1973–74 FA Trophy explained
| FA Trophy |
| Year: | 1973–74 |
| Other Titles: | FA Challenge Trophy |
| Country: | England
Wales |
| Num Teams: | 200 |
| Winners: | Morecambe |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Dartford |
| Prev Season: | 1972–73 |
| Next Season: | 1974–75 |
The 1973–74 FA Trophy was the fifth season of the FA Trophy.
Preliminary round
Ties
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| 1 | Cinderford Town | 3-0 | Gloucester City |
| 2 | Cowes | 1-3 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 3 | Fleetwood | 1-3 | Netherfield |
| 4 | Guildford City | 2-1 | Andover |
| 5 | Hednesford Town | 1-0 | Brereton Social |
| 6 | Retford Town | 1-0 | Goole Town |
| 7 | Soham Town Rangers | 1-2 | Wisbech Town |
| 8 | Weston-Super-Mere | 2-1 | Glastonbury | |
First qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | A P Leamington | 1-1 | Heanor Town |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 4-2 | Netherfield |
| 3 | Alfreton Town | 6-1 | Spalding United |
| 4 | Ashton United | 1-2 | Hyde United |
| 5 | Barnstaple Town | 1-1 | Bridgend Town |
| 6 | Barton Town | 2-3 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 7 | Basingstoke Town | 1-1 | Salisbury |
| 8 | Bath City | 2-1 | Cinderford Town |
| 9 | Bethesda Athletic | 0-1 | Nantlle Vale |
| 10 | Blaenau Ffestiniog | 2-2 | Rhyl |
| 11 | Bletchley | 3-1 | Bury Town |
| 12 | Boston | 2-1 | Louth United |
| 13 | Bourne Town | 3-1 | Holbeach United |
| 14 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 2-0 | Halesowen Town |
| 15 | Caernarfon Town | 1-4 | Pwllheli & District |
| 16 | Congleton Town | 1-2 | Formby |
| 17 | Crawley Town | 2-1 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 18 | Darwen | 1-1 | Rossendale United |
| 19 | Droylsden | 2-2 | Clitheroe |
| 20 | Eastwood Hanley | 0-2 | Leek Town |
| 21 | Ellesmere Port Town | 0-2 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 22 | Ely City | 1-1 | Skegness Town |
| 23 | Enderby Town | 0-1 | Darlaston |
| 24 | Falmouth Town | 2-0 | Ton Pentre |
| 25 | Ferndale Athletic | 0-0 | Weston-super-Mare |
| 26 | Folkestone | 2-0 | Ramsgate |
| 27 | Frickley Colliery | 3-0 | Retford Town |
| 28 | Frome Town | 0-1 | Trowbridge Town |
| 29 | Glossop | 0-1 | Woolley Miners Welfare |
| 30 | Gornal Athletic | 0-1 | Dudley Town |
| 31 | Gresley Rovers | 1-2 | Belper Town |
| 32 | Hatfield Main | 3-1 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 33 | Hinckley Athletic | 0-3 | Bedworth United |
| 34 | Histon | 1-1 | Sudbury Town |
| 35 | Horden Colliery Welfare | W/O | Gateshead |
| 36 | Horwich R M I | 0-2 | Skelmersdale United |
| 37 | Kimberley Town | 1-0 | Eastwood Town |
| 38 | Long Eaton United | 1-0 | Desborough Town |
| 39 | Lowestoft Town | 2-0 | Wisbech Town |
| 40 | Lye Town | 2-1 | Hednesford |
| 41 | Maidstone United | 3-1 | Deal Town |
| 42 | Metropolitan Police | 1-3 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 43 | Nantwich Town | 2-1 | Winsford United |
| 44 | Nelson | 1-4 | Worksop Town |
| 45 | New Mills | 1-1 | New Brighton |
| 46 | Oswestry Town | 1-1 | Portmadoc |
| 47 | Poole Town | 2-3 | Guildford City |
| 48 | Radcliffe Borough | 0-0 | Runcorn |
| 49 | Redditch United | 2-1 | Atherstone Town |
| 50 | Rushden Town | 0-0 | Sutton Town |
| 51 | Sheppey United | 2-3 | Chatham Town |
| 52 | Sittingbourne | 1-3 | Dunstable |
| 53 | St Helens Town | 4-3 | Leyland Motors |
| 54 | St Neots Town | 4-3 | Potton United |
| 55 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-1 | Bacup Borough |
| 56 | Stamford | 5-2 | March Town United |
| 57 | Stevenage Athletic | 2-1 | Biggleswade Town |
| 58 | Taunton Town | 5-0 | Chippenham Town |
| 59 | Wadebridge Town | 5-1 | St Blazey |
| 60 | Waterlooville | 4-1 | Fleet Town |
| 61 | Wealdstone | 4-0 | Hatfield Town |
| 62 | Welton Rovers | 1-1 | Bridport |
| 63 | Whitstable Town | 1-4 | Canterbury City |
| 64 | Winterton Rangers | 3-1 | Brigg Town | |
Replays
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| 1 | Heanor Town | 0-3 | A P Leamington |
| 5 | Bridgend Town | 2-2 | Barnstaple Town |
| 7 | Salisbury | 3-0 | Basingstoke Town |
| 10 | Rhyl | 4-3 | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| 18 | Rossendale United | 2-0 | Darwen |
| 19 | Clitheroe | 0-4 | Droylsden |
| 22 | Skegness Town | 1-2 | Ely City |
| 25 | Weston-super-Mare | 1-0 | Ferndale Athletic |
| 34 | Sudbury Town | 3-1 | Histon |
| 45 | New Brighton | 2-0 | New Mills |
| 46 | Portmadoc | 4-0 | Oswestry Town |
| 48 | Runcorn | 1-0 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 50 | Sutton Town | 3-0 | Rushden Town |
| 62 | Bridport | 0-2 | Welton Rovers | |
2nd replay
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| 5 | Barnstaple Town | 3-2 | Bridgend Town | |
Second qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 2-1 | Rossendale United |
| 2 | Barnstaple Town | 1-3 | Falmouth Town |
| 3 | Bath City | 1-0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 4 | Bletchley | 0-0 | Stevenage Athletic |
| 5 | Boston | 1-1 | Bourne Town |
| 6 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 2-3 | Bedworth United |
| 7 | Chatham Town | 2-0 | Salisbury |
| 8 | Darlaston | 2-2 | A P Leamington |
| 9 | Droylsden | 4-3 | St Helens Town |
| 10 | Ely City | 3-6 | Alfreton Town |
| 11 | Folkestone | 0-4 | Canterbury City |
| 12 | Hatfield Main | 1-2 | Frickley Colliery |
| 13 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 1-2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 14 | Kimberley Town | 2-0 | Sutton Town |
| 15 | Lowestoft Town | 2-2 | Sudbury Town |
| 16 | Lye Town | 0-1 | Dudley Town |
| 17 | Maidstone United | 1-0 | Crawley Town |
| 18 | Nantwich Town | 2-1 | New Brighton |
| 19 | Portmadoc | 8-1 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 20 | Pwllheli & District | 2-2 | Nantlle Vale |
| 21 | Redditch United | 1-2 | Belper Town |
| 22 | Rhyl | 2-2 | Leek Town |
| 23 | Runcorn | 1-2 | Formby |
| 24 | Skelmersdale United | 0-1 | Hyde United |
| 25 | St Neots Town | 1-1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 26 | Stamford | 3-1 | Long Eaton United |
| 27 | Taunton Town | 4-0 | Weston-super-Mare |
| 28 | Waterlooville | 0-1 | Guildford City |
| 29 | Wealdstone | 3-0 | Dunstable |
| 30 | Welton Rovers | 4-0 | Wadebridge Town |
| 31 | Winterton Rangers | 2-3 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 32 | Woolley Miners Welfare | 2-3 | Worksop Town | |
Replays
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| 4 | Stevenage Athletic | 1-2 | Bletchley |
| 5 | Bourne Town | 0-0 | Boston |
| 8 | A P Leamington | 0-1 | Darlaston |
| 15 | Sudbury Town | 1-2 | Lowestoft Town |
| 20 | Nantlle Vale | 1-2 | Pwllheli & District |
| 22 | Leek Town | 1-0 | Rhyl |
| 25 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 4-1 | St Neots Town | |
2nd replay
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| 5 | Boston | 4-0 | Bourne Town | |
Third qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Altrincham | 0-1 | Pwllheli & District |
| 2 | Arnold | 1-2 | Worksop Town |
| 3 | Banbury United | 2-1 | Dudley Town |
| 4 | Bath City | 0-2 | Falmouth Town |
| 5 | Bedworth United | 2-2 | Stamford |
| 6 | Bilston | 0-0 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 7 | Boston United | 6-0 | Chatham Town |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7-0 | Kimberley Town |
| 9 | Bridgwater Town | 1-2 | Taunton Town |
| 10 | Bridlington Trinity | 3-1 | Denaby United |
| 11 | Cambridge City | 1-1 | Margate |
| 12 | Darlaston | 0-1 | Tamworth |
| 13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2-2 | Frickley Colliery |
| 14 | Guildford City | 3-1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 15 | Kettering Town | 5-0 | Wellingborough Town |
| 16 | King's Lynn | 1-0 | Tonbridge |
| 17 | Lancaster City | 1-4 | Leek Town |
| 18 | Lowestoft Town | 1-2 | Bletchley |
| 19 | Maidstone United | 1-2 | Canterbury City |
| 20 | Matlock Town | 1-1 | Belper Town |
| 21 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2-0 | Corby Town |
| 22 | Mexborough Town | 4-0 | Stockton |
| 23 | Minehead | 1-0 | Bideford |
| 24 | Nantwich Town | 2-0 | Accrington Stanley |
| 25 | Northwich Victoria | 3-0 | Great Harwood |
| 26 | Portmadoc | 2-3 | Mossley |
| 27 | Sandbach Ramblers | 1-1 | Hyde United |
| 28 | South Shields | W/O | Alfreton Town |
| 29 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1-0 | Droylsden |
| 30 | Wealdstone | 6-1 | Boston |
| 31 | Welton Rovers | 3-0 | Dorchester Town |
| 32 | Witton Albion | 1-1 | Formby | |
Replays
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| 5 | Stamford | 0-1 | Boston United |
| 6 | Nuneaton Borough | 2-1 | Bilston |
| 11 | Margate | 2-1 | Cambridge City |
| 13 | Frickley Colliery | 2-3 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 20 | Belper Town | 2-4 | Matlock Town |
| 27 | Hyde United | 0-1 | Sandbach Ramblers |
| 32 | Formby | 2-2 | Witton Albion | |
2nd replay
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| 32 | Witton Albion | 2-3 | Formby | |
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Scarborough, Stafford Rangers, Barrow, Telford United, Macclesfield Town, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Wigan Athletic, Bangor City, Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Burscough, Chelmsford City, Barnet, Grantham, Buxton, Burton Albion, Bedford Town, Dover, Hastings United, Stourbridge, Dartford, South Liverpool, Chorley, Ilkeston Town, Morecambe, Ashford Town (Kent) and Bexley United.
Ties
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| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 2-3 | Dartford |
| 2 | Bangor City | 2-0 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 3 | Bedford Town | 3-2 | Chelmsford City |
| 4 | Bedworth United | 2-3 | Stourbridge |
| 5 | Bexley United | 1-2 | Banbury United |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0-1 | Buxton |
| 7 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 3-1 | King's Lynn |
| 8 | Burscough | 2-0 | Mossley |
| 9 | Canterbury City | 1-2 | Bletchley |
| 10 | Falmouth Town | 0-1 | Minehead |
| 11 | Grantham | 4-1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 12 | Guildford City | 2-1 | Yeovil Town |
| 13 | Hastings United | 1-0 | Barnet |
| 14 | Kettering Town | 1-1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 15 | Leek Town | 0-1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 2-1 | Tamworth |
| 17 | Margate | 2-0 | Dover |
| 18 | Merthyr Tydfil | 3-3 | Welton Rovers |
| 19 | Mexborough Town | 0-3 | Morecambe |
| 20 | Pwllheli & District | 2-3 | Barrow |
| 21 | Romford | 2-1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 22 | Sandbach Ramblers | 3-0 | Nantwich Town |
| 23 | Scarborough | 1-0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 24 | South Shields | 1-1 | Matlock Town |
| 25 | Stafford Rangers | 5-1 | South Liverpool |
| 26 | Stalybridge Celtic | 3-3 | Formby |
| 27 | Taunton Town | 0-1 | Worcester City |
| 28 | Telford United | 5-1 | Chorley |
| 29 | Weymouth | 2-1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 30 | Wigan Athletic | 2-3 | Boston United |
| 31 | Wimbledon | 0-1 | Wealdstone |
| 32 | Worksop Town | 2-1 | Burton Albion | |
Replays
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| 14 | Nuneaton Borough | 1-1 | Kettering Town |
| 18 | Welton Rovers | 0-3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 24 | Matlock Town | 2-3 | South Shields |
| 26 | Formby | 0-0 | Stalybridge Celtic | |
2nd replay
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| 14 | Kettering Town | 1-0 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 26 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-0 | Formby | |
2nd round
Ties
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| 1 | Banbury United | 0-0 | Guildford City |
| 2 | Barrow | 0-2 | Stafford Rangers |
| 3 | Bedford Town | 1-0 | Stourbridge |
| 4 | Boston United | 2-1 | Telford United |
| 5 | Burscough | 1-1 | South Shields |
| 6 | Buxton | 3-2 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 7 | Dartford | 0-0 | Minehead |
| 8 | Grantham | 3-0 | Scarborough |
| 9 | Kettering Town | 2-2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 10 | Margate | 2-2 | Weymouth |
| 11 | Morecambe | 2-1 | Bangor City |
| 12 | Romford | 2-1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 13 | Sandbach Ramblers | 2-0 | Northwich Victoria |
| 14 | Wealdstone | 5-2 | Hastings United |
| 15 | Worcester City | 5-1 | Bletchley |
| 16 | Worksop Town | 2-2 | Macclesfield Town | |
Replays
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| 1 | Guildford City | 1-2 | Banbury United |
| 5 | South Shields | 1-0 | Burscough |
| 7 | Minehead | 1-2 | Dartford |
| 9 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 0-3 | Kettering Town |
| 10 | Weymouth | 1-0 | Margate |
| 16 | Macclesfield Town | 4-0 | Worksop Town | |
3rd round
Ties
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| 1 | Dartford | 1-1 | Banbury United |
| 2 | Grantham | 0-0 | Bedford Town |
| 3 | Macclesfield Town | 3-0 | Buxton |
| 4 | Morecambe | 0-0 | Kettering Town |
| 5 | Romford | 1-1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 6 | Wealdstone | 1-1 | South Shields |
| 7 | Weymouth | 3-0 | Boston United |
| 8 | Worcester City | 4-3 | Sandbach Ramblers | |
Replays
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| 1 | Banbury United | 2-2 | Dartford |
| 2 | Bedford Town | 4-0 | Grantham |
| 4 | Kettering Town | 1-2 | Morecambe |
| 5 | Stafford Rangers | 2-0 | Romford |
| 6 | South Shields | 2-1 | Wealdstone | |
2nd Replay!Tie!Home Team!Score!Away Team| 1† | Banbury United | 0-1 | Dartford | |
† The match was played at Bedford Town.
4th round
Ties
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| 1 | Bedford Town | 0-1 | Morecambe |
| 2 | South Shields | 0-0 | Worcester City |
| 3 | Stafford Rangers | 0-0 | Macclesfield Town |
| 4 | Weymouth | 1-2 | Dartford | |
Replays
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| 2 | Worcester City | 0-2 | South Shields |
| 3 | Macclesfield Town | 2-0 | Stafford Rangers | |
Semi finals
First leg
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| 1 | Macclesfield Town | 0-0 | Dartford |
| 2 | South Shields | 0-1 | Morecambe | |
Second leg
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| 1 | Dartford | 2-1 | Macclesfield Town | 2-1 |
| 2 | Morecambe | 2-0 | South Shields | 3-0 | |
Final
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| Morecambe | 2-1 | Dartford | |
References
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