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FA Trophy Factfile – First Round preview

The FA Trophy first round kicks off on Friday night with a local derby in the north-east between Dunston and Hebburn Town in one of three ties where the winner will set a new club best FA Trophy run.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 October 2025

Sittingbourne progress to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history and in their 50th FA Trophy appearance (Photo by Action Foto Sport/NurPhoto)

By Phil Annets @FATROPHY FACTFILE

The FA Trophy first round kicks off on Friday night with a local derby in the north-east between Dunston and Hebburn Town in one of three ties where the winner will set a new club best FA Trophy run.
Real Bedford versus Ashford United and Farnham Town v Bishops Cleeve are the other two ties that will guarantee FA Trophy history will be made, with the latter tie involving two clubs that have already gone further in the competition than they ever had before.
Overall, there are eight clubs appearing in the first round for the first time ever including the ...

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