| FA Trophy 2021–22 | ||
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| Region |  England Guernsey Wales
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| Dates | Qualifying Rounds: 25 September 2021 – 30 October 2021 Competition Proper: 13 November 2021 – 22 May 2022 | |
| Number of teams | Qualifying: 244 Competition Proper: 66 + (78 from Qualifying) Total Teams: 310 | |
| Defending champions | Hornchurch | |
| Champions | Bromley | |
| Runner-up | Wrexham | |
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The 2021–22 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) was the 53rd season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System. The competition consists of three qualifying rounds, and seven proper rounds. Teams from level 8 enter into the first qualifying round and second qualifying round, level 7 into the third qualifying round, level 6 (the National League North and National League South) into round 2, and level 5 (the National League) into round 3.
All matches were a single-match knockout format, with the winner decided by penalties if the match was drawn after 90 minutes, apart from the Final where the winner will be decided by extra-time and penalties if the match is drawn. This is the same format as the 2020–21 season which was a change from previous seasons where replays were used and where the semi-finals were scheduled as two-legged.
Calendar[]
The calendar for the 2021-22 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.
| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Losing Club | Winning Club |
| First Round Qualifying | 25 September 2021 | 19 | 310 → 291 | 38 | £400 | £1,500 |
| Second Round Qualifying | 9 October 2021 | 69 | 291 → 222 | 119 | £575 | £2,250 |
| Third Round Qualifying | 30 October 2021 | 78 | 222 → 144 | 87 | £625 | £2,450 |
| First Round Proper | 13 November 2021 | 39 | 144 → 105 | 0 | £775 | £3,000 |
| Second Round Proper | 27 November 2021 | 41 | 105 → 64 | 43 | £1,000 | £3,750 |
| Third Round Proper | 18 December 2021 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 23 | £1,250 | £4,500 |
| Fourth Round Proper | 15 January 2022 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 0 | £1,500 | £5,250 |
| Fifth Round Proper | 12 February 2022 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 0 | £1,750 | £6,000 |
| Quarter-Finals | 12 March 2022 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 0 | £2,000 | £7,500 |
| Semi-Finals | 2 April 2022 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 0 | £5,000 | £15,000 |
| Final | 22 May 2022 | 1 | 2 → 1 | 0 | £30,000 | £60,000 |
First Round Qualifying[]
The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 9 July 2021. The round included 38 teams from tier 8, the lowest tier in the competition.
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Second Round Qualifying[]
The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 9 July 2021, and saw 119 clubs from tier 8 joining the 19 winners from the First Qualifying Round.
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Third Round Qualifying[]
The draw for the third qualifying round was made on 11 October 2021, and saw 87 clubs from tier 7 joining the 69 winners from the Second Qualifying Round.
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First Round Proper[]
The draw for the first round proper was made on 1 November 2021, and featured the 78 winners from the Third Qualifying Round with no additional teams.
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Second Round Proper[]
The draw for the second round took place on 15 November 2021, featuring the 39 winners from the previous round as well as the 43 teams entering from the sixth tier.
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Third Round Proper[]
The draw for the third round took place on 29 November 2021, with the winners of the 41 second round proper matches being joined by the 23 National League clubs.
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Fourth Round Proper[]
The draw for the fourth round took place on 20 December 2021 and was made up of the 32 winners from the previous round. Plymouth Parkway and Larkhall Athletic of the eighth tier were the lowest-ranked teams remaining.
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Fifth Round Proper[]
The draw for the fourth round took place on 17 January 2022 and was made up of the 16 winners from the previous round. Cheshunt, Morpeth Town, Needham Market and Stourbridge of the seventh tier were the lowest-ranked teams remaining.
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Quarter-Finals[]
The draw for the quarter finals took place on 14 February 2022 and was made up of the 8 winners from the previous round. Needham Market of the seventh tier were the lowest-ranked team remaining.
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Semi-Finals[]
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 14 March 2022 and featured the four winners from the previous round. York City of the sixth tier were the lowest-ranked team remaining.
| 2 April 2022 12:30 |
Wrexham (5) | 2–0 | Stockport County (5) | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 8,703 |
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Mullin  90+1', 90+5'
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| 2 April 2022 15:00 |
Bromley (5) | 3–1 | York City (6) | Hayes Lane, Bromley Attendance: 4,423 |
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| Cheek 61', 81' Alabi 90+2'
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Report | Willoughby 2'
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Final[]
- Main article: 2022 FA Trophy Final
| 22 May 2022 15:00 |
Bromley (5) | 1–0 | Wrexham (5) | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 46,111 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
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| Cheek 64'
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