The 2009–10 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 129th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition.
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 the fourth round qualifying 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 2009–10 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 15 August 2009 Levels 9–10 406 none 203 £750 Preliminary round 29 August 2009 Level 8 131 203 167 £1,500 First round qualifying 12 September 2009 Level 7 65 167 116 £3,000 Second round qualifying 26 September 2009 Conference NorthConference South 44 116 80 £4,500 Third round qualifying 10 October 2009 none none 80 40 £7,500 Fourth round qualifying 24 October 2009 Conference Premier 24 40 32 £12,500 For the next rounds look 2009–10 FA Cup
Extra preliminary round The draw for the extra preliminary round was announced on The FA's website on 1 July. Matches in this round were played on the weekend of 15 August 2009, with replays played between 17 and 19 August 2009. 406 clubs from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Bridlington Town (9)0–0Esh Winning (9)170 Esh Winning (9)Bridlington Town (9)802Spennymoor Town (9)5–1Ashington (9)1713Seaham Red Star (10)1–4Morpeth Town (9)434Sunderland RCA (10)1–3Ryton (9)755Bedlington Terriers (9)2–0Thackley (9)1026Hebburn Town (10)7–0Eccleshill United (10)447Jarrow Roofing BCA (10)2–1Armthorpe Welfare (9)268Whickham (10)2–0Chester-le-Street Town (9)98Awarded to Chester-le-Street Town – Whickham removed for fielding an ineligible player9Scarborough Athletic (9)1–2Guisborough Town (10)60810Selby Town (9)0–0Leeds Carnegie (10)98 Leeds Carnegie (10)1–3Selby Town (9)7011Consett (9)5–0Billingham Town (9)14812Team Northumbria (10)4–0Marske United (10)3213Hall Road Rangers (9)2–6Bishop Auckland (9)7414Norton & Stockton Ancients (9)3–0Pickering Town (9)10015Shildon (9)0–0Northallerton Town (10)91 Northallerton Town (10)1–2Shildon (9)16416South Shields (9)1–4Newcastle Benfield (9)10517Pontefract Collieries (10)1–4Penrith (9)7018Stokesley (10)3–1Crook Town (10)7819West Auckland Town (9)2–2Brandon United (10)30 Brandon United (10)2–1West Auckland Town (9)10820Whitley Bay (9)2–2Dunston UTS (9)348 Dunston UTS (9)0–2Whitley Bay (9)25121Billingham Synthonia (9)1–1Birtley Town (10)87 Birtley Town (10)1–3Billingham Synthonia (9)6922Horden Colliery Welfare (9)0–0Tow Law Town (9)58 Tow Law Town (9)1–2Horden Colliery Welfare (9)9423West Allotment Celtic (9)3–2Liversedge (9)7924Silsden (9)3–1Colne (9)5625Congleton Town (9)3–2Dinnington Town (9)14226Abbey Hey (9)1–6Hallam (9)4527Chadderton (10)2–2Atherton Collieries (10)35 Atherton Collieries (10)3–1Chadderton (10)7228Maltby Main (9)1–3Rossington Main (10)4229Parkgate (9)1–3St. Helens Town (9)6630Holker Old Boys (10)0–2Padiham (9)4031Bacup Borough (9)1–1Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9)100 Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9)1–0 Bacup Borough (9)5332Maine Road (9)3–1Alsager Town (9)6533Squires Gate (9)2–2Staveley Miners Welfare (10)55 Staveley Miners Welfare (10)Squires Gate (9)7034Ashton Athletic (9)1–2Bootle (9)4835Runcorn Linnets (9)4–1AFC Emley (10)19836Nostell Miners Welfare (9)2–1Oldham Town (10)7237Ramsbottom United (9)5–1Cheadle Town (10)10338Flixton (9)3–3Winsford United (9)50 Winsford United (9)4–6Flixton (9)6039Formby (9)1–1Glossop North End (9)95 Glossop North End (9)3–1Formby (9)22040Meir KA (10)0–4Tipton Town (9)4641Bewdley Town (10)0–2Alvechurch (9)14642Cradley Town (9)3–3Biddulph Victoria (9)36 Biddulph Victoria (9)0–1Cradley Town (9)3743Eccleshall (10)1–3Tividale (10)5744Westfields (9)5–0Bolehall Swifts (10)7145Stone Dominoes (10)7–0Cadbury Athletic (10)3546Causeway United (9)3–1Wellington (Herefords) (10)4347Studley (9)1–0Pershore Town (10)8748Dudley Sports (10)2–1Southam United (10)4349Coleshill Town (9)2–0Bridgnorth Town (9)5650Pegasus Juniors (9)5–1Ellesmere Rangers (10)4051Norton United (10)2–5Newcastle Town (9)8052Dudley Town (10)3–2Walsall Wood (10)4853Coventry Sphinx (9)3–1Bromyard Town (10)11654Heath Hayes (10)2–1Lye Town (10)4655Brocton (10)5–1Shifnal Town (9)3356Castle Vale (10)4–2Goodrich (10)7957Stratford Town (9)5–0Pilkington XXX (10)17458AFC Wulfrunians (10)2–1Boldmere St. Michaels (9)8559Rocester (9)2–1Wednesfield (10)6960Nuneaton Griff (10)3–1Shawbury United (10)6061Highgate United (9)3–3Malvern Town (9)71 Malvern Town (9)2–1Highgate United (9)5262Holwell Sports (10)2–2Ellistown (10)130 Ellistown (10)2–1Holwell Sports (10)13263Hinckley Downes (10)1–4Boston Town (9)13364Borrowash Victoria (10)3–0Greenwood Meadows (10)4565Barwell (9)1–2Long Eaton United (9)10166Holbrook Miners Welfare (10)5–0Heanor Town (10)11867Radford (10)0–3Rainworth Miners Welfare (9)10268Oadby Town (9)2–3Kirby Muxloe (9)13669Bardon Hill Sports (10)3–2Arnold Town (9)11770Coalville Town (9)3–2Barrow Town (10)15571Bottesford Town (10)1–5New Mills (9)7472Dunkirk (10)1–3Winterton Rangers (9)6573Lincoln Moorlands Railway (9)2–3St. Andrews (10)7274Shirebrook Town (9)2–2Holbeach United (9)95 Holbeach United (9)1–2Shirebrook Town (9)13775Sleaford Town (9)2–0Loughborough University (9)12676Gresley (10)2–2Heather St. John's (10)202 Heather St. John's (10)1–0Gresley (10)17977Teversal (10)1–1Bourne Town (9)79 Bourne Town (9)3–0Teversal (10)8178Deeping Rangers (9)1–1Friar Lane & Epworth (9)95 Friar Lane & Epworth (9)3–0Deeping Rangers (9)6579Gedling Miners Welfare (10)1–1Blackstones (9)46 Blackstones (9)2–1Gedling Miners Welfare (10)7980Gedling Town (10)2–2Barton Town Old Boys (10)37 Barton Town Old Boys (10)2–1Gedling Town (10)8681Long Buckby (9)3–2Hadleigh United (9)8382Cornard United (10)0–4Gorleston (10)2283Yaxley (9)1–2Rothwell Corinthians (9)8384Great Yarmouth Town (10)1–1Raunds Town (9)147 Raunds Town (9)1–3Great Yarmouth Town (10)10485Ely City (9)0–1Wisbech Town (9)12286Whitton United (10)0–5Daventry Town (9)6287Walsham-le-Willows (9)1–1Kirkley & Pakefield (9)99 Kirkley & Pakefield (9)1–0Walsham-le-Willows (9)21488St. Ives Town (9)6–1Daventry United (9)15289Needham Market (9)1–0Felixstowe & Walton United (9)13090Wellingborough Town (9)0–2Wroxham (9)12991Woodbridge Town (9)1–4St. Neots Town (9)12692Desborough Town (9)4–1Newmarket Town (9)7793Diss Town (10)2–3Cogenhoe United (9)13094Dereham Town (9)3–1Leiston (9)21395Godmanchester Rovers (10)0–0Haverhill Rovers (9)45 Haverhill Rovers (9)0–1Godmanchester Rovers (10)6796Stewarts & Lloyds Corby (9)1–2Norwich United (9)3697Northampton Spencer (9)1–0March Town United (10)8698Stowmarket Town (10)0–3Mildenhall Town (9)10599Clapton (9)2–5Kingsbury London Tigers (9)48100St. Margaretsbury (9)0–0Hullbridge Sports (9)65 Hullbridge Sports (9)0–1St. Margaretsbury (9)43