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2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds

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title	2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds
country	England
Wales
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The 2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 123rd 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 644 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 20 from the previous season’s 624.

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. South Western Football League was the only level 10 league represented in the Cup, four clubs from the South Western Football League were the lowest-ranked clubs in competition. 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	Prize money
Extra preliminary round	23 August 2003	Levels 8-10	130	none	65	£500
Preliminary round	30 August 2003	Level 7	331	65	198	£1,000
First qualifying round	20 September 2003	none	none	198	99	£2,250
Second qualifying round	27 September 2003	Isthmian League
Northern Premier League
Southern Football League
(Premier divisions)	69	99	84	£3,750
Third qualifying round	11 October 2003	none	none	84	42	£5,000
Fourth qualifying round	25 October 2003	Football Conference	22	42	32	£10,000

Extra preliminary round

Matches played on Saturday/Sunday 23 to 24 August 2003. 130 clubs from Level 8, Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition, while other 217 clubs from levels 8-10 get a bye to the preliminary round.

replay	Henley Town (8)	0–3	St Margaretsbury (8)

65	Chard Town (9)	0–3	Paulton Rovers (8)	58

Preliminary round

Matches played on weekend of Saturday 30 August 2003. A total of 396 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 65 winners from the extra preliminary round, 217 clubs from Levels 8-10, who get a bye in the extra preliminary round and 114 entering at this stage from the five divisions at Level 7 of English football. The round featured three clubs from Level 10 (all from the South Western Football League) still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

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5	Armthorpe Welfare (8)	w/o	Louth United
6	Chadderton (9)	1–2	Holker Old Boys (9)	86
7	Peterlee Newtown (8)	1–2	Bridlington Town (7)	111
8	Mossley (8)	1–1	Curzon Ashton (8)	236
replay	Curzon Ashton (8)	2–3	Mossley (8)	253
9	Bamber Bridge (7)	3–1	Prescot Cables (7)	187
10	Stocksbridge Park Steels (7)	2–1	Squires Gate (8)	120
11	Goole (8)	2–4	Rossendale United (7)	227
12	Witton Albion (7)	4–1	Nelson (9)	240
13	Thackley (8)	0–1	Ossett Town (7)	111
14	Skelmersdale United (8)	3–0	Atherton Laburnum Rovers (8)	104
15	Pontefract Collieries (9)	0–2	Clitheroe (8)	102
16	Blackpool Mechanics (9)	1–1	Colwyn Bay (7)	80
replay	Colwyn Bay (7)	3–1	Blackpool Mechanics (9)
17	Crook Town (9)	2–3	Guiseley (7)
18	Tow Law Town (8)	1–1	Salford City (8)	126
replay	Salford City (8)	4–3	Tow Law Town (8)	111
19	South Shields (9)	0–0	Bedlington Terriers (8)	189
replay	Bedlington Terriers (8)	4–1	South Shields (9)	138
20	Willington (9)	0–5	Consett (9)	72
21	Fleetwood Town (8)	3–0	Parkgate (9)	144
22	Newcastle Blue Star (9)	1–2	Dunston Federation Brewery (8)	139
23	Billingham Synthonia (8)	1–1	Chorley (7)	112
replay	Chorley (7)	3–1	Billingham Synthonia (8)	279
24	Hyde United (7)	6–1	Hallam (8)	228
25	Liversedge (8)	3–1	Gateshead (7)	92
26	Guisborough Town (8)	1–1	Kendal Town (7)	86
replay	Kendal Town (7)		Guisborough Town (8)	159
27	Tadcaster Albion (9)	0–4	Winsford United (9)	50
28	Great Harwood Town (9)	0–3	North Ferriby United (7)	111
29	Cheadle Town (9)	1–2	Chester-le-Street Town (8)	61
30	Woodley Sports (8)	1–1	Ramsbottom United (8)	113
replay	Ramsbottom United (8)	3–0	Woodley Sports (8)
31	Durham City (8)	0–0	Rossington Main (9)	127
replay	Rossington Main (9)	0–1	Durham City (8)	111
32	Horden Colliery Welfare (8)	0–1	Brandon United (8)	106
33	Esh Winning (8)	1–3	Bacup Borough (8)	104
34	Whickham (9)	2–2	Hebburn Town (9)	180
replay	Hebburn Town (9)	1–2	Whickham (9)	159
35	Thornaby (8)	5–1	Easington Colliery (9)	47
36	Shildon (8)	2–1	Workington (7)	240
37	Selby Town (8)	0–0	Washington (8)	102
replay	Washington (8)		Selby Town (8)	106
38	Maltby Main (9)	1–0	West Auckland Town (8)	55
39	Sheffield (8)	1–0	Jarrow Roofing BCA (8)	130
40	Pickering Town (8)	2–0	Whitley Bay (8)	205
41	Evenwood Town (9)	3–5	Oldham Town (9)	124
42	Hall Road Rangers (9)	1–1	Trafford (8)	107
replay	Trafford (8)	3–1	Hall Road Rangers (9)	130
43	Marske United (8)	3–0	Winterton Rangers (9)	104
44	Warrington Town (8)	1–0	Yorkshire Amateur (9)	92
45	Prudhoe Town (9)	2–0	Morpeth Town (8)	34
46	Ossett Albion (8)	2–1	Alsager Town (8)	106
47	Seaham Red Star (9)	3–4	Murton (9)	114
48	Atherton Collieries (8)	0–3	Farsley Celtic (7)	71
49	Gresley Rovers (7)	1–1	Buxton (8)	310
replay	Buxton (8)	4–0	Gresley Rovers (7)	360
50	Stamford (7)	2–0	Bourne Town (8)	244
51	Shepshed Dynamo (7)	0–1	Congleton Town (8)	148
52	Shirebrook Town (9)	2–1	Matlock Town (7)	297
53	Grosvenor Park (8)	0–0	Glapwell (8)	37
replay	Glapwell (8)	2–0	Grosvenor Park (8)	60
54	Quorn (8)	0–1	Gedling Town (9)	137
55	Studley (8)	3–0	Rushall Olympic (8)	104
56	Oadby Town (8)	5–1	Stratford Town (8)	205
57	Corby Town (7)	2–1	Lincoln United (7)	110
58	Bedworth United (7)	0–2	Halesowen Town (7)	262
59	Belper Town (7)	1–1	Boston Town (8)	208
replay	Boston Town (8)	0–1	Belper Town (7)	108
60	Mickleover Sports (8)	3–0	Ludlow Town (8)	80
61	Chasetown (8)	1–2	Sutton Coldfield Town (7)	217
62	Kidsgrove Athletic (7)	1–3	Rugby United (7)	174
63	Borrowash Victoria (8)	3–4	Biddulph Victoria (8)	52
64	Racing Club Warwick (8)	0–1	Stafford Town (8)	85
65	Rocester (8)	1–1	Ilkeston Town (7)	165
replay	Ilkeston Town (7)	3–1	Rocester (8)	238
66	Staveley Miners Welfare (9)	0–1	Sutton Town (9)	96
67	Atherstone United (7)	w/o	Pelsall Villa (8)
68	Eastwood Town (8)	2–2	Deeping Rangers (8)	111
replay	Deeping Rangers (8)	1–2	Eastwood Town (8)	252
69	Lincoln Moorlands (9)	1–2	Leek Town (7)
70	Spalding United (8)	3–0	Glossop North End (8)	196
71	Stourport Swifts (7)	1–0	Boldmere St Michaels (8)	101
72	Cradley Town (8)	0–4	Bromsgrove Rovers (7)	164
73	Solihull Borough (7)	3–0	Stone Dominoes (8)	163
74	Leek CSOB (9)	2–3	Redditch United (7)	105
75	Barwell (8)	3–1	Oldbury United (8)	70
76	Newcastle Town (8)	3–0	Willenhall Town (8)	95
77	Stourbridge (8)	0–2	Causeway United (8)	190
78	Long Eaton United (9)	0–0	Norton United (9)	71
replay	Norton United (9)	0–2	Long Eaton United (9)	78
79	Gorleston (8)	w/o	Haverhill Rovers (9)
80	Burnham (7)	1–7	Arlesey Town (7)	85
81	Burnham Ramblers (9)	4–1	Potters Bar Town (8)
82	Dunstable Town (7)	w/o	Saffron Walden Town
83	Leighton Town (8)	3–1	Wootton Blue Cross (8)	122
84	Tring Town	w/o	Mildenhall Town (8)
85	Sawbridgeworth Town (9)	2–2	AFC Wallingford (8)	41
replay	AFC Wallingford (8)	2–0	Sawbridgeworth Town (9)	125
86	Newmarket Town (8)	5–0	Wembley (8)	142
87	Chalfont St Peter (8)	0–6	Chesham United (7)	145
88	Boreham Wood (7)	2–1	Desborough Town (8)	66
89	Ware (8)	2–2	London Colney (8)	102
replay	London Colney (8)	0–1	Ware (8)	90
90	Enfield Town (9)	2–1	Clacton Town (8)	356
91	Norwich United (8)	2–2	Leyton (7)	98
replay	Leyton (7)	2–1	Norwich United (8)	190
92	AFC Sudbury (8)	5–1	Diss Town (8)	347
93	Histon (7)	7–0	Yeading (7)	131

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First qualifying round

Matches on weekend of Saturday 20 September 2003. A total of 198 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all having progressed from the Preliminary round. St Blazey from the South Western Football League at Level 10 of English football were the lowest-ranked club to qualify for this round of the competition.

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replay	Bishop Sutton (8)	1–0	Welton Rovers (8)

Second qualifying round

Matches played on weekend of Saturday 27 September 2003. A total of 168 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 99 winners from the first qualifying round and 69 Level 6 clubs, from Premier divisions of the Isthmian League, Northern Premier League and Southern Football League, entering at this stage. The round featured eleven clubs from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

replay	Bishop's Stortford (6)		Sutton United (6)	347

84	Exmouth Town (8)	0–1	Highworth Town (8)	258

Third qualifying round

Matches played on weekend of Saturday 11 October 2003. A total of 84 clubs took part, all having progressed from the second qualifying round. Ashington, Gedling Town and Shirebrook Town from Level 9 of English football were the lowest-ranked club to qualify for this round of the competition.

replay	Thurrock (6)	3–0	Bromley (7)	231

42	Paulton Rovers (8)	2–1	Hampton & Richmond Borough (7)	300

Fourth qualifying round

Matches played on weekend of Saturday 25 October 2003. A total of 64 clubs took part, 42 having progressed from the third qualifying round and 22 clubs from Conference Premier, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. The round featured six clubs from Level 8 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.

replay	Stevenage Borough (5)	1–0	Eastbourne Borough (6)	1,205

replay	Gravesend & Northfleet (5)		Exeter City (5)	1,227

Competition proper

See 2003–04 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.

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