The 2021–22 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) was the 53rd season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System. The competition consisted of three qualifying rounds, and seven proper rounds. Teams from level 8 entered into the first qualifying round and second qualifying round, 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.[citation needed]
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| Tournament details | |
| Country | England Wales |
| Dates | Qualifying rounds: 25 September 2021 – 3 November 2021 Competition Proper: 13 November 2021 – 22 May 2022 |
| Teams | Qualifying rounds: 244 Competition Proper: 66 + (78 from Qualifying) Total Teams: 310 |
| Defending champions | Hornchurch |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bromley (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Wrexham |
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.[citation needed] This was the same format as the 2020–21 season which was a change from previous seasons where replays were used and where the semi-finals were scheduled as two-legged.[citation needed]
Calendar
editThe calendar for the 2021-22 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.[1]
| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Losing Club | Winning Club |
| First round qualifying | 25 September 2021 | 19 | 310 → 291 | 38 | £400 | £1,500 |
| Second round qualifying | 9 October 2021 | 69 | 291 → 222 | 119 | £575 | £2,250 |
| Third round qualifying | 30 October 2021 | 78 | 222 → 144 | 87 | £625 | £2,450 |
| First round proper | 13 November 2021 | 39 | 144 → 105 | 0 | £775 | £3,000 |
| Second round proper | 27 November 2021 | 41 | 105 → 64 | 43 | £1,000 | £3,750 |
| Third round proper | 18 December 2021 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 23 | £1,250 | £4,500 |
| Fourth round proper | 15 January 2022 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 0 | £1,500 | £5,250 |
| Fifth round proper | 12 February 2022 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 0 | £1,750 | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 12 March 2022 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 0 | £2,000 | £7,500 |
| Semi-finals | 2 April 2022 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 0 | £5,000 | £15,000 |
| Final | 22 May 2022 | 1 | 2 → 1 | 0 | £30,000 | £60,000 |
First round qualifying
editThe draw for the first qualifying round was made on 9 July 2021. The round included 38 teams from tier 8, the lowest tier in the competition.[2]
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Second round qualifying
editThe draw for the second qualifying round was made on 9 July 2021, and saw 119 clubs from tier 8 joining the 19 winners from the first qualifying round.[3]
Third round qualifying
editThe draw for the third qualifying round was made on 11 October 2021, and saw 87 clubs from tier 7 joining the 69 winners from the second qualifying round.[5]
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First round proper
editThe draw for the first round proper was made on 1 November 2021, and featured the 78 winners from the third qualifying round with no additional teams.[6]
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Second round proper
editThe draw for the second round took place on 15 November 2021, featuring the 39 winners from the previous round as well as the 43 teams entering from the sixth tier.[7]
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Third round proper
editThe draw for the third round took place on 29 November 2021, with the winners of the 41 second round proper matches being joined by the 23 National League clubs.[8]
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Fourth round proper
editThe draw for the fourth round took place on 20 December 2021 and was made up of the 32 winners from the previous round. Plymouth Parkway and Larkhall Athletic of the eighth tier were the lowest-ranked teams remaining.[11]
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Fifth round proper
editThe draw for the fifth round took place on 17 January 2022 and was made up of the 16 winners from the previous round. Cheshunt, Morpeth Town, Needham Market and Stourbridge of the seventh tier were the lowest-ranked teams remaining.[12]
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Quarter-finals
editThe draw for the quarter-finals took place on 14 February 2022 and was made up of the 8 winners from the previous round. Needham Market of the seventh tier were the lowest-ranked team remaining.
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Semi-finals
editThe draw for the semi-finals took place on 14 March 2022 and featured the four winners from the previous round. York City of the sixth tier were the lowest-ranked team remaining.
| Wrexham (5) | 2–0 | Stockport County (5) |
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Mullin  90+1', 90+5' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,703
| Bromley (5) | 3–1 | York City (6) |
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| Report | Willoughby 2' |
Attendance: 4,423
Final
editNotes
edit- ^ Match played behind closed doors due to Welsh Government COVID-19 restrictions.
References
edit- ^ "The Buildbase FA Trophy Round Dates for the 2021-22 campaign". The Football Association. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Early round draws for FA Youth Cup, Buildbase FA Trophy and Vase have been released".
- ^ "Early round draws for FA Youth Cup, Buildbase FA Trophy and Vase have been released".
- ^ Townsend, Ian (14 June 2021). "Whyteleafe announce their withdrawal from the League". Isthmian League. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "The Buildbase FA Trophy third round qualifying draw has been made".
- ^ "The first round proper draw for the Buildbase FA Trophy has been made".
- ^ "Buildabase FA Trophy second round proper draw made". www.thefa.com. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "The draw for the third round proper of the Buildbase FA Trophy was made on Monday".
- ^ "Guiseley Match Called-Off". Chesterfield F.C. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Withdrawal From The 2021/22 Buildbase FA Trophy". Maidenhead United F.C. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY FOURTH ROUND PROPER DRAW WAS MADE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON". www.thefa.com. 20 December 2021.
- ^ "THE DRAWS FOR BOTH THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND FA VASE FIFTH ROUND HAVE BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 17 January 2022.