2016–17 FA Trophy

The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th 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 York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3–2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.

Calendar

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 - Beaconsfield SYCOB, Heybridge Swifts, Kidsgrove Athletic, Market Drayton Town, Phoenix Sports, Waltham Abbey, Walton Casuals and Ware.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
32	Aylesbury United	4–1	Chatham Town	99
33	Uxbridge	4–0	AFC Dunstable	64
34	Lewes	1–1	Tilbury	422
replay	Tilbury	0–3	Lewes	80
35	South Park	2–0	Guernsey	112
36	Whyteleafe	1–3	Cheshunt	141
37	Haringey Borough	1–2	Hythe Town	86
38	Dorking Wanderers	3–6	Northwood	130
39	Wroxham	3–0	Godalming Town	71
40	Norwich United	0–2	Tooting & Mitcham United	156
41	Ramsgate	0–3	Hastings United	192
42	AFC Hornchurch	2–3	Ashford Town (Mx)	162
43	Molesey	1–3	Romford	63
44	Brentwood Town	1–2	Marlow	92
45	Arlesey Town	2–2	Chalfont [St Peter A.F.C.\|Chalfont St Peter]	72
replay	Chalfont St Peter	6–0	Arlesey Town	40
46	Corinthian Casuals	2–1	Thamesmead Town	121
47	Brightlingsea Regent	2–1	Dereham Town	102
48	VCD Athletic	1–1	Greenwich Borough	97
replay	Greenwich Borough	1–2	VCD Athletic	115
49	Royston Town	3–0	Egham Town	144
50	Hanwell Town	4–0	Bedford Town	123
51	Barton Rovers	0–1	Herne Bay	101
52	Slimbridge	1–3	Swindon Supermarine	60
53	Bridgwater Town	2–2	North Leigh	109
replay	North Leigh	4–1	Bridgwater Town	37
54	Winchester City	1–1	Petersfield Town	140
replay	Petersfield Town	1–3	Winchester City	115
55	Wimborne Town	2–2	AFC Totton	264
replay	AFC Totton	1–2	Wimborne Town	184
56	Salisbury	4–3	Hereford	1,225
57	Paulton Rovers	1–6	Tiverton Town	112
58	Bishop's Cleeve	1–0	Didcot Town	80
59	Mangotsfield United	0–2	Yate Town	310
60	Farnborough	1–5	Barnstaple Town	172
61	Fleet Town	2–1	Bideford	83
62	Kidlington	2–3	Wantage Town	79
63	Taunton Town	6–2	Larkhall Athletic	362
64	Shortwood United	0–1	Evesham United	134

First round qualifying

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.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Goole	1–1	Blyth Spartans	252
replay	Blyth Spartans	7–1	Goole	440
2	Spennymoor Town	1–2	Matlock Town	393
3	Warrington Town	0–2	Nantwich Town	274
4	Stocksbridge Park Steels	2–1	Lancaster City	128
5	Whitby Town	4–3	Workington	321
6	Skelmersdale United	1–3	Kendal Town	175
7	Colwyn Bay	1–1	Witton Albion	298
replay	Witton Albion	3–1	Colwyn Bay	257
8	Mossley	1–3	Farsley Celtic	124
9	Ramsbottom United	2–1	Prescot Cables	216
10	Bamber Bridge	0–2	Trafford	169
11	Buxton	2–0	Glossop [North End A.F.C.\|Glossop North End]	518
12	Ashton United	0–4	Marine	124
13	Shaw Lane	6–2	Frickley Athletic	256
14	Stratford Town	2–2	Grantham Town	204
replay	Grantham Town	4–0	Stratford Town	142
15	Leamington	0–1	Mickleover Sports	352
16	Kidsgrove Athletic	5–3	Soham Town Rangers	151
17	Rushall Olympic	1–2	Halesowen Town	189
18	Ilkeston	0–2	Barwell	262
19	Carlton Town	1–4	St Ives Town	93
20	Stourbridge	1–2	King's Lynn Town	465
21	Corby Town	0–2	Stafford Rangers	435
22	Kettering Town	5–1	Market Drayton Town	357
23	Redditch United	3–1	Cambridge City	242
24	Stamford	1–4	Hednesford Town	345
25	Leek Town	2–1	Sutton Coldfield Town	315
26	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	1–0	Coalville Town	448
27	Bedworth United	2–3	St Neots Town	122
28	Lincoln United	4–2	Gresley	202
29	Horsham	1–3	Romford	291
30	East Grinstead Town	2–3	Phoenix Sports	95
31	Kingstonian	2–1	Lewes	245
32	Hastings United	4–0	Aylesbury United	322
33	Hythe Town	3–2	Walton Casuals	179
34	Burgess [Hill Town F.C.\|Burgess Hill Town]	5–1	Beaconsfield SYCOB	226
35	Leatherhead	2–3	Chesham United	255
36	Waltham Abbey	0–5	Merstham	72
37	Hanwell Town	2–1	Bury Town	116

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
38	Metropolitan Police	2–6	Brightlingsea Regent	124
39	Needham Market	2–0	Wroxham	205
40	Slough Town	4–1	Bognor Regis Town	543
41	Grays Athletic	1–1	Wingate & Finchley	146
replay	Wingate & Finchley	2–0	Grays Athletic	96
42	Worthing	3–1	Kempston Rovers	418
43	AFC Sudbury	4–0	Bowers & Pitsea	196
44	Tonbridge Angels	3–3	Ashford Town (Mx)	381
replay	Ashford Town (Mx)	1–4	Tonbridge Angels	227
45	Kings Langley	1–0	Heybridge Swifts	61
46	Leiston	5–0	Hendon	173
47	VCD Athletic	1–3	Ware	68
48	Enfield Town	3–2	Canvey Island	273
49	Tooting & Mitcham United	2–4	Dunstable Town	185
50	Billericay Town	2–0	Maldon & Tiptree	337
51	Chalfont St Peter	3–2	Corinthian Casuals	69
52	Cray Wanderers	4–0	Marlow	75
53	Cheshunt	1–3	Folkestone Invicta	144
54	Royston Town	2–2	Northwood	155
replay	Northwood	1–4	Royston Town	95
55	Lowestoft Town	1–2	Dulwich Hamlet	428
56	Biggleswade Town	1–0	Witham Town	111
57	Faversham Town	3–4	South Park	175
58	Uxbridge	0–1	Harlow Town	115
59	Herne Bay	2–2	Harrow Borough	195
replay	Harrow Borough	3–0	Herne Bay	96
60	Hayes & Yeading United	0–1	Hitchin Town	127
61	Evesham United	1–1	Frome Town	235
replay	Frome Town	1–0	Evesham United	152
62	Yate Town	1–6	North Leigh	118
63	Salisbury	2–3	Chippenham Town	904
64	Taunton Town	5–0	Swindon Supermarine	493
65	Tiverton Town	0–1	Wimborne Town	191
66	Cirencester Town	1–2	Havant & Waterlooville	141
67	Merthyr Town	6–1	Cinderford Town	283
68	Banbury United	0–1	Bishop's Cleeve	220
69	Fleet Town	1–2	Winchester City	93
70	Weymouth	4–0	Wantage Town	402
71	Dorchester Town	3–1	Barnstaple Town	344
72	Staines Town	1–4	Basingstoke Town	291

Second round qualifying

A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Nantwich Town	2–0	Kendal Town	251
2	Blyth Spartans	4–3	Halesowen Town	565
3	Buxton	1–3	King's Lynn Town	302
4	Marine	1–1	St Neots Town	288
replay	St Neots Town	2–4	Marine	178
5	Hednesford Town	1–1	Stafford Rangers	910
replay	Stafford Rangers	2–1	Hednesford Town	1,005
6	St Ives Town	2–1	Leek Town	160
7	Shaw Lane	3–0	Whitby Town	320
8	Ramsbottom United	4–1	Redditch United	139
9	Kidsgrove Athletic	3–5	Stocksbridge Park Steels	165
10	Barwell	2–3	Farsley Celtic	159
11	Grantham Town	0–2	Matlock Town	259
12	Trafford	0–1	Mickleover Sports	206
13	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	3–3	Lincoln United	485
replay	Lincoln United	2–0	AFC Rushden & Diamonds	229
14	Witton Albion	2–1	Kettering Town	339
15	Kings Langley	1–0	Enfield Town	222
16	Bishop's Cleeve	0–1	Taunton Town	72
17	Dunstable Town	1–4	Weymouth	106
18	Dorchester Town	0–3	Basingstoke Town	306
19	Merthyr Town	2–2	Slough Town	370
replay	Slough Town	2–0	Merthyr Town	429
20	Havant & Waterlooville	5–0	Billericay Town	256

Third round qualifying

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.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team
19	Ebbsfleet United	4–2	Harrow Borough	613
20	Slough Town	2–4	Wingate & Finchley	352
21	Truro City	6–1	Frome Town	269
22	Hampton & [Richmond Borough F.C.\|Hampton & Richmond Borough]	0–0	Royston Town	272
replay	Royston Town	2–1	Hampton & Richmond Borough	198
23	Concord Rangers	0–1	Welling United	161
24	Kings Langley	1–3	AFC Sudbury	151
25	Weston-super-Mare	2–4	Dartford	240
26	Worthing	1–1	Hemel Hempstead Town	505
replay	Hemel Hempstead Town	0–1	Worthing	157
27	Hungerford Town	0–1	Gosport Borough	144
28	Oxford City	1–2	South Park	157
29	Bath City	2–0	Basingstoke Town	366
30	Chelmsford City	1–0	Taunton Town	507
31	Margate	1–1	East Thurrock United	185
replay	East Thurrock United	2–0	Margate	174
32	Leiston	1–1	Eastbourne Borough	212
replay	Eastbourne Borough		Leiston	262
33	Poole Town	1–1	Weymouth	755
replay	Weymouth	2–0	Poole Town	441
34	Havant & Waterlooville	1–3	Harlow Town	197
35	Winchester City	0–1	Dulwich Hamlet	319
36	Maidenhead United	2–2	Wealdstone	555
replay	Wealdstone	2–1	Maidenhead United	254
37	Burgess Hill Town	0–3	Hitchin Town	243
38	Whitehawk	1–1	St Albans City	326
replay	St Albans City	0–1	Whitehawk	219
39	North Leigh	1–0	Kingstonian	203
40	Hythe Town	4–2	Bishop's Stortford	234

First round proper

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.

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Gateshead	2–0	King's Lynn Town	227
2	Farsley Celtic	0–4	Southport	352
3	Solihull Moors	1–2	Matlock Town	336
4	Nantwich Town	1–2	Lincoln City	482
5	Alfreton Town	1–0	North Ferriby United	290
6	Kidderminster Harriers	4–0	AFC Telford United	1,096
7	Nuneaton Town	3–1	Stocksbridge Park Steels	356
8	Harrogate Town	3–3	Barrow	441
replay	Barrow	4–2	Harrogate Town	819
9	AFC Fylde	1–1	Brackley Town	641
replay	Brackley Town	4–0	AFC Fylde	146
10	York City	3–1	Worcester City	1,033
11	Chorley	0–1	Guiseley	612
12	Witton Albion	1–1	Chester	883
replay	Chester	2–1	Witton Albion	921
13	Wrexham	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	2,159
14	Altrincham	1–1	Macclesfield Town	717
replay	Macclesfield Town	2–1	Altrincham	548
15	Stockport County	3–2	Marine	1,411
16	Ebbsfleet United	1–1	Woking	825
replay	Woking	0–1	Ebbsfleet United	613
17	Chelmsford City	1–0	Hitchin Town	469
18	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–2	Worthing	597

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
19	Harlow Town	2–0	Eastleigh	482
20	Whitehawk	2–2	Weymouth	253
replay	Weymouth	1–2	Whitehawk	401
21	Braintree Town	2–0	Torquay United	301
22	East Thurrock United	1–1	Aldershot Town	321
replay	Aldershot Town	3–4	East Thurrock United	566
23	Dulwich Hamlet	2–2	Royston Town	701
replay	Royston Town	0–1	Dulwich Hamlet	312
24	Welling United	8–1	Hythe Town	355
25	Wealdstone	2–2	Wingate & Finchley	364
replay	Wingate & Finchley	1–2	Wealdstone	280
26	Dartford	1–1	Dover Athletic	813
replay	Dover Athletic	1–2	Dartford	389
27	South Park	1–1	North Leigh	148
replay	North Leigh	1–3	South Park	157
28	AFC Sudbury	2–1	Gosport Borough	641
29	Sutton United	1–0	Bath City	524
30	Forest Green Rovers	1–1	Truro City	626
replay	Truro City	0–1	Forest Green Rovers	336
31	Boreham Wood	0–0	Maidstone United	201
replay	Maidstone United	2–3	Boreham Wood	538
32	Bromley	1–1	Leiston	411
replay	Leiston	3–5	Bromley	306

Second round proper

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Worthing	2–2	Sutton United	1,398
replay	Sutton United	3–2	Worthing	496
2	Tranmere Rovers	4–1	South Park	2,801
3	Bromley	1–2	Welling United	519
4	East Thurrock United	2–5	Braintree Town	313
5	Nuneaton Town	6–1	Guiseley	554
6	Boreham Wood	2–1	Alfreton Town	201
7	Barrow	3–2	Matlock Town	976
8	Southport	1–2	Wealdstone	744

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
9	Gateshead	1–3	Lincoln City	578
10	Dartford	0–1	Chelmsford City	918
11	Kidderminster Harriers	3–0	Ebbsfleet United	1,078
12	Harlow Town	1–2	York City	816
13	AFC Sudbury	1–3	Macclesfield Town	505
14	Whitehawk	1–4	Dulwich Hamlet	530
15	Chester	0–2	Forest Green Rovers	1,250
16	Stockport County	1–1	Brackley Town	1,605
replay	Brackley Town	2–0	Stockport County	294

Third round proper

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Welling United	1–3	Lincoln City	743
2	Braintree Town	0–0	Dulwich Hamlet	608
replay	Dulwich Hamlet	5–2	Braintree Town	860
3	Barrow	1–0	Kidderminster Harriers	1,173
4	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Chelmsford City	2,473
replay	Chelmsford City	1–4	Tranmere Rovers	923

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
5	Macclesfield Town	1–0	Forest Green Rovers	967
6	Wealdstone	1–4	Brackley Town	620
7	Nuneaton Town	0–3	York City	687
8	Sutton United	0–0	Boreham Wood	879
replay	Boreham Wood	5–0	Sutton United	269

Fourth round proper

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
1	Dulwich Hamlet	2–2	Macclesfield Town	2,834
replay	Macclesfield Town	2–0	Dulwich Hamlet	1,017
2	York City	1–0	Brackley Town	1,994

Tie	Home team	Score	Away team	'
3	Boreham Wood	0–2	Lincoln City	901
4	Tranmere Rovers	5–1	Barrow	3,487

Semi-finals

Semi final fixtures were played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.