# 1972–73 FA Trophy

The 1972–73 FA Trophy was the fourth season of the FA Trophy.

## Preliminary round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Bedworth United | 4-0 | Warley |
| 2 | Bury Town | 4-2 | Ely City |
| 3 | Deal Town | 0-3 | Sittingbourne |
| 4 | Heanor Town | 3-3 | Worksop Town |
| 5 | Lye Town | 3-3 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 6 | Portmadoc | 0-4 | New Brighton |
| 7 | Stamford | 0-1 | Wisbech Town |
| 8 | Wealdstone | 1-0 | Waterlooville |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 4 | Worksop Town | 4-0 | Heanor Town |
| 5 | Hinckley Athletic | 2-2 | Lye Town |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 5 | Lye Town | 2-4 | Hinckley Athletic |

## First qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 2-2 | Boldon Colliery Welfare |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 5-1 | Clifton All Whites |
| 3 | Andover | 2-4 | Wealdstone |
| 4 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 2-1 | Folkestone |
| 5 | Bacup Borough | 2-0 | Leyland Motors |
| 6 | Barton Town | 5-1 | Woolley Miners Welfare |
| 7 | Basingstoke Town | 2-3 | Winchester City |
| 8 | Bedworth United | 3-1 | Halesowen Town |
| 9 | Belper Town | 0-0 | Eastwood Town |
| 10 | Bethesda Athletic | 5-5 | Holyhead Town |
| 11 | Bletchley | 4-0 | Dunstable |
| 12 | Bodmin Town | 1-4 | Falmouth Town |
| 13 | Bridgend Town | 1-2 | Taunton Town |
| 14 | Bridport | 1-0 | Glastonbury |
| 15 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 1-0 | Lower Gornal Alliance |
| 16 | Bury Town | 2-1 | Holbeach United |
| 17 | Canterbury City | 1-0 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 2-1 | Cowes |
| 19 | Cinderford Town | 0-1 | Bath City |
| 20 | Clitheroe | 2-2 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 21 | Congleton Town | 1-0 | Glossop |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 3-2 | Metropolitan Police |
| 23 | Darlaston | 3-1 | Hinckley Athletic |
| 24 | Desborough Town | 2-3 | Bourne Town |
| 25 | Droylsden | 1-2 | Ashton United |
| 26 | Ellesmere Port Town | 1-1 | Runcorn |
| 27 | Frickley Colliery | 0-3 | Worksop Town |
| 28 | Frome Town | 0-1 | Llanelli |
| 29 | Gateshead{1} | 1-2 | Darwen |
| 30 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 4-1 | Sittingbourne |
| 31 | Gresley Rovers | 0-0 | Atherstone Town |
| 32 | Hatfield Town | 3-1 | Whitstable Town |
| 33 | Hednesford | 0-3 | Dudley Town |
| 34 | Horwich R M I | 2-1 | Formby |
| 35 | Hyde United | 4-3 | New Mills{1} |
| 36 | Leek Town | 4-1 | Oswestry Town |
| 37 | Long Eaton United | 1-2 | Enderby Town |
| 38 | Louth United | 1-2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 39 | March Town United | 4-1 | Lowestoft Town |
| 40 | Mexborough Town | 3-1 | Sutton Town |
| 41 | Nantwich Town | 0-1 | Sandbach Ramblers |
| 42 | Nelson | 0-6 | Rossendale United |
| 43 | Netherfield | 4-0 | Fleetwood |
| 44 | Potton United | 3-0 | Biggleswade Town |
| 45 | Radcliffe Borough | 5-1 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 46 | Redditch United | 3-0 | Lockheed Leamington |
| 47 | Retford Town | 4-3 | Hatfield Main |
| 48 | Rhyl | 0-0 | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| 49 | Rugby Town | 6-1 | Loughborough United |
| 50 | Rushden Town | 0-1 | Maidstone United |
| 51 | Salisbury | 1-0 | Guildford City |
| 52 | Sheppey United | 1-2 | Chatham Town |
| 53 | Skegness Town | 2-2 | Wisbech Town |
| 54 | Skelmersdale United | 4-0 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 55 | Soham Town Rangers | 2-3 | Histon |
| 56 | Spalding United | 0-2 | Boston |
| 57 | St Helens Town | 0-0 | New Brighton |
| 58 | Stevenage Athletic | 2-0 | St Neots Town |
| 59 | Ton Pentre | 2-3 | Barry Town |
| 60 | Trowbridge Town | 2-0 | Gloucester City |
| 61 | Wadebridge Town | 4-2 | St Blazey |
| 62 | Welton Rovers | 4-2 | Barnstaple Town |
| 63 | Weston-super-Mare | 2-2 | Ferndale Athletic |
| 64 | Winterton Rangers | 1-1 | Brigg Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Boldon Colliery Welfare | 1-4 | Accrington Stanley |
| 9 | Eastwood Town | 3-0 | Belper Town |
| 10 | Holyhead Hotspur | 2-1 | Bethesda Athletic |
| 20 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 5-1 | Clitheroe |
| 26 | Runcorn | 4-0 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 31 | Atherstone Town | 1-2 | Gresley Rovers |
| 48 | Blaenau Ffestiniog | 3-1 | Rhyl |
| 53 | Wisbech Town | 2-1 | Skegness Town |
| 57 | New Brighton | 1-1 | St Helens Town |
| 63 | Ferndale Athletic | 4-2 | Weston-super-Mare |
| 64 | Brigg Town | 2-0 | Winterton Rangers |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 57 | St Helens Town | 1-2 | New Brighton |

## Second qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 2-0 | Hatfield Town |
| 2 | Ashton United | 3-2 | Rossendale United |
| 3 | Bacup Borough | 2-4 | Accrington Stanley |
| 4 | Barry Town | 1-0 | Falmouth Town |
| 5 | Barton Town | 2-0 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 6 | Bath City | 3-2 | Crawley Town |
| 7 | Bedworth United | 1-1 | Leek Town |
| 8 | Bletchley | 1-1 | Salisbury |
| 9 | Boston | 2-0 | Wisbech Town |
| 10 | Bridport | 0-2 | Llanelli |
| 11 | Brigg Town | 0-1 | Alfreton Town |
| 12 | Bury Town | 1-2 | Enderby Town |
| 13 | Chatham Town | 0-2 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Trowbridge Town |
| 15 | Darwen | 1-1 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 16 | Dudley Town | 1-2 | Darlaston |
| 17 | Eastwood Town | 1-3 | Mexborough Town |
| 18 | Gresley Rovers | 1-3 | Brierley Hill Alliance |
| 19 | Histon | 2-3 | Bourne Town |
| 20 | Holyhead Town | 0-1 | Skelmersdale Town |
| 21 | Horwich R M I | 1-0 | Congleton Town |
| 22 | Hyde United | 1-2 | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| 23 | Maidstone United | 2-0 | Stevenage Athletic |
| 24 | Netherfield | 0-1 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 25 | Potton United | 1-0 | Canterbury City |
| 26 | Retford Town | 1-3 | Worksop Town |
| 27 | Rugby Town | 6-0 | March Town United |
| 28 | Runcorn | 0-3 | New Brighton |
| 29 | Sandbach Ramblers | 0-0 | Redditch United |
| 30 | Taunton Town | 3-1 | Ferndale Athletic |
| 31 | Wadebridge Town | 2-3 | Welton Rovers |
| 32 | Winchester City | 0-2 | Wealdstone |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 7 | Leek Town | 1-0 | Bedworth United |
| 8 | Salisbury | 0-2 | Bletchley |
| 15 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 4-1 | Darwen |
| 29 | Redditch United | 0-1 | Sandbach Ramblers |

## Third qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 1-0 | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| 2 | Altrincham | 4-3 | Leek Town |
| 3 | Arnold | 2-4 | Mexborough Town |
| 4 | Ashton United | 1-1 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 5 | Banbury United | 3-1 | Wealdstone |
| 6 | Barton Town | 2-2 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 7 | Boston | 1-3 | Rugby Town |
| 8 | Boston United | 1-0 | Cambridge City |
| 9 | Bourne Town | 2-1 | Wellingborough Town |
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 7-0 | Alfreton Town |
| 11 | Bridgwater Town | 2-1 | Minehead |
| 12 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 1-4 | Bath City |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Bletchley |
| 14 | Corby Town | 0-1 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 15 | Denaby United | 2-1 | Goole Town |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 4-1 | Stockton |
| 17 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2-1 | Enderby Town |
| 18 | Horwich R M I | 1-1 | Sandbach Ramblers |
| 19 | King's Lynn | 2-1 | Tonbridge |
| 20 | Lancaster City | 4-0 | Darlaston |
| 21 | Llanelli | 1-0 | Dorchester Town |
| 22 | Maidstone United | 2-1 | Kettering Town |
| 23 | Margate | 2-3 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 24 | Merthyr Tydfil | 3-0 | Welton Rovers |
| 25 | New Brighton | 0-2 | Morecambe |
| 26 | Northwich Victoria | 1-4 | Great Harwood |
| 27 | Poole Town | 1-4 | Bideford |
| 28 | Potton United | 0-2 | Bexley United |
| 29 | Skelmersdale United | 2-1 | Winsford United |
| 30 | Taunton Town | 2-1 | Barry Town |
| 31 | Witton Albion | 1-0 | Bilston |
| 32 | Worksop Town | 2-0 | South Shields |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 4 | Radcliffe Borough | 3-1 | Ashton United |
| 6 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 3-2 | Barton Town |
| 18 | Sandbach Ramblers | 4-0 | Horwich R M I |

## 1st round

The teams that given byes to this round are Stafford Rangers, Barrow, Telford United, Macclesfield Town, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Wigan Athletic, Bangor City, Mossley, Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Burscough, Chelmsford City, Barnet, Grantham, Buxton, Burton Albion, Bedford Town, Dover, Scarborough, Matlock Town, Tamworth, Hastings United, Stourbridge, Dartford, South Liverpool, Chorley and Ilkeston Town.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 0-2 | Grantham |
| 2 | Bangor City | 5-1 | Great Harwood |
| 3 | Barrow | 2-1 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 4 | Bedford Town | 2-0 | Bath City |
| 5 | Bexley United | 2-0 | Boston United |
| 6 | Bideford | 0-1 | Romford |
| 7 | Bourne Town | 2-5 | Bridgwater Town |
| 8 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2-0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 9 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 2-2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town | 1-2 | Dover |
| 11 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2-4 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 12 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 1-2 | Buxton |
| 13 | Lancaster City | 3-1 | Chorley |
| 14 | Maidstone United | 1-0 | Dartford |
| 15 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1-0 | Hastings United |
| 16 | Mexborough Town | 2-1 | Worksop Town |
| 17 | Mossley | 0-1 | Morecambe |
| 18 | Nuneaton Borough | 0-0 | Barnet |
| 19 | Sandbach Ramblers | 3-1 | Burscough |
| 20 | Scarborough | 3-1 | Macclesfield Town |
| 21 | Skelmersdale United | 3-1 | Matlock Town |
| 22 | South Liverpool | 3-2 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 23 | Stafford Rangers | 1-0 | Denaby United |
| 24 | Stourbridge | 2-1 | Llanelli |
| 25 | Tamworth | 2-3 | Witton Albion |
| 26 | Taunton Town | 1-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 27 | Telford United | 2-2 | Altrincham |
| 28 | Weymouth | 3-0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 29 | Wigan Athletic | 5-0 | Burton Albion |
| 30 | Wimbledon | 1-1 | Banbury United |
| 31 | Worcester City | 1-0 | King's Lynn |
| 32 | Yeovil Town | 2-3 | Rugby Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 9 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 2-1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 18 | Barnet | 2-2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 26 | Chelmsford City | 4-0 | Taunton Town |
| 27 | Altrincham | 2-0 | Telford United |
| 30 | Banbury United | 0-1 | Wimbledon |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 18 | Nuneaton Borough | 5-0 | Barnet |

## 2nd round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 1-0 | Worcester City |
| 2 | Bangor City | 2-1 | Lancaster City |
| 3 | Barrow | 0-0 | Stafford Rangers |
| 4 | Bedford Town | 2-1 | Dover |
| 5 | Bexley United | 1-0 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 6 | Buxton | 2-0 | Altrincham |
| 7 | Chelmsford City | 3-0 | Weymouth |
| 8 | Maidstone United | 1-1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 9 | Mexborough Town | 3-0 | Grantham |
| 10 | Morecambe | 3-1 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 11 | Nuneaton Borough | 2-3 | Wimbledon |
| 12 | Rugby Town | 1-1 | Romford{2} |
| 13 | Sandbach Ramblers | 0-3 | Scarborough |
| 14 | Stourbridge | 3-0 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 2-0 | South Liverpool |
| 16 | Witton Albion | 1-1 | Skelmersdale United |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 3 | Stafford Rangers | 4-1 | Barrow |
| 8 | Bridgwater Town | 2-0 | Maidstone United |
| 12 | Romford{2} | 1-0 | Rugby Town |
| 16 | Skelmersdale United | 0-1 | Witton Albion |

## 3rd round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 0-0 | Bexley United |
| 2 | Bangor City | 1-0 | Buxton |
| 3 | Bedford Town | 3-1 | Wimbledon |
| 4 | Mexborough Town | 1-3 | Scarborough |
| 5 | Stafford Rangers | 2-0 | Bridgwater Town |
| 6 | Stourbridge | 1-1 | Morecambe |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 2-0 | Romford{2} |
| 8 | Witton Albion | 2-4 | Chelmsford City |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Bexley United | 1-2 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 6 | Morecambe | 3-1 | Stourbridge |

## 4th round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Bangor City | 2-3 | Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 2 | Morecambe | 1-1 | Wigan Athletic |
| 3 | Scarborough | 2-0 | Chelmsford City |
| 4 | Stafford Rangers | 4-1 | Bedford Town |

### Replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Morecambe |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 1-0 | Morecambe |

## Semi finals
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 0-1 | Scarborough |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Stafford Rangers |

### Replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 1-0 | Stafford Rangers |

## Final

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Scarborough | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic |