2020–21 FA Trophy
| Football Association Trophy | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | England Wales |
| Dates | Qualifying rounds: 26 September 2020 – 31 October 2020 Competition Proper: 14 November 2020 – 22 May 2021 |
| Teams | Qualifying: 226 Competition proper: 67 + (74 from Qualifying) Total teams: 293 |
| Defending champions | Harrogate Town |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hornchurch (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Hereford |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Liam Nash (5 goals) |
The 2020–21 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) was the 52nd season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System. In a change in format from previous years, the competition consisted of three qualifying rounds, and seven proper rounds. Teams from level 8 entered into the first and second qualifying rounds, level 7 into the third qualifying round, level 6 (the National League North and National League South) into round 2, and level 5 (the National League) into round 3.[1]
All matches were in a single-match knockout format, with the winner decided by penalties if the match was drawn after 90 minutes, apart from the Final where the winner was decided by extra-time and penalties if the match was drawn.[2] This was a change from previous seasons where replays were used and where the semi-finals were scheduled as two-legged; the changes reflected the late start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3] The final was a single-match held at Wembley Stadium.
Calendar
[edit]The calendar for the 2020-21 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.[4]
| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Losing Club | Winning Club |
| First round qualifying | 26 September 2020 | 17 | 293 → 276 | 34 | £450 | £1,500 |
| Second round qualifying | 17 October 2020 | 61 | 276 → 215 | 105 | £575 | £2,250 |
| Third round qualifying | 31 October 2020 | 74 | 215 → 141 | 87 | £625 | £2,450 |
| First round proper | 8 December 2020 | 37 | 141 → 104 | 0 | £775 | £3,000 |
| Second round proper | 15 December 2020 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 43 | £1,000 | £3,750 |
| Third round proper | 19 December 2020 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £1,250 | £4,500 |
| Fourth round proper | 16 January 2021 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 0 | £1,500 | £5,250 |
| Fifth round proper | 6 February 2021 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 0 | £1,750 | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 27 February 2021 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 0 | £2,000 | £7,500 |
| Semi-finals | 27 March 2021 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 0 | £5,000 | £15,000 |
| Final | 8 May 2021 | 1 | 2 → 1 | 0 | £30,000 | £60,000 |
First round qualifying
[edit]The draw was made on 18 August 2020.[5] All results taken from The Football Association website.[6]
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Second round qualifying
[edit]The draw was made on 18 August 2020.[5]
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Third round qualifying
[edit]The draw was made on 19 October 2020. Due to the withdrawal of Merthyr Town from the competition, there was an odd number of teams competing in this round. As a result, Willand Rovers were drawn to receive a bye to the first round proper.[14]
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First round proper
[edit]The draw was made on 2 November 2020.[20] Originally scheduled for 14 November 2020, the first round proper ties were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Second round proper
[edit]The draw was made on 9 December 2020.[23]
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Third round proper
[edit]The draw was made on 9 December with ties scheduled to be played on 19 December. Stamford were awarded a bye due to the withdrawal of Macclesfield Town.[27]
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Fourth round proper
[edit]The draw was made on 21 December, with ties initially scheduled to be played on 16 January.[30]
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Fifth round proper
[edit]The draw was made on 18 January, with ties initially scheduled to be played on 6 February.[32]
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Quarter-finals
[edit]The draw was made on 8 February 2021, with ties scheduled to be played on 27 February.[34]
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Notts County (5) | 3–1 | Oxford City (6) | 0 |
| 2 | Darlington (6) | 1–2 | Hornchurch (7) | 0 |
| 3 | Aldershot Town (5) | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Hereford (6) | 0 |
| 4 | Woking (5) | 1–0 | Torquay United (5) | 0 |
Semi-finals
[edit]The draw was made on 1 March 2021, with ties scheduled to be played on 27 March.[35]
| Notts County (5) | 3–3 | Hornchurch (7) |
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| 4–5 | ||
Attendance: 0
Final
[edit]The final was held on Saturday 22 May 2021.[36]
| Hereford | 1–3 | Hornchurch |
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