2009–10 FA Women's Cup

For the men's event, see 2009–10 FA Cup.
2009–10 FA Women's Cup
Everton celebrate winning the 2010 FA Women's Cup final
Tournament details
CountryEngland & Wales
Teams245
Final positions
ChampionsEverton
Runner-upArsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played235
Goals scored1,097 (4.67 per match)
Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals.

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.[1] 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.

All match results and dates from the Football Association website.[2]

Teams

A total of 245 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association.[3] 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 (South West, South East, Midland and Northern) 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.

Round Previous round winners Entered at this stage Total entries Games played Goals scored Prize money[4]
Preliminary round – 24 24 11 64 £75
First round qualifying 12 140 152 72 327 £100
Second round qualifying 76 – 76 38 196 £150
Third round qualifying 38 – 38 19 97 £200
First round 19 45 64 28 137 £250
Second round 32 – 32 16 63 £350
Third round 16 24 40 20 82 £500
Fourth round 20 12 32 16 73 £600
Fifth round 16 – 16 8 27 £750
Sixth round 8 – 8 4 20 £1,250
Semi-finals 4 – 4 2 6 £2,500
Final 2 – 2 1 5 £1,000 (runners-up)
£5,000 (winners)

Preliminary round

All games were played on 13 September 2009.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Forest Hall YPC W/O Stokesley Tie awarded to Forest Hall, Stokesley withdrew from competition
2 Newcastle Medics 0–9 Gateshead Rutherford Ravens
3 Prudhoe Town 1–3 Tynedale
4 Gateshead Cleveland Hall 0–7 North Shields
5 Accrington Girls & Ladies 0–1 Harraby Catholic Club
6 Dearne & District 2–1 Brighouse Town
7 Tipton Town 16–0 Stourport Swifts
8 Woodford United 0–4 Brackley Sports
9 Saffron Walden Town 1–5 C&K Basildon
10 Runwell Hospital 2–1 Hutton
11 Eastleigh 5–0 Parley Sports
12 Christchurch 3–3 New Forest After extra time. New Forest won 4–1 on penalties.

First round qualifying

All games were played on 27 September 2009.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Gateshead Rutherford Ravens 0–3 Birtley Town
2 Forest Hall 1–5 North Shields
3 Whitley Bay 7–0 Redcar Athletic
4 Tynedale 3–0 Brandon United
5 Blyth Spartans W/O Peterlee RA Tie awarded to Peterlee RA. Blyth Spartans withdrew from competition.
6 Abbeytown 1–2 Warrington Town After extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
7 Birkenhead 2–3 Middleton Athletic
8 Whitehaven 3–1 Bury Girls & Ladies
9 Chester City 0–2 Wigan Athletic
10 Harraby Catholic Club 1–0 Dalton Girls & Ladies
11 Bolton Wanderers 10–1 Preston Rangers
12 Barnsley 1–2 Hull City After extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
13 Dearne & District 3–1 Huddersfield Town
14 Steel City Wanderers 2–0 Sheffield United Junior Blades
15 Guiseley AFC Vixens 1–2 Sheffield
16 Keighley 1–5 Sheffield United Community
17 Rolls-Royce Leisure 2–1 Market Warsop
18 Mansfield Town 2–1 Peterborough Sports
19 Sandiacre Town 4–0 Retford United
20 Friar Lane & Epworth 2–4 Long Eaton United
21 Peterborough Northern Star 5–0 West Bridgford
22 Hinckley United 1–4 Loughborough Students
23 Huntingdon Town 1–2 Oadby & Wigston
24 Linby CW 1–7 Shepshed Dynamo
25 Hereford Phoenix 5–0 Cottage Farm Rangers
26 Tipton Town 0–4 Southam United
27 Leamington Lions 3–1 Cannock
28 Hereford Pegasus 3–2 Allscott
29 Worcester City 0–1 Stratford Town After extra time. 0–0 after 90 minutes.
30 Crusaders W/O Coventry Ladies Development Tie awarded to Coventry Ladies Development. Crusaders removed from competition.
31 Lichfield Diamonds 1–6 Dudley United
32 Haverhill Rovers 1–0 Stalham Town
33 Cambridge University 1–2 Fakenham Town
34 Bungay Town 0–9 Woodbridge Town
35 AFC Kempston Rovers 3–0 Raunds Town
36 Daventry Town 1–3 Corby S&L
37 Bedford 7–0 Cogenhoe & Kingsthorpe
38 Leighton Linslade 3–0 Baldock
39 Brackley Sports 0–3 Arlesey Town
40 Kettering Town 3–0 Hitchin Hearts
41 London Colney W/O Brentwood Town Tie awarded to Brentwood Town. London Colney withdrew from competition.
42 C&K Basildon 0–5 Barking
43 Royston Town 1–2 Braintree Town
44 Hemel Hempstead Town 3–2 Billericay Town
45 Tring Athletic 2–1 Stevenage
46 Runwell Hospital 2–5 Chelmsford City
47 Sawbridgeworth Town 2–1 Garston
48 Haringey Borough 4–1 Wandgas
49 Mauritius Sports Association 4–1 Manford Way
50 Leyton 0–4 Panthers
51 Tower Hamlets 3–0 Westfield
52 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Dorking
53 Old Actonians 2–1 Denham United
54 Ashford Girls 5–1 Crowborough Athletic
55 Rottingdean Village 0–2 Canterbury City
56 Ramsgate 0–9 Maidstone Town
57 Bexhill United 0–3 Haywards Heath Town
58 Eastbourne Town 5–1 London Corinthians
59 Aldershot Town 1–0 Southampton Saints
60 Crawley Wasps 3–0 Chichester City
61 BTC Southampton W/O Shanklin Tie awarded to Shanklin. BTC Southampton withdrew from competition.
62 Southampton 1–5 University of Portsmouth
63 Eastleigh 0–5 Basingstoke Town
64 East Preston 2–1 New Forest
65 Bracknell Town 3–0 Cheltenham Town
66 Wycombe Wanderers 4–1 Forest of Dean
67 Chippenham Town 3–6 Stoke Lane Athletic
68 Stony Stratford Town 5–4 Reading Girls
69 MK Wanderers 0–3 Oxford United
70 Launton 4–1 Marlow
71 Maidenhead United 14–0 Banbury United
72 Beaconsfield SYCOB 9–0 Newent Town
73 Reading 1–3 Swindon Supermarine
74 Poole Town 0–6 Keynsham Town Development
75 Launceston 0–2 Marine Academy Plymouth
76 Frome Town 2–0 Weymouth

Second round qualifying

All games were played on 11 October 2009.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Birtley Town 2–10 Whitley Bay
2 Tynedale 0–2 Peterlee RA
3 North Shields 1–5 Harraby Catholic Club
4 Warrington Town 0–8 Hull City
5 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Dearne & District
6 Sheffield 11–0 Middleton Athletic
7 Whitehaven 0–2 Wigan Athletic
8 Sheffield United Community 3–1 Steel City Wanderers
9 Peterborough Northern Star 2–1 Rolls-Royce Leisure
10 Shepshed Dynamo 1–3 Loughborough Students
11 Sandiacre Town 3–0 Mansfield Town
12 Long Eaton United 4–1 Oadby & Wigston
13 Stratford Town 1–3 Hereford Phoenix
14 Corby S&L 4–0 Coventry Ladies Development
15 Leamington Lions 3–0 Southam United
16 Hereford Pegasus 2–5 Dudley United
17 Bedford 3–0 Haverhill Rovers
18 Kettering Town 2–1 Leyton Linslade
19 Woodbridge Town 3–0 Fakenham Town
20 AFC Kempston Rovers 1–3 Arlesey Town
21 Brentwood Town 1–4 Chelmsford City
22 Tring Athletic 2–3 Sawbridgeworth Town After extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.
23 Mauritius Sports Association 2–6 Barking
24 Braintree Town 4–3 Hemel Hempstead Town
25 Panthers 3–4 Haringey Borough
26 Tower Hamlets 1–3 Maidstone Town
27 Canterbury City 2–3 Haywards Heath Town
28 Aldershot Town 5–0 AFC Wimbledon
29 Old Actonians 6–0 Ashford Girls
30 Crawley Wasps 1–2 Eastbourne Town
31 Launton 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers
32 Shanklin 5–0 Bracknell Town
33 University of Portsmouth 3–2 Basingstoke Town
34 Oxford United 7–1 Stony Stratford Town
35 East Preston 3–2 Maidenhead United After extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
36 Beaconsfield SYCOB 8–3 Stoke Lane Athletic
37 Keynsham Town Development 2–4 Swindon Supermarine
38 Frome Town 0–1 Marine 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.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Sheffield 1–2 Whitley Bay
2 Wigan Athletic 2–6 Peterlee RA
3 Harraby Cotholic Club 1–12 Hull City Match played in Hull after twice being postponed.
4 Bolton Wanderers 0–7 Sheffield United Community
5 Long Eaton United 2–0 Peterborough Northern Star
6 Leamington Lions 4–1 Corby S&L After extra time.
7 Hereford Phoenix 3–5 Loughborough Students
8 Dudley United 2–1 Sandiacre Town
9 Woodbridge Town 3–3 Chelmsford City After extra time. Woodbridge Town won 8–7 on penalties.
10 Braintree Town 0–3 Sawbridgeworth Town
11 Kettering Town 1–5 Barking
12 Bedford 2–1 Arlesey Town
13 Aldershot Town 3–5 Old Actonians
14 Haywards Heath Town 1–2 Maidstone Town
15 Haringey Borough 2–1 Eastbourne Town
16 Wycombe Wanderers 1–7 East Preston
17 Beaconsfield SYCOB 0–5 Swindon Supermarine
18 Shanklin 1–0 Oxford United
19 Marine Academy Plymouth 2–0 University 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.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Liverpool Feds 4–0 Peterlee RA
2 Salford W/O Darlington RA Tie awarded to Salford. Darlington RA withdrew.
3 Stockport County 3–1 Bradford City
4 Whitley Bay 7–1 Blackpool Wren Rovers
5 Hull City 0–9 Rochdale
6 Tranmere Rovers 1–6 Rotherham United
7 Sheffield United Community 1–2 Middlesbrough
8 South Durham & Cestria 1–2 Wakefield
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Sporting Club Albion
10 Stoke City 5–4 Loughborough Students After extra time.
11 Long Eaton United 0–2 Coventry City
12 Leafield Athletic 8–0 Leamington Lions
13 Copsewood Coventry 7–1 Scunthorpe United
14 Leicester City 2–3 Loughborough Foxes After extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.
15 Dudley United 2–1 The New Saints
16 Haringey Borough 3–1 Barking
17 Enfield Town 3–1 Maidstone Town
18 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Northampton Town
19 East Preston 2–1 Ebbsfleet United After extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
20 Cambridge 5–0 Sawbridgeworth Town
21 Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Old Actonians
22 Gillingham 6–0 Oxford City
23 Lewes 5–2 Ipswich Town
24 Dagenham & Redbridge W/O Norwich City Tie awarded to Norwich City. Dagenham & Redbridge withdrew.
25 Welwyn Garden City W/O Woodbridge Town Tie awarded to Woodbridge Town. Welwyn Garden City withdrew.
26 Bedford 0–3 Chesham United
27 Shanklin 0–2 Havant & Waterlooville
28 Plymouth Argyle 5–1 Swindon Supermarine Tie played in Swindon after twice being postponed.
29 Marine Academy Plymouth 0–3 Yeovil Town Played in Yeovil.
30 Cullompton Rangers W/O Forest Green Rovers Tie awarded to Forest Green Rovers. Cullompton Rangers withdrew.
31 Swindon Town 3–2 Winscombe
32 Reading Town 1–7 Newquay

Second round

All games were originally scheduled for 29 November 2009.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Whitley Bay 2–3 Rochdale
2 Salford 0–2 Middlesbrough Tie played at Middlesbrough after twice being postponed.
3 Rotherham United 2–3 Liverpool Feds Tie played at Liverpool Feds after twice being postponed.
4 Stockport County 1–0 Wakefield
5 Coventry City 7–0 Leafield Athletic
6 Sporting Club Albion 4–1 Loughborough Foxes
7 Copsewood Coventry 2–3 Stoke City
8 Cambridge 2–1 Dudley United After extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
9 Norwich City 3–1 Chesham United Match played at Chesham United after twice being postponed.
10 Lewes 5–1 Haringey Borough
11 Woodbridge Town 0–1 East Preston
12 Enfield Town 0–3 Gillingham
13 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Northampton Town
14 Newquay 2–0 Swindon Town
15 Plymouth Argyle 2–5 Havant & Waterlooville Tie played at Havant & Waterlooville after twice being postponed.
16 Yeovil Town 4–1 Forest Green Rovers

Third round

All games were originally scheduled for 13 December 2009.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Liverpool Feds 1–0 Rochdale
2 Liverpool 4–1 Preston North End
3 Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Stockport County
4 Middlesbrough 1–2 Curzon Ashton
5 Leeds City Vixens 1–0 Manchester City
6 OOH Lincoln Ladies 2–2 Newcastle United After extra time. Lincoln won 3–2 on penalties.
7 Aston Villa 3–2 Sporting Club Albion
8 Stoke City 2–6 Leicester City
9 Luton Town 4–1 Cambridge After extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
Tie played in Cambridge after three postponements.
10 Coventry City 1–4 Derby County
11 Reading 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
12 Charlton Athletic 0–3 West Ham United
13 Gillingham 1–4 Barnet
14 Lewes 0–5 Queens Park Rangers
15 Crystal Palace 0–0 WFC Fulham After extra time. WFC Fulham won 5–4 on penalties.
16 Milton Keynes Dons 3–5 Norwich City Tie played in Norwich after three postponements.
17 Colchester United 4–0 East Preston
18 Yeovil Town 3–1 Newquay Tie played at Newquay after twice being postponed.
19 Keynsham Town 2–3 Portsmouth
20 Havant & Waterlooville 2–1 Cardiff City Tie played in Cardiff after twice being postponed.

Fourth round

All games were originally scheduled for 10 January 2010.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Liverpool Feds 0–5 Curzon Ashton
2 Bristol Academy 1–2 West Ham United
3 OOH Lincoln Ladies 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday
4 Portsmouth 2–1 Luton Town
5 WFC Fulham 0–6 Blackburn Rovers
6 Everton 6–2 Queens Park Rangers
7 Reading 1–1 Aston Villa After extra time. 0–0 after 90 minutes. Aston Villa won 5–4 on penalties.
8 Liverpool 1–2 Chelsea After extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
9 Norwich City 1–3 Yeovil Town
10 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Leeds City Vixens
11 Leeds Carnegie 4–1 Watford
12 Leicester City 0–3 Millwall Lionesses
13 Arsenal 4–1 Sunderland After extra time. 1–1 after 90 minutes.
14 Doncaster Rovers Belles 6–1 Havant & Waterlooville
15 Birmingham City 4–1 Derby County
16 Colchester United 2–3 Barnet After extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.

Fifth round

All games were played on 7 or 14 February 2010.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 OOH Lincoln Ladies After extra time. 0–0 after 90 minutes.
2 Curzon Ashton 1–2 Aston Villa
3 Birmingham City 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles
4 West Ham United 2–3 Barnet After extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.
5 Yeovil Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest
6 Everton 7–0 Portsmouth
7 Arsenal 3–2 Leeds Carnegie
8 Chelsea 3–1 Millwall Lionesses After 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.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Aston Villa 3–4 Chelsea After extra time. 2–2 after 90 minutes.
2 Barnet 3–2 Nottingham Forest
3 Arsenal 5–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles
4 Everton 2–1 Blackburn Rovers

Semi-finals

The game at Everton was played on 14 March, while Barnet's tie at Everton took place on 4 April.

Tie Home team Result Away team Notes
1 Everton 2–0 Barnet
2 Chelsea 0–4 Arsenal

Final

Further information: 2010 FA Women's Cup Final
Arsenal2–3 (a.e.t.)Everton
Kim Little 43' (pen.)
Julie Fleeting 54'		 Report Natasha Dowie 16', 119'
Faye White 45' (o.g.)
Attendance: 17,505

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