Football tournament season
1967–68 FA Cup qualifying rounds Country England Wales
The FA Cup 1967–68 is the 87th 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 Horden Colliery Welfare 1–0 North Shields 2 Rugby Town 3–0 Loughborough United 3 Spennymoor United 5–0 Boldon Colliery Welfare 4 Stafford Rangers 0–1 Lower Gornal Athletic 5 Stamford 0–4 St Neots Town 6 Stonehouse 0–6 Merthyr Tydfil 7 Tamworth 5–1 Sutton Town 8 Thetford Town 2–2 Sudbury Town 9 Thorne Colliery 3–4 Selby Town 10 Wellingborough Town 3–1 Soham Town Rangers 11 Wembley 2–0 Wealdstone 12 Wisbech Town 1–1 Spalding United 13 Yorkshire Amateur 1–0 Worksop Town
Tie Home Team Score Away Team 8 Sudbury Town 2–0 Thetford Town 12 Spalding United 2–3 Wisbech Town
1st qualifying round [ edit ] Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Abergavenny Thursdays 0–2 Llanelli 2 Alfreton Town 1–2 Matlock Town 3 Annfield Plain 2–2 West Auckland Town 4 Arnold 3–0 Heanor Town 5 Ashington 3–2 Horden Colliery Welfare 6 Atherstone Town 2–0 Belper Town 7 Aylesbury United 2–2 Maidenhead United 8 Banbury United 2–0 Dunstable Town 9 Bangor City 6–0 Pwllheli & District 10 Barnet 3–2 Walton & Hersham 11 Barry Town 1–0 Cinderford Town 12 Barton Town 5–2 Hull Brunswick 13 Basingstoke Town 5–1 Woking 14 Bedworth Town 2–0 Rugby Town 15 Bexley United 2–0 Tilbury 16 Bideford 3–2 St Blazey 17 Biggleswade & District 1–1 Rothwell Town 18 Billingham Synthonia 2–6 Whitby Town 19 Bilston 0–1 Dudley Town 20 Bletchley Town 3–4 Wembley 21 Boston 0–0 Louth United 22 Boston United 1–1 Holbeach United 23 Bourne Town 4–0 Wisbech Town 24 Bridlington Town 0–0 Brigg Town 25 Bridlington Trinity 1–2 Selby Town 26 Brierley Hill Alliance 1–1 Burton Albion 27 Bromsgrove Rovers 2–0 Lower Gornal Athletic 28 Bury Town 2–1 Harwich & Parkeston 29 Buxton 4–6 Eastwood Hanley 30 Cambridge City 4–0 Desborough Town 31 Cambridge United 6–0 March Town United 32 Canterbury City 1–2 Tonbridge 33 Carshalton Athletic 2–2 Staines Town 34 Chatham Town 4–2 Maidstone United 35 Chatteris Town 1–2 St Neots Town 36 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Merthyr Tydfil 37 Chesham United 0–3 Leytonstone 38 Cheshunt 4–4 Erith & Belvedere 39 Chichester City 2–0 Dorking 40 Chorley 1–1 St Helens Town 41 Clacton Town 3–2 Gothic 42 Clapton 2–1 Leatherhead 43 Congleton Town 0–5 Tamworth 44 Consett 1–2 Crook Town 45 Cowes 2–1 Thornycroft Athletic 46 Crawley Town 1–0 Alton Town 47 Crittall Athletic 3–0 Vauxhall Motors 48 Croydon Amateurs 0–1 Hayes 49 Dagenham 1–0 Redhill 50 Dartford 4–0 Gravesend & Northfleet 51 Darwen 0–2 Ellesmere Port Town 52 Deal Town 2–0 Sheppey United 53 Denaby United 4–0 Ossett Albion 54 Devizes Town 0–4 Poole Town 55 Dorchester Town 1–0 Glastonbury 56 Dover 4–0 Bromley 57 Droylsden 1–1 Burscough 58 Dulwich Hamlet 2–1 Amersham Town 59 Eastbourne 1–1 Littlehampton Town 60 Eastbourne United 2–0 Horsham 61 Ely City 5–1 Haverhill Rovers 62 Epsom & Ewell 1–3 Stevenage Town 63 Evenwood Town 0–6 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 64 Falmouth Town 4–1 Penzance 65 Fareham Town 2–2 Salisbury 66 Farsley Celtic 2–1 Gainsborough Trinity 67 Feltham 1–1 Hertford Town 68 Ferryhill Athletic 2–1 Bedlington Colliery Welfare 69 Finchley 0–1 Hoddesdon Town 70 Fleetwood 2–3 Netherfield 71 Ford United 1–2 Cray Wanderers 72 Frickley Colliery 5–0 Yorkshire Amateur 73 Frome Town 1–0 Trowbridge Town 74 Gateshead 1–1 Blyth Spartans 75 Gorleston 0–2 Sudbury Town 76 Great Harwood 3–1 Leyland Motors 77 Hampton 2–0 Southall 78 Harlow Town 0–2 Brentwood Town 79 Harrow Borough 1–0 Baldock Town 80 Hastings United 0–1 Margate 81 Hatfield Town 1–2 Bishop's Stortford 82 Haywards Heath 2–1 Bognor Regis Town 83 Hednesford Town 0–5 Wellington Town 84 Hemel Hempstead 1–0 Kingstonian 85 Herne Bay 0–2 Bexhill Town 86 Hillingdon Borough 4–0 Aveley 87 Hinckley Athletic 0–1 Darlaston 88 Holyhead Town 4–0 Porthmadog 89 Horwich R M I 3–1 Wigan Rovers 90 Huntley & Palmers 1–2 Barking 91 Hyde United 3–0 Mossley 92 Ilford 1–0 Grays Athletic 93 Lancaster City 3–0 Milnthorpe Corinthians 94 Linotype & Machinery 1–3 Runcorn 95 Lockheed Leamington 0–1 Stourbridge 96 Long Eaton United 2–0 Gresley Rovers 97 Lostock Gralam 1–1 New Brighton 98 Lovells Athletic 0–4 Gloucester City 99 Lowestoft Town 3–0 Great Yarmouth Town 100 Macclesfield Town 7–0 Bacup Borough 101 Marine 2–3 Oswestry Town 102 Marlow 3–1 Letchworth Town 103 Minehead 4–1 Street 104 Nantwich 1–2 Kirkby Town 105 Newmarket Town 0–1 Kettering Town 106 Newport I O W 4–3 Andover 107 Norton Woodseats 2–1 Ilkeston Town 108 Penrith 4–0 Nelson 109 Portland United 3–1 Bridport 110 Redditch 2–3 Halesowen Town 111 Retford Town 2–1 Mexborough Town 112 Rhyl 2–1 South Liverpool 113 Ruislip Manor 0–1 Hornchurch 114 Rushden Town 8–0 Histon 115 Scarborough 1–1 Goole Town 116 Shildon 3–3 Murton Colliery Welfare 117 Skegness Town 0–2 King's Lynn 118 Slough Town 3–0 Corinthian Casuals 119 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 0–4 Ramsgate Athletic 120 St Albans City 0–0 Hitchin Town 121 Stalybridge Celtic 1–1 Prescot Town 122 Stanley United 3–2 Whitley Bay 123 Stockton 0–3 Spennymoor United 124 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–3 Sutton United 125 Tow Law Town 5–1 South Bank 126 Uxbridge 3–1 Metropolitan Police 127 Wadebridge Town 7–1 Barnstaple Town 128 Walthamstow Avenue 2–0 Leyton 129 Ware 3–2 Hounslow 130 Warminster Town 0–9 Taunton 131 Waterlooville 2–2 Selsey 132 Wellingborough Town 4–0 Eynesbury Rovers 133 Westbury United 0–0 Chippenham Town 134 Whitstable Town 1–1 Sittingbourne 135 Willington 1–3 Durham City 136 Windsor & Eton 3–1 Malden Town 137 Winsford United 1–0 Northwich Victoria 138 Witton Albion 6–1 Rossendale United 139 Wokingham Town 2–1 Fleet Town 140 Wolverton Town & B R 4–1 Rainham Town 141 Worcester City 2–0 Stratford Town Amateurs 142 Worthing 0–1 Lancing
Tie Home Team Score Away Team 3 West Auckland Town 2–0 Annfield Plain 7 Maidenhead United 4–2 Aylesbury United 17 Rothwell Town 5–2 Biggleswade & District 21 Louth United 4–0 Boston 22 Holbeach United 0–2 Boston United 24 Brigg Town 1–0 Bridlington Town 26 Burton Albion 2–1 Brierley Hill Alliance 33 Staines Town 1–1 Carshalton Athletic 38 Erith & Belvedere 4–3 Cheshunt 40 St Helens Town 0–3 Chorley 57 Burscough 5–2 Droylsden 59 Littlehampton Town 1–2 Eastbourne 65 Salisbury 5–1 Fareham Town 67 Hertford Town 8–0 Feltham 74 Blyth Spartans 2–1 Gateshead 97 New Brighton 1–2 Lostock Gralam 115 Goole Town 2–1 Scarborough 116 Murton Colliery Welfare 1–1 Shildon 120 Hitchin Town 3–1 St Albans City 121 Prescot Town 0–1 Stalybridge Celtic 131 Selsey 3–2 Waterlooville 133 Chippenham Town 3–2 Westbury United 134 Sittingbourne 3–3 Whitstable Town
Tie Home Team Score Away Team 33 Staines Town 2–3 Carshalton Athletic 116 Shildon 1–2 Murton Colliery Welfare 134 Whitstable Town 3–2 Sittingbourne
2nd qualifying round [ edit ] Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Arnold 2–1 Atherstone Town 2 Bangor City 3–1 Holyhead Town 3 Barnet 9–0 Clapton 4 Barton Town 3–3 Brigg Town 5 Basingstoke Town 3–4 Chichester City 6 Bexley United 1–2 Stevenage Town 7 Bideford 2–0 St Austell 8 Boston United 1–0 Louth United 9 Bury Town 3–2 Clacton Town 10 Cambridge United 3–1 Ely City 11 Carshalton Athletic 3–2 Hayes 12 Chorley 2–2 Ellesmere Port Town 13 Cowes 1–1 Salisbury 14 Crittall Athletic 2–0 Hoddesdon Town 15 Dagenham 2–1 Dartford 16 Darlaston 0–0 Bromsgrove Rovers 17 Deal Town 1–4 Margate 18 Denaby United 2–2 Farsley Celtic 19 Dorchester Town 4–1 Chippenham Town 20 Dudley Town 0–4 Burton Albion 21 Durham City 3–0 Murton Colliery Welfare 22 Eastbourne 2–0 Eastbourne United 23 Falmouth Town 6–0 Wadebridge Town 24 Ferryhill Athletic 0–0 Spennymoor United 25 Frome Town 1–1 Minehead 26 Gloucester City 0–1 Cheltenham Town 27 Goole Town 2–0 Selby Town 28 Hampton 3–2 Hemel Hempstead 29 Hitchin Town 3–1 Dulwich Hamlet 30 Hornchurch 2–4 Cray Wanderers 31 Horwich R M I 0–3 Hyde United 32 Kettering Town 1–1 Wellingborough Town 33 King's Lynn 3–1 Bourne Town 34 Lancing 1–1 Haywards Heath 35 Leytonstone 4–0 Erith & Belvedere 36 Llanelli 0–0 Barry Town 37 Long Eaton United 2–0 Bedworth Town 38 Lowestoft Town 3–1 Sudbury Town 39 Maidenhead United 1–3 Banbury United 40 Marlow 0–3 Wembley 41 Matlock Town 4–1 Eastwood Hanley 42 Netherfield 1–2 Great Harwood 43 Norton Woodseats 1–2 Tamworth 44 Penrith 0–3 Lancaster City 45 Poole Town 5–0 Melksham Town 46 Ramsgate Athletic 4–1 Bexhill Town 47 Retford Town 2–0 Frickley Colliery 48 Rhyl 4–0 Oswestry Town 49 Rothwell Town 1–7 Cambridge City 50 Runcorn 5–2 Lostock Gralam 51 Rushden Town 4–0 St Neots Town 52 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 1–0 Stanley United 53 Selsey 1–3 Newport I O W 54 Slough Town 3–0 Hertford Town 55 Stalybridge Celtic 1–1 Burscough 56 Sutton United 5–1 Hillingdon Borough 57 Taunton 2–0 Portland United 58 Tonbridge 2–1 Chatham Town 59 Tow Law Town 2–0 Crook Town 60 Uxbridge 1–4 Brentwood Town 61 Walthamstow Avenue 1–0 Ilford 62 Ware 4–1 Harrow Borough 63 Wellington Town 2–2 Stourbridge 64 West Auckland Town 0–1 Ashington 65 Whitby Town 2–0 Blyth Spartans 66 Whitstable Town 1–7 Dover 67 Windsor & Eton 2–1 Barking 68 Winsford United 3–0 Kirkby Town 69 Witton Albion 0–2 Macclesfield Town 70 Wokingham Town 1–5 Crawley Town 71 Wolverton Town & B R 1–3 Bishop's Stortford 72 Worcester City 1–1 Halesowen Town
Tie Home Team Score Away Team 4 Brigg Town 2–2 Barton Town 12 Ellesmere Port Town 3–2 Chorley 13 Salisbury 5–1 Cowes 16 Bromsgrove Rovers 5–0 Darlaston 18 Farsley Celtic 3–1 Denaby United 24 Spennymoor United 4–2 Ferryhill Athletic 25 Minehead 2–1 Frome Town 32 Wellingborough Town 1–3 Kettering Town 34 Haywards Heath 1–1 Lancing 36 Barry Town 4–0 Llanelli 55 Burscough 3–1 Stalybridge Celtic 63 Stourbridge 1–0 Wellington Town 72 Halesowen Town 0–0 Worcester City
Tie Home Team Score Away Team 4 Barton Town 1–0 Brigg Town 34 Lancing 3–0 Haywards Heath 72 Worcester City 2–0 Halesowen Town
3rd qualifying round [ edit ] Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Arnold 1–0 Long Eaton United 2 Banbury United 3–2 Wembley 3 Bangor City 4–0 Rhyl 4 Barnet 7–1 Windsor & Eton 5 Barry Town 2–2 Cheltenham Town 6 Barton Town 1–1 Goole Town 7 Boston United 2–0 King's Lynn 8 Burton Albion 5–1 Bromsgrove Rovers 9 Bury Town 0–1 Lowestoft Town 10 Cambridge City 1–0 Rushden Town 11 Cambridge United 3–0 Kettering Town 12 Carshalton Athletic 0–2 Brentwood Town 13 Chichester City 1–0 Crawley Town 14 Crittall Athletic 1–2 Ware 15 Dagenham 1–0 Cray Wanderers 16 Dorchester Town 3–2 Poole Town 17 Eastbourne 4–0 Lancing 18 Ellesmere Port Town 3–2 Burscough 19 Falmouth Town 3–1 Bideford 20 Farsley Celtic 0–1 Retford Town 21 Great Harwood 3–1 Lancaster City 22 Hampton 4–5 Walthamstow Avenue 23 Hyde United 0–2 Macclesfield Town 24 Leytonstone 2–1 Hitchin Town 25 Margate 6–4 Ramsgate Athletic 26 Matlock Town 2–0 Tamworth 27 Minehead 2–2 Taunton 28 Runcorn 7–1 Winsford United 29 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 4–3 Durham City 30 Salisbury 3–0 Newport I O W 31 Slough Town 5–1 Bishop's Stortford 32 Stevenage Town 2–3 Sutton United 33 Stourbridge 4–0 Worcester City 34 Tonbridge 4–2 Dover 35 Tow Law Town 3–2 Ashington 36 Whitby Town 0–1 Spennymoor United
Tie Home Team Score Away Team 5 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Barry Town 6 Goole Town 4–1 Barton Town 27 Taunton 1–2 Minehead
4th qualifying round [ edit ] The teams that given byes to this round are Hendon, Wimbledon, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Weymouth, Romford, Bedford Town, Wigan Athletic, Corby Town, Folkestone, Guildford City, Grantham, Altrincham, Kidderminster Harriers, Nuneaton Borough, Oxford City, Bishop Auckland, Morecambe, Welton Rovers and Ashford Town (Kent).
Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Arnold 4–2 Stourbridge 2 Bishop Auckland 2–2 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 3 Boston United 1–1 Bedford Town 4 Brentwood Town 1–3 Walthamstow Avenue 5 Burton Albion 1–4 Kidderminster Harriers 6 Chelmsford City 2–0 Banbury United 7 Corby Town 2–2 Cambridge City 8 Dorchester Town 1–2 Salisbury 9 Eastbourne 0–9 Margate 10 Ellesmere Port Town 1–2 Runcorn 11 Goole Town 2–0 Bangor City 12 Great Harwood 0–1 Altrincham 13 Guildford City 0–0 Chichester City 14 Hendon 1–2 Romford 15 Hereford United 3–2 Cheltenham Town 16 Lowestoft Town 2–2 Cambridge United 17 Minehead 1–2 Falmouth Town 18 Nuneaton Borough 1–0 Matlock Town 19 Retford Town 4–4 Grantham 20 Slough Town 2–2 Leytonstone 21 South Shields 2–2 Tow Law Town 22 Spennymoor United 1–0 Morecambe 23 Sutton United 2–2 Barnet 24 Tonbridge 5–1 Folkestone 25 Ware 0–2 Oxford City 26 Weymouth 1–1 Bath City 27 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Macclesfield Town 28 Wimbledon 3–0 Ashford Town (Kent) 29 Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Dagenham 30 Yeovil Town 2–0 Welton Rovers
Tie Home Team Score Away Team 2 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 4–1 Bishop Auckland 3 Bedford Town 2–3 Boston United 7 Cambridge City 0–1 Corby Town 13 Chichester City 0–3 Guildford City 16 Cambridge United 1–2 Lowestoft Town 19 Grantham 3–1 Retford Town 20 Leytonstone 2–1 Slough Town 21 Tow Law Town 1–0 South Shields 23 Barnet 3–1 Sutton United 26 Bath City 0–1 Weymouth 27 Macclesfield Town 3–0 Wigan Athletic
See 1967-68 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
Seasons Qualifying rounds Finals