| Saturday 24th August 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup Preliminary Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2-0 | Darwen | |
| Bridlington Trinity | 4-0 | Netherfield | |
| Caernarfon Town | 1-1 | Congleton Town | |
| Chadderton | 2-2 | Ashton United | |
| Colwyn Bay | 3-1 | Leyland Motors | |
| Leek Town | 0-0 | Armitage | |
| Nantwich Town | 1-0 | Glossop | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2-2 | North Ferriby United | |
| Rossendale United | 1-0 | Guiseley | |
| Thackley | 0-1 | Fleetwood Town FC | |
| Warrington Town | 3-1 | Eastwood Town | |
| Tuesday 27th August 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup Preliminary Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Armitage | 0-2 | Leek Town | |
| Ashton United | 2-1 | Chadderton | |
| Congleton Town | 1-0 | Caernarfon Town | |
| North Ferriby United | 1-2 | Radcliffe Borough | |
| Saturday 31st August 1985 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Extra Preliminary Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Hill | 1-5 | Liversedge | |
| Darwen | 5-0 | Alnwick Town | |
| Rossington Main | 1-3 | Kirkby Town | |
| F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curzon Ashton | 2-0 | Penrith | |
| Lancaster City | 0-0 | Accrington Stanley | |
| Leyland Motors | 3-1 | Glossop | |
| Spalding United | 0-0 | Leek Town |
| Tuesday 3rd September 1985 | F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 4-4 | Lancaster City | |
| (After Extra Time) | |||
| Leek Town | 3-0 | Spalding United | |
| Saturday 7th September 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup 1st Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 4-1 | Droylsden | |
| Ashton United | 0-1 | Stalybridge Celtic | |
| Bootle | 0-1 | Chorley | |
| Burscough | 1-1 | Armthorpe Welfare | |
| Colwyn Bay | 0-3 | St Helens Town | |
| Congleton Town | 1-0 | Curzon Ashton | |
| Eastwood Hanley | 0-0 | Hyde FC | |
| Emley | 1-0 | Nantwich Town | |
| Fleetwood Town FC | 2-2 | North Shields | |
| Leek Town | 2-0 | Winsford United | |
| Penrith | 1-3 | Peterlee Newtown | |
| Prescot Cables | 1-2 | Runcorn | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 0-0 | Ossett Albion | |
| Rhyl | 3-1 | Wren Rovers | |
| Rossendale United | 1-2 | Mossley | |
| Skelmersdale United | 2-2 | Horwich RMI | |
| Southport | 4-2 | Clitheroe | |
| Warrington Town | 1-3 | Formby | |
| Monday 9th September 1985 | F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2-2 | Lancaster City | |
| (After Extra Time) | |||
| Tuesday 10th September 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup 1st Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Armthorpe Welfare | 0-1 | Burscough | |
| Horwich RMI | 3-0 | Skelmersdale United | |
| Hyde FC | 1-2 | Eastwood Hanley | |
| North Shields | 2-1 | Fleetwood Town FC | |
| Ossett Albion | 0-3 | Radcliffe Borough | |
| Thursday 12th September 1985 | F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster City | 4-2 | Accrington Stanley | |
| (After Extra Time) | |||
| Saturday 21st September 1985 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Preliminary Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton United | 1-3 | Chadderton | |
| Atherton Collieries | 3-0 | Cheadle Town | |
| Evesham United | 4-3 | Eastwood Hanley | |
| (After Extra Time) | |||
| Ford Motors | 1-2 | Nelson | |
| Fryston Colliery Welfare | 1-2 | Maghull | |
| (After Extra Time) | |||
| Hatfield Main | 0-3 | Atherton LR | |
| Irlam Town | 2-0 | Prestwich Heys | |
| Nantwich Town | 0-4 | Kirkby Town | |
| Nunthorpe Athletic | 0-1 | Darwen | |
| Pilkington Recreation (Doncaster) | 1-2 | Droylsden | |
| Rylands | 1-3 | Rossendale United | |
| Waterloo Dock | 5-1 | Skelmersdale United | |
| Woolley Miners Welfare | 0-2 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | |
| Wren Rovers | 3-2 | Bentley Victoria | |
| (After Extra Time) | |||
| Saturday 28th September 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup 2nd Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 1-1 | Runcorn | |
| Burscough | 0-3 | Mossley | |
| Congleton Town | 2-2 | Horwich RMI | |
| G K N Sankey | 1-1 | Leek Town | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 0-4 | Marine | |
| Rhyl | 5-0 | Formby | |
| Southport | 2-0 | Stalybridge Celtic | |
| St Helens Town | 2-0 | Eastwood Hanley | |
| Tuesday 1st October 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Horwich RMI | 2-0 | Congleton Town | |
| Leek Town | 5-4 | G K N Sankey | |
| (After Extra Time) | |||
| Runcorn | 9-1 | Accrington Stanley | |
| Saturday 5th October 1985 | F.A. Trophy 1st Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Billingham Synthonia | 3-0 | Curzon Ashton | |
| Bootle | 4-4 | Shepshed Charterhouse | |
| Colwyn Bay | 1-1 | Belper Town | |
| Congleton Town | 0-2 | Tow Law Town | |
| Eastwood Town | 1-1 | Radcliffe Borough | |
| Formby | 3-2 | Ferryhill Athletic | |
| Leyland Motors | 7-0 | Horden Colliery Welfare | |
| Prescot Cables | 1-1 | Shildon | |
| Ryhope Community Association | 6-1 | Netherfield | |
| Southport | 2-1 | Burscough | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 4-0 | Moor Green | |
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 0-0 | Leek Town | |
| VS Rugby | 5-2 | Winsford United | |
| Tuesday 8th October 1985 | F.A. Trophy 1st Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Belper Town | 3-2 | Colwyn Bay | |
| Leek Town | 2-1 | Sutton Coldfield Town | |
| Shepshed Charterhouse | 3-1 | Bootle | |
| Shildon | 2-1 | Prescot Cables | |
| Wednesday 9th October 1985 | F.A. Trophy 1st Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliffe Borough | 5-1 | Eastwood Town | |
| Saturday 12th October 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup 3rd Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leek Town | 0-1 | St Helens Town | |
| Saturday 19th October 1985 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton LR | 2-0 | Merseyside Police | |
| Darwen | 0-1 | West Allotment Celtic | |
| Droylsden | 0-3 | Sheffield | |
| Ellesmere Port & Neston | 3-0 | Liversedge | |
| Irlam Town | 1-0 | Emley | |
| Maghull | 1-0 | Garforth Town | |
| Nelson | 1-8 | Kirkby Town | |
| Rossendale United | 0-1 | Chadderton | |
| Thackley | 2-2 | Clitheroe | |
| (After Extra Time, 2-2 after 90 mins) | |||
| Warrington Town | 2-0 | Atherton Collieries | |
| Waterloo Dock | 5-4 | Wren Rovers | |
| (After Extra Time) | |||
| Saturday 26th October 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup 4th Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Morecambe | 1-1 | St Helens Town | |
| F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Round Replay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | 1-0 | Thackley |
| Tuesday 29th October 1985 | F.A. Challenge Cup 4th Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens Town | 0-1 | Morecambe | |
| Saturday 2nd November 1985 | F.A. Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Formby | 1-1 | Gretna | |
| Goole Town | 0-1 | Leyland Motors | |
| Leek Town | 3-2 | Buxton | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2-0 | Belper Town | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2-1 | Hednesford Town | |
| Tuesday 5th November 1985 | F.A. Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gretna | 3-0 | Formby | |
| Saturday 23rd November 1985 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2nd Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Star | 2-1 | Fleetwood Town FC | |
| Bridgnorth Town | 2-1 | Chadderton | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Irlam Town | 0-2 | Hucknall Colliery Welfare | |
| Maghull | 1-1 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Tadcaster Albion | 0-3 | Clitheroe | |
| Warrington Town | 1-0 | Atherton LR | |
| Wythenshawe Amateurs | 1-1 | Kirkby Town | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Tuesday 26th November 1985 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2nd Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Port & Neston | 4-1 | Maghull | |
| Kirkby Town | 1-2 | Wythenshawe Amateurs | |
| Saturday 30th November 1985 | F.A. Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leek Town | 2-1 | Dudley Town | |
| Leyland Motors | 1-3 | Whitby Town | |
| Radcliffe Borough | 2-2 | Willenhall Town | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 1-3 | Hyde FC | |
| Tuesday 3rd December 1985 | F.A. Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Willenhall Town | 3-1 | Radcliffe Borough | |
| Saturday 14th December 1985 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 3rd Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | 0-0 | St Dominics | |
| (After Extra Time, 0-0 after 90 mins) | |||
| Sheffield | 2-0 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | |
| Warrington Town | 2-1 | Wythenshawe Amateurs | |
| Saturday 21st December 1985 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 3rd Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| St Dominics | 4-2 | Clitheroe | |
| F.A. Trophy 1st Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl | 1-1 | Leek Town |
| Saturday 11th January 1986 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 4th Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Dock | 0-2 | Warrington Town | |
| Saturday 18th January 1986 | F.A. Trophy 2nd Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leek Town | 2-1 | Macclesfield Town | |
| Saturday 1st February 1986 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 5th Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington Town | 3-1 | Atherstone United | |
| Saturday 22nd February 1986 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Quarter Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington Town | 3-1 | Hucknall Colliery Welfare | |
| Monday 10th March 1986 | F.A. Trophy 3rd Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leek Town | 1-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Att: 0 |
| (After Extra Time, Played at Worcester City) | |||
| Saturday 15th March 1986 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Semi Final 1st Leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington Town | 1-1 | Halesowen Town | |
| Saturday 22nd March 1986 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Semi Final 2nd Leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Halesowen Town | 3-3 | Warrington Town | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Saturday 29th March 1986 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Semi Final Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington Town | 3-6 | Halesowen Town | |
| Played at Telford United | |||
