The 2000–01 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 10 September 2000 and 7 May 2001. It was the 31st season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Fulham 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.

Extra preliminary round All games were played on 10 and 17 September 2000.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1AFC Preston1–6Scunthorpe United2Aldershot Town0–2Rushden & Diamonds3Ambassadors in Sport1–2Preston North End4Barnet Copthall8–0Maidstone United5Belper Town6–0Worksop Town6Billericay Town2–0Basingstoke Town7Cambridge United0–4Crystal Palace (Bromley)8Carlisle Wanderers0–1Stockport Celtic9Caversham9–3Woodbridge Town10Chaffoteaux2–0Billesley United11Chorley0–2Barnsley12Corfe Hills United3–0North Molton Sports13Crewe Alexandra2–6Kettering Amazons14Croydon Postal7–1Hackney15Deans0–4Windscale16Elmore Eagles4–2Dorchester17Exeter Rangers1–3Cogan Coronation18Gravesend & Northfleet1–11Gillingham19Great WyrleyNettleham20Gresley RoversAtherstone United21Haringey Borough5–3London Ladies22Haverhill Rovers9–0Thame United23Haywards Heath Town3–2Abbey Rangers24Hereford United3–1Bristol United25Hull City2–4Killingworth YPC26King's Lynn4–0Romford27Launceston1–10Keynsham Town28Leighton Linslade0–3Slough29Lichfield Diamonds11–0ES Barwell30Lincoln City6–0North Staffs

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 31Loughborough Dynamo0–8Leicester City32Loughborough Students6–1Wem Town RaidersWem Town Raiders awarded the tie.Loughborough Students fielded 12 ineligible players.33Luton0–6Chesham United34Marjons20–1Madron35Morley SpursBillingham36Newport Pagnell Town4–1Woodham Radars37Newsham Park Hospital4–3Bolton Wanderers (Supporters)38Penrith Sapphires5–0Corwen39Real Maghull0–12Chester City40Royston Town0–6Redbridge Raiders41Stockport County13–1Newton Aycliffe42Tamworth2–3Kidderminster Harriers43Thorpe United5–2Broughton AerospaceBroughton Airspace awarded the tie.Thorpe United fielded 2 ineligible players.44Tipton Town1–2Grantham Town45Tottenham Hotspur5–1Colney Heath46Trafford5–3Bury47Viking RangersHastings Town48Warminster Town0–11Okeford United49Warrington Grange6–4 Wigan50Wendron0–8Penzance51West Ham United7–0Tring Athletic52Willenhall Town1–4Steel City Wanderers53Wimborne Town4–1Swindon Spitfires54Wisbech Town0–7Bishop's Stortford55Witton Albion9–0Greyhound Gunners56Wycombe Wanderers1–3Malling

Preliminary round All games were played on 24 September and 1 October 2000.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Barnet Copthall2–6Chesham United2Barnsley1–0Windscale3Brentford2–13Rushden & Diamonds4Broughton AerospaceWakefield5Caversham5–2Launton6Croydon Postal1–2Crystal Palace (Bromley)7Elburton Villa0–2 Corfe Hills United8Elmore Eagles6–1Keynsham Town9Grantham Town2–4Belper Town10Great Wyrley1–3Chaffoteaux11Haringey Borough4–1Billericay Town12Haverhill Rovers2–1Bishop's Stortford13Haywards Heath Town1–0Newport Pagnell Town14Kidderminster Harriers0–4Lincoln City15Lichfield Diamonds6–1Leicester City16Malling3–2Woking17Marjons0–5Okeford United

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 18Mond Rangers1–3Chester City19Penrith Sapphires2–5Scunthorpe United20Penzance2–1Cogan Coronation21Preston North End2–0Stockport CelticMatch abandoned after 78 minutes. ReplayedreplayPreston North End7–0Stockport Celtic22Redbridge Raiders0–1 West Ham United23Redbridge Wanderers0–12Gillingham24Silsden4–5Witton Albion25Slough4–0King's Lynn26Steel City Wanderers2–4Kettering Amazons27Stockport County2–7Billingham28Tottenham Hotspur2–1Hastings Town29Trafford5–2Newsham Park Hospital30Warrington Grange1–3Killingworth YPC31Wem Town Raiders3–4Atherstone United32Wimborne Town5–2Hereford United

First round proper All games were scheduled for 29 October and 5, 10, 12 and 19 November 2000.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Atherstone United0–3Walsall2Blackpool Wren Rovers6–0Newcastle3Chester City4–1Scunthorpe United4Chester Le Street TownH–WThree BridgesWalkover to Chester–le–Street.5Chesterfield8–2Kettering Amazons6Clevedon0–9Bristol Rovers7Corfe Hills United3–0Elmore Eagles8Crowborough Athletic0–7West Ham United9Darlington2–4Billingham10Denham United1–5Malling11Doncaster Rovers3–4Bradford City12Enfield4–0Caversham13Fulham14–0Crystal Palace (Bromley)14Gillingham5–1Bedford Town Bells15Haringey Borough1–7Tottenham Hotspur16Haverhill Rovers1–3Charlton17Highfield Rangers5–1Lichfield Diamonds18Ilkeston1–2Parkgate19Killingworth YPC1–2Blackburn Rovers20Manchester City4–1Manchester United21Mansfield TownChaffoteaux22Middlesbrough2–3Leeds City Vixens

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 23Oxford United1–6Bristol City24Peterborough United0–2Derby County25Portsmouth9–2Okeford United26Preston North End4–2Barnsley27Racers1–1 Chesham UnitedAbandoned in extra time due to player injury.Replay to be played at Chesham.27 (Replay)Chesham United7–1Racers28ReadingYeovil Town29Rushden & Diamonds3–0Watford30Saltash Pilgrims1–4Cheltenham Town31Shrewsbury Town3–2Lincoln City32Slough0–4Chelmsford City33Southampton3–1Penzance34Stafford Rangers5–3Arnold Town35Stowmarket2–1 Hampton36Swindon Town9–0Wimborne Town37Telford United1–0Belper Town38WakefieldH–WTraffordWalkover to Wakefield.39Whitehawk3–2Haywards Heath Town40Witton Albion1–2Stockport Hatters

Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3, 12, 19 and 26 November and 3 and 17 December 2000.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Blackburn Rovers3–5Parkgate2Bradford City1–4Leeds City Vixens3Bristol City0–4Bristol Rovers4Charlton1–19Fulham5Cheltenham Town3–2Portsmouth6Chesham United6–5Highfield Rangers7Chester City7–1Wakefield8Chester Le Street Town5–3Billingham9Corfe Hills UnitedReading10Enfield15–0Malling

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 11Gillingham6–2Tottenham Hotspur12Mansfield Town5–3 Chesterfield13Preston North End2–3Blackpool Wren Rovers14Shrewsbury Town1–4Derby County15Stockport Hatters0–3Manchester City16Stowmarket3–0Chelmsford City17Swindon Town3–0Southampton18Telford United2–0 Rushden & Diamonds19WalsallStafford Rangers20Whitehawk0–6West Ham United

Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 10 and 17 December 2000 and 7 and 14 January 2001.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Aston Villa1–0Bangor City2Barking0–11Barnet3Berkhamsted Town2–0Reading Royals4Birmingham City2–0Oldham Curzon5Blackpool Wren Rovers3–0Newcastle Town6Brighton & Hove Albion3–1Gillingham7Bristol Rovers7–0Cheltenham Town8Chesham United2–4Newport County9Chester Le Street Town2–0Sheffield Wednesday10Coventry City0–3Chester City11Derby County1–0Telford United

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 12Ilkeston Town1–0Leeds City Vixens13Ipswich Town0–10Fulham14Langford0–3Chelsea15Leeds United8–0Huddersfield Town16Manchester City2–1 Walsall17Mansfield TownParkgate18Reading0–2Enfield19Stowmarket1–2Swindon Town20West Ham United3–0Wembley Mill Hill21Wimbledon6–0Cardiff City22Wolverhampton Wanderers4–0Garswood Saints

Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 7, 14 and 21 and 28 January 2001.

Fifth round proper All games were played on 28 January and 11 February 2001.

Quarter–finals All games were played on 18 February 2001.

Semi–finals All games were played on 25 February 2001.

Final

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