Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1976–77 is the 96th 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
A P Leamington
1–0
Moor Green
2
Clevedon Town
1–1
Weston Super Mare
3
Congleton Town
1–2
Worksop Town
4
Crook Town
4–1
Eppleton Colliery Welfare
5
Croydon
1–0
Guildford & Dorking United
6
Darwen
3–1
Radcliffe Borough
7
Dudley Town
3–1
Halesowen Town
8
Dunstable
0–4
Witney Town
9
Eastwood Hanley
2–2
Heanor Town
10
Edmonton & Haringey
0–1
Kingstonian
11
Enfield
1–0
Hampton
12
Evenwood Town
1–1
Lancaster City
13
Everwarm
0–1
Llanelli
14
Farnborough Town
4–0
Salisbury
15
Feltham
0–1
Hornchurch
16
Frecheville Community
0–1
Winterton Rangers
17
Friar Lane Old Boys
2–0
Warley County Borough
18
Frickley Athletic
3–0
Yorkshire Amateur
19
Glastonbury
1–0
Barry Town
20
Gloucester City
1–1
Trowbridge Town
21
Harrow Borough
3–1
Willesden
22
Harwich & Parkeston
4–2
Thetford Town
23
Hayes
2–0
Leyton Wingate
24
Herne Bay
4–1
Whitstable Town
25
Hertford Town
1–1
Romford
26
Hinckley Athletic
0–1
Tividale
27
Horden Colliery Welfare
2–3
Wingate (Durham)
28
Horsham Y M C A
2–0
Worthing
29
Hyde United
2–1
Leek Town
30
Kidderminster Harriers
1–2
Redditch United
31
Letchworth Garden City
5–1
Maidenhead United
32
Louth United
2–2
Wisbech Town
33
March Town United
0–3
Stowmarket
34
Margate
2–2
Sittingbourne
35
Marlow
0–0
Milton Keynes City
36
Medway
3–3
Rainham Town
37
Molesey
2–1
St Albans City
38
New Brighton
1–1
Skelmersdale United
39
Newport I O W
2–0
Wigmore Athletic
40
North Shields
0–0
Spennymoor United
41
Nuneaton Borough
2–1
Racing Club Warwick
42
Penzance
2–7
Yeovil Town
43
Prescot Town
4–1
St Helens Town
44
Ruislip Manor
2–2
Wokingham Town
45
Rushden Town
1–0
Wolverton Town & B R
46
South Liverpool
0–4
Winsford United
47
Stalybridge Celtic
1–3
Witton Albion
48
Washington
3–1
West Auckland Town
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
2
Weston Super Mare
3–0
Clevedon Town
9
Heanor Town
2–0
Eastwood Hanley
12
Lancaster City
4–0
Evenwood Town
20
Trowbridge Town
1–2
Gloucester City
25
Romford
1–2
Hertford Town
32
Wisbech Town
2–0
Louth United
34
Sittingbourne
0–1
Margate
35
Milton Keynes City
0–1
Marlow
36
Rainham Town
2–1
Medway
38
Skelmersdale United
0–2
New Brighton
40
Spennymoor United
4–1
North Shields
44
Wokingham Town
3–1
Ruislip Manor
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Accrington Stanley
5–0
Bacup Borough
2
Alfreton Town
2–0
Belper Town
3
Alton Town
1–0
Andover
4
Ammanford Town
1–0
Evesham United (Replay ordered)
5
Annfield Plain
3–2
Billingham Synthonia
6
Appleby Frodingham
5–3
Bridlington Town
7
Armitage
2–1
Bedworth United
8
Arnold
1–0
Atherstone Town
9
Ashford Town (Kent)
1–0
Canterbury City
10
Aylesbury United
1–3
Banbury United
11
Bangor City
6–0
Prescot Town
12
Barking
6–1
Chertsey Town
13
Barnet
6–1
Egham Town
14
Barnstaple Town
2–1
Bath City
15
Barton Rovers
3–0
Cambridge City
16
Barton Town
2–2
Brigg Town
17
Basingstoke Town
10–0
Chichester City
18
Bedford Town
7–1
Chatteris Town
19
Bethesda Athletic
2–1
Oswestry Town
20
Bexhill Town
2–1
Bognor Regis Town
21
Boston
2–0
Bourne Town
22
Bridgwater Town
2–4
Falmouth Town
23
Bridport
2–4
Minehead
24
Burton Albion
1–1
Eastwood Town
25
Bury Town
2–1
Clacton Town (@ Clacton Town)
26
Camberley Town
1–1
Epsom & Ewell
27
Chippenham Town
1–3
Devizes Town
28
Cinderford Town
1–1
Melksham Town
29
Clitheroe
0–0
Formby
30
Consett
1–0
Easington Colliery Welfare
31
Corinthian Casuals
0–1
Grays Athletic
32
Cray Wanderers
2–2
Erith & Belvedere
33
Dagenham w/o-scr Stevenage Athletic
34
Darlaston
2–1
Highgate United
35
Desborough Town
0–1
Enderby Town
36
Didcot Town
1–0
Oxford City
37
Dover
3–1
Eastbourne United
38
Droylsden
3–2
Glossop
39
Dulwich Hamlet
0–0
Hemel Hempstead
40
Eastbourne Town
0–3
Lewes
41
Emley
4–1
Gainsborough Trinity
42
Epping Town
3–2
Hoddesdon Town
43
Fareham Town
1–1
Gosport Borough
44
Farsley Celtic
1–4
Goole Town
45
Ferryhill Athletic
0–1
Netherfield
46
Frome Town
1–5
Mangotsfield United
47
Gorleston
1–1
Lowestoft Town
48
Gornal Athletic
1–3
Lye Town
49
Gravesend & Northfleet
0–0
Maidstone United
50
Great Harwood
1–1
Darwen
51
Harlow Town
2–2
Hillingdon Borough
52
Hastings United
5–0
Peacehaven & Telscombe
53
Hatfield Town
2–0
Hounslow
54
Haywards Heath
3–1
Ringmer
55
Heaton Stannington
0–3
Shildon
56
Hednesford Town
1–0
Ilkeston Town
57
Hertford Town
1–2
Boreham Wood
58
Histon
1–4
Potton United
59
Horsham
4–0
Selsey
60
Horwich R M I
1–1
Worksop Town
61
Hungerford Town
0–3
Farnborough Town
62
Hyde United
4–1
Ashton United
63
Irthlingborough Diamonds
2–2
Soham Town Rangers
64
King's Lynn
3–2
Parson Drove United
65
Lancaster City
1–1
Bishop Auckland
66
Letchworth Garden City
1–0
Addlestone
67
Leytonstone
2–0
Harrow Borough
68
Littlehampton Town
0–1
Horsham Y M C A
69
Llanelli
2–1
Calne Town
70
Long Eaton United
3–0
Heanor Town
71
Marlow
1–2
Carshalton Athletic
72
Merthyr Tydfil
4–1
Gloucester City
73
Metropolitan Police
0–3
Sutton United
74
Mexborough Town
2–0
Frickley Athletic
75
Molesey
2–1
Burnham
76
Mossley
5–2
Chorley
77
Nantwich Town
0–1
Northwich Victoria
78
New Mills
5–2
Brereton Social
79
Newmarket Town
1–1
Harwich & Parkeston
80
Newquay
0–0
St Blazey
81
Nuneaton Borough
2–0
Brierley Hill Alliance
82
Oldbury United
0–4
Tividale
83
Penrith
0–2
Crook Town
84
Poole Town
2–0
Dorchester Town
85
Porthmadog
3–4
New Brighton
86
Prestwich Heys
0–1
Runcorn
87
Rainham Town
1–2
Aveley
88
Ramsgate
2–1
Herne Bay
89
Redditch United
2–0
Alvechurch
90
Redhill
0–1
Bromley
91
Retford Town
0–3
Winterton Rangers
92
Rhyl
1–1
Macclesfield Town
93
Rossendale United
0–5
Buxton
94
Rothwell Town
0–0
A P Leamington
95
Selby Town
0–2
Bridlington Trinity
96
Sheppey United
2–2
Margate
97
Sidley United
0–3
Folkestone & Shepway
98
Skegness Town
0–2
Wisbech Town
99
Slough Town
2–2
Finchley
100
South Bank
3–0
Carlisle City
101
Southall & Ealing Borough
2–1
Hornchurch
102
Southwick
2–0
Deal Town
103
Spalding United
0–3
Corby Town
104
St Neots Town
1–0
Stowmarket
105
Staines Town
3–1
Hayes
106
Stamford
3–2
Holbeach United
107
Stourbridge
1–3
Bromsgrove Rovers
108
Stratford Town
0–2
Dudley Town
109
Sudbury Town
1–1
Great Yarmouth Town
110
Sutton Coldfield Town
3–0
Friar Lane Old Boys
111
Sutton Town
0–1
Denaby United
112
Swaythling
4–0
Newport I O W
113
Tamworth
1–1
Coventry Sporting
114
Taunton Town
1–0
Weston Super Mare
115
Telford United
3–1
Gresley Rovers
116
Thame United
1–0
Witney Town
117
Three Bridges
3–3
Faversham Town
118
Tilbury
2–2
Enfield
119
Tiverton Town
0–2
Yeovil Town
120
Ton Pentre
1–1
Cheltenham Town
121
Tonbridge
0–1
Croydon
122
Tow Law Town
3–1
Wingate (Durham)
123
Tring Town
0–3
Chesham United
124
Tunbridge Wells
2–0
Crawley Town
125
Uxbridge
0–1
Bracknell Town
126
V S Rugby
1–4
Bilston
127
Vauxhall Motors
0–0
Rushden Town
128
Wadebridge Town
1–1
Ilminster Town
129
Walthamstow Avenue
1–4
Kingstonian
130
Ware
2–0
Edgware Town
131
Washington
0–2
Barrow
132
Waterlooville
9–0
Cowes
133
Wealdstone
5–1
Clapton
134
Wellingborough Town
3–1
Ely City
135
Welton Rovers
1–2
Bideford
136
Wembley
1–1
Wokingham Town
137
Whitby Town
3–0
Spennymoor United
138
Whitley Bay
5–0
Boldon Community Association
139
Willington
3–3
Durham City
140
Windsor & Eton
3–2
Cheshunt
141
Winsford United
0–0
Burscough
142
Witton Albion
3–1
Curzon Ashton
143
Woking
3–1
Burgess Hill Town
144
Worcester City
3–2
Glastonbury
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
4
Ammanford Town
1–5
Evesham United
16
Brigg Town
3–2
Barton Town
24
Eastwood Town
1–2
Burton Albion
26
Epsom & Ewell
1–0
Camberley Town
28
Melksham Town
0–1
Cinderford Town
29
Formby
3–1
Clitheroe
32
Erith & Belvedere
2–3
Cray Wanderers
39
Hemel Hempstead
1–2
Dulwich Hamlet
43
Gosport Borough
0–5
Fareham Town
47
Lowestoft Town
2–0
Gorleston
49
Maidstone United
3–0
Gravesend & Northfleet
50
Darwen
0–3
Great Harwood
51
Hillingdon Borough
2–0
Harlow Town
60
Worksop Town
1–0
Horwich R M I
63
Soham Town Rangers
4–3
Irthlingborough Diamonds
65
Bishop Auckland
2–0
Lancaster City
79
Harwich & Parkeston
8–1
Newmarket Town
80
St Blazey
1–3
Newquay
92
Macclesfield Town
1–2
Rhyl
94
A P Leamington
2–0
Rothwell Town
96
Margate
2–0
Sheppey United
99
Finchley
0–4
Slough Town
109
Great Yarmouth Town
0–1
Sudbury Town
113
Coventry Sporting
2–0
Tamworth
117
Faversham Town
2–1
Three Bridges
118
Enfield
3–1
Tilbury
120
Cheltenham Town
4–0
Ton Pentre
127
Rushden Town
1–2
Vauxhall Motors
128
Ilminster Town
1–0
Wadebridge Town
136
Wokingham Town
1–1
Wembley
139
Durham City
3–3
Willington
141
Burscough
1–3
Winsford United
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
136
Wembley
0–1
Wokingham Town
139
Willington
2–3
Durham City
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
A P Leamington
1–1
Bromsgrove Rovers
2
Accrington Stanley
0–3
Formby
3
Alfreton Town
0–1
Droylsden
4
Alton Town
0–0
Fareham Town
5
Annfield Plain
1–1
Netherfield
6
Appleby Frodingham
0–0
Goole Town
7
Armitage
1–1
Darlaston
8
Arnold
0–0
Hednesford Town
9
Ashford Town (Kent)
0–1
Hastings United
10
Aveley
1–0
Grays Athletic
11
Banbury United
3–2
Didcot Town
12
Bangor City
4–2
Bethesda Athletic
13
Barking
1–1
Sutton United
14
Barnet
3–0
Hatfield Town
15
Barnstaple Town
1–2
Minehead
16
Barrow
2–1
Shildon
17
Barton Rovers
5–0
Soham Town Rangers
18
Basingstoke Town
2–0
Horsham
19
Bedford Town
4–1
Potton United
20
Bexhill Town
0–3
Lewes
21
Bishop Auckland
3–0
Consett
22
Boreham Wood
1–1
Epsom & Ewell
23
Boston
2–1
King's Lynn
24
Brigg Town
1–2
Emley
25
Bromley
2–0
Faversham Town
26
Bury Town
2–3
Lowestoft Town
27
Carshalton Athletic
1–1
Epping Town
28
Cray Wanderers
2–1
Maidstone United
29
Crook Town
1–0
South Bank
30
Croydon
0–0
Woking
31
Devizes Town
0–1
Mangotsfield United
32
Dover
2–0
Haywards Heath
33
Dudley Town
4–1
Bilston
34
Enfield
5–2
Bracknell Town
35
Falmouth Town
8–0
Newquay
36
Farnborough Town
1–1
Poole Town
37
Great Harwood
6–0
Mossley
38
Harwich & Parkeston
3–1
Sudbury Town
39
Horsham Y M C A
1–1
Tunbridge Wells
40
Hyde United
0–1
Burton Albion
41
Kingstonian
0–2
Wealdstone
42
Letchworth Garden City
0–1
Dulwich Hamlet
43
Leytonstone
1–1
Slough Town
44
Llanelli
3–2
Cinderford Town
45
Long Eaton United
3–0
New Mills
46
Margate
2–2
Folkestone & Shepway
47
Merthyr Tydfil
3–3
Cheltenham Town
48
Mexborough Town
3–2
Bridlington Trinity
49
Molesey
1–1
Hillingdon Borough
50
New Brighton
1–3
Rhyl
51
Nuneaton Borough
2–0
Lye Town
52
Ramsgate
1–1
Southwick
53
Redditch United
0–0
Enderby Town
54
Southall & Ealing Borough
0–1
Dagenham
55
St Neots Town
3–0
Corby Town
56
Staines Town
3–1
Ware
57
Sutton Coldfield Town
2–1
Coventry Sporting
58
Swaythling
0–3
Waterlooville
59
Taunton Town
4–2
Bideford
60
Thame United
0–1
Chesham United
61
Tividale
0–3
Telford United
62
Tow Law Town
1–2
Durham City
63
Vauxhall Motors
1–3
Wellingborough Town
64
Whitby Town
2–0
Whitley Bay
65
Winsford United
1–0
Runcorn
66
Winterton Rangers
2–1
Denaby United
67
Wisbech Town
1–1
Stamford
68
Witton Albion
1–3
Northwich Victoria
69
Wokingham Town
2–1
Windsor & Eton
70
Worcester City
3–1
Evesham United
71
Worksop Town
3–0
Buxton
72
Yeovil Town
10–1
Ilminster Town
2nd replays
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Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Bromsgrove Rovers
2–1
A P Leamington
4
Fareham Town
1–0
Alton Town
5
Netherfield
6–0
Annfield Plain
6
Goole Town
1–0
Appleby Frodingham
7
Darlaston
1–0
Armitage
8
Hednesford Town
3–0
Arnold
13
Sutton United
1–4
Barking
22
Epsom & Ewell
2–1
Boreham Wood
27
Epping Town
1–1
Carshalton Athletic
30
Woking
2–0
Croydon
36
Poole Town
3–1
Farnborough Town
39
Tunbridge Wells
0–3
Horsham Y M C A (Ordered to be replayed)
39
Tunbridge Wells
0–2
Horsham Y M C A
43
Slough Town
1–0
Leytonstone
46
Folkestone & Shepway
2–4
Margate (Ordered to be replayed)
46
Folkestone & Shepway
3–4
Margate
47
Cheltenham Town
1–1
Merthyr Tydfil
49
Hillingdon Borough
2–1
Molesey
52
Southwick
1–2
Ramsgate
53
Enderby Town
1–0
Redditch United
67
Stamford
3–0
Wisbech Town
2nd replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
27
Carshalton Athletic
4–2
Epping Town
47
Merthyr Tydfil
4–0
Cheltenham Town
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Aveley
1–1
Woking
2
Banbury United
1–4
Chesham United
3
Barking
3–1
Wokingham Town
4
Barnet
0–1
Slough Town
5
Barrow
2–2
Whitby Town
6
Barton Rovers
1–1
Wellingborough Town
7
Basingstoke Town
1–2
Waterlooville
8
Bedford Town
3–0
St Neots Town
9
Bishop Auckland
1–1
Crook Town
10
Boston
1–0
Stamford
11
Burton Albion
5–0
Long Eaton United
12
Carshalton Athletic
3–3
Dagenham
13
Cray Wanderers
0–2
Bromley
14
Darlaston
1–0
Sutton Coldfield Town
15
Dover
3–2
Margate
16
Droylsden
1–0
Worksop Town
17
Dulwich Hamlet
0–2
Wealdstone
18
Emley
4–7
Winterton Rangers
19
Enderby Town
0–1
Dudley Town
20
Epsom & Ewell
1–1
Enfield
21
Falmouth Town
2–0
Yeovil Town
22
Fareham Town
0–1
Poole Town
23
Formby
0–0
Great Harwood
24
Goole Town
7–1
Mexborough Town
25
Hastings United
2–0
Ramsgate
26
Hednesford Town
0–0
Telford United
27
Hillingdon Borough
2–0
Staines Town
28
Lewes
4–4
Horsham Y M C A
29
Llanelli
3–6
Merthyr Tydfil
30
Lowestoft Town
0–3
Harwich & Parkeston
31
Mangotsfield United
0–2
Worcester City
32
Minehead
2–1
Taunton Town
33
Netherfield
1–1
Durham City
34
Northwich Victoria
0–0
Rhyl
35
Nuneaton Borough
2–0
Bromsgrove Rovers
36
Winsford United
1–1
Bangor City
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Woking
4–0
Aveley
5
Whitby Town
3–4
Barrow
6
Wellingborough Town
1–2
Barton Rovers
9
Crook Town
1–0
Bishop Auckland
12
Dagenham
2–1
Carshalton Athletic
20
Enfield
1–0
Epsom & Ewell
23
Great Harwood
3–0
Formby
26
Telford United
3–0
Hednesford Town
28
Horsham Y M C A
2–4
Lewes
33
Durham City
1–2
Netherfield
34
Rhyl
1–3
Northwich Victoria
36
Bangor City
4–1
Winsford United
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Matlock Town, Altrincham, Morecambe, Dartford, Bishop's Stortford, Ilford, Walton & Hersham, Hendon, Gateshead United, Chelmsford City, Grantham, Boston United, Blyth Spartans, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Wycombe Wanderers, Leatherhead, Hitchin Town, Tooting & Mitcham United and Marine.
Ties
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Altrincham
1–0
Grantham
2
Barton Rovers
2–3
Nuneaton Borough
3
Blyth Spartans
0–3
Gateshead United
4
Boston
1–0
Bangor City
5
Bromley
9–3
Walton & Hersham
6
Burton Albion
0–1
Northwich Victoria
7
Chelmsford City
0–4
Leatherhead
8
Chesham United
4–2
Worcester City
9
Crook Town
2–1
Netherfield
10
Dagenham
1–1
Dartford
11
Darlaston
1–1
Kettering Town
12
Dover
2–2
Hitchin Town
13
Dudley Town
1–0
Bedford Town
14
Enfield
2–2
Ilford
15
Falmouth Town
1–1
Minehead
16
Goole Town
1–1
Boston United
17
Hillingdon Borough
2–1
Hastings United
18
Lewes
1–1
Harwich & Parkeston
19
Marine
1–1
Barrow
20
Morecambe
2–0
Great Harwood
21
Poole Town
2–3
Weymouth
22
Telford United
2–5
Matlock Town
23
Tooting & Mitcham United
1–1
Barking
24
Waterlooville
4–1
Hendon
25
Wealdstone
3–2
Bishop's Stortford
26
Winterton Rangers
3–3
Droylsden
27
Woking
0–0
Slough Town
28
Wycombe Wanderers
3–1
Merthyr Tydfil
Replays
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
10
Dartford
3–2
Dagenham
11
Kettering Town
2–0
Darlaston
12
Hitchin Town
3–1
Dover
14
Ilford
0–4
Enfield
15
Minehead
3–0
Falmouth Town
16
Boston United
1–3
Goole Town
18
Harwich & Parkeston
3–1
Lewes
19
Barrow
3–1
Marine
23
Barking
1–2
Tooting & Mitcham United
26
Droylsden
3–2
Winterton Rangers
27
Slough Town
0–1
Woking
1976–77 FA Cup
See 1976–77 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
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National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–9
Athenian League (One , Two )
Cheshire County League (level 7 only )
Eastern Counties League (level 7 only )
Essex Senior League (level 7 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 7 only )
Lancashire Combination (level 7 only )
London Spartan League (One , Two )
Midland Football Combination (level 7 only )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern League (level 7 only )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One , Two )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Yorkshire League (One , Two , Three )
Cup competitions
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European competitions