-1 | Redditch United |
| 3 | Arlesey Town | 0-4 | Buckingham Town |
| 4 | Atherstone United | 1-1 | Malvern Town |
| 5 | Aveley | 2-2 | Bury Town |
| 6 | Aylesbury United | 2-0 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 7 | Bangor City | 2-2 | Marine |
| 8 | Banstead Athletic | 5-3 | Beckenham Town |
| 9 | Barry Town | 5-1 | Clevedon Town |
| 10 | Basingstoke Town | 3-0 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 11 | Berkhamsted Town | 3-1 | Hitchin Town |
| 12 | Bideford | 1-1 | Exmouth Town |
| 13 | Billericay Town | 0-3 | Kingsbury Town |
| 14 | Billingham Synthonia | 2-0 | Alnwick Town |
| 15 | Billingham Town | 0-3 | Bridlington Town |
| 16 | Bishop Auckland | 5-2 | Workington |
| 17 | Blyth Spartans | 2-1 | Gateshead |
| 18 | Boldmere St Michaels | 2-2 | Chatteris Town |
| 19 | Bootle | 1-0 | Ashton United |
| 20 | Boreham Wood | 2-0 | Vauxhall Motors (Luton) |
| 21 | Bracknell Town | 3-2 | Abingdon Town |
| 22 | Braintree Town | 0-4 | Sudbury Town |
| 23 | Bristol Manor Farm | 0-3 | Weston super Mare |
| 24 | Bromley | 5-2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 25 | Burnham | 1-1 | Cray Wanderers |
| 26 | Buxton | 6-3 | Rhyl |
| 27 | Calne Town | 1-5 | Oxford City |
| 28 | Camberley Town | 0-2 | Welling United |
| 29 | Cambridge City | 2-0 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 30 | Canvey Island | 0-1 | Baldock Town |
| 31 | Carshalton Athletic | 1-0 | Kingstonian |
| 32 | Chadderton | 1-0 | Heanor Town |
| 33 | Cheltenham Town | 4-1 | Dorchester Town |
| 34 | Chertsey Town | 3-1 | Haywards Heath Town |
| 35 | Chester-le-Street Town | 2-1 | Consett |
| 36 | Chichester City | 1-1 | Egham Town |
| 37 | Clapton | 1-2 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 38 | Clitheroe | 2-0 | Whitley Bay |
| 39 | Corby Town | 1-1 | Worcester City |
| 40 | Crawley Town | 4-1 | Collier Row |
| 41 | Darenth Heathside | 2-1 | Leatherhead |
| 42 | Darlington Cleveland Bridge | 2-0 | Shotton Comrades |
| 43 | Darwen | 2-2 | Tow Law Town |
| 44 | Desborough Town | 2-2 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 45 | Easington Colliery | 2-1 | Leyland Motors |
| 46 | Eastbourne United | 6-2 | Hythe Town |
| 47 | Eastwood Hanley | 0-0 | Leek Town |
| 48 | Eastwood Town | 1-2 | Arnold |
| 49 | Ely City | 1-1 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 50 | Emley | 2-0 | Southport |
| 51 | Fareham Town | 1-0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 52 | Feltham | 1-3 | Hayes |
| 53 | Ferryhill Athletic | 1-2 | Gretna |
| 54 | Fleetwood Town | 3-2 | West Auckland Town |
| 55 | Friar Lane Old Boys | 2-2 | Bilston Town |
| 56 | Frome Town | 2-2 | Weymouth |
| 57 | Gloucester City | 1-2 | Ton Pentre |
| 58 | Gosport Borough | 0-1 | Yeovil Town |
| 59 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 6-1 | Herne Bay |
| 60 | Grays Athletic | 1-3 | Hertford Town |
| 61 | Halesowen Harriers | 1-1 | Moor Green |
| 62 | Halesowen Town | 1-1 | Ashtree Highfield |
| 63 | Harefield United | 3-1 | Crockenhill |
| 64 | Harlow Town | 1-0 | Woodford Town |
| 65 | Harrow Borough | 2-0 | Yeading |
| 66 | Havant Town | 0-2 | Waterlooville |
| 67 | Haverhill Rovers | 1-1 | Milton Keynes Borough |
| 68 | Heybridge Swifts | 0-2 | Fisher Athletic |
| 69 | Hinckley Athletic | 2-3 | Bedworth United |
| 70 | Histon | 2-1 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 71 | Hoddesdon Town | 1-3 | Wembley |
| 72 | Horndean | 0-2 | Tonbridge A F C |
| 73 | Horwich R M I | 1-1 | South Liverpool |
| 74 | Hyde United | 1-0 | Mossley |
| 75 | Ilkeston Town | 1-1 | St Helens Town |
| 76 | Irlam Town | 1-0 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 77 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 3-1 | Banbury United |
| 78 | King's Lynn | 1-2 | March Town United |
| 79 | Leamington | 2-1 | Coventry Sporting |
| 80 | Letchworth Garden City | 1-0 | Gorleston |
| 81 | Leyton Wingate | 1-1 | Stevenage Borough |
| 82 | Leytonstone Ilford | 2-0 | St Albans City |
| 83 | Lye Town | 1-0 | Evesham United |
| 84 | Maesteg Park | 0-1 | Tiverton Town |
| 85 | Malden Vale | 1-3 | Witham Town |
| 86 | Mangotsfield United | 1-0 | Yate Town |
| 87 | Marlow | 5-1 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 88 | Matlock Town | 3-0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 89 | Melksham Town | 1-3 | Wimborne Town |
| 90 | Merstham | 1-3 | Thanet United |
| 91 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2-0 | Paulton Rovers |
| 92 | Metropolitan Police | 3-1 | Dover Athletic |
| 93 | Mile Oak Rovers | 1-2 | Brigg Town |
| 94 | Minehead | 1-1 | Barnstaple Town |
| 95 | Molesey | 1-2 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 96 | Murton | 0-1 | Seaham Red Star |
| 97 | Netherfield | 1-1 | Crook Town |
| 98 | Newcastle Blue Star | 1-0 | Morecambe |
| 99 | Newport I O W | 2-0 | A F C Totton |
| 100 | North Ferriby United | 2-3 | Droylsden |
| 101 | North Shields | 1-1 | Barrow |
| 102 | Paget Rangers | 1-4 | Tamworth |
| 103 | Pagham | 2-2 | Worthing |
| 104 | Penrith | 2-1 | Brandon United |
| 105 | Prescot Cables | 0-1 | Colwyn Bay |
| 106 | Radstock Town | 5-0 | Newbury Town |
| 107 | Ramsgate | 2-0 | Shoreham |
| 108 | Redhill | 3-3 | Hornchurch |
| 109 | Rossendale United | 1-1 | Worksop Town |
| 110 | Ruislip Manor | 3-2 | Royston Town |
| 111 | Rushall Olympic | 0-2 | Oldbury United |
| 112 | Rushden Town | 1-4 | Rothwell Town |
| 113 | Ryhope Community Association | 1-1 | Ashington |
| 114 | Saffron Walden Town | 2-1 | Rainham Town |
| 115 | Sharpness | 1-4 | Ottery St Mary |
| 116 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 2-0 | Stourbridge |
| 117 | Sholing Sports | 1-3 | Swanage Town & Herston |
| 118 | South Bank | 1-0 | Spennymoor United |
| 119 | Southwick | 1-3 | Croydon |
| 120 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1-1 | Macclesfield Town |
| 121 | Stockton | 1-0 | Denaby United |
| 122 | Stowmarket Town | 1-3 | Dunstable |
| 123 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 1-1 | Hinckley Town |
| 124 | Sutton Town | 1-2 | Goole Town |
| 125 | Taunton Town | 0-3 | Saltash United |
| 126 | Thackley | 1-1 | Guisborough Town |
| 127 | Torrington | 0-3 | Forest Green Rovers |
| 128 | Uxbridge | 4-1 | Barking |
| 129 | Walsall Wood | 0-3 | Stafford Rangers |
| 130 | Walton & Hersham | 3-0 | Finchley |
| 131 | Ware | 0-1 | Hendon |
| 132 | Warrington Town | 1-1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 133 | Wellingborough Town | 1-1 | Leicester United |
| 134 | Whitehawk | 1-2 | Littlehampton Town |
| 135 | Whyteleafe | 2-0 | Lancing |
| 136 | Wick | 1-1 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 137 | Willenhall Town | 3-2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 138 | Willington | 0-3 | Harrogate Town |
| 139 | Windsor & Eton | 0-0 | Woking |
| 140 | Wisbech Town | 2-0 | Kettering Town |
| 141 | Witney Town | 0-3 | Barnet |
| 142 | Wivenhoe Town | 0-3 | Sutton United |
| 143 | Wokingham Town | 3-0 | Lewes |
| 144 | Wren Rovers | 1-2 | Farsley Celtic |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Redditch United | 1-3 | Alvechurch |
| 4 | Malvern Town | 0-2 | Atherstone United |
| 5 | Bury Town | 3-1 | Aveley |
| 7 | Marine | 3-1 | Bangor City |
| 12 | Exmouth Town | 0-2 | Bideford |
| 18 | Chatteris Town | 0-3 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 25 | Cray Wanderers | 1-2 | Burnham |
| 36 | Egham Town | 0-2 | Chichester City |
| 39 | Worcester City | 3-1 | Corby Town |
| 43 | Tow Law Town | 3-2 | Darwen |
| 44 | Racing Club Warwick | 4-0 | Desborough Town |
| 47 | Leek Town | 2-0 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 49 | Hemel Hempstead | 2-1 | Ely City |
| 55 | Bilston Town | 3-2 | Friar Lane Old Boys |
| 56 | Weymouth | 3-0 | Frome Town |
| 61 | Moor Green | 2-1 | Halesowen Harriers |
| 62 | Ashtree Highfield | 0-1 | Halesowen Town |
| 67 | Milton Keynes Borough | 0-4 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 73 | South Liverpool | 3-4 | Horwich R M I |
| 75 | St Helens Town | 1-1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 81 | Stevenage Borough | 2-3 | Leyton Wingate |
| 88 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0-3 | Matlock Town |
| 94 | Barnstaple Town | 1-0 | Minehead |
| 97 | Crook Town | 2-1 | Netherfield |
| 101 | Barrow | 3-0 | North Shields |
| 103 | Worthing | 0-2 | Pagham |
| 108 | Hornchurch | 1-3 | Redhill |
| 109 | Worksop Town | 2-4 | Rossendale United |
| 113 | Ashington | 1-2 | Ryhope Community Association |
| 120 | Macclesfield Town | 5-1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 123 | Hinckley Town | 2-1 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 126 | Guisborough Town | 0-0 | Thackley |
| 132 | Northwich Victoria | 5-1 | Warrington Town |
| 133 | Leicester United | 1-0 | Wellingborough Town |
| 136 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 3-0 | Wick |
| 139 | Woking | 6-3 | Windsor & Eton |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Ilkeston Town | 1-4 | St Helens Town |
| 126 | Guisborough Town | 1-0 | Thackley |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 2-0 | Irlam Town |
| 2 | Arnold | 2-3 | Matlock Town |
| 3 | Atherstone United | 1-0 | Lye Town |
| 4 | Banstead Athletic | 0-0 | Woking |
| 5 | Barnstaple Town | 1-2 | Forest Green Rovers |
| 6 | Barry Town | 0-1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 7 | Bedworth United | 1-2 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 8 | Berkhamsted Town | 3-3 | Hemel Hempstead |
| 9 | Bilston Town | 0-3 | Willenhall Town |
| 10 | Boldmere St Michaels | 1-2 | Shepshed Charterhouse |
| 11 | Bootle | 2-2 | Marine |
| 12 | Bracknell Town | 4-0 | Chichester City |
| 13 | Bridlington Town | 1-2 | Blyth Spartans |
| 14 | Buckingham Town | 0-0 | Boreham Wood |
| 15 | Burnham | 2-1 | Harrow Borough |
| 16 | Bury Town | 1-1 | Letchworth Garden City |
| 17 | Chatham Town | 0-3 | Fisher Athletic |
| 18 | Chertsey Town | 0-1 | Newport I O W |
| 19 | Chester-le-Street Town | 1-1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 20 | Clitheroe | 0-0 | Harrogate Town |
| 21 | Colwyn Bay | 2-2 | Buxton |
| 22 | Crook Town | 0-1 | Barrow |
| 23 | Darlington Cleveland Bridge | 2-1 | South Bank |
| 24 | Dunstable | 0-1 | Leyton Wingate |
| 25 | Eastbourne United | 0-0 | Tonbridge A F C |
| 26 | Goole Town | 1-3 | Brigg Town |
| 27 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1-0 | Witham Town |
| 28 | Great Yarmouth Town | 3-1 | Cambridge City |
| 29 | Gretna | 1-2 | Fleetwood Town |
| 30 | Halesowen Town | 5-1 | Leicester United |
| 31 | Harefield United | 2-3 | Bromley |
| 32 | Harlow Town | 1-1 | Kingsbury Town |
| 33 | Haverhill Rovers | 0-1 | March Town United |
| 34 | Hayes | 4-1 | Darenth Heathside |
| 35 | Hendon | 1-2 | Hertford Town |
| 36 | Histon | 1-2 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 37 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 0-4 | Barnet |
| 38 | Leamington | 0-6 | Worcester City |
| 39 | Leek Town | 2-1 | Hyde United |
| 40 | Littlehampton Town | 0-3 | Thame United |
| 41 | Macclesfield Town | 5-0 | Chadderton |
| 42 | Mangotsfield United | 1-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 43 | Marlow | 1-1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 44 | Metropolitan Police | 3-0 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 45 | Northwich Victoria | 2-1 | Droylsden |
| 46 | Oldbury United | 5-2 | Hinckley Town |
| 47 | Penrith | 1-2 | Easington Colliery |
| 48 | Ramsgate | 0-1 | Croydon |
| 49 | Rossendale United | 2-3 | Guisborough Town |
| 50 | Rothwell Town | 1-2 | Alvechurch |
| 51 | Ryhope Community Association | 0-2 | Newcastle Blue Star |
| 52 | Saffron Walden Town | 1-5 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 53 | Saltash United | 7-1 | Ottery St Mary |
| 54 | Seaham Red Star | 0-1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 55 | St Helens Town | 0-0 | Horwich R M I |
| 56 | Stafford Rangers | 2-3 | Moor Green |
| 57 | Stockton | 0-1 | Emley |
| 58 | Sudbury Town | 1-1 | Aylesbury United |
| 59 | Sutton United | 3-1 | Redhill |
| 60 | Swanage Town & Herston | 0-2 | Fareham Town |
| 61 | Tiverton Town | 4-2 | Bideford |
| 62 | Ton Pentre | 1-2 | Weston-super-Mare |
| 63 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0-0 | Pagham |
| 64 | Tow Law Town | 2-1 | Farsley Celtic |
| 65 | Uxbridge | 1-0 | Baldock Town |
| 66 | Waterlooville | 1-1 | Yeovil Town |
| 67 | Welling United | 2-1 | Walton & Hersham |
| 68 | Wembley | 1-1 | Ruislip Manor |
| 69 | Weymouth | 3-0 | Radstock Town |
| 70 | Whyteleafe | 3-3 | Wokingham Town |
| 71 | Wimborne Town | 2-1 | Oxford City |
| 72 | Wisbech Town | 2-3 | Tamworth |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Woking | 1-0 | Banstead Athletic |
| 8 | Hemel Hempstead | 1-4 | Berkhamsted Town |
| 11 | Marine | 1-0 | Bootle |
| 14 | Boreham Wood | 2-1 | Buckingham Town |
| 16 | Letchworth Garden City | 3-1 | Bury Town |
| 19 | Billingham Synthonia | 4-3 | Chester-le-Street Town |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 2-1 | Clitheroe |
| 21 | Buxton | 2-5 | Colwyn Bay |
| 25 | Tonbridge A F C | 3-1 | Eastbourne United |
| 32 | Kingsbury Town | 2-2 | Harlow Town |
| 42 | Cheltenham Town | 2-0 | Mangotsfield United |
| 43 | Basingstoke Town | 2-1 | Marlow |
| 55 | Horwich R M I | 2-3 | St Helens Town |
| 58 | Aylesbury United | 2-1 | Sudbury Town |
| 63 | Pagham | 3-4 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 66 | Yeovil Town | 3-2 | Waterlooville |
| 68 | Ruislip Manor | 5-0 | Wembley |
| 70 | Wokingham Town | 1-0 | Whyteleafe |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Kingsbury Town | 3-2 | Harlow Town |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 1-1 | Colwyn Bay |
| 2 | Atherstone United | 4-3 | Alvechurch |
| 3 | Berkhamsted Town | 0-3 | Barnet |
| 4 | Billingham Synthonia | 5-2 | Blyth Spartans |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 1-3 | Worcester City |
| 6 | Bracknell Town | 4-1 | Newport I O W |
| 7 | Brigg Town | 3-2 | Leek Town |
| 8 | Easington Colliery | 3-0 | Newcastle Blue Star |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | Barrow |
| 10 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2-6 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 11 | Guisborough Town | 3-2 | Emley |
| 12 | Harrogate Town | 1-1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 13 | Hayes | 2-0 | Fisher Athletic |
| 14 | Hertford Town | 0-4 | Aylesbury United |
| 15 | Kingsbury Town | 0-1 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 16 | Letchworth Garden City | 2-2 | March Town United |
| 17 | Macclesfield Town | 0-0 | Marine |
| 18 | Merthyr Tydfil | 3-1 | Forest Green Rovers |
| 19 | Metropolitan Police | 0-1 | Croydon |
| 20 | Moor Green | 3-2 | Matlock Town |
| 21 | Northwich Victoria | 3-2 | St Helens Town |
| 22 | Oldbury United | 0-1 | Willenhall Town |
| 23 | Racing Club Warwick | 1-3 | Halesowen Town |
| 24 | Saltash United | 3-0 | Tiverton Town |
| 25 | Sutton United | 0-0 | Bromley |
| 26 | Tamworth | 3-2 | Shepshed Charterhouse |
| 27 | Thanet United | 1-1 | Woking |
| 28 | Tonbridge A F C | 0-0 | Wokingham Town |
| 29 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0-0 | Basingstoke Town |
| 30 | Tow Law Town | 4-0 | Darlington Cleveland Bridge |
| 31 | Uxbridge | 0-2 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 32 | Welling United | 3-1 | Burnham |
| 33 | Wembley | 2-2 | Leyton Wingate |
| 34 | Weston-super-Mare | 1-2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 35 | Weymouth | 2-2 | Fareham Town |
| 36 | Wimborne Town | 0-4 | Yeovil Town |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colwyn Bay | 1-0 | Alfreton Town |
| 9 | Barrow | 3-2 | Fleetwood Town |
| 12 | Bishop Auckland | 2-0 | Harrogate Town |
| 16 | March Town United | 2-3 | Letchworth Garden City |
| 17 | Marine | 1-2 | Macclesfield Town |
| 25 | Bromley | 1-2 | Sutton United |
| 27 | Woking | 0-2 | Thanet United |
| 28 | Wokingham Town | 2-1 | Tonbridge A F C |
| 29 | Basingstoke Town | 4-1 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 33 | Leyton Wingate | 5-1 | Wembley |
| 35 | Fareham Town | 1-2 | Weymouth |
The teams that given byes to this round are Lincoln City, Maidstone United, Enfield, Boston United, Runcorn, Bath City, Dagenham, Wealdstone, Nuneaton Borough, Frickley Athletic, Dartford, Bishop's Stortford, Bognor Regis Town, Farnborough Town, Whitby Town, Chelmsford City, Slough Town, V S Rugby, Caernarfon Town and Chorley.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath City | 3-1 | Slough Town |
| 2 | Boston United | 1-1 | Welling United |
| 3 | Brigg Town | 1-4 | Lincoln City |
| 4 | Caernarfon Town | 0-2 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 5 | Carshalton Athletic | 2-1 | Wokingham Town |
| 6 | Cheltenham Town | 2-1 | Bracknell Town |
| 7 | Chorley | 2-0 | Frickley Athletic |
| 8 | Colwyn Bay | 2-1 | Tow Law Town |
| 9 | Enfield | 1-2 | Aylesbury United |
| 10 | Farnborough Town | 4-2 | Saltash United |
| 11 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0-2 | Dagenham |
| 12 | Guisborough Town | 1-2 | Bishop Auckland |
| 13 | Halesowen Town | 1-0 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 14 | Hayes | 2-0 | Moor Green |
| 15 | Letchworth Garden City | 0-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 16 | Leyton Wingate | 0-0 | Atherstone United |
| 17 | Leytonstone Ilford | 0-1 | Worcester City |
| 18 | Macclesfield Town | 3-1 | Whitby Town |
| 19 | Maidstone United | 2-0 | Dartford |
| 20 | Merthyr Tydfil | 3-0 | Croydon |
| 21 | Northwich Victoria | 3-0 | Easington Colliery |
| 22 | Runcorn | 2-1 | Barrow |
| 23 | Sutton United | 3-0 | Basingstoke Town |
| 24 | Tamworth | 2-0 | Wealdstone |
| 25 | Thanet United | 0-4 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 26 | V S Rugby | 3-0 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 27 | Weymouth | 1-3 | Yeovil Town |
| 28 | Willenhall Town | 0-6 | Barnet |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atherstone United | 4-2 | Leyton Wingate |
| 16 | Welling United | 3-2 | Boston United |
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