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The FA Trophy 2008–09 was the fortieth season of the
FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, also known as the Isuzu FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after The Football Association (the FA) and competed by mainly National League ...
,
the Football Association The Football Association (the FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest footb ...
's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the
English football league system The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the ...
. The number of team entries for this season was 263.


Calendar


Preliminary round

Ties were played on 4 October 2008.


Ties


Replays


First round qualifying

Ties will be played on 18 October 2008. Teams from Premier Division of Southern League, Northern Premier League and Isthmian League entered in this round.


Ties


Replays


Second round qualifying

Ties will be played on 1 November 2007


Ties


Replays


Third round qualifying

Ties will be played on 22 November 2007 Teams from Conference North and Conference South entered in this round.


Ties


Replays


First round

This round is the first in which
Conference Premier The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National Leagues and step 1 of the National Le ...
teams join those from lower reaches of the
National League System The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Football Association. The National League System has a ...
. Ties will be played on 13 December 2008.


Ties


Replays


Second round

Ties will be played on 10 January 2009.


Ties


Replays


Third round

Ties will be played on 31 January 2009.


Ties


Replays


Fourth round

Ties will be played on 21 February 2009.


Ties


Replays


Semi-finals


First leg

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Second leg

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Final


References


General


Football Club History Database: FA Trophy 2008-09


Specific

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FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, also known as the Isuzu FA Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after The Football Association (the FA) and competed by mainly National League ...