2017–18 FA Trophy
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The 2017–18 FA Trophy is the 49th season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2017–18 FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.
| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs | New Entries This Round | Prize Money |
| Preliminary round | 7 October 2017 | 64 | 276 → 212 | 128 | £3,000 |
| First round qualifying | 28 October 2017 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 80 | £3,250 |
| Second round qualifying | 11 November 2017 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £4,000 |
| Third round qualifying | 25 November 2017 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £5,000 |
| First round proper | 16 December 2017 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £6,000 |
| Second round proper | 13 January 2018 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £7,000 |
| Third round proper | 3 February 2018 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £8,000 |
| Fourth round proper | 24 February 2018 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £10,000 |
| Semi-finals | 17 and 24 March 2018 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £20,000 |
| Final | 20 May 2018 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runners-up £30,000 Winners £60,000 |
Preliminary round
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.
Second round qualifying
| Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Saturday 11 November 2017 1 Lancaster City (7) 3–0 Stratford Town (7) 252 2 Kidsgrove Athletic (8) 0–2 Grantham Town (7) 242 3 Alvechurch (8) 1–5 Coalville Town (7) 213 4 Warrington Town (7) 1–1 Ashton United (7) 313 5 Altrincham (7) 4–1 Ramsbottom United (8) 781 6 Stalybridge Celtic (7) 3–2 Rushall Olympic (7) 240 7 Glossop North End (8) 4–3 Leek Town (8) 469 8 Stamford (8) 1–2 Droylsden (8) 297 9 Chasetown (8) 1–3 Workington (7) 257 10 Hednesford Town (7) 1–1 Cleethorpes Town (8) 369 11 Atherton Collieries (8) 1–5 Marine (7) 462 12 St Neots Town (7) 2–3 Stourbridge (7) 323 13 Barwell (7) 0–1 Mildenhall Town (8) 176 14 Stafford Rangers (7) 3–1 South Shields (8) 955 15 Chesham United (7) 3–1 Hitchin Town (7) 297 16 Taunton Town (8) 1–1 Beaconsfield Town (8) 476 17 Brentwood Town (8) 3–1 Needham Market (7) 166 18 Hereford (7) 0–0 Potters Bar Town (8) 1,368 19 Corinthian-Casuals (8) 1–3 Wingate & Finchley (7) 180 20 Lewes (8) 2–0 Bishop's Stortford (7) 568 21 Dorchester Town (7) 1–2 Heybridge Swifts (8) 319 22 Harlow Town (7) 2–1 Dulwich Hamlet (7) 363 23 Hendon (7) 3–0 Burgess Hill Town (7) 165 24 Ashford Town (8) 2–2 Kingstonian (7) 163 25 Maldon & Tiptree (8) 1–4 Slough Town (7) 179 26 Sittingbourne (8) 1–1 Haringey Borough (8) 134 27 Thamesmead Town (8) 0–1 Metropolitan Police (7) 82 28 Royston Town (7) 3–2 Leatherhead (7) 219 29 Hartley Wintney (8) 3–0 Gosport Borough (7) 216 | Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. 30 Farnborough (7) 3–3 Banbury United (7) 269 31 Thame United (8) 1–0 Worthing (7) 136 32 Paulton Rovers (8) 1–2 Shortwood United (8) 163 33 Margate (7) P–P Bowers & Pitsea (8) - Match postponed pending F.A. hearing on Wednesday 15 November regarding Bowers & Pitsea fielding an ineligible player in the previous round. Bowers & Pitsea's appeal was denied and Egham Town advanced to play Margate. 34 Billericay Town (7) 6–2 Bury Town (8) 1,376 35 Dorking Wanderers (7) 4–1 Leiston (7) 188 36 Moneyfields (8) P–P Cray Wanderers (8) - Tuesday 14 November 2017 36 Moneyfields (8) 1–1 Cray Wanderers (8) 148 Saturday 25 November 2017 33 Margate (7) 2–0 Egham Town (8) 370 Replays Monday 13 November 2017 16R Beaconsfield Town (8) 1–1 (6–7 p) Taunton Town (8) 86 24R Kingstonian (7) 2–0 Ashford Town (8) 175 26R Haringey Borough (8) 1–0 Sittingbourne (8) 177 Tuesday 14 November 2017 4R Ashton United (7) 2–2 (2–4 p) Warrington Town (7) 163 18R Potters Bar Town (8) 1–2 Hereford (7) 230 30R Banbury United (7) P–P Farnborough (7) - Wednesday 15 November 2017 10R Cleethorpes Town (8) 2–1 Hednesford Town (7) 225 Wednesday 22 November 2017 36R Cray Wanderers (8) 4–1 Moneyfields (8) 139 Saturday 25 November 2017 30R Banbury United (7) 2–3 (a.e.t.) Farnborough (7) 380 | |||
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| Saturday 11 November 2017 | ||||
| 1 | Lancaster City (7) | 3–0 | Stratford Town (7) | 252 |
| 2 | Kidsgrove Athletic (8) | 0–2 | Grantham Town (7) | 242 |
| 3 | Alvechurch (8) | 1–5 | Coalville Town (7) | 213 |
| 4 | Warrington Town (7) | 1–1 | Ashton United (7) | 313 |
| 5 | Altrincham (7) | 4–1 | Ramsbottom United (8) | 781 |
| 6 | Stalybridge Celtic (7) | 3–2 | Rushall Olympic (7) | 240 |
| 7 | Glossop North End (8) | 4–3 | Leek Town (8) | 469 |
| 8 | Stamford (8) | 1–2 | Droylsden (8) | 297 |
| 9 | Chasetown (8) | 1–3 | Workington (7) | 257 |
| 10 | Hednesford Town (7) | 1–1 | Cleethorpes Town (8) | 369 |
| 11 | Atherton Collieries (8) | 1–5 | Marine (7) | 462 |
| 12 | St Neots Town (7) | 2–3 | Stourbridge (7) | 323 |
| 13 | Barwell (7) | 0–1 | Mildenhall Town (8) | 176 |
| 14 | Stafford Rangers (7) | 3–1 | South Shields (8) | 955 |
| 15 | Chesham United (7) | 3–1 | Hitchin Town (7) | 297 |
| 16 | Taunton Town (8) | 1–1 | Beaconsfield Town (8) | 476 |
| 17 | Brentwood Town (8) | 3–1 | Needham Market (7) | 166 |
| 18 | Hereford (7) | 0–0 | Potters Bar Town (8) | 1,368 |
| 19 | Corinthian-Casuals (8) | 1–3 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 180 |
| 20 | Lewes (8) | 2–0 | Bishop's Stortford (7) | 568 |
| 21 | Dorchester Town (7) | 1–2 | Heybridge Swifts (8) | 319 |
| 22 | Harlow Town (7) | 2–1 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 363 |
| 23 | Hendon (7) | 3–0 | Burgess Hill Town (7) | 165 |
| 24 | Ashford Town (8) | 2–2 | Kingstonian (7) | 163 |
| 25 | Maldon & Tiptree (8) | 1–4 | Slough Town (7) | 179 |
| 26 | Sittingbourne (8) | 1–1 | Haringey Borough (8) | 134 |
| 27 | Thamesmead Town (8) | 0–1 | Metropolitan Police (7) | 82 |
| 28 | Royston Town (7) | 3–2 | Leatherhead (7) | 219 |
| 29 | Hartley Wintney (8) | 3–0 | Gosport Borough (7) | 216 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 30 | Farnborough (7) | 3–3 | Banbury United (7) | 269 |
| 31 | Thame United (8) | 1–0 | Worthing (7) | 136 |
| 32 | Paulton Rovers (8) | 1–2 | Shortwood United (8) | 163 |
| 33 | Margate (7) | P–P | Bowers & Pitsea (8) | - |
| Match postponed pending F.A. hearing on Wednesday 15 November regarding Bowers & Pitsea fielding an ineligible player in the previous round. Bowers & Pitsea's appeal was denied and Egham Town advanced to play Margate. | ||||
| 34 | Billericay Town (7) | 6–2 | Bury Town (8) | 1,376 |
| 35 | Dorking Wanderers (7) | 4–1 | Leiston (7) | 188 |
| 36 | Moneyfields (8) | P–P | Cray Wanderers (8) | - |
| Tuesday 14 November 2017 | ||||
| 36 | Moneyfields (8) | 1–1 | Cray Wanderers (8) | 148 |
| Saturday 25 November 2017 | ||||
| 33 | Margate (7) | 2–0 | Egham Town (8) | 370 |
| Replays | ||||
| Monday 13 November 2017 | ||||
| 16R | Beaconsfield Town (8) | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Taunton Town (8) | 86 |
| 24R | Kingstonian (7) | 2–0 | Ashford Town (8) | 175 |
| 26R | Haringey Borough (8) | 1–0 | Sittingbourne (8) | 177 |
| Tuesday 14 November 2017 | ||||
| 4R | Ashton United (7) | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Warrington Town (7) | 163 |
| 18R | Potters Bar Town (8) | 1–2 | Hereford (7) | 230 |
| 30R | Banbury United (7) | P–P | Farnborough (7) | - |
| Wednesday 15 November 2017 | ||||
| 10R | Cleethorpes Town (8) | 2–1 | Hednesford Town (7) | 225 |
| Wednesday 22 November 2017 | ||||
| 36R | Cray Wanderers (8) | 4–1 | Moneyfields (8) | 139 |
| Saturday 25 November 2017 | ||||
| 30R | Banbury United (7) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Farnborough (7) | 380 |
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.
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.
Second round proper
Third round proper
| Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Saturday 3 February 2018 1 Harrogate Town (6) 2–2 Billericay Town (7) 846 2 Maidstone United (5) 2–2 Gateshead (5) 1,186 3 Maidenhead United (5) 1–1 Stockport County (6) 855 4 Wealdstone (6) 2–1 Warrington Town (7) 601 5 Brackley Town (6) 3–1 Sutton United (5) 767 6 Dover Athletic (5) 3–4 Leyton Orient (5) 1,016 7 Spennymoor Town (6) 1–1 East Thurrock United (6) 743 8 Workington (7) 1–1 Bromley (5) 890 | Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Replays Tuesday 6 February 2018 1R Billericay Town (7) 3–2 Harrogate Town (6) 820 2R Gateshead (5) 3–0 Maidstone United (5) 338 3R Stockport County (6) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Maidenhead United (5) 1,131 7R East Thurrock United (6) 2–5 Spennymoor Town (6) 236 8R Bromley (5) 7–1 Workington (7) 604 | |||
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| Saturday 3 February 2018 | ||||
| 1 | Harrogate Town (6) | 2–2 | Billericay Town (7) | 846 |
| 2 | Maidstone United (5) | 2–2 | Gateshead (5) | 1,186 |
| 3 | Maidenhead United (5) | 1–1 | Stockport County (6) | 855 |
| 4 | Wealdstone (6) | 2–1 | Warrington Town (7) | 601 |
| 5 | Brackley Town (6) | 3–1 | Sutton United (5) | 767 |
| 6 | Dover Athletic (5) | 3–4 | Leyton Orient (5) | 1,016 |
| 7 | Spennymoor Town (6) | 1–1 | East Thurrock United (6) | 743 |
| 8 | Workington (7) | 1–1 | Bromley (5) | 890 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| Replays | ||||
| Tuesday 6 February 2018 | ||||
| 1R | Billericay Town (7) | 3–2 | Harrogate Town (6) | 820 |
| 2R | Gateshead (5) | 3–0 | Maidstone United (5) | 338 |
| 3R | Stockport County (6) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Maidenhead United (5) | 1,131 |
| 7R | East Thurrock United (6) | 2–5 | Spennymoor Town (6) | 236 |
| 8R | Bromley (5) | 7–1 | Workington (7) | 604 |
Fourth round proper
| Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Saturday 24 February 2018 1 Stockport County (6) 1–1 Brackley Town (6) 2,213 2 Billericay Town (7) 2–5 Wealdstone (6) 1,823 3 Leyton Orient (5) 3–3 Gateshead (5) 3,771 4 Bromley (5) 0–0 Spennymoor Town (6) 1,504 Replays Tuesday 27 February 2018 1R Brackley Town (6) P–P Stockport County (6) - 4R Spennymoor Town (6) P–P Bromley (5) - | Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Tuesday 6 March 2018 1R Brackley Town (6) 2–1 Stockport County (6) 560 3R Gateshead (5) 3–2 Leyton Orient (5) 684 4R Spennymoor Town (6) P–P Bromley (5) - Tuesday 13 March 2018 4R Spennymoor Town (6) P–P Bromley (5) - Wednesday 14 March 2018 4R Spennymoor Town (6) 1–2 Bromley (5) 802 Match played at Blackwell Meadows, Darlington. | |||
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| Saturday 24 February 2018 | ||||
| 1 | Stockport County (6) | 1–1 | Brackley Town (6) | 2,213 |
| 2 | Billericay Town (7) | 2–5 | Wealdstone (6) | 1,823 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient (5) | 3–3 | Gateshead (5) | 3,771 |
| 4 | Bromley (5) | 0–0 | Spennymoor Town (6) | 1,504 |
| Replays | ||||
| Tuesday 27 February 2018 | ||||
| 1R | Brackley Town (6) | P–P | Stockport County (6) | - |
| 4R | Spennymoor Town (6) | P–P | Bromley (5) | - |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| Tuesday 6 March 2018 | ||||
| 1R | Brackley Town (6) | 2–1 | Stockport County (6) | 560 |
| 3R | Gateshead (5) | 3–2 | Leyton Orient (5) | 684 |
| 4R | Spennymoor Town (6) | P–P | Bromley (5) | - |
| Tuesday 13 March 2018 | ||||
| 4R | Spennymoor Town (6) | P–P | Bromley (5) | - |
| Wednesday 14 March 2018 | ||||
| 4R | Spennymoor Town (6) | 1–2 | Bromley (5) | 802 |
| Match played at Blackwell Meadows, Darlington. |
Semi-finals
Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 17 March and 24 March 2018, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.
First leg
| Brackley Town (6) | 1–0 | Wealdstone (6) |
|---|---|---|
| Gudger 85' |
Second leg
| Wealdstone (6) | 0–2 | Brackley Town (6) |
|---|---|---|
| Byrne 55' Williams 81' |
Brackley Town won 3–0 on aggregate
Bromley won 4-3 on aggregate