The 2020–21 Buildbase FA Vase was the 47th season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams playing in Levels 9 and 10 (steps 5 & 6) of the English National League System. The competition was played with two qualifying rounds followed by six proper rounds, semi-finals, and the final played at Wembley Stadium. All ties this season were played to a finish on the day. For this season there were no replays in any of the rounds to minimise fixture congestion due to late start of the football season brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. If games finished level after 90 minutes, the match was decided by penalties to find the winner of the tie, apart from the Final where there were 30 minutes extra time (15 minutes each way) followed by penalties if still level after the extra time period.
Due to UK Government guidelines in relation to COVID-19, the 2020–21 competition's qualifying began before the 2019–20 final was played.
Calendar The calendar for the 2020–21 Buildbase FA Vase round dates and prize money for the winners and losers of each round announced by English Football Association. All information taken from thefa.com website
Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs Remaining New Entries This Round Prize Money Winners Prize Money Losers First round qualifying Saturday 19 September 2020 221 612 → 391 442 £550 £160 Second round qualifying Saturday 10 October 2020 165 391 → 226 109 £725 £225 First round proper Saturday 31 October 2020 98 226 → 128 31 £825 £250 Second round proper Saturday 5 December 2020 64 128 → 64 30 £900 £275 Third round proper Saturday 19 December 2020 32 64 → 32 None £1,125 £350 Fourth round proper Saturday 17 April 2021 16 32 → 16 None £1,875 £600 Fifth round proper Saturday 24 April 2021 8 16 → 8 None £2,250 £725 Quarter-finals Saturday 1 May 2021 4 8 → 4 None £4,125 £1,350 Semi-finals Saturday 8 May 2021 2 4 → 2 None £5,500 £1,725 Final Saturday 22 May 2021 1 2 → 1 None £30,000 £15,000
First qualifying round The draw was made on 18 August 2020. Fixtures and match results taken from thefa.com website.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Friday 18 September 20202 Durham City (10) 0–4 Thackley (9) 120130 Thame Rangers (10) 0–6 Milton Keynes Irish (10) 75132 Broadfields United (9) Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (9) 163149 Virginia Water (9) 0–1 Reading City (9) 91198 Fawley (10) 3–4 Ringwood Town (10) 9569 OJM Black Country (10) 0–1 Rocester (10) 6093 Barkingside (10) 1–3 Coggeshall United (10) 103 Saturday 19 September 20201 Bishop Auckland (9) 1–5 Billingham Synthonia (10) 2373 Bedlington Terriers (10) 1–2 Heaton Stannington (10) 96 4 Crook Town (10) 1–0 Albion Sports (9) 2085 Garforth Town (9) 5–1 Sunderland West End (10) 97 6 Willington (10) 0–4 Whickham (9) 132 7 North Shields (9) 3–0 Tow Law (10) 268 8 Northallerton Town (9) 2–0 Billingham Town (9) 1919 West Allotment Celtic (10) Penrith (9) 70 10 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion (9) 2–4 Ashington (9) 140 11 Holker Old Boys (10) 3–0 Eccleshill (9) 12312 Shildon (9) 2–1 Chester-le-Street Town (10) 18013 Whitley Bay (9) 1–4 Newcastle University (10) 254 14 Guisborough Town (9) 3–0 Washington (10) 268 15 Newton Aycliffe (9) 4–0 Barnoldswick Town (9) 130 16 Birtley Town (10) Squires Gate F.C. (9) 17 Harrogate Railway Athletic (10) Cleator Moor (10) 9918 Steeton (10) Jarrow (10) 102 19 Carlisle City (10) 3–5 Nelson (10) 121 20 A.F.C. Blackpool (10) 1–0 Knaresborough Town (9) 102 21 Silsden (9) 3–1 Garstang (10) 115 22 Retford (10) 0–2 Cammell Laird (10) 154 23 Staveley Miners Welfare (9) A.F.C. Darwen (10) 110 Match played at Sheffield F.C.24 Skelmersdale United (9) 1–2 Stockport Town (10) 16925 Hemsworth Miners Welfare (9)3–2 Armthorpe Welfare (10) 98 26 West Didsbury & Chorlton (10) 2–1 Bury A.F.C. (10) 30027 Hall Road Rangers (10) 2–4 Barnton (10) 7028 Litherland Remyca (9) 1–2 Selby Town (10) 88 29 Penistone Church (9) Prestwich Heys (10) 272 30 Goole (9) 7–3 Cheadle Heath Nomads (10) 78 Match played at Cheadle Heath Nomads.31 Parkgate (10) 4–0 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic (10) 95 32 Charnock Richard (9) 3–0 Barton Town (9) 173 33 Rossington Main (10) 0–2 Nostell Miners Welfare (10) 90 34 Brigg Town (10) 2–3 Winterton Rangers (10) 260 35 Emley (10) Irlam (9) 169 36 St Helens Town (10) 0–2 North Ferriby (10) 242 Match played at North Ferriby.37 Liversedge (9) 3–1 Handsworth (9) 15938 Swallownest (10) 1–0 Ashton Town (10) 97 39 Daisy Hill (10) 2–5 Warrington Rylands (9) 6640 Cheadle Town (10) Athersley Recreation (9) 112 41 Golcar United (10) 0–2 Northwich Victoria (9) 30042 Pilkington (10) 1–3 Bacup Borough (10) 58 Match played at Bacup Borough.43 Avro (9) 1–0 Bottesford Town (9) 110 44 FC Isle of Man (10) W/O A.F.C. Liverpool (10) walkover for AFC Liverpool – FC Isle of Man withdrawn 45 Burscough (9) Hallam (10) 300 Match played at Hallam.46 Whitchurch Alport (9) 0–2 Littleton (10) 170 49 Highgate United (9) Wellington (Herefordshire) (10) 85 50 Darlaston Town (10) 2–0 Heather St John's (9) 17651 Dudley Sports (10) 3–0 Wem Town (10) 35 52 Wolverhampton Sporting (10) 0–1 Bewdley Town (10) 4053 Heath Hayes (10) 1–2 Dudley Town (10) 14354 Nuneaton Griff (10) Chelmsley Town (10) 83 55 Romulus (9) 3–1 Coventry Copeswood (10) 8156 Paget Rangers (10) 3–1 Wolverhampton Casuals (10) 10957 Winsford United (9) 4–1 Alsager Town (10) 198 58 Sandbach United (10) 0–1 Stapenhill (10) 142 59 Leicester Road (10) Haughmond (9) 79 60 St Martins (10) 1–4 Pershore Town (10) 10561 Coventry Sphinx (9) Worcester Raiders (10) 100 62 Ellesmere Rangers (10) 3–1 Cradley Town (10) 65 63 Racing Club Warwick (9) 2–1 Hereford Pegasus (10) 63 Match played at Hereford Pegasus.64 A.F.C. Wulfrunians (9) 0–3 Uttoxeter Town (10) 87 65 A.F.C. Bridgnorth (10) Wednesfield (10) 97 66 Abbey Hulton United (10) 3–2 Shawbury United (10) 100 67 Rugby Town (9) Bilston Town (10) 183 68 Stafford Town (10) 0–4 Lichfield City (10) 10770 Sherwood Colliery (10) 3–0 St Andrews (10) 87 71 Harborough Town (9) 8–1 Barrow Town (10) 14872 Hucknall Town (10) 1–2 Anstey Nomads (9) 24773 Selston (9) Eastwood Community (10) 172 74 Holbeach United (9) 1–5 Loughborough University (9) 9075 Graham Street Prims (10) 0–3 Leicester Nirvana (9) 65 76 Teversal (10) 0–3 Shirebrook Town (10) 9477 Dunkirk (10) 1–2 Harrowby United (10) 7778 Deeping Rangers (9) 10–1 GNG Oadby Town (9) 8079 Aylestone Park (10) 4–1 Pinchbeck United (9) 9580 Boston Town (9) 6–0 Sleaford Town (9) 77 81 Ingles (10) 2–0 Saffron Dynamo (10) 82 82 Blackstones (10) 0–3 Lutterworth Athletic (10) 70 83 Clipstone (10) Radford (10) 81 84 Birstall United (10) 2–0 Holwell Sports (10) 9085 Clifton All Whites (10) 0–2 Quorn (9) 56 86 Peterborough Northern Star (9) 0–7 Mulbarton Wanderers (10) 3087 Sheringham (10) 2–0 Newmarket Town (9) 120 88 Huntingdon (10) 0–2 Mildenhall Town (9) 40 89 Diss Town (10) 0–1 Fakenham Town (10) 93 90 Lakenheath (10) 7–1 Framlington Town (10) 8391 Godmanchester Rovers (9) Norwich United (9) 95 92 Downham Town (10) 3–0 Ely City (9) 75 94 Colney Heath (9) Wivenhoe Town (10) 91 95 Brimsdown (10) 2–4 Clapton (9) 50 96 Little Oakley (10) 2–1 Stotfold (10) 106 98 Enfield Borough (10) 3–2 Tower Hamlets (9) 38100 St. Margaretsbury (9) London Colney (9) 83 101 Ipswich Wanderers (10) 5–3 Brantham Athletic (9) 94102 Potton United (9) 2–1 Biggleswade United (9) 158 103 Redbridge (9) 1–3 May & Baker (10) 68104 Ilford (9) 5–3 Long Melford (9) 85 105 Southend Manor (9) 0–1 Cockfosters (9) 46 106 Sporting Bengal United (9) Sawbridgeworth Town (9) 39 Match played at Sawbridgeworth Town.108 Saffron Walden Town (9) Whitton United (9) 210109 Harwich & Parkeston (10) Walthamstow (9) 180110 Frenford (10) 2–4 Newbury Forest (10) 51111 Hashtag United (9) 3–1 Takeley (9) 145112 Hoddesdon Town (9) 3–2 Langford (10) 69