The 2013–14 FA Trophy was the 44th 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] which was won by Cambridge United, who beat Gosport Borough 4–0 in front of 18,120 spectators at Wembley.[2]
| FA Challenge Trophy | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | England Guernsey Wales |
| Teams | 276 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cambridge United (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Gosport Borough |
Calendar
edit| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
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| Preliminary round | 5 October 2013 | 64 | 276 → 212 | 128 | £2,500 |
| First round qualifying | 19 October 2013 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 80 | £2,700 |
| Second round qualifying | 2 November 2013 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £3,250 |
| Third round qualifying | 16 November 2013 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £4,000 |
| First round proper | 30 November 2013 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £5,000 |
| Second round proper | 14 December 2013 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £6,000 |
| Third round proper | 11 January 2014 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £7,000 |
| Fourth round proper | 1 February 2014 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £8,000 |
| Semi-finals | 15 February and 22 February 2014 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £16,000 |
| Final | 23 March 2014 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000 |
Preliminary round
editTies will be played on 5 October 2013.[5]
† – After extra time
First round qualifying
editTies will be played on 19 October 2013. Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.[6]
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Second round qualifying
editTies will be played on 2 November 2013[7]
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Third round qualifying
editTies will be played on 16 November 2013. This round is the first in which Conference North and South teams join the competition.[8]
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First round
editTies will be played on 30 November 2013. This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.[9]
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Second round
editTies will be played on 14 December 2013.[10]
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Third round
editTies will be played on 11 January 2014.[11]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | Cambridge United | 2–2 | Luton Town | 3,194 |
| replay | Luton Town | 0–1 | Cambridge United | 2,312 |
| 2 | Aldershot Town | 3–0 | Guiseley | 1,632 |
| 3 | Hungerford Town | 0–1 | Gosport Borough | 384 |
| 4 | Eastleigh | 3–2 | Dover Athletic | 368 |
| 5 | Tamworth | 1–1 | Chorley | 1,209 |
| replay | Chorley | 2–2† | Tamworth | 1,393 |
| Tamworth advance 6–5 on penalty kicks. | ||||
| 6 | Lincoln City | 0–4 | North Ferriby United | 2,037 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Maidenhead United | 1,623 |
| 8 | Havant & Waterlooville | 1–0 | Ebbsfleet United | 709 |
† – After extra time
Fourth round
editTies will be played on 1 February 2014.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 1 | Havant & Waterlooville | 4–1 | Aldershot Town | 1,125 |
| 2 | Eastleigh | 0–1 | Cambridge United | 757 |
| 3 | North Ferriby United | 1–2 | Gosport Borough | 398 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 4–1 | Tamworth | 2,795 |
† – After extra time
Semi-finals
editFirst leg
edit| Havant & Waterlooville (6) | 1–1 | Gosport Borough (6) |
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Ciardini  59' |
Sills 47' |
| Cambridge United (5) | 2–1 | Grimsby Town (5) |
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| Bird 20', 53' |
John-Lewis 90+4' |
Second leg
edit| Gosport Borough (6) | 2–0 | Havant & Waterlooville (6) |
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| Sills 45', 60' |
Privett Park, Gosport
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Tim Robinson
| Grimsby Town (5) | 1–1 | Cambridge United (5) |
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| Neilson 42' |
Bird 8' |
Final
edit| Gosport Borough (6) | 0–4 | Cambridge United (5) |
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| Report | Bird 39' Donaldson 50', 60'Berry 77' (pen.) |
References
edit- ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY SEASON 2013–2014 LIST OF 276 CLUBS ACCEPTED". The Football Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "FA Cambridge 4–0 Gosport Borough". BBC Sport. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Round dates 2013–14". The Football Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "FA Trophy Prize Fund". The Football Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY PRELIMINARY ROUND". The Football Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING". The Football Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING". The Football Association. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY ThIRD ROUND QUALIFYING". The Football Association. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY FIRST ROUND PROPER". The Football Association. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY SECOND ROUND PROPER". The Football Association. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "THE FA CARLSBERG TROPHY THIRD ROUND PROPER". The Football Association. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.