2020–21 FA Trophy
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The 2020–21 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) was the 52nd season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System. In a change in format from previous years, the competition consisted of three qualifying rounds, and seven proper rounds. Teams from level 8 entered into the first and second qualifying rounds, level 7 into the third qualifying round, level 6 (the National League North and National League South) into round 2, and level 5 (the National League) into round 3.[1]
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Dates | Qualifying rounds: 26 September 2020 – 31 October 2020 Competition Proper: 14 November 2020 – 22 May 2021 |
Teams | Qualifying: 226 Competition proper: 67 + (74 from Qualifying) Total teams: 293 |
Defending champions | Harrogate Town |
Final positions | |
Champions | Hornchurch (1st title) |
Runner-up | Hereford |
Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Liam Nash (5 goals) |
All matches were in a single-match knockout format, with the winner decided by penalties if the match was drawn after 90 minutes, apart from the Final where the winner was decided by extra-time and penalties if the match was drawn.[2] This was a change from previous seasons where replays were used and where the semi-finals were scheduled as two-legged; the changes reflected the late start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[3] The final was a single-match held at Wembley Stadium.