1972–73 FA Trophy
The 1972–73 FA Trophy was the fourth season of the FA Trophy.
Preliminary Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Bedworth United |
4-0 |
Warley |
2 |
Bury Town |
4-2 |
Ely City |
3 |
Deal Town |
0-3 |
Sittingbourne |
4 |
Heanor Town |
3-3 |
Worksop Town |
5 |
Lye Town |
3-3 |
Hinckley Athletic |
6 |
Portmadoc |
0-4 |
New Brighton |
7 |
Stamford |
0-1 |
Wisbech Town |
8 |
Wealdstone |
1-0 |
Waterlooville |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
4 |
Worksop Town |
4-0 |
Heanor Town |
5 |
Hinckley Athletic |
2-2 |
Lye Town |
2nd Replay
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
5 |
Lye Town |
2-4 |
Hinckley Athletic |
First Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Accrington Stanley |
2-2 |
Boldon Colliery Welfare |
2 |
Alfreton Town |
5-1 |
Clifton All Whites |
3 |
Andover |
2-4 |
Wealdstone |
4 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
2-1 |
Folkestone |
5 |
Bacup Borough |
2-0 |
Leyland Motors |
6 |
Barton Town |
5-1 |
Woolley Miners Welfare |
7 |
Basingstoke Town |
2-3 |
Winchester City |
8 |
Bedworth United |
3-1 |
Halesowen Town |
9 |
Belper Town |
0-0 |
Eastwood Town |
10 |
Bethesda Athletic |
5-5 |
Holyhead Town |
11 |
Bletchley |
4-0 |
Dunstable |
12 |
Bodmin Town |
1-4 |
Falmouth Town |
13 |
Bridgend Town |
1-2 |
Taunton Town |
14 |
Bridport |
1-0 |
Glastonbury |
15 |
Brierley Hill Alliance |
1-0 |
Lower Gornal Alliance |
16 |
Bury Town |
2-1 |
Holbeach United |
17 |
Canterbury City |
1-0 |
Ramsgate Athletic |
18 |
Cheltenham Town |
2-1 |
Cowes |
19 |
Cinderford Town |
0-1 |
Bath City |
20 |
Clitheroe |
2-2 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
21 |
Congleton Town |
1-0 |
Glossop |
22 |
Crawley Town |
3-2 |
Metropolitan Police |
23 |
Darlaston |
3-1 |
Hinckley Athletic |
24 |
Desborough Town |
2-3 |
Bourne Town |
25 |
Droylsden |
1-2 |
Ashton United |
26 |
Ellesmere Port Town |
1-1 |
Runcorn |
27 |
Frickley Colliery |
0-3 |
Worksop Town |
28 |
Frome Town |
0-1 |
Llanelli |
29 |
Gateshead{1} |
1-2 |
Darwen |
30 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
4-1 |
Sittingbourne |
31 |
Gresley Rovers |
0-0 |
Atherstone Town |
32 |
Hatfield Town |
3-1 |
Whitstable Town |
33 |
Hednesford |
0-3 |
Dudley Town |
34 |
Horwich R M I |
2-1 |
Formby |
35 |
Hyde United |
4-3 |
New Mills{1} |
36 |
Leek Town |
4-1 |
Oswestry Town |
37 |
Long Eaton United |
1-2 |
Enderby Town |
38 |
Louth United |
1-2 |
Bridlington Trinity |
39 |
March Town United |
4-1 |
Lowestoft Town |
40 |
Mexborough Town |
3-1 |
Sutton Town |
41 |
Nantwich Town |
0-1 |
Sandbach Ramblers |
42 |
Nelson |
0-6 |
Rossendale United |
43 |
Netherfield |
4-0 |
Fleetwood |
44 |
Potton United |
3-0 |
Biggleswade Town |
45 |
Radcliffe Borough |
5-1 |
Stalybridge Celtic |
46 |
Redditch United |
3-0 |
Lockheed Leamington |
47 |
Retford Town |
4-3 |
Hatfield Main |
48 |
Rhyl |
0-0 |
Blaenau Ffestiniog |
49 |
Rugby Town |
6-1 |
Loughborough United |
50 |
Rushden Town |
0-1 |
Maidstone United |
51 |
Salisbury |
1-0 |
Guildford City |
52 |
Sheppey United |
1-2 |
Chatham Town |
53 |
Skegness Town |
2-2 |
Wisbech Town |
54 |
Skelmersdale United |
4-0 |
Connah's Quay Nomads |
55 |
Soham Town Rangers |
2-3 |
Histon |
56 |
Spalding United |
0-2 |
Boston |
57 |
St Helens Town |
0-0 |
New Brighton |
58 |
Stevenage Athletic |
2-0 |
St Neots Town |
59 |
Ton Pentre |
2-3 |
Barry Town |
60 |
Trowbridge Town |
2-0 |
Gloucester City |
61 |
Wadebridge Town |
4-2 |
St Blazey |
62 |
Welton Rovers |
4-2 |
Barnstaple Town |
63 |
Weston-super-Mare |
2-2 |
Ferndale Athletic |
64 |
Winterton Rangers |
1-1 |
Brigg Town |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Boldon Colliery Welfare |
1-4 |
Accrington Stanley |
9 |
Eastwood Town |
3-0 |
Belper Town |
10 |
Holyhead Hotspur |
2-1 |
Bethesda Athletic |
20 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
5-1 |
Clitheroe |
26 |
Runcorn |
4-0 |
Ellesmere Port Town |
31 |
Atherstone Town |
1-2 |
Gresley Rovers |
48 |
Blaenau Ffestiniog |
3-1 |
Rhyl |
53 |
Wisbech Town |
2-1 |
Skegness Town |
57 |
New Brighton |
1-1 |
St Helens Town |
63 |
Ferndale Athletic |
4-2 |
Weston-super-Mare |
64 |
Brigg Town |
2-0 |
Winterton Rangers |
2nd Replay
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
57 |
St Helens Town |
1-2 |
New Brighton |
Second Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
2-0 |
Hatfield Town |
2 |
Ashton United |
3-2 |
Rossendale United |
3 |
Bacup Borough |
2-4 |
Accrington Stanley |
4 |
Barry Town |
1-0 |
Falmouth Town |
5 |
Barton Town |
2-0 |
Bridlington Trinity |
6 |
Bath City |
3-2 |
Crawley Town |
7 |
Bedworth United |
1-1 |
Leek Town |
8 |
Bletchley |
1-1 |
Salisbury |
9 |
Boston |
2-0 |
Wisbech Town |
10 |
Bridport |
0-2 |
Llanelli |
11 |
Brigg Town |
0-1 |
Alfreton Town |
12 |
Bury Town |
1-2 |
Enderby Town |
13 |
Chatham Town |
0-2 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
14 |
Cheltenham Town |
1-0 |
Trowbridge Town |
15 |
Darwen |
1-1 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
16 |
Dudley Town |
1-2 |
Darlaston |
17 |
Eastwood Town |
1-3 |
Mexborough Town |
18 |
Gresley Rovers |
1-3 |
Brierley Hill Alliance |
19 |
Histon |
2-3 |
Bourne Town |
20 |
Holyhead Town |
0-1 |
Skelmersdale Town |
21 |
Horwich R M I |
1-0 |
Congleton Town |
22 |
Hyde United |
1-2 |
Blaenau Ffestiniog |
23 |
Maidstone United |
2-0 |
Stevenage Athletic |
24 |
Netherfield |
0-1 |
Radcliffe Borough |
25 |
Potton United |
1-0 |
Canterbury City |
26 |
Retford Town |
1-3 |
Worksop Town |
27 |
Rugby Town |
6-0 |
March Town United |
28 |
Runcorn |
0-3 |
New Brighton |
29 |
Sandbach Ramblers |
0-0 |
Redditch United |
30 |
Taunton Town |
3-1 |
Ferndale Athletic |
31 |
Wadebridge Town |
2-3 |
Welton Rovers |
32 |
Winchester City |
0-2 |
Wealdstone |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
7 |
Leek Town |
1-0 |
Bedworth United |
8 |
Salisbury |
0-2 |
Bletchley |
15 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
4-1 |
Darwen |
29 |
Redditch United |
0-1 |
Sandbach Ramblers |
Third Qualifying Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Accrington Stanley |
1-0 |
Blaenau Ffestiniog |
2 |
Altrincham |
4-3 |
Leek Town |
3 |
Arnold |
2-4 |
Mexborough Town |
4 |
Ashton United |
1-1 |
Radcliffe Borough |
5 |
Banbury United |
3-1 |
Wealdstone |
6 |
Barton Town |
2-2 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
7 |
Boston |
1-3 |
Rugby Town |
8 |
Boston United |
1-0 |
Cambridge City |
9 |
Bourne Town |
2-1 |
Wellingborough Town |
10 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
7-0 |
Alfreton Town |
11 |
Bridgwater Town |
2-1 |
Minehead |
12 |
Brierley Hill Alliance |
1-4 |
Bath City |
13 |
Cheltenham Town |
1-0 |
Bletchley |
14 |
Corby Town |
0-1 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
15 |
Denaby United |
2-1 |
Goole Town |
16 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
4-1 |
Stockton |
17 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
2-1 |
Enderby Town |
18 |
Horwich R M I |
1-1 |
Sandbach Ramblers |
19 |
King's Lynn |
2-1 |
Tonbridge |
20 |
Lancaster City |
4-0 |
Darlaston |
21 |
Llanelli |
1-0 |
Dorchester Town |
22 |
Maidstone United |
2-1 |
Kettering Town |
23 |
Margate |
2-3 |
Nuneaton Borough |
24 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
3-0 |
Welton Rovers |
25 |
New Brighton |
0-2 |
Morecambe |
26 |
Northwich Victoria |
1-4 |
Great Harwood |
27 |
Poole Town |
1-4 |
Bideford |
28 |
Potton United |
0-2 |
Bexley United |
29 |
Skelmersdale United |
2-1 |
Winsford United |
30 |
Taunton Town |
2-1 |
Barry Town |
31 |
Witton Albion |
1-0 |
Bilston |
32 |
Worksop Town |
2-0 |
South Shields |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
4 |
Radcliffe Borough |
3-1 |
Ashton United |
6 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
3-2 |
Barton Town |
18 |
Sandbach Ramblers |
4-0 |
Horwich R M I |
1st Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Accrington Stanley |
0-2 |
Grantham |
2 |
Bangor City |
5-1 |
Great Harwood |
3 |
Barrow |
2-1 |
Radcliffe Borough |
4 |
Bedford Town |
2-0 |
Bath City |
5 |
Bexley United |
2-0 |
Boston United |
6 |
Bideford |
0-1 |
Romford |
7 |
Bourne Town |
2-5 |
Bridgwater Town |
8 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
2-0 |
Ilkeston Town |
9 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
2-2 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
10 |
Cheltenham Town |
1-2 |
Dover |
11 |
Gravesend & Northfleet |
2-4 |
Hillingdon Borough |
12 |
Horden Colliery Welfare |
1-2 |
Buxton |
13 |
Lancaster City |
3-1 |
Chorley |
14 |
Maidstone United |
1-0 |
Dartford |
15 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
1-0 |
Hastings United |
16 |
Mexborough Town |
2-1 |
Worksop Town |
17 |
Mossley |
0-1 |
Morecambe |
18 |
Nuneaton Borough |
0-0 |
Barnet |
19 |
Sandbach Ramblers |
3-1 |
Burscough |
20 |
Scarborough |
3-1 |
Macclesfield Town |
21 |
Skelmersdale United |
3-1 |
Matlock Town |
22 |
South Liverpool |
3-2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
23 |
Stafford Rangers |
1-0 |
Denaby United |
24 |
Stourbridge |
2-1 |
Llanelli |
25 |
Tamworth |
2-3 |
Witton Albion |
26 |
Taunton Town |
1-1 |
Chelmsford City |
27 |
Telford United |
2-2 |
Altrincham |
28 |
Weymouth |
3-0 |
Kidderminster Harriers |
29 |
Wigan Athletic |
5-0 |
Burton Albion |
30 |
Wimbledon |
1-1 |
Banbury United |
31 |
Worcester City |
1-0 |
King's Lynn |
32 |
Yeovil Town |
2-3 |
Rugby Town |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
9 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
2-1 |
Bromsgrove Rovers |
18 |
Barnet |
2-2 |
Nuneaton Borough |
26 |
Chelmsford City |
4-0 |
Taunton Town |
27 |
Altrincham |
2-0 |
Telford United |
30 |
Banbury United |
0-1 |
Wimbledon |
2nd Replay
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
18 |
Nuneaton Borough |
5-0 |
Barnet |
2nd Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
1-0 |
Worcester City |
2 |
Bangor City |
2-1 |
Lancaster City |
3 |
Barrow |
0-0 |
Stafford Rangers |
4 |
Bedford Town |
2-1 |
Dover |
5 |
Bexley United |
1-0 |
Merthyr Tydfil |
6 |
Buxton |
2-0 |
Altrincham |
7 |
Chelmsford City |
3-0 |
Weymouth |
8 |
Maidstone United |
1-1 |
Bridgwater Town |
9 |
Mexborough Town |
3-0 |
Grantham |
10 |
Morecambe |
3-1 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
11 |
Nuneaton Borough |
2-3 |
Wimbledon |
12 |
Rugby Town |
1-1 |
Romford{2} |
13 |
Sandbach Ramblers |
0-3 |
Scarborough |
14 |
Stourbridge |
3-0 |
Hillingdon Borough |
15 |
Wigan Athletic |
2-0 |
South Liverpool |
16 |
Witton Albion |
1-1 |
Skelmersdale United |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
3 |
Stafford Rangers |
4-1 |
Barrow |
8 |
Bridgwater Town |
2-0 |
Maidstone United |
12 |
Romford{2} |
1-0 |
Rugby Town |
16 |
Skelmersdale United |
0-1 |
Witton Albion |
3rd Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
0-0 |
Bexley United |
2 |
Bangor City |
1-0 |
Buxton |
3 |
Bedford Town |
3-1 |
Wimbledon |
4 |
Mexborough Town |
1-3 |
Scarborough |
5 |
Stafford Rangers |
2-0 |
Bridgwater Town |
6 |
Stourbridge |
1-1 |
Morecambe |
7 |
Wigan Athletic |
2-0 |
Romford{2} |
8 |
Witton Albion |
2-4 |
Chelmsford City |
Replays
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Bexley United |
1-2 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
6 |
Morecambe |
3-1 |
Stourbridge |
4th Round
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Bangor City |
2-3 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
2 |
Morecambe |
1-1 |
Wigan Athletic |
3 |
Scarborough |
2-0 |
Chelmsford City |
4 |
Stafford Rangers |
4-1 |
Bedford Town |
Replay
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
2 |
Wigan Athletic |
0-0 |
Morecambe |
2nd Replay
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
2 |
Wigan Athletic |
1-0 |
Morecambe |
Semi Finals
Ties
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
1 |
Ashford Town (Kent) |
0-1 |
Scarborough |
2 |
Wigan Athletic |
0-0 |
Stafford Rangers |
Replay
Tie |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
2 |
Wigan Athletic |
1-0 |
Stafford Rangers |
Final
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Scarborough |
2-1 |
Wigan Athletic |
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