The FA Cup 1985–86 is the 105th 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 28 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.
Preliminary round
Ties
Replays
2nd replays
1st qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replays
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Replays
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replay
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Dartford, Enfield, Northwich Victoria, Frickley Athletic, Kettering Town, Maidstone United, Barnet, Weymouth, Dagenham, Wycombe Wanderers, Worcester City, Yeovil Town, Bishop's Stortford, Macclesfield Town, Windsor & Eton, Burton Albion, Bangor City, Bognor Regis Town, Farnborough Town and Whitby Town.
Ties
Replays
2nd replays
1985–86 FA Cup
See
1985-86 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
External links
Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1985–86FA Cup Past Results
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Qual
FA Cup qualifying rounds