Tuesday 23 January 2024

ISUZU FA TROPHY UPDATE

SATURDAY 13th JANUARY
FOURTH ROUND
STEP ONE - THIRTEEN CLUBS 
STEP TWO -  TWELVE CLUBS
STEP THREE - SIX CLUBS
STEP FOUR - THREE 

Aveley 1-0 AFC Fylde 
Bath City 0-0 Coalville Town (3-4 on pens) 
Bishop's Stortford 6-1 Aldershot Town 
Bromley 1-1 Chippenham Town (4-2 on pens)
Chelmsford City 0-1Wealdstone
Gateshead 2-2 Weston Super Mare (4-3 on pens) 
Hartlepool United 0-0 Hampton & Richmond Borough  (2-4 on pens)
Hereford 2-0 Torquay United  
Horsham 0-3 Peterborough Sports 
Hythe Town 1-2 Chorley 
Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 Altrincham (4-2 on pens)
Macclesfield 5-0 Dorking Wanderers  
Oldham Athletic 1-2 Hendon 
Radcliffe 1-2 Barnet 
Solihull Moors 5-1 Nantwich Town 
Welling United 2-0 Chesterfield 

There was a number of surprise results in the Fifth Round of the Isuzu Trophy Fourth Round played on  with Southern League Premier South side Hendon winning 1-2 at Oldham Athletic the real stand out result. 221 fans from Middlesex were amongst the 2,819 crowd at Boundary Park saw 

Chesterfield, Hartlepool United, Aldershot Town, Macclesfield and AFC Fylde all joined The Latics as Vanarama National League sides being knocked out by lower level sides all being defeated by Step Two sides. 

FIFTH ROUND DRAW
STEP ONE - SIX CLUBS 
STEP TWO - SEVEN  CLUBS 
STEP THREE - THREE CLUBS 

Bishop's Stortford v Coalville Town 
Bromley v Aveley 
Chorley v Solihull Moors 
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Macclesfield 
Hereford v Gateshead 
Peterborough Sports v Kidderminster Harriers 
Wealdstone v Hendon 
Welling United v Barnet

PREVIOUS WINNERS LEFT IN THE DRAW* 
Bishops Stortford (1981), Wealdstone (1985), Kidderminster Harriers (1987) & Bromley (2022). 

* Macclesfield FC are a new club - they were formed after the demise of Macclesfield Town who were the first winners of the Trophy in 69/70 and also win 95/96.

Kidderminster Harriers have have won The FA Trophy once in 1987 as well being runner's up three times (91, 95 and 07). They have also been knocked out in the SF stage in 09/10 and the QF stage in 81/82, 85/86 and 89/90. 

Wealdstone, winners in 1985, have been to the semi-final stage in recent years losing to Newport County in 2012 and Brackley Town in 2018. Could it be a short-trip to Wembley for The Stones this year?

Six of the last Sixteen are former members of the Isthmian League - Aveley, Bishop's Stortford, Bromley, Hampton & Richmond Borough, Hendon and Wealdstone. 
 
CURRENT POSITIONS IN LEAGUE
VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE
2. Bromley 
3. Barnet 
4. Solihull Moors
8. Gateshead 
14. Wealdstone 
24. Kidderminster Harriers
VANARAMA NORTH/SOUTH 
4. Hampton & Richmond Borough (South)
6. Hereford (North) 
7. Chorley (North)
7. Aveley (South)
15. Peterborough Sports (North)
22. Welling United (South)
24. Bishop's Stortford (North)
STEP THREE 
7. Macclesfield (Northern Premier League)
9. Hendon (Southern League Premier South) 
13. Coalville Town (Southern League Premier Central) 

CURRENT ODDS
FA Trophy Outright Winner 2023/24 (E/W 2 places)
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Barnet 11/4 
Bromley 7/2 
Solihull Moors 6/1 
Gateshead 9/1 
Wealdstone 9/1 
Macclesfield 16/1 
Kidderminster Harriers 20/1 
Hereford 20/1 
Hampton and Richmond Borough 20/1 
Chorley 25/1 
Aveley 25/1 
Peterborough Sports 40/1 
Bishops Stortford 40/1 
Welling United 40/1 
Hendon 40/1 
Coalville Town 40/1

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