1997–98 FA Trophy
{{unreferenced|date=December 2012}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = FA Trophy
| year = 1997-98
| other_titles = FA Challenge Trophy
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| country = England
Wales
| num_teams = 177
| winners = Cheltenham Town
| second = Southport
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| prev_season = 1996-97
| next_season = 1998-99
|}}
The 1997–98 FA Trophy was the twenty-ninth season of the FA Trophy. This was the first year that penalty kicks were used to settle drawn replays, prior to this multiple replays were possible.
First qualifying round
=Ties=
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| 1
| Aldershot Town | 5-1 | Croydon |
| 2
| Ashford Town (Kent) | 2-1 | V S Rugby |
| 3
| Basingstoke Town | 2-0 | Leatherhead |
| 4
| Bedworth United | 3-1 | Stocksbridge Park Steels |
| 5
| Belper Town | 2-2 | Droylsden |
| 6
| Billericay Town | 4-0 | Grays Athletic |
| 7
| Blakenall | 2-3 | Spennymoor United |
| 8
| Bognor Regis Town | 4-0 | Thame United |
| 9
| Brackley Town | 2-2 | Worcester City |
| 10
| Buxton | 0-1 | Alfreton Town |
| 11
| Cambridge City | 2-1 | Maidenhead United |
| 12
| Carshalton Athletic | 2-0 | Racing Club Warwick |
| 13
| Corby Town | 4-3 | Newport A F C |
| 14
| Crawley Town | 2-1 | Kingstonian |
| 15
| Eastwood Town | 1-1 | Redditch United |
| 16
| Evesham United | 1-2 | Rothwell Town |
| 17
| Fareham Town | 0-3 | Witney Town |
| 18
| Fleet Town | 2-2 | Abingdon Town |
| 19
| Flixton | 0-3 | Matlock Town |
| 20
| Frickley Athletic | 1-1 | Leigh R M I |
| 21
| Hampton | 0-1 | Wokingham Town |
| 22
| Harrow Borough | 1-1 | Weston Super Mare |
| 23
| Havant Town | 2-2 | Hendon |
| 24
| Hitchin Town | 7-1 | Erith & Belvedere |
| 25
| Knowsley United scr-w/o Great Harwood Town | | |
| 26
| Leyton Pennant | 0-1 | Baldock Town |
| 27
| Lincoln United | 5-2 | Trafford |
| 28
| Moor Green | 1-0 | Atherstone United |
| 29
| Netherfield | 1-1 | Whitby Town |
| 30
| Oxford City | 6-0 | Cinderford Town |
| 31
| Paget Rangers | 0-0 | Bilston Town |
| 32
| Radcliffe Borough w/o-scr Dudley Town | | |
| 33
| Romford | 2-0 | Chertsey Town |
| 34
| Solihull Borough | 3-0 | Shepshed Dynamo |
| 35
| Stafford Rangers | 1-1 | Hinckley United |
| 36
| Sutton Coldfield Town | 2-1 | Gretna |
| 37
| Tamworth | 5-1 | Congleton Town |
| 38
| Tonbridge Angels | 1-0 | Newport I O W |
| 39
| Trowbridge Town | 1-2 | Raunds Town |
| 40
| Uxbridge | 2-2 | Weymouth |
| 41
| Walton & Hersham | 3-0 | Staines Town |
| 42
| Waterlooville | 2-1 | Fisher Athletic London |
| 43
| Wembley | 2-6 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 44
| Whitley Bay | 0-1 | Worksop Town |
| 45
| Whyteleafe | 1-5 | Margate |
| 46
| Winsford United | 2-0 | Ilkeston Town |
| 47
| Wisbech Town | 4-3 | Clevedon Town |
| 48
| Witton Albion | 3-0 | Farsley Celtic |
| 49
| Yate Town | 1-3 | Molesey |
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| 2
| Droylsden | 2-3 | Belper Town |
| 9
| Worcester City | 5-0 | Brackley Town |
| 15
| Redditch United | 3-0 | Eastwood Town |
| 18
| Abingdon Town | 2-0 | Fleet Town |
| 20
| Leigh R M I | 2-1 | Frickley Athletic |
| 22
| Weston Super Mare | 1-2 | Harrow Borough |
| 23
| Hendon | 2-1 | Havant Town |
| 29
| Whitby Town | 3-3 | Netherfield |
| !colspan="5"|(Whitby Town won 4-3 on penalties) |
| 31
| Bilston Town | 2-2 | Paget Rangers |
| !colspan="5"|(Bilston Town won 4-3 on penalties) |
| 35
| Hinckley United | 1-0 | Stafford Rangers |
| 40
| Weymouth | 1-2 | Uxbridge |
Second qualifying round
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| 1
| Abingdon Town | 2-0 | Wokingham Town |
| 2
| Ashford Town (Kent) | 1-2 | Raunds Town |
| 3
| Baldock Town | 1-2 | Corby Town |
| 4
| Basingstoke Town | 2-0 | Witney Town |
| 5
| Berkhamsted Town | 4-0 | Worcester City |
| 6
| Billericay Town | 4-0 | Forest Green Rovers |
| 7
| Bognor Regis Town | 2-3 | Chesham United |
| 8
| Bromley | 2-1 | Hendon |
| 9
| Cambridge City | 1-1 | Dartford |
| 10
| Carshalton Athletic | 0-0 | Aldershot Town |
| 11
| Cirencester Town | 1-0 | Gravesend & Northfleet |
| 12
| Crawley Town | 1-2 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 13
| Gainsborough Trinity | 3-0 | Bedworth United |
| 14
| Harrow Borough | 5-0 | Molesey |
| 15
| Hinckley United | 3-1 | Whitby Town |
| 16
| Hitchin Town | 3-0 | Barton Rovers |
| 17
| Lincoln United | 1-2 | Belper Town |
| 18
| Margate | 4-0 | Waterlooville |
| 19
| Matlock Town | 4-1 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 20
| Oxford City | 0-2 | Wisbech Town |
| 21
| Radcliffe Borough | 1-1 | Leigh R M I |
| 22
| Redditch United | 1-3 | Worksop Town |
| 23
| Romford | 5-1 | Rothwell Town |
| 24
| Solihull Borough | 9-1 | Alfreton Town |
| 25
| Stourbridge | 1-1 | Great Harwood Town |
| 26
| Tamworth | 4-3 | Moor Green |
| 27
| Tonbridge Angels | 0-3 | Hastings Town |
| 28
| Uxbridge | 0-1 | Worthing |
| 29
| Walton & Hersham | 0-0 | Bashley |
| 30
| Winsford United | 1-0 | Spennymoor United |
| 31
| Witton Albion | 0-0 | Bilston Town |
| 32
| Workington | 1-1 | Harrogate Town |
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| 9
| Dartford | 0-1 | Cambridge City |
| 10
| Aldershot Town | 3-0 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 21
| Leigh R M I | 1-0 | Radcliffe Borough |
| 25
| Great Harwood Town | 3-1 | Stourbridge |
| 29
| Bashley | 2-0 | Walton & Hersham |
| 31
| Bilston Town | 2-2 | Witton Albion |
| !colspan="5"|(Witton Albion won 6-5 on penalties) |
| 32
| Harrogate Town | 0-0 | Workington |
| !colspan="5"|(Harrogate Town won 5-4 on penalties) |
Third qualifying round
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| 1
| Accrington Stanley | 0-5 | Runcorn |
| 2
| Aylesbury United | 0-3 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 3
| Barrow | 4-1 | Hinckley United |
| 4
| Bashley | 4-1 | Cirencester Town |
| 5
| Basingstoke Town | 4-0 | Romford |
| 6
| Belper Town | 1-5 | Boston United |
| 7
| Berkhamsted Town | 2-1 | Salisbury City |
| 8
| Billericay Town | 2-1 | Aldershot Town |
| 9
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1-1 | Leigh R M I |
| 10
| Bromley | 1-4 | Purfleet |
| 11
| Bromsgrove Rovers | 1-2 | Worksop Town |
| 12
| Chesham United | 2-1 | Sutton United |
| 13
| Corby Town | 2-2 | Margate |
| 14
| Dorchester Town | 3-0 | Worthing |
| 15
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1-0 | Bamber Bridge |
| 16
| Great Harwood Town | 0-1 | Witton Albion |
| 17
| Halesowen Town | 1-2 | Burton Albion |
| 18
| Harrogate Town | 0-3 | Blyth Spartans |
| 19
| Harrow Borough | 1-3 | Bath City |
| 20
| Hastings Town | 4-0 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 21
| Hitchin Town | 0-2 | Boreham Wood |
| 22
| King's Lynn | 1-4 | Chelmsford City |
| 23
| Marine | 1-1 | Grantham Town |
| 24
| Matlock Town | 1-1 | Winsford United |
| 25
| Merthyr Tydfil | 2-2 | Cambridge City |
| 26
| Nuneaton Borough | 0-2 | Altrincham |
| 27
| Sittingbourne | 1-1 | Abingdon Town |
| 28
| Solihull Borough | 2-1 | Emley |
| 29
| St Albans City | 5-2 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 30
| Tamworth | 0-1 | Lancaster City |
| 31
| Wisbech Town | 2-2 | Raunds Town |
| 32
| Yeading | 2-0 | St Leonards Stamcroft |
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| 9
| Leigh R M I | 1-0 | Bradford Park Avenue |
| 13
| Margate | 5-1 | Corby Town |
| 23
| Grantham Town | 1-0 | Marine |
| 24
| Winsford United | 0-0 | Matlock Town |
| !colspan="5"|(Winsford United won 5-3 on penalties) |
| 25
| Cambridge City | 6-3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 27
| Abingdon Town | 1-2 | Sittingbourne |
| 31
| Raunds Town | 4-0 | Wisbech Town |
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Woking, Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Stevenage Borough, Morecambe, Northwich Victoria, Farnborough Town, Hednesford Town, Telford United, Gateshead, Southport, Rushden & Diamonds, Stalybridge Celtic, Kettering Town, Hayes, Slough Town, Dover Athletic, Welling United, Halifax Town, Leek Town, Yeovil Town, Cheltenham Town, Guiseley, Enfield, Hyde United, Gresley Rovers, Chorley, Gloucester City, Bishop Auckland, Colwyn Bay, Dagenham & Redbridge and Ashton United.
=Ties=
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| 1
| Altrincham | 2-0 | Runcorn |
| 2
| Ashton United | 0-0 | Chorley |
| 3
| Barrow | 1-1 | Worksop Town |
| 4
| Bashley | 3-0 | Raunds Town |
| 5
| Basingstoke Town | 0-1 | Gloucester City |
| 6
| Bath City | 0-0 | Hastings Town |
| 7
| Bishop Auckland | 3-1 | Colwyn Bay |
| 8
| Boreham Wood | 2-1 | Chelmsford City |
| 9
| Burton Albion | 2-1 | Witton Albion |
| 10
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1-0 | Billericay Town |
| 11
| Enfield | 1-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 12
| Grantham Town | 1-1 | Leigh R M I |
| 13
| Gresley Rovers | 4-4 | Leek Town |
| 14
| Guiseley | 0-0 | Telford United |
| 15
| Halifax Town | 2-1 | Blyth Spartans |
| 16
| Hayes | 4-0 | Cambridge City |
| 17
| Hednesford Town | 2-1 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 18
| Hereford United | 3-0 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 19
| Hyde United | 2-1 | Boston United |
| 20
| Kettering Town | 1-0 | Dorchester Town |
| 21
| Kidderminster Harriers | 4-1 | Berkhamsted Town |
| 22
| Lancaster City | 0-3 | Northwich Victoria |
| 23
| Morecambe | 4-0 | Solihull Borough |
| 24
| Purfleet | 0-1 | Dover Athletic |
| 25
| Rushden & Diamonds | 4-0 | Farnborough Town |
| 26
| Southport | 3-0 | Winsford United |
| 27
| St Albans City | 0-0 | Sittingbourne |
| 28
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2-4 | Gateshead |
| 29
| Stevenage Borough | 2-2 | Chesham United |
| 30
| Welling United | 1-1 | Slough Town |
| 31
| Woking | 0-1 | Margate |
| 32
| Yeovil Town | 0-0 | Yeading |
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| 2
| Chorley | 0-2 | Ashton United |
| 3
| Worksop Town | 2-4 | Barrow |
| 6
| Hastings Town | 0-1 | Bath City |
| 11
| Cheltenham Town | 5-1 | Enfield |
| 12
| Leigh R M I | 0-0 | Grantham Town |
| !colspan="5"|(Grantham Town won 4-3 on penalties) |
| 13
| Leek Town | 3-1 | Gresley Rovers |
| 14
| Telford United | 4-0 | Guiseley |
| 27
| Sittingbourne | 0-1 | St Albans City |
| 29
| Chesham United | 0-3 | Stevenage Borough |
| 30
| Slough Town | 2-1 | Welling United |
| 32
| Yeading | 1-0 | Yeovil Town |
2nd round
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| 1
| Altrincham | 2-0 | Morecambe |
| 2
| Barrow | 2-1 | St Albans City |
| 3
| Bath City | 2-3 | Grantham Town |
| 4
| Bishop Auckland | 1-4 | Boreham Wood |
| 5
| Cheltenham Town | 3-1 | Rushden & Diamonds |
| 6
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 0-5 | Hyde United |
| 7
| Gateshead | 1-2 | Stevenage Borough |
| 8
| Gloucester City | 1-1 | Burton Albion |
| 9
| Halifax Town | 1-1 | Slough Town |
| 10
| Hayes | 5-0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 11
| Hednesford Town | 5-0 | Leek Town |
| 12
| Hereford United | 0-2 | Dover Athletic |
| 13
| Margate | 1-2 | Bashley |
| 14
| Northwich Victoria | 4-0 | Kettering Town |
| 15
| Telford United | 0-1 | Ashton United |
| 16
| Yeading | 0-6 | Southport |
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| 8
| Burton Albion | 2-2 | Gloucester City |
| !colspan="5"|(Gloucester City won 6-5 on penalties) |
| 9
| Slough Town | 2-0 | Halifax Town |
3rd round
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| 1
| Altrincham | 0-2 | Southport |
| 2
| Ashton United | 0-1 | Cheltenham Town |
| 3
| Barrow | 1-0 | Northwich Victoria |
| 4
| Grantham Town | 2-1 | Hednesford Town |
| 5
| Hayes | 2-0 | Bashley |
| 6
| Hyde United | 0-2 | Dover Athletic |
| 7
| Slough Town | 1-1 | Boreham Wood |
| 8
| Stevenage Borough | 1-1 | Gloucester City |
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| 7
| Boreham Wood | 1-2 | Slough Town |
| 8
| Gloucester City | 1-2 | Stevenage Borough |
4th round
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| 1
| Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Hayes |
| 2
| Dover Athletic | 1-1 | Barrow |
| 3
| Grantham Town | 1-1 | Southport |
| 4
| Stevenage Borough | 0-1 | Slough Town |
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| 2
| Barrow | 0-0 | Dover Athletic |
| !colspan="5"|(Dover Athletic won 5-4 on penalties) |
| 3
| Southport | 3-1 | Grantham Town |
Semi finals
=First leg=
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| 1
| Cheltenham Town | 2-1 | Dover Athletic |
| 2
| Slough Town | 0-1 | Southport |
=Second leg=
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| 1
| Dover Athletic | 2-2 | Cheltenham Town | 3-4 |
| 2
| Southport | 1-1 | Slough Town | 2-1 |
Final
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| Cheltenham Town
| 1-0 | Southport |
References
=General=
- [https://www.fchd.info/cups/fatrophy1997-98.htm Football Club History Database: FA Trophy 1997-98]