1985–86 FA Cup qualifying rounds

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The FA Cup 1985–86 is the 105th 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.

Preliminary round

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1

| AFC Totton

| 2–0

| Sholing Sports

2

| Accrington Stanley

| 2–0

| Darwen

3

| Arnold

| 4–0

| Shifnal Town

4

| Ashford Town (Kent)

| 5–1

| Faversham Town

5

| Ashington

| 0–2

| Durham City

6

| Barton Rovers

| 2–1

| Chesham United

7

| Blakenall

| 0–4

| Tamworth

8

| Boston Town

| 0–2

| Atherstone United

9

| Bridgend Town

| 0–1

| Poole Town

10

| Bridlington Trinity

| 4–0

| Netherfield

11

| Bristol Manor Farm

| 2–0

| Chard Town

12

| Brockenhurst

| 1–3

| Warminster Town

13

| Caernarfon Town

| 1–1

| Congleton Town

14

| Camberley Town

| 2–2

| Bromley

15

| Chadderton

| 2–2

| Ashton United

16

| Chalfont St Peter

| 2–1

| Banbury United

17

| Chatham Town

| 1–1

| Southall

18

| Chatteris Town

| 0–3

| Newmarket Town

19

| Clapton

| 3–2

| Leytonstone Ilford (Awarded to Leytonstone Ilford)

20

| Colwyn Bay

| 3–1

| Leyland Motors

21

| Crockenhill

| 0–1

| Hounslow

22

| Deal Town

| 1–4

| Southwick

23

| Desborough Town

| 2–3

| Oldbury United

24

| Devizes Town

| 2–2

| Pagham

25

| Dorchester Town

| 0–0

| Clandown

26

| Easington Colliery

| 2–3

| Billingham Town

27

| Eastbourne United

| 4–2

| Dover Athletic

28

| Edgware

| 1–1

| Erith & Belvedere

29

| Emley

| 1–1

| Belper Town

30

| Eppleton Colliery Welfare

| 5–1

| Yorkshire Amateur

31

| Evenwood Town

| 1–5

| Crook Town

32

| Farsley Celtic

| 2–0

| Seaham Colliery Welfare Red Star

33

| Ferryhill Athletic

| 2–2

| West Auckland Town

34

| Fleet Town

| 0–2

| Sheppey United

35

| Garforth Town

| 1–2

| Northallerton Town

36

| Glastonbury

| 0–5

| Exmouth Town

37

| Great Yarmouth Town

| 2–0

| Burnham & Hillingdon

38

| Gresley Rovers

| 8–0

| Friar Lane Old Boys

39

| Hailsham Town

| 4–4

| Dorking

40

| Hampton

| 2–0

| Chertsey Town

41

| Harwich & Parkeston

| 2–3

| Hoddesdon Town

42

| Hastings Town

| 1–0

| Burgess Hill Town

43

| Heanor Town

| 0–2

| Boldmere St Michaels

44

| Hertford Town

| 1–1

| Harefield United

45

| Histon

| 3–0

| Soham Town Rangers

46

| Holbeach United

| 1–1

| Rushden Town

47

| Horley Town

| 0–5

| Walton & Hersham

48

| Horndean

| 1–1

| Calne Town

49

| Horsham Y M C A

| 0–3

| Whyteleafe

50

| Ilkeston Town

| 5–0

| Lincoln United

51

| Kingsbury Town

| 1–1

| Leyton Wingate

52

| Lancaster City

| 1–0

| Willington

53

| Lancing

| 0–3

| Hythe Town

54

| Langley Park Welfare

| 2–6

| Horden Colliery Welfare

55

| Leek Town

| 0–0

| Armitage

56

| Llanelli

| 2–3

| Minehead

57

| Lowestoft Town

| 2–0

| Bury Town

58

| Lye Town

| 2–1

| Sutton Coldfield Town

59

| Maesteg Park

| 0–1

| Forest Green Rovers

60

| Nantwich Town

| 1–0

| Glossop

61

| Newbury Town

| 2–1

| Melksham Town

62

| Norton & Stockton Ancients

| 1–1

| Shotton Comrades

63

| Oldswinford

| 2–1

| Highgate United

64

| Ottery St Mary

| 1–0

| Torrington

65

| Paget Rangers

| 2–2

| Rushall Olympic

66

| Radcliffe Borough

| 2–2

| North Ferriby United

67

| Rainham Town

| 1–2

| Littlehampton Town

68

| Ringmer

| 2–1

| Whitstable Town

69

| Rossendale United

| 1–0

| Guiseley

70

| Rothwell Town

| 3–3

| Hemel Hempstead

71

| Royston Town

| 2–7

| March Town United

72

| Saltash United

| 1–0

| Barnstaple Town

73

| Shildon

| 3–1

| Esh Winning

74

| Shortwood United

| 1–1

| Sharpness

75

| Spalding United

| 1–2

| Coventry Sporting (Awarded to Spalding United)

76

| St Albans City

| 1–1

| Wolverton Town

77

| St Blazey

| 1–0

| Shepton Mallet Town

78

| Stevenage Borough

| 2–1

| Leamington

79

| Stowmarket

| 3–0

| Flackwell Heath

80

| Sudbury Town

| 2–0

| Tiptree United

81

| Thackley

| 0–1

| Fleetwood Town

82

| Thanet United

| 3–1

| Chichester City

83

| Three Bridges

| 2–3

| Lewes

84

| Tilbury

| 2–0

| Maidenhead United

85

| Tonbridge

| 3–0

| Horsham

86

| Uxbridge

| 3–0

| Corinthian Casuals

87

| Warrington Town

| 3–1

| Eastwood Town

88

| Wellingborough Town

| 4–0

| Wigston Fields

89

| Welton Rovers

| 1–3

| Mangotsfield United

90

| Wimborne Town

| 2–5

| Weston Super Mare

91

| Wootton Blue Cross

| 0–1

| Woodford Town

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13

| Congleton Town

| 1–0

| Caernarfon Town

14

| Bromley

| 4–0

| Camberley Town

15

| Ashton United

| 2–1

| Chadderton

17

| Southall

| 2–0

| Chatham Town

24

| Pagham

| 4–1

| Devizes Town

25

| Clandown

| 0–0

| Dorchester Town

28

| Erith & Belvedere

| 1–0

| Edgware

29

| Belper Town

| 0–1

| Emley

33

| West Auckland Town

| 1–2

| Ferryhill Athletic

39

| Dorking

| 3–0

| Hailsham Town

44

| Harefield United

| 3–0

| Hertford Town

46

| Rushden Town

| 3–3

| Holbeach United

48

| Calne Town

| 0–0

| Horndean

51

| Leyton Wingate

| 3–0

| Kingsbury Town

55

| Armitage

| 0–2

| Leek Town

62

| Shotton Comrades

| 2–2

| Norton & Stockton Ancients

65

| Rushall Olympic

| 3–0

| Paget Rangers

66

| North Ferriby United

| 1–2

| Radcliffe Borough

70

| Hemel Hempstead

| 1–0

| Rothwell Town

74

| Sharpness

| 1–1

| Shortwood United

76

| Wolverton Town

| 0–2

| St Albans City

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25

| Dorchester Town

| 1–2

| Clandown

46

| Rushden Town

| 1–0

| Holbeach United

48

| Horndean

| 2–1

| Calne Town

62

| Shotton Comrades

| 5–2

| Norton & Stockton Ancients

74

| Sharpness

| 5–1

| Shortwood United

1st qualifying round

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1

| Abingdon Town

| 0–1

| Tring Town

2

| Accrington Stanley

| 4–1

| Droylsden

3

| Alfreton Town

| 6–0

| Bourne Town

4

| Andover

| 1–3

| Hungerford Town

5

| Arlesey Town

| 1–2

| Aylesbury United

6

| Arnold

| 6–1

| Tividale

7

| Arundel

| 1–3

| Basingstoke Town

8

| Ashton United

| 0–1

| Stalybridge Celtic

9

| Atherstone United

| 3–3

| Bilston Town

10

| Baldock Town

| 0–2

| Harrow Borough

11

| Barking

| 4–1

| Cheshunt

12

| Barry Town

| 2–2

| Paulton Rovers

13

| Barton Rovers

| 1–2

| Walthamstow Avenue

14

| Basildon United

| 1–3

| Alvechurch

15

| Bath City

| 4–1

| Taunton Town

16

| Berkhamsted Town

| 0–0

| Bedworth United

17

| Bideford

| 1–1

| Merthyr Tydfil

18

| Billingham Synthonia

| 0–4

| Gateshead

19

| Blue Star

| 2–1

| Guisborough Town

20

| Boldmere St Michaels

| 1–1

| South Liverpool

21

| Bootle

| 0–1

| Chorley

22

| Bracknell Town

| 1–1

| Hayes

23

| Brandon United

| 5–0

| Barrow

24

| Bridgnorth Town

| 0–1

| Mile Oak Rovers

25

| Bridlington Town

| 0–1

| Scarborough

26

| Bridlington Trinity

| 1–0

| Alnwick Town

27

| Brigg Town

| 0–1

| Worksop Town

28

| Bristol Manor Farm

| 1–1

| Gosport Borough

29

| Bromsgrove Rovers

| 1–1

| Gainsborough Trinity

30

| Burscough

| 1–1

| Armthorpe Welfare

31

| Chalfont St Peter

| 1–1

| King's Lynn

32

| Chelmsford City

| 2–0

| Alma Swanley

33

| Colwyn Bay

| 0–3

| St Helens Town

34

| Congleton Town

| 1–0

| Curzon Ashton

35

| Cray Wanderers

| 1–1

| Canterbury City

36

| Denaby United

| 0–0

| Long Eaton United

37

| Dorking

| 1–7

| Welling United

38

| Dulwich Hamlet

| 3–1

| Eastbourne Town

39

| Durham City

| 2–3

| Chester-Le-Street

40

| Eastwood Hanley

| 0–0

| Hyde United

41

| Egham Town

| 1–1

| Hornchurch

42

| Emley

| 1–0

| Nantwich Town

43

| Eppleton Colliery Welfare

| 2–4

| Spennymoor United

44

| Erith & Belvedere

| 1–1

| Crawley Town

45

| Exmouth Town

| 2–0

| Ottery St Mary

46

| Fareham Town

| 2–2

| Salisbury

47

| Farsley Celtic

| 1–2

| Blyth Spartans

48

| Felixstowe Town

| 4–0

| Gorleston

49

| Ferryhill Athletic

| 0–3

| Bishop Auckland

50

| Fleetwood Town

| 2–2

| North Shields

51

| Forest Green Rovers

| 0–1

| Clandown

52

| Gloucester City

| 0–0

| Ton Pentre

53

| Goole Town

| 3–2

| Skegness Town

54

| Grays Athletic w/o-scr Burnham

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55

| Great Yarmouth Town

| 0–1

| Heybridge Swifts

56

| Halesowen Town

| 2–0

| Racing Club Warwick

57

| Hampton

| 3–1

| Southall

58

| Harefield United

| 0–0

| Aveley

59

| Harlow Town

| 2–1

| Cambridge City

60

| Harrogate Town

| 0–2

| Morecambe

61

| Hastings Town

| 2–1

| Epsom & Ewell

62

| Haywards Heath

| 3–5

| Croydon

63

| Hednesford Town

| 2–1

| Milton Keynes Borough

64

| Hemel Hempstead

| 1–3

| Nuneaton Borough

65

| Herne Bay

| 1–5

| Carshalton Athletic

66

| Hinckley Athletic

| 2–1

| Willenhall Town

67

| Histon

| 3–1

| Finchley

68

| Hitchin Town

| 1–1

| Haverhill Rovers

69

| Hoddesdon Town

| 1–3

| Dunstable

70

| Horden Colliery Welfare

| 2–3

| Crook Town

71

| Horndean

| 2–3

| Tooting & Mitcham United

72

| Hounslow

| 1–2

| Leyton Wingate

73

| Hythe Town

| 1–0

| Ashford Town (Kent)

74

| Ilkeston Town

| 2–2

| Buxton

75

| Irthlingborough Diamonds

| 3–2

| Shepshed Charterhouse

76

| Kingstonian

| 1–0

| Whitehawk

77

| Lancaster City

| 0–4

| Gretna

78

| Leatherhead

| 0–2

| Redhill

79

| Leek Town

| 2–0

| Winsford United

80

| Leicester United

| 0–1

| Witton Albion

81

| Letchworth Garden City

| 2–3

| Corby Town

82

| Lewes

| 0–1

| Tonbridge

83

| Leytonstone Ilford

| 0–2

| Marlow

84

| Littlehampton Town

| 1–2

| Gravesend & Northfleet (played at Gravesend & Northfleet)

85

| Lowestoft Town

| 1–2

| Braintree Town

86

| Lye Town

| 1–3

| Stafford Rangers

87

| Mangotsfield United

| 1–3

| Frome Town

88

| Merstham

| 0–4

| Slough Town

89

| Minehead

| 1–1

| Cheltenham Town

90

| Moor Green

| 5–0

| Wednesfield Social

91

| Newbury Town

| 3–3

| A F C Totton

92

| Newmarket Town

| 1–6

| Stamford

93

| Newport I O W

| 3–2

| Metropolitan Police

94

| Northallerton Town

| 1–2

| Shotton Comrades

95

| Oldbury United

| 1–1

| Grantham

96

| Oldswinford

| 2–2

| Gresley Rovers

97

| Oswestry Town

| 1–1

| GKN Sankey

98

| Oxford City

| 7–2

| Malvern Town

99

| Pagham

| 2–0

| Petersfield United

100

| Penrith

| 1–3

| Peterlee Newtown

101

| Poole Town

| 5–1

| Weston Super Mare

102

| Prescot Cables

| 1–2

| Runcorn

103

| Radcliffe Borough

| 0–0

| Ossett Albion

104

| Redditch United

| 1–1

| R S Southampton

105

| Rhyl

| 3–1

| Wren Rovers

106

| Ringmer

| 1–3

| Woking

107

| Rossendale United

| 1–2

| Mossley

108

| Ruislip Manor

| 1–0

| Hendon

109

| Rushall Olympic

| 0–2

| Wellingborough Town

110

| Rushden Town

| 2–3

| March Town United

111

| Ryhope Community Association

| 1–3

| Whitley Bay

112

| Saltash United

| 1–2

| Sharpness

113

| Sheppey United

| 1–1

| Fisher Athletic

114

| Shildon

| 1–2

| Billingham Town

115

| Sittingbourne

| 1–2

| Banstead Athletic

116

| Skelmersdale United

| 2–2

| Horwich R M I

117

| South Bank

| 4–0

| Darlington Cleveland Bridge

118

| Southport

| 4–2

| Clitheroe

119

| Southwick

| 1–1

| Folkestone

120

| Spalding United

| 2–2

| Matlock Town

121

| St Blazey

| 2–4

| Clevedon Town

122

| Staines Town

| 3–1

| Molesey

123

| Stevenage Borough

| 0–2

| Kidderminster Harriers

124

| Stowmarket

| 2–2

| V S Rugby

125

| Sudbury Town

| 0–0

| Stourbridge

126

| Sutton Town

| 2–2

| Marine

127

| Sutton United

| 5–0

| Beckenham Town

128

| Tamworth

| 2–1

| Walsall Borough

129

| Thanet United

| 2–2

| Bromley

130

| Tilbury

| 2–1

| Tunbridge Wells

131

| Tow Law Town

| 1–0

| Consett

132

| Trowbridge Town

| 1–3

| Chippenham Town

133

| Uxbridge

| 0–1

| Buckingham Town

134

| Walton & Hersham w/o-scr Hastings United

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135

| Ware

| 1–0

| Billericay Town

136

| Warminster Town

| 1–1

| Wokingham Town

137

| Warrington Town

| 1–3

| Formby

138

| Wembley

| 2–0

| Boreham Wood

139

| Whyteleafe

| 2–1

| Eastbourne United

140

| Wingate (Durham)

| 4–2

| Workington

141

| Wisbech Town

| 2–0

| Dudley Town

142

| Witney Town

| 3–0

| Saffron Walden Town

143

| Woodford Town

| 1–0

| St Albans City

144

| Worthing

| 3–0

| Waterlooville

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9

| Bilston Town

| 0–2

| Atherstone United

12

| Paulton Rovers

| 0–2

| Barry Town

16

| Bedworth United

| 1–2

| Berkhamsted Town

17

| Merthyr Tydfil

| 1–1

| Bideford

20

| South Liverpool

| 5–0

| Boldmere St Michaels

22

| Hayes

| 2–1

| Bracknell Town

28

| Gosport Borough

| 2–2

| Bristol Manor Farm

29

| Gainsborough Trinity

| 1–2

| Bromsgrove Rovers

30

| Armthorpe Welfare

| 0–1

| Burscough

31

| King's Lynn

| 1–2

| Chalfont St Peter

35

| Canterbury City

| 5–0

| Cray Wanderers

36

| Long Eaton United

| 1–0

| Denaby United

40

| Hyde United

| 1–2

| Eastwood Hanley

41

| Hornchurch

| 0–1

| Egham Town

44

| Crawley Town

| 3–0

| Erith & Belvedere

46

| Salisbury

| 0–5

| Fareham Town

50

| North Shields

| 2–1

| Fleetwood Town

52

| Ton Pentre

| 3–3

| Gloucester City

58

| Aveley

| 2–0

| Harefield United

68

| Haverhill Rovers

| 0–0

| Hitchin Town

74

| Buxton

| 4–1

| Ilkeston Town

89

| Cheltenham Town

| 1–2

| Minehead

91

| A F C Totton

| 2–0

| Newbury Town

95

| Grantham

| 2–1

| Oldbury United

96

| Gresley Rovers

| 5–3

| Oldswinford

97

| GKN Sankey

| 1–0

| Oswestry Town

103

| Ossett Albion

| 0–3

| Radcliffe Borough

104

| R S Southampton

| 3–2

| Redditch United

113

| Fisher Athletic

| 2–2

| Sheppey United

116

| Horwich R M I

| 3–0

| Skelmersdale United

119

| Folkestone

| 1–1

| Southwick

120

| Matlock Town

| 0–0

| Spalding United

124

| V S Rugby

| 3–2

| Stowmarket

125

| Stourbridge

| 1–0

| Sudbury Town

126

| Marine

| 6–0

| Sutton Town

129

| Bromley

| 2–1

| Thanet United

136

| Wokingham Town

| 3–2

| Warminster Town

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17

| Bideford

| 2–0

| Merthyr Tydfil

28

| Gosport Borough

| 4–3

| Bristol Manor Farm

52

| Ton Pentre

| 2–1

| Gloucester City

68

| Hitchin Town

| 3–0

| Haverhill Rovers

113

| Sheppey United

| 0–4

| Fisher Athletic

119

| Southwick

| 3–1

| Folkestone

120

| Matlock Town

| 3–2

| Spalding United

2nd qualifying round

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1

| A F C Totton

| 1–1

| Basingstoke Town

2

| Accrington Stanley

| 1–1

| Runcorn

3

| Alfreton Town

| 2–0

| Matlock Town

4

| Arnold

| 0–2

| Witton Albion

5

| Atherstone United

| 4–0

| Bromsgrove Rovers

6

| Banstead Athletic

| 0–1

| Hastings Town

7

| Barking

| 0–2

| Chalfont St Peter

8

| Barry Town

| 5–1

| Minehead

9

| Bath City

| 1–0

| Clevedon Town

10

| Billingham Town

| 0–5

| Morecambe

11

| Blue Star

| 1–3

| Bishop Auckland

12

| Braintree Town

| 2–1

| Alvechurch

13

| Bridlington Trinity

| 6–2

| Brandon United

14

| Bromley

| 3–2

| Ruislip Manor

15

| Burscough

| 0–3

| Mossley

16

| Chelmsford City

| 1–0

| Buckingham Town

17

| Clandown

| 1–2

| R S Southampton

18

| Congleton Town

| 2–2

| Horwich R M I

19

| Crook Town

| 0–1

| Scarborough

20

| Dulwich Hamlet

| 1–1

| Southwick

21

| Dunstable

| 3–2

| Tring Town

22

| Egham Town

| 0–6

| Crawley Town

23

| Emley

| 1–4

| Chorley

24

| Exmouth Town

| 2–1

| Bideford

25

| Fareham Town

| 1–0

| Wokingham Town

26

| GKN Sankey

| 1–1

| Leek Town

27

| Goole Town

| 3–1

| Buxton

28

| Grays Athletic

| 2–1

| Aveley

29

| Gresley Rovers

| 1–0

| Worksop Town

30

| Halesowen Town

| 3–2

| Stafford Rangers

31

| Hampton

| 0–1

| Aylesbury United

32

| Harlow Town

| 1–0

| Heybridge Swifts

33

| Hednesford Town

| 1–5

| Kidderminster Harriers

34

| Histon

| 0–1

| Corby Town

35

| Hitchin Town

| 0–0

| V S Rugby

36

| Hythe Town

| 1–5

| Croydon

37

| Kingstonian

| 3–1

| Walton & Hersham

38

| Leyton Wingate

| 2–2

| Harrow Borough

39

| Long Eaton United

| 2–3

| South Liverpool

40

| March Town United

| 1–2

| Hinckley Athletic

41

| Marlow

| 2–3

| Ware

42

| Mile Oak Rovers

| 1–3

| Grantham

43

| Moor Green

| 1–4

| Nuneaton Borough

44

| Oxford City

| 2–1

| Gosport Borough

45

| Pagham

| 3–5

| Newport I O W

46

| Peterlee Newtown

| 2–1

| North Shields

47

| Poole Town

| 3–2

| Hungerford Town

48

| Radcliffe Borough

| 0–4

| Marine

49

| Redhill

| 0–2

| Fisher Athletic

50

| Rhyl

| 5–0

| Formby

51

| Sharpness

| 2–3

| Chippenham Town

52

| Shotton Comrades

| 0–2

| Wingate (Durham)

53

| South Bank

| 2–0

| Chester-Le-Street

54

| Southport

| 2–0

| Stalybridge Celtic

55

| Spennymoor United

| 1–2

| Gateshead

56

| St Helens Town

| 2–0

| Eastwood Hanley

57

| Staines Town

| 0–3

| Welling United

58

| Stamford

| 3–0

| Berkhamsted Town

59

| Sutton United

| 0–1

| Gravesend & Northfleet

60

| Tamworth

| 2–1

| Wisbech Town

61

| Tilbury

| 0–0

| Hayes

62

| Ton Pentre

| 2–1

| Frome Town

63

| Tonbridge

| 0–2

| Carshalton Athletic

64

| Tow Law Town

| 0–1

| Gretna

65

| Wellingborough Town

| 1–1

| Irthlingborough Diamonds

66

| Wembley

| 1–3

| Walthamstow Avenue

67

| Whitley Bay

| 1–2

| Blyth Spartans

68

| Whyteleafe

| 1–2

| Canterbury City

69

| Witney Town

| 0–0

| Stourbridge

70

| Woking

| 1–5

| Slough Town

71

| Woodford Town

| 3–1

| Felixstowe Town

72

| Worthing

| 5–1

| Tooting & Mitcham United

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1

| Basingstoke Town

| 1–2

| A F C Totton

2

| Runcorn

| 9–1

| Accrington Stanley

18

| Horwich R M I

| 2–0

| Congleton Town

20

| Southwick

| 2–1

| Dulwich Hamlet

26

| Leek Town

| 5–4

| GKN Sankey

35

| V S Rugby

| 3–1

| Hitchin Town

38

| Harrow Borough

| 2–3

| Leyton Wingate

61

| Hayes

| 1–2

| Tilbury

65

| Irthlingborough Diamonds

| 4–2

| Wellingborough Town

69

| Stourbridge

| 1–0

| Witney Town

3rd qualifying round

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1

| Alfreton Town

| 0–1

| Gresley Rovers

2

| Barry Town

| 2–2

| Chippenham Town

3

| Bath City

| 2–0

| Exmouth Town

4

| Bishop Auckland

| 3–2

| Bridlington Trinity

5

| Blyth Spartans

| 1–1

| Scarborough

6

| Chalfont St Peter

| 1–1

| Braintree Town

7

| Chelmsford City

| 1–0

| Ware

8

| Crawley Town

| 2–3

| Leyton Wingate

9

| Fareham Town

| 0–0

| A F C Totton

10

| Fisher Athletic

| 2–1

| Tilbury

11

| Goole Town

| 0–5

| Marine

12

| Grantham

| 0–2

| Atherstone United

13

| Gravesend & Northfleet

| 2–3

| Bromley

14

| Grays Athletic

| 2–2

| Aylesbury United

15

| Gretna

| 0–2

| Morecambe

16

| Halesowen Town

| 2–2

| Irthlingborough Diamonds

17

| Harlow Town

| 3–0

| Woodford Town

18

| Hastings Town

| 3–0

| Canterbury City

19

| Kidderminster Harriers

| 4–3

| Tamworth

20

| Kingstonian

| 2–0

| Carshalton Athletic

21

| Leek Town

| 0–1

| St Helens Town

22

| Mossley

| 0–2

| Runcorn

23

| Nuneaton Borough

| 0–0

| Hinckley Athletic

24

| Oxford City

| 4–1

| Poole Town

25

| Peterlee Newtown

| 2–1

| Wingate (Durham)

26

| Rhyl

| 2–0

| Horwich R M I

27

| South Bank

| 2–2

| Gateshead

28

| South Liverpool

| 5–0

| Witton Albion

29

| Southport

| 1–3

| Chorley

30

| Southwick

| 0–1

| Croydon

31

| Stourbridge

| 4–0

| Stamford

32

| Ton Pentre

| 1–1

| R S Southampton

33

| V S Rugby

| 2–0

| Corby Town

34

| Walthamstow Avenue

| 0–0

| Dunstable

35

| Welling United

| 0–0

| Slough Town

36

| Worthing

| 4–0

| Newport I O W

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2

| Chippenham Town

| 0–1

| Barry Town

5

| Scarborough

| 3–1

| Blyth Spartans

6

| Braintree Town

| 2–0

| Chalfont St Peter

9

| A F C Totton

| 0–3

| Fareham Town

14

| Aylesbury United

| 1–0

| Grays Athletic

16

| Irthlingborough Diamonds

| 1–2

| Halesowen Town

23

| Hinckley Athletic

| 0–1

| Nuneaton Borough

27

| Gateshead

| 1–1

| South Bank

32

| R S Southampton

| 1–2

| Ton Pentre

34

| Dunstable

| 2–0

| Walthamstow Avenue

35

| Slough Town

| 2–1

| Welling United

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27

| Gateshead

| 1–2

| South Bank

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Dartford, Enfield, Northwich Victoria, Frickley Athletic, Kettering Town, Maidstone United, Barnet, Weymouth, Dagenham, Wycombe Wanderers, Worcester City, Yeovil Town, Bishop's Stortford, Macclesfield Town, Windsor & Eton, Burton Albion, Bangor City, Bognor Regis Town, Farnborough Town and Whitby Town.

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1

| Aylesbury United

| 0–0

| Harlow Town

2

| Bangor City

| 1–1

| South Liverpool

3

| Barnet

| 0–7

| Enfield

4

| Bath City

| 4–1

| Croydon

5

| Bromley

| 0–2

| Maidstone United

6

| Chelmsford City

| 1–0

| Kettering Town

7

| Chorley

| 4–2

| Marine

8

| Dagenham

| 5–1

| Atherstone United

9

| Dartford

| 2–0

| Worcester City

10

| Dunstable

| 0–2

| Nuneaton Borough

11

| Farnborough Town

| 3–2

| Hastings Town

12

| Fisher Athletic

| 1–2

| Fareham Town

13

| Frickley Athletic

| 2–1

| Northwich Victoria

14

| Halesowen Town

| 2–1

| Braintree Town

15

| Kidderminster Harriers

| 3–4

| Bishop's Stortford

16

| Leyton Wingate

| 2–0

| Gresley Rovers

17

| Macclesfield Town

| 3–1

| South Bank

18

| Morecambe

| 1–1

| St Helens Town

19

| Rhyl

| 0–2

| Runcorn

20

| Scarborough

| 4–1

| Bishop Auckland

21

| Slough Town

| 2–2

| Kingstonian

22

| Stourbridge

| 1–1

| V S Rugby

23

| Ton Pentre

| 1–3

| Weymouth

24

| Whitby Town

| 2–2

| Peterlee Newtown

25

| Windsor & Eton

| 2–2

| Oxford City

26

| Worthing

| 1–2

| Bognor Regis Town

27

| Wycombe Wanderers

| 1–0

| Burton Albion

28

| Yeovil Town

| 4–1

| Barry Town

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1

| Harlow Town

| 1–2

| Aylesbury United

2

| South Liverpool

| 3–2

| Bangor City

18

| St Helens Town

| 0–1

| Morecambe

21

| Kingstonian

| 1–1

| Slough Town

22

| V S Rugby

| 3–1

| Stourbridge

24

| Peterlee Newtown

| 0–1

| Whitby Town

25

| Oxford City

| 0–1

| Windsor & Eton

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21

| Slough Town

| 2–1

| Kingstonian

1985–86 FA Cup

See 1985-86 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.