2014–15 FA Vase


The 2014–15 FA Vase is the 41st season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System. The competition is to be played with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals and final to be played at Wembley Stadium.
The 2015 winners were North Shields F.C., who beat Glossop North End A.F.C. 2–1 on 9 May at Wembley Stadium.
For the 2014–15 season 536 entrants were accepted, one more than the 2013–14 season.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2014–15 FA Vase qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.
RoundDateMatchesClubsNew entries this roundPrize money
[|First Round Qualifying]6 September 2014145536 → 391290£600
[|Second Round Qualifying]4 October 2014161391 → 230177£800
[|First Round Proper]1 November 2014102230 → 12843£900
[|Second Round Proper]22 November 201464128 → 6426£1,200
[|Third Round Proper]6 December 20143264 → 32none£1,500
[|Fourth Round Proper]17 January 20151632 → 16none£2,000
[|Fifth Round Proper]7 February 2015816 → 8none£2,500
Quarter Finals28 February 201548 → 4none£4,500
Semi Finals21 March and 28 March 201524 → 2none£6,000
[|Final]9 May 201512 → 1noneRunner-up £17,000 Winner £25,000

First Round Qualifying

First Round Qualifying fixtures were played on 6 September 2014, with replays taking place no later than 11 September 2014. Two-hundred and ninety teams entered at this stage of the competition. The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
1Colne 2–1Penrith 198
2Darlington Railway Athletic 0–5Sunderland RCA 70
3South Shields 1–0Willington 51
4Albion Sports 5–2Bridlington Town
5West Allotment Celtic 1–0Eccleshill United 79
6Silsden 4–0Brandon United 91
7Holker Old Boys 3–0Norton & Stockton Ancients 54
8Hebburn Town 0–2Marske United 132
9Daisy Hill 3–2Newton Aycliffe 71
10Birtley Town 2–1Thornaby
11Jarrow Roofing BCA 2–3†Ryhope CW 61
12Chester-Le-Street Town 3–1Knaresborough Town
13Northallerton Town 0–1North Shields 157
14Consett 2–1Thackley 270
15Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 1–1Billingham Town 72
replayBillingham Town 1–0Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 97
16Barnoldswick Town 5–1†Tow Law Town 110
17Alsager Town 1–3Maltby Main 60
18Oldham Boro 0–21874 Northwich 216
19Staveley Miners Welfare 1–2Athersley Recreation
20Appleby Frodingham 2–4†Ashton Town 64
21Dronfield Town w/oCammell Laird 1907
22Rossington Main 2–0AFC Blackpool 68
23Runcorn Town 11–0Glasshoughton Welfare 74
24Winsford United 5–0Cheadle Town 68
25Irlam 1–2†St Helens Town 85
26Hemsworth MW 3–2Parkgate 50
27Stockport Sports 5–5Selby Town 57
replaySelby Town 3–1Stockport Sports 109
28Squires Gate 2–4AFC Liverpool 88
29Vauxhall Motors 1–3Rochdale Town 79
30Worsborough Bridge Athletic 3–2Pontefract Collieries 178
31Atherton Collieries 4–0Penistone Church119
32Shawbury United 7–1Coventry Copsewood 24
33Dudley Sports 0–3Eccleshall 42
34Kirby Muxloe 1–0Stafford Town 32
35Studley 3–1Bilston Town
36Continental Star 3–2Heath Hayes 44
37Sporting Khalsa 4–0Wolverhampton Casuals 57
38Southam United 1–0†Wednesfield 75
39Ellesmere Rangers 2–2Stone Old Alleynians 58
replayStone Old Alleynians 2–1Ellesmere Rangers
40Bewdley Town 3–4Coventry Sphinx 69
41Lichfield City 4–2†Alvechurch 111
42Cadbury Athletic 3–4†Bardon Hill Sports 42
43Wolverhampton SC 0–5Gornal Athletic 30
44Shifnal Town 2–1Racing Club Warwick 47
45Wellington Amateurs 0–3Pegasus Juniors 60
46Malvern Town 2–3Walsall Wood 137
47AFC Wulfrunians 3–1Black Country Rangers
48Tipton Town 2–1Hinckley 146
49Stourport Swifts 2–2Bromsgrove Sporting 155
replayBromsgrove Sporting 3–2†Stourport Swifts 301
50Thurnby Nirvana 2–1Greenwood Meadows 34
51Harborough Town 0–1Holbrook Sports
52Stapenhill 0–3South Normanton Athletic 45
53Holwell Sports 4–2Anstey Nomads
54Retford United 1–3Shirebrook Town 164
55Grimsby Borough 0–6Clipstone
56Long Eaton United 3–0Arnold Town 119
57Louth Town 2–1†Aylestone Park 81
58Radford 1–2Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
59Cleethorpes Town 5–2Loughborough University 74
60AFC Mansfield 3–2Teversal
61Thetford Town 2–1Ely City 61
62Yaxley 2–0Swaffham Town 80
63Eynesbury Rovers 1–1Mildenhall Town
replayMildenhall Town 2–0Eynesbury Rovers 129
64Kirkley & Pakefield 2–1Diss Town 74
65Godmanchester Rovers 8–0St Neots Town Saints
66Bowers & Pitsea 4–2Codicote
67Barking 1–2Stanway Rovers 93
68Halstead Town 1–2†FC Broxbourne Borough
69Wivenhoe Town 2–1Takeley 87
70Hoddesdon Town 2–1Sawbridgeworth Town 101
71Cornard United 1–2Romania
72Basildon United 0–1Haverhill Borough
73Baldock Town 4–1Sporting Bengal United 46
74Hatfield Town 1–2Hertford Town 73
75AFC Kempston Rovers 4–0Northampton Sileby Rangers 46

;Notes:
Second Round Qualifying fixtures were played on 4 October 2014, with replays taking place no later than 9 October 2014. One-hundred and seventy-seven new teams joined the one-hundred and forty-five who won their First Round Qualifying match at this stage of the competition. The draw was as follows:
;Notes:
First Round Proper fixtures were played on 1 November 2014, with replays taking place no later than 6 November 2014. Forty-three new teams joined the one-hundred and sixty-one who won their Second Round Qualifying match at this stage of the competition. Alnwick Town received a bye The draw was as follows:
;Notes:
Second Round Proper fixtures were played on 22 November 2014, with replays taking place no later than 27 November 2014. Twenty-six new teams joined the one-hundred and two who won their First Round match at this stage of the competition. The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
1Bishop Auckland 1–41874 Northwich 407
2Glossop North End 3–0Ryhope CW 305
3Alnwick Town 4–5St Helens Town 89
4Dunston UTS 2–1Guisborough Town 198
5Newcastle Benfield 2–1Ashington 105
6Marske United 4–1Barton Town Old Boys 251
7West Auckland Town 0–3Shaw Lane Aquaforce 186
8AFC Darwen 3–5Chadderton 99
9Shildon 2–0Runcorn Town 210
10Sunderland RCA 0–3North Shields 124
11Atherton Collieries 1–2Seaham Red Star 230
12Congleton Town 0–1Whitley Bay 234
13Consett 8–0Whickham 171
14Tadcaster Albion 2–1Morpeth Town 265
15Worksop Town 2–1Ellistown & Ibstock United 391
16Bolehall Swifts 4–2Dunkirk F.C. 78
17Westfields 2–1St Andrews 202
18Wisbech Town 2–1Cleethorpes Town 218
19Thurnby Nirvana 4–1Gornal Athletic 45
20Shepshed Dynamo 2–3†AFC Mansfield 141
21Heanor Town 4–3Coleshill Town 177
22Borrowash Victoria 0–5Bromsgrove Sporting 114
23Mickleover Royals 2–0Willenhall Town 58
24Brocton 3–1Pegasus Juniors 77
25Causeway United 1–5Walsall Wood 74
26Sun Sports 0–1Stanway Rovers –
27London Colney 3–1Northampton Spencer 79
28St. Margaretsbury 3–0Ipswich Wanderers 55
29Peterborough Sports 3–4Peterborough Northern Star 209
30Hullbridge Sports 1–0AFC Rushden & Diamonds 152
31Holbeach United 3–2Huntingdon Town 102
32Norwich United 2–1AFC Kempston Rovers 85
33Yaxley 3–0Fakenham Town 111

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
34Deeping Rangers 2–0Oxhey Jets 64
35AFC Dunstable 3–2Kirkley & Pakefield 70
36Saffron Walden Town 6–5†Kings Langley 397
37Ampthill Town 1–4Tring Athletic 65
38Wembley 3–4†Brantham Athletic 72
39Great Yarmouth Town 2–0Hadleigh United 86
40Erith Town 0–3Phoenix Sports 89
41Lingfield 5–1Chessington & Hook United 60
42Horndean 0–1Ascot United 60
43Hassocks 0–7Ashford United 79
44Hanworth Villa 1–0Knaphill –
45Eastbourne United 1–3Horley Town 102
46Horsham YMCA 1–2Erith & Belvedere 86
47Abingdon United 4–4†Littlehampton Town 62
replayLittlehampton Town 7–3Abingdon United 114
48East Preston 0–8Flackwell Heath 59
49Westfield 1–5Tunbridge Wells 155
50Pagham 1–2Colliers Wood United 64
51United Services Portsmouth 1–3AFC Portchester –
52Crawley Down Gatwick 1–3Greenwich Borough 94
53Newport 3–2Loxwood 185
54Alresford Town 3–1Thame United 49
55Odd Down 3–2Hallen A.F.C. 41
56Verwood Town 5–4Plymouth Parkway 100
57Folland Sports 2–3AFC St Austell –
58Buckland Athletic 2–1Bristol Manor Farm 98
59Chippenham Park 1–2†Bradford Town 169
60Blackfield & Langley 3–0Bemerton Heath Harlequins –
61Melksham Town 2–2†Slimbridge 154
replaySlimbridge 1–4Melksham Town 63
62Bodmin Town 5–2St Blazey 148
63Highworth Town 3–0Bridport 107
64Shepton Mallet 1–0Welton Rovers 153

;Notes:
Third Round Proper fixtures were played on 6 December 2014, with replays taking place no later than 11 December 2014. No new teams were added for the remainder of the competition. The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
1Whitley Bay 1–2Dunston UTS 439
21874 Northwich 0–3Glossop North End 421
3Shaw Lane Aquaforce 3–2Shildon 371
4Chadderton 2–1Newcastle Benfield 61
5Seaham Red Star 2–4North Shields 180
6St Helens Town 2–4Tadcaster Albion 106
7Consett 3–2†Marske United –
8Worksop Town 2–1Westfields 377
9Thurnby Nirvana 2–1Bromsgrove Sporting 147
10Bolehall Swifts 0–5Brocton 136
11Mickleover Royals 0–1AFC Mansfield 134
12Wisbech Town 2–3Walsall Wood 232
13Deeping Rangers 1–2†Heanor Town 129
14Saffron Walden Town 1–0AFC Dunstable 446
15Hullbridge Sports 1–0Great Yarmouth Town 91
16St. Margaretsbury 0–2Stanway Rovers 88

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
17Peterborough Northern Star 2–3Flackwell Heath 96
18Tring Athletic 0–1Norwich United 173
19London Colney 0–1Holbeach United 103
20Brantham Athletic 1–3Yaxley 80
21Hanworth Villa 0–2Erith & Belvedere 65
22Alresford Town 1–2Phoenix Sports 73
23Horley Town 1–3Greenwich Borough 117
24AFC Portchester 0–1Tunbridge Wells 454
25Colliers Wood United 9–2Lingfield 57
26Ascot United 3–0Newport 117
27Littlehampton Town 3–3†Ashford United 120
replayAshford United 2–1Littlehampton Town 123
28Melksham Town 3–2Shepton Mallet 407
29Blackfield & Langley 0–1Highworth Town 67
30AFC St Austell 6–1Verwood Town 236
31Buckland Athletic 1–4Bodmin Town 156
32Bradford Town 4–3Odd Down 81

;Notes:
Fourth Round Proper fixtures were played on 17 January 2015, with replays taking place no later than 22 January 2015. The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
1Walsall Wood 1–1†Shaw Lane Aquaforce 169
ReplayShaw Lane Aquaforce 4–1Walsall Wood 131
2North Shields 4–1Consett 624
3Thurnby Nirvana 3–4†Holbeach United 183
4Chadderton 0–5AFC Mansfield 166
5Worksop Town 0–1†Glossop North End 650
6Heanor Town 0–1Dunston UTS 397
7Tadcaster Albion 3–2Brocton 618
8Bodmin Town 0–2Phoenix Sports 160

;Notes:
Fifth Round Proper fixtures were played on 7 February 2015, with replays taking place no later than 12 February 2015. The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
1Bradford Town 0–2Highworth Town 468
2AFC St Austell 2–0Stanway Rovers 877
3Ascot United 3–0Norwich United 286
4Shaw Lane Aquaforce 3–2Flackwell Heath 282

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
5Glossop North End 2–2†Dunston UTS 651
ReplayDunston UTS 1–3†Glossop North End 653
6Holbeach United 2–3†Erith & Belvedere 245
7North Shields 4–1Phoenix Sports 1,092
8AFC Mansfield 0–3Tadcaster Albion 604

;Notes:
Quarter Final fixtures were played on 28 February 2015, with replays taking place no later than 5 March 2015. The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
1AFC St Austell 3–2Ascot United 1,433
2Erith & Belvedere 0–2North Shields 503

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
3Shaw Lane Aquaforce 2–2†Glossop North End 334
replayGlossop North End 3–1†Shaw Lane Aquaforce 1,010
4Highworth Town 1–1†Tadcaster Albion 771
replayTadcaster Albion 0–1Highworth Town 1,307

;Notes:
Semi-Final fixtures were played on 21 & 28 March 2015. The draw was as follows:
Leg noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
1stHighworth Town 0–1North Shields 1,240
2ndNorth Shields 2–0Highworth Town 1,500

North Shields won 3–0 on aggregate.
Leg noHome team ScoreAway team Attendance
1stAFC St Austell 0–2Glossop North End 1,986
2ndGlossop North End 0–1AFC St Austell 1,303

Glossop North End won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final