The FA Cup 1973–74 is the 93rd 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 ...
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 compet ...
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
1st qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replays
3rd replay
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replays
3rd replay
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Replays
2nd replay
3rd replay
4th replay
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Stafford Rangers, Barnet, Hendon, Enfield, Telford United, Hillingdon Borough, Yeovil Town, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Grantham, Margate, Bangor City, Boston United, Rhyl, Guildford City, Blyth Spartans, Kettering Town, Lancaster City, Hayes and Bishop's Stortford.
Ties
Replays
2nd replays
3rd replay
1973–74 FA Cup
See
1973-74 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
External links
Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1973–74FA Cup Past Results
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Qualifying Rounds
FA Cup qualifying rounds