2003–04 FA Women's Cup

The 2003–04 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 7 September 2003 and 3 May 2004. It was the 34th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Charlton Athletic in the final. The tournament consisted of two qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper.

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

First round qualifying All games were played on 7 September 2003.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Aylesbury United1–0Redhill2Billericay Town1–4Southwark Town United3Birstall United2–1Kettering Town4Blyth Spartans2–1 York City5Bolton Ambassadors2–1Corwen6Brentford3–2Carterton Rangers7Brentwood Town1–4Whitehawk8Bristol Manor Farm1–2Bath City9Buckfastleigh Rangers6–1Cogan Coronation10Bury7–2Stockport Celtic11Buxton5–3 Atherstone United12Cambridge United7–1Southam United13Chelmsford City5–6Caversham14Crowborough Athletic7–1Maidstone Mavrix15Dagenham & Redbridge17–0Harlow Town16Darlington Railway Athletic3–1 Blyth Town17Derby County4–0Cosford18Durham City3–1Windscale19Dynamo North LondonHastings Town20Haringey Borough5–1Basildon United21Haywards Heath Town1–4Luton Town Belles22HendonLeighton Linslade23Hitchin TownBushley Rangers24Hopwood13–0Greyhound Gunners25Huddersfield Town3–2 Crook Town26Hull City3–4 North Ferriby United27Keynsham Town12–0Marazion Blues28Kirklees0–13Chester Le Street Town29Launceston0–5Team Bath

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 30Leicester City12–1Kidderminster Harriers31Lewes7–1Thatcham Town32Liverpool Feds1–8Darwen33London Colney3–1Haywood United34London Women2–3Woking35Lordswood1–4London Ladies36Loughborough Dynamo3–2Walsall37Lumley10–3Gateshead Cleveland Hall38Luton Borough1–4Tring Athletic39Macclesfield Town0–3Bolton Wanderers40Madron0–7Alphington41Morley Spurs2–4Killingworth YPC42Northampton TownWollaston Victoria43Ossett Albion0–5Wardley Eagles44Penzance3–1Newquay45Plymouth Oak Villa7–3Ashdown Rangers46Preston North End9–1Penrith Sapphires47Redbridge RaidersH–WMansfield RoadWalkover for Redbridge Raiders.48South Normanton Athletic0–5Leafield Athletic49Sporting Links (Caistor)2–3Eye United50Swindon SpitfiresH–WCaldicote TownWalkover for Swindon Spitfires.51Telford0–2Stone Dominoes52The New SaintsH–WCambridge CityWalkover for TNS Ladies.53Thurrock & Tilbury1–11Tottenham Hotspur54US Valerio Vixens3–0Barwell55Viking Rangers2–5MK Wanderers56WiganA–WThorpe UnitedWalkover for Thorpe United.57Wycombe Wanderers4–2Clapton Orient

Second round qualifying All games were played on 28 September and 4 October 2003.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Abbey Rangers4–0Whitstable Town2Alphington3–2Gloucester City3Birstall United4–0Solihull Glades4Blyth Spartans3–0North Ferriby United5Bolton Ambassadors2–3Preston North End6Bolton Wanderers7–1Huddersfield Town7Bradford City4–1Thorpe United8Brentford10–1MK Wanderers9Bury7–4Durham Royals10Buxton0–7Leicester City11Caversham2–1Woodbridge Town12Chester Le Street Town3–1Lumley13Dagenham & Redbridge5–1Aylesbury United14Darwen4–0Darlington Railway Athletic15Derby County6–0Loughborough Dynamo16Durham City2–3 Killingworth YPC17Dynamo North London0–1Crowborough Athletic18Edgware Town0–3Redbridge Raiders

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 19Eye United3–8Leafield Athletic20Haringey Borough0–7Tottenham Hotspur21Hopwood5–2Wardley Eagles22Lewes5–1Leighton Linslade23Leyton Orient6–0Tring Athletic24London Colney8–1London Ladies25Penzance4–0Swindon Spitfires26Peterborough United3–1Stone Dominoes27Plymouth Oak Villa8–6Keynsham Town28Southampton0–3Bath City29Southwark Town United7–1Royston Town30Team Bath1–0Buckfastleigh Rangers31The New Saints10–0US Valerio Vixens32Whitehawk5–0Woodstock33Woking5–1Hitchin Town34Wollaston Victoria0–1Cambridge United35Wycombe Wanderers2–3Luton Town Belles

First round proper All games were scheduled for 26 October 2003.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Bath City3–5Alphington2Birstall United3–0Stafford Rangers3Blackburn Rovers1–0Newcastle4Blyth Spartans2–4Bury5Bolton Wanderers1–5East Durham6Bradford City1–3 The New Saints7BrentfordGillingham8Brook House2–3Reading Royals9Cambridge United1–0Peterborough United10Caversham0–3Whitehawk11Chester City2–0Barnsley12Colchester United2–0Barking13Crewe Vagrants3–2 Chester Le Street Town14Crowborough Athletic4–2 Abbey Rangers15Crystal Palace1–0Southwark Town United16Dagenham & Redbridge2–3Tottenham Hotspur17DarwenH–WIlkeston TownWalkover for Darwen.18Denham United2–4Queens Park Rangers19Derby County3–5Leafield Athletic20Doncaster Parkland Rovers5–0Leeds City Vixens

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 21Exeter City1–3Clevedon22Forest Green Rovers7–3Rover Oxford23Killingworth YPC1–2Hopwood24Leicester City2–1Bedford Town Bells25Lewes1–0Norwich City26Leyton Orient2–1Woking27Lichfield Diamonds3–8Coventry City28London Colney2–5West Ham United29Loughborough Students2–0Luton Town Belles30Manchester United2–0Newsham Park Hospital31Newton Abbot4–0Plymouth Argyle32Nottingham Forest3–2Rushden & Diamonds33Plymouth Oak Villa7–6Swindon Town34Preston North End5–4Rotherham United35ReadingStowmarket Sophtlogic36Redbridge Raiders3–5Chesham United37Scunthorpe United1–2Blackpool Wren Rovers38Shrewsbury Town1–2Garswood Saints39Team Bath1–5Cardiff City40Yeovil Town0–1Penzance

Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 9 and 16 November 2003.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Accrington Stanley Community Trust0–2Leicester City2Alphington0–3Reading Royals3Birstall United1–5Coventry City4Blackpool Wren Rovers1–0Doncaster Parkland Rovers5Bury0–7Blackburn Rovers6Cambridge United1–5Loughborough Students7Cardiff City5–1Chesham United8Clevedon4–1Plymouth Oak Villa9Crystal Palace7–1Crowborough Athletic10Darwen3–2Chester City

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 11East Durham4–2 Preston North End12Garswood Saints1–4Manchester United13GillinghamLewes14Hopwood0–5Crewe Vagrants15Leyton Orient3–1Colchester United16Newton Abbot2–2ReadingMatch abandoned at 90' due to waterlogged pitch.replayReading4–1Newton Abbot17Nottingham Forest2–0The New Saints18Penzance1–2 Forest Green Rovers19Queens Park Rangers5–4Tottenham Hotspur20WhitehawkWest Ham United

Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 7 December 2003

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Barnet2–4 Cardiff City2Bristol City0–3Reading Royals3Chelsea6–3Gillingham4Chesterfield1–2Manchester United5Clevedon1–3Millwall Lionesses6Coventry City2–3 Southampton Saints7Darwen2–5Sheffield Wednesday8East Durham1–2 Oldham Curzon9Enfield TownCrystal Palace10Leicester City2–3Sunderland11Leyton Orient4–2Ipswich Town

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 12Lincoln City3–1 Manchester City13Loughborough Students6–2Blackpool Wren Rovers14Middlesbrough2–0Bangor City15Nottingham Forest3–1Crewe Vagrants16Portsmouth3–2Forest Green Rovers17Queens Park Rangers0–2Merthyr Tydfil18Reading0–3AFC Wimbledon19Stockport County2–1Blackburn Rovers20Watford1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion21West Ham UnitedLangford22Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1 Liverpool

Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 4 January 2004. Fifth round proper All games were played on 25 January 2004.

Quarter–finals All games were played on 8 February 2004.

Semi–finals All games were played on 14 March 2004.

Final

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