The 1979–80 FA Trophy was the eleventh season of the FA Trophy, and it was the first season that the newly formed Alliance Premier League would be Step 5 in the English Pyramid System.
Preliminary round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Addlestone
2-0
Tonbridge
2
Arnold
1-1
Emley
3
Bideford
1-0
Dawlish Town
4
Bilston
1-1
Long Eaton United
5
Bognor Regis Town
1-0
Camberley Town
6
Brereton Social
2-2
Darlaston
7
Chatham Town
2-1
Walton & Hersham
8
Cinderford Town
0-1
Dudley Town
9
Clacton Town
1-1
Lowestoft Town
10
Clandown
3-1
Glastonbury
11
Clapton
1-3
Finchley
12
Crawley Town
0-2
Epsom & Ewell
13
Gloucester City
2-2
Llanelli
14
Gosport Borough
2-1
Waterlooville
15
Hampton
2-0
Dunstable
16
Heanor Town
3-2
Louth United
17
Hertford Town
2-1
Chelmsford City
18
Horsham
0-2
Basingstoke Town
19
Keynsham Town
5-2
Paulton Rovers
20
Kingstonian
2-2
Hounslow
21
Kirkby Town
2-0
Middlewich Athletic
22
Leytonstone Ilford
0-0
Farnborough Town
23
Milton Keynes City
1-2
St Albans City
24
Oswestry Town
2-0
Bedworth United
25
Prestwich Heys
1-1
Alfreton Town
26
Pwllhelli & District
1-1
Colwyn Bay
27
Shepton Mallet Town
1-3
Bridport
28
Sittingbourne
2-1
Ashford Town (Kent)
29
Stourbridge
1-5
Alvechurch
30
Tamworth
0-4
Belper Town
31
Tiverton Town
1-2
Barnstaple Town
32
Ton Pentre
1-1
Clevedon Town
33
Ware
1-0
Cambridge City
34
Wellingborough Town
2-0
Chesham United
35
Weston super Mare
1-0
Bridgwater Town
36
Wisbech Town
3-0
Corby Town
37
Wokingham Town
2-1
Andover
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
2
Emley
3-0
Arnold
4
Long Eaton United
2-0
Bilston
6
Darlaston
0-3
Brereton Social
9
Lowestoft Town
1-0
Clacton Town
13
Llanelli
0-7
Gloucester City
20
Hounslow
1-0
Kingstonian
22
Farnborough Town
1-2
Leytonstone Ilford
25
Alfreton Town
3-2
Prestwich Heys
26
Colwyn Bay
1-0
Pwllheli & District
32
Clevedon Town
1-1
Ton Pentre
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
32
Ton Pentre
1-1
Clevedon Town
3rd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
32
Clevedon Town
2-1
Ton Pentre
First qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Addlestone
0-0
Bognor Regis Town
2
Alfreton Town
0-2
Accrington Stanley
3
Alvechurch
4-0
Moor Green
4
Aveley
1-0
Hampton
5
Banbury United
0-0
Aylesbury United
6
Barnet
0-0
Wealdstone
7
Barnstaple Town
4-1
Bridport
8
Basingstoke Town
2-2
Chatham Town
9
Belper Town
0-4
Worksop Town
10
Boston
3-1
Heanor Town
11
Brereton Social
4-0
Bridgend Town
12
Bridlington Trinity
1-1
Billingham Synthonia
13
Bromsgrove Rovers
3-1
Mangotsfield United
14
Burscough
0-1
Workington
15
Burton Albion
2-1
Leek Town
16
Buxton
1-1
Ashton United
17
Carshalton Athletic
2-1
Sheppey United
18
Clevedon Town
2-3
Sutton Coldfield Town
19
Colwyn Bay
3-0
Caernarfon Town
20
Dorchester Town
4-0
Ilminster Town
21
Droylsden
2-0
Shildon
22
Dudley Town
0-1
Lye Town
23
Durham City
1-1
Darwen
24
Emley
5-0
Sutton Town
25
Evenwood Town
2-4
Horden Colliery Welfare
26
Ferryhill Athletic
1-2
Frickley Athletic
27
Finchley
1-2
Harlow Town
28
Folkestone & Shepway
4-1
Sittingbourne
29
Formby
5-1
West Auckland Town
30
Gateshead
5-2
Whitley Bay
31
Gloucester City
2-2
Redditch United
32
Gosport Borough
1-1
Gravesend & Northfleet
33
Hertford Town
3-0
St Albans City
34
Highgate United
1-3
A P Leamington
35
Hitchin Town
4-0
Spalding United
36
Hounslow
1-2
Leytonstone Ilford
37
Hyde United
3-0
New Mills{1}
38
Keynsham Town
4-2
Bideford
39
Long Eaton United - Bye
40
Macclesfield Town
5-2
Kirkby Town
41
Maidenhead United
1-2
Tilbury
42
Mexborough Town Athletic
5-2
North Shields
43
Nantwich Town
1-1
Eastwood Town
44
Oswestry Town
1-1
South Liverpool
45
Oxford City
1-0
King's Lynn
46
Penrith
0-0
Netherfield
47
Poole Town
1-1
Weston super Mare
48
Radcliffe Borough
3-3
South Bank
49
Ramsgate
0-1
Metropolitan Police
50
Rhyl
3-2
New Brighton
51
Salisbury
1-0
Croydon
52
Southall & Ealing Borough
0-0
Epsom & Ewell
53
St Helens Town
2-0
Bootle
54
Staines Town
0-3
Bromley
55
Stalybridge Celtic
2-2
Tow Law Town
56
Sudbury Town
2-0
Bishop's Stortford
57
Trowbridge Town
3-1
Taunton Town
58
Ware
5-0
Wisbech Town
59
Wellingborough Town
0-1
Harwich & Parkeston
60
Welton Rovers
2-2
Clandown
61
Wembley
0-1
Boreham Wood
62
Willington
0-2
Fleetwood Town
63
Witney Town
0-0
Lowestoft Town
64
Wokingham Town
1-1
Fareham Town
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Bognor Regis Town
1-2
Addlestone
5
Aylesbury United
2-0
Banbury United
6
Wealdstone
1-1
Barnet
8
Chatham Town
0-1
Basingstoke Town
12
Billingham Synthonia
2-1
Bridlington Trinity
16
Ashton United
4-2
Buxton
23
Darwen
0-1
Durham City
31
Redditch United
4-3
Gloucester City
32
Gravesend & Northfleet
2-1
Gosport Borough
43
Eastwood Town
2-0
Nantwich Town
44
South Liverpool
3-5
Oswestry Town
46
Netherfield
1-3
Penrith
47
Weston super Mare
2-1
Poole Town
48
South Bank
3-0
Radcliffe Borough
52
Epsom & Ewell
4-0
Southall & Ealing Borough
55
Tow Law Town
0-1
Stalybridge Celtic
60
Clandown
1-2
Welton Rovers
63
Lowestoft Town
4-8
Witney Town
64
Fareham Town
1-2
Wokingham Town
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
6
Barnet
2-0
Wealdstone
Second qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
A P Leamington
1-2
Boston
2
Accrington Stanley
2-2
Droylsden
3
Alvechurch
0-0
Hitchin Town
4
Aylesbury United
2-1
Brereton Social
5
Boreham Wood
3-1
Harlow Town
6
Bromley
0-2
Addlestone
7
Burton Albion
2-0
Colwyn Bay
8
Carshalton Athletic
2-1
Gravesend & Northfleet
9
Dorchester Town
2-0
Barnstaple Town
10
Durham City
1-1
Emley
11
Eastwood Town
0-1
Oswestry Town
12
Fleetwood Town
2-2
Mexborough Town Athletic
13
Folkestone & Shepway
3-0
Basingstoke Town
14
Gateshead
1-7
Frickley Athletic
15
Harwich & Parkeston
1-1
Witney Town
16
Keynsham Town
2-3
Weston super Mare
17
Leytonstone Ilford
1-2
Barnet
18
Long Eaton United
3-2
Worksop Town
19
Lye Town
1-0
Bromsgrove Rovers
20
Macclesfield Town
1-0
Ashton United
21
Metropolitan Police
3-0
Tilbury
22
Oxford City
1-0
Salisbury
23
Penrith
2-3
Billingham Synthonia
24
Rhyl
2-2
Hyde United
25
South Bank
0-2
Horden Colliery Welfare
26
St Helens Town
1-1
Formby
27
Sudbury Town
0-1
Hertford Town
28
Sutton Coldfield Town
2-3
Redditch United
29
Ware
1-0
Aveley
30
Welton Rovers
2-2
Trowbridge Town
31
Wokingham Town
2-0
Epsom & Ewell
32
Workington
1-1
Stalybridge Celtic
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
2
Droylsden
2-1
Accrington Stanley
3
Hitchin Town
2-4
Alvechurch
10
Emley
1-0
Durham City
12
Mexborough Town Athletic
2-0
Fleetwood Town
15
Witney Town
0-0
Harwich & Parkeston
24
Hyde United
5-1
Rhyl
26
Formby
0-1
St Helens Town
30
Trowbridge Town
4-2
Welton Rovers
32
Stalybridge Celtic
3-1
Workington
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
15
Harwich & Parkeston
2-1
Witney Town
Third qualifying round
Ties
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
1
Addlestone
1-2
Dartford
2
Barrow
5-2
Goole Town
3
Bath City
2-0
Trowbridge Town
4
Boreham Wood
0-4
Dulwich Hamlet
5
Boston
3-2
Oxford City
6
Burton Albion
4-1
Enderby Town
7
Carshalton Athletic
2-1
Harwich & Parkeston
8
Crook Town
2-1
Billingham Synthonia
9
Dover
3-0
Hillingdon Borough
10
Emley
2-0
Consett
11
Frome Town
3-1
Falmouth Town
12
Gainsborough Trinity
1-0
Horwich R M I
13
Grantham
3-1
Redditch United
14
Harrow Borough
1-2
Wokingham Town
15
Hastings United
3-0
Margate
16
Hayes
0-1
Barnet
17
Hednesford Town
0-1
Oswestry Town
18
Hertford Town
1-0
Ware
19
Horden Colliery Welfare
0-0
St Helens Town
20
Hyde United
0-0
Alvechurch
21
Kidderminster Harriers
2-2
Long Eaton United
22
Merthyr Tydfil
2-2
Weston super Mare
23
Metropolitan Police
0-2
Aylesbury United
24
Mexborough Town Athletic
1-0
Droylsden
25
Minehead
0-0
Dorchester Town
26
Morecambe
1-0
Southport
27
Northwich Victoria
2-0
Lye Town
28
Stalybridge Celtic
1-0
Frickley Athletic
29
Sutton United
0-2
Walthamstow Avenue
30
Whitby Town
1-3
Ashington
31
Witton Albion
1-3
Macclesfield Town
32
Woking
2-1
Folkestone & Shepway
Replays
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
19
St Helens Town
0-1
Horden Colliery Welfare
20
Alvechurch
2-3
Hyde United
21
Long Eaton United
2-3
Kidderminster Harriers
22
Weston super Mare
0-2
Merthyr Tydfil
25
Dorchester Town
1-1
Minehead
2nd replay
Tie
Home Team
Score
Away Team
25
Minehead
1-2
Dorchester Town
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Stafford Rangers, Worcester City, Kettering Town, Altrincham, Telford United, Maidstone United, Scarborough, Boston United, Weymouth, Yeovil Town, Nuneaton Borough, Bangor City, Matlock Town, Bedford Town, Runcorn, Lancaster City, Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers, Dagenham, Tooting & Mitcham United, Leatherhead, Spennymoor United, Hendon, Slough Town, Winsford United, Marine, Blyth Spartans, Cheltenham Town, Mossley, Barking, Chorley and Bishop Auckland.
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