A TROPHY TRIP THROUGH THE 1980S

50 YEARS OF THE FA TROPH

AS we approach the showpiece final on May 17, 2020 at Wembley, Mark Stillman looks back on the five decades of the FA Trophy. In Part 2 of our series, we take a trip to the 1980s when Non-League’s premier cup competition was gaining momentum

HISTORY MAKERS: Wealdstone lift the FA Trophy to become the first team to complete the Non-League double in 1985
PICTURE: Tim Parks/ Wealdstone FC

TRIVIA
• While Bishop’s Stortford had a marathon run, Bridlington Trinity and Netherfield (now Kendal Town) faced each other sev...