# 1971–72 FA Trophy

The 1971–72 FA Trophy was the third season of the FA Trophy.

## First qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Abergavenny Thursdays | 0–0 | Lockheed Leamington |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 0–4 | Retford Town |
| 3 | Andover | 0–0 | Salisbury |
| 4 | Arnold | 2–0 | Long Eaton United |
| 5 | Ashby Institute | 0–2 | Louth United |
| 6 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 3–2 | Ramsgate Athletic |
| 7 | Ashton United | 3–0 | Runcorn |
| 8 | Atherstone Town | 3–1 | Gresley Rovers |
| 9 | Bacup Borough | 1–5 | Morecambe |
| 10 | Barry Town | 0–0 | Cinderford Town |
| 11 | Barton Town | 3–2 | Frickley Colliery |
| 12 | Belper Town | 2–0 | Glossop |
| 13 | Bethesda Athletic | 2–0 | Portmadoc |
| 14 | Bexley United | 2–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 15 | Blaenau Ffestiniog | 3–3 | Ellesmere Port Town |
| 16 | Bletchley | 2–1 | Biggleswade Town |
| 17 | Bodmin Town | 0–3 | Barnstaple Town |
| 18 | Boldon Colliery Welfare | 4–0 | Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 19 | Boston | 1–3 | Spalding United |
| 20 | Bourne Town | 2–1 | Rushden Town |
| 21 | Brett Sports | 5–0 | Deal Town |
| 22 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 3–6 | Lye Town |
| 23 | Cambridge City | 2–1 | Soham Town Rangers |
| 24 | Chippenham Town | 4–5 | Dorchester Town |
| 25 | Connah's Quay Nomads w/o-scr Prestatyn Town | | |
| 26 | Crawley Town | 3–1 | Chatham Town |
| 27 | Darlaston | 3–0 | Halesowen Town |
| 28 | Droylsden | 4–1 | Hyde United |
| 29 | Ely City | 0–7 | Lowestoft Town |
| 30 | Fleetwood Town | 2–1 | St Helens Town |
| 31 | Hatfield Town | 0–2 | Dunstable |
| 32 | Leyland Motors | 2–3 | Darwen |
| 33 | Loughborough United | 1–2 | Bedworth United |
| 34 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–0 | Bridgend Town |
| 35 | Netherfield | 1–0 | Formby |
| 36 | New Brighton | 4–0 | Clitheroe |
| 37 | Newhall United | 2–2 | Heanor Town |
| 38 | Redditch United | 1–1 | Dudley Town |
| 39 | Rhyl | 3–2 | Oswestry Town |
| 40 | Rossendale United | 2–0 | Horwich R M I |
| 41 | Sandbach Ramblers | 3–0 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 42 | Selby Town | 0–4 | Brigg Town |
| 43 | Sheppey United | 1–2 | Canterbury City |
| 44 | St Blazey | 2–3 | Bridport |
| 45 | Stamford | 1–0 | Desborough Town |
| 46 | Stevenage Athletic | 3–0 | St Neots Town |
| 47 | Stockton | 4–1 | Gateshead |
| 48 | Sutton Town | 3–1 | Dinnington Athletic |
| 49 | Thetford Town | 2–3 | Holbeach United |
| 50 | Ton Pentre | 2–0 | Gloucester City |
| 51 | Tonbridge | 1–1 | Sittingbourne |
| 52 | Trowbridge Town | 8–2 | Cowes |
| 53 | Warley | 2–3 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
| 54 | Wellingborough Town | 6–1 | Skegness Town |
| 55 | Welton Rovers | 2–0 | Frome Town |
| 56 | Weston super Mare | 0–1 | Wadebridge Town |
| 57 | Whitstable Town | 0–4 | Folkestone |
| 58 | Winterton Rangers | 3–2 | Hull Brunswick |
| 59 | Wisbech Town | 5–1 | March Town United |
| 60 | Witton Albion | 2–1 | Nantwich Town |
| 61 | Worksop Town | 4–0 | Mexborough Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Lockheed Leamington | 6–1 | Abergavenny Thursdays |
| 3 | Salisbury | 4–3 | Andover |
| 10 | Cinderford Town | 3–0 | Barry Town |
| 15 | Ellesmere Port Town | 1–2 | Blaneau Ffestiniog |
| 37 | Heanor Town | 2–2 | Newhall United |
| 38 | Dudley Town | 1–2 | Redditch United |
| 51 | Sittingbourne | 1–3 | Tonbridge |

### 2nd replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 37 | Newhall United | 2–3 | Heanor Town |

## Second qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Arnold | 2–1 | Heanor Town |
| 2 | Atherstone Town | 2–1 | Bedworth United |
| 3 | Barnstaple Town | 3–2 | Taunton Town |
| 4 | Barton Town | 7–0 | Brigg Town |
| 5 | Belper Town | 1–4 | Worksop Town |
| 6 | Bethesda Athletic | 0–3 | Rhyl |
| 7 | Bexley United | 2–1 | Crawley Town |
| 8 | Blaenau Ffestiniog | 3–3 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 9 | Bletchley | 2–3 | Potton United |
| 10 | Boldon Colliery Welfare | 0–1 | Morecambe |
| 11 | Bourne Town | 2–1 | Stamford |
| 12 | Brett Sports | 1–3 | Folkestone |
| 13 | Bridport | 0–0 | Wadebridge Town |
| 14 | Cinderford Town | 1–3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 15 | Darlaston | 1–3 | Lower Gornal Athletic |
| 16 | Dorchester Town | 4–1 | Trowbridge Town |
| 17 | Droylsden | 0–3 | Witton Albion |
| 18 | Dunstable | 4–2 | Stevenage Athletic |
| 19 | Fleetwood | 4–0 | Darwen |
| 20 | Guildford City | 1–0 | Ashford Town |
| 21 | Holbeach United | 2–7 | Cambridge City |
| 22 | Lockheed Leamington | 1–0 | Ton Pentre |
| 23 | Louth United | 1–0 | Winterton Rangers |
| 24 | Lowestoft Town | 1–0 | Wisbech Town |
| 25 | Redditch United | 5–0 | Lye Town |
| 26 | Rossendale United | 3–2 | Netherfield |
| 27 | Salisbury | 3–1 | Welton Rovers |
| 28 | Sandbach Ramblers | 1–1 | Ashton United |
| 29 | Spalding United | 2–2 | Wellingborough Town |
| 30 | Stockton | 2–1 | New Brighton |
| 31 | Sutton Town | 0–3 | Retford Town |
| 32 | Tonbridge | 3–0 | Canterbury City |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 8 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–0 | Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| 13 | Wadebridge Town | 2–3 | Bridport |
| 28 | Ashton United | 1–2 | Sandbach Ramblers |
| 29 | Wellingborough Town | 2–0 | Spalding United |

## Third qualifying round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Arnold | 1–1 | Barton Town |
| 2 | Atherstone Town | 4–1 | Dunstable |
| 3 | Banbury United | 4–2 | Bridport |
| 4 | Barnstaple Town | 3–2 | Bath City |
| 5 | Bexley United | 4–0 | Potton United |
| 6 | Bideford | 4–0 | Poole Town |
| 7 | Bilston | 3–0 | Sandbach Ramblers |
| 8 | Bridlington Town | 0–0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 9 | Bury Town | 1–4 | Lowestoft Town |
| 10 | Cambridge City | 3–2 | Lockheed Leamington |
| 11 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 12 | Chorley | 1–0 | Lancaster City |
| 13 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 3–2 | Stalybridge Celtic |
| 14 | Corby Town | 0–2 | Nuneaton Borough |
| 15 | Denaby United | 1–0 | Louth United |
| 16 | Dorchester Town | 1–1 | Salisbury |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 1–1 | Kirkby Town |
| 18 | Folkestone | 2–2 | Margate |
| 19 | Gainsborough Trinity | 3–1 | Goole Town |
| 20 | Glastonbury | 0–2 | Minehead |
| 21 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 0–2 | Dartford |
| 22 | Hednesford Town | 0–1 | Great Harwood |
| 23 | Lower Gornal Athletic | 1–2 | Morecambe |
| 24 | Rhyl | 0–1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 25 | Rossendale United | 1–0 | Winsford United |
| 26 | South Liverpool | 2–1 | Redditch United |
| 27 | Stockton | 2–1 | Retford Town |
| 28 | Thornycroft Athletic | 1–2 | King's Lynn |
| 29 | Tonbridge | 2–0 | Guildford City |
| 30 | Wellingborough Town | 3–1 | Bourne Town |
| 31 | Witton Albion | 1–0 | Altrincham |
| 32 | Worksop Town | 0–0 | Boston United |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Barton Town | 0–2 | Arnold |
| 2 | Dunstable | 0–0 | Atherstone Town |
| 8 | Ilkeston Town | 3–0 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 11 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 16 | Salisbury | 0–2 | Dorchester Town |
| 17 | Kirkby Town | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town |
| 18 | Margate | 1–1 | Folkestone |
| 32 | Boston United | 2–4 | Worksop Town |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Atherstone Town | 5–1 | Dunstable |
| 18 | Folkestone | 1–2 | Margate |

## 1st round

The teams that given byes to this round are Telford United, Macclesfield Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Wigan Athletic, South Shields, Bangor City, Mossley, Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Bridgwater Town, Burscough, Chelmsford City, Barnet, Hereford United, Kettering Town, Grantham, Buxton, Burton Albion, Bedford Town, Dover, Scarborough, Northwich Victoria, Matlock Town, Tamworth, Hastings United and Stourbridge.

### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Barnstaple Town | 2–1 | King's Lynn |
| 2 | Bedford Town | 2–2 | Cambridge City |
| 3 | Bexley United | 3–1 | Weymouth |
| 4 | Bideford | 1–1 | Atherstone Town |
| 5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 6 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 3–3 | Minehead |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 2–0 | Rossendale United |
| 8 | Buxton | 1–0 | Northwich Victoria |
| 9 | Chelmsford City | 4–1 | Kettering Town |
| 10 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 2–0 | Stockton |
| 11 | Dorchester Town | 2–0 | Tonbridge |
| 12 | Dover | 0–6 | Barnet |
| 13 | Grantham | 2–2 | Bangor City |
| 14 | Great Harwood | 1–0 | Worksop Town |
| 15 | Hastings United | 3–2 | Worcester City |
| 16 | Hereford United | 3–1 | Banbury United |
| 17 | Hillingdon Borough | 3–2 | Margate |
| 18 | Ilkeston Town | 1–0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 19 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–1 | Romford |
| 20 | Kirkby Town | 2–3 | Denaby United |
| 21 | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | Bilston |
| 22 | Matlock Town | 1–1 | Chorley |
| 23 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–0 | Bridgwater Town |
| 24 | Mossley | 0–2 | Arnold |
| 25 | Nuneaton Borough | 1–2 | Telford United |
| 26 | Scarborough | 1–0 | South Shields |
| 27 | South Liverpool | 2–2 | Burscough |
| 28 | Stourbridge | 0–0 | Lowestoft Town |
| 29 | Tamworth | 1–4 | Morecambe |
| 30 | Wellingborough Town | 1–1 | Dartford |
| 31 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Witton Albion |
| 32 | Wimbledon | 1–5 | Yeovil Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 2 | Cambridge City | 0–2 | Bedford Town |
| 4 | Atherstone Town | 5–0 | Bideford |
| 5 | Stafford Rangers | 1–0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 6 | Minehead | 0–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 13 | Bangor City | 2–4 | Grantham |
| 19 | Romford | 1–2 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 22 | Chorley | 2–1 | Matlock Town |
| 27 | Burscough | 1–1 | South Liverpool |
| 28 | Lowestoft Town | 2–0 | Stourbridge |
| 30 | Dartford | 0–0 | Wellingborough Town |

### 2nd replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 27 | South Liverpool | 2–1 | Burscough |
| 30 | Wellingborough Town | 0–3 | Dartford |

## 2nd round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Arnold | 1–1 | Buxton |
| 2 | Bexley United | 2–0 | Barnstaple Town |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | 5–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 4 | Chorley | 1–0 | Scarborough |
| 5 | Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–2 | Grantham |
| 6 | Dartford | 0–0 | Atherstone Town |
| 7 | Dorchester Town | 1–0 | Bedford Town |
| 8 | Great Harwood | 3–4 | Wigan Athletic |
| 9 | Hereford United | 2–1 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 10 | Hillingdon Borough | 1–0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 11 | Lowestoft Town | 0–0 | Barnet |
| 12 | Macclesfield Town | 3–0 | Burton Albion |
| 13 | Morecambe | 4–0 | Denaby United |
| 14 | South Liverpool | 2–3 | Telford United |
| 15 | Stafford Rangers | 3–0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 4–1 | Hastings United |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Buxton | 2–0 | Arnold |
| 6 | Atherstone Town | 0–1 | Dartford |
| 11 | Barnet | 5–1 | Lowestoft Town |

## 3rd round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Buxton | 3–2 | Bexley United |
| 2 | Chelmsford City | 2–3 | Yeovil Town |
| 3 | Chorley | 0–1 | Grantham |
| 4 | Dorchester Town | 1–1 | Telford United |
| 5 | Hereford United | 0–1 | Dartford |
| 6 | Hillingdon Borough | 1–2 | Stafford Rangers |
| 7 | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | Morecambe |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Barnet |

### Replay

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 4 | Telford United | 3–1 | Dorchester Town |

## 4th round
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Buxton | 2–2 | Telford United |
| 2 | Dartford | 0–2 | Barnet |
| 3 | Grantham | 0–1 | Yeovil Town |
| 4 | Stafford Rangers | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town |

### Replays

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Telford United | 2–1 | Buxton |
| 4 | Macclesfield Town | 0–3 | Stafford Rangers |

## Semi finals
### Ties

| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 | Barnet | 1–0 | Telford United |
| 2 | Stafford Rangers | 4–0 | Yeovil Town |

## Final

| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| Stafford Rangers | 3–0 | Barnet |