The 1970–71 FA Trophy was the second 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.

1970–71 FA Trophy
FA Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams185
Final positions
ChampionsTelford United
Runner-upHillingdon Borough

First qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Ashby Institute 2–1 Barton Town
2 Ashford Town (Kent) 2–1 Folkestone
3 Ashton United 2–2 Clitheroe
4 Atherstone Town 2–4 Bedworth United
5 Barnstaple Town 2–1 Dorchester Town
6 Barry Town 3–3 Bilston
7 Belper Town 0–1 Frickley Colliery
8 Biggleswade Town 3–4 Bletchley
9 Blaenau Ffestiniog 1–2 Connah's Quay Nomads
10 Bodmin Town 3–0 Chippenham Town
11 Boston 1–0 Holbeach United
12 Boston United 3–0 Selby Town
13 Bury Town 3–1 Ely City
14 Cambridge City 1–1 Soham Town Rangers
15 Canterbury City 2–0 Crawley Town
16 Droylsden 2–2 Stockton
17 Ellesmere Port Town 2–2 Nantwich Town
18 Gateshead 3–0 Bacup Borough
19 Gloucester City 3–1 Abergavenny Thursdays
20 Gresley Rovers 0–5 Alfreton Town
21 Great Yarmouth Town 1–3 Banbury United
22 Halesowen Town 1–3 Cinderford Town
23 Heanor Town 2–1 Dinnington Athletic
24 Horwich R M I 1–1 Fleetwood
25 Leyland Motors 0–1 Chorley
26 Lincoln United 0–3 Arnold
27 Lockheed Leamington 5–1 Lower Gornal Athletic
28 Loughborough United 0–1 Desborough Town
29 Louth United 2–2 Rugby Town
30 Lowestoft Town 2–3 Dunstable
31 March Town United 3–2 Potton United
32 Merthyr Tydfil 4–1 Brierley Hill Alliance
33 Mexborough Town 3–1 Newhall United
34 Netherfield 3–1 Boldon Colliery Welfare
35 Oswestry Town 1–1 Redditch United
36 Portmadoc 3–1 Holyhead Town
37 Prescot Town 1–1 Prestatyn
38 Ramsgate Athletic 4–1 Guildford City
39 Rossendale United 1–2 Horden Colliery Welfare
40 Runcorn 2–3 Rhyl
41 St Helens Town 2–3 Formby
42 Salisbury 3–1 Frome Town
43 Sandbach Ramblers 2–3 Witton Albion
44 Sheppey United 1–1 Bexley United
45 Skegness Town 1–2 Bourne Town
46 Spalding United 3–0 Stamford
47 Stevenage Athletic 2–1 Thetford Town
48 Sutton Town 2–4 Winterton Rangers
49 Ton Pentre 1–1 Lye Town
50 Tonbridge 3–1 Chatham Town
51 Trowbridge Town 3–1 Basingstoke Town
52 Wellingborough Town 1–1 Rushden Town
53 Welton Rovers 2–2 Bridport
54 Weston super Mare 1–1 St Blazey
55 Whitstable Town 2–1 Hatfield Town
56 Wisbech Town 2–2 St Neots Town
57 Worksop Town 1–1 Retford Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
3 Clitheroe 1–4 Ashton United
6 Bilston 2–1 Barry Town
14 Cambridge City 4–0 Soham Town Rangers
16 Stockton 2–0 Droylsden
17 Nantwich Town 1–0 Ellesmere Port Town
24 Fleetwood 3–1 Horwich R M I
29 Rugby Town 4–1 Louth United
35 Redditch United 2–5 Oswestry Town
37 Prestatyn 1–1 Prescot Town
44 Bexley United 1–2 Sheppey United
49 Lye Town 1–3 Ton Pentre
52 Rushden Town 1–2 Wellingborough Town
53 Bridport 1–2 Welton Rovers
54 St Blazey 3–1 Weston–super–Mare
56 St Neots Town 0–1 Wisbech Town
57 Retford Town 5–1 Worksop Town

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
37 Prescot Town 1–3 Prestatyn

Second qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Alfreton Town 4–1 Mexborough Town
2 Arnold 4–2 Rugby Town
3 Banbury United 2–0 March Town United
4 Chorley 3–1 Gateshead
5 Cinderford Town 0–5 Bilston
6 Cowes 1–1 Wadebridge Town
7 Deal Town 2–0 Sittingbourne
8 Desborough Town 1–5 Bedworth United
9 Dunstable 0–2 Bletchley
10 Fleetwood 1–1 Netherfield
11 Gloucester City 0–0 Lockheed Leamington
12 Heanor Town 2–2 Ashby Institute
13 Horden Colliery Welfare 3–1 Darwen
14 Oswestry Town 3–1 Merthyr Tydfil
15 Portmadoc 3–1 Connah's Quay Nomads
16 Prestatyn 2–2 Bethesda Athletic
17 Ramsgate Athletic 5–1 Canterbury City
18 Retford Town 2–3 Frickley Colliery
19 Rhyl 1–0 Nantwich Town
20 Salisbury 5–1 Bodmin Town
21 Sheppey United 0–4 Ashford Town (Kent)
22 Spalding United 1–2 Bourne Town
23 Stevenage Athletic 0–3 Cambridge City
24 Stockton 3–0 Ashton United
25 Ton Pentre 0–0 Dudley Town
26 Tonbridge 7–2 Whitstable Town
27 Trowbridge Town 3–0 Barnstaple Town
28 Wellingborough Town 3–0 Boston
29 Welton Rovers 3–4 St Blazey
30 Winterton Rangers 0–1 Boston United
31 Wisbech Town 1–2 Bury Town
32 Witton Albion 5–0 Formby

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
6 Wadebridge Town 4–2 Cowes
10 Netherfield 1–0 Fleetwood
11 Lockheed Leamington 1–2 Gloucester City
12 Ashby Institute 2–0 Heanor Town
16 Bethesda Athletic 7–3 Prestatyn
25 Dudley Town 0–3 Ton Pentre

Third qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Andover 1–3 Margate
2 Ashby Institute 1–2 Ilkeston Town
3 Banbury United 2–1 Gravesend & Northfleet
4 Bath City 0–2 Trowbridge Town
5 Bedworth United 4–0 Deal Town
6 Boston United 2–0 Alfreton Town
7 Bury Town 3–2 Ashford Town (Kent)
8 Corby Town 1–0 Cambridge City
9 Denaby United 1–1 Horden Colliery Welfare
10 Dover 2–1 Bletchley
11 Glastonbury 1–4 Poole Town
12 Gloucester City 1–0 Ton Pentre
13 Goole Town 3–0 Bridlington Town
14 Hednesford 3–2 New Brighton
15 Minehead 2–1 Cheltenham Town
16 Morecambe 1–2 Chorley
17 Northwich Victoria 4–1 Hyde United
18 Oswestry Town 3–4 Lancaster City
19 Portmadoc 0–1 Witton Albion
20 Ramsgate Athletic 1–2 Hastings United
21 Rhyl 0–0 South Liverpool
22 St Blazey 4–2 Wadebridge Town
23 Salisbury 0–1 Bilston
24 Scarborough 3–0 Frickley Colliery
25 Stalybridge Celtic 0–2 Altrincham
26 Stockton 3–2 Arnold
27 Tamworth 1–1 Bethesda Athletic
28 Taunton Town 0–1 Stourbridge
29 Thornycroft Athletic 1–1 Bedford Town
30 Tonbridge 3–0 Bourne Town
31 Wellingborough Town 3–3 King's Lynn
32 Winsford United 2–0 Netherfield

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
9 Horden Colliery Welfare 4–3 Denaby United
21 South Liverpool 2–0 Rhyl
27 Bethesda Athletic 1–1 Tamworth
29 Bedford Town 1–0 Thornycroft Athletic
31 King's Lynn 2–1 Wellingborough Town

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
27 Tamworth 3–1 Bethesda Athletic

1st round

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The teams that given byes to this round are Macclesfield Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Wigan Athletic, Gainsborough Trinity, South Shields, Bangor City, Stafford Rangers, Great Harwood, Mossley, Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Bridgwater Town, Kirkby Town, Burscough, Telford United, Chelmsford City, Barnet, Hereford United, Kettering Town, Nuneaton Borough, Dartford, Grantham, Mossley, Buxton, Bideford and Burton Albion.

Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Altrincham 2–2 Chorley
2 Banbury United 4–1 Minehead
3 Bangor City 4–0 Horden Colliery Welfare
4 Bedworth United 1–2 Bilston
5 Boston United 2–2 Stockton
6 Bury Town 2–0 Nuneaton Borough
7 Buxton 3–0 Goole Town
8 Dover 2–0 Kettering Town
9 Great Harwood 2–3 Burscough
10 Hednesford 0–2 Mossley
11 Hereford United 3–1 Gloucester City
12 Hillingdon Borough 3–1 Corby Town
13 Ilkeston Town 1–3 South Shields
14 Kidderminster Harriers 3–0 Barnet
15 King's Lynn 1–2 Bedford Town
16 Lancaster City 1–1 Tamworth
17 Macclesfield Town 2–1 South Liverpool
18 Margate 0–0 Hastings United
19 Matlock Town 5–4 Gainsborough Trinity
20 Northwich Victoria 5–1 Kirkby Town
21 Romford 1–0 Poole Town
22 St Blazey 2–2 Bromsgrove Rovers
23 Stourbridge 4–3 Bridgwater Town
24 Telford United 6–1 Bradford Park Avenue
25 Trowbridge Town 1–6 Chelmsford City
26 Weymouth 1–1 Bideford
27 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Stafford Rangers
28 Wimbledon 1–1 Dartford
29 Winsford United 1–2 Burton Albion
30 Witton Albion 0–0 Scarborough
31 Worcester City 0–0 Tonbridge
32 Yeovil Town 3–1 Grantham

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Chorley 2–0 Altrincham
5 Stockton 0–2 Boston United
16 Tamworth 6–1 Lancaster City
18 Hastings United 7–2 Margate
22 Bromsgrove Rovers 2–2 St Blazey
26 Bideford 1–2 Weymouth
28 Dartford 2–3 Wimbledon
30 Scarborough 3–0 Witton Albion
31 Tonbridge 0–0 Worcester City

2nd replays 22 Bromsgrove rovers 3 st blazey 2. 31 Worcester city 3 Tonbridge 2

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2nd round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Banbury United 0-0 Hastings Town
2 Bangor City 3-1 Northwich Victoria
3 Bilston 0-1 Tamworth
4 Boston United 0-1 Wigan Athletic
5 Burton Albion 2-1 Matlock Town
6 Buxton 2-0 Mossley
7 Chorley 1-0 Burscough
8 Dover 3-0 Bedford Town
9 Hereford United 2-0 Bury Town
10 Hillingdon Borough 2-1 Chelmsford City
11 Kidderminster Harriers 3-0 Worcester City
12 Macclesfield Town 0-0 Scarborough
13 Romford 1-1 Stourbridge
14 Telford United 7-1 South Shields
15 Wimbledon 4-0 Bromsgrove Rovers
16 Yeovil Town 0-0 Weymouth

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Hastings United 0-3 Banbury United
12 Scarborough 2-3 Macclesfield Town
13 Stourbridge 2-1 Romford
15 Weymouth 0-1 Yeovil Town

3rd round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Banbury United 2-2 Hereford United
2 Bangor City 3-4 Tamworth
3 Burton Albion 0-2 Telford United
4 Buxton 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers
5 Chorley 0-0 Stourbridge
6 Macclesfield Town 1-0 Dover
7 Wigan Athletic 0-1 Hillingdon Borough
8 Wimbledon 1-1 Yeovil Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Hereford United 1-0 Banbury United
5 Stourbridge 2-0 Chorley
8 Yeovil Town 4-0 Wimbledon

4th round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Buxton 1-1 Hillingdon Borough
2 Hereford United 2-0 Macclesfield Town
3 Tamworth 1-1 Telford United
4 Yeovil Town 2-0 Stourbridge

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Hillingdon Borough 2-0 Buxton
3 Telford United 6-1 Tamworth

Semi finals

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Hillingdon Borough 2-0 Hereford United
2 Telford United 3-1 Yeovil Town

Final

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Home Team Score Away Team
Telford United 3-2 Hillingdon Borough

References

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General

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