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F.A. Cup 2020-21
Draws for the extra preliminary and preliminary rounds will be released on Tuesday 18th August.
There will be no replays for the 2020-21 season in the qualifying competition.
On 13th August this was extended to the rounds "proper" as well.
The prize fund has returned to 2017-18 levels due to the financial impact of the pandemic.
Round Dates
Extra Preliminary - Tuesday 1st September
Preliminary - Saturday 12th September
First Qualifying - Tuesday 22nd September
Second Qualifying - Saturday 3rd October
Third Qualifying - Tuesday 13th October
Fourth Qualifying - Saturday 24th October
Dates for the first round proper onwards were announced on Friday 4th September
First Round - Saturday 7th November
Second Round - Saturday 28th November
Third Round - Saturday 9th January
Fourth Round - Saturday 23rd January
Fifth Round - Wednesday 10th February
Quarter-Finals - Saturday 20th March
Semi-Finals - Saturday 17th April
Final - Saturday 15th May
Prize Money
Winners / Losers
Extra Preliminary (184) £1,125 / £375
Preliminary (160) £1,444 / £481
First Qualifying (116) £2,250 / £750
Second Qualifying (80) £3,375 / £1,125
Third Qualifying (40) £5,625 / £1,875
Fourth Qualifying (32) £9,375 / £3,125
First Round (40) £22,629
Second Round (20) £34,000
Third Round (32) £82,000
Fourth Round (16) £90,000
Fifth Round (8) £180,000
Quarter-Final (4) £360,000
Semi-Final (2) £900,000 / £450,000
Final (1) £1,800,000 / £900,000
Exemptions
Third Round (44) (Levels 1 & 2)
A.F.C. Bournemouth
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Barnsley
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion
Bristol City
Burnley
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
Derby County
Everton
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Liverpool
Luton Town
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
Preston North End
Queen's Park Rangers
Reading
Rotherham United
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
Stoke City
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur
Watford
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers
First Round (48) (Levels 3 & 4)
A.F.C. Wimbledon
Accrington Stanley
Barrow
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City
Bristol Rovers
Burton Albion
Cambridge United
Carlisle United
Charlton Athletic
Cheltenham Town
Colchester United
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers
Exeter City
Fleetwood Town
Forest Green Rovers
Gillingham
Grimsby Town
Harrogate Town
Hull City
Ipswich Town
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Mansfield Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Morecambe
Newport County
Northampton Town
Oldham Athletic
Oxford United
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Port Vale
Portsmouth
Rochdale
Salford City
Scunthorpe United
Shrewsbury Town
Southend United
Stevenage
Sunderland
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Wigan Athletic
Fourth Round Qualifying (24) (Level 5)
Aldershot Town
Altrincham
Barnet
Boreham Wood
Bromley
Chesterfield
Dagenham & Redbridge
Dover Athletic
Eastleigh
F.C. Halifax Town
Hartlepool United
King's Lynn Town
Macclesfield Town
Maidenhead United
Notts County
Solihull Moors
Stockport County
Sutton United
Torquay United
Wealdstone
Weymouth
Woking
Wrexham
Yeovil Town
Second Round Qualifying (43) (Level 6)
A.F.C. Fylde
A.F.C. Telford United
Alfreton Town
Bath City
Billericay Town
Blyth Spartans
Boston United
Brackley Town
Bradford (Park Avenue)
Braintree Town
Chelmsford City
Chester
Chippenham Town
Chorley
Concord Rangers
Curzon Ashton
Darlington
Dartford
Dorking Wanderers
Dulwich Hamlet
Eastbourne Borough
Ebbsfleet United
Farsley Celtic
Gateshead
Gloucester City
Guiseley
Hampton & Richmond Borough
Havant & Waterlooville
Hemel Hempstead Town
Hereford
Hungerford Town
Kettering Town
Kidderminster Harriers
Leamington
Maidstone United
Oxford City
Slough Town
Southport
Spennymoor Town
St. Albans City
Tonbridge Angels
Welling United
York City
First Round Qualifying (74) (Level 7)
A.F.C. Rushden & Diamonds
Alvechurch
Atherton Collieries
Bamber Bridge
Banbury United
Barwell
Basford United
Beaconsfield Town
Biggleswade Town
Bishop's Stortford
Bognor Regis Town
Brightlingsea Regent
Bromsgrove Sporting
Buxton
Chesham United
Cheshunt
Corinthian Casuals
Cray Wanderers
Dorchester Town
East Thurrock United
Enfield Town
F.C. United of Manchester
Folkestone Invicta
Gainsborough Trinity
Gosport Borough
Grantham Town
Haringey Borough
Hayes & Yeading United
Hednesford Town
Hendon
Hitchin Town
Hornchurch
Horsham
Hyde United
Kings Langley
Lancaster City
Leatherhead
Lewes
Lowestoft Town
Margate
Merstham
Merthyr Town
Metropolitan Police
Mickleover Sports
Morpeth Town
Nantwich Town
Needham Market
Nuneaton Borough
Peterborough Sports
Poole Town
Potters Bar Town
Radcliffe
Redditch United
Rushall Olympic
Salisbury
Scarborough Athletic
South Shields
St. Ives Town
Stafford Rangers
Stourbridge
Stratford Town
Swindon Supermarine
Tamworth
Taunton Town
Tiverton Town
Truro City
Walton Casuals
Warrington Town
Weston super Mare
Whitby Town
Wingate & Finchley
Witton Albion
Worthing
Yate Town
13 Step 3/Level 7 clubs are NOT exempt to the First Round Qualifying
and will play in the Preliminary Round
Ashton United
Bowers & Pitsea
Carshalton Athletic
Coalville Town
Farnborough
Harrow Borough
Hartley Wintney
Kingstonian
Leiston
Matlock Town
Royston Town
Stalybridge Celtic
Wimborne Town
Preliminary Round (136 including the 13 listed above)
A.F.C. Totton
Ashford Town (Middlesex)
Ashford United
Ashton United
Aveley
Aylesbury United
Barking
Barnstaple Town
Barton Rovers
Basildon United
Bedfont Sports
Bedford Town
Bedworth United
Belper Town
Berkhamsted
Bideford
Biggleswade
Bowers & Pitsea
Bracknell Town
Brentwood Town
Brighouse Town
Bristol Manor Farm
Burgess Hill Town
Bury Town
Cambridge City
Canvey Island
Carshalton Athletic
Chalfont St. Peter
Chasetown
Chertsey Town
Chichester City
Chipstead
Cinderford Town
Cirencester Town
City of Liverpool
Cleethorpes Town
Clitheroe
Coalville Town
Coggeshall Town
Coleshill Town
Corby Town
Cray Valley (Paper Mills)
Daventry Town
Dereham Town
Didcot Town
Droylsden
Dunston
East Grinstead Town
Evesham United
Farnborough
Faversham Town
F.C. Romania
Felixstowe & Walton United
Frickley Athletic
Frome Town
Glossop North End
Grays Athletic
Great Wakering Rovers
Halesowen Town
Hanwell Town
Harrow Borough
Hartley Wintney
Hastings United
Haywards Heath Town
Herne Bay
Hertford Town
Heybridge Swifts
Highworth Town
Histon
Hythe Town
Ilkeston Town
Kempston Rovers
Kendal Town
Kidlington
Kidsgrove Athletic
Kingstonian
Larkhall Athletic
Leek Town
Leiston
Lincoln United
Loughborough Dynamo
Maldon & Tiptree
Mangotsfield United
Marine
Market Drayton Town
Marlow
Matlock Town
Melksham Town
Moneyfields
Mossley
Newcastle Town
North Leigh
Northwood
Ossett United
Paulton Rovers
Pontefract Collieries
Prescot Cables
Ramsbottom United
Ramsgate
Royston Town
Runcorn Linnets
Sevenoaks Town
Sheffield
Sholing
Sittingbourne
Slimbridge
Soham Town Rangers
South Park
Staines Town
Stalybridge Celtic
Stamford
Stocksbridge Park Steels
Sutton Coldfield Town
Tadcaster Albion
Thame United
Thatcham Town
Three Bridges
Tilbury
Tooting & Mitcham United
Trafford
Uxbridge
V.C.D. Athletic
Waltham Abbey
Wantage Town
Welwyn Garden City
Westfield
Whitehawk
Whitstable Town
Widnes
Wimborne Town
Winchester City
Wisbech Town
Witham Town
Workington
Worksop Town
Yaxley
16 Step 4/Level 8 clubs will play in the Extra Preliminary Round
A.F.C. Dunstable
A.F.C. Sudbury
Basingstoke Town
Carlton Town
Colne
Harlow Town
Hullbridge Sports
Marske United
Phoenix Sports
Pickering Town
Romford
Spalding United
St. Neots Town
Ware
Whyteleafe
Willand Rovers
Draws for the extra preliminary and preliminary rounds will be released on Tuesday 18th August.
There will be no replays for the 2020-21 season in the qualifying competition.
On 13th August this was extended to the rounds "proper" as well.
The prize fund has returned to 2017-18 levels due to the financial impact of the pandemic.
Round Dates
Extra Preliminary - Tuesday 1st September
Preliminary - Saturday 12th September
First Qualifying - Tuesday 22nd September
Second Qualifying - Saturday 3rd October
Third Qualifying - Tuesday 13th October
Fourth Qualifying - Saturday 24th October
Dates for the first round proper onwards were announced on Friday 4th September
First Round - Saturday 7th November
Second Round - Saturday 28th November
Third Round - Saturday 9th January
Fourth Round - Saturday 23rd January
Fifth Round - Wednesday 10th February
Quarter-Finals - Saturday 20th March
Semi-Finals - Saturday 17th April
Final - Saturday 15th May
Prize Money
Winners / Losers
Extra Preliminary (184) £1,125 / £375
Preliminary (160) £1,444 / £481
First Qualifying (116) £2,250 / £750
Second Qualifying (80) £3,375 / £1,125
Third Qualifying (40) £5,625 / £1,875
Fourth Qualifying (32) £9,375 / £3,125
First Round (40) £22,629
Second Round (20) £34,000
Third Round (32) £82,000
Fourth Round (16) £90,000
Fifth Round (8) £180,000
Quarter-Final (4) £360,000
Semi-Final (2) £900,000 / £450,000
Final (1) £1,800,000 / £900,000
Exemptions
Third Round (44) (Levels 1 & 2)
A.F.C. Bournemouth
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Barnsley
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion
Bristol City
Burnley
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
Derby County
Everton
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Liverpool
Luton Town
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest
Preston North End
Queen's Park Rangers
Reading
Rotherham United
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton
Stoke City
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur
Watford
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers
First Round (48) (Levels 3 & 4)
A.F.C. Wimbledon
Accrington Stanley
Barrow
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City
Bristol Rovers
Burton Albion
Cambridge United
Carlisle United
Charlton Athletic
Cheltenham Town
Colchester United
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers
Exeter City
Fleetwood Town
Forest Green Rovers
Gillingham
Grimsby Town
Harrogate Town
Hull City
Ipswich Town
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Mansfield Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Morecambe
Newport County
Northampton Town
Oldham Athletic
Oxford United
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Port Vale
Portsmouth
Rochdale
Salford City
Scunthorpe United
Shrewsbury Town
Southend United
Stevenage
Sunderland
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers
Walsall
Wigan Athletic
Fourth Round Qualifying (24) (Level 5)
Aldershot Town
Altrincham
Barnet
Boreham Wood
Bromley
Chesterfield
Dagenham & Redbridge
Dover Athletic
Eastleigh
F.C. Halifax Town
Hartlepool United
King's Lynn Town
Macclesfield Town
Maidenhead United
Notts County
Solihull Moors
Stockport County
Sutton United
Torquay United
Wealdstone
Weymouth
Woking
Wrexham
Yeovil Town
Second Round Qualifying (43) (Level 6)
A.F.C. Fylde
A.F.C. Telford United
Alfreton Town
Bath City
Billericay Town
Blyth Spartans
Boston United
Brackley Town
Bradford (Park Avenue)
Braintree Town
Chelmsford City
Chester
Chippenham Town
Chorley
Concord Rangers
Curzon Ashton
Darlington
Dartford
Dorking Wanderers
Dulwich Hamlet
Eastbourne Borough
Ebbsfleet United
Farsley Celtic
Gateshead
Gloucester City
Guiseley
Hampton & Richmond Borough
Havant & Waterlooville
Hemel Hempstead Town
Hereford
Hungerford Town
Kettering Town
Kidderminster Harriers
Leamington
Maidstone United
Oxford City
Slough Town
Southport
Spennymoor Town
St. Albans City
Tonbridge Angels
Welling United
York City
First Round Qualifying (74) (Level 7)
A.F.C. Rushden & Diamonds
Alvechurch
Atherton Collieries
Bamber Bridge
Banbury United
Barwell
Basford United
Beaconsfield Town
Biggleswade Town
Bishop's Stortford
Bognor Regis Town
Brightlingsea Regent
Bromsgrove Sporting
Buxton
Chesham United
Cheshunt
Corinthian Casuals
Cray Wanderers
Dorchester Town
East Thurrock United
Enfield Town
F.C. United of Manchester
Folkestone Invicta
Gainsborough Trinity
Gosport Borough
Grantham Town
Haringey Borough
Hayes & Yeading United
Hednesford Town
Hendon
Hitchin Town
Hornchurch
Horsham
Hyde United
Kings Langley
Lancaster City
Leatherhead
Lewes
Lowestoft Town
Margate
Merstham
Merthyr Town
Metropolitan Police
Mickleover Sports
Morpeth Town
Nantwich Town
Needham Market
Nuneaton Borough
Peterborough Sports
Poole Town
Potters Bar Town
Radcliffe
Redditch United
Rushall Olympic
Salisbury
Scarborough Athletic
South Shields
St. Ives Town
Stafford Rangers
Stourbridge
Stratford Town
Swindon Supermarine
Tamworth
Taunton Town
Tiverton Town
Truro City
Walton Casuals
Warrington Town
Weston super Mare
Whitby Town
Wingate & Finchley
Witton Albion
Worthing
Yate Town
13 Step 3/Level 7 clubs are NOT exempt to the First Round Qualifying
and will play in the Preliminary Round
Ashton United
Bowers & Pitsea
Carshalton Athletic
Coalville Town
Farnborough
Harrow Borough
Hartley Wintney
Kingstonian
Leiston
Matlock Town
Royston Town
Stalybridge Celtic
Wimborne Town
Preliminary Round (136 including the 13 listed above)
A.F.C. Totton
Ashford Town (Middlesex)
Ashford United
Ashton United
Aveley
Aylesbury United
Barking
Barnstaple Town
Barton Rovers
Basildon United
Bedfont Sports
Bedford Town
Bedworth United
Belper Town
Berkhamsted
Bideford
Biggleswade
Bowers & Pitsea
Bracknell Town
Brentwood Town
Brighouse Town
Bristol Manor Farm
Burgess Hill Town
Bury Town
Cambridge City
Canvey Island
Carshalton Athletic
Chalfont St. Peter
Chasetown
Chertsey Town
Chichester City
Chipstead
Cinderford Town
Cirencester Town
City of Liverpool
Cleethorpes Town
Clitheroe
Coalville Town
Coggeshall Town
Coleshill Town
Corby Town
Cray Valley (Paper Mills)
Daventry Town
Dereham Town
Didcot Town
Droylsden
Dunston
East Grinstead Town
Evesham United
Farnborough
Faversham Town
F.C. Romania
Felixstowe & Walton United
Frickley Athletic
Frome Town
Glossop North End
Grays Athletic
Great Wakering Rovers
Halesowen Town
Hanwell Town
Harrow Borough
Hartley Wintney
Hastings United
Haywards Heath Town
Herne Bay
Hertford Town
Heybridge Swifts
Highworth Town
Histon
Hythe Town
Ilkeston Town
Kempston Rovers
Kendal Town
Kidlington
Kidsgrove Athletic
Kingstonian
Larkhall Athletic
Leek Town
Leiston
Lincoln United
Loughborough Dynamo
Maldon & Tiptree
Mangotsfield United
Marine
Market Drayton Town
Marlow
Matlock Town
Melksham Town
Moneyfields
Mossley
Newcastle Town
North Leigh
Northwood
Ossett United
Paulton Rovers
Pontefract Collieries
Prescot Cables
Ramsbottom United
Ramsgate
Royston Town
Runcorn Linnets
Sevenoaks Town
Sheffield
Sholing
Sittingbourne
Slimbridge
Soham Town Rangers
South Park
Staines Town
Stalybridge Celtic
Stamford
Stocksbridge Park Steels
Sutton Coldfield Town
Tadcaster Albion
Thame United
Thatcham Town
Three Bridges
Tilbury
Tooting & Mitcham United
Trafford
Uxbridge
V.C.D. Athletic
Waltham Abbey
Wantage Town
Welwyn Garden City
Westfield
Whitehawk
Whitstable Town
Widnes
Wimborne Town
Winchester City
Wisbech Town
Witham Town
Workington
Worksop Town
Yaxley
16 Step 4/Level 8 clubs will play in the Extra Preliminary Round
A.F.C. Dunstable
A.F.C. Sudbury
Basingstoke Town
Carlton Town
Colne
Harlow Town
Hullbridge Sports
Marske United
Phoenix Sports
Pickering Town
Romford
Spalding United
St. Neots Town
Ware
Whyteleafe
Willand Rovers
