The 2017–18 FA Vase was the 44th season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System. The competition was played with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals (played over two legs) and final played at Wembley Stadium. All first-leg ties until the semi-finals were played with extra time if drawn after regulation – first-leg ties could also be resolved with penalties if both teams agreed and notified the referee at least 45 minutes before kick-off.
Calendar The calendar for the 2017–18 FA Vase, as announced by The Football Association.
Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs New Entries This Round Losing Club Winning Club First round qualifying 9 September 2017 220 619 → 399 440 £175 £550 Second round qualifying 23 September 2017 170 399 → 229 120 £250 £725 First round proper 21 October 2017 101 229 → 128 32 £275 £825 Second round proper 11 November 2017 64 128 → 64 27 £300 £900 Third round proper 2 December 2017 32 64 → 32 none £375 £1,125 Fourth round proper 6 January 2018 16 32 → 16 none £625 £1,875 Fifth round proper 3 February 2018 8 16 → 8 none £750 £2,250 Quarter-finals 24 February 2018 4 8 → 4 none £1,375 £4,125 Semi-finals 17 and 24 March 2018 2 4 → 2 none £1,750 £5,500 Final 20 May 2018 1 2 → 1 none £20,000 £30,000
First round qualifying
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Friday 8 September 2017 5 Whickham (10) 3–1 Newton Aycliffe (9) 225 24 Northwich Victoria (9) 3–4 Stockport Town (10) 115 56 Nuneaton Griff (10) 5–8 Rocester (9) 88 58 Paget Rangers (10) 3–0 Wolverhampton Casuals (10) 141 96 Pinchbeck United (10) 1–5 Holbeach United (9) 262 113 Tower Hamlets (9) 2–1 Hackney Wick (9) 102 130 Royal Wootton Bassett Town (9) 3–1 Fairford Town (9) 159 Saturday 9 September 2017 1 Stokesley Sports Club (11) 0–8 Hebburn Town (10) 37 2 Chester-le-Street Town (10) 2–3 Silsden (10) 101 3 Ryhope Colliery Welfare (9) 7–1 Guisborough Town (9) 53 4 Seaham Red Star (9) 2–0 Albion Sports (9) 103 6 Padiham (9) P–P Thackley (9) - 7 Garforth Town (9) 3–1 Holker Old Boys (10) 68 8 Blyth AFC (10) 2–1 West Allotment Celtic (10) 87 9 Esh Winning (10) 0–2 Penrith (9) 52 10 Heaton Stannington (10) 1–3 Carlisle City (10) 120 11 Tow Law Town (10) 3–2 Crook Town (10) 129 12 Brandon United (10) 2–3 Bishop Auckland (9) 133 13 Ashington (9) 3–0 Easington Colliery (10) 224 14 Northallerton Town (10) 4–2 Alnwick Town (10) 94 15 Marske United (9) 2–0 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion (10) 150 16 Barnoldswick Town (9) 0–1 Dunston UTS (9) 215 17 Darlington Railway Athletic (10) 4–6 Harrogate Railway Athletic (9) 56 18 Eccleshill United (10) 0–2 Jarrow Roofing BCA (9) 48 19 Campion (10) 1–2 Bedlington Terriers (10) 44 20 Widnes (9) 1–2 Glasshoughton Welfare (10) 41 21 Alsager Town (10) 3–2 New Mills (10) 70 22 Vauxhall Motors (11) 4–5 1874 Northwich (9) 129 23 Maltby Main (9) 4–2 Cammell Laird 1907 (10) 78 26 St Helens Town (10) 1–2 Hemsworth Miners Welfare (9) 77 27 Selby Town (10) 1–7 Charnock Richard (9) 112 28 Rossington Main (10) 4–1 Cheadle Town (10) 68 29 Barnton (9) P–P Penistone Church (9) - 30 Maine Road (9) 1–5 Pontefract Collieries (9) 88 31 Prestwich Heys (10) P–P Liversedge (9) - 32 Atherton Laburnum Rovers (10) P–P Irlam (9) - 33 Litherland REMYCA (10) 1–0 Ashton Town (11) 72 34 Parkgate (9) 4–0 Daisy Hill (10) 67 37 A.F.C. Blackpool (10) 1–6 West Didsbury & Chorlton (9) 64 38 Squires Gate (9) 2–6 Congleton Town (9) 63 39 Cadbury Athletic (10) 2–3 Littleton (10) 33 40 Pegasus Juniors (10) 1–3 Droitwich Spa (11) 51 41 Lutterworth Athletic (10) 2–4 AFC Wulfrunians (9) 54 42 Boldmere St. Michaels (9) 6–1 Coventry Alvis (10) 85 44 Bewdley Town (10) 1–4 Rugby Town (9) 87 45 Heather St. John's (10) 5–4 Coventry Sphinx (9) 47 46 Barnt Green Spartak (11) 0–1 Walsall Wood (10) 54 47 Westfields (9) 4–2 Stapenhill (10) 112 48 Wellington Amateurs (10) 0–0 Dudley Town (10) 27 49 Hereford Lads Club (10) 2–5 Stone Old Alleynians (10) 41 50 Studley (10) 3–0 Long Buckby (10) 41 51 Leicester Road (10) 1–4 Racing Club Warwick (10) 48 52 Malvern Town (10) 1–4 Smethwick Rangers (10) 95 53 Chelmsley Town (10) 4–1 A.F.C. Bridgnorth (10) 41 54 Uttoxeter Town (10) 4–1 Gornal Athletic (11) 71 55 Ellesmere Rangers (10) 0–7 Highgate United (9) 47 57 Ashby Ivanhoe (10) 3–1 St Martins (11) 90 59 Hanley Town (9) 5–1 Lichfield City (10) 71 60 Ellistown (11) 3–2 Eccleshall (10) 25 61 Wolverhampton Sporting (10) 5–0 F.C. Oswestry Town (10) 50 62 Shawbury United (9) 2–4 Wellington F.C. (10) 59 63 Whitchurch Alport (10) Pershore Town (10) 180 Match awarded to Pershore Town as Whitchurch Alport removed from competition due to rules violation. 64 Cradley Town (10) 7–1 Bromyard Town (11) 36 65 Bilston Town (10) 3–2 Bolehall Swifts (10) 75 66 Coton Green (11) 2–5 Heath Hayes (10) 48 67 Tividale (10) 0–2 Brocton (10) 68 68 Long Eaton United (9) 2–0 Rainworth Miners Welfare (9) 84 69 Hall Road Rangers (9) 2–0 Gedling Miners Welfare (10) 65 70 Quorn (9) 2–1 Oadby Town (9) 90 71 Clifton All Whites (10) 2–2 Harrowby United (10) 32 72 Friar Lane & Epworth (11) 0–3 Lutterworth Town (10) 40 73 Kimberley Miners Welfare (10) 1–2 Barrow Town (10) 38 Match awarded to Kimberley Miners Welfare as Barrow Town fielded an ineligible player. 74 South Normanton (11) 2–3 Melton Town (10) 30 75 Radcliffe Olympic (10) 0–6 Belper United (10) 17 76 Kirby Muxloe (9) 3–2 Anstey Nomads (10) 75 77 Ilkeston W.O. Clipstone (9) - Walkover for Clipstone as Ilkeston were removed from the tournament as the club folded. 78 Leicester Nirvana (9) 5–1 Graham Street Prims (10) 27 79 Loughborough University (9) 5–0 Winterton Rangers (10) 70 80 Worksop Town (9) 5–2 Aylestone Park (10) 321 82 Hucknall Town (11) 2–1 Clay Cross Town (11) 101 83 Heanor Town (9) 0–2 Holbrook Sports (10) 177 84 Collingham (11) W.O. Radford (10) - Walkover for Radford as Collingham were removed from the tournament. 85 Bottesford Town (9) 5–1 West Bridgford (10) 47 86 Birstall United (10) 1–6 South Normanton Athletic (9) 68 87 Skegness Town (11) 3–0 Sleaford Town (9) 150 88 Westella & Willerby (11) Arnold Town (10) 30 Match played at Arnold Town. 89 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic (10) 6–0 Blidworth Welfare (11) 20 90 Raunds Town (10) 2–0 Wellingborough Town (9) 55 91 Stewarts & Lloyds Corby (10) 1–6 Swaffham Town (10) 35 92 Fakenham Town (9) 2–3 Huntingdon Town (10) 46 93 Downham Town (10) 0–2 Biggleswade United (9) 59 94 Histon (9) 5–1 Blackstones (10) 152 95 Potton United (10) 1–1 Netherton United (11) 32 97 Bourne Town (10) 3–2 Harborough Town (9) 57 98 March Town United (10) 2–3 Peterborough Northern Star (9) 74 99 Cogenhoe United (9) 1–1 Rothwell Corinthians (9) 73 100 Stansted (9) 0–3 Wodson Park (10) 32 101 Basildon United (9) 1–1 St Margaretsbury (9) 95 103 Framlingham Town (10) 2–0 Waltham Forest (9) 71 104 Brimsdown (10) 1–2 Debenham LC (10) 35 105 Clacton (9) 0–2 Coggeshall Town (9) 102 106 Hadleigh United (9) 2–1 Wadham Lodge (9) 67 107 Ilford (9) 2–0 Cornard United (10) 34 108 Redbridge (9) 6–1 Brantham Athletic (9) 72 110 Norwich CBS (10) 2–0 Ipswich Wanderers (9) 41 111 Saffron Walden Town (9) 1–2 Sawbridgeworth Town (9) 295 112 Enfield Borough (10) 4–2 Canning Town (11) 40 114 Woodbridge Town (10) 2–0 Hoddesdon Town (9) 106 116 Long Melford (9) 1–2 Halstead Town (10) 88 117 Great Yarmouth Town (9) 3–1 Broxbourne Borough (10) 88 118 Haverhill Rovers (9) 1–3 Whitton United (10) 74 119 Wivenhoe Town (9) 0–2 Holland (10) 105 120 Great Wakering Rovers (9) 6–1 Sporting Bengal United (9) 78 121 Wootton Blue Cross (11) 2–3 London Lions (10) 68 122 Welwyn Garden City (9) 3–1 Brackley Town Saints (9) 110 123 A.F.C. Hayes (9) 2–2 Hatfield Town (10) 27 124 Hillingdon Borough (10) 2–1 Marston Shelton Rovers (11) 60 125 Malmesbury Victoria (10) 5–3 Chipping Sodbury Town (9) 126 126 New College Swindon (10) 0–10 Ampthill Town (10) 30