2007–08 FA Women's Cup


The 2007–08 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 2 September 2007 and 5 May 2008. It was the 38th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Leeds United in the final. The tournament consisted of a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper.
The competition began on 2 September 2007 when the 34 lowest–ranked teams in the tournament took part in the preliminary round.

Preliminary round

All games were played on 7, 14 and 21 September 2007

First round qualifying

All games were played on 16 and 23 September 2007.

Second round qualifying

All games were played on 30 September 2007.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Acton Sports Club3–1Tottenham Hotspur
2Aldershot Town1–6Horley Town
3Arlesey Town4–0Daventry Town
4Barking7–2 West
5Battersea & Wandsworth0–2Long Lane
6Billericay Town0–1Brentwood Town
7Birmingham AthleticFairfield Villa
8Brandon United2–3 Blyth Spartans
9Brighouse Town1–5Barnsley
10Burnham1–6Newbury
11Bury Girls & Ladies1–6Blackpool Wren Rovers
12Cambridge United0–5Peterborough Sports
13Canterbury City0–1Ebbsfleet United
14Carterton0–6Bracknell Town
15Copsewood Coventry3–1Stratford Town
16Corby Stewarts & LloydsBedford
17Cullompton Rangers6–0Taunton Town
18Dagenham & Redbridge11–0Great Berry
19Darlington Railway Athletic3–1York City
20Denham United7–0London Women

Third round qualifying

All games were played on 7 October 2007
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1BarkingArlesey Town
2Barnsley0–1Radcliffe Olympic
3Birmingham Athletic0–2Friar Lane & Epworth
4Blackpool Wren Rovers3–0Blyth Spartans
5Bracknell Town3–4Acton Sports Club
6Braintree Town1–4Denham United
7Brentwood Town2–4London Colney
8Copsewood Coventry6–1Solihull
9Cullompton RangersPenzance
10Dagenham & Redbridge2–1Corby Stewarts & Lloyds

TieHome team ScoreAway team
11Darlington Railway AthleticWhitley Bay
12Ebbsfleet United2–0Beaconsfield SYCOB
13Morley Spurs1–0Liverpool Feds
14Newbury2–4Long Lane
15Peterborough Sports1–3Norwich City
16Petts Wood2–1 Horley Town
17Poole Town0–6Oxford City
18Rolls Royce Leisure1–4Rise Park
19Salisbury City6–1Eastbourne Borough

First round proper

All games were scheduled for 28 October 2007.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1AFC Bournemouth1–2Plymouth Argyle
2AFC Wimbledon5–4Barking
3Blackpool Wren Rovers2–0Whitley Bay
4Bradford City1–2Peterlee RA
5Chesham United7–1Petts Wood
6Copsewood Coventry4–0Alfreton Town
7Coventry City2–1Leicester City Ladies
8Curzon Ashton9–3Hull City
9Denham UnitedActon Sports Club
10Enfield Town3–0Ebbsfleet United
11Forest Green Rovers1–0Southampton Saints
12Friar Lane & Epworth1–6Derby County
13Frome Town2–0Penzance
14Gillingham1–0Ipswich Town
15Hereford Pegasus0–4TNS

TieHome team ScoreAway team
16Leafield Athletic0–7Leicester City
17Leeds City Vixens1–2 Rochdale
18London Colney1–9Lewes
19Long Lane1–5Luton Town
20Loughborough Students2–0Rushden & Diamonds
21Morley Spurs1–5Scunthorpe United
22Northampton Town4–0Rise Park
23Norwich City0–4West Bromwich Albion
24Oxford City8–1Salisbury City
25Queens Park Rangers3–1Reading Women
26Salford0–1Middlesbrough
27Welwyn Garden City2–0Dagenham & Redbridge
28West Auckland Town2–1Chester City
29Whitehawk1–0Bedford Town Bells
30Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Radcliffe Olympic
31Yeovil Town3–1Team Western

Second round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 and 18 November.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Blackpool Wren RoversWest Auckland Town
2Chesham UnitedGillingham
3Coventry City2–1Derby County
4Frome Town0–1Forest Green Rovers
5Lewes1–5Welwyn Garden City
6Luton TownEnfield Town
7Middlesbrough5–0Radcliffe Olympic
8Northampton Town0–4Leicester City
9Peterlee RA3–4Rochdale
10Plymouth Argyle3–1Oxford City
11Queens Park Rangers3–0Acton Sports Club
12Scunthorpe United0–4Curzon Ashton
13TNS & Shrewsbury Town2–3Copsewood Coventry
14West Bromwich Albion2–1Loughborough Students
15Whitehawk3–0AFC Wimbledon
16Yeovil TownSwindon Town

Third round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 2, 9 and 16 December 2007.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1AFC Team Bath1–2Newquay
2Aston Villa2–1West Bromwich Albion
3Barnet10–2Reading Town
4Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Welwyn Garden City
5Chesham United0–5Portsmouth
6Colchester United3–1Luton Town
7Copsewood Coventry0–1Crewe Alexandra
8Coventry City0–1Lincoln City
9Forest Green RoversKeynsham Town
10Leicester City1–0Nottingham Forest

TieHome team ScoreAway team
11Millwall Lionesses2–1Crystal Palace
12Newcastle United1–0Stockport County
13Preston North End5–1 Curzon Ashton
14Rotherham United6–3Rochdale
15Sheffield Wednesday0–2Middlesbrough
16Sunderland AFC5–1Tranmere Rovers
17Swindon TownPlymouth Argyle
18West Auckland Town1–4Manchester City
19West Ham United5–0Queens Park Rangers
20Whitehawk1–5WFC Fulham

Fourth round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 6 and 13 January 2008.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Arsenal11–1Newquay
2Aston Villa0–6Lincoln City
3Barnet0–9Everton120 or 91
4Blackburn Rovers4–1Brighton & Hove Albion
5Bristol AcademyLeeds United
6Charlton Athletic0–3WFC Fulham
7Chelsea5–2Middlesbrough
8Crewe Alexandra0–4Cardiff City
9Liverpool6–0Forest Green Rovers
10Manchester City1–4 Watford
11Millwall Lionesses0–1Leicester City
12Preston North End1–3Newcastle United
13Rotherham United3–4Portsmouth
14Sunderland AFC1–4Birmingham City
15Swindon Town0–5Doncaster Rovers Belles
16West Ham United7–0Colchester United

Fifth round proper

All games were played on 27 January 2008.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Arsenal8–1West Ham United
2Blackburn Rovers4–1Liverpool
3Cardiff City3–2 Doncaster Rovers Belles
4ChelseaLeeds United
5Leicester City0–3Everton
6Lincoln City5–1Portsmouth
7WatfordNewcastle United
8WFC Fulham0–2Birmingham City

Quarter–finals

All games were played on 17 and 24 February 2008.

Semi–finals

All games were played on 16 March 2008.