FA Cup qualifying rounds2022–23
Region
England Wales
Dates
5 August 2022–18 October 2022
Number of teams
640
The 2022–23 FA Cup qualifying rounds was the 142nd season of competition in England for The Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup ), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. The 32 winning teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper .
Calendar [ ] [ ] The draw for the Extra Preliminary round and Preliminary Round was made on 8 July 2022.
Preliminary round [ ] The draw for the preliminary round was also made on 8 July 2022. 64 teams from step 4 that had received byes in the Extra-Preliminary round entered at this stage instead.
The same 10 regionalised pots were used.
The round contained four teams from Level 10.
Review [ ] 136 fixtures plus replays took place. After taking nine attempts to win their first FA Cup game in the previous round, Holyport won their second at the first time of asking. All five debutants that made it through to this round also won again.
First qualifying round [ ] The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 22 August 2022. Teams were drawn into 5 regionalised groups loosely based on the maximum distance travelled. More club dense regions drew bigger pot sizes combining more divisions; two pots contained 50 teams, another two contained 42, and one contained 40.
224 teams made an appearance; 88 newly entered from Level 7 and 136 winners from the previous round. The first of five teams from Wales, Merthyr Town , began at this stage.This round included one club from level 10, Wincanton Town , the lowest ranked team still standing. Five debutants also remained in the competition; Buckhurst Hill , Bury AFC , Midhurst & Easebourne , Shefford Town & Campton , and Worcester Raiders .
Tie
Score
Att.
Friday 2 September 2022
27
2–2
547
70
2–1
Erith Town (9)
295
89
0–1
273
93
1–5
332
Saturday 3 September 2022
1
(7) Morpeth Town
2–2
339
2
(7) Warrington Rylands
0–4
Hyde United
282
3
0–0
Lancaster City (7)
349
4
(8) Shildon
2–1
Penistone Church (9)
202
5
(7) Ashton United
0–0
Ashington (9)
243
6
3–2
914
7
(9) Bury AFC
2–1
936
8
(8) Witton Albion
0–1
FC United of Manchester
714
9
1–1
Heaton Stannington (9)
518
10
(9) Charnock Richard
2–2
Pontefract Collieries (8)
170
11
(7) Guiseley
2–1
362
12
0–1
1,340
13
0–2
329
14
0–1
350
15
2–1
435
16
1–0
175
17
(7) Whitby Town
5–0
485
18
3–0
204
19
2–1
338
20
2–1
865
21
2–1
Atherton Collieries (7)
171
22
1–4
246
23
2–3
168
24
3–1
Belper Town (7)
587
25
1–2
195
26
1–1
213
28
0–1
184
29
1–1
777
30
5–0
362
31
3–1
254
32
(7) Stafford Rangers
0–2
549
33
3–3
281
Match played at Rugby Town .
34
1–3
402
35
3–1
Kimberley Miners Welfare (9)
374
36
(7) Gainsborough Trinity
3–1
427
37
6–0
444
38
5–0
207
39
2–2
162
40
4–3
518
41
0–2
695
42
0–4
243
43
3–2
167
44
4–0
201
45
0–2
Shefford Town & Campton
297
46
(9) Potton United
1–5
216
47
7–2
301
48
2–1
229
49
0–3
424
50
0–3
337
51
3–0
211
53
0–2
254
54
A–A
Match abandoned in the 91st minute with the score at 1–1. Aveley "decided to travel [away]...for the replay".
55
(8) Kempston Rovers
1–2
511
56
1–2
431
57
5–1
346
58
3–1
271
59
0–1
217
60
2–1
209
61
1–0
142
62
0–1
Sheringham
444
63
(9) Edgware & Kingsbury
1–4
118
64
1–3
156
65
4–1
Leverstock Green (9)
378
66
0–3
716
67
2–1
Biggleswade (8)
175
68
2–4
148
Tie
Score
Att.
69
5–1
245
71
2–2
267
72
1–2
322
73
4–1
Rusthall (9)
158
74
2–2
Corinthian (8)
150
75
0–2
227
76
3–1
North Greenford United (9)
478
77
3–0
162
78
0–2
285
79
4–1
133
80
2–2
388
81
1–2
251
82
2–1
188
84
1–1
Spelthorne Sports (9)
169
85
2–1
294
86
2–2
351
87
(9) Midhurst & Easebourne
0–6
212
88
2–1
260
90
5–2
Peacehaven & Telscombe (9)
251
91
0–1
253
92
2–2
245
94
2–4
439
95
1–1
288
96
0–2
414
97
(8) Willand Rovers
1–1
160
98
2–2
124
99
0–1
319
100
(8) Cinderford Town
2–3
178
101
(8) Larkhall Athletic
0–2
180
102
0–0
Shepton Mallet (9)
120
103
(9) Roman Glass St George
0–4
60
104
(9) Torpoint Athletic
1–2
Helston Athletic
191
105
3–1
Westbury United (8)
152
106
4–3
191
107
(9) Royal Wootton Bassett Town
2–4
195
108
(8) Slimbridge
0–0
96
109
2–9
266
Match played at AFC Totton .
110
0–0
185
111
5–2
339
112
0–0
462
Sunday 4 September 2022
52
2–1
276
83
(9) Holyport
0–1
326
Replays
Monday 5 September 2022
80R
0–1 (a.e.t.)
232
Tuesday 6 September 2022
1R
2–1
Morpeth Town (7)
445
3R
(7) Lancaster City
1–0 (a.e.t )
193
5R
(9) Ashington
3–0
Ashton United (7)
671
10R
(8) Pontefract Collieries
2–1
Charnock Richard (9)
353
26R
0–3
116
27R
2–1
221
29R
2–0
810
33R
1–0 (a.e.t )
298
39R
0–1
202
54R
2–1
176
71R
8–0
425
74R
(8) Corinthian
1–2 (a.e.t )
140
84R
(9) Spelthorne Sports
0–4
163
92R
3–1
198
95R
3–2
301
98R
1–3
132
102R
(9) Shepton Mallet
3–2
323
108R
5–2 (a.e.t )
Slimbridge (8)
176
112R
1–0
426
Wednesday 7 September 2022
9R
(9) Heaton Stannington
1–2
883
86R
0–4
145
97R
1–0
Willand Rovers (8)
162
110R
4–0
319
Review [ ] 112 fixtures plus replays took place. Amongst the action, Bury AFC continued their debut FA Cup run with a 2–1 win over North Shields , live on BBC Sport; The lowest ranked and last remaining Level 10 team, Wincanton Town , saw their run end in a 9–2 defeat to AFC Totton ; Blackfield & Langley goalkeeper, Connor Maseko, made national headlines by getting sent off for "urinating in a hedge"; Yan Osadchyi , a Ukrainian refugee who before the war played for second-tier club FC Alliance Lypova Dolyna , featured for Redditch United in their 4–1 away win at Rushall Olympic .
Upsets [ ] Second qualifying round [ ] The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 5 September 2022.
160 teams made an appearance; 48 newly entered from Level 6 (National League North and South ) and 112 winners from the previous round. This round included 16 clubs from Level 9, the lowest ranked teams still standing in the competition. Two debutants also remained in the competition, Bury AFC and Shefford Town & Campton .
Tie
Score
Att.
Friday 16 September 2022
49
2–2
369
Saturday 17 September 2022
1
1–2
702
2
1–1
364
3
(8) Shildon
0–5
501
4
2–1
254
5
1–1
591
6
2–0
Pontefract Collieries (8)
1,502
7
3–2
1,102
8
2–1
711
9
1–1
400
10
2–0
638
11
0–1
769
12
2–0
584
13
3–2
1,088
14
2–3
1,296
15
1–0
511
16
2–4
613
17
1–1
414
18
0–1
698
19
0–4
704
20
4–0
177
22
2–0
303
23
0–2
440
24
1–0
1,070
25
1–0
1,425
26
2–2
421
27
1–4
402
28
2–1
695
29
1–1
202
30
1–1
602
31
4–1
267
32
1–0
1,663
33
0–3
235
34
1–1
691
35
0–3
327
36
0–3
382
37
2–0
281
38
6–1
596
39
3–1
356
40
1–1
617
41
3–0
456
42
1–2
204
43
3–1
200
44
2–0
Sheringham (9)
176
45
1–1
1,009
46
2–3
196
47
0–4
271
48
1–3
Shefford Town & Campton
220
50
1–2
674
51
1–1
425
52
2–1
1,725
Tie
Score
Att.
53
0–0
694
55
1–2
202
56
2–0
1,057
57
1–2
144
58
1–1
1,178
59
2–2
1,020
60
2–0
574
61
3–0
522
62
4–0
389
63
3–1
175
64
1–3
474
65
0–1
152
66
0–2
502
67
1–0
Shepton Mallet (9)
644
68
1–0
455
69
1–1
416
70
1–0
645
71
1–1
424
72
2–2
857
73
2–1
244
74
1–3
502
75
1–0
302
76
3–3
Helston Athletic (9)
174
77
1–3
433
78
2–3
170
79
3–0
296
80
1–2
451
Sunday 18 September 2022
54
2–0
270
Tuesday 20 September 2022
21
0–1
640
Replays
Tuesday 20 September 2022
2R
9–0
428
9R
0–3
17R
4–2 (a.e.t )
372
26R
1–0
372
29R
3–2
563
30R
3–3 (4–5 p )
561
34R
2–1
391
40R
2–1
411
45R
0–3
517
49R
3–0
229
51R
0–2
304
53R
0–3
573
58R
4–0
374
59R
1–3
911
71R
1–2
190
72R
0–1 (a.e.t.)
380
76R
(9) Helston Athletic
4–3
351
Wednesday 21 September 2022
5R
5–3
886
69R
2–1
214
Review [ ] A "rather surprising" number of cup shock occurred across this round.
Upsets [ ] Third qualifying round [ ] The draw for the third qualifying round was made on 20 September 2022.
80 winners from the previous round made an appearance, including seven teams from the 9th tier of English football , the lowest ranked teams still left in the competition. Two debutants also remained in the competition, Bury AFC and Shefford Town & Campton .
Tie
Score
Att.
Friday 30 September 2022
18
2–0
308
Saturday 1 October 2022
1
0–1
1,012
2
0–3
432
3
5–2
1,218
4
1–0
870
5
0–0
1,704
6
2–2
1,141
7
0–1
694
8
1–1
1,139
9
2–2
429
10
1–1
1,756
11
3–1
320
12
1–2
483
13
3–0
635
14
3–0
1,209
15
3–3
638
16
4–0
448
17
6–1
828
19
0–5
336
20
1–1
764
21
5–0
Shefford Town & Campton (9)
735
22
2–0
782
23
3–1
416
24
1–0
731
25
0–1
1,863
Tie
Score
26
3–2
234
27
7–2
Helston Athletic (9)
595
28
0–2
444
29
1–2
206
30
6–1
461
31
3–0
548
32
1–1
276
33
0–1
937
34
1–2
1,426
35
0–3
746
36
0–1
1,004
37
5–3
275
38
0–3
213
39
1–5
282
40
1–2
544
Replays
Tuesday 4 October 2022
5R
0–4
946
6R
3–2 (a.e.t.)
229
8R
5–1
526
9R
3–0
1,424
15R
3–0
231
20R
3–3 (2–4 p )
1,196
32R
1–3 (a.e.t.)
319
Wednesday 5 October 2022
10R
2–0
1,147
Upsets [ ] Fourth qualifying round [ ] The draw was made on 3 October 2022. Teams were drawn from two regionalised pots, with 14 fixtures in the northern section and 18 in the southern section.
64 teams made an appearance, 24 newly entering teams from Level 5 and 40 winners from the previous round. Three teams from the 9th tier of English football , the lowest ranked teams still left in the competition, competed in this round, including Bury AFC , the lone debutant remaining in the competition, but all three were knocked out.
Tie
Score
Att.
Saturday 15 October 2022
1
1–1
5,342
2
2–2
1,558
3
3–1
1,709
4
1–2
2,069
5
1–0
2,353
6
1–0
1,058
7
0–1
513
8
1–1
2,787
9
2–2
1,262
10
0–3
1,500
11
3–2
1,126
12
2–1
1,425
13
2–3
5,063
14
0–3
820
15
1–2
3,400
16
2–2
1,264
17
0–0
3,093
18
2–1
759
19
1–3
1,007
20
2–0
1,304
Tie
Score
Att.
21
2–1
1,974
22
0–7
1,661
23
2–2
435
24
1–2
798
25
1–4
825
26
2–1
657
27
5–3
1,011
28
3–0
785
29
1–0
477
30
2–0
1,142
31
2–1
1,457
32
7–0
685
Replays
Tuesday 18 October 2022
1R
2–2 (3–4 p )
3,651
2R
2–0
495
8R
3–2
6,845
9R
2–1
653
16R
1–2
1,191
17R
1–0
2,347
23R
1–0
642
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