2015–16 FA Women's Cup
The 2015–16 Women's FA Cup was the 46th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Chelsea were the defending champions having beaten Notts County 1–0 in the previous final. Arsenal were crowned champions beating Chelsea by 1-0.
Format
The level of league football played by each team determined the stage of the competition in which they were inserted.There were 262 entries this year and four qualifying round were played.
Entry points:
- WSL 1 teams: Fifth round
- WSL 2 teams: Third round
- Premier League national: Second round
- Premier League Regional: Third round qualifying
| 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 5R | QF | SF | Final | |
| New entries | 142 | 33 | 44 | - | - | 24 | 10 | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| Winners of previous round | - | 71 | 52 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Matches | 71 | 52 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
First round qualifying
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Cleveland | 0–7 | Redcar Town | |
| 2 | York City | 7–0 | Cramlington United | |
| 3 | Birtley Town | 0–2 | Lowick United | |
| 4 | Whitley Bay | 9–0 | Rutherford | |
| 5 | Ashington Woodhorn Lane | 2–3 | Seaton | |
| 6 | Sheffield United Community | 4–2 | Harrogate Railway | 43 |
| 7 | Wakefield | 0–3 | Brighouse Athletic | |
| 8 | Oughtibridge War Memorial | 2–1 | Farsley Celtic | 130 |
| 9 | Bridghouse Town | 4–1 | Ossett Albion | 24 |
| 10 | Winterton Rangers | 2–0 | Wetherby Athletic | 37 |
| 11 | Penrith | 3–0 | Middleton Athletic | |
| 12 | City of Manchester | 0–1 | Blackburn Community Sports Club | |
| 13 | Urmston Meadowside | 0–3 | Accrington | |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton | 1–2 | Chorltonians | 55 |
| 15 | Woolton | 6–0 | Blackpool | |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 7–0 | Chester City | |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 1–3 | Burnley | 48 |
| 19 | CMB | 5–1 | Merseyrail Bootle | |
| 20 | Workington Reds | 1–2 | Mersey | 40 |
| 21 | Arnold Town | 2–1 | Dronfield Town | 32 |
| 22 | Rise Park | Mansfield Hosiery Mills | ||
| 23 | Ruddington Village | 6–2 | Sleaford Town | |
| 24 | Teversal | 1–2 | Leicester | |
| 25 | Nettleham | 6–0 | Desford | |
| 26 | Oadby & Wigston | 1–7 | Long Eaton United | |
| 27 | Coleshill Town | 3–1 | Bradwell Belles | 62 |
| 28 | Bilbrook | 3–1 | Rubery | |
| 29 | Stone Dominoes | 5–1 | Malvern Town | |
| 30 | Leek CSOB | 1–6 | Stourbridge | 75 |
| 31 | Knowle | 0–3 | The New Saints | 60 |
| 32 | Crusaders | 3–4 | Burton Albion | |
| 33 | Coundon Court | 1–4 | Shrewsbury Town | 80 |
| 34 | Lye Town | 4–2 | Leek Town | 50 |
| 35 | Kettering Town | 5–0 | Rothwell Corinthians | |
| 36 | Great Shelford | 6–1 | March Town United | 82 |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 37 | Huntingdon Town | 0–9 | Acle United | |
| 38 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Milton | 20 |
| 39 | Riverside | 4–0 | Fulbourn Institute Bluebirds | |
| 40 | Moulton | 3–2 | Netherton United | |
| 41 | Wymondham Town | 6–2 | Roade | |
| 42 | Brentwood Town | 0–4 | Great Wakering Rovers | |
| 43 | West Billericay | 2–8 | Sudbury | |
| 44 | Brandon Town | 2–5 | Bury Town | 83 |
| 45 | Haringey Borough | 6–0 | Leverstock Green | |
| 46 | Garston | 1–2 | Colney Heath | |
| 47 | Sherrardswood | 0–6 | Royston Town | 100 |
| 48 | Dunstable | 1–3 | Leyton Orient | |
| 49 | Hoddesdon Owls | 3–5 | Stevenage | 60 |
| 50 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 11–5 | Bracknell Town | |
| 51 | Marlow | 6–2 | Ascot United | |
| 52 | Woodley United | 2–0 | Brentford | 25 |
| 53 | Wargrave Ladies | 3–1 | Headington | |
| 54 | Oxford City | W.O. | Barton United | |
| 55 | Wealdstone | 3–2 | Banbury United | |
| 56 | Rottingdean Village | 1–8 | Crawley Wasps | |
| 57 | Carshalton Athletic | 15–0 | Barming | 57 |
| 58 | Cowfold | 1–3 | Bexhill United | |
| 59 | Aylesford | 1–3 | Eastbourne | 40 |
| 60 | Margate | 2–6 | Long Lane | 91 |
| 61 | London Corinthians | 3–0 | Parkwood Rangers | |
| 62 | Abbey Rangers | 10–1 | Worthing Town | |
| 63 | Worthing Town | 2–0 | Burgess Hill Town | 63 |
| 64 | Ashford | 2–1 | Hassocks | |
| 65 | Wimbledon | 9–0 | Regents Park Rangers | 25 |
| 66 | Southampton | 7–2 | Winchester City Flyers | |
| 67 | Royal Wootton Bassett Town | 1–5 | Downend Flyers | 20 |
| 68 | Torquay United | 0–2 | Brislington | |
| 69 | Cheltenham Civil Service | 1–3 | Basingstoke Town | |
| 70 | Ilminster Town | 1–7 | Bristol Union | |
| 71 | Wimborne Town | 8–0 | Pen Mill |
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Second round qualifying
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| New Forest LFC | 0-12 | Poole Town LFC |
| Hartlepool United LFC | 2-1 | Redcar Town LFC |
| Whitley Bay Women FC | 4-3 | York City LFC |
| Boldon LFC | 5-0 | Prudhoe Town LFC |
| Lowick United LFC | 4-0 | RACA Tynedale LFC |
| Winterton Rangers LFC | 3-1 | Bradford Park Avenue LFC |
| Sheffield United Community LFC | 0-1 | Handsworth LFC |
| Oughtibridge War Memorial LFC | 4-1 | Sheffield Wednesday LFC |
| Brighouse Town LFC | 4-0 | Brighouse Athletic LFC |
| North Ferriby United LFC | 0-9 | Westella & Willerby LFC |
| Woolton LFC | 4-2 | Mersey Girls LFC |
| Penrith AFC Ladies | 3-3 | Burnley FC Ladies |
| Accrington Girls & Ladies FC | 3-1 | CMB Ladies FC |
| Chorltonians LFC | 1-3 | Blackburn Community Sports Club LFC |
| Bolton Wanderers LFC | 0-2 | Wigan Athletic LFC |
| AFC Leicester Ladies | 1-3 | Nettleham LFC |
| Long Eaton United LFC | 5-0 | Rise Park LFC |
| Ruddington Village LFC | 8-3 | Arnold Town LFC |
| Lye Town LFC | 7-0 | Coleshill Town LFC |
| Coventry Ladies Development FC | 3-2 | Bedworth United LFC |
| Stockingford AA Pavilion LFC | 1-4 | Shrewsbury Town LFC |
| Wyrley LFC | 2-2 | Stone Dominoes LFC |
| Burton Albion LFC | 3-0 | Stourbridge FC Ladies |
| The New Saints LFC | 5-1 | Bilbrook LFC |
| Riverside LFC | 4-2 | Daventry Town LFC |
| Kettering Town LFC | 5-0 | Sandy LFC |
| Acle United LFC | 11-1 | Newmarket Town LFC |
| Northampton Town LFC | 1-2 | Great Shelford LFC |
| Moulton LFC | 0-3 | Wymondham Town LFC |
| Colchester Town LFC | 5-0 | Silver End United LFC |
| Sawbridgeworth Town LFC | 1-0 | AFC Sudbury Ladies |
| Bury Town LFC | 1-5 | Great Wakering Rovers Ladies FC |
| Leyton Orient WFC | 2-0 | Stevenage LFC |
| Hemel Hempstead Town LFC | 4-2 | Colney Heath LFC |
| Royston Town LFC | 0-2 | Haringey Borough LFC |
| Oxford City LFC | 0-1 | Hampton & Richmond Borough LFC |
| Wargrave Ladies FC | 3-7 | Marlow LFC |
| Wealdstone LFC | 3-1 | Newbury LFC |
| Woodley United LFC | 0-4 | Queens Park Rangers Girls FC |
| Ashford Girls FC | 0-6 | London Corinthians LFC |
| Fulham Foundation LFC | 2-1 | Carshalton Athletic LFC |
| Dartford Royals LFC | 0-6 | Crawley Wasps LFC |
| Bexhill United LFC | 1-2 | Surrey Eagles LFC |
| AFC Wimbledon Ladies | 10-0 | Abbey Rangers LFC |
| Long Lane LFC | 4-0 | Eastbourne Town LFC |
| Frome Town LFC | 1-2 | AEK Boco LFC |
| Bristol Ladies Union FC | 4-2 | Middlezoy Rovers LFC |
| Downend Flyers LFC | 0-4 | Basingstoke Town LFC |
| Southampton Women FC | 4-0 | Wimborne Town LFC |
| Team Solent LFC | 7-0 | Fleet Town LFC |
| Brislington LFC | 6-2 | Keynsham Town Development LFC |
| Herne Bay LFC | 2-0 | Eastbourne LFC |
Third qualifying round
Fourth qualifying round
Drawn on 12 October. Ties played on 8 November. Ties 6,7,10,18 & 22 were postponed until 15 November.As Nettleham were unable to fulfill the fixture, Leicester City Women received a walkover. Tie 6 was postponed further until 22 November.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| 1 | Whitley Bay | 1-0 | Woolton | |
| 2 | Chester-Le-Street Town | 3-1 | Brighouse Town | |
| 3 | Morecambe | 6-3 | Hartlepool United | 30 |
| 4 | Mossley Hill | 4-2 | Blackburn Community Sports Club | 25 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 1-3 | Liverpool Marshall Feds | 76 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 3-0 | Steel City Wanderers | |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 1-1 | Radcliffe Olympic | |
| 8 | TNS | 0-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 9 | Long Eaton United | 4-1 | Leicester City Ladies | |
| 10 | Nettleham | W-O | Leicester City Women | |
| 11 | Coventry Ladies Development | 1-3 | Stone Dominoes | |
| 12 | Marlow | 1-4 | Luton Town | |
| 13 | Enfield Town | 1-0 | Great Shelford | 80 |
| 14 | Peterborough Northern Star | 8-0 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 40 |
| 15 | Wymondham Town | 0-2 | Bedford | |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 2-3 | MK Dons | |
| 17 | Lowestoft Town | 1-8 | London Corinthians | |
| 18 | Old Actonians | 4-1 | Southampton Saints | |
| 19 | Denham United | 1-2 | Crystal Palace | |
| 20 | AEK Boco | 0-10 | Chichester City | |
| 21 | Larkhall Athletic | 2-3 | Swindon Town | 40 |
| 22 | Fulham Foundation | 2-0 | St.Nicholas | 35 |
| 23 | Keynsham Town | 5-0 | Maidenhead United | 45 |
| 24 | Gillingham | 3-0 | Herne Bay |
First Round Proper
Drawn on 9 November. Ties were played on 6 December. Ties 1,2 & 11 were postponed until 13 December.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2-3 | Whitley Bay Women | |
| 2 | Morecambe | 5-3 | Chester-le-Street Town | |
| 3 | Mossley Hill | 2-1 | Liverpool Marshall Feds | 30 |
| 4 | Peterborough Northern Star | 1-1 | Radcliffe Olympic | 30 |
| 5 | Long Eaton United | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 6 | Leicester City Women | 8-0 | Stone Dominoes | 89 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0-4 | Crystal Palace | 83 |
| 8 | London Corinthians | 3-4 | Gillingham | |
| 9 | Bedford | 2-3 | Luton Town | |
| 10 | Fulham Foundation | 3-3 | Enfield Town | 75 |
| 11 | Chichester City | 6-0 | Keynsham Town | |
| 12 | Old Actonians | 0-1 | Swindon Town | 13 |
Second Round Proper
Ties played on 10 January 2016. Ties 5,15 & 18 played on 17 January 2016. Ties 1,2,6,10,11 & 14 played on 24 January.Tie 4 played on 31 January at Blackburn Rovers.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| 1 | Whitley Bay Women | 0-2 | Stoke City LFC | |
| 2 | Bradford City WFC | 3-0 | Huddersfield Town LFC | |
| 3 | Preston North End WFC | 2-1 | Derby County LFC | 42 |
| 4 | Nuneaton Town LFC | 0-3 | Blackburn Rovers LFC | |
| 5 | Sporting Club Albion LFC | 3-0 | Long Eaton United LFC | 20 |
| 6 | Loughborough Foxes LFC | 4-1 | Guiseley AFC Vixens | |
| 7 | Leicester City WFC | 2-1 | Radcliffe Olympic LFC | 105 |
| 8 | Newcastle United WFC | 4-1 | Mossley Hill LFC | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest LFC | 3-0 | Morecambe LFC | |
| 10 | Chichester City LFC | 3-4 | Queens Park Rangers LFC | |
| 11 | Crystal Palace LFC | 1-2 | West Ham United LFC | 104 |
| 12 | Fulham Foundation LFC | 0-10 | Lewes LFC | 74 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic LFC | 9-0 | Plymouth Argyle LFC | 92 |
| 14 | Swindon Town LFC | 1-4 | Tottenham Hotspur LFC | |
| 15 | Forest Green Rovers LFC | 1-1 | Gillingham LFC | |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion WFC | 7-0 | Luton Town LFC | 143 |
| 17 | Portsmouth Ladies | 2-0 | Cardiff City LFC | 50 |
| 18 | C&K Basildon LFC | 0-2 | Coventry United LFC |
Third Round Proper
Ties to be played on 7 February 2016. The ten WSL 2 teams enter this round.Ties 10,11,12 & 14 were played on 14 February.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Portsmouth Ladies | 183 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 10-0 | Newcastle United | 235 |
| 3 | Sheffield | 5-1 | Leicester City Women | |
| 4 | London Bees | 0-9 | Durham | 197 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10-0 | Oxford United | 402 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 0-7 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 8 | Sporting Club Albion | 1-0 | Coventry United | |
| 9 | Everton | 7-0 | Stoke City | 484 |
| 10 | Loughborough Foxes | 1-1 aet 6-5 on pens | Lewes | 45 |
| 11 | Yeovil Town | 2-0 | Bradford City | 175 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Preston North End | |
| 13 | Watford | 1-3 | Millwall Lionesses | 243 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 7-1 | Queens Park Rangers | 376 |
Fourth Round Proper
Ties were played on 28 February 2016. Brighton & Hove Albion initially won 2–1, but were forced to replay their game, as they named too many substitutes on the match form. The tie was replayed on 13 March.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| 1 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Yeovil Town | 436 |
| 2 | Sheffield | 1–3 | Sporting Club Albion | 80 |
| 3 | Loughborough Foxes | 1–2 | Millwall Lionesses | |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 135 |
| 5 | Everton | 5–0 | Nottingham Forest | 304 |
| 6 | Durham | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | 197 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Aston Villa |
Fifth round /round of 16
Seven winners of the previous round are joined by the nine WSL 1 teams. Played on 19/20 March 2016.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| 1 | Birmingham City | 1–1 a.e.t. | Arsenal | |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 1–4 | Chelsea | 525 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–4 | Sporting Club Albion | |
| 4 | Reading | 2–0 | Millwall Lionesses | |
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Sunderland | 517 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 0–2 | Manchester City | 743 |
| 7 | Notts County | 3–1 | Durham | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Everton |
Quarter-finals
Sporting Club Albion are the only team from outside the FA WSL to reach the round. Played on 3 April 2016.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| 1 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Sporting Club Albion | 1,270 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 3–0 | Reading | 407 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 6–0 | Aston Villa | 1,147 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 2–2 | Notts County | 709 |
Semi-Finals
Played on Sunday 17 April 2016.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| 1 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Manchester City | 2,278 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 7-0 | Sunderland | 902 |