Applications to enter the 54th edition of the FA Trophy opened on 25 February 2022 and closed 1 April 2022.
[2] This resulted in an odd number of teams remaining in the first round qualifying, so a bye was allocated to Leek Town.
[5] 8th tier teams enter into the first qualifying round and must win 11 matches to become champions.
[5] 7th tier teams enter into the third qualifying round and must win 9 matches to become champions.
[5] 6th tier teams enter into the second round proper and must win 7 matches to become champions.
[5] 5th tier teams enter into the third round proper and must win 6 matches to become champions.
[5] All rounds are single-match knockout format, with the winner decided by penalties if the match was drawn after 90 minutes, apart from the Final where the winner was decided by extra-time and penalties if the match is drawn.
Bracknell Town of the seventh tier are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition.