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For current information on this topic, see FA Trophy 2007-08 |
| FA Trophy |
|---|
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| Founded |
| 1969 |
| Number of Teams |
| 258 |
| Current Champions |
| Ebbsfleet United |
| Current Season |
 FA Trophy 2007-08 |
| Country |
 England Wales |
| Most successful club(s) |
| Scarborough , Woking, Telford United (3 times champions each) |
The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in levels 5-8 of the English football league system (steps 1-4 of the National League System), which currently covers the three divisions of the Football Conference along with the Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. The FA Trophy 2007-08 was the 38th season of the FA's cup competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English football league system. Ebbsfleet United Football Club is an English football team currently playing in the Football Conference. The FA Trophy 2007-08 was the 38th season of the FA's cup competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English football league system. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Telford United FC were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. History The league was founded in 1905 and was strongly dedicated to Amateurism. History The Northern Premier League (NPL was founded in 1968, as the northern equivalent of the Southern League, decades after the other two leagues at what Clubs in lower levels of the National League System play in the FA Vase. The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England.
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History
It was created by the Football Association in 1969 for semi-professional teams, to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an Amateur, but for whom Sport is not a full-time occupation generally because the The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition The cup was launched by The Football Association in 1893 as a response to the domination When the latter was abolished in 1974, the leading amateur teams joined the Trophy. An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay The final was traditionally held at the old Wembley Stadium, but was moved to Villa Park during Wembley's redevelopment. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Villa Park is a football Stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England The 2005-06 final was held at Upton Park, London. For the football team see Upton Park FC The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football Stadium London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
The FA Challenge Trophy attendance record was set in 2007, when Kidderminster Harriers played Stevenage Borough in the first final to be held at the new Wembley Stadium, in front of 53,262 fans. Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Stevenage Borough FC are an English football team based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, currently playing in the Conference National Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England.
Scarborough (1973, 1976, 1977), Telford United (1971, 1983, 1989), and Woking (1994, 1995, 1997) share the record for the most victories (three) in the final. Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Telford United FC were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. Mark Stimson holds the record for being the first manager to win the trophy for three consecutive seasons (albeit at two different clubs) in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Mark Nicholas Stimson (born 27 December 1967 is an English former professional footballer and subsequently manager. The most successful manager in the history of the Trophy is Geoff Chapple who won the Trophy an incredible 5 times in 7 seasons with Woking and Kingstonian. In 1985 Wealdstone became the first team to win the "Non-League Double" of F. Wealdstone Football Club is an English semi-professional Football club based in Ruislip, in the County of Middlesex. A. Trophy and Football Conference championship (although in the pre-Conference era both Macclesfield Town and Stafford Rangers had done the double of Northern Premier League championship and F. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the Macclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team The club were formed in 1874 and are based in the small town of Macclesfield in Stafford Rangers Football Club are a semi-professional English football team from Stafford who play in the Conference North. History The Northern Premier League (NPL was founded in 1968, as the northern equivalent of the Southern League, decades after the other two leagues at what A. Trophy in 1970 and 1972 respectively).
Scarborough, Macclesfield Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Colchester United, Wycombe Wanderers, Cheltenham Town, Yeovil Town and Morecambe have gone on to play in the Football League. Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Macclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team The club were formed in 1874 and are based in the small town of Macclesfield in Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Colchester United Football Club is an English football team who play in League One for the 2008-09 season following confirmation of their relegation on Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League One, the third tier of English football Yeovil Town FC is an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
The trophy itself was presented to the FA in 1905 by Ernest Cochrane, a barrister, to be used in an international competition between England, the US and Canada to promote football in North America. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The Canadian men's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and represents Canada in international competitions at the senior This competition was never instigated.
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Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Coca Cola Football Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. Dartford FC are an English football club based in Dartford, Kent. 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