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| Event | 2016–17 FA Trophy | ||||||
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| Date | 21 May 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium,London | ||||||
| Referee | Paul Tierney (Lancashire) | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,224 (includingFA Vase Final) | ||||||
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The2016–17 FA Trophy Final was the 48th final of the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The match was contested betweenMacclesfield Town andYork City. The final of theFA Vase was played on the same day at the same venue for the second year running. Both matches were televised in the UK on BT Sport. York City won the final 3–2 and became the second club in as many seasons, after Halifax in 2016, to get relegated from the National League and then win the FA Trophy in the same season.[1][2]
Macclesfield Town defeatedAltrincham,AFC Sudbury,Forest Green Rovers,Dulwich Hamlet andTranmere Rovers en route to the final.
York City defeatedWorcester City,Harlow Town,Nuneaton Town,Brackley Town andLincoln City en route to the final.
| 20 December 20161R | Altrincham | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town | Altrincham |
| 19:45 | Miller | [1] | James | Stadium:Moss Lane Attendance: 717 Referee: Mr Andrew Miller |
| 4 January 20171RR | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | Altrincham | Macclesfield |
| 19:45 | Whitaker Rowe | [2] | Cain | Stadium:Moss Rose Attendance: 548 Referee: Mr Joe Johnson |
| 14 January 20172R | AFC Sudbury | 1–3 | Macclesfield Town | Sudbury |
| 15:00 | Wales | [3][dead link] | Browne Dudley Sampson | Stadium:King's Marsh Attendance: 505 |
| 4 February 20173R | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Moss Rose Attendance: 967 |
| 25 February 20174R | Dulwich Hamlet | 2–2 | Macclesfield Town | East Dulwich |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Champion Hill Attendance: 2,834 |
| 7 March 20174RR | Macclesfield Town | 2–0 | Dulwich Hamlet | Macclesfield |
| Stadium:Moss Rose |
| 11 March 2017SF 1st | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Macclesfield |
| Norburn | Hughes | Stadium:Moss Rose Attendance: 2,358 |
| 14 March 2017SF 2nd | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 (1–2agg.) | Macclesfield Town | Birkenhead |
| Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 6,100 |
| 10 December 20161R | York City | 3–1 | Worcester City | York |
| 15:00 | [4] | Stadium:Bootham Crescent Attendance: 1,033 |
| 14 January 20172R | Harlow Town | 1–2 | York City | Harlow |
| Stadium:Barrows Farm Stadium Attendance: 816 |
| 4 February 20173R | Nuneaton Town | 0–3 | York City | Nuneaton |
| Stadium:Liberty Way Attendance: 687 |
| 25 February 20174R | York City | 1–0 | Brackley Town | York |
| Stadium:Bootham Crescent Attendance: 1,994 |
| 14 March 2017SF 1st | York City | 2–1 | Lincoln City | York |
| Oliver Connolly | Angol | Stadium:Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,294 |
| 18 March 2017SF 2nd | Lincoln City | 1–1 (2–3agg.) | York City | Lincoln |
| Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,409 |
| Macclesfield Town | 2–3 | York City |
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| R. Browne O. Norburn | J. Parkin V. Oliver A. Connolly |
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