2015–16 FA Trophy

The 2015–16 FA Trophy was the 46th 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 FC Halifax Town after beating Grimsby Town 1-0 in front of 46,781 spectators at Wembley in the final on 22 May 2016.

Preliminary round

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 - AFC Hornchurch, Bedford Town, Brighouse Town, Chatham Town, Goole, Kings Langley, Peacehaven & Telscombe and Swindon Supermarine.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Burscough	2–0	Bamber Bridge	212
2	Ossett Town	1–2	Warrington Town	101
3	Shaw Lane Aquaforce	3–0	New Mills	165
4	Lancaster City	1–1	Northwich Victoria	189
replay	Northwich Victoria	4–0	Lancaster City	123
5	Farsley Celtic	4–0	Prescot Cables	115
6	Witton Albion	2–2	Ossett Albion	193
replay	Ossett Albion	0–2	Witton Albion	101
7	Sheffield	4–1	Trafford	177
8	Mossley	1–0	Harrogate Railway Athletic	107
9	Glossop North End	1–1	Spennymoor Town	369
replay	Spennymoor Town	3–2	Glossop North End	385
10	Clitheroe	1–2	Stocksbridge Park Steels	186
11	Radcliffe Borough	2–1	Droylsden	137
12	Kendal Town	4–0	Scarborough Athletic	213
13	Newcastle Town	5–4	Spalding United	60
14	St Ives Town	4–2	Rugby Town	205
15	Stafford Rangers	3–1	Tividale	420
16	Soham Town Rangers	1–3	Carlton Town	75
17	Leek Town	1–3	Lincoln United	207
18	Loughborough Dynamo	0–3	Kidsgrove Athletic	90
19	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	1–3	Basford United	391
20	Romulus	0–0	Gresley	113
replay	Gresley	2–1	Romulus	152
21	Belper Town	1–0	Market Drayton Town	168
22	Coalville Town	3–2	Daventry Town	128
23	Chasetown	1–1	Evesham United	203
replay	Evesham United	2–1	Chasetown	163
24	Northwood	1–1	Potters Bar Town	96
replay	Potters Bar Town	0–1	Northwood	69
25	Thurrock	2–0	Guernsey	122
26	Witham Town	2–4	Herne Bay	112
27	Arlesey Town	1–1	Redbridge	89
replay	Redbridge	2–0	Arlesey Town	61
28	Hanwell Town	1–2	Cheshunt	48
29	Walton Casuals	1–0	Sittingbourne	85
30	Chalfont St Peter	3–0	Beaconsfield SYCOB	91
31	Aylesbury United	1–2	Heybridge Swifts	182

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
32	Whyteleafe	0–1	Phoenix Sports	86
33	Corinthian Casuals	2–1	Three Bridges	102
34	Barton Rovers	1–1	AFC Sudbury	121
replay	AFC Sudbury	4–3	Barton Rovers	133
35	Royston Town	3–0	Great Wakering Rovers	108
36	Wroxham	2–3	Hastings United	112
37	Maldon & Tiptree	2–3	Ramsgate	122
38	Faversham Town	0–1	Bury Town	174
39	Carshalton Athletic	0–2	Leighton Town	110
40	Folkestone Invicta	1–1	Haringey Borough	244
replay	Haringey Borough	1–0	Folkestone Invicta	70
41	Dereham Town	1–2	Waltham Abbey	99
42	Tooting & Mitcham United	3–2	Walton & Hersham	136
43	Tilbury	5–0	Barkingside	54
44	Chipstead	2–1	Uxbridge	40
45	Whitstable Town	2–4	Worthing	154
46	Harlow Town	3–1	Ware	284
47	Thamesmead Town	1–1	Brightlingsea Regent	38
replay	Brightlingsea Regent	1–4	Thamesmead Town	53
48	Romford	3–2	North Greenford United	76
49	Cray Wanderers	2–3	East Grinstead Town	76
50	Aveley	1–4	South Park	42
51	Aylesbury	3–0	Hythe Town	78
52	Tiverton Town	2–0	AFC Totton	180
53	Slimbridge	0–1	Egham Town	45
54	Taunton Town	4–1	Godalming Town	215
55	Bishop's Cleeve	2–4	North Leigh	66
56	Yate Town	1–3	Banbury United	141
57	Molesey	5–1	Fleet Town	67
58	Larkhall Athletic	3–1	Wimborne Town	94
59	Bashley	1–0	Cinderford Town	75
60	Mangotsfield United	4–3	Shortwood United	103
61	Marlow	5–2	Wantage Town	86
62	Didcot Town	0–0	Bridgwater Town	118
replay	Bridgwater Town	1–3	Didcot Town	107
63	Burnham	0–2	Dorking Wanderers	41
64	Petersfield Town	1–3	Winchester City	136

First round qualifying

First round qualifying fixtures were due to be played on 31 October 2015, with replays taking place no later than 6 November. 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.

Second round qualifying

Second round qualifying fixtures were due to be played on 14 November 2015, with replays taking place no later than 20 November. A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round. The draw was as follows:

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Blyth Spartans	1–0	Whitby Town	643
2	Ashton United	2–1	Stratford Town	112
3	Evesham United	1–2	Spennymoor Town	294
4	Buxton	5–1	Radcliffe Borough	183
5	Skelmersdale United	4–2	Lincoln United	185
6	Sutton Coldfield Town	1–0	Darlington 1883	360
7	Nantwich Town	5–1	King's Lynn Town	329
8	Shaw Lane Aquaforce	1–2	Matlock Town	232
9	Leamington	0–0	Rushall Olympic	296
replay	Rushall Olympic	2–3	Leamington	181
10	Warrington Town	3–0	Basford United	202
11	Marine	2–2	Kidsgrove Athletic	274
replay	Kidsgrove Athletic	0–1	Marine	156
12	Ilkeston	1–1	Stocksbridge Park Steels	406
replay	Stocksbridge Park Steels	3–2	Ilkeston	108
13	Kettering Town	0–3	Burscough	435
14	Stourbridge	2–0	Carlton Town	428
15	Bideford	3–2	Brentwood Town	185
16	St Neots Town	1–2	Hungerford Town	207
17	Haringey Borough	1–1	Hitchin Town	119
replay	Hitchin Town	3–0	Haringey Borough	109
18	Thurrock	3–2	Cheshunt	77
19	Tonbridge Angels	1–2	Cirencester Town	372

Third round qualifying

Third round qualifying fixtures were due to be played on 28 November 2015, with replays taking place no later than 4 December. 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. The draw was as follows:

First round

First round fixtures were due to be played on 12 December 2015, with replays taking place no later than 18 December. 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. The draw was as follows:

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
15	Tranmere Rovers	2–4	Wrexham	3,397
16	Eastbourne Borough	7–4	Hemel Hempstead Town	317
17	Tilbury	3–4	Welling United	186
18	Truro City	2–2	Cirencester Town	302
replay	Cirencester Town	0–1	Truro City	123
19	Torquay United	0–0	Chesham United	1,130
replay	Chesham United	0–2	Torquay United	356
20	Whitehawk	1–3	Dover Athletic	372
21	Corinthian Casuals	1–2	Hungerford Town	162
22	Boreham Wood	1–2	Woking	275
23	Sutton United	3–1	Lowestoft Town	454
24	Maidstone United	0–1	Bognor Regis Town	892
25	Cheltenham Town	3–1	Chelmsford City	1,124
26	East Thurrock United	1–4	Maidenhead United	156
27	Oxford City	3–1	Ebbsfleet United	495
28	Aldershot Town	0–1	Eastleigh	877
29	Weston-super-Mare	3–2	Wealdstone	155
30	Havant & Waterlooville	2–0	Forest Green Rovers	266
31	Bury Town	1–2	Dulwich Hamlet	441
32	Braintree Town	1–0	Bromley	204

Second round

Second round fixtures were due to be played on 16 January 2016, with replays taking place no later than 22 January. A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first round. The draw was as follows:

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Dulwich Hamlet	1–2	Guiseley	1,949
2	Dover Athletic	2–1	Southport	629
3	Havant & Waterlooville	2–1	Welling United	371
4	Truro City	2–2	Macclesfield Town	685
replay	Macclesfield Town	2–0	Truro City	507
5	Braintree Town	0–1	Stourbridge	244
6	Chester	4–0	Hungerford Town	1,276
7	Eastbourne Borough	1–4	AFC Fylde	352
8	Sutton United	1–0	Curzon Ashton	605
9	Torquay United	1–0	Wrexham	1,361

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
10	Grimsby Town	3–1	Weston-super-Mare	1,230
11	FC Halifax Town	1–0	Barrow	673
12	Eastleigh	1–2	Gateshead	453
13	Bognor Regis Town	2–1	Altrincham	520
14	Bradford Park Avenue	1–1	Nantwich Town	207
replay	Nantwich Town	5–0	Bradford Park Avenue	281
15	Woking	6–1	Maidenhead United	1,006
16	Oxford City	2–2	Cheltenham Town	926
replay	Cheltenham Town	0–3	Oxford City	776

Third round

Third round fixtures were due to be played on 6 February 2016, with replays taking place no later than 12 February. A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round. The draw was as follows:

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Torquay United	3–3	Macclesfield Town	838
replay	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Torquay United	566
2	Grimsby Town	3–0	Havant & Waterlooville	1,613
3	Gateshead	1–0	AFC Fylde	485
4	FC Halifax Town	1–0	Chester	878
5	Woking	1–0	Oxford City	923

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
6	Dover Athletic	2–2	Guiseley	667
replay	Guiseley	0–3	Dover Athletic	476
7	Sutton United	0–0	Bognor Regis Town	1,258
replay	Bognor Regis Town	2–1	Sutton United	941
8	Nantwich Town	1–0	Stourbridge	510

Fourth round

Fourth round fixtures were due to be played on 27 February 2016, with replays taking place no later than 4 March. A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round. The draw was as follows:

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Nantwich Town	2–1	Dover Athletic	892
2	FC Halifax Town	0–0	Gateshead	1,431
replay	Gateshead		FC Halifax Town	724

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
3	Grimsby Town	2–0	Woking	1,675
4	Bognor Regis Town	1–0	Torquay United	1,821

Semi-finals

Semi-final fixtures were due to be played on 12 March and 19 March 2016, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required. A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was as follows:

First leg

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Second leg

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