FA Trophy 2017-18

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FA Trophy 2017–18
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Defending champions	York City
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The 2017–18 FA Trophy is the 48th 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.

Round	Main Date	Number of Fixtures	Clubs	New Entries This Round	Prize Money
Preliminary Round	7th October 2017	64	276 → 212	128	£3,000
First Round Qualifying	28th October 2017	72	212 → 140	80	£3,250
Second Round Qualifying	11th November 2017	36	140 → 104	none	£4,000
Third Round Qualifying	25th November 2017	40	104 → 64	44	£5,000
First Round Proper	16th December 2017	32	64 → 32	24	£6,000
Second Round Proper	13th January 2018	16	32 → 16	none	£7,000
Third Round Proper	3rd February 2018	8	16 → 8	none	£8,000
Fourth Round Proper	24th February 2018	4	8 → 4	none	£10,000
Semi-Finals	17th March 2018 24th March 2018	2	4 → 2	none	£20,000
Final	20th May 2018	1	2 → 1	none	Runner-up £30,000 Winner £60,000

Preliminary round

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
Saturday 7th October 2017
1	Ossett Albion (8)	–	Droylsden (8)
2	Ramsbottom United (8)	–	Colwyn Bay (8)
3	Bamber Bridge (8)	–	Brighouse Town (8)
4	Cleethorpes Town (8)	–	Hyde United (8)
5	Mossley (8)	–	Skelmersdale United (8)
6	Kendal Town (8)	–	Radcliffe Borough (8)
7	Stocksbridge Park Steels (8)	–	Atherton Collieries (8)
8	Scarborough Athletic (8)	–	South Shields (8)
9	Tadcaster Albion (8)	–	Glossop North End (8)
10	Ossett Town (8)	–	Goole (8)
11	Prescot Cables (8)	–	Trafford (8)
12	Clitheroe (8)	–	Colne (8)
13	Sheffield (8)	–	Frickley Athletic (8)
14	Romulus (8)	–	Corby Town (8)
15	Newcastle Town (8)	–	Soham Town Rangers (8)
16	Chasetown (8)	–	Market Drayton Town (8)
17	AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8)	–	Kidsgrove Athletic (8)
18	Basford United (8)	–	Peterborough Sports (8)
19	Stamford (8)	–	Loughborough Dynamo (8)
20	Belper Town (8)	–	Alvechurch (8)
21	Gresley (8)	–	Bedworth United (8)
22	Leek Town (8)	–	Lincoln United (8)
23	Thamesmead Town (8)	–	Hornchurch (8)
24	Greenwich Borough (8)	–	Hanwell Town (8)
25	Heybridge Swifts (8)	–	Carshalton Athletic (8)
26	Hertford Town (8)	W.O.	Guernsey (8)
27	Kempston Rovers (8)	–	Hythe Town (8)
28	Potters Bar Town (8)	–	Tilbury (8)
29	Ashford United (8)	–	Sittingbourne (8)
30	Egham Town (8)	–	Shoreham (8)
31	Northwood (8)	–	Maldon & Tiptree (8)
32	A.F.C. Sudbury (8)	–	Aylesbury United (8)

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
33	Waltham Abbey (8)	–	Faversham Town (8)
34	Romford (8)	–	Hastings United (8)
35	VCD Athletic (8)	–	Bedford Town (8)
36	Haringey Borough (8)	–	Whyteleafe (8)
37	Bowers & Pitsea (8)	–	Dereham Town (8)
38	Cray Wanderers (8)	–	Horsham (8)
39	Chipstead (8)	–	Barking (8)
40	East Grinstead Town (8)	–	Lewes (8)
41	Template:Fb team Corinthian-Casuals (8)	–	AFC Dunstable (8)
42	Cheshunt (8)	–	Herne Bay (8)
43	Ramsgate (8)	–	Bury Town (8)
44	Hayes & Yeading United (8)	–	Barton Rovers (8)
45	Brentwood Town (8)	–	South Park (8)
46	Walton Casuals (8)	–	Canvey Island (8)
47	Phoenix Sports (8)	–	Chalfont St Peter (8)
48	Ashford Town (8)	–	Uxbridge (8)
49	Grays Athletic (8)	–	Norwich United (8)
50	Aylesbury (8)	–	Molesey (8)
51	Marlow (8)	–	Aveley (8)
52	Taunton Town (8)	–	A.F.C. Totton (8)
53	Mangotsfield United (8)	–	Thame United (8)
54	Bishop's Cleeve (8)	–	Larkhall Athletic (8)
55	Shortwood United (8)	–	Didcot Town (8)
56	Fleet Town (8)	–	Yate Town (8)
57	Evesham United (8)	–	Cirencester Town (8)
58	North Leigh (8)	–	Wimborne Town (8)
59	Moneyfields (8)	–	Bideford (8)
60	Swindon Supermarine (8)	–	Barnstaple Town (8)
61	Salisbury (8)	–	Paulton Rovers (8)
62	Slimbridge (8)	–	Hartley Wintney (8)
63	Bristol Manor Farm (8)	–	Cinderford Town (8)
64	Kidlington (8)	–	Winchester City (8)

Notes

First round qualifying

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
Saturday 28th October 2017
1	Ashton United (7)	–	Sheffield (8) or Frickley Athletic (8)
2	Tadcaster Albion (8) or Glossop North End (8)	–	Matlock Town (7)
3	Mossley (8) or Skelmersdale United (8)	–	Lancaster City (7)
4	Ossett Town (8) or Goole (8)	–	Ossett Albion (8) or Droylsden (8)
5	Altrincham (7)	–	Clitheroe (8) or Colne (8)
6	Farsley Celtic (7)	–	Scarborough Athletic (8) or South Shields (8)
7	Buxton (7)	–	Cleethorpes Town (8) or Hyde United (8)
8	Warrington Town (7)	–	Bamber Bridge (8) or Brighouse Town (8)
9	Shaw Lane (7)	–	Ramsbottom United (8) or Colwyn Bay (8)
10	Whitby Town (7)	–	Marine (7)
11	Prescot Cables (8) or Trafford (8)	–	Stalybridge Celtic (7)
12	Kendal Town (8) or Radcliffe Borough (8)	–	Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) or Atherton Collieries (8)
13	Workington (7)	–	Witton Albion (7)
14	Grantham Town (7)	–	Halesowen Town (7)
15	Rushall Olympic (7)	–	Nantwich Town (7)
16	Hednesford Town (7)	–	Mickleover Sports (7)
17	Newcastle Town (8) or Soham Town Rangers (8)	–	AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) or Kidsgrove Athletic (8)
18	Stratford Town (7)	–	Gresley (8) or Bedworth United (8)
19	Chasetown (8) or Market Drayton Town (8)	–	Spalding United (8)
20	Stafford Rangers (7)	–	St Ives Town (7)
21	Barwell (7)	–	Carlton Town (8)
22	Stamford (8) or Loughborough Dynamo (8)	–	Sutton Coldfield Town (7)
23	St Neots Town (7)	–	Romulus (8) or Corby Town (8)
24	Redditch United (7)	–	Coalville Town (7)
25	Cambridge City (8)	–	Belper Town (8) or Alvechurch (8)
26	Leek Town (8) or Lincoln United (8)	–	Kettering Town (7)
27	Stourbridge (7)	–	Basford United (8) or Peterborough Sports (8)
28	Hitchin Town (7)	–	Cheshunt (8) or Herne Bay (8)
29	Dorking Wanderers (7)	–	Ware (8)
30	Northwood (8) or Maldon & Tiptree (8)	–	Walton Casuals (8) or Canvey Island (8)
31	Billericay Town (7)	–	Tooting & Mitcham United (7)
32	Leatherhead (7)	–	Kempston Rovers (8) or Hythe Town (8)
33	Ashford United (8) or Sittingbourne (8)	–	Merstham (7)
34	Bishop's Stortford (7)	–	Greenwich Borough (8) or Hanwell Town (8)
35	Needham Market (7)	–	Arlesey Town (8)
36	King's Lynn Town (7)	–	Mildenhall Town (8)

Tie	Home Team (Tier)	Score	Away Team (Tier)	Att.
37	Hendon (7)	–	Kings Langley (7)
38	Aylesbury (8) or Molesey (8)	–	Harlow Town (7)
39	Chipstead (8) or Barking (8)	–	Beaconsfield Town (8)
40	Brentwood Town (8) or South Park (8)	–	VCD Athletic (8) or Bedford Town (8)
41	Tonbridge Angels (7)	–	Heybridge Swifts (8) or Carshalton Athletic (8)
42	Ramsgate (8) or Bury Town (8)	–	Phoenix Sports (8) or Chalfont St Peter (8)
43	Romford (8) or Hastings United (8)	–	Ashford Town (8) or Uxbridge (8)
44	Metropolitan Police (7)	–	A.F.C. Sudbury (8) or Aylesbury United (8)
45	Dunstable Town (7)	–	East Grinstead Town (8) or Lewes (8)
46	Template:Fb team Corinthian-Casuals (8) or AFC Dunstable (8)	–	Hertford Town (8)
47	Cray Wanderers (8) or Horsham (8)	–	Grays Athletic (8) or Norwich United (8)
48	Worthing (7)	–	Lowestoft Town (7)
49	Staines Town (7)	–	Margate (7)
50	Waltham Abbey (8) or Faversham Town (8)	–	Dulwich Hamlet (7)
51	Thamesmead Town (8) or Hornchurch (8)	–	Brightlingsea Regent (7)
52	Royston Town (7)	–	Enfield Town (7)
53	Potters Bar Town (8) or Tilbury (8)	–	Witham Town (8)
54	Harrow Borough (7)	–	Haringey Borough (8) or Whyteleafe (8)
55	Leiston (7)	–	Folkestone Invicta (7)
56	Burgess Hill Town (7)	–	Marlow (8) or Aveley (8)
57	Bowers & Pitsea (8) or Dereham Town (8)	–	Egham Town (8) or Shoreham (8)
58	Biggleswade Town (7)	–	Wingate & Finchley (7)
59	Kingstonian (7)	–	Thurrock (7)
60	Hayes & Yeading United (8) or Barton Rovers (8)	–	Chesham United (7)
61	Taunton Town (8) or A.F.C. Totton (8)	–	Merthyr Town (7)
62	Dorchester Town (7)	–	Basingstoke Town (7)
63	Salisbury (8) or Paulton Rovers (8)	–	Evesham United (8) or Cirencester Town (8)
64	Gosport Borough (7)	–	Bristol Manor Farm (8) or Cinderford Town (8)
65	Fleet Town (8) or Yate Town (8)	–	Moneyfields (8) or Bideford (8)
66	Mangotsfield United (8) or Thame United (8)	–	North Leigh (8) or Wimborne Town (8)
67	Bishop's Cleeve (8) or Larkhall Athletic (8)	–	Farnborough (7)
68	Swindon Supermarine (8) or Barnstaple Town (8)	–	Slimbridge (8) or Hartley Wintney (8)
69	Hereford (7)	–	Weymouth (7)
70	Tiverton Town (7)	–	Banbury United (7)
71	Kidlington (8) or Winchester City (8)	–	Slough Town (7)
72	Shortwood United (8) or Didcot Town (8)	–	Frome Town (7)

Second round qualifying