2015–16 FA Trophy

2015–16 FA Trophy

FA Challenge Trophy
Country	England  Guernsey  Wales
Teams	276
Champions	FC Halifax Town
Runners-up	Grimsby Town
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The 2015–16 FA Trophy was the 46th 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 FC Halifax Town after beating Grimsby Town 1-0 in front of 46,781 spectators at Wembley in the final on 22 May 2016.

Calendar[]

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New entries this round	Prize money
Preliminary round	3 October 2015	64	276 → 212	128	£2,500
First round qualifying	31 October 2015	72	212 → 140	80	£2,700
Second round qualifying	14 November 2015	36	140 → 104	none	£3,250
Third round qualifying	28 November 2015	40	104 → 64	44	£4,000
First round proper	12 December 2015	32	64 → 32	24	£5,000
Second round proper	16 January 2016	16	32 → 16	none	£6,000
Third round proper	6 February 2016	8	16 → 8	none	£7,000
Fourth round proper	27 February 2016	4	8 → 4	none	£8,000
Semi-finals	12 March and 19 March 2016	2	4 → 2	none	£16,000
Final	22 May 2016	1	2 → 1	none	Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000

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 - AFC Hornchurch, Bedford Town, Brighouse Town, Chatham Town, Goole, Kings Langley, Peacehaven & Telscombe and Swindon Supermarine.

First round qualifying[]

First round qualifying fixtures were due to be played on 31 October 2015, with replays taking place no later than 6 November. 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[]

Second round qualifying fixtures were due to be played on 14 November 2015, with replays taking place no later than 20 November. A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round. The draw was as follows: ^[1]

Third round qualifying[]

Third round qualifying fixtures were due to be played on 28 November 2015, with replays taking place no later than 4 December. 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. The draw was as follows: ^[2]

First round[]

First round fixtures were due to be played on 12 December 2015, with replays taking place no later than 18 December. 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. The draw was as follows: ^[3]

Second round[]

Second round fixtures were due to be played on 16 January 2016, with replays taking place no later than 22 January. A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first round. The draw was as follows: ^[4]

Third round[]

Third round fixtures were due to be played on 6 February 2015, with replays taking place no later than 12 February. A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round. The draw was as follows: ^[5]

Fourth round[]

Fourth round fixtures were due to be played on 27 February 2015, with replays taking place no later than 4 March. A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round. The draw was as follows: ^[6]

Semi-finals[]

Semi-final fixtures were due to be played on 12 March and 19 March 2016, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required. A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was as follows: ^[7]

First leg[]

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Second leg[]

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Final[]

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