The FA Trophy 2009–10 is the 40th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The number of team entries for this season was initially 265, but this was reduced to 264 when Newcastle Blue Star withdrew.
| FA Challenge Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 264 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Barrow |
| Runner-up | Stevenage Borough |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 263 |
Calendar
edit| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 3 October 2009 | 52 | 264 → 212 | 104 | £2,000 |
| First round qualifying | 17 October 2009 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 92 | £2,300 |
| Second round qualifying | 31 October 2009 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £3,000 |
| Third round qualifying | 21 November 2009 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £4,000 |
| First round | 12 December 2009 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £5,000 |
| Second round | 9 January 2010 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £6,000 |
| Third round | 30 January 2010 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £7,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 20 February 2010 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £8,000 |
| Semi-finals | 13 March and 20 March 2010 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £16,000 |
| Final | 8 May 2010 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Winners: £50,000 Runners-Up: £25,000 |
Preliminary round
editTies will be played on 3 October 2009.
Ties
editReplays
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 2–1 | Woodley Sports | 82 | |
| 3 | Belper Town | 1–4 | Clitheroe | 152 | |
| 8 | Grantham Town | 2–3 | Glapwell | 149 | |
| 14 | Bamber Bridge | 4–0 | Market Drayton Town | 153 | |
| 17 | Carlton Town | 2–2 | Wakefield | 81 | |
| Carlton Town advance 3–1 on penalties | |||||
| 18 | Arlesey Town | 3–2 | Potters Bar Town | 106 | |
| 20 | Ilford | 2–3 | Barton Rovers | 71 | |
| 21 | Thamesmead Town | 1–2 | Leatherhead | 81 | |
| 26 | Worthing | 0–1 | Corinthian-Casuals | 163 | |
| 29 | Walton & Hersham | 3–3 | Whitstable Town | 122 | |
| Walton & Hersham advance 3–1 on penalties | |||||
| 32 | Whyteleafe | 2–1 | Walton Casuals | 100 | |
| 35 | Wingate & Finchley | 1–2 | Sittingbourne | 71 | |
| 47 | Mangotsfield United | 0–1 | Slough Town | 149 | |
First round qualifying
editTies will be played on 17 October 2009.
Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.
Ties
editReplays
editTies
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Worksop Town | 4–4 † | North Ferriby United | 127 | |
| North Ferriby United advance 5–4 on penalties | |||||
| 13 | Chasetown | 1–4 | Lancaster City | 254 | |
| 17 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 2–3 | Witton Albion | 103 | |
| 20 | Hucknall Town | 0–3 | Nuneaton Town | 215 | |
| 33 | Harrow Borough | 5–1 | Soham Town Rangers | 91 | |
| 38 | Chipstead | 2–2 | Biggleswade Town | 77 | |
| Chipstead advance 4–1 on penalties | |||||
| 39 | Billericay Town | 2–2 | A.F.C. Sudbury | 252 | |
| Billericay Town advance 5–3 on penalties | |||||
| 41 | Barton Rovers | 4–3 | Horsham | 88 | |
| 47 | Maidstone United | 1–0 | Waltham Forest | 152 | |
| 58 | Bridgwater Town | 0–1 | Banbury United | 196 | |
| 59 | Woodford United | 1–4 | A.F.C. Totton | 68 | |
| 65 | Marlow | 4–2 | Merthyr Tydfil | 115 | |
| 68 | Windsor & Eton | 0–2 | Evesham United | 104 | |
| 71 | Slough Town | 2–0 | Uxbridge | 200 | |
| 72 | Oxford City | 2–0 | Chesham United | 213 | |
Second round qualifying
editTies will be played on 31 October 2009.
Ties
editReplays
editTies
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Quorn | 3–2 | Boston United | 271 |
| 12 | F.C. United of Manchester | 1–0 | Lancaster City | 756 |
| 14 | Mossley | 3–1 | Brackley Town | 135 |
| 19 | Billericay Town | 3–0 | Barton Rovers | 207 |
| 21 | Burnham | 2–1 | Croydon Athletic | 83 |
| 25 | Banbury United | 1–3 | Godalming Town | 205 |
| 30 | Evesham United | 1–2 | Northwood | 98 |
| 31 | Wealdstone | 2–1 | Harrow Borough | 315 |
| 32 | Hungerford Town | 3–0 | Yate Town | 127 |
| 36 | A.F.C. Hornchurch | 4–0 | Whyteleafe | 154 |
Third round qualifying
editTies will be played on 21 November 2009
Teams from Conference North and Conference South entered in this round.
Ties
editReplays
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mossley | 0–2 | Ilkeston Town | 183 | |
| 6 | Nuneaton Town | 1–0 | Hyde United | 464 | |
| 7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3–3 | North Ferriby United | 226 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity advance 3–2 on penalties | |||||
| 8 | Solihull Moors | 2–4 | Workington | 117 | |
| 13 | AFC Telford United | 1–2 | Stalybridge Celtic | 938 | |
| 14 | Southport | 4–2 | Stourbridge | 268 | |
| 15 | Matlock Town | 4–3 | Witton Albion | 256 | |
| 17 | Alfreton Town | 1–2 | Corby Town | 268 | |
| 18 | Hinckley United | 7–3 | AFC Fylde | 194 | |
| 19 | Carshalton Athletic | 3–1 | Weston Super Mare | 214 | |
| 21 | Hitchin Town | 0–1 | Billericay Town | 219 | |
| 22 | Lewes | 1–0 | Eastleigh | 211 | |
| 33 | A.F.C. Hornchurch | 1–2 | Chelmsford City | 370 | |
First round
editThis round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System. Matches took place on 12 December. Since King's Lynn folded, Vauxhall Motors received a walkover to the second round.
The fixture between Maidstone United and Histon was postponed in December due to a waterlogged pitch and rearranged for 15 December. This match, however, did not go ahead because of a frozen pitch and neither did the third attempt at playing this fixture on 22 December. The match was then scheduled to take place on 5 January, but this was also postponed due to bad weather. The match was then scheduled to take place on 12 January, but was subsequently postponed once more.[1][2][3] The game was eventually played on 19 January, resulting in a 3–0 win for Histon. However, on 25 January, Maidstone were re-instated in the competition after Histon were found to have fielded an ineligible player.[4]
Ties
editReplays
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Harrogate Town | 0–2 | Gateshead | 160 |
| 7 | York City | 3–1 | Hinckley United | 853 |
| 8 | Altrincham | 1–0 | Wrexham | 407 |
| 13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 1–0 | Southport | 218 |
| 17 | Truro City | 0–1 | Chelmsford City | 322 |
| 20 | Lewes | 3–1 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 217 |
| 24 | Chippenham Town | 2–0 | Arlesey Town | 235 |
| 29 | Northwood | 0–5 | Carshalton Athletic | 142 |
Second round
editMatches were to take place on Saturday, 9 January 2010, but the bad weather that engulfed the country meant that all were postponed and rescheduled provisionally for between 11 and 13 January.[3] Most of the games were further postponed to between 18 and 20 January.
Ties
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Wimbledon | 3–1 | Altrincham | 1,450 |
| 2 | Worcester City | 1–1 | Carshalton Athletic | 468 |
| 3 | Stevenage Borough | 6–0 | Vauxhall Motors | 678 |
| 4 | Blyth Spartans | 1–2 | Guiseley | 350 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 2–2 | Eastbourne Borough | 913 |
| 6 | Gateshead | 1–0 | Chippenham Town | 216 |
| 7 | Oxford United | 1–0 | Woking | 1,581 |
| 8 | Stalybridge Celtic | 1–2 | Corby Town | 253 |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–2 | Lewes | 654 |
| 10 | Newport County | 0–0 | York City | 1,040 |
| 11 | Workington | 2–1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 252 |
| 12 | Chelmsford City | 2–1 | Crawley Town | 715 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 0–1 | Dover Athletic | 871 |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0–0 | Tamworth | 291 |
| 15 | Maidenhead United | 0–1 | Barrow | 301 |
| 16 | Salisbury City | 2–0 | Maidstone United | 746 |
Replays
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Carshalton Athletic | 0–4 | Worcester City | 259 |
| 5 | Eastbourne Borough | 0–2 | Cambridge United | 525 |
| 10 | York City | 1–0 | Newport County | 1,378 |
| 14 | Tamworth | 2–1 | Gainsborough Trinity | 392 |
Third round
editMatches took place on 30 January 2010.
Ties
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York City | 1–0 | Corby Town | 2,205 |
| 2 | Guiseley | 0–1 | Tamworth | 281 |
| 3 | Worcester City | 0–1 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1,693 |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–3 | Workington | 2,301 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Salisbury City | 1,237 |
| 6 | Stevenage Borough | 4–1 | Dover Athletic | 1,203 |
| 7 | Barrow | 1–1 | Gateshead | 1,200 |
| 8 | Chelmsford City | 1–3 | Oxford United | 1,347 |
Ties
edit| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Salisbury City | 2–1 | Cambridge United | 532 |
| 7 | Gateshead | 2–3 | Barrow | 312 |
Fourth round
editMatches took place on 20 February 2010. The match between Barrow and York City was postponed twice because of a frozen pitch.
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevenage Borough | 2–1 | Workington | 1,510 |
| 2 | Salisbury City | 2–1 | Tamworth | 1,012 |
| 3 | Barrow | 2–1 | York City | 1,525 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 1–2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3,358 |
Semi-finals
editFirst leg
edit| Kidderminster Harriers | 1–5 | Stevenage Borough |
|---|---|---|
Caines  29' |
Report | Bridges 26', 43' Odubade 38'Beardsley 70', 83' |
| Salisbury City | 0–1 | Barrow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Blundell 75' |
Second leg
editFinal
editReferences
editGeneral
edit- ^ "Maidstone United's FA Trophy tie with Histon is postponed". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Maidstone United's FA Trophy tie against Histon postponed". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Guiseley and Dover win in Trophy". 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Maidstone United reinstated into FA Trophy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2010.