The 2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 127th 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 729 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 42 from the previous season's 687.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) 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. 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 The calendar for the 2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The FA.
Round Start date Leagues entering at this round New entries this round Winners from previous round Number of fixtures Prize money Extra preliminary round 18 August 2007 Levels 9-10 342 none 171 £500 Preliminary round 1 September 2007 Level 8 161 171 166 £1,000 First qualifying round 15 September 2007 Level 7 66 166 116 £2,250 Second qualifying round 29 September 2007 Conference NorthConference South 44 116 80 £3,750 Third qualifying round 13 October 2007 none none 80 40 £5,000 Fourth qualifying round 27 October 2007 Conference Premier 24 40 32 £10,000
Extra preliminary round Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 18 August 2007. 342 clubs from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition, while other 38 clubs from levels 9 and 10 get a bye to the preliminary round.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Guisborough Town (10)1–3Norton & Stockton Ancients (10)1442West Auckland Town (9)2–1Bedlington Terriers (9)493Billingham Town (9)6–1Eccleshill United (9)1674Winterton Rangers (9)3–2Armthorpe Welfare (9)645Glasshoughton Welfare (9)1–1Liversedge (9)60 Liversedge (9) 4–3Glasshoughton Welfare (9)1606Horden Colliery Welfare (10)2–1Sunderland Nissan (9)507Thackley (9)0–1Ashington (9)1098Darlington Railway Athletic (10)6–0Yorkshire Amateur (10)649Whitley Bay (9)0–1Dunston Federation (9)25010Hall Road Rangers (10)6–1Tadcaster Albion (10)5511Spennymoor Town (9)3–0North Shields (10)14912Hebburn Town (10)1–3Tow Law Town (9)10213Crook Town (10)2–2Sunderland RCA (10)64 Sunderland RCA (10)0–3Crook Town (10)3214Morpeth Town (9)3–0Seaham Red Star (9)5715Pontefract Collieries (10)0–0Selby Town (9) 76 Selby Town (9)1–0Pontefract Collieries (10)12316Thornaby (10)2–3South Shields (10)7517Jarrow Roofing Boldon CA (9)2–1West Allotment Celtic (9)4818Brandon United (10)0–5Durham City (9)9619Washington (9)1–3Pickering Town (9)7420Esh Winning (10)1–0Whickham (10)5821Ryton (10)3–4Silsden (9)7322Billingham Synthonia (9)2–1Northallerton Town (9)15823Bottesford Town (10)1–2Shildon (9)10324Team Northumbria (10)0–11Consett (9)7225Chester-le-Street Town (9)1–1Bishop Auckland (9)105 Bishop Auckland (9)1–2Chester-le-Street Town (9)12326Ashton Town (10)4–2Ramsbottom United (9)6027Daisy Hill (10)0–4Congleton Town (9)4028AFC Emley (10)3–0Darwen (10)26629Rossington Main (10)2–2Atherton Collieries (9)81 Atherton Collieries (9)5–0Rossington Main (10)15030Chadderton (10)3–4Winsford United (9)7331Holker Old Boys (10)2–3St Helens Town (9)6232Blackpool Mechanics (10)1–3Maine Road (9)4233Formby (9)2–3Oldham Town (10)34Squires Gate (9)1–3Penrith Town (10)3735Flixton (9)2–1Bootle (10)4936Trafford (9)1–0Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9)8937Hallam (9)2–0Nelson (9)7838Salford City (9)6–3Padiham (10)8639Abbey Hey (9)1–2Bacup Borough (9)4540Brodsworth Welfare (9)2–3Parkgate (9)3541Dinnington Town (10)2–1Maltby Main (9)60242Glossop North End (9)2–0Eccleshall (10)11843Highgate United (10)2–1Shirebrook Town (9)6644Castle Vale (10)3–3Brierley Hill & Withymoor (10)70 Brierley Hill & Withymoor (10)4–0Castle Vale (10)7945Loughborough Dynamo (9)1–1Stapenhill (9)132 Stapenhill (9)1–2Loughborough Dynamo (9)10346Tividale (10)1–4Mickleover Sports (9)4247Nuneaton Griff (10)0–3Rainworth Miners Welfare (10)8248Pegasus Juniors (9)0–0New Mills (10)48 New Mills (10)5–1Pegasus Juniors (9)22249Glapwell (9)2–2Dudley Town (10)70 Dudley Town (10)0–5Glapwell (9)7150Shifnal Town (9)1–1Arnold Town (9)92 Arnold Town (9)Shifnal Town (9)17651Ledbury Town (10)2–6Boldmere St Michaels (9)10252Oadby Town (9)1–0Racing Club Warwick (9)8953Teversal (10)2–2Coventry Sphinx (9)104 Coventry Sphinx (9) Teversal (10)11254Market Drayton Town (9)1–1Studley (9)51 Studley (9)0–4Market Drayton Town (9)55Long Eaton United (9)2–1Bridgnorth Town (10)6756Coalville Town (9)1–2Rocester (9)13557Gornal Athletic (10)0–3Meir KA (10)5858Norton United (10)1–1Oldbury United (9)50 Oldbury United (9)1–0Norton United (10)7159Westfields (9)3–2Friar Lane & Epworth (9)9760Borrowash Victoria (10)0–1Biddulph Victoria (9)5361Cradley Town (9)1–3Gedling Town (10)5762Cadbury Athletic (10)1–1Alvechurch (9)68 Alvechurch (9)6–0Cadbury Athletic (10)8963South Normanton Athletic (9)1–0Lye Town (10)6464Barwell (9)1–1Newcastle Town (9)66 Newcastle Town (9)1–2Barwell (9)13665Tipton Town (9)1–1Leek CSOB (10)60 Leek CSOB (10)0–4Tipton Town (9)6966Coleshill Town (10)1–1Wellington (Herefords) (10)91 Wellington (Herefords) (10)3–2Coleshill Town (10)11367Wroxham (9)3–0Hadleigh United (10)12168Walsham-le-Willows (9)3–0Stowmarket Town (10)21669Woodbridge Town (9)5–0Great Yarmouth Town (10)10570St Ives Town (9)3–2Cornard United (10)6571Bourne Town (9)2–3Haverhill Rovers (9)8272Mildenhall Town (9)3–0Leiston (9)15573Holbeach United (9)2–1Wisbech Town (9)34974Dereham Town (9)12–0Fakenham Town (10)19375Felixstowe & Walton United (9)2–2Debenham LC (10) Debenham LC (10)2–0Felixstowe & Walton United (9)18976Long Melford (10)0–2Blackstones (9)10477Needham Market (9)4–1Lowestoft Town (9)19678Soham Town Rangers (9)5–2St Neots Town (9)10079Deeping Rangers (9)5–0Lincoln Moorlands Railway (9)8980Yaxley (9)1–0March Town United (10)15681Brimsdown Rovers (9)1–2Burnham Ramblers (9)5482Sporting Bengal United (9)0–0London APSA (9) London APSA (9)4–3Sporting Bengal United (9)7183Saffron Walden Town (10)2–2Wootton Blue Cross (9)167 Wootton Blue Cross (9)1–6Saffron Walden Town (10)6784Daventry United (10)0–2Raunds Town (9)4085Northampton Spencer (9)3–2Clapton (9)74
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 86FC Clacton (10)1–1Desborough Town (9)140 Desborough Town (9)2–3FC Clacton (10)10087Biggleswade United (9)1–1Broxbourne Borough V&E (9) Broxbourne Borough V&E (9)2–1Biggleswade United (9)8988Welwyn Garden City (9)3–1Bowers & Pitsea (9)4389Bedfont (9)0–2Oxhey Jets (9)7290Tring Athletic (9)2–1Ruislip Manor (9)10291Stansted (9)2–0Hullbridge Sports (9)92Hertford Town (9)1–0Cogenhoe United (9)10793Potton United (9)3–2Romford (9)12094Long Buckby (9)3–1Hoddesdon Town (10)95Barkingside (9)5–3Stewart & Lloyds Corby (9)3796Halstead Town (10)2–2Wellingborough Town (9)116 Wellingborough Town (9)2–0Halstead Town (10)14897Eton Manor (9)3–1Colney Heath (9)5498London Colney (9)0–1Langford (9)7299Bedfont Green (9)2–2Stanway Rovers (9)35 Stanway Rovers (9)2–1Bedfont Green (9)55100Cockfosters (9)3–2Southend Manor (9)88101Tiptree United (10)2–2Sawbridgeworth Town (9)69 Sawbridgeworth Town (9)2–4Tiptree United (10)81102Barking (9)4–0Harefield United (9)94103Leverstock Green (9)0–3Stotfold (9)54104Haringey Borough (10)2–2Wembley (9)62 Wembley (9)3–0Haringey Borough (10)57105Biggleswade Town (9)1–3Concord Rangers (9)70106North Greenford United (9) 5–0Royston Town (10)56107Tunbridge Wells (9)3–4Chessington & Hook United (9)103108Three Bridges (9)1–0Wealden (10)77109Camberley Town (9)2–0Worthing United (9)82110Frimley Green (10) 1–2Colliers Wood United (9)38111Dorking (9)0–1Selsey (9)59112Whitehawk (9)0–1VCD Athletic (9)73113Redhill (9)3–1Sidley United (9)100114Farnham Town (10)1–4Ringmer (9)45115Raynes Park Vale (9)3–3Deal Town (9)80 Deal Town (9)4–2Raynes Park Vale (9)98116Westfield (Surrey) (10)0–2Banstead Athletic (9)48117Eastbourne United (9)1–3Sevenoaks Town (9)65118Erith Town (9)3–1Cobham (9)30119Lancing (10)1–1Faversham Town (9)73 Faversham Town (9)3–0Lancing (10)104120Lordswood (9) 1–1Bookham (9)119 Bookham (9)1–2Lordswood (9)121121Herne Bay (9)0–0East Grinstead Town (10)124 East Grinstead Town (10)0–3Herne Bay (9)118122Epsom & Ewell (9)1–7Crowborough Athletic (9)72123Merstham (9)2–3Hythe Town (9)93124Saltdean United (11)w/oCroydon (9)Walkover for Croydon – Saltdean United removed125Peacehaven & Telscombe (10)1–2East Preston (9)51126Pagham (9)1–1Hailsham Town (9)83 Hailsham Town (9)2–0Pagham (9)76127Wick (9)2–2Chertsey Town (9)66 Chertsey Town (9)3–0Wick (9)138128Thamesmead Town (9)4–1Egham Town (9)62129Shoreham (9)0–1Horley Town (9)110130Hassocks (9)1–0Rye United (9)102131Mile Oak (10)0–2Guildford City (9)55132VT (9)5–0Cowes Sports (9)64133Corsham Town (9)5–1Wantage Town (9)110134Fareham Town (9)1–1Carterton (9)100 Carterton (9)0–3Fareham Town (9)54135Highworth Town (9) 0–0Wootton Bassett Town (10)177 Wootton Bassett Town (10)2–1Highworth Town (9)156136Bournemouth (9)2–3Beaconsfield SYCOB (9)60137Henley Town (10)3–2Westbury United (10)38138Christchurch (9) 6–1Aylesbury Vale (9)58139Sandhurst Town (9)2–0Newport Pagnell Town (9)55140Kidlington (9)1–1Shrivenham (9)78 Shrivenham (9)1–2Kidlington (9)162141Buckingham Town (10)1–3Chalfont St Peter (9)94142Hamble ASSC (9) 1–0Alton Town (9)94143Bemerton Heath Harlequins (9)5–3Reading Town (9)41144Brockenhurst (9)2–0Witney United (9)55145Abingdon Town (9)2–1Ardley United (9)50146Flackwell Heath (9)1–2Moneyfields (9)42147Thame United (10)1–2Downton (9)43148Holmer Green (9)0–1Melksham Town (9)45149North Leigh (9)4–0Devizes Town (9)55150New Milton Town (9)1–5AFC Totton (9)90151Bicester Town (9)1–1Milton United (9)47 Milton United (9)0–1Bicester Town (9)135152Hungerford Town (9)0–0Calne Town (9)92 Calne Town (9)0–3Hungerford Town (9)92153Lymington Town (9)4–1AFC Wallingford (9)60 154Marlow United (10)1–2Cove (9)182155Minehead (10)4–0Harrow Hill (9)43156Saltash United (10)2–1Almondsbury Town (9)104157Shortwood United (9)1–0Bishop Sutton (9)65158Shepton Mallet (10)2–2Radstock Town (9)61 Radstock Town (9)0–2Shepton Mallet (10)56159Bitton (9)2–0Bideford (9)108160Street (9)2–5Wimborne Town (9)110161Barnstaple Town (9)4–1Clevedon United (10)112162Liskeard Athletic (10)2–2Shaftesbury (10)74 Shaftesbury (10)0–3Liskeard Athletic (10)119163Tavistock (10)1–3Bodmin Town (10)120164Keynsham Town (10)1–2St Blazey (10)45165Poole Town (9)0–2Dawlish Town (9)130166Torringtonw/oHamworthy United (9)Walkover for Hamworthy United – Torrington removed167Hallen (9)4–2Fairford Town (9)46168Bridport (10)0–5Welton Rovers (9)86169Chard Town (9)1–3Sherborne Town (9)110170Odd Down (9)2–0Bristol Manor Farm (9)51171Falmouth Town (10)1–2Frome Town (9)147
Preliminary round Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 1 September 2007. A total of 332 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 171 winners from the extra preliminary round, 38 clubs from Levels 9-10, who get a bye in the extra preliminary round and 123 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football. The round featured 48 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.