List of non-League clubs in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup since 1945

Since the end of the Second World War in 1945, nine 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" (formerly called the Sixth Round). The last non-League team to reach the quarter-finals (then the Fourth Round) was Queens Park Rangers of the Southern Football League in 1914, when the Southern League ran parallel to the Football League as opposed to being a feeder to it (with the National League in between) as it is today.

The most recent example of a non-league team beating top-flight opposition in the FA Cup was Lincoln City's Fifth Round victory away at Burnley in 2017.[1] The last time a non-league side beat top-flight opposition at home in the FA Cup was Sutton United's Third Round victory over Coventry City in 1989.

In 2017, two non-League teams made it to the Fifth Round of the competition, Lincoln City and Sutton United. This was the first time two non-League teams has made it this far in the same season since the establishment of the Football League in 1888.[2] Lincoln City subsequently became the first non-League team in 103 years and the first since World War II to make the quarter finals, but lost 5–0 to Arsenal.[3]

Results

1947–48 – Colchester United – Southern League
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
4th qualifyingSaturday 15 November 1947Chelmsford CityAway3–1[4]
1stSaturday 29 November 1947Banbury SpencerHome2–1[4]
2ndSaturday 13 December 1947WrexhamHome1–0[4]
3rdSaturday 10 January 1948Huddersfield TownHome1–0[4]
4thSaturday 24 January 1948Bradford Park AvenueHome3–2[4]
5thSaturday 7 February 1948BlackpoolAway0–5[4]
1948–49 – Yeovil Town – Southern League
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
4th qualifyingSaturday 13 November 1948Lovell's AthleticAway3–2[5]
1stSaturday 27 November 1948RomfordHome4–0[5]
2ndSaturday 11 December 1948WeymouthAway4–0[5]
3rdSaturday 8 January 1949BuryHome3–1[5]
4thSaturday 29 January 1949SunderlandHome2–1[5]
5thSaturday 12 February 1949Manchester UnitedAway0–8[5]
1977–78 – Blyth Spartans – Northern League
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
1st qualifyingSaturday 17 September 1977ShildonAway3–0[6]
2nd qualifyingSaturday 8 October 1977Crook TownAway1–1[6]
2nd qualifying (replay)Wednesday 12 October 1977Crook TownHome3–0[6]
3rd qualifyingSaturday 22 October 1977ConsettAway4–1[6]
4th qualifyingSaturday 5 November 1977Bishop AucklandAway1–0[6]
1stSaturday 26 November 1977BurscoughHome1–0[6]
2ndSaturday 17 December 1977ChesterfieldHome1–0[6]
3rdSaturday 7 January 1978EnfieldHome1–0[6]
4thMonday 6 February 1978Stoke CityAway3–2[6]
5thSaturday 18 February 1978WrexhamAway1–1[6]
5th (replay)Monday 27 February 1978WrexhamHome1–2[6]
1984–85 – Telford United – Alliance Premier League
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
1stSaturday 17 November 1984Lincoln CityAway1–1[7]
1st (replay)Tuesday 20 November 1984Lincoln CityHome2–1[7]
2ndSaturday 8 December 1984Preston North EndAway4–1[7]
3rdSaturday 5 January 1985Bradford CityHome2–1[7]
4thTuesday 29 January 1985DarlingtonAway1–1[7]
4th (replay)Monday 4 February 1985DarlingtonHome3–0[7]
5thSaturday 16 February 1985EvertonAway0–3[7]
1993–94 – Kidderminster Harriers – Football Conference
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
4th qualifyingSaturday 23 October 1993Chesham UnitedAway4–1[8]
1stSaturday 13 November 1993Kettering TownHome3–0[8]
2ndSaturday 4 December 1993WokingHome1–0[8]
3rdSaturday 8 January 1994Birmingham CityAway2–1[8]
4thSaturday 29 January 1994Preston North EndHome1–0[8]
5thSaturday 19 February 1994West Ham UnitedHome0–1[8]
2010–11 – Crawley Town – Conference National
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
4th qualifyingSaturday 23 October 2010Newport CountyAway1–0[9]
1stSaturday 6 November 2010GuiseleyAway5–0[9]
2ndFriday 26 November 2010Swindon TownHome1–1[10]
2nd (replay)Tuesday 7 December 2010Swindon TownAway3–2[11]
3rdMonday 10 January 2011Derby CountyHome2–1[12]
4thSaturday 29 January 2011Torquay UnitedAway1–0[13]
5thSaturday 19 February 2011Manchester UnitedAway0–1[14]
2012–13 – Luton Town – Conference National
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
4th qualifyingSaturday 20 October 2012Cambridge UnitedAway2–0[15]
1stSaturday 3 November 2012Nuneaton TownHome1–1[15]
1st (replay)Tuesday 13 November 2012Nuneaton TownAway2–0[15]
2ndSaturday 1 December 2012Dorchester TownHome2–1[16]
3rdSaturday 5 January 2013Wolverhampton WanderersHome1–0[17]
4thSaturday 26 January 2013Norwich CityAway1–0[18]
5thSaturday 16 February 2013MillwallHome0–3[19]
2016–17 – Lincoln City – National League
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
4th qualifyingSaturday 15 October 2016GuiseleyHome0–0[20]
4th qualifying (replay)Tuesday 18 October 2016GuiseleyAway2–1[20]
1stSaturday 5 November 2016AltrinchamHome2–1[21]
2ndMonday 5 December 2016Oldham AthleticHome3–2[22]
3rdSaturday 7 January 2017Ipswich TownAway2–2[23]
3rd (replay)Tuesday 17 January 2017Ipswich TownHome1–0[24]
4thSaturday 28 January 2017Brighton & Hove AlbionHome3–1[25]
5thSaturday 18 February 2017BurnleyAway1–0[1]
Quarter-finals/6thSaturday 11 March 2017ArsenalAway0–5[3]
2016–17 – Sutton United – National League
RoundDateAgainstAtScore
4th qualifyingSaturday 15 October 2016Forest Green RoversHome2–1[26]
1stSaturday 5 November 2016DartfordAway6–3[27]
2ndSaturday 3 December 2016Cheltenham TownHome2–1[28]
3rdSaturday 7 January 2017AFC WimbledonHome0–0[29]
3rd (replay)Tuesday 17 January 2017AFC WimbledonAway3–1[30]
4thSunday 29 January 2017Leeds UnitedHome1–0[31]
5thMonday 20 February 2017ArsenalHome0–2[32]

References

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  2. ↑ "FA Cup fifth-round draw: Lincoln and Sutton to discover last-16 ties – BBC Sport". BBC Online. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Arsenal 5–0 Lincoln City – BBC Sport". BBC Online. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Colchester United". fchd.info. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 White, Jim (2 January 2015). "When Yeovil first played Manchester United in the FA Cup, 80,000 fans watched at Maine Road". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sproat, Ken (April 2005). "Blyth Spartans 1977–78". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Telford United". fchd.info. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kidderminster Harriers". fchd.info. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Crawley Town". fchd.info. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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  14. ↑ McNulty, Phil (19 February 2011). "Man Utd 1 – 0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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  19. ↑ Osborne, Chris (16 February 2013). "BBC Sport at Kenilworth Road". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  20. 1 2 Whiley, Mark (18 October 2016). "Guiseley 1 Lincoln City 2 recap: The Imps' FA Cup replay victory as it happened". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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  22. ↑ "Lincoln City 3–2 Oldham Athletic – BBC Sport". BBC Online. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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  26. ↑ Palmer, Jon (15 October 2016). "Former Robin helps Sutton United shock Forest Green in FA Cup". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  27. ↑ "Dartford 3–6 Sutton United – BBC Sport". BBC Online. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  28. ↑ "Sutton United 2–1 Cheltenham Town – BBC Sport". BBC Online. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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  30. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Sutton United – BBC Sport". BBC Online. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  31. ↑ "Sutton United 1–0 Leeds United – BBC Sport". BBC Online. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  32. ↑ "Sutton United 0–2 Arsenal – BBC Sport". BBC Online. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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