List of non-League clubs in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup since 1925–26

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Since the establishment of its current format in 1925, only 11 non-League football clubs – that is, clubs outside the divisions of the Football League and, since 1992, the Premier League – have reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, to become one of the last 16 clubs in the competition. To date, only Lincoln City has subsequently reached the next round, the quarter-finals (previously known as the Sixth Round).[1][2]

The Football League was founded in 1888; prior to this, all teams entered the FA Cup as equals, and random byes were used where required based on the number of clubs entering.[a] A qualifying tournament was introduced in 1888–89, giving priority access to the first round for leading Football League clubs, though stronger non-League teams were also given direct entry, ahead of lower-ranked Football League teams.

After the foundation of the Football League, non-League teams reached the FA Cup Final on four occasions: The Wednesday of the Football Alliance in 1889–90, Southampton of the Southern League in 1899–1900 and 1901–02, and Tottenham Hotspur of the Southern League, who became the only non-League winners in 1900–01. The Football League continued to strengthen over time, and in 1920–21 it expanded to absorb the 20 strongest Southern League teams, followed by the addition of two more southern teams and 18 leading northern non-League clubs the following year, making the eminent so-called non-League divisions by this point feeders to the Football League rather than be running parallel to it.

The reformatting of the FA Cup to six rounds before the semi-finals was introduced a few years later for the 1925–26 FA Cup.[3] Prior to this new format, the last non-League teams to reach the last 16 were Southampton and Queens Park Rangers of the Southern League in 1914–15, after the latter had reached the quarter-finals in 1913–14.

Teams[edit]

Note: Goals scored by the team involved in the cup run are shown first, irrespective of the match being home, away, or at a neutral venue.

1947–48: Colchester United[edit]

1947–48 – Colchester United – Southern League (tier 4)[b]
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
4th qualifying 15 November 1947 Chelmsford City (4) Away 3–1[4]
1st 29 November 1947 Banbury Spencer (5) Home 2–1[4]
2nd 13 December 1947 Wrexham (3) Home 1–0[4]
3rd 10 January 1948 Huddersfield Town (1) Home 1–0[4]
4th 24 January 1948 Bradford (Park Avenue) (2) Home 3–2[4]
5th 7 February 1948 Blackpool (1) Away 0–5[4]

1948–49: Yeovil Town[edit]

1948–49 – Yeovil Town – Southern League (tier 4)[b]
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
4th qualifying 13 November 1948 Lovell's Athletic (4) Away 3–2[5]
1st 27 November 1948 Romford (4) Home 4–0[5]
2nd 11 December 1948 Weymouth (4) Away 4–0[5]
3rd 8 January 1949 Bury (2) Home 3–1[5]
4th 29 January 1949 Sunderland (1) Home 2–1[5]
5th 12 February 1949 Manchester United (1) Away 0–8[5]

1977–78: Blyth Spartans[edit]

1977–78 – Blyth Spartans – Northern League (tier 7)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
1st qualifying 17 September 1977 Shildon (7) Away 3–0[6]
2nd qualifying 8 October 1977 Crook Town (7) Away 1–1[6]
2nd qualifying (replay) 12 October 1977 Crook Town (7) Home 3–0[6]
3rd qualifying 22 October 1977 Consett (7) Away 4–1[6]
4th qualifying 5 November 1977 Bishop Auckland (7) Away 1–0[6]
1st 26 November 1977 Burscough (7) Home 1–0[6]
2nd 17 December 1977 Chesterfield (3) Home 1–0[6]
3rd 7 January 1978 Enfield (5) Home 1–0[6]
4th 6 February 1978 Stoke City (2) Away 3–2[6]
5th 18 February 1978 Wrexham (3) Away 1–1[6]
5th (replay) 27 February 1978 Wrexham (3) Home 1–2[6]

1984–85: Telford United[edit]

1984–85 – Telford United – Alliance Premier League (tier 5)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
1st 17 November 1984 Lincoln City (3) Away 1–1[7]
1st (replay) 20 November 1984 Lincoln City (3) Home 2–1[7]
2nd 8 December 1984 Preston North End (3) Away 4–1[7]
3rd 5 January 1985 Bradford City (3) Home 2–1[7]
4th 29 January 1985 Darlington (4) Away 1–1[7]
4th (replay) 4 February 1985 Darlington (4) Home 3–0[7]
5th 16 February 1985 Everton (1) Away 0–3[7]

1993–94: Kidderminster Harriers[edit]

1993–94 – Kidderminster Harriers – Football Conference (tier 5)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
4th qualifying 23 October 1993 Chesham United (6) Away 4–1[8]
1st 13 November 1993 Kettering Town (5) Home 3–0[8]
2nd 4 December 1993 Woking (5) Home 1–0[8]
3rd 8 January 1994 Birmingham City (2) Away 2–1[8]
4th 29 January 1994 Preston North End (4) Home 1–0[8]
5th 19 February 1994 West Ham United (1) Home 0–1[8]

2010–11: Crawley Town[edit]

2010–11 – Crawley Town – Conference Premier (tier 5)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
4th qualifying 23 October 2010 Newport County (5) Away 1–0[9]
1st 6 November 2010 Guiseley (6) Away 5–0[9]
2nd 26 November 2010 Swindon Town (3) Home 1–1[10]
2nd (replay) 7 December 2010 Swindon Town (3) Away 3–2[11]
3rd 10 January 2011 Derby County (2) Home 2–1[12]
4th 29 January 2011 Torquay United (4) Away 1–0[13]
5th 19 February 2011 Manchester United (1) Away 0–1[14]

2012–13: Luton Town[edit]

2012–13 – Luton Town – Conference Premier (tier 5)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
4th qualifying 20 October 2012 Cambridge United (5) Away 2–0[15]
1st 3 November 2012 Nuneaton Town (5) Home 1–1[15]
1st (replay) 13 November 2012 Nuneaton Town (5) Away 2–0[15]
2nd 1 December 2012 Dorchester Town (6) Home 2–1[16]
3rd 5 January 2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) Home 1–0[17]
4th 26 January 2013 Norwich City (1) Away 1–0[18]
5th 16 February 2013 Millwall (2) Home 0–3[19]

2016–17: Lincoln City[edit]

To date, Lincoln City remains the only non-League side to have progressed past the fifth round to the quarter-finals. Prior to this, the last non–League side to reach the quarter finals were Queens Park Rangers in 1913–14, before the current format was introduced.

2016–17 – Lincoln City – National League (tier 5)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
4th qualifying 15 October 2016 Guiseley (5) Home 0–0[20]
4th qualifying (replay) 18 October 2016 Guiseley (5) Away 2–1[20]
1st 5 November 2016 Altrincham (6) Home 2–1[21]
2nd 5 December 2016 Oldham Athletic (3) Home 3–2[22]
3rd 7 January 2017 Ipswich Town (2) Away 2–2[23]
3rd (replay) 17 January 2017 Ipswich Town (2) Home 1–0[24]
4th 28 January 2017 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) Home 3–1[25]
5th 18 February 2017 Burnley (1) Away 1–0[26]
Quarter-finals 11 March 2017 Arsenal (1) Away 0–5[1]

2016–17: Sutton United[edit]

2016–17 – Sutton United – National League (tier 5)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
4th qualifying 15 October 2016 Forest Green Rovers (5) Home 2–1[27]
1st 5 November 2016 Dartford (6) Away 6–3[28]
2nd 3 December 2016 Cheltenham Town (4) Home 2–1[29]
3rd 7 January 2017 AFC Wimbledon (3) Home 0–0[30]
3rd (replay) 17 January 2017 AFC Wimbledon (3) Away 3–1[31]
4th 29 January 2017 Leeds United (2) Home 1–0[32]
5th 20 February 2017 Arsenal (1) Home 0–2[33]

2021–22: Boreham Wood[edit]

2021–22 – Boreham Wood – National League (tier 5)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
4th qualifying 16 October 2021 Barnet (5) Away 1–0[34]
1st 6 November 2021 Eastleigh (5) Home 2–0[35]
2nd 6 December 2021 St Albans City (6) Home 4–0[36]
3rd 8 January 2022 AFC Wimbledon (3) Home 2–0[37]
4th 6 February 2022 Bournemouth (2) Away 1–0[38]
5th 3 March 2022 Everton (1) Away 0–2[39]

2023–24: Maidstone United[edit]

2023–24 – Maidstone United – National League South (tier 6)
Round Date Against (tier) Venue Score
2nd qualifying 16 September 2023 Steyning Town (9) Away 4–1[40]
3rd qualifying 30 September 2023 Winchester City (7) Away 2–0[41]
4th qualifying 14 October 2023 Torquay United (6) Away 2–0[42]
1st 4 November 2023 Chesham United (7) Away 2–0[43]
2nd 2 December 2023 Barrow (4) Home 2–1[44]
3rd 6 January 2024 Stevenage (3) Home 1–0[45]
4th 27 January 2024 Ipswich Town (2) Away 2–1[46]
5th 26 February 2024 Coventry City (2) Away 0–5[47]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The exception to this was the second tournament, the 1872–73 FA Cup, in which the holders Wanderers were awarded a bye to the final under the original intention to operate the Cup as a challenge tournament
  2. ^ a b Tier 4 was the highest non-League level at the time, as the Football League only had three tiers until the 1958–59 season.

References[edit]

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  41. ^ "Report: Levi does it again for Stones". Kent Online. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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  44. ^ "Maidstone stun Barrow to reach FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  45. ^ "Maidstone stun Stevenage in cup 'to restore pride'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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