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List of FA Trophy finals

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List of FA Trophy finals
Summary

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Darlington]] players celebrate their team's victory in the final in 2011

The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (the FA). It was staged for the first time in the 1969–70 season, and was initially open to all semi-professional teams, complementing the existing FA Amateur Cup. After the abolition of official amateur status by the FA in 1974, the leading teams from the Amateur Cup entered the Trophy, while lower-level teams competed in the new FA Vase. As of 2008, the Trophy is open to all clubs in the top four levels of the National League System, equivalent to levels five to eight of the overall English football league system, although a club's home stadium must meet certain requirements before the club can enter the tournament.

The record for the most wins is jointly held by Scarborough, Telford United, and Woking, with three each. Scarborough and Telford United are both defunct and therefore not able to add any further wins. Scarborough, Woking, Grays Athletic and Kingstonian have each won the Trophy in two consecutive seasons. Mark Stimson managed the winning team in three consecutive finals.{{cite news | access-date=27 September 2024}} The Trophy is currently held by Aldershot Town, who beat Spennymoor Town in the 2025 FA Trophy final.

History

York City]] players celebrate winning the Trophy in 2012

The first FA Trophy final was won by Macclesfield Town, who also won the championship of the Northern Premier League in the same season. Northern Premier League clubs dominated the first decade of the competition, with Telford United the only Southern League team to break the northern clubs' hold on the competition. Scarborough reached the final four times in five seasons and won the Trophy three times between 1973 and 1977. In 1979, the leading Southern and Northern Premier League teams formed the new Alliance Premier League, and teams from this league dominated the Trophy during the 1980s. In the 1980–81 season, however, Bishop's Stortford of the comparatively lowly Isthmian League First Division won through nine rounds to reach the final, where they beat Sutton United. Telford United's win in 1989 made them the second team to win the Trophy three times.

Between 1990 and 2000, a smaller number of clubs claimed the Trophy, as Wycombe Wanderers and Kingstonian each won the competition twice, and Woking became the third team to win it three times. Manager Geoff Chapple led Woking and Kingstonian to all their victories, a total of five wins in seven seasons. After Chapple's period of success, Mark Stimson became the first man to manage the Trophy-winning team in three successive seasons, when he led Grays Athletic to victory in 2005 and 2006 and repeated the feat with his new club Stevenage Borough in 2007. In 2019 AFC Fylde became the first team to have won both the FA Trophy and FA Vase. The 2020 final was delayed until May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and won by Harrogate Town, who in the intervening period had been promoted to the English Football League, making them the only EFL team to lift the trophy. Less than three weeks later, Hornchurch became the first club playing at tier seven of the English football league system to win the trophy. They defeated Hereford 3–1 in the 2021 final.

Finals

Originally, if the final finished with the scores level after extra time, the teams would play again in a replay at a later date; more recently the final has always been decided on the day, with a penalty shootout as required. The winning club receives the FA Trophy itself and, as of 2021, prize money of £60,000, in addition to that accumulated for winning earlier rounds.

Key

^Club played in tier 7 at the time

Results

Seasonurl=https://www.fchd.info/cups/fatrophysummary.htmpublisher=The Football Club History Databasetitle=F A Trophy Summaryaccess-date=10 November 2008archive-date=27 March 2009archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327020209/http://fchd.info/cups/fatrophysummary.htmurl-status=live}}ScoreRunners–upfirst=Stuartlast=Barnestitle=Nationwide Football Annual 2008–2009page=155publisher=SportsBooks Ltdisbn=978-1-899807-72-7year=2008}}
1969–70Macclesfield Town2–0Telford UnitedWembley Stadium (original)
1970–71Telford United3–2Hillingdon BoroughWembley Stadium (original)
1971–72Stafford Rangers3–0BarnetWembley Stadium (original)
1972–73Scarborough†2–1 *Wigan AthleticWembley Stadium (original)
1973–74Morecambe2–1DartfordWembley Stadium (original)
1974–75Matlock Town4–0ScarboroughWembley Stadium (original)
1975–76Scarborough†3–2 *Stafford RangersWembley Stadium (original)
1976–77Scarborough2–1DagenhamWembley Stadium (original)
1977–78Altrincham3–1LeatherheadWembley Stadium (original)
1978–79Stafford Rangers2–0Kettering TownWembley Stadium (original)
1979–80Dagenham %2–1MossleyWembley Stadium (original)
1980–81Bishop's Stortford %1–0Sutton UnitedWembley Stadium (original)
1981–82Enfield†1–0 *AltrinchamWembley Stadium (original)
1982–83Telford United2–1Northwich VictoriaWembley Stadium (original)
Northwich Victoria†1–1 *Bangor CityWembley Stadium (original)
Northwich Victoria2–1Bangor CityVictoria Ground
1984–85Wealdstone2–1Boston UnitedWembley Stadium (original)
1985–86Altrincham1–0RuncornWembley Stadium (original)
Kidderminster Harriers†0–0 *Burton AlbionWembley Stadium (original)
Kidderminster Harriers2–1Burton AlbionThe Hawthorns
Enfield†0–0 *Telford UnitedWembley Stadium (original)
Enfield3–2Telford UnitedThe Hawthorns
1988–89Telford United†1–0 *Macclesfield TownWembley Stadium (original)
1989–90Barrow3–0Leek Town %Wembley Stadium (original)
1990–91Wycombe Wanderers2–1Kidderminster HarriersWembley Stadium (original)
1991–92Colchester United3–1Witton AlbionWembley Stadium (original)
1992–93Wycombe Wanderers4–1RuncornWembley Stadium (original)
1993–94Woking2–1RuncornWembley Stadium (original)
1994–95Woking†2–1 *Kidderminster HarriersWembley Stadium (original)
1995–96Macclesfield Town3–1Northwich VictoriaWembley Stadium (original)
1996–97Woking†1–0 *Dagenham & RedbridgeWembley Stadium (original)
1997–98Cheltenham Town1–0SouthportWembley Stadium (original)
1998–99Kingstonian1–0Forest Green RoversWembley Stadium (original)
1999–2000Kingstonian3–2Kettering TownWembley Stadium (original)
2000–01Canvey Island %1–0Forest Green RoversVilla Park
2001–02Yeovil Town2–0Stevenage BoroughVilla Park
2002–03Burscough %2–1TamworthVilla Park
2003–04Hednesford Town %3–2Canvey IslandVilla Park
2004–05Grays Athletic %†1–1 †Hucknall Town %Villa Park
2005–06Grays Athletic2–0WokingBoleyn Ground
2006–07Stevenage Borough3–2Kidderminster HarriersWembley Stadium (new)
2007–08Ebbsfleet United1–0Torquay UnitedWembley Stadium (new)
2008–09Stevenage Borough2–0York CityWembley Stadium (new)
2009–10Barrow†2–1 *Stevenage BoroughWembley Stadium (new)
2010–11Darlington†1–0 *Mansfield TownWembley Stadium (new)
2011–12York City2–0Newport CountyWembley Stadium (new)
2012–13Wrexham†1–1 †Grimsby TownWembley Stadium (new)
2013–14Cambridge United4–0Gosport Borough %Wembley Stadium (new)
2014–15North Ferriby United %†3–3 †WrexhamWembley Stadium (new)
2015–16FC Halifax Town1–0Grimsby TownWembley Stadium (new)
2016–17York City3–2Macclesfield TownWembley Stadium (new)
2017–18Brackley Town %†1–1 †BromleyWembley Stadium (new)
2018–19AFC Fylde1–0Leyton OrientWembley Stadium (new)
2019–20Harrogate Town1–0Concord Rangers %Wembley Stadium (new)
2020–21Hornchurch ^3–1HerefordWembley Stadium (new)
2021–22Bromley1–0WrexhamWembley Stadium (new)
2022–23FC Halifax Town1–0GatesheadWembley Stadium (new)
2023–24Gateshead†2–2 †Solihull MoorsWembley Stadium (new)
2024–25Aldershot Town3–0Spennymoor Town %Wembley Stadium (new)

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. Teams shown in bold compete in the Premier League or the English Football League as of 2024 and therefore do not enter the FA Trophy. Additionally, Bangor City switched to the Welsh football league system in 1992, making the club ineligible to compete in the competition from then onwards.

ClubWinsLast final wonRunners-upLast final lost
Telford United3198921988
Woking3199712006
Scarborough3197711975
Stevenage Borough2200922010
Macclesfield Town2199622017
York City2201712009
Altrincham2198611982
Stafford Rangers2197911976
Barrow220100–
Grays Athletic220060–
Kingstonian220000–
Wycombe Wanderers219930–
Enfield219880–
FC Halifax Town220230–
Kidderminster Harriers1198732007
Wrexham1201322022
Northwich Victoria1198421996
Gateshead1202412023
Bromley1202212018
Canvey Island1200112004
Dagenham1198011977
Aldershot Town120250–
Hornchurch120210–
Harrogate Town120200–
AFC Fylde120190–
Brackley Town120180–
North Ferriby United120150–
Cambridge United120140–
Darlington120110–
Ebbsfleet United120080–
Hednesford Town120040–
Burscough120030–
Yeovil Town120020–
Cheltenham Town119980–
Colchester United119920–
Wealdstone119850–
Bishop's Stortford119810–
Matlock Town119750–
Morecambe119740–
Runcorn0–31994
Grimsby Town0–22016
Forest Green Rovers0–22001
Kettering Town0–22000
Spennymoor Town0–12025
Soilhull Moors0–12024
Hereford0–12021
Concord Rangers0–12020
Leyton Orient0–12019
Gosport Borough0–12014
Newport County0–12012
Mansfield Town0–12011
Torquay United0–12008
Hucknall Town0–12005
Tamworth0–12003
Southport0–11998
Dagenham & Redbridge0–11997
Witton Albion0–11992
Leek Town0–11990
Burton Albion0–11987
Boston United0–11985
Bangor City0–11984
Sutton United0–11981
Mossley0–11980
Leatherhead0–11978
Dartford0–11974
Wigan Athletic0–11973
Barnet0–11972
Hillingdon Borough0–11971

References

References

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  9. "Alliance Premier League 1979–80". The Football Club History Database.
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  12. (9 May 2001). "K's and Chapple part company". BBC.
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