1997–98 FA Women's Cup
Football tournament season
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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.[1]
The tournament consisted of eight rounds of competition proper.
- All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup website.[2]
First round proper
All games were scheduled for 28 September 1997.
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Second round proper
All games were originally scheduled for 2 November 1997.
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Third round proper
All games were originally scheduled for 30 November and 7 and 14 December 1997.
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Fourth round proper
All games were originally scheduled for 11, 18 and 25 January and 1 February 1998.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
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| 1 | Bloxwich Town | 0–2 | Ilkeston Town | |
| 2 | Bradford City | 5–1 | Aston Villa | |
| 3 | Canary Racers | 0–12 | Arsenal | |
| 4 | Cardiff County | 0–6 | Millwall Lionesses | |
| 5 | Charlton | 1–2 | Stockport | |
| 6 | Doncaster Belles | 10–0 | St Georges (Eltham) | |
| 7 | Everton | 0–1 | Liverpool | |
| 8 | Garswood Saints | 4–1 | Preston North End | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 3–2 | Wimbledon | |
| 10 | Reading Royals | 0–2 | Barry Town | |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–2 | Watford & Evergreen | |
| 12 | Southampton Saints | 2–1 | Newcastle Town | |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–2 | Berkhamsted Town | |
| 15 | Wembley | 0–10 | Croydon | |
| 16 | Whitehawk | 5–0 | Coventry City |
Fifth round proper
All games were played on 1 February 1998.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
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| 1 | Barry Town | 2–1 | Stockport | |
| 2 | Bradford City | 4–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 3 | Croydon | 4–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 4 | Doncaster Belles | 6–0 | Huddersfield Town | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Ilkeston Town | |
| 6 | Millwall Lionesses | 2–0 | Whitehawk | |
| 7 | Southampton Saints | 0–1 | Arsenal | |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Garswood Saints |
Quarter-finals
All games were played on 1 March 1998.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
| 1 March 1998 | Croydon | 3–2 | Bradford City | Croydon |
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Stadium: Croydon Sports Arena |
| 1 March 1998 | Garswood Saints | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Barry Town | |
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| 1 March 1998 | Millwall Lionesses | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool | |
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Semi-finals
| 29 March 1998 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Millwall Lionesses | Norbiton |
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Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow |
| 29 March 1998 | Barry Town | 0–1 | Croydon | Nailsworth |
| 13:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: The Lawn Ground Referee: K. Cartwright (Bristol) |