2004–05 FA Women's Cup

For the men's event, see 2004–05 FA Cup.
2004–05 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams210
Final positions
ChampionsCharlton Athletic
Runner-upEverton

The 2004–05 FA Women's Cup was the 35th edition of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. It was sponsored by Nationwide, and known as The FA Women's Cup in partnership with Nationwide for sponsorship purposes.[1] 210 clubs were accepted into the tournament.[2]

National Division side Arsenal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Everton in the semi-finals. Charlton Athletic won their first FA Women's Cup title after a 1–0 win over Everton in the final.

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries
this round		 Leagues entering at this round[3]
First round proper 114 80 36 44 Midland Combination
Northern Combination
South East Combination
South West Combination
Second round proper 74 40 40 none none
Third round proper 54 44 20 24 FA WPL Northern Division
FA WPL Southern Division
Fourth round proper 32 32 22 10 FA WPL National Division
Fifth round proper 16 16 16 none none
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Prize money

Round No. of Clubs
receive fund		 Prize fund
per club[4]
First round qualifying winners 60 £100
Second round qualifying winners 36 £150
First round proper winners 40 £250
Second round proper winners 20 £350
Third round proper winners 22 £500
Fourth round proper winners 16 £600
Fifth round proper winners 8 £750
Quarter-final winners 4 £1,250
Semi-final winners 2 £2,500
Final runners-up 1 £1,000
Final winner 1 £5,000
Total £71,000

Qualifying rounds

First round qualifying

The matches were played on Sunday 5 September 2004, the only exception being Luton Town Belles v Brentford, which took place on Monday 6 September 2004.[5]

Second round qualifying

All matches were played on Sunday 26 September 2004.[6]

First round proper

The draw took place on Monday 27 September 2004.[7] The matches were scheduled to be played on Sunday 24 October 2004. Fourteen matches (Bath City v Swindon Town, Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Parklands Rovers, Buxton v Ilkeston Town, Cardiff City Bluebirds v AFC Bournemouth, CEFI v Reading, Crewe Alexandra v Scunthorpe United, Garswood Saints v Bradford City, Lewes v Brentford, Plymouth Argyle v Ashdown Rovers, Preston North End v Bury, Redhill v Chesham United, Shrewsbury Town v Leicester City Ladies, Wembley v Thatcham Town and Wigan Athletic v Blackpool Wren Rovers) were postponed and rescheduled for the following Sunday (31 October 2004). One match (Newton Abbot v Forest Green Rovers) was played on Monday 8 November 2004.[8]

Second round proper

The matches were played on Sunday 14 November 2004, the only exception being Norwich City v Colchester United, which took place on Sunday 21 November 2004.[9]

Third round proper

The draw was held on Monday 15 November 2004.[10] All matches were played on Sunday 5 December 2004.[11]

Watford won 5–2 against Cardiff City. However, Watford played an ineligible player and the match was awarded to Cardiff City.[12]

Fourth round proper

The draw was held on Monday 6 December 2004.[13] All matches were played on Sunday 9 January 2005.[14]

Fifth round proper

The draw was held on Monday 10 January 2005.[15] All matches were played on Sunday 30 January 2005.[16]

30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Bristol Rovers (1) 6–0Sheffield Wednesday (2)
13:00 Williams 2', 37', 78', 84'
Curtis 42'
Holtham 70'		 Report
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Charlton Athletic (1) 5–0West Ham United (3)
13:00 Murphy 13'
Heatherson 20'
Chapman 29'
Smith 71'
Coss 72'		 Report
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Fulham (1)1–5 Birmingham City (1)
13:00 Anderson 86' Report Scott 23', 80'
Carney 67'
Potter 77'
Barr 82'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Leafield Athletic (3)0–2 Everton (1)
13:00 Report Williams 20'
Boyle 25'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Leeds United (1)1–3 Arsenal (1)
13:00 Ward 70' Report Fleeting 30'
White 50'
Sanderson 80'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Millwall Lionesses (2)1–3 Tranmere Rovers (2)
13:00 Buckley 57' Report Campbell 42'
Mason 64' (o.g.)
Kenwright 85'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Reading Royals (3)1–3 Chelsea (2)
13:00 Williams 54' (pen.) Report Langrish 64', 70'
Jones 85'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Sunderland (2) 2–0Liverpool (1)
13:00 Scott 7'
Houghton 21'		 Report

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on Monday 31 January 2005.[17] The matches were played on Sunday 13 February 2005, the only exception being Birmingham City v Arsenal, which took place on Sunday 20 February 2005.[18]

13 February 2005 (2005-02-13) Charlton Athletic (1) 4–1Sunderland (2)
14:00 Heatherson 7'
Broadhurst 13'
Aluko 89'
Chapman 90'		 Report Stoney 22' (o.g.)
13 February 2005 (2005-02-13) Chelsea (2)0–1 (a.e.t.) Everton (1)
14:00 Report Handley 110'
13 February 2005 (2005-02-13) Tranmere Rovers (2)1–7 Bristol Rovers (1)
14:00 Jones 75' Report Murphy 3', 38'
Holtham 17', 36'
Kveton 20'
Trafford 85'
Hall 88'
20 February 2005 (2005-02-20) Birmingham City (1)0–3 Arsenal (1) Solihull
14:00 Report Fleeting 22', 85'
Lacey 39' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Damson Park

Semi-finals

All matches were played on Sunday 20 March 2005.[19]

20 March 2005 (2005-03-20) Everton (1) 3–0Arsenal (1)Southport
14:00 Williams 44'
Handley 79'
McDougall 85' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
20 March 2005 (2005-03-20) Charlton Athletic (1) 1–0Bristol Rovers (1)Dagenham
14:00 Coss 32' Report Stadium: Victoria Road

Final

Main article: 2005 FA Women's Cup Final
Charlton Athletic (1)1–0Everton (1)
Aluko 58' Report
Attendance: 8,567

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