The FA Cup 1964–65 is the 84th 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.
1st qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replay
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replay
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Replays
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Wimbledon, Gateshead, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, King's Lynn, Chelmsford City, Blyth Spartans, Margate, Bath City, Kettering Town, Weymouth, Romford, Bedford Town, Cambridge United, Hinckley Athletic, Wigan Athletic, Scarborough, Bangor City, Netherfield, Maidenhead United, Bridgwater Town and Corby Town.
Ties
Replays
1964–65 FA Cup
See
1964-65 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
External links
Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1964–65FA Cup Past Results
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