| FA Trophy | |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Other Titles: | Football Association Trophy |
| Country: | England Wales |
| Num Teams: | 276 |
| Champions: | York City |
| Runner-Up: | Macclesfield Town |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th 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, which was won by York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3–2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money | |
| 8 October 2016 | 64 | 276 → 212 | 128 | £2,500 | ||
| 29 October 2016 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 80 | £2,700 | ||
| 12 November 2016 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £3,250 | ||
| 26 November 2016 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £4,000 | ||
| 10 December 2016 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £5,000 | ||
| 14 January 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £6,000 | ||
| 4 February 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £7,000 | ||
| 25 February 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £8,000 | ||
| 11 March and 18 March 2017 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £16,000 | ||
| 21 May 2017 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000 |
A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Beaconsfield SYCOB, Heybridge Swifts, Kidsgrove Athletic, Market Drayton Town, Phoenix Sports, Waltham Abbey, Walton Casuals and Ware.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Witton Albion (8) | 5–2 | Brighouse Town (8) | 235 | |
| 2 | Glossop North End (8) | 2–0 | Tadcaster Albion (8) | 369 | |
| 3 | Prescot Cables (8) | 1–1 | Ossett Albion (8) | 290 | |
| Ossett Albion (8) | 0–1 | Prescot Cables (8) | 87 | ||
| 4 | Colne (8) | 1–2 | Trafford (8) | 181 | |
| 5 | Burscough (8) | 1–2 | Kendal Town (8) | 110 | |
| 6 | Clitheroe (8) | 0–5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) | 270 | |
| 7 | Colwyn Bay (8) | 1–0 | Hyde United (8) | 268 | |
| 8 | Northwich Victoria (8) | 1–1 | Mossley (8) | 132 | |
| Mossley (8) | 3–2 | Northwich Victoria (8) | 65 | ||
| 9 | Shaw Lane (8) | 2–0 | Scarborough Athletic (8) | 304 | |
| 10 | Belper Town (8) | 1–2 | Goole (8) | 248 | |
| 11 | Radcliffe Borough (8) | 1–3 | Farsley Celtic (8) | 119 | |
| 12 | Lancaster City (8) | 1–1 | Droylsden (8) | 233 | |
| Droylsden (8) | 1–3 | Lancaster City (8) | 102 | ||
| 13 | Ramsbottom United (8) | 3–1 | Sheffield (8) | 253 | |
| 14 | Ossett Town (8) | 0–1 | Bamber Bridge (8) | 141 | |
| 15 | Bedworth United (8) | 3–3 | Rugby Town (8) | 223 | |
| Rugby Town (8) | 0–2 | Bedworth United (8) | 132 | ||
| 16 | Stamford (8) | 1–0 | Basford United (8) | 257 | |
| 17 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 1–1 | Histon (8) | 333 | |
| Histon (8) | 1–6 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 151 | ||
| 18 | Gresley (8) | 4–1 | Spalding United (8) | 243 | |
| 19 | Carlton Town (8) | 3–1 | Chasetown (8) | 108 | |
| 20 | Newcastle Town (8) | 1–3 | Soham Town Rangers (8) | 127 | |
| 21 | Loughborough Dynamo (8) | 1–2 | Leek Town (8) | 139 | |
| 22 | Lincoln United (8) | 2–2 | Romulus (8) | 171 | |
| Romulus (8) | 1–3 | Lincoln United (8) | 80 | ||
| 23 | Aylesbury (8) | 1–3 | Ware (8) | 56 | |
| 24 | Sittingbourne (8) | 0–2 | Bury Town (8) | 150 | |
| 25 | Maldon & Tiptree (8) | 3–1 | Great Wakering Rovers (8) | 115 | |
| 26 | East Grinstead Town (8) | 4–0 | Three Bridges (8) | 141 | |
| 27 | Witham Town (8) | 2–1 | Aveley (8) | 102 | |
| 28 | Cray Wanderers (8) | 3–3 | Carshalton Athletic (8) | 187 | |
| Match replayed at Cray Wanderers after an FA Investigation found that Carshalton Athletic fielded an ineligible player in the original tie. | |||||
| Cray Wanderers (8) | 3–0 | Carshalton Athletic (8) | 91 | ||
| 29 | Potters Bar Town (8) | 0–2 | Horsham (8) | 131 | |
| 30 | Thurrock (8) | 1–2 | Bowers & Pitsea (8) | 83 | |
| 31 | Chipstead (8) | 3–3 | Kempston Rovers (8) | 65 | |
| Kempston Rovers (8) | 2–0 | Chipstead (8) | 88 | ||
A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 38 | Metropolitan Police (7) | 2–6 | Brightlingsea Regent (8) | 124 |
| 39 | Needham Market (7) | 2–0 | Wroxham (8) | 205 |
| 40 | Slough Town (7) | 4–1 | Bognor Regis Town (7) | 543 |
| 41 | Grays Athletic (7) | 1–1 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 146 |
| Wingate & Finchley (7) | 2–0 | Grays Athletic (7) | 96 | |
| 42 | Worthing (7) | 3–1 | Kempston Rovers (8) | 418 |
| 43 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 4–0 | Bowers & Pitsea (8) | 196 |
| 44 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 3–3 | Ashford Town (Mx) (8) | 381 |
| Ashford Town (Mx) (8) | 1–4 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 227 | |
| 45 | Kings Langley (7) | 1–0 | Heybridge Swifts (8) | 61 |
| 46 | Leiston (7) | 5–0 | Hendon (7) | 173 |
| 47 | VCD Athletic (8) | 1–3 | Ware (8) | 68 |
| 48 | Enfield Town (7) | 3–2 | Canvey Island (7) | 273 |
| 49 | Tooting & Mitcham United (8) | 2–4 | Dunstable Town (7) | 185 |
| 50 | Billericay Town (7) | 2–0 | Maldon & Tiptree (8) | 337 |
| 51 | Chalfont St Peter (8) | 3–2 | Corinthian Casuals (8) | 69 |
| 52 | Cray Wanderers (8) | 4–0 | Marlow (8) | 75 |
| 53 | Cheshunt (8) | 1–3 | Folkestone Invicta (7) | 144 |
| 54 | Royston Town (8) | 2–2 | Northwood (8) | 155 |
| Northwood (8) | 1–4 | Royston Town (8) | 95 | |
| 55 | Lowestoft Town (7) | 1–2 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 428 |
| 56 | Biggleswade Town (7) | 1–0 | Witham Town (8) | 111 |
| 57 | Faversham Town (8) | 3–4 | South Park (8) | 175 |
| 58 | Uxbridge (8) | 0–1 | Harlow Town (7) | 115 |
| 59 | Herne Bay (8) | 2–2 | Harrow Borough (7) | 195 |
| Harrow Borough (7) | 3–0 | Herne Bay (8) | 96 | |
| 60 | Hayes & Yeading United (7) | 0–1 | Hitchin Town (7) | 127 |
| 61 | Evesham United (8) | 1–1 | Frome Town (7) | 235 |
| Frome Town (7) | 1–0 | Evesham United (8) | 152 | |
| 62 | Yate Town (8) | 1–6 | North Leigh (8) | 118 |
| 63 | Salisbury (8) | 2–3 | Chippenham Town (7) | 904 |
| 64 | Taunton Town (8) | 5–0 | Swindon Supermarine (8) | 493 |
| 65 | Tiverton Town (8) | 0–1 | Wimborne Town (8) | 191 |
| 66 | Cirencester Town (7) | 1–2 | Havant & Waterlooville (7) | 141 |
| 67 | Merthyr Town (7) | 6–1 | Cinderford Town (7) | 283 |
| 68 | Banbury United (7) | 0–1 | Bishop's Cleeve (8) | 220 |
| 69 | Fleet Town (8) | 1–2 | Winchester City (8) | 93 |
| 70 | Weymouth (7) | 4–0 | Wantage Town (8) | 402 |
| 71 | Dorchester Town (7) | 3–1 | Barnstaple Town (8) | 344 |
| 72 | Staines Town (7) | 1–4 | Basingstoke Town (7) | 291 |
A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.
A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.
A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Worthing (7) | 2–2 | Sutton United (5) | 1,398 | |
| Sutton United (5) | 3–2 | Worthing (7) | 496 | ||
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 4–1 | South Park (8) | 2,801 | |
| 3 | Bromley (5) | 1–2 | Welling United (6) | 519 | |
| 4 | East Thurrock United (6) | 2–5 | Braintree Town (5) | 313 | |
| 5 | Nuneaton Town (6) | 6–1 | Guiseley (5) | 554 | |
| 6 | Boreham Wood (5) | 2–1 | Alfreton Town (6) | 201 | |
| 7 | Barrow (5) | 3–2 | Matlock Town (7) | 976 | |
| 8 | Southport (5) | 1–2 | Wealdstone (6) | 744 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 9 | Gateshead (5) | 1–3 | Lincoln City (5) | 578 | |
| 10 | Dartford (6) | 0–1 | Chelmsford City (6) | 918 | |
| 11 | Kidderminster Harriers (6) | 3–0 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 1,078 | |
| 12 | Harlow Town (7) | 1–2 | York City (5) | 816 | |
| 13 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 1–3 | Macclesfield Town (5) | 505 | |
| 14 | Whitehawk (6) | 1–4 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 530 | |
| 15 | Chester (5) | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 1,250 | |
| 16 | Stockport County (6) | 1–1 | Brackley Town (6) | 1,605 | |
| Brackley Town (6) | 2–0 | Stockport County (6) | 294 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Welling United (6) | 1–3 | Lincoln City (5) | 743 | |
| 2 | Braintree Town (5) | 0–0 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 608 | |
| Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 5–2 | Braintree Town (5) | 860 | ||
| 3 | Barrow (5) | 1–0 | Kidderminster Harriers (6) | 1,173 | |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 1–1 | Chelmsford City (6) | 2,473 | |
| Chelmsford City (6) | 1–4 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 923 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 5 | Macclesfield Town (5) | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 967 | |
| 6 | Wealdstone (6) | 1–4 | Brackley Town (6) | 620 | |
| 7 | Nuneaton Town (6) | 0–3 | York City (5) | 687 | |
| 8 | Sutton United (5) | 0–0 | Boreham Wood (5) | 879 | |
| Boreham Wood (5) | 5–0 | Sutton United (5) | 269 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 2–2 | Macclesfield Town (5) | 2,834 | |
| Macclesfield Town (5) | 2–0 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 1,017 | ||
| 2 | York City (5) | 1–0 | Brackley Town (6) | 1,994 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 3 | Boreham Wood (5) | 0–2 | Lincoln City (5) | 901 | |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 5–1 | Barrow (5) | 3,487 |
Semi final fixtures were played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.
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