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.

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

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
32Whyteleafe 0–1Phoenix Sports 86
33Corinthian Casuals 2–1Three Bridges 102
34Barton Rovers 1–1AFC Sudbury 121
replayAFC Sudbury 4–3Barton Rovers 133
35Royston Town 3–0Great Wakering Rovers 108
36Wroxham 2–3Hastings United 112
37Maldon & Tiptree 2–3Ramsgate 122
38Faversham Town 0–1Bury Town 174
39Carshalton Athletic 0–2Leighton Town 110
40Folkestone Invicta 1–1Haringey Borough 244
replayHaringey Borough 1–0Folkestone Invicta 70
41Dereham Town 1–2Waltham Abbey 99
42Tooting & Mitcham United 3–2Walton & Hersham 136
43Tilbury 5–0Barkingside 54
44Chipstead 2–1Uxbridge 40
45Whitstable Town 2–4Worthing 154
46Harlow Town 3–1Ware 284
47Thamesmead Town 1–1Brightlingsea Regent 38
replayBrightlingsea Regent 1–4Thamesmead Town 53
48Romford 3–2North Greenford United 76
49Cray Wanderers 2–3East Grinstead Town 76
50Aveley 1–4South Park 42
51Aylesbury 3–0Hythe Town 78
52Tiverton Town 2–0AFC Totton 180
53Slimbridge 0–1Egham Town 45
54Taunton Town 4–1Godalming Town 215
55Bishop's Cleeve 2–4North Leigh 66
56Yate Town 1–3Banbury United 141
57Molesey 5–1Fleet Town 67
58Larkhall Athletic 3–1Wimborne Town 94
59Bashley 1–0Cinderford Town 75
60Mangotsfield United 4–3Shortwood United 103
61Marlow 5–2Wantage Town 86
62Didcot Town 0–0Bridgwater Town 118
replayBridgwater Town 1–3Didcot Town 107
63Burnham 0–2Dorking Wanderers 41
64Petersfield Town 1–3Winchester 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:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Blyth Spartans 1–0Whitby Town 643
2Ashton United 2–1Stratford Town 112
3Evesham United 1–2Spennymoor Town 294
4Buxton 5–1Radcliffe Borough 183
5Skelmersdale United 4–2Lincoln United 185
6Sutton Coldfield Town 1–0Darlington 1883 360
7Nantwich Town 5–1King's Lynn Town 329
8Shaw Lane Aquaforce 1–2Matlock Town 232
9Leamington 0–0Rushall Olympic 296
replayRushall Olympic 2–3 Leamington 181
10Warrington Town 3–0Basford United 202
11Marine 2–2Kidsgrove Athletic 274
replayKidsgrove Athletic 0–1Marine 156
12Ilkeston 1–1Stocksbridge Park Steels 406
replayStocksbridge Park Steels 3–2Ilkeston 108
13Kettering Town 0–3Burscough 435
14Stourbridge 2–0Carlton Town 428
15Bideford 3–2Brentwood Town 185
16St Neots Town 1–2Hungerford Town 207
17Haringey Borough 1–1Hitchin Town 119
replayHitchin Town 3–0Haringey Borough 109
18Thurrock 3–2Cheshunt 77
19Tonbridge Angels 1–2Cirencester 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:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team
15Tranmere Rovers 2–4Wrexham 3,397
16Eastbourne Borough 7–4Hemel Hempstead Town 317
17Tilbury 3–4Welling United 186
18Truro City 2–2Cirencester Town 302
replayCirencester Town 0–1Truro City 123
19Torquay United 0–0Chesham United 1,130
replayChesham United 0–2Torquay United 356
20Whitehawk 1–3Dover Athletic 372
21Corinthian Casuals 1–2Hungerford Town 162
22Boreham Wood 1–2Woking 275
23Sutton United 3–1Lowestoft Town 454
24Maidstone United 0–1Bognor Regis Town 892
25Cheltenham Town 3–1Chelmsford City 1,124
26East Thurrock United 1–4Maidenhead United 156
27Oxford City 3–1Ebbsfleet United 495
28Aldershot Town 0–1Eastleigh 877
29Weston-super-Mare 3–2Wealdstone 155
30Havant & Waterlooville 2–0Forest Green Rovers 266
31Bury Town 1–2Dulwich Hamlet 441
32Braintree Town 1–0Bromley 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:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
1Dulwich Hamlet 1–2Guiseley 1,949
2Dover Athletic 2–1Southport 629
3Havant & Waterlooville 2–1Welling United 371
4Truro City 2–2Macclesfield Town 685
replayMacclesfield Town 2–0Truro City 507
5Braintree Town 0–1Stourbridge 244
6Chester 4–0Hungerford Town 1,276
7Eastbourne Borough 1–4AFC Fylde 352
8Sutton United 1–0Curzon Ashton 605
9Torquay United 1–0Wrexham 1,361

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

Third round

Third round fixtures were due to be played on 6 February 2015, 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:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
1Torquay United 3–3Macclesfield Town 838
replayMacclesfield Town 0–1Torquay United 566
2Grimsby Town 3–0Havant & Waterlooville 1,613
3Gateshead 1–0AFC Fylde 485
4FC Halifax Town 1–0Chester 878
5Woking 1–0Oxford City 923

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
6Dover Athletic 2–2Guiseley 667
replayGuiseley 0–3Dover Athletic 476
7Sutton United 0–0Bognor Regis Town 1,258
replayBognor Regis Town 2–1 Sutton United 941
8Nantwich Town 1–0Stourbridge 510

Fourth round

Fourth round fixtures were due to be played on 27 February 2015, 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:
TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
1Nantwich Town 2–1Dover Athletic 892
2FC Halifax Town 0–0Gateshead 1,431
replayGateshead FC Halifax Town 724

TieHome Team ScoreAway Team '
3Grimsby Town 2–0Woking 1,675
4Bognor Regis Town 1–0Torquay 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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Final