1989–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The 1989–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 109th season of competition in
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for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (
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), the world's oldest
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single knockout competition. A total of 540 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 15 from the previous season’s 525. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down ( Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these
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teams. The 28 winning teams from fourth round qualifying progressed to the
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, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.


Calendar


Preliminary round


Ties


Replays


2nd replays


3rd replay


1st qualifying round


Ties


Replays


2nd replays


2nd qualifying round


Ties


Replays


2nd replays


3rd replay


3rd qualifying round


Ties


Replays


2nd replays


4th qualifying round

The teams that given byes to this round are Darlington, Kidderminster Harriers, Runcorn, Yeovil Town, Northwich Victoria, Welling United, Enfield, Altrincham, Chorley, Merthyr Tydfil, Farnborough Town, Aylesbury United, Dagenham, Bognor Regis Town, Chelmsford City, Rugby Town, Burton Albion, Halesowen Town, Bath City and Hayes.


Ties


Replays


2nd replay


1989-90 FA Cup

See 1989-90 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.


External links


Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1989-90

The FA Cup Archive
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