2018–19 FA Trophy

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2018–19 FA Trophy
Football Association Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Guernsey
Wales
Defending champions Brackley Town
Final positions
Champions AFC Fylde (1st title)
Runner-up Leyton Orient
  2017–18
2019–20  

The 2018–19 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) is the 50th season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English National League System.

Contents

Calendar

The calendar for the 2018–19 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.

RoundMain DateNumber of FixturesClubs RemainingNew Entries This RoundPrize Money
Extra preliminary round 29 September 201827295 → 26854£ 2,000
Preliminary round 13 October 201856268 → 21285£ 3,000
First round qualifying 27 October 201872212 → 14088£ 3,250
Second round qualifying 10 November 201836140 → 1040£ 4,000
Third round qualifying 24 November 201840104 → 6444£ 5,000
First round proper 15 December 20183264 → 3224£ 6,000
Second round proper 12 January 20191632 → 160£ 7,000
Third round proper 2 February 2019816 → 80£ 8,000
Fourth round proper 23 February 201948 → 40£ 10,000
Semi-finals 16 and 23 March 201924 → 20£ 20,000
Final 19 May 201912 → 10Runners-up £ 30,000
Winners £ 60,000

One team at Level 8 did not enter (Guernsey). This was the first year to have an extra preliminary round, due to the increase from 72 to 88 teams in the Level 7 leagues.

Extra preliminary round

Preliminary round

First round qualifying

Second round qualifying

Third round qualifying

First round proper

Second round proper

Third round proper

Following their victory over Weymouth, Ramsbottom United are the lowest-ranked team still in the competition, and the only team left from the eighth tier of English football.

Fourth round proper

Semi-finals

First leg

Leyton Orient (5)1–0 AFC Telford United (6)
Bonne Soccerball shade.svg53'
Brisbane Road, Leyton
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: David Rock

AFC Fylde (5)0–0 Stockport County (6)
Mill Farm, Wesham
Attendance: 2,605
Referee: Marc Edwards

Second leg

AFC Telford United (6)1–2 Leyton Orient (5)
Deeney Soccerball shade.svg39' Harrold Soccerball shade.svg6'
Coulson Soccerball shade.svg77'
New Bucks Head, Telford
Attendance: 3,478
Referee: Peter Wright

Leyton Orient won 3–1 on aggregate


Stockport County (6)2–3 AFC Fylde (5)
Bell Soccerball shade.svg25'
Palmer Soccerball shade.svg88'
Rowe Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)
Croasdale Soccerball shade.svg85'
Reid Soccerball shade.svg89'
Edgeley Park, Stockport
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

AFC Fylde won 3–2 on aggregate

Final

AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient
Rowe Soccerball shade.svg60' Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 42,962
Referee: Andrew Madley

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of England.svg Danny Rowe Oldham Athletic 5
Flag of England.svg Matty Warburton Northampton Town
Flag of England.svg Shaq Coulthirst Barnet
Flag of England.svg Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Serhat Tasdemir Peterborough United
Flag of England.svg Nic Evangelinos Ramsbottom United
7 Flag of Tanzania.svg Adi Yussuf Boreham Wood 3
Flag of Nigeria.svg Daniel Udoh Shrewsbury Town
Flag of England.svg Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Oldham Athletic
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Lee Ndlovu Brackley Town

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References

  1. "England FA Trophy 2018/2019". FC Tables. Retrieved 8 August 2020.