2008–09 FA Trophy
The FA Trophy 2008–09 was the fortieth season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The number of team entries for this season was 263.
Preliminary round
Ties were played on 4 October 2008.First round qualifying
Ties will be played on 18 October 2008.Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.
Second round qualifying
Ties will be played on 1 November 2007Third round qualifying
Ties will be played on 22 November 2007Teams from Conference North and Conference South entered in this round.
First round
This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.Ties will be played on 13 December 2008.