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The2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the130th season of competition inEngland for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldestassociation football singleknockout competition. A total of 759 clubs were accepted for the competition, down three from the previous season's 762.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in theEnglish football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for thesenon-League teams. The 32 winning teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to theFirst round proper, whereLeague teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
The calendar of the 2010–11 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced byThe FA.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Round | Main date | Leagues entering at this round | New entries this round | Winners from previous round | Number of fixtures | Prize money[6] |
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| Extra preliminary round | 14 August 2010 | Levels 9–10 | 402 | none | 201 | £750 |
| Preliminary round | 28 August 2010 | Level 8 | 131 | 201 | 166 | £1,500 |
| First round qualifying | 11 September 2010 | Level 7 | 66 | 166 | 116 | £3,000 |
| Second round qualifying | 25 September 2010 | Conference North Conference South | 44 | 116 | 80 | £4,500 |
| Third round qualifying | 9 October 2010 | none | none | 80 | 40 | £7,500 |
| Fourth round qualifying | 23 October 2010 | Conference Premier | 24 | 40 | 32 | £12,500 |
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Extra Preliminary Round ties were played on the weekend of 14 August 2010. 402 clubs fromLevel 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.
Preliminary Round fixtures were played on the weekend of 28 August 2010. A total of 332 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 201 winners from the Extra Preliminary Round,Ashford Town, who were without a league to compete but were included in a draw, and 130 entering at this stage from the six leagues atLevel 8 of English football, except three clubs:Chester who was ineligible to participate as they only spent their second season,Leyton, who decided not to participate, andGrays Athletic, who get a bye to the next stage. The round featured 55 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest-ranked teams in this round.
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The first round qualifying fixtures were played on the weekend of 11 September 2010, with replays being played the following mid-week. A total of 232 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 166 winners from the preliminary round, 65 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues atLevel 7 of English football andGrays Athletic, whileHalesowen Town from Southern League Premier Division missing this years competition due to ownership issues.[7] The round featured 21 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest-ranked clubs in this round.
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The second round qualifying fixtures were played on the weekend of 25 September 2010. A total of 160 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the first round qualifying and 44Level 6 clubs, fromConference North andConference South, entering at this stage.Radcliffe Olympic andWednesfield fromLevel 10 of English football, were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.
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The third round qualifying took place on the weekend of 9 October 2010. A total of 80 clubs took part, all having progressed from the second round qualifying.Radcliffe Olympic fromLevel 10 of English football was the lowest-ranked club to qualify for this round of the competition.
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The fourth round qualifying took place on the weekend of 23 October 2010. A total of 64 clubs took part, 40 having progressed from the third round qualifying and 24 clubs fromConference Premier, formingLevel 5 of English football, entering at this stage.Tipton Town,Poole Town,Hythe Town andLeiston fromLevel 9 of English football were the lowest-ranked clubs to qualify for this round of the competition.
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Winners from the Fourth Round Qualifying advanced to the first round proper, where clubs fromLevel 3 and Level 4 of English football, operating inThe Football League, first enter the competition. See2010–11 FA Cup for a report of first round proper onwards.