2013–14 FA Trophy explained

FA Trophy
Year:2013–14
Other Titles:FA Challenge Trophy
Country:England
Guernsey
Wales
Num Teams:276
Champions:Cambridge United (1st title)
Runner-Up:Gosport Borough
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

The 2013–14 FA Trophy was the 44th 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 276 clubs entered the competition,[1] which was won by Cambridge United, who beat Gosport Borough 4–0 in front of 18,120 spectators at Wembley.[2]

Calendar

[3] [4]

Round Date Matches width=100 Clubs !New entries this round Prize money
Preliminary round 5 October 2013 64 276 → 212 128 £2,500
First round qualifying 19 October 2013 72 212 → 140 80 £2,700
Second round qualifying 2 November 2013 36 140 → 104 none £3,250
Third round qualifying 16 November 2013 40 104 → 64 44 £4,000
First round proper 30 November 2013 32 64 → 32 24 £5,000
Second round proper 14 December 2013 16 32 → 16 none £6,000
Third round proper 11 January 2014 8 16 → 8 none £7,000
Fourth round proper 1 February 2014 4 8 → 4 none £8,000
Semi-finals 15 February and 22 February 2014 2 4 → 2 none £16,000
Final 23 March 2014 1 2 → 1 none Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000

Preliminary round

Ties will be played on 5 October 2013.[5]

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Brigg Town2–1Bamber Bridge71
2Northwich Victoria3–1Salford City135
3Prescot Cables0–1Scarborough Athletic192
4Warrington Town1–2Ramsbottom United103
5Goole1–5Burscough95
6Kendal Town3–2Farsley153
7Wakefield2–1Harrogate Railway Athletic51
8Clitheroe3–3Radcliffe Borough174
replayRadcliffe Borough3–0Clitheroe107
9Ossett Town1–6Darlington 1883408
10Padiham1–2Sheffield202
11Ossett Albion1–3Curzon Ashton94
12Lancaster City6–0New Mills163
13Lincoln United1–2Cammell Laird72
14Soham Town Rangers1–0Newcastle Town112
15Kettering Town1–1Romulus561
replayRomulus1–2Kettering Town98
16Carlton Town2–2Gresley114
replayGresley2–0Carlton Town211
17Stratford Town2–2Coalville Town223
replayCoalville Town3–1Stratford Town144
18Eastwood Town0–3Halesowen Town145
19Chasetown2–1Rugby Town254
20Evesham United3–1Market Drayton Town152
21Daventry Town1–0Sutton Coldfield Town99
22Belper Town2–0Loughborough Dynamo152
23Kidsgrove Athletic3–1Bedworth United82
24Rainworth Miners Welfare0–1St. Ives Town132
25VCD Athletic2–2Aylesbury74
replayAylesbury2–1VCD Athletic63
26Redbridge2–3Chatham Town93
27Ware1–1Witham Town66
replayWitham Town4–2Ware77
28Sittingbourne1–5Whitstable Town212
29Leighton Town0–3North Greenford United92
30Redhill1–3Burnham Ramblers86
31Royston Town1–3Three Bridges160
32Aylesbury United4–2Faversham Town134
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
33Dunstable Town4–1Erith & Belvedere56
34Tooting & Mitcham United1–2Eastbourne Town126
35Barton Rovers0–3Peacehaven & Telscombe90
36Herne Bay0–0Merstham208
replayMerstham0–2Herne Bay101
37Thurrock2–0Corinthian-Casuals80
38Waltham Abbey2–1Walton & Hersham97
39Uxbridge1–2Heybridge Swifts87
40Potters Bar Town2–0Romford89
41Burgess Hill Town1–1Wroxham160
replayWroxham3–2Burgess Hill Town105
42Tilbury3–0Needham Market89
43AFC Sudbury2–0Worthing241
44Folkestone Invicta6–0Waltham Forest186
45Walton Casuals1–1Crawley Down Gatwick104
replayCrawley Down Gatwick1–0Walton Casuals59
46Horsham4–1Chipstead215
47Hythe Town2–1Aveley162
48Barkingside0–6Guernsey205
49Hastings United3–2Brentwood Town344
50Northwood2–3AFC Hayes59
51Leatherhead4–0Harlow Town196
52Mangotsfield United3–1Thatcham Town109
53Chalfont St Peter1–1Bridgwater Town53
replayBridgwater Town3–3†Chalfont St Peter237
Bridgwater Town advance 5–3 on penalties.
54Fleet Town0–3Clevedon Town67
55Didcot Town1–1Cirencester Town108
replayCirencester Town7–1Didcot Town75
56Merthyr Town0–0Yate Town105
replayYate Town1–2Merthyr Town175
57Swindon Supermarine3–0Taunton Town105
58Guildford City3–4Chertsey Town96
59Tiverton Town1–0Cinderford Town147
60Godalming Town1–2Slough Town300
61Bishop's Cleeve1–4Paulton Rovers93
62Egham Town3–2Ashford Town (Middlesex)83
63Wimborne Town3–5Marlow151
64Shortwood United3–1Beaconsfield SYCOB87
† – After extra time

First round qualifying

Ties will be played on 19 October 2013. Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.[6]

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Trafford6–1Wakefield159
2Whitby Town0–1Chorley219
3Frickley Athletic1–2Brigg Town136
4Cammell Laird0–1Curzon Ashton48
5AFC Fylde1–1Kendal Town254
replayKendal Town1–2AFC Fylde170
6Ramsbottom United7–2Worksop Town355
7Witton Albion2–2FC United of Manchester693
voidFC United of ManchesterA – AWitton Albion650
Abandoned after 75 mins due to rain. Score 2–2.
replayFC United of Manchester1–2Witton Albion369
8Ashton United0–3Sheffield104
9Mossley3–2Lancaster City186
10Northwich Victoria2–0Radcliffe Borough123
11Blyth Spartans6–0Skelmersdale United340
12Droylsden0–3Nantwich Town114
13Stocksbridge Park Steels3–4Scarborough Athletic239
14Marine1–1Burscough238
replayBurscough0–1Marine205
15Buxton1–1Darlington 1883443
replayDarlington 18833–3†Buxton766
Buxton advance 4–3 on penalty kicks.
16Kettering Town0–1St. Ives Town609
17Evesham United0–2Leek Town167
18Coalville Town3–2Stafford Rangers182
19Halesowen Town1–3St Neots Town273
voidRedditch UnitedA – AChasetown189
Abandoned after 81 mins due to rain. Redditch led 2–1.
20Redditch United2–0Chasetown172
21Gresley2–1Ilkeston372
22King's Lynn Town1–2Cambridge City605
23Belper Town2–3Mickleover Sports225
24Barwell0–4Rushall Olympic153
25Matlock TownW/OHinckley UnitedN/A
Walkover for Matlock Town – Hinckley United removed.
26Stourbridge3–2Banbury United321
27Grantham Town2–2Soham Town Rangers217
replaySoham Town Rangers4–1†Grantham Town125
28Daventry Town2–1Corby Town150
29Stamford1–2Kidsgrove Athletic151
30Eastbourne Town0–0East Thurrock United110
replayEast Thurrock United6–2Eastbourne Town130
31Witham Town0–3St Albans City85
32Whitstable Town2–2Potters Bar Town172
replayPotters Bar Town1–2Whitstable Town94
33Lewes1–2Leatherhead417
34Arlesey Town3–0Waltham Abbey94
35Cheshunt3–4Three Bridges101
36Thamesmead Town1–2Metropolitan Police
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
37AFC Sudbury5–0Crawley Down Gatwick181
38Wingate & Finchley2–2Hitchin Town81
replayHitchin Town0–1Wingate & Finchley114
39Hastings United4–2Horsham310
40Hampton & Richmond Borough1–1Bedford Town209
replayBedford Town0–2Hampton & Richmond Borough162
41Folkestone Invicta2–0Kingstonian230
42Leiston0–3Wealdstone184
43North Greenford United2–1Aylesbury57
44Dunstable Town3–2Peacehaven & Telscombe56
45Cray Wanderers1–4Hendon81
46Chatham Town2–0AFC Hayes109
47Wroxham4–9Margate124
48Biggleswade Town0–1Chesham United168
49Grays Athletic1–1Herne Bay154
replayHerne Bay1–2†Grays Athletic170
50Guernsey1–2Billericay Town1,090
51Bury Town2–0Dereham Town217
52Heybridge Swifts1–2Canvey Island174
53Burnham Ramblers0–1Carshalton Athletic92
54Hythe Town3–1Tilbury107
55Hemel Hempstead Town3–2AFC Hornchurch511
56Maldon & Tiptree1–3Maidstone United56
57Dulwich Hamlet2–1Harrow Borough404
58Bognor Regis Town2–1Thurrock341
59Enfield Town2–1Lowestoft Town240
60Aylesbury United0–1Ramsgate210
61Slough Town1–2Merthyr Town216
62Weymouth1–0Bridgwater Town428
63AFC Totton1–2Clevedon Town186
64Tiverton Town3–2Truro City312
65Chippenham Town3–0Chertsey Town224
66Egham Town3–2Cirencester Town48
67Shortwood United0–2Mangotsfield United145
68Hungerford Town4–2Bashley112
69Swindon Supermarine2–3Bideford143
70Frome Town1–1Poole Town224
replayPoole Town3–1†Frome Town245
71Marlow4–1North Leigh109
72Burnham2–1Paulton Rovers92
† – After extra time

Second round qualifying

Ties will be played on 2 November 2013[7]

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Witton Albion1–2Leek Town290
2Mickleover Sports1–2Stourbridge186
3Rushall Olympic0–1AFC Fylde121
4Blyth Spartans0–1Ramsbottom United298
5Coalville Town5–0Marine178
6Scarborough Athletic0–0Cambridge City442
replayCambridge City1–2Scarborough Athletic227
7Redditch United5–0Brigg Town193
8Kidsgrove Athletic0–4Curzon Ashton146
9Northwich Victoria2–0Mossley138
10Matlock Town2–0St Neots Town244
11Gresley2–0Trafford304
12Sheffield1–0Buxton252
13St. Ives Town1–4Nantwich Town282
14Soham Town Rangers1–2Chorley193
15Carshalton Athletic2–1Egham Town119
16Chesham United2–1Weymouth276
17Folkestone Invicta1–1Hungerford Town242
replayHungerford Town1–1†Folkestone Invicta100
Hungerford Town advance 5–4 on penalty kicks.
18St Albans City3–3Billericay Town313
replayBillericay Town2–2†St Albans City201
St Albans City advance 4–2 on penalty kicks.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
19Arlesey Town3–2Poole Town114
20Ramsgate4–1Three Bridges144
21Enfield Town0–1Grays Athletic260
22Hastings United0–1AFC Sudbury375
23Wingate & Finchley1–1Daventry Town91
replayDaventry Town3–1Wingate & Finchley124
24Wealdstone2–2Maidstone United524
replayMaidstone United1–0Wealdstone944
25Merthyr Town3–2Dunstable Town236
26Hampton & Richmond Borough2–1Metropolitan Police227
27Marlow2–0Burnham201
28Dulwich Hamlet3–0Leatherhead296
29Margate4–1Clevedon Town227
30Bury Town2–1Chatham Town238
31Hemel Hempstead Town9–1North Greenford United350
32Bognor Regis Town4–1Chippenham Town367
33Hendon1–0Bideford154
34Canvey Island0–2East Thurrock United266
35Tiverton Town3–1Mangotsfield United237
36Hythe Town2–2Whitstable Town303
replayWhitstable Town2–1Hythe Town171
† – After extra time

Third round qualifying

Ties will be played on 16 November 2013. This round is the first in which Conference North and South teams join the competition.[8]

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Barrow2–2Stockport County727
replayStockport County2–3Barrow812
2Harrogate Town1–1Bradford Park Avenue572
replayBradford Park Avenue4–0Harrogate Town189
3Chorley2–0Matlock Town772
4Leamington2–0Gainsborough Trinity373
5Sheffield2–4Gresley284
6Stalybridge Celtic3–0Vauxhall Motors315
7Solihull Moors1–2Coalville Town388
8Stourbridge2–2North Ferriby United437
replayNorth Ferriby United4–0Stourbridge134
9Worcester City3–0Ramsbottom United341
10AFC Telford United6–0Scarborough Athletic869
11Brackley Town0–0Leek Town187
replayLeek Town2–1†Brackley Town
12Hednesford Town3–0Workington551
13Curzon Ashton2–1AFC Fylde217
14Northwich Victoria2–0Nantwich Town146
15Guiseley3–0Histon404
16Boston United4–1Redditch United784
voidColwyn BayA – AAltrinchamN/A
Match abandoned on 83 mins due to injured referee. Altrincham winning 2–0.
17Colwyn Bay0–2Altrincham280
18Basingstoke Town3–1Hampton & Richmond Borough403
19Chelmsford City1–2St Albans City429
20Daventry Town3–2Ramsgate250
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
21Sutton United1–2Havant & Waterlooville374
22Carshalton Athletic1–2Whitstable Town228
23Hayes & Yeading United2–1Bognor Regis Town250
24Tonbridge Angels1–1AFC Sudbury408
replayAFC Sudbury0–1Tonbridge Angels191
25East Thurrock United4–2Merthyr Town163
26Boreham Wood0–1Gloucester City133
27Dover Athletic1–0Bath City483
28Hungerford Town5–0Hemel Hempstead Town137
29Ebbsfleet United4–1Bromley956
30Hendon2–1Oxford City197
31Staines Town2–2Farnborough299
replayFarnborough0–2Staines Town230
32Arlesey Town2–0Marlow149
33Bury Town5–1Grays Athletic305
34Weston Super Mare1–1Tiverton Town385
replayTiverton Town1–2Weston Super Mare245
35Whitehawk2–1Bishop's Stortford107
36Dulwich Hamlet1–1Concord Rangers462
replayConcord Rangers4–3†Dulwich Hamlet156
37Maidstone United1–2Eastleigh1,397
38Eastbourne Borough0–1Maidenhead United384
39Margate0–3Chesham United317
40Gosport Borough3–0Dorchester Town206
† – After extra time

First round

Ties will be played on 30 November 2013. This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.[9]

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Leamington0–0Northwich Victoria357
replayNorthwich Victoria0–1Leamington131
2Tamworth2–0Macclesfield Town667
3FC Halifax Town0–1Guiseley935
4Southport1–2Boston United496
5Coalville Town1–1Grimsby Town844
replayGrimsby Town3–0Coalville Town1,102
6Hyde1–2North Ferriby United256
7Alfreton Town0–1Nuneaton Town343
8Chorley2–1Curzon Ashton595
9Bradford Park Avenue2–1Kidderminster Harriers365
10Worcester City0–0AFC Telford United764
replayAFC Telford United0–3Worcester City603
11Altrincham1–2Leek Town636
12Wrexham2–1Gresley1,257
13Chester1–2Barrow1,409
14Gateshead4–1Hednesford Town418
15Lincoln City5–1Stalybridge Celtic1,023
16Hereford United0–3Woking1,041
17Bury Town0–3Eastleigh321
18Dartford1–1Forest Green Rovers511
replayForest Green Rovers1–0Dartford459
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
19Salisbury City0–1Cambridge United727
20Hendon1–2Whitstable Town211
21Arlesey Town1–5Whitehawk181
22Tonbridge Angels0–0St Albans City484
replaySt Albans City4–0Tonbridge Angels303
23Gosport Borough1–0Concord Rangers196
24Aldershot Town1–1Weston Super Mare1,084
replayWeston Super Mare2–5Aldershot Town283
25Hungerford Town2–0Chesham United211
26Hayes & Yeading United0–1Barnet302
27Daventry Town0–1Maidenhead United203
28Staines Town0–0Luton Town621
replayLuton Town2–0Staines Town911
29Ebbsfleet United3–0Gloucester City740
30Braintree Town3–0Welling United365
31East Thurrock United1–1Dover Athletic273
replayDover Athletic3–1East Thurrock United295
32Basingstoke Town0–0Havant & Waterlooville354
replayHavant & Waterlooville1–0Basingstoke Town201
† – After extra time

Second round

Ties will be played on 14 December 2013.[10]

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Luton Town2–0Wrexham1,617
2Whitehawk1–1Havant & Waterlooville150
replayHavant & Waterlooville3–1Whitehawk158
3Eastleigh2–0Gateshead330
4Barnet1–2Grimsby Town972
5Barrow0–2Maidenhead United560
6Gosport Borough0–0Nuneaton Town284
replayNuneaton Town0–0 Gosport Borough426
7St Albans City1–2Cambridge United887
8Guiseley3–0Bradford Park Avenue476
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
9Aldershot Town4–1Worcester City1,158
10Tamworth2–0Boston United688
11North Ferriby United4–0Woking201
12Whitstable Town1–2Ebbsfleet United742
13Leek Town0–1Hungerford Town426
14Dover Athletic2–0Leamington435
15Braintree Town1–3Lincoln City410
16Chorley0–0Forest Green Rovers790
replayForest Green Rovers0–0 Chorley508
† – After extra time

Third round

Ties will be played on 11 January 2014.[11]

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Cambridge United2–2Luton Town3,194
replayLuton Town0–1Cambridge United2,312
2Aldershot Town3–0Guiseley1,632
3Hungerford Town0–1Gosport Borough384
4Eastleigh3–2Dover Athletic368
5Tamworth1–1Chorley1,209
replayChorley2–2†Tamworth1,393
Tamworth advance 6–5 on penalty kicks.
6Lincoln City0–4North Ferriby United2,037
7Grimsby Town2–1Maidenhead United1,623
8Havant & Waterlooville1–0Ebbsfleet United709
† – After extra time

Fourth round

Ties will be played on 1 February 2014.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Havant & Waterlooville4–1Aldershot Town1,125
2Eastleigh0–1Cambridge United 757
3North Ferriby United1–2Gosport Borough398
4Grimsby Town4–1Tamworth2,795
† – After extra time

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

See main article: 2014 FA Trophy Final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY SEASON 2013–2014 LIST OF 276 CLUBS ACCEPTED. The Football Association. 5 July 2013. 6 July 2013.
  2. Web site: FA Cambridge 4–0 Gosport Borough. BBC Sport. 23 March 2014. 11 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Round dates 2013–14. The Football Association. 5 July 2013. 6 July 2013.
  4. Web site: FA Trophy Prize Fund. The Football Association. 5 July 2013. 6 July 2013.
  5. Web site: THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY PRELIMINARY ROUND. The Football Association. 5 July 2013. 6 July 2013.
  6. Web site: THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING. The Football Association. 5 July 2013. 6 July 2013.
  7. Web site: THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING. The Football Association. 21 October 2013. 21 October 2013.
  8. Web site: THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY ThIRD ROUND QUALIFYING. The Football Association. 4 November 2013. 4 November 2013.
  9. Web site: THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY FIRST ROUND PROPER. The Football Association. 18 November 2013. 18 November 2013.
  10. Web site: THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY SECOND ROUND PROPER. The Football Association. 2 December 2013. 2 December 2013.
  11. Web site: THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY THIRD ROUND PROPER. The Football Association. 16 December 2013. 16 December 2013.

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