1988–89 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The FA Cup 1988–89 is the 108th 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 28 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.

Preliminary round Ties Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Abingdon United 4–2 Havant Town 2 Annfield Plain 1–0 Denaby United 3 Arlesey Town 1–1 Hoddesdon Town 4 Armthorpe Welfare 3–1 Darlington Cleveland Bridge 5 Arnold 1–0 Bootle (match played at Bootle) 6 Ashington 2–4 Rossendale United 7 Aveley 2–2 Halstead Town 8 Barkingside 1–2 Uxbridge 9 Basildon United 2–4 Braintree Town 10 Berkhamsted Town 2–2 March Town United 11 Bideford 1–1 Shortwood United 12 Billericay Town 0–1 Haverhill Rovers 13 Bilston Town 4–0 Alfreton Town 14 Boston 2–0 Sutton Town 15 Bourne Town 1–1 Baker Perkins 16 Brackley Town 1–0 Spalding United 17 Bristol Manor Farm 0–1 Barry Town 18 Burgess Hill Town 2–1 Harefield United 19 Calne Town 0–1 Thatcham Town 20 Canvey Island 2–3 Stowmarket Town 21 Chatham Town 1–5 Dorking 22 Chatteris Town 2–2 Racing Club Warwick 23 Chesham United 1–1 Hornchurch 24 Chichester City 2–1 Petersfield United 25 Chippenham Town 4–0 Andover 26 Clandown 0–2 Yate Town 27 Cleator Moor Celtic 0–0 Bridlington Town 28 Clitheroe 2–2 Lancaster City 29 Collier Row 0–3 Rainham Town 30 Corinthian 2–1 Wick 31 Corinthian-Casuals 0–4 Hanwell Town (match played at Hanwell Town) 32 Cray Wanderers 1–4 Tilbury 33 Crook Town 0–4 Ferryhill Athletic 34 Cwmbran Town 2–2 Radstock Town (match played at Radstock Town) 35 Darenth Heathside 0–1 Hertford Town 36 Desborough Town 2–2 Witney Town 37 Devizes Town 3–2 Sholing Sports 38 Durham City 1–2 Guiseley 39 Edgware Town 1–4 Hitchin Town 40 Emley 4–1 Langley Park Welfare 41 Esh Winining 1–1 Ryhope Community Association 42 Evenwood Town 2–0 Bedlington Terriers 43 Evesham United 3–0 King's Lynn 44 Farsley Celtic 2–2 Netherfield 45 Felixstowe Town 1–1 Baldock Town 46 Feltham 1–1 Hythe Town 47 Finchley 1–0 Wootton Blue Cross 48 Flackwell Heath 3–2 Camberley Town 49 Folkestone 2–0 Ringmer 50 Formby 0–7 Congleton Town 51 Frome Town 4–1 St Blazey 52 Glossop 0–0 Prescot Cables 53 Grantham 2–1 Borrowash Victoria 54 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–1 Tunbridge Wells 55 Gresley Rovers 2–0 Paget Rangers 56 Hailsham Town 0–0 Ruislip Manor 57 Harrisons 0–2 Dudley Town 58 Harworth C I 0–0 Belper Town 59 Hednesford Town 1–3 Eastwood Town 60 Heybridge Swifts 3–1 Gorleston 61 Highgate United 0–4 Rushden Town 62 Hinckley Athletic 3–0 Winsford United 63 Hinckley Town 2–0 Stourbridge 64 Histon 0–1 Wisbech Town 65 Holbeach United 1–4 Banbury United 66 Horndean 2–3 Banstead Athletic 67 Hungerford Town 0–0 Eastleigh 68 Irlam Town 3–1 Oakham United 69 Kempston Rovers 0–1 Beckenham Town 70 Leatherhead 1–1 Hounslow 71 Leek Town 3–0 Heanor Town 72 Leighton Town 2–0 Wolverton Town (M K) 73 Leyland Motors 0–1 Bridlington Trinity 74 Long Eaton United 0–5 Bridgnorth Town 75 Merstham 3–3 Clapton 76 Minehead 0–4 Sharpness 77 Molesey 7–0 Herne Bay 78 Northampton Spencer 0–1 Irthlingborough Diamonds 79 Norton & Stockton Ancients 1–0 Darwen 80 Ossett Albion 2–2 Northallerton Town 81 Oxford City scr-w/o Pagham 82 Paulton Rovers 2–1 Barnstaple Town 83 Peacehaven & Telscombe 0–1 Ramsgate 84 Peterlee Newtown 1–2 Droylsden 85 Potton United 2–0 Welwyn Garden City 86 Purfleet 0–1 Metropolitan Police 87 Radcliffe Borough 2–1 Ilkeston Town 88 Redhill 0–1 Malden Vale 89 Rothwell Town 1–5 Mile Oak Rovers 90 Ruislip 2–0 Crockenhill 91 Saffron Walden Town 2–0 Ely City 92 Salisbury 4–2 Newbury Town 93 Sheppey United 1–1 Maidenhead United 94 Shildon 6–2 Willington 95 Shoreham 1–3 Eastbourne United 96 Sittingbourne 2–3 Hastings Town 97 Soham Town Rangers 0–1 Watton United 98 St Helens Town 0–1 Ashton United 99 Staines Town 3–0 Newmarket Town 100 Stevenage Borough 6–1 Rayners Lane 101 Stockton 1–1 Harrogate Town 102 Taunton Town 1–1 Poole Town 103 Thetford Town 2–2 Harlow Town 104 Tiptree United 1–1 Dunstable 105 Tiverton Town 7–2 Bridgend Town 106 Tividale 1–4 Rushall Olympic 107 Tonbridge 2–3 Canterbury City 108 Trowbridge Town 2–0 Romsey Town 109 Walsall Wood 0–0 Louth United 110 Ware 2–0 Lowestoft Town 111 Warrington Town 3–2 Curzon Ashton 112 Wednesfield Social 2–3 Chasetown 113 Welton Rovers 0–3 Exmouth Town 114 West Auckland Town 0–0 South Bank 115 Whitehawk 2–0 Lancing 116 Whyteleafe 6–0 Arundel 117 Wivenhoe Town 3–0 Clacton Town 118 Workington 1–1 Murton 119 Wren Rovers 0–3 Whitley Bay 120 Yeading 2–3 Haywards Heath

Replays Tie Home team Score Away team 3 Hoddesdon Town 1–3 Arlesey Town 7 Halstead Town 3–3 Aveley (abandoned in extra time) 10 March Town United 4–2 Berkhamsted Town 11 Shortwood United 2–1 Bideford 15 Baker Perkins 0–1 Bourne Town 23 Hornchurch 5–6 Chesham United 27 Bridlington Town 4–1 Cleator Moor Celtic 28 Lancaster City 1–0 Clitheroe 34 Radstock Town 1–0 Cwmbran Town 36 Witney Town 1–0 Desborough Town 41 Ryhope Community Association 2–3 Esh Winning 44 Netherfield 0–3 Farsley Celtic 45 Baldock Town 4–0 Felixstowe Town 46 Hythe Town 2–5 Feltham 52 Prescot Cables 1–0 Glossop 56 Ruislip Manor 0–2 Hailsham Town 58 Belper Town 1–5 Harworth C I 67 Eastleigh 0–1 Hungerford Town 70 Hounslow 2–1 Leatherhead 75 Clapton 2–1 Merstham 80 Northallerton Town 2–1 Ossett Albion 93 Maidenhead United 0–1 Sheppey United 101 Harrogate Town 2–1 Stockton 102 Poole Town 1–0 Taunton Town 103 Harlow Town 4–1 Thetford Town 104 Dunstable 1–1 Tiptree United 109 Louth United 1–3 Walsall Wood 114 South Bank 2–0 West Auckland Town 118 Murton 2–4 Workington

2nd replays Tie Home team Score Away team 7 Aveley 1–4 Halstead Town 104 Tiptree United 0–0 Dunstable

3rd replay Tie Home team Score Away team 104 Dunstable 0–1 Tiptree United

1st qualifying round Ties Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Abingdon United 1–2 Hungerford Town 2 Armthorpe Welfare 2–2 Fleetwood Town 3 Ashford Town (Kent) 2–1 Dorking 4 Atherstone United 4–0 Wisbech Town 5 Bangor City 2–2 Irlam Town 6 Banstead Athletic 0–2 Windsor & Eton 7 Barking 0–0 Beckenham Town 8 Barnet 7–0 Epsom & Ewell 9 Barrow 3–1 Lancaster City 10 Barry Town 0–2 Worcester City 11 Barton Rovers 1–0 Saffron Walden Town 12 Basingstoke Town 3–1 Abingdon Town 13 Bedworth United 1–1 Bourne Town 14 Billingham Town 1–0 Guiseley 15 Bilston Town 0–0 Warrington Town 16 Bishop Auckland 4–0 Evenwood Town 17 Bishop's Stortford 3–1 Heybridge Swifts 18 Blyth Spartans 1–0 Rossendale United 19 Boreham Wood 2–0 Hitchin Town 20 Boston United 8–1 Coventry Sporting 21 Brackley Town 1–2 Rushall Olympic 22 Bracknell Town 1–2 Whitehawk 23 Braintree Town 2–0 Corby Town 24 Brandon United 2–0 Annfield Plain 25 Bromsgrove Rovers 1–1 Chalfont St Peter 26 Buckingham Town 0–3 Finchley 27 Burnham 2–2 Rainham Town 28 Burscough 0–1 Emley 29 Bury Town 0–0 Wivenhoe Town 30 Cambridge City 5–1 Potton United 31 Carshalton Athletic 3–1 Lewes 32 Chard Town 0–3 Poole Town 33 Chertsey Town 0–0 Feltham 34 Clapton 0–1 Leytonstone Ilford 35 Clevedon Town 1–2 Tiverton Town 36 Colwyn Bay 0–0 Ashton United 37 Congleton Town 1–1 Harworth C I 38 Crawley Town 2–1 Hailsham Town 39 Croydon 1–2 Hastings Town 40 Dartford 7–1 Flackwell Heath 41 Dorchester Town 3–1 Frome Town 42 Dover Athletic 2–0 Egham Town 43 Dulwich Hamlet 1–0 Three Bridges 44 Eastwood Hanley 2–0 Prescot Cables 45 Eastwood Town 3–1 Brigg Town 46 Erith & Belvedere 0–1 Hanwell Town 47 Esh Winning 1–1 Farsley Celtic 48 Falmouth Town 3–0 Glastonbury 49 Fareham Town 3–0 Chichester City 50 Forest Green Rovers 5–0 Devizes Town 51 Frickley Athletic 2–1 Boldmere St Michaels 52 Gainsborough Trinity 2–2 Gresley Rovers 53 Gravesend & Northfleet 1–3 Hertford Town 54 Grays Athletic 5–0 Tiptree United 55 Great Yarmouth Town 3–0 Milton Keynes Borough 56 Gretna 5–0 Chester-le-Street Town 57 Guisborough Town 3–0 Alnwick Town 58 Harrogate Town 1–3 Billingham Synthonia 59 Hayes 1–0 Chesham United 60 Haywards Heath 3–2 Eastbourne United 61 Hemel Hempstead 5–1 Baldock Town 62 Hendon 5–1 Harwich & Parkeston 63 Hinckley Athletic 1–3 Buxton 64 Horden Colliery Welfare 0–2 Ferryhill Athletic 65 Horsham 1–5 Walton & Hersham 66 Horsham Y M C A 1–2 Molesey 67 Horwich R M I 3–3 Droylsden 68 Irthlingborough Diamonds 1–1 Moor Green 69 Kingstonian 4–1 Folkestone 70 Leatherhead 1–0 Stowmarket Town 71 Leicester United 4–1 Rushden Town 72 Leighton Town 0–0 Banbury United 73 Letchworth Garden City 1–2 Cheshunt 74 Leyton Wingate 1–1 Hampton 75 Lye Town 0–3 Hinckley Town 76 Maesteg Park 1–0 Shortwood United 77 Mangotsfield United 6–0 Torrington 78 March Town United 1–2 Alvechurch 79 Marine 5–0 Thackley 80 Matlock Town 2–3 Walsall Wood 81 Melksham Town 0–5 Gloucester City 82 Merthyr Tydfil 3–0 Sharpness 83 Metropolitan Police 1–1 Arlesey Town 84 Mile Oak Rovers 3–1 Goole Town 85 Morecambe 3–3 Skelmersdale United 86 Mossley 2–0 Bridgnorth Town 87 Newcastle Blue Star 4–0 Norton & Stockton Ancients 88 Newport I O W 1–1 Bashley 89 North Ferriby United 3–2 Grantham 90 North Shields 1–1 Bridlington Town 91 Northallerton Town 2–0 Easington Colliery 92 Northwich Victoria 5–0 Arnold 93 Nuneaton Borough 2–0 Stamford 94 Oldbury United 2–3 Dudley Town 95 Paulton Rovers 1–4 Saltash United 96 Radcliffe Borough 0–2 Hyde United 97 Radstock Town 0–2 Cheltenham Town 98 Ramsgate 0–2 Fisher Athletic 99 Redditch United 2–1 Evesham United 100 Rhyl 4–1 Ashtree Highfield 101 Royston Town 0–1 Stevenage Borough 102 Ruislip 1–1 Marlow 103 Salisbury 2–3 Pagham 104 Seaham Red Star 0–0 Accrington Stanley 105 Sheppey United 1–4 Bromley 106 Shepshed Charterhouse 3–2 Witney Town 107 Shildon 1–5 Whitley Bay 108 Shotton Comrades 1–1 South Bank 109 South Liverpool 1–1 Leek Town 110 Southport 1–0 Penrith 111 Southwick 5–0 Littlehampton Town 112 Spennymoor United 3–0 Bridlington Trinity 113 St Albans City 1–0 Malden Vale 114 Stafford Rangers 2–0 Halesowen Harriers 115 Staines Town 2–0 Harrow Borough 116 Stalybridge Celtic 1–4 Chadderton 117 Steyning Town 5–1 Corinthian 118 Sudbury Town 3–1 Harlow Town 119 Swanage Town & Herston 2–1 Yate Town 120 Tamworth 3–0 Racing Club Warwick 121 Thame United 3–1 Westbury United 122 Thanet United 1–0 Portfield 123 Thatcham Town 1–3 Gosport Borough 124 Ton Pentre 0–1 Exmouth Town 125 Tow Law Town 2–0 Consett 126 Tring Town 2–1 Tilbury 127 Trowbridge Town 1–2 Weymouth 128 Uxbridge 0–2 Halstead Town 129 Ware 0–3 Kettering Town 130 Waterlooville 2–0 Chippenham Town 131 Wealdstone 2–1 Vauxhall Motors (Luton) 132 Wellingborough Town 1–2 Chasetown 133 Wembley 3–1 Burgess Hill Town 134 Whyteleafe 2–1 Tooting & Mitcham United 135 Willenhall Town 3–3 Malvern Town 136 Wimborne Town 3–5 Weston-super-Mare 137 Witham Town 2–1 Watton United 138 Witton Albion 0–0 Boston 139 Woking 3–0 Canterbury City 140 Wokingham Town 2–1 Kingsbury Town 141 Workington 0–0 Gateshead 142 Worksop Town 1–2 Sutton Coldfield Town 143 Worthing 3–2 A F C Totton 144 Wycombe Wanderers 4–1 Haverhill Rovers

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