2016–17 FA Trophy
The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th 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 276 clubs entered the competition, which was won by York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3-2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.
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 - Beaconsfield SYCOB, Heybridge Swifts, Kidsgrove Athletic, Market Drayton Town, Phoenix Sports, Waltham Abbey, Walton Casuals and Ware.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
32 | Aylesbury United | 4–1 | Chatham Town | 99 |
33 | Uxbridge | 4–0 | AFC Dunstable | 64 |
34 | Lewes | 1–1 | Tilbury | 422 |
replay | Tilbury | 0–3 | Lewes | 80 |
35 | South Park | 2–0 | Guernsey | 112 |
36 | Whyteleafe | 1–3 | Cheshunt | 141 |
37 | Haringey Borough | 1–2 | Hythe Town | 86 |
38 | Dorking Wanderers | 3–6 | Northwood | 130 |
39 | Wroxham | 3–0 | Godalming Town | 71 |
40 | Norwich United | 0–2 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 156 |
41 | Ramsgate | 0–3 | Hastings United | 192 |
42 | AFC Hornchurch | 2–3 | Ashford Town | 162 |
43 | Molesey | 1–3 | Romford | 63 |
44 | Brentwood Town | 1–2 | Marlow | 92 |
45 | Arlesey Town | 2–2 | Chalfont St Peter | 72 |
replay | Chalfont St Peter | 6–0 | Arlesey Town | 40 |
46 | Corinthian Casuals | 2–1 | Thamesmead Town | 121 |
47 | Brightlingsea Regent | 2–1 | Dereham Town | 102 |
48 | VCD Athletic | 1–1 | Greenwich Borough | 97 |
replay | Greenwich Borough | 1–2 | VCD Athletic | 115 |
49 | Royston Town | 3–0 | Egham Town | 144 |
50 | Hanwell Town | 4–0 | Bedford Town | 123 |
51 | Barton Rovers | 0–1 | Herne Bay | 101 |
52 | Slimbridge | 1–3 | Swindon Supermarine | 60 |
53 | Bridgwater Town | 2–2 | North Leigh | 109 |
replay | North Leigh | 4–1 | Bridgwater Town | 37 |
54 | Winchester City | 1–1 | Petersfield Town | 140 |
replay | Petersfield Town | 1–3 | Winchester City | 115 |
55 | Wimborne Town | 2–2 | AFC Totton | 264 |
replay | AFC Totton | 1–2 | Wimborne Town | 184 |
56 | Salisbury | 4–3 | Hereford | 1,225 |
57 | Paulton Rovers | 1–6 | Tiverton Town | 112 |
58 | Bishop's Cleeve | 1–0 | Didcot Town | 80 |
59 | Mangotsfield United | 0–2 | Yate Town | 310 |
60 | Farnborough | 1–5 | Barnstaple Town | 172 |
61 | Fleet Town | 2–1 | Bideford | 83 |
62 | Kidlington | 2–3 | Wantage Town | 79 |
63 | Taunton Town | 6–2 | Larkhall Athletic | 362 |
64 | Shortwood United | 0–1 | Evesham United | 134 |
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 | Goole | 1–1 | Blyth Spartans | 252 |
replay | Blyth Spartans | 7–1 | Goole | 440 |
2 | Spennymoor Town | 1–2 | Matlock Town | 393 |
3 | Warrington Town | 0–2 | Nantwich Town | 274 |
4 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2–1 | Lancaster City | 128 |
5 | Whitby Town | 4–3 | Workington | 321 |
6 | Skelmersdale United | 1–3 | Kendal Town | 175 |
7 | Colwyn Bay | 1–1 | Witton Albion | 298 |
replay | Witton Albion | 3–1 | Colwyn Bay | 257 |
8 | Mossley | 1–3 | Farsley Celtic | 124 |
9 | Ramsbottom United | 2–1 | Prescot Cables | 216 |
10 | Bamber Bridge | 0–2 | Trafford | 169 |
11 | Buxton | 2–0 | Glossop North End | 518 |
12 | Ashton United | 0–4 | Marine | 124 |
13 | Shaw Lane | 6–2 | Frickley Athletic | 256 |
14 | Stratford Town | 2–2 | Grantham Town | 204 |
replay | Grantham Town | 4–0 | Stratford Town | 142 |
15 | Leamington | 0–1 | Mickleover Sports | 352 |
16 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 5–3 | Soham Town Rangers | 151 |
17 | Rushall Olympic | 1–2 | Halesowen Town | 189 |
18 | Ilkeston | 0–2 | Barwell | 262 |
19 | Carlton Town | 1–4 | St Ives Town | 93 |
20 | Stourbridge | 1–2 | King's Lynn Town | 465 |
21 | Corby Town | 0–2 | Stafford Rangers | 435 |
22 | Kettering Town | 5–1 | Market Drayton Town | 357 |
23 | Redditch United | 3–1 | Cambridge City | 242 |
24 | Stamford | 1–4 | Hednesford Town | 345 |
25 | Leek Town | 2–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 315 |
26 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 1–0 | Coalville Town | 448 |
27 | Bedworth United | 2–3 | St Neots Town | 122 |
28 | Lincoln United | 4–2 | Gresley | 202 |
29 | Horsham | 1–3 | Romford | 291 |
30 | East Grinstead Town | 2–3 | Phoenix Sports | 95 |
31 | Kingstonian | 2–1 | Lewes | 245 |
32 | Hastings United | 4–0 | Aylesbury United | 322 |
33 | Hythe Town | 3–2 | Walton Casuals | 179 |
34 | Burgess Hill Town | 5–1 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 226 |
35 | Leatherhead | 2–3 | Chesham United | 255 |
36 | Waltham Abbey | 0–5 | Merstham | 72 |
37 | Hanwell Town | 2–1 | Bury Town | 116 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
38 | Metropolitan Police | 2–6 | Brightlingsea Regent | 124 |
39 | Needham Market | 2–0 | Wroxham | 205 |
40 | Slough Town | 4–1 | Bognor Regis Town | 543 |
41 | Grays Athletic | 1–1 | Wingate & Finchley | 146 |
replay | Wingate & Finchley | 2–0 | Grays Athletic | 96 |
42 | Worthing | 3–1 | Kempston Rovers | 418 |
43 | AFC Sudbury | 4–0 | Bowers & Pitsea | 196 |
44 | Tonbridge Angels | 3–3 | Ashford Town | 381 |
replay | Ashford Town | 1–4 | Tonbridge Angels | 227 |
45 | Kings Langley | 1–0 | Heybridge Swifts | 61 |
46 | Leiston | 5–0 | Hendon | 173 |
47 | VCD Athletic | 1–3 | Ware | 68 |
48 | Enfield Town | 3–2 | Canvey Island | 273 |
49 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 2–4 | Dunstable Town | 185 |
50 | Billericay Town | 2–0 | Maldon & Tiptree | 337 |
51 | Chalfont St Peter | 3–2 | Corinthian Casuals | 69 |
52 | Cray Wanderers | 4–0 | Marlow | 75 |
53 | Cheshunt | 1–3 | Folkestone Invicta | 144 |
54 | Royston Town | 2–2 | Northwood | 155 |
replay | Northwood | 1–4 | Royston Town | 95 |
55 | Lowestoft Town | 1–2 | Dulwich Hamlet | 428 |
56 | Biggleswade Town | 1–0 | Witham Town | 111 |
57 | Faversham Town | 3–4 | South Park | 175 |
58 | Uxbridge | 0–1 | Harlow Town | 115 |
59 | Herne Bay | 2–2 | Harrow Borough | 195 |
replay | Harrow Borough | 3–0 | Herne Bay | 96 |
60 | Hayes & Yeading United | 0–1 | Hitchin Town | 127 |
61 | Evesham United | 1–1 | Frome Town | 235 |
replay | Frome Town | 1–0 | Evesham United | 152 |
62 | Yate Town | 1–6 | North Leigh | 118 |
63 | Salisbury | 2–3 | Chippenham Town | 904 |
64 | Taunton Town | 5–0 | Swindon Supermarine | 493 |
65 | Tiverton Town | 0–1 | Wimborne Town | 191 |
66 | Cirencester Town | 1–2 | Havant & Waterlooville | 141 |
67 | Merthyr Town | 6–1 | Cinderford Town | 283 |
68 | Banbury United | 0–1 | Bishop's Cleeve | 220 |
69 | Fleet Town | 1–2 | Winchester City | 93 |
70 | Weymouth | 4–0 | Wantage Town | 402 |
71 | Dorchester Town | 3–1 | Barnstaple Town | 344 |
72 | Staines Town | 1–4 | Basingstoke Town | 291 |
Second round qualifying
A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
1 | Nantwich Town | 2–0 | Kendal Town | 251 |
2 | Blyth Spartans | 4–3 | Halesowen Town | 565 |
3 | Buxton | 1–3 | King's Lynn Town | 302 |
4 | Marine | 1–1 | St Neots Town | 288 |
replay | St Neots Town | 2–4 | Marine | 178 |
5 | Hednesford Town | 1–1 | Stafford Rangers | 910 |
replay | Stafford Rangers | 2–1 | Hednesford Town | 1,005 |
6 | St Ives Town | 2–1 | Leek Town | 160 |
7 | Shaw Lane | 3–0 | Whitby Town | 320 |
8 | Ramsbottom United | 4–1 | Redditch United | 139 |
9 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 3–5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 165 |
10 | Barwell | 2–3 | Farsley Celtic | 159 |
11 | Grantham Town | 0–2 | Matlock Town | 259 |
12 | Trafford | 0–1 | Mickleover Sports | 206 |
13 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 3–3 | Lincoln United | 485 |
replay | Lincoln United | 2–0 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds | 229 |
14 | Witton Albion | 2–1 | Kettering Town | 339 |
15 | Kings Langley | 1–0 | Enfield Town | 222 |
16 | Bishop's Cleeve | 0–1 | Taunton Town | 72 |
17 | Dunstable Town | 1–4 | Weymouth | 106 |
18 | Dorchester Town | 0–3 | Basingstoke Town | 306 |
19 | Merthyr Town | 2–2 | Slough Town | 370 |
replay | Slough Town | 2–0 | Merthyr Town | 429 |
20 | Havant & Waterlooville | 5–0 | Billericay Town | 256 |
Third round qualifying
A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
19 | Ebbsfleet United | 4–2 | Harrow Borough | 613 |
20 | Slough Town | 2–4 | Wingate & Finchley | 352 |
21 | Truro City | 6–1 | Frome Town | 269 |
22 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 0–0 | Royston Town | 272 |
replay | Royston Town | 2–1 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 198 |
23 | Concord Rangers | 0–1 | Welling United | 161 |
24 | Kings Langley | 1–3 | AFC Sudbury | 151 |
25 | Weston-super-Mare | 2–4 | Dartford | 240 |
26 | Worthing | 1–1 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 505 |
replay | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0–1 | Worthing | 157 |
27 | Hungerford Town | 0–1 | Gosport Borough | 144 |
28 | Oxford City | 1–2 | South Park | 157 |
29 | Bath City | 2–0 | Basingstoke Town | 366 |
30 | Chelmsford City | 1–0 | Taunton Town | 507 |
31 | Margate | 1–1 | East Thurrock United | 185 |
replay | East Thurrock United | 2–0 | Margate | 174 |
32 | Leiston | 1–1 | Eastbourne Borough | 212 |
replay | Eastbourne Borough | Leiston | 262 | |
33 | Poole Town | 1–1 | Weymouth | 755 |
replay | Weymouth | 2–0 | Poole Town | 441 |
34 | Havant & Waterlooville | 1–3 | Harlow Town | 197 |
35 | Winchester City | 0–1 | Dulwich Hamlet | 319 |
36 | Maidenhead United | 2–2 | Wealdstone | 555 |
replay | Wealdstone | 2–1 | Maidenhead United | 254 |
37 | Burgess Hill Town | 0–3 | Hitchin Town | 243 |
38 | Whitehawk | 1–1 | St Albans City | 326 |
replay | St Albans City | 0–1 | Whitehawk | 219 |
39 | North Leigh | 1–0 | Kingstonian | 203 |
40 | Hythe Town | 4–2 | Bishop's Stortford | 234 |
First round proper
A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Gateshead | 2–0 | King's Lynn Town | 227 |
2 | Farsley Celtic | 0–4 | Southport | 352 |
3 | Solihull Moors | 1–2 | Matlock Town | 336 |
4 | Nantwich Town | 1–2 | Lincoln City | 482 |
5 | Alfreton Town | 1–0 | North Ferriby United | 290 |
6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4–0 | AFC Telford United | 1,096 |
7 | Nuneaton Town | 3–1 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 356 |
8 | Harrogate Town | 3–3 | Barrow | 441 |
replay | Barrow | 4–2 | Harrogate Town | 819 |
9 | AFC Fylde | 1–1 | Brackley Town | 641 |
replay | Brackley Town | 4–0 | AFC Fylde | 146 |
10 | York City | 3–1 | Worcester City | 1,033 |
11 | Chorley | 0–1 | Guiseley | 612 |
12 | Witton Albion | 1–1 | Chester | 883 |
replay | Chester | 2–1 | Witton Albion | 921 |
13 | Wrexham | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2,159 |
14 | Altrincham | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town | 717 |
replay | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | Altrincham | 548 |
15 | Stockport County | 3–2 | Marine | 1,411 |
16 | Ebbsfleet United | 1–1 | Woking | 825 |
replay | Woking | 0–1 | Ebbsfleet United | 613 |
17 | Chelmsford City | 1–0 | Hitchin Town | 469 |
18 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–2 | Worthing | 597 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
19 | Harlow Town | 2–0 | Eastleigh | 482 |
20 | Whitehawk | 2–2 | Weymouth | 253 |
replay | Weymouth | 1–2 | Whitehawk | 401 |
21 | Braintree Town | 2–0 | Torquay United | 301 |
22 | East Thurrock United | 1–1 | Aldershot Town | 321 |
replay | Aldershot Town | 3–4 | East Thurrock United | 566 |
23 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2–2 | Royston Town | 701 |
replay | Royston Town | 0–1 | Dulwich Hamlet | 312 |
24 | Welling United | 8–1 | Hythe Town | 355 |
25 | Wealdstone | 2–2 | Wingate & Finchley | 364 |
replay | Wingate & Finchley | 1–2 | Wealdstone | 280 |
26 | Dartford | 1–1 | Dover Athletic | 813 |
replay | Dover Athletic | 1–2 | Dartford | 389 |
27 | South Park | 1–1 | North Leigh | 148 |
replay | North Leigh | 1–3 | South Park | 157 |
28 | AFC Sudbury | 2–1 | Gosport Borough | 641 |
29 | Sutton United | 1–0 | Bath City | 524 |
30 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Truro City | 626 |
replay | Truro City | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | 336 |
31 | Boreham Wood | 0–0 | Maidstone United | 201 |
replay | Maidstone United | 2–3 | Boreham Wood | 538 |
32 | Bromley | 1–1 | Leiston | 411 |
replay | Leiston | 3–5 | Bromley | 306 |
Second round proper
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Worthing | 2–2 | Sutton United | 1,398 |
replay | Sutton United | 3–2 | Worthing | 496 |
2 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 | South Park | 2,801 |
3 | Bromley | 1–2 | Welling United | 519 |
4 | East Thurrock United | 2–5 | Braintree Town | 313 |
5 | Nuneaton Town | 6–1 | Guiseley | 554 |
6 | Boreham Wood | 2–1 | Alfreton Town | 201 |
7 | Barrow | 3–2 | Matlock Town | 976 |
8 | Southport | 1–2 | Wealdstone | 744 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
9 | Gateshead | 1–3 | Lincoln City | 578 |
10 | Dartford | 0–1 | Chelmsford City | 918 |
11 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–0 | Ebbsfleet United | 1,078 |
12 | Harlow Town | 1–2 | York City | 816 |
13 | AFC Sudbury | 1–3 | Macclesfield Town | 505 |
14 | Whitehawk | 1–4 | Dulwich Hamlet | 530 |
15 | Chester | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | 1,250 |
16 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Brackley Town | 1,605 |
replay | Brackley Town | 2–0 | Stockport County | 294 |
Third round proper
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Welling United | 1–3 | Lincoln City | 743 |
2 | Braintree Town | 0–0 | Dulwich Hamlet | 608 |
replay | Dulwich Hamlet | 5–2 | Braintree Town | 860 |
3 | Barrow | 1–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1,173 |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Chelmsford City | 2,473 |
replay | Chelmsford City | 1–4 | Tranmere Rovers | 923 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
5 | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | 967 |
6 | Wealdstone | 1–4 | Brackley Town | 620 |
7 | Nuneaton Town | 0–3 | York City | 687 |
8 | Sutton United | 0–0 | Boreham Wood | 879 |
replay | Boreham Wood | 5–0 | Sutton United | 269 |
Fourth round proper
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
1 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2–2 | Macclesfield Town | 2,834 |
replay | Macclesfield Town | 2–0 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1,017 |
2 | York City | 1–0 | Brackley Town | 1,994 |
Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ' |
3 | Boreham Wood | 0–2 | Lincoln City | 901 |
4 | Tranmere Rovers | 5–1 | Barrow | 3,487 |