2013–14 FA Trophy

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2013–14 FA Trophy
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Teams276
Final positions
ChampionsCambridge United (1st title)
Runner-upGosport Borough
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The 2013–14 FA Trophy was the 44th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 276 clubs entered the competition,[1] which was won by Cambridge United, who beat Gosport Borough 4–0 in front of 18,120 spectators at Wembley.[2]

Calendar

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Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round Prize money
Preliminary round 5 October 2013 64 276 → 212 128 £2,500
First round qualifying 19 October 2013 72 212 → 140 80 £2,700
Second round qualifying 2 November 2013 36 140 → 104 none £3,250
Third round qualifying 16 November 2013 40 104 → 64 44 £4,000
First round proper 30 November 2013 32 64 → 32 24 £5,000
Second round proper 14 December 2013 16 32 → 16 none £6,000
Third round proper 11 January 2014 8 16 → 8 none £7,000
Fourth round proper 1 February 2014 4 8 → 4 none £8,000
Semi-finals 15 February and 22 February 2014 2 4 → 2 none £16,000
Final 23 March 2014 1 2 → 1 none Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000

Preliminary round

Ties will be played on 5 October 2013.[5]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Brigg Town 2–1 Bamber Bridge 71
2 Northwich Victoria 3–1 Salford City 135
3 Prescot Cables 0–1 Scarborough Athletic 192
4 Warrington Town 1–2 Ramsbottom United 103
5 Goole 1–5 Burscough 95
6 Kendal Town 3–2 Farsley 153
7 Wakefield 2–1 Harrogate Railway Athletic 51
8 Clitheroe 3–3 Radcliffe Borough 174
replay Radcliffe Borough 3–0 Clitheroe 107
9 Ossett Town 1–6 Darlington 1883 408
10 Padiham 1–2 Sheffield 202
11 Ossett Albion 1–3 Curzon Ashton 94
12 Lancaster City 6–0 New Mills 163
13 Lincoln United 1–2 Cammell Laird 72
14 Soham Town Rangers 1–0 Newcastle Town 112
15 Kettering Town 1–1 Romulus 561
replay Romulus 1–2 Kettering Town 98
16 Carlton Town 2–2 Gresley 114
replay Gresley 2–0 Carlton Town 211
17 Stratford Town 2–2 Coalville Town 223
replay Coalville Town 3–1 Stratford Town 144
18 Eastwood Town 0–3 Halesowen Town 145
19 Chasetown 2–1 Rugby Town 254
20 Evesham United 3–1 Market Drayton Town 152
21 Daventry Town 1–0 Sutton Coldfield Town 99
22 Belper Town 2–0 Loughborough Dynamo 152
23 Kidsgrove Athletic 3–1 Bedworth United 82
24 Rainworth Miners Welfare 0–1 St. Ives Town 132
25 VCD Athletic 2–2 Aylesbury 74
replay Aylesbury 2–1 VCD Athletic 63
26 Redbridge 2–3 Chatham Town 93
27 Ware 1–1 Witham Town 66
replay Witham Town 4–2 Ware 77
28 Sittingbourne 1–5 Whitstable Town 212
29 Leighton Town 0–3 North Greenford United 92
30 Redhill 1–3 Burnham Ramblers 86
31 Royston Town 1–3 Three Bridges 160
32 Aylesbury United 4–2 Faversham Town 134
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
33 Dunstable Town 4–1 Erith & Belvedere 56
34 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–2 Eastbourne Town 126
35 Barton Rovers 0–3 Peacehaven & Telscombe 90
36 Herne Bay 0–0 Merstham 208
replay Merstham 0–2 Herne Bay 101
37 Thurrock 2–0 Corinthian-Casuals 80
38 Waltham Abbey 2–1 Walton & Hersham 97
39 Uxbridge 1–2 Heybridge Swifts 87
40 Potters Bar Town 2–0 Romford 89
41 Burgess Hill Town 1–1 Wroxham 160
replay Wroxham 3–2 Burgess Hill Town 105
42 Tilbury 3–0 Needham Market 89
43 AFC Sudbury 2–0 Worthing 241
44 Folkestone Invicta 6–0 Waltham Forest 186
45 Walton Casuals 1–1 Crawley Down Gatwick 104
replay Crawley Down Gatwick 1–0 Walton Casuals 59
46 Horsham 4–1 Chipstead 215
47 Hythe Town 2–1 Aveley 162
48 Barkingside 0–6 Guernsey 205
49 Hastings United 3–2 Brentwood Town 344
50 Northwood 2–3 AFC Hayes 59
51 Leatherhead 4–0 Harlow Town 196
52 Mangotsfield United 3–1 Thatcham Town 109
53 Chalfont St Peter 1–1 Bridgwater Town 53
replay Bridgwater Town 3–3† Chalfont St Peter 237
Bridgwater Town advance 5–3 on penalties.
54 Fleet Town 0–3 Clevedon Town 67
55 Didcot Town 1–1 Cirencester Town 108
replay Cirencester Town 7–1 Didcot Town 75
56 Merthyr Town 0–0 Yate Town 105
replay Yate Town 1–2 Merthyr Town 175
57 Swindon Supermarine 3–0 Taunton Town 105
58 Guildford City 3–4 Chertsey Town 96
59 Tiverton Town 1–0 Cinderford Town 147
60 Godalming Town 1–2 Slough Town 300
61 Bishop's Cleeve 1–4 Paulton Rovers 93
62 Egham Town 3–2 Ashford Town (Middlesex) 83
63 Wimborne Town 3–5 Marlow 151
64 Shortwood United 3–1 Beaconsfield SYCOB 87

† – After extra time

First round qualifying

Ties will be played on 19 October 2013. Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.[6]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Trafford 6–1 Wakefield 159
2 Whitby Town 0–1 Chorley 219
3 Frickley Athletic 1–2 Brigg Town 136
4 Cammell Laird 0–1 Curzon Ashton 48
5 AFC Fylde 1–1 Kendal Town 254
replay Kendal Town 1–2 AFC Fylde 170
6 Ramsbottom United 7–2 Worksop Town 355
7 Witton Albion 2–2 FC United of Manchester 693
void FC United of Manchester A – A Witton Albion 650
Abandoned after 75 mins due to rain. Score 2–2.
replay FC United of Manchester 1–2 Witton Albion 369
8 Ashton United 0–3 Sheffield 104
9 Mossley 3–2 Lancaster City 186
10 Northwich Victoria 2–0 Radcliffe Borough 123
11 Blyth Spartans 6–0 Skelmersdale United 340
12 Droylsden 0–3 Nantwich Town 114
13 Stocksbridge Park Steels 3–4 Scarborough Athletic 239
14 Marine 1–1 Burscough 238
replay Burscough 0–1 Marine 205
15 Buxton 1–1 Darlington 1883 443
replay Darlington 1883 3–3† Buxton 766
Buxton advance 4–3 on penalty kicks.
16 Kettering Town 0–1 St. Ives Town 609
17 Evesham United 0–2 Leek Town 167
18 Coalville Town 3–2 Stafford Rangers 182
19 Halesowen Town 1–3 St Neots Town 273
void Redditch United A – A Chasetown 189
Abandoned after 81 mins due to rain. Redditch led 2–1.
20 Redditch United 2–0 Chasetown 172
21 Gresley 2–1 Ilkeston 372
22 King's Lynn Town 1–2 Cambridge City 605
23 Belper Town 2–3 Mickleover Sports 225
24 Barwell 0–4 Rushall Olympic 153
25 Matlock Town W/O Hinckley United N/A
Walkover for Matlock Town – Hinckley United removed.
26 Stourbridge 3–2 Banbury United 321
27 Grantham Town 2–2 Soham Town Rangers 217
replay Soham Town Rangers 4–1† Grantham Town 125
28 Daventry Town 2–1 Corby Town 150
29 Stamford 1–2 Kidsgrove Athletic 151
30 Eastbourne Town 0–0 East Thurrock United 110
replay East Thurrock United 6–2 Eastbourne Town 130
31 Witham Town 0–3 St Albans City 85
32 Whitstable Town 2–2 Potters Bar Town 172
replay Potters Bar Town 1–2 Whitstable Town 94
33 Lewes 1–2 Leatherhead 417
34 Arlesey Town 3–0 Waltham Abbey 94
35 Cheshunt 3–4 Three Bridges 101
36 Thamesmead Town 1–2 Metropolitan Police
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
37 AFC Sudbury 5–0 Crawley Down Gatwick 181
38 Wingate & Finchley 2–2 Hitchin Town 81
replay Hitchin Town 0–1 Wingate & Finchley 114
39 Hastings United 4–2 Horsham 310
40 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–1 Bedford Town 209
replay Bedford Town 0–2 Hampton & Richmond Borough 162
41 Folkestone Invicta 2–0 Kingstonian 230
42 Leiston 0–3 Wealdstone 184
43 North Greenford United 2–1 Aylesbury 57
44 Dunstable Town 3–2 Peacehaven & Telscombe 56
45 Cray Wanderers 1–4 Hendon 81
46 Chatham Town 2–0 AFC Hayes 109
47 Wroxham 4–9 Margate 124
48 Biggleswade Town 0–1 Chesham United 168
49 Grays Athletic 1–1 Herne Bay 154
replay Herne Bay 1–2† Grays Athletic 170
50 Guernsey 1–2 Billericay Town 1,090
51 Bury Town 2–0 Dereham Town 217
52 Heybridge Swifts 1–2 Canvey Island 174
53 Burnham Ramblers 0–1 Carshalton Athletic 92
54 Hythe Town 3–1 Tilbury 107
55 Hemel Hempstead Town 3–2 AFC Hornchurch 511
56 Maldon & Tiptree 1–3 Maidstone United 56
57 Dulwich Hamlet 2–1 Harrow Borough 404
58 Bognor Regis Town 2–1 Thurrock 341
59 Enfield Town 2–1 Lowestoft Town 240
60 Aylesbury United 0–1 Ramsgate 210
61 Slough Town 1–2 Merthyr Town 216
62 Weymouth 1–0 Bridgwater Town 428
63 AFC Totton 1–2 Clevedon Town 186
64 Tiverton Town 3–2 Truro City 312
65 Chippenham Town 3–0 Chertsey Town 224
66 Egham Town 3–2 Cirencester Town 48
67 Shortwood United 0–2 Mangotsfield United 145
68 Hungerford Town 4–2 Bashley 112
69 Swindon Supermarine 2–3 Bideford 143
70 Frome Town 1–1 Poole Town 224
replay Poole Town 3–1† Frome Town 245
71 Marlow 4–1 North Leigh 109
72 Burnham 2–1 Paulton Rovers 92

† – After extra time

Second round qualifying

Ties will be played on 2 November 2013[7]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Witton Albion 1–2 Leek Town 290
2 Mickleover Sports 1–2 Stourbridge 186
3 Rushall Olympic 0–1 AFC Fylde 121
4 Blyth Spartans 0–1 Ramsbottom United 298
5 Coalville Town 5–0 Marine 178
6 Scarborough Athletic 0–0 Cambridge City 442
replay Cambridge City 1–2 Scarborough Athletic 227
7 Redditch United 5–0 Brigg Town 193
8 Kidsgrove Athletic 0–4 Curzon Ashton 146
9 Northwich Victoria 2–0 Mossley 138
10 Matlock Town 2–0 St Neots Town 244
11 Gresley 2–0 Trafford 304
12 Sheffield 1–0 Buxton 252
13 St. Ives Town 1–4 Nantwich Town 282
14 Soham Town Rangers 1–2 Chorley 193
15 Carshalton Athletic 2–1 Egham Town 119
16 Chesham United 2–1 Weymouth 276
17 Folkestone Invicta 1–1 Hungerford Town 242
replay Hungerford Town 1–1† Folkestone Invicta 100
Hungerford Town advance 5–4 on penalty kicks.
18 St Albans City 3–3 Billericay Town 313
replay Billericay Town 2–2† St Albans City 201
St Albans City advance 4–2 on penalty kicks.
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
19 Arlesey Town 3–2 Poole Town 114
20 Ramsgate 4–1 Three Bridges 144
21 Enfield Town 0–1 Grays Athletic 260
22 Hastings United 0–1 AFC Sudbury 375
23 Wingate & Finchley 1–1 Daventry Town 91
replay Daventry Town 3–1 Wingate & Finchley 124
24 Wealdstone 2–2 Maidstone United 524
replay Maidstone United 1–0 Wealdstone 944
25 Merthyr Town 3–2 Dunstable Town 236
26 Hampton & Richmond Borough 2–1 Metropolitan Police 227
27 Marlow 2–0 Burnham 201
28 Dulwich Hamlet 3–0 Leatherhead 296
29 Margate 4–1 Clevedon Town 227
30 Bury Town 2–1 Chatham Town 238
31 Hemel Hempstead Town 9–1 North Greenford United 350
32 Bognor Regis Town 4–1 Chippenham Town 367
33 Hendon 1–0 Bideford 154
34 Canvey Island 0–2 East Thurrock United 266
35 Tiverton Town 3–1 Mangotsfield United 237
36 Hythe Town 2–2 Whitstable Town 303
replay Whitstable Town 2–1 Hythe Town 171

† – After extra time

Third round qualifying

Ties will be played on 16 November 2013. This round is the first in which Conference North and South teams join the competition.[8]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Barrow 2–2 Stockport County 727
replay Stockport County 2–3 Barrow 812
2 Harrogate Town 1–1 Bradford Park Avenue 572
replay Bradford Park Avenue 4–0 Harrogate Town 189
3 Chorley 2–0 Matlock Town 772
4 Leamington 2–0 Gainsborough Trinity 373
5 Sheffield 2–4 Gresley 284
6 Stalybridge Celtic 3–0 Vauxhall Motors 315
7 Solihull Moors 1–2 Coalville Town 388
8 Stourbridge 2–2 North Ferriby United 437
replay North Ferriby United 4–0 Stourbridge 134
9 Worcester City 3–0 Ramsbottom United 341
10 AFC Telford United 6–0 Scarborough Athletic 869
11 Brackley Town 0–0 Leek Town 187
replay Leek Town 2–1† Brackley Town
12 Hednesford Town 3–0 Workington 551
13 Curzon Ashton 2–1 AFC Fylde 217
14 Northwich Victoria 2–0 Nantwich Town 146
15 Guiseley 3–0 Histon 404
16 Boston United 4–1 Redditch United 784
void Colwyn Bay A – A Altrincham N/A
Match abandoned on 83 mins due to injured referee. Altrincham winning 2–0.
17 Colwyn Bay 0–2 Altrincham 280
18 Basingstoke Town 3–1 Hampton & Richmond Borough 403
19 Chelmsford City 1–2 St Albans City 429
20 Daventry Town 3–2 Ramsgate 250
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
21 Sutton United 1–2 Havant & Waterlooville 374
22 Carshalton Athletic 1–2 Whitstable Town 228
23 Hayes & Yeading United 2–1 Bognor Regis Town 250
24 Tonbridge Angels 1–1 AFC Sudbury 408
replay AFC Sudbury 0–1 Tonbridge Angels 191
25 East Thurrock United 4–2 Merthyr Town 163
26 Boreham Wood 0–1 Gloucester City 133
27 Dover Athletic 1–0 Bath City 483
28 Hungerford Town 5–0 Hemel Hempstead Town 137
29 Ebbsfleet United 4–1 Bromley 956
30 Hendon 2–1 Oxford City 197
31 Staines Town 2–2 Farnborough 299
replay Farnborough 0–2 Staines Town 230
32 Arlesey Town 2–0 Marlow 149
33 Bury Town 5–1 Grays Athletic 305
34 Weston Super Mare 1–1 Tiverton Town 385
replay Tiverton Town 1–2 Weston Super Mare 245
35 Whitehawk 2–1 Bishop's Stortford 107
36 Dulwich Hamlet 1–1 Concord Rangers 462
replay Concord Rangers 4–3† Dulwich Hamlet 156
37 Maidstone United 1–2 Eastleigh 1,397
38 Eastbourne Borough 0–1 Maidenhead United 384
39 Margate 0–3 Chesham United 317
40 Gosport Borough 3–0 Dorchester Town 206

† – After extra time

First round

Ties will be played on 30 November 2013. This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.[9]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Leamington 0–0 Northwich Victoria 357
replay Northwich Victoria 0–1 Leamington 131
2 Tamworth 2–0 Macclesfield Town 667
3 FC Halifax Town 0–1 Guiseley 935
4 Southport 1–2 Boston United 496
5 Coalville Town 1–1 Grimsby Town 844
replay Grimsby Town 3–0 Coalville Town 1,102
6 Hyde 1–2 North Ferriby United 256
7 Alfreton Town 0–1 Nuneaton Town 343
8 Chorley 2–1 Curzon Ashton 595
9 Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Kidderminster Harriers 365
10 Worcester City 0–0 AFC Telford United 764
replay AFC Telford United 0–3 Worcester City 603
11 Altrincham 1–2 Leek Town 636
12 Wrexham 2–1 Gresley 1,257
13 Chester 1–2 Barrow 1,409
14 Gateshead 4–1 Hednesford Town 418
15 Lincoln City 5–1 Stalybridge Celtic 1,023
16 Hereford United 0–3 Woking 1,041
17 Bury Town 0–3 Eastleigh 321
18 Dartford 1–1 Forest Green Rovers 511
replay Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Dartford 459
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
19 Salisbury City 0–1 Cambridge United 727
20 Hendon 1–2 Whitstable Town 211
21 Arlesey Town 1–5 Whitehawk 181
22 Tonbridge Angels 0–0 St Albans City 484
replay St Albans City 4–0 Tonbridge Angels 303
23 Gosport Borough 1–0 Concord Rangers 196
24 Aldershot Town 1–1 Weston Super Mare 1,084
replay Weston Super Mare 2–5 Aldershot Town 283
25 Hungerford Town 2–0 Chesham United 211
26 Hayes & Yeading United 0–1 Barnet 302
27 Daventry Town 0–1 Maidenhead United 203
28 Staines Town 0–0 Luton Town 621
replay Luton Town 2–0 Staines Town 911
29 Ebbsfleet United 3–0 Gloucester City 740
30 Braintree Town 3–0 Welling United 365
31 East Thurrock United 1–1 Dover Athletic 273
replay Dover Athletic 3–1 East Thurrock United 295
32 Basingstoke Town 0–0 Havant & Waterlooville 354
replay Havant & Waterlooville 1–0 Basingstoke Town 201

† – After extra time

Second round

Ties will be played on 14 December 2013.[10]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Luton Town 2–0 Wrexham 1,617
2 Whitehawk 1–1 Havant & Waterlooville 150
replay Havant & Waterlooville 3–1 Whitehawk 158
3 Eastleigh 2–0 Gateshead 330
4 Barnet 1–2 Grimsby Town 972
5 Barrow 0–2 Maidenhead United 560
6 Gosport Borough 0–0 Nuneaton Town 284
replay Nuneaton Town 0–0 (2–4 p) Gosport Borough 426
7 St Albans City 1–2 Cambridge United 887
8 Guiseley 3–0 Bradford Park Avenue 476
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
9 Aldershot Town 4–1 Worcester City 1,158
10 Tamworth 2–0 Boston United 688
11 North Ferriby United 4–0 Woking 201
12 Whitstable Town 1–2 Ebbsfleet United 742
13 Leek Town 0–1 Hungerford Town 426
14 Dover Athletic 2–0 Leamington 435
15 Braintree Town 1–3 Lincoln City 410
16 Chorley 0–0 Forest Green Rovers 790
replay Forest Green Rovers 0–0 (1–3 p) Chorley 508

† – After extra time

Third round

Ties will be played on 11 January 2014.[11]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Cambridge United 2–2 Luton Town 3,194
replay Luton Town 0–1 Cambridge United 2,312
2 Aldershot Town 3–0 Guiseley 1,632
3 Hungerford Town 0–1 Gosport Borough 384
4 Eastleigh 3–2 Dover Athletic 368
5 Tamworth 1–1 Chorley 1,209
replay Chorley 2–2† Tamworth 1,393
Tamworth advance 6–5 on penalty kicks.
6 Lincoln City 0–4 North Ferriby United 2,037
7 Grimsby Town 2–1 Maidenhead United 1,623
8 Havant & Waterlooville 1–0 Ebbsfleet United 709

† – After extra time

Fourth round

Ties will be played on 1 February 2014.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Havant & Waterlooville 4–1 Aldershot Town 1,125
2 Eastleigh 0–1 Cambridge United 757
3 North Ferriby United 1–2 Gosport Borough 398
4 Grimsby Town 4–1 Tamworth 2,795

† – After extra time

Semi-finals

First leg

Havant & Waterlooville (6)1–1Gosport Borough (6)
Ciardini 59' Sills 47'
Attendance: 1,314
Referee: Lee Collins
Cambridge United (5)2–1Grimsby Town (5)
Bird 20', 53' John-Lewis 90+4'
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Darren Bond

Second leg

Gosport Borough (6)2–0Havant & Waterlooville (6)
Sills 45', 60'
Privett Park, Gosport
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Tim Robinson
Grimsby Town (5)1–1Cambridge United (5)
Neilson 42' Bird 8'
Attendance: 3,931
Referee: Tony Harrington

Final

Gosport Borough (6)0–4Cambridge United (5)
Report Bird 39'
Donaldson 50', 60'
Berry 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,120
Referee: Craig Pawson

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  3. ^ "Round dates 2013–14". The Football Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ^ "FA Trophy Prize Fund". The Football Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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  6. ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING". The Football Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  7. ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING". The Football Association. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
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