2019–20 Women's FA Cup

The 2019–20 Women's FA Cup was the 50th staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City were the defending champions, having beaten West Ham United 3–0 in the previous final.[1] The draw was split regionally, dividing teams into north and south sections until the Fourth Round proper.

2019–20 Women's FA Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams300
ChampionsManchester City (3rd title)
Runners-upEverton
Matches played295
Goals scored1516 (5.14 per match)

Teams

A total of 300 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association.[2] 216 teams enter at the extra preliminary round or preliminary round. Teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One are given exemption to the Second Round Qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions enter at the Second Round Proper. Teams in the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship are exempted to the Fourth Round Proper.[3]

RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		Games playedGoals scoredPrize money[4]
WinnerLoser
Extra Preliminary Round30020–965£300£75
Preliminary Round2901961095579£360£90
First Round Qualifying192989849241£400£100
Second Round Qualifying14396[lower-alpha 1]4948240£450£115
Third Round Qualifying95484824122£600£150
First Round7124241250£850£215
Second Round5936[lower-alpha 2]121871£1,000£250
Third Round411818932£1,250£315
Fourth Round3232[lower-alpha 3]91662£2,000£500
Fifth Round161616830£3,000£750
Quarter-final888414£4,000£1,000
Semi-final44426£5,000£1,250
Final22214£25,000£15,000
  1. FA Women's National League Division One teams added
  2. FA Women's National League Premier Division teams added
  3. FA Women's Championship and FA WSL teams added

Extra preliminary round

As a result of 300 teams entering the competition, twenty teams were drawn into an extra preliminary round, which was played by Sunday 18 August 2019.[5]

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Washington (6)0–13Redcar Town (5)
2Wakefield Trinity (6)0–3Farsley Celtic (5)
3Mossley Hill (5)H–WBurnley Belvedere (7)
Burnley Belvedere withdrew.
4Notts County (6)11–1Cleethorpes Town (6)52
5Port Vale (6)9–0Lye Town (5)57
6Corby Town (6)1–2Bungay Town (7)42
7New London Lionesses (6)5–4Comets (7)
8Bishop’s Stortford (6)1–5Hartham United (7)
9Ashford Town (Middx) (5)4–1Denham United (5)
10Burgess Hill Town (7)3–2Eastbourne United (6)

Preliminary round

Ninety eight matches were scheduled for the preliminary round, which were played by Sunday 1 September 2019.[6] The 196 teams taking part consisted of 186 teams with a bye to this stage, plus the ten match winners from the previous round. Sedgley & Gornal United and Boston United both withdrew after having their entry accepted which resulted in walkover wins for Droitwich Spa and Loughborough Students respectively. The match between Whyteleafe and Millwall Lionesses was played, ending in a 6–3 victory for Millwall, but Whyteleafe were later awarded the win because Millwall had fielded two unregistered players.[7]

First round qualifying

Forty-nine matches were scheduled for the first round qualifying, the majority of which were played on Sunday 22 September 2019. Morecambe's tie against FC United of Manchester was postponed on this date, as was the re-arranged fixture a week later, leading to the tie being reversed and Morecambe losing their home advantage. Worthing's tie against Whyteleafe was played on 29 September, having been delayed a week due to Millwall Lionesses (who had been due to play in this match) being expelled from the competition. The round was made up solely of the winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.[8]

Second round qualifying

Forty-eight matches in the second round qualifying were played on Sunday 6 October 2019.[9] The round was made up of the 49 winners from the previous round and the introduction of all 47 FA Women's National League Division One teams.

Third round qualifying

Twenty-four matches were scheduled for the second round qualifying, played on Sunday 27 October 2019. The round was made up of the 48 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams. A total of five games were delayed by weather and were rescheduled for Sunday 3 November.

First round proper

Twelve matches were scheduled for the first round proper, played on Sunday 10 November 2019. The round was made up of the 24 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.[10]

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Crewe Alexandra (5)1–2 (a.e.t.)Barnsley (4)
2Liverpool Feds (4)0–4Brighouse Town (4)
3Durham Cestria (4)1–3Chester-le-Street Town (4)
4The New Saints (4)0–4Chorley (4)
5Leek Town (5)1–2 (a.e.t.)Lincoln City (4)
6Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)4–1Luton Town (5)90
7Woodlands (5)0–13Billericay Town (4)
8Ipswich Town (4)5–0AFC Basildon (4)
9Cheltenham Town (4)0–1Leyton Orient (4)
10Actonians (4)2–1AFC Wimbledon (4)
11Chesham United (4)0–1Southampton F.C. (4)
12Southampton Women's F.C. (4)4–0Portishead Town (5)

Second round proper

Eighteen matches were scheduled for the second round proper, to be played on Sunday 1 December 2019. The round was made up of the 12 winners from the previous round as well as the introduction of all 24 third tier clubs from the FA Women's National League Northern and Southern Premier Divisions.

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Chorley (4)1–2 (a.e.t.)Brighouse Town (4)60
2Derby County (3)2–3Nottingham Forest (3)
3Barnsley (4)4–0Sheffield F.C. (3)
4Sunderland (3)4–3Middlesbrough (3)
5Stoke City (3)1–1 (3–4 p)Huddersfield Town (3)
6Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)0–1Fylde (3)
7Chester-le-Street Town (4)0–4Loughborough Foxes (3)40
8Burnley (3)2–1Hull City (3)
9West Bromwich Albion (3)2–0Lincoln City (4)
10Hounslow (3)0–6Cardiff City Ladies (3)15
11Keynsham Town (3)0–3Watford (3)
12Yeovil Town (3)1–1 (4–5 p)Southampton F.C. (4)
13Portsmouth (3)6–1Leyton Orient (4)137
14Southampton Women's F.C. (4)1–1 (3–2 p)Milton Keynes Dons (3)
15Oxford United (3)3–4 (a.e.t.)Plymouth Argyle (3)
16Chichester City (3)0–6Ipswich Town (4)116
17Billericay Town (4)2–1Gillingham (3)
18Actonians (4)3–1Crawley Wasps (3)

Third round proper

Nine matches were scheduled for the third round proper, which were played on Sundays 5 and 12 January 2020. The round was made up of the 18 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Fylde (3)1–4Sunderland (3)
2Burnley (3)2–1Nottingham Forest (3)138
3Loughborough Foxes (3)2–3Huddersfield Town (3)57
4Brighouse Town (4)0–1Barnsley (4)321
5Ipswich Town (4)1–0Portsmouth (3)
6Watford (3)5–0Plymouth Argyle (3)
7Cardiff City Ladies (3)1–2Southampton F.C. (4)215
8Southampton Women's F.C. (4)3–1West Bromwich Albion (3)
9Billericay Town (4)3–2Actonians (4)

Fourth round proper

16 matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. The Manchester derby was selected as the televised game for the round and moved to Saturday 25 January 2020 with the rest played on Sunday 26 January 2020. Southampton Women's F.C. vs Crystal Palace was abandoned in the 78th minute due to adverse weather conditions and was replayed on Sunday 2 February 2020. The 32 teams taking part consisted of 23 FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship teams exempted to this stage, plus the nine match winners from the previous round.

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1West Ham United (1)0–2Arsenal (1)959
2Manchester United (1)2–3Manchester City (1)1,948
3Lewes (2)1–1 (5–4 p)Billericay Town (4)492
4Charlton Athletic (2)0–4Chelsea (1)844
5Everton (1)1–0London Bees (2)
6Burnley (3)1–3Leicester City (2)
7Sheffield United (2)0–3Birmingham City (1)335
8London City Lionesses (2)0–5Reading (1)
9Bristol City (1)1–0 (a.e.t.)Durham (2)
10Tottenham Hotspur (1)5–0Barnsley (4)621
11Huddersfield Town (3)1–4Ipswich Town (4)1,115
12Southampton F.C. (4)1–4Coventry United (2)4,510
13Crystal Palace (2)4–0Southampton Women's F.C. (4)
14Sunderland (3)2–0Watford (3)226
15Liverpool (1)8–1Blackburn Rovers (2)563
16Aston Villa (2)2–3Brighton & Hove Albion (1)

Fifth round proper

Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper which were due to be played on 16 and 17 February 2020 but three matches were postponed. The 16 teams taking part are the match winners from the previous round. The lowest ranked team left in the competition, Ipswich Town of the FA Women's National League Division One South East (tier 4), were drawn against defending champions Manchester City.

17 February 2020 Bristol City (1)0–5 Everton (1) Ashton Gate, Bristol
19:30 Report
Attendance: 1,889
17 February 2020 Coventry United (2)0–5 Tottenham Hotspur (1) Butts Park Arena, Coventry
19:45 Report
20 February 2020 Leicester City (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Reading (1)Farley Way Stadium, Quorn
19:45
Report
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 February, postponed due to adverse weather conditions[11]
25 February 2020 Crystal Palace (2)0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion (1) Hayes Lane, Bromley
19:30 Report
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 February, postponed due to adverse weather conditions[11]
16 February 2020 Manchester City (1) 10–0Ipswich Town (4)Academy Stadium, Manchester
14:00
Report Attendance: 1,314
23 February 2020 Arsenal (1) 2–0Lewes (2)Meadow Park, Borehamwood
13:00
Report
Note: Originally scheduled for 16 February, postponed due to adverse weather conditions[12]
16 February 2020 Sunderland (3)0–1 Birmingham City (1) Eppleton CW, Hetton-le-Hole
13:00 Report Staniforth  85',  86'
17 February 2020 Chelsea (1) 1–0Liverpool (1)Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
19:00 Reiten  26' Report

Quarter-finals

The four quarter-final fixtures were scheduled to be played on Sunday 15 March 2020 but postponed due to coronavirus pandemic. They were eventually rescheduled for 26–27 September 2020.

27 September 2020 Brighton & Hove Albion (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Birmingham City (1) Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
14:00
Report
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Penalties
27 September 2020 Everton (1) 2–1Chelsea (1)Goodison Park, Liverpool
13:00
Report
Referee: Simon Mather
26 September 2020 Arsenal (1) 4–0Tottenham Hotspur (1)Meadow Park, Borehamwood
17:15
Report Referee: Lucy Oliver
27 September 2020 Leicester City (2)1–2 Manchester City (1) Farley Way Stadium, Quorn
14:00
Report
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

Semi-finals
Birmingham City (1)0–3Everton (1)
Report
Referee: Amy Fearns
Manchester City (1)2–1Arsenal (1)
 Report
Referee: Helen Conley

Final
Main article: 2020 Women's FA Cup Final

The final was played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 November 2020.[13]

Everton (1)1–3 (a.e.t.)Manchester City (1)
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rebecca Welch (Durham)

Television rights

The following matches were/will be broadcast live on UK television:[14]

Round Games broadcast & broadcaster
Fourth Round Proper Manchester United v Manchester City (BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button)
Fifth Round Proper Arsenal v Lewes (BBC iPlayer and FAPlayer.tv)
Quarter-finals Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (BBC Two and BBC iPlayer)[15]
Semi-finals Both ties will be broadcast on BBC Television and are also available on BBC iPlayer
Final Will be broadcast on BBC Television

Notes and references

References
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  2. "The Women's FA Cup Season 2019–2020 List of 300 Clubs Accepted" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. "The Women's FA Cup Season 2019–2020 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. "Women's FA Cup prize fund". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. "Extra preliminary Round draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. "Extra preliminary Round draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "Women's FA Cup: Millwall Lionesses removed over player registration rules". BBC Sport. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  8. "Women's FA Cup Draw". Women's Soccer Scene. Vol. 20 no. 3. 5 September 2019. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  9. "FA Women's Cup Draw". Women's Soccer Scene. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  10. "Women's FA Cup first round draw". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  11. "Storm Dennis: Arsenal v Lewes among three Women's FA Cup ties called off". BBC Sport. 16 February 2020.
  12. "Arsenal Women v Lewes postponed". 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  13. https://www.wembleystadium.com/events/2020/the-womens-fa-cup-final
  14. "SheBelieves Cup & Women's FA Cup ties to be broadcast live on the BBC". BBC Sport. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  15. "BBC coverage of 2020-21 season - including a live televised game". BBC Sport. 10 September 2020.
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