2020–21 FA Trophy

The 2020-21 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) is the 52nd season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System. In a change in format from previous years, the competition consists of three qualifying rounds, and seven proper rounds. Teams from level 8 enter into the first qualifying round, level 7 into the third qualifying round, level 6 (the National League North and National League South) into round 2, and level 5 (the National League) into round 3.[1]

2020-21 FA Trophy
Football Association Trophy
Country England
 Wales
DatesQualifying Rounds: 26 September 2020 – 31 October 2020
Competition Proper: 14 November 2020 – 8 May 2021
TeamsQualifying: 226
Competition Proper: 67 + (74 from Qualifying)
Total Teams: 293
2021–22 →

All matches are scheduled to be a single-match knockout format, with the winner decided by extra-time and penalties if the match is drawn. This is a change from previous seasons where replays were used and where the semi-finals were scheduled as two-legged; the changes reflect the late start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[2] The final will be a single-match held at Wembley Stadium and decided in extra time or penalties if tied after regulation.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2020-21 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.[3]

Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs Remaining New Entries This Round Losing Club Winning Club
First Round Qualifying26 September 202017293 → 27634£450£1,500
Second Round Qualifying17 October 202061276 → 215105£575£2,250
Third Round Qualifying31 October 202074215 → 14187£625£2,450
First Round Proper8 December 202037141 → 1040£775£3,000
Second Round Proper15 December 202040104 → 6443£1,000£3,750
Third Round Proper19 December 20203264 → 3224£1,250£4,500
Fourth Round Proper16 January 20211632 → 160£1,500£5,250
Fifth Round Proper6 February 2021816 → 80£1,750£6,000
Quarter-Finals27 February 202148 → 40£2,000£7,500
Semi-Finals27 March 202124 → 20£5,000£15,000
Final8 May 202112 → 10£30,000£60,000

First Round Qualifying

The draw was made on 18 August 2020.[4] All results taken from the The Football Association website.[5]

Second Round Qualifying

The draw was made on 18 August 2020.[4]

Third Round Qualifying

The draw was made on 19 October 2020. Due to the withdrawal of Merthyr Town from the competition, there was an odd number of teams competing in this round. As a result, Willand Rovers were drawn to receive a bye to the First Round Proper.[13]

First Round Proper

The draw was made on 2 November 2020.[19] Originally scheduled for 14 November 2020, the First Round Proper ties were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Second Round Proper

The draw was made on 9 December 2020.[22]

Third Round Proper

The draw was made on 9 December with ties scheduled to be played on 19 December. Stamford were awarded a bye due to the withdrawal of Macclesfield Town.[26]

Fourth Round Proper

The draw was made on 21 December, with ties initially scheduled to be played on 16 January.[29]

Fifth Round Proper

The draw was made on 18 January, with ties initially scheduled to be played on 6 February.[31]

Sixth Round Proper

The draw was made on 8 February 2021, with ties scheduled to be played on Saturday 27 February 2021.[33]

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