FA Trophy 2023/24: Draw, fixtures, results & guide to each round
- FA Trophy has been held since 1969/70 season
- Competition for clubs competing in tiers 5-8 of English league pyramid
- FC Halifax Town are the current holders
Clubs from the fifth to eighth tiers of the English football pyramid will compete for FA Trophy glory in what is the 55th iteration of the competition in 2023/24.
Set up in 1969 as a way of handing semi-professional teams the chance to play at Wembley, the competition's epilogue still takes place under the iconic arch, with 320 teams taking part in the lead-up to the final.
Here's everything you need to know about the 2023/24 FA Trophy.
2023/24 FA Trophy fixtures
First round qualifying
Date / Kick-off time | Fixture |
|---|---|
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Brighouse Town vs Hebburn Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Liversedge vs Nantwich Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | North Ferriby vs Ossett United |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Avro vs Winterton Rangers |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Mossley AFC vs Vauxhall Motors |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Widnes vs Clitheroe |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Trafford vs Stalybridge Celtic |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Prescot Cables vs Bridlington Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Newton Aycliffe vs Stocksbridge Park Steels |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | City Of Liverpool vs 1874 Northwich |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Dunston vs Ashington |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Bootle vs Consett AFC |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Runcorn Linnets vs Witton Albion |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Stockton Town vs Pontefract Collieries |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Sporting Khalsa vs Grimsby Borough |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Quorn vs Coventry Sphinx |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Bedworth United vs Leek Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Anstey Nomads vs Corby Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Gresley Rovers vs Kidsgrove Athletic |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Belper Town vs Newcastle Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Sutton Coldfield Town vs Boldmere St Michaels |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Rugby Town vs Grantham Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Hednesford Town vs Walsall Wood |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Harborough Town vs Lye Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Sheffield vs Spalding United |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Hanley Town vs Cleethorpes Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Chasetown vs Shepshed Dynamo |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Loughborough Dynamo vs AFC Rushden & Diamonds |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Coleshill Town vs Carlton Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Leighton Town vs Kempston Rovers |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Felixstowe & Walton United vs Brentwood Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Hertford Town vs Grays Athletic |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | AFC Dunstable vs East Thurrock United |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Bowers & Pitsea vs Gorleston |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Witham Town vs Maldon & Tiptree |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Lowestoft Town vs New Salamis |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Enfield 1893 vs Walthamstow |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Biggleswade vs Stowmarket Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Redbridge vs Stotfold |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Hadley vs Ware |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Aylesbury United vs Bedford Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Kings Langley vs Cambridge City |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Welwyn Garden City vs Basildon United |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Wroxham vs Brightlingsea Regent |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Waltham Abbey vs Ipswich Wanderers |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Heybridge Swifts vs Barton Rovers |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Biggleswade Town vs Bury Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Beckenham Town vs Three Bridges |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Horndean vs Ascot United |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Ramsgate vs Northwood |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Westfield vs Littlehampton Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Phoenix Sports vs Metropolitan Police |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Thame United vs Badshot Lea |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Raynes Park Vale vs Marlow |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Burgess Hill Town vs Hythe Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | East Grinstead Town vs Sheppey United |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Chipstead vs Lancing |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Merstham vs Sutton Common Rovers |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | South Park (Reigate) vs Erith & Belvedere |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Southall vs Chichester City |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Herne Bay vs Leatherhead |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Hanworth Villa vs Chertsey Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Sittingbourne vs Ashford Town (Middx) |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Ashford United vs Binfield |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Broadbridge Heath vs Cray Valley (PM) |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Uxbridge vs Sevenoaks Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Corinthian Casuals vs Hartley Wintney |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Hamworthy United vs Melksham Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Frome Town vs Cirencester Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Yate Town vs Tavistock AFC |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Kidlington vs North Leigh |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Westbury United vs Bemerton Heath Harlequins |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Evesham United vs Bashley |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Bishop's Cleeve vs Paulton Rovers |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Larkhall Athletic vs Willand Rovers |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Thatcham Town vs Bristol Manor Farm |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Exmouth Town vs Wimborne Town |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Cribbs vs Bideford AFC |
09/09/23 / 15:00 | Malvern Town vs Mousehole |
Second round qualifying
Date / Kick-off time | Fixture |
|---|---|
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Avro / Winterton vs Trafford / Stalybridge |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | City Of Liverpool / 1874 Northwich vs Runcorn L / Witton A |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Liversedge / Nantwich vs Dunston / Ashington |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Stockton Town / Pontefract vs Bootle / Consett AFC |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Mossley AFC / Vauxhall M vs Newton A / Stck Pk Stl |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Brighouse / Hebburn T vs Widnes / Clitheroe |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | North Ferriby / Ossett vs Precot C / Bridlington |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Hanley Town / Cleethorpes Town vs Sheffield / Spalding |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Gresley Rovers / Kidsgrove vs Sporting Khalsa / Grimsby B |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Quorn / Coventry S vs Bedworth / Leek Town |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Belper Town / Newcastle T vs Hednesford T / Walsall W |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | S Coldfield T / Boldmere vs Rugby Town / Grantham T |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Coleshill / Carlton vs Chasetown / Shepshed D |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Anstey N / Corby Town vs Loughboro D / AFC Rushden & Diamonds |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Hinckley LR vs Harborough Town / Lye Town |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Bowers & P / Gorleston vs Aylesbury / Bedford T |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Felixstowe / Brentwood vs Hertford T / Grays Ath |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Biggleswade / Stowmarket vs Hadley / Ware |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Bigg'wade T / Bury Town vs Enf'ld 1893 / Waltham F |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | AFC D'stable / E Thurrock U vs Wroxham / Brightlingsea Regent |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Kings Lang / Cambridge C vs Leighton T / AFC K'pston |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Witham Town / Mald & Tip vs Redbridge / Stotfold |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Waltham A / Ipswich W vs Heybridge S / Barton Rov |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Welwyn GC / Basildon vs Lowestoft / New Salamis |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | South Park (Reigate) / Erith & Bel vs Beckenham / Three Bridges |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Broadbridge Heath / Cray Valley (PM) vs Cor-Casuals / Hartley W |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Ramsgate / Northwood vs Uxbridge / Sevenoaks |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Phoenix Sports / Met Police vs Ashford United / Binfield |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Thame Utd / Badshot Lea vs Merstham / Mole V |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Horndean / Ascot Utd vs Chipstead / Lancing |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | East Grinstead Town / Sheppey United vs Sit'Bourne / Ashford T |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Southall / Chichester vs Herne Bay / Leatherhead |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Westfield / Littlehampton vs Raynes Park / Marlow |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Hanworth V / Chertsey vs Burgess H / Hythe Town |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Malvern / Mousehole vs Yate Town / Tavistock |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | B Cleeve / Paulton R vs Thatcham T / Bristol MF |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Kidlington / North Leigh vs Exmouth Town / Wimborne |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Cribbs / Bideford vs Evesham / Bashley |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Westbury U / Bemerton vs Frome Town / Cirencester |
23/09/23 / 15:00 | Hamworthy / Melksham vs Larkhall / Willand |
FA Trophy 2023/24 round dates
Round | Date |
|---|---|
First round qualifying | Saturday 9 September 2023 |
Second round qualifying | Saturday 23 September 2023 |
Third round qualifying | Saturday 7 October 2023 |
First round | Saturday 28 October 2023 |
Second round | Saturday 18 November 2023 |
Third round | Saturday 9 December 2023 |
Fourth round | Saturday 13 January 2024 |
Fifth round | Saturday 10 February 2024 |
Sixth round | Saturday 9 March 2024 |
Semi-finals | Saturday 6 April 2024 |
Final | Saturday 11 or Sunday 12 May 2024 |
When is the 2024 FA Trophy final?
The 2024 FA Trophy will take place on either Saturday 11 May 2024 or Sunday 12 May 2024.
Where is the 2024 FA Trophy final?
Wembley Stadium will play host to the 2024 FA Trophy final next May.
Who was the last team to win the FA Trophy?
FC Halifax Town were victorious in 2023 as they beat Gateshead 1-0 in the final at Wembley.
Who has won the FA Trophy the most?
Three clubs have won the FA Trophy on three occasions, but two of these - Telford United and Scarborough - are now defunct. The other, Woking, last won the competition in 1997.
The current holders, FC Halifax Town, won their second FA Trophy in 2023.