The FA Cup 1948–49 is the 68th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds.
The 25 victorious teams from the fourth round qualifying progressed to the first round proper.
The teams that entered in this round are: Wimbledon, Barnet, Bishop Auckland, Bath City, Yeovil Town, South Liverpool, Gillingham, Cheltenham Town, Guildford City, Chelmsford City, Gainsborough Trinity, Shrewsbury Town, Scarborough, Workington, Dulwich Hamlet, Walthamstow Avenue, Kingstonian, Wellington Town, Runcorn, Stalybridge Celtic, Lancaster City, Scunthorpe United, Stockton and Kidderminster Harriers See 1948–49 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards.