2019–20 FA Trophy

The 2019–20 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) is the 51st season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System. The competition consists of two preliminary rounds, three qualifying rounds, and six proper rounds. All matches until the semi-finals were held as a single-match knockout format with reversed replays after first-leg matches drawn in regulation time. The semi-finals were scheduled to be two-legged, but due to their delay by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom they were shifted to single matches, with no replays. The final will be a single-match held at Wembley Stadium and decided in extra time or penalties if tied after regulation. First-leg ties throughout the competition can be decided by extra time or penalties if both teams agree and notify the referee at least 45 minutes before kickoff, in accordance with FA Trophy Rule 11(a).[1]

2019–20 FA Trophy
Football Association Trophy
Country England
 Guernsey
 Wales
Defending championsAFC Fylde

The competition was paused at the semi-final stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition resumed in September 2020, [2] although the final has been further-postponed with no date set for completion.[3]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2019–20 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.[4]

Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs Remaining New Entries This Round Prize Money
Extra Preliminary Round28 September 201928296 → 26856£ 2,000
Preliminary Round12 October 201956268 → 21284£ 3,000
First Round Qualifying26 October 201972212 → 14088£ 3,250
Second Round Qualifying9 November 201936140 → 1040£ 4,000
Third Round Qualifying23 November 201940104 → 6444£ 5,000
First Round Proper14 December 20193264 → 3224£ 6,000
Second Round Proper11 January 20201632 → 160£ 7,000
Third Round Proper8 February 2020816 → 80£ 8,000
Fourth Round Proper29 February 202048 → 40£ 10,000
Semi-FinalsSeptember 202024 → 20£ 20,000
FinalTBD12 → 10Runners-up £ 30,000
Winners £ 60,000

Extra Preliminary Round

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Preliminary Round

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First Round Qualifying

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Second Round Qualifying

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Third Round Qualifying

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First Round Proper

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Second Round Proper

[11]

Third Round Proper

[12]

Fourth Round Proper

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Semi-finals

Originally scheduled for March 2020, the two-legged semi-finals were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FA declared their intention to complete the tournament, but with an uncertain timeframe. [14] In late August 2020, they scheduled the semi-finals as single matches in September, with a date of 27 September for the final at Wembley. The final, alongside the FA Vase final held as part of the same event, was to be among the matches trialling the return of spectators to elite football after the height of the first wave of the pandemic in the UK,[2] but this was further postponed following new restrictions on gatherings in England that were enacted on 14 September 2020 as COVID-19 cases increased.[15]

Concord Rangers (6)2–1Halesowen Town (8)
 Report
  • Gregory  7'
Thames Road, Canvey Island
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Notts County (5)0–1Harrogate Town (4)[lower-alpha 1]
Report Smith  45+1'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie

Final
Harrogate Town (4)[lower-alpha 1]vConcord Rangers (6)

Notes
  1. Between the fourth round and the semi-finals, Harrogate were promoted to the Football League through the National League play-offs after the season had finished on an average points-per-game basis due to curtailment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "The Buildbase FA Trophy Round Dates, 2019-20". The Football Association. 8 June 2019.
  2. "Football Association pick hosts for one-legged Vase and Trophy semis". Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. "Football Association postpones FA Trophy and FA Vase finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. "The Buildbase FA Trophy Match Dates, 2019-20". The Football Association. 8 June 2019.
  5. "First FA Trophy Rounds Drawn". The Non-League Paper. 12 July 2019.
  6. "First FA Trophy Rounds Drawn". The Non-League Paper. 12 July 2019.
  7. "WE HAD THE LATEST DRAWS IN THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE MADE AT WEMBLEY ON MONDAY". The Football Association. 14 October 2019.
  8. "THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING DRAW WAS MADE AT WEMBLEY ON MONDAY". The Football Association. 28 October 2019.
  9. "THE DRAW FOR THE THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING OF THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY HAS BEEN MADE". The Football Association. 11 November 2019.
  10. "FIND OUT HOW THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY FIRST ROUND LOOKS AFTER MONDAY'S DRAW". The Football Association. 25 November 2019.
  11. "THE DRAW FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY WAS MADE ON MONDAY". The Football Association. 16 December 2019.
  12. "THE LATEST DRAWS FOR BOTH THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND FA VASE HAVE BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 13 January 2020.
  13. Association, The Football. "The Buildbase FA Trophy and Vase quarter-final draws are now complete". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  14. "Halesowen given hope in Trophy quest". Express & Star. Wolverhampton: MNA Media. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  15. "Football Association postpones FA Trophy and FA Vase finals". BBC Sport. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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