The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams.
The relative immediacy of the replays was due to there only being two weeks between consecutive rounds of the competition.
The draw is as follows:[11] Clevedon Town's Scott Murray won the Budweiser Player of the Round with 75% of the votes.
Five clubs from Level 9 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for this round of the competition.
The draw is as follows:[17] South Park's Kieran Lavery won the Budweiser Player of the Round with 33% of the votes.
The lowest-ranked sides to qualify for this round were Level 9 clubs South Park, and Blackfield & Langley.
The draw is as follows:[20] Luton Town's Andre Gray won the Budweiser Player of the Round with 41% of the votes.