After the end of the Second World War, the FA Cup resumed in 1945 and Barnet started the competition with a 4-1 preliminary round win over local rivals, Edgware Town. The Bees continued in the cup all the way to the 1st round proper, beating rivals, Enfield 5-0 on the way. In the 1st round they lost a two legged tie, 3-7 on aggregate to QPR.
Two seasons later, they came into the competition at the 4th qualifying round, losing 3-1 to Gillingham. Ron Phipps scored Barnet's goal. Barnet had been Athenian League champions the season before and went on to regain the title that season too.
The year after, Barnet reached the 1st round again, this time losing 6-2 at home to Exeter City, Ron Phipps and Dennis Kelleher scoring for the Bees. Barnet had a poor spell in the FA Cup during the early fifties and it was not until 1954 that they reached the 1st round again, this time losing 4-1 to Third Division, Southampton in front of almost 7,000 fans at Underhill. The Bees fought hard in the match but never quite matched their opponents' class, Rudolf scoring the Bees' goal. In the preliminary round they had beaten Royston 11-0!!
That was Barnet's only FA Cup run of note in the fifties and it was another seven years before the club reached the 1st round again, in 1961, again falling at this stage, this time 1-0 way at Weymouth. Two years later, in 1963-64, Barnet reached the 1st round again. They started the competition in the 1st qualifying round where they defeated Stevenage Town 4-2, Tony Harding scoring a hat trick. In the 4th qualifying round they beat Wycombe Wanderers 6-3 after being 3-0 down at one time. In the 1st round proper, Barnet were drawn away at football league side, Torquay United, losing 6-2, Figg and Richards scoring for the Bees. The Barnet side that day was, Goymer; Warman, Voyce; Picking, Hill, Casey; Drake, Brimacombe, Figg, Harding, Richards.
The following season, 1964-65, Barnet reached the 1st round proper again and were drawn at home to Southern League side, Cambridge United. This time goals by Tony Harding and Reg Finch were enough to give Barnet a 2-1 win and send them into the 2nd round proper for the first time, where the Bees met Enfield away. The first match was drawn 4-4 with 2 goals from Figg and one each from Morris and Finch. In the replayed match at Underhill, 3 days later, two goals from Reg Finch and one from Roger Figg gave Barnet a 3-0 win over Enfield and sent them into the 3rd round for the first time in their history where they were drawn at home against Preston North End, who only the previous spring had been FA Cup finalists. Barnet went 2-0 down, but pulled back to 2-2 with goals from Roger Figg and Don Whyte. But with Roger Figg a passenger and no subs in those days, the Bees were under pressure and an unlucky own goal by Terry Casey broke Bees' hearts and won the game for the 2nd division side by 3-2. The Barnet side that day was, Barr;Warman, Voyce;Picking, Roach, Casey;Whyte, Brimacombe, Figg, Harding, Finch.
In 1966, Barnet, now playing in the Southern League, reached the 4th qualifying round before losing 2-1 to old rivals, Enfield. However, the following season they reached the 1st round proper again, beating Clapton 9-0 and Windsor & Eton 7-1 on the way, Les Eason scoring four goals in the Clapton match. In the 1st round, Barnet were drawn away to fellow Southern League side, Hereford United losing 3-2 with Eason and Searle scoring for the Bees.
Barnet's fine runs in the FA Cup meant that they were entered in at the 4th qualifying round for the 1968-69 season and after seeing off Enfield 4-0, with Roger Figg scoring a hat trick, the Bees disappointingly went down in the 1st round to Brentwood Town after a replay. The following season, after Wycombe Wanderers were disposed off, Barnet reached the 2nd round of the competition for only the 2nd time in their history, beating Walton & Hersham 1-0 with a goal from Billy Meadows before going down 2-0 at home to Sutton United.
The following season, Barnet reached the 3rd round again for the second time in their history. They beat Lowestoft Town in a replayed 4th qualifying round match, before then defeating league side, Newport County by an astonishing 6-1, Ricky George scoring a hat trick. In the 2nd round, Les Eason scored the only goal of the game at Slough Town, before the Bees went down 1-0 at home to Colchester United in the 3rd round.
Barnet were now regularly making the 1st round FA Cup draw and in 1971-72 they knocked out Hendon to reach the 1st round where they met Southern League side, Kettering Town, winning 4-2 with two goals apiece for Ben Embury and Les Eason. In the 2nd round, in front of over 4,000 fans, Barnet went ahead in the 2nd minute against Football League side, Torquay United, through Flatt, but the Gulls eventually proved too strong winning 4-1.
The following season, Barnet did not have to qualify, as reward for making the final of the FA Trophy. After beating non-league sides Banbury United and Bilston Town, Barnet were drawn away to high flying, Division Two side, QPR, who had the likes of Stan Bowles and Gerry Francis playing for them. The Bees gave a wonderful performance holding the league side to a 0-0 draw and almost won it when a shot from Colin Powell hit the bar shortly before the end. However, QPR were too strong in the replay winning 3-0.
In 1975, Barnet were relegated from the Southern League Premier Division and had to go through the qualifying rounds again. However, in 1977-78 having regained their place in the Southern League Premier Division and with former Chelsea, Tottenham and England legend, Jimmy Greaves, in the side, the Bees reached the 1st round proper again, this time losing 2-1 at home to Peterborough United in front of over 5,000 fans, Dennis Brown scoring for the Bees.
In 1978-79, Barnet reached the 1st round proper again, a Jimmy Greaves goal defeating Edgware Town in the 4th qualifying round. Barnet were drawn at home to play Woking, but after the first two matches were drawn 3-3, the Bees went down in the 2nd replay 3-0 to the Surrey side.
At the end of the season, Barnet were elected to the new Alliance Premier League and in the next part of Barnet's FA Cup story, we will be looking at the period from 1979 to 1991 during which, Barnet finally made it to the Football League.
1945-46
PR A Edgware Town 4-1 8/9/45
Q1 A Tufnell Park 1-1 22/9/45
R H Tufnell Park 3-1 26/9/45
Q2 H Enfield 5-0 06/10/45
Q3 H Wealdstone 3-0 20/10/45
Q4 H Ilford 5-2 03/11/45
R1 H QPR2-6 17/11/45
R2 A QPR 1-2 24/11/45
1946-47
R1 H Sutton United 3-0 30/11/46
R2 H Southend United 2-9 18/12/46
1947-48
Q4 A Gillingham 1-3 15/11/47
1948-49
Q4 H Hendon 5-4 13/11/48
R1 H Exeter City 2-6 04/12/48
1949-50
Q4 H Chelmsford City 2-6 12/11/49
1950-51
PR H Hendon 2-3 16/9/50
1951-52
Q1 A Slough Town 2-2 29/09/51
R H Slough Town 1-6 03/10/51
1952-53
PR A Berkhamstead Town 5-1 13/09/52
Q1 H St.Albans City1-2 27/09/52
1953-54
PR H Wealdstone 1-2 12/09/53
1954-55
PR H Royston Town 11-0 11/9/54
Q1 H Hitchin Town 2-0 25/09/54
Q2 H Hoddeston Town 3-0 09/10/54
Q3 A Clapton 1-0 23/10/54
Q4 H Gt. Yarmouth Town 2-0 06/11/54
R1 H Southampton 1-4 20/11/54
1955-56
PR A Stevenage Town 3-1 10/09/55
Q1 A Eton Manor 2-3 24/09/55
1956-57
PR H Stevenage Town 2-1 08/09/56
Q1 H Eton Manor 0-3 26/09/56
1957-58
PR A Letchworth Town 1-2 07/09/56
1958-59
Q1 H St. Albans City 1-2 20/09/58
1959-60
R1 A Salisbury 0-1 14/11/59
1960-61
Q1 H Hounslow Town 5-1 10/09/60
Q2 A Bishops Stortford 0-2 24/09/60
1961-62
Q1 A Hounslow Town 4-2 09/09/61
Q2 A Wealdstone 1-1 23/09/61
R H Wealdstone 9-0 27/09/61
Q3 A Enfield 4-2 07/10/61
Q4 H Hitchin Town 3-2 21/10/61
R1 A Weymouth 0-1 04/11/61
1962-63
Q1 H Hertford Town 2-0 08/09/62
Q2 A Enfield 1-4 22/09/62
1963-64
Q1 H Stevenage Town 4-2 07/09/63
Q2 H Hertford Town 3-1 21/09/63
Q3 A Ware 6-1 05/10/63
Q4 H Wycombe Wanderers 6-3 19/10/63
R1 A Torquay United 2-6 16/11/63
1964-65
Q1 A Harlow Town 2-0 05/09/64
Q2 H Hertford Town 0-0 19/09/64
R A Hertford Town 2-0 23/09/64
Q3 H Stevenage Town 2-0 03/10/64
Q4 H Walthamstow Avenue 3-3 17/10/64
R A Walthamstow Avenue 4-1 21/10/64
R1 H Cambridge United 2-1 14/11/64
R2 A Enfield 4-4 05/12/64
R H Enfield 3-0 08/12/64
R3 H Preston NE 2-3 09/01/65
1965-66
R1 H Dartford 0-2 13/11/65
1966-67
Q1 A Ilford 2-0 03/09/66
Q2 A Cray Wanderers 4-1 17/09/66
Q3 H Edgware Town 4-1 01/10/66
Q4 H Enfield 1-2 15/10/66
1967-68
Q1 H Walton & Hersham 3-2 16/09/67
Q2 H Clapton 9-0 30/09/67
Q3 H Windsor & Eton 7-1 14/10/67
Q4 A Sutton United 2-2 28/10/67
R H Sutton United 3-1 01/11/67
R1 A Hereford United 2-3 09/12/67
1968-69
Q4 H Enfield 4-2 02/11/68
R1 H Brentwood Town 1-1 16/11/68
R A Brentwood Town 0-1 18/11/68
1969-70
Q4 A Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 01/11/69
R H Wycombe Wanderers 3-0 05/11/69
R1 A Walton & Hersham 1-0 15/11/69
R2 H Sutton United 0-2 06/12/69
1970-71
Q4 A Lowestoft Town 0-0 07/11/70
R H Lowestoft Town 2-0 11/11/70
R1 H Newport County 6-1 24/11/70
R2 A Slough Town 1-0 12/12/70
R3 H Colchester United 0-1 02/01/71
1971-72
Q4 A Hendon 2-2 06/11/70
R H Hendon 2-0 10/11/70
R1 A Kettering Town 4-2 20/11/71
R2 H Torquay United 1-4 11/12/71
1972-73
R1 A Banbury United 2-0 18/11/72
R2 H Bilston Town 1-1 09/12/72
R A Bilston Town 1-0 12/12/72
R3 A QPR 0-0 13/01/73
R H QPR 0-3 16/01/73
1973-74
Q4 H Hendon 2-2 03/11/73
R A Hendon 0-3 07/11/73
1974-75
Q4 H Hitchin Town 1-1 02/11/74
R A Hitchin Town 0-2 06/11/74
1975-76
PR A Grays Athletic 2-1 30/08/75
Q1 A Sutton United 1-1 13/09/75
R H Sutton United 1-2 17/09/75
1976-77
Q1 H Egham Town 6-1 18/09/76
Q2 H Hatfield Town 3-0 09/10/76
Q3 H Slough Town 0-1 23/10/76
1977-78
Q1 H Camberley Town 4-1 17/09/77
Q2 H Erith & Belvedere 2-1 18/10/77
Q3 A St. Albans City 4-2 22/10/77
Q4 A Hampton 2-1 05/11/77
R1 H Peterborough United 1-2 26/11/77
1978-79
Q1 H Bracknell Town 2-1 16/09/78
Q2 H Feltham 3-2 30/09/78
Q3 A Wokingham Town 4-0 21/10/78
Q4 A Edgware Town 1-0 04/11/78
R1 H Woking 3-3 25/11/78
R A Woking 3-3 28/11/78
2R A Woking 0-3 05/12/78