# 2008–09 FA Trophy

The FA Trophy 2008–09 was the fortieth season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The number of team entries for this season was 263.

## Calendar

| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
| Preliminary round | 4 October 2008 | 51 | 263→212 | 102 | £1,000 |
| First round qualifying | 18 October 2008 | 72 | 212→140 | 93 | £2,300 |
| Second round qualifying | 1 November 2008 | 36 | 140→104 | none | £3,000 |
| Third round qualifying | 22 November 2008 | 40 | 104→64 | 44 | £4,000 |
| First round | 13 December 2008 | 32 | 64→32 | 24 | £5,000 |
| Second round | 10 January 2009 | 16 | 32→16 | none | £6,000 |
| Third round | 31 January 2009 | 8 | 16→8 | none | £7,000 |
| Fourth round | 21 February 2009 | 4 | 8→4 | none | £8,000 |
| Semi-finals | 14 March and 21 March 2009 | 2 | 4→2 | none | £16,000 |
| Final | 9 May 2009 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Winner: £50,000 Loser: £25,000 |

## Preliminary round

Ties were played on 4 October 2008.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Trafford | 8–1 | Rossendale United | 121 |
| 2 | Retford United | 1–2 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 173 |
| 3 | Clitheroe | 4–1 | Grantham Town | 195 |
| 4 | Brigg Town | 4–0 | Willenhall Town | 98 |
| 5 | Durham City | 1–1 | Curzon Ashton | 171 |
| 6 | Romulus | 3–2 | Loughborough Dynamo | 77 |
| 7 | Goole | 1–1 | Nuneaton Town | 253 |
| 8 | Spalding United | 2–1 | Wakefield | 70 |
| 9 | Lancaster City | 1–0 | Leek Town | 146 |
| 10 | Rushall Olympic | 2–1 | Ossett Albion | 71 |
| 11 | Garforth Town | 2–0 | Belper Town | 143 |
| 12 | Skelmersdale United | 2–1 | Shepshed Dynamo | 164 |
| 13 | Chorley | 0–0 | Warrington Town | 209 |
| 14 | Woodley Sports | 0–1 | Quorn | 92 |
| 15 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 2–1 | Halifax Town | 347 |
| 16 | Carlton Town | 2–1 | Atherstone Town | 82 |
| 17 | Sheffield | 5–3 | Bamber Bridge | 242 |
| 18 | Mossley | 1–5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 191 |
| 19 | Salford City | 2–0 | Gresley Rovers | 113 |
| 20 | Aveley | 2–0 | Ilford | 84 |
| 21 | Waltham Forest | 1–4 | AFC Sudbury | 65 |
| 22 | Wingate & Finchley | 2–1 | Ware | 60 |
| 23 | Great Wakering Rovers | 5–3 | Ashford Town | 112 |
| 24 | Northwood | 2–0 | Whyteleafe | 101 |
| 25 | Merstham | 4–1 | Arlesey Town | 101 |
| 26 | Metropolitan Police | 0–0 | Waltham Abbey | 81 |
| 27 | Kingstonian | 2–3 | Whitstable Town | 294 |
| 28 | Rothwell Town | 2–2 | Tilbury | 66 |
| 29 | Leatherhead | 1–2 | Sittingbourne | 140 |
| 30 | Leighton Town | 7–1 | Chipstead | 88 |
| 31 | Bury Town | 2–1 | Barton Rovers | 214 |
| 32 | Maldon Town | 0–1 | Cheshunt | 72 |
| 33 | Crowborough Athletic | 3–0 | Eastbourne Town | 142 |
| 34 | Folkestone Invicta | 1–1 | Chatham Town | 208 |
| 35 | Leyton | 1–4 | Dulwich Hamlet | 83 |
| 36 | Potters Bar Town | 0–2 | Brentwood Town | 84 |
| 37 | East Thurrock United | 2–1 | Thamesmead Town | 97 |
| 38 | Concord Rangers | 4–1 | Woodford United | 79 |
| 39 | Walton Casuals | 4–3 | Hillingdon Borough | 85 |
| 40 | Godalming Town | 1–5 | Enfield Town | 169 |
| 41 | Corinthian-Casuals | 1–3 | Worthing | 110 |
| 42 | Soham Town Rangers | 1–0 | Redbridge | 113 |
| 43 | Burgess Hill Town | 3–1 | Dunstable Town | 170 |
| 44 | Bracknell Town | 2–0 | Malvern Town | 68 |
| 45 | Aylesbury United | 2–0 | Bridgwater Town | 186 |
| 46 | Didcot Town | 1–2 | Andover | 182 |
| 47 | Winchester City | 3–0 | Taunton Town | 119 |
| 48 | Fleet Town | 3–1 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 98 |
| 49 | Cinderford Town | 2–4 | Truro City | 116 |
| 50 | Paulton Rovers | 1–1 | Thatcham Town | 105 |
| 51 | Marlow | 2–0 | Cirencester Town | 117 |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 5 | Curzon Ashton | 1–2 | Durham City | 147 |
| 7 | Nuneaton Town | 0–1 | Goole | 258 |
| 13 | Warrington Town | 3–0 | Chorley | 128 |
| 26 | Waltham Abbey | 1–2 | Metropolitan Police | 88 |
| 28 | Tilbury | 2–0 | Rothwell Town | 57 |
| 34 | Chatham Town | 2–0 | Folkestone Invicta | 154 |
| 50 | Thatcham Town | 2–0 | Paulton Rovers | 110 |

## First round qualifying

Ties will be played on 18 October 2008.
Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Romulus | 1–1 | Garforth Town | 81 |
| 2 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 0–1 | Leigh Genesis | 129 |
| 3 | Stourbridge | 6–0 | Salford City | 162 |
| 4 | Rushall Olympic | 0–0 | Bedworth United | 90 |
| 5 | Witton Albion | 0–1 | Worksop Town | 219 |
| 6 | Whitby Town | 3–2 | Trafford | 223 |
| 7 | Hednesford Town | 3–1 | Quorn | 338 |
| 8 | Ashton United | 2–1 | Lincoln United | 103 |
| 9 | Matlock Town | 0–1 | Warrington Town | 242 |
| 10 | FC United of Manchester | 1–0 | Radcliffe Borough | 1,227 |
| 11 | Brigg Town | 1–5 | Marine | 131 |
| 12 | Boston United | 6–0 | Kidsgrove Athletic | 797 |
| 13 | Skelmersdale United | 1–0 | Sheffield | 201 |
| 14 | Guiseley | 0–1 | Ossett Town | 272 |
| 15 | Glapwell | 3–2 | Leamington | 203 |
| 16 | Colwyn Bay | 2–2 | Chasetown | 268 |
| 17 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 3–1 | Goole | 143 |
| 18 | Lancaster City | 3–3 | Rugby Town | 166 |
| 19 | Spalding United | 0–0 | North Ferriby United | 154 |
| 20 | Frickley Athletic | 0–2 | Nantwich Town | 187 |
| 21 | Prescot Cables | 0–3 | Cammell Laird | 249 |
| 22 | Stamford | 3–0 | Kendal Town | 210 |
| 23 | Durham City | 4–4 | Halesowen Town | 202 |
| 24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–2 | Clitheroe | 294 |
| 25 | Eastwood Town | 0–2 | Ilkeston Town | 504 |
| 26 | Newcastle Blue Star | 2–2 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 119 |
| 27 | Buxton | 5–3 | Carlton Town | 302 |
| 28 | Concord Rangers | 3–1 | Billericay Town | 291 |
| 29 | Uxbridge | 2–1 | Walton & Hersham | 129 |
| 30 | Walton Casuals | 0–0 | Heybridge Swifts | 83 |
| 31 | Whitstable Town | 3–4 | Brackley Town | 170 |
| 32 | Worthing | 2–0 | Merstham | 318 |
| 33 | Maidstone United | 1–1 | AFC Hornchurch | 384 |
| 34 | Crowborough Athletic | 0–2 | Northwood | 87 |
| 35 | Wingate & Finchley | 1–1 | Ashford Town (Middx) | 80 |
| 36 | Brentwood Town | 2–3 | AFC Sudbury | 223 |
| 37 | Wealdstone | 1–0 | Croydon Athletic | 195 |
| 38 | Bedford Town | 1–2 | Corby Town | 374 |
| 39 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 6–0 | AFC Hayes | 147 |
| 40 | Metropolitan Police | 0–2 | Dulwich Hamlet | 111 |
| 41 | Soham Town Rangers | 6–0 | Witham Town | 127 |
| 42 | Aveley | 1–2 | Hitchin Town | 108 |
| 43 | Tilbury | 1–1 | Cray Wanderers | 67 |
| 44 | Harrow Borough | 2–1 | Chatham Town | 101 |
| 45 | Staines Town | 0–2 | Dover Athletic | 320 |
| 46 | Boreham Wood | 2–0 | Burgess Hill Town | 89 |
| 47 | Tonbridge Angels | 2–3 | Ramsgate | 372 |
| 48 | Dartford | 2–1 | Harlow Town | 851 |
| 49 | Bury Town | 1–0 | Leighton Town | 201 |
| 50 | Enfield Town | 0–2 | Great Wakering Rovers | 208 |
| 51 | Cambridge City | 1–1 | Canvey Island | 312 |
| 52 | Cheshunt | 1–2 | East Thurrock United | 125 |
| 53 | Horsham | 4–2 | Sittingbourne | 199 |
| 54 | Margate | 0–1 | Hendon | 362 |
| 55 | Hastings United | 3–1 | Carshalton Athletic | 320 |
| 56 | Sutton United | 2–0 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 511 |
| 57 | Tiverton Town | 5–2 | North Leigh | 344 |
| 58 | Mangotsfield United | 0–2 | Bashley | 134 |
| 59 | Yate Town | 1–1 | Stourport Swifts | 132 |
| 60 | Andover | 3–2 | Gosport Borough | 115 |
| 61 | Banbury United | 0–1 | Burnham | 217 |
| 62 | Merthyr Tydfil | 4–1 | Bishop's Cleeve | 274 |
| 63 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 1–4 | Gloucester City | 362 |
| 64 | Evesham United | 4–0 | Clevedon Town | 110 |
| 65 | Winchester City | 0–5 | Windsor & Eton | 163 |
| 66 | Bracknell Town | 2–4 | Swindon Supermarine | 102 |
| 67 | Farnborough | 4–0 | Marlow | 348 |
| 68 | Thatcham Town | 5–4 | Slough Town | 177 |
| 69 | Truro City | 3–3 | Chesham United | 511 |
| 70 | Oxford City | 3–1 | Aylesbury United | 299 |
| 71 | AFC Totton | 3–2 | Abingdon United | 111 |
| 72 | Chippenham Town | 2–1 | Fleet Town | 316 |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Garforth Town | 3–4 | Romulus | 78 |
| 4 | Bedworth United | 4–1 | Rushall Olympic | 79 |
| 16 | Chasetown | 2–1 | Colwyn Bay | 341 |
| 18 | Rugby Town | 2–0 | Lancaster City | 131 |
| 19 | North Ferriby United | 2–0 | Spalding United | 89 |
| 23 | Halesowen Town | 0–1 | Durham City | 311 |
| 26 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 4–1 | Newcastle Blue Star | 55 |
| 30 | Heybridge Swifts | 3–2 | Walton Casuals | 94 |
| 33 | AFC Hornchurch | 1–2 | Maidstone United | 257 |
| 35 | Ashford Town (Middx) | 2–4 | Wingate & Finchley | 52 |
| 43 | Cray Wanderers | 1–0 | Tilbury | 78 |
| 51 | Canvey Island | 0–0 | Cambridge City | 245 |
| | Cambridge City won 4–2 on penalties | Cambridge City won 4–2 on penalties | Cambridge City won 4–2 on penalties | Cambridge City won 4–2 on penalties |
| 59 | Stourport Swifts | 1–3 | Yate Town | 73 |
| 69 | Chesham United | 2–1 | Truro City | 279 |

## Second round qualifying

Ties will be played on 1 November 2007

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Worksop Town | 0–3 | FC United of Manchester | 599 |
| 2 | Chasetown | 1–1 | North Ferriby United | 377 |
| 3 | Buxton | 0–1 | Skelmersdale United | 345 |
| 4 | Ossett Town | 1–0 | Bedworth United | 110 |
| 5 | Ashton United | 0–2 | Ilkeston Town | 142 |
| 6 | Clitheroe | 2–4 | Boston United | 359 |
| 7 | Marine | 1–2 | Durham City | 206 |
| 8 | Romulus | 2–2 | Warrington Town | 115 |
| 9 | Stourbridge | 2–1 | Evesham United | 198 |
| 10 | Leigh Genesis | 1–5 | Cammell Laird | 94 |
| 11 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 2–3 | Glapwell | 103 |
| 12 | Rugby Town | 1–3 | Nantwich Town | 238 |
| 13 | Stamford | 3–4 | Hednesford Town | 245 |
| 14 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 0–2 | Whitby Town | 153 |
| 15 | Swindon Supermarine | 2–0 | Maidstone United | 333 |
| 16 | Great Wakering Rovers | 1–1 | AFC Sudbury | 130 |
| 17 | Soham Town Rangers | 0–5 | Farnborough | 188 |
| 18 | East Thurrock United | 4–2 | Gloucester City | 134 |
| 19 | Boreham Wood | 1–2 | Uxbridge | 77 |
| 20 | Northwood | 1–4 | Brackley Town | 115 |
| 21 | Hendon | 1–2 | Sutton United | 269 |
| 22 | Harrow Borough | 2–3 | Hastings United | 111 |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 2–3 | Cambridge City | 509 |
| 24 | Heybridge Swifts | 0–0 | Chippenham Town | 169 |
| 25 | Andover | 3–2 | Merthyr Tydfil | 180 |
| 26 | Burnham | 0–5 | Windsor & Eton | 181 |
| 27 | Dulwich Hamlet | 0–3 | Bury Town | 245 |
| 28 | Dartford | 3–3 | Oxford City | 749 |
| 29 | Horsham | 1–2 | Cray Wanderers | 158 |
| 30 | Hitchin Town | 3–6 | Ramsgate | 246 |
| 31 | Corby Town | 2–3 | Chesham United | 279 |
| 32 | Yate Town | 1–3 | Bashley | 148 |
| 33 | Thatcham Town | 0–4 | AFC Totton | 138 |
| 34 | Concord Rangers | 1–3 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 117 |
| 35 | Wealdstone | 1–2 | Tiverton Town | 220 |
| 36 | Wingate & Finchley | 1–0 | Worthing | 100 |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 2 | North Ferriby United | 1–4 | Chasetown | 111 |
| 8 | Warrington Town | 3–1 | Romulus | 88 |
| 16 | AFC Sudbury | 4–3 | Great Wakering Rovers | 201 |
| 24 | Chippenham Town | 0–1 | Heybridge Swifts | 223 |
| 28 | Oxford City | 2–4 | Dartford | 219 |

## Third round qualifying

Ties will be played on 22 November 2007
Teams from Conference North and Conference South entered in this round.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Hinckley United | 1–2 | Burscough | 251 |
| 2 | King's Lynn | 3–2 | Stafford Rangers | 749 |
| 3 | Solihull Moors | 1–2 | Durham City | 196 |
| 4 | Ossett Town | 3–1 | Fleetwood Town | 151 |
| 5 | Whitby Town | 0–3 | Stalybridge Celtic | 176 |
| 6 | Redditch United | 1–1 | Cammell Laird | 200 |
| 7 | Tamworth | 0–1 | Workington | 433 |
| 8 | Warrington Town | 0–1 | Nantwich Town | 232 |
| 9 | FC United of Manchester | 1–3 | Boston United | 936 |
| 10 | Vauxhall Motors | 0–0 | Southport | 278 |
| 11 | Chasetown | 1–2 | Ilkeston Town | 471 |
| 12 | Farsley Celtic | 2–0 | Droylsden | 207 |
| 13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0–2 | AFC Telford United | 444 |
| 14 | Hyde United | 1–1 | Hednesford Town | 275 |
| 15 | Blyth Spartans | 3–4 | Alfreton Town | 446 |
| 16 | Stourbridge | 3–2 | Hucknall Town | 176 |
| 17 | Gateshead | 0–2 | Harrogate Town | 217 |
| 18 | Glapwell | 0–1 | Skelmersdale United | 169 |
| 19 | Uxbridge | 2–1 | Dorchester Town | 110 |
| 20 | Fisher Athletic | 1–2 | Havant & Waterlooville | 170 |
| 21 | Weston-super-Mare | 0–2 | AFC Sudbury | 218 |
| 22 | Team Bath | 2–1 | Windsor & Eton | 114 |
| 23 | Swindon Supermarine | 1–0 | Bromley | 229 |
| 24 | Braintree Town | 1–1 | Farnborough | 212 |
| 25 | Basingstoke Town | 1–0 | Thurrock | 202 |
| 26 | Cambridge City | 1–0 | Hastings United | 302 |
| 27 | Bath City | 5–1 | East Thurrock United | 359 |
| 28 | Wingate & Finchley | 1–1 | Sutton United | 149 |
| 29 | Maidenhead United | 2–4 | Chesham United | 255 |
| 30 | St Albans City | 0–0 | Dartford | 525 |
| 31 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 1–2 | Bury Town | 334 |
| 32 | Cray Wanderers | 0–3 | Brackley Town | 112 |
| 33 | Eastleigh | 0–2 | Bashley | 424 |
| 34 | Andover | 0–3 | Newport County | 264 |
| 35 | Worcester City | 1–3 | AFC Wimbledon | 895 |
| 36 | Ramsgate | 0–2 | Bognor Regis Town | 247 |
| 37 | Hayes & Yeading United | 1–0 | Chelmsford City | 347 |
| 38 | Welling United | 1–1 | AFC Totton | 309 |
| 39 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 5–1 | Heybridge Swifts | 168 |
| 40 | Bishop's Stortford | 0–0 | Tiverton Town | 271 |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 6 | Cammell Laird | 0–2 | Redditch United | 132 |
| 10 | Southport | 2–1 | Vauxhall Motors | 224 |
| 14 | Hednesford Town | 5–0 | Hyde United | 263 |
| 24 | Farnborough | 6–2 | Braintree Town | 321 |
| 28 | Sutton United | 2–2 | Wingate & Finchley | 212 |
| | Wingate & Finchley won 4–3 on penalties | Wingate & Finchley won 4–3 on penalties | Wingate & Finchley won 4–3 on penalties | Wingate & Finchley won 4–3 on penalties |
| 30 | Dartford | 1–1 | St Albans City | 542 |
| | St Albans City won 4–2 on penalties | St Albans City won 4–2 on penalties | St Albans City won 4–2 on penalties | St Albans City won 4–2 on penalties |
| 38 | AFC Totton | 1–2 | Welling United | 232 |
| 40 | Tiverton Town | 1–0 | Bishop's Stortford | 290 |

## First round

This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.
Ties will be played on 13 December 2008.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Altrincham | 1–4 | Southport | 609 |
| 2 | Durham City | 2–0 | Harrogate Town | 232 |
| 3 | Northwich Victoria | 0–2 | York City | 393 |
| 4 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | 1,559 |
| 5 | Hednesford Town | 3–2 | Nantwich Town | 264 |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Farsley Celtic | 923 |
| 7 | Ilkeston Town | 3–2 | Ossett Town | 205 |
| 8 | Barrow | 2–1 | Skelmersdale United | 743 |
| 9 | Alfreton Town | 0–1 | Redditch United | 192 |
| 10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 3–1 | Burscough | 685 |
| 11 | Workington | 4–3 | King's Lynn | 240 |
| 12 | Stourbridge | 1–6 | Stalybridge Celtic | 148 |
| 13 | Boston United | 1–2 | AFC Telford United | 895 |
| 14 | Swindon Supermarine | 1–0 | Eastbourne Borough | 302 |
| 15 | Stevenage Borough | 4–1 | St Albans City | 737 |
| 16 | Cambridge City | 1–4 | Kettering Town | 437 |
| 17 | AFC Sudbury | 0–2 | Oxford United | 434 |
| 18 | Bashley | 2–2 | Tiverton Town | 165 |
| 19 | Welling United | 2–0 | Weymouth | 262 |
| 20 | Histon | 2–3 | Cambridge United | 1,146 |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 5–1 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 509 |
| 22 | Bognor Regis Town | 0–2 | Ebbsfleet United | 299 |
| 23 | Farnborough | 3–1 | Wingate & Finchley | 304 |
| 24 | Uxbridge | 2–1 | AFC Wimbledon | 582 |
| 25 | Hayes & Yeading United | 2–0 | Grays Athletic | 158 |
| 26 | Havant & Waterlooville | 3–1 | Bury Town | 232 |
| 27 | Torquay United | 2–0 | Bath City | 1,176 |
| 28 | Woking | 1–2 | Salisbury City | 506 |
| 29 | Basingstoke Town | 3–1 | Brackley Town | 221 |
| 30 | Newport County | 1–1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 633 |
| 31 | Chesham United | 2–4 | Crawley Town | 399 |
| 32 | Team Bath | 1–2 | Lewes | 206 |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 6 | Farsley Celtic | 2–2 | Burton Albion | 262 |
| | Burton Albion won 3–2 on penalties | Burton Albion won 3–2 on penalties | Burton Albion won 3–2 on penalties | Burton Albion won 3–2 on penalties |
| 18 | Tiverton Town | 2–1 | Bashley | 436 |
| 30 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1–1 | Newport County | 421 |
| | Rushden & Diamonds won 5–3 on penalties | Rushden & Diamonds won 5–3 on penalties | Rushden & Diamonds won 5–3 on penalties | Rushden & Diamonds won 5–3 on penalties |

## Second round

Ties will be played on 10 January 2009.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Lewes | 3–3 | Havant & Waterlooville | 258 |
| 2 | Ilkeston Town | 3–5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 401 |
| 3 | Burton Albion | 3–0 | Salisbury City | 1,472 |
| 4 | Basingstoke Town | 1–2 | Wrexham | 597 |
| 5 | Hednesford Town | 4–3 | Welling United | 346 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 5–0 | Redditch United | 441 |
| 7 | Tiverton Town | 1–1 | Kettering Town | 604 |
| 8 | Durham City | 1–1 | Southport | 387 |
| 9 | AFC Telford United | 4–0 | Hayes & Yeading United | 986 |
| 10 | Farnborough | 0–2 | Stevenage Borough | 705 |
| 11 | Torquay United | 1–0 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1,728 |
| 12 | Ebbsfleet United | 2–1 | Stalybridge Celtic | 467 |
| 13 | Barrow | 0–3 | Workington | 1,614 |
| 14 | Uxbridge | 1–6 | Swindon Supermarine | 203 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 1–2 | York City | 1,958 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 0–5 | Crawley Town | 1,233 |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Havant & Waterlooville | 4–3 | Lewes | 302 |
| 7 | Kettering Town | 1–1 | Tiverton Town | 816 |
| | Kettering Town won 4-1 on penalties | Kettering Town won 4-1 on penalties | Kettering Town won 4-1 on penalties | Kettering Town won 4-1 on penalties |
| 8 | Southport | 3–1 | Durham City | 553 |

## Third round

Ties will be played on 31 January 2009.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Kettering Town | 0–1 | AFC Telford United | 1,692 |
| 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–1 | York City | 1,113 |
| 3 | Workington | 1–3 | Wrexham | 1,029 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Hednesford Town | 768 |
| 5 | Ebbsfleet United | 2–0 | Swindon Supermarine | 3,750 |
| 6 | Havant & Waterlooville | 2–0 | Crawley Town | 413 |
| 7 | Southport | 3–0 | Torquay United | 980 |
| 8 | Stevenage Borough | 4–0 | Burton Albion | 1,296 |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 2 | York City | 1–1 | Kidderminster Harriers | 683 |
| | York City won 13–12 on penalties | York City won 13–12 on penalties | York City won 13–12 on penalties | York City won 13–12 on penalties |

## Fourth round

Ties will be played on 21 February 2009.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Wrexham | 0–0 | Ebbsfleet United | 3,021 |
| 2 | Stevenage Borough | 4–0 | Forest Green Rovers | 1,349 |
| 3 | AFC Telford United | 2–2 | Southport | 2,059 |
| 4 | York City | 2–0 | Havant & Waterlooville | 1,679 |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Attendance |
| 1 | Ebbsfleet United | 3–1 | Wrexham | 992 |
| 3 | Southport | 0–1 | AFC Telford United | |