2016–17 FA Trophy
# 2016–17 FA Trophy

The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th 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 276 clubs entered the competition, which was won by York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3–2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.

## Calendar

| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Preliminary round | 8 October 2016 | 64 | 276 → 212 | 128 | £2,500 |
| First round qualifying | 29 October 2016 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 80 | £2,700 |
| Second round qualifying | 12 November 2016 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £3,250 |
| Third round qualifying | 26 November 2016 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £4,000 |
| First round proper | 10 December 2016 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £5,000 |
| Second round proper | 14 January 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £6,000 |
| Third round proper | 4 February 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £7,000 |
| Fourth round proper | 25 February 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £8,000 |
| Semi-finals | 11 March and 18 March 2017 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £16,000 |
| Final | 21 May 2017 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runner-up £25,000 Winner £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 - Beaconsfield SYCOB, Heybridge Swifts, Kidsgrove Athletic, Market Drayton Town, Phoenix Sports, Waltham Abbey, Walton Casuals and Ware.

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Witton Albion (8) | 5–2 | Brighouse Town (8) | 235 |
| 2 | Glossop North End (8) | 2–0 | Tadcaster Albion (8) | 369 |
| 3 | Prescot Cables (8) | 1–1 | Ossett Albion (8) | 290 |
| replay | Ossett Albion (8) | 0–1 | Prescot Cables (8) | 87 |
| 4 | Colne (8) | 1–2 | Trafford (8) | 181 |
| 5 | Burscough (8) | 1–2 | Kendal Town (8) | 110 |
| 6 | Clitheroe (8) | 0–5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) | 270 |
| 7 | Colwyn Bay (8) | 1–0 | Hyde United (8) | 268 |
| 8 | Northwich Victoria (8) | 1–1 | Mossley (8) | 132 |
| replay | Mossley (8) | 3–2 | Northwich Victoria (8) | 65 |
| 9 | Shaw Lane (8) | 2–0 | Scarborough Athletic (8) | 304 |
| 10 | Belper Town (8) | 1–2 | Goole (8) | 248 |
| 11 | Radcliffe Borough (8) | 1–3 | Farsley Celtic (8) | 119 |
| 12 | Lancaster City (8) | 1–1 | Droylsden (8) | 233 |
| replay | Droylsden (8) | 1–3 | Lancaster City (8) | 102 |
| 13 | Ramsbottom United (8) | 3–1 | Sheffield (8) | 253 |
| 14 | Ossett Town (8) | 0–1 | Bamber Bridge (8) | 141 |
| 15 | Bedworth United (8) | 3–3 | Rugby Town (8) | 223 |
| replay | Rugby Town (8) | 0–2 | Bedworth United (8) | 132 |
| 16 | Stamford (8) | 1–0 | Basford United (8) | 257 |
| 17 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 1–1 | Histon (8) | 333 |
| replay | Histon (8) | 1–6 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 151 |
| 18 | Gresley (8) | 4–1 | Spalding United (8) | 243 |
| 19 | Carlton Town (8) | 3–1 | Chasetown (8) | 108 |
| 20 | Newcastle Town (8) | 1–3 | Soham Town Rangers (8) | 127 |
| 21 | Loughborough Dynamo (8) | 1–2 | Leek Town (8) | 139 |
| 22 | Lincoln United (8) | 2–2 | Romulus (8) | 171 |
| replay | Romulus (8) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Lincoln United (8) | 80 |
| 23 | Aylesbury (8) | 1–3 | Ware (8) | 56 |
| 24 | Sittingbourne (8) | 0–2 | Bury Town (8) | 150 |
| 25 | Maldon & Tiptree (8) | 3–1 | Great Wakering Rovers (8) | 115 |
| 26 | East Grinstead Town (8) | 4–0 | Three Bridges (8) | 141 |
| 27 | Witham Town (8) | 2–1 | Aveley (8) | 102 |
| 28 | Cray Wanderers (8) | 3–3 | Carshalton Athletic (8) | 187 |
| Match replayed at Cray Wanderers after an FA Investigation found that Carshalton Athletic fielded an ineligible player in the original tie. |||||
| replay* | Cray Wanderers (8) | 3–0 | Carshalton Athletic (8) | 91 |
| 29 | Potters Bar Town (8) | 0–2 | Horsham (8) | 131 |
| 30 | Thurrock (8) | 1–2 | Bowers & Pitsea (8) | 83 |
| 31 | Chipstead (8) | 3–3 | Kempston Rovers (8) | 65 |
| replay | Kempston Rovers (8) | 2–0 | Chipstead (8) | 88 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 32 | Aylesbury United (8) | 4–1 | Chatham Town (8) | 99 |
| 33 | Uxbridge (8) | 4–0 | AFC Dunstable (8) | 64 |
| 34 | Lewes (8) | 1–1 | Tilbury (8) | 422 |
| replay | Tilbury (8) | 0–3 | Lewes (8) | 80 |
| 35 | South Park (8) | 2–0 | Guernsey (8) | 112 |
| 36 | Whyteleafe (8) | 1–3 | Cheshunt (8) | 141 |
| 37 | Haringey Borough (8) | 1–2 | Hythe Town (8) | 86 |
| 38 | Dorking Wanderers (8) | 3–6 | Northwood (8) | 130 |
| 39 | Wroxham (8) | 3–0 | Godalming Town (8) | 71 |
| 40 | Norwich United (8) | 0–2 | Tooting & Mitcham United (8) | 156 |
| 41 | Ramsgate (8) | 0–3 | Hastings United (8) | 192 |
| 42 | AFC Hornchurch (8) | 2–3 | Ashford Town (Mx) (8) | 162 |
| 43 | Molesey (8) | 1–3 | Romford (8) | 63 |
| 44 | Brentwood Town (8) | 1–2 | Marlow (8) | 92 |
| 45 | Arlesey Town (8) | 2–2 | Chalfont St Peter (8) | 72 |
| replay | Chalfont St Peter (8) | 6–0 | Arlesey Town (8) | 40 |
| 46 | Corinthian Casuals (8) | 2–1 | Thamesmead Town (8) | 121 |
| 47 | Brightlingsea Regent (8) | 2–1 | Dereham Town (8) | 102 |
| 48 | VCD Athletic (8) | 1–1 | Greenwich Borough (8) | 97 |
| replay | Greenwich Borough (8) | 1–2 | VCD Athletic (8) | 115 |
| 49 | Royston Town (8) | 3–0 | Egham Town (8) | 144 |
| 50 | Hanwell Town (8) | 4–0 | Bedford Town (8) | 123 |
| 51 | Barton Rovers (8) | 0–1 | Herne Bay (8) | 101 |
| 52 | Slimbridge (8) | 1–3 | Swindon Supermarine (8) | 60 |
| 53 | Bridgwater Town (8) | 2–2 | North Leigh (8) | 109 |
| replay | North Leigh (8) | 4–1 | Bridgwater Town (8) | 37 |
| 54 | Winchester City (8) | 1–1 | Petersfield Town (8) | 140 |
| replay | Petersfield Town (8) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Winchester City (8) | 115 |
| 55 | Wimborne Town (8) | 2–2 | AFC Totton (8) | 264 |
| replay | AFC Totton (8) | 1–2 | Wimborne Town (8) | 184 |
| 56 | Salisbury (8) | 4–3 | Hereford (8) | 1,225 |
| 57 | Paulton Rovers (8) | 1–6 | Tiverton Town (8) | 112 |
| 58 | Bishop's Cleeve (8) | 1–0 | Didcot Town (8) | 80 |
| 59 | Mangotsfield United (8) | 0–2 | Yate Town (8) | 310 |
| 60 | Farnborough (8) | 1–5 | Barnstaple Town (8) | 172 |
| 61 | Fleet Town (8) | 2–1 | Bideford (8) | 83 |
| 62 | Kidlington (8) | 2–3 | Wantage Town (8) | 79 |
| 63 | Taunton Town (8) | 6–2 | Larkhall Athletic (8) | 362 |
| 64 | Shortwood United (8) | 0–1 | Evesham United (8) | 134 |

## 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.

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Goole (8) | 1–1 | Blyth Spartans (7) | 252 |
| replay | Blyth Spartans (7) | 7–1 | Goole (8) | 440 |
| 2 | Spennymoor Town (7) | 1–2 | Matlock Town (7) | 393 |
| 3 | Warrington Town (7) | 0–2 | Nantwich Town (7) | 274 |
| 4 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) | 2–1 | Lancaster City (8) | 128 |
| 5 | Whitby Town (7) | 4–3 | Workington (7) | 321 |
| 6 | Skelmersdale United (7) | 1–3 | Kendal Town (8) | 175 |
| 7 | Colwyn Bay (8) | 1–1 | Witton Albion (8) | 298 |
| replay | Witton Albion (8) | 3–1 | Colwyn Bay (8) | 257 |
| 8 | Mossley (8) | 1–3 | Farsley Celtic (8) | 124 |
| 9 | Ramsbottom United (8) | 2–1 | Prescot Cables (8) | 216 |
| 10 | Bamber Bridge (8) | 0–2 | Trafford (8) | 169 |
| 11 | Buxton (7) | 2–0 | Glossop North End (8) | 518 |
| 12 | Ashton United (7) | 0–4 | Marine (7) | 124 |
| 13 | Shaw Lane (8) | 6–2 | Frickley Athletic (7) | 256 |
| 14 | Stratford Town (7) | 2–2 | Grantham Town (7) | 204 |
| replay | Grantham Town (7) | 4–0 | Stratford Town (7) | 142 |
| 15 | Leamington (7) | 0–1 | Mickleover Sports (7) | 352 |
| 16 | Kidsgrove Athletic (8) | 5–3 | Soham Town Rangers (8) | 151 |
| 17 | Rushall Olympic (7) | 1–2 | Halesowen Town (7) | 189 |
| 18 | Ilkeston (7) | 0–2 | Barwell (7) | 262 |
| 19 | Carlton Town (8) | 1–4 | St Ives Town (7) | 93 |
| 20 | Stourbridge (7) | 1–2 | King's Lynn Town (7) | 465 |
| 21 | Corby Town (7) | 0–2 | Stafford Rangers (7) | 435 |
| 22 | Kettering Town (7) | 5–1 | Market Drayton Town (8) | 357 |
| 23 | Redditch United (7) | 3–1 | Cambridge City (7) | 242 |
| 24 | Stamford (8) | 1–4 | Hednesford Town (7) | 345 |
| 25 | Leek Town (8) | 2–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town (7) | 315 |
| 26 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 1–0 | Coalville Town (7) | 448 |
| 27 | Bedworth United (8) | 2–3 | St Neots Town (7) | 122 |
| 28 | Lincoln United (8) | 4–2 | Gresley (8) | 202 |
| 29 | Horsham (8) | 1–3 | Romford (8) | 291 |
| 30 | East Grinstead Town (8) | 2–3 | Phoenix Sports (8) | 95 |
| 31 | Kingstonian (7) | 2–1 | Lewes (8) | 245 |
| 32 | Hastings United (8) | 4–0 | Aylesbury United (8) | 322 |
| 33 | Hythe Town (8) | 3–2 | Walton Casuals (8) | 179 |
| 34 | Burgess Hill Town (7) | 5–1 | Beaconsfield SYCOB (8) | 226 |
| 35 | Leatherhead (7) | 2–3 | Chesham United (7) | 255 |
| 36 | Waltham Abbey (8) | 0–5 | Merstham (7) | 72 |
| 37 | Hanwell Town (8) | 2–1 | Bury Town (8) | 116 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 38 | Metropolitan Police (7) | 2–6 | Brightlingsea Regent (8) | 124 |
| 39 | Needham Market (7) | 2–0 | Wroxham (8) | 205 |
| 40 | Slough Town (7) | 4–1 | Bognor Regis Town (7) | 543 |
| 41 | Grays Athletic (7) | 1–1 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 146 |
| replay | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 2–0 | Grays Athletic (7) | 96 |
| 42 | Worthing (7) | 3–1 | Kempston Rovers (8) | 418 |
| 43 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 4–0 | Bowers & Pitsea (8) | 196 |
| 44 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 3–3 | Ashford Town (Mx) (8) | 381 |
| replay | Ashford Town (Mx) (8) | 1–4 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 227 |
| 45 | Kings Langley (7) | 1–0 | Heybridge Swifts (8) | 61 |
| 46 | Leiston (7) | 5–0 | Hendon (7) | 173 |
| 47 | VCD Athletic (8) | 1–3 | Ware (8) | 68 |
| 48 | Enfield Town (7) | 3–2 | Canvey Island (7) | 273 |
| 49 | Tooting & Mitcham United (8) | 2–4 | Dunstable Town (7) | 185 |
| 50 | Billericay Town (7) | 2–0 | Maldon & Tiptree (8) | 337 |
| 51 | Chalfont St Peter (8) | 3–2 | Corinthian Casuals (8) | 69 |
| 52 | Cray Wanderers (8) | 4–0 | Marlow (8) | 75 |
| 53 | Cheshunt (8) | 1–3 | Folkestone Invicta (7) | 144 |
| 54 | Royston Town (8) | 2–2 | Northwood (8) | 155 |
| replay | Northwood (8) | 1–4 | Royston Town (8) | 95 |
| 55 | Lowestoft Town (7) | 1–2 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 428 |
| 56 | Biggleswade Town (7) | 1–0 | Witham Town (8) | 111 |
| 57 | Faversham Town (8) | 3–4 | South Park (8) | 175 |
| 58 | Uxbridge (8) | 0–1 | Harlow Town (7) | 115 |
| 59 | Herne Bay (8) | 2–2 | Harrow Borough (7) | 195 |
| replay | Harrow Borough (7) | 3–0 | Herne Bay (8) | 96 |
| 60 | Hayes & Yeading United (7) | 0–1 | Hitchin Town (7) | 127 |
| 61 | Evesham United (8) | 1–1 | Frome Town (7) | 235 |
| replay | Frome Town (7) | 1–0 | Evesham United (8) | 152 |
| 62 | Yate Town (8) | 1–6 | North Leigh (8) | 118 |
| 63 | Salisbury (8) | 2–3 | Chippenham Town (7) | 904 |
| 64 | Taunton Town (8) | 5–0 | Swindon Supermarine (8) | 493 |
| 65 | Tiverton Town (8) | 0–1 | Wimborne Town (8) | 191 |
| 66 | Cirencester Town (7) | 1–2 | Havant & Waterlooville (7) | 141 |
| 67 | Merthyr Town (7) | 6–1 | Cinderford Town (7) | 283 |
| 68 | Banbury United (7) | 0–1 | Bishop's Cleeve (8) | 220 |
| 69 | Fleet Town (8) | 1–2 | Winchester City (8) | 93 |
| 70 | Weymouth (7) | 4–0 | Wantage Town (8) | 402 |
| 71 | Dorchester Town (7) | 3–1 | Barnstaple Town (8) | 344 |
| 72 | Staines Town (7) | 1–4 | Basingstoke Town (7) | 291 |

## Second round qualifying

A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nantwich Town (7) | 2–0 | Kendal Town (8) | 251 |
| 2 | Blyth Spartans (7) | 4–3 | Halesowen Town (7) | 565 |
| 3 | Buxton (7) | 1–3 | King's Lynn Town (7) | 302 |
| 4 | Marine (7) | 1–1 | St Neots Town (7) | 288 |
| replay | St Neots Town (7) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Marine (7) | 178 |
| 5 | Hednesford Town (7) | 1–1 | Stafford Rangers (7) | 910 |
| replay | Stafford Rangers (7) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hednesford Town (7) | 1,005 |
| 6 | St Ives Town (7) | 2–1 | Leek Town (8) | 160 |
| 7 | Shaw Lane (8) | 3–0 | Whitby Town (7) | 320 |
| 8 | Ramsbottom United (8) | 4–1 | Redditch United (7) | 139 |
| 9 | Kidsgrove Athletic (8) | 3–5 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) | 165 |
| 10 | Barwell (7) | 2–3 | Farsley Celtic (8) | 159 |
| 11 | Grantham Town (7) | 0–2 | Matlock Town (7) | 259 |
| 12 | Trafford (8) | 0–1 | Mickleover Sports (7) | 206 |
| 13 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 3–3 | Lincoln United (8) | 485 |
| replay | Lincoln United (8) | 2–0 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 229 |
| 14 | Witton Albion (8) | 2–1 | Kettering Town (7) | 339 |
| 15 | Kings Langley (7) | 1–0 | Enfield Town (7) | 222 |
| 16 | Bishop's Cleeve (8) | 0–1 | Taunton Town (8) | 72 |
| 17 | Dunstable Town (7) | 1–4 | Weymouth (7) | 106 |
| 18 | Dorchester Town (7) | 0–3 | Basingstoke Town (7) | 306 |
| 19 | Merthyr Town (7) | 2–2 | Slough Town (7) | 370 |
| replay | Slough Town (7) | 2–0 | Merthyr Town (7) | 429 |
| 20 | Havant & Waterlooville (7) | 5–0 | Billericay Town (7) | 256 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 21 | Brightlingsea Regent (8) | A–A* | Harlow Town (7) | 177 |
| Match abandoned at half due to floodlight failure when the score was 0-0. |||||
| 21 | Brightlingsea Regent (8) | 1–1 | Harlow Town (7) | 234 |
| replay | Harlow Town (7) | 2–1 | Brightlingsea Regent (8) | 228 |
| 22 | Hanwell Town (8) | 0–1 | Frome Town (7) | 104 |
| 23 | Chippenham Town (7) | 0–1 | Leiston (7) | 306 |
| 24 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 4–0 | Chesham United (7) | 716 |
| 25 | Merstham (7) | 0–3 | Hythe Town (8) | 105 |
| 26 | Burgess Hill Town (7) | 2–2 | Chalfont St Peter (8) | 185 |
| replay | Chalfont St Peter (8) | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Burgess Hill Town (7) | 54 |
| 27 | Biggleswade Town (7) | 1–1 | Hitchin Town (7) | 325 |
| replay | Hitchin Town (7) | 3–2 | Biggleswade Town (7) | 201 |
| 28 | Folkestone Invicta (7) | 2–3 | North Leigh (8) | 291 |
| 29 | Royston Town (8) | 4–0 | Wimborne Town (8) | 180 |
| 30 | Needham Market (7) | 1–2 | Harrow Borough (7) | 203 |
| 31 | Cray Wanderers (8) | 1–2 | Worthing (7) | 164 |
| 32 | Phoenix Sports (8) | 1–3 | Winchester City (8) | 67 |
| 33 | Hastings United (8) | 1–1 | South Park (8) | 280 |
| replay | South Park (8) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hastings United (8) | 84 |
| 34 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 4–0 | Romford (8) | 219 |
| 35 | Kingstonian (7) | 1–1 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 318 |
| replay | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 1–2 | Kingstonian (7) | 286 |
| 36 | Ware (8) | 0–2 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 93 |

## Third round qualifying

A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) | 2–2 | Stalybridge Celtic (6) | 142 |
| replay | Stalybridge Celtic (6) | 2–3 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) | 140 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town (6) | 2–2 | Salford City (6) | 571 |
| replay | Salford City (6) | 0–3 | Harrogate Town (6) | 283 |
| 3 | Witton Albion (8) | A–A | Boston United (6) | 355 |
| Match abandoned at half time due to fog when the score was 1–0. |||||
| 3 | Witton Albion (8) | 4–2 | Boston United (6) | 194 |
| 4 | Mickleover Sports (7) | 1–1 | Brackley Town (6) | 150 |
| replay | Brackley Town (6) | 3–1 | Mickleover Sports (7) | 140 |
| 5 | Gainsborough Trinity (6) | 0–0 | Alfreton Town (6) | 308 |
| replay | Alfreton Town (6) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Gainsborough Trinity (6) | 175 |
| 6 | King's Lynn Town (7) | 1–0 | St Ives Town (7) | 684 |
| 7 | Shaw Lane (8) | 3–1 | Nantwich Town (7) | 215 |
| Match awarded to Nantwich Town as Shaw Lane fielded an ineligible player. |||||
| 8 | Altrincham (6) | 2–2 | Blyth Spartans (7) | 276 |
| replay | Blyth Spartans (7) | 2–3 | Altrincham (6) | 523 |
| 9 | Ramsbottom United (8) | 0–2 | AFC Telford United (6) | 319 |
| 10 | Matlock Town (7) | 1–1 | FC Halifax Town (6) | 483 |
| replay | FC Halifax Town (6) | 2–3 | Matlock Town (7) | 479 |
| 11 | Farsley Celtic (8) | 2–2 | Tamworth (6) | 227 |
| replay | Tamworth (6) | 0–4 | Farsley Celtic (8) | 371 |
| 12 | Chorley (6) | 1–0 | Stafford Rangers (7) | 466 |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers (6) | 3–1 | Lincoln United (8) | 916 |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton (6) | 1–2 | Worcester City (6) | 193 |
| 15 | FC United of Manchester (6) | 1–5 | Nuneaton Town (6) | 736 |
| 16 | Stockport County (6) | 2–0 | Bradford Park Avenue (6) | 1,164 |
| 17 | Gloucester City (6) | 2–3 | AFC Fylde (6) | 240 |
| 18 | Darlington 1883 (6) | 2–2 | Marine (7) | 743 |
| replay | Marine (7) | 3–2 | Darlington 1883 (6) | 308 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 19 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 4–2 | Harrow Borough (7) | 613 |
| 20 | Slough Town (7) | 2–4 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 352 |
| 21 | Truro City (6) | 6–1 | Frome Town (7) | 269 |
| 22 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) | 0–0 | Royston Town (8) | 272 |
| replay | Royston Town (8) | 2–1 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) | 198 |
| 23 | Concord Rangers (6) | 0–1 | Welling United (6) | 161 |
| 24 | Kings Langley (7) | 1–3 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 151 |
| 25 | Weston-super-Mare (6) | 2–4 | Dartford (6) | 240 |
| 26 | Worthing (7) | 1–1 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 505 |
| replay | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 0–1 | Worthing (7) | 157 |
| 27 | Hungerford Town (6) | 0–1 | Gosport Borough (6) | 144 |
| 28 | Oxford City (6) | 1–2 | South Park (8) | 157 |
| 29 | Bath City (6) | 2–0 | Basingstoke Town (7) | 366 |
| 30 | Chelmsford City (6) | 1–0 | Taunton Town (8) | 507 |
| 31 | Margate (6) | 1–1 | East Thurrock United (6) | 185 |
| replay | East Thurrock United (6) | 2–0 | Margate (6) | 174 |
| 32 | Leiston (7) | 1–1 | Eastbourne Borough (6) | 212 |
| replay | Eastbourne Borough (6) | 2–2 (3-5 p) | Leiston (7) | 262 |
| 33 | Poole Town (6) | 1–1 | Weymouth (7) | 755 |
| replay | Weymouth (7) | 2–0 | Poole Town (6) | 441 |
| 34 | Havant & Waterlooville (7) | 1–3 | Harlow Town (7) | 197 |
| 35 | Winchester City (8) | 0–1 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 319 |
| 36 | Maidenhead United (6) | 2–2 | Wealdstone (6) | 555 |
| replay | Wealdstone (6) | 2–1 | Maidenhead United (6) | 254 |
| 37 | Burgess Hill Town (7) | 0–3 | Hitchin Town (7) | 243 |
| 38 | Whitehawk (6) | 1–1 | St Albans City (6) | 326 |
| replay | St Albans City (6) | 0–1 | Whitehawk (6) | 219 |
| 39 | North Leigh (8) | 1–0 | Kingstonian (7) | 203 |
| 40 | Hythe Town (8) | 4–2 | Bishop's Stortford (6) | 234 |

## First round proper

A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gateshead (5) | 2–0 | King's Lynn Town (7) | 227 |
| 2 | Farsley Celtic (8) | 0–4 | Southport (5) | 352 |
| 3 | Solihull Moors (5) | 1–2 | Matlock Town (7) | 336 |
| 4 | Nantwich Town (7) | 1–2 | Lincoln City (5) | 482 |
| 5 | Alfreton Town (6) | 1–0 | North Ferriby United (5) | 290 |
| 6 | Kidderminster Harriers (6) | 4–0 | AFC Telford United (6) | 1,096 |
| 7 | Nuneaton Town (6) | 3–1 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) | 356 |
| 8 | Harrogate Town (6) | 3–3 | Barrow (5) | 441 |
| replay | Barrow (5) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Harrogate Town (6) | 819 |
| 9 | AFC Fylde (6) | 1–1 | Brackley Town (6) | 641 |
| replay | Brackley Town (6) | 4–0 | AFC Fylde (6) | 146 |
| 10 | York City (5) | 3–1 | Worcester City (6) | 1,033 |
| 11 | Chorley (6) | 0–1 | Guiseley (5) | 612 |
| 12 | Witton Albion (8) | 1–1 | Chester (5) | 883 |
| replay | Chester (5) | 2–1 | Witton Albion (8) | 921 |
| 13 | Wrexham (5) | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 2,159 |
| 14 | Altrincham (6) | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town (5) | 717 |
| replay | Macclesfield Town (5) | 2–1 | Altrincham (6) | 548 |
| 15 | Stockport County (6) | 3–2 | Marine (7) | 1,411 |
| 16 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 1–1 | Woking (5) | 825 |
| replay | Woking (5) | 0–1 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 613 |
| 17 | Chelmsford City (6) | 1–0 | Hitchin Town (7) | 469 |
| 18 | Dagenham & Redbridge (5) | 1–2 | Worthing (7) | 597 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 19 | Harlow Town (7) | 2–0 | Eastleigh (5) | 482 |
| 20 | Whitehawk (6) | 2–2 | Weymouth (7) | 253 |
| replay | Weymouth (7) | 1–2 | Whitehawk (6) | 401 |
| 21 | Braintree Town (5) | 2–0 | Torquay United (5) | 301 |
| 22 | East Thurrock United (6) | 1–1 | Aldershot Town (5) | 321 |
| replay | Aldershot Town (5) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | East Thurrock United (6) | 566 |
| 23 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 2–2 | Royston Town (8) | 701 |
| replay | Royston Town (8) | 0–1 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 312 |
| 24 | Welling United (6) | 8–1 | Hythe Town (8) | 355 |
| 25 | Wealdstone (6) | 2–2 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 364 |
| replay | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Wealdstone (6) | 280 |
| 26 | Dartford (6) | 1–1 | Dover Athletic (5) | 813 |
| replay | Dover Athletic (5) | 1–2 | Dartford (6) | 389 |
| 27 | South Park (8) | 1–1 | North Leigh (8) | 148 |
| replay | North Leigh (8) | 1–3 | South Park (8) | 157 |
| 28 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 2–1 | Gosport Borough (6) | 641 |
| 29 | Sutton United (5) | 1–0 | Bath City (6) | 524 |
| 30 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 1–1 | Truro City (6) | 626 |
| replay | Truro City (6) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 336 |
| 31 | Boreham Wood (5) | 0–0 | Maidstone United (5) | 201 |
| replay | Maidstone United (5) | 2–3 | Boreham Wood (5) | 538 |
| 32 | Bromley (5) | 1–1 | Leiston (7) | 411 |
| replay | Leiston (7) | 3–5 | Bromley (5) | 306 |

## Second round proper

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Worthing (7) | 2–2 | Sutton United (5) | 1,398 |
| replay | Sutton United (5) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Worthing (7) | 496 |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 4–1 | South Park (8) | 2,801 |
| 3 | Bromley (5) | 1–2 | Welling United (6) | 519 |
| 4 | East Thurrock United (6) | 2–5 | Braintree Town (5) | 313 |
| 5 | Nuneaton Town (6) | 6–1 | Guiseley (5) | 554 |
| 6 | Boreham Wood (5) | 2–1 | Alfreton Town (6) | 201 |
| 7 | Barrow (5) | 3–2 | Matlock Town (7) | 976 |
| 8 | Southport (5) | 1–2 | Wealdstone (6) | 744 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 9 | Gateshead (5) | 1–3 | Lincoln City (5) | 578 |
| 10 | Dartford (6) | 0–1 | Chelmsford City (6) | 918 |
| 11 | Kidderminster Harriers (6) | 3–0 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 1,078 |
| 12 | Harlow Town (7) | 1–2 | York City (5) | 816 |
| 13 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 1–3 | Macclesfield Town (5) | 505 |
| 14 | Whitehawk (6) | 1–4 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 530 |
| 15 | Chester (5) | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 1,250 |
| 16 | Stockport County (6) | 1–1 | Brackley Town (6) | 1,605 |
| replay | Brackley Town (6) | 2–0 | Stockport County (6) | 294 |

## Third round proper

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Welling United (6) | 1–3 | Lincoln City (5) | 743 |
| 2 | Braintree Town (5) | 0–0 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 608 |
| replay | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 5–2 | Braintree Town (5) | 860 |
| 3 | Barrow (5) | 1–0 | Kidderminster Harriers (6) | 1,173 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 1–1 | Chelmsford City (6) | 2,473 |
| replay | Chelmsford City (6) | 1–4 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 923 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 5 | Macclesfield Town (5) | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 967 |
| 6 | Wealdstone (6) | 1–4 | Brackley Town (6) | 620 |
| 7 | Nuneaton Town (6) | 0–3 | York City (5) | 687 |
| 8 | Sutton United (5) | 0–0 | Boreham Wood (5) | 879 |
| replay | Boreham Wood (5) | 5–0 | Sutton United (5) | 269 |

## Fourth round proper

| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 2–2 | Macclesfield Town (5) | 2,834 |
| replay | Macclesfield Town (5) | 2–0 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 1,017 |
| 2 | York City (5) | 1–0 | Brackley Town (6) | 1,994 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 3 | Boreham Wood (5) | 0–2 | Lincoln City (5) | 901 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | 5–1 | Barrow (5) | 3,487 |

## Semi-finals

Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.

