The FA Cup 1951–52 is the 71st 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 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.
Wycombe Wanderers (tie awarded to Wycombe Wanderers)
40
Hinckley Athletic
2–2
South Normanton Miners Welfare
41
King's Lynn
2–0
Wisbech Town
42
Lancaster City
2–3
Fleetwood
43
Linby Colliery
5–1
Ransome & Marles
44
Long Eaton Town
0–3
Ilkeston Town
45
Lymington
3–2
Poole Town
46
March Town United
1–0
St Neots & District
47
Murton Colliery Welfare
0–3
Horden Colliery Welfare
48
Netherfield
4–2
Burscough
49
Newport I O W
6–1
Totton
50
Nuneaton Borough
5–1
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
51
Ossett Town
2–3
Goole Town
52
Potton United
2–5
Wolverton Town & B R
53
Prescot Cables
3–1
Flint Town United
54
Rawmarsh Welfare
2–0
Langold W M C
55
Rossendale United
1–1
Skelmersdale United
56
Shildon
0–2
Spennymoor United
57
Shirebrook
2–2
Creswell Colliery
58
Skegness Town
4–0
Holbeach United
59
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
0–2
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
60
South Shields
2–2
Easington Colliery Welfare
61
St Albans City
1–1
Slough Town
62
Stourbridge
1–3
Wellington Town
63
Sutton United
2–2
Kingstonian
64
Tonbridge
11–1
Worthing
65
Upton Colliery
2–2
South Kirkby Colliery
66
Wealdstone
2–0
Hayes
67
Wells City
1–5
Chippenham United
68
Whitby Town
3–2
South Bank
69
Whitton United
1–2
Sudbury Town
70
Woking
0–6
Hounslow Town
71
Woodford Town
3–1
Finchley
72
Worksop Town
1–0
Norton Woodseats
Replays[]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
4
Llanelli
2–2
Barry Town
5
Newhall United
3–0
Basford United
13
Dagenham
1–2
Brentwood & Warley
17
Romford
6–2
Briggs Sports
21
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
1–0
Chilton Athletic
31
Ashford Town (Kent)
4–0
Eastbourne
40
South Normanton Miners Welfare
1–2
Hinckley Athletic
55
Skelmersdale United
3–0
Rossendale United
57
Creswell Colliery
1–0
Shirebrook
60
Easington Colliery Welfare
1–1
South Shields
61
Slough Town
4–0
St Albans City
63
Kingstonian
2–3
Sutton United
65
South Kirkby Colliery
2–3
Upton Colliery
2nd replays[]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
4
Barry Town
4–0
Llanelli
60
South Shields
2–1
Easington Colliery Welfare
3rd qualifying round[]
Ties[]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashford Town (Kent)
1–1
Tonbridge
2
Bangor City
1–0
Prescot Cables
3
Barnstaple Town
2–1
Bideford
4
Barry Town
4–2
Ebbw Vale
5
Bedford Town
5–1
Wolverton Town & B R
6
Bedworth Town
1–1
Nuneaton Borough
7
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
3–1
Horden Colliery Welfare
8
Blyth Spartans
4–3
Alnwick Town
9
Bury Town
1–1
Sudbury Town
10
Buxton
2–0
Congleton Town
11
Chippenham United
0–3
Bath City
12
Consett
4–0
South Shields
13
Creswell Colliery
2–0
Linby Colliery
14
Crook Town
0–2
Spennymoor United
15
Fleetwood
3–0
Netherfield
16
Folkestone
2–0
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
17
Frickley Colliery
5–0
Upton Colliery
18
Goole Town
3–0
Yorkshire Amateur
19
Gorleston
5–0
Gothic
20
Hinckley Athletic
2–3
Brush Sports
21
Hounslow Town
1–4
Sutton United
22
Ilkeston Town
6–1
Newhall United
23
Kettering Town
2–0
Desborough Town
24
Leyton
3–2
Woodford Town
25
Lymington
1–1
Portland United
26
March Town United
1–4
King's Lynn
27
Newport I O W
5–1
Alton Town
28
Rawmarsh Welfare
2–1
Worksop Town
29
Romford
3–1
Brentwood & Warley
30
Salisbury
1–1
Chippenham Town
31
Skegness Town
2–1
Boston United
32
Skelmersdale United
1–1
Darwen
33
Wealdstone
5–0
Slough Town
34
Wellington Town
3–2
Kidderminster Harriers
35
Whitby Town
2–3
Billingham Synthonia
36
Wycombe Wanderers
1–2
Aylesbury United
Replays[]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Tonbridge
4–0
Ashford Town (Kent)
6
Nuneaton Borough
1–2
Bedworth Town
9
Sudbury Town
2–2
Bury Town
25
Portland United
1–2
Lymington
30
Chippenham Town
2–1
Salisbury
32
Darwen
0–1
Skelmersdale United
2nd replay[]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
9
Bury Town
2–4
Sudbury Town
4th qualifying round[]
The teams that given byes to this round are New Brighton, Yeovil Town, Leytonstone, Cheltenham Town, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Gainsborough Trinity, Stockton, Walthamstow Avenue, Dartford, Witton Albion, Weymouth, North Shields, Rhyl, Bromsgrove Rovers, Merthyr Tydfil, Hereford United, Grantham, Peterborough United, Scarborough, Ashington, Wigan Athletic, Nelson and Hendon.
Ties[]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashington
0–2
Blyth Spartans
2
Aylesbury United
4–3
Hendon
3
Bangor City
2–1
New Brighton
4
Bath City
0–2
Barry Town
5
Billingham Synthonia
2–1
North Shields
6
Bromsgrove Rovers
2–5
Bedford Town
7
Brush Sports
3–1
Wellington Town
8
Cheltenham Town
2–3
Merthyr Tydfil
9
Chippenham Town
3–1
Newport I O W
10
Folkestone
1–1
Sutton United
11
Frickley Colliery
1–1
Buxton
12
Gainsborough Trinity
5–2
Creswell Colliery
13
Goole Town
4–3
Spennymoor United
14
Gorleston
1–0
Romford
15
Guildford City
2–1
Dartford
16
Ilkeston Town
2–1
Grantham
17
Kettering Town
4–2
Bedworth Town
18
King's Lynn
1–0
Sudbury Town
19
Leyton
0–0
Walthamstow Avenue
20
Leytonstone
2–1
Chelmsford City
21
Lymington
1–1
Barnstaple Town
22
Peterborough United
1–1
Hereford United
23
Rawmarsh Welfare
4–2
Skegness Town
24
Rhyl
7–2
Fleetwood
25
Scarborough
0–0
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
26
Skelmersdale United
0–3
Nelson
27
Stockton
2–0
Consett
28
Tonbridge
2–0
Wealdstone
29
Wigan Athletic
2–2
Witton Albion
30
Yeovil Town
1–1
Weymouth
Replays[]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
10
Sutton United
1–3
Folkestone
11
Buxton
3–1
Frickley Colliery
19
Walthamstow Avenue
1–2
Leyton
21
Barnstaple Town
3–1
Lymington
22
Hereford United
1–0
Peterborough United
25
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
5–3
Scarborough
29
Witton Albion
3–3
Wigan Athletic
30
Weymouth
2–1
Yeovil Town
2nd replay[]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
29
Wigan Athletic
1–3
Witton Albion
1951–52 FA Cup[]
See 1951–52 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.
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