The FA Cup 1954–55 is the 74th 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 Arundel 4–0 Wigmore Athletic 2 Ashington 6–1 Newburn 3 Aveley 0–0 Ilford 4 Aylesbury United 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers 5 Bacup Borough 1–0 Rossendale United 6 Barking 3–2 Woodford Town 7 Barnet 11–0 Royston Town 8 Bedworth Town 2–3 Rugby Town 9 Berkhamsted Town 0–3 Hendon 10 Bexhill Town 2–5 Haywards Heath 11 Bexleyheath & Welling 3–3 Tooting & Mitcham United 12 Bicester Town 5–2 Abingdon Town 13 Bodmin Town 2–0 Wadebridge Town 14 Bognor Regis Town 3–2 Redhill 15 Brentwood & Warley 0–1 Rainham Town 16 Brierley Hill Alliance 0–3 Stourbridge 17 Briggs Sports 1–4 Leytonstone 18 Bromsgrove Rovers 4–3 Darlaston 19 Burton Albion 1–0 Tamworth 20 Calne & Harris United 1–1 Bulford United 21 Cambridge City 2–1 Exning United 22 Canterbury City 3–0 Sutton United 23 Chatteris Town 1–3 March Town United 24 Chelmsford City 2–0 Clacton Town 25 Chorley 2–1 Ashton United 26 Clevedon 0–4 Bridgwater Town 27 Congleton Town 2–5 Northwich Victoria 28 Dagenham 3–1 Tilbury 29 Deal Town 0–2 Ashford Town (Kent) 30 Dorking 1–3 Epsom 31 Dover 2–1 Woking 32 Edgware Town 0–2 Hayes 33 Enfield 3–1 Bishop's Stortford 34 Erith & Belvedere 0–4 Margate 35 Eton Manor 0–1 St Albans City 36 Finchley 3–3 Kingstonian 37 Frome Town 4–2 Chippenham Town 38 Gravesend & Northfleet 5–1 Folkestone 39 Halesowen Town 1–4 Kidderminster Harriers 40 Heanor Town 2–5 Whitwick Colliery 41 Heaton Stannington 3–3 Lynemouth Welfare 42 Hemel Hempstead 2–2 Wingate 43 Histon 4–2 Warboys Town 44 Holbeach United 4–1 St Neots & District 45 Horwich R M I 1–0 Skelmersdale United 46 Hounslow Town 2–2 Uxbridge 47 Huntley & Palmers 0–3 Banbury Spencer 48 Hyde United 3–1 Winsford United 49 Leyton 2–0 Grays Athletic 50 Littlehampton Town 3–1 Southwick 51 Llandudno 6–2 New Brighton 52 Lockheed Leamington 7–1 Bourneville Athletic 53 Lostock Gralam 5–0 Linotype & Machinery 54 Lovells Athletic 3–2 Ebbw Vale 55 Lye Town 3–2 Cradley Heath 56 Maidenhead United 2–2 Marlow 57 Maidstone United 1–3 Bromley 58 Marine 4–0 Earlestown 59 Metropolitan Police 1–1 Harrow Town 60 Minehead 3–3 Dartmouth United 61 Nelson 3–0 Lytham 62 Newhaven 2–2 Eastbourne 63 Newquay 5–1 Bideford 64 Oxford City 4–3 Witney Town 65 Pwllheli & District 7–0 Prescot Cables 66 Ramsgate Athletic 1–1 Sittingbourne 67 Redditch 0–1 Oswestry Town 68 Romford 3–1 Harwich & Parkeston 69 Shankhouse 5–1 Alnwick Town 70 Shefford Town 1–0 Letchworth Town 71 Shoreham 1–6 Horsham 72 Slough Town 6–2 Windsor & Eton 73 Somersham Town 3–0 Newmarket Town 74 South Liverpool 1–3 Bangor City 75 South Shields 1–4 North Shields 76 St Austell 3–1 Penzance 77 St Blazey 1–1 Ilfracombe Town 78 Stafford Rangers 3–1 Dudley Town 79 Stevenage Town 5–2 Welwyn Garden City 80 Street 3–2 Weston Super Mare 81 Sutton Town (Birmingham) 0–3 Bloxwich Strollers 82 Taunton 3–3 Barnstaple Town 83 Tavistock 5–2 Tiverton Town 84 Thetford Town 2–0 Ely City 85 Tonbridge 6–0 Sheppey United 86 Tufnell Park Edmonton 0–4 Clapton 87 Tunbridge Wells United 5–0 East Grinstead 88 Vickers Weybridge 0–6 Dartford 89 Walton & Hersham 1–1 Chatham Town 90 Ware 2–3 Hitchin Town 91 Wealdstone 2–4 Wimbledon 92 Welton Rovers 3–7 Swindon Victoria 93 Westbury United 2–0 Warminster Town 94 Wisbech Town 1–1 King's Lynn 95 Worcester City 2–3 Hednesford Town 96 Yiewsley 1–0 Southall
Replays Tie Home team Score Away team 3 Ilford 3–0 Aveley 11 Tooting & Mitcham United 4–1 Bexleyheath & Welling 20 Bulford United 6–3 Calne & Harris United 36 Kingstonian 3–1 Finchley 41 Lynemouth Welfare 2–3 Heaton Stannington 42 Wingate 1–3 Hemel Hempstead 46 Uxbridge 1–7 Hounslow Town 56 Marlow 0–2 Maidenhead United 59 Harrow Town 1–5 Metropolitan Police 60 Dartmouth United 3–5 Minehead 62 Eastbourne 3–0 Newhaven 66 Sittingbourne 2–1 Ramsgate Athletic 77 Ilfracombe Town 5–2 St Blazey 82 Barnstaple Town 6–0 Taunton 89 Chatham Town 0–4 Walton & Hersham 94 King's Lynn 8–1 Wisbech Town
1st qualifying round Ties Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Alford United 4–2 Ashby Institute 2 Altrincham 3–2 Northwich Victoria 3 Ashford Town (Kent) 1–1 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 4 Ashington 6–1 Heaton Stannington 5 Bacup Borough 1–2 Chorley 6 Barking 1–1 Rainham Town 7 Barnet 2–0 Hitchin Town 8 Barry Town 1–1 Cheltenham Town 9 Basford United 1–7 Gresley Rovers 10 Basingstoke Town 3–1 Andover 11 Beccles 2–0 Wymondham Town 12 Beighton Miners Welfare 6–0 Brunswick Institute 13 Billingham Synthonia 2–2 Bridlington Central United 14 Bilston 4–2 Lye Town 15 Birch Coppice Colliery 0–3 Atherstone Town 16 Blackhall Colliery Welfare 2–0 Murton Colliery Welfare 17 Bodmin Town 3–3 Minehead 18 Boldon Colliery Welfare 2–0 Silksworth Colliery Welfare 19 Boots Athletic 1–6 Ilkeston Town 20 Bourne Town 3–2 Symingtons Recreation 21 Brigg Town 0–2 Boston United 22 Brodsworth Main Colliery 0–4 Norton Woodseats 23 Brush Sports 2–0 Players Athletic 24 Burscough 4–0 Penrith 25 Burton Albion 6–1 Bloxwich Strollers 26 Canterbury City 2–2 Dulwich Hamlet 27 Chesham United 1–0 Banbury Spencer 28 Cinderford Town 0–3 Gloucester City 29 Clandown 2–0 Street 30 Clapton 1–1 St Albans City 31 Cockfield 1–1 Ferryhill Athletic 32 Cowes 6–0 Chichester City 33 Dartford 1–2 Dover 34 Darwen 1–0 Horwich R M I 35 Dawdon Colliery Welfare 2–1 Consett 36 Devizes Town 2–5 Trowbridge Town 37 Diss Town 1–3 Stowmarket 38 Dorchester Town 2–1 Poole Town 39 Droylsden 1–2 Mossley 40 Dunstable Town 2–3 Biggleswade & District 41 Durham City 4–3 Ushaw Moor 42 Easington Colliery Welfare 7–2 Birtley 43 Eastbourne 5–3 Littlehampton Town 44 Evenwood Town 4–0 Stockton 45 Flint Town United 5–2 St Helens Town 46 Gorleston 4–0 Sheringham 47 Gosforth & Coxlodge 1–5 Cramlington Welfare 48 Gothic 7–2 Cromer 49 Grantham 5–2 Barton Town 50 Gravesend & Northfleet 1–2 Tonbridge 51 Great Harwood 2–3 Netherfield 52 Hallam 1–3 Sheffield 53 Haverhill Rovers 4–6 Bury Town 54 Hayes 1–1 Wimbledon 55 Hemel Hempstead 0–0 Metropolitan Police 56 Hendon 2–1 Yiewsley 57 Hinckley Athletic 7–1 Long Eaton Town 58 Histon 1–2 Thetford Town 59 Horsham 2–0 Arundel 60 Hyde United 3–0 Buxton 61 Ilford 3–3 Dagenham 62 Ilfracombe Town 2–0 Newquay 63 Kidderminster Harriers 2–3 Hednesford Town 64 King's Lynn 9–0 Huntingdon United 65 Kingstonian 3–4 Hounslow Town 66 Lancaster City 8–1 Milnthorpe Corinthians 67 Leiston 2–3 Sudbury Town 68 Leyton 4–2 Romford 69 Leytonstone 0–0 Chelmsford City 70 Linby Colliery 5–0 Bestwood Colliery 71 Llanelli 1–2 Merthyr Tydfil 72 Lockheed Leamington 4–5 Moor Green 73 Lostock Gralam 2–5 Macclesfield 74 Lovells Athletic 7–1 Stonehouse 75 Lowestoft Town 3–0 Whitton United 76 Maidenhead United 3–2 Bicester Town 77 March Town United 1–0 Cambridge City 78 Margate 4–2 Bromley 79 Marine 1–0 Ellesmere Port Town 80 Matlock Town 1–1 Gedling Colliery 81 Morecambe 2–2 Fleetwood 82 Nantwich 1–2 Stalybridge Celtic 83 Nelson 8–2 Leyland Motors 84 North Shields 5–1 Shankhouse 85 North Skelton Athletic 9–1 Bridlington Trinity 86 North Walsham Athletic 3–2 Bungay Town 87 Oswestry Town 1–2 Bromsgrove Rovers 88 Parliament Street Methodists 2–5 Creswell Colliery 89 Peasedown Miners Welfare 3–1 Chippenham United 90 Potton United 1–0 Vauxhall Motors 91 Pwllheli & District 2–1 Bangor City 92 Radstock Town 4–1 Hanham Athletic 93 Raleigh Athletic 3–2 Moira United 94 Ransome & Marles 0–3 Sutton Town 95 Rawmarsh Welfare 2–1 Bentley Colliery 96 Retford Town 1–4 Denaby United 97 Rugby Town 5–1 Boldmere St Michaels 98 Runcorn 6–0 Llandudno 99 Rushden Town 3–1 Desborough Town 100 Salisbury 2–3 Frome Town 101 Scarborough 3–0 Head Wrightsons 102 Seaham Colliery Welfare 1–2 Annfield Plain 103 Shefford Town 2–5 Hoddesdon Town 104 Shildon 1–2 Willington 105 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 4–0 Cinderhill Colliery 106 Shotton Colliery Welfare 5–1 Trimdon Grange Colliery 107 Sittingbourne 2–1 Tooting & Mitcham United 108 Skegness Town 4–0 Lysaghts Sports 109 Slough Centre 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers 110 Slough Town 2–3 Oxford City 111 Somersham Town 1–7 Holbeach United 112 South Bank 2–0 Whitby Town 113 South Kirkby Colliery 3–6 Langwith Miners Welfare 114 South Normanton Miners Welfare 2–1 Newhall United 115 Spalding United 2–3 Corby Town 116 St Austell 3–4 Tavistock 117 Stafford Rangers 0–1 Stourbridge 118 Stamford 2–2 Wellingborough Town 119 Stevenage Town 1–2 Enfield 120 Swindon Victoria 2–2 Bulford United 121 Tow Law Town 0–1 Stanley United 122 Truro City 1–3 Barnstaple Town 123 Tunbridge Wells United 4–0 Haywards Heath 124 Upton Colliery 4–3 Frickley Colliery 125 Walton & Hersham 0–0 Carshalton Athletic 126 Wells City 2–1 Bridgwater Town 127 West Sleekburn Welfare 3–2 Hexham Hearts 128 Westbury United 1–2 Melksham Town 129 Whitstable 0–0 Epsom 130 Whitwick Colliery 14–0 Coalville Town 131 Wolsingham Welfare 7–3 Chilton Athletic 132 Wolverton Town & B R 1–0 Bletchley & Wipac Sports 133 Worksop Town 4–0 Langold W M C 134 Worthing 3–3 Bognor Regis Town
Replays Tie Home team Score Away team 3 Snowdown Colliery Welfare 5–0 Ashford Town (Kent) 6 Rainham Town 1–2 Barking 8 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Barry Town 13 Bridlington Central United 3–2 Billingham Synthonia 17 Minehead 2–2 Bodmin Town 26 Dulwich Hamlet 0–2 Canterbury City 30 St Albans City 0–1 Clapton 31 Ferryhill Athletic 2–1 Cockfield 54 Wimbledon 0–2 Hayes 55 Metropolitan Police 3–2 Hemel Hempstead 61 Dagenham 3–4 Ilford 69 Chelmsford City 2–1 Leytonstone 80 Gedling Colliery 6–1 Matlock Town 81 Fleetwood 3–1 Morecambe 118 Wellingborough Town 2–0 Stamford 120 Bulford United 1–3 Swindon Victoria 125 Carshalton Athletic 2–0 Walton & Hersham 129 Epsom 1–4 Whitstable 134 Bognor Regis Town 4–1 Worthing
2nd replay Tie Home team Score Away team 17 Bodmin Town 2–3 Minehead
2nd qualifying round Ties