The 2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds open the 136th season of competition in England for The Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. For the third successive year, 736 entrants were accepted into the competition.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 to 10) in the English football pyramid mean that the competition is scheduled to start with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from the fourth qualifying round progress to the First round proper, when League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 enter the competition.
Calendar and prizes The calendar for the 2016–17 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.
Round Main date Leagues entering at this round New entries this round Winners from previous round Number of fixtures Prize money Extra preliminary round 6 August 2016 Levels 9-10 368 none 184 £1,500 Preliminary round 20 August 2016 Level 8 136 184 160 £1,925 First qualifying round 3 September 2016 Level 7 72 160 116 £3,000 Second qualifying round 17 September 2016 National League NorthNational League South 44 116 80 £4,500 Third qualifying round 1 October 2016 none none 80 40 £7,500 Fourth qualifying round 15 October 2016 National League 24 40 32 £12,500 For the next rounds see 2016–17 FA Cup
Extra preliminary round Extra preliminary round fixtures were due to be played on Saturday 6 August 2016, with replays taking place no later than Thursday 11 August 2016. A total of 368 teams, from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The round included 76 teams from Level 10 of English football, being the lowest ranked clubs to compete in the tournament.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1 Ashington (9) 1–2 Nelson (9) 2162 Heaton Stannington (10) 2–3 West Auckland Town (9) 3503 Harrogate Railway Athletic (9) 1–1 Albion Sports (9) 107 Albion Sports (9) 0–3 Harrogate Railway Athletic (9) 1084 Easington Colliery (10) 0–1 Northallerton Town (10) 1005 West Allotment Celtic (9) 0–2 Consett (9) 1566 Shildon (9) 6–1 Bedlington Terriers (10) 1617 Seaham Red Star (9) 1–3 Morpeth Town (9) 1608 Thornaby (10) 0–4 Bishop Auckland (9) 1369 Liversedge (9) 2–5 Guisborough Town (9) 13810 North Shields (9) 0–0 Jarrow Roofing BCA (9) 276 Jarrow Roofing BCA (9) 0–2 North Shields (9) 17811 Bridlington Town (9) 1–1 Silsden (10) 141 Silsden (10) 1–3 Bridlington Town (9) 13712 Newcastle Benfield (9) 2–0 Thackley (9) 7213 Whitley Bay (9) 2–2 Norton & Stockton Ancients (10) 222 Norton & Stockton Ancients (10) 2–1 Whitley Bay (9) 9114 Chester-le-Street Town (9) 3–0 Garforth Town (9) 12715 Ryhope Colliery Welfare (9) 2–2 Pickering Town (9) 114 Pickering Town (9) Ryhope Colliery Welfare (9) 14216 Padiham (9) 1–0 Team Northumbria (10) 14117 Marske United (9) 3–1 South Shields (9) 41118 Penrith (9) 1–0 Sunderland RCA (9) 12619 Washington (9) 2–2 Newton Aycliffe (9) 104 Newton Aycliffe (9) 0–2 Washington (9) 10620 Durham City (10) 0–4 Billingham Synthonia (10) 10121 Barnoldswick Town (9) 2–2 Dunston UTS (9) 201 Dunston UTS (9) 4–0 Barnoldswick Town (9) 24222 Armthorpe Welfare (9) 0–2 Handsworth Parramore (9) 8823 Maltby Main (9) 0–1 Squires Gate (9) 6824 Penistone Church (10) 1–3 Cheadle Town (10) 17525 Alsager Town (10) 4–1 Barton Town Old Boys (9) 8226 Pontefract Collieries (10) 3–2 Runcorn Town (9) 7227 Parkgate (9) 2–1 Irlam (9) 7528 Maine Road (9) 3–3 Nostell Miners Welfare (10) 130 Nostell Miners Welfare (10) 2–3 Maine Road (9) 9229 Congleton Town (9) 3–0 New Mills (9) 19530 West Didsbury & Chorlton (9) 0–0 A.F.C. Liverpool (9) 178 A.F.C. Liverpool (9) 0–1 West Didsbury & Chorlton (9) 16131 Hemsworth Miners Welfare (9) 2–1 Runcorn Linnets (9) 17132 A.F.C. Blackpool (10) 0–1 Ashton Athletic (9) 30333 Atherton Collieries (9) 3–2 Bacup Borough (10) 14634 AFC Emley (10) 2–1 Athersley Recreation (9) 31935 A.F.C. Darwen (9) 3–3 Cammell Laird (9) 120 Cammell Laird (9) 3–2 A.F.C. Darwen (9) 6236 Abbey Hey (9) 1–3 Bootle (9) 10337 1874 Northwich (9) 2–1 Barnton (9) 36038 Worksop Town (9) 4–2 Hallam (10) 42139 Staveley Miners Welfare (9) 1–2 Winsford United (9) 17140 Lichfield City (10) 0–0 Wolverhampton Casuals (10) 231 Wolverhampton Casuals (10) 1–2 Lichfield City (10) 10041 Haughmond (10) 0–2 Alvechurch (9) 12742 A.F.C. Bridgnorth (10) 0–3 Boldmere St. Michaels (9) 12143 Heath Hayes (10) 0–3 Bromsgrove Sporting (10) 17444 Coleshill Town (9) 2–2 Cradley Town (10) 90 Cradley Town (10) 1–4 Coleshill Town (9) 8045 Brocton (9) 2–1 Walsall Wood (9) 8046 Lye Town (9) 3–2 AFC Wulfrunians (9) 12047 Sporting Khalsa (9) 1–1 Hanley Town (9) 86 Hanley Town (9) 1–3 Sporting Khalsa (9) 8648 Tividale (9) 2–1 Wolverhampton SC (10) 9349 Coventry Sphinx (9) 0–5 Highgate United (9) 14050 Stourport Swifts (9) 3–4 Westfields (9) 11951 Coventry United (9) 1–1 Shawbury United (10) 205 Shawbury United (10) W.O. Coventry United (9) - Walkover for Coventry United as Shawbury United were removed from list of competing clubs and thus eliminated from the tournament. The club was found to be in breach of FA Cup Rule 11(c)(iii) in that they were at fault for the abandonment of their extra preliminary round replay against Coventry United on Wednesday 10 August 2016. This was caused by Shawbury United deliberately turning off the floodlights with a few minutes remaining when losing 1-0.52 Dudley Sports (10) 1–1 Nuneaton Griff (10) 84 Nuneaton Griff (10) Dudley Sports (10) 11053 Malvern Town (10) 1–2 Rocester (9) 20154 Brigg Town (10) 2–1 Clipstone (9) 7855 Oadby Town (9) 1–2 Long Eaton United (9) 11756 Loughborough University (9) 4–4 Shirebrook Town (10) 113 Shirebrook Town (10) 0–3 Loughborough University (9) 6557 Bottesford Town (9) 1–0 Radford (10) 7458 South Normanton Athletic (10) 2–0 Aylestone Park (10) 5059 Shepshed Dynamo (9) 0–4 AFC Mansfield (9) 16860 Hinckley (10) 1–1 Heanor Town (9) 308 Heanor Town (9) 5–1 Hinckley (10) 17061 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic (10) 2–0 St Andrews (9) 6862 Leicester Nirvana (9) 1–2 Dunkirk (10) 3463 Anstey Nomads (10) 1–3 Harborough Town (9) 7464 Retford United (9) 1–1 Leicester Road (10) 125 Leicester Road (10) 4–2 Retford United (9) 9465 Ashby Ivanhoe (10) 4–3 Quorn (9) 328 66 Bardon Hill (11) W.O. Kirby Muxloe (9) - Walkover for Kirby Muxloe as Bardon Hill was not accepted into the competition following move to level 11.67 Rainworth Miners Welfare (9) 1–3 Cleethorpes Town (9) 12768 Holbeach United (9) 4–1 Swaffham Town (9) 12569 Boston Town (9) 1–4 Wisbech Town (9) 7370 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 0–0 Walsham-le-Willows (9) 74 Walsham-le-Willows (9) 1–2 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 8671 Peterborough Sports (9) 8–0 Gorleston (9) 14672 Harrowby United (9) 2–1 Thetford Town (9) 6973 Yaxley (9) 12–0 Huntingdon Town (9) 7474 Ely City (9) 1–4 Deeping Rangers (9) 9075 Fakenham Town (9) 0–1 Sleaford Town (9) 7676 Godmanchester Rovers (9) 2–0 Great Yarmouth Town (9) 12477 Eynesbury Rovers (9) 3–1 Peterborough Northern Star (9) 8478 Haverhill Rovers (9) 1–2 Hertford Town (9) 25779 Redbridge (9) 1–5 Waltham Forest (9) 7080 Brantham Athletic (9) 0–1 Hadley (9) 4081 Enfield 1893 (9) 2–4 Tower Hamlets (9) 4482 Clacton (9) 3–5 Eton Manor (9) 9383 Sporting Bengal United (9) 0–0 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 52 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 0–2 Sporting Bengal United (9) 9684 Wivenhoe Town (9) 0–2 Hullbridge Sports (9) 9985 Barkingside (9) 2–1 Hadleigh United (9) 10586 Whitton United (10) 0–0 Basildon United (9) 49 Basildon United (9) 5–0 Whitton United (10) 7287 London Bari (9) 1–3 Clapton (9) 29688 Barking (9) 2–0 Takeley (9) 7689 Sawbridgeworth Town (9) 0–0 Southend Manor (9) 122 Southend Manor (9) Sawbridgeworth Town (9) 76