The 2006–07 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 126th 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 687 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 13 from the previous season’s 674.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 11) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. South Western Football League was the only level 11 league represented in the Cup, eleven clubs from the South Western Football League were the lowest-ranked clubs in competition. The 32 winning teams from Fourth qualifying round progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
Calendar Round Start date Leagues entering at this round New entries this round Winners from previous round Number of fixtures Prize money Extra preliminary round 19 August 2006 Levels 9-11 258 none 129 £500 Preliminary round 2 September 2006 Level 8 203 129 166 £1,000 First qualifying round 16 September 2006 Level 7 66 166 116 £2,250 Second qualifying round 30 September 2006 Conference NorthConference South 44 116 80 £3,750 Third qualifying round 14 October 2006 none none 80 40 £5,000 Fourth qualifying round 28 October 2006 Conference Premier 24 40 32 £10,000
Extra preliminary round Matches played on Friday/Saturday/Sunday 18 to 20 August 2006. 258 clubs from Level 9, Level 10 and Level 11 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition, while other 91 clubs from levels 9-11 get a bye to the preliminary round.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1New Mills (10)2–1Atherton Collieries (9)712Sunderland Nissan (9)5–0Darlington Railway Athletic (9)503Glasshoughton Welfare (9)2–0Bacup Borough (9)294Hall Road Rangers (10)0–1Durham City (9)1275Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9)5–1Parkgate (10)176Congleton Town (9)1–0Winsford United (10)1537Dunston Federation Brewery (9)4–0Holker Old Boys (10)1198Cheadle Town (10)3–1Crook Town (10)1429Whickham (10)1–2Marske United (10)15010Jarrow Roofing BCA (9)5–2Billingham Synthonia (9)6711Whitley Bay (9)2–1Northallerton Town (9)13912Hebburn Town (10)3–1Alnwick Town (10)6913Selby Town (9)3–3Morpeth Town (9)58 Morpeth Town (9)3–1Selby Town (9)8414Salford City (9)0–1Shildon (9)7515Billingham Town (9)5–2Borrowash Victoria (10)11016Bishop Auckland (9)3–1Squires Gate (9)8417Thackley (9)1–1Ramsbottom United (9)77 Ramsbottom United (9)0–1Thackley (9)18Prudhoe Town (10)0–5Consett (9)5519Blackpool Mechanics (10)2–0Armthorpe Welfare (9)Blackpool Mechanics played ineligible player, walkover victory given to Armthorpe Welfare20Ashington (9)0–0Thornaby (10)146 Thornaby (10)3–2Ashington (9)6021Daisy Hill (10)1–1Winterton Rangers (10) Winterton Rangers (10)3–0Daisy Hill (10)9122West Allotment Celtic (9)1–1Norton & Stockton Ancients (10)44 Norton & Stockton Ancients (10)6–1West Allotment Celtic (9)4223Brandon United (10)3–5Seaham Red Star (10)6524Liversedge (9)2–0Nelson (9)10525Oldham Town (10)1–3Trafford (9)7526Pickering Town (9)4–0Formby (9)13127Chadderton (10)2–1Rossington Main (10)3028Retford United (9)6–0Tadcaster Albion (10)15729Garforth Town (9)2–0Penrith (10)8630Silsden (9)1–1Hallam (9)101 Hallam (9)3–2Silsden (9)7531Tow Law Town (9)1–1St Helens Town (9)93 St Helens Town (9)2–1Tow Law Town (9)9232Glossop North End (9)2–0North Shields (10)10233Norton United (10)1–5Colne (9)34Newcastle Blue Star (9)3–1South Shields (10)9735Teversal (10)0–3Loughborough Dynamo (9)7336Blackstones (9)1–1Oadby Town (9)88 Oadby Town (9)3–2Blackstones (9)14537Quorn (9)6–0Arnold Town (9)16338Mickleover Sports (9)1–0Glapwell (9)16739Staveley Miners Welfare (10)1–5Boston Town (9)7540Atherstone Town (9)3–2Carlton Town (9)22241Eccleshall (10)1–1Pegasus Juniors (9)59 Pegasus Juniors (9)0–3Eccleshall (10)9142Ford Sports Daventry (9)2–2Racing Club Warwick (9)71 Racing Club Warwick (9)4–1Ford Sports Daventry (9)9643Deeping Rangers (9)5–4Lincoln Moorlands (10)44Coalville Town (9)4–0Studley (9)9445St Margaretsbury (9)1–1Eton Manor (9)50 Eton Manor (9)St Margaretsbury (9)2246Dereham Town (9)3–1Brentwood Town (9)13947Sawbridgeworth Town (9)1–2St Neots Town (9)10148Haverhill Rovers (10)2–0Welwyn Garden City (9)11949Felixstowe & Walton United (9)0–1Potton United (9)9650Holmer Green (9)1–3Wootton Blue Cross (9)4251Halstead Town (9)0–0Harefield United (9)92 Harefield United (9)3–1Halstead Town (9)11552Broxbourne Borough V & E (9)1–0Colney Heath (9)3053Fakenham Town (10)4–0Norwich United (9)8654Stanway Rovers (9)0–1Leverstock Green (9)7055Wembley (9)3–0Thame United (9)17456Hertford Town (9)1–2Stotfold (9)6757Cogenhoe United (9)2–2Saffron Walden Town (10) Saffron Walden Town (10)6–2Cogenhoe United (9)12758Needham Market (9)2–1Desborough Town (9)10259Bowers & Pitsea (9)2–0Haringey Borough (9)6660Ruislip Manor (9)3–1Aylesbury Vale (9)7661Mildenhall Town (9)8–2Kirkley (9)11562Lowestoft Town (9)3–1Stansted (9)22863Barkingside (9)2–1Clacton Town (9)140
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 64Biggleswade Town (9)4–2Clapton (9)3465Chalfont St Peter (9)0–1Hullbridge Sports (9)6366Langford (9)2–4Ely City (10)7067Gorleston (10)0–1Tiptree United (10)6968March Town United (10)3–3St Ives Town (9)185 St Ives Town (9)2–1March Town United (10)69Stowmarket Town (10)1–1Soham Town Rangers (9)99 Soham Town Rangers (9)1–4Stowmarket Town (10)70Walsham le Willows (10)1–4Leiston (9)20271Long Melford (10)1–3Cornard United (10)8472Long Buckby (9)2–1London APSA (9)7073Tring Athletic (9)2–1Diss Town (9)10574Royston Town (9)2–2Harwich & Parkeston (9) Harwich & Parkeston (9)4–1Royston Town (9)75Newport Pagnell Town (9)0–1Romford (9)13376Oxhey Jets (9)3–0Concord Rangers (9)9777Ipswich Wanderers (9)2–2Woodbridge Town (9)127 Woodbridge Town (9)1–3Ipswich Wanderers (9)17978London Colney (9)0–1Raunds Town (9)5379Newmarket Town (9)4–1Southend Manor (9)11180Arundel (9)5–0Dorking (9)8481Farnham Town (10)0–1Three Bridges (9)5582Moneyfields (9)2–1Oakwood (9)6483Croydon (9)1–2Sandhurst Town (9)7984Wick (9)1–1Westfield (Surrey) (10)57 Westfield (Surrey) (10)Wick (9)85East Preston (9)3–1Milton United (9)7986Ash United (9)5–0Deal Town (9)8087Chessington & Hook United (9)3–1Mile Oak (10)15188Saltdean United (10)0–1Lancing (10)4989North Leigh (9)w/oA.F.C. Newbury (11)Walkover for North Leigh – AFC Newbury removed90Henley Town (10)w/oEpsom & Ewell (9)Walkover for Epsom & Ewell – Henley Town removed91Brockenhurst (9)1–2Hamble ASSC (9)4892Guildford City (9)0–1Whitstable Town (9)9593Reading Town (9)3–4Thamesmead Town (9)4494Egham Town (9)2–3Hungerford Town (9)95Rye United (9)0–2Bedfont Green (9)14096Hassocks (9)1–0Wantage Town (9)9197Frimley Green (10)1–5VT (9)3098Lymington Town (9)0–4Sidley United (9)12299Sporting Bengal United (9)0–2Slade Green (9)155100Selsey (9)0–5A.F.C. Totton (9)135101Redhill (9)1–2Cowes Sports (9)112102Eastbourne United Association (9)0–0Cobham (9)84 Cobham (9)2–1Eastbourne United Association (9)45103Abingdon Town (9)3–0Camberley Town (9)60104Raynes Park Vale (9)1–6Shoreham (9)61105Hythe Town (9)2–2Lordswood (9)147 Lordswood (9)0–6Hythe Town (9)70106Herne Bay (9)1–6Erith & Belvedere (9)125107Erith Town (9)0–2Hailsham Town (9)52108Banstead Athletic (9)1–2Worthing United (9)49109Carterton (9)1–0Gosport Borough (9)81110Devizes Town (9)3–0Calne Town (9)79111Almondsbury Town (9)0–1Odd Down (9)76112Christchurch (9)3–1Bitton (9)63113Shortwood United (9)4–2Backwell United (10)65114Fairford Town (9)2–0Harrow Hill (9)83115Westbury United (10)2–3Slimbridge (9)55116Welton Rovers (9)2–0Wimborne Town (9)70117St Blazey (11)1–0Bodmin Town (11)289118Corsham Town (9)4–0Shepton Mallet (10)82119Melksham Town (9)2–1Torrington (9)42120Bemerton Heath Harlequins (9)1–3Downton (9)145121Bristol Manor Farm (9)0–0Barnstaple Town (9)55 Barnstaple Town (9)5–3Bristol Manor Farm (9)160122Liskeard Athletic (11)4–1Sherborne Town (10)88123Witney United (9)2–1Highworth Town (9)145124Bournemouth (9)2–0Minehead Town (10)70125Wadebridge Town (11)1–1Elmore (10) Elmore (10)3–2Wadebridge Town (11)57126Brislington (9)0–1Dawlish Town (9)40127Hamworthy United (9)1–2Hallen (9)100128Penzance (11)1–2Clevedon United (10)105129Porthleven (11)0–1Newquay (11)118
Preliminary round Matches played on weekend of Saturday 2 September 2006. A total of 332 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 129 winners from the extra preliminary round, 91 clubs from Levels 9-11, who get a bye in the extra preliminary round and 112 entering at this stage from the five divisions at Level 8 of English football. The round featured seven clubs from Level 11 (all from the South Western Football League) still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.