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Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1956–57 is the 76th 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
Abingdon Town
0–3
Banbury Spencer
2
Altrincham
4–3
Northwich Victoria
3
Ashford Town (Kent)
3–1
Whitstable
4
Bangor City
2–2
Pwllheli & District
5
Barking
4–1
Tilbury
6
Barnet
2–1
Stevenage Town
7
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
1–0
Maidstone United
8
Bilston
1–1
Wellington Town
9
Bishop's Stortford
3–0
Enfield
10
Brierley Hill Alliance
0–2
Stourbridge
11
Briggs Sports
4–0
Leyton
12
Bromley
5–3
Metropolitan Police
13
Bromsgrove Rovers
3–3
Cradley Heath
14
Cambridge City
2–1
Warboys Town
15
Chatham Town
2–4
Ramsgate Athletic
16
Chatteris Town
0–2
St Neots & District
17
Chelmsford City
1–0
Ilford
18
Cheltenham Town
3–0
Lovells Athletic
19
Chippenham Town
9–2
Calne & Harris United
20
Dagenham
0–1
Brentwood & Warley
21
Dartford
2–2
Gravesend & Northfleet
22
Deal Town
3–5
Sittingbourne
23
Dorking
0–1
Tunbridge Wells United
24
Dulwich Hamlet
1–2
Woking
25
Epsom
1–3
Bexleyheath & Welling
26
Erith & Belvedere
4–3
Sutton United
27
Finchley
5–0
Hemel Hempstead
28
Folkestone
0–1
Canterbury City
29
Halesowen Town
2–3
Stafford Rangers
30
Harwich & Parkeston
0–0
Clacton Town
31
Haywards Heath
2–3
Eastbourne
32
Histon
2–5
Ely City
33
Holbeach United
2–2
Cambridge United
34
Hyde United
4–4
Stalybridge Celtic
35
Kidderminster Harriers
3–0
Dudley Town
36
Kingstonian
2–2
Tonbridge
37
Letchworth Town
1–0
St Albans City
38
Leytonstone
6–2
Aveley
39
Littlehampton Town
1–2
Lancing Athletic
40
Lostock Gralam
2–1
Leek Town
41
Lytham
1–7
Horwich R M I
42
Macclesfield
2–1
Ellesmere Port Town
43
Maidenhead United
5–1
Huntley & Palmers
44
Margate
8–1
Sheppey United
45
Minehead
2–3
Wadebridge Town
46
New Brighton
1–0
Prescot Cables
47
Newhaven
1–5
Bognor Regis Town
48
Newmarket Town
1–6
March Town United
49
Redditch
4–1
Hednesford Town
50
Romford
4–2
Grays Athletic
51
Rossendale United
0–1
Mossley
52
Runcorn
1–1
Flint Town United
53
Skelmersdale United
3–0
Ashton United
54
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
0–0
Dover
55
South Liverpool
7–0
Earle
56
St Blazey
2–5
Bideford
57
St Helens Town
2–2
Marine
58
Stockton Heath
4–5
Winsford United
59
Sutton Coldfield Town
3–2
Moor Green
60
Uxbridge
3–2
Berkhamsted Town
61
Ware
1–1
Hitchin Town
62
Wealdstone
2–4
Hayes
63
Wells City
1–1
Street
64
Wembley
4–1
Edgware Town
65
Wimbledon
1–5
Tooting & Mitcham United
66
Witton Albion
2–1
Buxton
67
Woodford Town
0–5
Rainham Town
68
Worcester City
7–0
Darlaston
69
Worthing
3–2
Southwick
70
Yiewsley
1–0
Hendon
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
4
Pwllheli & District
4–1
Bangor City
8
Wellington Town
3–2
Bilston
13
Cradley Heath
0–1
Bromsgrove Rovers
21
Gravesend & Northfleet
3–2
Dartford
30
Clacton Town
2–1
Harwich & Parkeston
33
Cambridge United
5–0
Holbeach United
34
Stalybridge Celtic
4–4
Hyde United
36
Tonbridge
6–1
Kingstonian
52
Flint Town United
1–2
Runcorn
54
Dover
1–2
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
57
Marine
2–1
St Helens Town
61
Hitchin Town
5–2
Ware
63
Street
0–0
Wells City
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
34
Hyde United
6–1
Stalybridge Celtic
63
Street
2–0
Wells City
1st qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Altrincham
1–3
Macclesfield
2
Ashby Institute
0–0
Louth United
3
Ashford Town (Kent)
1–2
Canterbury City
4
Atherstone Town
4–0
Boldmere St Michaels
5
Aylesbury United
3–0
Slough Town
6
Bacup Borough
2–6
Mossley
7
Barking
2–2
Brentwood & Warley
8
Barnet
0–3
Eton Manor
9
Barton Town
0–1
Alford United
10
Bath City
2–0
Clandown
11
Biggleswade & District
2–3
Vauxhall Motors
12
Billingham Synthonia
2–1
Bridlington Central United
13
Bishop's Stortford
1–0
Hoddesdon Town
14
Bourne Town
2–0
Brigg Town
15
Bourneville Athletic
0–4
Bedworth Town
16
Bridgwater Town
4–0
Clevedon
17
Briggs Sports
0–1
Romford
18
Bromley
6–0
Erith & Belvedere
19
Brush Sports
2–2
Hinckley Athletic
20
Bury Town
1–1
Haverhill Rovers
21
Cambridge United
2–5
Ely City
22
Carshalton Athletic
4–9
Bexleyheath & Welling
23
Chelmsford City
6–0
Rainham Town
24
Chichester City
2–3
Andover
25
Chorley
4–1
Nelson
26
Clacton Town
1–1
Leytonstone
27
Cockfield
2–3
Stanley United
28
Congleton Town
3–3
Hyde United
29
Cowes
1–4
Gosport Borough Athletic
30
Cramlington Welfare
3–1
Gosforth & Coxlodge
31
Darwen
1–0
Leyland Motors
32
Dawdon Colliery Welfare
0–2
Consett
33
Devizes Town
0–2
Chippenham Town
34
Diss Town
6–3
Whitton United
35
Eastbourne
4–1
Bexhill Town
36
Ebbw Vale
2–5
Cheltenham Town
37
Evenwood Town
4–0
Tow Law Town
38
Ferryhill Athletic
0–3
Horden Colliery Welfare
39
Finchley
1–0
Wembley
40
Fleetwood
3–0
Lancaster City
41
Gloucester City
3–1
Barry Town
42
Grantham
2–1
Skegness Town
43
Gravesend & Northfleet
7–1
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
44
Great Yarmouth Town
5–1
Gorleston
45
Gresley Rovers
7–3
Belper Town
46
Hallam
2–2
Norton Woodseats
47
Harrogate Railway Athletic
3–2
Ossett Town
48
Harrow Town
0–3
Southall
49
Hayes
0–2
Hounslow Town
50
Horwich R M I
2–1
Skelmersdale United
51
Ilfracombe Town
1–2
Bideford
52
Kidderminster Harriers
1–0
Redditch
53
King's Lynn
4–0
St Neots & District
54
Lancing Athletic
0–2
Bognor Regis Town
55
Langwith Miners Welfare
1–2
Creswell Colliery
56
Letchworth Town
0–0
Hertford Town
57
Linotype & Machinery
1–1
Winsford United
58
Llandudno
0–2
Earlestown
59
Llanelli
5–1
Merthyr Tydfil
60
Lockheed Leamington
3–1
Rugby Town
61
Long Eaton Town
9–0
Players Athletic
62
Lostock Gralam
1–0
Witton Albion
63
Lowestoft Town
8–1
Leiston
64
Maidenhead United
2–3
Oxford City
65
Marine
1–3
New Brighton
66
Marlow
6–1
Windsor & Eton
67
Melksham Town
2–2
Westbury United
68
Milnthorpe Corinthians
2–1
Burscough
69
Morpeth Town
0–5
North Shields
70
Peasedown Miners Welfare
0–2
Glastonbury
71
Pwllheli & District
1–4
South Liverpool
72
Ramsgate Athletic
1–2
Sittingbourne
73
Retford Town
3–3
Denaby United
74
Rothwell Town
0–1
Corby Town
75
Rushden Town
3–1
Stamford
76
Shefford Town
2–6
Hitchin Town
77
Shildon
2–2
West Auckland Town
78
Shotton Colliery Welfare
4–2
Wingate Welfare
79
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
2–2
Margate
80
South Normanton Miners Welfare
3–5
Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare
81
South Shields
3–0
Alnwick Town
82
Spalding United
3–2
Kettering Town
83
Spennymoor United
1–1
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
84
Stafford Rangers
1–1
Oswestry Town
85
Stonehouse
1–4
Cinderford Town
86
Stork
2–2
Runcorn
87
Street
1–2
Chippenham United
88
Sutton Coldfield Town
1–7
Tamworth
89
Sutton Town
3–2
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
90
Tavistock
3–4
Newquay
91
Thetford Town
0–2
Cambridge City
92
Tonbridge
3–3
Tooting & Mitcham United
93
Trowbridge Town
5–0
Frome Town
94
Truro City
3–4
Penzance
95
Tunbridge Wells United
3–0
Woking
96
Uxbridge
1–4
Yiewsley
97
Wadebridge Town
0–6
Taunton
98
Warminster Town
1–6
Salisbury
99
Wellington Town
8–2
Stourbridge
100
Whitley Bay
1–3
Ashington
101
Wigmore Athletic
1–4
Horsham
102
Wisbech Town
0–0
March Town United
103
Witney Town
1–0
Banbury Spencer
104
Wolsingham Welfare
1–6
Willington
105
Worcester City
0–1
Bromsgrove Rovers
106
Worthing
2–2
Redhill
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
2
Louth United
5–0
Ashby Institute
7
Brentwood & Warley
2–1
Barking
19
Hinckley Athletic
5–1
Brush Sports
20
Haverhill Rovers
1–6
Bury Town
26
Leytonstone
0–1
Clacton Town
28
Hyde United
6–2
Congleton Town
46
Norton Woodseats
0–0
Hallam
56
Hertford Town
3–0
Letchworth Town
57
Winsford United
2–1
Linotype & Machinery
67
Westbury United
4–2
Melksham Town
73
Denaby United
3–0
Retford Town
77
West Auckland Town
2–1
Shildon
79
Margate
1–0
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
83
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
0–4
Spennymoor United
84
Oswestry Town
0–4
Stafford Rangers
86
Runcorn
3–2
Stork
92
Tooting & Mitcham United
2–1
Tonbridge
102
March Town United
2–1
Wisbech Town
106
Redhill
7–2
Worthing
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
46
Hallam
1–3
Norton Woodseats
2nd qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Andover
3–2
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
2
Annfield Plain
4–2
Consett
3
Atherstone Town
4–0
Lockheed Leamington (Replay Ordered?)
4
Aylesbury United
2–0
Oxford City
5
Bath City
1–2
Bridgwater Town
6
Bentley Colliery
2–1
Upton Colliery
7
Bexleyheath & Welling
2–5
Bromley
8
Bideford
4–0
Newquay
9
Bishop's Stortford
0–2
Eton Manor
10
Bourne Town
2–8
Grantham
11
Brentwood & Warley
0–1
Clacton Town
12
Bromsgrove Rovers
4–0
Kidderminster Harriers
13
Bungay Town
2–2
Beccles
14
Cambridge City
0–1
Ely City
15
Chelmsford City
4–0
Romford
16
Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare
3–1
Gresley Rovers
17
Corby Town
6–0
Wellingborough Town
18
Cramlington Welfare
0–6
South Shields
19
Creswell Colliery
0–6
Ransome & Marles
20
Darwen
1–1
Mossley
21
Diss Town
2–4
Bury Town
22
Dunstable Town
3–0
Vauxhall Motors
23
Earlestown
1–6
New Brighton
24
Evenwood Town
2–1
Willington
25
Farsley Celtic
1–0
Yorkshire Amateur
26
Finchley
1–2
Yiewsley
27
Fleetwood
2–1
Penrith
28
Frickley Colliery
3–2
Denaby United
29
Glastonbury
3–2
Chippenham United
30
Gloucester City
1–2
Cheltenham Town
31
Goole Town
4–0
Harrogate Railway Athletic
32
Heanor Town
2–0
Whitwick Colliery
33
Hertford Town
0–1
Hitchin Town
34
Horden Colliery Welfare
10–0
Chilton Athletic
35
Horsham
2–0
Eastbourne
36
Horwich R M I
3–0
Chorley
37
Hyde United
5–2
Lostock Gralam
38
Ilkeston Town
2–0
Boots Athletic
39
Linby Colliery
0–3
Sutton Town
40
Llanelli
3–0
Cinderford Town
41
Long Eaton Town
3–4
Hinckley Athletic
42
Louth United
1–1
Alford United
43
Lowestoft Town
0–1
Sudbury Town
44
March Town United
4–1
King's Lynn
45
Margate
2–0
Canterbury City
46
Milnthorpe Corinthians
1–4
Morecambe
47
North Shields
1–0
Ashington
48
North Skelton Athletic
1–3
Billingham Synthonia
49
Norton Woodseats
2–1
Sheffield
50
Penzance
1–1
Taunton
51
Poole Town
3–0
Bridport
52
Portland United
9–0
Ilminster Town
53
Redhill
3–0
Bognor Regis Town
54
Runcorn
0–1
South Liverpool
55
Rushden Town
0–3
Spalding United
56
Salisbury
1–2
Chippenham Town
57
Sheringham
0–2
Great Yarmouth Town
58
Shotton Colliery Welfare
3–0
Boldon Colliery Welfare
59
Sittingbourne
1–0
Gravesend & Northfleet
60
Southall
2–1
Hounslow Town
61
Spennymoor United
3–1
Durham City
62
Stocksbridge Works
8–2
Beighton Miners Welfare
63
Tamworth
1–4
Bedworth Town
64
Trowbridge Town
5–2
Westbury United
65
Tunbridge Wells United
2–3
Tooting & Mitcham United
66
Wellington Town
4–1
Stafford Rangers
67
West Auckland Town
0–0
Stanley United
68
Whitby Town
5–1
South Bank
69
Winchester City
3–0
Gosport Borough Athletic
70
Winsford United
2–2
Macclesfield
71
Witney Town
1–1
Marlow
72
Wolverton Town & B R
4–3
Eynesbury Rovers
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Lockheed Leamington
2–1
Atherstone Town
13
Beccles
4–4
Bungay Town
20
Mossley
3–0
Darwen
42
Alford United
2–1
Louth United
50
Taunton
3–3
Penzance
67
Stanley United
2–0
West Auckland Town
70
Macclesfield
4–1
Winsford United
71
Marlow
0–4
Witney Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
13
Bungay Town
3–0
Beccles
50
Taunton
3–2
Penzance
3rd qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alford United
1–2
Grantham
2
Aylesbury United
7–0
Witney Town
3
Bedworth Town
2–4
Lockheed Leamington
4
Bentley Colliery
1–2
Frickley Colliery
5
Bromsgrove Rovers
1–0
Wellington Town
6
Bury Town
0–0
Sudbury Town
7
Chelmsford City
2–2
Clacton Town
8
Cheltenham Town
4–0
Llanelli
9
Chippenham Town
4–1
Trowbridge Town
10
Clay Cross & Danesmoor Welfare
1–8
Ilkeston Town
11
Corby Town
3–1
Spalding United
12
Dunstable Town
3–1
Wolverton Town & B R
13
Ely City
2–0
March Town United
14
Eton Manor
3–1
Hitchin Town
15
Evenwood Town
5–1
Stanley United
16
Fleetwood
3–3
Morecambe
17
Glastonbury
4–3
Bridgwater Town
18
Goole Town
9–0
Farsley Celtic
19
Great Yarmouth Town
4–0
Bungay Town
20
Hinckley Athletic
4–1
Heanor Town
21
Horden Colliery Welfare
3–0
Spennymoor United
22
Horsham
2–1
Redhill
23
Horwich R M I
1–0
Mossley
24
Macclesfield
4–4
Hyde United
25
New Brighton
6–1
South Liverpool
26
North Shields
1–1
South Shields
27
Poole Town
2–0
Portland United
28
Shotton Colliery Welfare
2–3
Annfield Plain
29
Sittingbourne
2–3
Margate
30
Southall
0–1
Yiewsley
31
Stocksbridge Works
3–2
Norton Woodseats
32
Sutton Town
4–1
Ransome & Marles
33
Taunton
1–7
Bideford
34
Tooting & Mitcham United
4–0
Bromley
35
Whitby Town
2–3
Billingham Synthonia
36
Winchester City
0–2
Andover
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
6
Sudbury Town
3–1
Bury Town
7
Clacton Town
0–0
Chelmsford City
16
Morecambe
3–2
Fleetwood
24
Hyde United
3–3
Macclesfield
26
South Shields
2–1
North Shields
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
7
Chelmsford City
1–2
Clacton Town
24
Macclesfield
3–5
Hyde United
4th qualifying round [ edit ] The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Walthamstow Avenue, Yeovil Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Weymouth, Rhyl, Hereford United, Wigan Athletic, Blyth Spartans, Peterborough United, Headington United, Hastings United, Guildford City, Nuneaton Borough, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Netherfield, Dorchester Town, Worksop Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Burton Albion and Easington Colliery Welfare.
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Bideford
1–1
Dorchester Town
2
Billingham Synthonia
8–3
Crook Town
3
Blyth Spartans
3–0
Annfield Plain
4
Boston United
6–3
Grantham
5
Burton Albion
6–1
Hinckley Athletic
6
Cheltenham Town
2–1
Andover
7
Chippenham Town
0–0
Weymouth
8
Clacton Town
2–3
Yiewsley
9
Corby Town
1–5
Peterborough United
10
Dunstable Town
5–1
Eton Manor
11
Easington Colliery Welfare
0–3
Evenwood Town
12
Ely City
1–0
Sudbury Town
13
Goole Town
2–1
Gainsborough Trinity
14
Headington United
0–2
Guildford City
15
Horsham
0–2
Hastings United
16
Ilkeston Town
2–2
Sutton Town
17
Lockheed Leamington
1–4
Hereford United
18
Morecambe
3–2
Horwich R M I
19
New Brighton
4–1
Hyde United
20
Nuneaton Borough
1–2
Bromsgrove Rovers
21
Poole Town
0–3
Newport I O W
22
Rhyl
2–0
Frickley Colliery
23
Selby Town
3–1
Stocksbridge Works
24
South Shields
1–0
Horden Colliery Welfare
25
Tooting & Mitcham United
3–1
Aylesbury United
26
Walthamstow Avenue
6–0
Great Yarmouth Town
27
Wigan Athletic
2–2
Netherfield
28
Worksop Town
1–4
Scarborough
29
Wycombe Wanderers
2–4
Margate
30
Yeovil Town
3–1
Glastonbury
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Dorchester Town
3–0
Bideford
7
Weymouth
4–1
Chippenham Town
16
Sutton Town
1–2
Ilkeston Town
27
Netherfield
3–3
Wigan Athletic
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
27
Wigan Athletic
2–0
Netherfield
See 1956-57 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
Seasons Qualifying rounds Finals
England
Wales