2009–10 FA Women's Cup

The 2009–10 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 13 September 2009 and 3 May 2010. It was the 40th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Everton, who defeated Arsenal in the final. The tournament consisted of a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper.

The competition began on 13 September 2009 when the 24 lowest-ranked teams in the tournament took part in the preliminary round, however only eleven games were played due to the withdrawal of Stokesley, allowing Forest Hall YPC to progress to first qualifying round.

All match results and dates from the Football Association website.

Teams A total of 245 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association. Twenty-four teams entered at the preliminary round stage, while a further 140 joined entered at first round qualifying. Teams that played in the four regional Combination leagues (South West, South East, Midland and Northern) were given an exemption to the first round proper, while teams in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and FA Women's Premier League Southern Division entered at the third round stage. Teams in the FA Women's Premier League National Division, which at the time was the top flight of women's football in England, were given byes to the fourth round. RoundPrevious round winnersEntered at this stageTotal entriesGames playedGoals scoredPrize moneyPreliminary round–24241164£75First round qualifying1214015272327£100Second round qualifying76–7638196£150Third round qualifying38–381997£200First round19456428137£250Second round32–321663£350Third round1624402082£500Fourth round2012321673£600Fifth round16–16827£750Sixth round8–8420£1,250Semi-finals4–426£2,500Final2–215£1,000 (runners-up)£5,000 (winners)

Preliminary round All games were played on 13 September 2009. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Forest Hall YPCH–WStokesleyTie awarded to Forest Hall, Stokesley withdrew from competition2Newcastle Medics0–9Gateshead Rutherford Ravens3Prudhoe Town1–3Tynedale4Gateshead Cleveland Hall0–7North Shields5Accrington Girls & Ladies0–1Harraby Catholic Club6Dearne & District2–1Brighouse Town7Tipton Town16–0Stourport Swifts8Woodford United0–4Brackley Sports9Saffron Walden Town1–5C&K Basildon10Runwell Hospital2–1Hutton11Eastleigh5–0Parley Sports12ChristchurchNew Forest

First round qualifying

All games were played on 27 September 2009.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Gateshead Rutherford Ravens0–3Birtley Town2Forest Hall1–5North Shields3Whitley Bay7–0Redcar Athletic4Tynedale3–0Brandon United5Blyth SpartansA–WPeterlee RATie awarded to Peterlee RA. Blyth Spartans withdrew from competition.6Abbeytown1–2 Warrington Town7Birkenhead2–3Middleton Athletic8Whitehaven3–1Bury Girls & Ladies9Chester City0–2Wigan Athletic10Harraby Catholic Club1–0Dalton Girls & Ladies11Bolton Wanderers10–1Preston Rangers12Barnsley1–2 Hull City13Dearne & District3–1Huddersfield Town14Steel City Wanderers2–0Sheffield United Junior Blades15Guiseley AFC Vixens1–2Sheffield16Keighley1–5Sheffield United Community17Rolls-Royce Leisure2–1Market Warsop18Mansfield Town2–1Peterborough Sports19Sandiacre Town4–0Retford United20Friar Lane & Epworth2–4Long Eaton United21Peterborough Northern Star5–0West Bridgford22Hinckley United1–4Loughborough Students23Huntingdon Town1–2Oadby & Wigston24Linby CW1–7Shepshed Dynamo25Hereford Phoenix5–0Cottage Farm Rangers26Tipton Town0–4Southam United27Leamington Lions3–1Cannock28Hereford Pegasus3–2Allscott29Worcester City0–1 Stratford Town30CrusadersA–WCoventry Ladies DevelopmentTie awarded to Coventry Ladies Development. Crusaders removed from competition.31Lichfield Diamonds1–6Dudley United32Haverhill Rovers1–0Stalham Town33Cambridge University1–2Fakenham Town34Bungay Town0–9Woodbridge Town35AFC Kempston Rovers3–0Raunds Town36Daventry Town1–3Corby S&L37Bedford7–0Cogenhoe & Kingsthorpe38Leighton Linslade3–0Baldock

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 39Brackley Sports0–3Arlesey Town40Kettering Town3–0Hitchin Hearts41London ColneyA–WBrentwood TownTie awarded to Brentwood Town. London Colney withdrew from competition.42C&K Basildon0–5Barking43Royston Town1–2Braintree Town44Hemel Hempstead Town3–2Billericay Town45Tring Athletic2–1Stevenage46Runwell Hospital2–5Chelmsford City47Sawbridgeworth Town2–1Garston48Haringey Borough4–1Wandgas49Mauritius Sports Association4–1Manford Way50Leyton0–4Panthers51Tower Hamlets3–0Westfield52AFC Wimbledon3–1Dorking53Old Actonians2–1Denham United54Ashford Girls5–1Crowborough Athletic55Rottingdean Village0–2Canterbury City56Ramsgate0–9Maidstone Town57Bexhill United0–3Haywards Heath Town58Eastbourne Town5–1London Corinthians59Aldershot Town1–0Southampton Saints60Crawley Wasps3–0Chichester City61BTC SouthamptonA–WShanklinTie awarded to Shanklin. BTC Southampton withdrew from competition.62Southampton1–5University of Portsmouth63Eastleigh0–5Basingstoke Town64East Preston2–1New Forest65Bracknell Town3–0Cheltenham Town66Wycombe Wanderers4–1Forest of Dean67Chippenham Town3–6Stoke Lane Athletic68Stony Stratford Town5–4Reading Girls69MK Wanderers0–3Oxford United70Launton4–1Marlow71Maidenhead United14–0Banbury United72Beaconsfield SYCOB9–0Newent Town73Reading1–3Swindon Supermarine74Poole Town0–6Keynsham Town Development75Launceston0–2Marine Academy Plymouth76Frome Town2–0Weymouth

Second round qualifying

All games were played on 11 October 2009.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Birtley Town2–10Whitley Bay2Tynedale0–2Peterlee RA3North Shields1–5Harraby Catholic Club4Warrington Town0–8Hull City5Bolton Wanderers3–1Dearne & District6Sheffield11–0Middleton Athletic7Whitehaven0–2Wigan Athletic8Sheffield United Community3–1Steel City Wanderers9Peterborough Northern Star2–1Rolls-Royce Leisure10Shepshed Dynamo1–3Loughborough Students11Sandiacre Town3–0Mansfield Town12Long Eaton United4–1Oadby & Wigston13Stratford Town1–3Hereford Phoenix14Corby S&L4–0Coventry Ladies Development15Leamington Lions3–0Southam United16Hereford Pegasus2–5Dudley United17Bedford3–0Haverhill Rovers18Kettering Town2–1Leyton Linslade19Woodbridge Town3–0Fakenham Town

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 20AFC Kempston Rovers1–3Arlesey Town21Brentwood Town1–4Chelmsford City22Tring Athletic2–3 Sawbridgeworth Town23Mauritius Sports Association2–6Barking24Braintree Town4–3Hemel Hempstead Town25Panthers3–4Haringey Borough26Tower Hamlets1–3Maidstone Town27Canterbury City2–3Haywards Heath Town28Aldershot Town5–0AFC Wimbledon29Old Actonians6–0Ashford Girls30Crawley Wasps1–2Eastbourne Town31Launton1–4Wycombe Wanderers32Shanklin5–0Bracknell Town33University of Portsmouth3–2Basingstoke Town34Oxford United7–1Stony Stratford Town35East Preston3–2 Maidenhead United36Beaconsfield SYCOB8–3Stoke Lane Athletic37Keynsham Town Development2–4Swindon Supermarine38Frome Town0–1Marine Academy Plymouth

Third round qualifying All games were played on 25 October 2009, with the exception of the Harraby Catholic Club v Hull City tie, which was played on 8 November in Hull after twice having been postponed. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Sheffield1–2Whitley Bay2Wigan Athletic2–6Peterlee RA3Hull City12–1Harraby Cotholic Club4Bolton Wanderers0–7Sheffield United Community5Long Eaton United2–0Peterborough Northern Star6Leamington Lions4–1 Corby S&L7Hereford Phoenix3–5Loughborough Students8Dudley United2–1Sandiacre Town9Woodbridge TownChelmsford City10Braintree Town0–3Sawbridgeworth Town11Kettering Town1–5Barking12Bedford2–1Arlesey Town13Aldershot Town3–5Old Actonians14Haywards Heath Town1–2Maidstone Town15Haringey Borough2–1Eastbourne Town16Wycombe Wanderers1–7East Preston17Beaconsfield SYCOB0–5Swindon Supermarine18Shanklin1–0Oxford United19Marine Academy Plymouth2–0University of Portsmouth

First round proper All games were originally scheduled for 8 November 2009. The tie between Cullompton Rangers and Forest Green Rovers was postponed four times, before Cullompton withdrew from the competition, allowing Forest Green to progress to the next round.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Liverpool Feds4–0Peterlee RA2SalfordH–WDarlington RATie awarded to Salford. Darlington RA withdrew.3Stockport County3–1Bradford City4Whitley Bay7–1Blackpool Wren Rovers5Hull City0–9Rochdale6Tranmere Rovers1–6Rotherham United7Sheffield United Community1–2Middlesbrough8South Durham & Cestria1–2Wakefield9Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Sporting Club Albion10Stoke City5–4 Loughborough Students11Long Eaton United0–2Coventry City12Leafield Athletic8–0Leamington Lions13Copsewood Coventry7–1Scunthorpe United14Leicester City Ladies2–3 Loughborough Foxes15Dudley United2–1The New Saints16Haringey Borough3–1Barking

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 17Enfield Town3–1Maidstone Town18Tottenham Hotspur0–1Northampton Town19East Preston2–1 Ebbsfleet United20Cambridge5–0Sawbridgeworth Town21Milton Keynes Dons3–0Old Actonians22Gillingham6–0Oxford City23Lewes5–2Ipswich Town24Dagenham & RedbridgeA–WNorwich CityTie awarded to Norwich City. Dagenham & Redbridge withdrew.25Welwyn Garden CityA–WWoodbridge TownTie awarded to Woodbridge Town. Welwyn Garden City withdrew.26Bedford0–3Chesham United27Shanklin0–2Havant & Waterlooville28Swindon Supermarine1–5Plymouth Argyle29Yeovil Town3–0Marine Academy Plymouth30Cullompton RangersA–WForest Green RoversTie awarded to Forest Green Rovers. Cullompton Rangers withdrew.31Swindon Town3–2Winscombe32Reading Town1–7Newquay

Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 29 November 2009. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Whitley Bay2–3Rochdale2Middlesbrough2–0Salford3Liverpool Feds3–2Rotherham United4Stockport County1–0Wakefield5Coventry City7–0Leafield Athletic6Sporting Club Albion4–1Loughborough Foxes7Copsewood Coventry2–3Stoke City8Cambridge2–1 Dudley United9Chesham United1–3Norwich City10Lewes5–1Haringey Borough11Woodbridge Town0–1East Preston12Enfield Town0–3Gillingham13Milton Keynes Dons2–0Northampton Town14Newquay2–0Swindon Town15Havant & Waterlooville5–2Plymouth Argyle16Yeovil Town4–1Forest Green Rovers

Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 13 December 2009. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Liverpool Feds1–0Rochdale2Liverpool4–1Preston North End3Sheffield Wednesday5–2Stockport County4Middlesbrough1–2Curzon Ashton5Leeds City Vixens1–0Manchester City6OOH Lincoln2–2 Newcastle United7Aston Villa3–2Sporting Club Albion8Stoke City2–6Leicester City9Cambridge1–4 Luton Town10Coventry City1–4Derby County11Reading1–0Brighton & Hove Albion12Charlton Athletic0–3West Ham United13Gillingham1–4Barnet14Lewes0–5Queens Park Rangers15Crystal PalaceFulham16Norwich City5–2Milton Keynes Dons17Colchester United4–0East Preston18Newquay1–3Yeovil Town19Keynsham Town2–3Portsmouth20Cardiff City1–2Havant & Waterlooville

Fourth round proper All games were played on 17, 24 or 31 January, or 7 February 2010.

Fifth round proper All games were played on 7 or 14 February 2010.

Quarter-finals The games at Arsenal and Everton were played on their original scheduled date of 14 February. The ties at Aston Villa and Barnet, were scheduled to be played a week later, but snow and waterlogged pitch meant they were not played until 7 March.

Semi-finals The game at Everton was played on 14 March, while Arsenal's tie at Chelsea took place on 4 April.

Final

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