2009–10 FA Women's Cup


The 2009–10 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 13 September 2009 and 3 May 2010. It was the 39th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Everton, who defeated Arsenal in the final. The tournament consisted of a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper.
The competition began on 13 September 2009 when the 24 lowest-ranked teams in the tournament took part in the preliminary round, however only eleven games were played due to the withdrawal of Stokesley, allowing Forest Hall YPC to progress to first qualifying round.

Teams

A total of 245 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association. Twenty-four teams entered at the preliminary round stage, while a further 140 joined entered at first round qualifying. Teams that played in the four regional Combination leagues were given an exemption to the first round proper, while teams in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and FA Women's Premier League Southern Division entered at the third round stage. Teams in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, which at the time was the top flight of women's football in England, were given byes to the fourth round.
RoundPrevious round winnersEntered at this stageTotal entriesGames playedGoals scoredPrize money
Preliminary round–24241164£75
First round qualifying1214015272327£100
Second round qualifying76–7638196£150
Third round qualifying38–381997£200
First round19456428137£250
Second round32–321663£350
Third round1624402082£500
Fourth round2012321673£600
Fifth round16–16827£750
Sixth round8–8420£1,250
Semi-finals4–426£2,500
Final2–215£1,000
£5,000

Preliminary round

All games were played on 13 September 2009.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Forest Hall YPCW/OStokesleyTie awarded to Forest Hall, Stokesley withdrew from competition
2Newcastle Medics0–9Gateshead Rutherford Ravens
3Prudhoe Town1–3Tynedale
4Gateshead Cleveland Hall0–7North Shields
5Accrington Girls & Ladies0–1Harraby Catholic Club
6Dearne & District2–1Brighouse Town
7Tipton Town16–0Stourport Swifts
8Woodford United0–4Brackley Sports
9Saffron Walden Town1–5C&K Basildon
10Runwell Hospital2–1Hutton
11Eastleigh5–0Parley Sports
12Christchurch3–3New ForestAfter extra time. New Forest won 4–1 on penalties.

First round qualifying

All games were played on 27 September 2009.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Gateshead Rutherford Ravens0–3Birtley Town
2Forest Hall1–5North Shields
3Whitley Bay7–0Redcar Athletic
4Tynedale3–0Brandon United
5Blyth SpartansW/OPeterlee RATie awarded to Peterlee RA. Blyth Spartans withdrew from competition.
6Abbeytown1–2Warrington TownAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
7Birkenhead2–3Middleton Athletic
8Whitehaven3–1Bury Girls & Ladies
9Chester City0–2Wigan Athletic
10Harraby Catholic Club1–0Dalton Girls & Ladies
11Bolton Wanderers10–1Preston Rangers
12Barnsley1–2Hull CityAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
13Dearne & District3–1Huddersfield Town
14Steel City Wanderers2–0Sheffield United Junior Blades
15Guiseley AFC Vixens1–2Sheffield
16Keighley1–5Sheffield United Community
17Rolls-Royce Leisure2–1Market Warsop
18Mansfield Town2–1Peterborough Sports
19Sandiacre Town4–0Retford United
20Friar Lane & Epworth2–4Long Eaton United
21Peterborough Northern Star5–0West Bridgford
22Hinckley United1–4Loughborough Students
23Huntingdon Town1–2Oadby & Wigston
24Linby CW1–7Shepshed Dynamo
25Hereford Phoenix5–0Cottage Farm Rangers
26Tipton Town0–4Southam United
27Leamington Lions3–1Cannock
28Hereford Pegasus3–2Allscott
29Worcester City0–1Stratford TownAfter extra time. 0–0 after 90 minutes.
30CrusadersW/OCoventry Ladies DevelopmentTie awarded to Coventry Ladies Development. Crusaders removed from competition.
31Lichfield Diamonds1–6Dudley United
32Haverhill Rovers1–0Stalham Town
33Cambridge University1–2Fakenham Town
34Bungay Town0–9Woodbridge Town
35AFC Kempston Rovers3–0Raunds Town
36Daventry Town1–3Corby S&L
37Bedford7–0Cogenhoe & Kingsthorpe
38Leighton Linslade3–0Baldock
39Brackley Sports0–3Arlesey Town
40Kettering Town3–0Hitchin Hearts
41London ColneyW/OBrentwood TownTie awarded to Brentwood Town. London Colney withdrew from competition.
42C&K Basildon0–5Barking
43Royston Town1–2Braintree Town
44Hemel Hempstead Town3–2Billericay Town
45Tring Athletic2–1Stevenage
46Runwell Hospital2–5Chelmsford City
47Sawbridgeworth Town2–1Garston
48Haringey Borough4–1Wandgas
49Mauritius Sports Association4–1Manford Way
50Leyton0–4Panthers
51Tower Hamlets3–0Westfield
52AFC Wimbledon3–1Dorking
53Old Actonians2–1Denham United
54Ashford Girls5–1Crowborough Athletic
55Rottingdean Village0–2Canterbury City
56Ramsgate0–9Maidstone Town
57Bexhill United0–3Haywards Heath Town
58Eastbourne Town5–1London Corinthians
59Aldershot Town1–0Southampton Saints
60Crawley Wasps3–0Chichester City
61BTC SouthamptonW/OShanklinTie awarded to Shanklin. BTC Southampton withdrew from competition.
62Southampton1–5University of Portsmouth
63Eastleigh0–5Basingstoke Town
64East Preston2–1New Forest
65Bracknell Town3–0Cheltenham Town
66Wycombe Wanderers4–1Forest of Dean
67Chippenham Town3–6Stoke Lane Athletic
68Stony Stratford Town5–4Reading Girls
69MK Wanderers0–3Oxford United
70Launton4–1Marlow
71Maidenhead United14–0Banbury United
72Beaconsfield SYCOB9–0Newent Town
73Reading1–3Swindon Supermarine
74Poole Town0–6Keynsham Town Development
75Launceston0–2Marine Academy Plymouth
76Frome Town2–0Weymouth

Second round qualifying

All games were played on 11 October 2009.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Birtley Town2–10Whitley Bay
2Tynedale0–2Peterlee RA
3North Shields1–5Harraby Catholic Club
4Warrington Town0–8Hull City
5Bolton Wanderers3–1Dearne & District
6Sheffield11–0Middleton Athletic
7Whitehaven0–2Wigan Athletic
8Sheffield United Community3–1Steel City Wanderers
9Peterborough Northern Star2–1Rolls-Royce Leisure
10Shepshed Dynamo1–3Loughborough Students
11Sandiacre Town3–0Mansfield Town
12Long Eaton United4–1Oadby & Wigston
13Stratford Town1–3Hereford Phoenix
14Corby S&L4–0Coventry Ladies Development
15Leamington Lions3–0Southam United
16Hereford Pegasus2–5Dudley United
17Bedford3–0Haverhill Rovers
18Kettering Town2–1Leyton Linslade
19Woodbridge Town3–0Fakenham Town
20AFC Kempston Rovers1–3Arlesey Town
21Brentwood Town1–4Chelmsford City
22Tring Athletic2–3Sawbridgeworth TownAfter extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.
23Mauritius Sports Association2–6Barking
24Braintree Town4–3Hemel Hempstead Town
25Panthers3–4Haringey Borough
26Tower Hamlets1–3Maidstone Town
27Canterbury City2–3Haywards Heath Town
28Aldershot Town5–0AFC Wimbledon
29Old Actonians6–0Ashford Girls
30Crawley Wasps1–2Eastbourne Town
31Launton1–4Wycombe Wanderers
32Shanklin5–0Bracknell Town
33University of Portsmouth3–2Basingstoke Town
34Oxford United7–1Stony Stratford Town
35East Preston3–2Maidenhead UnitedAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
36Beaconsfield SYCOB8–3Stoke Lane Athletic
37Keynsham Town Development2–4Swindon Supermarine
38Frome Town0–1Marine Academy Plymouth

Third round qualifying

All games were played on 25 October 2009, with the exception of the Harraby Catholic Club v Hull City tie, which was played on 8 November in Hull after twice having been postponed.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Sheffield1–2Whitley Bay
2Wigan Athletic2–6Peterlee RA
3Harraby Cotholic Club1–12Hull CityMatch played in Hull after twice being postponed.
4Bolton Wanderers0–7Sheffield United Community
5Long Eaton United2–0Peterborough Northern Star
6Leamington Lions4–1Corby S&LAfter extra time.
7Hereford Phoenix3–5Loughborough Students
8Dudley United2–1Sandiacre Town
9Woodbridge Town3–3Chelmsford CityAfter extra time. Woodbridge Town won 8–7 on penalties.
10Braintree Town0–3Sawbridgeworth Town
11Kettering Town1–5Barking
12Bedford2–1Arlesey Town
13Aldershot Town3–5Old Actonians
14Haywards Heath Town1–2Maidstone Town
15Haringey Borough2–1Eastbourne Town
16Wycombe Wanderers1–7East Preston
17Beaconsfield SYCOB0–5Swindon Supermarine
18Shanklin1–0Oxford United
19Marine Academy Plymouth2–0University of Portsmouth

First round

All games were originally scheduled for 8 November 2009. The tie between Cullompton Rangers and Forest Green Rovers was postponed four times, before Cullompton withdrew from the competition, allowing Forest Green to progress to the next round.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Liverpool Feds4–0Peterlee RA
2SalfordW/ODarlington RATie awarded to Salford. Darlington RA withdrew.
3Stockport County3–1Bradford City
4Whitley Bay7–1Blackpool Wren Rovers
5Hull City0–9Rochdale
6Tranmere Rovers1–6Rotherham United
7Sheffield United Community1–2Middlesbrough
8South Durham & Cestria1–2Wakefield
9Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Sporting Club Albion
10Stoke City5–4Loughborough StudentsAfter extra time.
11Long Eaton United0–2Coventry City
12Leafield Athletic8–0Leamington Lions
13Copsewood Coventry7–1Scunthorpe United
14Leicester City2–3Loughborough FoxesAfter extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.
15Dudley United2–1The New Saints
16Haringey Borough3–1Barking
17Enfield Town3–1Maidstone Town
18Tottenham Hotspur0–1Northampton Town
19East Preston2–1Ebbsfleet UnitedAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
20Cambridge5–0Sawbridgeworth Town
21Milton Keynes Dons3–0Old Actonians
22Gillingham6–0Oxford City
23Lewes5–2Ipswich Town
24Dagenham & RedbridgeW/ONorwich CityTie awarded to Norwich City. Dagenham & Redbridge withdrew.
25Welwyn Garden CityW/OWoodbridge TownTie awarded to Woodbridge Town. Welwyn Garden City withdrew.
26Bedford0–3Chesham United
27Shanklin0–2Havant & Waterlooville
28Plymouth Argyle5–1Swindon SupermarineTie played in Swindon after twice being postponed.
29Marine Academy Plymouth0–3Yeovil TownPlayed in Yeovil.
30Cullompton RangersW/OForest Green RoversTie awarded to Forest Green Rovers. Cullompton Rangers withdrew.
31Swindon Town3–2Winscombe
32Reading Town1–7Newquay

Second round

All games were originally scheduled for 29 November 2009.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Whitley Bay2–3Rochdale
2Salford0–2MiddlesbroughTie played at Middlesbrough after twice being postponed.
3Rotherham United2–3Liverpool FedsTie played at Liverpool Feds after twice being postponed.
4Stockport County1–0Wakefield
5Coventry City7–0Leafield Athletic
6Sporting Club Albion4–1Loughborough Foxes
7Copsewood Coventry2–3Stoke City
8Cambridge2–1Dudley UnitedAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
9Norwich City3–1Chesham UnitedMatch played at Chesham United after twice being postponed.
10Lewes5–1Haringey Borough
11Woodbridge Town0–1East Preston
12Enfield Town0–3Gillingham
13Milton Keynes Dons2–0Northampton Town
14Newquay2–0Swindon Town
15Plymouth Argyle2–5Havant & WaterloovilleTie played at Havant & Waterlooville after twice being postponed.
16Yeovil Town4–1Forest Green Rovers

Third round

All games were originally scheduled for 13 December 2009.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Liverpool Feds1–0Rochdale
2Liverpool4–1Preston North End
3Sheffield Wednesday5–2Stockport County
4Middlesbrough1–2Curzon Ashton
5Leeds City Vixens1–0Manchester City
6OOH Lincoln Ladies2–2Newcastle UnitedAfter extra time. Lincoln won 3–2 on penalties.
7Aston Villa3–2Sporting Club Albion
8Stoke City2–6Leicester City
9Luton Town4–1CambridgeAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
Tie played in Cambridge after three postponements.
10Coventry City1–4Derby County
11Reading1–0Brighton & Hove Albion
12Charlton Athletic0–3West Ham United
13Gillingham1–4Barnet
14Lewes0–5Queens Park Rangers
15Crystal Palace0–0WFC FulhamAfter extra time. WFC Fulham won 5–4 on penalties.
16Milton Keynes Dons3–5Norwich CityTie played in Norwich after three postponements.
17Colchester United4–0East Preston
18Yeovil Town3–1NewquayTie played at Newquay after twice being postponed.
19Keynsham Town2–3Portsmouth
20Havant & Waterlooville2–1Cardiff CityTie played in Cardiff after twice being postponed.

Fourth round

All games were originally scheduled for 10 January 2010.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Liverpool Feds0–5Curzon Ashton
2Bristol Academy1–2West Ham United
3OOH Lincoln Ladies3–1Sheffield Wednesday
4Portsmouth2–1Luton Town
5WFC Fulham0–6Blackburn Rovers
6Everton6–2Queens Park Rangers
7Reading1–1Aston VillaAfter extra time. 0–0 after 90 minutes. Aston Villa won 5–4 on penalties.
8Liverpool1–2ChelseaAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
9Norwich City1–3Yeovil Town
10Nottingham Forest3–2Leeds City Vixens
11Leeds Carnegie4–1Watford
12Leicester City0–3Millwall Lionesses
13Arsenal4–1SunderlandAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
14Doncaster Rovers Belles6–1Havant & Waterlooville
15Birmingham City4–1Derby County
16Colchester United2–3BarnetAfter extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.

Fifth round

All games were played on 7 or 14 February 2010.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Blackburn Rovers1–0OOH Lincoln LadiesAfter extra time. 0–0 after 90 minutes.
2Curzon Ashton1–2Aston Villa
3Birmingham City0–1Doncaster Rovers Belles
4West Ham United2–3BarnetAfter extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.
5Yeovil Town0–1Nottingham Forest
6Everton7–0Portsmouth
7Arsenal3–2Leeds Carnegie
8Chelsea3–1Millwall LionessesAfter extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.

Sixth round

The games at Arsenal and Everton were played on their original scheduled date of 14 February. The ties at Aston Villa and barnet, were scheduled to be played a week later, but snow and waterlogged pitch meant they were not played until 7 March.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Aston Villa3–4ChelseaAfter extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.
2Barnet3–2Nottingham Forest
3Arsenal5–0Doncaster Rovers Belles
4Everton2–1Blackburn Rovers

Semi finals

The game at Everton was played on 14 March, while Barnet's tie at Everton tool place on 4 April.
TieHome teamResultAway teamNotes
1Everton2–0Barnet
2Chelsea0–4Arsenal

Final