List of FA Vase finals
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The Football Association Challenge Vase, commonly known as the FA Vase, is a knockout cup competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (the FA). It was staged for the first time in the 1974–75 season, effectively replacing the FA Amateur Cup, which was discontinued after the abolition of official amateur status by the FA.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAVase/history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014104655/http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFAVase/history |archive-date=14 October 2012 |publisher=The Football Association |title=About The FA Vase |access-date=6 September 2010}} While the leading teams from the Amateur Cup switched to the existing FA Trophy, the lower-level teams entered the new FA Vase.{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Tony|title=The FA Non-League Football Annual 1978–79|year=1978|publisher=MacDonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd|page=8}} The Vase is open to all clubs in levels five to seven of the National League System, equivalent to levels nine to eleven of the overall English football league system, although clubs from other leagues may apply to enter if their stadiums meet certain requirements.
The record for the most wins is held by Whitley Bay, with four victories. Whitley Bay have also won in three consecutive seasons. Billericay Town, Halesowen Town and Tiverton Town have each won the Vase in two consecutive seasons.
The Vase is currently held by Romford, who beat Great Wakering Rovers in the 2024 final.
History
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The first FA Vase final was won by Hoddesdon Town of the Spartan League who, despite being regarded as underdogs, beat Epsom & Ewell of the Surrey Senior League.{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/HODDESDT.HTM|title=Hoddesdon Town|publisher=The Football Club History Database|access-date=11 November 2008|archive-date=11 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011023541/http://www.fchd.info/HODDESDT.HTM|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/EPSOMEWE.HTM|title=Epsom & Ewell|publisher=The Football Club History Database|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-date=11 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511210822/http://www.fchd.info/EPSOMEWE.HTM|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/cups/favase1974-75.htm|title=F.A. Vase 1974–75|publisher=The Football Club History Database|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-date=24 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724101850/http://www.fchd.info/cups/favase1974-75.htm|url-status=live}} In three of the four following seasons, Billericay Town won the competition to become the first team to win the Vase on three occasions, a feat matched in 2010 by Whitley Bay. During the 1980s, the tournament was won by teams that represented many different leagues from all parts of the country, from Whickham of the Wearside League in the northeast to Forest Green Rovers of the Hellenic League in the south.{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/WHICKHAM.HTM|title=Whickham|publisher=The Football Club History Database|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-date=6 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081106065358/http://www.fchd.info/WHICKHAM.HTM|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/FORESTGR.HTM|title=Forest Green Rovers|publisher=The Football Club History Database|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-date=5 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205061756/http://www.fchd.info/FORESTGR.HTM|url-status=live}} Halesowen Town became the second team to win the Vase in consecutive seasons, with victories in 1985 and 1986.{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/HALESOWT.HTM|title=Halesowen Town|publisher=The Football Club History Database|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-date=8 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008112941/http://www.fchd.info/HALESOWT.HTM|url-status=live}}
In the 1990s, Guiseley and Tiverton Town both appeared in the final more than once. Tiverton became the third club to win consecutive finals, emerging victorious in 1998 and 1999.{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/TIVERTOT.HTM|title=Tiverton Town|publisher=The Football Club History Database|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-date=16 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516055707/http://www.fchd.info/TIVERTOT.HTM|url-status=live}} Two years later Taunton Town won the Vase, giving clubs from the Western League three wins in four seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/TAUNTONT.HTM|title=Taunton Town|publisher=The Football Club History Database|access-date=28 November 2008|archive-date=16 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516062501/http://www.fchd.info/TAUNTONT.HTM|url-status=live}} From 2009 to 2018, all ten finals involved a team from Northern League Division One, with eight of them taking the trophy. Brigg Town of the Northern Counties East League became the fourth club to win the Vase more than once in 2003, seven years after the club's first victory, and six years later Whitley Bay became the fifth club to achieve the feat. In 2019 AFC Fylde (formerly known as Kirkham & Wesham) became the first team to have won both the FA Trophy and FA Vase.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/19/fa-trophy-fa-vase-non-league-finals-day-match-report|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207014548/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/19/fa-trophy-fa-vase-non-league-finals-day-match-report |archive-date=7 February 2023|title=Danny Rowe sinks Leyton Orient to seal FA Trophy triumph for AFC Fylde|work=The Guardian|first=Niall|last=McVeigh|date=19 May 2019|access-date=19 May 2019}}
Finals
Originally, if the final finished with the scores level after extra time, the teams would play again in a replay at a later date; more recently the final has always been decided on the day, with a penalty shootout as required.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/~/media/C26981EFC08E41E1AA1B163A9BEA583A.ashx?dl=1|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014104749/http://www.thefa.com/~/media/C26981EFC08E41E1AA1B163A9BEA583A.ashx?dl=1 |archive-date=14 October 2012|title=Rules of The FA Challenge Vase competition|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=6 September 2010}} The winning club receives the FA Vase itself and, as of 2010, prize money of £20,000, in addition to that accumulated for winning earlier rounds.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAVase/FAVasePages/FAVasePrizeFund200809.aspx|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615020714/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFAVase/FAVasePages/FAVasePrizeFund200809.aspx |archive-date=15 June 2009|publisher=The Football Association|title=FA Vase Prize Fund|access-date=6 September 2010}}
=Key=
class="wikitable" border="1" |
(R)
|Replay |
style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|*
|Match went to extra time |
=Results=
class="sortable wikitable" |
Season |
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align=center|{{sort|1974-75|1974–75}}
|align=center|2–1 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1975-76|1975–76}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 1–0 *|Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1976-77 (1)|1976–77}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 1–1 *|Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1976-77 (2)|1976–77 (R)}}
|align=center|2–1 |
align=center|{{sort|1977-78|1977–78}}
|align=center|2–1 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1978-79|1978–79}}
|align=center|4–1 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1979-80|1979–80}}
|align=center|2–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1980-81|1980–81}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 3–2 *|Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1981-82|1981–82}}
|align=center|3–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1982-83|1982–83}}
|align=center|1–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1983-84|1983–84}}
| align="center" |3–2 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1984-85|1984–85}}
|align=center|3–1 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1985-86|1985–86}}
|align=center|3–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1986-87|1986–87}}
|align=center|3–2 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1987-88|1987–88}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 1–0 *|Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1988-89 (1)|1988–89}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|1–1 * |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1988-89 (2)|1988–89 (R)}}
|align=center|3–0 |
align=center|{{sort|1989-90 (1)|1989–90}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 0–0 *|Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1989-90 (2)|1989–90 (R)}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 1–0 * |
align=center|{{sort|1990-91 (1)|1990–91}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 4–4 *|Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1990-91 (2)|1990–91 (R)}}
|align=center|3–1 |
align=center|{{sort|1991-92|1991–92}}
|align=center|5–3 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1992-93|1992–93}}
|align=center|1–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1993-94|1993–94}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 2–1 *|Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1994-95|1994–95}}
|align=center|2–1 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1995-96|1995–96}}
|align=center|3–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1996-97|1996–97}}
|align=center|3–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1997-98|1997–98}}
|align=center|1–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1998-99|1998–99}}
|align=center|1–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|1999-2000|1999–2000}}
|align=center|1–0 |Wembley Stadium (original) |
align=center|{{sort|2000-01|2000–01}}
|align=center|2–1 |
align=center|{{sort|2001-02|2001–02}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"| 1–0 * |
align=center|{{sort|2002-03|2002–03}}
|align=center|2–1 |
align=center|{{sort|2003-04|2003–04}}
|align=center|2–0 |
align=center|{{sort|2004-05|2004–05}}
|align=center|3–2 |
align=center|{{sort|2005-06|2005–06}}
|align=center|3–1 |
align=center|{{sort|2006-07|2006–07}}
|align=center|3–1 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2007-08|2007–08}}
|align=center|2–1 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2008-09|2008–09}}
|align=center|2–0 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2009-10|2009–10}}
|align=center|6–1 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2010-11|2010–11}}
|align=center|3–2 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2011-12|2011–12}}
|align=center|2–0 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2012-13|2012–13}}
|align=center|2–1 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2013-14|2013–14}}
|align=center|1–0 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2014-15|2014–15}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|2–1 * |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2015-16|2015–16}}
|align=center|4–1 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2016-17|2016–17}}
|align=center|4–0 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2017-18|2017–18}}
|align=center|1–0 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2018-19|2018–19}}
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|3–1 * |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2019-20|2019–20}}
|align=center style|3–2 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2020–21|2020–21}}
|align=center style|3–2 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2021–22|2021–22}}
|align=center style|3–0 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2022–23|2022–23}}
|align=center style|1–0 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
align=center|{{sort|2023–24|2023–24}}
|align=center style|3–0 |Wembley Stadium (new) |
Results by team
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. Teams shown in bold compete in the Premier League or the English Football League as of 2024 and therefore do not enter the FA Vase or FA Trophy.
class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align: center;" |
Club
!Wins !Last final won !Runners-up !Last final lost |
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align=left|Whitley Bay
|4 |2011 |0 |— |
align=left|Billericay Town
|3 |1979 |0 |— |
align=left|Tiverton Town
|2 |1999 |1 |1993 |
align=left|Halesowen Town
|2 |1986 |1 |1983 |
align=left|Brigg Town
|2 |2003 |0 |— |
align=left|Stamford
|1 |1980 |2 |1984 |
align=left|Newport Pagnell Town
|1 |2022 |1 |2023 |
align=left|Taunton Town
|1 |2001 |1 |1994 |
align=left|Bridlington Town
|1 |1993 |1 |1990 |
align=left|Guiseley
|1 |1991 |1 |1992 |
align=left|Romford
|1 |2024 |0 |— |
align=left|Ascot United
|1 |2023 |0 |— |
align=left|Warrington Rylands
|1 |2021 |0 |— |
align=left|Hebburn Town
|1 |2020 |0 |— |
align=left|Chertsey Town
|1 |2019 |0 |— |
align=left|Thatcham Town
|1 |2018 |0 |— |
align=left|South Shields
|1 |2017 |0 |— |
align=left|Morpeth Town
|1 |2016 |0 |— |
align=left|North Shields
|1 |2015 |0 |— |
align=left|Sholing
|1 |2014 |0 |— |
align=left|Spennymoor Town
|1 |2013 |0 |— |
align=left|Dunston UTS
|1 |2012 |0 |— |
align=left|AFC Fylde
|1 |2008 |0 |— |
align=left|Truro City
|1 |2007 |0 |— |
align=left|Nantwich Town
|1 |2006 |0 |— |
align=left|Didcot Town
|1 |2005 |0 |— |
align=left|Winchester City
|1 |2004 |0 |— |
align=left|Deal Town
|1 |2000 |0 |— |
align=left|Whitby Town
|1 |1997 |0 |— |
align=left|Arlesey Town
|1 |1995 |0 |— |
align=left|Diss Town
|1 |1994 |0 |— |
align=left|Wimborne Town
|1 |1992 |0 |— |
align=left|Yeading
|1 |1990 |0 |— |
align=left|Tamworth
|1 |1989 |0 |— |
align=left|Colne Dynamoes
|1 |1988 |0 |— |
align=left|St Helens Town
|1 |1987 |0 |— |
align=left|Stansted
|1 |1984 |0 |— |
align=left|VS Rugby
|1 |1983 |0 |— |
align=left|Forest Green Rovers
|1 |1982 |0 |— |
align=left|Whickham
|1 |1981 |0 |— |
align=left|Newcastle Blue Star
|1 |1978 |0 |— |
align=left|Hoddesdon Town
|1 |1975 |0 |— |
align=left|A.F.C. Sudbury
|0 |— |3 |2005 |
align=left|Glossop North End
|0 |— |2 |2015 |
align=left|West Auckland Town
|0 |— |2 |2014 |
align=left|Great Wakering Rovers
|0 |— |1 |2024 |
align=left|Littlehampton Town
|0 |— |1 |2022 |
align=left|Binfield
|0 |— |1 |2021 |
align=left|Consett
|0 |— |1 |2020 |
align=left|Cray Valley Paper Mills
|0 |— |1 |2019 |
align=left|Stockton Town
|0 |— |1 |2018 |
align=left|Hereford
|0 |— |1 |2016 |
align=left|Tunbridge Wells
|0 |— |1 |2013 |
align=left|Coalville Town
|0 |— |1 |2011 |
align=left|Wroxham
|0 |— |1 |2010 |
align=left|Lowestoft Town
|0 |— |1 |2008 |
align=left|A.F.C. Totton
|0 |— |1 |2007 |
align=left|Hillingdon Borough
|0 |— |1 |2006 |
align=left|Tiptree United
|0 |— |1 |2002 |
align=left|Berkhamsted Town
|0 |— |1 |2001 |
align=left|Chippenham Town
|0 |— |1 |2000 |
align=left|Bedlington Terriers
|0 |— |1 |1999 |
align=left|Tow Law Town
|0 |— |1 |1998 |
align=left|North Ferriby United
|0 |— |1 |1997 |
align=left|Clitheroe
|0 |— |1 |1996 |
align=left|Oxford City
|0 |— |1 |1995 |
align=left|Gresley Rovers
|0 |— |1 |1991 |
align=left|Sudbury Town
|0 |— |1 |1989 |
align=left|Emley
|0 |— |1 |1988 |
align=left|Warrington Town
|0 |— |1 |1987 |
align=left|Southall
|0 |— |1 |1986 |
align=left|Fleetwood Town
|0 |— |1 |1985 |
align=left|Rainworth Miners Welfare
|0 |— |1 |1982 |
align=left|Willenhall Town
|0 |— |1 |1981 |
align=left|Guisborough Town
|0 |— |1 |1980 |
align=left|Almondsbury Greenway
|0 |— |1 |1979 |
align=left|Barton Rovers
|0 |— |1 |1978 |
align=left|Sheffield
|0 |— |1 |1977 |
align=left|Epsom & Ewell
|0 |— |1 |1975 |