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1969–70 FA Trophy


FieldValue
titleFA Trophy
year1969-70
other_titlesFA Challenge Trophy
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams187
winnersMacclesfield Town
secondTelford United
next_season1970-71

Wales 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.

First round qualifying

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Abergavenny Thursdays2–3Bath City
2Alfreton Town0–0Chorley
3Arnold2–0Leyland Motors
4Ashby Institute0–1Hull Brunswick
5Ashton United5–1Prescot Town
6Barnstaple Town1–2Wadebridge Town
7Bedworth United0–0Weston-super-Mare
8Belper Town0–3Sutton Town
9Bexley United2–1Fleet Town
10Biggleswade Town0–1Ramsgate Athletic
11Boston2–2Ely City
12Brierley Hill Alliance2–1Dorchester Town
13Chatham Town0–4Newmarket Town
14Cheltenham Town8–0St Blazey
15Cinderford Town0–0Lockheed Leamington
16Clitheroe1–3Rhyl
17Crawley Town2–2Lowestoft Town
18Darlaston1–1Merthyr Tydfil
19Deal Town0–3Haverhill Rovers
20Denaby United6–3Annfield Plain
21Dudley Town1–2Stourbridge
22Dunstable1–1Rushden Town
23Ellesmere Port Town3–0Bacup Borough
24Gloucester City4–0Chippenham Town
25Gresley Rovers0–1Ilkeston Town
26Guildford City2–0Ashford Town (Kent)
27Hastings United2–0Wellingborough Town
28Holbeach United0–0Hinckley Athletic
30Minehead3–2Bridport
31Nantwich Town3–1Holyhead Town
32Porthmadog1–1Droylsden
33Portland United1–1Redditch United
34Potton United1–1Banbury United
35Prestatyn3–3Congleton Town
36Retford Town1–2Horden Colliery Welfare
37Rossendale United2–1Horwich RMI
38Rugby Town2–2Thornycroft Athletic
39Salisbury4–2Lower Gornal Athletic
40Sandbach Ramblers2–0Loughborough United
41Selby Town1–2Bridlington Trinity
42Sittingbourne0–4Bedford Town
43Skegness Town2–0Barton Town
44Soham Town Rangers1–2Basingstoke Town
45Spalding United3–1Desborough Town
46Stamford1–2Cambridge City
47Stevenage Athletic1–1Folkestone
48St Neots Town2–1Clacton Town
49Stockton3–2Louth United
50Stonehouse3–1Barry Town
51Street1–4Bilston
52Tonbridge2–2Sheppey United
53Ton Pentre4–1Lye Town
54Trowbridge Town5–0Cowes
55Welton Rovers5–3Pembroke Borough
56Winsford United3–3Heanor Town
57Wisbech Town0–2Corby Town
58Wombwell Sporting Association3–2Boldon Colliery Welfare
59Worksop Town3–1Frickley Colliery

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway teamRugby Town removed: Thornycroft Athletic advance
2*Chorley*1–0Alfreton Town
7Weston-super-Mare0–2*Bedworth United*
11Ely City1–2*Boston*
15*Lockheed Leamington*2–0Cinderford Town
17Lowestoft Town1–3*Crawley Town*
18*Merthyr Tydfil*4–3Darlaston
22*Rushden Town*3–0Dunstable
28Hinckley Athletic0–0Holbeach United
32Droylsden1–2*Porthmadog*
33*Redditch United*4–1Portland United
34*Banbury United*4–0Potton United
35Congleton Town2–3*Prestatyn*
38*Thornycroft Athletic*4–5Rugby Town
47*Folkestone*2–0Stevenage Athletic
52*Sheppey United*4–1Tonbridge
56Heanor Town0–2*Winsford United*

2nd replay

TieHome teamScoreAway team
28Holbeach United2–2Hinckley Athletic

3rd Replay

TieHome teamScoreAway team
28*Holbeach United*3–1Hinckley Athletic

Second round qualifying

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Arnold3–2Oswestry Town
2Banbury United0–1Bedford Town
3Bath City3–1Bedworth United
4Bletchley2–2Basingstoke Town
5Boston0–3Guildford City
6Cambridge City6–0Spalding United
7Canterbury City1–1Hastings United
8Cheltenham Town3–1Ton Pentre
9Corby Town5–0Holbeach United
10Denaby United4–0Hull Brunswick
11Ellesmere Port Town3–3Porthmadog
12Folkestone0–1Rushden Town
13Horden Colliery Welfare1–2Worksop Town
14Ilkeston Town2–2Prestatyn
15Lockheed Leamington0–4Salisbury
16Merthyr Tydfil0–0Minehead
17Nantwich Town1–2Ashton United
18Newmarket Town1–2Gravesend & Northfleet
19Ramsgate Athletic0–0Crawley Town
20Redditch United0–1Bridgend Town
21Sandbach Ramblers2–0Rossendale United
22Sheppey United5–2Haverhill Rovers
23Skegness Town1–2Bexley United
24Stockton0–3Scarborough
25Stonehouse2–1Bilston
26Stourbridge1–1Welton Rovers
27Sutton Town2–0Chorley
28Thornycroft Athletic1–1St Neots Town
29Trowbridge Town0–0Gloucester City
30Wadebridge Town0–1Brierley Hill Alliance
31Winsford United5–0Rhyl
32Wombwell Sporting Association1–1Bridlington Trinity

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
4*Basingstoke Town*2–0Bletchley
7*Hastings United*2–1Canterbury City
11Porthmadog2–3*Ellesmere Port Town*
14Prestatyn1–1Ilkeston Town
16*Minehead*4–0Merthyr Tydfil
19Crawley Town1–3*Ramsgate Athletic*
26Welton Rovers1–4*Stourbridge*
28St Neots Town0–2*Thornycroft Athletic*
29*Gloucester City*3–2Trowbridge Town
32*Bridlington Trinity*4–0Wombwell Sporting Association

2nd replay

TieHome teamScoreAway team
14*Ilkeston Town*3–1Prestatyn

Third round qualifying

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Altrincham1–1Buxton
2Arnold3–2Ashton United
3Atherstone Town0–1Winsford United
4Bedford Town5–1Ramsgate Athletic
5Bexley United1–2Hastings United
6Bourne Town2–5Chelmsford City
7Brentwood Town3–1Cambridge City
8Bridgend Town1–1Minehead
9Bridlington Trinity2–1Fleetwood
10Brierley Hill Alliance1–1Stonehouse
11Burton Albion1–1St Helens Town
12Corby Town2–1Basingstoke Town
13Dover1–0Sheppey United
14Frome Town0–3Bath City
15Gateshead0–1Denaby United
16Gloucester City0–1Cheltenham Town
17Grantham2–1Bury Town
18Gravesend & Northfleet2–0Guildford City
19Great Yarmouth Town1–1Dartford
20Hereford United2–0Andover
21Kettering Town2–1Boston United
22Matlock Town5–1Darwen
23Nuneaton Borough7–0Ellesmere Port Town
24Runcorn0–0Northwich Victoria
25Rushden Town0–5Barnet
26Salisbury1–1Poole Town
27Sandbach Ramblers0–2Ilkeston Town
28South Liverpool3–0Sutton Town
29Stourbridge3–2Halesowen Town
30Telford United5–0Witton Albion
31Thornycroft Athletic2–0Margate
32Worksop Town0–0Scarborough

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1*Buxton*3–2Altrincham
8*Minehead*4–0Bridgend Town
10*Stonehouse*3–1Brierley Hill Alliance
11St Helens Town0–2*Burton Albion*
19*Dartford*3–0Great Yarmouth Town
24*Northwich Victoria*3–0Runcorn
26*Poole Town*1–0Salisbury
32*Scarborough*2–1Worksop Town

First round

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

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Arnold2–5Wigan Athletic
2Bangor City4–2Morecambe
3Bath City3–4Barnet
4Bedford Town3–4Chelmsford City
5Brentwood Town1–1Hereford United
6Bridgwater Town2–1Taunton Town
7Bridlington Trinity0–0Worcester City
8Burton Albion5–0New Brighton
9Buxton1–1Lancaster City
10Cambridge United2–1Minehead
11Corby Town4–3Yeovil Town
12Dartford3–2Wimbledon
13Denaby United2–2Great Harwood Town
14Gainsborough Trinity3–1Hyde United
15Glastonbury1–2Bideford
16Gravesend & Northfleet1–0Hastings United
17Hednesford1–4Kidderminster Harriers
18Hillingdon Borough1–0Dover
19Ilkeston Town0–2Telford United
20King's Lynn0–2Grantham
21Macclesfield Town1–0Burscough
22Mossley4–0Goole Town
23Nuneaton Borough3–0Stonehouse
24Poole Town1–1Kettering Town
25Romford3–0Cheltenham Town
26Scarborough1–1Tamworth
27South Shields2–3Matlock Town
28Stafford Rangers5–2South Liverpool
29Stalybridge Celtic2–3Bromsgrove Rovers
30Stourbridge5–1Northwich Victoria
31Weymouth5–0Thornycroft Athletic
32Winsford United2–2Kirkby Town

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
5*Hereford United*2–1Brentwood Town
7*Worcester City*3–0Bridlington Trinity
9Lancaster City2–3*Buxton*
13*Great Harwood Town*3–2Denaby United
24*Kettering Town*4–0Poole Town
26Tamworth0–3*Scarborough*
32*Kirkby Town*1–0Winsford United

Second round

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Bangor City2–0Kidderminster Harriers
2Barnet2–0Hereford United
3Bridgwater Town2–1Dartford
4Bromsgrove Rovers2–1Cambridge United
5Burton Albion4–0Stafford Rangers
6Buxton1–2Matlock Town
7Chelmsford City3–2Nuneaton Borough
8Corby Town1–2Hillingdon Borough
9Gravesend & Northfleet2–3Romford
10Great Harwood Town1–3Grantham
11Macclesfield Town2–0Gainsborough Trinity
12Mossley1–1Scarborough
13Stourbridge1–1Kettering Town
14Telford United1–0Wigan Athletic
15Weymouth3–0Bideford
16Worcester City3–2Kirkby Town

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
12Scarborough2–3*Mossley*
13*Kettering Town*2–1Stourbridge

Third round

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Bangor City1–1Macclesfield Town
2Barnet2–1Bromsgrove Rovers
3Burton Albion2–1Bridgwater Town
4Grantham1–1Worcester City
5Hillingdon Borough0–0Weymouth
6Kettering Town0–3Chelmsford City
7Matlock Town2–2Mossley
8Romford1–1Telford United

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1*Macclesfield Town*1–0Bangor City
4*Worcester City*3–1Grantham
5Weymouth0–1*Hillingdon Borough*
7Mossley3–3Matlock Town
8*Telford United*2–1Romford

2nd replay

TieHome teamScoreAway team
7Matlock Town1–2*Mossley*

Fourth round

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Barnet8–1Mossley
2Burton Albion1–1Macclesfield Town
3Hillingdon Borough0–0Chelmsford City
4Worcester City1–3Telford United

Replays

TieHome teamScoreAway team
2*Macclesfield Town*4–2Burton Albion
3*Chelmsford City*2–1Hillingdon Borough

Semi-finals

Ties

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Macclesfield Town1–0Barnet
2Telford United2–0Chelmsford City

Final

TieHome teamScoreAway team
1Macclesfield Town2–0Telford United
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