2018–19 FA Vase
The 2018–19 Buildbase FA Vase is the 45th 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 (played over two legs) and final to be played at Wembley Stadium. All first-leg ties until the semi-finals are played with extra time if drawn after regulation – first-leg ties may also be resolved with penalties if both teams agree and notify the referee at least 45 minutes before kick-off.
Football Association Vase | |
Country | England Wales |
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Defending champions | Thatcham Town |
Champions | Chertsey Town (1st title) |
Runners-up | Cray Valley Paper Mills |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
Calendar
The calendar for the 2018–19 Buildbase FA Vase, as announced by The Football Association.
Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Losing Club | Winning Club[1] |
First round qualifying | 1 September 2018 | 218 | 638 → 420 | 436 | £ 175 | £ 550 |
Second round qualifying | 15 September 2018 | 187 | 420 → 233 | 156 | £ 250 | £ 725 |
First round proper | 13 October 2018 | 105 | 233 → 128 | 23 | £ 275 | £ 825 |
Second round proper | 3 November 2018 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 23 | £ 300 | £ 900 |
Third round proper | 1 December 2018 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 0 | £ 375 | £ 1,125 |
Fourth round proper | 5 January 2019 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 0 | £ 625 | £ 1,875 |
Fifth round proper | 2 February 2019 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 0 | £ 750 | £ 2,250 |
Quarter-finals | 23 February 2019 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 0 | £ 1,375 | £ 4,125 |
Semi-finals | 16 and 23 March 2019 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 0 | £ 1,750 | £ 5,500 |
Final | 19 May 2019 | 1 | 2 → 1 | 0 | £ 20,000 | £ 30,000 |
First round qualifying
Second round qualifying
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First round proper
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Second round proper
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Third round proper
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Fourth round proper
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Fifth round proper
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
Semi final fixtures were played on 16 March and 23 March 2019, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.
First leg
Northwich Victoria (9) | P–P | Chertsey Town (9) |
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Cray Valley Paper Mills (9) | 1–0 | Canterbury City (9) |
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Flack 55' |
Northwich Victoria (9) | 1–1 | Chertsey Town (9) |
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Whyte 72' | Taylor 40' |
Second leg
Canterbury City (9) | 1–1 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (9) |
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Sayer 90' | Tomlin 71' |
Cray Valley Paper Mills won 2-1 on aggregate
Chertsey Town (9) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Northwich Victoria (9) |
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Penalties | ||
Baxter Guentchev Taylor Crossley Murphy |
5–3 | Craig Winder Matthews Doran |
Chertsey Town F.C. won 5-3 on penalties after drawing 1–1 on aggregate
Final
Chertsey Town | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Cray Valley Paper Mills |
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Flegg 39' Baxter 105' (p) Rowe 117' |
Report | Tomlin 36' |