2010–11 FA Trophy explained

FA Trophy
Year:2010 - 11
Other Titles:FA Challenge Trophy
Country:England
Wales
Num Teams:266
Champions:Darlington
Runner-Up:Mansfield Town
Matches:320
Goals:1053
Prevseason:2009 - 10
Nextseason:2011 - 12

The 2010–11 FA Trophy is the 41st season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 266 clubs have entered the competition.[1] This was reduced to 265 when Ilkeston Town withdrew after the club was wound up.[2]

Calendar

Round Date Matches width=100 Clubs !New entries this round Prize money
Preliminary round2 October 201054265→211108£2,000
First round qualifying16 October 201072211→13990£2,200
Second round qualifying30 October 201036139→103none£3,000
Third round qualifying20 November 201039103→6443£4,000
First round11 December 201032 64→3224£5,000
Second round15 January 20111632→16none£6,000
Third round5 February 2011816→8none£7,000
Fourth round26 February 201148→4none£8,000
Semi-finals12 March and 19 March 201124→2none£16,000
Final7 May 201112→1none£50,000 (winners), £25,000 (runners up)

Preliminary round

Ties will be played on 2 October 2010.

Ties

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1Newcastle Town2–2Goole100
2Loughborough Dynamo2–4Romulus113
3Shepshed Dynamo2–1Warrington Town123
4Woodley Sports1–1Lancaster City87
5Atherstone Town2–4Stamford187
6Witton Albion1–0Sutton Coldfield Town210
7Brigg Town1–3Bedworth United113
8Leigh Genesis0–5Garforth Town60
9AFC Fylde1–2Market Drayton Town163
10Lincoln United3–2Barwell110
11Ossett Albion4–1Salford City109
12Skelmersdale United5–1Wakefield136
13Clitheroe5–0Leek Town242
14Glapwell3–0Spalding United68
15Belper Town0–1Harrogate Railway Athletic149
16Rainworth Miners Welfare1–1Sheffield109
17Grantham Town0–2Carlton Town164
18Mossley1–1Kidsgrove Athletic136
19Rushall Olympic1–0Trafford85
20Brentwood Town4–3East Thurrock United98
21Barton Rovers3–1Maldon & Tiptree62
22Waltham Abbey0–2Soham Town Rangers54
23Eastbourne Town1–2Walton Casuals80
24Needham Market4–2Hitchin Town216
25Ilford2–0Whitstable Town62
26Ware1–2Whitehawk85
27Fleet Town3–1Tilbury65
28Wingate & Finchley4–1Horsham YMCA155
29Thamesmead Town0–0Heybridge Swifts62
30Chipstead1–2Godalming Town71
31Walton & Hersham1–2Faversham Town82
32Ashford Town (Kent)w/oRamsgateN/A
Walkover for Ramsgate – Ashford Town (Kent) removed
33Merstham4–6AFC Sudbury101
34Corinthian-Casuals0–3Potters Bar Town44
35Leatherhead1–3Enfield Town186
36Arlesey Town2–0Sittingbourne107
37Metropolitan Police1–1Biggleswade Town82
38Bognor Regis Town0–0Whyteleafe252
39Cheshunt0–2Great Wakering Rovers109
40Redbridge2–1Chatham Town57
41Burnham1–1Northwood77
42Andover2–3Bideford100
43Slough Town2–2Marlow221
44Leighton Town0–1Rugby Town137
45Bromsgrove Roversw/oFrome TownN/A
Walkover for Frome Town – Bromsgrove Rovers removed
46Wimborne Town2–1Gosport Borough279
47AFC Totton3–0Yate Town192
48Cinderford Town1–1Mangotsfield United85
49Bedfont Town0–2Uxbridge71
50Clevedon Town0–1Bishop's Cleeve135
51North Greenford United2–1Thatcham Town63
52Stourport Swifts0–1Bridgwater Town87
53North Leigh3–2Sholing58
54Taunton Town2–2Hungerford Town131

Replays

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1Goole1–2Newcastle Town117
4Lancaster City7–1Woodley Sports122
16Sheffield3–1 †Rainworth Miners Welfare135
18Kidsgrove Athletic1–4Mossley116
29Heybridge Swifts1–2Thamesmead Town76
37Biggleswade Town2–0Metropolitan Police85
38Whyteleafe1–6Bognor Regis Town143
41Northwood1–2Burnham72
43Marlow0–3Slough Town223
48Mangotsfield United1–2Cinderford Town183
54Hungerford Town1–0Taunton Town101
† – After extra time

First round qualifying

Ties will be played on 16 October 2010.

Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.

Ties

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1Marine2–2Ashton United216
2Matlock Town10–0Bedworth United266
3Nantwich Town6–2Prescot Cables274
4Hednesford Town1–2Whitby Town313
5Cammell Laird1–2Witton Albion140
6Lancaster City4–2Ossett Town178
7North Ferriby United0–2Bamber Bridge179
8Sheffield1–1Chasetown240
9Harrogate Railway Athletic2–1Ossett Albion119
10Carlton Town1–1Rushall Olympic87
11Colwyn Bay2–0Bradford Park Avenue337
12Chorley1–0Quorn734
13Retford United2–2Romulus131
14Curzon Ashton3–1Skelmersdale United169
15F.C. United of Manchester5–0Newcastle Town1,035
16Burscough0–2Clitheroe201
17Buxton1–2Stocksbridge Park Steels321
18Shepshed Dynamo1–4Mossley137
19Radcliffe Borough1–1Garforth Town104
20Mickleover Sports2–1Hucknall Town186
21Glapwell2–0Stamford144
22Kendal Town3–0Frickley Athletic182
23Northwich Victoria0–0Lincoln United367
24Durham City0–2FC Halifax Town282
25Market Drayton Town1–1Worksop Town147
26Wealdstone2–2Potters Bar Town201
27Bury Town2–0Barton Rovers353
28Bognor Regis Town1–0Croydon Athletic283
29Harrow Borough0–1Hendon174
30Canvey Island1–2AFC Sudbury293
31Arlesey Town0–0Ramsgate96
32Enfield Town2–1Walton Casuals220
33Great Wakering Rovers1–2Thamesmead Town76
34Dulwich Hamlet2–2Hastings United216
35Sutton United3–1Tooting & Mitcham United448
36Cray Wanderers2–1Wingate & Finchley98
37Maidstone United2–0Burgess Hill Town232
38Soham Town Rangers1–2Grays Athletic164
39Needham Market2–2Lowestoft Town381
40Waltham Forest0–2Romford72
41Tonbridge Angels3–2Concord Rangers384
42Cambridge City1–0Aveley243
43Faversham Town1–2Kingstonian230
44Fleet Town0–2Godalming Town122
45AFC Hornchurch2–1Brentwood Town214
46Harlow Town3–2Bedford Town248
47Carshalton Athletic2–0Ilford216
48Margate5–1Whitehawk227
49Biggleswade Town0–1Billericay Town166
50Folkestone Invicta4–2Worthing236
51Horsham3–0Redbridge188
52Swindon Supermarine4–2Beaconsfield SYCOB111
53Uxbridge4–1Abingdon United56
54Truro City1–0Bishop's Cleeve330
55Woodford United1–3Leamington298
56Windsor & Eton1–1Aylesbury156
57Almondsbury Town1–0Didcot Town85
58Weymouth2–1Bashley363
59Cinderford Town2–2Hungerford Town72
60Bridgwater Town1–3Stourbridge201
61Ashford Town (Middx)6–2North Greenford United78
62Burnham0–0Brackley Town102
63Banbury United1–1Wimborne Town239
64Slough Town1–1Chippenham Town251
65Cirencester Town3–0Halesowen Town112
66Evesham United1–0Frome Town107
67Paulton Rovers3–3North Leigh182
68Bideford4–2Tiverton Town268
69Chesham United1–1Salisbury City297
70Hemel Hempstead Town2–3Rugby Town167
71AFC Totton5–0AFC Hayes219
72Oxford City1–4Daventry Town152

Replays

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1Ashton United1–3Marine130
8Chasetown3–1Sheffield316
10Rushall Olympic4–1Carlton Town78
13Romulus2–1Retford United73
19Garforth Town1–2Radcliffe Borough78
23Lincoln United2–3Northwich Victoria101
25Worksop Town1–0Market Drayton Town159
26Potters Bar Town1–3Wealdstone137
31Ramsgate2–3 †Arlesey Town105
34Hastings United1–2Dulwich Hamlet243
39Lowestoft Town6–2Needham Market546
56Aylesbury1–2Windsor & Eton107
59Hungerford Town1–2Cinderford Town75
62Brackley Town4–0Burnham106
63Wimborne Town1–3 †Banbury United235
64Chippenham Town4–1Slough Town244
67North Leigh1–2Paulton Rovers71
69Salisbury City2–1Chesham United463
† – After extra time

Second round qualifying

Ties will be played on 30 October 2010.

Ties

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1Curzon Ashton2–1FC Halifax Town392
2Leamington3–0Bamber Bridge510
3Romulus1–2Harrogate Railway Athletic107
4Kendal Town1–1Matlock Town242
5Worksop Town2–1Lancaster City262
6Rushall Olympic0–1Stourbridge241
7Mossley2–3Nantwich Town194
8Mickleover Sports2–5Chasetown250
9F.C. United of Manchester2–1Colwyn Bay1,259
10Radcliffe Borough1–1Witton Albion193
11Chorley3–1Marine834
12Whitby Town3–1Clitheroe265
13Northwich Victoria4–0Glapwell323
14Stocksbridge Park Steels3–2Rugby Town152
15Kingstonian3–5Wealdstone428
16Salisbury City2–1Almondsbury Town577
17Cirencester Town2–1Weymouth95
18Margate1–2AFC Hornchurch325
19Tonbridge Angels2–0Enfield Town517
20Billericay Town2–1Banbury United285
21AFC Sudbury5–1Hendon289
22Brackley Town4–0Windsor & Eton187
23Arlesey Town2–2Uxbridge102
24Daventry Town1–2Cambridge City311
25Paulton Rovers4–5Swindon Supermarine159
26Grays Athletic2–1Cinderford Town198
27Truro City2–0Horsham361
28Folkestone Invicta0–0Thamesmead Town233
29Bognor Regis Town1–1Godalming Town298
30Evesham United0–1Sutton United188
31Harlow Town2–0Carshalton Athletic296
32Ashford Town (Middx)2–1Bury Town100
33Cray Wanderers1–2Maidstone United224
34Bideford1–0Dulwich Hamlet246
35Chippenham Town1–1Lowestoft Town383
36AFC Totton1–3Romford284

Replays

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4Matlock Town1–2Kendal Town212
10Witton Albion3–1Radcliffe Borough188
23Uxbridge4–2Arlesey Town74
28Thamesmead Town1–3Folkestone Invicta87
29Godalming Town2–5Bognor Regis Town161
35Lowestoft Town3–1 †Chippenham Town577
† – After extra time

Third round qualifying

Ties will be played on 20 November 2010

This round is the first in which Conference North and South teams join the competition. After Ilkeston Town folded, Redditch United received a bye to the first round.[3]

Ties

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1Alfreton Town4–0Kendal Town399
2Vauxhall Motors1–3Stalybridge Celtic280
3Blyth Spartans1–0Stafford Rangers391
4Whitby Town2–2Northwich Victoria247
5AFC Telford United2–1Corby Town1,028
6Curzon Ashton2–1Solihull Moors162
7Leamington1–2Hyde522
8F.C. United of Manchester1–2Hinckley United1,249
9Worksop Town4–1Stocksbridge Park Steels290
10Boston United2–1Gainsborough Trinity1,136
11Droylsden3–2Stourbridge246
12Eastwood Town2–0Cambridge City246
13Chorley0–1Guiseley890
14Harrogate Town1–1Witton Albion243
15Harrogate Railway Athletic3–4Nantwich Town142
16Workington0–0Chasetown305
17Nuneaton Town1–2Worcester City592
18Dover Athletic1–2Woking818
19Braintree Town2–0Farnborough255
20Lewes1–3Salisbury City598
21Maidenhead United2–4Uxbridge211
22Weston-super-Mare1–3Dorchester Town184
23Basingstoke Town2–2Havant & Waterlooville301
24Eastleigh2–1Folkestone Invicta253
25Cirencester Town2–2Grays Athletic157
26Sutton United4–2Billericay Town329
27Ebbsfleet United4–0Bromley611
28Thurrock0–2Dartford405
29Boreham Wood3–0Romford103
30Welling United1–0Tonbridge Angels431
31St Albans City3–1Staines Town249
32Truro City1–2AFC Sudbury349
33Bishop's Stortford1–2Ashford Town (Middx)302
34Brackley Town0–1Wealdstone302
35Lowestoft Town2–1Swindon Supermarine622
36Bideford0–3AFC Hornchurch265
37Harlow Town3–0Maidstone United294
38Bognor Regis Town2–2Hampton & Richmond Borough376
39Gloucester City1–0Chelmsford City316

Replays

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4Northwich Victoria1–0Whitby Town260
14Witton Albion1–2Harrogate Town175
16Chasetown4–0Workington334
23Havant & Waterlooville1–2Basingstoke Town353
25Grays Athletic0–1Cirencester Town153
38Hampton & Richmond Borough2–0Bognor Regis Town200

First round

Ties will be played on 11 December 2010

This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.

The Curzon Ashton vs. Altrincham match on 11 December 2010 was abandoned at half time due to a power failure with the score 2–1 in favour of Curzon Ashton.[4] The rescheduled game on 14 December 2010 finished 2–0 to Altrincham.[5]

Ties

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1Wrexham2–0Kidderminster Harriers1,122
2Rushden & Diamonds1–1Eastwood Town657
3Worksop Town0–5Mansfield Town682
4Droylsden4–3Hinckley United175
5Curzon Ashton0–2Altrincham268
6Darlington3–2Tamworth477
7Harrogate Town0–3AFC Telford United247
8Chasetown3–3Kettering TownAE444
9Stalybridge Celtic2–1Nantwich Town321
10York City0–1Boston United1,318
11Blyth Spartans2–0Fleetwood Town354
12Alfreton Town3–0Hyde254
13Worcester City1–0Northwich Victoria577
14Grimsby Town3–0Redditch United1,116
15Barrow2–3Guiseley923
16Gateshead2–2Southport233
17Dorchester Town3–0St Albans City302
18Histon2–3Bath City263
19Luton Town0–0Welling United1,639
20Eastleigh1–1Sutton United388
21Harlow Town0–2Woking324
22Ashford Town (Middx)1–0AFC Hornchurch161
23Cirencester Town1–1Gloucester City406
24Eastbourne Borough3–1Boreham Wood422
25Ebbsfleet United3–1Hayes & Yeading United614
26Cambridge United2–1Forest Green Rovers1,045
27Crawley Town3–3Dartford1,031
28AFC Sudbury1–4Hampton & Richmond Borough279
29Lowestoft Town2–3Uxbridge609
30Newport County0–0Wealdstone1,070
31AFC Wimbledon3–0Braintree Town1,201
32Basingstoke Town0–2Salisbury City475

Replays

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2Eastwood Town4–3 †Rushden & Diamonds314
8Kettering Town1–2 †Chasetown581
16Southport0–1Gateshead302
19Welling United1–2Luton Town404
20Sutton United0–4Eastleigh237
23Gloucester City3–0Cirencester Town226
27Dartford1–0Crawley Town605
30Wealdstone0–1Newport County324
† – After extra time

Second round

Ties will be played on 15 January 2011

Ties

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1Gateshead6–0Hampton & Richmond Borough336
2Boston United0–1Gloucester City1,110
3AFC Wimbledon2–3Woking2,259
4Droylsden1–0Ebbsfleet United336
5Chasetown2–1Grimsby Town1,012
6Alfreton Town3–3Cambridge United929
7Ashford Town (Middx)0–1Dartford474
8Luton Town4–0Uxbridge1,958
9AFC Telford United1–0Eastwood Town1,159
10Darlington4–1Bath City926
11Mansfield Town4–2Newport County1,137
12Blyth Spartans2–1Altrincham620
13Dorchester Town3–3Eastbourne Borough402
14Guiseley2–1Stalybridge Celtic417
15Eastleigh3–3Worcester City407
16Salisbury City1–0Wrexham1,032

Replays

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6Cambridge United3–6 †Alfreton Town1,098
13Eastbourne Borough1–0Dorchester Town487
15Worcester City1–4Eastleigh564
† – After extra time

Third round

Ties will be played on 5 February 2011

Ties

width=20 Tiewidth=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=20 Attendance
1Eastbourne Borough1–1Guiseley471
2Mansfield Town1–1Alfreton Town3,408
3Blyth Spartans2–2Droylsden708
4Luton Town1–0Gloucester City2,212
5AFC Telford United0–3Darlington1,505
6Woking0–2Salisbury City1,551
7Eastleigh1–3Chasetown562
8Gateshead3–0Dartford501

Replays

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1Guiseley2–1Eastbourne Borough446
2Alfreton Town1–2Mansfield Town2,131
3Droylsden0–4Blyth Spartans229
† – After extra time

Quarter finals

Ties will be played on 26 February 2011

Ties

width=20 Tiewidth=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=20 Attendance
1Blyth Spartans0–2Gateshead2,719
2Guiseley0–1Luton Town1,152
3Darlington2–1Salisbury City1,869
4Chasetown2–2Mansfield Town2,000

Replay

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4Mansfield Town3–1Chasetown2,295
† – After extra time

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Mansfield Town win 2–1 on aggregate----Darlington win 3–2 on aggregate

References

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trophy games set for October. The FA. 2010-07-08. 2010-07-10.
  2. Web site: Ilkeston Town Football Club wound up over unpaid tax. BBC News. 2010-09-08. 2010-11-02.
  3. Web site: Reds Through Without Kicking A Ball. Redditch United FC. 2010-11-01. 2010-11-08.
  4. Web site: Altrincham FC Match Reports - CURZON ASHTON 2 ALTRINCHAM 1. Altrincham FC. 2010-12-11. 2010-12-15.
  5. Web site: Altrincham FC Match Reports - CURZON ASHTON (0) 0 ALTRINCHAM (0) 2. Altrincham FC. 2010-12-14. 2010-12-15.