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| Country | England Wales |
The 1920–21 FA Cup was the 46th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with an extra Preliminary and preliminary rounds prior to six qualifying rounds. The 12 victorious teams from the Sixth round qualifying (from the 466 who contested the qualifying phase) progressed to the first round proper.
Rounds: draw and playing dates and number of teams
| Round | Draw Date | Date Played | Teams from Previous Round | Additional Teams | Total Teams | Ties Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | 28 May 1920 | 11 September 1920 | – | 142 | 142 | 71 |
| Preliminary round | 25 September 1920 | 71 | 263 | 334 | 167 | |
| First qualifying round | 9 October 1920 | 167 | 25 | 192 | 96 | |
| Second qualifying round | 11–14 October 1920 | 23 October 1920 | 96 | 0 | 96 | 48 |
| Third qualifying round | 28 October 1920 | 6 November 1920 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 24 |
| Fourth qualifying round | 8 November 1920 | 20 November 1920 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 24 |
| Fifth qualifying round | 22 November 1920 | 4 December 1920 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
| Sixth qualifying round | 6 December 1920 | 18 December 1920 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 |
Extra preliminary to third qualifying round
The five rounds from the extra preliminary to the third qualifying involved 430 teams from England and Wales. These were arranged into 24 geographically based divisions which thereby created matches against local rival clubs and limited the travelling required. Through a series of knock-out matches one team from each division progressed to the fourth qualifying round.
Key to abbreviations in tables below
R=Replay (after first match being a draw)
R2= Second Replay (usually played on a neutral ground)
§=The away club agreed to switch the tie from their home ground
†= result awarded (reason as indicated)
Division 1 (Northumberland / Tyneside / Wearside)
The division comprised 20 teams, of which 8 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | ||||
| Newburn | 3–2 | Walker Celtic | ||
| Preston Colliery | 6–0 | Heaton Stannington | ||
| Prudhoe Castle | 0–3 | Hebburn Colliery | ||
| Seaton Delaval | 3–0 | St Peters Albion | ||
| Preliminary round | ||||
| Ashington | 1–0 | Close Works | § | |
| Bedlington United | 1–1 | Hebburn Colliery | § | |
| Lintz Institute | 4–1 | Newburn | ||
| Mickley | 2–1 | Pandon Temperance | § | |
| Preston Colliery | 1–0 | Jarrow | ||
| Scotswood | 1–0 | Chopwell Institute | ||
| Spen Black & White | 4–3 | Seaton Delaval | ||
| Usworth Colliery | 1–3 | Wallsend | ||
| Preliminary round replay | ||||
| R | Bedlington United | 1–2 | Hebburn Colliery | |
| First qualifying round | ||||
| Ashington | 2–0 | Spen Black & White | ||
| Mickley | 2–3 | Hebburn Colliery | ||
| Scotswood | 1–0 | Preston Colliery | ||
| Wallsend | 3–2 | Lintz Institute | ||
| Second qualifying round | ||||
| Ashington | 0–1 | Wallsend | ||
| Scotswood | 2–1 | Hebburn Colliery | § | |
| Third qualifying round | ||||
| Scotswood | 2–0 | Wallsend | ||
Division 2 (County Durham / Tyneside / Wearside)
The division comprised 18 teams, of which 4 of the generally smaller teams were drawn into the extra preliminary round to reduce the number to 16 teams required for 8 preliminary round ties.