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1900–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Association football competition
Association football competition
The qualifying rounds for the 1900–01 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup for short), the 30th edition of the world's oldest association football competition, consisting of six rounds of matches played between September and December 1900. A total of 220 teams entered the tournament, 178 of which played in at least one qualifying stage. The 1900–01 FA Cup began on 22 September 1900 when 40 teams competed in the preliminary round and ended on 20 April 1901, when Southern League side Tottenham Hotspur became the only ever non-League club to win the competition.
Tournament calendar
| Round | Date | Ties | Byes | Number of clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | Saturday 22 September 1900 | 20 | 0 | 220→200 |
| First qualifying round | Saturday 6 October 1900 | 55 | 0 | 200→145 |
| Second qualifying round | Saturday 20 October 1900 | 35 | 3 | 145→110 |
| Third qualifying round | Saturday 3 November 1900 | 38 | 2 | 110→72 |
| Fourth qualifying round | Saturday 17 November 1900 | 20 | 0 | 72→52 |
| Fifth qualifying round | Saturday 8 December 1900 | 10 | 0 | 52→42 |
| Intermediate round | Saturday 5 January 1901 | 10 | 0 | 42→32 |
| First round proper | Saturday 9 February 1901 | 16 | 0 | 32→16 |
| Second round proper | Saturday 23 February 1901 | 8 | 0 | 16→8 |
| Third round proper | Saturday 23 March 1901 | 4 | 0 | 8→4 |
| Semi-final | Saturday 6 April 1901 | 2 | 0 | 4→2 |
| Final | Saturday 20 April 1901 | 1 | 0 | 2→1 |
Preliminary round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Eastbourne** | 6–0 | Worthing | |
| **Darlington** | 3–0 | Tow Law | |
| Sheffield | 1–3 | **Attercliffe** | |
| Leyton | 1–1 | West Ham Garfield | |
| **West Ham Garfield** | 4–1 | Leyton | |
| Turton | 0–2 | **Heywood** | |
| **Olympic** | 5–0 | Upton Park | |
| Stockton | 0–2 | **South Bank** | |
| **Doncaster Rovers** | 6–1 | Rotherham Town | |
| Norwich CEYMS | 1–2 | **Lowestoft Town** | |
| 10 | **Bishop Auckland** | 5–2 | Stanley United |
| 11 | **Leadgate Park** | 3–0 | Crook Town |
| 12 | **Worksop Town** | 3–2 | Denaby United |
| 13 | Howden-le-Wear | 0–2 | **Darlington St Augustine's** |
| 14 | Hampstead | 0–4 | **West Hampstead** |
| 15 | Altofts | 2–3 | **Wath Athletic** |
| 16 | **Colchester Town** | 7–0 | Bury St Edmunds |
| 17 | Woodford | 1–1 | Leytonstone |
| 17r | Leytonstone | 1–10 | **Woodford** |
| 18 | Great Yarmouth Town | 1–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 18r | **Harwich & Parkeston** | W–W | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 19 | **King's Lynn** | 2–0 | Kirkley |
| 20 | Willesden Town | 1–3 | **Civil Service** |
First qualifying round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bank | 0–3 | **Thornaby Utopians** | |
| Shankhouse | 0–1 | **Gateshead NER** | |
| **Sheppey United** | 1–0 | Gravesend United | |
| Folkestone | 3–3 | Sittingbourne | |
| **Sittingbourne** | W–W | Folkestone | |
| **Maidenhead** | W–W | Maidenhead Norfolkians | |
| **Civil Service** | 4–1 | West Hampstead | |
| Druids | 1–2 | **Chirk** | |
| **Blackburn Park Road** | 5–1 | Trawden Forest | |
| **Newark** | 6–1 | Boston Town | |
| 10 | **Oswaldtwistle Rovers** | 4–0 | Great Harwood |
| 11 | Burton Wanderers | 2–2 | Gresley Rovers |
| 11r | Gresley Rovers | 1–1 | Burton Wanderers |
| 11r2 | Burton Wanderers | 2–4 | **Gresley Rovers** |
| 12 | Attercliffe | 0–2 | **Doncaster Rovers** |
| 13 | **Belper Town** | 2–0 | Heanor Town |
| 14 | **Workington** | 4–3 | Moss Bay Exchange |
| 15 | Darlington St Augustine's | 1–1 | Darlington |
| 16 | **Darlington** | 4–1 | Darlington St Augustine's |
| 17 | **Stourbridge** | 5–2 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | **White Star Wanderers** |
| 19 | Leadgate Park | 2–2 | Bishop Auckland |
| 19r | **Bishop Auckland** | 3–1 | Leadgate Park |
| 20 | Mickley | 1–2 | **St Peter's Albion** |
| 21 | Chesham Generals | 0–0 | Chesham Town |
| 21r | Chesham Town | 0–3 | **Chesham Generals** |
| 22 | **Rushden** | 4–1 | Desborough Town |
| 23 | **Worksop Town** | 7–2 | Montrose Works |
| 24 | **Ilkeston Town** | 2–0 | Stapleford Town |
| 25 | **Coalville Town** | 3–1 | Swadlincote |
| 26 | **Newstead Byron** | W–W | Hucknall Portland |
| 27 | Swanscombe | 0–3 | **Grays United** |
| 28 | **Hinckley Town** | W–W | Nuneaton Town |
| 29 | Middlewich Rangers | 0–3 | **Nantwich** |
| 30 | Wallsend Park Villa | 1–1 | Prudhoe |
| 30r | Prudhoe | 2–3 | **Wallsend Park Villa** |
| 31 | **Crouch End Vampires** | 3–0 | London Welsh |
| 32 | Eastbourne Swifts | 1–2 | **Brighton Athletic** |
| 33 | Rothwell Town Swifts | 1–3 | **Finedon Revellers** |
| 34 | **Rochdale** | 1–0 | Rossendale United |
| 35 | Halesowen | 1–2 | **Brierley Hill Alliance** |
| 36 | **West Croydon** | 5–0 | West Norwood |
| 37 | **Rhyl United** | 3–0 | Llandudno Swifts |
| 38 | **Maidstone United** | 4–0 | Ashford United |
| 39 | **Richmond Association** | 3–2 | Shepherd's Bush |
| 40 | **Freetown** | 3–1 | Heywood |
| 41 | South Shields | 1–2 | **Morpeth Harriers** |
| 42 | **Birkenhead** | 3–0 | Buckley Victoria |
| 43 | West Ham Garfield | 0–3 | **Olympic** |
| 44 | Colchester Town | 2–5 | **Lowestoft Town** |
| 45 | Stockton St John's | 0–2 | **Thornaby** |
| 46 | **Wath Athletic** | 3–0 | Wombwell Town |
| 47 | Woodford | 2–3 | **Ilford** |
| 48 | **Grantham Avenue** | 3–1 | Grimsby All Saints |
| 49 | Royston United | 1–2 | **Hunslet** |
| 50 | **Brighton & Hove Rangers** | 3–0 | Eastbourne |
| 51 | **Godalming** | 4–3 | Redhill |
| 52 | **Mansfield Foresters** | 2–1 | Bulwell United |
| 53 | **King's Lynn** | 2–1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 54 | **Keswick** | 3–2 | Frizington White Star |
| 55 | **Earlestown** | 3–0 | Haydock |
Second qualifying round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic | 1–1 | Ilford | |
| Ilford | 0–2 | **Olympic** | |
| **Blackburn Park Road** | 3–0 | Oswaldtwistle Rovers | |
| Morpeth Harriers | 0–1 | **Gateshead NER** | |
| **Nantwich** | 5–2 | Winsford United | |
| **Bishop Auckland** | 3–0 | Darlington | |
| **Buxton** | – | Bye | |
| Stourbridge | 2–2 | Brierley Hill Alliance | |
| Brierley Hill Alliance | 1–3 | **Stourbridge** | |
| Finedon Revellers | 2–2 | Rushden | |
| Rushden | 0–1 | **Finedon Revellers** | |
| **Chesham Generals** | 1–0 | Aylesbury United | |
| 10 | Worksop Town | 0–0 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 10r | **Doncaster Rovers** | 2–1 | Worksop Town |
| 11 | **Ilkeston Town** | 6–1 | Belper Town |
| 12 | Slough | 2–2 | Maidenhead |
| 12r | **Maidenhead** | 3–0 | Slough |
| 13 | **Gresley Rovers** | 2–0 | Coalville Town |
| 14 | **Oxford City** | – | Bye |
| 15 | **Hinckley Town** | W–W | Loughborough |
| 16 | **Hunslet** | 4–1 | Wath Athletic |
| 17 | St Peter's Albion | 1–5 | **Wallsend Park Villa** |
| 18 | Crouch End Vampires | 0–1 | **Civil Service** |
| 19 | **Grays United** | 1–0 | Sheppey United |
| 20 | **Oswestry United** | W–W | Ironbridge |
| 21 | Rhyl United | 0–0 | Chirk |
| 21r | **Chirk** | W–W | Rhyl United |
| 22 | Maidstone United | 2–2 | Sittingbourne |
| 22r | Sittingbourne | 0–0 | Maidstone United |
| 22r2 | **Maidstone United** | 2–0 | Sittingbourne |
| 23 | **Richmond Association** | W–W | [1st Coldstream Guards](1st-coldstream-guards-f-c) |
| 24 | Freetown | 0–3 | **Rochdale** |
| 25 | **Welshpool** | W–W | Aberystwyth |
| 26 | **Thornaby Utopians** | 2–1 | Thornaby |
| 27 | Birkenhead | 0–1 | **White Star Wanderers** |
| 28 | Brighton Athletic | 0–4 | **Brighton & Hove Rangers** |
| 29 | **Yeovil Casuals** | 6–1 | Street |
| 30 | **Bristol East** | – | Bye |
| 31 | Grantham Avenue | 0–0 | Newark |
| 31r | **Newark** | 4–2 | Grantham Avenue |
| 32 | Hudsons | 1–2 | **Southport Central** |
| 33 | **Godalming** | 4–0 | West Croydon |
| 34 | Mansfield Foresters | 1–2 | **Newstead Byron** |
| 35 | **King's Lynn** | 3–0 | Lowestoft Town |
| 36 | Keswick | 1–2 | **Workington** |
| 37 | **Leighton Cee Springs** | W–W | Hitchin |
| 38 | **Earlestown** | 5–0 | Swinton Town |
Third qualifying round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Chesterfield** | 8–3 | Hunslet | |
| **Clapton** | 8–1 | Maidstone United | |
| **Darwen** | 3–1 | Nelson | |
| **Kettering** | 7–0 | Finedon Revellers | |
| **Watford** | 10–0 | Leighton Cee Springs | |
| **Weymouth** | 4–3 | Yeovil Casuals | |
| Marlow | 3–5 | **Chesham Generals** | |
| Blackburn Park Road | 0–1 | **Blackpool** | |
| **Southport Central** | 3–1 | Chorley | |
| 10 | **Crewe Alexandra** | 3–0 | Stalybridge Rovers |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 3–3 | Willington Athletic |
| 11r | Willington Athletic | 0–0 | Middlesbrough |
| 11r2 | **Middlesbrough** | 8–0 | Willington Athletic |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 0–0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 12r | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–1 | Lincoln City |
| 12r2 | **Lincoln City** | 3–1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 13 | **Chirk** | 8–1 | Welshpool |
| 14 | Burton Swifts | 2–2 | Newstead Byron |
| 14r | Newstead Byron | 0–4 | **Burton Swifts** |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Bristol East |
| 15r | **Swindon Town** | 5–0 | Bristol East |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Walsall |
| 16r | **Walsall** | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 17 | **Workington** | W–W | Rochdale |
| 18 | **Nantwich** | 2–1 | Buxton |
| 19 | Gateshead NER | 0–1 | **Jarrow** |
| 20 | **Stockport County** | 6–2 | Wrexham |
| 21 | **Newark** | 2–1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 22 | **Wellington Town** | W–W | Stourbridge |
| 23 | **Gresley Rovers** | 2–0 | Wellingborough Town |
| 24 | Oxford City | 0–4 | **Reading** |
| 25 | **Hinckley Town** | 2–0 | Northampton Town |
| 26 | **Queens Park Rangers** | 7–0 | Fulham |
| 27 | **Staple Hill** | – | Bye |
| 28 | **Wallsend Park Villa** | 3–0 | Hebburn Argyle |
| 29 | Grays United | 0–2 | **New Brompton** |
| 30 | **Barnsley** | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 31 | **Brentford** | 3–1 | Maidenhead |
| 32 | **Oswestry United** | W–W | Coventry City |
| 33 | **Bristol Rovers** | – | Bye |
| 34 | **Richmond Association** | W–W | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 35 | Thornaby Utopians | 1–5 | **Bishop Auckland** |
| 36 | Brighton & Hove Rangers | 1–5 | **Chatham** |
| 37 | Godalming | 1–2 | **Civil Service** |
| 38 | King's Lynn | 1–4 | **Luton Town** |
| 39 | **West Ham United** | 1–0 | Olympic |
| 40 | **Earlestown** | 2–1 | White Star Wanderers |
Fourth qualifying round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Darwen** | 2–1 | Blackpool | |
| Watford | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| **Queens Park Rangers** | 4–1 | Watford | |
| **Reading** | 11–0 | Chesham Generals | |
| Chatham | 2–2 | Clapton | |
| **Clapton** | 5–1 | Chatham | |
| **Southport Central** | 2–0 | Workington | |
| **Middlesbrough** | 3–0 | Jarrow | |
| Newark | 0–5 | **Chesterfield** | |
| Chirk | 0–1 | **Walsall** | |
| **Burton Swifts** | 4–1 | Hinckley Town | |
| 10 | **Luton Town** | 9–1 | Civil Service |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Staple Hill |
| 11r | **Swindon Town** | 6–0 | Staple Hill |
| 12 | **Bishop Auckland** | 5–0 | Wallsend Park Villa |
| 13 | Stockport County | 1–3 | **Crewe Alexandra** |
| 14 | New Brompton | 1–1 | West Ham United |
| 14r | **West Ham United** | 4–1 | New Brompton |
| 15 | **Wellington Town** | 4–0 | Oswestry United |
| 16 | Gresley Rovers | 1–3 | **Kettering** |
| 17 | **Barnsley** | 1–0 | Lincoln City |
| 18 | Brentford | 0–1 | **Richmond Association** |
| 19 | **Bristol Rovers** | 15–1 | Weymouth |
| 20 | Earlestown | 2–3 | **Nantwich** |
Fifth qualifying round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reading** | 2–0 | Richmond Association | |
| **Walsall** | 6–0 | Wellington Town | |
| Southport Central | 1–1 | Darwen | |
| **Darwen** | 2–0 | Southport Central | |
| **Crewe Alexandra** | 5–1 | Nantwich | |
| **Middlesbrough** | 4–0 | Bishop Auckland | |
| Burton Swifts | 1–2 | **Kettering** | |
| **Luton Town** | 3–0 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Barnsley | 1–5 | **Chesterfield** | |
| **Bristol Rovers** | 5–1 | Swindon Town | |
| 10 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Clapton |
| 10r | Clapton | 2–3 | **West Ham United** |
References
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