| FA Challenge Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  England &  Wales |
| Teams | 230 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bishop's Stortford |
| Runner-up | Sutton United |
The 1980–81 FA Trophy was the twelfth season of the FA Trophy.
Preliminary round
Ties
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfreton Town | 2–0 | Sutton Town |
| 2 | Aveley | 5–1 | Clacton Town |
| 3 | Basingstoke Town | 2–1 | Maidenhead United |
| 4 | Belper Town | 3–2 | Curzon Ashton |
| 5 | Bideford | 0–1 | Saltash United |
| 6 | Billericay Town | 0–0 | Lowestoft Town |
| 7 | Bishop's Stortford | 3–1 | Spalding United |
| 8 | Brereton Social | 6–3 | New Brighton |
| 9 | Bridport | 2–1 | Mangotsfield United |
| 10 | Caernarfon Town | 1–4 | Colwyn Bay |
| 11 | Cambridge City | 2–3 | Sudbury Town |
| 12 | Canterbury City | 1–0 | Sheppey United |
| 13 | Chatham Town | 1–2 | Tonbridge |
| 14 | Chesham United | 2–1 | St Albans City |
| 15 | Cinderford Town | 0–0 | Llanelli |
| 16 | Clandown | 2–2 | Moor Green |
| 17 | Clapton | 1–0 | Wembley |
| 18 | Clevedon Town | 1–1 | Knighton Town |
| 19 | Darlaston | 0–2 | Bilston |
| 20 | Dawlish Town | 6–3 | Paulton Rovers |
| 21 | Eastwood Town | 1–2 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 22 | Epsom & Ewell | 2–5 | Tilbury |
| 23 | Farnborough Town | 3–0 | Camberley Town |
| 24 | Finchley | 1–1 | Corby Town |
| 25 | Glastonbury | 4–1 | Ilminster Town |
| 26 | Hampton | 2–2 | Salisbury |
| 27 | Horsham | 2–0 | Lewes |
| 28 | Keynsham Town | 2–4 | Dudley Town |
| 29 | Kirkby Town | 0–1 | Workington |
| 30 | Pwllheli & District | 0–0 | Rhyl |
| 31 | Ramsgate | 0–3 | Walton & Hersham |
| 32 | Rossendale United | 1–1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 33 | Shepton Mallet Town | 0–1 | Maesteg Park |
| 34 | Sittingbourne | 1–3 | Kingstonian |
| 35 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 2–1 | Ilkeston Town |
| 36 | Tamworth | 1–2 | Arnold |
| 37 | Wellingborough Town | 4–1 | Wisbech Town |
| 38 | Welton Rovers | 0–2 | Pontllanfraith |
Replays
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Lowestoft Town | 1–7 | Billericay Town |
| 15 | Llanelli | 1–0 | Cinderford Town |
| 16 | Moor Green | 5–3 | Clandown |
| 18 | Knighton Town | 0–1 | Clevedon Town |
| 24 | Corby Town | 4–0 | Finchley |
| 26 | Salisbury | 2–1 | Hampton |
| 30 | Rhyl | 3–0 | Pwllheli & District |
| 32 | Accrington Stanley | 1–0 | Rossendale United |
First qualifying round
Ties
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 4–1 | St Helens Town |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 1–1 | Dudley Town |
| 3 | Alvechurch | 2–2 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| 4 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 0–3 | Addlestone & Weybridge Town |
| 5 | Banbury United | 2–0 | Hertford Town |
| 6 | Basingstoke Town | 2–2 | Hounslow |
| 7 | Belper Town | 0–2 | Bedworth United |
| 8 | Billericay Town | 6–0 | Milton Keynes City |
| 9 | Bilston | 1–2 | South Liverpool |
| 10 | Bootle | 2–1 | Colwyn Bay |
| 11 | Boreham Wood | 0–0 | Corby Town |
| 12 | Bridgwater Town | 2–2 | Maesteg Park |
| 13 | Bridlington Trinity | 4–0 | Darwen |
| 14 | Bromley | 1–2 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 15 | Canterbury City | 3–1 | Andover |
| 16 | Chelmsford City | 1–2 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 17 | Chesham United | 0–1 | Witney Town |
| 18 | Clapton | 2–1 | Farnborough Town |
| 19 | Consett | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 3–2 | Fareham Town |
| 21 | Croydon | 2–0 | Aveley |
| 22 | Droylsden | 1–3 | Goole Town |
| 23 | Dunstable | 2–2 | Wellingborough Town |
| 24 | Enderby Town | 2–0 | Long Eaton United |
| 25 | Evenwood Town | 1–3 | Willington |
| 26 | Falmouth Town | 2–1 | Pontllanfraith |
| 27 | Ferryhill Athletic | 3–2 | Emley |
| 28 | Folkestone | 2–1 | Tilbury |
| 29 | Formby | 0–3 | Oswestry Town |
| 30 | Gateshead | 1–0 | Durham City |
| 31 | Gloucester City | 3–1 | Glastonbury |
| 32 | Harwich & Parkeston | 1–2 | Harlow Town |
| 33 | Hednesford Town | 2–0 | Arnold |
| 34 | Hitchin Town | 3–1 | Ware |
| 35 | Horsham | 0–0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 36 | Horwich R M I | 0–3 | Penrith |
| 37 | Leytonstone Ilford | 1–1 | Hillingdon Borough |
| 38 | Llanelli | 1–2 | Salisbury |
| 39 | Lye Town | 1–1 | Leek Town |
| 40 | Macclesfield Town | 3–4 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 41 | Margate | 4–1 | Metropolitan Police |
| 42 | Moor Green | 4–3 | A P Leamington |
| 43 | Nantwich Town | 3–4 | Brereton Social |
| 44 | Netherfield | 2–0 | Mexborough Town Athletic |
| 45 | New Mills | 0–2 | Buxton |
| 46 | North Shields | 2–5 | Workington |
| 47 | Poole Town | 0–1 | Dawlish Town |
| 48 | Redditch United | 1–0 | Highgate United |
| 49 | Rhyl | 2–0 | Hyde United |
| 50 | Saltash United | 3–2 | Trowbridge Town |
| 51 | Southport | 1–0 | Burscough |
| 52 | Staines Town | 2–2 | Gosport Borough |
| 53 | Sudbury Town | 2–3 | King's Lynn |
| 54 | Taunton Town | 3–0 | Clevedon Town |
| 55 | Tonbridge | 1–1 | Kingstonian |
| 56 | Tow Law Town | 0–2 | South Bank |
| 57 | Walton & Hersham | 1–1 | Wokingham Town |
| 58 | Waterlooville | 2–1 | Hayes |
| 59 | Wealdstone | 2–4 | Oxford City |
| 60 | West Auckland Town | 1–2 | Shildon |
| 61 | Weston super Mare | 3–0 | Bridport |
| 62 | Whitby Town | 2–2 | Ashton United |
| 63 | Whitley Bay | 2–2 | Billingham Synthonia |
| 64 | Worksop Town | 1–2 | Stourbridge |
Replays
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dudley Town | 1–0 | Alfreton Town |
| 3 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 0–2 | Alvechurch |
| 6 | Hounslow | 0–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 11 | Corby Town | 4–1 | Boreham Wood |
| 12 | Maesteg Park | 0–1 | Bridgwater Town |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 2–3 | Consett |
| 23 | Wellingborough Town | 2–4 | Dunstable |
| 35 | Bognor Regis Town | 4–2 | Horsham |
| 37 | Hillingdon Borough | 1–3 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 39 | Leek Town | 2–1 | Lye Town |
| 52 | Gosport Borough | 1–0 | Staines Town |
| 55 | Kingstonian | 4–0 | Tonbridge |
| 57 | Wokingham Town | 3–0 | Walton & Hersham |
| 62 | Ashton United | 1–2 | Whitby Town |
| 63 | Billingham Synthonia | 8–2 | Whitley Bay |
Second qualifying round
Ties
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | 2–1 | Dunstable |
| 2 | Banbury United | 1–2 | Harlow Town |
| 3 | Basingstoke Town | 1–0 | Corby Town |
| 4 | Bedworth United | 3–0 | Moor Green |
| 5 | Billingham Synthonia | 0–0 | Goole Town |
| 6 | Bishop's Stortford | 2–0 | Kingstonian |
| 7 | Brereton Social | 1–0 | Enderby Town |
| 8 | Clapton | 2–2 | Wokingham Town |
| 9 | Consett | 0–1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 0–4 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 11 | Croydon | 1–0 | Oxford City |
| 12 | Dudley Town | 0–0 | Stourbridge |
| 13 | Falmouth Town | 1–3 | Saltash United |
| 14 | Folkestone | 2–4 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 15 | Gateshead | 5–0 | Ferryhill Athletic |
| 16 | Gloucester City | 1–0 | Bridgwater Town |
| 17 | Gosport Borough | 4–1 | Canterbury City |
| 18 | Hednesford Town | 3–2 | Buxton |
| 19 | Hitchin Town | 3–0 | Billericay Town |
| 20 | Netherfield | 0–0 | Bridlington Trinity |
| 21 | Oswestry Town | 2–1 | Leek Town |
| 22 | Redditch United | 3–0 | King's Lynn |
| 23 | Salisbury | 2–1 | Dawlish Town |
| 24 | Shildon | 0–1 | Southport |
| 25 | South Bank | 2–2 | Penrith |
| 26 | South Liverpool | 5–1 | Rhyl |
| 27 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 1–1 | Alvechurch |
| 28 | Waterlooville | 1–1 | Margate |
| 29 | Weston super Mare | 3–2 | Taunton Town |
| 30 | Willington | 0–4 | Bootle |
| 31 | Witney Town | 1–2 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 32 | Workington | 1–2 | Whitby Town |
Replays
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goole Town | 1–2 | Billingham Synthonia (Billingham Synthonia disqualified) |
| 8 | Wokingham Town | 1–0 | Clapton |
| 12 | Stourbridge | 3–2 | Dudley Town |
| 20 | Bridlington Trinity | 1–1 | Netherfield |
| 25 | Penrith | 2–1 | South Bank |
| 27 | Alvechurch | 3–1 | Sutton Coldfield Town |
| 28 | Margate | 3–1 | Waterlooville |
2nd replay
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Netherfield | 2–2 | Bridlington Trinity |
3rd replay
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Netherfield | 1–1 | Bridlington Trinity |
4th replay
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Netherfield | 1–1 | Bridlington Trinity |
5th Replay
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Netherfield | 2–2 | Bridlington Trinity |
6th Replay
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Netherfield | 2–0 | Bridlington Trinity |
Third qualifying round
Ties
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addlestone & Weybridge Town | 2–5 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 2 | Aylesbury United | 1–0 | Gosport Borough |
| 3 | Barnet | 0–1 | Harlow Town |
| 4 | Barnstaple Town | 0–0 | Dorchester Town |
| 5 | Bath City | 1–1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 6 | Bedworth United | 1–0 | Telford United |
| 7 | Bishop Auckland | 1–1 | Scarborough |
| 8 | Bishop's Stortford | 1–0 | Hendon |
| 9 | Bognor Regis Town | 2–1 | Harrow Borough |
| 10 | Bootle | 3–1 | Oswestry Town |
| 11 | Bridgend Town | 2–0 | Salisbury |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 3–1 | Stourbridge |
| 13 | Crook Town | 1–3 | Gateshead |
| 14 | Dartford | 3–1 | Margate |
| 15 | Dover | 2–5 | Hitchin Town |
| 16 | Frome Town | 0–0 | Saltash United |
| 17 | Goole Town | 3–1 | Whitby Town |
| 18 | Grantham | 1–3 | Gloucester City |
| 19 | Hastings United | 2–1 | Basingstoke Town |
| 20 | Hednesford Town | 0–1 | Winsford United |
| 21 | Horden Colliery Welfare | 0–1 | Penrith |
| 22 | Leytonstone Ilford | 2–0 | Croydon |
| 23 | Morecambe | 0–0 | Frickley Athletic |
| 24 | Netherfield | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley |
| 25 | Northwich Victoria | 2–1 | Boston |
| 26 | Redditch United | 1–2 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 27 | Slough Town | 6–0 | Wokingham Town |
| 28 | South Liverpool | 0–3 | Alvechurch |
| 29 | Southport | 1–2 | Lancaster City |
| 30 | Stalybridge Celtic | 3–0 | Gainsborough Trinity |
| 31 | Weston super Mare | 1–1 | Minehead |
| 32 | Witton Albion | 3–0 | Brereton Social |
Replays
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dorchester Town | 2–1 | Barnstaple Town |
| 5 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1–3 | Bath City |
| 7 | Scarborough | 4–2 | Bishop Auckland |
| 16 | Saltash United | 2–4 | Frome Town |
| 23 | Frickley Athletic | 0–2 | Morecambe |
| 31 | Minehead | 5–2 | Weston super Mare |
1st round
The teams that given byes to this round are Dagenham, Altrincham, Weymouth, Worcester City, Boston United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Maidstone United, Kettering Town, Bangor City, Nuneaton Borough, Yeovil Town, Barrow, Stafford Rangers, Matlock Town, Bedford Town, Runcorn, Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers, Leatherhead, Tooting & Mitcham United, Spennymoor United, Marine, Blyth Spartans, Cheltenham Town, Mossley, Barking, Chorley, Walthamstow Avenue, Dulwich Hamlet, Sutton United, Woking and Ashington.
Ties
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altrincham | 3–2 | Spennymoor United |
| 2 | Alvechurch | 4–2 | Penrith |
| 3 | Aylesbury United | 2–2 | Enfield |
| 4 | Bedford Town | 3–1 | Dulwich Hamlet |
| 5 | Bishop's Stortford | 1–1 | Bridgend Town |
| 6 | Boston United | 4–0 | Gateshead |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 0–2 | Blyth Spartans |
| 8 | Carshalton Athletic | 3–0 | Barking |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 10 | Chorley | 1–2 | Netherfield |
| 11 | Dagenham | 4–0 | Bath City |
| 12 | Dartford | 4–1 | Slough Town |
| 13 | Dorchester Town | 0–1 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 14 | Frome Town | 1–1 | Yeovil Town |
| 15 | Goole Town | 2–0 | Morecambe |
| 16 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 2–3 | Kettering Town |
| 17 | Harlow Town | 2–0 | Bognor Regis Town |
| 18 | Hastings United | 1–1 | Maidstone United |
| 19 | Hitchin Town | 2–1 | Tooting & Mitcham United |
| 20 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–2 | Bedworth United |
| 21 | Lancaster City | 2–2 | Winsford United |
| 22 | Leatherhead | 1–3 | Weymouth |
| 23 | Leytonstone Ilford | 7–0 | Gloucester City |
| 24 | Marine | 2–0 | Matlock Town |
| 25 | Minehead | 1–3 | Worcester City |
| 26 | Mossley | 2–2 | Scarborough |
| 27 | Northwich Victoria | 3–0 | Barrow |
| 28 | Nuneaton Borough | 1–2 | Ashington |
| 29 | Runcorn | 0–1 | Stafford Rangers |
| 30 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2–3 | Bootle |
| 31 | Witton Albion | 0–3 | Bangor City |
| 32 | Woking | 0–1 | Sutton United |
Replays
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Enfield | 0–0 | Aylesbury United |
| 5 | Bridgend Town | 1–2 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 2–1 | Frome Town |
| 18 | Maidstone United | 1–2 | Hastings United |
| 20 | Bedworth United | 1–0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 21 | Winsford United | 5–2 | Lancaster City |
| 26 | Scarborough | 0–1 | Mossley |
2nd replay
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Aylesbury United | 1–0 | Enfield |
2nd round
Ties
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvechurch | 4–1 | Bedworth United |
| 2 | Aylesbury United | 2–0 | Netherfield |
| 3 | Blyth Spartans | 1–0 | Stafford Rangers |
| 4 | Bootle | 0–0 | Carshalton Athletic |
| 5 | Boston United | 0–1 | Hitchin Town |
| 6 | Dagenham | 1–1 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 7 | Dartford | 1–0 | Ashington |
| 8 | Goole Town | 1–4 | Worcester City |
| 9 | Harlow Town | 0–1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 10 | Kettering Town | 0–1 | Mossley |
| 11 | Leytonstone Ilford | 1–1 | Weymouth |
| 12 | Marine | 0–1 | Bangor City |
| 13 | Sutton United | 5–1 | Wycombe Wanderers |
| 14 | Walthstow Avenue | 0–0 | Bedford Town |
| 15 | Winsford United | 0–2 | Altrincham |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Hastings United |
Replays
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Carshalton Athletic | 2–1 | Bootle |
| 6 | Bishop's Stortford | 3–1 | Dagenham |
| 11 | Weymouth | 3–4 | Leytonstone Ilford |
| 14 | Bedford Town | 1–0 | Walthamstow Avenue |
| 16 | Hastings United | 2–1 | Yeovil Town |
3rd round
Ties
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aylesbury United | 0–0 | Northwich Victoria |
| 2 | Bangor City | 1–0 | Hitchin Town |
| 3 | Bishop's Stortford | 3–2 | Alvechurch |
| 4 | Carshalton Athletic | 0–3 | Mossley |
| 5 | Dartford | 1–0 | Blyth Spartans |
| 6 | Hastings United | 0–0 | Worcester City |
| 7 | Leytonstone Ilford | 0–1 | Altrincham |
| 8 | Sutton United | 3–0 | Bedford Town |
Replays
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwich Victoria | 1–1 | Aylesbury United |
| 6 | Worcester City | 2–1 | Hastings United |
2nd replay
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aylesbury United | 1–0 | Northwich Victoria |
4th round
Ties
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor City | 5–3 | Mossley |
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 4–0 | Worcester City |
| 3 | Dartford | 3–1 | Altrincham |
| 4 | Sutton United | 0–0 | Aylesbury United |
Replay
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Aylesbury United | 0–1 | Sutton United |
Semi finals
First leg
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor City | 2–2 | Sutton United |
| 2 | Dartford | 1–1 | Bishop's Stortford |
Second leg
| Tie | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton United | 4–1 | Bangor City | 6–3 |
| 2 | Bishop's Stortford | 2–1 | Dartford | 3–2 |
Final
| Bishop's Stortford | 1–0 | Sutton United |
|---|---|---|
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