2018–19 Women's FA Cup
The 2018–19 Women's FA Cup was the 49th staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Chelsea were the defending champions, having beaten Arsenal 3–1 in the previous final.
Teams
A total of 293 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association. 199 teams entered in the preliminary round or first round qualifying. Teams that played in the FA Women's National League Division One were given exemption to the second round qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions entered in the second round proper. Teams in the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship were exempted to the fourth round proper.Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | Games played | Goals scored | Prize money |
Preliminary Round | 293 | 106 | — | 46 | 222 | £325 |
First Round Qualifying | 240 | 146 | 53 | 67 | 373 | £375 |
Second Round Qualifying | 167 | 120 | 73 | 59 | 338 | £450 |
Third Round Qualifying | 107 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 139 | £600 |
First Round | 77 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 60 | £850 |
Second Round | 62 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 81 | £900 |
Third Round | 42 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 39 | £1,000 |
Fourth Round | 32 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 64 | £2,000 |
Fifth Round | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 31 | £3,000 |
Quarter-Final | 8 | 8 | 8 | £4,000 | ||
Semi-Final | 4 | 4 | 4 | £5,000 | ||
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | £15,000 £25,000 |
The Preliminary Round saw six ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams with one additional tie cancelled due to Woodley United not being able to field a team. The First Round Qualifying saw five ties cancelled as a result of withdrawals with one additional tie cancelled due to the disqualification of Wealdstone. The Second Round Qualifying saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal of St Nicholas.
Preliminary round
There was no preliminary round in the original schedule of the competition. It was added by The Football Association as a result of increased entries into the competition. Fifty three matches were scheduled for the preliminary round, to be played by Sunday 26 August 2018. The first match was played on Friday 17 August 2018, with six more on Sunday 19 August 2018. One match was postponed from 26 August 2018, with another abandoned and replayed the following Sunday.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | Lumley | 0–2 | Boro Rangers | 41 |
2 | Workington Reds | 1–3 | Carlisle United | |
3 | Durham Cestria | 3–0 | South Shields | |
4 | Altofts | 0–1 | Tingley Athletic | |
5 | Rotherham United | 14–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | |
6 | Dronfield Town | 0–8 | Ossett United | |
7 | Hepworth United | 0–4 | Chesterfield | |
8 | Bridlington Rovers | W–O | Leeds Medics & Dentists | |
9 | Manchester Stingers | 3–1 | Merseyrail Bootle | |
10 | Tranmere Rovers | 7–0 | Chester | |
11 | Wythenshawe Amateurs | 5–1 | Accrington Stanley Community Trust | |
12 | FC United of Manchester | W–O | Blackburn Community Sports Club | |
13 | Bury | Mossley Hill | ||
14 | Burscough Dynamo | Fleetwood Town Wrens | ||
15 | Oadby & Wigston | 6–0 | Sherwood | |
16 | Mansfield Town | 3–2 | Hykeham Town | |
17 | Lincoln Moorlands Railway | 1–3 | Loughborough Students | |
18 | Leek Town | 3–0 | Wyrley | |
19 | Goldenhill Wanderers | 0–2 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 230 |
20 | AFC Telford United | 0–2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 112 |
21 | Rugby Town | 2–1 | Knowle | |
22 | Crusaders | 4–2 | Coundon Court | |
23 | Shifnal Town | 1–0 | Sedgley & Gornal United | |
24 | Droitwich Spa | 1–2 | Stockingford AA Pavilion | |
25 | Wymondham Town | W–O | Moulton | |
26 | Newmarket Town | 0–2 | Cambridge City | |
27 | St Ives Town | 1–0 | Corby Town |
Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
28 | Frontiers | 0–4 | Brentwood Town | |
29 | Beccles Town | 0–1 | Chelmsford City | |
30 | Colney Heath | 7–0 | Hemel Hempstead Town | |
31 | Royston Town | 7–1 | Hertford Town | |
32 | Queens Park Rangers Girls | W–O | Barton United | |
33 | Wantage Town | Wycombe Wanderers | 39 | |
34 | Brentford | 1–2 | New London Lionesses | |
35 | Woodley United | W–O | Abingdon United | |
36 | Ashford Ladies | 4–3 | Eastbourne Town | |
37 | Regents Park Rangers | W–O | Carshalton Athletic | |
38 | Kent Football United | 8–0 | Herne Bay | |
39 | Eastbourne | 1–2 | Aylesford | |
40 | Sutton United | 1–2 | AFC Phoenix | |
41 | Newhaven | 6–3 | Parkwood Rangers | |
42 | Oakwood | 0–4 | Islington Borough | |
43 | Saltdean | 4–1 | Steyning Town | |
44 | London Kent Football United | 11–0 | Tonbridge Angels | |
45 | Margate | 2–5 | Thamesview | |
46 | Moneyfields | W–O | Swindon Spitfires | |
47 | Winchester City Flyers | 0–2 | Southampton FC Women | |
48 | Warsash Wasps | 5–1 | Bournemouth Sports | |
49 | Callington Town | 2–5 | Exeter City | |
50 | Marine Academy Plymouth | 8–0 | Purnell Sports | |
51 | Bideford | 0–4 | Portishead Town | |
52 | Exeter & Tedburn Rangers | W–O | Forest Green Rovers | |
53 | Chipping Sodbury Town | 1–2 | Downend Flyers |
First round qualifying
Seventy three matches were scheduled for the first qualifying round. The 146 teams taking part consisted of 93 teams with a bye to this stage, plus 53 match winners from the previous round. Matches were played on the scheduled date of Sunday 2 September 2018, except two delays caused by matches from the previous round not yet having taken place and Swindon Spitfires v Southampton FC Women delayed due to the removal of Moneyfields from the competition.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | South Park Rangers | W–O | Redcar Town | |
2 | Durham Cestria | 1–2 | Alnwick Town | |
3 | Boro Rangers | 8–1 | Cramlington United | |
4 | Washington | 2–4 | Hartlepool United | |
5 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Bishop Auckland | |
6 | Penrith | 5–1 | Wallsend Boys Club | |
7 | Wakefield | 0–4 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
8 | Ossett United | 1–2 | Farsley Celtic | 103 |
9 | Tingley Athletic | 4–0 | Harrogate Town | |
10 | Oughtibridge War Memorial | W–O | Malet Lambert | |
11 | Rotherham United | 1–3 | Bridlington Rovers | |
12 | Chesterfield | 4–0 | Yorkshire Amateur | 73 |
13 | Warrington Wolverines | 1–4 | Stockport County | |
14 | Wythenshawe Amateurs | 1–3 | Accrington Girls & Ladies | |
15 | Manchester Stingers | 2–5 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | |
16 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 4–0 | Burscough Dynamo | |
17 | Tranmere Rovers | 6–3 | Bury | |
18 | FC United of Manchester | 6–0 | Didsbury | 110 |
19 | Leicester City Women Development | 15–0 | Coalville Town Ravenettes | |
20 | Oadby & Wigston | 4–2 | Mansfield Town | 88 |
21 | Grimsby Borough | 1–4 | Boston United | |
22 | Loughborough Students | 5–1 | Rise Park | |
23 | Leicester City Ladies | 2–5 | Lutterworth Athletic | 45 |
24 | Stockingford AA Pavilion | 2–0 | Lye Town | 98 |
25 | Stourbridge | 1–2 | Solihull United | 100 |
26 | St Johns | 5–4 | Sandwell | |
27 | Shifnal Town | 0–7 | Leafield Athletic | |
28 | Leek Town | 1–2 | Sutton Coldfield Town | |
29 | Hereford Lads Club | 0–9 | Kidderminster Harriers | |
30 | Rugby Town | 5–1 | Shenstone | |
31 | Redditch United | 0–3 | Kingfisher | |
32 | Crusaders | 5–0 | Solihull Sporting | |
33 | Peterborough Northern Star | Northampton Town | ||
34 | St Ives Town | 1–2 | Peterborough United | |
35 | Wymondham Town | W–O | Roade | |
36 | Kettering Town | 1–3 | Acle United | 25 |
37 | Cambridge City | 14–0 | Riverside |
Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
38 | Histon | 2–1 | Thrapston Town | |
39 | Leigh Ramblers | 2–0 | Bowers & Pitsea | |
40 | Corringham Cosmos | W–O | Bungay Town | |
41 | Brentwood Town | 1–2 | Harlow Town | |
42 | Chelmsford City | 0–1 | AFC Sudbury | 55 |
43 | AFC Dunstable | 5–0 | Watford Ladies Development | 30 |
44 | Bishop's Stortford | 0–11 | Royston Town | |
45 | Colney Heath | 2–0 | Houghton Athletic | |
46 | Ashford Town | 15–0 | Wargrave | |
47 | New London Lionesses | 4–0 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | |
48 | Queens Park Rangers Girls | W–O | Wealdstone | |
49 | Sandhurst Town | W–O | Newbury | |
50 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–3 | Ascot United | |
51 | Abingdon United | 1–3 | Oxford City | |
52 | Newhaven | 2–1 | Ashford Ladies | 112 |
53 | London Kent Football United | 1–2 | Godalming Town | |
54 | Hassocks | 2–4 | Islington Borough | |
55 | Meridian | 1–4 | Worthing | 20 |
56 | Regents Park Rangers | 3–4 | Whyteleafe | |
57 | Kent Football United | 8–0 | Victoire | |
58 | Burgess Hill Town | 9–2 | Thamesview | |
59 | Abbey Rangers | 2–1 | Saltdean | |
60 | AFC Phoenix | 5–0 | Phoenix Sports | |
61 | Aylesford | 1–3 | Fulham | |
62 | Basingstoke Town | 0–13 | AFC Bournemouth | 15 |
63 | Swindon Spitfires | 0–6 | Southampton FC Women | |
64 | Shanklin | 0–3 | New Milton Town | 38 |
65 | Warsash Wasps | 3–1 | Royal Wootton Bassett Town | |
66 | Alton | 0–2 | Eastleigh | |
67 | Frampton Rangers | 4–3 | Feniton | |
68 | Exeter City | 5–0 | Frome Town | 55 |
69 | Ilminster Town | 4–0 | Middlezoy Rovers | |
70 | Marine Academy Plymouth | 13–1 | Exeter & Tedburn Rangers | |
71 | Portishead Town | 2–1 | Downend Flyers | |
72 | St Agnes | 1–3 | Keynsham Town Development | |
73 | Torquay United | 1–2 | Weston Super Mare | 50 |
Second round qualifying
Sixty matches were scheduled for the second qualifying round. The 120 teams taking part consisted of 47 FA Women's National League Division One teams exempted to this stage, plus the 73 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 23 September, except seven which were postponed to the following week.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | Steel City Wanderers | 1–8 | Chester Le Street Town | |
2 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | |
3 | Morecambe | 1–5 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | |
4 | Redcar Town | 6–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
5 | Bishop Auckland | 0–8 | Stockport County | 110 |
6 | Tingley Athletic | 0–5 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | |
7 | Bridlington Rovers | 4–1 | Accrington Girls & Ladies | |
8 | Brighouse Town | 5–0 | Penrith | |
9 | Oughtibridge War Memorial | 0–4 | FC United of Manchester | 149 |
10 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Hartlepool United | |
11 | Barnsley | 2–3 | Newcastle United | |
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–1 | Boro Rangers | 60 |
13 | Burnley | 3–2 | Liverpool Feds | |
14 | Alnwick Town | 2–3 | Leeds United | |
15 | Chorley | 5–0 | Farsley Celtic | |
16 | Oadby & Wigston | 2–0 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 64 |
17 | Crusaders | 0–2 | Sporting Khalsa | |
18 | Rugby Town | 0–10 | West Bromwich Albion | |
19 | Long Eaton United | 7–1 | The New Saints | |
20 | Chesterfield | 1–0 | Burton Albion | 90 |
21 | Leicester City Women Development | 6–3 | Solihull United | |
22 | St Johns | 1–4 | Kidderminster Harriers | |
23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–0 | Kingfisher | 75 |
24 | Bedworth United | 0–2 | Birmingham & West Midlands | |
25 | Leafield Athletic | Lutterworth Athletic | ||
26 | Stockingford AA Pavilion | 1–2 | Nettleham | |
27 | Solihull Moors | 3–2 | Loughborough Students | |
28 | Billericay Town | 9–1 | Colney Heath | |
29 | Wymondham Town | 17–1 | Corringham Cosmos | |
30 | AFC Sudbury | 0–7 | Acle United |
Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
31 | Chesham United | 5–0 | Peterborough United | |
32 | Histon | 3–2 | Leigh Ramblers | |
33 | Cambridge City | 5–4 | Leyton Orient | |
34 | Luton Town | 7–0 | AFC Dunstable | 94 |
35 | Enfield Town | 2–1 | Actonians | |
36 | Boston United | 3–11 | Norwich City | |
37 | New London Lionesses | Ipswich Town | ||
38 | Peterborough Northern Star | 1–5 | Stevenage | |
39 | Queens Park Rangers Girls | 5–1 | Royston Town | |
40 | Cambridge United | 6–0 | Harlow Town | |
41 | Worthing | 1–5 | Islington Borough | |
42 | Denham United | 1–3 | Crawley Wasps | |
43 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–0 | AFC Phoenix | |
44 | Oxford City | 4–3 | Fulham | |
45 | Newhaven | 3–1 | Newbury | |
46 | Kent Football United | 9–0 | Burgess Hill Town | |
47 | Godalming Town | 4–2 | Abbey Rangers | |
48 | Whyteleafe | 2–0 | Maidenhead United | |
49 | Ashford Town | 11–2 | Ascot United | |
50 | Buckland Athletic | 4–0 | Ilminster Town | |
51 | Southampton FC Women | 5–0 | New Milton Town | |
52 | Poole Town | 3–1 | Frampton Rangers | 44 |
53 | St Nicholas | W–O | Eastleigh | |
54 | Larkhall Athletic | 7–2 | Weston Super Mare | 50 |
55 | Swindon Town | 0–8 | Keynsham Town | |
56 | Cheltenham Town | 4–1 | Brislington | |
57 | Southampton Saints | 3–0 | Warsash Wasps | |
58 | AFC Bournemouth | 4–1 | Portishead Town | |
59 | Southampton Women's | 1–2 | Marine Academy Plymouth | |
60 | Exeter City | 8–1 | Keynsham Town Development |
Third round qualifying
Thirty matches were scheduled for the third qualifying round. All were played on Sunday 7 October.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 0–4 | Bolton Wanderers | |
2 | Leeds United | 8–0 | Boro Rangers | |
3 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 3–1 | Redcar Town | 80 |
4 | FC United of Manchester | 13–0 | Bridlington Rovers | 147 |
5 | Chorley | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 88 |
6 | Chesterfield | 0–6 | Stockport County | 168 |
7 | Brighouse Town | 3–1 | Burnley | |
8 | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Chester Le Street Town | |
9 | Sporting Khalsa | 1–6 | Long Eaton United | |
10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–1 | Solihull Moors | |
11 | Leicester City Women Development | 2–1 | Oadby & Wigston | |
12 | Birmingham & West Midlands | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
13 | Leafield Athletic | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | 283 |
14 | Nettleham | 9–0 | Histon | |
15 | Norwich City | 4–0 | Enfield Town |
Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
16 | Acle United | 0–1 | Cambridge City | 84 |
17 | Cambridge United | Stevenage | ||
18 | Wymondham Town | 3–4 | Billericay Town | |
19 | Chesham United | 0–3 | Crawley Wasps | |
20 | Islington Borough | 1–2 | New London Lionesses | |
21 | Ashford Town | 3–4 | Kent Football United | 40 |
22 | AFC Wimbledon | 4–0 | Godalming Town | 70 |
23 | Whyteleafe | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers Girls | |
24 | Luton Town | 5–2 | Oxford City | 44 |
25 | Newhaven | 0–8 | AFC Bournemouth | 152 |
26 | Buckland Athletic | 2–0 | Marine Academy Plymouth | |
27 | Eastleigh | 1–2 | Poole Town | |
28 | Keynsham Town | 6–0 | Southampton Saints | |
29 | Southampton FC Women | 4–1 | Larkhall Athletic | 121 |
30 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Exeter City |
First round proper
Fifteen matches were scheduled for the first round proper. Most matches were played on Sunday 11 November 2018, the only exception being New London Lionesses v AFC Wimbledon which were postponed from the original scheduled date to the following week due to a waterlogged pitch. Cambridge City v Cambridge United was replayed on 25 November 2018 after the initial match took place on a pitch that was too small.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | FC United of Manchester | 0–5 | Chester Le Street Town | 110 |
2 | Chorley | 1–2 | Stockport County | |
3 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Brighouse Town | |
4 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | |
5 | Nettleham | 2–3 | Long Eaton United | |
6 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1–6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Leicester City Women Development | |
8 | Cambridge City | 0–2 | Cambridge United | |
9 | Norwich City | 2–3 | Billericay Town | |
10 | Luton Town | Kent Football United | ||
11 | New London Lionesses | AFC Wimbledon | ||
12 | Crawley Wasps | 6–0 | Queens Park Rangers Girls | |
13 | Buckland Athletic | 2–0 | Cheltenham Town | |
14 | Keynsham Town | 8–1 | AFC Bournemouth | |
15 | Poole Town | 0–3 | Southampton FC Women |
Second round proper
Twenty matches were scheduled for the second round proper. The 40 teams taking part consisted of 25 FA Women's National League Northern and Southern Division teams exempted to this stage, plus the 15 match winners from the previous round. Matches were played on Sunday 2 December, except three which were postponed to the following week.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | Sheffield | 2–3 | Nottingham Forest | |
2 | Long Eaton United | 0–5 | Hull City | 60 |
3 | Leeds United | 4–3 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 200 |
4 | Huddersfield Town | 7–1 | Bradford City | 105 |
5 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Fylde Ladies | 85 |
6 | Chester Le Street Town | 0–2 | Stoke City | |
7 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Stockport County | |
8 | Bolton Wanderers | West Bromwich Albion | ||
9 | Guiseley Vixens | 0–2 | Derby County | |
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | Blackburn Rovers | 60 |
Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
11 | Keynsham Town | 8–3 | C & K Basildon | |
12 | Loughborough Foxes | 3–1 | Gillingham | 48 |
13 | Billericay Town | 3–1 | Luton Town | |
14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4–0 | Southampton FC Women | |
15 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–0 | Portsmouth | 95 |
16 | Oxford United | 4–0 | Cambridge United | |
17 | Watford | 1–0 | Buckland Athletic | |
18 | Coventry United | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | |
19 | Crawley Wasps | 2–0 | Chichester City | |
20 | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 125 |
Third round proper
Ten matches were scheduled for the third round proper. All were played on Sunday 6 January.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | |
2 | Derby County | 1–2 | Stoke City | 244 |
3 | Huddersfield Town | 4–1 | Leeds United | 156 |
4 | Middlesbrough | 2–7 | Watford | |
5 | Billericay Town | 3–4 | Loughborough Foxes | |
6 | Hull City | 0–3 | AFC Wimbledon | |
7 | Coventry United | 1–2 | Crawley Wasps | |
8 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
9 | Oxford United | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 203 |
10 | Keynsham Town | 2–1 | Fylde Ladies |
Fourth round proper
Sixteen matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. The 32 teams taking part consists of 22 FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship teams exempted to this stage, plus the ten match winners from the previous round. Half of the matches were played on the weekend of Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 February, with the other half postponed to the following week as a result of bad weather.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | Loughborough Foxes | 0–2 | Sheffield United | |
2 | Charlton Athletic | Huddersfield Town | 184 | |
3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Manchester United | 764 |
4 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
5 | Stoke City | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 252 |
6 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Watford | 883 |
7 | Yeovil Town | 1–3 | Birmingham City | 523 |
8 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–3 | Bristol City | 410 |
9 | Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
10 | Millwall Lionesses | 1–0 | Lewes FC | |
11 | Durham | 5–1 | Cardiff City | 283 |
12 | Everton | 0–2 | Chelsea | |
13 | Crawley Wasps | 0–4 | Arsenal | 1,550 |
14 | Leicester City Women | 0–2 | London Bees | |
15 | Reading | 13–0 | Keynsham Town | |
16 | Liverpool | 6–0 | Milton Keynes Dons |
Fifth round proper
Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper. All were played on Sunday 17 February 2019.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Millwall Lionesses | |
2 | Bristol City | 0–2 | Durham | |
3 | Reading | 2–1 | Birmingham City | |
4 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Arsenal | 2,232 |
5 | Manchester United | 3–0 | London Bees | 837 |
6 | West Ham United | 8–1 | Huddersfield Town | 865 |
7 | Aston Villa | Sheffield United | 252 | |
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Manchester City | 1,158 |
Quarter-finals
The four matches of the quarter-finals were played on Sunday 17 March 2019.Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
1 | Reading | 3–2 | Manchester United | 951 |
2 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | West Ham United | 609 |
3 | Durham | 0–1 | Chelsea | 1,629 |
4 | Manchester City | 3–0 | Liverpool | 1,366 |