1998–99 FA Cup qualifying rounds

Matches were played on weekend of Saturday 21 August 1998. A total of 172 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including 44 clubs from the four divisions at Level 7 of English football and 128 clubs from sixteen lower-level leagues, while other 44 clubs from the four divisions at Level 7 of English football and 162 clubs from lower-level leagues get a bye to the first round qualifying. ==First round qualifying==

Matches were played on weekend of 4 September 1998. A total of 292 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 86 winners from the preliminary round and 206 clubs, who get a bye to this round, including 44 clubs from the four divisions at Level 7 of English football. ==Second round qualifying==

Matches were played on weekend of 18 September 1998. A total of 212 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 146 winners from the first round qualifying and 66 Level 6 clubs, from Premier divisions of the Isthmian League, Northern Premier League and Southern Football League, entering at this stage. ==Third round qualifying==

Matches were played on weekend of 2 October 1998. A total of 128 clubs took part, 106 having progressed from the second round qualifying and 22 clubs from Football Conference, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. ==Fourth round qualifying==

Matches were played on weekend of 16 October 1998. A total of 64 clubs took part, all having progressed from the third round qualifying. ==1998–99 FA Cup==

See 1998–99 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the first round proper onwards. ==External links==