2018–19 FA Trophy

2018–19 FA Trophy
Football Association Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Guernsey
Wales
Defending championsBrackley Town
Final positions
ChampionsAFC Fylde (1st title)
Runner-upLeyton Orient

The 2018–19 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) is the 50th season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English National League System.

Calendar

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The calendar for the 2018–19 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.

Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs Remaining New Entries This Round Prize Money
Extra preliminary round 29 September 2018 27 295 → 268 54 £ 2,000
Preliminary round 13 October 2018 56 268 → 212 85 £ 3,000
First round qualifying 27 October 2018 72 212 → 140 88 £ 3,250
Second round qualifying 10 November 2018 36 140 → 104 0 £ 4,000
Third round qualifying 24 November 2018 40 104 → 64 44 £ 5,000
First round proper 15 December 2018 32 64 → 32 24 £ 6,000
Second round proper 12 January 2019 16 32 → 16 0 £ 7,000
Third round proper 2 February 2019 8 16 → 8 0 £ 8,000
Fourth round proper 23 February 2019 4 8 → 4 0 £ 10,000
Semi-finals 16 and 23 March 2019 2 4 → 2 0 £ 20,000
Final 19 May 2019 1 2 → 1 0 Runners-up £ 30,000
Winners £ 60,000

One team at Level 8 did not enter (Guernsey). This was the first year to have an extra preliminary round, due to the increase from 72 to 88 teams in the Level 7 leagues.

Extra preliminary round

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Preliminary round

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First round qualifying

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Second round qualifying

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Third round qualifying

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First round proper

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Second round proper

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Third round proper

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Following their victory over Weymouth, Ramsbottom United are the lowest-ranked team still in the competition, and the only team left from the eighth tier of English football.

Fourth round proper

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Semi-finals

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First leg

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Leyton Orient (5)1–0AFC Telford United (6)
Bonne 53'
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: David Rock

AFC Fylde (5)0–0Stockport County (6)
Attendance: 2,605
Referee: Marc Edwards

Second leg

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AFC Telford United (6)1–2Leyton Orient (5)
Deeney 39' Harrold 6'
Coulson 77'
Attendance: 3,478
Referee: Peter Wright

Leyton Orient won 3–1 on aggregate


Stockport County (6)2–3AFC Fylde (5)
Bell 25'
Palmer 88'
Rowe 65' (pen.)
Croasdale 85'
Reid 89'
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Seb Stockbridge

AFC Fylde won 3–2 on aggregate

Final

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AFC Fylde1–0Leyton Orient
Rowe 60' Report
Attendance: 42,962
Referee: Andrew Madley

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 England Danny Rowe Oldham Athletic 5
England Matty Warburton Northampton Town
England Shaq Coulthirst Barnet
England Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town
Azerbaijan Serhat Tasdemir Peterborough United
England Nic Evangelinos Ramsbottom United
7 Tanzania Adi Yussuf Boreham Wood 3
Nigeria Daniel Udoh Shrewsbury Town
England Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Oldham Athletic
Zimbabwe Lee Ndlovu Brackley Town

References

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  1. ^ "England FA Trophy 2018/2019". FC Tables. Retrieved 8 August 2020.