1969–70 FA Trophy
| FA Challenge Trophy | |
| Country |  England Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 187 |
| Champions | Macclesfield Town |
| Runners-up | Telford United |
1970-71 → | |
The 1969–70 FA Trophy was the first season of the FA Trophy. The competition was set up for non-league clubs which paid their players and were therefore not eligible to enter the FA Amateur Cup.
First Round Qualifying[]
Ties[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abergavenny Thursdays | 2–3 | Bath City |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 0–0 | Chorley |
| 3 | Arnold | 2–0 | Leyland Motors |
| 4 | Ashby Institute | 0–1 | Hull Brunswick |
| 5 | Ashton United | 5–1 | Prescot Town |
| 6 | Barnstaple Town | 1–2 | Wadebridge Town |
| 7 | Bedworth United | 0–0 | Weston-super-Mare |
| 8 | Belper Town | 0–3 | Sutton Town |
| 9 | Bexley United | 2–1 | Fleet Town |
| 10 | Biggleswade Town | 0–1 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 11 | Boston | 2–2 | Ely City |
| 12 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 2–1 | Dorchester Town |
| 13 | Chatham Town | 0–4 | Newmarket Town |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 8–0 | St Blazey |
| 15 | Cinderford Town | 0–0 | Lockheed Leamington |
| 16 | Clitheroe | 1–3 | Rhyl |
| 17 | Crawley Town | 2–2 | Lowestoft Town |
| 18 | Darlaston | 1–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 19 | Deal Town | 0–3 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 20 | Denaby United | 6–3 | Annfield Plain |
| 21 | Dudley Town | 1–2 | Stourbridge |
| 22 | Dunstable | 1–1 | Rushden Town |
| 23 | Ellesmere Port Town | 3–0 | Bacup Borough |
| 24 | Gloucester City | 4–0 | Chippenham Town |
| 25 | Gresley Rovers | 0–1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 26 | Guildford City | 2–0 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 27 | Hastings United | 2–0 | Wellingborough Town |
| 28 | Holbeach United | 0–0 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 30 | Minehead | 3–2 | Bridport |
| 31 | Nantwich Town | 3–1 | Holyhead Town |
| 32 | Porthmadog | 1–1 | Droylsden |
| 33 | Portland United | 1–1 | Redditch United |
| 34 | Potton United | 1–1 | Banbury United |
| 35 | 3–3 | Congleton Town | |
| 36 | Retford Town | 1–2 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 37 | Rossendale United | 2–1 | Horwich RMI |
| 38 | Rugby Town | 2–2 | Thornycroft Athletic |
| 39 | Salisbury | 4–2 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
| 40 | 2–0 | Loughborough United | |
| 41 | Selby Town | 1–2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 42 | Sittingbourne | 0–4 | Bedford Town |
| 43 | Skegness Town | 2–0 | Barton Town |
| 44 | Soham Town Rangers | 1–2 | Basingstoke Town |
| 45 | Spalding United | 3–1 | Desborough Town |
| 46 | Stamford | 1–2 | Cambridge City |
| 47 | Stevenage Athletic | 1–1 | Folkestone |
| 48 | St Neots Town | 2–1 | Clacton Town |
| 49 | Stockton | 3–2 | Louth United |
| 50 | Stonehouse | 3–1 | Barry Town |
| 51 | Street | 1–4 | Bilston |
| 52 | Tonbridge | 2–2 | Sheppey United |
| 53 | Ton Pentre | 4–1 | Lye Town |
| 54 | Trowbridge Town | 5–0 | Cowes |
| 55 | Welton Rovers | 5–3 | Pembroke Borough |
| 56 | Winsford United | 3–3 | Heanor Town |
| 57 | Wisbech Town | 0–2 | Corby Town |
| 58 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 3–2 | |
| 59 | Worksop Town | 3–1 | Frickley Colliery |
Replays[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chorley | 1–0 | Alfreton Town |
| 7 | Weston-super-Mare | 0–2 | Bedworth United |
| 11 | Ely City | 1–2 | Boston |
| 15 | Lockheed Leamington | 2–0 | Cinderford Town |
| 17 | Lowestoft Town | 1–3 | Crawley Town |
| 18 | Merthyr Tydfil | 4–3 | Darlaston |
| 22 | Rushden Town | 3–0 | Dunstable |
| 28 | Hinckley Athletic | 0–0 | Holbeach United |
| 32 | Droylsden | 1–2 | Porthmadog |
| 33 | Redditch United | 4–1 | Portland United |
| 34 | Banbury United | 4–0 | Potton United |
| 35 | Congleton Town | 2–3 | |
| 38 | Thornycroft Athletic | 4–5 | Rugby Town |
| Rugby Town removed: Thornycroft Athletic advance | |||
| 47 | Folkestone | 2–0 | Stevenage Athletic |
| 52 | Sheppey United | 4–1 | Tonbridge |
| 56 | Heanor Town | 0–2 | Winsford United |
2nd Replay[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Holbeach United | 2–2 | Hinckley Athletic |
3rd Replay[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Holbeach United | 3–1 | Hinckley Athletic |
Second Round Qualifying[]
Ties[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold | 3–2 | Oswestry Town |
| 2 | Banbury United | 0–1 | Bedford Town |
| 3 | Bath City | 3–1 | Bedworth United |
| 4 | 2–2 | Basingstoke Town | |
| 5 | Boston | 0–3 | Guildford City |
| 6 | Cambridge City | 6–0 | Spalding United |
| 7 | Canterbury City | 1–1 | Hastings United |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 3–1 | Ton Pentre |
| 9 | Corby Town | 5–0 | Holbeach United |
| 10 | Denaby United | 4–0 | Hull Brunswick |
| 11 | Ellesmere Port Town | 3–3 | Porthmadog |
| 12 | Folkestone | 0–1 | Rushden Town |
| 13 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 1–2 | Worksop Town |
| 14 | Ilkeston Town | 2–2 | |
| 15 | Lockheed Leamington | 0–4 | Salisbury |
| 16 | Merthyr Tydfil | 0–0 | Minehead |
| 17 | Nantwich Town | 1–2 | Ashton United |
| 18 | Newmarket Town | 1–2 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 19 | Ramsgate Athletic | 0–0 | Crawley Town |
| 20 | Redditch United | 0–1 | Bridgend Town |
| 21 | 2–0 | Rossendale United | |
| 22 | Sheppey United | 5–2 | Haverhill Rovers |
| 23 | Skegness Town | 1–2 | Bexley United |
| 24 | Stockton | 0–3 | Scarborough |
| 25 | Stonehouse | 2–1 | Bilston |
| 26 | Stourbridge | 1–1 | Welton Rovers |
| 27 | Sutton Town | 2–0 | Chorley |
| 28 | Thornycroft Athletic | 1–1 | St Neots Town |
| 29 | Trowbridge Town | 0–0 | Gloucester City |
| 30 | Wadebridge Town | 0–1 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 31 | Winsford United | 5–0 | Rhyl |
| 32 | Wombwell Sporting Association | 1–1 | Bridlington Trinity |
Replays[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Basingstoke Town | 2–0 | |
| 7 | Hastings United | 2–1 | Canterbury City |
| 11 | Porthmadog | 2–3 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 14 | 1–1 | Ilkeston Town | |
| 16 | Minehead | 4–0 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 1–3 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 26 | Welton Rovers | 1–4 | Stourbridge |
| 28 | St Neots Town | 0–2 | Thornycroft Athletic |
| 29 | Gloucester City | 3–2 | Trowbridge Town |
| 32 | Bridlington Trinity | 4–0 | Wombwell Sporting Association |
2nd Replay[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ilkeston Town | 3–1 |
Third Round Qualifying[]
Ties[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altrincham | 1–1 | Buxton |
| 2 | Arnold | 3–2 | Ashton United |
| 3 | Atherstone Town | 0–1 | Winsford United |
| 4 | Bedford Town | 5–1 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 5 | Bexley United | 1–2 | Hastings United |
| 6 | Bourne Town | 2–5 | Chelmsford City |
| 7 | Brentwood Town | 3–1 | Cambridge City |
| 8 | Bridgend Town | 1–1 | Minehead |
| 9 | Bridlington Trinity | 2–1 | Fleetwood |
| 10 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 1–1 | Stonehouse |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | St Helens Town |
| 12 | Corby Town | 2–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 13 | Dover | 1–0 | Sheppey United |
| 14 | Frome Town | 0–3 | Bath City |
| 15 | Gateshead | 0–1 | Denaby United |
| 16 | Gloucester City | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 17 | Grantham | 2–1 | Bury Town |
| 18 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2–0 | Guildford City |
| 19 | Great Yarmouth Town | 1–1 | Dartford |
| 20 | Hereford United | 2–0 | Andover |
| 21 | Kettering Town | 2–1 | Boston United |
| 22 | Matlock Town | 5–1 | Darwen |
| 23 | Nuneaton Borough | 7–0 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 24 | Runcorn | 0–0 | Northwich Victoria |
| 25 | Rushden Town | 0–5 | Barnet |
| 26 | Salisbury | 1–1 | Poole Town |
| 27 | 0–2 | Ilkeston Town | |
| 28 | South Liverpool | 3–0 | Sutton Town |
| 29 | Stourbridge | 3–2 | Halesowen Town |
| 30 | Telford United | 5–0 | Witton Albion |
| 31 | Thornycroft Athletic | 2–0 | Margate |
| 32 | Worksop Town | 0–0 | Scarborough |
Replays[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buxton | 3–2 | Altrincham |
| 8 | Minehead | 4–0 | Bridgend Town |
| 10 | Stonehouse | 3–1 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 11 | St Helens Town | 0–2 | Burton Albion |
| 19 | Dartford | 3–0 | Great Yarmouth Town |
| 24 | Northwich Victoria | 3–0 | Runcorn |
| 26 | Poole Town | 1–0 | Salisbury |
| 32 | Scarborough | 2–1 | Worksop Town |
First round[]
The teams that given byes to this round are Cambridge United, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, King's Lynn, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Macclesfield Town, Wigan Athletic, Morecambe, Gainsborough Trinity, South Shields, Bangor City, Hyde United, Goole Town, Stafford Rangers, Great Harwood, Mossley, New Brighton, Kidderminster Harriers, Tamworth, Hednesford, Bromsgrove Rovers, Taunton Town, Bideford, Bridgwater Town, Glastonbury, Kirkby Town, Lancaster City and Burscough.
Ties[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold | 2–5 | Wigan Athletic |
| 2 | Bangor City | 4–2 | Morecambe |
| 3 | Bath City | 3–4 | Barnet |
| 4 | Bedford Town | 3–4 | Chelmsford City |
| 5 | Brentwood Town | 1–1 | Hereford United |
| 6 | Bridgwater Town | 2–1 | Taunton Town |
| 7 | Bridlington Trinity | 0–0 | Worcester City |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 5–0 | New Brighton |
| 9 | Buxton | 1–1 | Lancaster City |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Minehead |
| 11 | Corby Town | 4–3 | Yeovil Town |
| 12 | Dartford | 3–2 | Wimbledon |
| 13 | Denaby United | 2–2 | Great Harwood Town |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3–1 | Hyde United |
| 15 | Glastonbury | 1–2 | Bideford |
| 16 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1–0 | Hastings United |
| 17 | Hednesford | 1–4 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 18 | Hillingdon Borough | 1–0 | Dover |
| 19 | Ilkeston Town | 0–2 | Telford United |
| 20 | King's Lynn | 0–2 | Grantham |
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Burscough |
| 22 | Mossley | 4–0 | Goole Town |
| 23 | Nuneaton Borough | 3–0 | Stonehouse |
| 24 | Poole Town | 1–1 | Kettering Town |
| 25 | Romford | 3–0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 26 | Scarborough | 1–1 | Tamworth |
| 27 | South Shields | 2–3 | Matlock Town |
| 28 | Stafford Rangers | 5–2 | South Liverpool |
| 29 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2–3 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 30 | Stourbridge | 5–1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 31 | Weymouth | 5–0 | Thornycroft Athletic |
| 32 | Winsford United | 2–2 | Kirkby Town |
Replays[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hereford United | 2–1 | Brentwood Town |
| 7 | Worcester City | 3–0 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 9 | Lancaster City | 2–3 | Buxton |
| 13 | Great Harwood Town | 3–2 | Denaby United |
| 24 | Kettering Town | 4–0 | Poole Town |
| 26 | Tamworth | 0–3 | Scarborough |
| 32 | Kirkby Town | 1–0 | Winsford United |
Second round[]
Ties[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor City | 2–0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 2 | Barnet | 2–0 | Hereford United |
| 3 | Bridgwater Town | 2–1 | Dartford |
| 4 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2–1 | Cambridge United |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 4–0 | Stafford Rangers |
| 6 | Buxton | 1–2 | Matlock Town |
| 7 | Chelmsford City | 3–2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 8 | Corby Town | 1–2 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 9 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2–3 | Romford |
| 10 | Great Harwood Town | 1–3 | Grantham |
| 11 | Macclesfield Town | 2–0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 12 | Mossley | 1–1 | Scarborough |
| 13 | Stourbridge | 1–1 | Kettering Town |
| 14 | Telford United | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic |
| 15 | Weymouth | 3–0 | Bideford |
| 16 | Worcester City | 3–2 | Kirkby Town |
Replays[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Scarborough | 2–3 | Mossley |
| 13 | Kettering Town | 2–1 | Stourbridge |
Third round[]
Ties[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor City | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town |
| 2 | Barnet | 2–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 3 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 4 | Grantham | 1–1 | Worcester City |
| 5 | Hillingdon Borough | 0–0 | Weymouth |
| 6 | Kettering Town | 0–3 | Chelmsford City |
| 7 | Matlock Town | 2–2 | Mossley |
| 8 | Romford | 1–1 | Telford United |
Replays[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Bangor City |
| 4 | Worcester City | 3–1 | Grantham |
| 5 | Weymouth | 0–1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 7 | Mossley | 3–3 | Matlock Town |
| 8 | Telford United | 2–1 | Romford |
2nd Replay[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matlock Town | 1–2 | Mossley |
Fourth round[]
Ties[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | 8–1 | Mossley |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town |
| 3 | Hillingdon Borough | 0–0 | Chelmsford City |
| 4 | Worcester City | 1–3 | Telford United |
Replays[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Macclesfield Town | 4–2 | Burton Albion |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | 2–1 | Hillingdon Borough |
Semi-finals[]
Ties[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Barnet |
| 2 | Telford United | 2–0 | Chelmsford City |
Final[]
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macclesfield Town | 2–0 | Telford United |
External links[]
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