Football tournament season
2017–18 FA Trophy Country England Guernsey Wales Champions Brackley Town Runners-up Bromley Top goal scorer(s) Louis Dennis (7 goals)
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 .[1]
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 [ ]
Second Round Qualifying [ ]
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 [ ]
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
Friday 24 November 2017
7
Darlington (6)
2–3
Harrogate Town (6)
1,127
Saturday 25 November 2017
1
Brackley Town (6)
4–0
Salford City (6)
428
2
York City (6)
3–1
Coalville Town (7)
1,001
3
Cleethorpes Town (8)
1–2
Spennymoor Town (6)
306
4
Grantham Town (7)
3–4
Chorley (6)
361
5
Tamworth (6)
2–2
Warrington Town (7)
468
6
AFC Telford United (6)
4–2
Droylsden (8)
522
8
Gainsborough Trinity (6)
2–0
Stafford Rangers (7)
299
9
Bradford Park Avenue (6)
1–1
Stourbridge (7)
256
10
Boston United (6)
2–2
Kidderminster Harriers (6)
732
11
Nuneaton Town (6)
5–1
North Ferriby United (6)
306
12
Stockport County (6)
2–2
Southport (6)
1,215
13
Blyth Spartans (6)
2–1
Stalybridge Celtic (7)
482
14
Glossop North End (8)
0–0
Workington (7)
368
15
Alfreton Town (6)
0–2
Altrincham (7)
329
16
Leamington (6)
3–1
Curzon Ashton (6)
249
17
Lancaster City (7)
1–0
Mildenhall Town (8)
242
18
Marine (7)
1–0
F.C. United of Manchester (6)
778
19
Lewes (8)
1–3
Truro City (6)
619
20
Havant & Waterlooville (6)
3–1
Dorking Wanderers (7)
233
21
East Thurrock United (6)
3–1
Shortwood United (8)
128
22
Taunton Town (8)
3–2
Concord Rangers (6)
479
23
Hemel Hempstead Town (6)
1–1
Bognor Regis Town (6)
301
25
Oxford City (6)
1–2
Hereford (7)
480
26
Hendon (7)
1–1
Slough Town (7)
251
27
Braintree Town (6)
3–0
Cray Wanderers (8)
214
28
Welling United (6)
0–1
Weston-super-Mare (6)
322
29
St Albans City (6)
3–1
Poole Town (6)
317
30
Metropolitan Police (7)
0–1
Wingate & Finchley (7)
63
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
31
Whitehawk (6)
2–1
Chippenham Town (6)
138
32
Haringey Borough (8)
3–1
Thame United (8)
121
33
Brentwood Town (7)
1–2
Dartford (6)
297
34
Chesham United (7)
2–1
Gloucester City (6)
246
35
Hungerford Town (6)
0–2
Billericay Town (7)
261
36
Hampton & Richmond (6)
5–1
Harlow Town (7)
289
38
Wealdstone (6)
1–1
Chelmsford City (6)
520
39
Eastbourne Borough (6)
1–1
Royston Town (7)
277
Sunday 26 November 2017
40
Kingstonian (7)
2–2
Heybridge Swifts (8)
251
Tuesday 28 November 2017
37
Bath City (6)
0–0
Margate (7)
341
Wednesday 29 November 2017
24
Farnborough (7)
1–2
Hartley Wintney (8)
255
Replays
Monday 27 November 2017
9R
Stourbridge (7)
2–1
Bradford Park Avenue (6)
385
Tuesday 28 November 2017
5R
Warrington Town (7)
3–0
Tamworth (6)
223
10R
Kidderminster Harriers (6)
2–0
Boston United (6)
604
14R
Workington (7)
5–1
Glossop North End (8)
351
23R
Bognor Regis Town (6)
1–0
Hemel Hempstead Town (6)
306
26R
Slough Town (7)
1–1 (0–3 p )
Hendon (7)
626
39R
Royston Town (7)
2–2 (3–4 p )
Eastbourne Borough (6)
189
Wednesday 29 November 2017
12R
Southport (6)
0–3
Stockport County (6)
424
38R
Chelmsford City (6)
1–2
Wealdstone (6)
367
40R
Heybridge Swifts (8)
5–1
Kingstonian (7)
187
Tuesday 5 December 2017
37R
Margate (7)
2–2 (4–5 p )
Bath City (6)
275
First Round Proper [ ]
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
Saturday 16 December 2017
1
Solihull Moors (5)
A–A
Tranmere Rovers (5)
363
Match abandoned in the 43rd minute due to floodlight failure when the score was 0-1.
2
Blyth Spartans (6)
P–P
AFC Telford United (6)
-
3
Kidderminster Harriers (6)
2–1
York City (6)
1,138
4
Chorley (6)
1–3
Marine (7)
708
5
FC Halifax Town (5)
P–P
Macclesfield Town (5)
-
6
Spennymoor Town (6)
P–P
Gainsborough Trinity (6)
-
7
Chester (5)
2–2 (5–4 p )
A.F.C. Fylde (5)
886
8
Wrexham (5)
0–2
Harrogate Town (6)
1,370
9
Leamington (6)
0–1
Stourbridge (7)
404
10
Lancaster City (7)
1–3
Stockport County (6)
578
11
Warrington Town (7)
0–0
Altrincham (7)
545
12
Gateshead (5)
P–P
Guiseley (5)
-
13
Nuneaton Town (6)
0–1
Barrow (5)
415
14
Workington (7)
1–0
Hartlepool United (5)
771
15
Haringey Borough (8)
1–2
Leyton Orient (5)
1,133
16
Dover Athletic (5)
3–0
Eastbourne Borough (6)
424
17
Wealdstone (6)
1–0
Wingate & Finchley (7)
371
18
Billericay Town (7)
3–1
Havant & Waterlooville (6)
705
19
Chesham United (7)
P–P
Weston-super-Mare (6)
-
20
Sutton United (5)
1–0
Truro City (6)
576
21
Woking (5)
0–2
Maidenhead United (5)
648
22
Whitehawk (6)
1–2
St Albans City (6)
143
23
East Thurrock United (6)
4–0
Aldershot Town (5)
252
24
Hendon (7)
2–1
Bath City (6)
256
25
Ebbsfleet United (5)
2–1
Eastleigh (5)
733
27
Torquay United (5)
0–4
Maidstone United (5)
804
28
Hartley Wintney (8)
0–2
Bromley (5)
482
29
Braintree Town (6)
0–0
Brackley Town (6)
249
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
30
Taunton Town (8)
1–4
Bognor Regis Town (6)
508
31
Hampton & Richmond (6)
1–1
Heybridge Swifts (8)
294
32
Dartford (6)
1–1
Boreham Wood (5)
607
Sunday 17 December 2017
26
Hereford (7)
3–2
Dagenham & Redbridge (5)
1,518
Monday 18 December 2017
1
Solihull Moors (5)
2–0
Tranmere Rovers (5)
215
Tuesday 19 December 2017
2
Blyth Spartans (6)
1–0
AFC Telford United (6)
476
5
FC Halifax Town (5)
P–P
Macclesfield Town (5)
-
6
Spennymoor Town (6)
P–P
Gainsborough Trinity (6)
-
12
Gateshead (5)
P–P
Guiseley (5)
-
19
Chesham United (7)
0–2
Weston-super-Mare (6)
193
Wednesday 20 December 2017
12
Gateshead (5)
2–1 (a.e.t. )
Guiseley (5)
290
Saturday 30 December 2017
6
Spennymoor Town (6)
P–P
Gainsborough Trinity (6)
-
Thursday 4 January 2018
6
Spennymoor Town (6)
P–P
Gainsborough Trinity (6)
-
Tuesday 9 January 2018
5
FC Halifax Town (5)
1–0
Macclesfield Town (5)
503
6
Spennymoor Town (6)
4–4 (5–3 p )
Gainsborough Trinity (6)
239
Replays
Tuesday 19 December 2017
11R
Altrincham (7)
1–2
Warrington Town (7)
453
29R
Brackley Town (6)
2–0
Braintree Town (6)
238
31R
Heybridge Swifts (8)
3–2
Hampton & Richmond (6)
206
32R
Boreham Wood (5)
2–2 (3–1 p )
Dartford (6)
173
Second Round Proper [ ]
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
Saturday 13 January 2018
1
Ebbsfleet United (5)
1–1
Warrington Town (7)
911
2
Kidderminster Harriers (6)
2–2
Stockport County (6)
1,348
3
East Thurrock United (6)
1–0
Chester (5)
347
4
Bognor Regis Town (6)
1–2 (a.e.t. )
Leyton Orient (5)
1,371
5
Brackley Town (6)
0–0
Barrow (5)
512
6
Weston-super-Mare (6)
1–1
Workington (7)
361
7
Billericay Town (7)
3–2
Stourbridge (7)
1,081
8
FC Halifax Town (5)
1–4
Maidenhead United (5)
802
9
Maidstone United (5)
2–1
Heybridge Swifts (8)
1,276
10
Dover Athletic (5)
4–3
Marine (7)
565
11
Gateshead (5)
3–3
Boreham Wood (5)
284
12
Wealdstone (6)
1–0
Hereford (7)
909
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
13
Sutton United (5)
3–0
Hendon (7)
785
14
Blyth Spartans (6)
1–4
Bromley (5)
647
15
Spennymoor Town (6)
2–0
Solihull Moors (5)
570
16
St Albans City (6)
1–1
Harrogate Town (6)
634
Replays
Tuesday 16 January 2018
1R
Warrington Town (7)
2–0
Ebbsfleet United (5)
334
2R
Stockport County (6)
3–0
Kidderminster Harriers (6)
883
5R
Barrow (5)
0–2
Brackley Town (6)
430
6R
Workington (7)
2–1
Weston-super-Mare (6)
576
11R
Boreham Wood (5)
1–2
Gateshead (5)
183
16R
Harrogate Town (6)
5–0
St Albans City (6)
362
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
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.
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 [ ]
Second leg [ ]
Brackley Town won 3–0 on aggregate
Bromley won 4-3 on aggregate
Final [ ]
Main article: 2018 FA Trophy Final
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions