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Football tournament season
The FA Cup 1955–56 is the 75th 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.
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashford Town (Kent)
1–0
Tooting & Mitcham United
2
Atherstone Town
1–2
Burton Albion
3
Aveley
5–1
Brentwood & Warley
4
Aylesbury United
3–1
Slough Centre
5
Bangor City
3–3
Llandudno
6
Barking
2–2
Leyton
7
Berkhamsted Town
2–2
Kingstonian
8
Bexhill Town
2–3
Littlehampton Town
9
Bilston
1–5
Stafford Rangers
10
Bishop's Stortford
1–2
Eton Manor
11
Bodmin Town
4–3
Ilfracombe Town
12
Boldmere St Michaels
2–2
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
13
Brierley Hill Alliance
1–1
Kidderminster Harriers
14
Bromley
0–1
Margate
15
Bulford United
1–1
Welton Rovers
16
Cambridge City
2–2
March Town United
17
Canterbury City
2–1
Sutton United
18
Carshalton Athletic
4–1
Dulwich Hamlet
19
Chatham Town
1–6
Ramsgate Athletic
20
Chatteris Town
2–1
Cambridge United
21
Chorley
4–0
Darwen
22
Clandown
0–0
Bath City
23
Clevedon
0–2
Chippenham United
24
Dagenham
2–1
Romford
25
Dartford
0–3
Gravesend & Northfleet
26
Dover
5–1
Whitstable
27
Dudley Town
1–4
Hednesford Town
28
East Grinstead
2–1
Newhaven
29
Eastbourne
4–2
Wigmore Athletic
30
Enfield
3–1
Letchworth Town
31
Erith & Belvedere
3–3
Dorking
32
Exning United
2–4
Ely City
33
Frome Town
4–3
Trowbridge Town
34
Grays Athletic
1–0
Chelmsford City
35
Halesowen Town
2–1
Bromsgrove Rovers
36
Harrow Town
3–3
Uxbridge
37
Hayes
1–4
Finchley
38
Hertford Town
1–2
St Albans City
39
Holbeach United
6–0
Newmarket Town
40
Horsham
1–3
Redhill
41
Horwich R M I
3–2
Skelmersdale United
42
Hounslow Town
3–3
Metropolitan Police
43
Ilford
0–3
Briggs Sports
44
King's Lynn
6–1
Histon
45
Leyland Motors
2–1
Bacup Borough
46
Leytonstone
2–1
Harwich & Parkeston
47
Linotype & Machinery
2–4
Hyde United
48
Maidstone United
1–1
Sheppey United
49
Marlow
1–2
Maidenhead United
50
Moor Green
2–2
Bloxwich Strollers
51
Mossley
1–1
Lytham
52
Nantwich
0–1
Congleton Town
53
Northwich Victoria
2–2
Altrincham
54
Penzance
4–2
Newquay
55
Prescot Cables
4–3
Marine
56
Rainham Town
1–3
Clacton Town
57
Redditch
0–1
Worcester City
58
Shoreham
1–6
Bognor Regis Town
59
Sittingbourne
4–2
Bexleyheath & Welling
60
Slough Town
4–0
Bicester Town
61
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
4–0
Walton & Hersham
62
South Liverpool
4–2
Ellesmere Port Town
63
St Austell
1–8
Truro City
64
St Blazey
3–1
Tavistock
65
St Helens Town
1–1
Pwllheli & District
66
Stevenage Town
1–3
Barnet
67
Stourbridge
6–0
Oswestry Town
68
Taunton
2–1
Barnstaple Town
69
Tonbridge
8–2
Betteshanger Colliery Welfare
70
Ware
7–2
Shefford Town
71
Warminster Town
3–1
Melksham Town
72
Wells City
2–1
Bridgwater Town
73
Welwyn Garden City
0–3
Clapton
74
Wembley
2–3
Wealdstone
75
Wimbledon
4–1
Edgware Town
76
Windsor & Eton
2–2
Chesham United
77
Winsford United
4–1
Witton Albion
78
Wisbech Town
5–0
Warboys Town
79
Witney Town
0–0
Wycombe Wanderers
80
Woking
1–1
Folkestone
81
Woodford Town
4–2
Tilbury
82
Worthing
5–0
Lancing Athletic
83
Yiewsley
0–0
Southall
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Llandudno
1–0
Bangor City
6
Leyton
1–0
Barking
7
Kingstonian
6–0
Berkhamsted Town
12
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
4–2
Boldmere St Michaels
13
Kidderminster Harriers
4–2
Brierley Hill Alliance
15
Welton Rovers
1–3
Bulford United
16
March Town United
3–1
Cambridge City
22
Bath City
4–0
Clandown
31
Dorking
5–1
Erith & Belvedere
36
Uxbridge
1–2
Harrow Town
42
Metropolitan Police
0–4
Hounslow Town
48
Sheppey United
0–4
Maidstone United
50
Bloxwich Strollers
0–2
Moor Green
51
Lytham
1–0
Mossley
53
Altrincham
0–2
Northwich Victoria
65
Pwllheli & District
3–1
St Helens Town
76
Chesham United
2–0
Windsor & Eton
79
Wycombe Wanderers
15–1
Witney Town
80
Folkestone
2–1
Woking
83
Southall
2–1
Yiewsley
1st qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Abingdon Town
0–3
Slough Town
2
Andover
5–0
Gosport Borough Athletic
3
Ashford Town (Kent)
2–5
Ramsgate Athletic
4
Ashington
7–0
Gosforth & Coxlodge
5
Ashton United
1–1
Nelson
6
Banbury Spencer
7–0
Aylesbury United
7
Basingstoke Town
3–3
Fareham Town
8
Bath City
3–3
Chippenham United
9
Bedford Town
4–0
Biggleswade & District
10
Bideford
4–0
Minehead
11
Bognor Regis Town
3–1
East Grinstead
12
Bridlington Central United
3–0
North Skelton Athletic
13
Brigg Town
2–2
Bourne Town
14
Briggs Sports
0–0
Grays Athletic
15
Brodsworth Main Colliery
1–2
Langold W M C
16
Bulford United
4–1
Calne & Harris United
17
Bungay Town
0–2
Beccles
18
Burton Albion
2–0
Tamworth
19
Bury Town
3–2
Whitton United
20
Buxton
2–1
Lostock Gralam
21
Cheltenham Town
1–2
Lovells Athletic
22
Clacton Town
3–0
Woodford Town
23
Clapton
0–0
St Albans City
24
Congleton Town
1–3
Hyde United
25
Consett
4–0
Dawdon Colliery Welfare
26
Corby Town
2–1
Kettering Town
27
Cowes
4–1
Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic
28
Cromer
1–2
Wymondham Town
29
Darlaston
2–7
Stourbridge
30
Deal Town
2–2
Canterbury City
31
Denaby United
5–0
Retford Town
32
Desborough Town
0–0
Rothwell Town
33
Devizes Town
0–2
Salisbury
34
Dorking
3–1
Folkestone
35
Durham City
4–2
Chilton Athletic
36
Earlestown
1–1
South Liverpool
37
Eastbourne
0–2
Redhill
38
Ebbw Vale
2–2
Gloucester City
39
Ely City
4–3
Thetford Town
40
Epsom
3–2
Dover
41
Eton Manor
3–2
Barnet
42
Flint Town United
0–0
Runcorn
43
Frome Town
2–1
Warminster Town
44
Glastonbury
1–3
Street
45
Grantham
4–2
Ashby Institute
46
Gravesend & Northfleet
1–2
Margate
47
Harrow Town
0–7
Wealdstone
48
Hednesford Town
0–1
Halesowen Town
49
Hemel Hempstead
1–0
Hounslow Town
50
Hexham Hearts
2–4
North Shields
51
Hitchin Town
5–0
Ware
52
Hoddesdon Town
2–5
Enfield
53
Kidderminster Harriers
2–1
Wellington Town
54
King's Lynn
4–2
Chatteris Town
55
Lancaster City
2–0
Burscough
56
Langwith Miners Welfare
1–2
Hallam
57
Leyland Motors
1–0
Horwich R M I
58
Leyton
3–0
Aveley
59
Leytonstone
0–3
Dagenham
60
Llanelli
5–0
Cinderford Town
61
Lockheed Leamington
2–1
Moor Green
62
Long Eaton Town
2–3
Whitwick Colliery
63
Lowestoft Town
9–0
Haverhill Rovers
64
Lytham
1–4
Chorley
65
Macclesfield
0–4
Northwich Victoria
66
March Town United
3–1
St Neots & District
67
Milnthorpe Corinthians
5–2
Morecambe
68
Murton Colliery Welfare
4–2
Blackhall Colliery Welfare
69
New Brighton
4–0
Llandudno
70
Newburn
1–2
Cramlington Welfare
71
Norton Woodseats
1–2
Beighton Miners Welfare
72
Oxford City
2–1
Chesham United
73
Penzance
3–1
Truro City
74
Potton United
0–2
Eynesbury Rovers
75
Pwllheli & District
4–1
Prescot Cables
76
Radstock Town
2–3
Weston Super Mare
77
Ransome & Marles
6–1
Creswell Colliery
78
Rossendale United
4–3
Droylsden
79
Rugby Town
2–2
Bedworth Town
80
Seaham Colliery Welfare
1–3
Easington Colliery Welfare
81
Sheringham
0–0
Great Yarmouth Town
82
Shildon
3–0
Stockton
83
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
9–5
Annfield Plain
84
Sittingbourne
2–0
Tunbridge Wells United
85
Skegness Town
7–2
Barton Town
86
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
0–1
Carshalton Athletic
87
South Shields
5–0
Alnwick Town
88
Southall
1–1
Kingstonian
89
Southwick
2–1
Littlehampton Town
90
Stafford Rangers
1–2
Worcester City
91
Stalybridge Celtic
1–1
Winsford United
92
Stamford
1–5
Rushden Town
93
Stanley United
0–1
West Auckland Town
94
Stocksbridge Works
8–2
Sheffield
95
Stonehouse
3–4
Barry Town
96
Stowmarket
7–0
Diss Town
97
Sudbury Town
14–1
Leiston
98
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
2–2
Bourneville Athletic
99
Taunton
0–2
St Blazey
100
Tonbridge
0–1
Maidstone United
101
Tow Law Town
3–1
Evenwood Town
102
Upton Colliery
0–3
Frickley Colliery
103
Wadebridge Town
2–5
Bodmin Town
104
Wellingborough Town
1–9
Spalding United
105
Wells City
2–1
Peasedown Miners Welfare
106
Westbury United
1–1
Chippenham Town
107
Willington
3–1
Cockfield
108
Wimbledon
0–1
Finchley
109
Winchester City
2–2
Chichester City
110
Wisbech Town
2–2
Holbeach United
111
Wolverton Town & B R
0–2
Dunstable Town
112
Worksop Town
8–0
Brunswick Institute
113
Worthing
4–1
Haywards Heath
114
Wycombe Wanderers
4–2
Maidenhead United
115
Yorkshire Amateur
1–2
Ossett Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
5
Nelson
1–4
Ashton United
7
Fareham Town
3–2
Basingstoke Town
8
Chippenham United
1–0
Bath City
13
Bourne Town
2–3
Brigg Town
14
Grays Athletic
0–0
Briggs Sports
23
St Albans City
4–1
Clapton
30
Canterbury City
2–1
Deal Town
32
Rothwell Town
5–0
Desborough Town
36
South Liverpool
3–1
Earlestown
38
Gloucester City
4–1
Ebbw Vale
42
Runcorn
4–3
Flint Town United
79
Bedworth Town
2–2
Rugby Town
81
Great Yarmouth Town
3–2
Sheringham
88
Kingstonian
0–1
Southall
91
Winsford United
6–0
Stalybridge Celtic
98
Bourneville Athletic
1–4
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
106
Chippenham Town
0–1
Westbury United
109
Chichester City
1–3
Winchester City
110
Holbeach United
0–2
Wisbech Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
14
Briggs Sports
1–0
Grays Athletic
79
Bedworth Town
3–1
Rugby Town
2nd qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Alford United
0–3
Grantham
2
Andover
2–1
Winchester City
3
Ashton United
2–1
Leyland Motors
4
Banbury Spencer
3–1
Oxford City
5
Barry Town
5–2
Gloucester City
6
Beccles
2–2
Wymondham Town
7
Bedworth Town
1–1
Burton Albion
8
Bideford
4–1
St Blazey
9
Bognor Regis Town
2–2
Redhill
10
Boldon Colliery Welfare
1–2
Consett
11
Bridlington Central United
4–4
Whitby Town
12
Bury Town
2–3
Lowestoft Town
13
Cowes
2–3
Fareham Town
14
Dagenham
0–1
Briggs Sports
15
Denaby United
3–2
Stocksbridge Works
16
Dunstable Town
0–4
Bedford Town
17
Easington Colliery Welfare
4–2
Silksworth Colliery Welfare
18
Enfield
4–2
St Albans City
19
Epsom
3–2
Dorking
20
Eton Manor
3–3
Hitchin Town
21
Eynesbury Rovers
5–0
Bletchley & Wipac Sports
22
Fleetwood
0–0
Milnthorpe Corinthians
23
Frome Town
2–2
Westbury United
24
Goole Town
6–0
Harrogate Railway Athletic
25
Great Yarmouth Town
2–0
Gorleston
26
Gresley Rovers
0–1
Boots Athletic
27
Halesowen Town
3–0
Stourbridge
28
Hallam
0–2
Frickley Colliery
29
Heanor Town
1–2
Brush Sports
30
Hemel Hempstead
2–5
Finchley
31
Hyde United
1–3
Northwich Victoria
32
Ilkeston Town
3–1
South Normanton Miners Welfare
33
Kidderminster Harriers
2–0
Worcester City
34
King's Lynn
1–1
March Town United
35
Lancaster City
2–0
Penrith
36
Langold W M C
1–2
Bentley Colliery
37
Leyton
4–0
Clacton Town
38
Linby Colliery
3–3
Sutton Town
39
Llanelli
0–3
Lovells Athletic
40
Lockheed Leamington
3–4
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
41
Maidstone United
1–4
Margate
42
Murton Colliery Welfare
0–2
Ferryhill Athletic
43
New Brighton
4–2
Pwllheli & District
44
North Shields
3–1
Ashington
45
Ossett Town
3–2
Farsley Celtic
46
Penzance
4–3
Bodmin Town
47
Players Athletic
1–4
Whitwick Colliery
48
Poole Town
3–1
Bridport
49
Portland United
5–0
Ilminster Town
50
Ramsgate Athletic
1–1
Canterbury City
51
Rossendale United
2–1
Chorley
52
Runcorn
1–1
South Liverpool
53
Rushden Town
3–3
Rothwell Town
54
Salisbury
3–0
Bulford United
55
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
3–1
Ransome & Marles
56
Sittingbourne
0–0
Carshalton Athletic
57
Skegness Town
3–1
Brigg Town
58
Slough Town
3–3
Wycombe Wanderers
59
South Bank
0–1
Billingham Synthonia
60
South Shields
5–3
Cramlington Welfare
61
Southwick
1–2
Worthing
62
Spalding United
1–3
Corby Town
63
Street
3–6
Chippenham United
64
Sudbury Town
4–0
Stowmarket
65
Tow Law Town
1–4
West Auckland Town
66
Wealdstone
1–2
Southall
67
Weston Super Mare
5–1
Wells City
68
Willington
3–3
Shildon
69
Winsford United
5–1
Buxton
70
Wisbech Town
3–2
Ely City
71
Wolsingham Welfare
2–2
Durham City
72
Worksop Town
3–0
Beighton Miners Welfare
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
6
Wymondham Town
1–2
Beccles
7
Burton Albion
3–2
Bedworth Town
9
Redhill
4–0
Bognor Regis Town
11
Whitby Town
0–1
Bridlington Central United
20
Hitchin Town
2–1
Eton Manor
22
Milnthorpe Corinthians
2–5
Fleetwood
23
Westbury United
1–2
Frome Town
35
March Town United
1–0
King's Lynn
38
Sutton Town
3–2
Linby Colliery
50
Canterbury City
2–5
Ramsgate Athletic
52
South Liverpool
1–3
Runcorn
53
Rothwell Town
3–2
Rushden Town
56
Carshalton Athletic
1–2
Sittingbourne
58
Wycombe Wanderers
1–0
Slough Town
68
Shildon
7–3
Willington
71
Durham City
2–0
Wolsingham Welfare
3rd qualifying round [ edit ]
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashton United
1–0
Rossendale United
2
Banbury Spencer
1–2
Wycombe Wanderers
3
Barry Town
1–3
Lovells Athletic
4
Beccles
1–4
Great Yarmouth Town
5
Bridlington Central United
1–0
Billingham Synthonia
6
Briggs Sports
1–2
Leyton
7
Brush Sports
1–0
Whitwick Colliery
8
Burton Albion
6–3
Sutton Town (Birmingham)
9
Chippenham United
3–2
Weston Super Mare
10
Consett
1–4
Easington Colliery Welfare
11
Corby Town
3–1
Rothwell Town
12
Durham City
0–0
Ferryhill Athletic
13
Epsom
1–3
Margate
14
Eynesbury Rovers
1–4
Bedford Town
15
Fareham Town
2–2
Andover
16
Fleetwood
1–1
Lancaster City
17
Frickley Colliery
3–5
Denaby United
18
Goole Town
2–1
Ossett Town
19
Grantham
3–3
Skegness Town
20
Hitchin Town
3–1
Enfield
21
Ilkeston Town
9–0
Boots Athletic
22
Kidderminster Harriers
0–0
Halesowen Town
23
Lowestoft Town
0–0
Sudbury Town
24
Northwich Victoria
2–2
Winsford United
25
Penzance
2–2
Bideford
26
Portland United
1–4
Poole Town
27
Runcorn
0–1
New Brighton
28
Salisbury
3–0
Frome Town
29
Sittingbourne
1–1
Ramsgate Athletic
30
South Shields
0–1
North Shields
31
Southall
3–0
Finchley
32
Sutton Town
4–1
Shirebrook Miners Welfare
33
West Auckland Town
1–1
Shildon
34
Wisbech Town
1–1
March Town United
35
Worksop Town
9–2
Bentley Colliery
36
Worthing
1–4
Redhill
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
12
Ferryhill Athletic
0–2
Durham City
15
Andover
0–2
Fareham Town
16
Lancaster City
3–1
Fleetwood
19
Skegness Town
3–0
Grantham
22
Halesowen Town
1–0
Kidderminster Harriers
23
Sudbury Town
4–1
Lowestoft Town
24
Winsford United
1–2
Northwich Victoria
25
Bideford
2–0
Penzance
29
Ramsgate Athletic
3–2
Sittingbourne
33
Shildon
5–3
West Auckland Town
34
March Town United
3–0
Wisbech Town
4th qualifying round [ edit ] The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Walthamstow Avenue, Yeovil Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Weymouth, Rhyl, Hereford United, Wigan Athletic, Blyth Spartans, Peterborough United, Headington United, Hastings United, Guildford City, Spennymoor United, Horden Colliery Welfare, Nuneaton Borough, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Netherfield, Dorchester Town and Hinckley Athletic.
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
1
Ashton United
5–0
Wigan Athletic
2
Bedford Town
6–0
Walthamstow Avenue
3
Bideford
0–3
Yeovil Town
4
Blyth Spartans
2–4
Shildon
5
Brush Sports
0–2
Burton Albion
6
Chippenham United
2–6
Salisbury
7
Dorchester Town
3–0
Newport I O W
8
Durham City
5–2
Bridlington Central United
9
Guildford City
2–2
Ramsgate Athletic
10
Headington United
2–4
Margate
11
Hereford United
8–1
Nuneaton Borough
12
Hinckley Athletic
1–4
Halesowen Town
13
Horden Colliery Welfare
1–4
Easington Colliery Welfare
14
Ilkeston Town
1–3
Peterborough United
15
Leyton
3–1
Hitchin Town
16
Lovells Athletic
2–0
Merthyr Tydfil
17
March Town United
1–0
Great Yarmouth Town
18
Netherfield
2–0
Lancaster City
19
Northwich Victoria
3–1
Denaby United
20
Poole Town
2–3
Weymouth
21
Redhill
2–2
Hastings United
22
Rhyl
3–1
New Brighton
23
Scarborough
3–1
North Shields
24
Selby Town
2–4
Goole Town
25
Skegness Town
1–1
Gainsborough Trinity
26
Spennymoor United
2–2
Crook Town
27
Sudbury Town
4–4
Southall
28
Sutton Town
2–8
Boston United
29
Wycombe Wanderers
3–1
Fareham Town
30
Worksop Town
1–0
Corby Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
9
Ramsgate Athletic
3–2
Guildford City
21
Hastings United
4–0
Redhill
25
Gainsborough Trinity
0–2
Skegness Town
26
Crook Town
5–0
Spennymoor United
27
Southall
2–2
Sudbury Town
Tie
Home team
Score
Away team
27
Southall
7–2
Sudbury Town
See 1955-56 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
Seasons Qualifying rounds Finals
England
Wales