# 1970–71 FA Trophy

The 1970–71 FA Trophy was the second 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 qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Ashby Institute | 2–1 | Barton Town |
| 2 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 2–1 | Folkestone |
| 3 | Ashton United | 2–2 | Clitheroe |
| 4 | Atherstone Town | 2–4 | Bedworth United |
| 5 | Barnstaple Town | 2–1 | Dorchester Town |
| 6 | Barry Town | 3–3 | Bilston |
| 7 | Belper Town | 0–1 | Frickley Colliery |
| 8 | Biggleswade Town | 3–4 | Bletchley |
| 9 | Blaenau Ffestiniog | 1–2 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 10 | Bodmin Town | 3–0 | Chippenham Town |
| 11 | Boston | 1–0 | Holbeach United |
| 12 | Boston United | 3–0 | Selby Town |
| 13 | Bury Town | 3–1 | Ely City |
| 14 | Cambridge City | 1–1 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 15 | Canterbury City | 2–0 | Crawley Town |
| 16 | Droylsden | 2–2 | Stockton |
| 17 | Ellesmere Port Town | 2–2 | Nantwich Town |
| 18 | Gateshead | 3–0 | Bacup Borough |
| 19 | Gloucester City | 3–1 | Abergavenny Thursdays |
| 20 | Gresley Rovers | 0–5 | Alfreton Town |
| 21 | Great Yarmouth Town | 1–3 | Banbury United |
| 22 | Halesowen Town | 1–3 | Cinderford Town |
| 23 | Heanor Town | 2–1 | Dinnington Athletic |
| 24 | Horwich R M I | 1–1 | Fleetwood |
| 25 | Leyland Motors | 0–1 | Chorley |
| 26 | Lincoln United | 0–3 | Arnold |
| 27 | Lockheed Leamington | 5–1 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
| 28 | Loughborough United | 0–1 | Desborough Town |
| 29 | Louth United | 2–2 | Rugby Town |
| 30 | Lowestoft Town | 2–3 | Dunstable |
| 31 | March Town United | 3–2 | Potton United |
| 32 | Merthyr Tydfil | 4–1 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 33 | Mexborough Town | 3–1 | Newhall United |
| 34 | Netherfield | 3–1 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 35 | Oswestry Town | 1–1 | Redditch United |
| 36 | Portmadoc | 3–1 | Holyhead Town |
| 37 | Prescot Town | 1–1 | Prestatyn |
| 38 | Ramsgate Athletic | 4–1 | Guildford City |
| 39 | Rossendale United | 1–2 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 40 | Runcorn | 2–3 | Rhyl |
| 41 | St Helens Town | 2–3 | Formby |
| 42 | Salisbury | 3–1 | Frome Town |
| 43 | Sandbach Ramblers | 2–3 | Witton Albion |
| 44 | Sheppey United | 1–1 | Bexley United |
| 45 | Skegness Town | 1–2 | Bourne Town |
| 46 | Spalding United | 3–0 | Stamford |
| 47 | Stevenage Athletic | 2–1 | Thetford Town |
| 48 | Sutton Town | 2–4 | Winterton Rangers |
| 49 | Ton Pentre | 1–1 | Lye Town |
| 50 | Tonbridge | 3–1 | Chatham Town |
| 51 | Trowbridge Town | 3–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 52 | Wellingborough Town | 1–1 | Rushden Town |
| 53 | Welton Rovers | 2–2 | Bridport |
| 54 | Weston super Mare | 1–1 | St Blazey |
| 55 | Whitstable Town | 2–1 | Hatfield Town |
| 56 | Wisbech Town | 2–2 | St Neots Town |
| 57 | Worksop Town | 1–1 | Retford Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 3 | Clitheroe | 1–4 | Ashton United |
| 6 | Bilston | 2–1 | Barry Town |
| 14 | Cambridge City | 4–0 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 16 | Stockton | 2–0 | Droylsden |
| 17 | Nantwich Town | 1–0 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 24 | Fleetwood | 3–1 | Horwich R M I |
| 29 | Rugby Town | 4–1 | Louth United |
| 35 | Redditch United | 2–5 | Oswestry Town |
| 37 | Prestatyn | 1–1 | Prescot Town |
| 44 | Bexley United | 1–2 | Sheppey United |
| 49 | Lye Town | 1–3 | Ton Pentre |
| 52 | Rushden Town | 1–2 | Wellingborough Town |
| 53 | Bridport | 1–2 | Welton Rovers |
| 54 | St Blazey | 3–1 | Weston–super–Mare |
| 56 | St Neots Town | 0–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 57 | Retford Town | 5–1 | Worksop Town |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 37 | Prescot Town | 1–3 | Prestatyn |

## Second qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 4–1 | Mexborough Town |
| 2 | Arnold | 4–2 | Rugby Town |
| 3 | Banbury United | 2–0 | March Town United |
| 4 | Chorley | 3–1 | Gateshead |
| 5 | Cinderford Town | 0–5 | Bilston |
| 6 | Cowes | 1–1 | Wadebridge Town |
| 7 | Deal Town | 2–0 | Sittingbourne |
| 8 | Desborough Town | 1–5 | Bedworth United |
| 9 | Dunstable | 0–2 | Bletchley |
| 10 | Fleetwood | 1–1 | Netherfield |
| 11 | Gloucester City | 0–0 | Lockheed Leamington |
| 12 | Heanor Town | 2–2 | Ashby Institute |
| 13 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 3–1 | Darwen |
| 14 | Oswestry Town | 3–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 15 | Portmadoc | 3–1 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 16 | Prestatyn | 2–2 | Bethesda Athletic |
| 17 | Ramsgate Athletic | 5–1 | Canterbury City |
| 18 | Retford Town | 2–3 | Frickley Colliery |
| 19 | Rhyl | 1–0 | Nantwich Town |
| 20 | Salisbury | 5–1 | Bodmin Town |
| 21 | Sheppey United | 0–4 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 22 | Spalding United | 1–2 | Bourne Town |
| 23 | Stevenage Athletic | 0–3 | Cambridge City |
| 24 | Stockton | 3–0 | Ashton United |
| 25 | Ton Pentre | 0–0 | Dudley Town |
| 26 | Tonbridge | 7–2 | Whitstable Town |
| 27 | Trowbridge Town | 3–0 | Barnstaple Town |
| 28 | Wellingborough Town | 3–0 | Boston |
| 29 | Welton Rovers | 3–4 | St Blazey |
| 30 | Winterton Rangers | 0–1 | Boston United |
| 31 | Wisbech Town | 1–2 | Bury Town |
| 32 | Witton Albion | 5–0 | Formby |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 6 | Wadebridge Town | 4–2 | Cowes |
| 10 | Netherfield | 1–0 | Fleetwood |
| 11 | Lockheed Leamington | 1–2 | Gloucester City |
| 12 | Ashby Institute | 2–0 | Heanor Town |
| 16 | Bethesda Athletic | 7–3 | Prestatyn |
| 25 | Dudley Town | 0–3 | Ton Pentre |

## Third qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Andover | 1–3 | Margate |
| 2 | Ashby Institute | 1–2 | Ilkeston Town |
| 3 | Banbury United | 2–1 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 4 | Bath City | 0–2 | Trowbridge Town |
| 5 | Bedworth United | 4–0 | Deal Town |
| 6 | Boston United | 2–0 | Alfreton Town |
| 7 | Bury Town | 3–2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 8 | Corby Town | 1–0 | Cambridge City |
| 9 | Denaby United | 1–1 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 10 | Dover | 2–1 | Bletchley |
| 11 | Glastonbury | 1–4 | Poole Town |
| 12 | Gloucester City | 1–0 | Ton Pentre |
| 13 | Goole Town | 3–0 | Bridlington Town |
| 14 | Hednesford | 3–2 | New Brighton |
| 15 | Minehead | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 16 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Chorley |
| 17 | Northwich Victoria | 4–1 | Hyde United |
| 18 | Oswestry Town | 3–4 | Lancaster City |
| 19 | Portmadoc | 0–1 | Witton Albion |
| 20 | Ramsgate Athletic | 1–2 | Hastings United |
| 21 | Rhyl | 0–0 | South Liverpool |
| 22 | St Blazey | 4–2 | Wadebridge Town |
| 23 | Salisbury | 0–1 | Bilston |
| 24 | Scarborough | 3–0 | Frickley Colliery |
| 25 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0–2 | Altrincham |
| 26 | Stockton | 3–2 | Arnold |
| 27 | Tamworth | 1–1 | Bethesda Athletic |
| 28 | Taunton Town | 0–1 | Stourbridge |
| 29 | Thornycroft Athletic | 1–1 | Bedford Town |
| 30 | Tonbridge | 3–0 | Bourne Town |
| 31 | Wellingborough Town | 3–3 | King's Lynn |
| 32 | Winsford United | 2–0 | Netherfield |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 9 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 4–3 | Denaby United |
| 21 | South Liverpool | 2–0 | Rhyl |
| 27 | Bethesda Athletic | 1–1 | Tamworth |
| 29 | Bedford Town | 1–0 | Thornycroft Athletic |
| 31 | King's Lynn | 2–1 | Wellingborough Town |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 27 | Tamworth | 3–1 | Bethesda Athletic |

## 1st round

The teams that given byes to this round are Macclesfield Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Wigan Athletic, Gainsborough Trinity, South Shields, Bangor City, Stafford Rangers, Great Harwood, Mossley, Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Bridgwater Town, Kirkby Town, Burscough, Telford United, Chelmsford City, Barnet, Hereford United, Kettering Town, Nuneaton Borough, Dartford, Grantham, Mossley, Buxton, Bideford and Burton Albion.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Altrincham | 2–2 | Chorley |
| 2 | Banbury United | 4–1 | Minehead |
| 3 | Bangor City | 4–0 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 4 | Bedworth United | 1–2 | Bilston |
| 5 | Boston United | 2–2 | Stockton |
| 6 | Bury Town | 2–0 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 7 | Buxton | 3–0 | Goole Town |
| 8 | Dover | 2–0 | Kettering Town |
| 9 | Great Harwood | 2–3 | Burscough |
| 10 | Hednesford | 0–2 | Mossley |
| 11 | Hereford United | 3–1 | Gloucester City |
| 12 | Hillingdon Borough | 3–1 | Corby Town |
| 13 | Ilkeston Town | 1–3 | South Shields |
| 14 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–0 | Barnet |
| 15 | King's Lynn | 1–2 | Bedford Town |
| 16 | Lancaster City | 1–1 | Tamworth |
| 17 | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | South Liverpool |
| 18 | Margate | 0–0 | Hastings United |
| 19 | Matlock Town | 5–4 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 20 | Northwich Victoria | 5–1 | Kirkby Town |
| 21 | Romford | 1–0 | Poole Town |
| 22 | St Blazey | 2–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 23 | Stourbridge | 4–3 | Bridgwater Town |
| 24 | Telford United | 6–1 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 25 | Trowbridge Town | 1–6 | Chelmsford City |
| 26 | Weymouth | 1–1 | Bideford |
| 27 | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Stafford Rangers |
| 28 | Wimbledon | 1–1 | Dartford |
| 29 | Winsford United | 1–2 | Burton Albion |
| 30 | Witton Albion | 0–0 | Scarborough |
| 31 | Worcester City | 0–0 | Tonbridge |
| 32 | Yeovil Town | 3–1 | Grantham |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Chorley | 2–0 | Altrincham |
| 5 | Stockton | 0–2 | Boston United |
| 16 | Tamworth | 6–1 | Lancaster City |
| 18 | Hastings United | 7–2 | Margate |
| 22 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2–2 | St Blazey |
| 26 | Bideford | 1–2 | Weymouth |
| 28 | Dartford | 2–3 | Wimbledon |
| 30 | Scarborough | 3–0 | Witton Albion |
| 31 | Tonbridge | 0–0 | Worcester City |

### 2nd replays 22 Bromsgrove rovers 3 st blazey 2. 31 Worcester city 3 Tonbridge 2

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| | Tonbridge 2nd round Ties Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Banbury United 0-0 Hastings Town 2 Bangor City 3-1 Northwich Victoria 3 Bilston 0-1 Tamworth 4 Boston United 0-1 Wigan Athletic 5 Burton Albion 2-1 Matlock Town 6 Buxton 2-0 Mossley 7 Chorley 1-0 Burscough 8 Dover 3-0 Bedford Town 9 Hereford United 2-0 Bury Town 10 Hillingdon Borough 2-1 Chelmsford City 11 Kidderminster Harriers 3-0 Worcester City 12 Macclesfield Town 0-0 Scarborough 13 Romford 1-1 Stourbridge 14 Telford United 7-1 South Shields 15 Wimbledon 4-0 Bromsgrove Rovers 16 Yeovil Town 0-0 Weymouth Replays Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Hastings United 0-3 Banbury United 12 Scarborough 2-3 Macclesfield Town 13 Stourbridge 2-1 Romford 15 Weymouth 0-1 Yeovil Town 3rd round Ties Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Banbury United 2-2 Hereford United 2 Bangor City 3-4 Tamworth 3 Burton Albion 0-2 Telford United 4 Buxton 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers 5 Chorley 0-0 Stourbridge 6 Macclesfield Town 1-0 Dover 7 Wigan Athletic 0-1 Hillingdon Borough 8 Wimbledon 1-1 Yeovil Town Replays Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Hereford United 1-0 Banbury United 5 Stourbridge 2-0 Chorley 8 Yeovil Town 4-0 Wimbledon 4th round Ties Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Buxton 1-1 Hillingdon Borough 2 Hereford United 2-0 Macclesfield Town 3 Tamworth 1-1 Telford United 4 Yeovil Town 2-0 Stourbridge Replays Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Hillingdon Borough 2-0 Buxton 3 Telford United 6-1 Tamworth Semi finals Ties Tie Home Team Score Away Team 1 Hillingdon Borough 2-0 Hereford United 2 Telford United 3-1 Yeovil Town Final Home Team Score Away Team Telford United 3-2 Hillingdon Borough References General : Football Club History Database: FA Trophy 1970-71 Specific vteFA TrophySeasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Finals 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 List of finals |