1982–83 FA Trophy explained
The 1982–83 FA Trophy was the fourteenth season of the FA Trophy.
Preliminary round
Ties
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| 1 | Alfreton Town | 1-3 | Accrington Stanley |
| 2 | Arnold | 3-0 | Long Eaton United |
| 3 | Banbury United | 1-4 | Dunstable |
| 4 | Canterbury City | 1-0 | Farnborough Town |
| 5 | Cheshunt | 1-0 | Boreham Wood |
| 6 | Curzon Ashton | 2-1 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 7 | Darlaston | 1-2 | Boston |
| 8 | Dudley Town | 0-0 | Spalding United |
| 9 | Emley | 5-3 | Fleetwood Town |
| 10 | Feltham | 3-1 | Sheppey United |
| 11 | Heanor Town | 2-3 | Bootle |
| 12 | Hednesford Town | 2-2 | Rhyl |
| 13 | Hounslow | 5-2 | Hampton |
| 14 | Lye Town | 1-1 | Redditch United |
| 15 | Maesteg Park | 1-1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 16 | Melksham Town | 2-1 | Andover |
| 17 | Metropolitan Police | 4-0 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 18 | Milton Keynes City | 0-5 | Wembley |
| 19 | Salisbury | 1-1 | Barnstaple Town |
| 20 | Sittingbourne | 1-4 | Folkestone |
| 21 | Sudbury Town | 0-2 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 22 | Tilbury | 6-0 | Cambridge City |
| 23 | Walton & Hersham | 0-5 | Kingstonian |
| 24 | Welton Rovers | 0-0 | Ton Pentre | |
Replays
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| 8 | Spalding United | 1-2 | Dudley Town |
| 12 | Rhyl | 1-0 | Hednesford Town |
| 14 | Redditch United | 1-0 | Lye Town |
| 15 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2-0 | Maesteg Park |
| 19 | Barnstaple Town | 2-0 | Salisbury |
| 24 | Ton Pentre | 1-0 | Welton Rovers | |
First qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Ashton United | 0-0 | Droylsden |
| 2 | Aveley | 2-1 | St Albans City |
| 3 | Barnstaple Town | 2-3 | Keynsham Town |
| 4 | Basingstoke Town | 0-2 | Lewes |
| 5 | Bedworth United | 7-3 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 6 | Bideford | 1-1 | Ton Pentre |
| 7 | Boston | 1-1 | A P Leamington |
| 8 | Bridgwater Town | 2-0 | Dawlish Town |
| 9 | Bromley | 3-2 | Welling United |
| 10 | Buxton | 0-2 | Curzon Ashton |
| 11 | Canterbury City | 2-2 | Crawley Town |
| 12 | Cheshunt | 1-1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 13 | Cinderford | 1-2 | Weston super Mare |
| 14 | Clandown | 1-0 | Bridport |
| 15 | Colwyn Bay | 2-1 | Leek Town |
| 16 | Consett | 4-1 | Crook Town |
| 17 | Corby Town | 1-0 | Oxford City |
| 18 | Dover | 1-1 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 19 | Durham City | 5-1 | Formby |
| 20 | Eastwood Town | 4-1 | Grantham |
| 21 | Emley | 3-8 | Hyde United |
| 22 | Enderby Town | 4-2 | Hounslow |
| 23 | Fareham Town | 2-3 | Kingstonian |
| 24 | Ferryhill Athletic – Bye | | |
| 25 | Frome Town | 4-1 | Taunton Town |
| 26 | Gateshead | 3-1 | Whitley Bay |
| 27 | Glossop | 1-1 | Arnold |
| 28 | Goole Town | 9-1 | Evenwood Town |
| 29 | Hayes | 2-1 | Billericay Town |
| 30 | Hertford Town – Bye | | |
| 31 | Highgate United | 0-2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 32 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 4-1 | Willington |
| 33 | Hornchurch | 1-0 | Ware |
| 34 | Ilkeston Town | 3-1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 35 | King's Lynn | 5-0 | Lowestoft Town |
| 36 | Maidenhead United | 3-2 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 37 | Mangotsfield United | 0-2 | Bridgend Town |
| 38 | Matlock Town | 3-2 | Prescot Cables |
| 39 | Metropolitan Police | 5-0 | Staines Town |
| 40 | Moor Green | 3-0 | Macclesfield Town |
| 41 | Nantwich Town | 3-1 | Brereton Social |
| 42 | Netherfield | 1-2 | Burscough |
| 43 | Oswestry Town | 0-1 | Bilston |
| 44 | Penrith | 5-0 | Accrington Stanley |
| 45 | Poole Town | 2-0 | Feltham |
| 46 | Redditch United | 1-1 | Dudley Town |
| 47 | Rossendale United | 0-0 | Tow Law Town |
| 48 | Shepton Mallet Town | 1-1 | Melksham Town |
| 49 | Shildon | 2-2 | Horwich R M I |
| 50 | South Liverpool | 4-0 | Mexborough Town Athletic |
| 51 | Southport | 2-1 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 52 | Stourbridge | 0-0 | Rhyl |
| 53 | Sutton Town | 3-2 | Worksop Town |
| 54 | Tamworth | 1-1 | Belper Town |
| 55 | Thanet United | 2-2 | Folkestone |
| 56 | Tilbury | 1-1 | Chesham United |
| 57 | Tonbridge | 1-2 | Wokingham Town |
| 58 | Waterlooville | 2-1 | Chatham Town |
| 59 | Wellingborough Town | 2-1 | Dunstable |
| 60 | Wembley | 2-3 | Harrow Borough |
| 61 | West Auckland Town | 1-3 | North Shields |
| 62 | Witney Town | 2-2 | Chelmsford City |
| 63 | Workington | 2-0 | Bootle |
| 64 | Worthing | 1-0 | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | |
Replays
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| 1 | Droylsden | 1-1 | Ashton United |
| 6 | Ton Pentre | 0-2 | Bideford |
| 7 | A P Leamington | 6-0 | Boston |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 2-1 | Canterbury City |
| 12 | Hillingdon Borough | 2-0 | Cheshunt |
| 18 | Epsom & Ewell | 0-2 | Dover |
| 27 | Arnold | 2-3 | Glossop |
| 46 | Dudley Town | 2-0 | Redditch United |
| 47 | Tow Law Town | 3-1 | Rossendale United |
| 48 | Melksham Town | 2-1 | Shepton Mallet Town |
| 49 | Horwich R M I | 1-3 | Shildon |
| 52 | Rhyl | 2-0 | Stourbridge |
| 54 | Belper Town | 4-1 | Tamworth |
| 55 | Folkestone | 8-0 | Thanet United |
| 56 | Chesham United | 0-1 | Tilbury |
| 62 | Chelmsford City | 1-0 | Witney Town | |
2nd replay
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| 1 | Droylsden | 1-5 | Ashton United | |
Second qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Bedworth United | 1-2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 2 | Belper Town | 4-1 | Moor Green |
| 3 | Bideford | 2-0 | Frome Town |
| 4 | Bilston | 3-0 | A P Leamington |
| 5 | Chelmsford City | 2-2 | Aveley |
| 6 | Consett | 2-2 | South Liverpool |
| 7 | Corby Town | 2-0 | Curzon Ashton |
| 8 | Crawley Town | 4-2 | Hertford Town |
| 9 | Eastwood Town | 2-2 | Colwyn Bay |
| 10 | Enderby Town | 2-1 | Ashton United |
| 11 | Ferryhill Athletic | 1-4 | Tow Law Town |
| 12 | Goole Town | 4-2 | North Shields |
| 13 | Harrow Borough | 3-2 | Wellingborough Town |
| 14 | Hillingdon Borough | 0-1 | Bromley |
| 15 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 5-0 | Durham City |
| 16 | Ilkeston Town | 2-0 | Nantwich Town |
| 17 | Keynsham Town | 0-2 | Bridgwater Town |
| 18 | King's Lynn | 2-0 | Dover |
| 19 | Kingstonian | 0-1 | Lewes |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 0-3 | Hayes |
| 21 | Matlock Town | 5-2 | Hyde United |
| 22 | Metropolitan Police | 1-0 | Folkestone |
| 23 | Penrith | 4-1 | Shildon |
| 24 | Poole Town | 3-0 | Melksham Town |
| 25 | Rhyl | 3-1 | Glossop |
| 26 | Southport | 2-0 | Gateshead |
| 27 | Sutton Town | 3-0 | Dudley Town |
| 28 | Waterlooville | 4-2 | Clandown |
| 29 | Weston-super-Mare | 2-0 | Bridgend Town |
| 30 | Wokingham Town | 2-3 | Tilbury |
| 31 | Workington | 0-0 | Burscough |
| 32 | Worthing | 2-1 | Hornchurch | |
Replays
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| 5 | Aveley | 0-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 6 | South Liverpool | 3-0 | Consett |
| 9 | Colwyn Bay | 3-2 | Eastwood Town |
| 31 | Burscough | 2-0 | Workington | |
Third qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Alvechurch | 2-2 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 2 | Barnet | 2-1 | Metropolitan Police |
| 3 | Bideford | 2-2 | Weston-super-Mare |
| 4 | Bilston | 2-1 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 5 | Bridgwater Town | 0-1 | Dorchester Town |
| 6 | Bromley | 4-0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 7 | Burscough | 4-1 | Lancaster City |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 2-0 | Belper Town |
| 9 | Carshalton Athletic | 1-0 | Worthing |
| 10 | Chelmsford City | 1-1 | Harrow Borough |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 1-6 | Croydon |
| 12 | Frickley Athletic | 1-1 | Colwyn Bay |
| 13 | Gloucester City | 4-1 | Minehead |
| 14 | Goole Town | 1-0 | Morecambe |
| 15 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1-1 | Maidstone United |
| 16 | Hayes | 1-0 | Harlow Town |
| 17 | Hendon | 0-3 | Tilbury |
| 18 | Hitchin Town | 1-4 | Corby Town |
| 19 | Kettering Town | 2-2 | Barking |
| 20 | King's Lynn | 3-0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 21 | Leatherhead | 2-5 | Waterlooville |
| 22 | Lewes | 1-0 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 23 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1-2 | Cheltenham Town |
| 24 | Penrith | 1-0 | South Bank |
| 25 | Poole Town | 0-1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 26 | Rhyl | 2-1 | Enderby Town |
| 27 | Spennymoor United | 5-0 | Southport |
| 28 | Sutton Town | 1-1 | Chorley |
| 29 | Tow Law Town | 3-1 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 30 | Whitby Town | 2-1 | South Liverpool |
| 31 | Winsford United | 0-2 | Matlock Town |
| 32 | Witton Albion | 1-1 | Ilkeston Town | |
Replays
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| 1 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2-0 | Alvechurch |
| 3 | Weston-super-Mare | 3-2 | Bideford |
| 10 | Harrow Borough | 2-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 12 | Colwyn Bay | 2-0 | Frickley Athletic |
| 15 | Maidstone United | 3-0 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 19 | Barking | 0-0 | Kettering Town |
| 28 | Chorley | 4-0 | Sutton Town |
| 32 | Ilkeston Town | 3-1 | Witton Albion | |
2nd replay
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| 19 | Barking | 0-2 | Kettering Town | |
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Enfield, Runcorn, Telford United, Worcester City, Dagenham, Northwich Victoria, Scarborough, Barrow, Weymouth, Boston United, Altrincham, Bath City, Yeovil Town, Stafford Rangers, Wealdstone, Nuneaton Borough, Bangor City, Dartford, Bishop's Stortford, Wycombe Wanderers, Marine, Blyth Spartans, Mossley, Sutton United, Woking, Ashington, Hastings United, Aylesbury United, Slough Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Leytonstone Ilford and Bishop Auckland.
Ties
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| 1 | Ashington | 1-0 | Burscough |
| 2 | Bangor City | 1-1 | King's Lynn |
| 3 | Barrow | 2-1 | Rhyl |
| 4 | Bath City | 1-2 | Worcester City |
| 5 | Bishop Auckland | 1-3 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 6 | Boston United | 3-0 | Marine |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 0-1 | Telford United |
| 8 | Colwyn Bay | 1-5 | Chorley |
| 9 | Corby Town | 1-1 | Altrincham |
| 10 | Dorchester Town | 3-2 | Gloucester City |
| 11 | Dulwich Hamlet | 4-2 | Kettering Town |
| 12 | Enfield | 2-1 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 13 | Goole Town | 1-1 | Mossley |
| 14 | Harrow Borough | 2-0 | Bromley |
| 15 | Hastings United | 0-2 | Croydon |
| 16 | Hayes | 0-1 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 17 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0-3 | Northwich Victoria |
| 18 | Lewes | 0-2 | Dartford |
| 19 | Maidstone United | 1-0 | Aylesbury United |
| 20 | Matlock Town | 0-1 | Tow Law Town |
| 21 | Penrith | 1-2 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 22 | Runcorn | 0-1 | Scarborough |
| 23 | Slough Town | 0-1 | Dagenham |
| 24 | Spennymoor United | 2-1 | Bilston |
| 25 | Stafford Rangers | 2-2 | Ilkeston Town |
| 26 | Tilbury | 2-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 27 | Waterlooville | 1-2 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 28 | Weston-super-Mare | 0-0 | Weymouth |
| 29 | Whitby Town | 2-3 | Blyth Spartans |
| 30 | Woking | 0-2 | Barnet |
| 31 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2-1 | Wealdstone |
| 32 | Yeovil Town | 2-4 | Sutton United | |
Replays
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| 2 | King's Lynn | 0-2 | Bangor City |
| 9 | Altrincham | 6-0 | Corby Town |
| 13 | Mossley | 2-0 | Goole Town |
| 25 | Ilkeston Town | 3-2 | Stafford Rangers |
| 28 | Weymouth | 1-0 | Weston-super-Mare | |
2nd round
Ties
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| 1 | Ashington | 1-1 | Barrow |
| 2 | Bangor City | 1-0 | Mossley |
| 3 | Barnet | 1-2 | Ilkeston Town |
| 4 | Blyth Spartans | 3-2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 5 | Carshalton Athletic | 2-3 | Tilbury |
| 6 | Chorley | 0-0 | Dartford |
| 7 | Dorchester Town | 2-3 | Enfield |
| 8 | Harrow Borough | 4-1 | Sutton United |
| 9 | Maidstone United | 2-2 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 10 | Northwich Victoria | 1-0 | Croydon |
| 11 | Spennymoor United | 0-0 | Telford United |
| 12 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1-3 | Scarborough |
| 13 | Tow Law Town | 2-2 | Altrincham |
| 14 | Weymouth | 1-0 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 15 | Worcester City | 0-3 | Dagenham |
| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0-0 | Boston United | |
Replays
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| 1 | Barrow | 1-0 | Ashington |
| 6 | Dartford | 3-0 | Chorley |
| 9 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0-3 | Maidstone United |
| 11 | Telford United | 2-1 | Spennymoor United |
| 13 | Altrincham | 3-0 | Tow Law Town |
| 16 | Boston United | 1-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | |
2nd replay
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| 16 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0-2 | Boston United | |
3rd round
Ties
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| 1 | Barrow | 1-1 | Harrow Borough |
| 2 | Blyth Spartans | 2-0 | Altrincham |
| 3 | Boston United | 2-1 | Maidstone United |
| 4 | Dagenham | 3-0 | Weymouth |
| 5 | Dartford | 2-0 | Tilbury |
| 6 | Ilkeston Town | 1-5 | Enfield |
| 7 | Northwich Victoria | 1-1 | Bangor City |
| 8 | Telford United | 3-0 | Scarborough | |
Replays
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| 1 | Harrow Borough | 1-1 | Barrow |
| 7 | Bangor City | 2-2 | Northwich Victoria | |
2nd replays
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| 1 | Barrow | 0-2 | Harrow Borough |
| 7 | Northwich Victoria | 1-0 | Bangor City | |
4th round
Ties
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| 1 | Blyth Spartans | 1-1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 2 | Dagenham | 2-1 | Boston United |
| 3 | Harrow Borough | 5-1 | Enfield |
| 4 | Telford United | 4-1 | Dartford | |
Replay
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| 1 | Northwich Victoria | 3-2 | Blyth Spartans | |
Semi finals
First leg
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| 1 | Northwich Victoria | 3-2 | Dagenham |
| 2 | Telford United | 0-2 | Harrow Borough | |
Second leg
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| 1 | Dagenham | 0-1 | Northwich Victoria | 2-4 |
| 2 | Harrow Borough | 1-5 | Telford United | 3-5 | |
Final
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| Telford United | 2-1 | Northwich Victoria | |
References
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