Aston Villa won the competition for the fourth time, beating Newcastle United 2–0 in the final at Crystal Palace, through two goals scored by Harry Hampton.
If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week.
An extra preliminary round of ten ties was required at the start of this season's tournament, with 14 teams from the south-east of England and six from the north-east taking part.
Kent League club Sheppey United matched the achievement of Leytonstone in the previous season's competition by winning through to the third qualifying round before being defeated by Hastings & St Leonards.
However, the ten clubs winning through to the Intermediate Round from the sixth qualifying round were Bradford City, Blackpool, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Gainsborough Trinity and Leicester Fosse from the Football League Second Division and Fulham, Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion from the Southern League.
Manchester United, Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion, Burnley and Grimsby Town from the Second Division were entered automatically into this round, as were Reading, Portsmouth, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Millwall of the Southern League.