2015–16 FA Trophy
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The 2015–16 FA Trophy is the 46th 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.[1]
Contents
Calendar
The calendar for the 2015–16 FA Trophy qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association[2]
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
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| Preliminary Round | 3 October 2015 | 64 | 276 → 212 | 128 | £2,500 |
| First Round Qualifying | 31 October 2015 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 80 | £2,700 |
| Second Round Qualifying | 14 November 2015 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £3,250 |
| Third Round Qualifying | 28 November 2015 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £4,000 |
| First Round | 12 December 2015 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £5,000 |
| Second Round | 16 January 2016 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £6,000 |
| Third Round | 6 February 2016 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £7,000 |
| Fourth Round | 27 February 2016 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £8,000 |
| Semi-finals | 12 March and 19 March 2016 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £16,000 |
| Final | 22 May 2016 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000 |
Preliminary Round
Preliminary Round fixtures were due to be played on 3 October 2015, with replays taking place no later than 9 October 2015. A total of 128 teams, from Level 8 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The draw was as follows:[3]
† – After extra time
First Round Qualifying
First Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on 31 October 2015, with replays taking place no later than 6 November. 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 8 teams from level 8, who get a bye in the Premilinary Round. The draw was as follows:[4]
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Second Round Qualifying
Second Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on 14 November 2015, with replays taking place no later than 20 November. A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the First Qualifying Round. The draw was as follows: [5]
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Third Round Qualifying
Third Qualifying Round fixtures were due to be played on 28 November 2015, with replays taking place no later than 4 December. A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the Second Qualifying Round and the teams from Level 6 of English football. The draw was as follows: [6]
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First Round
First Round fixtures were due to be played on 12 December 2015, with replays taking place no later than 18 December. A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the Third Qualifying Round and the teams from Level 5 of English football. The draw was as follows: [7]
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Second Round
Second Round fixtures were due to be played on 16 January 2016, with replays taking place no later than 22 January. A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the First Round. The draw was as follows: [8]
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Third Round
Third Round fixtures were due to be played on 6 February 2015, with replays taking place no later than 12 February. A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the Second Round. The draw was as follows: [9]
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Fourth Round
Fourth Round fixtures were due to be played on 27 February 2015, with replays taking place no later than 4 March. A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the Third Round. The draw was as follows: [10]
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Semi-finals
Semi final fixtures were due to be played on 12 March and 19 March 2016, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required. A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was as follows: [11]
First leg
Second leg
FC Halifax Town won 6–4 on aggregate.
Grimsby Town F.C won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
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