2016–17 FA Trophy
The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th 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, which was won by York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3-2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.
| Football Association Trophy | |
| Country | |
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| Teams | 276 |
| Champions | York City |
| Runners-up | Macclesfield Town |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Calendar
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
| Preliminary round | 8 October 2016 | 64 | 276 → 212 | 128 | £2,500 |
| First round qualifying | 29 October 2016 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 80 | £2,700 |
| Second round qualifying | 12 November 2016 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £3,250 |
| Third round qualifying | 26 November 2016 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £4,000 |
| First round proper | 10 December 2016 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £5,000 |
| Second round proper | 14 January 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £6,000 |
| Third round proper | 4 February 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £7,000 |
| Fourth round proper | 25 February 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £8,000 |
| Semi-finals | 11 March and 18 March 2017 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £16,000 |
| Final | 21 May 2017 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000 |
Preliminary round
A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Beaconsfield SYCOB, Heybridge Swifts, Kidsgrove Athletic, Market Drayton Town, Phoenix Sports, Waltham Abbey, Walton Casuals and Ware.
First round qualifying
A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.
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Second round qualifying
A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.
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Third round qualifying
A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.
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First round proper
A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.
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Second round proper
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Third round proper
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Fourth round proper
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Semi-finals
Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.
First leg
| Macclesfield Town (5) | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers (5) |
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| Norburn |
Hughes |
Second leg
| Tranmere Rovers (5) | 0–1 | Macclesfield Town (5) |
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| Norburn |
| Lincoln City (5) | 1–1 | York City (5) |
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| Raggett |
Fenwick |
Final
| Macclesfield Town | 2–3 | York City |
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| R. Browne O. Norburn |
J. Parkin V. Oliver A. Connolly |