| Saturday 30th August 1997 | F.A. Challenge Cup Preliminary Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Collieries | 1-2 | Maine Road | |
| Atherton LR | 0-1 | Hucknall Town | |
| Belper Town | 2-2 | Glossop North End | |
| Blackpool Rovers | 1-4 | Burscough | |
| Blidworth Welfare | 3-5 | Rossendale United | |
| Bootle | 3-1 | Bradford Park Avenue | |
| Castleton Gabriels | 0-1 | Clitheroe | |
| Congleton Town | 1-1 | Darwen | |
| Crook Town | 0-2 | Mossley | |
| Droylsden | 4-1 | Cheadle Town | |
| Gretna | 4-2 | Haslingden | |
| Heanor Town | 1-0 | Salford City | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 1-1 | Whitley Bay | |
| Netherfield | 1-1 | Chadderton | |
| Oldham Town | 4-2 | Northallerton | |
| Parkgate | 2-0 | Nantwich Town | |
| Peterlee Newtown | 1-3 | Warrington Town | |
| Skelmersdale United | 3-2 | Pickering Town | |
| St Helens Town | 3-1 | Sheffield | |
| Tuesday 2nd September 1997 | F.A. Challenge Cup Preliminary Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadderton | 1-2 | Netherfield | |
| Darwen | 4-3 | Congleton Town | |
| Glossop North End | 1-2 | Belper Town | |
| Whitley Bay | 3-3 | Kidsgrove Athletic | |
| (After Extra Time, Whitley Bay won 5-3 on penalties) | |||
| Tuesday 9th September 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough | 2-2 | Blackpool Rovers | |
| (After Extra Time, 2-2 after 90 mins) | |||
| Glossop North End | 2-4 | Vauxhall GM | |
| Oldham Town | 3-4 | Thackley | |
| Wednesday 10th September 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsbottom United | 4-5 | Chadderton | |
| St Helens Town | 3-1 | Ossett Town | |
| Saturday 13th September 1997 | F.A. Challenge Cup 1st Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Billingham Synthonia | 0-0 | Maine Road | |
| Bootle | 2-3 | Belper Town | |
| Burscough | 3-3 | Bedlington Terriers | |
| Clitheroe | 4-3 | Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association | |
| Darwen | 1-2 | Ryhope Community Association | |
| Great Harwood Town | 1-1 | St Helens Town | |
| Gretna | 3-0 | Mossley | |
| Ilkeston Town | 3-0 | Rossendale United | |
| Newcastle Town | 3-5 | Garforth Town | |
| South Shields | 3-0 | Skelmersdale United | |
| Warrington Town | 1-2 | R T M Newcastle | |
| Worksop Town | 4-2 | Oldham Town | |
| Tuesday 16th September 1997 | F.A. Challenge Cup 1st Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedlington Terriers | 1-2 | Burscough | |
| Maine Road | 2-2 | Billingham Synthonia | |
| (After Extra Time, Maine Road won 5-3 on penalties) | |||
| St Helens Town | 3-1 | Great Harwood Town | |
| F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Qualifying Round Replay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool Rovers | 0-2 | Burscough |
| Saturday 27th September 1997 | F.A. Challenge Cup 2nd Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough | 1-4 | Ossett Town | |
| Clitheroe | 1-3 | Lincoln United | |
| Ryhope Community Association | 2-0 | St Helens Town | |
| South Shields | 2-0 | Maine Road | |
| Saturday 4th October 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2nd Qualifying Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Town | 1-0 | Maine Road | |
| Brodsworth Welfare | 4-1 | Darwen | |
| Burscough | 2-0 | Salford City | |
| Chadderton | 2-0 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | |
| East Manchester | 2-2 | Cheadle Town | |
| Eccleshill United | 3-0 | Leek CSOB | |
| Hall Road Rangers | 3-0 | Bacup Borough | |
| Haslingden | 0-0 | Rossington Main | |
| Heanor Town | 3-0 | Atherton Collieries | |
| Holker Old Boys | 0-2 | Prescot Cables | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 4-2 | Vauxhall GM | |
| Liversedge | 0-2 | Bootle | |
| Nettleham | 0-1 | St Helens Town | |
| Parkgate | 0-2 | Castleton Gabriels | |
| Skelmersdale United | 4-2 | Hallam | |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 0-2 | Rossendale United | |
| Tuesday 7th October 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2nd Qualifying Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadle Town | 5-5 | East Manchester | |
| (After Extra Time, 3-3 after 90 mins, East Manchester won 3-2 on penalties) | |||
| Rossington Main | 6-0 | Haslingden | |
| Saturday 1st November 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleton Gabriels | 1-2 | Marske United | |
| Easington Colliery | 2-4 | Burscough | |
| (After Extra Time, 2-2 after 90 mins) | |||
| East Manchester | 2-3 | Rossendale United | |
| Hatfield Main | 1-2 | Nantwich Town | |
| Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association | 2-0 | Bootle | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 2-2 | R T M Newcastle | |
| (After Extra Time, 2-2 after 90 mins) | |||
| Newcastle Town | 1-0 | Pelsall Villa | |
| (After Extra Time, 0-0 after 90 mins) | |||
| Prescot Cables | 0-2 | Sheffield | |
| Skelmersdale United | 0-3 | West Auckland Town | |
| South Shields | 2-3 | Chadderton | |
| (After Extra Time, 2-2 after 90 mins) | |||
| Tow Law Town | 2-1 | St Helens Town | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Tuesday 4th November 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 1st Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| R T M Newcastle | 0-1 | Kidsgrove Athletic | |
| Saturday 22nd November 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2nd Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | 5-0 | Guisborough Town | |
| Dunston Federation Brewery | 1-0 | Atherton LR | |
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 2-2 | Brodsworth Welfare | |
| (After Extra Time, 2-2 after 90 mins) | |||
| Mossley | 1-1 | Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Nantwich Town | 1-3 | Burscough | |
| Newcastle Town | 0-1 | Birstall United | |
| (After Extra Time, 0-0 after 90 mins) | |||
| Rossendale United | 1-2 | Tow Law Town | |
| Seaham Red Star | 2-1 | Chadderton | |
| Warrington Town | 0-1 | Poulton Victoria | |
| Saturday 29th November 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 2nd Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brodsworth Welfare | 0-2 | Kidsgrove Athletic | |
| Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association | 1-5 | Mossley | |
| Saturday 13th December 1997 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 3rd Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | 3-0 | Boston Town | |
| Mossley | 0-2 | West Auckland Town | |
| Poulton Victoria | 1-4 | Kidsgrove Athletic | |
| Stockton Town | 1-2 | Burscough | |
| Saturday 17th January 1998 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 4th Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitheroe | 0-0 | Burgess Hill Town | |
| (After Extra Time, 0-0 after 90 mins) | |||
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 2-2 | Brache Sparta | |
| (After Extra Time, 1-1 after 90 mins) | |||
| Sudbury Town | 1-0 | Burscough | |
| Saturday 24th January 1998 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 4th Round Replay | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brache Sparta | 0-3 | Kidsgrove Athletic | |
| Burgess Hill Town | 3-0 | Clitheroe | |
| Saturday 7th February 1998 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase 5th Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 3-2 | AFC Lymington | |
| Saturday 28th February 1998 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Quarter Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 2-0 | Potters Bar Town | |
| (After Extra Time, 0-0 after 90 mins) | |||
| Saturday 14th March 1998 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Semi Final 1st Leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Town | 2-0 | Kidsgrove Athletic | |
| Saturday 21st March 1998 | F.A. Carlsberg Vase Semi Final 2nd Leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 2-1 | Tiverton Town | |
