1971–72 FA Trophy explained

FA Trophy
Year:1971–72
Other Titles:FA Challenge Trophy
Country:England
Wales
Num Teams:189
Winners:Stafford Rangers
Second:Barnet
Prev Season:1970–71
Next Season:1972–73

The 1971–72 FA Trophy was the third season of the FA Trophy.

First qualifying round

Ties

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1Abergavenny Thursdays0–0Lockheed Leamington
2Alfreton Town0–4Retford Town
3Andover0–0Salisbury
4Arnold2–0Long Eaton United
5Ashby Institute0–2Louth United
6Ashford Town (Kent)3–2Ramsgate Athletic
7Ashton United3–0Runcorn
8Atherstone Town3–1Gresley Rovers
9Bacup Borough1–5Morecambe
10Barry Town0–0Cinderford Town
11Barton Town3–2Frickley Colliery
12Belper Town2–0Glossop
13Bethesda Athletic2–0Portmadoc
14Bexley United2–1Basingstoke Town
15Blaenau Ffestiniog3–3Ellesmere Port Town
16Bletchley2–1Biggleswade Town
17Bodmin Town0–3Barnstaple Town
18Boldon Colliery Welfare4–0Horden Colliery Welfare
19Boston1–3Spalding United
20Bourne Town2–1Rushden Town
21Brett Sports5–0Deal Town
22Brierley Hill Alliance3–6Lye Town
23Cambridge City2–1Soham Town Rangers
24Chippenham Town4–5Dorchester Town
25Connah's Quay Nomads w/o-scr Prestatyn Town
26Crawley Town3–1Chatham Town
27Darlaston3–0Halesowen Town
28Droylsden4–1Hyde United
29Ely City0–7Lowestoft Town
30Fleetwood Town2–1St Helens Town
31Hatfield Town0–2Dunstable
32Leyland Motors2–3Darwen
33Loughborough United1–2Bedworth United
34Merthyr Tydfil1–0Bridgend Town
35Netherfield1–0Formby
36New Brighton4–0Clitheroe
37Newhall United2–2Heanor Town
38Redditch United1–1Dudley Town
39Rhyl3–2Oswestry Town
40Rossendale United2–0Horwich R M I
41Sandbach Ramblers3–0Radcliffe Borough
42Selby Town0–4Brigg Town
43Sheppey United1–2Canterbury City
44St Blazey2–3Bridport
45Stamford1–0Desborough Town
46Stevenage Athletic3–0St Neots Town
47Stockton4–1Gateshead
48Sutton Town3–1Dinnington Athletic
49Thetford Town2–3Holbeach United
50Ton Pentre2–0Gloucester City
51Tonbridge1–1Sittingbourne
52Trowbridge Town8–2Cowes
53Warley2–3Lower Gornal Athletic
54Wellingborough Town6–1Skegness Town
55Welton Rovers2–0Frome Town
56Weston super Mare0–1Wadebridge Town
57Whitstable Town0–4Folkestone
58Winterton Rangers3–2Hull Brunswick
59Wisbech Town5–1March Town United
60Witton Albion2–1Nantwich Town
61Worksop Town4–0Mexborough Town

Replays

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1Lockheed Leamington6–1Abergavenny Thursdays
3Salisbury4–3Andover
10Cinderford Town3–0Barry Town
15Ellesmere Port Town1–2Blaneau Ffestiniog
37Heanor Town2–2Newhall United
38Dudley Town1–2Redditch United
51Sittingbourne1–3Tonbridge

2nd replay

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37Newhall United2–3Heanor Town

Second qualifying round

Ties

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1Arnold2–1Heanor Town
2Atherstone Town2–1Bedworth United
3Barnstaple Town3–2Taunton Town
4Barton Town7–0Brigg Town
5Belper Town1–4Worksop Town
6Bethesda Athletic0–3Rhyl
7Bexley United2–1Crawley Town
8Blaenau Ffestiniog3–3Connah's Quay Nomads
9Bletchley2–3Potton United
10Boldon Colliery Welfare0–1Morecambe
11Bourne Town2–1Stamford
12Brett Sports1–3Folkestone
13Bridport0–0Wadebridge Town
14Cinderford Town1–3Merthyr Tydfil
15Darlaston1–3Lower Gornal Athletic
16Dorchester Town4–1Trowbridge Town
17Droylsden0–3Witton Albion
18Dunstable4–2Stevenage Athletic
19Fleetwood4–0Darwen
20Guildford City1–0Ashford Town
21Holbeach United2–7Cambridge City
22Lockheed Leamington1–0Ton Pentre
23Louth United1–0Winterton Rangers
24Lowestoft Town1–0Wisbech Town
25Redditch United5–0Lye Town
26Rossendale United3–2Netherfield
27Salisbury3–1Welton Rovers
28Sandbach Ramblers1–1Ashton United
29Spalding United2–2Wellingborough Town
30Stockton2–1New Brighton
31Sutton Town0–3Retford Town
32Tonbridge3–0Canterbury City

Replays

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8Connah's Quay Nomads1–0Blaenau Ffestiniog
13Wadebridge Town2–3Bridport
28Ashton United1–2Sandbach Ramblers
29Wellingborough Town2–0Spalding United

Third qualifying round

Ties

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1Arnold1–1Barton Town
2Atherstone Town4–1Dunstable
3Banbury United4–2Bridport
4Barnstaple Town3–2Bath City
5Bexley United4–0Potton United
6Bideford4–0Poole Town
7Bilston3–0Sandbach Ramblers
8Bridlington Town0–0Ilkeston Town
9Bury Town1–4Lowestoft Town
10Cambridge City3–2Lockheed Leamington
11Cheltenham Town2–2Merthyr Tydfil
12Chorley1–0Lancaster City
13Connah's Quay Nomads3–2Stalybridge Celtic
14Corby Town0–2Nuneaton Borough
15Denaby United1–0Louth United
16Dorchester Town1–1Salisbury
17Fleetwood Town1–1Kirkby Town
18Folkestone2–2Margate
19Gainsborough Trinity3–1Goole Town
20Glastonbury0–2Minehead
21Gravesend & Northfleet0–2Dartford
22Hednesford Town0–1Great Harwood
23Lower Gornal Athletic1–2Morecambe
24Rhyl0–1Stafford Rangers
25Rossendale United1–0Winsford United
26South Liverpool2–1Redditch United
27Stockton2–1Retford Town
28Thornycroft Athletic1–2King's Lynn
29Tonbridge2–0Guildford City
30Wellingborough Town3–1Bourne Town
31Witton Albion1–0Altrincham
32Worksop Town0–0Boston United

Replays

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1Barton Town0–2Arnold
2Dunstable0–0Atherstone Town
8Ilkeston Town3–0Bridlington Trinity
11Merthyr Tydfil2–1Cheltenham Town
16Salisbury0–2Dorchester Town
17Kirkby Town2–0Fleetwood Town
18Margate1–1Folkestone
32Boston United2–4Worksop Town

2nd replays

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2Atherstone Town5–1Dunstable
18Folkestone1–2Margate

1st round

The teams that given byes to this round are Telford United, Macclesfield Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Wigan Athletic, South Shields, Bangor City, Mossley, Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Bridgwater Town, Burscough, Chelmsford City, Barnet, Hereford United, Kettering Town, Grantham, Buxton, Burton Albion, Bedford Town, Dover, Scarborough, Northwich Victoria, Matlock Town, Tamworth, Hastings United and Stourbridge.

Ties

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1Barnstaple Town2–1King's Lynn
2Bedford Town2–2Cambridge City
3Bexley United3–1Weymouth
4Bideford1–1Atherstone Town
5Bradford Park Avenue1–1Stafford Rangers
6Bromsgrove Rovers3–3Minehead
7Burton Albion2–0Rossendale United
8Buxton1–0Northwich Victoria
9Chelmsford City4–1Kettering Town
10Connah's Quay Nomads2–0Stockton
11Dorchester Town2–0Tonbridge
12Dover0–6Barnet
13Grantham2–2Bangor City
14Great Harwood1–0Worksop Town
15Hastings United3–2Worcester City
16Hereford United3–1Banbury United
17Hillingdon Borough3–2Margate
18Ilkeston Town1–0Gainsborough Trinity
19Kidderminster Harriers1–1Romford
20Kirkby Town2–3Denaby United
21Macclesfield Town2–1Bilston
22Matlock Town1–1Chorley
23Merthyr Tydfil1–0Bridgwater Town
24Mossley0–2Arnold
25Nuneaton Borough1–2Telford United
26Scarborough1–0South Shields
27South Liverpool2–2Burscough
28Stourbridge0–0Lowestoft Town
29Tamworth1–4Morecambe
30Wellingborough Town1–1Dartford
31Wigan Athletic1–0Witton Albion
32Wimbledon1–5Yeovil Town

Replays

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2Cambridge City0–2Bedford Town
4Atherstone Town5–0Bideford
5Stafford Rangers1–0Bradford Park Avenue
6Minehead0–1Bromsgrove Rovers
13Bangor City2–4Grantham
19Romford1–2Kidderminster Harriers
22Chorley2–1Matlock Town
27Burscough1–1South Liverpool
28Lowestoft Town2–0Stourbridge
30Dartford0–0Wellingborough Town

2nd replays

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27South Liverpool2–1Burscough
30Wellingborough Town0–3Dartford

2nd round

Ties

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1Arnold1–1Buxton
2Bexley United2–0Barnstaple Town
3Chelmsford City5–1Merthyr Tydfil
4Chorley1–0Scarborough
5Connah's Quay Nomads1–2Grantham
6Dartford0–0Atherstone Town
7Dorchester Town1–0Bedford Town
8Great Harwood3–4Wigan Athletic
9Hereford United2–1Bromsgrove Rovers
10Hillingdon Borough1–0Kidderminster Harriers
11Lowestoft Town0–0Barnet
12Macclesfield Town3–0Burton Albion
13Morecambe4–0Denaby United
14South Liverpool2–3Telford United
15Stafford Rangers3–0Ilkeston Town
16Yeovil Town4–1Hastings United

Replays

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1Buxton2–0Arnold
6Atherstone Town0–1Dartford
11Barnet5–1Lowestoft Town

3rd round

Ties

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1Buxton3–2Bexley United
2Chelmsford City2–3Yeovil Town
3Chorley0–1Grantham
4Dorchester Town1–1Telford United
5Hereford United0–1Dartford
6Hillingdon Borough1–2Stafford Rangers
7Macclesfield Town2–1Morecambe
8Wigan Athletic1–2Barnet

Replay

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4Telford United3–1Dorchester Town

4th round

Ties

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1Buxton2–2Telford United
2Dartford0–2Barnet
3Grantham0–1Yeovil Town
4Stafford Rangers1–1Macclesfield Town

Replays

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1Telford United2–1Buxton
4Macclesfield Town0–3Stafford Rangers

Semi finals

Ties

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1Barnet1–0Telford United
2Stafford Rangers4–0Yeovil Town

Final

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Stafford Rangers3–0Barnet

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