The 1969–70 FA Trophy was the first season of the FA Trophy. The competition was set up for non-league clubs which paid their players and were therefore not eligible to enter the FA Amateur Cup.

1969-70 FA Trophy
FA Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams187
Final positions
ChampionsMacclesfield Town
Runner-upTelford United
1970-71 →

First round qualifying

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Abergavenny Thursdays 2–3 Bath City
2 Alfreton Town 0–0 Chorley
3 Arnold 2–0 Leyland Motors
4 Ashby Institute 0–1 Hull Brunswick
5 Ashton United 5–1 Prescot Town
6 Barnstaple Town 1–2 Wadebridge Town
7 Bedworth United 0–0 Weston-super-Mare
8 Belper Town 0–3 Sutton Town
9 Bexley United 2–1 Fleet Town
10 Biggleswade Town 0–1 Ramsgate Athletic
11 Boston 2–2 Ely City
12 Brierley Hill Alliance 2–1 Dorchester Town
13 Chatham Town 0–4 Newmarket Town
14 Cheltenham Town 8–0 St Blazey
15 Cinderford Town 0–0 Lockheed Leamington
16 Clitheroe 1–3 Rhyl
17 Crawley Town 2–2 Lowestoft Town
18 Darlaston 1–1 Merthyr Tydfil
19 Deal Town 0–3 Haverhill Rovers
20 Denaby United 6–3 Annfield Plain
21 Dudley Town 1–2 Stourbridge
22 Dunstable 1–1 Rushden Town
23 Ellesmere Port Town 3–0 Bacup Borough
24 Gloucester City 4–0 Chippenham Town
25 Gresley Rovers 0–1 Ilkeston Town
26 Guildford City 2–0 Ashford Town (Kent)
27 Hastings United 2–0 Wellingborough Town
28 Holbeach United 0–0 Hinckley Athletic
30 Minehead 3–2 Bridport
31 Nantwich Town 3–1 Holyhead Town
32 Porthmadog 1–1 Droylsden
33 Portland United 1–1 Redditch United
34 Potton United 1–1 Banbury United
35 Prestatyn 3–3 Congleton Town
36 Retford Town 1–2 Horden Colliery Welfare
37 Rossendale United 2–1 Horwich RMI
38 Rugby Town 2–2 Thornycroft Athletic
39 Salisbury 4–2 Lower Gornal Athletic
40 Sandbach Ramblers 2–0 Loughborough United
41 Selby Town 1–2 Bridlington Trinity
42 Sittingbourne 0–4 Bedford Town
43 Skegness Town 2–0 Barton Town
44 Soham Town Rangers 1–2 Basingstoke Town
45 Spalding United 3–1 Desborough Town
46 Stamford 1–2 Cambridge City
47 Stevenage Athletic 1–1 Folkestone
48 St Neots Town 2–1 Clacton Town
49 Stockton 3–2 Louth United
50 Stonehouse 3–1 Barry Town
51 Street 1–4 Bilston
52 Tonbridge 2–2 Sheppey United
53 Ton Pentre 4–1 Lye Town
54 Trowbridge Town 5–0 Cowes
55 Welton Rovers 5–3 Pembroke Borough
56 Winsford United 3–3 Heanor Town
57 Wisbech Town 0–2 Corby Town
58 Wombwell Sporting Association 3–2 Boldon Colliery Welfare
59 Worksop Town 3–1 Frickley Colliery

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
2 Chorley 1–0 Alfreton Town
7 Weston-super-Mare 0–2 Bedworth United
11 Ely City 1–2 Boston
15 Lockheed Leamington 2–0 Cinderford Town
17 Lowestoft Town 1–3 Crawley Town
18 Merthyr Tydfil 4–3 Darlaston
22 Rushden Town 3–0 Dunstable
28 Hinckley Athletic 0–0 Holbeach United
32 Droylsden 1–2 Porthmadog
33 Redditch United 4–1 Portland United
34 Banbury United 4–0 Potton United
35 Congleton Town 2–3 Prestatyn
38 Thornycroft Athletic 4–5 Rugby Town
Rugby Town removed: Thornycroft Athletic advance
47 Folkestone 2–0 Stevenage Athletic
52 Sheppey United 4–1 Tonbridge
56 Heanor Town 0–2 Winsford United

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
28 Holbeach United 2–2 Hinckley Athletic

3rd Replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
28 Holbeach United 3–1 Hinckley Athletic

Second round qualifying

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Arnold 3–2 Oswestry Town
2 Banbury United 0–1 Bedford Town
3 Bath City 3–1 Bedworth United
4 Bletchley 2–2 Basingstoke Town
5 Boston 0–3 Guildford City
6 Cambridge City 6–0 Spalding United
7 Canterbury City 1–1 Hastings United
8 Cheltenham Town 3–1 Ton Pentre
9 Corby Town 5–0 Holbeach United
10 Denaby United 4–0 Hull Brunswick
11 Ellesmere Port Town 3–3 Porthmadog
12 Folkestone 0–1 Rushden Town
13 Horden Colliery Welfare 1–2 Worksop Town
14 Ilkeston Town 2–2 Prestatyn
15 Lockheed Leamington 0–4 Salisbury
16 Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 Minehead
17 Nantwich Town 1–2 Ashton United
18 Newmarket Town 1–2 Gravesend & Northfleet
19 Ramsgate Athletic 0–0 Crawley Town
20 Redditch United 0–1 Bridgend Town
21 Sandbach Ramblers 2–0 Rossendale United
22 Sheppey United 5–2 Haverhill Rovers
23 Skegness Town 1–2 Bexley United
24 Stockton 0–3 Scarborough
25 Stonehouse 2–1 Bilston
26 Stourbridge 1–1 Welton Rovers
27 Sutton Town 2–0 Chorley
28 Thornycroft Athletic 1–1 St Neots Town
29 Trowbridge Town 0–0 Gloucester City
30 Wadebridge Town 0–1 Brierley Hill Alliance
31 Winsford United 5–0 Rhyl
32 Wombwell Sporting Association 1–1 Bridlington Trinity

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
4 Basingstoke Town 2–0 Bletchley
7 Hastings United 2–1 Canterbury City
11 Porthmadog 2–3 Ellesmere Port Town
14 Prestatyn 1–1 Ilkeston Town
16 Minehead 4–0 Merthyr Tydfil
19 Crawley Town 1–3 Ramsgate Athletic
26 Welton Rovers 1–4 Stourbridge
28 St Neots Town 0–2 Thornycroft Athletic
29 Gloucester City 3–2 Trowbridge Town
32 Bridlington Trinity 4–0 Wombwell Sporting Association

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
14 Ilkeston Town 3–1 Prestatyn

Third round qualifying

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Altrincham 1–1 Buxton
2 Arnold 3–2 Ashton United
3 Atherstone Town 0–1 Winsford United
4 Bedford Town 5–1 Ramsgate Athletic
5 Bexley United 1–2 Hastings United
6 Bourne Town 2–5 Chelmsford City
7 Brentwood Town 3–1 Cambridge City
8 Bridgend Town 1–1 Minehead
9 Bridlington Trinity 2–1 Fleetwood
10 Brierley Hill Alliance 1–1 Stonehouse
11 Burton Albion 1–1 St Helens Town
12 Corby Town 2–1 Basingstoke Town
13 Dover 1–0 Sheppey United
14 Frome Town 0–3 Bath City
15 Gateshead 0–1 Denaby United
16 Gloucester City 0–1 Cheltenham Town
17 Grantham 2–1 Bury Town
18 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–0 Guildford City
19 Great Yarmouth Town 1–1 Dartford
20 Hereford United 2–0 Andover
21 Kettering Town 2–1 Boston United
22 Matlock Town 5–1 Darwen
23 Nuneaton Borough 7–0 Ellesmere Port Town
24 Runcorn 0–0 Northwich Victoria
25 Rushden Town 0–5 Barnet
26 Salisbury 1–1 Poole Town
27 Sandbach Ramblers 0–2 Ilkeston Town
28 South Liverpool 3–0 Sutton Town
29 Stourbridge 3–2 Halesowen Town
30 Telford United 5–0 Witton Albion
31 Thornycroft Athletic 2–0 Margate
32 Worksop Town 0–0 Scarborough

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Buxton 3–2 Altrincham
8 Minehead 4–0 Bridgend Town
10 Stonehouse 3–1 Brierley Hill Alliance
11 St Helens Town 0–2 Burton Albion
19 Dartford 3–0 Great Yarmouth Town
24 Northwich Victoria 3–0 Runcorn
26 Poole Town 1–0 Salisbury
32 Scarborough 2–1 Worksop Town

First round

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The teams that given byes to this round are Cambridge United, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, King's Lynn, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Macclesfield Town, Wigan Athletic, Morecambe, Gainsborough Trinity, South Shields, Bangor City, Hyde United, Goole Town, Stafford Rangers, Great Harwood, Mossley, New Brighton, Kidderminster Harriers, Tamworth, Hednesford, Bromsgrove Rovers, Taunton Town, Bideford, Bridgwater Town, Glastonbury, Kirkby Town, Lancaster City and Burscough.

Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Arnold 2–5 Wigan Athletic
2 Bangor City 4–2 Morecambe
3 Bath City 3–4 Barnet
4 Bedford Town 3–4 Chelmsford City
5 Brentwood Town 1–1 Hereford United
6 Bridgwater Town 2–1 Taunton Town
7 Bridlington Trinity 0–0 Worcester City
8 Burton Albion 5–0 New Brighton
9 Buxton 1–1 Lancaster City
10 Cambridge United 2–1 Minehead
11 Corby Town 4–3 Yeovil Town
12 Dartford 3–2 Wimbledon
13 Denaby United 2–2 Great Harwood Town
14 Gainsborough Trinity 3–1 Hyde United
15 Glastonbury 1–2 Bideford
16 Gravesend & Northfleet 1–0 Hastings United
17 Hednesford 1–4 Kidderminster Harriers
18 Hillingdon Borough 1–0 Dover
19 Ilkeston Town 0–2 Telford United
20 King's Lynn 0–2 Grantham
21 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Burscough
22 Mossley 4–0 Goole Town
23 Nuneaton Borough 3–0 Stonehouse
24 Poole Town 1–1 Kettering Town
25 Romford 3–0 Cheltenham Town
26 Scarborough 1–1 Tamworth
27 South Shields 2–3 Matlock Town
28 Stafford Rangers 5–2 South Liverpool
29 Stalybridge Celtic 2–3 Bromsgrove Rovers
30 Stourbridge 5–1 Northwich Victoria
31 Weymouth 5–0 Thornycroft Athletic
32 Winsford United 2–2 Kirkby Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
5 Hereford United 2–1 Brentwood Town
7 Worcester City 3–0 Bridlington Trinity
9 Lancaster City 2–3 Buxton
13 Great Harwood Town 3–2 Denaby United
24 Kettering Town 4–0 Poole Town
26 Tamworth 0–3 Scarborough
32 Kirkby Town 1–0 Winsford United

Second round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Bangor City 2–0 Kidderminster Harriers
2 Barnet 2–0 Hereford United
3 Bridgwater Town 2–1 Dartford
4 Bromsgrove Rovers 2–1 Cambridge United
5 Burton Albion 4–0 Stafford Rangers
6 Buxton 1–2 Matlock Town
7 Chelmsford City 3–2 Nuneaton Borough
8 Corby Town 1–2 Hillingdon Borough
9 Gravesend & Northfleet 2–3 Romford
10 Great Harwood Town 1–3 Grantham
11 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Gainsborough Trinity
12 Mossley 1–1 Scarborough
13 Stourbridge 1–1 Kettering Town
14 Telford United 1–0 Wigan Athletic
15 Weymouth 3–0 Bideford
16 Worcester City 3–2 Kirkby Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
12 Scarborough 2–3 Mossley
13 Kettering Town 2–1 Stourbridge

Third round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Bangor City 1–1 Macclesfield Town
2 Barnet 2–1 Bromsgrove Rovers
3 Burton Albion 2–1 Bridgwater Town
4 Grantham 1–1 Worcester City
5 Hillingdon Borough 0–0 Weymouth
6 Kettering Town 0–3 Chelmsford City
7 Matlock Town 2–2 Mossley
8 Romford 1–1 Telford United

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Bangor City
4 Worcester City 3–1 Grantham
5 Weymouth 0–1 Hillingdon Borough
7 Mossley 3–3 Matlock Town
8 Telford United 2–1 Romford

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
7 Matlock Town 1–2 Mossley

Fourth round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Barnet 8–1 Mossley
2 Burton Albion 1–1 Macclesfield Town
3 Hillingdon Borough 0–0 Chelmsford City
4 Worcester City 1–3 Telford United

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
2 Macclesfield Town 4–2 Burton Albion
3 Chelmsford City 2–1 Hillingdon Borough

Semi-finals

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Barnet
2 Telford United 2–0 Chelmsford City

Final

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Macclesfield Town 2–0 Telford United
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