The 2007–08 FA Trophy was the 38th season of the FA's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. 258 teams were entered for the competition.
Calendar
Round
Date
Matches
Clubs
New entries this round
Prize money
Preliminary round
6 October 2007
46
258 → 212
92
£1,000
First round qualifying
20 October 2007
72
212 → 140
66
£1,500
Second round qualifying
3 November 2007
36
140 → 104
none
£2,000
Third round qualifying
24 November 2007
40
104 → 64
44
£3,000
First round
15 December 2007
32
64 → 32
24
£4,000
Second round
12 January 2008
16
32 → 16
none
£5,000
Third round
2 February 2008
8
16 → 8
none
£6,000
Fourth round
23 February 2008
4
8 → 4
none
£8,000
Semi-finals
8 March and 15 March 2008
2
4 → 2
none
£16,000
Final
10 May 2008
1
2 → 1
none
£50,000
Preliminary round
· Ties will be played on 6 October 2007.
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Garforth Town
2–3
Shepshed Dynamo
2
Clitheroe
2–1
Ossett Albion
3
Quorn
1–1
Bridlington Town
4
Kidsgrove Athletic
0–1
Chasetown
5
Skelmersdale United
1–0
Goole
6
Grantham Town
3–0
Alsager Town
7
Brigg Town
2–2
Gresley Rovers
8
Bradford Park Avenue
1–1
F C United Of Manchester
9
Cammell Laird
0–1
Curzon Ashton
10
Warrington Town
3–2
Rossendale United
11
Woodley Sports
1–1
Newcastle Blue Star
12
Sutton Coldfield Town
1–3
Radcliffe Borough
13
Belper Town
1–1
Willenhall Town
14
Rushall Olympic
2–1
Carlton Town
15
Spalding United
0–4
Romulus
16
Chatham Town
3–1
Kingstonian
17
Walton Casuals
1–3
Barton Rovers
18
Rothwell Town
1–2
Sittingbourne
19
Great Wakering Rovers
2–1
Tilbury
20
Waltham Forest
0–7
Arlesey Town
21
Canvey Island
3–1
Wingate & Finchley
22
Wivenhoe Town
0–2
Corinthian-Casuals
23
Chesham United
2–1
Waltham Abbey
24
Enfield Town
1–2
Aylesbury United
25
Dover Athletic
3–0
Potters Bar Town
26
Chipstead
1–1
Tooting & Mitcham United
27
Ilford
2–2
Aveley
28
Maldon Town
2–2
Croydon Athletic
29
Whitstable Town
0–2
Cray Wanderers
30
Leighton Town
3–1
Molesey
31
Berkhamsted Town
0–3
Walton & Hersham
32
Brentwood Town
1–0
Dulwich Hamlet
33
Worthing
2–1
Whyteleafe
34
Burgess Hill Town
0–2
Ware
35
Bury Town
0–0
Redbridge
36
Slough Town
1–1
Hillingdon Borough
37
Thatcham Town
0–4
Farnborough
38
Bishops Cleeve
0–4
Oxford City
39
Godalming Town
1–2
Taunton Town
40
Gosport Borough
1–0
Paulton Rovers
41
Malvern Town
1–3
Didcot Town
42
Windsor & Eton
2–0
Bridgwater Town
43
Fleet Town
5–0
Newport I O W
44
Andover
4–2
A F C Hayes
45
Cinderford Town
4–0
Stourport Swifts
46
Leamington
2–0
Marlow
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
3
Bridlington Town
3–1
Quorn
7
Gresley Rovers
3–3
Brigg Town
(Gresley Rovers won 3–1 on penalties)
8
F C United of Manchester
1–4
Bradford Park Avenue
11
Newcastle Blue Star
1–0
Woodley Sports
13
Willenhall Town
3–2
Belper Town
26
Tooting & Mitcham United
1–2
Chipstead
27
Aveley
0–2
Ilford
28
Croydon Athletic
2–4
Maldon Town
35
Redbridge
0–3
Bury Town
36
Hillingdon Borough
2–1
Slough Town
1st qualifying round
Ties will be played on 20 October 2007
Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Prescot Cables
2–3
Frickley Athletic
2
Buxton
2–1
Leek Town
3
Romulus
0–1
Warrington Town
4
Stocksbridge Park Steels
3–1
Skelmersdale United
5
Stamford
2–2
Matlock Town
6
Harrogate Railway Athletic
2–4
Radcliffe Borough
7
Gateshead
2–1
Shepshed Dynamo
8
Mossley
0–1
Rushall Olympic
9
Colwyn Bay
2–1
Newcastle Blue Star
10
Gresley Rovers
0–1
Guiseley
11
Witton Albion
6–1
Ashton United
12
North Ferriby United
1–1
Ilkeston Town
13
Grantham Town
1–3
Kendal Town
14
Clitheroe
0–0
Lancaster City
15
Fleetwood Town
1–0
Worksop Town
16
Chasetown w/o-scr Scarborough
17
Willenhall Town
1–3
Hednesford Town
18
Eastwood Town
0–1
Bamber Bridge
19
Chorley
1–2
Curzon Ashton
20
Bradford Park Avenue
0–2
Sheffield
21
Bridlington Town
0–2
Retford United
22
Wakefield
1–1
Nantwich Town
23
Ossett Town
3–2
Whitby Town
24
Marine
5–0
Lincoln United
25
Billericay Town
2–1
Ilford
26
Tonbridge Angels
3–2
Harrow Borough
27
Brentwood Town
1–1
Harlow Town
28
Ashford Town (Kent)
1–4
Leyton
29
Chatham Town
0–3
Witham Town
30
Aylesbury United
0–0
Margate
31
Walton & Hersham
2–1
Folkestone Invicta
32
Chesham United
2–1
Bedford Town
33
Bury Town
1–1
Maidstone United
34
Metropolitan Police
3–0
Great Wakering Rovers
35
Leighton Town
0–0
Wealdstone
36
Ware
4–1
Ashford Town (Middx)
37
Sittingbourne
0–2
Northwood
38
Cheshunt
1–2
Heybridge Swifts
39
Boreham Wood
1–2
Chelmsford City
40
Chipstead
1–3
Worthing
41
Dunstable Town
1–1
Hemel Hempstead Town
42
Ramsgate
2–3
Horsham
43
East Thurrock United
3–3
Cray Wanderers
44
Horsham Y M C A
1–3
Canvey Island
45
A F C Hornchurch
0–0
Dartford
46
Edgware Town
1–2
Hastings United
47
Carshalton Athletic
2–1
Corinthian-Casuals
48
A F C Wimbledon
2–1
Hendon
49
Maldon Town
1–2
Dover Athletic
50
Hitchin Town
3–0
Eastbourne Town
51
A F C Sudbury
0–0
King's Lynn
52
Corby Town
4–1
Barton Rovers
53
Leatherhead
3–0
Arlesey Town
54
Halesowen Town
0–2
Brackley Town
55
Cinderford Town
2–1
Cirencester Town
56
Evesham United
1–0
Bromsgrove Rovers
57
Mangotsfield United
0–0
Fleet Town
58
Chippenham Town
3–0
Merthyr Tydfil
59
Slimbridge scr-w/o Bashley
60
Swindon Supermarine
1–1
Farnborough
61
Tiverton Town
0–1
Burnham
62
Oxford City
0–1
Windsor & Eton
63
Winchester City
2–2
Gosport Borough
64
Stourbridge
1–1
Gloucester City
65
Leamington
2–0
Banbury United
66
Hillingdon Borough
1–1
Bedworth United
67
Yate Town
2–1
Didcot Town
68
Woodford United
2–0
Bracknell Town
69
Rugby Town
1–3
Clevedon Town
70
Team Bath
1–0
Taunton Town
71
Uxbridge
4–1
Andover
72
Staines Town
0–0
Abingdon United
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
5
Matlock Town
1–0
Stamford
12
Ilkeston Town
4–1
North Ferriby United
14
Lancaster City
1–2
Clitheroe
22
Nantwich Town
2–3
Wakefield
27
Harlow Town
0–1
Brentwood Town
30
Margate
3–1
Aylesbury United
33
Maidstone United
3–1
Bury Town
35
Wealdstone
2–1
Leighton Town
41
Hemel Hempstead Town
2–1
Dunstable Town
43
Cray Wanderers
2–3
East Thurrock United
45
Dartford
0–3
A F C Hornchurch
51
King's Lynn
2–1
A F C Sudbury
57
Fleet Town
0–2
Mangotsfield United
60
Farnborough
1–0
Swindon Supermarine
63
Gosport Borough
2–1
Winchester City
65
Gloucester City
2–0
Stourbridge
66
Bedworth United
1–2
Hillingdon Borough
72
Abingdon United
5–2
Staines Town
2nd qualifying round
· Ties will be played on 3 November 2007.
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Stocksbridge Park Steels
2–5
Witton Albion
2
Curzon Ashton
1–3
Ilkeston Town
3
Warrington Town
0–3
Ossett Town
4
Bamber Bridge
1–1
Marine
5
Hednesford Town
1–2
Guiseley
6
Fleetwood Town
1–1
Retford United
7
Frickley Athletic
1–2
Colwyn Bay
8
Chasetown
0–0
Radcliffe Borough
9
Wakefield
0–2
Buxton
10
Matlock Town
1–2
Gateshead
11
Rushall Olympic
1–1
Clitheroe
(Clitheroe played ineligible player – awarded to Rushall)
12
Sheffield
3–2
Kendal Town
13
Hitchin Town
2–1
Cinderford Town
14
Chippenham Town
3–2
Heybridge Swifts
15
Leatherhead
1–1
Mangotsfield United
16
A F C Wimbledon
4–0
Chelmsford City
17
Abingdon United
2–2
Maidstone United
18
Woodford United
1–4
Wealdstone
19
Bashley
3–1
Leyton
20
Tonbridge Angels
2–0
East Thurrock United
21
Brentwood Town
0–2
Canvey Island
22
Yate Town
0–3
Carshalton Athletic
23
Farnborough
1–3
Windsor & Eton
24
Burnham
2–1
Ware
25
A F C Hornchurch
2–2
Northwood
26
Gloucester City
3–3
Hillingdon Borough
27
Worthing
0–0
Walton & Hersham
28
Corby Town
2–2
Evesham United
29
Gosport Borough
3–2
Metropolitan Police
30
Witham Town
3–2
Horsham
31
King's Lynn
2–2
Billericay Town
32
Uxbridge
1–0
Hastings United
33
Hemel Hempstead Town
2–1
Clevedon Town
34
Leamington
1–1
Margate
35
Dover Athletic
2–1
Brackley Town
36
Chesham United
3–5
Team Bath
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
4
Marine
2–3
Bamber Bridge
6
Retford United
5–1
Fleetwood Town
8
Radcliffe Borough
2–1
Chasetown
15
Mangotsfield United
1–1
Leatherhead
(Leatherhead won 4–1 on penalties)
17
Maidstone United
5–3
Abingdon United
25
Northwood
2–1
A F C Hornchurch
26
Hillingdon Borough
0–1
Gloucester City
27
Walton & Hersham
1–3
Worthing
28
Evesham United
4–2
Corby Town
31
Billericay Town
1–3
King's Lynn
34
Margate
0–1
Leamington
3rd qualifying round
The teams from Conference North and Conference South entered in this round.
Torquay United; 21 Martin Rice, 3 Kevin Nicholson, 4 Steve Woods (c), 6 Chris Todd, 7 Lee Mansell, 8 Tim Sills, (11 Kevin Hill 89mins) 10 Lee Phillips (19 Danny Stevens 46mins) 14 Chris Hargreaves, 20 Roscoe D'Sane (9 Elliot Benyon 66mins) 24 Steve Adams, 26 Chris Zebroski.
Subs Not Used 5 Chris Robertson, 16 Matt Hockley.
Ebbsfleet United; 1 Lance Cronin, 2 Peter Hawkins, 3 Sacha Opinel, 5 James Smith, 6 Paul McCarthy (c), 8 Stacy Long (4 Gary McDonald 84mins) 12 Chris McPhee, 14 Neil Barrett, 18 Luke Moore, 19 John Akinde, 25 Micheal Bostwick.
Substitutes 21 Sam Mott, 10 Chukki Erribenne, 15 Mark Ricketts, 17 George Purcell.