The 1990–91 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 110th season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition.
A total of 563 clubs were accepted for the competition, up 23 from the previous season's 540.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 8) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with five rounds of preliminary (1) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams.
The 28 winning teams from fourth round qualifying progressed to the First round proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
The teams that given byes to this round are Runcorn, Macclesfield Town, Kettering Town, Welling United, Yeovil Town, Merthyr Tydfil, Telford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Northwich Victoria, Stafford Rangers, Bath City, Aylesbury United, Halesowen Town, Hayes, Dartford, Gloucester City, Bishop Auckland, Basingstoke Town, Woking and Whitley Bay.