2007–08 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 2007–08 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 127th 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 729 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 42 from the previous season's 687.
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 Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
Calendar
Round | Start Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
Extra Preliminary Round | 18 August 2007 | 171 | 729 → 558 | none | £500 |
Preliminary Round | 1 September 2007 | 166 | 558 → 392 | 161: 227th–387th | £1,000 |
First Round Qualifying | 15 September 2007 | 116 | 392 → 276 | 66: 161st–226th | £2,250 |
Second Round Qualifying | 29 September 2007 | 80 | 276 → 196 | 44: 117th–160th | £3,750 |
Third Round Qualifying | 13 October 2007 | 40 | 196 → 156 | none | £5,000 |
Fourth Round Qualifying | 27 October 2007 | 32 | 156 → 124 | 24: 93rd–116th | £10,000 |
First Round Proper | 10 November 2007 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 48: 45th–92nd | £16,000 |
Second Round Proper | 1 December 2007 | 20 | 84 → 64 | none | £24,000 |
Third Round Proper | 5 January 2008 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44: 1st–44th | £40,000 |
Fourth Round Proper | 26 January 2008 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £60,000 |
Fifth Round Proper | 16 February 2008 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £120,000 |
Sixth Round Proper (Quarter finals) | 8 March 2008 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £300,000 |
Semi-finals | 5 April 2008 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £900,000 |
Final | 17 May 2008 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | £1,000,000 |
Extra preliminary round
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 18 August 2007.
Ties
Replays
Preliminary round
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 1 September 2007.
This early round saw Level 8 team Chasetown F.C. enter the 2007–08 competition. Chasetown would defeat seven teams over four months, becoming the lowest-ranked club ever to reach the Third Round Proper of an FA Cup competition.[1]
Ties
Replays
First Round Qualifying
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 15 September 2007.
Ties
Replays
Second Round Qualifying
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 29 September 2007.
Ties
Replays
Third Round Qualifying
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 13 October 2007.
Ties
Replays
Fourth Round Qualifying
Matches played on the weekend of Saturday 27 October 2007.
Ties
Tie no |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
1 |
Evesham United |
0–0 |
Halifax Town |
652 |
2 |
Corby Town |
1–2 |
Droylsden |
562 |
3 |
Kendal Town |
0–1 |
Altrincham |
641 |
4 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
5–0 |
Solihull Moors |
1,076 |
5 |
Burton Albion |
2–1 |
Tamworth |
2,915 |
6 |
Histon |
4–1 |
Bamber Bridge |
535 |
7 |
Stafford Rangers |
1–1 |
Cambridge United |
1,030 |
8 |
Southport |
1–3 |
Northwich Victoria |
1,232 |
9 |
Farsley Celtic |
1–1 |
Barrow |
528 |
10 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
0–4 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
557 |
11 |
Workington |
1–0 |
Boston United |
635 |
12 |
York City |
6–0 |
Rushall Olympic |
1,630 |
13 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
3–1 |
Vauxhall Motors |
1,374 |
14 |
Harrogate Railway Athletic |
2–1 |
Harrogate Town |
1,286 |
15 |
Chasetown |
2–1 |
Nuneaton Borough |
1,408 |
16 |
Weymouth |
1–1 |
Hitchin Town |
1,106 |
17 |
A.F.C. Hornchurch |
0–1 |
Team Bath |
641 |
18 |
Maidenhead United |
1–0 |
Hayes & Yeading United |
643 |
19 |
Salisbury City |
0–0 |
Stevenage Borough |
1,364 |
20 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
1–2 |
Oxford United |
1,071 |
21 |
Hampton & Richmond Borough |
1–0 |
Wealdstone |
679 |
22 |
Bath City |
0–2 |
Torquay United |
2,149 |
23 |
Crawley Town |
1–1 |
Aldershot Town |
1,934 |
24 |
Chippenham Town |
2–3 |
Horsham |
912 |
25 |
Eastleigh |
3–3 |
Forest Green Rovers |
742 |
26 |
Eastbourne Borough |
2–1 |
Bromley |
1,212 |
27 |
Ware |
3–1 |
Tonbridge Angels |
816 |
28 |
Folkestone Invicta |
0–2 |
Billericay Town |
659 |
29 |
Grays Athletic |
1–1 |
Lewes |
688 |
30 |
Woking |
0–1 |
Staines Town |
1,431 |
31 |
Ebbsfleet United |
1–3 |
Exeter City |
1,219 |
32 |
Havant & Waterlooville |
3–0 |
Leighton Town |
378 |
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Replays
2007–08 FA Cup
See 2007-08 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.
Notes
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