The FA Cup 1968–69 is the 88th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup 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
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Belper Town
2–2
Bedworth Town
2
Burton Albion
1–3
Bromsgrove Rovers
3
Desborough Town
3–0
Chatteris Town
4
Droylsden
0–3
Skelmersdale United
5
Fleetwood
5–0
Milnthorpe Corinthians
6
Goole Town
4–1
Barton Town
7
Hayes
1–3
Brentwood Town
8
Hinckley Athletic
1–1
Lower Gornal Athletic
9
Horsham
2–3
Bognor Regis Town
10
Ilkeston Town
1–1
Wombwell Sporting Association
11
Lockheed Leamington
2–2
Hednesford
12
Long Eaton United
2–1
Loughborough United
13
March Town United
1–1
Cambridge United
14
Marlow
1–4
Banbury United
15
Mexborough Town
1–1
Denaby United
16
Mossley
1–0
Guinness Exports
17
Nantwich
5–4
Sandbach Ramblers
18
Nelson
0–4
Netherfield
19
Poole Town
4–0
Melksham Town
20
Rhyl
5–1
Prescot Town
21
Rushden Town
0–1
St Neots Town
22
Selsey
1–0
Andover
23
Stratford Town Amateurs
1–3
Wellington Town
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Bedworth Town
3–2
Belper Town
8
Lower Gornal Athletic
3–2
Hinckley Athletic
10
Wombwell Sporting Association
1–5
Ilkeston Town
11
Hednesford
4–1
Lockheed Leamington
13
Cambridge United
5–0
March Town United
15
Denaby United
3–2
Mexborough Town
1st qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Abergavenny Thursdays
4–1
Stonehouse
2
Alfreton Town
1–2
Matlock Town
3
Alvechurch
3–2
Redditch
4
Amersham Town
1–5
Erith & Belvedere
5
Ashby Institute
0–3
Selby Town
6
Ashton United
1–6
Witton Albion
7
Atherstone Town
4–2
Long Eaton United
8
Aveley
0–1
Tooting & Mitcham United
9
Aylesbury United
1–0
Wembley
10
Bacup Borough
0–1
Rossendale United
11
Banstead Athletic
1–1
Uxbridge
12
Barking
0–1
Windsor & Eton
13
Bedford Town
5–0
Histon
14
Bedworth Town
3–3
Rugby Town
15
Bexley United
1–0
Sutton United
16
Bideford
2–2
Barnstaple Town
17
Billingham Synthonia
2–0
Ashington
18
Bishop Auckland
2–1
Gateshead
19
Bishop's Stortford
6–0
Wolverton Town & B R
20
Bletchley Town
0–0
Maidenhead United
21
Blyth Spartans
4–3
Spennymoor United
22
Bourne Town
2–3
Wisbech Town
23
Bridlington Town
1–1
Hull Brunswick
24
Bridport
9–1
Warminster Town
25
Brierley Hill Alliance
1–5
Lower Gornal Athletic
26
Brigg Town
1–5
Goole Town
27
Bromsgrove Rovers
1–1
Stafford Rangers
28
Burscough
3–1
Ellesmere Port Town
29
Cambridge City
0–0
St Neots Town
30
Canterbury City
1–0
Whitstable Town
31
Carshalton Athletic
4–5
Metropolitan Police
32
Chatham Town
1–6
Sittingbourne
33
Cheltenham Town
2–1
Lovells Athletic
34
Chichester City
1–0
Fleet Town
35
Chippenham Town
2–4
Welton Rovers
36
Clacton Town
4–2
Thetford Town
37
Clapton
1–1
Malden Town
38
Clitheroe
0–0
Great Harwood
39
Congleton Town
0–1
Winsford United
40
Consett
2–0
Ryhope Colliery Welfare
41
Corinthian Casuals
6–4
Rainham Town
42
Cowes
0–1
Thornycroft Athletic
43
Crittall Athletic
1–1
Ware
44
Crook Town
2–3
Stockton
45
Dagenham
2–2
Ruislip Manor
46
Dartford
4–0
Hornchurch
47
Darwen
1–4
Skelmersdale United
48
Deal Town
2–2
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
49
Desborough Town
0–4
Stamford
50
Dorchester Town
2–5
Poole Town
51
Dorking
1–2
Addlestone
52
Dover
5–2
Tonbridge
53
Dudley Town
0–2
Bilston
54
Dulwich Hamlet
0–1
Woodford Town
55
Durham City
1–0
Willington
56
Eastbourne
2–0
Lancing
57
Eastwood Hanley
2–3
Ilkeston Town
58
Eastwood Town
2–2
Heanor Town
59
Ely City
4–1
Newmarket Town
60
Evenwood Town
7–1
Annfield Plain
61
Fareham Town
2–3
Wokingham Town
62
Farsley Celtic
1–2
Retford Town
63
Finchley
2–2
Hounslow
64
Fleetwood
0–0
Penrith
65
Folkestone
1–3
Margate
66
Gainsborough Trinity
4–0
Denaby United
67
Gloucester City
3–1
Devizes Town
68
Gorleston
2–1
Harwich & Parkeston
69
Gravesend & Northfleet
1–3
Cray Wanderers
70
Grays Athletic
1–4
Southall
71
Great Yarmouth Town
0–0
Bury Town
72
Gresley Rovers
1–0
Arnold
73
Halesowen Town
0–1
Wellington Town
74
Hampton
1–6
Kingstonian
75
Harlow Town
0–3
Brentwood Town
76
Hastings United
1–1
Ramsgate Athletic
77
Hatfield Main
5–0
Yorkshire Amateur
78
Haywards Heath
1–1
Bognor Regis Town
79
Hednesford
1–2
Worcester City
80
Hertford Town
0–0
Hendon
81
Hillingdon Borough
7–0
Bromley
82
Hitchin Town
3–1
Cheshunt
83
Hoddesdon Town
1–1
Baldock Town
84
Holbeach United
1–1
Spalding United
85
Holyhead Town
2–3
Bangor City
86
Horden Colliery Welfare
2–1
Whitby Town
87
Hyde United
2–2
Mossley
88
Ilford
0–1
Edmonton
89
Kettering Town
1–0
Cambridge United
90
Kirkby Town
3–1
New Brighton
91
Lancaster City
7–3
Lytham
92
Leatherhead
5–0
Molesey
93
Letchworth Town
2–3
Banbury United
94
Leyton
3–2
Hemel Hempstead
95
Littlehampton Town
1–2
Eastbourne United
96
Llanelli
2–1
Ton Pentre
97
Lostock Gralam
4–2
Nantwich
98
Louth United
3–1
Boston
99
Maidstone United
1–2
Ashford Town (Kent)
100
Marine
0–0
Rhyl
101
Merthyr Tydfil
1–4
Cinderford Town
102
Minehead
1–2
Frome Town
103
Morecambe
4–0
Netherfield
104
Murton Colliery Welfare
1–0
Ferryhill Athletic
105
Newport I O W
3–2
Selsey
106
North Shields
3–0
Boldon Colliery Welfare
107
Northwich Victoria
3–0
Linotype & Machinery
108
Norton Woodseats
0–3
Buxton
109
Penzance
3–4
Falmouth Town
110
Potton United
1–2
Wellingborough Town
111
Pwllheli & District
0–5
Porthmadog
112
Rawmarsh Welfare
0–0
Sutton Town
113
Redhill
3–0
Ford United
114
Rothwell Town
2–3
Biggleswade & District
115
Ryde Sports
1–7
Salisbury
116
Scarborough
0–0
Bridlington Trinity
117
Sheppey United
1–1
Herne Bay
118
Skegness Town
0–3
King's Lynn
119
Slough Town
2–1
Feltham
120
Soham Town Rangers
6–0
Eynesbury Rovers
121
South Liverpool
4–2
Oswestry Town
122
Southwick
1–1
Worthing
123
St Blazey
2–2
Nanpean Rovers
124
St Helens Town
0–0
Chorley
125
Staines Town
0–4
Croydon Amateurs
126
Stalybridge Celtic
3–2
Leyland Motors
127
Stourbridge
7–4
Lye Town
128
Street
2–2
Bridgwater Town
129
Sudbury Town
1–0
Gothic
130
Tamworth
1–2
Darlaston
131
Tilbury
1–0
Epsom & Ewell
132
Trowbridge Town
3–0
Portland United
133
Vauxhall Motors
6–1
Harrow Borough
134
Walton & Hersham
7–1
Huntley & Palmers
135
Waterlooville
2–1
Basingstoke Town
136
Wealdstone
3–2
Dunstable Town
137
West Auckland Town
3–2
Stanley United
138
Westbury United
3–1
Glastonbury
139
Whitley Bay
0–1
Shildon
140
Wigan Rovers
1–1
Horwich R M I
141
Woking
2–1
Crawley Town
142
Worksop Town
2–4
Frickley Colliery
143
Wycombe Wanderers
0–0
St Albans City
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
11
Uxbridge
3–1
Banstead Athletic
14
Rugby Town
0–2
Bedworth Town
16
Barnstaple Town
0–1
Bideford
20
Maidenhead United
1–0
Bletchley Town
23
Hull Brunswick
3–2
Bridlington Town
27
Stafford Rangers
2–1
Bromsgrove Rovers
29
St Neots Town
3–3
Cambridge City
37
Malden Town
2–1
Clapton
38
Great Harwood
0–1
Clitheroe
43
Ware
2–1
Crittall Athletic
45
Ruislip Manor
1–6
Dagenham
48
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
2–1
Deal Town
58
Heanor Town
5–1
Eastwood Town
63
Hounslow
4–2
Finchley
64
Penrith
0–5
Fleetwood
71
Bury Town
1–0
Great Yarmouth Town
76
Ramsgate Athletic
0–1
Hastings United
78
Bognor Regis Town
2–3
Haywards Heath
80
Hendon
1–0
Hertford Town
83
Baldock Town
0–2
Hoddesdon Town
84
Spalding United
2–5
Holbeach United
87
Mossley
2–1
Hyde United
100
Rhyl
0–1
Marine
112
Sutton Town
4–1
Rawmarsh Welfare
116
Bridlington Trinity
1–1
Scarborough (Abandoned in extra time)
117
Herne Bay
3–5
Sheppey United
122
Worthing
4–4
Southwick (Abandoned in extra time)
123
Nanpean Rovers
1–1
St Blazey
124
Chorley
0–1
St Helens Town
128
Bridgwater Town
2–1
Street
140
Horwich R M I
2–0
Wigan Rovers
143
St Albans City
1–0
Wycombe Wanderers
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
29
Cambridge City
3–0
St Neots Town
116
Scarborough
3–1
Bridlington Trinity
122
Southwick
5–3
Worthing
123
Nanpean Rovers
2–0
St Blazey
2nd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Abergavenny Thursdays
2–2
Cheltenham Town
2
Aylesbury United
2–1
Maidenhead United
3
Bedworth Town
2–2
Heanor Town
4
Biggleswade & District
2–1
Cambridge City
5
Bilston
3–0
Lower Gornal Athletic
6
Bishop Auckland
2–1
Horden Colliery Welfare
7
Bishop's Stortford
9–0
Corinthian Casuals
8
Blyth Spartans
1–2
Billingham Synthonia
9
Bridport
1–4
Frome Town
10
Buxton
1–0
Ilkeston Town
11
Canterbury City
2–0
Sittingbourne
12
Cinderford Town
3–0
Llanelli
13
Clacton Town
2–3
Gorleston
14
Consett
4–3
Evenwood Town
15
Croydon Amateurs
0–2
Brentwood Town
16
Dagenham
1–2
Dartford
17
Dover
2–3
Ashford Town (Kent)
18
Eastbourne United
3–0
Haywards Heath
19
Falmouth Town
2–1
Bideford
20
Fleetwood
2–0
Clitheroe
21
Frickley Colliery
2–1
Gainsborough Trinity
22
Gresley Rovers
0–4
Atherstone Town
23
Hastings United
7–3
Snowdown Colliery Welfare
24
Hatfield Main
2–2
Retford Town
25
Hitchin Town
3–1
Woodford Town
26
Horwich R M I
1–5
Mossley
27
King's Lynn
3–1
Louth United
28
Lancaster City
2–4
Morecambe
29
Leyton
1–1
Edmonton
30
Murton Colliery Welfare
0–4
North Shields
31
Northwich Victoria
2–1
Lostock Gralam
32
Poole Town
4–0
Westbury United
33
Porthmadog
1–8
Bangor City
34
Redhill
1–0
Cray Wanderers
35
Salisbury
4–0
Thornycroft Athletic
36
Scarborough
0–2
Goole Town
37
Selby Town
2–1
Hull Brunswick
38
Sheppey United
0–6
Margate
39
Shildon
3–1
Durham City
40
Slough Town
2–1
Hendon
41
Soham Town Rangers
0–1
Kettering Town
42
South Liverpool
2–0
Marine
43
Southall
0–0
Kingstonian
44
Southwick
1–2
Eastbourne
45
St Albans City
3–2
Erith & Belvedere
46
St Helens Town
0–1
Skelmersdale United
47
Stafford Rangers
2–0
Darlaston
48
Stalybridge Celtic
2–2
Burscough
49
Stamford
1–0
Bedford Town
50
Stockton
2–1
West Auckland Town
51
Stourbridge
0–2
Wellington Town
52
Sudbury Town
1–1
Bury Town
53
Sutton Town
0–1
Matlock Town
54
Tilbury
0–3
Hillingdon Borough
55
Tooting & Mitcham United
0–1
Bexley United
56
Trowbridge Town
2–3
Bridgwater Town
57
Uxbridge
2–2
Metropolitan Police
58
Vauxhall Motors
1–0
Hoddesdon Town
59
Wadebridge Town
1–1
Nanpean Rovers
60
Walton & Hersham
4–1
Leatherhead
61
Ware
3–2
Hounslow
62
Waterlooville
3–0
Newport I O W
63
Wealdstone
3–1
Banbury United
64
Wellingborough Town
3–1
Ely City
65
Welton Rovers
1–2
Gloucester City
66
Windsor & Eton
2–2
Malden Town
67
Winsford United
2–4
Kirkby Town
68
Wisbech Town
3–1
Holbeach United
69
Witton Albion
4–3
Rossendale United
70
Woking
5–2
Addlestone
71
Wokingham Town
5–0
Chichester City
72
Worcester City
0–0
Alvechurch
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Cheltenham Town
3–2
Abergavenny Thursdays
3
Heanor Town
1–0
Bedworth Town
24
Retford Town
1–0
Hatfield Main
29
Edmonton
2–1
Leyton
43
Kingstonian
3–1
Southall
48
Burscough
2–4
Stalybridge Celtic
52
Bury Town
3–2
Sudbury Town
57
Metropolitan Police
3–3
Uxbridge
59
Nanpean Rovers
0–7
Wadebridge Town
66
Malden Town
3–2
Windsor & Eton
72
Alvechurch
0–1
Worcester City
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
57
Metropolitan Police
3–1
Uxbridge
3rd qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Ashford Town (Kent)
3–4
Canterbury City
2
Atherstone Town
3–2
Heanor Town
3
Bangor City
3–1
South Liverpool
4
Biggleswade & District
1–2
Stamford
5
Billingham Synthonia
0–2
Bishop Auckland
6
Bilston
3–2
Stafford Rangers
7
Brentwood Town
2–1
Metropolitan Police
8
Bridgwater Town
0–1
Frome Town
9
Bury Town
4–1
Gorleston
10
Buxton
0–3
Matlock Town
11
Cinderford Town
1–3
Cheltenham Town
12
Eastbourne United
2–3
Eastbourne
13
Edmonton
1–1
Kingstonian
14
Frickley Colliery
0–0
Retford Town
15
Goole Town
3–0
Selby Town
16
Hillingdon Borough
3–0
Bexley United
17
Hitchin Town
0–2
St Albans City
18
Kettering Town
4–1
Wellingborough Town
19
King's Lynn
5–3
Wisbech Town
20
Margate
4–0
Hastings United
21
Morecambe
1–0
Fleetwood
22
Mossley
2–0
Witton Albion
23
North Shields
2–1
Shildon
24
Northwich Victoria
4–2
Kirkby Town
25
Poole Town
1–1
Gloucester City
26
Redhill
2–4
Dartford
27
Skelmersdale United
3–1
Stalybridge Celtic
28
Slough Town
2–0
Bishop's Stortford
29
Stockton
0–3
Consett
30
Vauxhall Motors
3–3
Ware
31
Wadebridge Town
2–2
Falmouth Town
32
Walton & Hersham
4–0
Malden Town
33
Waterlooville
4–2
Salisbury
34
Wealdstone
2–1
Aylesbury United
35
Wellington Town
2–3
Worcester City
36
Woking
3–2
Wokingham Town
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
13
Kingstonian
2–0
Edmonton
14
Retford Town
0–0
Frickley Colliery
25
Gloucester City
1–2
Poole Town
30
Ware
2–1
Vauxhall Motors
31
Falmouth Town
3–1
Wadebridge Town
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
14
Retford Town
3–0
Frickley Colliery
4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Enfield, Wimbledon, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Weymouth, Romford, Wigan Athletic, Corby Town, Guildford City, Grantham, Altrincham, Kidderminster Harriers, Nuneaton Borough, Oxford City, Runcorn, Barnet, Macclesfield Town, Boston United, Walthamstow Avenue, Tow Law Town and Lowestoft Town.
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Altrincham
2–0
Wigan Athletic
2
Barnet
4–2
Enfield
3
Bath City
0–2
Yeovil Town
4
Bilston
2–0
Matlock Town
5
Bishop Auckland
2–3
Goole Town
6
Boston United
2–2
Grantham
7
Corby Town
0–1
St Albans City
8
Eastbourne
2–2
Canterbury City
9
Falmouth Town
2–2
Waterlooville
10
Frome Town
1–2
Cheltenham Town
11
Guildford City
0–1
Dartford
12
Hereford United
4–1
Worcester City
13
Hillingdon Borough
0–0
Brentwood Town
14
Kettering Town
2–0
Atherstone Town
15
King's Lynn
3–0
Lowestoft Town
16
Kingstonian
3–3
Chelmsford City
17
Margate
1–0
Walton & Hersham
18
Mossley
1–2
Morecambe
19
North Shields
1–3
Tow Law Town
20
Northwich Victoria
1–3
Skelmersdale United
21
Nuneaton Borough
1–1
Kidderminster Harriers
22
Oxford City
7–1
Romford
23
Retford Town
0–2
Macclesfield Town
24
Runcorn
1–4
Bangor City
25
Slough Town
1–1
Wealdstone
26
South Shields
1–1
Consett
27
Stamford
0–2
Bury Town
28
Ware
1–0
Walthamstow Avenue
29
Weymouth
1–1
Poole Town
30
Wimbledon
0–2
Woking
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
6
Grantham
2–1
Boston United
8
Canterbury City
4–2
Eastbourne
9
Waterlooville
1–1
Falmouth Town
13
Brentwood Town
2–0
Hillingdon Borough
16
Chelmsford City
5–3
Kingstonian
21
Kidderminster Harriers
3–0
Nuneaton Borough
25
Wealdstone
2–0
Slough Town
26
Consett
0–6
South Shields
29
Poole Town
0–1
Weymouth
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
9
Falmouth Town
0–2
Waterlooville
1968–69 FA Cup
See 1968-69 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.
