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.
The Football Association restructured the preliminary rounds of this year's Cup competition to even out the number of clubs entering the tournament at these stages.
Crook Town became the first club to progress from the extra preliminary round to the fifth qualifying round, defeating Seaham Villa, Seaham Harbour, Stanley United, West Stanley, Wingate Albion Comrades and Newcastle City along the way before bowing out to Lincoln City.
The 12 winners from the fifth qualifying round were Gainsborough Trinity and Stockport County from the Football League Second Division along with non-league sides Watford, Reading, Walsall, Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Southport Central, Croydon Common, Brentford, Darlington and Sutton Junction (who were appearing in the main draw for the first time and who had realised this accomplishment more than 20 years before their fierce crosstown rivals Sutton Town).
The other three sides (Gainsborough, Stockport and Grimsby Town) were entered in the fourth qualifying round.
Fifteen Southern League sides also received byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64.