Market2024–25 FA Trophy
Company Profile

2024–25 FA Trophy

The 2024–25 FA Trophy was the 56th edition of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system.

Format and eligibility
The calendar was announced by The Football Association on 14 June 2024. Gateshead were the reigning champions for the 2024–25 season, having defeated Solihull Moors in the 2024 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium. ==Preliminary round==
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024. Due to the increase in the number of teams in step four, a preliminary round was used for the first time in five years. ==First round qualifying==
First round qualifying
The draw for the first round qualifying was also made on 5 July 2024. The remaining 146 teams from step 4 joined the 14 winners from the preliminary round. ==Second round qualifying==
Second round qualifying
The draw for the second round qualifying was made on 9 September 2024. ==Third round qualifying==
Third round qualifying
The draw for the third round qualifying was made on 23 September 2024. ==First round proper==
First round proper
The draw for the first round proper was made on 7 October 2024. ==Second round proper==
Second round proper
The draw for the second round proper was made on 28 October 2024. Upsets ==Third round proper==
Third round proper
The draw for the third round proper was made on 18 November 2024. Three teams from the eighth tier, Brentwood Town, Hadley and Sittingbourne, are the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition. Upsets Notes == Fourth round proper ==
Fourth round proper
The draw was conducted on 9 December 2024 and ties will be played on 4 January 2025. Sittingbourne from the eighth tier is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, with six seventh tier clubs also remaining in the competition. Reigning champions Gateshead were knocked-out in this round by Boston United. Upsets Notes == Fifth round proper ==
Fifth round proper
Sittingbourne from the eighth tier is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, with Gainsborough Trinity being the last seventh tier club remaining in the competition. ==Quarter-finals==
Quarter-finals
Sittingbourne from the eighth tier is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition. The draw took place on 3 February 2025 alongside the 2024–25 FA Vase quarter-finals draw. ==Semi-finals==
Semi-finals
Spennymoor Town from the National League North is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, while the only remaining former finalist is Woking. The draw took place on 3 March 2025. ---- == Final ==
Final
Spennymoor Town from the National League North is the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition. Aldershot town visited Wembley for the first time in their history, 99 years after the original Aldershot fc played at the stadium. The shots sold around 18,000 tickets because of them being very close to London. Spennymoor bought less people because they are situated up north. == References ==
tickerdossier.comtickerdossier.substack.com