The 2011–12 FA Women's Cup is the 42nd season of the association football knockout competition. 276 clubs competed for the years trophy. The winners will not qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. The current holders are now Birmingham City. They beat Chelsea 3–2 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw in the final at Ashton Gate.
Teams Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round First round qualifying 276 180 0 180 Second round qualifying 186 104 90 14 Third round qualifying 134 96 52 44 Northern Combination WFL/Midland Combination WFL/South West Combination WFL/South East Combination WFL First round proper 86 48 48 0 Second round proper 62 44 24 20 FA WPL Northern/Southern Divisions Third round proper 40 32 22 10 FA WPL National Division Fourth round proper 24 16 16 0 Fifth round proper 16 16 8 8 FA Women's Super League Sixth round proper (QF) 8 8 8 0 Semi–Final 4 4 4 0 Final 2 2 2 0
Calendar Round Main date Prize money First round qualifying Sunday, 2 October 2011 £125 Second round qualifying Sunday, 23 October 2011 £175 Third round qualifying Sunday, 13 November 2011 £225 First round proper Sunday, 11 December 2011 £250 Second round proper Sunday, 8 January 2012 £300 Third round proper Sunday, 5 February 2012 £400 Fourth round proper Sunday, 26 February 2012 £500 Fifth round proper Sunday, 11 March 2012 £600 Sixth round proper (QF) Sunday, 25 March 2012 £1,000 Semi–Final Sunday, 15 April 2012 £2,000 Final Sunday, 26 May 2012 £2,000/£5,000
First round qualifying
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Abbey Rangers1–5Haywards Heath Town2Abbeytown3–1Forest Hall3Accrington Girls & Ladies0–4Blackpool Wren Rovers4AFC Telford United0–3Allscott5AFC Wimbledon3–1East Preston6Aldershot Town2–0Poole Town7Arnold Town2–0Oadby & Wigston8Ashford0–4Chichester City9Ashington CFC3–2Prudhoe Town10Aylesbury United1–5Newbury11Barnsley9–0Ossett Albion12Bexhill United2–1Knaphill13Bilbrook7–0Rugby Town14Bitton4–1AEK–BOCO15Blackpool13–0Southport Birkdale16Bolton Wanderers2–5Tranmere Rovers17Bracknell Town7–0Beaconsfield SYCOB18Bradford Park Avenue1–6Keighley Oaks19Braintree Town2–3Billericay Town20Brandon TownA–WWoodbridge TownWalkover for Woodbridge Town21Brantham Athletic5–3Bungay Town22Brighouse Athletic0–2Padiham23Brighouse Town0–3Crewe Alexandra24Cheltenham Town4–2 Ilminster Town25Chester City4–6 Birkenhead26Colne ValleyH–WHenley TownWalkover for Colne Valley27Copleston0–10C&K Basildon28Corby Stewarts & LloydsA–WCogenhoe & KingsthorpeWalkover for Cogenhoe & Kingsthorpe29Crawley Wasps5–0Meridian30Crusaders3–2Malvern Town31Denham United3–0Marlow32Downend Flyers3–5Bristol Union33Durham Wildcats4–0Penrith AFC34EastbourneSouth Park35Fakenham Town2–1East Thurrock United36Headington1–3Launton37Hereford Pegasus1–5Stratford Town38Hethersett Athletic3–1 Haverhill Rovers39Hoddesdon Owls1–5Hemel Hempstead Town40Huntingdon Town0–2AFC Trinity41Kettering Town10–0Peterborough Hampton42Kick In Kulan I Krysset United (KIKK)7–2Leverstock Green43Lancaster City2–4Warrington Town44Leighton United Vixens2–1 Tring Athletic45Leyton3–1Haringey Borough46Lichfield Diamonds2–0Walsall47London Corinthians3–2 Rottingdean Village48Long Eaton United8–0Asfordby Amateurs
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 49Lowick United7–2Cramlington United50Lumley2–1Consett51Maidstone Association Local Government Officers (MALGO)1–2Westfield52Mansfield Town7–5Nettleham53Marine Academy PlymouthA–WExeter CityWalkover for Exeter City.54Mauritius Sports Association (MSA)2–0Stevenage55Morecambe4–2Middleton Athletic56Moulton3–1 Rothwell Town57New Forest1–13Parley Sports58North Ferriby United4–0Appleby Frodingham59North Shields1–3Norton & Stockton Ancients60Oxford City4–2Banbury United61Oxford United5–2Maidenhead United62Parkwood RangersRusthall63Pen Mill1–2St Nicholas64Peterborough Northern Star2–1Brackley Sports65Peterborough Sports5–2Daventry Town66Purbeck0–4Andover New Street67RACA Tynedale3–2Birtley Town68Ramsgate2–9Eastbourne Town69Reading Town3–4 Brentford70Redcar Town4–0Percy Main71Retford United2–1Dronfield Town72Salisbury City0–1 Weymouth73Sawbridgeworth Town1–6Arlesey Town74Scunthorpe United2–3Rothwell75Shanklin12–0Broadstone76Sheffield United Community3–0Hull City77Sheffield United Junior Blades1–2Steel City Wanderers78Shepton Mallet0–8???79Southam UnitedA–WCoventry SphinxWalkover for Coventry Sphinx.80St Francis 20006–3Peterlee RA81Stafford Town4–0Wyrley82Stoke Lane Athletic2–4Frome Town83Swindon Spitfires0–1 Bridgwater Town84Swindon Supermarine3–1Forest Of Dean85Teesside Sport0–4California86TynesideH–WWhitehavenWalkover for Tyneside.87Victoire1–7Maidstone Town88West4–2Thorpe United89Whitley Bay8–1Kendal Town90Wymondham Town0–8Chelmsford City
Second round qualifying
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Abbeytown1–3Whitley Bay2AFC Trinity5–3Cogenhoe & Kingsthorpe3AFC WimbledonLondon Corinthians4Aldershot Town0–2Southampton5Andover New Street0–3Weymouth6Arnold Town9–0West Bridgford7Ashington CFC4–3Redcar Town8Barking5–1Arlesey Town9Barnsley5–3Keighley Oaks10Bexhill United4–2Haywards Heath Town11Billericay TownH–WWoodbridge TownWalkover for Billericay Town.12Birkenhead0–3Morecambe13Bitton0–4???14Blackpool Wren Rovers2–1Padiham15Bracknell Town5–0Launton16Brentford1–2Oxford City17Bristol Union3–2Swindon Supermarine18California3–1Tyneside19Chelmsford City0–7Hethersett Athletic20Cheltenham Town0–3Bridgwater Town21Chichester City4–1Maidstone Town22Christchurch0–6Shanklin23Coventry Sphinx4–1Kenilworth Town24CrusadersCottage Farm Rangers25Denham United8–1Colne Valley26Eastbourne Town2–3Crawley Wasps
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 27Fakenham Town1–4C&K Basildon28Falmouth Town0–1Launceston29Hemel Hempstead Town3–1Leighton United Vixens30Kettering Town0–5Peterborough Sports31Kick In Kulan I Krysset United (KIKK)0–3Hampstead32Lichfield Diamonds6–1Allscott33Locks Heath0–3Parley Sports34Long Eaton United8–1Retford United35Lowick United4–2 Norton & Stockton Ancients36Mauritius Sports Association (MSA)3–1Leyton37Morley Rangers0–9Exeter City38Newbury0–12Oxford United39North Ferriby United0–15Rothwell40Peterborough Northern Star8–1Moulton41RACA Tynedale1–6Durham Wildcats42RusthallPanthers43Sandiacre Town1–3Mansfield Town44Sheffield United Community6–0Steel City Wanderers45South Park1–4Westfield46St Francis 200013–2Lumley47St Nicholas1–3Frome Town48Stafford Town1–4Bilbrook49Stratford Town4–3FC Reedswood50Tranmere Rovers3–2Blackpool51Warrington Town0–7Crewe Alexandra52West3–1Brantham Athletic
Third round qualifying
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1AFC TrinityH–WDudley UnitedWalkover for AFC Trinity.2Arnold Town0–1Coventry Sphinx3Ashington CFC2–3 California4Bexhill United1–6Bracknell Town5Blackpool Wren Rovers4–2Lowick United6Bridgwater Town1–5Swindon Town7Bristol Union2–6Forest Green Rovers8C&K Basildon3–1Hemel Hempstead Town9Chichester City7–0Rusthall10Crewe Alexandra2–3Crusaders11Crystal Palace1–2Crawley Wasps12Denham UnitedSouthampton Saints13Durham Wildcats3–0Barnsley14Ebbsfleet United3–0Barking15Exeter City4–0Keynsham Town Development16Hampstead1–2Cambridge United17Hethersett Athletic0–5Enfield Town18Huddersfield Town1–2Bradford City19Ipswich TownH–WWestWalkover for Ipswich Town20Larkhall Athletic5–2 Gloucester City21Leicester City Ladies4–0Northampton Town22Lewes4–1 University Of Portsmouth23Lichfield Diamonds1–5Stoke City24Liverpool Feds1–0 Salford
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 25London Corinthians0–5Oxford United26Loughborough Students14–0Bilbrook27Luton Town0–1Peterborough Sports28Mansfield Town3–4Copsewood Coventry29Mauritius Sports Association (MSA)4–3 Milton Keynes Dons30Morecambe2–3Sheffield United Community31Mossley Hill6–0Curzon Ashton32Newquay3–2Frome Town33Norwich City4–3Chesham United34Old Actonians2–6Billericay Town35Parley Sports3–1Launceston36Peterborough Northern Star4–3 Brentwood Town37Radcliffe Olympic3–1Long Eaton United38Rothwell0–4Newcastle United39South Durham & Cestria9–0Wakefield40Southampton2–3Weymouth41Stockport County8–0St Francis 200042Stratford Town3–6Loughborough Foxes43Tranmere Rovers0–4Sheffield Wednesday44Westfield3–0Oxford City45Whitley Bay2–3Middlesbrough46Wolverhampton Wanderers3–2 Leafield Athletic47Yeovil Town1–2 ShanklinBye: Havant & Waterlooville
First round proper Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1AFC Trinity2–5Leicester City Ladies2Billericay Town3–6 Peterborough Northern Star3Blackpool Wren Rovers3–2Mossley Hill4Bracknell Town0–5Enfield Town5Bradford City3–2Newcastle United6C&K Basildon0–3Lewes7California0–8Durham Wildcats8Cambridge United2–5Oxford United9Chichester City5–2Peterborough Sports10Copsewood Coventry3–6 Stoke City11Crawley WaspsH–WIpswich TownWalkover for Crawley Wasps.12Crusaders0–3Coventry Sphinx13Ebbsfleet United1–5Havant & Waterlooville14Forest Green Rovers5–1Weymouth15Liverpool Feds1–3Sheffield Wednesday16Loughborough Foxes3–0Radcliffe Olympic17Loughborough Students5–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers18Mauritius Sports Association (MSA)2–1Westfield19NewquayLarkhall Athletic20Norwich City0–3Denham United21Shanklin3–1Parley Sports22Sheffield United Community0–1Middlesbrough23Stockport County2–3South Durham & Cestria24Swindon Town2–1Exeter City Second round proper Lowest team remaining at start of round: Durham Wildcats (3rd place Durham WFL level 7 of pyramid) Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Blackpool Wren Rovers3–4Rotherham United2Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Millwall Lionesses3Chichester City0–3West Ham United4Coventry Sphinx0–1Peterborough Northern Star5Crawley WaspsMauritius Sports Association (MSA)6Derby County3–1 Loughborough Foxes7Enfield TownQueens Park Rangers8Gillingham3–0Colchester United9Havant & Waterlooville3–2Plymouth Argyle10Keynsham Town7–1Swindon Town11Larkhall Athletic2–1Shanklin12Leicester City Ladies2–1Loughborough Students13Leicester City0–1Sporting Club Albion14Manchester City9–1Leeds City Vixens15Oxford United2–0Lewes16Portsmouth4–1Forest Green Rovers17Preston North End7–3Stoke City18Rochdale1–2Blackburn Rovers19Sheffield10–0Middlesbrough20Sheffield Wednesday1–4Durham Wildcats21South Durham & Cestria0–3Bradford City22Tottenham Hotspur7–0 Denham United Third round proper
Draw The lowest team remaining in the competition at the start of the round are: Durham WildcatsAll matches scheduled for Sunday, 5 February 2012 at 2pm. After a complete postponement due to snow on the 5th 12 of the 16 fixtures were again postponed due to snow on the 12th. The remaining fixtures are rescheduled for 19 February.
League and place of home team Home team Visiting team League and place of away team Southwest Region WFL Premier #1 Larkhall Athletic Tottenham Hotspur FA WPL Southern #6 FA WPL Southern #4 Brighton & Hove Albion Havant & Waterlooville South West Combination WFL #3 FA WPL National #3 Charlton Athletic Bradford City Northern Combination WFL #3 South East Combination WFL #3 Enfield Town MSA London and South East Div 1 #7 FA WPL Southern #3 Portsmouth Sheffield FA WPL Northern #4 FA WPL National #10 Watford Leeds United FA WPL National #2 FA WPL National #6 Aston Villa Coventry City FA WPL National #5 FA WPL Northern #5 Derby County West Ham United FA WPL Southern #2 FA WPL National #1 Sunderland Rotherham United FA WPL Northern #9 FA WPL National #9 Nottingham Forest Blackburn Rovers FA WPL Northern #6 FA WPL National #4 Barnet Peterborough Northern Star East Midlands WFL Premier #3 FA WPL Northern #3 Sporting Club Albion Reading FA WPL National #7
Results