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
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 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
4th qualifying round
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.
Ties
Replays
2nd replay
1955–56 FA Cup
See
1955-56 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
External links
Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1955–56FA Cup Past Results
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Qualifying
FA Cup qualifying rounds