2024–25 FA Trophy

2024–25 football tournament
Football tournament season
FA Trophy
Football Association Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
DatesQualifying rounds: 24 August 2024 – 5 October 2024
Competition Proper: 26 October 2024 – 10-11 May 2025
Defending championsGateshead
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The 2024–25 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024–25 Isuzu FA Trophy) is the 56th edition of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system.

Format and eligibility

The calendar was announced by The Football Association on 14 June 2024.[1]

Gateshead were the reigning champions for the 2024–25 season, having defeated Solihull Moors in the 2024 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium.[2]

Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs Remaining New Entries This Round Losing Club Winning Club
Preliminary round 24 August 2024 14 334 → 320 28 £400 £1,500
First round qualifying 7 September 2024 80 320 → 240 146 £400 £1,500
Second round qualifying 21 September 2024 40 240 → 200 none £575 £2,250
Third round qualifying 5 October 2024 64 200 → 136 88 £625 £2,450
First round proper 26 October 2024 32 136 → 104 none £775 £3,000
Second round proper 16 November 2024 40 104 → 64 48 £1,000 £3,750
Third round proper 7 December 2024 32 64 → 32 24 £1,250 £4,500
Fourth round proper 4 January 2025 16 32 → 16 none £1,500 £5,250
Fifth round proper 1 February 2024 8 16 → 8 none £1,750 £6,000
Quarter-finals 1 March 2025 4 8 → 4 none £2,000 £7,500
Semi-finals 5 April 2025 2 4 → 2 none £5,000 £15,000
Final 10 or 11 May 2025 1 2 → 1 none £30,000 £60,000

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024.[3]

Due to the increase in the number of teams in step four, a preliminary round was used for the first time in five years.[4]

Tie Home team (level) Score Away team (level) Att.
Saturday 24 August 2024
1 Congleton Town (8) – Ashington (8)
2 City of Liverpool (8) – Bootle (8)
3 Lye Town (8) – Anstey Nomads (8)
4 Long Eaton United (8) – Stafford Rangers (8)
5 AFC Dunstable (8) – Concord Rangers (8)
6 Biggleswade (8) – Hertford Town (8)
7 Littlehampton Town (8) – Rayners Lane (8)
Tie Home team (level) Score Away team (level) Att.
8 Moneyfields (8) – Hayes & Yeading United (8)
9 Ashford Town (Middlesex) (8) – Ascot United (8)
10 South Park (8) – Steyning Town (8)
11 Lancing (8) – Southall (8)
12 Farnham Town (8) – Erith Town (8)
13 Cribbs (8) – Thatcham Town (8)
14 Didcot Town (8) – Helston Athletic (8)

First round qualifying

The draw for the first round qualifying was also made on 5 July 2024.[3]

Entering the draw was the remaining 146 teams from step 4, joining the 14 winners from the preliminary round.

Tie Home team (level) Score Away team (level) Att.
1 Heaton Stannington (8) – North Ferriby (8)
2 Congleton Town (8) or Ashington (8) – Wythenshawe (8)
3 Bishop Auckland (8) – Nantwich Town (8)
4 Stalybridge Celtic (8) – Ossett United (8)
5 Liversedge (8) – Avro (8)
6 Garforth Town (8) – Wythenshawe Town (8)
7 City of Liverpool (8) or Bootle (8) – Mossley (8)
8 Emley (8) – Dunston Uts (8)
9 Bridlington Town (8) – Trafford (8)
10 Runcorn Linnets (8) – Pontefract Collieries (8)
11 Brighouse Town (8) – Clitheroe (8)
12 Consett (8) – Atherton Collieries (8)
13 Vauxhall Motors (8) – Newton Aycliffe (8)
14 Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) – Widnes (8)
15 Witton Albion (8) – Bradford (Park Avenue) (8)
16 Hednesford Town (8) – Quorn (8)
17 Kidsgrove Athletic (8) – AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8)
18 Grantham Town (8) – Coleshill Town (8)
19 Sutton Coldfield Town (8) – Newcastle Town (8)
20 Sheffield (8) – Loughborough Students (8)
21 Grimsby Borough (8) – Chasetown (8)
22 Bedworth United (8) – Sherwood Colliery (8)
23 Darlaston Town (8) – Cleethorpes Town (8)
24 Belper Town (8) – Boldmere St. Michaels (8)
25 Rugby Town (8) – Carlton Town (8)
26 Racing Club Warwick (8) – Hanley Town (8)
27 Lye Town (8) or Anstey Nomads (8) – Shepshed Dynamo (8)
28 Coventry Sphinx (8) – Sporting Khalsa (8)
29 Worcester City (8) – Hinckley LR (8)
30 Wellingborough Town (8) – Corby Town (8)
31 Walsall Wood (8) – Long Eaton United (8) or Stafford Rangers (8)
32 Felixstowe & Walton United (8) – Basildon United (8)
33 Tilbury (8) – Welwyn Garden City (8)
34 Leighton Town (8) – Stotfold (8)
35 Enfield (8) – Biggleswade (8) or Hertford Town (8)
36 Heybridge Swifts (8) – Maldon & Tiptree (8)
37 Wroxham (8) – Aylesbury United (8)
38 Hadley (8) – Grays Athletic (8)
39 Walthamstow (8) – Real Bedford (8)
40 Redbridge (8) – Haringey Borough (8)
Tie Home team (level) Score Away team (level) Att.
41 Leverstock Green (8) – Bury Town (8)
42 Barton Rovers (8) – Waltham Abbey (8)
43 Mildenhall Town (8) – Brightlingsea Regent (8)
44 AFC Dunstable (8) or Concord Rangers (8) – Berkhamsted (8)
45 Ware (8) – Newmarket Town (8)
46 Brentwood Town (8) – Witham Town (8)
47 Cambridge City (8) – Kings Langley (8)
48 Ipswich Wanderers (8) – Gorleston (8)
49 Uxbridge (8) – Phoenix Sports (8)
50 Hartley Wintney (8) – East Grinstead Town (8)
51 Sheppey United (8) – Ramsgate (8)
52 Raynes Park Vale (8) – Beckenham Town (8)
53 Badshot Lea (8) – Broadbridge Heath (8)
54 Horndean (8) – Binfield (8)
55 Deal Town (8) – Ashford United (8)
56 Hanworth Villa (8) – Margate (8)
57 Three Bridges (8) – Hythe Town (8)
58 Westfield (8) – Metropolitan Police (8)
59 Littlehampton Town (8) or Rayners Lane (8) – Sporting Bengal United (8)
60 Ashford Town (Middlesex) (8) or Ascot United (8) – Merstham (8)
61 Sevenoaks Town (8) – Harrow Borough (8)
62 Farnham Town (8) or Erith Town (8) – Flackwell Heath (8)
63 South Park (8) or Steyning Town (8) – Thame United (8)
64 Kingstonian (8) – Eastbourne Town (8)
65 Herne Bay (8) – Northwood (8)
66 Lancing (8) or Southall (8) – Burgess Hill Town (8)
67 AFC Croydon Athletic (8) – Beaconsfield Town (8)
68 Moneyfields (8) or Hayes & Yeading United (8) – Leatherhead (8)
69 Sittingbourne (8) – Sutton Common Rovers (8)
70 Willand Rovers (8) – Bishop's Cleeve (8)
71 Bashley (8) – Mousehole (8)
72 Didcot Town (8) or Helston Athletic (8) – Melksham Town (8)
73 Shaftesbury (8) – North Leigh (8)
74 Exmouth Town (8) – Kidlington (8)
75 Bemerton Heath Harlequins (8) – Yate Town (8)
76 Bideford (8) – Malvern Town (8)
77 Falmouth Town (8) – Cinderford Town (8)
78 Cribbs (8) or Thatcham Town (8) – Evesham United (8)
79 Bristol Manor Farm (8) – Westbury United (8)
80 Tavistock (8) – Larkhall Athletic (8)

References

  1. ^ "THE EMIRATES FA CUP, ISUZU FA VASE AND TROPHY AND FA YOUTH CUP ROUND DATES CONFIRMED". www.thefa.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Gateshead beat Solihull Moors on penalties to win FA Trophy". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "EARLY ROUND DRAWS MADE FOR EMIRATES FA CUP, FA YOUTH CUP, ISUZU FA TROPHY AND FA VASE". www.thefa.com. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ^ "THE CLUBS ENTERED IN FOUR FA COMPETITIONS FOR 2024-25". www.thefa.cm. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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