2014–15 FA Trophy
The 2014–15 FA Trophy was the 45th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 275 clubs entered the competition, which was won by Conference North club North Ferriby United after beating Conference team Wrexham in the final on 29 March 2015. Competition ran one club shorter than usual after Conference South club Salisbury City was disbanded before the season started, thus one club were to get a bye in the third round qualifying.
Calendar
Preliminary round
A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Barkingside, Bishop's Cleeve, Carlton Town, Evesham United, Farsley, Merstham, Scarborough Athletic and Worthing.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Salford City | 1–2 | Prescot Cables | 252 |
2 | Brigg Town | 0–0 | Padiham | |
replay | Padiham | 4–2 | Brigg Town | 116 |
3 | Lancaster City | 1–1 | Bamber Bridge | 203 |
replay | Bamber Bridge | 5–1 | Lancaster City | 207 |
4 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 2–3 | Spennymoor Town | 241 |
5 | Clitheroe | 3–2 | Droylsden | 220 |
6 | Brighouse Town | 0–1 | Ossett Town | |
7 | Radcliffe Borough | 0–2 | Darlington 1883 | 185 |
8 | New Mills | 2–1 | Ossett Albion | |
9 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 3–4 | Sheffield | 158 |
10 | Warrington Town | 1–2 | Mossley | 131 |
11 | Kendal Town | 1–2 | Northwich Victoria | 152 |
12 | Burscough | 0–1 | Goole | 139 |
13 | Kettering Town | 2–1 | Lincoln United | |
14 | Coalville Town | 1–4 | Mickleover Sports | 119 |
15 | Gresley | 2–0 | Tividale | 262 |
16 | Newcastle Town | 2–0 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 102 |
17 | Soham Town Rangers | 1–6 | Spalding United | 117 |
18 | Chasetown | 5–0 | Norton United | 142 |
19 | St Ives Town | 0–1 | Stratford Town | |
20 | Rugby Town | 0–1 | Stafford Rangers | 263 |
21 | Market Drayton Town | 2–2 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | |
replay | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 0–3 | Market Drayton Town | |
22 | Romulus | 2–0 | Daventry Town | 52 |
23 | Leek Town | 5–2 | Bedworth United | |
24 | Loughborough Dynamo | 6–3 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 93 |
25 | Cray Wanderers | 2–0 | Hastings United | |
26 | Heybridge Swifts | 6–3 | Herne Bay | |
27 | Burgess Hill Town | 1–0 | Aveley | 247 |
28 | Whitstable Town | 1–3 | AFC Sudbury | |
29 | Horsham | 6–2 | Sittingbourne | |
30 | Three Bridges | 4–1 | Carshalton Athletic | 123 |
31 | North Greenford United | 0–1 | Chatham Town | 63 |
32 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1–2 | Aylesbury | 174 |
33 | Cheshunt | 1–5 | South Park | 85 |
34 | Guernsey | 4–0 | Barton Rovers | 608 |
35 | Chalfont St Peter | 1–1 | A.F.C. Hayes | 69 |
replay | A.F.C. Hayes | 0–1 | Chalfont St Peter | 49 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
36 | Ware | 4–0 | Great Wakering Rovers | 74 |
37 | Thurrock | 4–3 | Tilbury | |
38 | Harlow Town | 5–2 | Wroxham | 208 |
39 | Walton Casuals | 0–0 | East Grinstead Town | 70 |
replay | East Grinstead Town | 1–6 | Walton Casuals | 52 |
40 | Bedford Town | 4–3 | Chipstead | 192 |
41 | Northwood | 3–1 | Waltham Abbey | 64 |
42 | Romford | 1–1 | Uxbridge | 88 |
replay | Uxbridge | Romford | 75 | |
43 | Potters Bar Town | 2–2 | Royston Town | 97 |
replay | Royston Town | 4–1 | Potters Bar Town | 101 |
44 | Leighton Town | 3–3 | Corinthian-Casuals | 78 |
replay | Corinthian-Casuals | 1–3 | Leighton Town | 70 |
45 | Aylesbury United | 2–3 | Thamesmead Town | |
46 | Redbridge | 1–2 | Whyteleafe | |
47 | Ramsgate | 1–4 | Folkestone Invicta | 257 |
48 | Dereham Town | 2–1 | Hanwell Town | |
49 | Brentwood Town | 1–1 | Redhill | 82 |
replay | Redhill | 1–2 | Brentwood Town | 66 |
50 | Beaconsfield Town | 0–4 | Faversham Town | 70 |
51 | Burnham Ramblers | 1–5 | Brightlingsea Regent | 87 |
52 | Hythe Town | 3–0 | Maldon & Tiptree | 202 |
53 | Needham Market | 1–3 | Walton & Hersham | |
54 | Wimborne Town | 3–2 | Godalming Town | |
55 | Tiverton Town | 2–0 | Wantage Town | 201 |
56 | Didcot Town | 3–1 | Marlow | 100 |
57 | Larkhall Athletic | 2–4 | Shortwood United | 142 |
58 | Cinderford Town | 1–1 | AFC Totton | |
replay | AFC Totton | 3–1 | Cinderford Town | 199 |
59 | Egham Town | 2–1 | Bridgwater Town | 72 |
60 | Bashley | 0–1 | Sholing | |
61 | Swindon Supermarine | 1–2 | Fleet Town | 70 |
62 | Clevedon Town | 0–3 | Mangotsfield United | 75 |
63 | Yate Town | 1–2 | North Leigh | 160 |
64 | Taunton Town | 1–1 | Merthyr Town | |
replay | Merthyr Town | 1–0 | Taunton Town | 213 |
First round qualifying
A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Skelmersdale United | 0–2 | Nantwich Town | 183 |
2 | Sheffield | 0–1 | Witton Albion | 153 |
3 | New Mills | 3–2 | Mossley | 152 |
4 | Prescot Cables | 2–4 | Goole | 134 |
5 | Farsley | 0–2 | Blyth Spartans | 183 |
6 | Whitby Town | 1–2 | Ramsbottom United | 233 |
7 | F.C. United of Manchester | 2–0 | Padiham | 624 |
8 | Frickley Athletic | 0–2 | Marine | 165 |
9 | Scarborough Athletic | 0–4 | Darlington 1883 | 715 |
10 | Curzon Ashton | 0–0 | Northwich Victoria | 158 |
replay | Northwich Victoria | 0–1 | Curzon Ashton | 86 |
11 | Buxton | 2–0 | Ashton United | 272 |
12 | Clitheroe | 0–2 | Workington | 326 |
13 | Ossett Town | 2–2 | Trafford | 96 |
replay | Trafford | 3–0 | Ossett Town | 91 |
14 | Spennymoor Town | 3–1 | Bamber Bridge | 396 |
15 | St Neots Town | 2–1 | Ilkeston | 330 |
16 | Mickleover Sports | 3–2 | Kettering Town | 364 |
17 | Carlton Town | 1–1 | Stourbridge | 106 |
replay | Stourbridge | 4–2 | Carlton Town | 239 |
18 | Corby Town | 0–1 | Redditch United | 308 |
19 | Loughborough Dynamo | 3–1 | Grantham Town | 149 |
20 | Belper Town | 2–3 | Histon | 207 |
21 | Halesowen Town | 1–1 | Matlock Town | 293 |
replay | Matlock Town | 0–4 | Halesowen Town | 173 |
22 | Evesham United | 2–2 | Banbury United | 268 |
replay | Banbury United | 1–0 | Evesham United | 123 |
23 | Gresley | 3–1 | Romulus | 292 |
24 | Stamford A.F.C. | 0–1 | Barwell | 201 |
25 | Chasetown | 2–1 | Newcastle Town | 132 |
26 | Rushall Olympic | 2–0 | Cambridge City | 131 |
27 | Market Drayton Town | 2–2 | King's Lynn Town | 139 |
replay | King's Lynn Town | 5–1 | Market Drayton Town | 387 |
28 | Stratford Town | 1–0 | Stafford Rangers | 347 |
29 | Leek Town | 2–2 | Spalding United | |
replay | Spalding United | 1–2 | Leek Town | |
30 | Aylesbury | 1–2 | Merstham | 78 |
31 | Walton Casuals | 2–4 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 72 |
32 | Dulwich Hamlet | 3–0 | Chalfont St Peter | 433 |
33 | Thamesmead Town | 3–1 | Three Bridges | 49 |
34 | Metropolitan Police | 1–0 | Billericay Town | 82 |
35 | Whyteleafe | 3–1 | Dunstable Town | 111 |
36 | Maidstone United | 3–2 | Walton & Hersham | 1,226 |
37 | Bedford Town | 4–0 | Brightlingsea Regent | 177 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
38 | Worthing | 1–1 | Chatham Town | 232 |
replay | Chatham Town | 0–1 | Worthing | 123 |
39 | Horsham | 1–0 | Ware | 172 |
40 | Canvey Island | 1–1 | Leatherhead | 248 |
replay | Leatherhead | Canvey Island | 172 | |
41 | Folkestone Invicta | 3–2 | Thurrock | 248 |
42 | Margate | 0–2 | Slough Town | 560 |
43 | Arlesey Town | 2–1 | Wingate & Finchley | 125 |
44 | Uxbridge | 6–1 | Hythe Town | 122 |
45 | Brentwood Town | 1–1 | Biggleswade Town | 130 |
replay | Biggleswade Town | 3–2 | Brentwood Town | 70 |
46 | Hampton & Richmond | 0–3 | Grays Athletic | 269 |
47 | Burgess Hill Town | 2–0 | Chesham United | 258 |
48 | Northwood | Guernsey | ||
49 | Lewes | 1–0 | Harlow Town | 358 |
50 | Cray Wanderers | 3–0 | Faversham Town | 131 |
51 | VCD Athletic | 0–2 | Tonbridge Angels | 156 |
52 | Hungerford Town | 1–1 | East Thurrock United | 152 |
replay | East Thurrock United | 4–2 | Hungerford Town | 102 |
53 | Dereham Town | 1–0 | Enfield Town | 291 |
54 | Bognor Regis Town | 2–2 | AFC Sudbury | 325 |
replay | AFC Sudbury | 2–1 | Bognor Regis Town | 149 |
55 | Bury Town | 1–3 | Hendon | 278 |
56 | Royston Town | 1–2 | Witham Town | 156 |
57 | Burnham | 2–2 | Hitchin Town | |
replay | Hitchin Town | 0–2 | Burnham | 112 |
58 | Barkingside | 3–1 | Kingstonian | 214 |
59 | South Park | 1–4 | Heybridge Swifts | 112 |
60 | Leiston | 2–2 | Leighton Town | 166 |
replay | Leighton Town | 2–5 | Leiston | 90 |
61 | AFC Hornchurch | 2–0 | Harrow Borough | 165 |
62 | Mangotsfield United | 5–1 | Bishop's Cleeve | 155 |
63 | Sholing | 1–0 | Tiverton Town | 139 |
64 | AFC Totton | 1–2 | Hereford United | 343 |
65 | Truro City | 3–0 | Egham Town | |
66 | Poole Town | 3–1 | North Leigh | 285 |
67 | Paulton Rovers | 3–0 | Fleet Town | 98 |
68 | Chippenham Town | 3–1 | Frome Town | 277 |
69 | Merthyr Town | 2–0 | Cirencester Town | 307 |
70 | Weymouth | 1–0 | Shortwood United | 420 |
71 | Dorchester Town | 1–3 | Wimborne Town | 315 |
72 | Bideford | 3–3 | Didcot Town | |
replay | Didcot Town | 2–1 | Bideford | 134 |
Second round qualifying
A total of 72 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first round qualifying.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
18 | Weymouth | 0–0 | Burnham | 442 |
replay | Burnham | Weymouth | 75 | |
19 | Maidstone United | 0–2 | AFC Sudbury | 1,423 |
20 | Metropolitan Police | 2–0 | Dulwich Hamlet | 150 |
21 | Barkingside | 1–3 | Horsham | 97 |
22 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 4–3 | Thamesmead Town | 121 |
23 | Lewes | 1–1 | Heybridge Swifts | 258 |
replay | Heybridge Swifts | 2–3 | Lewes | 119 |
24 | Leiston | 3–2 | Paulton Rovers | 185 |
25 | Burgess Hill Town | 0–0 | Folkestone Invicta | 334 |
replay | Folkestone Invicta | 0–1 | Burgess Hill Town | 151 |
26 | Slough Town | 1–1 | Merthyr Town | 300 |
replay | Merthyr Town | 3–2 | Slough Town | 310 |
27 | Biggleswade Town | 1–2 | Poole Town | 170 |
28 | Uxbridge | 1–2 | Didcot Town | 145 |
29 | Bedford Town | 2–1 | Chippenham Town | 203 |
30 | Whyteleafe | 1–4 | Leatherhead | 148 |
31 | AFC Hornchurch | 4–2 | Merstham | 154 |
32 | Histon | 0–2 | Cray Wanderers | 203 |
33 | East Thurrock United | 4–4 | Arlesey Town | 149 |
replay | Arlesey Town | 1–2 | East Thurrock United | 89 |
34 | Hendon | 4–0 | Worthing | 173 |
35 | Tonbridge Angels | 2–0 | Grays Athletic | 343 |
36 | Wimborne Town | 2–1 | Northwood |
Third round qualifying
A total of 80 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 43 clubs from Level 6 of English football. As Conference South club Salisbury City was disbanded before the season started, this stage was one team short. Leiston received a bye to the first round proper.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Boston United | 2–1 | Workington | 708 |
2 | A.F.C. Fylde | 3–2 | Hednesford Town | 251 |
3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2–1 | Brackley Town | 264 |
4 | Stockport County | 2–1 | Colwyn Bay | 1,452 |
5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3–1 | Leamington | 213 |
6 | King's Lynn Town | 0–1 | Harrogate Town | 719 |
7 | Halesowen Town | 2–0 | Gresley | 415 |
8 | Worcester City | 3–0 | Barrow | 568 |
9 | Chorley | 2–2 | Stalybridge Celtic | 717 |
replay | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–2 | Chorley | 268 |
10 | Tamworth | 3–4 | Hyde | 482 |
11 | North Ferriby United | 6–2 | Mickleover Sports | 220 |
12 | Spennymoor Town | 3–0 | Chasetown | 440 |
13 | Barwell | 1–1 | F.C. United of Manchester | 420 |
replay | F.C. United of Manchester | 3–2 | Barwell | 503 |
14 | Solihull Moors | 2–1 | Redditch United | 359 |
15 | Guiseley | 0–0 | Rushall Olympic | 342 |
replay | Rushall Olympic | 1–2 | Guiseley | 139 |
16 | Banbury United | 0–3 | Ramsbottom United | 235 |
17 | Sholing | 1–2 | Farnborough | 224 |
18 | Concord Rangers | 4–0 | Boreham Wood | 202 |
19 | Weymouth | 3–1 | Cray Wanderers | 409 |
20 | Merthyr Town | 3–3 | Didcot Town | 348 |
replay | Didcot Town | 2–1 | Merthyr Town | 176 |
21 | Bedford Town | 0–0 | Weston-super-Mare | 287 |
replay | Weston-super-Mare | 3–2 | Bedford Town | 155 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
22 | Hayes & Yeading United | 6–0 | Horsham | 205 |
23 | Oxford City | 6–1 | Lewes | 162 |
24 | Truro City | 1–2 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 379 |
25 | Tonbridge Angels | 0–0 | Bromley | 547 |
replay | Bromley | 3–0 | Tonbridge Angels | 408 |
26 | Bishop's Stortford | 4–3 | Chelmsford City | 522 |
27 | Eastbourne Borough | 1–2 | Lowestoft Town | 368 |
28 | St Neots Town | 1–1 | AFC Sudbury | 431 |
replay | AFC Sudbury | 1–0 | St Neots Town | 229 |
29 | Ebbsfleet United | 1–0 | Hendon | 676 |
30 | Maidenhead United | 2–1 | Metropolitan Police | 252 |
31 | Basingstoke Town | 2–0 | Whitehawk | 268 |
32 | Havant & Waterlooville | 2–1 | East Thurrock United | 268 |
33 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 0–4 | Gosport Borough | 188 |
34 | Wimborne Town | 4–2 | AFC Hornchurch | |
35 | St Albans City | 1–1 | Wealdstone | 457 |
replay | Wealdstone | 3–0 | St Albans City | 324 |
36 | Gloucester City | 0–0 | Bath City | 425 |
replay | Bath City | 3–1 | Gloucester City | 291 |
37 | Staines Town | 3–3 | Poole Town | 261 |
replay | Poole Town | Staines Town | 335 | |
38 | Burgess Hill Town | 3–2 | Leatherhead | 301 |
39 | Hereford United | 1–2 | Sutton United | 494 |
First round proper
A total of 64 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying, one club that received a bye in the previous round and 24 teams from Level 5 of English football.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Nuneaton Town | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | 344 |
2 | Hyde | 4–2 | Spennymoor Town | 280 |
3 | Altrincham | 1–0 | Macclesfield Town | 1,276 |
4 | A.F.C. Fylde | 3–0 | Gainsborough Trinity | 215 |
5 | Guiseley | 0–2 | Chorley | 498 |
6 | Lincoln City | 0–2 | Alfreton Town | 1,243 |
7 | North Ferriby United | 1–1 | Boston United | 321 |
replay | Boston United | 0–2 | North Ferriby United | 671 |
8 | Gateshead | 2–0 | Halesowen Town | 538 |
9 | Worcester City | 0–1 | FC Halifax Town | 760 |
10 | Southport | 1–1 | Wrexham | 654 |
replay | Wrexham | 2–0 | Southport | 947 |
11 | Ramsbottom United | 0–3 | Stockport County | 907 |
12 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 159 |
13 | AFC Telford United | 1–1 | Chester | 776 |
replay | Chester | AFC Telford United | 898 | |
14 | F.C. United of Manchester | 4–0 | Harrogate Town | 907 |
15 | Aldershot Town | 0–1 | Burgess Hill Town | 866 |
16 | Weymouth | 1–1 | Havant & Waterlooville | 512 |
replay | Havant & Waterlooville | 5–0 | Weymouth | 208 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
17 | Bishop's Stortford | 0–5 | Torquay United | 428 |
18 | Lowestoft Town | 1–3 | Dover Athletic | 575 |
19 | Ebbsfleet United | 1–1 | Welling United | 876 |
replay | Welling United | 2–3 | Ebbsfleet United | 616 |
20 | Wealdstone | 1–0 | Hayes & Yeading United | |
21 | Wimborne Town | 0–3 | Oxford City | |
22 | Weston-super-Mare | 1–3 | Farnborough | |
23 | Dartford | 2–0 | Solihull Moors | 513 |
24 | Woking | 2–0 | Eastleigh | 693 |
25 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 1–0 | Sutton United | 368 |
26 | Basingstoke Town | 2–2 | Gosport Borough | 290 |
replay | Gosport Borough | 2–1 | Basingstoke Town | |
27 | Bromley | 2–0 | Leiston | 413 |
28 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Didcot Town | 517 |
replay | Didcot Town | 0–3 | Forest Green Rovers | 391 |
29 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Bath City | 3,505 |
30 | Maidenhead United | 2–1 | Poole Town | 255 |
31 | Braintree Town | 1–0 | AFC Sudbury | 547 |
32 | Concord Rangers | 0–0 | Barnet | 318 |
replay | Barnet | 2–6 | Concord Rangers | 354 |
Second round proper
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Chorley | 3–3 | F.C. United of Manchester | 2,254 |
replay | F.C. United of Manchester | 1–0 | Chorley | 1,393 |
2 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Gateshead | 1,185 |
replay | Gateshead | 3–2 | Grimsby Town | 608 |
3 | Stockport County | 2–2 | Wrexham | 2,416 |
replay | Wrexham | 6–1 | Stockport County | 1,373 |
4 | FC Halifax Town | 5–3 | Alfreton Town | 949 |
5 | North Ferriby United | 2–0 | Hyde | 265 |
6 | A.F.C. Fylde | 4–0 | AFC Telford United | 307 |
7 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0–1 | Altrincham | 1,204 |
8 | Wealdstone | 1–3 | Bath City | 553 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
9 | Ebbsfleet United | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | 1,018 |
10 | Havant & Waterlooville | 0–1 | Dover Athletic | 405 |
11 | Maidenhead United | 2–2 | Farnborough | 303 |
replay | Farnborough | 1–0 | Maidenhead United | 178 |
12 | Gosport Borough | 0–2 | Braintree Town | 460 |
13 | Oxford City | 2–2 | Woking | 652 |
replay | Woking | 2–1 | Oxford City | 555 |
14 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 3–1 | Concord Rangers | 529 |
15 | Torquay United | 4–0 | Bromley | 1,507 |
16 | Burgess Hill Town | 1–2 | Dartford | 1,010 |
Third round proper
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Wrexham | 1–1 | Gateshead | 1,474 |
replay | Gateshead | Wrexham | 952 | |
2 | Braintree Town | 1–1 | Ebbsfleet United | 406 |
replay | Ebbsfleet United | 2–0 | Braintree Town | 813 |
3 | F.C. United of Manchester | 3–1 | A.F.C. Fylde | 1,732 |
4 | Dartford | 2–2 | FC Halifax Town | 835 |
replay | FC Halifax Town | 3–1 | Dartford | 451 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
5 | Farnborough | 0–2 | North Ferriby United | 391 |
6 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0–2 | Torquay United | 1,116 |
7 | Bath City | 1–0 | Altrincham | 863 |
8 | Woking | 3–3 | Dover Athletic | 1,167 |
replay | Dover Athletic | 1–0 | Woking | 586 |
Fourth round proper
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Dover Athletic | 3–3 | Bath City | 985 |
replay | Bath City | 2–1 | Dover Athletic | 893 |
2 | FC Halifax Town | 0–1 | Wrexham | 1,126 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
3 | Torquay United | 1–0 | F.C. United of Manchester | 3,805 |
4 | North Ferriby United | 1–0 | Ebbsfleet United | 610 |