2008–09 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds
The FA Cup 2008–09 is the 128th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. A record 762 clubs were accepted for the competition; one (South Normanton Athletic) folded before the fixtures were released, leaving 761 clubs to appear in the draw.[1] Two more clubs (Brierley Hill & Withymoor and Stapenhill) folded after the draws for the early rounds were made, giving their opponents a walk-over. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 32 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.
See 2008–09 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.
Calendar
Round |
Date |
Fixtures |
Clubs |
New entries this round |
Prize money |
Player of the Round |
Extra Preliminary Round |
16 August 2008 |
203 |
761 → 558 |
406: 356th–761st |
£750 |
n/a |
Preliminary Round |
30 August 2008 |
166 |
558 → 392 |
129: 227th–355th |
£1,500 |
n/a |
First Round Qualifying |
13 September 2008 |
116 |
392 → 276 |
66: 161st–226th |
£3,000 |
Derren Ibrahim (Dartford)[2] |
Second Round Qualifying |
27 September 2008 |
80 |
276 → 196 |
44: 117th–160th |
£4,500 |
Dean Lodge (Kingstonian)[3] |
Third Round Qualifying |
11 October 2008 |
40 |
196 → 156 |
none |
£7,500 |
Craig Davis (AFC Totton)[4] |
Fourth Round Qualifying |
25 October 2008 |
32 |
156 → 124 |
24: 93rd–116th |
£12,500 |
Sam Hatton (AFC Wimbledon)[5] |
The draw for the Extra Preliminary Round was announced on The FA's website on Tuesday, 1 July.[6] Matches in this round were played on the weekend of Saturday, 16 August 2008,[7] with the replays played on 19 August 2008.
† – After extra time
Preliminary Round
Matches in the Preliminary Round were played on the weekend of Saturday, 30 August 2008,[7] with replays played on 2 September and 3 September 2008. The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Tuesday, 1 July.[6]
† – After extra time
First Round Qualifying
Matches in the First Round Qualifying were played on the weekend of Saturday, 13 September 2008.[7] Replays were played on 16 and 17 September 2008. The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Tuesday, 1 July.[6]
† – After extra time
Second Round Qualifying
Matches in the Second Round Qualifying were played on the weekend of Saturday, 27 September 2008.[7] The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Monday, 15 September.[9]
† – After extra time
Third Round Qualifying
Matches in the Third Round Qualifying will be played on the weekend of Saturday, 11 October 2008.[7] The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Monday, 29 September.[10]
Fourth Round Qualifying
Matches in the Fourth Round Qualifying were played on the weekend of Saturday, 25 October 2008,[7] with replays played in the week beginning 27 October 2008. The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Monday, 13 October.[11]
Tie no |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Attendance |
1 |
Hinckley United |
1–1 |
Curzon Ashton |
555 |
replay |
Curzon Ashton |
1–1 |
Hinckley United |
519 |
Curzon Ashton won 3–2 on penalties |
2 |
Kettering Town |
3–0 |
Burton Albion |
1,726 |
3 |
Tamworth |
0–4 |
Barrow |
1,012 |
4 |
King's Lynn |
1–5 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
1,460 |
5 |
Boston United |
2–3 |
Cambridge United |
1,956 |
6 |
Newcastle Blue Star |
1–2 |
Altrincham |
305 |
7 |
Droylsden |
0–0 |
Belper Town |
557 |
replay |
Belper Town |
1–2 |
Droylsden |
568 |
8 |
Durham City |
2–2 |
Histon |
257 |
replay |
Histon |
5–2 |
Durham City |
441 |
9 |
Retford United |
1–3 |
Alfreton Town |
922 |
10 |
Northwich Victoria |
0–3 |
AFC Telford United |
1,003 |
11 |
Blyth Spartans |
3–1 |
Sheffield |
680 |
12 |
York City |
0–0 |
Mansfield Town |
1,976 |
replay |
Mansfield Town |
1–0 |
York City |
2,004 |
13 |
Fleetwood Town |
4–3 |
Nantwich Town |
808 |
14 |
Wrexham |
0–0 |
Eastwood Town |
3,115 |
replay |
Eastwood Town |
2–0 |
Wrexham |
860 |
15 |
Stevenage Borough |
2–2 |
Horsham |
1,051 |
replay |
Horsham |
1–4 |
Stevenage Borough |
641 |
16 |
Woking |
2–2 |
Ebbsfleet United |
1,462 |
replay |
Ebbsfleet United |
1–0 |
Woking |
869 |
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