The 1991–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 111th 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 558 clubs were accepted for the competition, down five from the previous season's 563.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 28 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 New Entries Clubs Preliminary round Saturday 31 August 1991 308 558 → 404 First round qualifying Saturday 14 September 1991 134 404 → 260 Second round qualifying Saturday 28 September 1991 none 260 → 188 Third round qualifying Saturday 12 October 1991 none 188 → 152 Fourth round qualifying Saturday 26 October 1991 20 152 → 124 First round proper Friday 15 November 1991 52 124 → 84 Second round proper Saturday 7 December 1991 none 84 → 64 Third round proper Saturday 4 January 1992 44 64 → 32 Fourth round proper Saturday 25 January 1992 none 32 → 16 Fifth round proper Saturday 15 February 1992 none 16 → 8 Sixth round proper Saturday 7 March 1992 none 8 → 4 Semi-finals Sunday 5 April 1992 none 4 → 2 Final Saturday 9 May 1992 none 2 → 1
Preliminary round Ties Tie Home team Score Away team 1 A F C Totton 2–2 A F C Lymington 2 Alnwick Town 4–3 Chester-Le-Street Town 3 Arlesey Town 0–1 Clapton 4 Armthorpe Welfare 1–1 Vauxhall G M 5 Arnold Town 0–2 Belper Town 6 Ashington 3–1 Crook Town 7 Ashton United 0–0 Rhyl 8 Aveley 2–0 Felixstowe Town 9 Banbury United 4–1 Stratford Town 10 Barkingside 1–1 Baldock Town 11 Barry Town 3–1 Ton Pentre 12 Barton Rovers 3–4 Bourne Town 13 Basildon United 0–1 Brimsdown Rovers 14 Beckenham Town 1–0 Wingate & Finchley 15 Bideford 2–3 Falmouth Town 16 Blackpool Rovers 3–2 Thackley 17 Boston 2–3 Harrogate Town 18 Bournemouth 1–2 Abingdon Town 19 Bracknell Town 2–2 Portfield 20 Braintree Town 2–1 Bury Town 21 Brandon United 7–1 Shotton Comrades 22 Bridgend Town 2–0 Chippenham Town 23 Bridlington Town 5–1 Evenwood Town 24 Buckingham Town 1–0 Abingdon United 25 Burnham 1–1 Feltham & Hounslow Borough 26 Burscough w/o-scr Leyland Daf-Sgl 27 Calne Town 1–2 Westbury United 28 Canterbury City 1–0 Arundel 29 Canvey Island 0–2 Harwich & Parkeston 30 Chalfont St Peter 2–0 Flackwell Heath 31 Chard Town 1–2 Witney Town 32 Chatham Town 1–3 Steyning Town 33 Chertsey Town 2–2 Worthing 34 Cheshunt 0–3 Tilbury 35 Chichester City 1–3 Chipstead 36 Clandown 1–3 Ilfracombe Town 37 Clitheroe 4–4 Langley Park 38 Collier Row 2–2 Saffron Walden Town 39 Consett 5–0 Willington 40 Corinthian 6–0 Merstham 41 Cove 2–1 Slade Green 42 Croydon 3–0 Darenth Heathside 43 Cwmbran Town 1–0 Paulton Rovers 44 Darlington Cleveland Bridge 3–2 Horden Colliery Welfare 45 Darwen 1–1 Hebburn 46 Dawlish Town 1–2 Maesteg Park 47 Desborough Town w/o-scr Vauxhall Motors 48 Dudley Town 1–4 Lincoln United 49 Dulwich Hamlet 2–1 Harefield United 50 Durham City 4–0 South Bank 51 East Thurrock United 1–0 Royston Town 52 Eastwood Town 2–4 Farsley Celtic 53 Edgware Town 4–0 Southall 54 Egham Town 0–1 Wembley 55 Epsom & Ewell 1–5 Walton & Hersham 56 Esh Winning 1–3 Netherfield 57 Evesham United 3–1 Rothwell Town 58 Fareham Town 1–5 Thatcham Town 59 Faversham Town 0–0 Eastbourne Town 60 Ford United 2–1 Hornchurch 61 Frome Town 3–1 Exmouth Town 62 Garforth Town 4–1 Whickham 63 Glastonbury 1–0 Keynsham Town 64 Gosport Borough 1–3 Clevedon Town 65 Grantham Town 1–5 Ilkeston Town 66 Great Harwood Town 6–0 Eccleshill United 67 Halstead Town 3–2 Hoddesdon Town 68 Hampton 3–0 Haywards Heath Town 69 Haringey Borough 5–0 Watton United 70 Harworth Colliery Institute 2–1 Maltby Miners Welfare 71 Hednesford Town 1–1 Northampton Spencer 72 Hertford Town 3–2 Northwood 73 Highgate United 0–3 Chasetown 74 Hinckley 2–4 Bridgnorth Town 75 Hinckley Town 3–1 Boldmere St Michaels 76 Hitchin Town 1–1 Tiptree United 77 Holbeach United 2–3 Hinckley Athletic 78 Horsham 2–1 Hungerford Town 79 Horsham Y M C A 1–2 Erith & Belvedere 80 Hythe Town 4–4 Croydon Athletic 81 Irlam Town 0–0 Curzon Ashton 82 Irthlingborough Diamonds 2–2 Wednesfield 83 King's Lynn 5–2 Haverhill Rovers 84 Knowsley United 5–1 Atherton Laburnum Rovers 85 Lancaster City 1–5 Winsford United 86 Lancing 4–1 Wick 87 Langney Sports 0–1 Southwick 88 Leatherhead 3–1 Corinthian Casuals 89 Leighton Town 3–2 Kingsbury Town 90 Letchworth Garden City 1–1 Potton United 91 Lewes 4–3 Three Bridges 92 Leyton Wingate 6–0 Eynesbury Rovers 93 Liversedge 3–1 Maine Road 94 Malvern Town 3–2 Halesowen Harriers 95 March Town United 1–1 Histon 96 Melksham Town 1–1 Welton Rovers 97 Metropolitan Police 2–4 Hastings Town 98 Mirrlees Blackstone 2–1 Great Yarmouth Town 99 Molesey 4–0 Ringmer 100 Newbury Town 1–0 Horndean 101 Newcastle Town 2–0 Ossett Albion 102 Newmarket Town 1–1 Biggleswade Town 103 Newtown 4–2 Glossop 104 Oakwood 0–3 Havant Town 105 Oldbury United 1–2 Blakenall 106 Ossett Town 2–0 North Ferriby United 107 Penrith 1–0 Ferryhill Athletic 108 Prescot 3–2 Chadderton 109 Prudhoe East End 0–2 Bedlington Terriers 110 Purfleet 3–1 Gorleston 111 Racing Club Warwick 2–1 Rushall Olympic 112 Radcliffe Borough 0–1 Nantwich Town 113 Radstock Town 0–2 Devizes Town 114 Rainham Town 0–1 Lowestoft Town 115 Rocester 1–3 Oakham United 116 Rossendale United 2–4 Heanor Town 117 Rushden Town 3–2 Friar Lane Old Boys 118 Salford City 0–0 Warrington Town 119 Sandwell Borough 1–2 Alfreton Town 120 Seaham Red Star 3–2 Peterlee Newtown 121 Selsey 2–1 Malden Vale 122 Sheffield 2–0 Congleton Town 123 Sholing Sports 0–6 Maidenhead United 124 Shoreham 0–3 Sheppey United 125 Shortwood United 3–0 Weston Super Mare 126 Solihull Borough 1–0 Spalding United 127 Spennymoor United 1–0 Easington Colliery 128 St Blazey 0–3 Minehead 129 St Helens Town 1–3 Borrowash Victoria 130 Stamford 2–1 Paget Rangers 131 Stockton 2–4 Billingham Town 132 Stourbridge 1–0 Long Buckby 133 Sudbury Town 2–2 Barking 134 Tamworth 2–2 Lye Town 135 Thame United 1–1 Eastleigh 136 Tooting & Mitcham United 2–0 Redhill 137 Torrington 3–1 Barnstaple Town 138 Tring Town 0–3 Hemel Hempstead 139 Tunbridge Wells 0–2 Burgess Hill Town 140 Walsall Wood 1–1 Raunds Town 141 Waltham Abbey 0–1 Stevenage Borough 142 Walthamstow Pennant 3–2 Langford 143 Ware 5–1 Milton Keynes Borough 144 Washington 1–3 Shildon 145 West Auckland Town 3–5 Denaby United 146 Whitstable Town 0–1 Eastbourne United 147 Whyteleafe 2–0 Ashford Town (Kent) 148 Willenhall Town 6–1 Wellingborough Town 149 Wisbech Town 4–3 Burnham Ramblers 150 Witham Town 3–1 Welwyn Garden City 151 Wolverton 1–0 Uxbridge 152 Worksop Town 3–1 Brigg Town 153 Yate Town 4–1 Bristol Manor Farm 154 Yeading 8–0 Rayners Lane
Replays Tie Home team Score Away team 1 A F C Lymington 3–2 A F C Totton 4 Vauxhall G M 1–2 Armthorpe Welfare 7 Rhyl 1–0 Ashton United 10 Baldock Town 5–0 Barkingside 19 Portfield 2–1 Bracknell Town 25 Feltham & Hounslow Borough 0–4 Burnham 33 Worthing 4–1 Chertsey Town 37 Langley Park 1–1 Clitheroe 38 Saffron Walden Town 2–3 Collier Row 45 Hebburn 2–1 Darwen 59 Eastbourne Town 0–4 Faversham Town 71 Northampton Spencer 1–1 Hednesford Town 76 Tiptree United 1–0 Hitchin Town 80 Croydon Athletic 2–1 Hythe Town 81 Curzon Ashton 4–1 Irlam Town 82 Wednesfield 3–3 Irthlingborough Diamonds 90 Potton United 2–0 Letchworth Garden City 95 Histon 2–1 March Town United 96 Welton Rovers 1–2 Melksham Town 102 Biggleswade Town 2–2 Newmarket Town 118 Warrington Town 1–0 Salford City 133 Barking 2–2 Sudbury Town 134 Lye Town 1–3 Tamworth 135 Eastleigh 0–2 Thame United 140 Raunds Town 3–1 Walsall Wood
2nd replays Tie Home team Score Away team 37 Langley Park 1–0 Clitheroe 82 Hednesford Town 1–0 Northampton Spencer 71 Irthlingborough Diamonds 0–2 Wednesfield 133 Biggleswade Town 1–0 Newmarket Town 102 Sudbury Town 2–1 Barking
1st qualifying round Ties