The 2001–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 121st 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 596 clubs were accepted for the competition, down six from the previous season’s 602.
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. Somerset Senior League and South Western Football League were the only level 10 leagues represented in the Cup, three clubs from the leagues were the lowest-ranked clubs in competition. The 32 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 Leagues entering at this round New entries this round Winners from previous round Number of fixtures Extra preliminary round 17 August 2001 Levels 8-10 24 none 12 Preliminary round 31 August 2001 Level 7 390 12 201 First qualifying round 14 September 2001 none 1 201 101 Second qualifying round 28 September 2001 Isthmian LeagueNorthern Premier LeagueSouthern Football League(Premier divisions) 67 101 84 Third qualifying round 12 October 2001 none none 84 42 Fourth qualifying round 26 October 2001 Football Conference 22 42 32
Extra preliminary round Matches played on weekend of Saturday 18 August 2001. 24 clubs from Level 8 and Level 9 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition, while other 303 clubs from levels 8-10 get a bye to the next rounds.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)1Newcastle Blue Star (8)5–0Hebburn Town (9)2Prescot Cables (8)2–4Salford City (8)3Brigg Town (8)2–2Great Harwood Town (8) Great Harwood Town (8)0–1Brigg Town (8)4Brandon United (8)3–2St Helens Town (8)5Clitheroe (8)1–3Rossington Main (9)6Flixton (8)0–0Maine Road (8) Maine Road (8)2–0Flixton (8)
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)7Marske United (8)8–1Abbey Hey (8)8Lymington & New Milton (8)0–6Burgess Hill Town (8)9Slade Green (8)5–1Chipstead (8)10Saltdean United (8)3–3Walton Casuals (8) Walton Casuals (8)7–0Saltdean United (8)11Ramsgate (8)2–1AFC Newbury (8)12Street (9)1–2Frome Town (9)
Preliminary round Matches played on weekend of Saturday 1 September 2001. A total of 402 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 12 winners from the extra preliminary round, 302 clubs from Levels 8-10, who get a bye in the extra preliminary round and 88 entering at this stage from the four divisions at Level 7 of English football. The round featured three clubs from Level 10: Falmouth Town and St Blazey from the South Western Football League and Clevedon United from the Somerset Senior League, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)1Warrington Town (8)0–0Ashington (8) Ashington (8)3–0Warrington Town (8)2Spennymoor United (7)4–2Mossley (8)3Hatfield Main (9)0–2Salford City (8)4Eccleshill United (8)3–1Chester-le-Street Town (8)5Woodley Sports (8)1–2Gretna (7)6Yorkshire Amateur (9)3–6Shildon (9)7Ossett Town (7)5–1Tadcaster Albion (9)8Curzon Ashton (8)3–4Louth United (9)9Guisborough Town (8)1–0Bacup Borough (9)10Esh Winning (9)0–3Ashton United (7)11West Auckland Town (8)2–2Harrogate Town (7) Harrogate Town (7)4–1West Auckland Town (8)12Horden Colliery Welfare (9)2–0Evenwood Town (9)13Northallerton Town (9)0–3Chorley (7)14Shotton Comrades (9)1–5Pickering Town (8)15Selby Town (8)3–2South Shields (9)16Rossington Main (9)1–5Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)17Marske United (8)3–3Maine Road (8) Maine Road (8)Marske United (8)18Chadderton (9)0–2Maltby Main (9)19Billingham Synthonia (8)4–2Tow Law Town (8)20Squires Gate (9)2–0Oldham Town (9)21Brigg Town (8)3–1Morpeth Town (8)22Kendal Town (7)4–0Consett (8)23Farsley Celtic (7)1–0Trafford (7)24Radcliffe Borough (7)3–3Atherton Laburnum Rovers (8) Atherton Laburnum Rovers (8)2–5Radcliffe Borough (7)25Skelmersdale United (8)2–0Jarrow Roofing BCA (8)26Willington (9)0–8Durham City (8)27Sheffield (8)1–1Dunston Federation Brewery (8) Dunston Federation Brewery (8)3–1Sheffield (8)28Fleetwood Freeport (8)4–0Pontefract Collieries (9)29Blackpool Mechanics (9)0–2Ramsbottom United (8)30Witton Albion (7)4–0Atherton Collieries (8)31Workington (7)1–0Penrith (9)32Liversedge (8)2–2Darwen (9) Darwen (9)0–1Liversedge (8)33Garforth Town (8)0–4Rossendale United (7)34Parkgate (9)3–3Crook Town (9) Crook Town (9)1–0Parkgate (9)35Cheadle Town (9)4–1North Ferriby United (7)36Harrogate Railway Athletic (8)2–0Bridlington Town (9)37Peterlee Newtown (8)4–0Castleton Gabriels (9)38Hallam (8)1–0Armthorpe Welfare (8)39Easington Colliery (9)4–3Denaby United (8)40Glasshoughton Welfare (8)0–2Winsford United (8)41Seaham Red Star (8)0–7Brandon United (8)42Thornaby (8)0–3Billingham Town (8)43Ossett Albion (7)0–3Bedlington Terriers (8)44Newcastle Blue Star (8)0–8Whitley Bay (8)45Brodsworth Miners Welfare (8)1–4Guiseley (7)46Thackley (8)1–0Goole (8)47Buxton (8)1–3Atherstone United (7)48Borrowash Victoria (8)2–2Boston Town (8) Boston Town (8)1–0Borrowash Victoria (8)49Willenhall Town (8)1–6Solihull Borough (7)50Bourne Town (8)1–2Eastwood Town (7)51Belper Town (7)1–0Paget Rangers (8)52Pelsall Villa (8)1–2Knypersley Victoria (8)53Stafford Town (8)5–0Cradley Town (8)54Oadby Town (8)0–3Leek Town (7)55Blackstones (8)0–1Bromsgrove Rovers (8)56Mickleover Sports (9)1–0Stapenhill (8)57Matlock Town (7)3–1Holbeach United (8)58Bloxwich United (7)0–2Gresley Rovers (7)59Halesowen Harriers (8)0–4Redditch United (7)60Leek CSOB (9)2–3Nantwich Town (8)Nantwich Town disqualified - opponents win the tie by default61Stamford (7)3–2Congleton Town (8)62Arnold Town (8)4–1Kidsgrove Athletic (8)63Corby Town (7)1–2Alfreton Town (8)64Bilston Town (7)4–2Gedling Town (9)65Halesowen Town (7)2–0Chasetown (8)66Grantham Town (7)3–2Glapwell (8)67Rocester (7)2–1Boldmere St Michaels (8)68Oldbury United (8)0–4Bedworth United (7)69Newcastle Town (8)3–1Shepshed Dynamo (7)70Glossop North End (8)0–1Stourbridge (8)71Shifnal Town (8)0–4Rushall Olympic (8)72Barwell (8)2–0Racing Club Warwick (7)73Stourport Swifts (7)5–1Rugby United (7)74Staveley Miners Welfare (9)1–0Stratford Town (8)75Bridgnorth Town (8)2–3Sutton Coldfield Town (7)76Lincoln United (7)3–0Spalding United (7)77Clacton Town (8)2–1Tiptree United (8)78Hullbridge Sports (9)0–1Concord Rangers (9)79Rothwell Town (7)2–2Hornchurch (9) Hornchurch (9)2–0Rothwell Town (7)80Burnham (7)4–0Flackwell Heath (9)81Northwood (7)3–3Bishop's Stortford (7) Bishop's Stortford (7)0–1Northwood (7)82Witham Town (9)6–0Saffron Walden Town (9)83AFC Wallingford (8)1–2Mildenhall Town (8)84Stotfold (8)0–2Harlow Town (7)85Potters Bar Town (8)0–5Staines Town (7)86Romford (8)1–2Southend Manor (9)87Wivenhoe Town (8)0–2Harwich & Parkeston (8)88Leyton (9)2–1Felixstowe & Walton United (8)89Wroxham (8)2–1Aveley (9)90Ford United (7)3–2Royston Town (8)91Maldon Town (8)0–0Buckingham Town (8) Buckingham Town (8)2–4Maldon Town (8)92Leighton Town (9)1–4Dunstable Town (8)93Aylesbury United (7)10–1Brentwood (9)94Long Buckby (8)0–9Berkhamsted Town (8)95London Colney (8)1–2Soham Town Rangers (8)96Wisbech Town (7)3–2Bowers United (9)97Woodbridge Town (8)1–2Diss Town (8)98Hertford Town (9)3–1Haringey Borough (8)99Kingsbury Town (9)0–3Wootton Blue Cross (8)100St Neots Town (8)5–0Northampton Spencer (8)101Wingate & Finchley (9)0–0Barking & East Ham United (7) Barking & East Ham United (7)1–2Wingate & Finchley (9)102Fakenham Town (8)4–3Marlow (8)103Yeading (7)3–1Ilford (9)