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Revision as of 08:59, 11 May 2008

FA Trophy
File:FATrophylogo.jpg
Founded
1969
Number of Teams
258
Current Champions
Ebbsfleet United
Current Season
FA Trophy 2007-08
Country
 England
 Wales
Most successful club(s)
Scarborough , Woking, Telford United
(3 times champions each)

The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in levels 5-8 of the English football league system (steps 1-4 of the National League System), which currently covers the three divisions of the Football Conference along with the Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. Clubs in lower levels of the National League System play in the FA Vase.

It was created by the Football Association in 1969 for semi-professional teams, to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. When the latter was abolished in 1974, the leading amateur teams joined the Trophy. The final was traditionally held at the old Wembley Stadium, but was moved to Villa Park during Wembley's redevelopment. The 2005-06 final was held at Upton Park, London.

The FA Challenge Trophy attendance record was set in 2007, when Kidderminster Harriers played Stevenage Borough in the first final to be held at the new Wembley Stadium, in front of 53,262 fans.

Scarborough (1973, 1976, 1977), Telford United (1971, 1983, 1989), and Woking (1994, 1995, 1997) share the record for the most victories (three) in the final. Mark Stimson holds the record for being the first manager to win the trophy for three consecutive seasons (albeit at two different clubs) in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The most succesful manager in the history of the Trophy is Geoff Chapple who won the Trophy an incredible 5 times in 7 seasons with Woking and Kingstonian. In 1985 Wealdstone became the first team to win the "Non-League Double" of F.A. Trophy and Football Conference championship (although in the pre-Conference era both Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers had done the double of Northern Premier League championship and F.A. Trophy in 1970 and 1972 respectively).

Scarborough, Macclesfield Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Colchester United, Wycombe Wanderers, Cheltenham Town, Yeovil Town and Morecambe have gone on to play in the Football League.

The trophy itself was presented to the FA in 1905 by Ernest Cochrane, a barrister, to be used in an international competition between England, the US and Canada to promote football in North America. This competition was never instigated.

Finals

Year Winners Score Runners up Notes
1970 Macclesfield Town 2-0 Telford United
1971 Telford United 3-2 Hillingdon Borough
1972 Stafford Rangers 3-0 Barnet
1973 Scarborough 2-1 Wigan Athletic after extra time
1974 Morecambe 2-1 Dartford
1975 Matlock Town 4-0 Scarborough
1976 Scarborough 3-2 Stafford Rangers after extra time
1977 Scarborough 2-1 Dagenham
1978 Altrincham 3-1 Leatherhead
1979 Stafford Rangers 2-0 Kettering Town
1980 Dagenham 2-1 Mossley
1981 Bishop's Stortford 1-0 Sutton United
1982 Enfield 1-0 Altrincham after extra time
1983 Telford United 2-0 Northwich Victoria
1984 Northwich Victoria 1-1 Bangor City after extra time
Northwich Victoria 2-1 Bangor City replay at Stoke City
1985 Wealdstone 2-1 Boston United
1986 Altrincham 1-0 Runcorn
1987 Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 Burton Albion after extra time
Kidderminster Harriers 2-1 Burton Albion replay at West Bromwich Albion
1988 Enfield 0-0 Telford United
Enfield 3-2 Telford United replay at West Bromwich Albion
1989 Telford United 1-0 Macclesfield Town after extra time
1990 Barrow 3-0 Leek Town
1991 Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers
1992 Colchester United 3-1 Witton Albion
1993 Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 Runcorn
1994 Woking 2-1 Runcorn
1995 Woking 2-1 Kidderminster Harriers after extra time
1996 Macclesfield Town 3-1 Northwich Victoria
1997 Woking 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge after extra time
1998 Cheltenham Town 1-0 Southport
1999 Kingstonian 1-0 Forest Green Rovers
2000 Kingstonian 3-2 Kettering Town
2001 Canvey Island 1-0 Forest Green Rovers
2002 Yeovil Town 2-0 Stevenage Borough
2003 Burscough 2-1 Tamworth
2004 Hednesford Town 3-2 Canvey Island
2005 Grays Athletic 1-1 Hucknall Town after extra time: Grays win 6-5 on penalties
2006 Grays Athletic 2-0 Woking
2007 Stevenage Borough 3-2 Kidderminster Harriers The first final (of any competition) to be played at the new Wembley Stadium
2008 Ebbsfleet United 1-0 Torquay United