2000–01 FA Women's Cup


The 2000–01 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 10 September 2000 and 7 May 2001. It was the 31st season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Fulham in the final. The tournament consisted of two qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper.

Extra preliminary round

All games were played on 10 and 17 September 2000.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1AFC Preston1–6Scunthorpe United
2Aldershot Town0–2Rushden & Diamonds
3Ambassadors in Sport1–2Preston North End
4Barnet Copthall8–0Maidstone United
5Belper Town6–0Worksop Town
6Billericay Town2–0Basingstoke Town
7Cambridge United0–4Crystal Palace
8Carlisle Wanderers0–1Stockport Celtic
9Caversham9–3Woodbridge Town
10Chaffoteaux2–0Billesley United
11Chorley0–2Barnsley
12Corfe Hills United3–0North Molton Sports
13Crewe Alexandra2–6Kettering Amazons
14Croydon Postal7–1Hackney
15Deans0–4Windscale
16Elmore Eagles4–2Dorchester
17Exeter Rangers1–3Cogan Coronation
18Gravesend & Northfleet1–11Gillingham
19Great WyrleyNettleham
20Gresley RoversAtherstone United
21Haringey Borough5–3London Ladies
22Haverhill Rovers9–0Thame United
23Haywards Heath Town3–2Abbey Rangers
24Hereford United3–1Bristol United
25Hull City2–4Killingworth YPC
26King's Lynn4–0Romford
27Launceston1–10Keynsham Town
28Leighton Linslade0–3Slough

Preliminary round

All games were played on 24 September and 1 October 2000.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Barnet Copthall2–6Chesham United
2Barnsley1–0Windscale
3Brentford2–13Rushden & Diamonds
4Broughton AerospaceWakefield
5Caversham5–2Launton
6Croydon Postal1–2Crystal Palace
7Elburton Villa0–2 Corfe Hills United
8Elmore Eagles6–1Keynsham Town
9Grantham Town2–4Belper Town
10Great Wyrley1–3Chaffoteaux
11Haringey Borough4–1Billericay Town
12Haverhill Rovers2–1Bishop's Stortford
13Haywards Heath Town1–0Newport Pagnell Town
14Kidderminster Harriers0–4Lincoln City
15Lichfield Diamonds6–1Leicester City
16Malling3–2Woking
17Marjons0–5Okeford United

First round proper

All games were scheduled for 29 October and 5, 10, 12 and 19 November 2000.

Second round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 3, 12, 19 and 26 November and 3 and 17 December 2000.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Blackburn Rovers3–5Parkgate
2Bradford City1–4Leeds City Vixens
3Bristol City0–4Bristol Rovers
4Charlton1–19Fulham
5Cheltenham Town3–2Portsmouth
6Chesham United6–5Highfield Rangers
7Chester City7–1Wakefield
8Chester Le Street Town5–3Billingham
9Corfe Hills UnitedReading
10Enfield15–0Malling

TieHome team ScoreAway team
11Gillingham6–2Tottenham Hotspur
12Mansfield Town5–3 Chesterfield
13Preston North End2–3Blackpool Wren Rovers
14Shrewsbury Town1–4Derby County
15Stockport Hatters0–3Manchester City
16Stowmarket3–0Chelmsford City
17Swindon Town3–0Southampton
18Telford United2–0 Rushden & Diamonds
19WalsallStafford Rangers
20Whitehawk0–6West Ham United

Third round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 10 and 17 December 2000 and 7 and 14 January 2001.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Aston Villa1–0Bangor City
2Barking0–11Barnet
3Berkhamsted Town2–0Reading Royals
4Birmingham City2–0Oldham Curzon
5Blackpool Wren Rovers3–0Newcastle Town
6Brighton & Hove Albion3–1Gillingham
7Bristol Rovers7–0Cheltenham Town
8Chesham United2–4Newport County
9Chester Le Street Town2–0Sheffield Wednesday
10Coventry City0–3Chester City
11Derby County1–0Telford United

TieHome team ScoreAway team
12Ilkeston Town1–0Leeds City Vixens
13Ipswich Town0–10Fulham
14Langford0–3Chelsea
15Leeds United8–0Huddersfield Town
16Manchester City2–1 Walsall
17Mansfield TownParkgate
18Reading0–2Enfield
19Stowmarket1–2Swindon Town
20West Ham United3–0Wembley Mill Hill
21Wimbledon6–0Cardiff City
22Wolverhampton Wanderers4–0Garswood Saints

Fourth round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 7, 14 and 21 and 28 January 2001.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Arsenal5–3Leeds United
2Berkhamsted Town0–1Brighton & Hove Albion
3Birmingham City1–2Aston Villa
4Blackpool Wren Rovers1–7Barnet
5Bristol Rovers1–0Mansfield Town
6Chelsea5–3Barry Town
7Derby County0–8Wolverhampton Wanderers
8Fulham8–0Manchester City
9Liverpool3–0Chester City
10Millwall Lionesses1–4Everton
11Newport CountyChester Le Street Town
12Sunderland AFC1–3Charlton Athletic
13Swindon Town1–2 Enfield
14Tranmere Rovers2–3Doncaster Belles
15West Ham United1–4Ilkeston Town
16Wimbledon0–4Southampton Saints

Fifth round proper

All games were played on 28 January and 11 February 2001.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Barnet3–0Enfield
2Brighton & Hove Albion1–3Aston Villa
3Bristol Rovers4–3Chester-Le-Street Town
4Chelsea0–10Arsenal
5Doncaster Belles8–0Wolverhampton Wanderers
6Everton1–2Charlton Athletic
7Ilkeston Town1–4Southampton Saints
8Liverpool0–8Fulham

Quarter–finals

All games were played on 18 February and 10 March 2001.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Arsenal1–0Doncaster Belles
2Bristol Rovers1–0Aston Villa
3Fulham5–0Barnet
4Southampton Saints3–2Charlton Athletic

Semi–finals

All games were played on 23 February 23.