1979–80 FA Trophy
The 1979–80 FA Trophy was the eleventh season of the FA Trophy, and it was the first season that the newly formed Alliance Premier League would be Step 5 in the English Pyramid System.
Preliminary Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Addlestone |
2-0 |
Tonbridge |
| 2 |
Arnold |
1-1 |
Emley |
| 3 |
Bideford |
1-0 |
Dawlish Town |
| 4 |
Bilston |
1-1 |
Long Eaton United |
| 5 |
Bognor Regis Town |
1-0 |
Camberley Town |
| 6 |
Brereton Social |
2-2 |
Darlaston |
| 7 |
Chatham Town |
2-1 |
Walton & Hersham |
| 8 |
Cinderford Town |
0-1 |
Dudley Town |
| 9 |
Clacton Town |
1-1 |
Lowestoft Town |
| 10 |
Clandown |
3-1 |
Glastonbury |
| 11 |
Clapton |
1-3 |
Finchley |
| 12 |
Crawley Town |
0-2 |
Epsom & Ewell |
| 13 |
Gloucester City |
2-2 |
Llanelli |
| 14 |
Gosport Borough |
2-1 |
Waterlooville |
| 15 |
Hampton |
2-0 |
Dunstable |
| 16 |
Heanor Town |
3-2 |
Louth United |
| 17 |
Hertford Town |
2-1 |
Chelmsford City |
| 18 |
Horsham |
0-2 |
Basingstoke Town |
| 19 |
Keynsham Town |
5-2 |
Paulton Rovers |
| 20 |
Kingstonian |
2-2 |
Hounslow |
| 21 |
Kirkby Town |
2-0 |
Middlewich Athletic |
| 22 |
Leytonstone Ilford |
0-0 |
Farnborough Town |
| 23 |
Milton Keynes City |
1-2 |
St Albans City |
| 24 |
Oswestry Town |
2-0 |
Bedworth United |
| 25 |
Prestwich Heys |
1-1 |
Alfreton Town |
| 26 |
Pwllhelli & District |
1-1 |
Colwyn Bay |
| 27 |
Shepton Mallet Town |
1-3 |
Bridport |
| 28 |
Sittingbourne |
2-1 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 29 |
Stourbridge |
1-5 |
Alvechurch |
| 30 |
Tamworth |
0-4 |
Belper Town |
| 31 |
Tiverton Town |
1-2 |
Barnstaple Town |
| 32 |
Ton Pentre |
1-1 |
Clevedon Town |
| 33 |
Ware |
1-0 |
Cambridge City |
| 34 |
Wellingborough Town |
2-0 |
Chesham United |
| 35 |
Weston super Mare |
1-0 |
Bridgwater Town |
| 36 |
Wisbech Town |
3-0 |
Corby Town |
| 37 |
Wokingham Town |
2-1 |
Andover |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 2 |
Emley |
3-0 |
Arnold |
| 4 |
Long Eaton United |
2-0 |
Bilston |
| 6 |
Darlaston |
0-3 |
Brereton Social |
| 9 |
Lowestoft Town |
1-0 |
Clacton Town |
| 13 |
Llanelli |
0-7 |
Gloucester City |
| 20 |
Hounslow |
1-0 |
Kingstonian |
| 22 |
Farnborough Town |
1-2 |
Leytonstone Ilford |
| 25 |
Alfreton Town |
3-2 |
Prestwich Heys |
| 26 |
Colwyn Bay |
1-0 |
Pwllheli & District |
| 32 |
Clevedon Town |
1-1 |
Ton Pentre |
2nd Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 32 |
Ton Pentre |
1-1 |
Clevedon Town |
3rd Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 32 |
Clevedon Town |
2-1 |
Ton Pentre |
First Qualifying Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Addlestone |
0-0 |
Bognor Regis Town |
| 2 |
Alfreton Town |
0-2 |
Accrington Stanley |
| 3 |
Alvechurch |
4-0 |
Moor Green |
| 4 |
Aveley |
1-0 |
Hampton |
| 5 |
Banbury United |
0-0 |
Aylesbury United |
| 6 |
Barnet |
0-0 |
Wealdstone |
| 7 |
Barnstaple Town |
4-1 |
Bridport |
| 8 |
Basingstoke Town |
2-2 |
Chatham Town |
| 9 |
Belper Town |
0-4 |
Worksop Town |
| 10 |
Boston |
3-1 |
Heanor Town |
| 11 |
Brereton Social |
4-0 |
Bridgend Town |
| 12 |
Bridlington Trinity |
1-1 |
Billingham Synthonia |
| 13 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
3-1 |
Mangotsfield United |
| 14 |
Burscough |
0-1 |
Workington |
| 15 |
Burton Albion |
2-1 |
Leek Town |
| 16 |
Buxton |
1-1 |
Ashton United |
| 17 |
Carshalton Athletic |
2-1 |
Sheppey United |
| 18 |
Clevedon Town |
2-3 |
Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 19 |
Colwyn Bay |
3-0 |
Caernarfon Town |
| 20 |
Dorchester Town |
4-0 |
Ilminster Town |
| 21 |
Droylsden |
2-0 |
Shildon |
| 22 |
Dudley Town |
0-1 |
Lye Town |
| 23 |
Durham City |
1-1 |
Darwen |
| 24 |
Emley |
5-0 |
Sutton Town |
| 25 |
Evenwood Town |
2-4 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 26 |
Ferryhill Athletic |
1-2 |
Frickley Athletic |
| 27 |
Finchley |
1-2 |
Harlow Town |
| 28 |
Folkestone & Shepway |
4-1 |
Sittingbourne |
| 29 |
Formby |
5-1 |
West Auckland Town |
| 30 |
Gateshead |
5-2 |
Whitley Bay |
| 31 |
Gloucester City |
2-2 |
Redditch United |
| 32 |
Gosport Borough |
1-1 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 33 |
Hertford Town |
3-0 |
St Albans City |
| 34 |
Highgate United |
1-3 |
A P Leamington |
| 35 |
Hitchin Town |
4-0 |
Spalding United |
| 36 |
Hounslow |
1-2 |
Leytonstone Ilford |
| 37 |
Hyde United |
3-0 |
New Mills{1} |
| 38 |
Keynsham Town |
4-2 |
Bideford |
| 39 |
Long Eaton United - Bye |
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| 40 |
Macclesfield Town |
5-2 |
Kirkby Town |
| 41 |
Maidenhead United |
1-2 |
Tilbury |
| 42 |
Mexborough Town Athletic |
5-2 |
North Shields |
| 43 |
Nantwich Town |
1-1 |
Eastwood Town |
| 44 |
Oswestry Town |
1-1 |
South Liverpool |
| 45 |
Oxford City |
1-0 |
King's Lynn |
| 46 |
Penrith |
0-0 |
Netherfield |
| 47 |
Poole Town |
1-1 |
Weston super Mare |
| 48 |
Radcliffe Borough |
3-3 |
South Bank |
| 49 |
Ramsgate |
0-1 |
Metropolitan Police |
| 50 |
Rhyl |
3-2 |
New Brighton |
| 51 |
Salisbury |
1-0 |
Croydon |
| 52 |
Southall & Ealing Borough |
0-0 |
Epsom & Ewell |
| 53 |
St Helens Town |
2-0 |
Bootle |
| 54 |
Staines Town |
0-3 |
Bromley |
| 55 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
2-2 |
Tow Law Town |
| 56 |
Sudbury Town |
2-0 |
Bishop's Stortford |
| 57 |
Trowbridge Town |
3-1 |
Taunton Town |
| 58 |
Ware |
5-0 |
Wisbech Town |
| 59 |
Wellingborough Town |
0-1 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
| 60 |
Welton Rovers |
2-2 |
Clandown |
| 61 |
Wembley |
0-1 |
Boreham Wood |
| 62 |
Willington |
0-2 |
Fleetwood Town |
| 63 |
Witney Town |
0-0 |
Lowestoft Town |
| 64 |
Wokingham Town |
1-1 |
Fareham Town |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Bognor Regis Town |
1-2 |
Addlestone |
| 5 |
Aylesbury United |
2-0 |
Banbury United |
| 6 |
Wealdstone |
1-1 |
Barnet |
| 8 |
Chatham Town |
0-1 |
Basingstoke Town |
| 12 |
Billingham Synthonia |
2-1 |
Bridlington Trinity |
| 16 |
Ashton United |
4-2 |
Buxton |
| 23 |
Darwen |
0-1 |
Durham City |
| 31 |
Redditch United |
4-3 |
Gloucester City |
| 32 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
2-1 |
Gosport Borough |
| 43 |
Eastwood Town |
2-0 |
Nantwich Town |
| 44 |
South Liverpool |
3-5 |
Oswestry Town |
| 46 |
Netherfield |
1-3 |
Penrith |
| 47 |
Weston super Mare |
2-1 |
Poole Town |
| 48 |
South Bank |
3-0 |
Radcliffe Borough |
| 52 |
Epsom & Ewell |
4-0 |
Southall & Ealing Borough |
| 55 |
Tow Law Town |
0-1 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
| 60 |
Clandown |
1-2 |
Welton Rovers |
| 63 |
Lowestoft Town |
4-8 |
Witney Town |
| 64 |
Fareham Town |
1-2 |
Wokingham Town |
2nd Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 6 |
Barnet |
2-0 |
Wealdstone |
Second Qualifying Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
A P Leamington |
1-2 |
Boston |
| 2 |
Accrington Stanley |
2-2 |
Droylsden |
| 3 |
Alvechurch |
0-0 |
Hitchin Town |
| 4 |
Aylesbury United |
2-1 |
Brereton Social |
| 5 |
Boreham Wood |
3-1 |
Harlow Town |
| 6 |
Bromley |
0-2 |
Addlestone |
| 7 |
Burton Albion |
2-0 |
Colwyn Bay |
| 8 |
Carshalton Athletic |
2-1 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 9 |
Dorchester Town |
2-0 |
Barnstaple Town |
| 10 |
Durham City |
1-1 |
Emley |
| 11 |
Eastwood Town |
0-1 |
Oswestry Town |
| 12 |
Fleetwood Town |
2-2 |
Mexborough Town Athletic |
| 13 |
Folkestone & Shepway |
3-0 |
Basingstoke Town |
| 14 |
Gateshead |
1-7 |
Frickley Athletic |
| 15 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
1-1 |
Witney Town |
| 16 |
Keynsham Town |
2-3 |
Weston super Mare |
| 17 |
Leytonstone Ilford |
1-2 |
Barnet |
| 18 |
Long Eaton United |
3-2 |
Worksop Town |
| 19 |
Lye Town |
1-0 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 20 |
Macclesfield Town |
1-0 |
Ashton United |
| 21 |
Metropolitan Police |
3-0 |
Tilbury |
| 22 |
Oxford City |
1-0 |
Salisbury |
| 23 |
Penrith |
2-3 |
Billingham Synthonia |
| 24 |
Rhyl |
2-2 |
Hyde United |
| 25 |
South Bank |
0-2 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 26 |
St Helens Town |
1-1 |
Formby |
| 27 |
Sudbury Town |
0-1 |
Hertford Town |
| 28 |
Sutton Coldfield Town |
2-3 |
Redditch United |
| 29 |
Ware |
1-0 |
Aveley |
| 30 |
Welton Rovers |
2-2 |
Trowbridge Town |
| 31 |
Wokingham Town |
2-0 |
Epsom & Ewell |
| 32 |
Workington |
1-1 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 2 |
Droylsden |
2-1 |
Accrington Stanley |
| 3 |
Hitchin Town |
2-4 |
Alvechurch |
| 10 |
Emley |
1-0 |
Durham City |
| 12 |
Mexborough Town Athletic |
2-0 |
Fleetwood Town |
| 15 |
Witney Town |
0-0 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
| 24 |
Hyde United |
5-1 |
Rhyl |
| 26 |
Formby |
0-1 |
St Helens Town |
| 30 |
Trowbridge Town |
4-2 |
Welton Rovers |
| 32 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
3-1 |
Workington |
2nd Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 15 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
2-1 |
Witney Town |
Third Qualifying Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Addlestone |
1-2 |
Dartford |
| 2 |
Barrow |
5-2 |
Goole Town |
| 3 |
Bath City |
0-4 |
Trowbridge Town |
| 4 |
Boreham Wood |
0-4 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
| 5 |
Boston |
3-2 |
Oxford City |
| 6 |
Burton Albion |
4-1 |
Enderby Town |
| 7 |
Carshalton Athletic |
2-1 |
Harwich & Parkeston |
| 8 |
Crook Town |
2-1 |
Billingham Synthonia |
| 9 |
Dover |
3-0 |
Hillingdon Borough |
| 10 |
Emley |
2-0 |
Consett |
| 11 |
Frome Town |
3-1 |
Falmouth Town |
| 12 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
1-0 |
Horwich R M I |
| 13 |
Grantham |
3-1 |
Redditch United |
| 14 |
Harrow Borough |
1-2 |
Wokingham Town |
| 15 |
Hastings United |
3-0 |
Margate |
| 16 |
Hayes |
0-1 |
Barnet |
| 17 |
Hednesford Town |
0-1 |
Oswestry Town |
| 18 |
Hertford Town |
1-0 |
Ware |
| 19 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
0-0 |
St Helens Town |
| 20 |
Hyde United |
0-0 |
Alvechurch |
| 21 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
2-2 |
Long Eaton United |
| 22 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
2-2 |
Weston super Mare |
| 23 |
Metropolitan Police |
0-2 |
Aylesbury United |
| 24 |
Mexborough Town Athletic |
1-0 |
Droylsden |
| 25 |
Minehead |
0-0 |
Dorchester Town |
| 26 |
Morecambe |
1-0 |
Southport |
| 27 |
Northwich Victoria |
2-0 |
Lye Town |
| 28 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
1-0 |
Frickley Athletic |
| 29 |
Sutton United |
0-2 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
| 30 |
Whitby Town |
1-3 |
Ashington |
| 31 |
Witton Albion |
1-3 |
Macclesfield Town |
| 32 |
Wokingham Town |
2-1 |
Folkestone & Shepway |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 19 |
St Helens Town |
0-1 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
| 20 |
Alvechurch |
2-3 |
Hyde United |
| 21 |
Long Eaton United |
2-3 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
| 22 |
Weston super Mare |
0-2 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
| 25 |
Dorchester Town |
1-1 |
Minehead |
2nd Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 25 |
Minehead |
1-2 |
Dorchester Town |
1st Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Aylesbury United |
0-4 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
| 2 |
Bangor City |
5-1 |
Telford United |
| 3 |
Barking |
1-0 |
Enfield |
| 4 |
Barrow |
3-2 |
Bishop Auckland |
| 5 |
Blyth Spartans |
1-1 |
Emley |
| 6 |
Burton Albion |
2-0 |
Winsford United |
| 7 |
Carshalton Athletic |
0-4 |
Weymouth |
| 8 |
Crook Town |
2-3 |
Ashington |
| 9 |
Dartford |
1-1 |
Bath City |
| 10 |
Dorchester Town |
0-1 |
Dagenham |
| 11 |
Frome Town |
1-2 |
Hastings United |
| 12 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
2-1 |
Scarborough |
| 13 |
Grantham |
1-1 |
Altrincham |
| 14 |
Hendon |
1-1 |
Barnet |
| 15 |
Hertford Town |
3-0 |
Slough Town |
| 16 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
1-2 |
Morecambe |
| 17 |
Hyde United |
2-2 |
Nuneaton Borough |
| 18 |
Kettering Town |
0-3 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
| 19 |
Macclesfield Town |
1-2 |
Matlock Town |
| 20 |
Maidstone United |
2-2 |
Yeovil Town |
| 21 |
Marine |
3-1 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
| 22 |
Mexborough Town Athletic |
1-1 |
Chorley |
| 23 |
Mossley |
3-1 |
Spennymoor United |
| 24 |
Oswestry Town |
2-1 |
Northwich Victoria |
| 25 |
Runcorn |
1-1 |
Boston United |
| 26 |
Stafford Rangers |
1-1 |
Boston |
| 27 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
2-0 |
Lancaster City |
| 28 |
Tooting & Mitcham United |
2-0 |
Worcester City |
| 29 |
Walthamstow Avenue |
1-2 |
Cheltenham Town |
| 30 |
Woking |
0-0 |
Dover |
| 31 |
Wokingham Town |
0-1 |
Leatherhead |
| 32 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
0-0 |
Bedford Town |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 5 |
Emley |
2-4 |
Blyth Spartans |
| 9 |
Bath City |
6-1 |
Dartford |
| 13 |
Altrincham |
6-3 |
Grantham |
| 14 |
Barnet |
1-0 |
Hendon |
| 17 |
Nuneaton Borough |
4-1 |
Hyde United |
| 20 |
Yeovil Town |
4-2 |
Maidstone United |
| 22 |
Chorley |
4-0 |
Mexborough Town Athletic |
| 25 |
Boston United |
2-1 |
Runcorn |
| 26 |
Boston |
2-1 |
Stafford Rangers |
| 30 |
Dover |
0-1 |
Woking |
| 32 |
Bedford Town |
0-1 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
2nd Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Altrincham |
2-0 |
Morecambe |
| 2 |
Ashington |
0-2 |
Woking |
| 3 |
Barnet |
4-1 |
Bangor City |
| 4 |
Barrow |
2-0 |
Cheltenham Town |
| 5 |
Blyth Spartans |
3-0 |
Barking |
| 6 |
Boston |
0-0 |
Mossley |
| 7 |
Burton Albion |
4-2 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
| 8 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
2-1 |
Hertford Town |
| 9 |
Hastings United |
2-0 |
Oswestry Town |
| 10 |
Leatherhead |
0-2 |
Weymouth |
| 11 |
Marine |
1-1 |
Matlock Town |
| 12 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
0-2 |
Bath City |
| 13 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2-1 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
| 14 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
0-5 |
Dagenham |
| 15 |
Tooting & Mitcham United |
0-1 |
Boston United |
| 16 |
Yeovil Town |
5-2 |
Chorley |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 6 |
Mossley |
6-3 |
Boston |
| 11 |
Matlock Town |
0-1 |
Marine |
3rd Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Altrincham |
1-5 |
Mossley |
| 2 |
Barrow |
4-0 |
Hastings United |
| 3 |
Bath City |
1-3 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
| 4 |
Blyth Spartans |
1-0 |
Yeovil Town |
| 5 |
Boston United |
2-2 |
Weymouth |
| 6 |
Burton Albion |
1-1 |
Dagenham |
| 7 |
Marine |
0-2 |
Woking |
| 8 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2-1 |
Barnet |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 5 |
Weymouth |
0-1 |
Boston United |
| 6 |
Dagenham |
3-1 |
Burton Albion |
4th Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Boston United |
0-0 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
| 2 |
Dagenham |
3-2 |
Nuneaton Borough |
| 3 |
Mossley |
1-1 |
Blyth Spartans |
| 4 |
Woking |
3-1 |
Barrow |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
0-2 |
Boston United |
| 3 |
Blyth Spartans |
0-2 |
Mossley |
Semi Finals
First Leg
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Mossley |
1-1 |
Boston United |
| 2 |
Woking |
1-3 |
Dagenham |
Second Leg
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Aggregate |
| 1 |
Boston United |
1-2 |
Mossley |
2-3 |
| 2 |
Dagenham |
4-1 |
Woking |
7-2 |
Final
| Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| Dagenham |
2-1 |
Mossley |
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