2015–16 FA Trophy
Calendar

2015–16 FA Trophy

Section Title: Calendar
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Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New entries this round	Prize money

Preliminary round	3 October 2015	64	276 → 212	128	£2,500

First round qualifying	31 October 2015	72	212 → 140	80	£2,700

Second round qualifying	14 November 2015	36	140 → 104	none	£3,250

Third round qualifying	28 November 2015	40	104 → 64	44	£4,000

First round proper	12 December 2015	32	64 → 32	24	£5,000

Second round proper	16 January 2016	16	32 → 16	none	£6,000

Third round proper	6 February 2016	8	16 → 8	none	£7,000

Fourth round proper	27 February 2016	4	8 → 4	none	£8,000

Semi-finals	12 March and 19 March 2016	2	4 → 2	none	£16,000

Final	22 May 2016	1	2 → 1	none	Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000

Sentence(s)

A total of 276 clubs entered the 2015–16 FA Trophy competition.

final_sentence: A total of 276 clubs entered the 2015–16 FA Trophy competition.