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2000–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds

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title	2000–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds
country	England
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prevseason	1999–2000
nextseason	2001–02

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The 2000–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 120th 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 602 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 23 from the previous season’s 579.

This season saw invites extended to some teams from Level 10 in the English football pyramid. With the larger number of clubs entering the tournament from non-League teams (Levels 5 through 10), a new extra preliminary round was added to the tournament. As a result, 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

Round	Start date	Leagues entering at this round	New entries this round	Winners from previous round	Number of fixtures
Extra preliminary round	19 August 2000	Levels 8-10	34	none	17
Preliminary round	2 September 2000	Level 7	387	17	202
First qualifying round	16 September 2000	none	none	202	101
Second qualifying round	30 September 2000	Isthmian League
Northern Premier League
Southern Football League
(Premier divisions)	67	101	84
Third qualifying round	14 October 2000	none	none	84	42
Fourth qualifying round	28 October 2000	Football Conference	22	42	32

Extra preliminary round

Matches in the first extra preliminary round since 1950–51 were played on the weekend beginning Saturday 19 August 2000. 34 clubs from Levels 8-10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition, while other clubs from those levels get a bye to the next round.

replay	Kidsgrove Athletic (8)	1–3	Pelsall Villa (8)

17	Wimborne Town (8)	2–0	Bridport (8)

Preliminary round

Matches were played on weekend of Saturday 2 September 2000. A total of 404 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 17 winners from the extra preliminary round, 300 clubs from Levels 8-10, who get a bye in the extra preliminary round and 87 clubs entering at this stage from the four divisions at Level 7 of English football (all, except Vauxhall Motors). The round featured 40 clubs from Level 10 in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

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123	Potton United (8)
124	Ipswich Wanderers (8)
125	Brentwood (10)
126	Brook House (10)
127	Cheshunt (8)
replay	Clacton Town (8)
128	AFC Wallingford (10)
129	Hoddesdon Town (10)
130	Barton Rovers (7)
131	Moneyfields (8)
132	Sandhurst Town (10)
133	Chertsey Town (8)
134	Thatcham Town (8)
135	Eastbourne Town (8)
replay	Selsey (8)
136	Camberley Town (9)
137	Bashley (7)
138	Littlehampton Town (8)
139	Beckenham Town (8)
140	Walton & Hersham (7)
141	Chichester City United (8)
replay	Abingdon United (8)
142	Lordswood (8)
143	Cowes Sports (8)
144	Burgess Hill Town (8)
145	Banstead Athletic (8)
146	St Leonards (7)
replay	Three Bridges (8)
147	Lewes (9)
148	Tooting & Mitcham United (8)
149	Southwick (9)
150	Viking Greenford (10)
151	Sittingbourne (7)
152	Whitchurch United (8)
153	Thamesmead Town (8)
154	Greenwich Borough (8)
155	Shoreham (9)
156	Erith Town (8)
replay	Hassocks (8)
157	Ashford Town (Kent) (7)
158	Wokingham Town (8)
159	Dartford (7)
160	Chipstead (10)
161	Fareham Town (8)
replay	Ringmer (8)
162	Gosport Borough (8)
replay	Slade Green (8)
163	Windsor & Eton (8)
164	Portsmouth Royal Navy (8)
165	Reading Town (10)
166	Newport (Isle of Wight) (7)
167	Metropolitan Police (8)
168	Hungerford Town (8)
169	East Preston (8)
170	Tunbridge Wells (8)
171	Carterton Town (8)
replay	Thame United (7)
172	Hillingdon Borough (10)
173	Eastbourne United (8)
174	Horsham YMCA (8)
175	Wick (8)
176	Tonbridge Angels (7)
replay	Eastleigh (8)
177	Lymington & New Milton (8)
178	Hailsham Town (9)
179	Chatham Town (8)
180	Chessington & Hook United (10)
181	Bognor Regis Town (7)
182	BAT Sports (8)
replay	Sheppey United (8)
183	Fleet Town (8)
184	Whitehawk (8)
185	Paulton Rovers (8)
186	Westbury United (8)
187	Downton (8)
188	Bemerton Heath Harlequins (8)
189	Cinderford Town (7)
190	Devizes Town (8)
replay	Melksham Town (8)
191	Chippenham Town (8)
replay	St Blazey (10)
192	Tuffley Rovers (8)
193	Brislington (8)
194	Weston-super-Mare (7)
195	Welton Rovers (8)
replay	Shortwood United (8)
196	Elmore (8)
197	Frome Town (9)
198	Evesham United (7)
199	Odd Down (8)
200	Cirencester Town (7)
201	Mangotsfield United (7)
202	Backwell United (8)

First qualifying round

Matches were played on weekend of 16 September 2000. A total of 202 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all having progressed from the preliminary round. The round featured 15 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

54	Arlesey Town (9)	1–2	Histon (7)

replay	Bristol Manor Farm (8)	1–4	Tiverton Town (7)

Second qualifying round

Matches were played on weekend of 30 September 2000. A total of 168 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 101 winners from the first qualifying round and 67 Level 6 clubs, from Premier divisions of the Isthmian League, Northern Premier League and Southern Football League, entering at this stage. AFC Wallingford and Merstham from the Combined Counties Football League and Beaconsfield SYCOB, St Margaretsbury and Waltham Abbey from the Spartan South Midlands Football League, which technically were the Level 10 leagues were the lowest ranked clubs in this round. Also, the round featured seven clubs from Level 9 still in the competition.

41	Cambridge City (6)	3–0	Stotfold (8)

84	Devizes Town (8)	2–1	Bridgwater Town (8)

Third qualifying round

Matches were played on weekend of 14 October 2000. A total of 84 clubs took part, all having progressed from the second qualifying round. Bracknell Town and Lewes at Level 9 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.

18	Stafford Rangers (6)	0–2	Chesham United (6)

42	Whyteleafe (7)	1–3	Mangotsfield United (7)

Fourth qualifying round

Matches were played on weekend of Saturday 28 October 2000. A total of 64 clubs took part, 42 having progressed from the third qualifying round and 22 clubs from Football Conference, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. The round featured Bracknell Town from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked club in this round.

16	Rushden & Diamonds (5)	5–4	Grantham Town (7)

32	Woking (5)	1–0	Hereford United (5)

2000–01 FA Cup

See 2000–01 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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