1996–97 FA Women's Cup

The 1996–97 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 8 September 1996 and 4 May 1997. It was the 27th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Millwall Lionesses, who defeated Wembley in the final.

The tournament consisted of one preliminary round and eight rounds of competition proper.

All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup Website.

Preliminary round All games were scheduled for 8 September 1996. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Bedford Bells1–0Cambridge United2Truro City1–7Barry Town

First round proper All games were scheduled for 29 September 1996.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Abbey Rangers8–0Camberwell Old Fallopians2Bangor City5–1Stockport County3Barnet3–1Winchester & Ealing4Barry Town3–1Plymouth Pilgrims5Bath City6–2Wokingham Town6Belper Town1–7Tamworth7BinfieldH–WFreewayWalkover for Binfield8Blackburn Rovers6–1Barnsley9Bracknell Town1–9Yate Town10Brentford & Hampton5–0Luton11Cambridge City3–5Clacton12Canary Racers1–2Calverton MW13Cardiff County1–0Thame United14Charlton4–1Farnborough Town15Chelmsford City2–1Leatherhead16Chester City6–0Brighouse17Cinderford Town0–10Swindon Town18Clapton3–2Enfield19Clevedon United0–6Portsmouth20Colchester0–3Newcastle Town21Collier Row5–1Chipstead22Darlington4–2Runcorn23Denham United6–1Camberley Town24Derby County3–4Bedford Bells25Doncaster Rovers8–1Winsford United26Dulwich Hamlet3–2Gillingham27DunstableA–WChelseaWalkover for Chelsea28Elmore Eagles0–4Cable–Tel (Newport)29Exeter Rangers3–7Bristol City30Hackney4–1Aylesbury StocklakeMatch abandoned after 76 minutes due to player injury, result stands.31Haslingden0–7Oldham Athletic32Hassocks1–2 Harlow Town33Hastings Town1–6Harlequins34Haverhill Rovers2–3Shrewsbury Town35Kirklees1–3Leeds United36Leek Town1–2Highfield Rangers37Leicester City1–0Norwich United

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 38London Women9–1Queens Park Rangers Ladies South39Lowestoft Town12–0Rea Valley Rovers40Manchester Belle Vue0–1Middlesbrough41Mill Hill United11–0Great Wakering Rovers42Milton Keynes Athletic0–3Coventry City43Nettleham1–2Birmingham City44Newcastle0–1Chester Le Street Town45Newham5–0Redbridge Wanderers46Newsham Park Hospital1–2Manchester United47Okeford United3–2Bridgwater Town48Preston Rangers9–0Whalley Rangers49Pye1–3Colchester United50Radcliffe Borough6–0Wrexham51Reading Royals7–0Frome52Rochdale10–0Deans53RomfordA–WSlough TownWalkover for Slough Town54Sawbridgeworth Town4–1Stanway55Scunthorpe Ironesses2–3Stockport56Sheffield Hallam United1–2Warrington Town57Sherborne3–1Barnstaple Town58Sunderland3–4 Chesterfield59Surbiton Town2–1Crowborough Athletic60Swindon Town Spitfires10–0Clevedon Town61Teynham Gunners2–8St Georges (Eltham)62Tottenham Hotspur11–0Stevenage63Trafford1–3Liverpool Feds64Wakefield7–0York City65Watford & Evergreen3–2Chesham United66West Ham United1–2 Fulham67Wigan2–1Hull City68Worcester City8–3Newton Abbot

Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 November 1996.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Abbey Rangers4–5Chelmsford City2Barry Town18–0Bristol City3Bath City2–2 Okeford UnitedreplayOkeford United2–1Bath City4Bedford Bells0–1 Three Bridges5Berkhamsted Town8–0Lowestoft Town6Blackburn RoversH–WBronteWalkover for Blackburn Rovers7Bradford City1–2Blyth Spartans Kestrels8Brentford & Hampton1–3Whitehawk9Brighton & Hove Albion5–0Newham10Cardiff County1–3Cable–Tel (Newport)11Charlton0–4Dulwich Hamlet12Chesterfield1–3Bangor City13Colchester United1–4Collier Row14Coventry City3–1Leicester City15Doncaster Rovers2–4 Huddersfield Town16Fulham2–3Clapton17Garswood Saints2–1Manchester United18Hackney3–4Denham United19Harlequins3–1Clacton20Harlow Town0–4Mill Hill United21Highfield Rangers4–2Chester City

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 22Ipswich Town3–0Surbiton Town23Langford0–1Chelsea24London Women2–2 Sawbridgeworth TownreplaySawbridgeworth Town0–2London Women25MiddlesbroughH–WChester Le Street TownWalkover for Middlesbrough26Notts County0–5Newcastle Town27Oldham Athletic11–3Warrington Town28Portsmouth0–1Oxford United29Radcliffe Borough2–3Preston Rangers30Reading Royals5–0Swindon Town31Rochdale0–7Leeds United32Sheffield Wednesday8–1Darlington33Sherborne5–2Yate Town34Slough Town0–6Swindon Town Spitfires35St Georges (Eltham)2–5Leyton Orient36Stockport3–0Liverpool Feds37Stourport Swifts3–1Shrewsbury Town38Tamworth1–5Calverton MW39Tottenham Hotspur2–1Wimbledon40Town & County Diamonds0–2Birmingham City41Wakefield8–0Wigan42Watford & Evergreen1–3Barnet43Wolverhampton Wanderers0–5Aston Villa44Worcester City0–2Binfield

Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 1 and 8 December 1996.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Bangor City2–2 Newcastle TownreplayNewcastle TownBangor City2Blackburn Rovers0–3Preston Rangers3Blyth Spartans Kestrels1–4Garswood Saints4Brighton & Hove Albion7–2Cable–Tel (Newport)5Calverton MW1–2Stockport6Chelmsford City1–1 BarnetreplayBarnetChelmsford City7Clapton1–5Barry Town8Collier Row3–1Birmingham City9Coventry City2–3Huddersfield Town10Dulwich Hamlet1–6Berkhamsted Town

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 11Harlequins0–12Tottenham Hotspur12Highfield Rangers1–0Oldham Athletic13Leeds United2–5Aston Villa14London Women0–5Sherborne15Middlesbrough3–2Stourport Swifts16Mill Hill United0–1Ipswich Town17Okeford United1–2Denham United18Oxford United1–4Reading Royals19Sheffield Wednesday3–2Wakefield20Swindon Town Spitfires0–1Chelsea21Three Bridges1–2Leyton Orient22Whitehawk2–1Binfield

Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 5, 12 and 19 January 1997.

Fifth round proper All games were played on 2 February 1997.

Quarter-finals All games were played on 2 March 1997.

Semi–finals Matches were played on 30 March 1997.

Final

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