2014–15 Women's FA Cup

The 2014–15 Women's FA Cup was the 45th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Arsenal were the defending champions, having beaten Everton 2–0 in the previous final, but lost in the quarter-finals to Chelsea. The 2015 Final took place at Wembley Stadium for the first time, and was held on 1 August 2015. The match was televised live on BBC One.

The competition was rebranded as the Women's FA Cup, following a sponsor deal with SSE. For sponsorship purposes, it was named the SSE Women's FA Cup.

Teams A total of 257 teams entered the 2014–15 FA Women's Cup, with the level of league football played by each team determining the stage of the competition where they were inserted. Teams which played in WSL1, the highest level of league football for women in England, entered in the fifth round.

RoundPrevious round winnersEntered at this stageTotal teams competingGames playedGoals scoredPreliminary round–646431181First round qualifying3210814069415Second round qualifying70–7034136Third round qualifying35417637199First round382402069Second round20244421106Third round2210321670Fourth round16–16831Fifth round8816833Sixth round8–8415Semi-finals4–424Final2–211 The preliminary round, first, second and third qualifying rounds, and the second round proper each saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal or disqualification of one of the teams.

Prize fund RoundPrize moneyPreliminary round£125First round qualifying£150Second round qualifying£200Third round qualifying£225First round£250Second round£300Third round£400Fourth round£500Fifth round£600Sixth round£1,000Semi-finals£2,000FinalWinner: £5,000Runner-up: £2,000

Preliminary round 64 teams entered this stage, with the matches being played on 7 September 2014 and the winners receiving £125. The draw was made on 29 August 2014.http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/pdf/fa-competitions-1415/fa-womens-cup-p.ashx?la=en http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/pdf/bulletins/september/competitions-bulletin-5-12-september.ashx?la=en

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Rutherford4–1Prudhoe TownTie awarded to Prudhoe Town, Rutherford removed from competition2Lowick United6–7 Blyth Town Lions3Birtley St Joseph2–7Tynedale4Brighouse Town10–1Keighley Oaks5Wakefield3–5Malet Lambert6Carlisle United2–3CMB7Rise Park1–5Long Eaton United8Nettleham13–0Arnold Town9Oadby & Wigston2–1Dronfield Town10Coventrians0–4The New Saints11March Town United1–7Roade12Raunds Town4–2 Kettering Town13Sandy0–1Rothwell Corinthians14AFC Sudbury1–12Lowestoft Town15Colchester TownH–WTakeleyTie awarded to Colchester Town. Takeley withdrew from competition.16Bury TownBrentwood Town

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 17Sawbridgeworth Town1–0Stevenage18KIKK United2–3Barking19Chesham United0–8Actonians20Leverstock Green6–0Headington21London Corinthians12–1South Park22Burgess Hill Town4–2Abbey Rangers23Surrey Eagles1–2Battersea & Wandsworth24Regents Park Rangers0–5Carshalton Athletic25Hassocks0–1Eastbourne26Poole Town4–0Aldershot Town27Southampton2–3Fleet Town28Brislington0–2Downend Flyers29Bristol Ladies Union0–1Truro City30Wootton Bassett Town2–4Ilminster Town31Frome Town2–0Cheltenham Civil Service32Bridgwater Town6–0Launceston

N.B. the team progressing to the next round is shown in bold.

First round qualifying The draw was made on 29 August 2014.http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/pdf/fa-competitions-1415/fa-womens-cup-1q.ashx?la=en http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/pdf/fa-competitions-1415/bulletin-8-031014.ashx?la=en

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Kader0–6York City2Tynedale12–0Forest Hall3Peterlee RA4–2Prudhoe Town4Birtley Town4–2Middlesbrough Lionesses5Boldon4–3Blyth Town Lions6Whitley Bay6–0Ashington Woodhorn Lane7Ossett Albion3–8 Wetherby Athletic8Malet Lambert0–3Farsley9Sheffield Wednesday4–1Handsworth10Brighouse Athletic0–2Brighouse Town11Hull City 12–0Bradford Park Avenue12Woolton2–1Middleton Athletic13Blackpool Wren Rovers10–1CMB Ladies14Bury Girls & Ladies2–8Burnley15Merseyrail Bootle10–0Chester City16Mersey Girls2–1Workington Reds17Blackpool2–3 Penrith18City of Manchester4–8Accrington Girls & Ladies19Crewe Alexandra5–2Birkenhead20Ruddington Village6–5Oadby & Wigston21Sandiacre Town0–5Nettleham 22West Bridgford0–3Long Eaton United23Teversal0–7Ellistown24Walsall3–0Malvern Town25Leamington Lions1–3The New Saints26Allscott5–4 Lye Town27Stone Dominoes3–4Bilbrook28Brereton Town2–3Crusaders29Kenilworth Town1–0Coventry Development Ladies30WyrleyFolly Lane31Burton Albion10–1Bedworth United32Newmarket Town0–2Wymondham Town33Rothwell Corinthians0–3Peterborough Northern Star34Great Shelford7–3Roade35Bar Hill4–0Huntingdon Town36Fulbourn Institute2–4Raunds Town37Stewarts & Lloyds Corby1–2Burton Park Wanderers

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 38Brentwood Town2–1West Billericay39Southendian2–3Colchester Town40Lowestoft Town8–3Billericay Town41Haringey Borough2–4Long Lane42Barking5–1Sherrardswood43Garston1–3Colney Heath44Royston Town4–0Sawbridgeworth Town45Offley & Stopsley6–0Harvesters46Banbury United0–3Oxford City47Woodley United1–3Actonians48Brentford9–2Hemel Hempstead Town49Wealdstone3–2AFC Dunstable Ladies50Colne Valley1–6Maidenhead United51Newbury1–0Ascot United52Kidlington5–3Marlow53Leighton United Vixens2–0Leverstock Green54Bexhill United0–2Carshalton Athletic55AFC Wimbledon4–7Fulham56London Corinthians6–0Eastbourne57Crawley Wasps9–0Worthing Town58AFC Wimbledon Development3–0Rottingdean Village59Parkwood Rangers2–1Aylesford60Dartford Royals6–0Chertsey Town61Maidstone UnitedH–WBattersea & WandsworthTie awarded to Maidstone United. Battersea & Wandsworth failed to fulfil fixture.62Herne Bay3–1Anchorians63Eastbourne Town7–0Burgess Hill Town64Parley Sports10–3New Forest65Christchurch2–1Fleet Town66Poole Town4–3 Basingstoke Town67Torquay United5–1Ilminster Town68Frome Town2–4Truro City69Swindon Spitfires2–1 Downend Flyers70Pen Mill0–5Bridgwater Town

Second round qualifying

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Boldon1–2Peterlee RA2Birtley Town0–5Tynedale3York City0–1Whitley Bay4Blackpool Wren Rovers3–0Merseyrail Bootle5Accrington Girls & Ladies5–3Wetherby Athletic6Hull City2–0Brighouse Town7Farsley1–3Sheffield Wednesday8Woolton1–0Penrith9Burnley2–1Mersey Girls10Crewe Alexandra3–1Nettleham11The New Saints3–1Walsall12Ellistown4–3 Wyrley13Raunds Town0–2Crusaders14Allscott0–1Burton Albion15Bilbrook3–0Kenilworth Town16Long Eaton United1–5Ruddington Village17Wymondham Town2–0Great Shelford18Colchester Town2–0Brentwood Town19Burton Park Wanderers4–1Offley & Stopsley20Leighton United Vixens4–1Colney Heath21Lowestoft Town8–0Wealdstone22Barking4–0 Royston Town

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 23Peterborough Northern Star1–2Bar HillTie replayed after original result (2–1 to Bar Hill) was declared void.23 (Replay)Peterborough Northern Star2–0 Bar Hill24Long Lane5–4Brentford25London Corinthians3–2Fulham26Carshalton Athletic5–2Maidstone United27Eastbourne Town3–1Parkwood Rangers28Crawley Wasps0–1Herne Bay29AFC Wimbledon Development3–0Dartford Royals30Maidenhead UnitedActonians31Poole Town1–2 Oxford City32Christchurch1–4Parley Sports33Bridgwater Town4–2Newbury34Torquay UnitedH–WKidlingtonTie awarded to Torquay United after Kidlington withdrew from competition.35Truro City1–3Swindon Spitfires

Third round qualifying 45 clubs belonging to the Women's Premier League division one's Midlands, North, South and South West leagues entered at this stage of the competition.http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/pdf/fa-competitions-1415/fa-womens-cup-exemptions.ashx?la=en

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Morecambe4–3 Burnley2Steel City Wanderers3–4Mossley Hill3Hull City4–1Chester-le-Street Town4Whitley Bay1–2Liverpool Marshall Feds5Guiseley VixensH–WPeterlee RATie awarded to Guiseley. Peterlee unable to fulfil fixture.6Chorley10–1Tynedale7Sheffield United Community2–0Woolton8Leeds2–0Tranmere Rovers9Stockport County4–0Accrington Girls & Ladies10Curzon Ashton2–6Norton & Stockton Ancients11Blackpool Wren Rovers6–2Middlesbrough12Rotherham United8–0Sheffield Wednesday13Ruddington Village2–13Loughborough Foxes14The New Saints2–0Leafield Athletic15Crewe Alexandra3–5Loughborough Students16Burton Park Wanderers0–1 Leicester City Ladies17FC Reedswood4–0Burton Albion18Leicester City7–0Crusaders

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 19Radcliffe Olympic5–0Ellistown20Mansfield Town2–1Billbrook21C&K Basildon3–1Barking22Norwich City1–5Lowestoft Town23Ipswich Town2–1Colchester Town24Peterborough Northern Star1–2Milton Keynes Dons25Wymondham Town1–4 Cambridge United26Leighton United Vixens1–6Luton Town27Crystal Palace3–1 AFC Wimbledon Development28Long Lane0–4Herne Bay29Enfield TownCarshalton Athletic30Maidenhead United3–0Shanklin31London Corinthians4–0Denham United32Eastbourne Town5–0Gosport Borough33Forest Green Rovers10–1Oxford City34Larkhall Athletic5–0Bridgwater Town35Cheltenham Town2–1St. Nicholas36Parley Sports3–5Exeter City37Southampton Saints2–0Swindon Spitfires38Torquay United2–4Swindon Town

First round proper The draw for the first round was made on 3 November 2014. All ties with the exception of the matches at Chorley and C & K Basildon were played on 6 December 2014. The remaining two took place on 14 December 2014.