1997–98 FA Cup qualifying rounds

1997–98 FA Cup qualifying rounds

Tournament details
Country	England Wales

The 1997–98 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 117th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 563 clubs were accepted for the competition, down 11 from the previous season's 574.

The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 28 winning teams from fourth round qualifying progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.

Calendar

Round	Start date	New entries	Clubs
Preliminary round	Saturday 30 August 1997	318	563 → 404
First round qualifying	Saturday 13 September 1997	129	404 → 260
Second round qualifying	Saturday 27 September 1997	none	260 → 188
Third round qualifying	Saturday 11 October 1997	none	188 → 152
Fourth round qualifying	Saturday 25 October 1997	20	152 → 124
First round proper	Saturday 15 November 1997	52	124 → 84
Second round proper	Saturday 6 December 1997	none	84 → 64
Third round proper	Saturday 3 January 1998	44	64 → 32
Fourth round proper	Saturday 24 January 1998	none	32 → 16
Fifth round proper	Saturday 14 February 1998	none	16 → 8
Sixth round proper	Saturday 7 March 1998	none	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Saturday 5 April 1998	none	4 → 2
Final	Saturday 16 May 1998	none	2 → 1

Preliminary round

Ties

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	A F C Lymington	6-0	Endsleigh
2	Abingdon Town	1-1	Devizes Town
3	Andover	3-4	Portsmouth Royal Navy
4	Arlesey Town	2-1	March Town United
5	Arnold Town	3-1	Shildon
6	Atherton Collieries	1-2	Maine Road
7	Atherton Laburnum Rovers	0-1	Hucknall Town
8	Banbury United	3-2	Rushall Olympic
9	Barking	3-1	Basildon United
10	Barnstaple Town	1-4	Carterton Town
11	Bashley	9-0	Torrington
12	Bedlington Terriers	6-1	Glapwell
13	Belper Town	2-2	Glossop North End
14	Billingham Synthonia	1-1	Brandon United
15	Billingham Town	3-0	Brodsworth Miners Welfare
16	Blackpool Rovers	1-4	Burscough
17	Blakenall	1-3	Great Yarmouth Town
18	Blidworth Welfare	3-5	Rossendale United
19	Bootle	3-1	Bradford Park Avenue
20	Borrowash Victoria	1-2	Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association
21	Boston Town	0-2	Stapenhill
22	Bournemouth F.C.	2-4	Gosport Borough
23	Brackley Town	1-0	Cogenhoe United
24	Bridgwater Town	1-0	Brislington
25	Bridport	1-2	Buckingham Town
26	Brigg Town	1-0	Eastwood Town
27	Buxton	0-1	Ilkeston Town
28	Castleton Gabriels	0-1	Clitheroe
29	Chatham Town	0-7	Banstead Athletic
30	Chester-Le-Street Town	0-2	Ryhope Community Association
31	Chippenham Town	0-0	Eastleigh
32	Cirencester Town	3-4	Tuffley Rovers
33	Clevedon Town	4-0	Bemerton Heath Harlequins
34	Congleton Town	1-1	Darwen
35	Corinthian Casuals	0-2	Aveley
36	Cove	1-3	Brockenhurst
37	Crook Town	0-2	Mossley
38	Croydon	2-1	Mile Oak
39	Croydon Athletic	5-2	Beaconsfield S Y C O B
40	Denaby United	3-1	West Auckland Town
41	Didcot Town	1-5	Taunton Town
42	Diss Town	1-0	Bloxwich Town
43	Droylsden	4-1	Cheadle Town
44	Dudley Town scr-w/o Bridgnorth Town
45	Eccleshill United	1-1	Thackley
46	Egham Town	1-1	Burnham
47	Elmore	4-5	Hungerford Town
48	Epsom & Ewell	0-1	Canterbury City
49	Erith Town	0-3	Harlow Town
50	Evenwood Town	0-3	Durham City
51	Eynesbury Rovers	1-2	Pershore Town
52	Fakenham Town	0-1	Stourbridge
53	Flackwell Heath	5-0	Barkingside
54	Fleet Town	0-0	Thame United
55	Flixton	2-3	Staveley Miners Welfare
56	Folkestone Invicta	3-4	Marlow
57	Ford United	0-4	Great Wakering Rovers
58	Frome Town	0-5	Wokingham Town
59	Glastonbury	0-2	Chard Town
60	Godalming & Guildford	0-6	Tonbridge Angels
61	Grays Athletic	10-0	Langford
62	Great Harwood Town	2-1	Stockton
63	Gretna	4-2	Haslingden
64	Guisborough Town	2-3	Worksop Town
65	Hailsham Town	0-4	Metropolitan Police
66	Halstead Town	0-3	Berkhamsted Town
67	Hanwell Town	3-1	Tring Town
68	Harrogate Railway Athletic	2-3	South Shields
69	Harrogate Town	1-1	Armthorpe Welfare
70	Hassocks	1-2	Barton Rovers
71	Hatfield Main	2-3	Dunston Federation Brewery
72	Heanor Town	1-0	Salford City
73	Hebburn	0-5	Garforth Town
74	Hillingdon Borough	4-2	Stotfold
75	Hinckley United	2-0	Wednesfield
76	Histon	2-0	Oldbury United
77	Hornchurch	2-2	Arundel
78	Horsham	3-1	Northwood
79	Horsham Y M C A	2-4	Dartford
80	Hythe United	3-2	Chalfont St Peter
81	Kidsgrove Athletic	1-1	Whitley Bay
82	Kingsbury Town	1-2	Portfield
83	Langney Sports	2-1	Southall
84	Leatherhead	2-0	Wealdstone
85	Leighton Town	2-1	Ashford Town (Middx)
86	Lewes	0-1	Tilbury
87	Littlehampton Town	6-2	Southend Manor
88	Liversedge	3-0	Willington
89	London Colney	0-2	Fisher Athletic London
90	Long Buckby	2-4	Boldmere St Michaels
91	Louth United	1-0	Glasshoughton Welfare
92	Lye Town	2-1	Evesham United
93	Maldon Town	0-3	Ruislip Manor
94	Maltby Main	0-1	Shotton Comrades
95	Matlock Town	3-1	Curzon Ashton
96	Melksham Town	2-1	Yate Town
97	Milton Keynes	1-1	Viking Sports
98	Minehead	0-1	Mangotsfield United
99	Morpeth Town	5-0	Horden Colliery Welfare
100	Netherfield	1-1	Chadderton
101	Newmarket Town	4-4	Stamford
102	Newport A F C	2-1	Maidenhead United
103	Northampton Spencer	0-0	Warboys Town
104	Oakwood	2-1	Potters Bar Town
105	Odd Down	3-1	Backwell United
106	Oldham Town	4-2	Northallerton
107	Pagham	1-3	Camberley Town
108	Parkgate	2-0	Nantwich Town
109	Paulton Rovers	5-0	Fareham Town
110	Peacehaven & Telscombe	0-3	Potton United
111	Pelsall Villa	2-3	Barwell
112	Penrith	3-0	Trafford
113	Peterlee Newtown	1-3	Warrington Town
114	Pontefract Collieries	2-2	Ossett Albion
115	Racing Club Warwick	3-1	St Neots Town
116	Raunds Town	6-0	Shifnal Town
117	Redditch United	4-0	Wellingborough Town
118	Redhill	1-1	Ware
119	Ringmer	0-1	Wick
	Rocester	1-1	West Midlands Police
121	Romford	2-0	Hertford Town
122	Royston Town	0-0	Shoreham
123	Sandwell Borough	0-4	Spalding United
124	Seaham Red Star	1-1	Ossett Town
125	Selby Town	1-3	Lincoln United
126	Selsey	0-3	Wembley
127	Sheppey United	2-3	Windsor & Eton
128	Skelmersdale United	3-2	Pickering Town
129	Slade Green	1-1	Erith & Belvedere
130	St Blazey	1-0	Trowbridge Town
131	St Helens Town	3-1	Sheffield
132	Stafford Rangers	1-1	Ely City
133	Stewart & Lloyds Corby	1-1	Soham Town Rangers
134	Stourport Swifts	1-5	Woodbridge Town
135	Stratford Town	1-3	Desborough Town
136	Sutton Coldfield Town	1-3	Stowmarket Town
137	Tadcaster Albion	0-3	Stocksbridge Park Steels
138	Thamesmead Town	3-3	Saltdean United
139	Three Bridges	1-2	Whitehawk
140	Tiptree United	1-4	Clapton
141	Tiverton Town	2-0	Weymouth
142	Tow Law Town	1-2	R T M Newcastle
143	Tunbridge Wells	4-4	Chichester City
144	V S Rugby	1-0	Chasetown
145	Waterlooville	2-0	Reading Town
146	Watton United scr-w/o Lowestoft Town
147	Welton Rovers	1-5	Calne Town
148	Welwyn Garden City	2-3	East Thurrock United
149	Westfields	2-1	Westbury United
150	Whitstable Town	1-1	Dorking
151	Willenhall Town	4-1	Gorleston
152	Wimborne Town	3-2	Falmouth Town
153	Wingate & Finchley	1-1	Corinthian
154	Witham Town	1-1	Deal Town
155	Wivenhoe Town	4-0	Chipstead
156	Wootton Blue Cross	3-2	Hemel Hempstead
157	Worthing	8-1	Eastbourne Town
158	Wroxham	3-1	Paget Rangers
159	Yorkshire Amateur	1-4	Easington Colliery

Replays

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
2	Devizes Town	0-3	Abingdon Town
13	Glossop North End	1-2	Belper Town
14	Brandon United	2-5	Billingham Synthonia
31	Eastleigh	0-1	Chippenham Town
34	Darwen	4-3	Congleton Town
45	Thackley	0-2	Eccleshill United
46	Burnham	1-1	Egham Town
(Burnham won 5-4 on penalties)
54	Thame United	1-3	Fleet Town
69	Armthorpe Welfare	1-3	Harrogate Town
77	Arundel	4-3	Hornchurch
81	Whitley Bay	3-3	Kidsgrove Athletic
(Whitley Bay won 5-3 on penalties)
97	Viking Sports	1-0	Milton Keynes
100	Chadderton	1-2	Netherfield
101	Stamford	1-4	Newmarket Town
103	Warboys Town	2-3	Northampton Spencer
114	Ossett Albion	0-3	Pontefract Collieries
118	Ware	4-1	Redhill
120	West Midlands Police	0-3	Rocester
122	Shoreham	2-1	Royston Town
124	Ossett Town	1-0	Seaham Red Star
129	Erith & Belvedere	5-3	Slade Green
132	Ely City	1-3	Stafford Rangers
133	Soham Town Rangers	1-3	Stewart & Lloyds Corby
138	Saltdean United	4-0	Thamesmead Town
143	Chichester City	4-1	Tunbridge Wells
150	Dorking	3-3	Whitstable Town
(Dorking won 3-1 on penalties)
153	Corinthian	0-2	Wingate & Finchley
154	Deal Town	3-0	Witham Town

1st qualifying round

Ties

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Arundel	1-4	Erith & Belvedere
2	Ashington	0-2	Farsley Celtic
3	Aveley	2-1	Chichester City
4	Baldock Town	0-0	Slough Town
5	Bamber Bridge	1-1	Dunston Federation Brewery
6	Banstead Athletic	2-2	Camberley Town
7	Barking	4-1	Arlesey Town
8	Barton Rovers	1-0	Clapton
9	Barwell	1-2	Willenhall Town
10	Bedfont	2-4	Chesham United
11	Bedford Town	1-1	Dulwich Hamlet
12	Bedford United	0-5	Kingstonian
13	Berkhamsted Town	1-1	Deal Town
14	Bideford	0-2	Bath City
15	Billingham Synthonia	0-0	Maine Road
16	Billingham Town	0-1	Arnold Town
17	Boldmere St Michaels	1-0	Wroxham
18	Bootle	2-3	Belper Town
19	Bourne Town	1-3	King's Lynn
20	Brackley Town	4-0	Stapenhill
21	Bridgnorth Town	1-1	Desborough Town
22	Bridgwater Town	1-1	Abingdon Town
23	Brigg Town	3-0	Hucknall Town
24	Brimsdown Rovers	1-2	Canvey Island
25	Buckingham Town	1-1	Gosport Borough
26	Burgess Hill Town	1-2	Harrow Borough
27	Burnham	1-3	Dorking
28	Burnham Ramblers	0-1	Hastings Town
29	Burscough	3-3	Bedlington Terriers
30	Bury Town	1-2	Nuneaton Borough
31	Canterbury City	1-1	Worthing
32	Carterton Town	0-1	Portsmouth Royal Navy
33	Chertsey Town	1-1	Heybridge Swifts
34	Cheshunt	0-4	Sutton United
35	Chippenham Town	3-2	Bashley
36	Chorley	3-1	Pontefract Collieries
37	Clacton Town	2-7	Stansted
38	Clevedon Town	1-1	Calne Town
39	Clitheroe	4-3	Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association
40	Concord Rangers	0-1	Purfleet
41	Croydon	2-1	Horsham
42	Croydon Athletic	0-4	Wivenhoe Town
43	Darwen	1-2	Ryhope Community Association
44	Denaby United	2-3	Ossett Town
45	Diss Town	0-1	V S Rugby
46	Downton	0-4	Forest Green Rovers
47	Eccleshill United	1-2	Parkgate
48	Edgware Town	2-5	Aylesbury United
49	Felixstowe Port & Town	2-5	Halesowen Town
50	Fisher Athletic London	5-0	Wootton Blue Cross
51	Flackwell Heath	1-0	East Thurrock United
52	Frickley Athletic	3-3	Morpeth Town
53	Gateshead	2-0	Matlock Town
54	Gloucester City	3-0	Mangotsfield United
55	Gravesend & Northfleet	3-3	Braintree Town
56	Great Harwood Town	1-1	St Helens Town
57	Great Wakering Rovers	1-2	Grays Athletic
58	Great Yarmouth Town	2-1	Banbury United
59	Gretna	3-0	Mossley
60	Guiseley	3-0	Alfreton Town
61	Halesowen Harriers	0-1	Grantham Town
62	Halifax Town	4-1	Droylsden
63	Hanwell Town	3-2	Saltdean United
64	Harlow Town	0-2	Metropolitan Police
65	Harrogate Town	2-2	Easington Colliery
66	Harwich & Parkeston	1-1	Carshalton Athletic
67	Havant Town	1-1	Basingstoke Town
68	Heanor Town	1-2	Penrith
69	Herne Bay	1-2	Dartford
70	Hillingdon Borough	0-2	Windsor & Eton
71	Hinckley United	5-0	Stewart & Lloyds Corby
72	Histon	1-3	Newmarket Town
73	Hitchin Town	0-2	Bognor Regis Town
74	Holbeach United	3-6	Gresley Rovers
75	Hungerford Town	1-4	Fleet Town
76	Hyde United	3-0	Louth United
77	Hythe United	4-7	Romford
78	Ilkeston Town	3-0	Rossendale United
79	Kettering Town	1-0	Mirrlees Blackstone
80	Knowsley United scr-w/o Durham City
81	Knypersley Victoria	1-0	Atherstone United
82	Lancaster City	2-2	Consett
83	Langney Sports	2-1	Leatherhead
84	Leigh R M I	1-0	Accrington Stanley
85	Leighton Town	1-2	Wingate & Finchley
86	Liversedge	3-3	Stocksbridge Park Steels
87	Lye Town	2-3	Lowestoft Town
88	Margate	5-0	Bracknell Town
89	Marine	1-0	Ashton United
90	Marlow	2-2	Littlehampton Town
91	Melksham Town	1-2	Waterlooville
92	Merthyr Tydfil	7-1	Brockenhurst
93	Moor Green	0-2	Bilston Town
94	Newcastle Town	3-5	Garforth Town
95	Newport I O W	2-1	Aldershot Town
96	North Ferriby United	2-1	Barrow
97	Northampton Spencer	1-1	Woodbridge Town
98	Oakwood	0-1	Potton United
99	Odd Down	1-4	Wimborne Town
100	Oxford City	1-1	Dorchester Town
101	Pershore Town	0-7	Stourbridge
102	Portfield	2-1	Viking Sports
103	Racing Club Warwick	1-2	Redditch United
104	Radcliffe Borough	1-3	Bishop Auckland
105	Raunds Town	2-4	Spalding United
106	Rocester	3-2	Stowmarket Town
107	Rothwell Town	2-1	Corby Town
108	Ruislip Manor	4-1	Shoreham
109	Salisbury City	3-0	Chard Town
110	Shepshed Dynamo	0-3	Cambridge City
111	Sittingbourne	5-0	Molesey
112	Solihull Borough	2-0	Burton Albion
113	South Shields	3-0	Skelmersdale United
114	Spennymoor United	1-1	Blyth Spartans
115	St Blazey	0-2	Tiverton Town
116	St Leonards Stamcroft	1-0	Bishop's Stortford
117	Staines Town	3-1	Bromley
118	Staveley Miners Welfare	1-5	Lincoln United
119	Sudbury Wanderers	3-0	Stafford Rangers
120	Tamworth	1-2	Bromsgrove Rovers
121	Taunton Town	3-2	Newport A F C
122	Telford United	1-2	Bedworth United
123	Thatcham Town	0-1	Cheltenham Town
124	Tilbury	3-1	Wick
125	Tonbridge Angels	1-0	Ware
126	Tooting & Mitcham United	1-2	Billericay Town
127	Tuffley Rovers	1-3	Paulton Rovers
128	Uxbridge	0-2	Dover Athletic
129	Walton & Hersham	2-0	Hampton
130	Warrington Town	1-2	R T M Newcastle
131	Welling United	3-0	Leyton Pennant
132	Wembley	3-1	Whitehawk
133	Weston Super Mare	0-0	Cinderford Town
134	Whitby Town	6-2	Netherfield
135	Whitley Bay	0-0	Shotton Comrades
136	Whyteleafe	3-2	Crawley Town
137	Winsford United	1-0	Leek Town
138	Witton Albion	0-5	Gainsborough Trinity
139	Wokingham Town	1-1	Westfields
140	Worcester City	3-2	A F C Lymington
141	Workington	0-3	Emley
142	Worksop Town	4-2	Oldham Town
143	Yeading	4-2	Chelmsford City
144	Yeovil Town	1-1	Witney Town

Replays

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
4	Slough Town	5-0	Baldock Town
5	Dunston Federation Brewery	2-3	Bamber Bridge
6	Camberley Town	2-1	Banstead Athletic
11	Dulwich Hamlet	2-0	Bedford Town
13	Deal Town	2-1	Berkhamsted Town
15	Maine Road	2-2	Billingham Synthonia
(Maine Road won 5-3 on penalties)
21	Desborough Town	1-3	Bridgnorth Town
22	Abingdon Town	1-2	Bridgwater Town
25	Gosport Borough	1-2	Buckingham Town
29	Bedlington Terriers	1-2	Burscough
31	Worthing	4-1	Canterbury City
33	Heybridge Swifts	2-1	Chertsey Town
38	Calne Town	2-1	Clevedon Town
52	Morpeth Town	4-1	Frickley Athletic
55	Braintree Town	3-1	Gravesend & Northfleet
56	St Helens Town	3-1	Great Harwood Town
65	Easington Colliery	4-1	Harrogate Town
66	Carshalton Athletic	4-0	Harwich & Parkeston
67	Basingstoke Town	2-0	Havant Town
82	Consett	1-2	Lancaster City
86	Stocksbridge Park Steels	2-3	Liversedge
90	Littlehampton Town	2-2	Marlow
(Marlow won 11-10 on penalties)
97	Woodbridge Town	3-1	Northampton Spencer
100	Dorchester Town	1-0	Oxford City
114	Blyth Spartans	1-0	Spennymoor United
133	Cinderford Town	0-1	Weston Super Mare
135	Shotton Comrades	1-0	Whitley Bay
139	Westfields	1-3	Wokingham Town
144	Witney Town	1-2	Yeovil Town

2nd qualifying round

Ties

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Arnold Town	2-0	Shotton Comrades
2	Aylesbury United	0-3	Carshalton Athletic
3	Bamber Bridge	1-2	Marine
4	Barking	3-0	Hanwell Town
5	Basingstoke Town	1-1	Bath City
6	Bedworth United	1-1	Nuneaton Borough
7	Belper Town	2-2	Parkgate
8	Billericay Town	2-1	Dulwich Hamlet
9	Bilston Town	1-2	King's Lynn
10	Bognor Regis Town	2-1	Hastings Town
11	Brackley Town	0-0	Rocester
12	Braintree Town	3-0	Chesham United
13	Bridgwater Town	2-4	Paulton Rovers
14	Brigg Town	1-1	Worksop Town
15	Buckingham Town	0-2	Taunton Town
16	Burscough	1-4	Ossett Town
17	Chippenham Town	1-1	Wokingham Town
18	Chorley	2-2	Bishop Auckland
19	Clitheroe	1-3	Lincoln United
20	Croydon	2-0	Aveley
21	Dartford	1-2	Staines Town
22	Dorchester Town	1-0	Forest Green Rovers
23	Dover Athletic	0-4	Kingstonian
24	Durham City	0-5	Emley
25	Fleet Town	2-3	Calne Town
26	Garforth Town	0-1	Blyth Spartans
27	Gateshead	1-4	Gainsborough Trinity
28	Gloucester City	2-1	Newport I O W
29	Grays Athletic	1-2	Camberley Town
30	Gretna	3-1	Liversedge
31	Guiseley	0-0	Farsley Celtic
32	Halifax Town	4-0	Leigh R M I
33	Hinckley United	2-0	Great Yarmouth Town
34	Hyde United	4-1	Lancaster City
35	Ilkeston Town	7-1	R T M Newcastle
36	Kettering Town	1-1	Cambridge City
37	Knypersley Victoria	3-1	Gresley Rovers
38	Langney Sports	3-0	Dorking
39	Margate	4-0	Harrow Borough
40	Marlow	2-3	Flackwell Heath
41	Merthyr Tydfil	0-2	Cheltenham Town
42	Metropolitan Police	2-2	Wivenhoe Town
43	Morpeth Town	0-0	North Ferriby United
44	Newmarket Town	1-2	V S Rugby
45	Penrith	6-3	Easington Colliery
46	Portfield	1-1	Deal Town
47	Portsmouth Royal Navy	1-1	Waterlooville
48	Potton United	1-6	Romford
49	Redditch United	3-1	Willenhall Town
50	Rothwell Town	1-1	Halesowen Town
51	Ruislip Manor	0-0	Erith & Belvedere
52	Ryhope Community Association	2-0	St Helens Town
53	Salisbury City	2-2	Weston Super Mare
54	Sittingbourne	2-1	Purfleet
55	Solihull Borough	2-1	Grantham Town
56	South Shields	2-0	Maine Road
57	Spalding United	2-1	Lowestoft Town
58	St Leonards Stamcroft	2-0	Canvey Island
59	Stourbridge	2-1	Bridgnorth Town
60	Sudbury Wanderers	1-1	Bromsgrove Rovers
61	Tilbury	3-0	Wingate & Finchley
62	Tiverton Town	11-1	Wimborne Town
63	Tonbridge Angels	3-0	Worthing
64	Walton & Hersham	0-0	Slough Town
65	Welling United	2-2	Sutton United
66	Wembley	1-3	Fisher Athletic London
67	Whitby Town	1-4	Winsford United
68	Whyteleafe	0-2	Heybridge Swifts
69	Windsor & Eton	2-5	Barton Rovers
70	Woodbridge Town	4-2	Boldmere St Michaels
71	Worcester City	1-2	Yeovil Town
72	Yeading	3-0	Stansted

Replays

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
5	Bath City	1-3	Basingstoke Town
6	Nuneaton Borough	6-1	Bedworth United
7	Parkgate	0-2	Belper Town
11	Rocester	2-1	Brackley Town
14	Worksop Town	3-1	Brigg Town
17	Wokingham Town	0-1	Chippenham Town
18	Bishop Auckland	2-3	Chorley
31	Farsley Celtic	1-4	Guiseley
36	Cambridge City	2-4	Kettering Town
42	Wivenhoe Town	2-1	Metropolitan Police
43	North Ferriby United	1-0	Morpeth Town
46	Deal Town	2-1	Portfield
47	Waterlooville	7-0	Portsmouth Royal Navy
50	Halesowen Town	4-1	Rothwell Town
51	Erith & Belvedere	3-0	Ruislip Manor
53	Weston Super Mare	2-2	Salisbury City
(Salisbury City won 4-3 on penalties)
60	Bromsgrove Rovers	2-0	Sudbury Wanderers
64	Slough Town	0-0	Walton & Hersham
(Slough Town won 3-2 on penalties)
65	Sutton United	2-1	Welling United

3rd qualifying round

Ties

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Basingstoke Town	0-0	Calne Town
2	Billericay Town	4-1	Erith & Belvedere
3	Blyth Spartans	4-0	Worksop Town
4	Bognor Regis Town	1-1	Croydon
5	Braintree Town	4-1	Barton Rovers
6	Bromsgrove Rovers	2-1	Rocester
7	Carshalton Athletic	1-0	Fisher Athletic London
8	Cheltenham Town	5-0	Paulton Rovers
9	Chorley	1-3	Ilkeston Town
10	Dorchester Town	0-1	Tiverton Town
11	Emley	2-1	Belper Town
12	Gainsborough Trinity	3-2	South Shields
13	Gloucester City	2-0	Waterlooville
14	Guiseley	1-2	Penrith
15	Halesowen Town	2-2	Redditch United
16	Halifax Town	5-0	Ossett Town
17	Heybridge Swifts	4-0	Flackwell Heath
18	Hyde United	8-0	Ryhope Community Association
19	Kettering Town	0-1	Hinckley United
20	King's Lynn	4-3	V S Rugby
21	Kingstonian	1-0	Wivenhoe Town
22	Knypersley Victoria	3-1	Spalding United
23	Margate	2-1	Deal Town
24	Marine	1-1	Lincoln United
25	North Ferriby United	2-0	Gretna
26	Nuneaton Borough	4-1	Stourbridge
27	Salisbury City	3-0	Taunton Town
28	Sittingbourne	2-1	Langney Sports
29	Slough Town	6-1	Tilbury
30	Solihull Borough	6-0	Woodbridge Town
31	St Leonards Stamcroft	1-3	Camberley Town
32	Staines Town	3-1	Barking
33	Sutton United	5-1	Tonbridge Angels
34	Winsford United	1-1	Arnold Town
35	Yeading	0-2	Romford
36	Yeovil Town	4-0	Chippenham Town

Replays

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Calne Town	1-2	Basingstoke Town
4	Croydon	2-2	Bognor Regis Town
(Bognor Regis Town won 3-1 on penalties)
15	Redditch United	0-3	Halesowen Town
24	Lincoln United	4-1	Marine
34	Arnold Town	0-0	Winsford United
(Winsford United won 7-6 on penalties)

4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Morecambe, Northwich Victoria, Farnborough Town, Southport, Rushden & Diamonds, Stalybridge Celtic, Hayes, Altrincham, Runcorn, Ashford Town (Kent), Colwyn Bay, Boston United, Enfield, St Albans City, Boreham Wood, Hendon, Wisbech Town and Sudbury Town.

Ties

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Altrincham	0-2	Morecambe
2	Basingstoke Town	5-1	Braintree Town
3	Billericay Town	1-1	Camberley Town
4	Blyth Spartans	2-1	Kidderminster Harriers
5	Bognor Regis Town	0-0	Farnborough Town
6	Bromsgrove Rovers	2-0	Romford
7	Cheltenham Town	1-0	Sutton United
8	Enfield	1-2	Carshalton Athletic
9	Gainsborough Trinity	2-1	Halifax Town
10	Gloucester City	1-1	Wisbech Town
11	Halesowen Town	0-2	Northwich Victoria
12	Heybridge Swifts	5-2	Ashford Town (Kent)
13	Hinckley United	1-2	Colwyn Bay
14	Ilkeston Town	3-2	Hyde United
15	King's Lynn	5-0	Salisbury City
16	Knypersley Victoria	0-1	Boston United
17	Nuneaton Borough	2-3	Emley
18	Runcorn	1-2	Lincoln United
19	Rushden & Diamonds	1-1	Boreham Wood
20	Sittingbourne	2-2	Hereford United
21	Slough Town	2-1	Kingstonian
22	Southport	2-0	North Ferriby United
23	St Albans City	1-2	Hendon
24	Staines Town	0-3	Margate
25	Stalybridge Celtic	3-3	Solihull Borough
26	Tiverton Town	5-0	Sudbury Town
27	Winsford United	2-0	Penrith
28	Yeovil Town	1-1	Hayes

Replays

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
3	Camberley Town	0-1	Billericay Town
5	Farnborough Town	2-1	Bognor Regis Town
10	Wisbech Town	3-2	Gloucester City
19	Boreham Wood	1-0	Rushden & Diamonds
20	Hereford United	3-0	Sittingbourne
25	Solihull Borough	4-3	Stalybridge Celtic
28	Hayes	1-0	Yeovil Town

1997–98 FA Cup

See 1997–98 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

External links

• Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1997–98
• The FA Cup Archive