The 2018–19 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) is the 50th season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English National League System.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2018–19 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.
|
Round
|
Main Date
|
Number of Fixtures
|
Clubs Remaining
|
New Entries This Round
|
Prize Money
|
| Extra preliminary round |
29 September 2018 |
27 |
295 → 268 |
54 |
£ 2,000
|
| Preliminary round |
13 October 2018 |
56 |
268 → 212 |
85 |
£ 3,000
|
| First round qualifying |
27 October 2018 |
72 |
212 → 140 |
88 |
£ 3,250
|
| Second round qualifying |
10 November 2018 |
36 |
140 → 104 |
0 |
£ 4,000
|
| Third round qualifying |
24 November 2018 |
40 |
104 → 64 |
44 |
£ 5,000
|
| First round proper |
15 December 2018 |
32 |
64 → 32 |
24 |
£ 6,000
|
| Second round proper |
12 January 2019 |
16 |
32 → 16 |
0 |
£ 7,000
|
| Third round proper |
2 February 2019 |
8 |
16 → 8 |
0 |
£ 8,000
|
| Fourth round proper |
23 February 2019 |
4 |
8 → 4 |
0 |
£ 10,000
|
| Semi-finals |
16 and 23 March 2019 |
2 |
4 → 2 |
0 |
£ 20,000
|
| Final |
19 May 2019 |
1 |
2 → 1 |
0 |
Runners-up £ 30,000
Winners £ 60,000
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One team at Level 8 did not enter (Guernsey). This was the first year to have an extra preliminary round, due to the increase from 72 to 88 teams in the Level 7 leagues.
Preliminary round
First round qualifying
Second round qualifying
Third round qualifying
First round proper
Second round proper
Third round proper
Following their victory over Weymouth, Ramsbottom United are the lowest-ranked team still in the competition, and the only team left from the eighth tier of English football.
Fourth round proper
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Leyton Orient won 3–1 on aggregate
AFC Fylde won 3–2 on aggregate
Final
Top scorers
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