2011–12 FA Trophy
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = FA Trophy
| year = 2011–12
| other_titles = FA Challenge Trophy
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| country = England
Wales
| num_teams = 266
| champions = York City
| runner-up = Newport County
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| prevseason = 2010–11
| nextseason = 2012–13
}}
The 2011–12 FA Trophy is the 42nd 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 266 clubs entered the competition.{{cite web|title=FA Trophy Entries Accepted|url=http://thefa.com/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2011/~/media/Files/PDF/The%20FA%20Cup%20And%20Comps/FACup/Draws_July2011/FA%20Trophy%20Entries%20Accepted.ashx/FA%20Trophy%20Entries%20Accepted.pdf|publisher=The FA|date=8 July 2011|access-date=8 July 2011}}
The competition was won for the first time by York City, who defeated Newport County 2–0 in the Final at Wembley on 12 May 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFATrophy/NewsAndFeatures/2012/final-report-newport-county-york-city-120512|title=Final report|access-date=17 May 2012}} Newport County became the second Welsh club to reach an FA Trophy final, after Bangor City in 1984.
Calendar
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! Round !! Date !! Matches !! width=100 | Clubs !! New entries this round !! Prize money |
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| Preliminary round | 8 October 2011 | 54 | 266→212 | 108 | £2,000 |
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| First round qualifying | 22 October 2011 | 72 | 212→140 | 90 | £2,200 |
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| Second round qualifying | 5 November 2011 | 36 | 140→104 | none | £3,000 |
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| Third round qualifying | 26 November 2011 | 40 | 104→64 | 44 | £4,000 |
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| First round | 10 December 2011 | 32 | 64→32 | 24 | £5,000 |
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| Second round | 14 January 2012 | 16 | 32→16 | none | £6,000 |
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| Third round | 4 February 2012 | 8 | 16→8 | none | £7,000 |
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| Quarter-finals | 25 February 2012 | 4 | 8→4 | none | £8,000 |
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| Semi-finals | 10 and 17 March 2012 | 2 | 4→2 | none | £16,000 |
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| Final | 12 May 2012 | 1 | 2→1 | none | £50,000 (winners), £25,000 (runners up) |
Preliminary round
=Ties=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
|---|
| 1
| 5–1 | 92 |
| 2
| Trafford | 1–4 | 134 |
| 3
| 1–2 | 132 |
| 4
| 0–3 | 45 |
| 5
| 1–3 | 82 |
| 6
| 2–2 | 101 |
| 7
| 2–1 | 99 |
| 8
| 2–1 | Mossley | 96 |
| 9
| 4–3 | 62 |
| 10
| 2–3 | 151 |
| 11
| 2–2 | 213 |
| 12
| 2–1 | 154 |
| 13
| 2–1 | 85 |
| 14
| 1–2 | 124 |
| 15
| 4–5 | 100 |
| 16
| 1–0 | 89 |
| 17
| Stamford | 5–4 | 279 |
| 18
| Quorn | 0–5 | 132 |
| 19
| 2–1 | 150 |
| 20
| 1–1 | 210 |
| 21
| 0–1 | Romulus | 277 |
| 22
| 1–1 | 68 |
| 23
| 4–1 | Romford | 82 |
| 24
| 1–1 | 171 |
| 25
| Ilford | 2–3 | 88 |
| 26
| 3–1 | 102 |
| 27
| 3–2 | 53 |
| 28
| 4–3 | 84 |
| 29
| Ramsgate | 2–7 | 160 |
| 30
| 3–0 | 142 |
| 31
| 1–0 | 127 |
| 32
| 1–7 | 140 |
| 33
| 1–0 | Leiston | 171 |
| 34
| Ware | 0–1 | 85 |
| 35
| 1–1 | 109 |
| 36
| 2–1 | Tilbury | 84 |
| 37
| 2–1 | Cheshunt | 51 |
| 38
| 4–3 | 127 |
| 39
| 2–2 | 72 |
| 40
| 6–1 | 198 |
| 41
| 1–2 | 135 |
| 42
| Bideford | 2–0 | 171 |
| 43
| 0–1 | 344 |
| 44
| 3–1 | 122 |
| 45
| 2–1 | 105 |
| 46
| Worthing | 3–3 | 264 |
| 47
| 1–3 | 197 |
| 48
| 2–0 | 100 |
| 49
| 4–3 | 87 |
| 50
| 0–3 | 105 |
| 51
| 3–0 | 175 |
| 52
| 0–0 | Burnham | 89 |
| 53
| 0–2 | Sholing | 186 |
| 54
| 0–1 | 75 |
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| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
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| 6
| 1–2 † | 156 |
| 11
| 2–3 | 105 |
| 20
| 4–0 | 91 |
| 22
| 3–1 | 113 |
| 24
| 4–0 | 174 |
| 35
| 3–4 † | 109 |
| 39
| 5–3 | 91 |
| 46
| 0–2 | Worthing | 113 |
| 52
| Burnham | 0–1 | 81 |
† – After extra time
First round qualifying
Ties will be played on 22 October 2011 {{cite web|title=FA Trophy 1Q|url=http://thefa.com/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2011/~/media/Files/PDF/The%20FA%20Cup%20And%20Comps/FACup/Draws_July2011/FA%20Trophy%201Q.ashx/FA%20Trophy%201Q.pdf|publisher=The FA|date=8 July 2011|access-date=8 July 2011}}
Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.
=Ties=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=20 |Tie
!width=175 |Home Team !width=20 |Score !width=175 |Away Team !width=20 |Attendance |
|---|
| 1
| Chester | 2–1 | 1,624 |
| 2
| Goole | 2–3 | 132 |
| 3
| 1–1 | 269 |
| 4
| Marine | 1–0 | Chorley | 279 |
| 5
| 6–1 | 209 |
| 6
| 2–1 | 112 |
| 7
| Farsley | 2–2 | 217 |
| 8
| Buxton | 4–2 | 188 |
| 9
| 0–4 | 524 |
| 10
| 4–2 | 380 |
| 11
| 3–0 | 249 |
| 12
| 1–0 | 192 |
| 13
| 3–1 | 63 |
| 14
| 3–1 | 122 |
| 15
| 0–1 | 118 |
| 16
| 2–2 | 291 |
| 17
| 3–1 | 311 |
| 18
| 5–0 | 241 |
| 19
| 4–1 | 223 |
| 20
| Ilkeston | 2–0 | 444 |
| 21
| 0–1 | 137 |
| 22
| 0–2 | 153 |
| 23
| 2–2 | Barwell | 107 |
| 24
| 4–3 | 126 |
| 25
| 1–0 | 167 |
| 26
| Romulus | 1–0 | 154 |
| 27
| 0–1 | 106 |
| 28
| 3–0 | Stamford | 299 |
| 29
| 0–1 | 192 |
| 30
| 1–1 | 505 |
| 31
| 2–1 | 291 |
| 32
| 3–1 | 185 |
| 33
| 0–3 | 145 |
| 34
| 2–3 | 197 |
| 35
| 1–0 | 95 |
| 36
| Lewes | 2–1 | 536 |
| 37
| 0–2 | 294 |
| 38
| 1–3 | Margate | 120 |
| 39
| 1–0 | 202 |
| 40
| Aveley | 0–1 | 102 |
| 41
| 1–3 | 275 |
| 42
| 4–0 | Hendon | 262 |
| 43
| 1–3 | 181 |
| 44
| Merstham | 0–4 | 75 |
| 45
| 1–0 | 272 |
| 46
| Uxbridge | 3–1 | 99 |
| 47
| 3–1 | 92 |
| 48
| 2–3 | 109 |
| 49
| 1–1 | 214 |
| 50
| 1–0 | 201 |
| 51
| 3–0 | 233 |
| 52
| 1–1 | 79 |
| 53
| 1–1 | 141 |
| 54
| 0–1 | 36 |
| 55
| 2–0 | 84 |
| 56
| 1–2 | 152 |
| 57
| 0–1 | 258 |
| 58
| Marlow | 1–1 | 148 |
| 59
| Andover | w/o | N/A |
| colspan="5"|Walkover for Swindon Supermarine – Andover folded |
| 60
| 3–1 | 116 |
| 61
| 2–0 | 167 |
| 62
| 1–0 | Sholing | 174 |
| 63
| 0–3 | 203 |
| 64
| 3–1 | Bideford | 200 |
| 65
| 5–0 | Horsham | 303 |
| 66
| 0–3 | 196 |
| 67
| 0–5 | 88 |
| 68
| Weymouth | 3–2 | 512 |
| 69
| 1–1 | 316 |
| 70
| Bashley | 2–2 | Worthing | 184 |
| 71
| 0–0 | 111 |
| 72
| 0–1 | 199 |
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| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
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| 3
| 4–1 | 281 |
| 7
| 2–0 | Farsley | 128 |
| 16
| 3–2 | 71 |
| 23
| Barwell | 5–1 | 104 |
| 30
| 5–2 | 374 |
| 49
| 0–2 | 96 |
| 52
| 0–2 | 160 |
| 53
| 1–2 | 189 |
| 58
| 4–0 | Marlow | 104 |
| 69
| 2–1 | 244 |
| 70
| Worthing | 4–2 † | Bashley | 153 |
| 71
| 2–1 | 171 |
† – After extra time
Second round qualifying
Ties will be played on 5 November 2011
=Ties=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
|---|
| 1
| Chester | 2–0 | 1,551 |
| 2
| 3–0 | Buxton | 421 |
| 3
| 0–0 | 391 |
| 4
| 3–3 | 338 |
| 5
| 1–1 | 143 |
| 6
| 3–0 | 135 |
| 7
| 2–1 | 137 |
| 8
| Marine | 5–2 | 213 |
| 9
| 4–2 | Barwell | 71 |
| 10
| 2–0 | Romulus | 231 |
| 11
| Ilkeston | 2–1 | 455 |
| 12
| 1–1 | 533 |
| 13
| 3–3 | 443 |
| 14
| 4–2 | 266 |
| 15
| 2–3 | 344 |
| 16
| 2–4 | 137 |
| 17
| Margate | 1–1 | 304 |
| 18
| 1–1 | 123 |
| 19
| 3–2 | 38 |
| 20
| 3–2 | Lewes | 183 |
| 21
| 3–2 | 302 |
| 22
| Uxbridge | 5–2 | 124 |
| 23
| 1–2 | 291 |
| 24
| 1–3 | 282 |
| 25
| 2–0 | 315 |
| 26
| 3–0 | 32 |
| 27
| 2–3 | 210 |
| 28
| 3–1 | 207 |
| 29
| 3–1 | 225 |
| 30
| Worthing | 0–2 | 263 |
| 31
| 2–2 | 323 |
| 32
| 4–0 | 170 |
| 33
| 1–1 | 361 |
| 34
| 6–5 | 170 |
| 35
| 1–1 | Weymouth | 249 |
| 36
| 0–1 | 136 |
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| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
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| 3
| 2–1 | 279 |
| 4
| 0–6 | 207 |
| 5
| 2–0 | 261 |
| 12
| 3–1 † | 672 |
| 13
| 4–1 | 272 |
| 17
| 2–1 | Margate | 228 |
| 18
| 1–0 | 176 |
| 31
| 1–0 | 208 |
| 33
| 0–2 | 250 |
| 35
| Weymouth | 6–1 | 367 |
† – After extra time
Third round qualifying
Ties will be played on 26 November 2011. This round is the first in which Conference North and South teams join the competition.
=Ties=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
|---|
| 1
| 1–1 | 519 |
| 2
| 1–3 | 324 |
| 3
| 1–0 | 743 |
| 4
| 0–4 | 426 |
| 5
| 0–1 | 320 |
| 6
| 0–1 | 676 |
| 7
| 0–0 | 420 |
| 8
| 3–2 | 238 |
| 9
| Guiseley | 7–0 | 323 |
| 10
| 0–2 | Chester | 1,481 |
| 11
| 0–1 | Hyde | 367 |
| 12
| 2–2 | 152 |
| 13
| 2–1 | 304 |
| 14
| 2–1 | 1,945 |
| 15
| 1–1 | Ilkeston | 437 |
| 16
| 3–2 | Marine | 329 |
| 17
| 2–2 | 312 |
| 18
| 0–1 | 72 |
| 19
| 1–2 | 460 |
| 20
| 0–0 | 370 |
| 21
| 1–1 | 297 |
| 22
| 2–2 | 273 |
| 23
| 2–0 | Woking | 740 |
| 24
| Bromley | 1–3 | 277 |
| 25
| 1–3 | 342 |
| 26
| 1–2 | 108 |
| 27
| 0–0 | Dartford | 508 |
| 28
| Thurrock | 0–5 | 211 |
| 29
| Uxbridge | 2–1 | Histon | 150 |
| 30
| 1–2 | 343 |
| 31
| Hampton and Richmond Borough | 4–2 | 289 |
| 32
| 2–0 | 136 |
| 33
| 1–0 | 235 |
| 34
| 1–0 | 181 |
| 35
| 0–1 | 277 |
| 36
| 1–1 | 300 |
| 37
| 2–0 | 552 |
| 38
| 1–2 | 381 |
| 39
| 1–1 | 421 |
| 40
| Weymouth | 0–0 | 421 |
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| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
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| 1
| 3–2 | 170 |
| 7
| 1–2 | 717 |
| 12
| 0–1 | 137 |
| 15
| Ilkeston | 1–5 | 530 |
| 17
| 0–2 † | 255 |
| 20
| 4–0 | 222 |
| 21
| 1–2 | 274 |
| 22
| 3–1 | 288 |
| 27
| Dartford | 2–1 | 611 |
| 36
| 3–2 | 281 |
| 39
| 1–1 † | 214 |
| colspan="5"|Chippenham Town advance 8–7 on penalties |
| 40
| 0–2 | Weymouth | 238 |
† – After extra time
First round
Ties will be played on 10 December 2011. This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.
=Ties=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
|---|
| 1
| 3–1 | 484 |
| 2
| 1–3 | 383 |
| 3
| 4–4 | 253 |
| 4
| 2–2 | 1,690 |
| 5
| 2–2 | 1,116 |
| 6
| Barrow | 3–2 | 868 |
| 7
| 0–2 | 945 |
| 8
| Guiseley | 2–0 | 810 |
| 9
| Wrexham | 1–2 | 1,101 |
| 10
| 2–1 | 335 |
| 11
| 3–0 | 1,527 |
| 12
| 3–2 | 402 |
| 13
| 1–0 | Tamworth | 343 |
| 14
| 1–5 | Chester | 510 |
| 15
| 4–0 | 394 |
| 16
| 2–1 | Hyde | 710 |
| 17
| 4–1 | 494 |
| 18
| 2–0 | 1,298 |
| 19
| 0–1 | 259 |
| 20
| 2–3 | 635 |
| 21
| 5–0 | Uxbridge | 373 |
| 22
| 2–5 | 455 |
| 23
| Hampton and Richmond Borough | 2–0 | 242 |
| 24
| 5–0 | 243 |
| 25
| 2–1 | 224 |
| 26
| 0–0 | 201 |
| 27
| Weymouth | 2–1 | 568 |
| 28
| 0–1 | 401 |
| 29
| 0–3 | Dartford | 291 |
| 30
| 0–0 | 302 |
| 31
| 0–0 | 724 |
| 32
| 0–1 | 332 |
=Replays=
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| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
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| 3
| 2–0 | 746 |
| 4
| 2–1 | 1,149 |
| 5
| 0–3 | 275 |
| 26
| 1–2 | 154 |
| 30
| 2–3 | 204 |
| 31
| 0–2 | 368 |
Second round
Ties will be played on 14 January 2012.
=Ties=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
|---|
| 1
| 3–2 | Chester | 1,387 |
| 2
| 2–1 | Barrow | 722 |
| 3
| Weymouth | 0–6 | 739 |
| 4
| 1–3 | 538 |
| 5
| 2–2 | 605 |
| 6
| 0–0 | 1,743 |
| 7
| 5–1 | 1,104 |
| 8
| Dartford | 4–2 | 1,166 |
| 9
| 1–1 |231 |
| 10
| 4–0 | 2,415 |
| 11
| 4–1 | 1,259 |
| 12
| 1–0 | 517 |
| 13
| 0–0 | 754 |
| 14
| 2–6 | 827 |
| 15
| Guiseley | 2–0 | 630 |
| 16
| 1–0 | 633 |
=Replays=
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| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
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| 5
| 1–1 † | 261 |
| colspan="5"|Gateshead advance 4–3 on penalties |
| 6
| 3–1 | 488 |
| 9
| 4–1 | 184 |
| 13
| 3–0 | 1,004 |
† – After extra time
Third round
Ties will be played on 4 February 2012.
=Ties=
=Replay=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
|---|
| 4
| 1–0 | Dartford | 670 |
Quarter-finals
Ties will be played on 25 February 2012.
=Ties=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=20 | Tie
!width=175 | Home Team !width=20 | Score !width=175 | Away Team !width=20 | Attendance |
|---|
| 1
| 1–2 | 2,034 |
| 2
| 2–0 | 2,499 |
| 3
| 0–1 | 3,662 |
| 4
| 2–3 | 601 |
Semi-finals
=First leg=
{{football box
|date= 10 March 2012
|time= 15:00 (GMT)
|team1= Newport County
|score= 3–1
|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17326550]
|team2= Wealdstone
|goals1= Buchanan {{goal|6}}
Jarvis {{goal|24}}
Knights {{goal|79}}
|goals2= Jolly {{goal|49}}
|stadium= Newport Stadium
|attendance=2,209
|referee=Oliver Langford
}}
{{football box
|date= 10 March 2012
|time= 15:00 (GMT)
|team1= York City
|score= 1–0
|report=[http://www.york.vitalfootball.co.uk/matchrep.asp?a=275699]
|team2= Luton Town
|goals1= Reed {{goal|14|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium= Bootham Crescent
|attendance= 3,365
|referee= Paul Tierney
}}
=Second leg=
{{football box
|date= 17 March 2012
|time= 15:00 (GMT)
|team1= Wealdstone
|score= 0–0
|report= [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17416218]
|team2= Newport County
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Grosvenor Vale
|attendance=2,092
|referee= James Linington
}}
Newport County win 3–1 on aggregate
{{football box
|date= 17 March 2012
|time= 15:00 (GMT)
|team1= Luton Town
|score= 1–1
|report=
|team2= York City
|goals1= Willmott {{goal|43}}
|goals2= Blair {{goal|90}}
|stadium= Kenilworth Road
|attendance= 5,796
|referee= Andy Woolmer
}}
York City win 2–1 on aggregate
Final
{{main|2012 FA Trophy Final}}
{{football box
|date= 12 May 2012
|time= 15:00 (GMT)
|team1= Newport County
|score= 0–2
|report= [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18017573]
|team2= York City
|goals1=
|goals2= Blair {{goal|65}}
Oyebanjo {{goal|72}}
|stadium= Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance= 19,844
|referee= Anthony Taylor
}}
References
=General=
- [https://www.fchd.info/cups/fatrophy2011-12.htm Football Club History Database: FA Trophy 2011–12]
{{reflist}}
=Specific=
{{FA Trophy seasons}}
{{2011–12 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2011-12 FA Trophy}}