Football Association Trophy | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 276 |
Final positions | |
Champions | York City |
Runner-up | Macclesfield Town |
The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 276 clubs entered the competition, which was won by York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3–2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.
Calendar
Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
Preliminary round | 8 October 2016 | 64 | 276 → 212 | 128 | £2,500 |
First round qualifying | 29 October 2016 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 80 | £2,700 |
Second round qualifying | 12 November 2016 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £3,250 |
Third round qualifying | 26 November 2016 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £4,000 |
First round proper | 10 December 2016 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £5,000 |
Second round proper | 14 January 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £6,000 |
Third round proper | 4 February 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £7,000 |
Fourth round proper | 25 February 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £8,000 |
Semi-finals | 11 March and 18 March 2017 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £16,000 |
Final | 21 May 2017 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000 |
Preliminary round
A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Beaconsfield SYCOB, Heybridge Swifts, Kidsgrove Athletic, Market Drayton Town, Phoenix Sports, Waltham Abbey, Walton Casuals and Ware.
First round qualifying
A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.
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Second round qualifying
A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.
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Third round qualifying
A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.
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First round proper
A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.
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Second round proper
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Third round proper
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Fourth round proper
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Semi-finals
Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.
First leg
Macclesfield Town (5) | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers (5) |
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Norburn ![]() |
Hughes ![]() |
Second leg
Tranmere Rovers (5) | 0–1 | Macclesfield Town (5) |
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Norburn ![]() |
Lincoln City (5) | 1–1 | York City (5) |
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Raggett ![]() |
Fenwick ![]() |
Final
Macclesfield Town | 2–3 | York City |
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R. Browne ![]() O. Norburn ![]() |
J. Parkin ![]() V. Oliver ![]() A. Connolly ![]() |
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