2012–13 FA Women's Cup

The 2012–13 FA Women's Cup was the 43rd season of the FA Women's Cup, the main domestic knockout Cup competition in English women's football. It lacked a sponsor for the second consecutive season.

283 clubs were accepted into the competition. The first qualifying round commenced on 30 September 2012, with the first round proper played on 9 December 2012. Arsenal beat Bristol Academy 3–0 in the final on 26 May 2013 at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster.

Birmingham City were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in last season's final.

Teams Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round First round qualifying 283 186 none 186 Second round qualifying 190 106 93 13 Third round qualifying 137 100 53 47 Northern Combination Women's Football LeagueMidland Combination Women's Football LeagueSouth West Combination Women's Football LeagueSouth East Combination Women's Football League First round proper 87 50 50 none Second round proper 62 44 25 19 FA Women's Premier League Northern DivisionFA Women's Premier League Southern Division Third round proper 40 32 22 10 FA Women's Premier League National Division Fourth round proper 24 16 16 none Fifth round proper 16 16 8 8 FA WSL Quarter–finals 8 8 8 none Semi–finals 4 4 4 none Final 2 2 2 none

Schedule The schedule for the 2012–13 FA Cup, as announced by the Football Association, is as follows:

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs Prize money First round qualifying 30 September 2012 93 283 → 190 £125 Second round qualifying 14 October 2012 53 190 → 137 £175 Third round qualifying 11 November 2012 50 137 → 87 £225 First round proper 9 December 2012 25 87 → 62 £250 Second round proper 6 January 2013 22 62 → 40 £300 Third round proper 3 February 2013 16 40 → 24 £400 Fourth round proper 24 February 2013 8 24 → 16 £500 Fifth round proper 17 March 2013 8 16 → 8 £600 Quarter–finals 31 March 2013 4 8 → 4 £1,000 Semi–finals 28 April 2013 2 4 → 2 £2,000 Final 26 May 2013 1 2 → 1 Runner–up £2,000Winner £5,000

First qualifying round

All of the teams entering the competition that are not members of either the FA WSL, FA Women's Premier League National Division, FA Women's Premier League Northern Division or FA Women's Premier League Southern Division had to compete in the qualifying rounds to win a place in the competition proper.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Abbey Rangers2–1 Meridian2Accrington Girls & Ladies3–5Tranmere Rovers3AFC Sudbury5–2Colchester Town4AFC Trinity6–5Great Shelford5AFC WimbledonH–WEast PrestonWalkover for AFC Wimbledon Ladies6Allscott2–1Lightwood7Andover New Street3–1Christchurch8Appleby Frodingham0–12Rothwell9Arnold Town2–6Lutterworth Athletic10Ashford4–1South Park11Barking4–2Stevenage12Barnsley3–0Kirklees13Birmingham & West Midlands7–1AFC Telford United14Bradford Park Avenue5–1Brighouse Town15Bradwell Belles0–8FC Reedswood16Bridgwater Town3–4Stoke Lane Athletic17Chelmsford CityH–WFakenham TownWalkover for Chelmsford City.18Cheltenham Civil Service0–6Brislington19Chester Le Street Town6–1York City20Consett1–12Peterlee St Francis21Cottage Farm Rangers0–9Coventry Sphinx22Coventry Development2–3Walsall23Crewe Alexandra3–1Irlam24Crown Newlaithes1–5Jarrow25Dartford YMCA1–4Westfield26Downend Flyers9–1AEK–BOCO27Eastbourne Town8–1Claygate Royals28Falmouth Town8–2Cheltenham Town29Fleet Town0–5Poole Town30Forest Hall0–10Durham Wildcats31Forest Of Dean1–0Heavitree Social32Handsworth0–3Guiseley AFC Vixens33Haywards Heath Town3–4London Corinthians34Headington0–3Denham United35Hemel Hempstead Town6–3Newbury36Hethersett Athletic4–2Lowestoft Town37Hockering1–3Wymondham Town38Huntingdon Town4–3Brackley Sports39Hutton2–3Haverhill Rovers40Ilminster Town6–0Street41Keighley Oaks0–2Steel City Wanderers42KIKK United3–1Haringey Borough43Larkhall Athletic5–1Bude Town44Leighton United Vixens2–1Leverstock Green45Lichfield Diamonds0–2Crusaders

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 46Long Eaton United1–2Nettleham47Long Lane3–2Bexhill United48Lowick United3–5Norton & Stockton Ancients49Lye Town1–7Kenilworth Town50Maidenhead United5–1Banbury United51Marlow4–6Bracknell Town52Mauritius Sports Association3–1Sawbridgeworth Town53Middleton Athletic3–5City of Manchester54Milford & Witley0–6Eastbourne55Morecambe4–1Blackpool Wren Rovers56Netherton United3–1Stewarts & Lloyds Corby57North Shields5–2Birtley Town58Oadby & Wigston2–1 Dronfield Town59Actonians1–3Launton60Oxford City5–0Ascot United61Padiham2–3Preston North End62Parkwood RangersAnchorians63Parley Sports1–5Shanklin64Pegasus2–1Malvern Town65Pen Mill3–5Bitton66Peterborough Sports Parkway10–0Raunds Town67Prince of Wales2–3 Knaphill68Quedgeley Wanderers2–7Bristol Union69Ramsgate2–5Crawley Wasps70Reading1–2Colne Valley71Redcar TownKendal Town72Regents Park RangersBattersea Ironsides73RoadeH–WOutwell SwiftsWalkover for Roade.74Rottingdean Village3–1New Forest75Royston Town0–1St Albans City76Ruddington Village3–4Rise Park77Rusthall1–4Maidstone United78Sandiacre Town4–2Retford United79Shenstone1–2Ellistown80St Nicholas3–2Launceston81Standon & Puckeridge4–1Sandy82Swindon Spitfires2–1Gosport Borough83The New Saints4–1Bexhill United84Tring Athletic2–4 City Belles85VictoireA–WMaidstone TownWalkover for Maidstone Town.86Warrington Town1–11Blackpool87West Billericay5–0Assandun Vikings88West Bridgford1–6Mansfield Town89Wetherby Athletic1–4Ossett Albion90WeymouthAldershot Town91Whickham Fellside5–0California92Wootton Bassett Town2–6Southampton93Workington Reds0–5Whitley Bay

Second qualifying round

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Abbeytown3–1North Shields2AFC Sudbury3–1Wymondham Town3AFC Trinity6–2Moulton4AFC Wimbledon6–0Abbey Rangers5Ashford3–5Battersea Ironsides6Barking6–1St Albans City7Birmingham & West Midlands2–1Allscott8Brislington4–2Ilminster Town9Chelmsford City2–3C&K Basildon10City of Manchester1–2Blackpool11Colne Valley4–1Bracknell Town12Crewe Alexandra1–0Chester City13Downend Flyers4–2Bitton14Eastbourne0–7Westfield15FC Reedswood6–2Crusaders16Forest Of Dean3–1Stoke Lane Athletic17Guiseley AFC Vixens1–3Barnsley18Hethersett Athletic0–2Billericay Town19Huntingdon Town2–5Roade20Jarrow2–1Whitley Bay21Kendal Town1–5Chester Le Street Town22Kenilworth Town1–4The New Saints23KIKK United9–3Leighton United Vixens24Knaphill1–4Eastbourne Town25Larkhall Athletic5–1Falmouth Town26Launton0–4Denham United27London Corinthians14–0Maidstone United28Maidenhead United4–1Hemel Hempstead Town

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 29Maidstone Town9–1Rottingdean Village30Mansfield Town4–1Oadby & Wigston31Mauritius Sports Association3–1Standon & Puckeridge32Morecambe7–0Birkenhead33Norton & Stockton Ancients2–8Durham Wildcats34Ossett Albion2–6Hull City35Oxford City3–0City Belles36Panthers4–2Long Lane37Parkwood Rangers2–1Crawley Wasps38Pegasus3–4Ellistown39Peterborough Northern Star7–3Hampton40Peterborough Sports Parkway10–1Netherton United41Peterlee St Francis7–1Whickham Fellside42Prudhoe Town2–5Penrith AFC43Rise Park2–1Nettleham44Rothwell4–2Westella & Willerby45Sandiacre Town3–4Lutterworth Athletic46Shanklin2–0Andover New Street47Southampton0–3Aldershot Town48St Nicholas1–3Bristol Union49Steel City Wanderers6–2Bradford Park Avenue50Swindon Spitfires3–4 Poole Town51Tranmere Rovers3–0Preston North End52Walsall2–3Coventry Sphinx53West Billericay4–0Haverhill Rovers

Third qualifying round

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Abbeytown0–4Leeds City Vixens2AFC Sudbury5–1West Billericay3AFC Wimbledon1–0Aldershot Town4Arlesey Town2–0Peterborough Northern Star5Barking0–4Enfield Town6Barnsley1–2Liverpool Feds7Billericay Town2–4Brentwood Town8Bradford City4–0Rothwell9Cambridge United3–1KIKK United10Cheadle Heath Nomads0–4Huddersfield Town11Chesham United15–0Roade12Chester Le Street Town1–7Stockport County13Chichester City1–0Denham United14Chorley4–1Rotherham United15Crewe Alexandra3–1Tranmere Rovers16Crystal Palace1–4Parkwood Rangers17Durham Wildcats10–0Wakefield18Eastbourne Town0–1Southampton Saints19Ellistown0–4Stoke City20Forest Green Rovers7–3Downend Flyers21Forest Of Dean3–9Exeter City22Gloucester City0–5Keynsham Town23Larkhall Athletic2–0Bristol Union24Leafield Athletic5–4Birmingham & West Midlands25Leamington Lions0–3Milton Keynes Dons26Leicester City Ladies4–3FC Reedswood

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 27London Corinthians7–1Panthers28Loughborough Foxes5–0Daventry Town29Loughborough Students0–3Copsewood Coventry30Lutterworth Athletic4–1Mansfield Town31Maidenhead United2–3Colne Valley32Maidstone Town1–3University Of Portsmouth33Mauritius Sports Association (MSA)2–1 AFC Trinity34Middlesbrough6–4Curzon Ashton35Mossley Hill2–1South Durham & Cestria36Norwich City2–4Luton Town37Oxford City0–7Ipswich Town38Oxford United5–0Battersea Ironsides39Penrith AFC2–6Morecambe40Peterborough Sports Parkway3–4 C&K Basildon41Peterlee St FrancisH–WHull CityWalkover for Peterlee St Francis.42Plymouth Argyle4–2Keynsham Town Development43Poole Town1–9Swindon Town44Radcliffe Olympic2–0The New Saints45Rise Park2–1Coventry Sphinx46Shanklin1–3Brislington47Sheffield United Community1–0Jarrow48Steel City Wanderers0–2Blackpool49Westfield3–2Ebbsfleet United

First round proper

The draw was made on 12 November 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 9 December 2012. Colne Valley were the lowest–ranked team left in the competition, competing in the Greater London Division 1 at level 8 of the English Women's football league system.