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2014–15 FA Vase

Football Association Vase
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	536
Final positions
Champions	North Shields (1st title)
Runner-up	Glossop North End
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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 (played over two legs) 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.^[1]

The calendar for the 2014–15 FA Vase qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.^[2]

Round	Date	Matches	Clubs	New entries this round	Prize money[3]
First round qualifying	6 September 2014	145	536 → 391	290	£600
Second round qualifying	4 October 2014	161	391 → 230	177	£800
First round proper	1 November 2014	102	230 → 128	43	£900
Second round proper	22 November 2014	64	128 → 64	26	£1,200
Third round proper	6 December 2014	32	64 → 32	none	£1,500
Fourth round proper	17 January 2015	16	32 → 16	none	£2,000
Fifth round proper	7 February 2015	8	16 → 8	none	£2,500
Quarter-finals	28 February 2015	4	8 → 4	none	£4,500
Semi-finals	21 March and 28 March 2015	2	4 → 2	none	£6,000
Final	9 May 2015	1	2 → 1	none	Runner-up £17,000 Winner £25,000

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:^[4]

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:^[5]

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Quarter-final fixtures were played on 28 February 2015, with replays taking place no later than 5 March 2015. The draw was as follows:

Semi-final fixtures were played on 21 & 28 March 2015. The draw was as follows: