The 1978–79 FA Trophy was the tenth season of the FA Trophy, and this was to be the last season in which the Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League would be Level 5 in the English Pyramid System.
Preliminary round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Alfreton Town
1-3
Bridlington Trinity
2
Arnold
1-1
Stourbridge
3
Ashford Town (Kent)
3-1
Bromley
4
Basingstoke Town
2-1
Welton Rovers
5
Bilston
2-1
Moor Green
6
Bootle
4-1
Connah's Quay Nomads
7
Boston
2-0
Spalding United
8
Bridport
2-3
Tiverton Town
9
Cinderford Town
0-1
Barry Town
10
Clacton Town
3-0
Gorleston
11
Clapton
4-0
Aveley
12
Colwyn Bay
1-0
Oswestry Town
13
Corby Town
1-0
St Albans City
14
Darlaston
1-0
Tamworth
15
Dawlish Town
1-1
Bridgwater Town
16
Dunstable
3-1
Wokingham Town
17
Eastwood Hanley
1-1
Bedworth United
18
Eastwood Town
6-1
Belper Town
19
Epsom & Ewell
1-1
Hounslow
20
Fareham Town
3-0
Andover
21
Finchley
0-1
Crawley Town
22
Folkestone & Shepway
3-1
Sheppey United
23
Glastonbury
1-3
Clevedon Town
24
Harwich & Parkeston
4-0
Sudbury Town
25
Heanor Town
1-3
Alvechurch
26
Hertford Town
6-1
Chesham United
27
Hornchurch
2-0
Hampton
28
Ilford
2-1
Addlestone
29
Kirkby Town
1-0
Skelmersdale United
30
Maidenhead United
3-2
Aylesbury United
31
Mangotsfield United
2-1
Shepton Mallet Town
32
Medway
0-0
Ramsgate
33
Paulton Rovers
1-2
Salisbury
34
Tonbridge
2-0
Sittingbourne
35
Trowbridge Town
2-2
Gloucester City
36
Walton & Hersham
1-1
Corinthian-Casuals
37
Wembley
2-1
Metropolitan Police
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
2
Stourbridge
0-1
Arnold
15
Bridgwater Town
2-1
Dawlish Town
17
Bedworth United
1-0
Eastwood Hanley
19
Hounslow
0-1
Epsom & Ewell
32
Ramsgate
0-1
Medway
35
Gloucester City
1-2
Trowbridge Town
36
Corinthian-Casuals
0-0
Walton & Hersham
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
36
Walton & Hersham
1-2
Corinthian-Casuals
First qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Alvechurch
2-2
Witney Town
2
Arnold
4-2
Wellingborough Town
3
Barking
7-0
Clacton Town
4
Barrow
2-1
Billingham Synthonia
5
Bideford
1-1
Dorchester Town
6
Bognor Regis Town
3-1
Ashford Town (Kent)
7
Bootle
3-1
Pwllheli & District
8
Boston
2-0
Ashton United
9
Bridgend Town
0-2
Llanelli
10
Bridgwater Town
3-1
Poole Town
11
Burscough
1-0
Rhyl
12
Cambridge City
2-2
Wealdstone
13
Clapton
2-2
King's Lynn
14
Clevedon Town
0-3
Weston super Mare
15
Colwyn Bay
0-2
Formby
16
Corby Town
0-2
Lye Town
17
Corinthian-Casuals
3-3
Basingstoke Town
18
Croydon
5-0
Epsom & Ewell
19
Darlaston
0-1
A P Leamington
20
Dudley Town
2-2
Bedworth United
21
Dulwich Hamlet
1-0
Carshalton Athletic
22
Dunstable
1-2
Hayes
23
Emley
1-1
Penrith
24
Enderby Town
2-1
Sutton Coldfield town
25
Evenwood Town
0-2
Accrington Stanley
26
Folkestone & Shepway
3-1
Crawley Town
27
Frome Town
1-2
Taunton Town
28
Harlow Town
1-1
Harwich & Parkeston
29
Harrow Borough
5-3
Ware
30
Hertford Town
0-1
Tilbury
31
Highgate United
1-1
Bilston
32
Horden Colliery Welfare
2-0
Durham City
33
Ilford
1-0
Hornchurch
34
Kirkby Town
2-1
St Helens Town
35
Leek Town
1-2
Mossley
36
Leytonstone
1-1
Boreham Wood
37
Long Eaton United
2-0
Worksop Town
38
Louth United
2-2
Eastwood Town
39
Maidenhead United
1-1
Kingstonian
40
Mangotsfield United
0-2
Redditch United
41
Medway
2-0
Horsham
42
Mexborough Town
1-2
Droylsden
43
Milton Keynes City
1-0
Lowestoft Town
44
Nantwich Town
0-2
Stalybridge Celtic
45
New Brighton
0-0
South Liverpool
46
New Mills{1}
1-2
Buxton
47
North Shields
0-0
Netherfield
48
Prestwich Heys
2-5
Gateshead
49
Radcliffe Borough
2-1
Ferryhill Athletic
50
Salisbury
1-1
Tiverton Town
51
Shildon
0-0
Bridlington Trinity
52
South Bank
0-4
Darwen
53
Sutton Town
2-0
Hyde United
54
Ton Pentre
0-3
Oxford City
55
Tonbridge
2-1
Fareham Town
56
Tow Law Town
1-0
West Auckland Town
57
Trowbridge Town
1-1
Barry Town
58
Wembley
1-1
Barnet
59
Whitley Bay
1-4
Horwich R M I
60
Wisbech Town
1-1
Chelmsford City
61
Witton Albion
2-1
Middlewich Athletic
62
Woking
2-2
Waterlooville
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Witney Town
2-1
Alvechurch
5
Dorchester Town
2-1
Bideford
12
Wealdstone
0-0
Cambridge City
13
King's Lynn
3-1
Clapton
17
Basingstoke Town
1-2
Corinthian-Casuals
20
Bedworth United
2-1
Dudley Town
23
Penrith
1-4
Emley
28
Harwich & Parkeston
0-1
Harlow Town
31
Bilston
3-2
Highgate United
36
Boreham Wood
2-2
Leytonstone
38
Eastwood Town
4-3
Louth United
39
Kingstonian
0-1
Maidenhead United
45
South Liverpool
3-2
New Brighton
47
Netherfield
1-3
North Shields
50
Tiverton Town
0-4
Salisbury
51
Bridlington Trinity
2-1
Shildon
57
Barry Town
4-1
Trowbridge Town
58
Barnet
2-3
Wembley
60
Chelmsford City
2-2
Wisbech Town
62
Waterlooville
3-3
Woking
2nd replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
12
Wealdstone
2-1
Cambridge City
36
Leytonstone
0-4
Boreham Wood
60
Wisbech Town
2-3
Chelmsford City
62
Waterlooville
0-0
Woking
3rd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
62
Woking
1-0
Waterlooville
Second qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Arnold
0-3
Eastwood Town
2
Barking
10-2
Chelmsford City
3
Barry Town
2-1
Weston super Mare
4
Bilston
1-5
Sutton Town
5
Bognor Regis Town
1-1
Woking
6
Bootle
0-3
Witton Albion
7
Boreham Wood
3-3
Tilbury
8
Boston
3-0
Bedworth United
9
Bridgwater Town
1-1
Salisbury
10
Bridlington Trinity
1-1
North Shields
11
Burscough
2-3
Barrow
12
Buxton
1-1
South Liverpool
13
Corinthian-Casuals
0-4
Wembley
14
Croydon
3-1
Folkestone & Shepway
15
Darwen
1-1
Tow Law Town
16
Droylsden
0-1
Accrington Stanley
17
Emley
1-1
Gateshead
18
Enderby Town
1-1
Long Eaton United
19
Harrow Borough
2-1
A P Leamington
20
Hayes
2-1
Milton Keynes City
21
Horden Colliery Welfare
0-0
Radcliffe Borough
22
Horwich R M I
3-0
Ashington
23
King's Lynn
2-1
Ilford
24
Llanelli
1-4
Redditch United
25
Lye Town
1-1
Witney Town
26
Medway
0-1
Maidenhead United
27
Mossley
2-2
Formby
28
Southall & Ealing Borough
0-1
Oxford City
29
Stalybridge Celtic
4-0
Kirkby Town
30
Taunton Town
3-2
Dorchester Town
31
Tonbridge
2-3
Dulwich Hamlet
32
Wealdstone
1-2
Harlow Town
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
5
Woking
2-0
Bognor Regis Town
7
Tilbury
2-1
Boreham Wood
9
Salisbury
2-1
Bridgwater Town
10
North Shields
0-2
Bridlington Trinity
12
South Liverpool
0-2
Buxton
15
Tow Law Town
7-2
Darwen
17
Gateshead
2-1
Emley
18
Long Eaton United
4-2
Enderby Town
21
Radcliffe Borough
1-2
Horden Colliery Welfare
25
Witney Town
1-0
Lye Town
27
Formby
2-3
Mossley
Third qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Accrington Stanley
6-1
Gateshead
2
Bishop Auckland
4-0
Willington
3
Bridlington Trinity
1-3
Chorley
4
Bromsgrove Rovers
0-2
Witney Town
5
Burton Albion
1-1
Grantham
6
Buxton
1-1
Gainsborough Trinity
7
Cheltenham Town
4-2
Banbury United
8
Dulwich Hamlet
1-2
Barking
9
Eastwood Town
1-0
Telford United
10
Enderby Town
1-1
Boston
11
Frickley Athletic
1-2
Barrow
12
Harlow Town
1-1
Croydon
13
Harrow Borough
2-0
Gravesend & Northfleet
14
Hayes
1-0
Hitchin Town
15
Hednesford Town
0-2
Northwich Victoria
16
Hillingdon Borough
2-0
Bishop's Stortford
17
Horden Colliery Welfare
0-1
Consett
18
King's Lynn
2-1
Sutton Town
19
Macclesfield Town
0-0
Witton Albion
20
Maidenhead United
1-2
Minehead
21
Margate
4-1
Dartford
22
Oxford CIty
1-4
Kidderminster Harriers
23
Redditch United
3-0
Barry Town
24
Salisbury
0-2
Taunton Town
25
Staines Town
1-2
Hastings United
26
Stalybridge Celtic
1-1
Mossley
27
Sutton United
4-0
Walthamstow Avenue
28
Tow Law Town
1-1
Horwich R M I
29
Wembley
0-3
Dover
30
Woking
0-0
Tilbury
31
Workington
2-2
Goole Town
32
Yeovil Town
8-1
Merthyr Tydfil
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
5
Grantham
1-0
Burton Albion
6
Gainsborough Trinity
3-2
Buxton
10
Boston
1-1
Enderby Town
12
Croydon
0-1
Harlow Town
19
Witton Albion
3-1
Macclesfield Town
26
Mossley
2-3
Stalybridge Celtic
28
Horwich R M I
6-0
Tow Law Town
30
Tilbury
0-1
Woking
31
Goole Town
3-0
Workington
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
10
Enderby Town
3-0
Boston
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Altrincham, Southport, Scarborough, Matlock Town, Morecambe, Stafford Rangers, Weymouth, Bedford Town, Kettering Town, Boston United, Atherstone Town, Runcorn, Lancaster City, Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers, Dagenham, Tooting & Mitcham United, Leatherhead, Spennymoor United, Falmouth Town, Nuneaton Borough, Bangor City, Hendon, Slough Town, Winsford United, Crook Town, Bath City, Maidstone United, Worcester City, Marine, Blyth Spartans and Whitby Town.
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