2017–18 FA Trophy
Football Association Trophy | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Guernsey Wales |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brackley Town |
Runner-up | Bromley |
Tournament statistics | |
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
A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.
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Second round qualifying
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Third round qualifying
A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.
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First round proper
A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.
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Second round proper
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Third round proper
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Fourth round proper
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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
Brackley Town (6) | 1–0 | Wealdstone (6) |
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Gudger File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Bromley (5) | 3–2 | Gateshead (5) |
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Hanlan File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (pen.) Dennis File:Soccerball shade.svg 51', 82' |
Peniket File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Johnson File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
Second leg
Wealdstone (6) | 0–2 | Brackley Town (6) |
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Byrne File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Willaims File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Brackley Town won 3–0 on aggregate
Gateshead (5) | 1–1 | Bromley (5) |
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Barrow File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' | Kerr File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' (o.g.) |
Bromley won 4-3 on aggregate
Final
Brackley Town | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Bromley |
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Johnson File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+6' (o.g.) | Report | Bugiel File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' |
Penalties | ||
Byrne soccer ball with red X Williams soccer ball with check mark Diggin soccer ball with check mark Armson soccer ball with check mark G. Walker soccer ball with check mark Brown soccer ball with check mark |
5–4 | Sutherland soccer ball with check mark Raymond soccer ball with check mark Hanlan soccer ball with check mark Rees soccer ball with check mark Bugiel soccer ball with red X Holland soccer ball with red X |
References
- ↑ "The FA Trophy Fixtures List – Season 2017–2018". The FA. Retrieved 7 July 2017.