2018–19 FA Trophy
| Football Association Trophy | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Country |  England Wales |
| Defending champions | Brackley Town |
The 2018–19 Buildbase FA Trophy is the 50th season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2018–19 Buildbase FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.
| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Prize Money |
| Extra Preliminary Round | 29 September 2018 | 27 | 295 → 268 | 54 | £ 2,000 |
| Preliminary Round | 13 October 2018 | 56 | 268 → 212 | 85 | £ 3,000 |
| First Round Qualifying | 27 October 2018 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 88 | £ 3,250 |
| Second Round Qualifying | 10 November 2018 | 36 | 140 → 104 | 0 | £ 4,000 |
| Third Round Qualifying | 24 November 2018 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £ 5,000 |
| First Round Proper | 15 December 2018 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £ 6,000 |
| Second Round Proper | 12 January 2019 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 0 | £ 7,000 |
| Third Round Proper | 2 February 2019 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 0 | £ 8,000 |
| Fourth Round Proper | 23 February 2019 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 0 | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-Finals | 16 and 23 March 2019 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 0 | £ 20,000 |
| Final | 19 May 2019 | 1 | 2 → 1 | 0 | Runners-up £ 30,000 Winners £ 60,000 |
One team at Level 8 did not enter (Guernsey). This was the first year to have an Extra Preliminary Round, due to the increase from 72 to 88 teams in the Level 7 leagues.
Extra Preliminary Round
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Preliminary Round
References