2007–08 FA Women's Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2007–08 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 2 September 2007 and 5 May 2008. It was the 38th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Leeds United in the final.[1][2][3] The tournament consisted of a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper.
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 249 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Arsenal |
| Runners-up | Leeds United |
Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals. | |
The competition began on 2 September 2007 when the 34 lowest–ranked teams in the tournament took part in the preliminary round.
- All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup Website.[4]
Preliminary round
All games were played on 7, 14 and 21 September 2007
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Banbury United | 0–2 | Brize Norton | |
| 2 | Bexhill United | 0–4 | Canterbury City | |
| 3 | Bolton Ambassadors | 1–5 | Penrith United | |
| 4 | Bury Girls & Ladies | 3–1 | Windscale | |
| 5 | Carterton | 5–0 | Aylesbury United | |
| 6 | Chichester City United | A–W | Abbey Rangers | |
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| 7 | Copsewood Coventry | 15–0 | Tamworth Lionesses | |
| 8 | Crowborough Athletic | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | Haywards Heath Town | |
| 9 | Durham City | 0–1 | Team Northumbria | |
| 10 | Eastbourne Town | 0–6 | Rottingdean Village | |
| 11 | Kingsthorpe | 0–9 | Bedford | |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Heather St.Johns | |
| 13 | Penzance | 7–1 | Launceston | |
| 14 | Rayleigh Raiders | 1–7 | Brentwood Town | |
| 15 | Saffron Walden Town | 3–2 | Garston | |
| 16 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 0–4 | Havant & Waterlooville | |
| 17 | Worcester City | 0–1 | Bourne United | |
First round qualifying
All games were played on 16 and 23 September 2007.
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Second round qualifying
All games were played on 30 September 2007.
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Third round qualifying
All games were played on 7 October 2007
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First round proper
All games were scheduled for 28 October 2007.
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Second round proper
All games were originally scheduled for 11 and 18 November.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Blackpool Wren Rovers | 2–2 (?–? p) | West Auckland Town | |
| 2 | Chesham United | 3–3 (6–5 p) | Gillingham | |
| 3 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Derby County | |
| 4 | Frome Town | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | |
| 5 | Lewes | 1–5 | Welwyn Garden City | |
| 6 | Luton Town | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Enfield Town | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 5–0 | Radcliffe Olympic | |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 0–4 | Leicester City | |
| 9 | Peterlee RA | 3–4 | Rochdale | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Oxford City | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | Acton Sports Club | |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 0–4 | Curzon Ashton | |
| 13 | TNS & Shrewsbury Town | 2–3 | Copsewood Coventry | |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Loughborough Students | |
| 15 | Whitehawk | 3–0 | AFC Wimbledon | |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 4–4 (3–4 p) | Swindon Town |
Third round proper
All games were originally scheduled for 2, 9 and 16 December 2007.
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Fourth round proper
All games were originally scheduled for 6 and 13 January 2008.[5]
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 11–1 | Newquay | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0–6 | Lincoln City | |
| 3 | Barnet | 0–9 | Everton | 120 or 91 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| 5 | Bristol Academy | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Leeds United | |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | WFC Fulham | |
| 7 | Chelsea | 5–2 | Middlesbrough | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–4 | Cardiff City | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 6–0 | Forest Green Rovers | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | Watford | |
| 11 | Millwall Lionesses | 0–1 | Leicester City | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 1–3 | Newcastle United | |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 3–4 | Portsmouth | |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 1–4 | Birmingham City | |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 0–5 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 7–0 | Colchester United |
Fifth round proper
All games were played on 27 January 2008.[6]
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 8–1 | West Ham United | |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | Liverpool | |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Doncaster Rovers Belles | |
| 4 | Chelsea | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Leeds United | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 0–3 | Everton | |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 5–1 | Portsmouth | |
| 7 | Watford | 3–3 (1–2 p) | Newcastle United | |
| 8 | WFC Fulham | 0–2 | Birmingham City |
Quarter–finals
All games were played on 17 and 24 February 2008.[7]
| 24 February 2008 | Arsenal | 5–1 | Birmingham City | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 230 |
| 24 February 2008 | Cardiff City | 1–5 | Leeds United | Cwmbran |
| Report | Stadium: Cwmbran Stadium |
| 17 February 2008 | Lincoln City | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Blackburn Rovers | Collingham |
| Report | Stadium: Collingham Sports Club Attendance: 350 |
| 24 February 2008 | Newcastle United | 1–3 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Report | Stadium: Coach Lane Sports Centre Attendance: 330 |
Semi–finals
All games were played on 16 March 2008.[8]
| 16 March 2008 | Everton | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Leeds United | Southport |
| Report | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 572 Referee: Ross Joyce | |||
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| 16 March 2008 | Lincoln City | 1–5 | Arsenal | Lincoln |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Amy Rayner |