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The 1996–97 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 116th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 574 clubs were accepted for the competition, down one from the previous season's 575.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 28 winning teams from fourth round qualifying progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
Calendar
| Round | Start Date | New Entries | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | Saturday 31 August 1996 | 340 | 574 → 404 |
| First round qualifying | Saturday 14 September 1996 | 118 | 404 → 260 |
| Second round qualifying | Saturday 28 September 1996 | none | 260 → 188 |
| Third round qualifying | Saturday 12 October 1996 | none | 188 → 152 |
| Fourth round qualifying | Saturday 26 October 1996 | 20 | 152 → 124 |
| First round proper | Saturday 16 November 1996 | 52 | 124 → 84 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 7 December 1996 | none | 84 → 64 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 4 January 1997 | 44 | 64 → 32 |
| Fourth round proper | Saturday 25 January 1997 | none | 32 → 16 |
| Fifth round proper | Saturday 15 February 1997 | none | 16 → 8 |
| Sixth round proper | Saturday 8 March 1997 | none | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | Saturday 13 April 1997 | none | 4 → 2 |
| Final | Saturday 17 May 1997 | none | 2 → 1 |
Preliminary round
Ties
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A F C Lymington | 6-1 | Windsor & Eton |
| 2 | Alnwick Town | 0-0 | Consett |
| 3 | Arlesey Town | 3-1 | Potton United |
| 4 | Arundel | 3-0 | Canterbury City |
| 5 | Ashford Town (Middx) | 2-0 | Slade Green |
| 6 | Ashington | 4-5 | Ashfield United |
| 7 | Banbury United | 0-1 | V S Rugby |
| 8 | Barwell | 0-2 | Bilston Town |
| 9 | Basildon United | 0-2 | Woodbridge Town |
| 10 | Bedfont | 1-2 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 11 | Bedworth United | 2-2 | Paget Rangers |
| 12 | Belper Town | 1-1 | Leigh R M I |
| 13 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 2-0 | Bicester Town |
| 14 | Berkhamsted Town | 2-3 | Chesham United |
| 15 | Biggleswade Town | 0-1 | London Colney |
| 16 | Blackpool Rovers | 1-2 | Hucknall Town |
| 17 | Blakenall | 3-0 | Glossop North End |
| 18 | Bootle | 2-0 | Seaham Red Star |
| 19 | Bournemouth | 1-3 | Abingdon Town |
| 20 | Bowers United | 2-1 | Hanwell Town |
| 21 | Brandon United | 3-1 | Tadcaster Albion |
| 22 | Bridport | 0-1 | Clevedon Town |
| 23 | Brimsdown Rovers | 1-3 | Tring Town |
| 24 | Burgess Hill Town | 4-1 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 25 | Burnham Ramblers | 1-1 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 26 | Bury Town | 4-1 | Milton Keynes |
| 27 | Chasetown | 2-0 | Boldmere St Michaels |
| 28 | Cheadle Town | 0-0 | Burscough |
| 29 | Cirencester Town | 1-0 | Yate Town |
| 30 | Concord Rangers | 2-2 | Barking |
| 31 | Corby Town | 5-1 | Eynesbury Rovers |
| 32 | Corinthian Casuals | 1-1 | Chipstead |
| 33 | Cornard United | 0-2 | Gorleston |
| 34 | Cove | 1-0 | Ash United |
| 35 | Croydon Athletic | 2-0 | Lewes |
| 36 | Dartford | 1-1 | Horsham |
| 37 | Devizes Town | 2-0 | Westbury United |
| 38 | Droylsden | 1-5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels |
| 39 | Dudley Town | 1-3 | Tamworth |
| 40 | East Grinstead | 2-3 | Folkestone Invicta |
| 41 | East Thurrock United | 4-2 | Mirrlees Blackstone |
| 42 | Eastleigh | 0-3 | Hungerford Town |
| 43 | Eastwood Hanley | 0-1 | Crook Town |
| 44 | Eccleshill United | 2-1 | Hallam |
| 45 | Edgware Town | 1-1 | Flackwell Heath |
| 46 | Endsleigh | 0-3 | Bristol Manor Farm |
| 47 | Erith & Belvedere | 2-2 | Kingsbury Town |
| 48 | Esh Winning | 1-3 | Oldham Town |
| 49 | Evenwood Town | 3-1 | Darwen |
| 50 | Fakenham Town | 2-2 | Maldon Town |
| 51 | Falmouth Town | 3-0 | Barnstaple Town |
| 52 | Felixstowe Port & Town | 0-1 | Clapton |
| 53 | Ferryhill Athletic | 1-2 | Yorkshire Amateur |
| 54 | Fleet Town | 2-0 | Waterlooville |
| 55 | Flixton | 4-1 | R T M Newcastle |
| 56 | Ford United | 1-0 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 57 | Frome Town | 3-0 | Elmore |
| 58 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 1-2 | Matlock Town |
| 59 | Glastonbury | 2-4 | Calne Town |
| 60 | Godalming & Guildford | 5-2 | Carterton Town |
| 61 | Gosport Borough | 2-1 | Ryde |
| 62 | Hailsham Town | 2-2 | Redhill |
| 63 | Halesowen Harriers | 2-2 | Long Buckby |
| 64 | Harefield United | 2-4 | Halstead Town |
| 65 | Haringey Borough | 0-3 | Hornchurch |
| 66 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 5-2 | Stockton |
| 67 | Harrogate Town | 6-0 | Whitley Bay |
| 68 | Harworth Colliery Institute | 0-0 | Blidworth Welfare |
| 69 | Hassocks | 1-3 | Egham Town |
| 70 | Hatfield Main | 0-0 | Farsley Celtic |
| 71 | Haverhill Rovers | 5-1 | Holbeach United |
| 72 | Heanor Town | 3-4 | Sheffield |
| 73 | Hebburn | 0-5 | Dunston Federation Brewery |
| 74 | Hemel Hempstead | 1-0 | Ware |
| 75 | Hillingdon Borough | 1-4 | Stowmarket Town |
| 76 | Hoddesdon Town | 0-1 | Stotfold |
| 77 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0-4 | Atherton Collieries |
| 78 | Horsham Y M C A | 6-1 | Littlehampton Town |
| 79 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 0-3 | Chester-Le-Street Town |
| 80 | Kimberley Town | 1-1 | Rossington Main |
| 81 | Knypersley Victoria | 4-0 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby |
| 82 | Langford | 0-4 | Brackley Town |
| 83 | Langney Sports | 1-3 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 84 | Leyton Pennant | 0-0 | Collier Row & Romford |
| 85 | Liversedge | 0-0 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
| 86 | Louth United | 2-2 | Guisborough Town |
| 87 | Lowestoft Town | 1-2 | Boston Town |
| 88 | Lye Town | 0-4 | Desborough Town |
| 89 | Maidenhead United | 0-1 | Havant Town |
| 90 | Mangotsfield United | 6-1 | Chippenham Town |
| 91 | March Town United | 2-1 | Barkingside |
| 92 | Margate | 0-1 | Banstead Athletic |
| 93 | Melksham Town | 2-1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 94 | Merstham | 3-2 | Deal Town |
| 95 | Mile Oak | 5-1 | Lancing |
| 96 | Murton | 1-0 | Congleton Town |
| 97 | Nantwich Town | 5-0 | South Shields |
| 98 | Netherfield | 3-0 | Shildon |
| 99 | Newcastle Town | 1-0 | Denaby United |
| 100 | Newport Pagnell Town | 0-1 | Wednesfield |
| 101 | North Ferriby United | 4-0 | Great Harwood Town |
| 102 | Northallerton | 0-1 | Morpeth Town |
| 103 | Northampton Spencer | 1-0 | Oldbury United |
| 104 | Ossett Albion | 2-1 | Brigg Town |
| 105 | Ossett Town | 3-1 | Armthorpe Welfare |
| 106 | Pagham | 1-4 | Northwood |
| 107 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 5-0 | Dorking |
| 108 | Pontefract Collieries | 1-2 | Pickering Town |
| 109 | Portfield | 1-3 | Three Bridges |
| 110 | Portsmouth Royal Navy | 1-6 | Camberley Town |
| 111 | Potters Bar Town | 5-1 | Cheshunt |
| 112 | Prudhoe Town | 1-1 | Maine Road |
| 113 | Raynes Park Vale | 1-4 | Burnham |
| 114 | Ringmer | 7-0 | Steyning Town |
| 115 | Rocester | 5-1 | Bolehall Swifts |
| 116 | Rossendale United | 1-1 | Castleton Gabriels |
| 117 | Rothwell Town | 5-1 | Bourne Town |
| 118 | Royston Town | 1-0 | Southall |
| 119 | Ruislip Manor | 1-1 | Clacton Town |
| 120 | Rushall Olympic | 1-3 | Pelsall Villa |
| 121 | Ryhope Community Association | 1-2 | Arnold Town |
| 122 | Saffron Walden Town | 2-2 | Newmarket Town |
| 123 | Selsey | 3-1 | Thamesmead Town |
| 124 | Sheppey United | 1-2 | Harlow Town |
| 125 | Shifnal Town | 1-2 | Chadderton |
| 126 | Shoreham | 0-1 | Wealdstone |
| 127 | Shotton Comrades | 0-4 | Garforth Town |
| 128 | Soham Town Rangers | 0-2 | Stamford |
| 129 | Southend Manor | 0-5 | Braintree Town |
| 130 | Southwick | 0-0 | Oakwood |
| 131 | St Blazey | 2-0 | Minehead |
| 132 | St Helens Town | 2-2 | Peterlee Newtown |
| 133 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 2-0 | Metropolitan Police |
| 134 | Stafford Rangers | 1-1 | Redditch United |
| 135 | Stansted | 2-1 | Aveley |
| 136 | Stapenhill | 3-0 | Salford City |
| 137 | Stourport Swifts | 0-4 | Pershore Town |
| 138 | Stratford Town | 0-2 | Shepshed Dynamo |
| 139 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 0-0 | Moor Green |
| 140 | Thackley | 0-4 | Selby Town |
| 141 | Thatcham Town | 2-0 | Brockenhurst |
| 142 | Tilbury | 1-1 | Diss Town |
| 143 | Tiptree United | 1-0 | Hadleigh United |
| 144 | Tonbridge Angels | 1-0 | Leatherhead |
| 145 | Torrington | 3-0 | Paulton Rovers |
| 146 | Trafford | 2-0 | Clitheroe |
| 147 | Tuffley Rovers | 2-5 | Taunton Town |
| 148 | Uxbridge | 2-1 | Leighton Town |
| 149 | Viking Sports | 2-0 | Corinthian |
| 150 | Washington | 0-0 | Bridgnorth Town |
| 151 | Watton United | 1-4 | Bedford Town |
| 152 | Wellingborough Town | 0-3 | Cogenhoe United |
| 153 | Welton Rovers | 3-2 | Saltash United |
| 154 | Welwyn Garden City | 2-0 | Wootton Blue Cross |
| 155 | West Midlands Police | 1-2 | Westfields |
| 156 | Weston Super Mare | 2-0 | Brislington |
| 157 | Whitby Town | 6-2 | Whickham |
| 158 | Whitehawk | 1-6 | Whitstable Town |
| 159 | Whyteleafe | 3-3 | Chatham Town |
| 160 | Wick | 0-2 | Herne Bay |
| 161 | Willenhall Town | 1-0 | Hinckley Town |
| 162 | Willington | 2-1 | Borrowash Victoria |
| 163 | Wimborne Town | 1-1 | Andover |
| 164 | Wingate & Finchley | 0-1 | Spalding United |
| 165 | Witham Town | 2-5 | Grantham Town |
| 166 | Wivenhoe Town | 2-2 | Raunds Town |
| 167 | Wokingham Town | 0-0 | Fareham Town |
| 168 | Workington | 1-0 | Worksop Town |
| 169 | Worthing | 0-1 | Fisher Athletic London |
| 170 | Wroxham | 2-2 | Great Wakering Rovers |
Replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Consett | 2-0 | Alnwick Town |
| 11 | Paget Rangers | 1-2 | Bedworth United |
| 12 | Leigh R M I | 3-1 | Belper Town |
| 25 | Great Yarmouth Town | 3-1 | Burnham Ramblers |
| 28 | Burscough | 2-0 | Cheadle Town |
| 30 | Barking | 1-0 | Concord Rangers |
| 32 | Chipstead | 2-4 | Corinthian Casuals |
| 36 | Horsham | 1-0 | Dartford |
| 45 | Flackwell Heath | 1-1 | Edgware Town |
| 47 | Kingsbury Town | 0-1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 50 | Maldon Town | 2-0 | Fakenham Town |
| 62 | Redhill | 2-1 | Hailsham Town |
| 63 | Long Buckby | 1-1 | Halesowen Harriers |
| 68 | Blidworth Welfare | 2-2 | Harworth Colliery Institute |
| 70 | Farsley Celtic | 2-1 | Hatfield Main |
| 80 | Rossington Main | 3-0 | Kimberley Town |
| 84 | Collier Row & Romford | 1-0 | Leyton Pennant |
| 85 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 2-2 | Liversedge |
| 86 | Guisborough Town | 4-1 | Louth United |
| 112 | Maine Road | 1-2 | Prudhoe Town |
| 116 | Castleton Gabriels | 2-4 | Rossendale United |
| 119 | Clacton Town | 3-2 | Ruislip Manor |
| 122 | Newmarket Town | 3-0 | Saffron Walden Town |
| 130 | Oakwood | 1-2 | Southwick |
| 132 | Peterlee Newtown | 1-2 | St Helens Town |
| 134 | Redditch United | 0-1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 139 | Moor Green | 3-2 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 142 | Diss Town | 1-0 | Tilbury |
| 150 | Bridgnorth Town | 2-1 | Washington |
| 159 | Chatham Town | 2-0 | Whyteleafe |
| 163 | Andover | 0-1 | Wimborne Town |
| 166 | Raunds Town | 3-0 | Wivenhoe Town |
| 167 | Fareham Town | 4-1 | Wokingham Town |
| 170 | Great Wakering Rovers | 0-1 | Wroxham |
2nd replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Flackwell Heath | 0-3 | Edgware Town |
| 63 | Halesowen Harriers | 2-1 | Long Buckby |
| 68 | Blidworth Welfare | 2-1 | Harworth Colliery Institute |
| 85 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 2-2 | Liversedge |
3rd replay
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Liversedge | 1-3 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
1st qualifying round
Ties
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 1-1 | Ossett Albion |
| 2 | Aldershot Town | 8-1 | Merstham |
| 3 | Arlesey Town | 0-3 | Stevenage Borough |
| 4 | Ashton United | 3-0 | Harrogate Railway Athletic |
| 5 | Atherstone United | 3-1 | Cogenhoe United |
| 6 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 1-0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 7 | Backwell United | 0-6 | Yeovil Town |
| 8 | Baldock Town | 2-0 | Tiptree United |
| 9 | Banstead Athletic | 1-3 | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| 10 | Barton Rovers | 2-2 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 11 | Basingstoke Town | 0-3 | Gloucester City |
| 12 | Bedlington Terriers | 4-0 | Prudhoe Town |
| 13 | Bedworth United | 3-3 | V S Rugby |
| 14 | Bideford | 2-6 | Melksham Town |
| 15 | Billericay Town | 4-0 | Woodbridge Town |
| 16 | Billingham Synthonia | 1-0 | Atherton Collieries |
| 17 | Billingham Town | 2-0 | Dunston Federation Brewery |
| 18 | Bishop Auckland | 3-1 | Pickering Town |
| 19 | Bishop's Stortford | 2-0 | Bedford Town |
| 20 | Blidworth Welfare | 0-1 | Stapenhill |
| 21 | Boreham Wood | 8-1 | Tring Town |
| 22 | Brackley Town | 1-1 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 23 | Bracknell Town | 4-2 | Selsey |
| 24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1-0 | Ashfield United |
| 25 | Brandon United | 0-6 | Morecambe |
| 26 | Bridgnorth Town | 4-1 | Trafford |
| 27 | Bromley | 4-0 | Viking Sports |
| 28 | Buckingham Town | 3-6 | Hungerford Town |
| 29 | Burton Albion | 1-0 | Guisborough Town |
| 30 | Bury Town | 0-0 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 31 | Buxton | 1-2 | Ossett Town |
| 32 | Cambridge City | 6-1 | Diss Town |
| 33 | Canvey Island | 3-1 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 34 | Carshalton Athletic | 6-0 | Tunbridge Wells |
| 35 | Chatham Town | 1-2 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 36 | Chelmsford City | 5-0 | March Town United |
| 37 | Chesham United | 3-1 | Barking |
| 38 | Cirencester Town | 2-0 | Falmouth Town |
| 39 | Clevedon Town | 4-1 | Dorchester Town |
| 40 | Collier Row & Romford | 1-1 | Halstead Town |
| 41 | Corby Town | 4-1 | Stamford |
| 42 | Croydon | 3-1 | Egham Town |
| 43 | Curzon Ashton | 1-0 | Evenwood Town |
| 44 | Devizes Town | 2-2 | Bath City |
| 45 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2-0 | Ashford Town (Middx) |
| 46 | Durham City | 5-1 | Morpeth Town |
| 47 | Easington Colliery | 2-7 | Winsford United |
| 48 | Eastwood Town | 1-0 | Eccleshill United |
| 49 | Edgware Town | 3-3 | Ford United |
| 50 | Emley | 3-0 | Selby Town |
| 51 | Evesham United | 4-0 | Pelsall Villa |
| 52 | Fareham Town | 2-1 | Worcester City |
| 53 | Farsley Celtic | 1-0 | Knowsley United |
| 54 | Fisher Athletic London | 3-2 | Chalfont St Peter |
| 55 | Fleet Town | 0-3 | Abingdon Town |
| 56 | Flixton | 2-0 | Bootle |
| 57 | Forest Green Rovers | 4-5 | Torrington |
| 58 | Garforth Town | 1-3 | Whitby Town |
| 59 | Gorleston | 1-2 | Sudbury Town |
| 60 | Gosport Borough | 0-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 61 | Grantham Town | 2-0 | Boston Town |
| 62 | Grays Athletic | 6-0 | Clacton Town |
| 63 | Gresley Rovers | 2-1 | Chasetown |
| 64 | Gretna | 1-1 | Arnold Town |
| 65 | Guiseley | 4-0 | Hucknall Town |
| 66 | Hampton | 2-1 | Harlow Town |
| 67 | Harrogate Town | 0-1 | Consett |
| 68 | Harrow Borough | 4-1 | Stowmarket Town |
| 69 | Hastings Town | 2-0 | Burnham |
| 70 | Havant Town | 0-3 | Bashley |
| 71 | Hemel Hempstead | 0-1 | Stansted |
| 72 | Hendon | 2-0 | Croydon Athletic |
| 73 | Hertford Town | 1-2 | Potters Bar Town |
| 74 | Hinckley Athletic | 5-1 | Halesowen Harriers |
| 75 | Horsham | 1-0 | Wealdstone |
| 76 | Horsham Y M C A | 2-3 | Sittingbourne |
| 77 | Leicester United scr-w/o Desborough Town | ||
| 78 | Leigh R M I | 2-0 | Alfreton Town |
| 79 | Lincoln United | 2-2 | Lancaster City |
| 80 | London Colney | 0-0 | St Albans City |
| 81 | Maldon Town | 2-7 | Boston United |
| 82 | Marlow | 0-2 | Braintree Town |
| 83 | Matlock Town | 0-1 | Leek Town |
| 84 | Mile Oak | 0-3 | Dover Athletic |
| 85 | Molesey | 3-1 | Whitstable Town |
| 86 | Moor Green | 1-2 | Solihull Borough |
| 87 | Mossley | 3-1 | Burscough |
| 88 | Murton | 1-3 | Frickley Athletic |
| 89 | Netherfield | 3-1 | Nantwich Town |
| 90 | Newport A F C | 5-2 | Mangotsfield United |
| 91 | North Ferriby United | 4-1 | Chorley |
| 92 | Oldham Town | 2-3 | Halifax Town |
| 93 | Pershore Town | 1-2 | Knypersley Victoria |
| 94 | Purfleet | 5-1 | Hornchurch |
| 95 | Racing Club Warwick | 1-1 | Northampton Spencer |
| 96 | Radcliffe Borough | 0-2 | Marine |
| 97 | Raunds Town | 2-4 | East Thurrock United |
| 98 | Redhill | 0-1 | Crawley Town |
| 99 | Ringmer | 1-2 | Chertsey Town |
| 100 | Rocester | 0-3 | Kettering Town |
| 101 | Rossendale United | 0-5 | Southport |
| 102 | Rossington Main | 1-2 | Blakenall |
| 103 | Rothwell Town | 2-3 | Spalding United |
| 104 | Salisbury City | 0-0 | Godalming & Guildford |
| 105 | Sandwell Borough | 0-0 | Shepshed Dynamo |
| 106 | Sheffield | 2-1 | Chadderton |
| 107 | Southwick | 1-2 | Welling United |
| 108 | St Blazey | 0-7 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 109 | St Helens Town | 0-0 | Gateshead |
| 110 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 4-1 | Arundel |
| 111 | Stafford Rangers | 0-1 | Bilston Town |
| 112 | Staines Town | 2-0 | Folkestone Invicta |
| 113 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 4-2 | Chester-Le-Street Town |
| 114 | Stotfold | 0-2 | Hayes |
| 115 | Stourbridge | 1-0 | Halesowen Town |
| 116 | Sudbury Wanderers | 1-1 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 117 | Tamworth | 4-1 | Willenhall Town |
| 118 | Thame United | 1-1 | A F C Lymington |
| 119 | Thatcham Town | 1-1 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins |
| 120 | Three Bridges | 1-6 | Farnborough Town |
| 121 | Tiverton Town | 3-0 | Frome Town |
| 122 | Tonbridge Angels | 2-0 | Northwood |
| 123 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 5-0 | Corinthian Casuals |
| 124 | Tow Law Town | 1-1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 125 | Trowbridge Town | 3-0 | Calne Town |
| 126 | Uxbridge | 5-1 | Clapton |
| 127 | Walton & Hersham | 1-1 | Herne Bay |
| 128 | Warrington Town | 0-1 | Hyde United |
| 129 | Wednesfield | 0-0 | Hednesford Town |
| 130 | Welton Rovers | 0-6 | Taunton Town |
| 131 | Welwyn Garden City | 1-4 | Aylesbury United |
| 132 | Wembley | 0-2 | Royston Town |
| 133 | West Auckland Town | 1-3 | Bamber Bridge |
| 134 | Westfields | 0-4 | Rushden & Diamonds |
| 135 | Weston Super Mare | 4-0 | Bristol Manor Farm |
| 136 | Weymouth | 2-0 | Camberley Town |
| 137 | Willington | 1-3 | Newcastle Town |
| 138 | Wimborne Town | 5-0 | Cove |
| 139 | Wisbech Town | 2-1 | Newmarket Town |
| 140 | Witney Town | 1-1 | Oxford City |
| 141 | Workington | 3-1 | Crook Town |
| 142 | Wroxham | 3-2 | King's Lynn |
| 143 | Yeading | 6-0 | Bowers United |
| 144 | Yorkshire Amateur | 0-1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
Replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ossett Albion | 2-1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 10 | Erith & Belvedere | 1-2 | Barton Rovers |
| 13 | V S Rugby | 0-3 | Bedworth United |
| 22 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1-0 | Brackley Town |
| 30 | Heybridge Swifts | 3-0 | Bury Town |
| 40 | Halstead Town | 4-0 | Collier Row & Romford |
| 44 | Bath City | 3-1 | Devizes Town |
| 49 | Ford United | 2-3 | Edgware Town |
| 64 | Arnold Town | 3-0 | Gretna |
| 79 | Lancaster City | 3-2 | Lincoln United |
| 80 | St Albans City | 4-1 | London Colney |
| 95 | Northampton Spencer | 2-2 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 104 | Godalming & Guildford | 0-2 | Salisbury City |
| 105 | Shepshed Dynamo | 5-2 | Sandwell Borough |
| 109 | Gateshead | 5-1 | St Helens Town |
| 116 | Great Yarmouth Town | 0-1 | Sudbury Wanderers |
| 118 | A F C Lymington | 1-1 | Thame United |
| 119 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins | 2-3 | Thatcham Town |
| 124 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2-0 | Tow Law Town |
| 127 | Herne Bay | 1-0 | Walton & Hersham |
| 129 | Hednesford Town | 6-0 | Wednesfield |
| 140 | Oxford City | 2-3 | Witney Town |
2nd replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Racing Club Warwick | 5-1 | Northampton Spencer |
| 118 | Thame United | 3-1 | A F C Lymington |
2nd qualifying round
Ties
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Town | 0-0 | Flixton |
| 2 | Ashton United | 2-0 | Netherfield |
| 3 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 3-2 | Curzon Ashton |
| 4 | Aylesbury United | 0-3 | Boreham Wood |
| 5 | Bamber Bridge | 5-3 | Stapenhill |
| 6 | Barton Rovers | 1-2 | Edgware Town |
| 7 | Bashley | 4-3 | Thame United |
| 8 | Bath City | 5-2 | Newport A F C |
| 9 | Billericay Town | 0-0 | Corby Town |
| 10 | Billingham Town | 0-1 | Workington |
| 11 | Boston United | 3-0 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 12 | Bracknell Town | 5-2 | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| 13 | Braintree Town | 3-1 | Halstead Town |
| 14 | Burton Albion | 2-1 | Stocksbridge Park Steels |
| 15 | Canvey Island | 1-1 | Grantham Town |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 4-3 | Salisbury City |
| 17 | Chertsey Town | 2-3 | Hastings Town |
| 18 | Clevedon Town | 0-2 | Tiverton Town |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 0-4 | Bromley |
| 20 | Croydon | 0-7 | St Leonards Stamcroft |
| 21 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0-0 | Harrow Borough |
| 22 | Desborough Town | 2-2 | Bilston Town |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 2-0 | Aldershot Town |
| 24 | Durham City | 1-1 | Consett (Tie awarded to Consett) |
| 25 | Fareham Town | 4-2 | Hungerford Town |
| 26 | Farnborough Town | 3-2 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 27 | Farsley Celtic | 3-1 | Mossley |
| 28 | Frickley Athletic | 1-0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 29 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2-1 | Bridgnorth Town |
| 30 | Gateshead | 5-1 | Ossett Town |
| 31 | Gloucester City | 1-3 | Thatcham Town |
| 32 | Halifax Town | 1-4 | Bishop Auckland |
| 33 | Hampton | 2-2 | Stansted |
| 34 | Hayes | 1-1 | Grays Athletic |
| 35 | Hednesford Town | 6-1 | Evesham United |
| 36 | Hendon | 0-0 | Fisher Athletic London |
| 37 | Herne Bay | 1-0 | Horsham |
| 38 | Heybridge Swifts | 1-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 39 | Hinckley Athletic | 1-1 | Bedworth United |
| 40 | Hyde United | 0-1 | Whitby Town |
| 41 | Kettering Town | 0-0 | Atherstone United |
| 42 | Lancaster City | 6-0 | Blakenall |
| 43 | Leek Town | 1-0 | Eastwood Town |
| 44 | Leigh R M I | 1-1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 45 | Marine | 1-0 | Sheffield |
| 46 | Melksham Town | 0-1 | Cirencester Town |
| 47 | Merthyr Tydfil | 3-1 | Torrington |
| 48 | Molesey | 0-0 | Tonbridge Angels |
| 49 | Morecambe | 4-1 | Guiseley |
| 50 | North Ferriby United | 1-0 | Bedlington Terriers |
| 51 | Potters Bar Town | 0-4 | Chesham United |
| 52 | Racing Club Warwick | 0-5 | Tamworth |
| 53 | Royston Town | 0-5 | Uxbridge |
| 54 | Rushden & Diamonds | 4-0 | Gresley Rovers |
| 55 | Sittingbourne | 4-5 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 56 | Solihull Borough | 1-1 | Shepshed Dynamo |
| 57 | Southport | 1-1 | Emley |
| 58 | St Albans City | 1-1 | Yeading |
| 59 | Staines Town | 2-1 | Burgess Hill Town |
| 60 | Stalybridge Celtic | 4-1 | Ossett Albion |
| 61 | Stevenage Borough | 1-1 | Baldock Town |
| 62 | Stourbridge | 0-0 | Knypersley Victoria |
| 63 | Sudbury Town | 2-1 | Purfleet |
| 64 | Sudbury Wanderers | 3-2 | Spalding United |
| 65 | Trowbridge Town | 2-1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 66 | Welling United | 2-1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 67 | Weymouth | 1-0 | Abingdon Town |
| 68 | Winsford United | 0-1 | Newcastle Town |
| 69 | Wisbech Town | 2-0 | East Thurrock United |
| 70 | Witney Town | 2-1 | Wimborne Town |
| 71 | Wroxham | 1-1 | Cambridge City |
| 72 | Yeovil Town | 0-0 | Taunton Town |
Replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flixton | 2-0 | Arnold Town |
| 9 | Corby Town | 1-1 | Billericay Town |
| 15 | Grantham Town | 0-1 | Canvey Island |
| 21 | Harrow Borough | 0-2 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 22 | Bilston Town | 5-2 | Desborough Town |
| 33 | Stansted | 2-1 | Hampton |
| 34 | Grays Athletic | 0-0 | Hayes |
| 36 | Fisher Athletic London | 0-1 | Hendon |
| 38 | Chelmsford City | 2-1 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 39 | Bedworth United | 3-1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 41 | Atherstone United | 1-6 | Kettering Town |
| 44 | Billingham Synthonia | 2-3 | Leigh R M I |
| 48 | Tonbridge Angels | 1-2 | Molesey |
| 56 | Shepshed Dynamo | 1-0 | Solihull Borough |
| 57 | Emley | 2-3 | Southport |
| 58 | Yeading | 0-1 | St Albans City |
| 61 | Baldock Town | 1-2 | Stevenage Borough |
| 62 | Knypersley Victoria | 1-0 | Stourbridge |
| 71 | Cambridge City | 2-0 | Wroxham |
| 72 | Taunton Town | 3-5 | Yeovil Town |
2nd replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Corby Town | 3-1 | Billericay Town |
| 34 | Hayes | 2-0 | Grays Athletic |
3rd qualifying round
Ties
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 1-1 | Bamber Bridge |
| 2 | Bashley | 0-1 | Thatcham Town |
| 3 | Bath City | 2-0 | Cirencester Town |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 0-1 | Consett |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 3-2 | Edgware Town |
| 6 | Boston United | 10-1 | Sudbury Wanderers |
| 7 | Bromley | 1-1 | St Leonards Stamcroft |
| 8 | Cambridge City | 0-3 | Canvey Island |
| 9 | Chelmsford City | 2-3 | Wisbech Town |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Weymouth |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3-0 | Uxbridge |
| 12 | Dover Athletic | 0-1 | Hendon |
| 13 | Fareham Town | 0-1 | Witney Town |
| 14 | Farnborough Town | 3-2 | Bracknell Town |
| 15 | Farsley Celtic | 0-1 | Whitby Town |
| 16 | Frickley Athletic | 1-1 | Newcastle Town |
| 17 | Gateshead | 4-0 | Workington |
| 18 | Hastings Town | 2-1 | Molesey |
| 19 | Hayes | 1-0 | Chesham United |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 4-2 | Tamworth |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 0-1 | Bedworth United |
| 22 | Leek Town | 2-0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 23 | Leigh R M I | 2-0 | Marine |
| 24 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1-0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 25 | Morecambe | 6-2 | Flixton |
| 26 | North Ferriby United | 0-2 | Lancaster City |
| 27 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1-0 | Bilston Town |
| 28 | Shepshed Dynamo | 1-0 | Knypersley Victoria |
| 29 | Southport | 4-1 | Burton Albion |
| 30 | St Albans City | 5-0 | Stansted |
| 31 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-1 | Ashton United |
| 32 | Stevenage Borough | 3-1 | Braintree Town |
| 33 | Sudbury Town | 1-0 | Corby Town |
| 34 | Tiverton Town | 0-2 | Yeovil Town |
| 35 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0-1 | Staines Town |
| 36 | Welling United | 2-0 | Herne Bay |
Replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamber Bridge | 2-0 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
| 7 | St Leonards Stamcroft | 2-5 | Bromley |
| 16 | Newcastle Town | 2-1 | Frickley Athletic |
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Altrincham, Telford United, Slough Town, Runcorn, Witton Albion , Sutton United, Nuneaton Borough, Hitchin Town, Kingstonian, Gravesend & Northfleet, Ashford Town (Kent), Barrow, Blyth Spartans, Spennymoor United, Colwyn Bay, Newport I O W, Cinderford Town and Bognor Regis Town.
Ties
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3-1 | Kingstonian |
| 2 | Barrow | 1-1 | Altrincham |
| 3 | Bath City | 0-0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 4 | Bedworth United | 0-2 | Boston United |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 5-0 | Thatcham Town |
| 6 | Bromley | 1-0 | Sutton United |
| 7 | Canvey Island | 0-1 | Sudbury Town |
| 8 | Cinderford Town | 0-4 | Farnborough Town |
| 9 | Colwyn Bay | 1-0 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 10 | Gateshead | 0-1 | Consett |
| 11 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1-5 | Stevenage Borough |
| 12 | Hastings Town | 1-1 | Hendon |
| 13 | Hayes | 1-0 | Slough Town |
| 14 | Hednesford Town | 2-0 | Telford United |
| 15 | Hitchin Town | 1-2 | Wisbech Town |
| 16 | Lancaster City | 1-1 | Morecambe |
| 17 | Leigh R M I | 2-4 | Runcorn |
| 18 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2-1 | Yeovil Town |
| 19 | Newcastle Town | 4-0 | Bamber Bridge |
| 20 | Newport I O W | 1-4 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 21 | Rushden & Diamonds | 2-0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 22 | Shepshed Dynamo | 2-0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 23 | Spennymoor United | 2-2 | Southport |
| 24 | Staines Town | 0-1 | Welling United |
| 25 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1-0 | Leek Town |
| 26 | Whitby Town | 2-1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 27 | Witney Town | 0-4 | St Albans City |
| 28 | Witton Albion | 1-4 | Kidderminster Harriers |
Replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Altrincham | 4-0 | Barrow |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 4-1 | Bath City |
| 12 | Hendon | 2-0 | Hastings Town |
| 16 | Morecambe | 2-2 | Lancaster City |
| 23 | Southport | 2-1 | Spennymoor United |
2nd replays
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Morecambe | 4-2 | Lancaster City |
1996-97 FA Cup
See 1996-97 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.