Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1959–60 is the 79th 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.
Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Aveley 1–2 Leytonstone 2 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 2–2 Ramsgate Athletic 3 Bideford 4–3 Tavistock 4 Bilston 3–2 Lockheed Leamington 5 Bognor Regis Town 1–2 Eastbourne 6 Brentwood & Warley 1–2 Tilbury 7 Bromley 5–0 Redhill 8 Bromsgrove Rovers 2–1 Stafford Rangers 9 Brush Sports 2–1 Long Eaton United 10 Chatham Town 0–3 Sheppey United 11 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Lovells Athletic 12 Crawley Town 6–1 Southwick 13 Droylsden 2–1 Darwen 14 Erith & Belvedere 0–2 Tonbridge 15 Ford United 1–2 Hendon 16 Hayes 2–1 Wealdstone 17 Horsham 1–3 Hastings United 18 Lancing Athletic 2–1 Newhaven 19 Littlehampton Town 1–2 Arundel 20 Lostock Gralam 0–1 Linotype & Machinery 21 Maidenhead United 4–1 Huntley & Palmers 22 Metropolitan Police 1–3 Carshalton Athletic 23 Nelson 0–0 Ashton United 24 New Brighton 1–0 Marine 25 Rossendale United 4–4 Lytham 26 Skelmersdale United 0–0 Mossley 27 South Liverpool 3–4 Pwllheli & District 28 St Helens Town 0–2 Earlestown 29 Stockton Heath 0–3 Congleton Town 30 Stork 1–2 Runcorn 31 Walton & Hersham 0–2 Kingstonian 32 Wimbledon 6–0 Dorking 33 Windsor & Eton 2–3 Aylesbury United 34 Winsford United 0–3 Northwich Victoria 35 Witney Town 0–1 Oxford City 36 Witton Albion 3–3 Stalybridge Celtic 37 Woking 3–0 Epsom 38 Wokingham Town 5–2 Slough Town 39 Worthing 3–1 Eastbourne United
Tie Home team Score Away team 2 Ramsgate Athletic 0–1 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 23 Ashton United 1–2 Nelson 25 Lytham 2–1 Rossendale United 26 Mossley 3–0 Skelmersdale United 36 Stalybridge Celtic 1–2 Witton Albion
1st qualifying round [ edit ] Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Abingdon Town 1–1 Maidenhead United 2 Altrincham 7–1 Droylsden 3 Andover 0–0 Gosport Borough Athletic 4 Aylesbury United 1–4 Oxford City 5 Bangor City 3–2 New Brighton 6 Barking 0–1 Leytonstone 7 Barnstaple Town w/o-scr Newquay 8 Basingstoke Town 5–2 Alton Town 9 Bexleyheath & Welling 5–1 Sittingbourne 10 Billingham Synthonia 3–5 Murton Colliery Welfare 11 Bourne Town 4–1 Louth United 12 Bridgwater Town 2–1 Minehead 13 Brierley Hill Alliance 2–2 Rugby Town 14 Brigg Town 1–1 Ashby Institute 15 Burton Albion 1–4 Nuneaton Borough 16 Buxton 4–1 Linotype & Machinery 17 Canterbury City 1–0 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 18 Carshalton Athletic 2–4 Kingstonian 19 Chatteris Town 1–2 March Town United 20 Cinderford Town 1–1 Merthyr Tydfil 21 Clapton 2–4 Hornchurch & Upminster 22 Congleton Town 0–3 Northwich Victoria 23 Consett 2–1 Evenwood Town 24 Cowes 2–0 Newport I O W 25 Cradley Heath 0–5 Stourbridge 26 Dagenham 1–1 Walthamstow Avenue 27 Dartford 4–1 Sheppey United 28 Deal Town 0–1 Ashford Town (Kent) 29 Devizes Town 3–2 Chippenham United 30 Dover 0–0 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 31 Earlestown 5–2 Pwllheli & District 32 Ebbw Vale 2–2 Barry Town 33 Edgware Town 0–1 Hendon 34 Ely City 0–3 Cambridge United 35 Evesham United 2–0 Bedworth Town 36 Farsley Celtic 5–2 Upton Colliery 37 Ferryhill Athletic 0–0 Bridlington Town 38 Fleetwood 2–2 Clitheroe 39 Frickley Colliery 1–0 East End Park W M C 40 Gainsborough Trinity 4–1 Alford United 41 Glastonbury 2–1 Street 42 Gloucester City 1–3 Cheltenham Town 43 Gorleston 2–2 Diss Town 44 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–0 Tonbridge 45 Grays Athletic 2–1 Tilbury 46 Gresley Rovers 2–2 Atherstone Town 47 Halesowen Town 2–4 Bilston 48 Hastings United 4–1 Bexhill Town 49 Haywards Heath 3–3 Eastbourne 50 Hertford Town 7–0 Cheshunt 51 Hinckley Athletic 0–1 Brush Sports 52 Histon 1–4 Cambridge City 53 Hoddesdon Town 2–0 St Albans City 54 Horden Colliery Welfare 2–2 North Shields 55 Horwich R M I 1–2 Bacup Borough 56 Hounslow Town 6–0 Wembley 57 Ilford 4–1 Rainham Town 58 Kidderminster Harriers 7–1 Bourneville Athletic 59 Lancaster City 2–4 Burscough 60 Lancing Athletic 2–3 Arundel 61 Letchworth Town 5–0 Dunstable Town 62 Lowestoft Town 6–2 Sheringham 63 Macclesfield 2–3 Ellesmere Port Town 64 Marlow 0–3 Banbury Spencer 65 Melksham Town 2–4 Trowbridge Town 66 Milnthorpe Corinthians 0–3 Netherfield 67 Moor Green 2–4 Bromsgrove Rovers 68 Mossley 2–1 Chorley 69 Nelson 2–2 Lytham 70 Newmarket Town 1–4 Clacton Town 71 Norton Woodseats 2–1 Boots Athletic 72 Penrith 1–0 Morecambe 73 Penzance 3–5 Bideford 74 Portland United 2–3 Salisbury 75 Prescot Cables 4–0 Flint Town United 76 Retford Town 2–2 Heanor Town 77 Romford 1–3 Finchley 78 Runcorn 3–2 Llandudno 79 Rushden Town 3–2 Stamford 80 Scarborough 2–2 Ashington 81 Selby Town 1–3 Denaby United 82 Sheffield 2–3 Worksop Town 83 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 1–1 Sutton Town 84 Shotton Colliery Welfare 0–2 Spennymoor United 85 Skegness Town 5–0 Grantham 86 South Normanton Miners Welfare 3–0 Ransome & Marles 87 Southall 1–0 Harrow Town 88 St Neots Town 1–1 Holbeach United 89 Staines Town 1–2 Hayes 90 Stevenage Town 0–1 Vauxhall Motors 91 Stocksbridge Works 1–3 Matlock Town 92 Stonehouse 0–5 Llanelli 93 Stowmarket 0–3 Sudbury Town 94 Sutton Coldfield Town 2–3 Hednesford Town 95 Sutton United 6–0 Leatherhead 96 Tamworth 2–2 Ilkeston Town 97 Taunton 7–0 Weston Super Mare 98 Thetford Town 2–4 Great Yarmouth Town 99 Tow Law Town 2–1 Whitby Town 100 Truro City w/o-scr Ilfracombe Town 101 Tunbridge Wells United 1–1 Maidstone United 102 Wadebridge Town 3–2 St Blazey 103 Ware 1–7 Enfield 104 Warminster Town 1–1 Frome Town 105 Wellingborough Town 3–2 Rothwell Town 106 Wellington Town 1–1 Oswestry Town 107 Westbury United 3–1 Chippenham Town 108 Whitstable 1–6 Folkestone 109 Whitton United 1–2 Harwich & Parkeston 110 Wimbledon 3–0 Bromley 111 Winchester City 1–4 Fareham Town 112 Witton Albion 2–1 Hyde United 113 Woking 3–0 Dulwich Hamlet 114 Wokingham Town 4–1 Chesham United 115 Wolverton Town & B R 2–1 Hitchin Town 116 Woodford Town 1–1 Leyton 117 Worthing 1–6 Crawley Town 118 Yiewsley 2–1 Uxbridge 119 Yorkshire Amateur 1–3 Goole Town
Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Maidenhead United 3–1 Abingdon Town 3 Gosport Borough Athletic 0–1 Andover 13 Rugby Town 1–0 Brierley Hill Alliance 14 Ashby Institute 1–5 Brigg Town 20 Merthyr Tydfil 2–0 Cinderford Town 26 Walthamstow Avenue 4–0 Dagenham 30 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 3–1 Dover 32 Barry Town 6–1 Ebbw Vale 37 Bridlington Town 1–2 Ferryhill Athletic 38 Clitheroe 1–0 Fleetwood 43 Diss Town 1–2 Gorleston 46 Atherstone Town 2–0 Gresley Rovers 49 Eastbourne 4–2 Haywards Heath 54 North Shields 3–1 Horden Colliery Welfare 69 Lytham 2–0 Nelson 76 Heanor Town 4–0 Retford Town 80 Ashington 0–0 Scarborough 83 Sutton Town 3–4 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 88 Holbeach United 3–2 St Neots Town 96 Ilkeston Town 2–1 Tamworth 101 Maidstone United 2–3 Tunbridge Wells United 104 Frome Town 1–2 Warminster Town 106 Oswestry Town 3–1 Wellington Town 116 Leyton 1–0 Woodford Town
Tie Home team Score Away team 80 Scarborough 1–0 Ashington
2nd qualifying round [ edit ] Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Altrincham 3–2 Mossley 2 Annfield Plain 4–1 Bedlington Mechanics 3 Arundel 2–5 Hastings United 4 Ashford Town (Kent) 1–0 Folkestone 5 Atherstone Town 0–2 Ilkeston Town 6 Bangor City 4–1 Runcorn 7 Barnstaple Town 9–1 Wadebridge Town 8 Barry Town 2–0 Llanelli 9 Basingstoke Town 4–1 Fareham Town 10 Belper Town 3–2 Norton Woodseats 11 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 6–0 Canterbury City 12 Bideford 6–2 Truro City 13 Biggleswade & District 1–2 Letchworth Town 14 Bilston 5–1 Rugby Town 15 Bishop's Stortford 0–1 Hertford Town 16 Brigg Town 0–3 Skegness Town 17 Bromsgrove Rovers 4–0 Stourbridge 18 Brush Sports 4–3 Nuneaton Borough 19 Bungay Town 1–0 Gorleston 20 Burscough 4–1 Netherfield 21 Bury Town 6–5 Clacton Town 22 Buxton 1–2 Witton Albion 23 Calne & Harris United 7–2 Devizes Town 24 Cambridge City 5–1 March Town United 25 Cambridge United 3–0 Holbeach United 26 Cheltenham Town 2–2 Merthyr Tydfil 27 Clitheroe 6–3 Penrith 28 Cowes 3–0 Andover 29 Crawley Town 2–2 Eastbourne 30 Creswell Colliery 2–5 Heanor Town 31 Dartford 0–2 Tunbridge Wells United 32 Denaby United 2–0 Farsley Celtic 33 Earlestown 0–1 Prescot Cables 34 Easington Colliery Welfare 0–2 Boldon Colliery Welfare 35 Enfield 15–0 Hoddesdon Town 36 Evesham United 3–1 Hednesford Town 37 Ferryhill Athletic 2–4 Consett 38 Frickley Colliery 1–3 Goole Town 39 Gainsborough Trinity 4–1 Bourne Town 40 Gravesend & Northfleet 4–3 Bexleyheath & Welling 41 Grays Athletic 2–2 Ilford 42 Great Yarmouth Town 6–2 Lowestoft Town 43 Harwich & Parkeston 5–2 Sudbury Town 44 Hayes 1–0 Hounslow Town 45 Hendon 0–2 Hornchurch & Upminster 46 Ilminster Town 1–3 Bridgwater Town 47 Kidderminster Harriers 0–2 Oswestry Town 48 Kingstonian 0–3 Woking 49 Leytonstone 1–3 Leyton 50 Lytham 2–1 Bacup Borough 51 Maidenhead United 5–0 Wokingham Town 52 Matlock Town 3–1 Worksop Town 53 Murton Colliery Welfare 2–5 Scarborough 54 North Shields 5–0 Newburn 55 Northwich Victoria 0–3 Ellesmere Port Town 56 Oxford City 5–1 Banbury Spencer 57 Poole Town 4–0 Bridport 58 Shildon 4–0 Redcar Albion 59 South Normanton Miners Welfare 6–1 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 60 Southall 1–1 Yiewsley 61 Spalding United 1–2 Corby Town 62 Spennymoor United 3–1 South Bank 63 Stockton 4–2 Stanley United 64 Taunton 0–0 Glastonbury 65 Tow Law Town 4–4 West Auckland Town 66 Walthamstow Avenue 4–0 Finchley 67 Warminster Town 0–5 Salisbury 68 Wellingborough Town 0–2 Rushden Town 69 Westbury United 1–3 Trowbridge Town 70 Willington 4–1 Whitley Bay 71 Wimbledon 0–1 Sutton United 72 Wolverton Town & B R 5–1 Vauxhall Motors
Tie Home team Score Away team 26 Merthyr Tydfil 0–1 Cheltenham Town 29 Eastbourne 1–2 Crawley Town 41 Ilford 2–4 Grays Athletic 60 Yiewsley 1–2 Southall 64 Glastonbury 2–1 Taunton 65 West Auckland Town 5–2 Tow Law Town
3rd qualifying round [ edit ] Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Annfield Plain 2–3 Scarborough 2 Ashford Town (Kent) 3–0 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 3 Barnstaple Town 1–1 Bideford 4 Barry Town 1–4 Cheltenham Town 5 Basingstoke Town 2–1 Cowes 6 Belper Town 2–3 Matlock Town 7 Boldon Colliery Welfare 0–4 Consett 8 Bridgwater Town 3–1 Glastonbury 9 Bungay Town 1–4 Great Yarmouth Town 10 Bury Town 2–0 Harwich & Parkeston 11 Calne & Harris United 1–6 Trowbridge Town 12 Cambridge United 0–1 Cambridge City 13 Clitheroe 1–2 Burscough 14 Corby Town 2–2 Rushden Town 15 Crawley Town 2–2 Hastings United 16 Ellesmere Port Town 4–1 Witton Albion 17 Evesham United 2–1 Bilston 18 Goole Town 0–1 Denaby United 19 Heanor Town 2–1 South Normanton Miners Welfare 20 Hertford Town 2–3 Enfield 21 Ilkeston Town 1–1 Brush Sports 22 Letchworth Town 3–2 Wolverton Town & B R 23 Leyton 1–1 Grays Athletic 24 Lytham 1–1 Altrincham 25 Oswestry Town 3–1 Bromsgrove Rovers 26 Oxford City 3–0 Maidenhead United 27 Poole Town 0–1 Salisbury 28 Prescot Cables 4–1 Bangor City 29 Shildon 2–0 North Shields 30 Skegness Town 0–0 Gainsborough Trinity 31 Southall 1–1 Hayes 32 Stockton 1–1 Spennymoor United 33 Sutton United 3–3 Woking 34 Tunbridge Wells United 0–3 Gravesend & Northfleet 35 Walthamstow Avenue 7–1 Hornchurch & Upminster 36 Willington 0–2 West Auckland Town
Tie Home team Score Away team 3 Bideford 1–5 Barnstaple Town 14 Rushden Town 2–1 Corby Town 15 Hastings United 5–2 Crawley Town 21 Brush Sports 1–2 Ilkeston Town 23 Grays Athletic 6–2 Leyton 24 Altrincham 3–0 Lytham 30 Gainsborough Trinity 3–0 Skegness Town 31 Hayes 4–1 Southall 32 Spennymoor United 1–0 Stockton 33 Woking 1–3 Sutton United
4th qualifying round [ edit ] The teams that given byes to this round are Bishop Auckland, Wycombe Wanderers, Bedford Town, Peterborough United, Wigan Athletic, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Worcester City, Headington United, King's Lynn, Weymouth, Rhyl, Blyth Spartans, Guildford City, Dorchester Town, Margate, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Durham City, Kettering Town, Boston United, Wisbech Town and Tooting & Mitcham United.
Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Barnstaple Town 1–0 Trowbridge Town 2 Bedford Town 5–3 Hayes 3 Bishop Auckland 1–2 Scarborough 4 Blyth Spartans 4–0 Spennymoor United 5 Cambridge City 2–3 Headington United 6 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Bridgwater Town 7 Consett 0–0 South Shields 8 Ellesmere Port Town 1–2 Burscough 9 Enfield 3–0 Rushden Town 10 Gainsborough Trinity 4–2 Heanor Town 11 Gravesend & Northfleet 1–2 Ashford Town (Kent) 12 Grays Athletic 1–3 Chelmsford City 13 Ilkeston Town 2–6 Matlock Town 14 Kettering Town 1–0 Boston United 15 Letchworth Town 3–4 King's Lynn 16 Margate 1–0 Guildford City 17 Oswestry Town 4–1 Evesham United 18 Peterborough United 8–1 Bury Town 19 Prescot Cables 1–0 Altrincham 20 Salisbury 2–2 Basingstoke Town 21 Shildon 6–1 Denaby United 22 Sutton United 2–3 Hastings United 23 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–2 Wisbech Town 24 Walthamstow Avenue 2–1 Great Yarmouth Town 25 West Auckland Town 2–2 Durham City 26 Weymouth 0–1 Dorchester Town 27 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Rhyl 28 Worcester City 0–3 Hereford United 29 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Oxford City 30 Yeovil Town 0–2 Bath City
Tie Home team Score Away team 6 Bridgwater Town 0–1 Cheltenham Town 7 South Shields 2–2 Consett 20 Basingstoke Town 0–1 Salisbury 25 Durham City 0–0 West Auckland Town 27 Rhyl 3–1 Wigan Athletic
Tie Home team Score Away team 7 Consett 5–5 South Shields 25 West Auckland Town 4–1 Durham City
Tie Home team Score Away team 7 South Shields 1–0 Consett
See 1959-60 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
Seasons Qualifying rounds Finals