At the First round proper stage the 48 clubs from the
Football League Third and
Fourth Divisions joined the
non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round, four additional non-league clubs were given byes.
Macclesfield Town and
Telford United were the finalists from the inaugural
FA Trophy competition held during the previous season, while
Enfield and
Dagenham were the finalists from the previous season's
FA Amateur Cup. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 21 November 1970, with the exception of the Great Harwood–Rotherham United match which was played the following Tuesday. ==Players==