The 2005–06 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 4 September 2005 and 1 May 2006. It was the 36th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Leeds United in the final. The tournament consisted of a preliminary round, two qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper.

The competition began on 4 September 2005 when the 4 lowest–ranked teams in the tournament took part in the preliminary round.

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

Preliminary round All games were played on 4 September 2005. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Braintree Town3–2Eastbourne Borough2C&K Basildon0–2Crowborough Athletic

First round qualifying All games were played on 11 September 2005.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1AFC Bournemouth5–1Poole Town2AFC Kempston Rovers3–2East Preston3Aldershot Town3–1Stevenage4Aylesbury Vale2–3 Haywards Heath Town5Banbury United3–2Brentwood Town6Barnsley5–0Darlington Railway Athletic7Bath City5–2Holway United8Battersea & Wandsworth1–2Woking9Billericay Town2–1Saffron Walden Town10Blyth Town Lions3–2Wakefield Hall Green11Bolton Ambassadors2–6Blyth Spartans12Bourne United1–0Peterborough Sports13Bradford City7–1Buxton14Bury Girls & Ladies4–0Wigan15Cambridge Rangers1–5Dudley United16CartertonCorinthian Casuals17Chelmsford City3–2Abbey Rangers18Corby Stewarts & Lloyds2–4 AFC Telford United19Darwen10–0Macclesfield Town20Denton Town3–1Gateshead Cleveland Hall21Dover Athletic5–3Arlesey Town22Durham City0–6Redcar Town23Dynamo North London4–3Croydon Athletic24Eastbourne Town0–9Whitehawk25Exeter City1–2Frome Town26Gloucester City12–0Alphington27Great Berry0–2Wingate & Finchley28Haringey Borough7–3Kent Magpies29Hastings UnitedH–WLeighton LinsladeWalkover for Hastings United.30Henley Town6–5 UKP31Hereford Pegasus9–0Brize Norton32Hoddesdon Owls0–1Crowborough Athletic33Huddersfield Town6–2 Bolton Wanderers

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 34Ilminster Town1–6Saltash United35Kettering Town5–4Birstall FL&E36Launceston2–4Penzance37Launton0–10Staines Town38Leicester City5–0Cambridge United39Liverpool Manweb Feds4–0Warrington Town40London Women0–3Woodbridge Town41Lordswood7–0Aylesbury United42Lumley11–1Forest Hall43Mansfield Road2–3Ross Town44Met1–3Newport Pagnell Town45MK Wanderers2–3Gravesend & Northfleet46Newbury4–1Kings Sports Luton47Oadby Town6–4Sandiacre Town48Ossett Albion0–4Morley Spurs49Penrith AFC2–4 Windscale50Peterborough Azure2–5Lichfield Diamonds51Reading4–2 Chinnor52Rothwell Town1–9Solihull53Rushcliffe Eagles5–0Cresswell Wanderers54Sawbridgeworth Town1–0Tottenham Hotspur55Shanklin2–0St Peter's56Shepshed Dynamo3–1Cambridge University57Slough3–2Brentford58South Notts5–0Colchester Town59Southam United7–0Kirkley60Stoke City0–1Birmingham Athletic61Tamworth Lionesses0–2Copsewood Coventry62Team Bath3–2Central63Thatcham Town3–1Braintree Town64Thurrock & Tilbury0–4Sheerness East65Tower Hamlets1–2Lewes66Tring Athletic1–3Acton Sports Club67Upper Beeding1–4Barking68WalsallLincoln City69Worcester City0–5Yeovil Town70Wycombe Wanderers3–1Harlow Athletic71Wyrley5–1Stratford Town72York City11–0Kirklees

Second round qualifying All games were played on 25 September 2005.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1AFC Kempston Rovers1–2Woking2Aldershot Town2–3Thatcham Town3Bath City2–4Frome Town4Billericay Town2–1Lordswood5Blyth Town Lions4–3Bradford City6Bourne United2–1Oadby Town7Chelmsford City9–0Newport Pagnell Town8Copsewood Coventry1–2Solihull9Crowborough Athletic2–0Barking10Dudley United2–3Lichfield Diamonds11Gloucester City2–3Team Bath12Gravesend & Northfleet6–1Carterton13Haringey Borough10–1Banbury United14Hastings United9–2Dover Athletic15Henley Town0–1Dynamo North London16Huddersfield Town4–0Darwen

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 17Liverpool Manweb Feds3–5Bury Girls & Ladies18Lumley1–3Blyth Spartans19Newbury2–6Lewes20Penzance11–0Saltash United21Reading0–7Yeovil Town22Redcar Town1–7Morley Spurs23Ross Town3–4Hereford Pegasus24Rushcliffe Eagles1–2Kettering Town25Sawbridgeworth Town2–4Whitehawk26ShanklinAFC Bournemouth27Sheerness East5–1Wycombe Wanderers28Shepshed Dynamo0–6Leicester City29Slough5–0Haywards Heath Town30South Notts1–3Birmingham Athletic31Southam United2–3AFC Telford United32Staines Town4–2Acton Sports Club33Windscale1–3Barnsley34Wingate & Finchley2–4Woodbridge Town35Wyrley4–2Walsall36York CityDenton Town

First round proper All games were scheduled for 23 October 2005.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Barnsley1–2Blyth Spartans2Billericay Town1–6Hastings United3Birmingham Athletic1–5Alfreton Town4Blackpool Wren Rovers1–7Sheffield Wednesday5Blyth Town Lions4–6Leeds City Vixens6Bury Girls & Ladies2–4Huddersfield Town7Chesham United3–4Barnet8Chesterfield2–1Shrewsbury Town9Colchester United7–0Dynamo North London10Crewe Alexandra1–2York City11Crowborough Athletic0–4Queens Park Rangers12Dagenham & Redbridge5–2Chelmsford City13Doncaster Parkland Rovers0–2Chester Le Street14Enfield Town3–1Luton Town15Florence2–3Morley Spurs16Forest Green Rovers1–0Newton Abbot17Gillingham1–2 Leyton Orient18Gravesend & Northfleet4–0Woking19Haringey Borough2–5Staines Town20Ipswich Town7–0Kettering Town

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 21Keynsham Town4–1Shanklin22Leafield Athletic5–4 Derby County23Leicester City12–1Solihull24Lewes7–0Thatcham Town25Lichfield Diamonds4–2Wyrley26Loughborough Students7–0Stafford Rangers27Newquay5–3Team Bath28Northampton Town2–1Coventry United29Norwich CityLeicester City Ladies30Oxford City2–4Frome Town31Penzance2–1 Winscombe32Plymouth Argyle0–4Hereford Pegasus33Preston North End8–0South Durham Royals34Rotherham United6–1Chester City35Scunthorpe UnitedGarswood Saints36Sophtlogic4–2Bedford Town Bells37Swindon Town1–0Yeovil Town38The New Saints & Shrewsbury Town8–0AFC Telford United39Whitehawk3–1Swale Magpies40Woodbridge Town2–3 Slough

Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 13 and 27 November 2005.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Alfreton TownIpswich Town2Barnet1–0Dagenham & Redbridge3Blyth Spartans3–2 Chester Le Street4Chesterfield0–2Northampton Town5Frome Town6–1Swindon Town6Gravesend & Northfleet0–1Colchester United7Hereford Pegasus3–0Penzance8Leeds City Vixens6–1York City9Leicester City3–2Lichfield Diamonds10Leyton Orient5–3Hastings United

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 11Loughborough Students1–2Leicester City Ladies12Morley SpursHuddersfield Town13Newquay1–5Keynsham Town14Preston North End8–1Garswood Saints15Queens Park Rangers6–0Lewes16Sheffield Wednesday1–2Rotherham United17Slough1–0Forest Green Rovers18Sophtlogic1–4Staines Town19The New Saints & Shrewsbury TownLeafield Athletic20Whitehawk3–0Enfield Town

Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 December 2005 and 8 January 2006.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1AFC Wimbledon3–1Crystal Palace2Aston Villa1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers3Barnet4–1West Ham United4Blackburn Rovers3–1Lincoln City5Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Leyton Orient6Bristol City4–2Reading Royals7Cardiff City2–0Keynsham Town8Colchester United3–2 Staines Town9Curzon Ashton6–0Blyth Spartans10Hereford PegasusFrome Town

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 11Ipswich Town2–0Leicester City Ladies12Langford2–1Whitehawk13Leeds City Vixens5–1Rotherham United14Liverpool2–1Tranmere Rovers15Middlesbrough1–2Manchester City16Newcastle United7–2Huddersfield Town17Northampton Town2–1The New Saints & Shrewsbury Town18Nottingham Forest3–1Leicester City19Portsmouth2–1Millwall Lionesses20Preston North End1–2 Stockport County21Southampton Saints3–1Slough22Watford3–0Queens Park Rangers

Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 8 and 15 January 2006.

Fifth round proper All games were played on 29 January 2006. Quarter–finals All games were played on 12 and 19 February 2006. Semi–finals All games were played on 19 March 2006.

Final

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