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1988–89 FA Cup
The 1988–89 FA Cup was the 108th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. Liverpool defeated Everton 3–2 in the final.
Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round.
The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Frickley Athletic, Southport, Barrow, Runcorn, Brandon United, Guisborough Town, Northwich Victoria, Altrincham, Halesowen Town, Dagenham, Welling United, Grays Athletic, Bromsgrove Rovers, Aylesbury United, Hayes, Woking, Stafford Rangers, Kettering Town, Hendon, Yeovil Town, Dartford, Waterlooville, Merthyr Tydfil, Sutton United, Fareham Town, Bognor Regis Town, Fisher Athletic and Newport County.
Guisborough Town was the only qualifying club appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the others, Brandon United had last featured at this stage in 1979–80, Barrow had last done so in 1976–77 and Grays Athletic had last done so in 1952–53.
Already experiencing acute financial difficulties when they were relegated from the Football League at the end of the previous season, Newport County was unable to recover in their first season of non-league competition since 1919–20. Defeated by eventual Football Conference champions Maidstone United in the first round of the FA Cup, County was wound up and disbanded in February 1989 with their final league record being expunged.[citation needed]
The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered in this round along with the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Enfield, Telford United, Maidstone United and Bath City who were given byes. The first round of games were played over the weekend 19–20 November 1988, with most replays being played on 22–23 November. All other replays were played on 28 November. Brandon United and Guisborough Town, from the Northern League at Step 8 of English football, were the lowest-ranked teams in the round.
The second round of games were played over 10–11 December 1988, with the first round of replays being played on 13–14 December. The Aldershot-Bristol City game went to two more replays. Step 6 sides Bath City, from the Southern League Premier Division, and Bognor Regis Town, from the Isthmian League Premier Division, were the lowest-ranked teams in the round.
Teams from the Football League First and Second Divisions entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 7–8 January 1989, with the first set of replays being played on 10–11 January. Two games went to second replays, and one to a third replay. The round featured three clubs from the Football Conference at Step 5 of English football: Welling United, Sutton United and Kettering Town.
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1988–89 FA Cup
The 1988–89 FA Cup was the 108th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. Liverpool defeated Everton 3–2 in the final.
Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round.
The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Frickley Athletic, Southport, Barrow, Runcorn, Brandon United, Guisborough Town, Northwich Victoria, Altrincham, Halesowen Town, Dagenham, Welling United, Grays Athletic, Bromsgrove Rovers, Aylesbury United, Hayes, Woking, Stafford Rangers, Kettering Town, Hendon, Yeovil Town, Dartford, Waterlooville, Merthyr Tydfil, Sutton United, Fareham Town, Bognor Regis Town, Fisher Athletic and Newport County.
Guisborough Town was the only qualifying club appearing in the competition proper for the first time. Of the others, Brandon United had last featured at this stage in 1979–80, Barrow had last done so in 1976–77 and Grays Athletic had last done so in 1952–53.
Already experiencing acute financial difficulties when they were relegated from the Football League at the end of the previous season, Newport County was unable to recover in their first season of non-league competition since 1919–20. Defeated by eventual Football Conference champions Maidstone United in the first round of the FA Cup, County was wound up and disbanded in February 1989 with their final league record being expunged.[citation needed]
The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered in this round along with the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Enfield, Telford United, Maidstone United and Bath City who were given byes. The first round of games were played over the weekend 19–20 November 1988, with most replays being played on 22–23 November. All other replays were played on 28 November. Brandon United and Guisborough Town, from the Northern League at Step 8 of English football, were the lowest-ranked teams in the round.
The second round of games were played over 10–11 December 1988, with the first round of replays being played on 13–14 December. The Aldershot-Bristol City game went to two more replays. Step 6 sides Bath City, from the Southern League Premier Division, and Bognor Regis Town, from the Isthmian League Premier Division, were the lowest-ranked teams in the round.
Teams from the Football League First and Second Divisions entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 7–8 January 1989, with the first set of replays being played on 10–11 January. Two games went to second replays, and one to a third replay. The round featured three clubs from the Football Conference at Step 5 of English football: Welling United, Sutton United and Kettering Town.