The FA Cup 1958–59 is the 78th season of the world's oldest
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isl ...
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.
Preliminary round
Ties
Replays
1st qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replay
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Replays
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replay
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Bishop Auckland, Wycombe Wanderers, Bedford Town, Peterborough United, Wigan Athletic, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Walthamstow Avenue, Weymouth, Rhyl, Blyth Spartans, Hastings United, Guildford City, Newport I O W, Scarborough, Dorchester Town, Goole Town, Margate, Chelmsford City, Worcester City, Bath City, Crook Town and Durham City.
Ties
Replays
1958–59 FA Cup
See
1958-59 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.
External links
Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1958–59FA Cup Past Results
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Qualifying
Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to:
* Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
FA Cup qualifying rounds