The 2014–15 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 134th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of 736 clubs were accepted for the competition, down 1 from the previous season's 737.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from fourth qualifying round progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
Calendar and prizes The calendar for the 2014–15 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.
Round Main date Leagues entering at this round New entries this round Winners from previous round Number of fixtures Prize money Extra preliminary round 16 August 2014 Levels 9-10 368 none 184 £1,500 Preliminary round 30 August 2014 Level 8 136 184 160 £1,925 First qualifying round 13 September 2014 Level 7 72 160 116 £3,000 Second qualifying round 27 September 2014 Conference NorthConference South 44 116 80 £4,500 Third qualifying round 11 October 2014 none none 80 40 £7,500 Fourth qualifying round 25 October 2014 Conference Premier 24 40 32 £12,500 For the next rounds look 2014–15 FA Cup
Extra preliminary round Extra preliminary round fixtures were due to be played on 16 August 2014, with replays taking place no later than 21 August 2014. A total of 368 teams, from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1 Whickham (10) 5–0 Bacup & Rossendale Borough (9) 95 2 Guisborough Town (9) 1–1 Armthorpe Welfare (9) 128 Armthorpe Welfare (9) Guisborough Town (9) 72 3 Seaham Red Star (10) 2–1 Liversedge (9) 71 4 Jarrow Roofing BCA (9) 4–1 Eccleshill United (10) 68 5 Bridlington Town (9) 1–1 Whitley Bay (9) 201 Whitley Bay (9) 0–1 Bridlington Town (9) 323 6 North Shields (9) 1–0 Pontefract Collieries (10) 230 7 Silsden (9) 0–2 Consett (9) 137 8 Shildon (9) 7–0 Crook Town (9) 9 Billingham Synthonia (9) 1–2 Durham City (9) 98 10 Thackley (9) 1–2 Albion Sports (9) 287 11 Holker Old Boys (10) 2–2 Ashington (9) 95 Ashington (9) 3–0 Holker Old Boys (10) 212 12 Northallerton Town (10) 3–0 Colne (9) 136 13 Hebburn Town (10) 2–2 West Allotment Celtic (9) 164 West Allotment Celtic (9) 2–0 Hebburn Town (10) 98 14 Glasshoughton Welfare (9) 1–2 Knaresborough Town (10) 15 Pickering Town (9) 0–6 Washington (10) 173 16 Newton Aycliffe (9) 1–2 Garforth Town (9) 136 17 Bishop Auckland (9) 1–1 Sunderland RCA (9) 293 Sunderland RCA (9) 0–2 Bishop Auckland (9) 143 18 Nelson (9) 1–2 West Auckland Town (9) 168 19 Newcastle Benfield (9) 2–1 Penrith (9) 55 20 Marske United (9) 7–1 Billingham Town (10) 192 21 Tadcaster Albion (9) 5–0 Barnoldswick Town (9) 107 22 Morpeth Town (9) 0–2 Dunston UTS (9) 110 23 Cammell Laird 1907 (10) W.O. West Didsbury & Chorlton (9) Walkover for West Didsbury & Chorlton as Cammell Laird were expelled. 24 Nostell Miners Welfare (9) 1–2 Stockport Sports (9) 45 25 Parkgate (9) 1–3 Congleton Town (9) 57 26 1874 Northwich (9) 2–1 Maine Road (9) 363 27 Glossop North End (9) 3–0 AFC Blackpool (9) 212 28 St Helens Town (9) 2–5 Atherton Collieries (10) 113 29 Rochdale Town (10) 0–6 Runcorn Linnets (9) 253 30 Bootle (9) 0–1 Runcorn Town (9) 126 31 AFC Liverpool (9) 0–3 Squires Gate (9) 127 32 Barton Town Old Boys (9) 7–0 Abbey Hey (9) 90 33 AFC Emley (10) 2–1 Ashton Athletic (9) 165 34 Alsager Town (9) 2–3 Winterton Rangers (10) 68 35 Wigan Robin Park (10) 1–2 Maltby Main (9) 32 36 Winsford United (9) 0–1 Athersley Recreation (9) 107 37 Rocester (9) 1–1 Stafford Town (10) 64 Stafford Town (10) 2–1 Rocester (9) 87 38 Walsall Wood (9) 1–0 Heath Hayes (9) 102 39 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic (10) 2–2 Harborough Town (9) 57 Harborough Town (9) 1–6 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic (10) 84 40 Heather St John's (10) 0–2 Coventry Sphinx (9) 71 41 Kirby Muxloe (9) 3–0 Wolverhampton Casuals (10) 41 42 Stourport Swifts (9) 2–0 Lye Town (9) 117 43 Causeway United (9) 4–1 Cradley Town (10) 59 44 Bolehall Swifts (10) 1–2 Dudley Town (10) 62 45 St Andrews (10) 2–2 Tipton Town (9) 104 Tipton Town (9) 2–1 St Andrews (10) 75 46 Bromsgrove Sporting (10) 2–0 Bewdley Town (10) 328 47 Boldmere St. Michaels (9) 4–3 Desborough Town (9) 90 48 Shawbury United (10) 2–0 Continental Star (9) 46 49 Ellistown & Ibstock United (10) 2–0 Studley (10) 60 50 Black Country Rangers (10) 1–3 Lichfield City (10) 51 AFC Wulfrunians (9) 3–2 Alvechurch (9) 52 Coleshill Town (9) 10–0 Nuneaton Griff (10) 92 53 Sporting Khalsa (10) 0–0 Pegasus Juniors (10) 32 Pegasus Juniors (10) 1–2 Sporting Khalsa (10) 49 54 Wellington (Herefords) (10) 2–1 Ellesmere Rangers (10) 55 55 Atherstone Town (10) 1–1 Brocton (9) Brocton (9) 2–1 Atherstone Town (10) 95 56 Gornal Athletic (10) 1–2 Westfields (9) 37 57 Heanor Town (9) 1–0 Long Eaton United (9) 368 58 Shirebrook Town (10) 2–2 Loughborough University (9) Loughborough University (9) 2–1 Shirebrook Town (10) 46 59 Quorn (9) 3–1 Bottesford Town (10) 60 Cleethorpes Town (9) 4–1 Borrowash Victoria (10) 61 61 Shepshed Dynamo (9) 1–1 Dunkirk F.C. (9) 119 Dunkirk F.C. (9) Shepshed Dynamo (9) 97 62 Clipstone (10) 2–0 Harrowby United (9) 82 63 Holwell Sports (10) 3–0 Graham Street Prims (10) 64 Thurnby Nirvana (9) 5–1 Lincoln Moorlands Railway (10) 45 65 Arnold Town (10) 1–4 Basford United (9) 110 66 Retford United (9) 2–2 Stapenhill (10) 98 Stapenhill (10) 1–3 Retford United (9) 111 67 Handsworth Parramore (9) 5–1 Oadby Town (9) 102 68 Staveley Miners Welfare (9) 2–0 Worksop Town (9) 371 69 Peterborough Northern Star (9) 3–0 Team Bury (10) 70 Mildenhall Town (9) 3–0 Gorleston (9) 91 71 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 3–0 Ely City (9) 68 72 Boston Town (9) 1–1 Walsham-le-Willows (9) Walsham-le-Willows (9) 1–3 Boston Town (9) 86 73 Norwich United (9) 1–0 Deeping Rangers (9) 76 74 Great Yarmouth Town (10) 1–0 Huntingdon Town (9) 75 Sleaford Town (9) 1–3 Wisbech Town (9) 76 Thetford Town (9) 1–0 Swaffham Town (10) 120 77 Newmarket Town (9) 1–1 Fakenham Town (9) 87 Fakenham Town (9) 0–1 Newmarket Town (9) 84 78 Yaxley (9) 0–3 Godmanchester Rovers (9) 115 79 Diss Town (9) 1–5 Holbeach United (9) 108 80 Clapton (9) 1–1 Bowers & Pitsea (9) Bowers & Pitsea (9) Clapton (9) 103 81 Colney Heath (9) 3–2 Southend Manor (9) 96 82 Halstead Town (10) 0–0 St. Margaretsbury (9) 141 St. Margaretsbury (9) 6–2 Halstead Town (10) 78Original match abandoned after 45 minutes due to floodlight failure. Score was at 0–1. 83 Brantham Athletic (9) 1–1 Codicote (10) Codicote (10) 5–0 Brantham Athletic (9) 42 84 F.C. Romania (9) 0–0 Haverhill Rovers (9) Haverhill Rovers (9) 0–3 F.C. Romania (9) 99 85 Stansted (9) 0–2 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 137 86 Takeley (9) 2–2 London Tigers (9) 133 London Tigers (9) 4–0 Takeley (9) 87 Whitton United (9) 2–0 Eton Manor (9) 56 88 London Colney (9) 6–0 Woodbridge Town (10) 89 Wivenhoe Town (9) 3–0 Enfield 1893 (9)