1900–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds

March 2025 March 2025 March 2025 Association football competition The qualifying rounds for the 1900–01 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup for short), the 30th edition of the world's oldest association football competition, consisting of six rounds of matches played between September and December 1900. A total of 220 teams entered the tournament, 178 of which played in at least one qualifying stage. The 1900–01 FA Cup began on 22 September 1900 when 40 teams competed in the preliminary round and ended on 20 April 1901, when Southern League side Tottenham Hotspur became the only ever non-League club to win the competition. Tournament calendar Round Date Ties Byes Number of clubs Preliminary round Saturday 22 September 1900 20 0 220→200 First qualifying round Saturday 6 October 1900 55 0 200→145 Second qualifying round Saturday 20 October 1900 35 3 145→110 Third qualifying round Saturday 3 November 1900 38 2 110→72 Fourth qualifying round Saturday 17 November 1900 20 0 72→52 Fifth qualifying round Saturday 8 December 1900 10 0 52→42 Intermediate round Saturday 5 January 1901 10 0 42→32 First round proper Saturday 9 February 1901 16 0 32→16 Second round proper Saturday 23 February 1901 8 0 16→8 Third round proper Saturday 23 March 1901 4 0 8→4 Semi-final Saturday 6 April 1901 2 0 4→2 Final Saturday 20 April 1901 1 0 2→1 Preliminary round Home team Score Away team Date 01 1 Eastbourne 6–0 Worthing dmy 1900 9 22 02 2 Darlington 3–0 Tow Law dmy 1900 9 22 03 3 Sheffield 1–3 Attercliffe dmy 1900 9 22 04 4 Leyton 1–1 West Ham Garfield dmy 1900 9 22 04.1 4r West Ham Garfield 4–1 Leyton dmy 1900 9 27 05 5 Turton 0–2 Heywood dmy 1900 9 22 06 6 Olympic 5–0 Upton Park dmy 1900 9 22 07 7 Stockton 0–2 South Bank dmy 1900 9 22 08 8 Doncaster Rovers 6–1 Rotherham Town dmy 1900 9 22 09 9 Norwich CEYMS 1–2 Lowestoft Town dmy 1900 9 22 10 Bishop Auckland 5–2 Stanley United dmy 1900 9 22 11 Leadgate Park 3–0 Crook Town dmy 1900 9 22 12 Worksop Town 3–2 Denaby United dmy 1900 9 22 13 Howden-le-Wear 0–2 Darlington St Augustine's dmy 1900 9 22 14 Hampstead 0–4 West Hampstead dmy 1900 9 22 15 Altofts 2–3 Wath Athletic dmy 1900 9 22 16 Colchester Town 7–0 Bury St Edmunds dmy 1900 9 22 17 Woodford 1–1 Leytonstone dmy 1900 9 22 17r Leytonstone 1–10 Woodford dmy 1900 9 27 18 Great Yarmouth Town 1–1 Harwich & Parkeston dmy 1900 9 22 18r Harwich & Parkeston W–W Great Yarmouth Town — 19 King's Lynn 2–0 Kirkley dmy 1900 9 22 20 Willesden Town 1–3 Civil Service dmy 1900 9 22 First qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date 01 1 South Bank 0–3 Thornaby Utopians dmy 1900 10 6 02 2 Shankhouse 0–1 Gateshead NER dmy 1900 10 6 03 3 Sheppey United 1–0 Gravesend United dmy 1900 10 6 04 4 Folkestone 3–3 Sittingbourne dmy 1900 10 6 04.1 4r Sittingbourne W–W Folkestone — 05 5 Maidenhead W–W Maidenhead Norfolkians — 06 6 Civil Service 4–1 West Hampstead dmy 1900 10 6 07 7 Druids 1–2 Chirk dmy 1900 10 6 08 8 Blackburn Park Road 5–1 Trawden Forest dmy 1900 10 6 09 9 Newark 6–1 Boston Town dmy 1900 10 6 10 Oswaldtwistle Rovers 4–0 Great Harwood dmy 1900 10 6 11 Burton Wanderers 2–2 Gresley Rovers dmy 1900 10 6 11r Gresley Rovers 1–1 Burton Wanderers dmy 1900 10 11 11r2 Burton Wanderers 2–4 Gresley Rovers dmy 1900 10 15 12 Attercliffe 0–2 Doncaster Rovers dmy 1900 10 6 13 Belper Town 2–0 Heanor Town dmy 1900 10 6 14 Workington 4–3 Moss Bay Exchange dmy 1900 10 6 15 Darlington St Augustine's 1–1 Darlington dmy 1900 10 6 16 Darlington 4–1 Darlington St Augustine's dmy 1900 10 6 17 Stourbridge 5–2 Kidderminster Harriers dmy 1900 10 6 18 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 White Star Wanderers dmy 1900 10 6 19 Leadgate Park 2–2 Bishop Auckland dmy 1900 10 6 19r Bishop Auckland 3–1 Leadgate Park dmy 1900 10 10 20 Mickley 1–2 St Peter's Albion dmy 1900 10 6 21 Chesham Generals 0–0 Chesham Town dmy 1900 10 6 21r Chesham Town 0–3 Chesham Generals dmy 1900 10 11 22 Rushden 4–1 Desborough Town dmy 1900 10 6 23 Worksop Town 7–2 Montrose Works dmy 1900 10 6 24 Ilkeston Town 2–0 Stapleford Town dmy 1900 10 6 25 Coalville Town 3–1 Swadlincote dmy 1900 10 6 26 Newstead Byron W–W Hucknall Portland — 27 Swanscombe 0–3 Grays United dmy 1900 10 6 28 Hinckley Town W–W Nuneaton Town — 29 Middlewich Rangers 0–3 Nantwich dmy 1900 10 6 30 Wallsend Park Villa 1–1 Prudhoe dmy 1900 10 6 30r Prudhoe 2–3 Wallsend Park Villa dmy 1900 10 10 31 Crouch End Vampires 3–0 London Welsh dmy 1900 10 6 32 Eastbourne Swifts 1–2 Brighton Athletic dmy 1900 10 6 33 Rothwell Town Swifts 1–3 Finedon Revellers dmy 1900 10 6 34 Rochdale 1–0 Rossendale United dmy 1900 10 6 35 Halesowen 1–2 Brierley Hill Alliance dmy 1900 10 6 36 West Croydon 5–0 West Norwood dmy 1900 10 6 37 Rhyl United 3–0 Llandudno Swifts dmy 1900 10 6 38 Maidstone United 4–0 Ashford United dmy 1900 10 6 39 Richmond Association 3–2 Shepherd's Bush dmy 1900 10 6 40 Freetown 3–1 Heywood dmy 1900 10 6 41 South Shields 1–2 Morpeth Harriers dmy 1900 10 6 42 Birkenhead 3–0 Buckley Victoria dmy 1900 10 6 43 West Ham Garfield 0–3 Olympic dmy 1900 10 6 44 Colchester Town 2–5 Lowestoft Town dmy 1900 10 6 45 Stockton St John's 0–2 Thornaby dmy 1900 10 10 46 Wath Athletic 3–0 Wombwell Town dmy 1900 10 6 47 Woodford 2–3 Ilford dmy 1900 10 6 48 Grantham Avenue 3–1 Grimsby All Saints dmy 1900 10 6 49 Royston United 1–2 Hunslet dmy 1900 10 6 50 Brighton & Hove Rangers 3–0 Eastbourne dmy 1900 10 6 51 Godalming 4–3 Redhill dmy 1900 10 6 52 Mansfield Foresters 2–1 Bulwell United dmy 1900 10 6 53 King's Lynn 2–1 Harwich & Parkeston dmy 1900 10 6 54 Keswick 3–2 Frizington White Star dmy 1900 10 6 55 Earlestown 3–0 Haydock dmy 1900 10 6 Second qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date 01 1 Olympic 1–1 Ilford dmy 1900 10 20 01.1 1r Ilford 0–2 Olympic dmy 1900 10 25 02 2 Blackburn Park Road 3–0 Oswaldtwistle Rovers dmy 1900 10 20 03 3 Morpeth Harriers 0–1 Gateshead NER dmy 1900 10 20 04 4 Nantwich 5–2 Winsford United dmy 1900 10 20 05 5 Bishop Auckland 3–0 Darlington dmy 1900 10 20 06 6 Buxton – Bye — 07 7 Stourbridge 2–2 Brierley Hill Alliance dmy 1900 10 20 07.1 7r Brierley Hill Alliance 1–3 Stourbridge dmy 1900 10 22 08 8 Finedon Revellers 2–2 Rushden dmy 1900 10 20 08.1 8r Rushden 0–1 Finedon Revellers dmy 1900 10 25 09 9 Chesham Generals 1–0 Aylesbury United dmy 1900 10 20 10 Worksop Town 0–0 Doncaster Rovers dmy 1900 10 20 10r Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Worksop Town dmy 1900 10 25 11 Ilkeston Town 6–1 Belper Town dmy 1900 10 20 12 Slough 2–2 Maidenhead dmy 1900 10 20 12r Maidenhead 3–0 Slough dmy 1900 10 25 13 Gresley Rovers 2–0 Coalville Town dmy 1900 10 20 14 Oxford City – Bye — 15 Hinckley Town W–W Loughborough — 16 Hunslet 4–1 Wath Athletic dmy 1900 10 20 17 St Peter's Albion 1–5 Wallsend Park Villa dmy 1900 10 20 18 Crouch End Vampires 0–1 Civil Service dmy 1900 10 20 19 Grays United 1–0 Sheppey United dmy 1900 10 20 20 Oswestry United W–W Ironbridge — 21 Rhyl United 0–0 Chirk dmy 1900 10 20 21r Chirk W–W Rhyl United — 22 Maidstone United 2–2 Sittingbourne dmy 1900 10 20 22r Sittingbourne 0–0 Maidstone United dmy 1900 10 24 22r2 Maidstone United 2–0 Sittingbourne dmy 1900 10 29 23 Richmond Association W–W 1st Coldstream Guards — 24 Freetown 0–3 Rochdale dmy 1900 10 20 25 Welshpool W–W Aberystwyth — 26 Thornaby Utopians 2–1 Thornaby dmy 1900 10 20 27 Birkenhead 0–1 White Star Wanderers dmy 1900 10 20 28 Brighton Athletic 0–4 Brighton & Hove Rangers dmy 1900 10 20 29 Yeovil Casuals 6–1 Street dmy 1900 10 20 30 Bristol East – Bye — 31 Grantham Avenue 0–0 Newark dmy 1900 10 20 31r Newark 4–2 Grantham Avenue dmy 1900 10 25 32 Hudsons 1–2 Southport Central dmy 1900 10 20 33 Godalming 4–0 West Croydon dmy 1900 10 20 34 Mansfield Foresters 1–2 Newstead Byron dmy 1900 10 20 35 King's Lynn 3–0 Lowestoft Town dmy 1900 10 20 36 Keswick 1–2 Workington dmy 1900 10 20 37 Leighton Cee Springs W–W Hitchin — 38 Earlestown 5–0 Swinton Town dmy 1900 10 20 Third qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date 01 1 Chesterfield 8–3 Hunslet dmy 1900 11 3 02 2 Clapton 8–1 Maidstone United dmy 1900 11 3 03 3 Darwen 3–1 Nelson dmy 1900 11 3 04 4 Kettering 7–0 Finedon Revellers dmy 1900 11 3 05 5 Watford 10–0 Leighton Cee Springs dmy 1900 11 3 06 6 Weymouth 4–3 Yeovil Casuals dmy 1900 11 3 07 7 Marlow 3–5 Chesham Generals dmy 1900 11 3 08 8 Blackburn Park Road 0–1 Blackpool dmy 1900 11 3 09 9 Southport Central 3–1 Chorley dmy 1900 11 3 10 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Stalybridge Rovers dmy 1900 11 3 11 Middlesbrough 3–3 Willington Athletic dmy 1900 11 3 11r Willington Athletic 0–0 Middlesbrough dmy 1900 11 7 11r2 Middlesbrough 8–0 Willington Athletic dmy 1900 11 12 12 Lincoln City 0–0 Gainsborough Trinity dmy 1900 11 3 12r Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 Lincoln City dmy 1900 11 7 12r2 Lincoln City 3–1 Gainsborough Trinity dmy 1900 11 12 13 Chirk 8–1 Welshpool dmy 1900 11 3 14 Burton Swifts 2–2 Newstead Byron dmy 1900 11 3 14r Newstead Byron 0–4 Burton Swifts dmy 1900 11 7 15 Swindon Town 1–1 Bristol East dmy 1900 11 3 15r Swindon Town 5–0 Bristol East dmy 1900 11 12 16 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Walsall dmy 1900 11 3 16r Walsall 1–0 Shrewsbury Town dmy 1900 11 8 17 Workington W–W Rochdale — 18 Nantwich 2–1 Buxton dmy 1900 11 3 19 Gateshead NER 0–1 Jarrow dmy 1900 11 3 20 Stockport County 6–2 Wrexham dmy 1900 11 3 21 Newark 2–1 Ilkeston Town dmy 1900 11 7 22 Wellington Town W–W Stourbridge — 23 Gresley Rovers 2–0 Wellingborough Town dmy 1900 11 3 24 Oxford City 0–4 Reading dmy 1900 11 3 25 Hinckley Town 2–0 Northampton Town dmy 1900 11 3 26 Queens Park Rangers 7–0 Fulham dmy 1900 11 3 27 Staple Hill – Bye — 28 Wallsend Park Villa 3–0 Hebburn Argyle dmy 1900 11 3 29 Grays United 0–2 New Brompton dmy 1900 11 3 30 Barnsley 2–1 Doncaster Rovers dmy 1900 11 3 31 Brentford 3–1 Maidenhead dmy 1900 11 3 32 Oswestry United W–W Coventry City — 33 Bristol Rovers – Bye — 34 Richmond Association W–W Wycombe Wanderers — 35 Thornaby Utopians 1–5 Bishop Auckland dmy 1900 11 3 36 Brighton & Hove Rangers 1–5 Chatham dmy 1900 11 3 37 Godalming 1–2 Civil Service dmy 1900 11 3 38 King's Lynn 1–4 Luton Town dmy 1900 11 3 39 West Ham United 1–0 Olympic dmy 1900 11 3 40 Earlestown 2–1 White Star Wanderers dmy 1900 11 3 Fourth qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date 01 1 Darwen 2–1 Blackpool dmy 1900 11 17 02 2 Watford 1–1 Queens Park Rangers dmy 1900 11 17 02.1 2r Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Watford dmy 1900 11 21 03 3 Reading 11–0 Chesham Generals dmy 1900 11 17 04 4 Chatham 2–2 Clapton dmy 1900 11 17 04.1 4r Clapton 5–1 Chatham dmy 1900 11 21 05 5 Southport Central 2–0 Workington dmy 1900 11 17 06 6 Middlesbrough 3–0 Jarrow dmy 1900 11 17 07 7 Newark 0–5 Chesterfield dmy 1900 11 17 08 8 Chirk 0–1 Walsall dmy 1900 11 17 09 9 Burton Swifts 4–1 Hinckley Town dmy 1900 11 17 10 Luton Town 9–1 Civil Service dmy 1900 11 17 11 Swindon Town 2–2 Staple Hill dmy 1900 11 17 11r Swindon Town 6–0 Staple Hill dmy 1900 11 21 12 Bishop Auckland 5–0 Wallsend Park Villa dmy 1900 11 17 13 Stockport County 1–3 Crewe Alexandra dmy 1900 11 17 14 New Brompton 1–1 West Ham United dmy 1900 11 17 14r West Ham United 4–1 New Brompton dmy 1900 11 21 15 Wellington Town 4–0 Oswestry United dmy 1900 11 17 16 Gresley Rovers 1–3 Kettering dmy 1900 11 17 17 Barnsley 1–0 Lincoln City dmy 1900 11 17 18 Brentford 0–1 Richmond Association dmy 1900 11 17 19 Bristol Rovers 15–1 Weymouth dmy 1900 11 17 20 Earlestown 2–3 Nantwich dmy 1900 11 17 Fifth qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date 01 1 Reading 2–0 Richmond Association dmy 1900 12 8 02 2 Walsall 6–0 Wellington Town dmy 1900 12 8 03 3 Southport Central 1–1 Darwen dmy 1900 12 8 03.1 3r Darwen 2–0 Southport Central dmy 1900 12 11 04 4 Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Nantwich dmy 1900 12 8 05 5 Middlesbrough 4–0 Bishop Auckland dmy 1900 12 8 06 6 Burton Swifts 1–2 Kettering dmy 1900 12 8 07 7 Luton Town 3–0 Queens Park Rangers dmy 1900 12 8 08 8 Barnsley 1–5 Chesterfield dmy 1900 12 8 09 9 Bristol Rovers 5–1 Swindon Town dmy 1900 12 8 10 West Ham United 1–1 Clapton dmy 1900 12 8 10r Clapton 2–3 West Ham United dmy 1900 12 12 References http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/Archive FA Cup results archive The Football Association 14 April 2011 Qualifying Rounds