The 1973–74 FA Trophy was the fifth season of the FA Trophy.

1973–74 FA Trophy
FA Challenge Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams200
Final positions
ChampionsMorecambe (1st title)
Runner-upDartford

Preliminary round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Cinderford Town 3-0 Gloucester City
2 Cowes 1-3 Bognor Regis Town
3 Fleetwood 1-3 Netherfield
4 Guildford City 2-1 Andover
5 Hednesford Town 1-0 Brereton Social
6 Retford Town 1-0 Goole Town
7 Soham Town Rangers 1-2 Wisbech Town
8 Weston-Super-Mere 2-1 Glastonbury

First qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 A P Leamington 1-1 Heanor Town
2 Accrington Stanley 4-2 Netherfield
3 Alfreton Town 6-1 Spalding United
4 Ashton United 1-2 Hyde United
5 Barnstaple Town 1-1 Bridgend Town
6 Barton Town 2-3 Bridlington Trinity
7 Basingstoke Town 1-1 Salisbury
8 Bath City 2-1 Cinderford Town
9 Bethesda Athletic 0-1 Nantlle Vale
10 Blaenau Ffestiniog 2-2 Rhyl
11 Bletchley 3-1 Bury Town
12 Boston 2-1 Louth United
13 Bourne Town 3-1 Holbeach United
14 Brierley Hill Alliance 2-0 Halesowen Town
15 Caernarfon Town 1-4 Pwllheli & District
16 Congleton Town 1-2 Formby
17 Crawley Town 2-1 Bognor Regis Town
18 Darwen 1-1 Rossendale United
19 Droylsden 2-2 Clitheroe
20 Eastwood Hanley 0-2 Leek Town
21 Ellesmere Port Town 0-2 Connah's Quay Nomads
22 Ely City 1-1 Skegness Town
23 Enderby Town 0-1 Darlaston
24 Falmouth Town 2-0 Ton Pentre
25 Ferndale Athletic 0-0 Weston-super-Mare
26 Folkestone 2-0 Ramsgate
27 Frickley Colliery 3-0 Retford Town
28 Frome Town 0-1 Trowbridge Town
29 Glossop 0-1 Woolley Miners Welfare
30 Gornal Athletic 0-1 Dudley Town
31 Gresley Rovers 1-2 Belper Town
32 Hatfield Main 3-1 Boldon Colliery Welfare
33 Hinckley Athletic 0-3 Bedworth United
34 Histon 1-1 Sudbury Town
35 Horden Colliery Welfare W/O Gateshead
36 Horwich R M I 0-2 Skelmersdale United
37 Kimberley Town 1-0 Eastwood Town
38 Long Eaton United 1-0 Desborough Town
39 Lowestoft Town 2-0 Wisbech Town
40 Lye Town 2-1 Hednesford
41 Maidstone United 3-1 Deal Town
42 Metropolitan Police 1-3 Gravesend & Northfleet
43 Nantwich Town 2-1 Winsford United
44 Nelson 1-4 Worksop Town
45 New Mills 1-1 New Brighton
46 Oswestry Town 1-1 Portmadoc
47 Poole Town 2-3 Guildford City
48 Radcliffe Borough 0-0 Runcorn
49 Redditch United 2-1 Atherstone Town
50 Rushden Town 0-0 Sutton Town
51 Sheppey United 2-3 Chatham Town
52 Sittingbourne 1-3 Dunstable
53 St Helens Town 4-3 Leyland Motors
54 St Neots Town 4-3 Potton United
55 Stalybridge Celtic 2-1 Bacup Borough
56 Stamford 5-2 March Town United
57 Stevenage Athletic 2-1 Biggleswade Town
58 Taunton Town 5-0 Chippenham Town
59 Wadebridge Town 5-1 St Blazey
60 Waterlooville 4-1 Fleet Town
61 Wealdstone 4-0 Hatfield Town
62 Welton Rovers 1-1 Bridport
63 Whitstable Town 1-4 Canterbury City
64 Winterton Rangers 3-1 Brigg Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Heanor Town 0-3 A P Leamington
5 Bridgend Town 2-2 Barnstaple Town
7 Salisbury 3-0 Basingstoke Town
10 Rhyl 4-3 Blaenau Ffestiniog
18 Rossendale United 2-0 Darwen
19 Clitheroe 0-4 Droylsden
22 Skegness Town 1-2 Ely City
25 Weston-super-Mare 1-0 Ferndale Athletic
34 Sudbury Town 3-1 Histon
45 New Brighton 2-0 New Mills
46 Portmadoc 4-0 Oswestry Town
48 Runcorn 1-0 Radcliffe Borough
50 Sutton Town 3-0 Rushden Town
62 Bridport 0-2 Welton Rovers

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
5 Barnstaple Town 3-2 Bridgend Town

Second qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Accrington Stanley 2-1 Rossendale United
2 Barnstaple Town 1-3 Falmouth Town
3 Bath City 1-0 Trowbridge Town
4 Bletchley 0-0 Stevenage Athletic
5 Boston 1-1 Bourne Town
6 Brierley Hill Alliance 2-3 Bedworth United
7 Chatham Town 2-0 Salisbury
8 Darlaston 2-2 A P Leamington
9 Droylsden 4-3 St Helens Town
10 Ely City 3-6 Alfreton Town
11 Folkestone 0-4 Canterbury City
12 Hatfield Main 1-2 Frickley Colliery
13 Horden Colliery Welfare 1-2 Bridlington Trinity
14 Kimberley Town 2-0 Sutton Town
15 Lowestoft Town 2-2 Sudbury Town
16 Lye Town 0-1 Dudley Town
17 Maidstone United 1-0 Crawley Town
18 Nantwich Town 2-1 New Brighton
19 Portmadoc 8-1 Connah's Quay Nomads
20 Pwllheli & District 2-2 Nantlle Vale
21 Redditch United 1-2 Belper Town
22 Rhyl 2-2 Leek Town
23 Runcorn 1-2 Formby
24 Skelmersdale United 0-1 Hyde United
25 St Neots Town 1-1 Gravesend & Northfleet
26 Stamford 3-1 Long Eaton United
27 Taunton Town 4-0 Weston-super-Mare
28 Waterlooville 0-1 Guildford City
29 Wealdstone 3-0 Dunstable
30 Welton Rovers 4-0 Wadebridge Town
31 Winterton Rangers 2-3 Stalybridge Celtic
32 Woolley Miners Welfare 2-3 Worksop Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
4 Stevenage Athletic 1-2 Bletchley
5 Bourne Town 0-0 Boston
8 A P Leamington 0-1 Darlaston
15 Sudbury Town 1-2 Lowestoft Town
20 Nantlle Vale 1-2 Pwllheli & District
22 Leek Town 1-0 Rhyl
25 Gravesend & Northfleet 4-1 St Neots Town

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
5 Boston 4-0 Bourne Town

Third qualifying round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Altrincham 0-1 Pwllheli & District
2 Arnold 1-2 Worksop Town
3 Banbury United 2-1 Dudley Town
4 Bath City 0-2 Falmouth Town
5 Bedworth United 2-2 Stamford
6 Bilston 0-0 Nuneaton Borough
7 Boston United 6-0 Chatham Town
8 Bradford Park Avenue 7-0 Kimberley Town
9 Bridgwater Town 1-2 Taunton Town
10 Bridlington Trinity 3-1 Denaby United
11 Cambridge City 1-1 Margate
12 Darlaston 0-1 Tamworth
13 Gainsborough Trinity 2-2 Frickley Colliery
14 Guildford City 3-1 Gravesend & Northfleet
15 Kettering Town 5-0 Wellingborough Town
16 King's Lynn 1-0 Tonbridge
17 Lancaster City 1-4 Leek Town
18 Lowestoft Town 1-2 Bletchley
19 Maidstone United 1-2 Canterbury City
20 Matlock Town 1-1 Belper Town
21 Merthyr Tydfil 2-0 Corby Town
22 Mexborough Town 4-0 Stockton
23 Minehead 1-0 Bideford
24 Nantwich Town 2-0 Accrington Stanley
25 Northwich Victoria 3-0 Great Harwood
26 Portmadoc 2-3 Mossley
27 Sandbach Ramblers 1-1 Hyde United
28 South Shields W/O Alfreton Town
29 Stalybridge Celtic 1-0 Droylsden
30 Wealdstone 6-1 Boston
31 Welton Rovers 3-0 Dorchester Town
32 Witton Albion 1-1 Formby

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
5 Stamford 0-1 Boston United
6 Nuneaton Borough 2-1 Bilston
11 Margate 2-1 Cambridge City
13 Frickley Colliery 2-3 Gainsborough Trinity
20 Belper Town 2-4 Matlock Town
27 Hyde United 0-1 Sandbach Ramblers
32 Formby 2-2 Witton Albion

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
32 Witton Albion 2-3 Formby

1st round

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The teams that given byes to this round are Scarborough, Stafford Rangers, Barrow, Telford United, Macclesfield Town, Hillingdon Borough, Wimbledon, Worcester City, Romford, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Wigan Athletic, Bangor City, Kidderminster Harriers, Bromsgrove Rovers, Burscough, Chelmsford City, Barnet, Grantham, Buxton, Burton Albion, Bedford Town, Dover, Hastings United, Stourbridge, Dartford, South Liverpool, Chorley, Ilkeston Town, Morecambe, Ashford Town (Kent) and Bexley United.

Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Ashford Town (Kent) 2-3 Dartford
2 Bangor City 2-0 Bridlington Trinity
3 Bedford Town 3-2 Chelmsford City
4 Bedworth United 2-3 Stourbridge
5 Bexley United 1-2 Banbury United
6 Bradford Park Avenue 0-1 Buxton
7 Bromsgrove Rovers 3-1 King's Lynn
8 Burscough 2-0 Mossley
9 Canterbury City 1-2 Bletchley
10 Falmouth Town 0-1 Minehead
11 Grantham 4-1 Ilkeston Town
12 Guildford City 2-1 Yeovil Town
13 Hastings United 1-0 Barnet
14 Kettering Town 1-1 Nuneaton Borough
15 Leek Town 0-1 Northwich Victoria
16 Macclesfield Town 2-1 Tamworth
17 Margate 2-0 Dover
18 Merthyr Tydfil 3-3 Welton Rovers
19 Mexborough Town 0-3 Morecambe
20 Pwllheli & District 2-3 Barrow
21 Romford 2-1 Hillingdon Borough
22 Sandbach Ramblers 3-0 Nantwich Town
23 Scarborough 1-0 Gainsborough Trinity
24 South Shields 1-1 Matlock Town
25 Stafford Rangers 5-1 South Liverpool
26 Stalybridge Celtic 3-3 Formby
27 Taunton Town 0-1 Worcester City
28 Telford United 5-1 Chorley
29 Weymouth 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
30 Wigan Athletic 2-3 Boston United
31 Wimbledon 0-1 Wealdstone
32 Worksop Town 2-1 Burton Albion

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
14 Nuneaton Borough 1-1 Kettering Town
18 Welton Rovers 0-3 Merthyr Tydfil
24 Matlock Town 2-3 South Shields
26 Formby 0-0 Stalybridge Celtic

2nd replay

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
14 Kettering Town 1-0 Nuneaton Borough
26 Stalybridge Celtic 2-0 Formby

2nd round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Banbury United 0-0 Guildford City
2 Barrow 0-2 Stafford Rangers
3 Bedford Town 1-0 Stourbridge
4 Boston United 2-1 Telford United
5 Burscough 1-1 South Shields
6 Buxton 3-2 Stalybridge Celtic
7 Dartford 0-0 Minehead
8 Grantham 3-0 Scarborough
9 Kettering Town 2-2 Bromsgrove Rovers
10 Margate 2-2 Weymouth
11 Morecambe 2-1 Bangor City
12 Romford 2-1 Merthyr Tydfil
13 Sandbach Ramblers 2-0 Northwich Victoria
14 Wealdstone 5-2 Hastings United
15 Worcester City 5-1 Bletchley
16 Worksop Town 2-2 Macclesfield Town

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Guildford City 1-2 Banbury United
5 South Shields 1-0 Burscough
7 Minehead 1-2 Dartford
9 Bromsgrove Rovers 0-3 Kettering Town
10 Weymouth 1-0 Margate
16 Macclesfield Town 4-0 Worksop Town

3rd round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Dartford 1-1 Banbury United
2 Grantham 0-0 Bedford Town
3 Macclesfield Town 3-0 Buxton
4 Morecambe 0-0 Kettering Town
5 Romford 1-1 Stafford Rangers
6 Wealdstone 1-1 South Shields
7 Weymouth 3-0 Boston United
8 Worcester City 4-3 Sandbach Ramblers

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Banbury United 2-2 Dartford
2 Bedford Town 4-0 Grantham
4 Kettering Town 1-2 Morecambe
5 Stafford Rangers 2-0 Romford
6 South Shields 2-1 Wealdstone

2nd Replay

Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1† Banbury United 0-1 Dartford

† The match was played at Bedford Town.

4th round

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Ties

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Bedford Town 0-1 Morecambe
2 South Shields 0-0 Worcester City
3 Stafford Rangers 0-0 Macclesfield Town
4 Weymouth 1-2 Dartford

Replays

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
2 Worcester City 0-2 South Shields
3 Macclesfield Town 2-0 Stafford Rangers

Semi finals

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First leg

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team
1 Macclesfield Town 0-0 Dartford
2 South Shields 0-1 Morecambe

Second leg

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Tie Home Team Score Away Team Aggregate
1 Dartford 2-1 Macclesfield Town 2-1
2 Morecambe 2-0 South Shields 3-0

Final

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Home Team Score Away Team
Morecambe 2-1 Dartford

References

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General

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Specific

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