The Football Association Challenge Vase, commonly known as the FA Vase, is a knockout cup competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (the FA). It was staged for the first time in the 1974–75 season, effectively replacing the FA Amateur Cup, which was discontinued after the abolition of official amateur status by the FA.[1] While the leading teams from the Amateur Cup switched to the existing FA Trophy, the lower-level teams entered the new FA Vase.[2] The Vase is open to all clubs in levels five to seven of the National League System, equivalent to levels nine to eleven of the overall English football league system, although clubs from other leagues may apply to enter if their stadiums meet certain requirements.
Nantwich Town, the 2006 FA Vase winners, display the trophy during a celebratory parade
The record for the most wins is held by Whitley Bay, with four victories.[3] Whitley Bay have also won in three consecutive seasons. Billericay Town, Halesowen Town and Tiverton Town have each won the Vase in two consecutive seasons.[3]
In the 1990s, Guiseley and Tiverton Town both appeared in the final more than once.[3] Tiverton became the third club to win consecutive finals, emerging victorious in 1998 and 1999.[10] Two years later Taunton Town won the Vase, giving clubs from the Western League three wins in four seasons.[11] From 2009 to 2018, all ten finals involved a team from Northern League Division One, with eight of them taking the trophy. Brigg Town of the Northern Counties East League became the fourth club to win the Vase more than once in 2003, seven years after the club's first victory, and six years later Whitley Bay became the fifth club to achieve the feat.[3] In 2019 AFC Fylde (formerly known as Kirkham & Wesham) became the first team to have won both the FA Trophy and FA Vase.[12]
Finalsedit
Originally, if the final finished with the scores level after extra time, the teams would play again in a replay at a later date;[13] more recently the final has always been decided on the day, with a penalty shootout as required.[14] The winning club receives the FA Vase itself and, as of 2010, prize money of £20,000, in addition to that accumulated for winning earlier rounds.[15]
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. Teams shown in bold compete in the Premier League or the English Football League as of 2024 and therefore do not enter the FA Vase or FA Trophy.
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^McVeigh, Niall (19 May 2019). "Danny Rowe sinks Leyton Orient to seal FA Trophy triumph for AFC Fylde". The Guardian. from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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^. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
January 01, 1970
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The Football Association Challenge Vase commonly known as the FA Vase is a knockout cup competition in English football organised by and named after The Football Association the FA It was staged for the first time in the 1974 75 season effectively replacing the FA Amateur Cup which was discontinued after the abolition of official amateur status by the FA 1 While the leading teams from the Amateur Cup switched to the existing FA Trophy the lower level teams entered the new FA Vase 2 The Vase is open to all clubs in levels five to seven of the National League System equivalent to levels nine to eleven of the overall English football league system although clubs from other leagues may apply to enter if their stadiums meet certain requirements Nantwich Town the 2006 FA Vase winners display the trophy during a celebratory parade The record for the most wins is held by Whitley Bay with four victories 3 Whitley Bay have also won in three consecutive seasons Billericay Town Halesowen Town and Tiverton Town have each won the Vase in two consecutive seasons 3 The Vase is currently held by Romford who beat Great Wakering Rovers in the 2024 final Contents 1 History 2 Finals 2 1 Key 2 2 Results 3 Results by team 4 ReferencesHistory editFurther information FA Vase nbsp Eventual winners Whitley Bay striped shirts take on Glossop North End in the 2009 final The first FA Vase final was won by Hoddesdon Town of the Spartan League who despite being regarded as underdogs beat Epsom amp Ewell of the Surrey Senior League 4 5 6 In three of the four following seasons Billericay Town won the competition to become the first team to win the Vase on three occasions a feat matched in 2010 by Whitley Bay 3 During the 1980s the tournament was won by teams that represented many different leagues from all parts of the country from Whickham of the Wearside League in the northeast to Forest Green Rovers of the Hellenic League in the south 7 8 Halesowen Town became the second team to win the Vase in consecutive seasons with victories in 1985 and 1986 9 In the 1990s Guiseley and Tiverton Town both appeared in the final more than once 3 Tiverton became the third club to win consecutive finals emerging victorious in 1998 and 1999 10 Two years later Taunton Town won the Vase giving clubs from the Western League three wins in four seasons 11 From 2009 to 2018 all ten finals involved a team from Northern League Division One with eight of them taking the trophy Brigg Town of the Northern Counties East League became the fourth club to win the Vase more than once in 2003 seven years after the club s first victory and six years later Whitley Bay became the fifth club to achieve the feat 3 In 2019 AFC Fylde formerly known as Kirkham amp Wesham became the first team to have won both the FA Trophy and FA Vase 12 Finals editOriginally if the final finished with the scores level after extra time the teams would play again in a replay at a later date 13 more recently the final has always been decided on the day with a penalty shootout as required 14 The winning club receives the FA Vase itself and as of 2010 prize money of 20 000 in addition to that accumulated for winning earlier rounds 15 Key edit R Replay Match went to extra time Results edit Season Winners 3 Score 3 Runners up 3 Venue 13 1974 75 Hoddesdon Town 2 1 Epsom amp Ewell Wembley Stadium original 1975 76 Billericay Town 1 0 Stamford Wembley Stadium original 1976 77 Billericay Town 1 1 Sheffield Wembley Stadium original 1976 77 R Billericay Town 2 1 Sheffield City Ground 1977 78 Blue Star 2 1 Barton Rovers Wembley Stadium original 1978 79 Billericay Town 4 1 Almondsbury Greenway Wembley Stadium original 1979 80 Stamford 2 0 Guisborough Town Wembley Stadium original 1980 81 Whickham 3 2 Willenhall Town Wembley Stadium original 1981 82 Forest Green Rovers 3 0 Rainworth Miners Welfare Wembley Stadium original 1982 83 VS Rugby 1 0 Halesowen Town Wembley Stadium original 1983 84 Stansted 3 2 Stamford Wembley Stadium original 1984 85 Halesowen Town 3 1 Fleetwood Town Wembley Stadium original 1985 86 Halesowen Town 3 0 Southall Wembley Stadium original 1986 87 St Helens Town 3 2 Warrington Town Wembley Stadium original 1987 88 Colne Dynamoes 1 0 Emley Wembley Stadium original 1988 89 Tamworth 1 1 Sudbury Town Wembley Stadium original 1988 89 R Tamworth 3 0 Sudbury Town London Road 1989 90 Yeading 0 0 Bridlington Town Wembley Stadium original 1989 90 R Yeading 1 0 Bridlington Town Elland Road 1990 91 Guiseley 4 4 Gresley Rovers Wembley Stadium original 1990 91 R Guiseley 3 1 Gresley Rovers Bramall Lane 1991 92 Wimborne Town 5 3 Guiseley Wembley Stadium original 1992 93 Bridlington Town 1 0 Tiverton Town Wembley Stadium original 1993 94 Diss Town 2 1 Taunton Town Wembley Stadium original 1994 95 Arlesey Town 2 1 Oxford City Wembley Stadium original 1995 96 Brigg Town 3 0 Clitheroe Wembley Stadium original 1996 97 Whitby Town 3 0 North Ferriby United Wembley Stadium original 1997 98 Tiverton Town 1 0 Tow Law Town Wembley Stadium original 1998 99 Tiverton Town 1 0 Bedlington Terriers Wembley Stadium original 1999 2000 Deal Town 1 0 Chippenham Town Wembley Stadium original 2000 01 Taunton Town 2 1 Berkhamsted Town Villa Park 2001 02 Whitley Bay 1 0 Tiptree United Villa Park 2002 03 Brigg Town 2 1 A F C Sudbury Boleyn Ground 2003 04 Winchester City 2 0 A F C Sudbury St Andrew s 2004 05 Didcot Town 3 2 A F C Sudbury White Hart Lane 2005 06 Nantwich Town 3 1 Hillingdon Borough St Andrew s 2006 07 Truro City 3 1 A F C Totton Wembley Stadium new 2007 08 Kirkham amp Wesham 2 1 Lowestoft Town Wembley Stadium new 2008 09 Whitley Bay 2 0 Glossop North End Wembley Stadium new 2009 10 Whitley Bay 6 1 Wroxham Wembley Stadium new 2010 11 Whitley Bay 3 2 Coalville Town Wembley Stadium new 2011 12 Dunston UTS 2 0 West Auckland Town Wembley Stadium new 2012 13 Spennymoor Town 2 1 Tunbridge Wells Wembley Stadium new 2013 14 Sholing 1 0 West Auckland Town Wembley Stadium new 2014 15 North Shields 2 1 Glossop North End Wembley Stadium new 2015 16 Morpeth Town 4 1 Hereford Wembley Stadium new 2016 17 South Shields 4 0 Cleethorpes Town Wembley Stadium new 2017 18 Thatcham Town 1 0 Stockton Town Wembley Stadium new 2018 19 Chertsey Town 3 1 Cray Valley Paper Mills Wembley Stadium new 2019 20 Hebburn Town 3 2 Consett Wembley Stadium new 2020 21 Warrington Rylands 3 2 Binfield Wembley Stadium new 2021 22 Newport Pagnell Town 3 0 Littlehampton Town Wembley Stadium new 2022 23 Ascot United 1 0 Newport Pagnell Town Wembley Stadium new 2023 24 Romford 3 0 Great Wakering Rovers Wembley Stadium new Results by team editTeams shown in italics are no longer in existence Teams shown in bold compete in the Premier League or the English Football League as of 2024 and therefore do not enter the FA Vase or FA Trophy Club Wins Last final won Runners up Last final lost Whitley Bay 4 2011 0 Billericay Town 3 1979 0 Tiverton Town 2 1999 1 1993 Halesowen Town 2 1986 1 1983 Brigg Town 2 2003 0 Stamford 1 1980 2 1984 Newport Pagnell Town 1 2022 1 2023 Taunton Town 1 2001 1 1994 Bridlington Town 1 1993 1 1990 Guiseley 1 1991 1 1992 Romford 1 2024 0 Ascot United 1 2023 0 Warrington Rylands 1 2021 0 Hebburn Town 1 2020 0 Chertsey Town 1 2019 0 Thatcham Town 1 2018 0 South Shields 1 2017 0 Morpeth Town 1 2016 0 North Shields 1 2015 0 Sholing 1 2014 0 Spennymoor Town 1 2013 0 Dunston UTS 1 2012 0 AFC Fylde 1 2008 0 Truro City 1 2007 0 Nantwich Town 1 2006 0 Didcot Town 1 2005 0 Winchester City 1 2004 0 Deal Town 1 2000 0 Whitby Town 1 1997 0 Arlesey Town 1 1995 0 Diss Town 1 1994 0 Wimborne Town 1 1992 0 Yeading 1 1990 0 Tamworth 1 1989 0 Colne Dynamoes 1 1988 0 St Helens Town 1 1987 0 Stansted 1 1984 0 VS Rugby 1 1983 0 Forest Green Rovers 1 1982 0 Whickham 1 1981 0 Newcastle Blue Star 1 1978 0 Hoddesdon Town 1 1975 0 A F C Sudbury 0 3 2005 Glossop North End 0 2 2015 West Auckland Town 0 2 2014 Great Wakering Rovers 0 1 2024 Littlehampton Town 0 1 2022 Binfield 0 1 2021 Consett 0 1 2020 Cray Valley Paper Mills 0 1 2019 Stockton Town 0 1 2018 Hereford 0 1 2016 Tunbridge Wells 0 1 2013 Coalville Town 0 1 2011 Wroxham 0 1 2010 Lowestoft Town 0 1 2008 A F C Totton 0 1 2007 Hillingdon Borough 0 1 2006 Tiptree United 0 1 2002 Berkhamsted Town 0 1 2001 Chippenham Town 0 1 2000 Bedlington Terriers 0 1 1999 Tow Law Town 0 1 1998 North Ferriby United 0 1 1997 Clitheroe 0 1 1996 Oxford City 0 1 1995 Gresley Rovers 0 1 1991 Sudbury Town 0 1 1989 Emley 0 1 1988 Warrington Town 0 1 1987 Southall 0 1 1986 Fleetwood Town 0 1 1985 Rainworth Miners Welfare 0 1 1982 Willenhall Town 0 1 1981 Guisborough Town 0 1 1980 Almondsbury Greenway 0 1 1979 Barton Rovers 0 1 1978 Sheffield 0 1 1977 Epsom amp Ewell 0 1 1975References edit About The FA Vase The Football Association Archived from the original on 14 October 2012 Retrieved 6 September 2010 Williams Tony 1978 The FA Non League Football Annual 1978 79 MacDonald and Jane s Publishers Ltd p 8 a b c d e f g h F A Vase Summary The Football Club History Database Archived from the original on 3 December 2022 Retrieved 11 November 2008 Hoddesdon Town The Football Club History Database Retrieved 11 November 2008 Epsom amp Ewell The Football Club History Database Retrieved 27 November 2008 F A Vase 1974 75 The Football Club History Database Retrieved 27 November 2008 Whickham The Football Club History Database Retrieved 27 November 2008 Forest Green Rovers The Football Club History Database Retrieved 27 November 2008 Halesowen Town The Football Club History Database Retrieved 27 November 2008 Tiverton Town The Football Club History Database Retrieved 27 November 2008 Taunton Town The Football Club History Database Retrieved 28 November 2008 McVeigh Niall 19 May 2019 Danny Rowe sinks Leyton Orient to seal FA Trophy triumph for AFC Fylde The Guardian Archived from the original on 7 February 2023 Retrieved 19 May 2019 a b Barnes Stuart 2008 Nationwide Football Annual 2008 2009 SportsBooks Ltd p 153 ISBN 978 1 8998 0772 7 Rules 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