The FA Cup 1953–54 is the 73rd 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 30 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.
The teams that given byes to this round are Bishop Auckland, Yeovil Town, Leytonstone, Gainsborough Trinity, Stockton, Witton Albion, Weymouth, North Shields, Rhyl, Hereford United, Scarborough, Wigan Athletic, Nelson, Tonbridge, Blyth Spartans, Wellington Town, Buxton, Folkestone, Bath City, Llanelli, Peterborough United, Finchley, Great Yarmouth Town and Grays Athletic.
Tiesedit
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Bath City
2–1
Barnstaple Town
2
Blyth Spartans
4–2
North Shields
3
Brush Sports
2–2
Hereford United
4
Buxton
0–3
Kettering Town
5
Chelmsford City
0–0
Great Yarmouth Town
6
Chippenham Town
2–4
Weymouth
7
Ferryhill Athletic
2–0
South Shields
8
Folkestone
0–1
Finchley
9
Gorleston
0–2
Bedford Town
10
Guildford City
4–0
Tonbridge
11
Hexham Hearts
2–2
Horden Colliery Welfare
12
Hounslow Town
1–2
Hastings United
13
Kidderminster Harriers
1–2
Wellington Town
14
Leytonstone
0–1
Hitchin Town
15
Llanelli
6–5
Portland United
16
Mossley
1–1
Rhyl
17
Nelson
1–0
Winsford United
18
Newport I O W
3–1
Chippenham United
19
Nuneaton Borough
4–1
Gresley Rovers
20
Peterborough United
4–1
Grays Athletic
21
Scarborough
6–1
Stockton
22
Selby Town
2–0
Frickley Colliery
23
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
2–5
Boston United
24
Spennymoor United
3–1
Bishop Auckland
25
Stowmarket
0–5
Cambridge United
26
Wealdstone
0–3
Headington United
27
Wigan Athletic
2–1
Burscough
28
Witton Albion
2–0
Runcorn
29
Worksop Town
2–2
Gainsborough Trinity
30
Yeovil Town
2–1
Merthyr Tydfil
Replaysedit
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
3
Hereford United
3–0
Brush Sports
5
Great Yarmouth Town
1–0
Chelmsford City
11
Horden Colliery Welfare
2–0
Hexham Hearts
16
Rhyl
2–0
Mossley
29
Gainsborough Trinity
2–1
Worksop Town
1953–54 FA Cupedit
See 1953–54 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
External linksedit
Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1953–54
FA Cup Past Results
December 14, 2023
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The FA Cup 1953 54 is the 73rd 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 30 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper 1953 54 FA Cup qualifying roundsTournament detailsCountry England Wales 1952 531954 55 Contents 1 Preliminary round 1 1 Ties 1 2 Replays 2 1st qualifying round 2 1 Ties 2 2 Replays 2 3 2nd replays 2 4 3rd replay 3 2nd qualifying round 3 1 Ties 3 2 Replays 4 3rd qualifying round 4 1 Ties 4 2 Replays 5 4th qualifying round 5 1 Ties 5 2 Replays 6 1953 54 FA Cup 7 External linksPreliminary round editTies edit Tie Home team Score Away team1 Abingdon Town 0 5 Oxford City2 Ashton United 5 1 Leyland Motors3 Banbury Spencer 2 1 Wycombe Wanderers4 Barnet 1 2 Wealdstone5 Berkhamsted Town 3 3 Hemel Hempstead6 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 3 2 Walton amp Hersham7 Bexleyheath amp Welling 1 3 Dulwich Hamlet8 Bicester Town 0 5 Maidenhead United9 Bootle Athletic 0 2 Pwllheli amp District10 Briggs Sports 4 3 Clacton Town11 Bristol St George 4 3 Radstock Town12 Bromley 1 2 Wimbledon13 Calne amp Harris United 0 2 Chippenham Town14 Canterbury City 0 2 Tunbridge Wells United15 Chatham Town 1 3 Tooting amp Mitcham United16 Chesham United 3 1 Huntley amp Palmers17 Clandown 1 0 Wells City18 Clevedon 0 1 Glastonbury19 Cradley Heath 0 6 Brierley Hill Alliance20 Dagenham 4 0 Brentwood amp Warley21 Dartmouth United 2 1 St Austell22 Darwen 2 0 Rossendale United23 Devizes Town 2 11 Trowbridge Town24 Dover 1 2 Hounslow Town25 Dudley Town 1 2 Bilston26 East Grinstead 4 2 Southwick27 Edgware Town 0 1 Southall28 Epsom 1 1 Dorking29 Halesowen Town 1 2 Stafford Rangers30 Hanham Athletic 4 1 Paulton Rovers31 Harrow Town 2 3 Hendon32 Haywards Heath 3 0 Bexhill Town33 Holbeach United 0 1 Histon34 Horsham 3 1 Littlehampton Town35 Kingstonian 3 1 Woking36 Lancing Athletic 2 1 Newhaven37 Leyton 2 1 Tilbury38 Lockheed Leamington 7 0 Boldmere St Michaels39 Lovells Athletic 1 3 Cinderford Town40 Lye Town 3 5 Worcester City41 Margate 5 1 Gravesend amp Northfleet42 Melksham Town 1 5 Andover43 Newquay 2 1 Minehead44 Newton Abbot 1 3 Wadebridge Town45 Ramsgate Athletic w o scr Bowater Lloyds46 Redhill 2 0 Bognor Regis Town47 Rugby Town 5 1 Moor Green48 Runcorn 3 1 New Brighton49 Sheppey United 2 2 Maidstone United50 Shoreham 0 3 Hastings United51 Sittingbourne 2 1 Carshalton Athletic52 Slough Centre 4 1 Slough Town53 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1 3 Guildford City54 Spencer Moulton 6 2 Westbury United55 St Helens Town 2 2 Bangor City56 St Neots amp District 4 1 Huntingdon United57 Stourbridge 2 0 Oswestry Town58 Sutton Town Birmingham 3 2 Bourneville Athletic59 Sutton United 3 5 Deal Town60 Taunton 0 2 St Blazey61 Tavistock 1 3 Barnstaple Town62 Tiverton Town 2 3 Ilfracombe Town63 Uxbridge 2 2 Hayes64 Windsor amp Eton 3 3 Yiewsley65 Woodford Town 0 3 Chelmsford City66 Worthing 2 4 EastbourneReplays edit Tie Home team Score Away team5 Hemel Hempstead 4 2 Berkhamsted Town28 Dorking 0 1 Epsom49 Maidstone United 3 1 Sheppey United55 Bangor City 5 1 St Helens Town63 Hayes 2 3 Uxbridge64 Yiewsley 2 1 Windsor amp Eton1st qualifying round editTies edit Tie Home team Score Away team1 Alnwick Town 9 0 Shankhouse2 Alton Town 3 2 Gosport Borough Athletic3 Amble 3 3 Newburn4 Ashford Town Kent 4 0 East Grinstead5 Ashington 1 2 West Sleekburn Welfare6 Aylesbury United 1 2 Headington United7 Banbury Spencer 2 0 Oxford City8 Bangor City 1 2 Prescot Cables9 Barking 1 2 Erith amp Belvedere10 Basford United 0 0 Newhall United11 Basingstoke Town 0 5 Newport I O W12 Beccles 7 1 Sheringham13 Beighton Miners Welfare 5 2 Langold W M C14 Bestwood Colliery 3 1 Cinderhill Colliery15 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 1 0 Tooting amp Mitcham United16 Billingham Synthonia 2 1 Whitby Town17 Bilston 0 2 Kidderminster Harriers18 Boldon Colliery Welfare 2 1 Heaton Stannington19 Bourne Town 1 4 Boston United20 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic 8 0 Bridport21 Bridlington Central United 4 0 South Bank22 Brigg Town 4 1 Skegness Town23 Brodsworth Main Colliery 1 4 Worksop Town24 Brunswick Institute 0 4 Bentley Colliery25 Brush Sports 2 0 Coalville Town26 Bungay Town 3 3 Wymondham Town27 Burscough 4 1 Bacup Borough28 Burton Albion 2 1 Bedworth Town29 Chelmsford City 3 2 Romford30 Chesham United 2 0 Marlow31 Chippenham United 3 1 Bridgwater Town32 Clandown 2 4 Glastonbury33 Congleton Town 5 5 Hyde United34 Consett 2 2 Easington Colliery Welfare35 Corby Town 6 2 Spalding United36 Creswell Colliery 1 0 Ransome amp Marles37 Crook Town 0 1 Stanley United38 Dagenham 1 3 Briggs Sports39 Darlaston 0 0 Worcester City40 Dartmouth United 2 3 Wadebridge Town41 Dawdon Colliery Welfare 1 4 Annfield Plain42 Deal Town 0 0 Ramsgate Athletic43 Denaby United 1 2 Frickley Colliery44 Dorchester Town 9 0 Lymington45 Droylsden 2 4 Lytham46 Earlestown 1 4 Runcorn47 Eton Manor 4 3 Clapton48 Ferryhill Athletic 18 0 Skinnigrove Works49 Fleetwood 3 1 Netherfield50 Flint Town United 3 2 Ellesmere Port Town51 Frome Town 2 6 Chippenham Town52 Gloucester City 6 1 Cinderford Town53 Goole Town 4 2 Ossett Town54 Gosforth amp Coxlodge 0 5 South Shields55 Gothic 1 10 Gorleston56 Grantham 2 2 Ashby Institute57 Great Harwood 1 4 Lancaster City58 Gresley Rovers 2 1 Ilkeston Town59 Guildford City 2 0 Sittingbourne60 Hanham Athletic 0 2 Bristol St George61 Hastings United 4 1 Horsham62 Haywards Heath 1 3 Lancing Athletic63 Hendon 2 1 Hemel Hempstead64 Hexham Hearts 3 3 Cramlington Welfare65 Hinckley Athletic 5 0 Players Athletic66 Histon 2 5 Cambridge City67 Hitchin Town 3 3 Lowestoft Town68 Horden Colliery Welfare 1 0 Silksworth Colliery Welfare69 Horwich R M I 1 1 Darwen70 Hounslow Town 0 0 Dartford71 Ilfracombe Town 0 4 Bideford72 Ilminster Town 3 2 Poole Town73 Leyton 0 2 Ilford74 Lowestoft Town 2 1 Bury Town75 Luton Amateur 1 3 Dunstable Town76 Lysaghts Sports 2 2 Barton Town77 Maidstone United 1 3 Margate78 March Town United 3 1 King s Lynn79 Marine 1 1 Pwllheli amp District80 Matlock Town 5 0 Boots Athletic81 Merthyr Tydfil 3 2 Cheltenham Town82 Metropolitan Police 1 2 Epsom83 Mossley 3 2 Ashton United84 Murton Colliery Welfare 2 1 Blackhall Colliery Welfare85 Northwich Victoria 0 0 Winsford United86 Nuneaton Borough 1 0 Lockheed Leamington87 Peasedown Miners Welfare 1 4 Street88 Penrith 1 6 Morecambe89 Penzance 0 6 Barnstaple Town90 Portland United 11 1 Shaftesbury91 Potton United 1 5 Bedford Town92 Rawmarsh Welfare 1 1 Norton Woodseats93 Redhill 0 1 Eastbourne94 Retford Town 3 4 Upton Colliery95 Rushden Town 1 1 Kettering Town96 Salisbury 2 1 Andover97 Seaham Colliery Welfare 2 2 Chilton Athletic98 Sheffield 2 2 Stocksbridge Works99 Shildon 4 0 Tow Law Town100 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 5 1 Parliament Street Methodists101 Skelmersdale United 1 1 Chorley102 Slough Centre 0 1 St Albans City103 South Kirkby Colliery 1 2 Hallam104 South Normanton Miners Welfare 1 0 Gedling Colliery105 Spencer Moulton 3 5 Welton Rovers106 Spennymoor United 6 0 West Auckland Town107 St Blazey 4 2 Newquay108 St Neots amp District 0 3 Cambridge United109 Stafford Rangers 2 3 Bromsgrove Rovers110 Stalybridge Celtic 1 0 Macclesfield111 Stamford 5 0 Wellingborough Town112 Stevenage Town 6 1 Cheshunt113 Stonehouse 0 6 Barry Town114 Stourbridge 0 5 Brierley Hill Alliance115 Stowmarket 2 0 Leiston116 Sudbury Town 2 1 Diss Town117 Sutton Town 3 2 Linby Colliery118 Sutton Town Birmingham 1 1 Rugby Town119 Symingtons Recreation 0 3 Desborough Town120 Tamworth 0 1 Atherstone Town121 Troedyrhiw 2 3 Ebbw Vale122 Tufnell Park Edmonton 2 0 Enfield123 Tunbridge Wells United 3 1 Dulwich Hamlet124 Uxbridge 0 1 Yiewsley125 Vauxhall Motors 6 2 Eynesbury Rovers126 Warminster Town 2 2 Trowbridge Town127 Wealdstone 2 1 Southall128 Willington 2 0 Evenwood Town129 Wimbledon 1 1 Kingstonian130 Wisbech Town 6 0 Chatteris Town131 Witney Town 0 1 Maidenhead United132 Wolverton Town amp B R 0 2 Biggleswade amp DistrictReplays edit Tie Home team Score Away team3 Newburn w o scr Amble10 Newhall United 2 3 Basford United26 Bungay Town 4 1 Wymondham Town33 Hyde United 0 1 Congleton Town34 Easington Colliery Welfare 1 3 Consett39 Worcester City 3 1 Darlaston42 Ramsgate Athletic 1 0 Deal Town56 Ashby Institute 2 1 Grantham64 Cramlington Welfare 2 5 Hexham Hearts67 Letchworth Town 0 1 Hitchin Town69 Darwen 3 2 Horwich R M I70 Dartford 0 3 Hounslow Town76 Barton Town 1 2 Lysaghts Sports79 Pwllheli amp District 4 0 Marine85 Winsford United 1 1 Northwich Victoria92 Norton Woodseats 6 0 Rawmarsh Welfare95 Kettering Town 3 1 Rushden Town97 Chilton Athletic 0 2 Seaham Colliery Welfare98 Stocksbridge Works 0 0 Sheffield101 Chorley 0 2 Skelmersdale United118 Rugby Town 4 1 Sutton Town Birmingham 126 Trowbridge Town 8 2 Warminster Town129 Kingstonian 4 2 Wimbledon2nd replays edit Tie Home team Score Away team85 Winsford United 2 0 Northwich Victoria98 Sheffield 1 1 Stocksbridge Works3rd replay edit Tie Home team Score Away team98 Sheffield 3 1 Stocksbridge Works2nd qualifying round editTies edit Tie Home team Score Away team1 Altrincham 2 1 Stalybridge Celtic2 Ashby Institute 4 3 Brigg Town3 Barnstaple Town 2 2 Wadebridge Town4 Barry Town 2 1 Gloucester City5 Basford United 0 5 South Normanton Miners Welfare6 Beccles 1 5 Gorleston7 Beighton Miners Welfare 2 1 Norton Woodseats8 Bentley Colliery 1 2 Worksop Town9 Bestwood Colliery 0 7 Creswell Colliery10 Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 1 2 Tunbridge Wells United11 Bideford 1 3 St Blazey12 Biggleswade amp District 0 0 Bedford Town13 Billingham Synthonia 4 1 Bridlington Central United14 Boldon Colliery Welfare 3 3 South Shields15 Brierley Hill Alliance 2 0 Worcester City16 Burscough 2 1 Lancaster City17 Burton Albion 3 0 Atherstone Town18 Cambridge City 1 3 Cambridge United19 Chelmsford City 2 1 Erith amp Belvedere20 Chesham United 1 0 Banbury Spencer21 Chippenham Town 4 2 Salisbury22 Chippenham United 4 1 Bristol St George23 Consett 2 3 Annfield Plain24 Cowes 5 0 Alton Town25 Cromer 2 0 Bungay Town26 Desborough Town 0 4 Kettering Town27 Dorchester Town 1 3 Portland United28 Dunstable Town 3 2 Vauxhall Motors29 Eastbourne 2 7 Hastings United30 Eton Manor 1 1 Hitchin Town31 Farsley Celtic 0 1 Goole Town32 Ferryhill Athletic 7 1 Head Wrightsons33 Fleetwood 1 2 Morecambe34 Flint Town United 1 3 Runcorn35 Frickley Colliery 2 1 Sheffield36 Gresley Rovers 2 0 Matlock Town37 Hallam 0 5 Upton Colliery38 Headington United 4 0 Maidenhead United39 Hendon 2 2 Yiewsley40 Hexham Hearts 3 2 Alnwick Town41 Hounslow Town 4 1 Epsom42 Ilford 1 1 Briggs Sports43 Ilminster Town 0 4 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic44 Kidderminster Harriers 2 1 Bromsgrove Rovers45 Kingstonian 2 1 Margate46 Lancing Athletic 1 3 Ashford Town Kent 47 Lowestoft Town 3 0 Sudbury Town48 Lysaghts Sports 0 4 Boston United49 Lytham 1 2 Skelmersdale United50 Merthyr Tydfil 3 0 Ebbw Vale51 Mossley 2 0 Darwen52 Murton Colliery Welfare 1 1 Ushaw Moor53 Newport I O W 7 0 Winchester City54 Prescot Cables 0 1 Pwllheli amp District55 Raleigh Athletic 0 3 Hinckley Athletic56 Ramsgate Athletic 2 4 Guildford City57 Rugby Town 1 2 Nuneaton Borough58 Seaham Colliery Welfare 0 2 Horden Colliery Welfare59 Spennymoor United 2 1 Stanley United60 Stamford 3 2 Corby Town61 Stowmarket 4 1 Whitton United62 Street 2 1 Glastonbury63 Sutton Town 1 1 Shirebrook Miners Welfare64 Tufnell Park Edmonton 2 1 Stevenage Town65 Wealdstone 2 0 St Albans City66 Welton Rovers 0 3 Trowbridge Town67 West Sleekburn Welfare 0 1 Newburn68 Whitwick Colliery 3 5 Brush Sports69 Willington 3 0 Shildon70 Winsford United 1 0 Congleton Town71 Wisbech Town 4 1 March Town United72 Yorkshire Amateur 3 3 Selby TownReplays edit Tie Home team Score Away team3 Wadebridge Town 3 4 Barnstaple Town12 Bedford Town 5 0 Biggleswade amp District14 South Shields 9 2 Boldon Colliery Welfare30 Hitchin Town 7 1 Eton Manor39 Yiewsley 2 0 Hendon42 Briggs Sports 5 0 Ilford52 Ushaw Moor 4 1 Murton Colliery Welfare63 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 4 3 Sutton Town72 Selby Town 4 1 Yorkshire Amateur3rd qualifying round editTies edit Tie Home team Score Away team1 Annfield Plain 0 1 South Shields2 Ashby Institute 2 3 Boston United3 Billingham Synthonia 1 2 Ferryhill Athletic4 Brush Sports 2 1 Hinckley Athletic5 Burton Albion 1 1 Nuneaton Borough6 Cambridge United 1 0 Wisbech Town7 Chelmsford City 1 0 Briggs Sports8 Chippenham Town 3 2 Trowbridge Town9 Chippenham United 4 1 Street10 Creswell Colliery 3 4 Shirebrook Miners Welfare11 Cromer 2 6 Gorleston12 Dunstable Town 2 4 Bedford Town13 Goole Town 1 3 Selby Town14 Gresley Rovers 5 1 South Normanton Miners Welfare15 Hastings United 2 1 Ashford Town Kent 16 Headington United 2 0 Chesham United17 Hexham Hearts 5 4 Newburn18 Hitchin Town 5 1 Tufnell Park Edmonton19 Horden Colliery Welfare 4 2 Ushaw Moor20 Hounslow Town 6 1 Kingstonian21 Kidderminster Harriers 2 0 Brierley Hill Alliance22 Merthyr Tydfil 3 3 Barry Town23 Morecambe 0 1 Burscough24 Newport I O W 4 2 Cowes25 Portland United 4 1 Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic26 Pwllheli amp District 2 2 Runcorn27 Skelmersdale United 1 3 Mossley28 Spennymoor United 2 1 Willington29 St Blazey 3 5 Barnstaple Town30 Stamford 3 3 Kettering Town31 Stowmarket 4 2 Lowestoft Town32 Tunbridge Wells United 0 2 Guildford City33 Upton Colliery 2 3 Frickley Colliery34 Winsford United 3 1 Altrincham35 Worksop Town 3 2 Beighton Miners Welfare36 Yiewsley 0 3 WealdstoneReplays edit Tie Home team Score Away team5 Nuneaton Borough 3 1 Burton Albion22 Barry Town 2 3 Merthyr Tydfil26 Runcorn 3 0 Pwllheli amp District30 Kettering Town 12 0 Stamford4th qualifying round editThe teams that given byes to this round are Bishop Auckland Yeovil Town Leytonstone Gainsborough Trinity Stockton Witton Albion Weymouth North Shields Rhyl Hereford United Scarborough Wigan Athletic Nelson Tonbridge Blyth Spartans Wellington Town Buxton Folkestone Bath City Llanelli Peterborough United Finchley Great Yarmouth Town and Grays Athletic Ties edit Tie Home team Score Away team1 Bath City 2 1 Barnstaple Town2 Blyth Spartans 4 2 North Shields3 Brush Sports 2 2 Hereford United4 Buxton 0 3 Kettering Town5 Chelmsford City 0 0 Great Yarmouth Town6 Chippenham Town 2 4 Weymouth7 Ferryhill Athletic 2 0 South Shields8 Folkestone 0 1 Finchley9 Gorleston 0 2 Bedford Town10 Guildford City 4 0 Tonbridge11 Hexham Hearts 2 2 Horden Colliery Welfare12 Hounslow Town 1 2 Hastings United13 Kidderminster Harriers 1 2 Wellington Town14 Leytonstone 0 1 Hitchin Town15 Llanelli 6 5 Portland United16 Mossley 1 1 Rhyl17 Nelson 1 0 Winsford United18 Newport I O W 3 1 Chippenham United19 Nuneaton Borough 4 1 Gresley Rovers20 Peterborough United 4 1 Grays Athletic21 Scarborough 6 1 Stockton22 Selby Town 2 0 Frickley Colliery23 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 2 5 Boston United24 Spennymoor United 3 1 Bishop Auckland25 Stowmarket 0 5 Cambridge United26 Wealdstone 0 3 Headington United27 Wigan Athletic 2 1 Burscough28 Witton Albion 2 0 Runcorn29 Worksop Town 2 2 Gainsborough Trinity30 Yeovil Town 2 1 Merthyr TydfilReplays edit Tie Home team Score Away team3 Hereford United 3 0 Brush Sports5 Great Yarmouth Town 1 0 Chelmsford City11 Horden Colliery Welfare 2 0 Hexham Hearts16 Rhyl 2 0 Mossley29 Gainsborough Trinity 2 1 Worksop Town1953 54 FA Cup editSee 1953 54 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards External links editFootball Club History Database FA Cup 1953 54 FA Cup Past Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1953 54 FA Cup qualifying rounds amp oldid 1153599788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
