The 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 131st season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A new record 763 clubs were accepted for the competition, up four from the previous season's 759.
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 the fourth qualifying round progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
Calendar and prizes The calendar for the 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the FA.'FA Cup Round Dates The FA.com
Round Main date Leagues entering at this round New entries this round Winners from previous round Number of fixtures Prize money Extra preliminary round 20 August 2011 Levels 9-10 408 none 204 £750 Preliminary round 3 September 2011 Level 8 130 204 167 £1,500 First qualifying round 17 September 2011 Level 7 65 167 116 £3,000 Second qualifying round 1 October 2011 Conference NorthConference South 44 116 80 £4,500 Third qualifying round 15 October 2011 none none 80 40 £7,500 Fourth qualifying round 29 October 2011 Conference Premier 24 40 32 £12,500 For the next rounds look 2011–12 FA Cup
Extra preliminary round Extra preliminary round ties were played on the weekend of 20 August 2011. 408 clubs from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1 Bedlington Terriers (9) 1–0 Whickham (10) 130 2 Tow Law Town (9) 1–2 Marske United (9) 81 3 Stokesley Sports Club (9) 1–6 Newcastle Benfield (9) 46 4 Penrith (9) 1–1 North Shields (10) 90 North Shields (10) 0–1 Penrith (9) 116 5 West Allotment Celtic (10) 1–1 Northallerton Town (10) 80 Northallerton Town (10) 2–1 West Allotment Celtic (10) 118 6 Spennymoor Town (9) 1–0 Esh Winning (10) 183 7 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion (10) 0–1 Ashington (9) 57 8 Gillford Park (10) 1–2 Hebburn Town (10) 36 9 Newton Aycliffe (9) 2–7 Billingham Synthonia (9) 330 10 Crook Town (10) 2–6 Billingham Town (9) 93 11 Chester-le-Street Town (10) 1–1 South Shields (9) 104 South Shields (9) 2–1 Chester-le-Street Town (10) 128 12 West Auckland Town (9) 2–2 Dunston UTS (9) 103 Dunston UTS (9) 5–1 West Auckland Town (9) 226 13 Jarrow Roofing BCA (9) 1–2 Guisborough Town (9) 41 14 Sunderland RCA (9) 7–0 Birtley Town (10) 141 15 Shildon (9) 2–1 Consett (9) 166 16 Whitehaven (10) 3–0 Norton & Stockton Ancients (9) 38 17 Whitley Bay (9) 2–1 Bishop Auckland (9) 456 18 Scarborough Athletic (9) 4–0 Hallam (10) 452 19 Thackley (9) 2–1 Askern Villa (10) 56 20 Maltby Main (9) 1–2 Glasshoughton Welfare (10) 45 21 Silsden (9) 1–1 Rossington Main (10) 92 Rossington Main (10) Silsden (9) 85 22 Pontefract Collieries (10) 2–0 Yorkshire Amateur (10) 91 23 Parkgate (9) 4–1 Grimsby Borough (10) 40 24 AFC Emley (10) 1–4 Hall Road Rangers (9) 131 25 Hemsworth Miners Welfare (10) 1–2 Tadcaster Albion (9) 91 26 Nostell Miners Welfare (9) 2–3 Armthorpe Welfare (9) 72 27 Selby Town (9) 1–4 Liversedge (9) 107 28 Pickering Town (9) 2–0 Dinnington Town (10) 157 29 Staveley Miners Welfare (9) 3–0 Winterton Rangers (9) 102 30 Barton Town Old Boys (9) 2–2 Bridlington Town (9) 134 Bridlington Town (9) 2–3 Barton Town Old Boys (9) 149 31 Squires Gate (9) 1–0 Colne (9) 67 32 Formby (10) 3–0 Alsager Town (9) 65 33 Winsford United (9) 1–1 Maine Road (9) 110 Maine Road (9) 1–0 Winsford United (9) 109 34 Runcorn Town (9) 4–1 Brighouse Town (9) 110 35 Padiham (9) 1–2 Ashton Athletic (9) 127 36 Holker Old Boys (10) 3–0 Leek County School Old Boys (10) 62 37 Bacup Borough (9) 2–3 AFC Blackpool (9) 62 38 St. Helens Town (9) 0–2 Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9) 46 39 Atherton Collieries (10) 4–0 Irlam (10) 60 40 Chadderton (10) 2–8 Cheadle Town (10) 79 41 Congleton Town (9) 3–1 Eccleshill United (10) 89 42 Barnoldswick Town (9) 0–2 Ramsbottom United (9) 177 43 Bootle (9) 2–0 Wigan Robin Park (10) 96 44 AFC Liverpool (9) 2–2 Runcorn Linnets (9) 222 Runcorn Linnets (9) 3–1 AFC Liverpool (9) 320 45 Retford United (9) 0–2 Gresley (9) 206 46 Holbeach United (9) 3–1 Lincoln Moorlands Railway (10) 93 47 Deeping Rangers (9) 2–1 Spalding United (9) 149 48 Holbrook Sports (10) 1–1 Greenwood Meadows (10) 51 Greenwood Meadows (10) 0–2 Holbrook Sports (10) 34 49 Glossop North End (9) 2–4 Boston Town (9) 219 50 Dunkirk (9) 0–2 Arnold Town (9) 91 51 Radcliffe Olympic (10) 2–3 Heanor Town (10) 79 52 Borrowash Victoria (10) 5–1 Sleaford Town (9) 74 53 Gedling Miners Welfare (10) 0–0 Louth Town (10) 52 Louth Town (10) 2–1 Gedling Miners Welfare (10) 117 54 Shirebrook Town (10) 2–1 Blackstones (9) 82 55 Nuneaton Griff (10) 0–7 Stratford Town (9) 105 56 Rocester (9) 3–1 Wolverhampton Casuals (10) 94 57 Southam United (10) 0–2 Tipton Town (9) 79 58 Coleshill Town (9) 5–1 Brocton (10) 50 59 Highgate United (9) 2–0 Willenhall Town (9) 68 60 Westfields (9) 2–4 Norton United (10) 107 61 Castle Vale (10) 3–1 Heath Hayes (9) 80 62 Bustleholme (10) 0–1 Eccleshall (10) 104 63 Lye Town (10) 0–5 Coventry Sphinx (9) 134 64 Studley (9) 2–1 Walsall Wood (10) 60 65 Boldmere St. Michaels (9) 5–2 Bartley Green (10) 55 66 Malvern Town (10) 0–0 Causeway United (9) 131 Causeway United (9) 5–0 Malvern Town (10) 45 67 Bridgnorth Town (9) 6–0 Ellesmere Rangers (9) 102 68 Atherstone Town (9) 1–0 Cadbury Athletic (10) 142 69 Tividale (9) 1–2 Alvechurch (9) 104 70 Gornal Athletic (10) 2–2 Shifnal Town (10) 52 Shifnal Town (10) 3–4 Gornal Athletic (10) 78 71 Stone Dominoes (9) 3–2 Wellington (Herefords) (10) 42 72 Cradley Town (10) 2–2 Continental Star (10) 45 Continental Star (10) 3–2 Cradley Town (10) 60 73 Bloxwich United (10) 2–2 AFC Wulfrunians (10) 75 AFC Wulfrunians (10) 3–0 Bloxwich United (10) 75 74 Pegasus Juniors (10) 1–1 Bewdley Town (10) 43 Bewdley Town (10) 2–1 Pegasus Juniors (10) 51 75 Friar Lane & Epworth (11) w/o Loughborough University (9) N/AWalkover for Loughborough University – Friar Lane & Epworth withdrew 76 Thrapston Town (9) 3–2 Irchester United (9) 182 77 Oadby Town (10) 6–1 Northampton Spencer (9) 101 78 Rushden & Higham United (10) 2–3 Cogenhoe United (9) 92 79 Rothwell Corinthians (10) 1–0 Wellingborough Town (9) 77 80 Bugbrooke St Michaels (10) 2–1 Anstey Nomads (10) 107 81 Long Eaton United (9) 0–4 Huntingdon Town (10) 36 82 Long Buckby (9) 1–0 Stewarts & Lloyds Corby (9) 52 83 Thurnby Nirvana (10) 3–3 Desborough Town (9) 57 Desborough Town (9) 0–5 Thurnby Nirvana (10) 57 84 Rothwell Town (10) 2–1 Raunds Town (10) 74 85 Barrow Town (10) 3–2 Kirby Muxloe (9) 112 86 Daventry United (9) 2–1 Bardon Hill (10) 36 87 Yaxley (9) 0–2 Godmanchester Rovers (10) 90 88 Stanway Rovers (9) 2–3 Hadleigh United (9) 129 89 King's Lynn Town (9) 6–1 Whitton United (10) 632 90 Woodbridge Town (9) 2–2 Gorleston (9) 114 Gorleston (9) 2–1 Woodbridge Town (9) 110 91 St Ives Town (9) 3–2 Debenham LC (10) 130 92 Wroxham (9) 3–1 Dereham Town (9) 181 93 Ipswich Wanderers (10) 3–1 Newmarket Town (9) 62 94 Mildenhall Town (9) 0–4 Brantham Athletic (9) 108 95 Walsham-le-Willows (9) 3–1 Thetford Town (10) 126 96 March Town United (10) 2–1 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 92 97 Ely City (9) 4–0 Diss Town (9) 103 98 Stowmarket Town (10) 1–4 Haverhill Rovers (9) 94 99 Felixstowe & Walton United (9) 1–0 Norwich United (9) 60 100 Long Melford (10) w/o Saffron Walden Town (10*) N/AWalkover for Long Melford – Saffron Walden Town withdrew 101 Wisbech Town (9) 4–0 Halstead Town (10) 246 102 Great Yarmouth Town (9) 0–3 FC Clacton (9) 116