The 1978–79 FA Trophy was the tenth 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 ...

, and this was to be the last season in which the Northern Premier League, Southern League and Isthmian League would be Level 5 in the English Pyramid System.

Preliminary round

Ties

Replays

2nd replay

First qualifying round

Ties

Replays

2nd replays

3rd replay

Second qualifying round

Ties

Replays

Third qualifying round

Ties

Replays

2nd replay

1st round

The teams that given byes to this round are Altrincham, Southport, Scarborough, Matlock Town, Morecambe, Stafford Rangers, Weymouth, Bedford Town, Kettering Town, Boston United, Atherstone Town, Runcorn, Lancaster City, Enfield, Wycombe Wanderers, Dagenham, Tooting & Mitcham United, Leatherhead, Spennymoor United, Falmouth Town, Nuneaton Borough, Bangor City, Hendon, Slough Town, Winsford United, Crook Town, Bath City, Maidstone United, Worcester City, Marine, Blyth Spartans and Whitby Town.

Ties

Replays

2nd replays

2nd round

Ties

Replays

3rd round

Ties

Replays

2nd replay

4th round

Ties

Replays

Semi finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

General

Football Club History Database: FA Trophy 1978-79

Specific

{{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 FA Trophy FA Trophy seasons