1986–87 FA Trophy explained
The 1986–87 FA Trophy was the eighteenth season of the FA Trophy.
Preliminary round
Ties
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| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 3-2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 2 | Andover | 2-3 | Harlow Town |
| 3 | Barnstaple Town | 0-1 | Maidenhead United |
| 4 | Hednesford Town | 2-1 | Sutton Town |
| 5 | Minehead | 3-0 | Llanelli |
| 6 | Stevenage Borough | 1-0 | Dunstable |
| 7 | Tonbridge | 1-3 | Dover Athletic |
| 8 | Wellingborough Town | 6-1 | Burnham & Hillingdon | |
First qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 1-1 | Goole Town |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 5-3 | Oswestry Town |
| 3 | Aveley | 0-0 | Leatherhead |
| 4 | Aylesbury United | 3-1 | Billericay Town |
| 5 | Basildon United | 1-1 | Staines Town |
| 6 | Basingstoke Town | 0-0 | Sheppey United |
| 7 | Bedworth United | 0-2 | Hednesford Town |
| 8 | Billingham Synthonia | 1-0 | Spennymoor United |
| 9 | Bognor Regis Town | 1-1 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 10 | Bootle | 3-0 | Penrith |
| 11 | Boreham Wood | 2-2 | Hornchurch |
| 12 | Bracknell Town | 5-2 | Waterlooville |
| 13 | Brandon United | 0-1 | Crook Town |
| 14 | Chesham United | 3-0 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 15 | Chester-Le-Street Town | 3-5 | Newcastle Blue Star |
| 16 | Colwyn Bay | 1-0 | Witton Albion |
| 17 | Cwmbran Town | 2-5 | Melksham Town |
| 18 | Easington Colliery | 1-0 | Chorley |
| 19 | Fareham Town | 5-0 | Epsom & Ewell |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 2-4 | Bideford |
| 21 | Formby | 1-2 | Consett |
| 22 | Frome Town | 1-1 | Saltash United |
| 23 | Grantham | 2-0 | Arnold |
| 24 | Gretna | 2-2 | Whitley Bay |
| 25 | Hampton | 3-1 | Uxbridge |
| 26 | Harlow Town | 0-3 | Hendon |
| 27 | Hayes | 1-1 | Canterbury City |
| 28 | Horwich R M I | 3-2 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 29 | Ilkeston Town | 0-2 | Moor Green |
| 30 | Kingstonian | 2-0 | Finchley |
| 31 | Leicester United | 8-1 | Heanor Town |
| 32 | Lewes | 0-1 | Southwick |
| 33 | Leyton Wingate | 1-1 | Bromley |
| 34 | Leytonstone Ilford | 1-3 | Oxford City |
| 35 | Maesteg Park | 2-1 | Gosport Borough |
| 36 | Maidenhead United | 0-0 | Clandown |
| 37 | Minehead | 0-3 | Dorchester Town |
| 38 | Mossley | 1-0 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 39 | Netherfield | 1-1 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 40 | Oldbury United | 0-2 | Leamington |
| 41 | Peterlee Newtown | 0-2 | Tow Law Town |
| 42 | Poole Town | 4-4 | Taunton Town |
| 43 | Ryhope Community Association | 1-1 | Congleton Town |
| 44 | Salisbury | 1-3 | Weston Super Mare |
| 45 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 1-1 | Caernarfon Town |
| 46 | Sittingbourne | 1-2 | Chatham Town |
| 47 | South Liverpool | 1-1 | Billingham Town |
| 48 | St Albans City | 4-0 | Banbury United |
| 49 | Stevenage Borough | 3-2 | Kingsbury Town |
| 50 | Stourbridge | 1-0 | Redditch United |
| 51 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 0-1 | Eastwood Town |
| 52 | Thanet United | 1-1 | Dover Athletic |
| 53 | Tilbury | 1-3 | Hitchin Town |
| 54 | Ton Pentre | 3-2 | Barry Town |
| 55 | Trowbridge Town | 4-0 | Gloucester City |
| 56 | V S Rugby | 4-0 | Buxton |
| 57 | Walthamstow Avenue | 0-1 | Wembley |
| 58 | Walton & Hersham | 6-1 | Folkestone |
| 59 | Wellingborough Town | 0-2 | Cambridge City |
| 60 | Winsford United | 1-2 | Dudley Town |
| 61 | Witney Town | 1-1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 62 | Woking | 0-1 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 63 | Workington | 1-1 | Glossop |
| 64 | Worksop Town | 4-2 | Leyland Motors | |
Replays
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| 1 | Sutton United | 0-3 | Accrington Stanley |
| 3 | Leatherhead | 4-2 | Aveley |
| 5 | Staines Town | 2-0 | Basildon United |
| 6 | Sheppey United | 1-1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 9 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 5-1 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 11 | Hornchurch | 1-3 | Boreham Wood |
| 22 | Saltash United | 3-2 | Frome Town |
| 24 | Whitley Bay | 2-0 | Gretna |
| 27 | Canterbury City | 3-3 | Hayes |
| 33 | Bromley | 1-0 | Leyton Wingate |
| 36 | Clandown | 0-1 | Maidenhead United |
| 39 | Radcliffe Borough | 4-2 | Netherfield |
| 42 | Taunton Town | 1-1 | Poole Town |
| 43 | Congleton Town | 2-1 | Ryhope Community Association |
| 45 | Caernarfon Town | 2-3 | Shepshed Charterhouse |
| 47 | Billingham Town | 0-1 | South Liverpool |
| 52 | Dover Athletic | 1-0 | Thanet United |
| 61 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 1-2 | Witney Town |
| 63 | Glossop | 1-0 | Workington | |
2nd replays
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| 6 | Sheppey United | 2-3 | Basingstoke Town |
| 27 | Canterbury City | 1-0 | Hayes |
| 42 | Poole Town | 0-1 | Taunton Town | |
Second qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 2-1 | Chatham Town |
| 2 | Bootle | 2-5 | Newcastle Blue Star |
| 3 | Boreham Wood | 1-1 | Stevenage Borough |
| 4 | Bracknell Town | 2-4 | Basingstoke Town |
| 5 | Canterbury City | 1-0 | Southwick |
| 6 | Chesham United | 0-3 | St Albans City |
| 7 | Colwyn Bay | 0-4 | Leicester United |
| 8 | Congleton Town | 2-3 | Mossley |
| 9 | Crook Town | 2-0 | Easington Colliery |
| 10 | Dover Athletic | 1-2 | Leatherhead |
| 11 | Dudley Town | 1-1 | Shepshed Charterhouse |
| 12 | Goole Town | 3-1 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 13 | Grantham | 2-1 | Moor Green |
| 14 | Hampton | 1-2 | Hitchin Town |
| 15 | Hednesford Town | 1-0 | Eastwood Town |
| 16 | Horwich R M I | 0-0 | Consett |
| 17 | Kingstonian | 0-4 | Wembley |
| 18 | Leamington | 1-1 | V S Rugby |
| 19 | Maidenhead United | 4-3 | Melksham Town |
| 20 | Oxford City | 1-1 | Cambridge City |
| 21 | Saltash United | 3-2 | Maesteg Park |
| 22 | South Liverpool | 4-0 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 23 | Staines Town | 1-1 | Bromley |
| 24 | Stourbridge | 0-2 | Alfreton Town |
| 25 | Taunton Town | 0-1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 26 | Ton Pentre | 1-1 | Dorchester Town |
| 27 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1-0 | Hendon |
| 28 | Tow Law Town | 2-2 | Worksop Town |
| 29 | Trowbridge Town | 3-1 | Bideford |
| 30 | Walton & Hersham | 1-2 | Fareham Town |
| 31 | Whitley Bay | 2-0 | Glossop |
| 32 | Witney Town | 0-2 | Aylesbury United | |
Replays
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| 3 | Stevenage Borough | 1-2 | Boreham Wood |
| 11 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 2-1 | Dudley Town |
| 16 | Consett | 2-1 | Horwich R M I |
| 18 | V S Rugby | 0-1 | Leamington |
| 20 | Cambridge City | 4-0 | Oxford City |
| 23 | Bromley | 0-0 | Staines Town |
| 26 | Dorchester Town | 3-0 | Ton Pentre |
| 28 | Worksop Town | 1-3 | Tow Law Town | |
2nd replay
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| 23 | Staines Town | 1-0 | Bromley | |
Third qualifying round
Ties
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| 1 | Alvechurch | 0-2 | St Albans City |
| 2 | Aylesbury United | 4-1 | Leicester United |
| 3 | Barking | 4-1 | Croydon |
| 4 | Barrow | 1-0 | North Shields |
| 5 | Basingstoke Town | 1-1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 6 | Bedlington Terriers | 0-3 | Crook Town |
| 7 | Blyth Spartans | 2-0 | South Liverpool |
| 8 | Bridgend Town | 1-3 | Saltash United |
| 9 | Canterbury City | 0-3 | Harrow Borough |
| 10 | Consett | 1-2 | Leek Town |
| 11 | Corby Town | 2-1 | Fisher Athletic |
| 12 | Fareham Town | 2-1 | Farnborough Town |
| 13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4-3 | Matlock Town |
| 14 | Grays Athletic | 1-1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 15 | Hednesford Town | 1-3 | Morecambe |
| 16 | Hitchin Town | 1-0 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 17 | Hyde United | 3-3 | Mossley |
| 18 | King's Lynn | 1-1 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 19 | Leamington | 0-3 | Cambridge City |
| 20 | Leatherhead | 1-0 | Shepshed Charterhouse |
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 1-1 | Grantham |
| 22 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1-0 | Windsor & Eton |
| 23 | Newcastle Blue Star | 2-0 | Alfreton Town |
| 24 | Slough Town | 0-0 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 25 | Staines Town | 1-2 | Boreham Wood |
| 26 | Tow Law Town | 1-3 | Rhyl |
| 27 | Trowbridge Town | 4-0 | Maidenhead United |
| 28 | Wembley | 2-2 | Crawley Town |
| 29 | Whitby Town | 1-1 | Southport |
| 30 | Whitley Bay | 3-2 | Goole Town |
| 31 | Willenhall Town | 2-2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 32 | Wokingham Town | 1-0 | Dorchester Town | |
Replays
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| 5 | Weston Super Mare | 2-0 | Basingstoke Town |
| 14 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2-2 | Grays Athletic |
| 17 | Mossley | 3-1 | Hyde United |
| 18 | Nuneaton Borough | 1-0 | King's Lynn |
| 21 | Grantham | 1-0 | Macclesfield Town |
| 24 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 1-0 | Slough Town |
| 28 | Crawley Town | 1-0 | Wembley |
| 29 | Southport | 2-1 | Whitby Town |
| 31 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 1-0 | Willenhall Town | |
2nd replay
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| 14 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1-0 | Grays Athletic | |
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Altrincham, Enfield, Frickley Athletic, Kidderminster Harriers, Weymouth, Runcorn, Stafford Rangers, Telford United, Kettering Town, Wealdstone, Cheltenham Town, Bath City, Boston United, Barnet, Scarborough, Northwich Victoria, Maidstone United, Dagenham, Welling United, Gateshead, Sutton United, Wycombe Wanderers, Dartford, Marine, Worthing, Bromsgrove Rovers, Bishop Auckland, Chelmsford City, Burton Albion, Yeovil Town, Bishop's Stortford and South Bank.
Ties
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| 1 | Altrincham | 1-0 | Crook Town |
| 2 | Barking | 2-2 | Weymouth |
| 3 | Barnet | 6-0 | Wokingham Town |
| 4 | Barrow | 1-1 | Whitley Bay |
| 5 | Bishop Auckland | 2-3 | Runcorn |
| 6 | Boston United | 4-3 | Frickley Athletic |
| 7 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 3-0 | Rhyl |
| 8 | Cambridge City | 3-1 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 9 | Chelmsford City | 1-2 | Sutton United |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 11 | Corby Town | 0-0 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 1-2 | Bath City |
| 13 | Dagenham | 2-0 | Harrow Borough |
| 14 | Enfield | 0-2 | Aylesbury United |
| 15 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1-1 | South Bank |
| 16 | Grantham | 1-3 | Blyth Spartans |
| 17 | Hitchin Town | 1-1 | Boreham Wood |
| 18 | Kettering Town | 2-3 | Yeovil Town |
| 19 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0-0 | Mossley |
| 20 | Marine | 2-1 | Leek Town |
| 21 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1-1 | Dartford |
| 22 | Newcastle Blue Star | 2-1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 23 | Northwich Victoria | 0-2 | Burton Albion |
| 24 | Saltash United | 0-2 | Fareham Town |
| 25 | Scarborough | 1-0 | Morecambe |
| 26 | Southport | 1-2 | Gateshead |
| 27 | Telford United | 1-4 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 28 | Trowbridge Town | 0-1 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 29 | Wealdstone | 1-1 | Maidstone United |
| 30 | Welling United | 6-0 | St Albans City |
| 31 | Weston Super Mare | 0-5 | Worthing |
| 32 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0-0 | Leatherhead | |
Replays
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| 2 | Weymouth | 3-1 | Barking |
| 4 | Whitley Bay | 1-0 | Barrow |
| 11 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 1-3 | Corby Town |
| 15 | South Bank | 1-2 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 17 | Boreham Wood | 2-4 | Hitchin Town |
| 19 | Mossley | 0-1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 21 | Dartford | 4-2 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 29 | Maidstone United | 2-1 | Wealdstone |
| 32 | Leatherhead | 1-0 | Wycombe Wanderers | |
2nd round
Ties
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| 1 | Barnet | 1-1 | Hitchin Town |
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 0-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 2-2 | Bath City |
| 4 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 3-3 | Fareham Town |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 3-0 | Weymouth |
| 6 | Cambridge City | 0-1 | Boston United |
| 7 | Corby Town | 3-0 | Welling United |
| 8 | Dagenham | 2-1 | Marine |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2-0 | Worthing |
| 10 | Leatherhead | 0-1 | Aylesbury United |
| 11 | Maidstone United | 2-0 | Altrincham |
| 12 | Newcastle Blue Star | 1-1 | Dartford |
| 13 | Nuneaton Borough | 3-2 | Gateshead |
| 14 | Scarborough | 2-2 | Sutton United |
| 15 | Whitley Bay | 1-1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 0-0 | Runcorn | |
Replays
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| 1 | Hitchin Town | 0-5 | Barnet |
| 3 | Bath City | 0-1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 4 | Fareham Town | 1-0 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 12 | Dartford | 5-1 | Newcastle Blue Star |
| 14 | Sutton United | 0-2 | Scarborough |
| 15 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1-1 | Whitley Bay |
| 16 | Runcorn | 2-1 | Yeovil Town | |
2nd replay
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| 15 | Whitley Bay | 3-1 | Gainsborough Trinity | |
3rd round
Ties
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| 1 | Barnet | 1-1 | Boston United |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 1-0 | Whitley Bay |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 2-3 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 4 | Corby Town | 0-3 | Maidstone United |
| 5 | Dagenham | 0-0 | Aylesbury United |
| 6 | Nuneaton Borough | 2-2 | Blyth Spartans |
| 7 | Runcorn | 1-1 | Dartford |
| 8 | Scarborough | 0-2 | Fareham Town | |
Replays
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| 1 | Boston United | 3-3 | Barnet |
| 5 | Aylesbury United | 1-2 | Dagenham |
| 6 | Blyth Spartans | 2-2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 7 | Dartford | 2-1 | Runcorn | |
2nd replays
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| 1 | Barnet | 3-0 | Boston United |
| 6 | Nuneaton Borough | 2-2 | Blyth Spartans | |
3rd replay
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| 6 | Blyth Spartans | 0-1 | Nuneaton Borough | |
4th round
Ties
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| 1 | Barnet | 0-1 | Fareham Town |
| 2 | Dagenham | 1-3 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 3 | Maidstone United | 1-1 | Burton Albion |
| 4 | Nuneaton Borough | 1-3 | Dartford | |
Replays
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| 3 | Burton Albion | 1-0 | Maidstone United | |
Semi finals
First leg
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| 1 | Burton Albion | 2-1 | Dartford |
| 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0-0 | Fareham Town | |
Second leg
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| 1 | Dartford | 0-2 | Burton Albion | 1-4 |
| 2 | Fareham Town | 0-2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0-2 | |
Final
Tie
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| Kidderminster Harriers | 0-0 | Burton Albion | |
Replay
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| Kidderminster Harriers | 2-1 | Burton Albion | |
References
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