1978–79 FA Trophy explained
The 1978–79 FA Trophy was the tenth season of the FA Trophy, and this was to be the last season in which the Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League would be Level 5 in the English Pyramid System.
Preliminary round
Ties
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| 1 | Alfreton Town | 1-3 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 2 | Arnold | 1-1 | Stourbridge |
| 3 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3-1 | Bromley |
| 4 | Basingstoke Town | 2-1 | Welton Rovers |
| 5 | Bilston | 2-1 | Moor Green |
| 6 | Bootle | 4-1 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 7 | Boston | 2-0 | Spalding United |
| 8 | Bridport | 2-3 | Tiverton Town |
| 9 | Cinderford Town | 0-1 | Barry Town |
| 10 | Clacton Town | 3-0 | Gorleston |
| 11 | Clapton | 4-0 | Aveley |
| 12 | Colwyn Bay | 1-0 | Oswestry Town |
| 13 | Corby Town | 1-0 | St Albans City |
| 14 | Darlaston | 1-0 | Tamworth |
| 15 | Dawlish Town | 1-1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 16 | Dunstable | 3-1 | Wokingham Town |
| 17 | Eastwood Hanley | 1-1 | Bedworth United |
| 18 | Eastwood Town | 6-1 | Belper Town |
| 19 | Epsom & Ewell | 1-1 | Hounslow |
| 20 | Fareham Town | 3-0 | Andover |
| 21 | Finchley | 0-1 | Crawley Town |
| 22 | Folkestone & Shepway | 3-1 | Sheppey United |
| 23 | Glastonbury | 1-3 | Clevedon Town |
| 24 | Harwich & Parkeston | 4-0 | Sudbury Town |
| 25 | Heanor Town | 1-3 | Alvechurch |
| 26 | Hertford Town | 6-1 | Chesham United |
| 27 | Hornchurch | 2-0 | Hampton |
| 28 | Ilford | 2-1 | Addlestone |
| 29 | Kirkby Town | 1-0 | Skelmersdale United |
| 30 | Maidenhead United | 3-2 | Aylesbury United |
| 31 | Mangotsfield United | 2-1 | Shepton Mallet Town |
| 32 | Medway | 0-0 | Ramsgate |
| 33 | Paulton Rovers | 1-2 | Salisbury |
| 34 | Tonbridge | 2-0 | Sittingbourne |
| 35 | Trowbridge Town | 2-2 | Gloucester City |
| 36 | Walton & Hersham | 1-1 | Corinthian-Casuals |
| 37 | Wembley | 2-1 | Metropolitan Police | |
Replays
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| 2 | Stourbridge | 0-1 | Arnold |
| 15 | Bridgwater Town | 2-1 | Dawlish Town |
| 17 | Bedworth United | 1-0 | Eastwood Hanley |
| 19 | Hounslow | 0-1 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 32 | Ramsgate | 0-1 | Medway |
| 35 | Gloucester City | 1-2 | Trowbridge Town |
| 36 | Corinthian-Casuals | 0-0 | Walton & Hersham | |
2nd replay
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| 36 | Walton & Hersham | 1-2 | Corinthian-Casuals | |
First qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Alvechurch | 2-2 | Witney Town |
| 2 | Arnold | 4-2 | Wellingborough Town |
| 3 | Barking | 7-0 | Clacton Town |
| 4 | Barrow | 2-1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 5 | Bideford | 1-1 | Dorchester Town |
| 6 | Bognor Regis Town | 3-1 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 7 | Bootle | 3-1 | Pwllheli & District |
| 8 | Boston | 2-0 | Ashton United |
| 9 | Bridgend Town | 0-2 | Llanelli |
| 10 | Bridgwater Town | 3-1 | Poole Town |
| 11 | Burscough | 1-0 | Rhyl |
| 12 | Cambridge City | 2-2 | Wealdstone |
| 13 | Clapton | 2-2 | King's Lynn |
| 14 | Clevedon Town | 0-3 | Weston super Mare |
| 15 | Colwyn Bay | 0-2 | Formby |
| 16 | Corby Town | 0-2 | Lye Town |
| 17 | Corinthian-Casuals | 3-3 | Basingstoke Town |
| 18 | Croydon | 5-0 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 19 | Darlaston | 0-1 | A P Leamington |
| 20 | Dudley Town | 2-2 | Bedworth United |
| 21 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1-0 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 22 | Dunstable | 1-2 | Hayes |
| 23 | Emley | 1-1 | Penrith |
| 24 | Enderby Town | 2-1 | Sutton Coldfield town |
| 25 | Evenwood Town | 0-2 | Accrington Stanley |
| 26 | Folkestone & Shepway | 3-1 | Crawley Town |
| 27 | Frome Town | 1-2 | Taunton Town |
| 28 | Harlow Town | 1-1 | Harwich & Parkeston |
| 29 | Harrow Borough | 5-3 | Ware |
| 30 | Hertford Town | 0-1 | Tilbury |
| 31 | Highgate United | 1-1 | Bilston |
| 32 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 2-0 | Durham City |
| 33 | Ilford | 1-0 | Hornchurch |
| 34 | Kirkby Town | 2-1 | St Helens Town |
| 35 | Leek Town | 1-2 | Mossley |
| 36 | Leytonstone | 1-1 | Boreham Wood |
| 37 | Long Eaton United | 2-0 | Worksop Town |
| 38 | Louth United | 2-2 | Eastwood Town |
| 39 | Maidenhead United | 1-1 | Kingstonian |
| 40 | Mangotsfield United | 0-2 | Redditch United |
| 41 | Medway | 2-0 | Horsham |
| 42 | Mexborough Town | 1-2 | Droylsden |
| 43 | Milton Keynes City | 1-0 | Lowestoft Town |
| 44 | Nantwich Town | 0-2 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 45 | New Brighton | 0-0 | South Liverpool |
| 46 | New Mills | 1-2 | Buxton |
| 47 | North Shields | 0-0 | Netherfield |
| 48 | Prestwich Heys | 2-5 | Gateshead |
| 49 | Radcliffe Borough | 2-1 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 50 | Salisbury | 1-1 | Tiverton Town |
| 51 | Shildon | 0-0 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 52 | South Bank | 0-4 | Darwen |
| 53 | Sutton Town | 2-0 | Hyde United |
| 54 | Ton Pentre | 0-3 | Oxford City |
| 55 | Tonbridge | 2-1 | Fareham Town |
| 56 | Tow Law Town | 1-0 | West Auckland Town |
| 57 | Trowbridge Town | 1-1 | Barry Town |
| 58 | Wembley | 1-1 | Barnet |
| 59 | Whitley Bay | 1-4 | Horwich R M I |
| 60 | Wisbech Town | 1-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 61 | Witton Albion | 2-1 | Middlewich Athletic |
| 62 | Woking | 2-2 | Waterlooville | |
Replays
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| 1 | Witney Town | 2-1 | Alvechurch |
| 5 | Dorchester Town | 2-1 | Bideford |
| 12 | Wealdstone | 0-0 | Cambridge City |
| 13 | King's Lynn | 3-1 | Clapton |
| 17 | Basingstoke Town | 1-2 | Corinthian-Casuals |
| 20 | Bedworth United | 2-1 | Dudley Town |
| 23 | Penrith | 1-4 | Emley |
| 28 | Harwich & Parkeston | 0-1 | Harlow Town |
| 31 | Bilston | 3-2 | Highgate United |
| 36 | Boreham Wood | 2-2 | Leytonstone |
| 38 | Eastwood Town | 4-3 | Louth United |
| 39 | Kingstonian | 0-1 | Maidenhead United |
| 45 | South Liverpool | 3-2 | New Brighton |
| 47 | Netherfield | 1-3 | North Shields |
| 50 | Tiverton Town | 0-4 | Salisbury |
| 51 | Bridlington Trinity | 2-1 | Shildon |
| 57 | Barry Town | 4-1 | Trowbridge Town |
| 58 | Barnet | 2-3 | Wembley |
| 60 | Chelmsford City | 2-2 | Wisbech Town |
| 62 | Waterlooville | 3-3 | Woking | |
2nd replays
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| 12 | Wealdstone | 2-1 | Cambridge City |
| 36 | Leytonstone | 0-4 | Boreham Wood |
| 60 | Wisbech Town | 2-3 | Chelmsford City |
| 62 | Waterlooville | 0-0 | Woking | |
3rd replay
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| 62 | Woking | 1-0 | Waterlooville | |
Second qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Arnold | 0-3 | Eastwood Town |
| 2 | Barking | 10-2 | Chelmsford City |
| 3 | Barry Town | 2-1 | Weston super Mare |
| 4 | Bilston | 1-5 | Sutton Town |
| 5 | Bognor Regis Town | 1-1 | Woking |
| 6 | Bootle | 0-3 | Witton Albion |
| 7 | Boreham Wood | 3-3 | Tilbury |
| 8 | Boston | 3-0 | Bedworth United |
| 9 | Bridgwater Town | 1-1 | Salisbury |
| 10 | Bridlington Trinity | 1-1 | North Shields |
| 11 | Burscough | 2-3 | Barrow |
| 12 | Buxton | 1-1 | South Liverpool |
| 13 | Corinthian-Casuals | 0-4 | Wembley |
| 14 | Croydon | 3-1 | Folkestone & Shepway |
| 15 | Darwen | 1-1 | Tow Law Town |
| 16 | Droylsden | 0-1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 17 | Emley | 1-1 | Gateshead |
| 18 | Enderby Town | 1-1 | Long Eaton United |
| 19 | Harrow Borough | 2-1 | A P Leamington |
| 20 | Hayes | 2-1 | Milton Keynes City |
| 21 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0-0 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 22 | Horwich R M I | 3-0 | Ashington |
| 23 | King's Lynn | 2-1 | Ilford |
| 24 | Llanelli | 1-4 | Redditch United |
| 25 | Lye Town | 1-1 | Witney Town |
| 26 | Medway | 0-1 | Maidenhead United |
| 27 | Mossley | 2-2 | Formby |
| 28 | Southall & Ealing Borough | 0-1 | Oxford City |
| 29 | Stalybridge Celtic | 4-0 | Kirkby Town |
| 30 | Taunton Town | 3-2 | Dorchester Town |
| 31 | Tonbridge | 2-3 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 32 | Wealdstone | 1-2 | Harlow Town | |
Replays
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| 5 | Woking | 2-0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 7 | Tilbury | 2-1 | Boreham Wood |
| 9 | Salisbury | 2-1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 10 | North Shields | 0-2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 12 | South Liverpool | 0-2 | Buxton |
| 15 | Tow Law Town | 7-2 | Darwen |
| 17 | Gateshead | 2-1 | Emley |
| 18 | Long Eaton United | 4-2 | Enderby Town |
| 21 | Radcliffe Borough | 1-2 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 25 | Witney Town | 1-0 | Lye Town |
| 27 | Formby | 2-3 | Mossley | |
Third qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 6-1 | Gateshead |
| 2 | Bishop Auckland | 4-0 | Willington |
| 3 | Bridlington Trinity | 1-3 | Chorley |
| 4 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 0-2 | Witney Town |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 1-1 | Grantham |
| 6 | Buxton | 1-1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 4-2 | Banbury United |
| 8 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1-2 | Barking |
| 9 | Eastwood Town | 1-0 | Telford United |
| 10 | Enderby Town | 1-1 | Boston |
| 11 | Frickley Athletic | 1-2 | Barrow |
| 12 | Harlow Town | 1-1 | Croydon |
| 13 | Harrow Borough | 2-0 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 14 | Hayes | 1-0 | Hitchin Town |
| 15 | Hednesford Town | 0-2 | Northwich Victoria |
| 16 | Hillingdon Borough | 2-0 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 17 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0-1 | Consett |
| 18 | King's Lynn | 2-1 | Sutton Town |
| 19 | Macclesfield Town | 0-0 | Witton Albion |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 1-2 | Minehead |
| 21 | Margate | 4-1 | Dartford |
| 22 | Oxford CIty | 1-4 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 23 | Redditch United | 3-0 | Barry Town |
| 24 | Salisbury | 0-2 | Taunton Town |
| 25 | Staines Town | 1-2 | Hastings United |
| 26 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1-1 | Mossley |
| 27 | Sutton United | 4-0 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 28 | Tow Law Town | 1-1 | Horwich R M I |
| 29 | Wembley | 0-3 | Dover |
| 30 | Woking | 0-0 | Tilbury |
| 31 | Workington | 2-2 | Goole Town |
| 32 | Yeovil Town | 8-1 | Merthyr Tydfil | |
Replays
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| 5 | Grantham | 1-0 | Burton Albion |
| 6 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3-2 | Buxton |
| 10 | Boston | 1-1 | Enderby Town |
| 12 | Croydon | 0-1 | Harlow Town |
| 19 | Witton Albion | 3-1 | Macclesfield Town |
| 26 | Mossley | 2-3 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 28 | Horwich R M I | 6-0 | Tow Law Town |
| 30 | Tilbury | 0-1 | Woking |
| 31 | Goole Town | 3-0 | Workington | |
2nd replay
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| 10 | Enderby Town | 3-0 | Boston | |
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Altrincham, Southport, Scarborough, Matlock Town, Morecambe, Stafford Rangers, Weymouth, Bedford Town, Kettering Town, Boston United, Atherstone Town, Runcorn, Lancaster City, Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers, Dagenham, Tooting & Mitcham United, Leatherhead, Spennymoor United, Falmouth Town, Nuneaton Borough, Bangor City, Hendon, Slough Town, Winsford United, Crook Town, Bath City, Maidstone United, Worcester City, Marine, Blyth Spartans and Whitby Town.
Ties
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| 1 | Altrincham | 1-2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 2 | Atherstone Town | 1-2 | Boston United |
| 3 | Barrow | 2-1 | Southport |
| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 0-0 | Crook Town |
| 5 | Consett | 3-2 | Accrington Stanley |
| 6 | Dagenham | 1-1 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 7 | Dover | 0-0 | Bedford Town |
| 8 | Eastwood Town | 0-5 | Worcester City |
| 9 | Enderby Town | 3-0 | Winsford United |
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1-2 | Northwich Victoria |
| 11 | Goole Town | 0-0 | Blyth Spartans |
| 12 | Grantham | 2-3 | Runcorn |
| 13 | Hayes | 2-0 | Harrow Borough |
| 14 | Hendon | 1-2 | Witney Town |
| 15 | Kettering Town | 1-1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 16 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2-2 | Witton Albion |
| 17 | King's Lynn | 1-0 | Redditch United |
| 18 | Leatherhead | 2-1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 19 | Maidstone United | 3-0 | Harlow Town |
| 20 | Margate | 2-1 | Hastings United |
| 21 | Marine | 3-1 | Bangor City |
| 22 | Minehead | 2-1 | Bath City |
| 23 | Morecambe | 0-1 | Scarborough |
| 24 | Slough Town | 3-0 | Woking |
| 25 | Spennymoor United | 2-1 | Horwich R M I |
| 26 | Stafford Rangers | 1-1 | Matlock Town |
| 27 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-2 | Chorley |
| 28 | Sutton United | 0-1 | Enfield |
| 29 | Weymouth | 5-1 | Taunton Town |
| 30 | Whitby Town | 1-3 | Lancaster City |
| 31 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1-0 | Barking |
| 32 | Yeovil Town | 3-0 | Falmouth Town | |
Replays
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| 4 | Crook Town | 1-1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 6 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0-0 | Dagenham |
| 7 | Bedford Town | 3-2 | Dover |
| 11 | Blyth Spartans | 2-1 | Goole Town |
| 15 | Nuneaton Borough | 0-1 | Kettering Town |
| 16 | Witton Albion | 4-2 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 26 | Matlock Town | 1-2 | Stafford Rangers |
| 27 | Chorley | 2-1 | Stalybridge Celtic | |
2nd replays
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| 4 | Bishop Auckland | 2-0 | Crook Town |
| 6 | Dagenham | 3-1 | Tooting & Mitcham United | |
2nd round
Ties
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| 1 | Bedford Town | 1-3 | Runcorn |
| 2 | Bishop Auckland | 4-2 | King's Lynn |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 1-1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 4 | Boston United | 4-0 | Worcester City |
| 5 | Chorley | 2-2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 6 | Enderby Town | 1-0 | Minehead |
| 7 | Hayes | 2-1 | Consett |
| 8 | Kettering Town | 3-0 | Scarborough |
| 9 | Lancaster City | 0-0 | Leatherhead |
| 10 | Maidstone United | 3-1 | Slough Town |
| 11 | Margate | 3-0 | Marine |
| 12 | Northwich Victoria | 1-3 | Enfield |
| 13 | Weymouth | 0-1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 14 | Witney Town | 0-2 | Dagenham |
| 15 | Witton Albion | 1-0 | Spennymoor United |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 5-0 | Barrow | |
Replays
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| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3-0 | Blyth Spartans |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 2-1 | Chorley |
| 9 | Leatherhead | 4-1 | Lancaster City | |
3rd round
Ties
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| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 0-4 | Enfield |
| 2 | Enderby Town | 2-2 | Bishop Auckland |
| 3 | Hayes | 2-2 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 4 | Kettering Town | 2-0 | Maidstone United |
| 5 | Leatherhead | 0-1 | Yeovil Town |
| 6 | Runcorn | 0-0 | Margate |
| 7 | Stafford Rangers | 2-1 | Boston United |
| 8 | Witton Albion | 1-1 | Dagenham | |
Replays
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| 2 | Bishop Auckland | 4-2 | Enderby Town |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2-3 | Hayes |
| 6 | Margate | 0-2 | Runcorn |
| 8 | Dagenham | 1-1 | Witton Albion | |
2nd replay
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| 8 | Witton Albion | 1-3 | Dagenham | |
4th round
Ties
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| 1 | Bishop Auckland | 1-1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 2 | Dagenham | 2-0 | Yeovil Town |
| 3 | Kettering Town | 1-1 | Enfield |
| 4 | Runcorn | 2-1 | Hayes | |
Replays
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| 1 | Stafford Rangers | 3-1 | Bishop Auckland |
| 3 | Enfield | 0-3 | Kettering Town | |
Semi finals
First leg
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| 1 | Dagenham | 0-0 | Kettering Town |
| 2 | Runcorn | 1-2 | Stafford Rangers | |
Second leg
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| 1 | Kettering Town | 1-0 | Dagenham | 1-0 |
| 2 | Stafford Rangers | 1-1 | Runcorn | 3-2 | |
Final
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| Stafford Rangers | 2-0 | Kettering Town | |
References
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