1996–97 FA Trophy
The 1996–97 FA Trophy was the twenty-eighth season of the FA Trophy.
First Qualifying Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Abingdon Town |
0-2 |
Evesham United |
| 2 |
Alfreton Town |
4-4 |
Bilston Town |
| 3 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
4-1 |
Hitchin Town |
| 4 |
Atherstone United |
0-2 |
Whitley Bay |
| 5 |
Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
1-1 |
Moor Green |
| 6 |
Baldock Town |
3-2 |
Stourbridge |
| 7 |
Bedworth United |
0-0 |
Gretna |
| 8 |
Billericay Town |
3-0 |
Berkhamsted Town |
| 9 |
Bishop's Stortford |
3-0 |
Croydon |
| 10 |
Bromley |
1-0 |
Uxbridge |
| 11 |
Buckingham Town |
0-1 |
Forest Green Rovers |
| 12 |
Buxton |
2-1 |
V S Rugby |
| 13 |
Canvey Island |
0-1 |
Heybridge Swifts |
| 14 |
Chesham United |
1-1 |
Walton & Hersham |
| 15 |
Cinderford Town |
2-3 |
Havant Town |
| 16 |
Cirencester Town |
2-2 |
Cambridge City |
| 17 |
Dorchester Town |
1-0 |
Waterlooville |
| 18 |
Droylsden |
1-1 |
Leigh R M I |
| 19 |
Fareham Town |
2-2 |
Weymouth |
| 20 |
Fisher Athletic London |
2-2 |
Molesey |
| 21 |
Grantham Town |
1-0 |
Leek Town |
| 22 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
2-2 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
| 23 |
Grays Athletic |
2-1 |
Bashley |
| 24 |
Hampton |
4-1 |
Trowbridge Town |
| 25 |
Harrogate Town |
2-3 |
Knowsley United |
| 26 |
Hendon |
1-1 |
Thame United |
| 27 |
Hinckley Town |
0-2 |
Worksop Town |
| 28 |
Maidenhead United |
4-2 |
Corby Town |
| 29 |
Margate |
1-2 |
Aldershot Town |
| 30 |
Marlow |
1-1 |
Witney Town |
| 31 |
Matlock Town |
1-4 |
Winsford United |
| 32 |
Netherfield |
2-3 |
Farsley Celtic |
| 33 |
Newport I O W |
3-3 |
Leyton Pennant |
| 34 |
Nuneaton Borough |
0-3 |
Congleton Town |
| 35 |
Paget Rangers |
0-1 |
Eastwood Town |
| 36 |
Racing Club Warwick |
1-2 |
Frickley Athletic |
| 37 |
Raunds Town |
4-1 |
Barton Rovers |
| 38 |
Sittingbourne |
3-2 |
Fleet Town |
| 39 |
Solihull Borough w/o-scr Leicester United |
|
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| 40 |
Stafford Rangers |
1-2 |
Curzon Ashton |
| 41 |
Stocksbridge Park Steels |
1-0 |
Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 42 |
Tamworth |
2-2 |
Great Harwood Town |
| 43 |
Tonbridge Angels |
0-2 |
Aylesbury United |
| 44 |
Warrington Town |
0-2 |
Lancaster City |
| 45 |
Weston Super Mare |
2-0 |
Worthing |
| 46 |
Whyteleafe |
0-1 |
Yeading |
| 47 |
Witton Albion |
3-3 |
Workington |
| 48 |
Wokingham Town |
1-0 |
Erith & Belvedere |
| 49 |
Yate Town |
1-3 |
King's Lynn |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 2 |
Bilston Town |
4-1 |
Alfreton Town |
| 5 |
Moor Green |
6-1 |
Atherton Laburnum Rovers |
| 7 |
Gretna |
1-4 |
Bedworth United |
| 14 |
Walton & Hersham |
1-3 |
Chesham United |
| 16 |
Cambridge City |
6-5 |
Cirencester Town |
| 18 |
Leigh R M I |
1-3 |
Droylsden |
| 19 |
Weymouth |
7-0 |
Fareham Town |
| 20 |
Molesey |
1-2 |
Fisher Athletic London |
| 22 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
4-3 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 26 |
Thame United |
1-1 |
Hendon |
| 30 |
Witney Town |
2-1 |
Marlow |
| 33 |
Leyton Pennant |
2-1 |
Newport I O W |
| 42 |
Great Harwood Town |
1-0 |
Tamworth |
| 47 |
Workington |
1-0 |
Witton Albion |
2nd Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 26 |
Thame United |
0-3 |
Hendon |
Second Qualifying Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Aldershot Town |
3-0 |
Chesham United |
| 2 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
6-1 |
Bishop's Stortford |
| 3 |
Aylesbury United |
1-1 |
Sittingbourne |
| 4 |
Baldock Town |
0-1 |
Evesham United |
| 5 |
Billericay Town |
0-4 |
Dorchester Town |
| 6 |
Bilston Town |
4-0 |
Great Harwood Town |
| 7 |
Buxton |
1-0 |
Eastwood Town |
| 8 |
Chertsey Town |
1-1 |
Yeading |
| 9 |
Congleton Town |
1-3 |
Solihull Borough |
| 10 |
Curzon Ashton |
0-2 |
Bedworth United |
| 11 |
Dartford |
1-1 |
Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 12 |
Farsley Celtic |
1-1 |
Worksop Town |
| 13 |
Fisher Athletic London |
3-2 |
Havant Town |
| 14 |
Forest Green Rovers |
1-2 |
Cambridge City |
| 15 |
Grantham Town |
2-1 |
Winsford United |
| 16 |
Hampton |
0-1 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
| 17 |
Hendon |
1-3 |
Sutton United |
| 18 |
Heybridge Swifts |
2-1 |
Grays Athletic |
| 19 |
Knowsley United |
3-2 |
Flixton |
| 20 |
Lancaster City |
2-0 |
Droylsden |
| 21 |
Lincoln United |
3-4 |
Frickley Athletic |
| 22 |
Maidenhead United |
1-3 |
Bromley |
| 23 |
Moor Green |
2-1 |
Ilkeston Town |
| 24 |
Oxford City |
1-6 |
Basingstoke Town |
| 25 |
Salisbury City |
1-0 |
Witney Town |
| 26 |
Staines Town |
0-1 |
King's Lynn |
| 27 |
Stocksbridge Park Steels |
2-2 |
Shepshed Dynamo |
| 28 |
Weston Super Mare |
1-3 |
Raunds Town |
| 29 |
Weymouth |
4-1 |
Clevedon Town |
| 30 |
Whitley Bay |
0-1 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
| 31 |
Wokingham Town |
2-0 |
Leyton Pennant |
| 32 |
Workington |
1-0 |
Redditch United |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 3 |
Sittingbourne |
2-1 |
Aylesbury United |
| 8 |
Yeading |
3-1 |
Chertsey Town |
| 11 |
Tooting & Mitcham United |
2-3 |
Dartford |
| 12 |
Worksop Town |
2-1 |
Farsley Celtic |
| 27 |
Shepshed Dynamo |
0-1 |
Stocksbridge Park Steels |
Third Qualifying Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Aldershot Town |
1-3 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 2 |
Ashton United |
1-0 |
Burton Albion |
| 3 |
Basingstoke Town |
0-1 |
Hastings Town |
| 4 |
Bedworth United |
2-0 |
Accrington Stanley |
| 5 |
Bishop Auckland |
2-1 |
Stocksbridge Park Steels |
| 6 |
Blyth Spartans |
7-3 |
Bilston Town |
| 7 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
1-1 |
Barrow |
| 8 |
Bromley |
1-1 |
Worcester City |
| 9 |
Buxton |
1-1 |
Grantham Town |
| 10 |
Cambridge City |
1-1 |
Newport A F C |
| 11 |
Carshalton Athletic |
0-3 |
Heybridge Swifts |
| 12 |
Colwyn Bay |
1-0 |
Frickley Athletic |
| 13 |
Crawley Town |
0-2 |
Chelmsford City |
| 14 |
Dartford |
0-0 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
| 15 |
Fisher Athletic London |
1-2 |
Wokingham Town |
| 16 |
Gloucester City |
3-1 |
Kingstonian |
| 17 |
Harrow Borough |
2-2 |
Salisbury City |
| 18 |
Knowsley United |
2-2 |
Emley |
| 19 |
Marine |
0-1 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
| 20 |
Moor Green |
6-1 |
Dudley Town |
| 21 |
Raunds Town |
4-2 |
Bognor Regis Town |
| 22 |
Rothwell Town |
1-7 |
Workington |
| 23 |
Runcorn |
2-1 |
Solihull Borough |
| 24 |
Sittingbourne |
0-0 |
Yeading |
| 25 |
Spennymoor United |
1-0 |
Radcliffe Borough |
| 26 |
St Albans City |
3-1 |
King's Lynn |
| 27 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
6-0 |
Purfleet |
| 28 |
Sudbury Town |
2-3 |
Cheltenham Town |
| 29 |
Sutton United |
0-2 |
Dorchester Town |
| 30 |
Weymouth |
2-0 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
| 31 |
Worksop Town |
0-0 |
Lancaster City |
| 32 |
Yeovil Town |
2-0 |
Evesham United |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 7 |
Barrow |
0-1 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
| 8 |
Worcester City |
3-0 |
Bromley |
| 9 |
Grantham Town |
2-1 |
Buxton |
| 10 |
Newport A F C |
4-1 |
Cambridge City |
| 14 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
3-1 |
Dartford |
| 17 |
Salisbury City |
2-1 |
Harrow Borough |
| 18 |
Emley |
5-2 |
Knowsley United |
| 24 |
Yeading |
3-1 |
Sittingbourne |
| 31 |
Lancaster City |
4-2 |
Worksop Town |
1st Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Ashton United |
5-3 |
Moor Green |
| 2 |
Bath City |
1-1 |
Stevenage Borough |
| 3 |
Blyth Spartans |
1-1 |
Grantham Town |
| 4 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
2-1 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
| 5 |
Cheltenham Town |
1-2 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
| 6 |
Colwyn Bay |
6-0 |
Lancaster City |
| 7 |
Dover Athletic |
0-2 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 8 |
Emley |
2-1 |
Boston United |
| 9 |
Enfield |
1-3 |
Boreham Wood |
| 10 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
1-3 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
| 11 |
Gateshead |
1-2 |
Runcorn |
| 12 |
Gresley Rovers |
3-3 |
Altrincham |
| 13 |
Guiseley |
2-1 |
Telford United |
| 14 |
Hastings Town |
1-3 |
Salisbury City |
| 15 |
Hyde United |
4-2 |
Bedworth United |
| 16 |
Kettering Town |
0-1 |
Chelmsford City |
| 17 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
3-0 |
Macclesfield Town |
| 18 |
Morecambe |
3-1 |
Chorley |
| 19 |
Northwich Victoria |
3-1 |
Hednesford Town |
| 20 |
Raunds Town |
0-1 |
Welling United |
| 21 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
1-2 |
Farnborough Town |
| 22 |
Slough Town |
2-2 |
Dorchester Town |
| 23 |
Southport |
0-0 |
Halesowen Town |
| 24 |
Spennymoor United |
0-2 |
Bishop Auckland |
| 25 |
St Albans City |
2-0 |
Weymouth |
| 26 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
1-0 |
Newport A F C |
| 27 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
0-1 |
Halifax Town |
| 28 |
Wokingham Town |
0-1 |
Woking |
| 29 |
Worcester City |
1-2 |
Heybridge Swifts |
| 30 |
Workington |
2-5 |
Bamber Bridge |
| 31 |
Yeading |
0-3 |
Gloucester City |
| 32 |
Yeovil Town |
2-2 |
Hayes |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 2 |
Stevenage Borough |
6-1 |
Bath City |
| 3 |
Grantham Town |
1-1 |
Blyth Spartans |
| 12 |
Altrincham |
1-0 |
Gresley Rovers |
| 22 |
Dorchester Town |
1-1 |
Slough Town |
| 23 |
Halesowen Town |
0-2 |
Southport |
| 32 |
Hayes |
2-2 |
Yeovil Town |
2nd Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 2 |
Grantham Town |
3-1 |
Blyth Spartans |
| 22 |
Slough Town |
1-2 |
Dorchester Town |
| 32 |
Yeovil Town |
1-2 |
Hayes |
2nd Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Ashton United |
3-1 |
Bamber Bridge |
| 2 |
Bishop Auckland |
3-2 |
Northwich Victoria |
| 3 |
Boreham Wood |
0-1 |
Stevenage Borough |
| 4 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
0-1 |
Morecambe |
| 5 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
1-1 |
Hyde United |
| 6 |
Colwyn Bay |
2-0 |
Southport |
| 7 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
2-1 |
Chelmsford City |
| 8 |
Farnborough Town |
0-2 |
Altrincham |
| 9 |
Gloucester City |
3-0 |
Halifax Town |
| 10 |
Grantham Town |
0-1 |
Heybridge Swifts |
| 11 |
Hayes |
1-2 |
Runcorn |
| 12 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
0-0 |
Emley |
| 13 |
Salisbury City |
1-1 |
Dorchester Town |
| 14 |
St Albans City |
1-1 |
Woking |
| 15 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
2-1 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
| 16 |
Welling United |
1-1 |
Guiseley |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 5 |
Hyde United |
2-2 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 12 |
Emley |
1-5 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
| 13 |
Dorchester Town |
3-2 |
Salisbury City |
| 14 |
Woking |
3-1 |
St Albans City |
| 16 |
Guiseley |
1-0 |
Welling United |
2nd Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 5 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
0-2 |
Hyde United |
3rd Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Altrincham |
0-1 |
Bishop Auckland |
| 2 |
Ashton United |
2-0 |
Hyde United |
| 3 |
Colwyn Bay |
2-2 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
| 4 |
Dorchester Town |
2-3 |
Woking |
| 5 |
Gloucester City |
3-1 |
Runcorn |
| 6 |
Heybridge Swifts |
3-0 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
| 7 |
Morecambe |
0-0 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 8 |
Stevenage Borough |
1-0 |
Guiseley |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 3 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
0-0 |
Colwyn Bay |
| 7 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
2-1 |
Morecambe |
2nd Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 3 |
St Leonards Stamcroft |
1-2 |
Colwyn Bay |
4th Round
Ties
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Bishop Auckland |
0-0 |
Gloucester City |
| 2 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
1-0 |
Ashton United |
| 3 |
Heybridge Swifts |
0-1 |
Woking |
| 4 |
Stevenage Borough |
2-0 |
Colwyn Bay |
Replay
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Gloucester City |
4-3 |
Bishop Auckland |
Semi Finals
First Leg
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
0-0 |
Gloucester City |
| 2 |
Woking |
1-0 |
Stevenage Borough |
Second Leg
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Aggregate |
| 1 |
Gloucester City |
2-2 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 2 |
Stevenage Borough |
2-1 |
Woking |
Replays
| Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| 1 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
2-1 |
Gloucester City |
| 2 |
Stevenage Borough |
1-2 |
Woking |
Final
Tie
| Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
| Dagenham & Redbridge |
0-1 |
Woking |
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