2024–25 FA Trophy
| Football Association Trophy | |
|---|---|
 Sporting Khalsa 5–2 Harborough Town, Third qualifying round, 5 October 2024 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | England Wales |
| Dates | Qualifying rounds: 24 August 2024 – 5 October 2024 Competition Proper: 26 October 2024 – 10-11 May 2025 |
| Defending champions | Gateshead |
The 2024–25 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024–25 Isuzu FA Trophy) is the 56th edition of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system.
Format and eligibility
[edit]The calendar was announced by The Football Association on 14 June 2024.[1]
Gateshead were the reigning champions for the 2024–25 season, having defeated Solihull Moors in the 2024 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium.[2]
| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Losing Club | Winning Club |
| Preliminary round | 24 August 2024 | 14 | 334 → 320 | 28 | £400 | £1,500 |
| First round qualifying | 7 September 2024 | 80 | 320 → 240 | 146 | £400 | £1,500 |
| Second round qualifying | 21 September 2024 | 40 | 240 → 200 | none | £575 | £2,250 |
| Third round qualifying | 5 October 2024 | 64 | 200 → 136 | 88 | £625 | £2,450 |
| First round proper | 26 October 2024 | 32 | 136 → 104 | none | £775 | £3,000 |
| Second round proper | 16 November 2024 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 48 | £1,000 | £3,750 |
| Third round proper | 7 December 2024 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £1,250 | £4,500 |
| Fourth round proper | 4 January 2025 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £1,500 | £5,250 |
| Fifth round proper | 1 February 2024 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £1,750 | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 1 March 2025 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £2,000 | £7,500 |
| Semi-finals | 5 April 2025 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £5,000 | £15,000 |
| Final | 10 or 11 May 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | £30,000 | £60,000 |
Preliminary round
[edit]The draw for the preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024.[3]
Due to the increase in the number of teams in step four, a preliminary round was used for the first time in five years.[4]
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First round qualifying
[edit]The draw for the first round qualifying was also made on 5 July 2024.[3]
The remaining 146 teams from step 4 joined the 14 winners from the preliminary round.
Second round qualifying
[edit]The draw for the second round qualifying was made on 9 September 2024.[5]
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Third round qualifying
[edit]The draw for the third round qualifying was made on 23 September 2024.[5]
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First round proper
[edit]The draw for the first round proper was made on 7 October 2024.[5]
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
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24 / 24
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48 / 48
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46 / 46
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18 / 18
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136 / 136
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Second round proper
[edit]The draw for the second round proper was made on 28 October 2024.[5]
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
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24 / 24
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48 / 48
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24 / 46
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8 / 18
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104 / 136
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Upsets
[edit]| Giantkiller (tier) | Opponent (tier) |
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| Upset of two leagues above | |
| Brentwood Town (level 8) | 1–0 away vs Hereford (level 6) |
Third round proper
[edit]The draw for the third round proper was made on 18 November 2024.[5] Three teams from the eighth tier, Brentwood Town, Hadley and Sittingbourne, are the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
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24 / 24
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23 / 48
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14 / 46
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3 / 18
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64 / 136
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Upsets
[edit]| Giantkiller (tier) | Opponent (tier) |
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| Upset of two leagues above | |
| Basford United (level 7) | 2(6)–2(5) at home vs FC Halifax Town (level 5) |
| Chertsey Town (level 7) | 1–0 at home vs Dagenham & Redbridge (level 5) |
| Stockton Town (level 7) | 2–0 at home vs Oldham Athletic (level 5) |
| Sittingbourne (level 8) | 4–2 at home vs Enfield (level 6) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Match abandoned during the first half, with the score at 1–0, due a serious injury to Farsley Celtic's captain, Lewis Turner.[9]
Fourth round proper
[edit]The draw was conducted on 9 December 2024 and ties will be played on 4 January 2025.[10] Sittingbourne from the eighth tier is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, with six seventh tier clubs also remaining in the competition.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
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13 / 24
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12 / 48
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6 / 46
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1 / 18
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32 / 136
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References
[edit]- ^ "THE EMIRATES FA CUP, ISUZU FA VASE AND TROPHY AND FA YOUTH CUP ROUND DATES CONFIRMED". www.thefa.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Gateshead beat Solihull Moors on penalties to win FA Trophy". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b "EARLY ROUND DRAWS MADE FOR EMIRATES FA CUP, FA YOUTH CUP, ISUZU FA TROPHY AND FA VASE". www.thefa.com. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "THE CLUBS ENTERED IN FOUR FA COMPETITIONS FOR 2024-25". www.thefa.cm. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Fixtures - The Isuzu FA Trophy". www.thefa.com. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/aveley/teams/435/match-centre/0-6107736/report
- ^ https://psfc.co.uk/match-reports/f/peterborough-sports-fc-vs-chelmsford-city-fc?blogcategory=FA+Trophy
- ^ https://www.bathcityfc.com/2024-25-fixtures-results/
- ^ "Turner 'conscious' after suspected cardiac arrest". BBC Sport. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "The Isuzu FA Trophy and Isuzu FA Vase fourth round proper draws have been made". The FA. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.