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2024–25 FA Trophy
The 2024–25 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024–25 Isuzu FA Trophy) was the 56th edition of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system.
| Football Association Trophy |
|---|
| Sporting Khalsa 5–2 Harborough Town, Third qualifying round, 5 October 2024 |
| EnglandWales |
| Qualifying rounds: 24 August 2024 – 5 October 2024 Competition Proper: 26 October 2024 – 10-11 May 2025 |
| Aldershot Town (1st title) |
| Spennymoor Town |
The 2024–25 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024–25 Isuzu FA Trophy) was the 56th edition of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system.
Defending champions Gateshead were knocked-out during the fourth round by Boston United.
The calendar was announced by The Football Association on 14 June 2024.
Gateshead were the reigning champions for the 2024–25 season, having defeated Solihull Moors in the 2024 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Losing Club | Winning Club |
| Preliminary round | 24 August 2024 | 14 | 334 → 320 | 28 | £400 | £1,500 |
| First round qualifying | 7 September 2024 | 80 | 320 → 240 | 146 | £400 | £1,500 |
| Second round qualifying | 21 September 2024 | 40 | 240 → 200 | none | £575 | £2,250 |
| Third round qualifying | 5 October 2024 | 64 | 200 → 136 | 88 | £625 | £2,450 |
| First round proper | 26 October 2024 | 32 | 136 → 104 | none | £775 | £3,000 |
| Second round proper | 16 November 2024 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 48 | £1,000 | £3,750 |
| Third round proper | 7 December 2024 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £1,250 | £4,500 |
| Fourth round proper | 4 January 2025 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £1,500 | £5,250 |
| Fifth round proper | 1 February 2024 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £1,750 | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 1 March 2025 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £2,000 | £7,500 |
| Semi-finals | 5 April 2025 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £5,000 | £15,000 |
| Final | 11 May 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | £30,000 | £60,000 |
The draw for the preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024.
Due to the increase in the number of teams in step four, a preliminary round was used for the first time in five years.
The draw for the first round qualifying was also made on 5 July 2024.
The remaining 146 teams from step 4 joined the 14 winners from the preliminary round.
The draw for the second round qualifying was made on 9 September 2024.
The draw for the third round qualifying was made on 23 September 2024.
The draw for the first round proper was made on 7 October 2024.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 24 | 48 / 48 | 46 / 46 | 18 / 18 | 136 / 136 |
The draw for the second round proper was made on 28 October 2024.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 24 | 48 / 48 | 24 / 46 | 8 / 18 | 104 / 136 |
| Giantkiller (tier) | Opponent (tier) |
|---|---|
| Brentwood Town (level 8) | 1–0 away vs Hereford (level 6) |
The draw for the third round proper was made on 18 November 2024. Three teams from the eighth tier, Brentwood Town, Hadley and Sittingbourne, are the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 24 | 23 / 48 | 14 / 46 | 3 / 18 | 64 / 136 |
| Giantkiller (tier) | Opponent (tier) |
|---|---|
| Basford United (level 7) | 2(6)–2(5) at home vs FC Halifax Town (level 5) |
| Chertsey Town (level 7) | 1–0 at home vs Dagenham & Redbridge (level 5) |
| Stockton Town (level 7) | 2–0 at home vs Oldham Athletic (level 5) |
| Sittingbourne (level 8) | 4–2 at home vs Enfield (level 6) |
The draw was conducted on 9 December 2024 and ties will be played on 4 January 2025. Sittingbourne from the eighth tier is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, with six seventh tier clubs also remaining in the competition. Reigning champions Gateshead were knocked-out in this round by Boston United.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 / 24 | 13 / 48 | 5 / 46 | 1 / 18 | 32 / 136 |
| Giantkiller (tier) | Opponent (tier) |
|---|---|
| Gainsborough Trinity (level 7) | 1-0 at home vs York City (level 5) |
| Sittingbourne (level 8) | 2-1 at home vs Salisbury (level 6) |
Sittingbourne from the eighth tier is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, with Gainsborough Trinity being the last seventh tier club remaining in the competition.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 / 24 | 5 / 48 | 1 / 46 | 1 / 18 | 16 / 136 |
Sittingbourne from the eighth tier is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition. The draw took place on 3 February 2025 alongside the 2024–25 FA Vase quarter-finals draw.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 / 24 | 2 / 48 | 0 / 46 | 1 / 18 | 8 / 136 |
Spennymoor Town from the National League North is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, while the only remaining former finalist is Woking. The draw took place on 3 March 2025.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 / 24 | 1 / 48 | 0 / 46 | 0 / 18 | 4 / 136 |
Spennymoor Town from the National League North is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition. Aldershot town visited Wembley for the first time in their history, 99 years after the original Aldershot fc played at the stadium. The shots sold around 18,000 tickets because of them being very close to London. Spennymoor bought less people because they are situated up north.
| Tier 5 | Tier 6 | Tier 7 | Tier 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 / 24 | 1 / 48 | 0 / 46 | 0 / 18 | 2 / 136 |
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