2015–16 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The 2015–16 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 135th 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 736 clubs were accepted for the competition, the same as the previous season.^[1]

2015–16 FA Cup qualifying rounds

Tournament details
Country	England Guernsey Wales
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The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 to 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 qualifying round 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 2015–16 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.^[1]

Round	Main date	Leagues entering at this round	New entries this round	Winners from previous round	Number of fixtures	Prize money[2]
Extra preliminary round	15 August 2015	Levels 9-10	368	none	184	£1,500
Preliminary round	29 August 2015	Level 8	136	184	160	£1,925
First qualifying round	12 September 2015	Level 7	72	160	116	£3,000
Second qualifying round	26 September 2015	National League North National League South	44	116	80	£4,500
Third qualifying round	10 October 2015	none	none	80	40	£7,500
Fourth qualifying round	24 October 2015	National League	24	40	32	£12,500
For the next rounds look 2015–16 FA Cup

Extra preliminary round

Extra preliminary round fixtures were due to be played on 15 August 2015, with replays taking place no later than 20 August 2015. A total of 368 teams, from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The round includes 91 teams from Level 10 of English football, being the lowest ranked clubs to compete in the tournament.^[3]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 1 Penrith (9) 1–3 Jarrow Roofing BCA (9) 110 2 Silsden (9) 2–1 West Allotment Celtic (9) 53 3 Ashington (9) 2–2 Albion Sports (9) 310 replay Albion Sports (9) 2–3 Ashington (9) 121 4 AFC Darwen (9) 1–2 Washington (9) 203 5 Newcastle Benfield (9) 4–2 Yorkshire Amateur (10) 80 6 Nelson (9) 0–4 Newton Aycliffe (9) 96 7 Bedlington Terriers (9) 1–1 West Auckland Town (9) replay West Auckland Town (9) 4–0 Bedlington Terriers (9) 8 Barnoldswick Town (9) 0–5 Colne (9) 333 9 Billingham Synthonia (10) 0–0 Consett (9) 147 replay Consett (9) 8–0 Billingham Synthonia (10) 188 10 Hebburn Town (10) 1–3 Tadcaster Albion (9) 83 11 Bishop Auckland (9) 1–1 Shildon (9) 529 replay Shildon (9) 2–4 Bishop Auckland (9) 12 Sunderland RCA (9) 4–4 Guisborough Town (9) 65 replay Guisborough Town (9) 3–2 Sunderland RCA (9) 13 Crook Town (10) 0–6 Dunston UTS (9) 118 14 Holker Old Boys (10) 4–0 Liversedge (9) 89 15 Pickering Town (9) 4–0 Thornaby (10) 159 16 Seaham Red Star (9) 2–2 Marske United (9) replay Marske United (9) 3–1 Seaham Red Star (9) 104 17 Garforth Town (9) 1–4 Morpeth Town (9) 121 18 Heaton Stannington (10) 3–1 Norton & Stockton Ancients (9) 19 Bridlington Town (9) 0–2 North Shields (9) 351 20 Whitley Bay (9) 1–1 Ryhope Colliery Welfare (10) 287 replay Ryhope Colliery Welfare (10) 2–3 Whitley Bay (9) 127 21 Whickham (10) 1–2 Padiham (9) 130 22 Durham City (9) 1–3 Thackley (9) 108 23 Glasshoughton Welfare (10) 2–2 Runcorn Linnets (9) 163 replay Runcorn Linnets (9) 6–1 Glasshoughton Welfare (10) 252 24 Chadderton (10) 2–9 AFC Liverpool (9) 75 25 Congleton Town (9) 0–0 Nostell Miners Welfare (9) 163 replay Nostell Miners Welfare (9) 0–4 Congleton Town (9) 56 26 Alsager Town (9) 1–0 Athersley Recreation (9) 110 27 Winsford United (9) 1–1 AFC Blackpool (9) 134 replay AFC Blackpool (9) 3–2 Winsford United (9) 43 28 AFC Emley (10) 7–1 Parkgate (9) 249 29 Ashton Athletic (9) 2–2 Maltby Main (9) 73 replay Maltby Main (9) 3–2 Ashton Athletic (9) 115 30 Penistone Church (10) 0–2 Pontefract Collieries (9) 220 31 Maine Road (9) 2–1 St Helens Town (10) 103 32 Handsworth Parramore (9) 6–0 Staveley Miners Welfare (9) 122 33 1874 Northwich (9) 3–0 West Didsbury & Chorlton (9) 350 34 Barton Town Old Boys (9) 2–2 Squires Gate (9) 122 replay Squires Gate (9) 2–4 (a.e.t.) Barton Town Old Boys (9) 36 35 Abbey Hey (9) 3–1 Worksop Town (9) 180 36 Runcorn Town (9) 3–0 Bacup Borough (10) 65 37 Hemsworth Miners Welfare (10) 1–2 Armthorpe Welfare (9) 68 38 Bootle (9) 0–2 Atherton Collieries (9) 195 39 Hanley Town (10) 4–2 Shawbury United (10) 118 40 Continental Star (9) 2–2 Bolehall Swifts (10) 69 replay Bolehall Swifts (10) 1–3 Continental Star (9) 48 41 Boldmere St Michaels (9) 3–3 Rocester (9) 123 replay Rocester (9) 4–0 Boldmere St Michaels (9) 68 42 Hinckley (10) 0–0 Walsall Wood (9) 241 replay Walsall Wood (9) 1–3 Hinckley (10) 171 43 Brocton (9) 1–5 Stourport Swifts (9) 92 44 Southam United (10) 0–2 AFC Wulfrunians (9) 68 45 Alvechurch (9) 2–0 Heath Hayes (10) 88 46 Tipton Town (10) 0–2 Cadbury Athletic (10) 47 AFC Bridgnorth (10) 1–0 Wolverhampton Casuals (10) 48 Malvern Town (10) 0–5 Sporting Khalsa (9) 108 49 Westfields (9) 1–0 Pegasus Juniors (10) 247 50 Gornal Athletic (10) 1–2 Bromsgrove Sporting (10) 128 51 Lye Town (9) 2–2 Coventry Sphinx (9) 80 replay Coventry Sphinx (9) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lye Town (9) 90 52 Coleshill Town (9) 11–0 Ellesmere Rangers (10) 121 53 Cleethorpes Town (9) 5–1 Brigg Town (9) 116 54 Harborough Town (9) 3–2 Shirebrook Town (10) 81 55 South Normanton Athletic (10) 2–1 AFC Mansfield (10) 95 56 Shepshed Dynamo (9) 1–0 Retford United (9) 185 57 Bottesford Town (10) 2–2 Rainworth Miners Welfare (9) 63 replay Rainworth Miners Welfare (9) 1–5 Bottesford Town (10) 62 58 Kirby Muxloe (9) 3–1 Heanor Town (9) 59 Long Eaton United (9) 2–1 Harrowby United (9) 111 60 Loughborough University (9) 4–1 Barrow Town (10) 74 61 St Andrews (10) 2–3 Clipstone (9) 32 62 Radford (10) 3–2 Sleaford Town (9) 105 63 Quorn (9) 1–3 Oadby Town (9) 161 64 Bardon Hill (9) 0–1 Dunkirk (9) 61 65 Ellistown & Ibstock United (10) 0–5 Holwell Sports (10) 54 66 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic (10) 0–5 Leicester Nirvana (9) 68 67 Walsham Le Willows (9) 0–3 Godmanchester Rovers (9) 107 68 Wisbech Town (9) 1–0 Diss Town (10) 226 69 Yaxley (9) 2–1 Gorleston (9) 61 70 Peterborough Northern Star (9) 1–2 Newmarket Town (9) 48 71 Haverhill Rovers (9) 0–1 Mildenhall Town (9) 152 72 Fakenham Town (9) 0–0 Huntingdon Town (9) 92 replay Huntingdon Town (9) 0–6 Fakenham Town (9) 67 73 Eynesbury Rovers (9) 0–1 Peterborough Sports (10) 110 74 Swaffham Town (9) 2–4 Thetford Town (9) 109 75 Great Yarmouth Town (10) 0–3 Norwich United (9) 143 76 Deeping Rangers (9) 6–1 Boston Town (9) 110 77 Holbeach United (9) 1–1 Ely City (10) 137 replay Ely City (10) 0–4 Holbeach United (9) 108 78 Welwyn Garden City (9) 3–1 Haverhill Borough (10) 96 79 Hoddesdon Town (9) 4–0 Sawbridgeworth Town (9) 216 80 FC Romania (9) 0–3 Whitton United (9) 34 81 Southend Manor (9) 3–1 Codicote (10) 60 82 Wivenhoe Town (10) 1–5 Tower Hamlets (9) 99 83 Cockfosters (9) 4–0 Burnham Ramblers (9) 88 84 Hadley (9) 1–2 Saffron Walden Town (9) 70 85 Hertford Town (9) 2–2 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 111 replay Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 2–1 Hertford Town (9) 78 86 Debenham LC (10) 0–1 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 80 87 Bowers & Pitsea (9) 0–1 Ilford (9) 66 88 Basildon United (9) 3–1 Sporting Bengal United (9) 68 89 FC Broxbourne Borough (9) 1–2 Brantham Athletic (9) 41 90 Long Melford (9) 3–0 London Bari (9) 108

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 91 Clacton (9) 3–1 Eton Manor (9) 139 92 Hullbridge Sports (9) 2–1 Hadleigh United (9) 56 93 Clapton (9) 1–2 Stanway Rovers (9) 261 94 Stansted (9) 2–1 Takeley (9) 187 95 Enfield 1893 (9) 0–4 London Colney (9) 58 96 Felixstowe & Walton United (9) 1–1 Barking (9) 130 replay Barking (9) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Felixstowe & Walton United (9) 95 97 Waltham Forest (9) 0–3 St Margaretsbury (9) 63 98 AFC Hayes (9) 3–2 Flackwell Heath (9) 58 99 Wellingborough Town (9) 1–8 Ashford Town (Middx) (9) 101 100 Berkhamsted (9) 3–2 Hanworth Villa (9) 73 101 Oxhey Jets (9) 0–0 AFC Kempston Rovers (9) 58 replay AFC Kempston Rovers (9) 3–2 Oxhey Jets (9) 43 102 Spelthorne Sports (9) 2–1 Stotfold (9) 80 103 Windsor (9) 0–1 AFC Dunstable (9) 127 104 Ampthill Town (10) 0–3 Risborough Rangers (10) 140 105 Rothwell Corinthians (9) 1–2 Thrapston Town (10) 109 106 Hillingdon Borough (10) 1–1 Wembley (9) 58 replay Wembley (9) 2–1 Hillingdon Borough (10) 73 107 Northampton Sileby Rangers (9) 2–1 Sun Postal Sports (9) 72 108 Wellingborough Whitworths (10) 0–3 Northampton Spencer (9) 61 109 Newport Pagnell Town (9) 6–2 Holmer Green (9) 84 110 Biggleswade United (9) 2–1 Desborough Town (9) 98 111 Potton United (10) 0–2 Bedfont Sports (9) 91 112 London Tigers (9) 1–1 Bedfont & Feltham (10) 30 replay Bedfont & Feltham (10) 2–2 (8–7 p) London Tigers (9) 113 Tring Athletic (9) 2–1 Leverstock Green (9) 107 114 Bedford (9) 0–6 Cogenhoe United (9) 57 115 Raunds Town (10) 1–0 Crawley Green (10) 41 116 Harefield United (9) 2–2 Long Buckby (10) 102 replay Long Buckby (10) 1–0 Harefield United (9) 63 117 Royal Wootton Bassett Town (9) 0–2 Bracknell Town (9) 121 118 Ardley United (9) 1–4 Tuffley Rovers (9) 41 119 Binfield (9) 1–1 Westfield (Surrey) (9) 72 replay Westfield (Surrey) (9) 0–1 Binfield (9) 120 120 Ascot United (9) 1–2 Kidlington (9) 53 121 Holyport (10) 1–3 Milton United (9) 67 122 Hook Norton (10) 5–0 Frimley Green (10) 45 123 Reading Town (10) 0–5 Chertsey Town (9) 124 Knaphill (9) 1–3 Highworth Town (9) 86 125 Chinnor (10) 0–2 Hartley Wintney (9) 28 126 Thame United (9) 1–1 Farnham Town (9) 145 replay Farnham Town (9) 1–1 (4–3 p) Thame United (9) 127 Abingdon United (9) 0–3 Brimscombe & Thrupp (9) 117 128 Cheltenham Saracens (10) 1–0 Winterbourne United (9) 25 129 Tadley Calleva (10) 2–3 Guildford City (9) 110 130 Highmoor Ibis (9) 1–2 Thatcham Town (9) 102 131 Badshot Lea (9) 2–1 Camberley Town (9) 91 132 Cove (9) 5–4 Shrivenham (10) 133 Banstead Athletic (10) 1–1 Rochester United (9) 61 replay Rochester United (9) 2–1 Banstead Athletic (10) 54 134 Hailsham Town (9) 2–3 Eastbourne United (9) 172 135 Worthing United (9) 0–0 Deal Town (9) 68 replay Deal Town (9) 7–1 Worthing United (9) 84 136 Arundel (9) 3–1 Raynes Park Vale (9) 98 137 Horsham YMCA (9) 2–0 AFC Croydon Athletic (9) 148 138 Fisher (9) 0–3 Corinthian (9) 74 139 Crawley Down Gatwick (10) 1–3 Chichester City (9) 53 140 Tunbridge Wells (9) W.O. Glebe (10) - Walkover for Tunbridge Wells as Glebe was not accepted into the competition. 141 Shoreham (9) 8–0 St Francis Rangers (9) 80 142 East Preston (9) 1–2 Littlehampton Town (9) 186 143 Horsham (9) 1–0 Lancing (9) 244 144 Colliers Wood United (9) 0–2 Eastbourne Town (9) 145 Redhill (9) 1–2 Pagham (9) 146 Holmesdale (9) 2–0 Mile Oak (10) 60 147 Selsey (10) 1–5 Erith Town (9) 95 148 Croydon (9) 5–1 Sutton Common Rovers (9) 81 149 Sevenoaks Town (9) 1–1 Seven Acre & Sidcup (10) 88 replay Seven Acre & Sidcup (10) 1–1 (4–2 p) Sevenoaks Town (9) 124 150 Cray Valley (PM) (9) 5–1 Ashford United (9) 100 151 Chessington & Hook United (9) 1–1 Crowborough Athletic (9) 102 replay Crowborough Athletic (9) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Chessington & Hook United (9) 105 152 Bexhill United (10) 3–1 Loxwood (9) 21 153 Ringmer (10) 1–4 Beckenham Town (9) 47 154 Lingfield (10) 0–3 Canterbury City (9) 145 155 Greenwich Borough (9) 1–0 Lordswood (9) 123 156 Epsom Athletic (10) 0–4 Erith & Belvedere (9) 151 157 Horley Town (9) 7–0 Wick & Barnham United (9) 158 Christchurch (10) 2–1 Cadbury Heath (9) 92 159 Melksham Town (9) 2–2 Cowes Sports (9) 114 replay Cowes Sports (9) 3–1 Melksham Town (9) 160 Longwell Green Sports (9) 2–1 Folland Sports (9) 77 161 Andover Town (9) 3–0 Gillingham Town (9) 142 162 Lymington Town (9) 0–3 Bitton (9) 163 Alresford Town (9) 0–1 Bridport (9) 57 164 Hamworthy United (9) 1–1 Hallen (9) 84 replay Hallen (9) 0–1 Hamworthy United (9) 69 165 Amesbury Town (10) 1–2 Bemerton Heath Harlequins(9) 166 Hythe & Dibden (10) 1–4 Moneyfields (9) 167 Team Solent (9) 3–4 Blackfield & Langley (9) 168 Bradford Town (9) 2–0 United Services Portsmouth (10) 81 169 Cribbs (9) 0–5 Bristol Manor Farm (9) 88 170 Verwood Town (9) 2–0 Newport (IW) (9) 171 Almondsbury UWE (10) 3–2 Fawley (9) 42 172 Brockenhurst (9) 2–0 Fareham Town (9) 88 173 Bournemouth (9) 0–3 AFC Portchester (9) 77 174 Sherborne Town (9) 2–0 New Milton Town (10) 68 175 Whitchurch United (9) 1–1 Wincanton Town (10) 62 replay Wincanton Town (10) 3–1 Whitchurch United (9) 109 176 Horndean (9) 1–3 Sholing (9) 80 177 Buckland Athletic (9) 3–0 Clevedon Town (9) 133 178 Saltash United (10) 0–4 St Austell (10) 128 179 Bishop Sutton (10) 0–6 Street (9) 43 180 Witheridge (10) 2–0 Welton Rovers (9) 77 181 Shepton Mallet (9) 0–2 Plymouth Parkway (10) 128 182 Bodmin Town (10) 3–1 Brislington (9) 88 183 Odd Down (9) 3–1 Ashton & Backwell United (10) 87 184 Barnstaple Town (9) 2–0 Willand Rovers (9) 237

Preliminary round

Preliminary round fixtures were due to be played on 29 August 2015, with replays no later than 4 September. A total of 320 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 184 winners from the Extra preliminary round and 136 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football. The round included 29 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 1 Whitley Bay (9) 2–1 Heaton Stannington (10) 346 2 West Auckland Town (9) 2–3 Washington (9) 98 3 Ashington (9) 1–2 Thackley (9) 236 4 Pickering Town (9) 1–5 Clitheroe (8) 231 5 North Shields (9) 1–1 Kendal Town (8) 356 replay Kendal Town (8) 2–0 North Shields (9) 201 6 Bishop Auckland (9) 1–2 Jarrow Roofing BCA (9) 272 7 Silsden (9) 0–2 Padiham (9) 107 8 Guisborough Town (9) 4–2 Newcastle Benfield (9) 9 Marske United (9) 1–1 Lancaster City (8) 216 replay Lancaster City (8) 1–0 Marske United (9) 187 10 Harrogate Railway Athletic (8) 0–0 Spennymoor Town (8) 172 replay Spennymoor Town (8) 2–0 Harrogate Railway Athletic (8) 388 11 Holker Old Boys (10) 0–2 Dunston UTS (9) 125 12 Consett (9) 2–0 Scarborough Athletic (8) 334 13 Tadcaster Albion (9) 2–5 Colne (9) 243 14 Newton Aycliffe (9) 2–0 Morpeth Town (9) 15 Congleton Town (9) 4–3 Handsworth Parramore (9) 143 16 Runcorn Linnets (9) 6–0 Pontefract Collieries (9) 272 17 Armthorpe Welfare (9) 1–0 New Mills (8) 51 18 Runcorn Town (9) 2–3 Northwich Victoria (8) 110 19 Alsager Town (9) 2–1 Shaw Lane Aquaforce (8) 99 20 Ossett Albion (8) 3–0 Maine Road (9) 117 21 Mossley (8) 1–1 Bamber Bridge (8) 169 replay Bamber Bridge (8) 3–1 Mossley (8) 204 22 Burscough (8) 3–1 AFC Emley (10) 118 23 Barton Town Old Boys (9) 1–2 Droylsden (8) 142 24 1874 Northwich (9) 1–2 Maltby Main (9) 260 25 Abbey Hey (9) 3–2 Warrington Town (8) 152 26 AFC Blackpool (9) 1–0 Ossett Town (8) 100 27 Brighouse Town (8) 1–1 Atherton Collieries (9) 139 replay Atherton Collieries (9) 1–2 Brighouse Town (8) 220 28 AFC Liverpool (9) 3–2 Radcliffe Borough (8) 213 29 Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) 1–1 Farsley Celtic (8) 109 replay Farsley Celtic (8) 3–0 Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) 137 30 Glossop North End (8) 2–1 Prescot Cables (8) 327 31 Goole (8) 1–1 Sheffield (8) 143 replay Sheffield (8) 0–3 Goole (8) 197 32 Trafford (8) 1–2 Witton Albion (8) 259 33 Market Drayton Town (8) 2–0 AFC Bridgnorth (10) 102 34 Bromsgrove Sporting (10) 2–6 Hinckley (10) 386 35 Newcastle Town (8) 4–0 Continental Star (9) 77 36 Leek Town (8) 1–1 Rocester (9) 198 replay Rocester (9) 1–2 Leek Town (8) 37 Rugby Town (8) 1–0 Coventry Sphinx (9) 259 38 Coleshill Town (9) 2–1 Stafford Rangers (8) 358 39 Sporting Khalsa (9) 4–0 Cadbury Athletic (10) 73 40 Chasetown (8) 2–0 Evesham United (8) 168 41 Westfields (9) 1–1 Kidsgrove Athletic (8) 118 replay Kidsgrove Athletic (8) 5–6 (a.e.t.) Westfields (9) 42 Stourport Swifts (9) 1–0 Alvechurch (9) 138 43 AFC Wulfrunians (9) 2–0 Romulus (8) 93 44 Tividale (8) 1–0 Hanley Town (10) 87 45 Carlton Town (8) 1–2 Shepshed Dynamo (9) 100 46 Harborough Town (9) 0–2 Oadby Town (9) 179 47 Kirby Muxloe (9) 0–0 Holwell Sports (10) 97 replay Holwell Sports (10) 1–0 Kirby Muxloe (9) 48 Loughborough Dynamo (8) 1–3 Basford United (8) 102 49 Radford (10) 1–2 Spalding United (8) 110 50 Dunkirk (9) 4–1 Bottesford Town (10) 49 51 South Normanton Athletic (10) 1–1 Lincoln United (8) 85 replay Lincoln United (8) 2–1 South Normanton Athletic (10) 136 52 Gresley (8) 2–2 Coalville Town (8) 351 replay Coalville Town (8) 5–0 Gresley (8) 234 53 Leicester Nirvana (9) 2–4 Belper Town (8) 96 54 Loughborough University (9) 1–2 Long Eaton United (9) 143 55 Clipstone (9) 1–0 Cleethorpes Town (9) 56 Mildenhall Town (9) 5–2 Soham Town Rangers (8) 182 57 Yaxley (9) 4–1 Godmanchester Rovers (9) 58 Deeping Rangers (9) 1–0 Dereham Town (8) 140 59 Thetford Town (9) 3–5 Bury Town (8) 276 60 Wroxham (8) 3–2 Fakenham Town (9) 141 61 Wisbech Town (9) 0–1 Holbeach United (9) 287 62 St Ives Town (8) 1–1 Norwich United (9) 216 replay Norwich United (9) 2–6 St Ives Town (8) 125 63 Newmarket Town (9) 3–5 Peterborough Sports (10) 192 64 London Colney (9) 1–3 Potters Bar Town (8) 100 65 St Margaretsbury (9) 1–5 A.F.C. Hornchurch (8) 91 66 Welwyn Garden City (9) 1–0 Waltham Abbey (8) 203 67 Ilford (9) 0–2 Stanway Rovers (9) 68 Hullbridge Sports (9) 2–0 Maldon & Tiptree (8) 83 69 Harlow Town (8) 5–1 Southend Manor (9) 230 70 Barkingside (8) 1–2 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 110 71 Barking (9) 0–0 Haringey Borough (8) 62 replay Haringey Borough (8) 2–1 Barking (9) 72 A.F.C. Sudbury (8) 4–0 Ware (9) 166 73 Whitton United (9) 0–3 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 77 74 Hoddesdon Town (9) 0–0 Romford (8) 98 replay Romford (8) 1–1 (4–5 p) Hoddesdon Town (9) 121 75 Stansted (9) 0–0 Tilbury (8) 189 replay Tilbury (8) 3–0 Stansted (9) 76 Redbridge (8) 1–2 Heybridge Swifts (8) 61 77 Cockfosters (9) 3–3 Tower Hamlets (9) replay Tower Hamlets (9) 1–5 Cockfosters (9) 76 78 Saffron Walden Town (9) 2–0 Cheshunt (8) 263 79 Great Wakering Rovers (8) 0–2 Brantham Athletic (9) 115 80 Basildon United (9) 1–0 Long Melford (9) 50 81 Thurrock (8) 2–2 Royston Town (8) 80 replay Royston Town (8) 1–3 Thurrock (8) 115

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 82 Witham Town (8) 1–1 Brightlingsea Regent (8) 117 replay Brightlingsea Regent (8) 2–3 Witham Town (8) 135 83 Clacton (9) 2–6 Aveley (8) 149 84 Ashford Town (Middx) (9) 1–0 AFC Kempston Rovers (9) 105 85 Long Buckby (10) 2–1 Daventry Town (8) 124 86 Beaconsfield SYCOB (8) 3–0 Raunds Town (10) 143 87 Barton Rovers (8) 3–1 Berkhamsted (9) 120 88 Biggleswade United (9) 5–3 Chalfont St Peter (8) 110 89 Risborough Rangers (10) 0–3 Aylesbury (8) 388 90 Wembley (9) 1–1 North Greenford United (8) 63 replay North Greenford United (8) 5–1 Wembley (9) 87 91 Northampton Sileby Rangers (9) 0–3 Leighton Town (8) 74 92 Bedfont & Feltham (10) 1–1 AFC Hayes (9) replay AFC Hayes (9) 1–3 Bedfont & Feltham (10) 93 Newport Pagnell Town (9) 1–1 AFC Dunstable (9) 111 replay AFC Dunstable (9) 2–1 Newport Pagnell Town (9) 138 94 Bedfont Sports (9) 1–2 Hanwell Town (8) 76 95 Uxbridge (8) 1–0 Northampton Spencer (9) 77 96 Aylesbury United (8) 1–2 Northwood (8) 141 97 Bedford Town (8) 2–1 Thrapston Town (10) 187 98 Cogenhoe United (9) 3–0 Spelthorne Sports (9) 78 99 Tring Athletic (9) 0–2 Arlesey Town (8) 116 100 Kings Langley (8) 0–1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) 205 101 Wantage Town (8) 3–4 Didcot Town (8) 102 Chertsey Town (9) 1–4 Kidlington (9) 112 103 Binfield (9) 1–2 Shortwood United (8) 126 104 Badshot Lea (9) 2–4 Fleet Town (8) 75 105 Marlow (8) 1–1 Godalming Town (8) 116 replay Godalming Town (8) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Marlow (8) 139 106 Brimscombe & Thrupp (9) 2–2 Bracknell Town (9) 79 replay Bracknell Town (9) 1–0 Brimscombe & Thrupp (9) 107 Tuffley Rovers (9) 1–0 Bishop's Cleeve (8) 85 108 Cheltenham Saracens (10) 1–0 Milton United (9) 32 109 Cove (9) 0–7 North Leigh (8) 60 110 Egham Town (8) 2–2 Slimbridge (8) 71 replay Slimbridge (8) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Egham Town (8) 92 111 Thatcham Town (9) 3–2 Guildford City (9) 138 112 Hartley Wintney (9) 5–2 Banbury United (8) 186 113 Farnham Town (9) 4–2 Highworth Town (9) 56 114 Hook Norton (10) 1–1 Burnham (8) 100 replay Burnham (8) 2–4 (a.e.t.) Hook Norton (10) 76 115 Molesey (8) 7–1 East Grinstead Town (8) 64 116 Chipstead (8) 0–1 Rochester United (9) 55 117 Deal Town (9) 1–1 Horsham (9) replay Horsham (9) 1–2 Deal Town (9) 241 118 Seven Acre & Sidcup (10) 1–2 Sittingbourne (8) 152 119 Ramsgate (8) 0–1 Tooting & Mitcham United (8) 216 120 Folkestone Invicta (8) 3–1 Corinthian (9) 281 121 Herne Bay (8) 3–0 Peacehaven & Telscombe (8) 117 122 Hythe Town (8) 0–2 Chessington & Hook United (9) 140 123 Tunbridge Wells (9) 1–1 Croydon (9) replay Croydon (9) 2–1 Tunbridge Wells (9) 124 Cray Valley (PM) (9) 0–3 Hastings United (8) 117 125 Holmesdale (9) 1–10 South Park (8) 54 126 Whitstable Town (8) 3–0 Walton Casuals (8) 152 127 Three Bridges (8) 0–1 Cray Wanderers (8) 125 128 Bexhill United (10) 0–5 Faversham Town (8) 150 129 Eastbourne United (9) 1–1 Arundel (9) replay Arundel (9) 1–4 Eastbourne United (9) 130 Littlehampton Town (9) 0–1 Thamesmead Town (8) 70 131 Chichester City (9) 0–4 Chatham Town (8) 72 132 Shoreham (9) 1–1 Horley Town (9) 142 replay Horley Town (9) 2–3 Shoreham (9) 133 Beckenham Town (9) 0–4 Greenwich Borough (9) 75 134 Pagham (9) 3–1 Corinthian-Casuals (8) 116 135 Erith Town (9) 2–4 Horsham YMCA (9) 110 136 Worthing (8) 4–2 Walton & Hersham (8) 306 137 Eastbourne Town (9) 1–1 Whyteleafe (8) 113 replay Whyteleafe (8) 2–3 Eastbourne Town (9) 113 138 Phoenix Sports (8) 2–2 Guernsey (8) 164 replay Guernsey (8) 1–2 Phoenix Sports (8) 121 139 Dorking Wanderers (8) 6–2 Canterbury City (9) 73 140 Erith & Belvedere (9) 1–2 Carshalton Athletic (8) 115 141 Winchester City (8) 5–1 Wincanton Town (10) 100 142 Hamworthy United (9) Not recorded Andover Town (9) 84 Match ordered to be replayed after the Football Association voided Hamworthy United's 4-1 victory in their first meeting. replay Hamworthy United (9) 2–1 Andover Town (9) 87 143 Longwell Green Sports (9) 0–1 Cinderford Town (8) 112 144 Brockenhurst (9) 2–1 Yate Town (8) 82 145 Sholing (9) 2–4 Swindon Supermarine (8) 141 146 Bradford Town (9) 6–3 Christchurch (10) 77 147 Cowes Sports (9) 0–5 Wimborne Town (8) 162 148 Bristol Manor Farm (9) 2–0 Bitton (9) 149 AFC Portchester (9) 3–1 A.F.C. Totton (8) 145 150 Bashley (8) 0–4 Mangotsfield United (8) 100 151 Almondsbury UWE (10) 3–1 Verwood Town (9) 152 Moneyfields (9) 1–2 Petersfield Town (8) 108 153 Blackfield & Langley (9) 1–0 Bemerton Heath Harlequins (9) 73 154 Bridport (9) 3–3 Sherborne Town (9) replay Sherborne Town (9) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Bridport (9) 155 Plymouth Parkway (10) 4–1 Tiverton Town (8) 213 156 Larkhall Athletic (8) 3–2 Buckland Athletic (9) 135 157 St Austell (10) 0–1 Bodmin Town (10) 351 158 Barnstaple Town (9) 2–0 Bridgwater Town (8) 100 159 Street (9) 1–2 Witheridge (10) 118 160 Taunton Town (8) 5–1 Odd Down (9) 228

First qualifying round

First qualifying round fixtures were played on 12 September 2015, with replays no later than 18 September. A total of 232 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 160 winners from the Preliminary round and 72 entering at this stage from the three leagues at Level 7 of English football. The round included eleven teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 1 Jarrow Roofing BCA (9) 3–4 Congleton Town (9) 106 2 Buxton (7) 2–1 Ramsbottom United (7) 207 3 Washington (9) 1–0 Runcorn Linnets (9) 129 4 Padiham (9) 0–2 Lancaster City (8) 197 5 Spennymoor Town (8) 2–1 Blyth Spartans (7) 870 6 Droylsden (8) 2–1 Ossett Albion (8) 132 7 Northwich Victoria (8) 4–0 AFC Blackpool (9) 172 8 Workington (7) 5–0 Colwyn Bay (7) 438 9 Consett (9) 3–1 Colne (9) 383 10 Matlock Town (7) 0–0 Whitley Bay (9) 287 replay Whitley Bay (9) 3–3 (4–2 p) Matlock Town (7) 338 11 Kendal Town (8) 5–2 Dunston UTS (9) 240 12 Glossop North End (8) 1–1 Skelmersdale United (7) 339 replay Skelmersdale United (7) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Glossop North End (8) 248 13 Maltby Main (9) 0–2 Frickley Athletic (7) 202 14 Salford City (7) 1–1 Whitby Town (7) 255 replay Whitby Town (7) 0–5 Salford City (7) 244 15 Darlington 1883 (7) 1–3 Hyde United (7) 902 16 AFC Liverpool (9) 3–4 Armthorpe Welfare (9) 201 17 Ashton United (7) 0–0 Guisborough Town (9) 133 replay Guisborough Town (9) 2–3 Ashton United (7) 220 18 Thackley (9) 2–2 Abbey Hey (9) 86 replay Abbey Hey (9) 1–0 Thackley (9) 60 19 Alsager Town (9) 1–2 Burscough (8) 112 20 Witton Albion (8) 2–1 Farsley Celtic (8) 204 21 Brighouse Town (8) 0–2 Newton Aycliffe (9) 147 22 Marine (7) 2–0 Clitheroe (8) 237 23 Goole (8) 2–2 Bamber Bridge (8) 176 replay Bamber Bridge (8) 4–2 Goole (8) 151 24 Spalding United (8) 1–0 Nantwich Town (7) 158 25 Hinckley (10) 2–1 Redditch United (7) 295 26 Ilkeston (7) 2–3 Rugby Town (8) 417 27 Tividale (8) 0–1 Stourbridge (7) 237 28 Leamington (7) 1–1 Stamford (7) 401 replay Stamford (7) 2–1 Leamington (7) 204 29 Market Drayton Town (8) 0–5 Kettering Town (7) 221 30 Coleshill Town (9) 3–3 Newcastle Town (8) 82 replay Newcastle Town (8) 1–3 Coleshill Town (9) 82 31 Sutton Coldfield Town (7) 0–1 Oadby Town (9) 140 32 Sporting Khalsa (9) 3–2 AFC Wulfrunians (9) 140 33 Clipstone (9) 1–2 Lincoln United (8) 113 34 Shepshed Dynamo (9) 0–0 Rushall Olympic (7) 212 replay Rushall Olympic (7) 4–1 Shepshed Dynamo (9) 151 35 Holwell Sports (10) 2–2 Bedworth United (7) 211 replay Bedworth United (7) 2–0 (a.e.t.) Holwell Sports (10) 124 36 Barwell (7) 4–1 Westfields (9) 36 37 Halesowen Town (7) 2–1 Mickleover Sports (7) 252 38 Basford United (8) 1–0 Long Eaton United (9) 189 39 Chasetown (8) 3–0 Grantham Town (7) 191 40 Stratford Town (7) 0–2 Coalville Town (8) 239 41 Holbeach United (9) 2–2 Stourport Swifts (9) 152 replay Stourport Swifts (9) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Holbeach United (9) 42 Belper Town (8) 1–3 Dunkirk (9) 205 43 Leek Town (8) 2–2 Deeping Rangers (9) 239 replay Deeping Rangers (9) 4–2 Leek Town (8) 214 44 Beaconsfield SYCOB (8) 1–2 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 96 45 Long Buckby (10) 0–4 Wingate & Finchley (7) 96 46 Thurrock (8) 1–2 Witham Town (8) 128 47 Hanwell Town (8) 1–0 Saffron Walden Town (9) 135 48 Cogenhoe United (9) 3–2 Leighton Town (8) 84 49 Billericay Town (7) 1–1 Enfield Town (7) 333 replay Enfield Town (7) 2–0 Billericay Town (7) 309 50 Heybridge Swifts (8) 1–3 Uxbridge (8) 109 51 Potters Bar Town (8) 3–0 Haringey Borough (8) 100 52 Northwood (8) 0–0 Harrow Borough (7) 173 replay Harrow Borough (7) 0–1 Northwood (8) 156 53 Yaxley (9) A–A East Thurrock United (7) 91 Match abandoned after a serious injury to an East Thurrock United player at 0–0 towards the end of the match. 53 Yaxley (9) 1–3 East Thurrock United (7) 76 54 Leiston (7) 1–0 AFC Dunstable (9) 161 55 Peterborough Sports (10) 1–1 Hitchin Town (7) 187 replay Hitchin Town (7) 4–2 (a.e.t.) Peterborough Sports (10) 198 56 Harlow Town (8) 5–1 Bedford Town (8) 301 57 A.F.C. Sudbury (8) 3–1 Hendon (7) 211 58 Bury Town (8) 2–1 Cockfosters (9) 275

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 59 Bedfont & Feltham (10) 1–2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) 100 60 Basildon United (9) 0–1 Hullbridge Sports (9) 160 61 A.F.C. Hornchurch (8) 2–1 Cambridge City (7) 235 62 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 1–0 Canvey Island (7) 208 63 Dunstable Town (7) 2–1 Barton Rovers (8) 181 64 Brantham Athletic (9) 1–2 Biggleswade Town (7) 108 65 Brentwood Town (7) 2–0 Arlesey Town (8) 109 66 Hoddesdon Town (9) 3–1 Ashford Town (Middx) (9) 158 67 Histon (7) 1–5 Aveley (8) 160 68 North Greenford United (8) 0–0 Mildenhall Town (9) 82 replay Mildenhall Town (9) 1–0 North Greenford United (8) 209 69 Welwyn Garden City (9) 0–1 St Ives Town (8) 257 70 Tilbury (8) 1–1 St. Neots Town (7) 110 replay Tilbury (8) 2–5 St. Neots Town (7) 97 Match replayed at Tilbury after an FA Investigation found that St Neots Town fielded an ineligible player in the original tie. 71 King's Lynn Town (7) 4–1 Wroxham (8) 617 72 Chesham United (7) 0–0 Aylesbury (8) 336 replay Aylesbury (8) 1–2 Chesham United (7) 163 73 Needham Market (7) 1–1 Stanway Rovers (9) 211 replay Stanway Rovers (9) 3–0 Needham Market (7) 240 74 Grays Athletic (7) 5–0 Biggleswade United (9) 182 75 Tooting & Mitcham United (8) 2–1 Farnham Town (9) 183 76 Worthing (8) 2–1 Thamesmead Town (8) 275 77 Metropolitan Police (7) 0–0 Sittingbourne (8) 66 replay Sittingbourne (8) 1–0 Metropolitan Police (7) 141 78 Pagham (9) 1–2 Carshalton Athletic (8) 141 79 Rochester United (9) 1–3 Herne Bay (8) 107 80 Greenwich Borough (9) 2–3 Slimbridge (8) 154 81 Croydon (9) 1–0 Molesey (8) 71 82 Horsham YMCA (9) 2–1 Burgess Hill Town (7) 140 83 South Park (8) 1–1 Leatherhead (7) 148 replay Leatherhead (7) 1–3 South Park (8) 186 84 Eastbourne United (9) 0–1 Hook Norton (10) 127 85 Godalming Town (8) 0–1 Kidlington (9) 152 86 Shoreham (9) 2–3 Eastbourne Town (9) 105 87 Tonbridge Angels (7) 1–1 Folkestone Invicta (8) 574 replay Folkestone Invicta (8) 1–2 Tonbridge Angels (7) 365 88 Hampton & Richmond Borough (7) 0–1 Dulwich Hamlet (7) 404 89 Phoenix Sports (8) 2–0 Lewes (7) 136 90 Whitstable Town (8) 1–1 Deal Town (9) 247 replay Deal Town (9) 2–0 Whitstable Town (8) 137 91 Dorking Wanderers (8) 0–1 Slough Town (7) 184 92 Bognor Regis Town (7) 2–1 Merstham (7) 299 93 VCD Athletic (7) 1–1 Didcot Town (8) 106 replay Didcot Town (8) 4–3 VCD Athletic (7) 94 94 Staines Town (7) 2–2 Faversham Town (8) 188 replay Faversham Town (8) 1–3 Staines Town (7) 172 95 Chessington & Hook United (9) 2–3 North Leigh (8) 87 96 Kingstonian (7) 1–1 Farnborough (7) 282 replay Farnborough (7) 2–3 Kingstonian (7) 199 97 Hartley Wintney (9) 1–1 Fleet Town (8) 290 replay Fleet Town (8) 0–4 Hartley Wintney (9) 181 98 Hastings United (8) 1–0 Thatcham Town (9) 322 99 Chatham Town (8) 1–0 Cray Wanderers (8) 170 100 Swindon Supermarine (8) 0–4 Winchester City (8) 219 101 Wimborne Town (8) 3–2 Witheridge (10) 159 102 Shortwood United (8) 4–3 Bracknell Town (9) 85 103 Cinderford Town (8) 1–2 Paulton Rovers (7) 117 104 Taunton Town (8) 3–0 Tuffley Rovers (9) 310 105 Dorchester Town (7) 1–1 Cirencester Town (7) 320 replay Cirencester Town (7) 3–1 Dorchester Town (7) 132 106 Bridport (9) 2–5 Larkhall Athletic (8) 150 107 Bristol Manor Farm (9) 0–3 AFC Portchester (9) 108 Hungerford Town (7) 1–1 Bradford Town (9) 132 replay Bradford Town (9) 2–0 Hungerford Town (7) 131 109 Poole Town (7) 1–0 Barnstaple Town (9) 306 110 Frome Town (7) 0–0 Chippenham Town (7) 370 replay Chippenham Town (7) 1–0 Frome Town (7) 278 111 Brockenhurst (9) 3–0 Mangotsfield United (8) 100 112 Plymouth Parkway (10) 0–2 Merthyr Town (7) 221 113 Cheltenham Saracens (10) 1–2 Blackfield & Langley (9) 43 114 Bodmin Town (10) 2–0 Almondsbury UWE (10) 138 115 Petersfield Town (8) 3–1 Weymouth (7) 201 116 Bideford (7) 3–1 Hamworthy United (9) 145

Second qualifying round

Second qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on 26 September 2015, with replays no later than 2 October. A total of 160 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the first qualifying round and 44 entering at this stage from the two leagues at Level 6 of English football. The round included Bodmin Town, Hinckley and Hook Norton from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 1 Chorley (6) 2–0 Frickley Athletic (7) 542 2 Salford City (7) 2–1 Curzon Ashton (6) 309 3 Spennymoor Town (8) 0–2 Burscough (8) 445 4 Abbey Hey (9) 0–5 Ashton United (7) 240 5 Workington (7) 0–1 Harrogate Town (6) 599 6 Bamber Bridge (8) 2–0 Skelmersdale United (7) 281 7 Kendal Town (8) 2–3 Stalybridge Celtic (6) 323 8 FC United of Manchester (6) 3–1 Witton Albion (8) 1,648 9 Hyde United (7) Not recorded Northwich Victoria (8) 418 rematch Hyde United (7) 1–2 Northwich Victoria (8) 374 A rematch was ordered under replay rules after an FA Investigation found that Northwich Victoria fielded an ineligible player in the original tie, which ended 1-0 to Northwich Victoria. 10 Whitley Bay (9) 2–1 Congleton Town (9) 392 11 Droylsden (8) 2–0 Lancaster City (8) 185 12 Consett (9) 1–2 Bradford Park Avenue (6) 616 13 Marine (7) 3–3 Washington (9) 293 replay Washington (9) 2–3 (a.e.t.) Marine (7) 318 14 Armthorpe Welfare (9) 1–6 Buxton (7) 253 15 AFC Fylde (6) 1–0 Stockport County (6) 651 16 Newton Aycliffe (9) 0–0 North Ferriby United (6) 254 replay North Ferriby United (6) 3–0 Newton Aycliffe (9) 186 17 Holbeach United (9) 1–1 Worcester City (6) 396 replay Worcester City (6) 2–0 Holbeach United (9) 403 18 Barwell (7) 5–0 Cogenhoe United (9) 128 19 Basford United (8) 2–3 Sporting Khalsa (9) 216 20 Rugby Town (8) 3–2 Lincoln United (8) 260 21 Deeping Rangers (9) 0–3 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) 635 22 Halesowen Town (7) 0–2 Nuneaton Town (6) 549 23 Kettering Town (7) 2–1 AFC Telford United (6) 693 24 Gainsborough Trinity (6) 2–0 Boston United (6) 725 25 Coalville Town (8) 0–3 Spalding United (8) 183 26 Corby Town (6) 1–1 Rushall Olympic (7) 439 replay Rushall Olympic (7) 2–1 Corby Town (6) 168 27 Chasetown (8) 5–2 Hinckley (10) 327 28 Solihull Moors (6) 3–1 Oadby Town (9) 341 29 Hednesford Town (6) 2–0 Bedworth United (7) 445 30 Tamworth (6) 2–3 Alfreton Town (6) 663 31 Stourbridge (7) 3–1 Dunkirk (9) 322 32 Coleshill Town (9) 2–0 Stamford (7) 240 33 Grays Athletic (7) 6–0 Hullbridge Sports (9) 206 34 Maidstone United (6) 6–2 South Park (8) 1,169 35 Hanwell Town (8) 1–0 Mildenhall Town (9) 139 36 Chelmsford City (6) 0–0 Ebbsfleet United (6) 823 replay Ebbsfleet United (6) 1–2 Chelmsford City (6) 790 37 Phoenix Sports (8) 3–5 A.F.C. Hornchurch (8) 213 38 Dunstable Town (7) 2–0 Kingstonian (7) 173 39 St Albans City (6) 2–1 Deal Town (9) 351 40 Dartford (6) 0–1 Uxbridge (8) 503

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 41 St Ives Town (8) 0–3 Harlow Town (8) 345 42 St. Neots Town (7) 1–1 Worthing (8) 342 replay Worthing (8) 2–2 (6–5 p) St. Neots Town (7) 403 43 Carshalton Athletic (8) 0–5 East Thurrock United (7) 227 44 Wealdstone (6) 1–1 Biggleswade Town (7) 320 replay Biggleswade Town (7) 0–2 Wealdstone (6) 264 45 Potters Bar Town (8) 1–5 Margate (6) 213 46 Wingate & Finchley (7) 2–1 Concord Rangers (6) 133 47 Eastbourne Borough (6) 2–1 A.F.C. Sudbury (8) 404 48 Bognor Regis Town (7) 2–1 Lowestoft Town (6) 396 49 Tooting & Mitcham United (8) 1–3 Brackley Town (6) 249 50 Whitehawk (6) 4–2 Dulwich Hamlet (7) 355 51 Bury Town (8) 0–3 Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 408 52 Horsham YMCA (9) 2–2 Aveley (8) 168 replay Aveley (8) 4–1 Horsham YMCA (9) 83 53 Stanway Rovers (9) 0–1 Staines Town (7) 195 54 Chatham Town (8) 1–2 Eastbourne Town (9) 212 55 Brentwood Town (7) 3–1 Croydon (9) 175 56 Sittingbourne (8) 1–2 Hoddesdon Town (9) 205 57 Enfield Town (7) 1–0 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 342 58 Bishop's Stortford (6) 0–2 Sutton United (6) 347 59 King's Lynn Town (7) 1–0 Witham Town (8) 571 60 Kirkley & Pakefield (9) 0–2 Hitchin Town (7) 217 61 Leiston (7) 3–1 Tonbridge Angels (7) 212 62 Northwood (8) 1–2 Didcot Town (8) 154 63 Herne Bay (8) 1–1 Hastings United (8) 274 replay Hastings United (8) 3–2 Herne Bay (8) 301 64 North Leigh (8) 4–1 Slimbridge (8) 65 65 Hook Norton (10) 1–2 Weston-Super-Mare (6) 533 66 Larkhall Athletic (8) 1–1 Havant & Waterlooville (6) 210 replay Havant & Waterlooville (6) 4–2 Larkhall Athletic (8) 194 67 Merthyr Town (7) 0–1 Hartley Wintney (9) 280 68 Bradford Town (9) 2–3 Chippenham Town (7) 393 69 Brockenhurst (9) 1–0 AFC Portchester (9) 117 70 Paulton Rovers (7) 0–2 Chesham United (7) 123 71 Bodmin Town (10) 1–2 Bath City (6) 302 72 Gosport Borough (6) 7–0 Bideford (7) 325 73 Winchester City (8) 1–1 Maidenhead United (6) 245 replay Maidenhead United (6) 4–2 Winchester City (8) 256 74 Taunton Town (8) 2–2 Truro City (6) 481 replay Truro City (6) 3–1 Taunton Town (8) 236 75 Oxford City (6) 3–1 Shortwood United (8) 201 76 Hayes & Yeading United (6) 2–3 Poole Town (7) 185 77 Wimborne Town (8) 1–6 Blackfield & Langley (9) 209 78 Gloucester City (6) 4–2 Kidlington (9) 393 79 Basingstoke Town (6) 4–2 Slough Town (7) 369 80 Petersfield Town (8) 3–1 Cirencester Town (7) 152

Third qualifying round

Third qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on 10 October 2015, with replays taking place no later than 16 October. A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second qualifying round. The round included eight teams from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 1 Harrogate Town (6) 3–0 Burscough (8) 513 2 Salford City (7) 1–1 Bradford Park Avenue (6) 534 replay Bradford Park Avenue (6) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Salford City (7) 426 3 Whitley Bay (9) 2–3 Chorley (6) 782 4 Stourbridge (7) 1–0 Rushall Olympic (7) 773 5 Solihull Moors (6) 1–1 Worcester City (6) 923 replay Worcester City (6) 1–0 Solihull Moors (6) 652 6 FC United of Manchester (6) 1–1 Buxton (7) 2,357 replay Buxton (7) 0–2 FC United of Manchester (6) 874 7 Marine (7) 2–4 Northwich Victoria (8) 417 8 Chasetown (8) 1–1 Stalybridge Celtic (6) 443 replay Stalybridge Celtic (6) 2–0 Chasetown (8) 318 9 North Ferriby United (6) 2–1 Nuneaton Town (6) 531 10 AFC Fylde (6) 9–0 Coleshill Town (9) 390 11 Barwell (7) 1–0 King's Lynn Town (7) 292 12 Hednesford Town (6) 2–4 Alfreton Town (6) 569 13 Droylsden (8) 3–4 Gainsborough Trinity (6) 306 14 Sporting Khalsa (9) 1–1 Spalding United (8) 425 replay Spalding United (8) 1–2 Sporting Khalsa (9) 323 15 Brackley Town (6) 1–1 Rugby Town (8) 409 replay Rugby Town (8) 0–2 Brackley Town (6) 334 16 Kettering Town (7) 1–1 Bamber Bridge (8) 696 replay Bamber Bridge (8) 3–2 Kettering Town (7) 478 17 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) 2–0 Ashton United (7) 630 18 Harlow Town (8) 2–2 Bath City (6) 606 replay Bath City (6) 1–2 Harlow Town (8) 330

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 19 East Thurrock United (7) 3–6 Staines Town (7) 283 20 Bognor Regis Town (7) 4–2 Oxford City (6) 515 21 Basingstoke Town (6) 4–2 Chelmsford City (6) 498 22 Maidstone United (6) 2–0 Dunstable Town (7) 1,583 23 Eastbourne Borough (6) 3–2 Hartley Wintney (9) 491 24 Leiston (7) 1–3 Gloucester City (6) 329 25 Hastings United (8) 0–2 Poole Town (7) 735 26 Hoddesdon Town (9) 0–0 Brentwood Town (7) 420 replay Brentwood Town (7) 2–1 Hoddesdon Town (9) 294 27 Didcot Town (8) 4–1 Eastbourne Town (9) 191 28 Whitehawk (6) 2–2 Gosport Borough (6) 410 replay Gosport Borough (6) 1–2 Whitehawk (6) 330 29 Enfield Town (7) 0–0 Hitchin Town (7) 883 replay Hitchin Town (7) 1–2 Enfield Town (7) 486 30 Wingate & Finchley (7) 1–3 Weston-Super-Mare (6) 337 31 Chesham United (7) 2–0 North Leigh (8) 390 32 Hanwell Town (8) 1–2 Grays Athletic (7) 311 33 Margate (6) 4–1 Truro City (6) 550 34 Brockenhurst (9) 1–5 Wealdstone (6) 477 35 Uxbridge (8) 0–3 Chippenham Town (7) 379 36 Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 1–1 Sutton United (6) 707 replay Sutton United (6) 2–1 Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 418 37 Petersfield Town (8) 0–1 St Albans City (6) 370 38 Aveley (8) 0–2 Havant & Waterlooville (6) 132 39 Worthing (8) 1–4 A.F.C. Hornchurch (8) 757 40 Blackfield & Langley (9) 0–1 Maidenhead United (6) 189

Fourth qualifying round

Fourth qualifying round fixtures were due to be played on 24 October 2015, with replays taking place no later than 30 October. A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 40 winners from the third qualifying round and 24 entering at this stage from the Conference Premier at Level 5 of English football. The round included Sporting Khalsa from Level 9 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked team in this round.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 1 Gateshead (5) 1–2 Worcester City (6) 782 2 AFC Fylde (6) 1–0 Barrow (5) 901 3 Wrexham (5) 0–1 Gainsborough Trinity (6) 1,841 4 Northwich Victoria (8) 0–0 Chorley (6) 534 replay Chorley (6) 1–2 Northwich Victoria (8) 1,080 5 Harrogate Town (6) 1–4 Grimsby Town (5) 1,920 6 Barwell (7) 2–2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) 819 replay AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) 0–1 Barwell (7) 1,162 7 Salford City (7) 1–0 Southport (5) 1,019 8 Sporting Khalsa (9) 1–3 FC United of Manchester (6) 2,252 9 Stalybridge Celtic (6) 1–1 North Ferriby United (6) 547 replay North Ferriby United (6) 0-0 (7–8 p) Stalybridge Celtic (6) 710 10 FC Halifax Town (5) 2–2 Guiseley (5) 1,078 replay Guiseley (5) 1–2 (a.e.t.) FC Halifax Town (5) 948 11 Tranmere Rovers (5) 0–0 Lincoln City (5) 3,729 replay Lincoln City (5) 2–0 Tranmere Rovers (5) 2,380 12 Stourbridge (7) 3–0 Kidderminster Harriers (5) 2,032 13 Macclesfield Town (5) 3–2 Alfreton Town (6) 1,048 14 Brackley Town (6) 3–0 Bamber Bridge (8) 451 15 Altrincham (5) 1–0 Chester (5) 1,603

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 16 Whitehawk (6) 2–0 Poole Town (7) 450 17 Maidenhead United (6) 3–0 Woking (5) 867 18 Basingstoke Town (6) 3–0 Torquay United (5) 793 19 Grays Athletic (7) 1–1 Welling United (5) 512 replay Welling United (5) 4–0 Grays Athletic (7) 733 20 Boreham Wood (5) 2–1 A.F.C. Hornchurch (8) 307 21 Wealdstone (6) 2–1 Bognor Regis Town (7) 847 22 Didcot Town (8) 4–2 Brentwood Town (7) 347 23 Eastbourne Borough (6) 1–2 Dover Athletic (5) 821 24 Chesham United (7) 2–1 Enfield Town (7) 759 25 Staines Town (7) 2–1 Gloucester City (6) 417 26 Aldershot Town (5) 1–0 Sutton United (6) 1,471 27 Bromley (5) 1–2 Eastleigh (5) 1,101 28 Margate (6) 1–2 Forest Green Rovers (5) 1,302 29 Braintree Town (5) 2–0 Harlow Town (8) 727 30 Havant & Waterlooville (6) 3–3 Cheltenham Town (5) 622 replay Cheltenham Town (5) 1–0 Havant & Waterlooville (6) 1,628 31 Chippenham Town (7) 0–2 Maidstone United (6) 811 32 St Albans City (6) 2–1 Weston-Super-Mare (6) 829

Competition proper

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

Winners from the fourth qualifying round advanced to the First round proper, where teams from League One (Level 3) and League Two (Level 4) of English football, operating in The Football League, first enter the competition. See 2015–16 FA Cup for a report of first round proper onwards.

Broadcasting rights

The qualifying rounds aren't covered by the FA Cup's broadcasting contracts held by BBC Sport and BT Sport, although one game was televised.

The following qualifying rounds matches were broadcast live on UK television:

Round	Tie	Broadcaster
Fourth qualifying round[4]	Margate vs Forest Green Rovers	BT Sport