1997–98 FA Women's Cup

The 1997–98 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 28 September 1997 and 4 May 1998. It was the 28th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Croydon in the final.

The tournament consisted of eight rounds of competition proper.

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

First round proper All games were scheduled for 28 September 1997.

Tie Home team Score Away team 1Basingstoke Town 4–2Bristol City2Bedford Bells 0–1 Derby County3Belper Town 3–5Gorleston4Birmingham City 5–3Leicester City5Blackburn Rovers 3–2Chesterfield6Cable–Tel (Newport) 1–3Binfield7Calverton MW 6–1Mowbray Villa8Camberley Town 0–6Welwyn Garden City9Cardiff County 15–1Barnstaple Town10Charlton 3–0Hassocks11Chelmsford City 3–0Aylesbury Stocklake12Chesham United 4–5Hendon13Chester City 3–2 Trafford14Chester Le Street Town 3–8Leeds United15Clacton A–WMansfield TownWalkover for Mansfield Town16Clapton 2–0Barnet17Collier Row 1–2Chelsea18Darlington 6–0Wrexham19Doncaster Rovers 3–1Wigan20Droylsden 11–3York City21Dulwich Hamlet 6–1Tesco Country Club22Elmore Eagles 7–3Worcester City23Freeway 0–6Swindon Town24Gillingham 12–0Stevenage Borough25Hackney 9–1Queens Park Rangers Ladies South26Hampton 11–0Great Wakering Rovers27Harlow Town 3–7Wembley Mill Hill28Hemsworth Town 3–2Mond Rangers29Highfield Rangers 6–0Cambridge United30Hull City 0–4Bangor City31Ilkeston 3–6Canary Racers32Leeds City Vixens 4–1Barnsley33London Ladies 1–2 Abbey Rangers34London Women 4–0Leatherhead35Loughborough Students 3–1Haverhill Rovers36Luton 4–0Sawbridgeworth TownAbandoned after 59 minutes as Sawbridgeworth Town withdrew due to player injury.

Tie Home team Score Away team 37Maidstone United 0–2Fulham38Milton Keynes AthleticH–WCambridge CityWalkover for Milton Keynes Athletic39Newcastle Town4–0Stockport County40Newton Abbot0–4Swindon Spitfires41Norton2–2 Scunthorpe IronessesreplayScunthorpe Ironesses3–1Norton42Okeford UnitedH–WSlough TownWalkover for Okeford United43Oldham Athletic2–1Middlesbrough44Oxford United14–0Protel Super Strikers45Portsmouth5–1Wokingham Town46Preston North End3–2Manchester United47Queens Park Rangers2–1Enfield48Rea Valley Rovers7–0Pye49Reading RoyalsH–WThame UnitedWalkover for Reading Royals50Redhill2–8Tottenham Hotspur51Risborough Rangers3–1Clevedon United52Rochdale0–9Liverpool Feds53Selby Town1–6Newcastle54Sheffield Hallam United0–10Stockport55Sherborne3–4 Saltash Pilgrims56Shrewsbury Town3–1Nettleham57Southwold Town3–4Derby City58St Georges (Eltham)24–0Egham Town59Stanway1–2Surbiton60Stockport Celtic0–2Haslingden61Sunderland2–3Bury62Teynham Gunners4–2Hastings Town63Thorpe Tigers0–6Newsham Park Hospital64Truro City2–1Exeter Rangers65Walkern1–5Malling66Warrington Grange6–0Kirklees67Watford & Evergreen9–0Newham68West Ham United5–0Redbridge Wanderers

Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 2 November 1997.

Tie Home team Score Away team 1Bangor City 1–2Oldham Athletic2Basingstoke Town 0–8Reading Royals3Binfield 1–0Okeford United4Blackburn Rovers 6–1Haslingden5Bloxwich Town 3–1Shrewsbury Town6Blyth Spartans Kestrels 6–3Leeds United7Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 HamptonreplayHampton1–2Brighton & Hove Albion8Bury 2–4Liverpool Feds9Calverton MW 0–1Arnold Town10Charlton 1–1 Abbey RangersreplayAbbey Rangers0–2Charlton11Chester City 2–4Huddersfield Town12Clapton 0–4Tottenham Hotspur13Coventry City2–1Mansfield Town14Derby City 1–5Canary Racers15Dulwich Hamlet 0–16Wimbledon16Elmore Eagles 0–7Barry Town17Fulham 7–1Teynham Gunners18Garswood Saints6–1Droylsden19Gorleston0–2Birmingham City20Hemsworth Town1–5Leeds City Vixens21Hendon5–5 HackneyreplayHackney0–3Hendon22Ipswich Town0–5Ilkeston Town23Langford1–1 Chelmsford CityreplayChelmsford City0–4Langford

Tie Home team Score Away team 24London Women1–2Leyton Orient25Loughborough Students4–4 Highfield RangersreplayHighfield Rangers2–1Loughborough Students26Luton0–1Queens Park Rangers27Milton Keynes Athletic1–6Derby County28Newcastle Town2–1Newcastle29Preston North End14–1Darlington30Rea Valley Rovers0–8Aston Villa31Saltash Pilgrims2–5Portsmouth32Scunthorpe Ironesses1–4Stockport33Sheffield Wednesday3–2Doncaster Rovers34Southampton Saints3–1Oxford United35St Georges (Eltham)1–1 SurbitonreplaySurbiton0–3St Georges (Eltham)36Swindon Town0–2 Cardiff County37Three Bridges4–2Chelsea38Truro City2–2 Swindon SpitfiresreplaySwindon Spitfires1–2Truro City39Warrington Grange1–0Newsham Park Hospital40Watford & Evergreen3–0Malling41Welwyn Garden City1–10Whitehawk42Wembley Mill Hill7–1Gillingham43West Ham United3–1Risborough Rangers44Wolverhampton Wanderers14–0Rushden & Diamonds

Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 30 November and 7 and 14 December 1997.

Tie Home team Score Away team 1Aston Villa 1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers2Binfield 0–6Southampton Saints3Bloxwich Town 6–1Highfield Rangers4Blyth Spartans Kestrels 1–3 Garswood Saints5Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 LangfordreplayLangford2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion6Canary Racers 6–0Arnold Town7Cardiff County 3–0Portsmouth8Coventry City 4–4 Birmingham CityreplayBirmingham City0–5Coventry City9Fulham 4–7 Tottenham Hotspur10Hendon 0–6St Georges (Eltham)11Huddersfield Town 4–2Leeds City Vixens

Tie Home team Score Away team 12Ilkeston Town 6–0Derby County13Leyton Orient 2–2 Reading RoyalsreplayReading Royals1–0Leyton Orient14Liverpool Feds 1–5Sheffield Wednesday15Oldham Athletic 0–2Preston North End16Queens Park Rangers 3–4Wimbledon17Stockport 4–2Blackburn Rovers18Three Bridges 0–6Watford & Evergreen19Truro City 0–4Barry Town20Warrington Grange3–5Newcastle Town21Wembley Mill Hill1–4Whitehawk22West Ham United0–7Charlton

Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 11, 18 and 25 January and 1 February 1998.

Fifth round proper All games were played on 1 and 8 February 1998.

Quarter-finals All games were played on 1 March 1998.

Semi-finals Matches were played on the 29th March.

Final

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