1977–78 FA Trophy
The 1977–78 FA Trophy was the ninth season of the FA Trophy.
Preliminary Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Accrington Stanley |
5-0 |
Belper Town |
2 |
Alton Town |
1-0 |
Andover |
3 |
Armitage |
0-2 |
Enderby Town |
4 |
Arnold |
2-4 |
Boston |
5 |
Aveley |
0-2 |
Crawley Town |
6 |
Bacup Borough |
2-1 |
Bridlington Trinity |
7 |
Barnstaple Town |
2-0 |
Bridgwater Town |
8 |
Barry Town |
1-1 |
Ferndale Athletic |
9 |
Bedworth United |
2-1 |
Darlaston |
10 |
Bilston |
0-2 |
Hednesford Town |
11 |
Bognor Regis Town |
4-1 |
Corinthian-Casuals |
12 |
Bootle |
2-2 |
Colwyn Bay |
13 |
Bromley |
3-1 |
Canterbury City |
14 |
Cambridge City |
6-3 |
Dunstable |
15 |
Cheshunt |
4-2 |
Finchley |
16 |
Cinderford Town |
2-2 |
Clevedon |
17 |
Clapton |
2-3 |
Hampton |
18 |
Dawlish Town |
0-1 |
Glastonbury |
19 |
Fareham Town |
1-1 |
Oxford City |
20 |
Frome Town |
2-3 |
Gloucester City |
21 |
Harlow Town |
1-0 |
Hertford Town |
22 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
0-0 |
Lowestoft Town |
23 |
Louth United |
3-0 |
Eastwood Town |
24 |
Moor Green |
0-1 |
Dudley Town |
25 |
Oswestry Town |
0-0 |
Eastwood Hanley |
26 |
Retford Town |
0-1 |
Emley |
27 |
Sheppey United |
1-1 |
Ramsgate |
28 |
Sittingbourne |
0-2 |
Harrow Borough |
29 |
Stowmarket Town |
4-2 |
Letchworth Garden City |
30 |
Sully |
2-4 |
Llanelli |
31 |
Sutton Coldfield Town |
1-1 |
Heanor Town |
32 |
Taunton Town |
1-1 |
Dorchester Town |
33 |
Thackley |
2-2 |
Skelmersdale United |
34 |
Tonbridge |
1-1 |
Lewes |
35 |
Trowbridge Town |
1-0 |
Poole Town |
36 |
Walton & Hersham |
2-1 |
Hornchurch |
37 |
Ware |
1-0 |
Chesham United |
38 |
Wellingborough Town |
3-2 |
Lye Town |
39 |
Welton Rovers |
2-1 |
Mangotsfield United |
40 |
Westland-Yeovil |
0-1 |
Bridport |
41 |
Weston super Mare |
2-1 |
Shepton Mallet Town |
42 |
Wisbech Town |
1-1 |
Corby Town |
43 |
Witney Town |
2-1 |
Maidenhead United |
44 |
Wokingham Town |
1-2 |
Salisbury |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
8 |
Ferndale Athletic |
1-0 |
Barry Town |
12 |
Colwyn Bay |
2-3 |
Bootle |
16 |
Clevedon |
2-1 |
Cinderford Town |
19 |
Oxford City |
2-2 |
Fareham Town |
22 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
2-2 |
Lowestoft Town |
25 |
Eastwood Hanley |
2-1 |
Oswestry Town |
27 |
Ramsgate |
0-0 |
Sheppey United |
31 |
Heanor Town |
3-1 |
Sutton Coldfield Town |
32 |
Dorchester Town |
2-0 |
Taunton Town |
33 |
Skelmersdale United |
0-4 |
Thackley |
34 |
Lewes |
0-0 |
Tonbridge |
42 |
Corby Town |
1-0 |
Wisbech Town |
2nd Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
19 |
Fareham Town |
4-3 |
Oxford City |
22 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
3-4 |
Lowestoft Town |
27 |
Sheppey United |
2-1 |
Ramsgate |
34 |
Tonbridge |
5-0 |
Lewes |
First Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
A P Leamington |
0-0 |
Alvechurch |
2 |
Accrington Stanley |
0-0 |
Durham City |
3 |
Alfreton Town |
0-5 |
Boston |
4 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
1-1 |
Tonbridge |
5 |
Barnet |
2-4 |
Carshalton Athletic |
6 |
Bideford |
2-1 |
Trowbridge Town |
7 |
Billingham Synthonia |
2-1 |
Bacup Borough |
8 |
Bognor Regis Town |
1-0 |
Southall & Ealing Borough |
9 |
Boreham Wood |
0-0 |
Salisbury |
10 |
Bridgend Town |
2-0 |
Ferndale Athletic |
11 |
Bromley |
1-1 |
Folkestone & Shepway |
12 |
Cheshunt |
3-0 |
Gorleston |
13 |
Clevedon |
0-1 |
Ton Pentre |
14 |
Corby Town |
0-0 |
Worksop Town |
15 |
Crawley Town |
3-2 |
Alton Town |
16 |
Croydon |
2-1 |
Basingstoke Town |
17 |
Darwen |
2-3 |
Shildon |
18 |
Dorchester Town |
0-1 |
Weston super Mare |
19 |
Droylsden |
5-1 |
Nelson |
20 |
Dudley Town |
0-0 |
Heanor Town |
21 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
3-1 |
Medway |
22 |
Enderby Town |
2-0 |
Spalding United |
23 |
Fareham Town |
0-1 |
Harrow Borough |
24 |
Ferryhill Athletic |
2-3 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
25 |
Formby |
0-1 |
Ashton United |
26 |
Frickley Athletic |
1-1 |
Whitley Bay |
27 |
Glastonbury |
1-6 |
Barnstaple Town |
28 |
Gloucester City |
2-3 |
Paulton Rovers |
29 |
Hayes |
1-1 |
Kingstonian |
30 |
Hednesford Town |
4-0 |
Tamworth |
31 |
Highgate United |
1-2 |
Milton Keynes City |
32 |
Horsham |
1-0 |
Hampton |
33 |
Ilford |
2-0 |
Leytonstone |
34 |
Kirkby Town |
2-0 |
Rhyl |
35 |
Leek Town |
4-0 |
Hyde United |
36 |
Llanelli |
0-2 |
Cheltenham Town |
37 |
Long Eaton United |
0-1 |
Ilkeston Town |
38 |
Louth United |
0-2 |
Sutton Town |
39 |
Lowestoft Town |
2-2 |
Barking |
40 |
Middlewich Athletic |
0-1 |
Thackley |
41 |
Mossley |
1-3 |
Witton Albion |
42 |
Nantwich Town |
2-0 |
New Mills{1} |
43 |
Netherfield |
3-1 |
Evenwood Town |
44 |
New Brighton Rakers |
1-0 |
Burscough |
45 |
North Shields |
1-1 |
Emley |
46 |
Penrith |
0-2 |
Great Harwood |
47 |
Prestwich Heys |
1-3 |
Horwich R M I |
48 |
Radcliffe Borough |
3-3 |
Buxton |
49 |
Sheppey United |
0-1 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
50 |
St Albans City |
1-2 |
Wembley |
51 |
St Helens Town |
4-1 |
Eastwood Hanley |
52 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
3-2 |
Bootle |
53 |
Stourbridge |
1-1 |
Redditch United |
54 |
Stowmarket Town |
1-1 |
Harlow Town |
55 |
Tilbury |
0-1 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
56 |
Tow Law Town |
2-0 |
Rossendale United |
57 |
Ware |
2-2 |
Cambridge City |
58 |
Waterlooville |
2-0 |
Metropolitan Police |
59 |
Wealdstone |
1-1 |
Walton & Hersham |
60 |
Wellingborough Town |
3-0 |
Bedworth United |
61 |
Welton Rovers |
1-1 |
Bridport |
62 |
West Auckland Town |
0-2 |
South Bank |
63 |
Witney Town |
0-2 |
Woking |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Alvechurch |
0-2 |
A P Leamington |
2 |
Durham City |
1-0 |
Accrington Stanley |
4 |
Tonbridge |
4-1 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
9 |
Salisbury |
1-0 |
Boreham Wood |
11 |
Folkestone & Shepway |
2-3 |
Bromley |
14 |
Worksop Town |
0-1 |
Corby Town |
20 |
Heanor Town |
1-2 |
Dudley Town |
26 |
Whitley Bay |
1-2 |
Frickley Athletic |
29 |
Kingstonian |
4-3 |
Hayes |
39 |
Barking |
2-1 |
Lowestoft Town |
45 |
Emley |
3-1 |
North Shields |
48 |
Buxton |
3-0 |
Radcliffe Borough |
53 |
Redditch United |
5-3 |
Stourbridge |
54 |
Harlow Town |
1-0 |
Stowmarket Town |
57 |
Cambridge City |
3-1 |
Ware |
59 |
Walton & Hersham |
1-2 |
Wealdstone |
61 |
Bridport |
3-1 |
Welton Rovers |
Second Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
A P Leamington |
3-1 |
Corby Town |
2 |
Barking |
3-4 |
Harlow Town |
3 |
Barnstaple Town |
1-1 |
Weston super Mare |
4 |
Barrow |
2-1 |
Durham City |
5 |
Boston |
0-0 |
Dudley Town |
6 |
Bridport |
0-2 |
Waterlooville |
7 |
Carshalton Athletic |
0-1 |
Harrow Borough |
8 |
Cheshunt |
1-3 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
9 |
Emley |
4-0 |
Thackley |
10 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
2-0 |
Croydon |
11 |
Hednesford Town |
0-0 |
Leek Town |
12 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
1-1 |
Great Harwood |
13 |
Horwich R M I |
2-0 |
Droylsden |
14 |
Ilford |
1-1 |
Cambridge City |
15 |
Ilkeston Town |
1-4 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
16 |
Kingstonian |
4-1 |
Crawley Town |
17 |
Nantwich Town |
2-5 |
Ashton United |
18 |
Netherfield |
2-0 |
Billingham Synthonia |
19 |
Paulton Rovers |
2-3 |
Bridgend Town |
20 |
Redditch United |
2-3 |
Enderby Town |
21 |
Salisbury |
0-1 |
Cheltenham Town |
22 |
Shildon |
1-3 |
Frickley Athletic |
23 |
South Bank |
0-2 |
Tow Law Town |
24 |
St Helens Town |
3-1 |
Buxton |
25 |
Sutton Town |
1-0 |
Kirkby Town |
26 |
Ton Pentre |
0-1 |
Bideford |
27 |
Tonbridge |
2-3 |
Horsham |
28 |
Wealdstone |
4-2 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
29 |
Wellingborough Town |
1-0 |
Milton Keynes City |
30 |
Wembley |
2-2 |
Bognor Regis Town |
31 |
Witton Albion |
1-3 |
New Brighton Rakers |
32 |
Woking |
3-1 |
Bromley |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
3 |
Weston super Mare |
3-0 |
Barnstaple Town |
5 |
Dudley Town |
2-0 |
Boston |
11 |
Leek Town |
0-2 |
Hednesford Town |
12 |
Great Harwood |
3-1 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
14 |
Cambridge City |
2-1 |
Ilford |
30 |
Bognor Regis Town |
2-0 |
Wembley |
Third Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
A P Leamington |
1-3 |
Worcester City |
2 |
Ashton United |
6-0 |
South Liverpool |
3 |
Banbury United |
2-1 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
4 |
Barrow |
0-2 |
Frickley Athletic |
5 |
Bideford |
0-2 |
Bridgend Town |
6 |
Blyth Spartans |
3-0 |
St Helens Town |
7 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
2-0 |
Bishop's Stortford |
8 |
Burton Albion |
3-1 |
Sutton Town |
9 |
Cambridge City |
3-0 |
Enderby Town |
10 |
Cheltenham Town |
7-1 |
Bath City |
11 |
Dover |
0-1 |
Sutton United |
12 |
Dudley Town |
1-0 |
Macclesfield Town |
13 |
Grantham |
3-2 |
King's Lynn |
14 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
5-0 |
Margate |
15 |
Harlow Town |
1-2 |
Walthstow Avenue |
16 |
Harrow Borough |
3-0 |
Wealdstone |
17 |
Hednesford Town |
4-2 |
Telford United |
18 |
Hillingdon Borough |
1-0 |
Bognor Regis Town |
19 |
Horsham |
0-2 |
Staines Town |
20 |
Horwich R M I |
0-1 |
Chorley |
21 |
Kingstonian |
0-1 |
Woking |
22 |
Maidstone United |
0-0 |
Hastings United |
23 |
Marine |
3-0 |
Netherfield |
24 |
Mexborough Town |
2-3 |
Great Harwood |
25 |
New Brighton Rakers |
0-2 |
Goole Town |
26 |
Romford{2} |
0-0 |
Chelmsford City |
27 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
1-3 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
28 |
Tow Law Town |
1-0 |
Emley |
29 |
Waterlooville |
0-1 |
Dartford |
30 |
Wellingborough Town |
3-3 |
Hitchin Town |
31 |
Weston super Mare |
0-2 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
32 |
Whitby Town |
2-1 |
Bishop Auckland |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
22 |
Hastings United |
2-0 |
Maidstone United (Hastings disqualified) |
26 |
Chelmsford City |
2-3 |
Romford{2} |
30 |
Hitchin Town |
2-1 |
Wellingborough Town |
1st Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Ashton United |
1-3 |
Wigan Athletic |
2 |
Banbury United |
1-2 |
Leatherhead |
3 |
Bedford Town |
2-0 |
Hillingdon Borough |
4 |
Boston United |
4-1 |
Worcester City |
5 |
Bridgend Town |
0-1 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
6 |
Cheltenham Town |
1-2 |
Hednesford Town |
7 |
Consett |
0-1 |
Lancaster City |
8 |
Crook Town |
2-1 |
Blyth Spartans |
9 |
Dartford |
2-0 |
Sutton United |
10 |
Dudley Town |
1-2 |
Atherstone Town |
11 |
Enfield |
2-0 |
Staines Town |
12 |
Falmouth Town |
3-0 |
Minehead |
13 |
Frickley Athletic |
4-0 |
Morecambe |
14 |
Goole Town |
3-1 |
Tow Law Town |
15 |
Great Harwood |
1-2 |
Whitby Town |
16 |
Harrow Borough |
0-1 |
Dagenham |
17 |
Maidstone United |
0-0 |
Slough Town |
18 |
Marine |
1-4 |
Chorley |
19 |
Matlock Town |
1-0 |
Burton Albion |
20 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
4-1 |
Hitchin Town |
21 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2-0 |
Grantham |
22 |
Romford{2} |
0-2 |
Hendon |
23 |
Scarborough |
2-2 |
Bangor City |
24 |
Spennymoor United |
2-1 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
25 |
Stafford Rangers |
0-0 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
26 |
Tooting & Mitcham United |
3-0 |
Cambridge City |
27 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
1-1 |
Kettering Town |
28 |
Weymouth |
2-1 |
Yeovil Town |
29 |
Willington |
1-1 |
Runcorn |
30 |
Winsford United |
1-0 |
Northwich Victoria |
31 |
Woking |
0-0 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
32 |
Workington |
0-0 |
Altrincham |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
17 |
Slough Town |
1-1 |
Maidstone United |
23 |
Bangor City |
1-1 |
Scarborough |
25 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
0-2 |
Stafford Rangers |
27 |
Kettering Town |
0-1 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
29 |
Runcorn |
4-0 |
Willington |
31 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
2-0 |
Woking |
32 |
Altrincham |
4-0 |
Workington |
2nd Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
17 |
Maidstone United |
0-1 |
Slough Town |
23 |
Scarborough |
1-4 |
Bangor City |
2nd Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Altrincham |
4-0 |
Frickley Athletic |
2 |
Atherstone Town |
1-0 |
Stafford Rangers |
3 |
Bedford Town |
1-1 |
Hednesford Town |
4 |
Dagenham |
4-2 |
Crook Town |
5 |
Goole Town |
2-1 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
6 |
Hendon |
4-0 |
Falmouth Town |
7 |
Leatherhead |
5-1 |
Dartford |
8 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
4-0 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
9 |
Nuneaton Borough |
0-0 |
Bangor City |
10 |
Runcorn |
1-0 |
Boston United |
11 |
Tooting & Mitcham United |
3-1 |
Lancaster City |
12 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
3-1 |
Chorley |
13 |
Weymouth |
0-1 |
Matlock Town |
14 |
Whitby Town |
3-5 |
Spennymoor United |
15 |
Wigan Athletic |
1-1 |
Enfield |
16 |
Winsford United |
1-0 |
Slough Town |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
3 |
Hednesford Town |
2-2 |
Bedford Town |
9 |
Bangor City |
2-1 |
Nuneaton Borough |
15 |
Enfield |
1-1 |
Wigan Athletic |
2nd Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
3 |
Bedford Town |
1-0 |
Hednesford Town |
15 |
Wigan Athletic |
3-0 |
Enfield |
3rd Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Goole Town |
1-2 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
2 |
Hendon |
1-1 |
Bedford Town |
3 |
Leatherhead |
2-0 |
Wigan Athletic |
4 |
Matlock Town |
1-1 |
Altrincham |
5 |
Runcorn |
1-0 |
Tooting & Mitcham United |
6 |
Spennymoor United |
2-1 |
Atherstone Town |
7 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
0-1 |
Dagenham |
8 |
Winsford United |
3-1 |
Bangor City |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
2 |
Bedford Town |
2-1 |
Hendon |
4 |
Altrincham |
2-0 |
Matlock Town |
4th Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Altrincham |
4-2 |
Winsford United |
2 |
Bedford Town |
0-0 |
Leatherhead |
3 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
0-0 |
Leatherhead |
4 |
Spennymoor United |
1-0 |
Dagenham |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
2 |
Leatherhead |
5-2 |
Bedford Town |
3 |
Runcorn |
3-2 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
Semi Finals
First Leg
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Altrincham |
0-0 |
Runcorn |
2 |
Leatherhead |
2-0 |
Spennymoor United |
Second Leg
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Aggregate |
1 |
Runcorn |
0-1 |
Altrincham |
0-1 |
2 |
Spennymoor United |
2-1 |
Leatherhead |
2-3 |
Final
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Altrincham |
3-1 |
Leatherhead |
References
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