The qualifying rounds for the 1900–01 Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup for short), the 30th edition of the world's oldest association football competition, consisting of six rounds of matches played between September and December 1900. A total of 220 teams entered the tournament, 178 of which played in at least one qualifying stage. The 1900–01 FA Cup began on 22 September 1900 when 40 teams competed in the preliminary round and ended on 20 April 1901, when Southern League side Tottenham Hotspur became the only ever non-League club to win the competition.
Tournament calendar Round Date Ties Byes Number of clubs Preliminary round Saturday 22 September 1900 20 0 220→200 First qualifying round Saturday 6 October 1900 55 0 200→145 Second qualifying round Saturday 20 October 1900 35 3 145→110 Third qualifying round Saturday 3 November 1900 38 2 110→72 Fourth qualifying round Saturday 17 November 1900 20 0 72→52 Fifth qualifying round Saturday 8 December 1900 10 0 52→42 Intermediate round Saturday 5 January 1901 10 0 42→32 First round proper Saturday 9 February 1901 16 0 32→16 Second round proper Saturday 23 February 1901 8 0 16→8 Third round proper Saturday 23 March 1901 4 0 8→4 Semi-final Saturday 6 April 1901 2 0 4→2 Final Saturday 20 April 1901 1 0 2→1
Preliminary round Home team Score Away team Date Eastbourne 6–0 Worthing Darlington 3–0 Tow Law Sheffield 1–3 Attercliffe Leyton 1–1 West Ham Garfield West Ham Garfield 4–1 Leyton Turton 0–2 Heywood Olympic 5–0 Upton Park Stockton 0–2 South Bank Doncaster Rovers 6–1 Rotherham Town Norwich CEYMS 1–2 Lowestoft Town 10 Bishop Auckland 5–2 Stanley United 11 Leadgate Park 3–0 Crook Town 12 Worksop Town 3–2 Denaby United 13 Howden-le-Wear 0–2 Darlington St Augustine's 14 Hampstead 0–4 West Hampstead 15 Altofts 2–3 Wath Athletic 16 Colchester Town 7–0 Bury St Edmunds 17 Woodford 1–1 Leytonstone 17r Leytonstone 1–10 Woodford 18 Great Yarmouth Town 1–1 Harwich & Parkeston 18r Harwich & Parkeston W–W Great Yarmouth Town — 19 King's Lynn 2–0 Kirkley 20 Willesden Town 1–3 Civil Service
First qualifying round
Home team Score Away team Date South Bank 0–3 Thornaby Utopians Shankhouse 0–1 Gateshead NER Sheppey United 1–0 Gravesend United Folkestone 3–3 Sittingbourne Sittingbourne W–W Folkestone — Maidenhead W–W Maidenhead Norfolkians — Civil Service 4–1 West Hampstead Druids 1–2 Chirk Blackburn Park Road 5–1 Trawden Forest Newark 6–1 Boston Town 10 Oswaldtwistle Rovers 4–0 Great Harwood 11 Burton Wanderers 2–2 Gresley Rovers 11r Gresley Rovers 1–1 Burton Wanderers 11r2 Burton Wanderers 2–4 Gresley Rovers 12 Attercliffe 0–2 Doncaster Rovers 13 Belper Town 2–0 Heanor Town 14 Workington 4–3 Moss Bay Exchange 15 Darlington St Augustine's 1–1 Darlington 16 Darlington 4–1 Darlington St Augustine's 17 Stourbridge 5–2 Kidderminster Harriers 18 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 White Star Wanderers 19 Leadgate Park 2–2 Bishop Auckland 19r Bishop Auckland 3–1 Leadgate Park 20 Mickley 1–2 St Peter's Albion 21 Chesham Generals 0–0 Chesham Town 21r Chesham Town 0–3 Chesham Generals 22 Rushden 4–1 Desborough Town 23 Worksop Town 7–2 Montrose Works 24 Ilkeston Town 2–0 Stapleford Town 25 Coalville Town 3–1 Swadlincote 26 Newstead Byron W–W Hucknall Portland — 27 Swanscombe 0–3 Grays United 28 Hinckley Town W–W Nuneaton Town — 29 Middlewich Rangers 0–3 Nantwich 30 Wallsend Park Villa 1–1 Prudhoe 30r Prudhoe 2–3 Wallsend Park Villa 31 Crouch End Vampires 3–0 London Welsh 32 Eastbourne Swifts 1–2 Brighton Athletic 33 Rothwell Town Swifts 1–3 Finedon Revellers 34 Rochdale 1–0 Rossendale United 35 Halesowen 1–2 Brierley Hill Alliance 36 West Croydon 5–0 West Norwood 37 Rhyl United 3–0 Llandudno Swifts 38 Maidstone United 4–0 Ashford United 39 Richmond Association 3–2 Shepherd's Bush 40 Freetown 3–1 Heywood 41 South Shields 1–2 Morpeth Harriers 42 Birkenhead 3–0 Buckley Victoria 43 West Ham Garfield 0–3 Olympic 44 Colchester Town 2–5 Lowestoft Town 45 Stockton St John's 0–2 Thornaby 46 Wath Athletic 3–0 Wombwell Town 47 Woodford 2–3 Ilford 48 Grantham Avenue 3–1 Grimsby All Saints 49 Royston United 1–2 Hunslet 50 Brighton & Hove Rangers 3–0 Eastbourne 51 Godalming 4–3 Redhill 52 Mansfield Foresters 2–1 Bulwell United 53 King's Lynn 2–1 Harwich & Parkeston 54 Keswick 3–2 Frizington White Star 55 Earlestown 3–0 Haydock
Second qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date Olympic 1–1 Ilford Ilford 0–2 Olympic Blackburn Park Road 3–0 Oswaldtwistle Rovers Morpeth Harriers 0–1 Gateshead NER Nantwich 5–2 Winsford United Bishop Auckland 3–0 Darlington Buxton – Bye — Stourbridge 2–2 Brierley Hill Alliance Brierley Hill Alliance 1–3 Stourbridge Finedon Revellers 2–2 Rushden Rushden 0–1 Finedon Revellers Chesham Generals 1–0 Aylesbury United 10 Worksop Town 0–0 Doncaster Rovers 10r Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Worksop Town 11 Ilkeston Town 6–1 Belper Town 12 Slough 2–2 Maidenhead 12r Maidenhead 3–0 Slough 13 Gresley Rovers 2–0 Coalville Town 14 Oxford City – Bye — 15 Hinckley Town W–W Loughborough — 16 Hunslet 4–1 Wath Athletic 17 St Peter's Albion 1–5 Wallsend Park Villa 18 Crouch End Vampires 0–1 Civil Service 19 Grays United 1–0 Sheppey United 20 Oswestry United W–W Ironbridge — 21 Rhyl United 0–0 Chirk 21r Chirk W–W Rhyl United — 22 Maidstone United 2–2 Sittingbourne 22r Sittingbourne 0–0 Maidstone United 22r2 Maidstone United 2–0 Sittingbourne 23 Richmond Association W–W 1st Coldstream Guards — 24 Freetown 0–3 Rochdale 25 Welshpool W–W Aberystwyth — 26 Thornaby Utopians 2–1 Thornaby 27 Birkenhead 0–1 White Star Wanderers 28 Brighton Athletic 0–4 Brighton & Hove Rangers 29 Yeovil Casuals 6–1 Street 30 Bristol East – Bye — 31 Grantham Avenue 0–0 Newark 31r Newark 4–2 Grantham Avenue 32 Hudsons 1–2 Southport Central 33 Godalming 4–0 West Croydon 34 Mansfield Foresters 1–2 Newstead Byron 35 King's Lynn 3–0 Lowestoft Town 36 Keswick 1–2 Workington 37 Leighton Cee Springs W–W Hitchin — 38 Earlestown 5–0 Swinton Town
Third qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date Chesterfield 8–3 Hunslet Clapton 8–1 Maidstone United Darwen 3–1 Nelson Kettering 7–0 Finedon Revellers Watford 10–0 Leighton Cee Springs Weymouth 4–3 Yeovil Casuals Marlow 3–5 Chesham Generals Blackburn Park Road 0–1 Blackpool Southport Central 3–1 Chorley 10 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Stalybridge Rovers 11 Middlesbrough 3–3 Willington Athletic 11r Willington Athletic 0–0 Middlesbrough 11r2 Middlesbrough 8–0 Willington Athletic 12 Lincoln City 0–0 Gainsborough Trinity 12r Gainsborough Trinity 1–1 Lincoln City 12r2 Lincoln City 3–1 Gainsborough Trinity 13 Chirk 8–1 Welshpool 14 Burton Swifts 2–2 Newstead Byron 14r Newstead Byron 0–4 Burton Swifts 15 Swindon Town 1–1 Bristol East 15r Swindon Town 5–0 Bristol East 16 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Walsall 16r Walsall 1–0 Shrewsbury Town 17 Workington W–W Rochdale — 18 Nantwich 2–1 Buxton 19 Gateshead NER 0–1 Jarrow 20 Stockport County 6–2 Wrexham 21 Newark 2–1 Ilkeston Town 22 Wellington Town W–W Stourbridge — 23 Gresley Rovers 2–0 Wellingborough Town 24 Oxford City 0–4 Reading 25 Hinckley Town 2–0 Northampton Town 26 Queens Park Rangers 7–0 Fulham 27 Staple Hill – Bye — 28 Wallsend Park Villa 3–0 Hebburn Argyle 29 Grays United 0–2 New Brompton 30 Barnsley 2–1 Doncaster Rovers 31 Brentford 3–1 Maidenhead 32 Oswestry United W–W Coventry City — 33 Bristol Rovers – Bye — 34 Richmond Association W–W Wycombe Wanderers — 35 Thornaby Utopians 1–5 Bishop Auckland 36 Brighton & Hove Rangers 1–5 Chatham 37 Godalming 1–2 Civil Service 38 King's Lynn 1–4 Luton Town 39 West Ham United 1–0 Olympic 40 Earlestown 2–1 White Star Wanderers
Fourth qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date Darwen 2–1 Blackpool Watford 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Watford Reading 11–0 Chesham Generals Chatham 2–2 Clapton Clapton 5–1 Chatham Southport Central 2–0 Workington Middlesbrough 3–0 Jarrow Newark 0–5 Chesterfield Chirk 0–1 Walsall Burton Swifts 4–1 Hinckley Town 10 Luton Town 9–1 Civil Service 11 Swindon Town 2–2 Staple Hill 11r Swindon Town 6–0 Staple Hill 12 Bishop Auckland 5–0 Wallsend Park Villa 13 Stockport County 1–3 Crewe Alexandra 14 New Brompton 1–1 West Ham United 14r West Ham United 4–1 New Brompton 15 Wellington Town 4–0 Oswestry United 16 Gresley Rovers 1–3 Kettering 17 Barnsley 1–0 Lincoln City 18 Brentford 0–1 Richmond Association 19 Bristol Rovers 15–1 Weymouth 20 Earlestown 2–3 Nantwich
Fifth qualifying round Home team Score Away team Date Reading 2–0 Richmond Association Walsall 6–0 Wellington Town Southport Central 1–1 Darwen Darwen 2–0 Southport Central Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Nantwich Middlesbrough 4–0 Bishop Auckland Burton Swifts 1–2 Kettering Luton Town 3–0 Queens Park Rangers Barnsley 1–5 Chesterfield Bristol Rovers 5–1 Swindon Town 10 West Ham United 1–1 Clapton 10r Clapton 2–3 West Ham United
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