1996–97 FA Women's Premier League Cup
Football tournament season
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The 1996–97 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 6th staging of the FA Women's Premier League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 36 women's football clubs.
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | England |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Millwall Lionesses |
| Runners-up | Everton |
The tournament was won by Millwall Lionesses, who beat Everton 2–1 in the final.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Results
First round
First round matches were played on the 27 October and 10 November 1996.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Wembley and Doncaster Belles had byes into the next round.
| 27 October 1996 | Berkhamsted Town (S) | 1–2 | Ipswich Town (S) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Blyth Spartans Kestrals (NO) | 3–5 | Aston Villa (NO) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Brighton & Hove Albion (S) | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers (NA) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Garswood Saints (NO) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Huddersfield Town (NO) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Ilkeston Town (NA) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Bradford City (NO) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Leyton Orient (S) | 3–1 | Langford (S) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Notts County (NO) | 0–5 | Wimbledon (S) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Oxford United (S) | 1–4 | Stourport Swifts (NO) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Southampton Saints (NA) | 0–5 | Everton (NA) | |
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| 27 October 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (NO) | W–O | Bronte (NO) | |
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| 10 November 1996 | Millwall Lionesses (NA) | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday (N) | |
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| 10 November 1996 | Town & County Diamonds (S) | 1–4 | Three Bridges (S) | |
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Second round
Second round matches were played on the 24 November, 1 and 8 December 1996.[17][18][19][20][21][22]
| 24 November 1996 | Brighton & Hove Albion (S) | 1–6 | Everton (NA) | |
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| 24 November 1996 | Croydon (NA) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Aston Villa (NO) | |
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| 24 November 1996 | Ipswich Town (S) | 1–4 | Wimbledon (S) | |
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| 24 November 1996 | Stourport Swifts (NO) | 3–1 | Leyton Orient (S) | |
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| 24 November 1996 | Three Bridges (S) | 0–1 | Ilkeston Town (NA) | |
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| 1 December 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (NO) | 1–8 | Wembley (NA) | |
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| 8 December 1996 | Huddersfield Town (NO) | 0–5 | Millwall Lionesses (NA) | |
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Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals were played on the 8 and 15 December 1996[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
| 8 December 1996 | Aston Villa (NO) | 5–2 | Ilkeston Town (NA) | |
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| 15 December 1996 | Millwall Lionesses (NA) | 4–0 | Stourport Swifts (NO) | |
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| 15 December 1996 | Wembley (NA) | 2–3 | Everton (NA) | |
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| 15 December 1996 | Wimbledon (S) | 1–8 | Doncaster Belles (NA) | |
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Semi-finals
Semi-finals were played on the 26 January 1997[31][23][24][32][33]
| 26 January 1997 | Doncaster Belles (NA) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Millwall Lionesses (NA) | |
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Final
The final was played on 23 March 1997 at Underhill Stadium, Barnet.[1][34]