The 2014–15 FA Trophy was the 45th 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 275 clubs entered the competition, which was won by Conference North club North Ferriby United after beating Conference team Wrexham in the final on 29 March 2015. Competition ran one club shorter than usual after Conference South club Salisbury City was disbanded before the season started, thus one club were to get a bye in the third round qualifying. Calendar Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Prize money Preliminary round 18 October 2014 64 275 → 211 128 £2,500 First round qualifying 1 November 2014 72 211 → 139 80 £2,700 Second round qualifying 15 November 2014 36 139 → 103 none £3,250 Third round qualifying 29 November 2014 40 103 → 64 43 £4,000 First round proper 13 December 2014 32 64 → 32 24 £5,000 Second round proper 10 January 2015 16 32 → 16 none £6,000 Third round proper 24 January 2015 8 16 → 8 none £7,000 Fourth round proper 7 February 2015 4 8 → 4 none £8,000 Semi-finals 21 February28 February 2015 2 4 → 2 none £16,000 Final 29 March 2015 1 2 → 1 none Runner-up £25,000Winner £50,000
Preliminary round A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Barkingside, Bishop's Cleeve, Carlton Town, Evesham United, Farsley, Merstham, Scarborough Athletic and Worthing. The matches were played on 18 October 2014.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Salford City (8)1–2Prescot Cables (8)2522Brigg Town (8)0–0Padiham (8)Padiham (8)4–2Brigg Town (8)1163Lancaster City (8)1–1Bamber Bridge (8)203Bamber Bridge (8)5–1Lancaster City (8)2074Harrogate Railway Athletic (8)2–3Spennymoor Town (8)2415Clitheroe (8)3–2Droylsden (8)2206Brighouse Town (8)0–1Ossett Town (8)7Radcliffe Borough (8)0–2Darlington 1883 (8)1858New Mills (8)2–1Ossett Albion (8)9Stocksbridge Park Steels (8)3–4Sheffield (8)15810Warrington Town (8)1–2Mossley (8)13111Kendal Town (8)1–2Northwich Victoria (8)15212Burscough (8)0–1Goole (8)13913Kettering Town (8)2–1Lincoln United (8)14Coalville Town (8)1–4Mickleover Sports (8)11915Gresley (8)2–0Tividale (8)26216Newcastle Town (8)2–0Sutton Coldfield Town (8)10217Soham Town Rangers (8)1–6Spalding United (8)11718Chasetown (8)5–0Norton United (8)14219St Ives Town (8)0–1Stratford Town (8)20Rugby Town (8)0–1Stafford Rangers (8)26321Market Drayton Town (8)2–2Rainworth Miners Welfare (8)Rainworth Miners Welfare (8)0–3Market Drayton Town (8)22Romulus (8)2–0Daventry Town (8)5223Leek Town (8)5–2Bedworth United (8)24Loughborough Dynamo (8)6–3Kidsgrove Athletic (8)9325Cray Wanderers (8)2–0Hastings United (8)26Heybridge Swifts (8)6–3Herne Bay (8)27Burgess Hill Town (8)1–0Aveley (8)24728Whitstable Town (8)1–3AFC Sudbury (8)29Horsham (8)6–2Sittingbourne (8)30Three Bridges (8)4–1Carshalton Athletic (8)12331North Greenford United (8)0–1Chatham Town (8)6332Tooting & Mitcham United (8)1–2Aylesbury (8)17433Cheshunt (8)1–5South Park (8)8534Guernsey (8)4–0Barton Rovers (8)60835Chalfont St Peter (8)1–1A.F.C. Hayes (8)69A.F.C. Hayes (8)0–1Chalfont St Peter (8)49
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 36Ware (8)4–0Great Wakering Rovers (8)7437Thurrock (8)4–3Tilbury (8)38Harlow Town (8)5–2Wroxham (8)20839Walton Casuals (8)0–0East Grinstead Town (8)70East Grinstead Town (8)1–6Walton Casuals (8)5240Bedford Town (8)4–3Chipstead (8)19241Northwood (8)3–1Waltham Abbey (8)6442Romford (8)1–1Uxbridge (8)88Uxbridge (8) Romford (8)7543Potters Bar Town (8)2–2Royston Town (8)97Royston Town (8)4–1Potters Bar Town (8)10144Leighton Town (8)3–3Corinthian-Casuals (8)78Corinthian-Casuals (8)1–3Leighton Town (8)7045Aylesbury United (8)2–3Thamesmead Town (8)46Redbridge (8)1–2Whyteleafe (8)47Ramsgate (8)1–4Folkestone Invicta (8)25748Dereham Town (8)2–1Hanwell Town (8)49Brentwood Town (8)1–1Redhill (8)82Redhill (8)1–2Brentwood Town (8)6650Beaconsfield Town (8)0–4Faversham Town (8)7051Burnham Ramblers (8)1–5Brightlingsea Regent (8)8752Hythe Town (8)3–0Maldon & Tiptree (8)20253Needham Market (8)1–3Walton & Hersham (8)54Wimborne Town (8)3–2Godalming Town (8)55Tiverton Town (8)2–0Wantage Town (8)20156Didcot Town (8)3–1Marlow (8)10057Larkhall Athletic (8)2–4Shortwood United (8)14258Cinderford Town (8)1–1AFC Totton (8)AFC Totton (8)3–1Cinderford Town (8)19959Egham Town (8)2–1Bridgwater Town (8)7260Bashley (8)0–1Sholing (8)61Swindon Supermarine (8)1–2Fleet Town (8)7062Clevedon Town (8)0–3Mangotsfield United (8)7563Yate Town (8)1–2North Leigh (8)16064Taunton Town (8)1–1Merthyr Town (8)Merthyr Town (8)1–0Taunton Town (8)213
First round qualifying 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 eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round. The matches were played on 1 November 2014.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Skelmersdale United (7)0–2Nantwich Town (7)1832Sheffield (8)0–1Witton Albion (7)1533New Mills (8)3–2Mossley (8)1524Prescot Cables (8)2–4Goole (8)1345Farsley (8)0–2Blyth Spartans (7)1836Whitby Town (7)1–2Ramsbottom United (7)2337F.C. United of Manchester (7)2–0Padiham (8)6248Frickley Athletic (7)0–2Marine (7)1659Scarborough Athletic (8)0–4Darlington 1883 (8)71510Curzon Ashton (7)0–0Northwich Victoria (8)158Northwich Victoria (8)0–1Curzon Ashton (7)8611Buxton (7)2–0Ashton United (7)27212Clitheroe (8)0–2Workington (7)32613Ossett Town (8)2–2Trafford (7)96Trafford (7)3–0Ossett Town (8)9114Spennymoor Town (8)3–1Bamber Bridge (8)39615St Neots Town (7)2–1Ilkeston (7)33016Mickleover Sports (8)3–2Kettering Town (8)36417Carlton Town (8)1–1Stourbridge (7)106Stourbridge (7)4–2Carlton Town (8)23918Corby Town (7)0–1Redditch United (7)30819Loughborough Dynamo (8)3–1Grantham Town (7)14920Belper Town (7)2–3Histon (7)20721Halesowen Town (7)1–1Matlock Town (7)293Matlock Town (7)0–4Halesowen Town (7)17322Evesham United (8)2–2Banbury United (7)268Banbury United (7)1–0Evesham United (8)12323Gresley (8)3–1Romulus (8)29224Stamford A.F.C. (7)0–1Barwell (7)20125Chasetown (8)2–1Newcastle Town (8)13226Rushall Olympic (7)2–0Cambridge City (7)13127Market Drayton Town (8)2–2King's Lynn Town (7)139King's Lynn Town (7)5–1Market Drayton Town (8)38728Stratford Town (8)1–0Stafford Rangers (8)34729Leek Town (8)2–2Spalding United (8)Spalding United (8)1–2Leek Town (8)30Aylesbury (8)1–2Merstham (8)7831Walton Casuals (8)2–4Peacehaven & Telscombe (7)7232Dulwich Hamlet (7)3–0Chalfont St Peter (8)43333Thamesmead Town (8)3–1Three Bridges (8)4934Metropolitan Police (7)1–0Billericay Town (7)8235Whyteleafe (8)3–1Dunstable Town (7)11136Maidstone United (7)3–2Walton & Hersham (8)1,22637Bedford Town (8)4–0Brightlingsea Regent (8)177
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 38Worthing (8)1–1Chatham Town (8)232Chatham Town (8)0–1Worthing (8)12339Horsham (8)1–0Ware (8)17240Canvey Island (7)1–1Leatherhead (7)248Leatherhead (7) Canvey Island (7)17241Folkestone Invicta (8)3–2Thurrock (8)24842Margate (7)0–2Slough Town (7)56043Arlesey Town (7)2–1Wingate & Finchley (7)12544Uxbridge (8)6–1Hythe Town (8)12245Brentwood Town (8)1–1Biggleswade Town (7)130Biggleswade Town (7)3–2Brentwood Town (8)7046Hampton & Richmond (7)0–3Grays Athletic (7)26947Burgess Hill Town (8)2–0Chesham United (7)25848Northwood (8) Guernsey (8)49Lewes (7)1–0Harlow Town (8)35850Cray Wanderers (8)3–0Faversham Town (8)13151VCD Athletic (7)0–2Tonbridge Angels (7)15652Hungerford Town (7)1–1East Thurrock United (7)152East Thurrock United (7)4–2Hungerford Town (7)10253Dereham Town (8)1–0Enfield Town (7)29154Bognor Regis Town (7)2–2AFC Sudbury (8)325AFC Sudbury (8)2–1Bognor Regis Town (7)14955Bury Town (7)1–3Hendon (7)27856Royston Town (8)1–2Witham Town (7)15657Burnham (7)2–2Hitchin Town (7)Hitchin Town (7)0–2Burnham (7)11258Barkingside (8)3–1Kingstonian (7)21459South Park (8)1–4Heybridge Swifts (8)11260Leiston (7)2–2Leighton Town (8)166Leighton Town (8)2–5Leiston (7)9061AFC Hornchurch (7)2–0Harrow Borough (7)16562Mangotsfield United (8)5–1Bishop's Cleeve (8)15563Sholing (8)1–0Tiverton Town (8)13964AFC Totton (8)1–2Hereford United (7)34365Truro City (7)3–0Egham Town (8)66Poole Town (7)3–1North Leigh (8)28567Paulton Rovers (7)3–0Fleet Town (8)9868Chippenham Town (7)3–1Frome Town (7)27769Merthyr Town (8)2–0Cirencester Town (7)30770Weymouth (7)1–0Shortwood United (8)42071Dorchester Town (7)1–3Wimborne Town (8)31572Bideford (7)3–3Didcot Town (8)Didcot Town (8)2–1Bideford (7)134
Second round qualifying A total of 72 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first round qualifying. The matches were played on 15 November 2014.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Chasetown (8)4–1Loughborough Dynamo (8)1292Spennymoor Town (8)3–3Leek Town (8)361Leek Town (8)0–1Spennymoor Town (8)2343Rushall Olympic (7)5–0Stratford Town (8)1544Blyth Spartans (7)1–1Halesowen Town (7)489Halesowen Town (7)2–0Blyth Spartans (7)4705St Neots Town (7)3–1Darlington 1883 (8)7156Curzon Ashton (7)1–2Barwell (7)1487Witton Albion (7)3–3Workington (7)251Workington (7)3–0Witton Albion (7)3298King's Lynn Town (7)3–1Stourbridge (7)9Redditch United (7)5–2Trafford (7)27110Gresley (8)2–0Goole (8)34911F.C. United of Manchester (7)2–0Buxton (7)1,00212Nantwich Town (7)1–3Ramsbottom United (7)13Mickleover Sports (8)A – ANew Mills (8)Tie abandoned after 68 mins due to fog, 1–1.13Mickleover Sports (8)3–1New Mills (8)8814Banbury United (7)3–2Marine (7)20815Hereford United (7)2–0Mangotsfield United (8)16Witham Town (7)0–1Truro City (7)17Dereham Town (8)A – ASholing (8)214Tie abandoned after 73 mins due to fog, 1–1.17Dereham Town (8)0–2Sholing (8)196
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 18Weymouth (7)0–0Burnham (7)442Burnham (7) Weymouth (7)7519Maidstone United (7)0–2AFC Sudbury (8)1,42320Metropolitan Police (7)2–0 Dulwich Hamlet (7)15021Barkingside (8)1–3Horsham (8)9722Peacehaven & Telscombe (7)4–3Thamesmead Town (8)12123Lewes (7)1–1Heybridge Swifts (8)258Heybridge Swifts (8)2–3Lewes (7)11924Leiston (7)3–2Paulton Rovers (7)18525Burgess Hill Town (8)0–0Folkestone Invicta (8)334Folkestone Invicta (8)0–1Burgess Hill Town (8)15126Slough Town (7)1–1Merthyr Town (8)300Merthyr Town (8)3–2Slough Town (7)31027Biggleswade Town (7)1–2Poole Town (7)17028Uxbridge (8)1–2Didcot Town (8)14529Bedford Town (8)2–1Chippenham Town (7)20330Whyteleafe (8)1–4Leatherhead (7)14831AFC Hornchurch (7)4–2Merstham (8)15432Histon (7)0–2Cray Wanderers (8)20333East Thurrock United (7)4–4Arlesey Town (7)149Arlesey Town (7)1–2East Thurrock United (7)8934Hendon (7)4–0Worthing (8)17335Tonbridge Angels (7)2–0Grays Athletic (7)34336Wimborne Town (8)2–1Northwood (8)
Third round qualifying A total of 80 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 43 clubs from Level 6 of English football. As Conference South club Salisbury City was disbanded before the season started, this stage was one team short. Leiston received a bye to the first round proper. The matches were played on 29 November 2014.