1921–22 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds

The 1921–22 FA Cup was the 47th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short.

The qualifying phase of the competition comprised eight rounds: an extra preliminary, preliminary and six sequentially numbered qualifying rounds. Twelve clubs won through to the first round proper draw from the 598 clubs who played in the qualifying rounds (including forty-eight in total who joined in qualifying rounds four and five).

Rounds: draw information

For each successive round a draw was made pairing two teams for each tie. The default venue was the stadium of first of the two teams drawn; agreement was required from the FA to switch the venue; the FA could order a venue change if the appointed stadium was unsuitable. For matches where scores were level after ninety minutes a replay was arranged at the stadium of the team initially drawn as the away team; a thirty-minute extra time period was played if the scores were level after ninety minutes. If the replayed match was drawn further replays, with extra time if necessary, were held at neutral venues until a winner was determined.

Initially and through to the third qualifying round the draw was arranged into twenty-four geographic based divisions. As a large number of clubs entered the tournament from lower down the English football league system the competition started with an extra preliminary and preliminary rounds prior to the first qualifying round; matches were played in the divisions until the third qualifying round. For qualifying rounds four and five, stronger non-League and lower division Football League clubs were added to the draw. The final, sixth qualifying round, stage did not add any additional clubs to the draw and produced twelve clubs (from the 598 who contested the qualifying phase) to proceed to the first round proper.

Extra preliminary to third qualifying round

The five rounds from the extra preliminary to the third qualifying involved 550 clubs from England and Wales. These were arranged into 24 geographically based divisions which thereby created matches against local rival clubs and limited the travelling required. Through a series of knock-out matches one team from each division progressed to the fourth qualifying round.

The number of clubs in each division varied: there were thirty-two clubs in divisions 8, 11 and 24 who all therefore played in the extra preliminary round, but only thirteen clubs in division 16 which commenced at the preliminary round with three clubs receiving byes into the first qualifying round.

Division 1 (Northumberland / Tyneside / Wearside)

The division comprised 21 teams, of which 10 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

The Gateshead based Close Works club, members of the Northern Alliance, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 2 (County Durham / Tyneside / Wearside)

The division comprised 18 teams, of which 4 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Esh Winning, members of the Northern League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 3 (County Durham / North Yorkshire / East Riding of Yorkshire)

The division comprised 22 teams, of which 12 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Shildon Athletic, members of the North Eastern League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round. They progressed to the sixth qualifying round where they were eliminated by Brentford – they reached the furthest stage of any club who played in the extra preliminary round.

Division 4 (Cumbria)

The division comprised 21 teams, of which 10 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Carlisle United, members of the North Eastern League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 5 (Lancashire / West Riding of Yorkshire border)

The division comprised 15 teams from which 7 preliminary round ties with drawn, resulting in a bye to the first qualifying round for Lancaster Town (members of the Lancashire Combination) who progressed from the division. In both the fourth and fifth qualifying rounds they defeated Third Division North clubs ( Barrow and Stockport County respectively) before being eliminated in the sixth qualifying round by Third Division South club Northampton Town.

Division 6 (Lancashire / Cheshire / Derbyshire)

The division comprised 21 teams, of which 10 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Altrincham, members of the Cheshire County League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 7 (Cheshire / North Shropshire / North Wales)

The division comprised 17 teams, of which 2 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Chester, members of the Cheshire County League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 8 (West Midlands)

The division comprised 32 teams from the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. All of the teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round.

Darlaston, members of the Birmingham & District League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 9 (East Nottinghamshire / East Riding of Yorkshire / North Lincolnshire)

The division comprised 22 teams, of which 12 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Gainsborough Trinity, members of the Midland League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 10 (West Riding of Yorkshire)

The draw comprised 30 teams, of which 28 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Frickley Colliery, members of the Sheffield Association League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 11 (South Yorkshire)

The draw for the division comprised 32 teams all of which were drawn into the extra preliminary round.

Wombwell, members of the Yorkshire League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 12 (Derbyshire / South Yorkshire)

The division comprised 27 teams from which 11 extra preliminary round ties were drawn, to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Staveley Town, members of the Derbyshire Senior League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 13 (Nottinghamshire / South Lincolnshire)

The division comprised 25 teams, of which 18 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Mansfield Town, members of the Midland League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 14 (Derbyshire / Staffordshire / Leicestershire / Warwickshire)

The division comprised 20 teams, of which 8 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Burton All Saints, members of the Birmingham & District League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 15 (Lincolnshire / Northamptonshire / Bedfordshire)

The division comprised 21 teams, of which 10 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Irthlingborough Town, members of the Northamptonshire League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 16 (Norfolk / Suffolk / Cambridgeshire / NE Essex)

The division comprised 13 teams from which 5 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for 3 teams; Colchester Town, Leiston Works Athletic and Cambridge Town. The latter club, members of the Southern Amateur League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 17 (Essex / East London)

The draw for the division comprised 16 teams who were all drawn into the preliminary round.

Clapton, members of the Isthmian League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 18 (Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire / Middlesex)

The division comprised 25 teams, of which 18 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

St Albans City, members of the Athenian League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 19 (Berkshire / Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire)

The division comprised 15 teams from which 7 preliminary round ties were drawn, resulting in byes to the first qualifying round for Wycombe Wanderers.

Aylesbury United, members of the Spartan League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 20 (Surrey / West Sussex border)

The division comprised 24 teams, of which 16 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Guildford United, members of the Southern League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 21 (Kent / Sussex)

The division comprised 28 teams, of which 24 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Northfleet United, members of the Kent League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 22 (Hampshire / Dorset / Isle of Wight)

The division comprised 23 teams from which 7 extra preliminary round ties were drawn, to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Boscombe, members of the Southern League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 23 (Bristol / Gloucestershire / Somerset / Wiltshire)

The division comprised 30 teams, of which 28 were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.

Torquay United, members of the Western League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Division 24 (South Wales)

The division comprised 32 teams, all of which were drawn into the extra preliminary round.

Mid Rhondda, members of the Welsh League, progressed from the division to the fourth qualifying round.

Fourth qualifying round

There were forty-eight clubs included in the fourth qualifying round draw: the twenty-four teams from the qualifying divisions (identified below by the inclusion of their divisional number) were joined by fourteen non-League clubs who were not part of the earlier qualifying rounds and ten clubs from the Football League Third Division North. The ties were drawn on a regional basis.

From the twenty-four ties seventeen non-League clubs (including ten from the qualifying divisions) and seven Third Division North clubs progressed into the next round.

Fifth qualifying round

The draw comprised forty-eight teams, the twenty-four victorious teams from the previous round plus five additional non-League teams, nine teams from the Football League Third Division South, eight from the Third Division North and two from the Football League Second Division. In a quirk the draw paired together the two Second Division clubs, Coventry City and Rotherham County, with the former victorious. Ties were on a wider regional basis.

From the twenty-four ties seven non-League clubs (including four from the qualifying divisions), eight clubs each from the Third Division North and Third Division South and one club from the Second Division progressed into the next round.

Sixth qualifying round

The draw comprised only the twenty-four victorious teams from the previous round who were drawn into twelve ties which were no longer regionally based.

Of the seven non-League clubs who played in the sixth qualifying round only one, Worksop Town of the Midland League, who had entered the competition at the fourth qualifying round, progressed to the first round proper.

1921–22 FA Cup

See 1921–22 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

References

External links

Football Club History Database: FA Cup 1921–22

FA Cup Past Results

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