| FA Trophy | |
| Year: | 2014–15 |
| Other Titles: | FA Challenge Trophy |
| Country: | England Guernsey Wales |
| Num Teams: | 275 |
| Champions: | North Ferriby United |
| Runner-Up: | Wrexham |
| Prevseason: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 FA Trophy was the 45th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 275 clubs entered the competition, which was won by Conference North club North Ferriby United after beating Conference team Wrexham in the final on 29 March 2015. Competition ran one club shorter than usual after Conference South club Salisbury City was disbanded before the season started, thus one club were to get a bye in the third round qualifying.
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money | |
| 18 October 2014 | 64 | 275 → 211 | 128 | £2,500 | ||
| 1 November 2014 | 72 | 211 → 139 | 80 | £2,700 | ||
| 15 November 2014 | 36 | 139 → 103 | none | £3,250 | ||
| 29 November 2014 | 40 | 103 → 64 | 43 | £4,000 | ||
| 13 December 2014 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £5,000 | ||
| 10 January 2015 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £6,000 | ||
| 24 January 2015 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £7,000 | ||
| 7 February 2015 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £8,000 | ||
| 21 February 28 February 2015 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £16,000 | ||
| 29 March 2015 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000 |
A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Barkingside, Bishop's Cleeve, Carlton Town, Evesham United, Farsley, Merstham, Scarborough Athletic and Worthing. The matches were played on 18 October 2014.
A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round. The matches were played on 1 November 2014.
A total of 72 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first round qualifying. The matches were played on 15 November 2014.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Chasetown (8) | 4–1 | Loughborough Dynamo (8) | 129 | |
| 2 | Spennymoor Town (8) | 3–3 | Leek Town (8) | 361 | |
| Leek Town (8) | 0–1 | Spennymoor Town (8) | 234 | ||
| 3 | Rushall Olympic (7) | 5–0 | Stratford Town (8) | 154 | |
| 4 | Blyth Spartans (7) | 1–1 | Halesowen Town (7) | 489 | |
| Halesowen Town (7) | 2–0 | Blyth Spartans (7) | 470 | ||
| 5 | St Neots Town (7) | 3–1 | Darlington 1883 (8) | 715 | |
| 6 | Curzon Ashton (7) | 1–2 | Barwell (7) | 148 | |
| 7 | Witton Albion (7) | 3–3 | Workington (7) | 251 | |
| Workington (7) | 3–0 | Witton Albion (7) | 329 | ||
| 8 | King's Lynn Town (7) | 3–1 | Stourbridge (7) | ||
| 9 | Redditch United (7) | 5–2 | Trafford (7) | 271 | |
| 10 | Gresley (8) | 2–0 | Goole (8) | 349 | |
| 11 | F.C. United of Manchester (7) | 2–0 | Buxton (7) | 1,002 | |
| 12 | Nantwich Town (7) | 1–3 | Ramsbottom United (7) | ||
| 13 | Mickleover Sports (8) | A – A | New Mills (8) | ||
| Tie abandoned after 68 mins due to fog, 1–1. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mickleover Sports (8) | 3–1 | New Mills (8) | 88 | |
| 14 | Banbury United (7) | 3–2 | Marine (7) | 208 | |
| 15 | Hereford United (7) | 2–0 | Mangotsfield United (8) | ||
| 16 | Witham Town (7) | 0–1 | Truro City (7) | ||
| 17 | Dereham Town (8) | A – A | Sholing (8) | 214 | |
| Tie abandoned after 73 mins due to fog, 1–1. | |||||
| 17 | Dereham Town (8) | 0–2 | Sholing (8) | 196 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 18 | Weymouth (7) | 0–0 | Burnham (7) | 442 |
| Burnham (7) | Weymouth (7) | 75 | ||
| 19 | Maidstone United (7) | 0–2 | AFC Sudbury (8) | 1,423 |
| 20 | Metropolitan Police (7) | 2–0 | Dulwich Hamlet (7) | 150 |
| 21 | Barkingside (8) | 1–3 | Horsham (8) | 97 |
| 22 | Peacehaven & Telscombe (7) | 4–3 | Thamesmead Town (8) | 121 |
| 23 | Lewes (7) | 1–1 | Heybridge Swifts (8) | 258 |
| Heybridge Swifts (8) | 2–3 | Lewes (7) | 119 | |
| 24 | Leiston (7) | 3–2 | Paulton Rovers (7) | 185 |
| 25 | Burgess Hill Town (8) | 0–0 | Folkestone Invicta (8) | 334 |
| Folkestone Invicta (8) | 0–1 | Burgess Hill Town (8) | 151 | |
| 26 | Slough Town (7) | 1–1 | Merthyr Town (8) | 300 |
| Merthyr Town (8) | 3–2 | Slough Town (7) | 310 | |
| 27 | Biggleswade Town (7) | 1–2 | Poole Town (7) | 170 |
| 28 | Uxbridge (8) | 1–2 | Didcot Town (8) | 145 |
| 29 | Bedford Town (8) | 2–1 | Chippenham Town (7) | 203 |
| 30 | Whyteleafe (8) | 1–4 | Leatherhead (7) | 148 |
| 31 | AFC Hornchurch (7) | 4–2 | Merstham (8) | 154 |
| 32 | Histon (7) | 0–2 | Cray Wanderers (8) | 203 |
| 33 | East Thurrock United (7) | 4–4 | Arlesey Town (7) | 149 |
| Arlesey Town (7) | 1–2 | East Thurrock United (7) | 89 | |
| 34 | Hendon (7) | 4–0 | Worthing (8) | 173 |
| 35 | Tonbridge Angels (7) | 2–0 | Grays Athletic (7) | 343 |
| 36 | Wimborne Town (8) | 2–1 | Northwood (8) | |
A total of 80 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 43 clubs from Level 6 of English football. As Conference South club Salisbury City was disbanded before the season started, this stage was one team short. Leiston received a bye to the first round proper. The matches were played on 29 November 2014.
A total of 64 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying, one club that received a bye in the previous round and 24 teams from Level 5 of English football. The matches were played on 13 December 2014.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 1 | Nuneaton Town (5) | 0–2 | Grimsby Town (5) | 344 |
| 2 | Hyde (6) | 4–2 | Spennymoor Town (8) | 280 |
| 3 | Altrincham (5) | 1–0 | Macclesfield Town (5) | 1,276 |
| 4 | A.F.C. Fylde (6) | 3–0 | Gainsborough Trinity (6) | 215 |
| 5 | Guiseley (6) | 0–2 | Chorley (6) | 498 |
| 6 | Lincoln City (5) | 0–2 | Alfreton Town (5) | 1,243 |
| 7 | North Ferriby United (6) | 1–1 | Boston United (6) | 321 |
| Boston United (6) | 0–2 | North Ferriby United (6) | 671 | |
| 8 | Gateshead (5) | 2–0 | Halesowen Town (7) | 538 |
| 9 | Worcester City (6) | 0–1 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 760 |
| 10 | Southport (5) | 1–1 | Wrexham (5) | 654 |
| Wrexham (5) | 2–0 | Southport (5) | 947 | |
| 11 | Ramsbottom United (7) | 0–3 | Stockport County (6) | 907 |
| 12 | Bradford Park Avenue (6) | 1–4 | Kidderminster Harriers (5) | 159 |
| 13 | AFC Telford United (5) | 1–1 | Chester (5) | 776 |
| Chester (5) | AFC Telford United (5) | 898 | ||
| 14 | F.C. United of Manchester (7) | 4–0 | Harrogate Town (6) | 907 |
| 15 | Aldershot Town (5) | 0–1 | Burgess Hill Town (8) | 866 |
| 16 | Weymouth (7) | 1–1 | Havant & Waterlooville (6) | 512 |
| Havant & Waterlooville (6) | 5–0 | Weymouth (7) | 208 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 17 | Bishop's Stortford (6) | 0–5 | Torquay United (5) | 428 | |
| 18 | Lowestoft Town (6) | 1–3 | Dover Athletic (5) | 575 | |
| 19 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 1–1 | Welling United (5) | 876 | |
| Welling United (5) | 2–3 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 616 | ||
| 20 | Wealdstone (6) | 1–0 | Hayes & Yeading United (6) | ||
| 21 | Wimborne Town (8) | 0–3 | Oxford City (6) | ||
| 22 | Weston-super-Mare (6) | 1–3 | Farnborough (6) | ||
| 23 | Dartford (5) | 2–0 | Solihull Moors (6) | 513 | |
| 24 | Woking (5) | 2–0 | Eastleigh (5) | 693 | |
| 25 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 1–0 | Sutton United (6) | 368 | |
| 26 | Basingstoke Town (6) | 2–2 | Gosport Borough (6) | 290 | |
| Gosport Borough (6) | 2–1 | Basingstoke Town (6) | |||
| 27 | Bromley (6) | 2–0 | Leiston (7) | 413 | |
| 28 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 2–2 | Didcot Town (8) | 517 | |
| Didcot Town (8) | 0–3 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 391 | ||
| 29 | Bristol Rovers (5) | 0–2 | Bath City (6) | 3,505 | |
| 30 | Maidenhead United (6) | 2–1 | Poole Town (7) | 255 | |
| 31 | Braintree Town (5) | 1–0 | AFC Sudbury (8) | 547 | |
| 32 | Concord Rangers (6) | 0–0 | Barnet (5) | 318 | |
| Barnet (5) | 2–6 | Concord Rangers (6) | 354 |
A total of 32 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first round. The matches were played on 10 January 2015.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Chorley (6) | 3–3 | F.C. United of Manchester (7) | 2,254 | |
| F.C. United of Manchester (7) | 1–0 | Chorley (6) | 1,393 | ||
| 2 | Grimsby Town (5) | 0–0 | Gateshead (5) | 1,185 | |
| Gateshead (5) | 3–2 | Grimsby Town (5) | 608 | ||
| 3 | Stockport County (6) | 2–2 | Wrexham (5) | 2,416 | |
| Wrexham (5) | 6–1 | Stockport County (6) | 1,373 | ||
| 4 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 5–3 | Alfreton Town (5) | 949 | |
| 5 | North Ferriby United (6) | 2–0 | Hyde (6) | 265 | |
| 6 | A.F.C. Fylde (6) | 4–0 | AFC Telford United (5) | 307 | |
| 7 | Kidderminster Harriers (5) | 0–1 | Altrincham (5) | 1,204 | |
| 8 | Wealdstone (6) | 1–3 | Bath City (6) | 553 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 9 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers (5) | 1,018 | |
| 10 | Havant & Waterlooville (6) | 0–1 | Dover Athletic (5) | 405 | |
| 11 | Maidenhead United (6) | 2–2 | Farnborough (6) | 303 | |
| Farnborough (6) | 1–0 | Maidenhead United (6) | 178 | ||
| 12 | Gosport Borough (6) | 0–2 | Braintree Town (5) | 460 | |
| 13 | Oxford City (6) | 2–2 | Woking (5) | 652 | |
| Woking (5) | 2–1 | Oxford City (6) | 555 | ||
| 14 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 3–1 | Concord Rangers (6) | 529 | |
| 15 | Torquay United (5) | 4–0 | Bromley (6) | 1,507 | |
| 16 | Burgess Hill Town (8) | 1–2 | Dartford (5) | 1,010 |
A total of 16 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round. The matches were played on 24 January 2015.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Wrexham (5) | 1–1 | Gateshead (5) | 1,474 | |
| Gateshead (5) | Wrexham (5) | 952 | |||
| 2 | Braintree Town (5) | 1–1 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 406 | |
| Ebbsfleet United (6) | 2–0 | Braintree Town (5) | 813 | ||
| 3 | F.C. United of Manchester (7) | 3–1 | A.F.C. Fylde (6) | 1,732 | |
| 4 | Dartford (5) | 2–2 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 835 | |
| FC Halifax Town (5) | 3–1 | Dartford (5) | 451 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 5 | Farnborough (6) | 0–2 | North Ferriby United (6) | 391 | |
| 6 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 0–2 | Torquay United (5) | 1,116 | |
| 7 | Bath City (6) | 1–0 | Altrincham (5) | 863 | |
| 8 | Woking (5) | 3–3 | Dover Athletic (5) | 1,167 | |
| Dover Athletic (5) | 1–0 | Woking (5) | 586 |
A total of eight clubs took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round. The matches were played on 7 February 2015.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 1 | Dover Athletic (5) | 3–3 | Bath City (6) | 985 | |
| Bath City (6) | 2–1 | Dover Athletic (5) | 893 | ||
| 2 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 0–1 | Wrexham (5) | 1,126 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| 3 | Torquay United (5) | 1–0 | F.C. United of Manchester (7) | 3,805 | |
| 4 | North Ferriby United (6) | 1–0 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 610 |
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See main article: 2015 FA Trophy Final.