Football tournament season
2019–20 FA Trophy Country England Guernsey Wales Dates Qualifying Rounds: 28 September 2019 – 14 December 2019
Competition Proper: 14 December 2019 – 3 May 2021 Defending champions AFC Fylde Champions Harrogate Town (1st title) Runners-up Concord Rangers
The 2019–20 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) was the 51st season of the FA Trophy , an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System . The competition consisted of two preliminary rounds, three qualifying rounds, and six proper rounds. All matches until the semi-finals were held as a single-match knockout format with reversed replays after first-leg matches drawn in regulation time. The semi-finals were scheduled to be two-legged, but due to their delay by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom they were shifted to single matches, with no replays. The final was a single-match held at Wembley Stadium and decided in extra time or penalties if tied after regulation. First-leg ties throughout the competition could be decided by extra time or penalties if both teams agree and notify the referee at least 45 minutes before kickoff, in accordance with FA Trophy Rule 11(a).[1]
The competition was paused at the semi-final stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The competition resumed in September 2020, [2]
Calendar [ ]
The calendar for the 2019–20 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association .[3]
Round
Main Date
Number of Fixtures
Clubs Remaining
New Entries This Round
Prize Money
Extra Preliminary Round
28 September 2019
28
296 → 268
56
£ 2,000
Preliminary Round
12 October 2019
56
268 → 212
84
£ 3,000
First Round Qualifying
26 October 2019
72
212 → 140
88
£ 3,250
Second Round Qualifying
9 November 2019
36
140 → 104
0
£ 4,000
Third Round Qualifying
23 November 2019
40
104 → 64
44
£ 5,000
First Round Proper
14 December 2019
32
64 → 32
24
£ 6,000
Second Round Proper
11 January 2020
16
32 → 16
0
£ 7,000
Third Round Proper
8 February 2020
8
16 → 8
0
£ 8,000
Fourth Round Proper
29 February 2020
4
8 → 4
0
£ 10,000
Semi-Finals
September 2020
2
4 → 2
0
£ 20,000
Final
3 May 2021
1
2 → 1
0
Runners-up £ 30,000 Winners £ 60,000
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[4]
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
22
Welwyn Garden City (8)
1–4
Canvey Island (8)
187
23
Faversham Town (8)
1–3
Chertsey Town (8)
180
24
Chalfont St. Peter (8)
0–1
Whitstable Town (8)
84
25
Bristol Manor Farm (8)
7–1
Moneyfields (8)
78
26
Thame United (8)
1–1
Kidlington (8)
127
27
Basingstoke Town (8)
4–3
North Leigh (8)
82
Match at North Leigh.
28
Mangotsfield United (8)
1–2
Slimbridge (8)
142
Tuesday 1 October 2019
4
City of Liverpool (8)
1–1
Tadcaster Albion (8)
301
Replays
Monday 30 September 2019
7R
Kidsgrove Athletic (8)
2–0
Daventry Town (8)
Tuesday 1 October 2019
11R
Bedford Town (8)
1–0 (a.e.t. )
Biggleswade (8)
169
17R
Haywards Heath Town (8)
1–0
Ramsgate (8)
102
21R
Hanwell Town (8)
4–1
Harlow Town (8)
Wednesday 2 October 2019
26R
Kidlington (8)
1–2
Thame United (8)
Tuesday 8 October 2019
4R
Tadcaster Albion (8)
6–1
City of Liverpool (8)
Preliminary Round [ ]
[5]
First Round Qualifying [ ]
[6]
Second Round Qualifying [ ]
[7]
Third Round Qualifying [ ]
[8]
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
Saturday 23 November 2019
1
Curzon Ashton (6)
3–0
Kidderminster Harriers (6)
2
York City (6)
0–1
Altrincham (6)
974
3
Workington (8)
0–1
Farsley Celtic (6)
461
4
Hednesford Town (7)
2–1
Coalville Town (7)
5
Runcorn Linnets (8)
0–3
FC United of Manchester (7)
962
6
Darlington (6)
2–1
Gainsborough Trinity (7)
8
Blyth Spartans (6)
1–1
Alfreton Town (6)
526
9
Brackley Town (6)
0–1
Chester (6)
334
11
Guiseley (6)
0–4
AFC Telford United (6)
12
Matlock Town (7)
2–0
Redditch United (7)
13
Colne (8)
2–3
Southport (6)
14
King's Lynn Town (6)
0–0
Hereford (6)
846
15
Atherton Collieries (7)
1–0
Boston United (6)
303
16
Peterborough Sports (7)
0–3
Kettering Town (6)
436
17
Halesowen Town (8)
1–0
Gateshead (6)
546
18
Leamington (6)
2–1
Spennymoor Town (6)
275
19
Dulwich Hamlet (6)
2–2
Chippenham Town (6)
972
20
Bath City (6)
0–0
Gosport Borough (7)
528
21
Sholing (8)
P–P
Paulton Rovers (8)
22
Tonbridge Angels (6)
2–1
Bognor Regis Town (7)
457
23
Weymouth (6)
1–0
Hastings United (8)
734
24
Chelmsford City (6)
2–1
Hungerford Town (6)
361
25
Havant & Waterlooville (6)
3–1
Cinderford Town (8)
26
Carshalton Athletic (7)
2–1
Tooting & Mitcham United (8)
466
27
Enfield Town (7)
4–3
Maldon & Tiptree (8)
28
Braintree Town (6)
1–2
Yate Town (7)
29
Biggleswade Town (7)
1–4
Aveley (8)
30
Kingstonian (7)
2–1
AFC Sudbury (8)
294
31
Eastbourne Borough (6)
3–1
Hartley Wintney (7)
32
Leatherhead (7)
0–3
Dorking Wanderers (6)
599
33
Concord Rangers (6)
0–0
Slough Town (6)
First Round Proper [ ]
[9]
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
Saturday 14 December 2019
1
Solihull Moors (5)
2–2
Darlington (6)
500
2
South Shields (7)
2–2
Southport (6)
776
3
Bradford (Park Avenue) (6)
2–2
Halesowen Town (8)
285
4
Harrogate Town (5)
3–2
Hartlepool United (5)
803
5
Stockport County (5)
4–2
Blyth Spartans (6)
1,436
6
Chesterfield (5)
0–1
Notts County (5)
931
7
Hednesford Town (7)
0–0
Chester (6)
565
8
FC Halifax Town (5)
4–0
Wrexham (5)
752
9
AFC Telford United (6)
P–P
Leamington (6)
10
Farsley Celtic (6)
2–2
Altrincham (6)
253
11
Matlock Town (7)
2–2
Chorley (5)
400
12
FC United of Manchester (7)
2–1
Kettering Town (6)
1,218
13
AFC Fylde (5)
1–0
Curzon Ashton (6)
14
Atherton Collieries (7)
P–P
Barrow (5)
15
Yeovil Town (5)
3–1
Welling United (6)
1,554
16
Hornchurch (7)
1–0
Dulwich Hamlet (6)
454
17
King's Lynn Town (6)
2–2 (4–2 p )
Dover Athletic (5)
776
18
Carshalton Athletic (7)
3–3
Aveley (8)
349
19
Eastleigh (5)
6–1
Yate Town (7)
20
Tonbridge Angels (6)
2–2
Hampton & Richmond Borough (6)
21
Barnet (5)
2–1
Weymouth (6)
23
Chelmsford City (6)
2–1
Havant & Waterlooville (6)
24
Enfield Town (7)
0–2
Ebbsfleet United (5)
417
25
Eastbourne Borough (6)
2–2
Salisbury (7)
26
Maidenhead United (5)
4–2
Hemel Hempstead Town (6)
387
27
Sutton United (5)
1–1
Dagenham & Redbridge (5)
28
Maidstone United (6)
2–3
Concord Rangers (6)
Second Round Proper [ ]
[10]
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
15
Hornchurch (7)
1–2
Aveley (8)
589
16
Barrow (5)
7–0
FC United of Manchester (7)
1,892
Replays
Tuesday 14 January 2020
1R
Stockport County (5)
0–4
Dorking Wanderers (6)
2R
Leamington (6)
1–0
Kingstonian (7)
303
8R
Maidenhead United (5)
P–P
Halesowen Town (8)
13R
Bath City (6)
P–P
Concord Rangers (6)
14R
Barnet (5)
P–P
Farsley Celtic (6)
Tuesday 21 January 2020
8R
Maidenhead United (5)
1–3
Halesowen Town (8)
275
13R
Bath City (6)
P–P
Concord Rangers (6)
14R
Barnet (5)
P–P
Farsley Celtic (6)
Tuesday 28 January 2020
13R
Bath City (6)
1–2
Concord Rangers (6)
14R
Barnet (5)
2–0
Farsley Celtic (6)
Third Round Proper [ ]
[11]
Tie
Home Team (Tier)
Score
Away Team (Tier)
Att.
Saturday 8 February 2020
1
Ebbsfleet United (5)
0–2 (a.e.t. )
Royston Town (7)
900
2
Concord Rangers (6)
2–2 (4–3 p )
Leamington (6)
417
3
Harrogate Town (5)
2–0
Eastleigh (5)
947
4
FC Halifax Town (5)
0–1
Halesowen Town (8)
1,483
5
Barnet (5)
3–0
Barrow (5)
763
6
Dorking Wanderers (6)
2–4
AFC Fylde (5)
1,594
7
Aveley (8)
3–1
Chelmsford City (6)
811
8
Yeovil Town (5)
1–2
Notts County (5)
1,946
Fourth Round Proper [ ]
[12]
Semi-finals [ ]
Originally scheduled for March 2020, the two-legged semi-finals were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FA declared their intention to complete the tournament, but with an uncertain timeframe. [13] In late August 2020, they scheduled the semi-finals as single matches in September, with a date of 27 September for the final at Wembley. The final, alongside the FA Vase final held as part of the same event, was to be among the matches trialling the return of spectators to elite football after the height of the first wave of the pandemic in the UK,[2] but this was further postponed following new restrictions on gatherings in England that were enacted on 14 September 2020 as COVID-19 cases increased.[14]
Final [ ]
The final was rescheduled for 27 September 2020 however this was postponed as the FA hoped to have spectators in the final. The date was then agreed for 3 May 2021 behind closed doors as a suitable solution could not be reached to be played with fans.[15]
Notes [ ]
^ a b Between the fourth round and the semi-finals, Harrogate were promoted to the Football League through the National League play-offs after the season had finished on an average points-per-game basis due to curtailment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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