1992–93 WFA Cup

1992–93 WFA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland & Wales
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal
Runners-upDoncaster Belles
Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals.

The 1992–93 WFA Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 13 September 1992 and 24 April 1993. It was the 23rd season of the WFA Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Doncaster Belles in the final.[1]

The tournament consisted eight rounds of competition proper.

All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup Website.[2]

Group 1

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Corematch 12–0 Thanet United
2 Farnborough 11–0 Sutton United
3 Portsmouth 2–1 Gosport Borough
4 Teynham 3–0 Maidstone United
5 Three Bridges 16–3 Buxted Rangers
Bye: Brighton & Hove Albion, Epsom & Ewell, Hassocks, Havant, Horsham, Isle of Wight, Saltdean United

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Hassocks
2 Corematch 12–1 Three Bridges
3 Havant 3–1 Farnborough
4 Isle of Wight 2–9 Horsham
5 Portsmouth 0–0 (a.e.t.) Epsom & Ewell
replay Epsom & Ewell 6–0 Portsmouth
6 Saltdean United 1–2 Teynham

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Epsom & Ewell 3–0 Teynham
2 Havant 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion
3 Horsham 7–0 Corematch

Group 2

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Bristol City 22–1 Bristol Rovers
2 Cardiff 4–0 Clevedon Town
3 Carterton 1–7 Torquay United
4 Crewkerne 3–11 Eastleigh
5 Newbury H–W Exeter Rangers
W/O for Newbury
6 Plymouth Pilgrims 4–1 Solent
7 Red Vale United A–W Tongwynlais
W/O for Tongwynlais
8 Swansea H–W Salisbury
W/O for Swansea
9 Swindon Spitfires 3–2 (a.e.t.) Frome
10 Truro City H–W Corsham Town
W/O for Truro City
Bye: Bournemouth, Bristol Backwell

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Bristol City 0–5 Bristol Backwell
2 Newbury 3–1 Torquay United
3 Plymouth Pilgrims 5–0 Eastleigh
4 Swansea 0–3 Swindon Spitfires
5 Tongwynlais 2–3 Cardiff
6 Truro City 6–0 Bournemouth

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Newbury 3–4 Bristol Backwell
2 Swindon Spitfires 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cardiff
replay Cardiff 2–3 (a.e.t.) Swindon Spitfires
3 Truro City 4–2 Plymouth Pilgrims

Group 3

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Binfield 4–0 Brentford
2 Bromley Borough 6–0 SE Rangers
3 Collier Row 7–0 Walton & Hersham
4 Crystal Palace 2–3 Palace Eagles
5 Leyton Orient 9–0 Aylesbury United
6 Newham 4–6 Watford
7 Reading 1–6 Hackney
8 St Charles A–W Winchester All Stars
W/O for Winchester All Stars
9 Yeading 0–4 Tottenham
Bye: Abbey Rangers, District Line, London Girls

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Abbey Rangers 1–11 Leyton Orient
2 Collier Row 1–3 Hackney
Collier Row progressed to the next round
3 District Line 26–0 London Girls
4 Palace Eagles 2–9 Binfield
5 Watford 3–1 Tottenham
Tottenham progressed to the next round
6 Winchester All Stars 1–12 Bromley Borough

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 District Line 10–0 Collier Row
2 Leyton Orient 3–2 Binfield
3 Tottenham 2–7 Bromley Borough

Group 4

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Aston Villa 1–5 Tranmere Rovers
2 Bangor City 0–6 Kidderminster
3 Bentley Tigers 0–8 Thame United
4 Crewe 5–1 Launton
5 Runcorn 0–5 Pilkington
6 Worcester City 6–8 Leek Town
Bye: Abbeydale Alvechurch, Birmingham City, Oxford United, Stockport County, Villa Aztecs, Wolverhampton

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Abbeydale Alvechurch 3–0 Stockport County
2 Crewe 3–8 Pilkington
3 Kidderminster 2–5 Oxford United
4 Leek Town 3–0 Thame United
5 Tranmere Rovers 8–2 Birmingham City
6 Villa Aztecs 2–4 (a.e.t.) Wolverhampton

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Abbeydale Alvechurch 6–0 Tranmere Rovers
2 Leek Town 1–2 Wolverhampton
3 Pilkington 1–2 Oxford United

Group 5

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Atherton Laburnum 0–15 Ashton United
2 Broadoak 3–1 Manchester City
3 Liverpool A–W Lever Club
W/O for Lever Club
4 Liverpool Feds 0–7 Preston Rangers
5 Manchester United 5–0 Vernon–Carus
6 Oldham Athletic 10–2 Rossendale
Bye: Bolton, Bury, Leasowe Pacific, Rochdale, St Helens, Wigan

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Bolton 0–6 Broadoak
2 Bury 2–1 Preston Rangers
3 Leasowe Pacific 6–0 Rochdale
4 Manchester United 3–4 Ashton United
5 St Helens H–W Lever Club
W/O for St Helens
6 Wigan 7–2 Oldham Athletic

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Ashton United 4–5 Wigan
2 Broadoak 0–8 Leasowe Pacific
3 Bury 1–4 St Helens

Group 6

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 City Roses 3–8 Doncaster Town
2 Cleveland 8–2 Bradford City
3 Hull City 1–0 Barnsley
4 Newcastle 11–0 Wiggington Grasshoppers
Wiggington Grasshoppers proceed to the next round
5 Oakland Rangers 2–5 Brighouse
Bye: Cowgate Kestrels, Huddersfield, Middlesbrough, Scarborough, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Cleveland 3–9 Sheffield Wednesday
2 Cowgate Kestrels 2–0 Hull City
3 Middlesbrough 13–1 Brighouse
4 Scarborough A–W Wakefield
W/O for Wakefield
5 Sunderland 2–4 Huddersfield
6 Wiggington Grasshoppers 0–10 Doncaster Town

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Doncaster Town 1–2 Middlesbrough
2 Huddersfield 0–0 (a.e.t.) Sheffield Wednesday
replay Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Huddersfield
3 Wakefield 4–6 Cowgate Kestrels

Group 7

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Calverton A–W Rainworth Miners Welfare
W/O for Rainworth Miners Welfare
2 Haigh 7–2 Notts County
3 Leicester City 3–1 Sporting Kesteven
4 Sharley Park 5–1 Grimsby
5 TNT 1–0 Derby City
Bye: Highfield Rangers, Nettleham, Nottingham Argyle

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Highfield Rangers 2–6 Rainworth Miners Welfare
2 Leicester City 3–3 (a.e.t.) Sharley Park
replay Sharley Park 3–4 Leicester City
3 Nottingham Argyle 3–0 Haigh
4 TNT 3–2 Nettleham

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–0 Nottingham Argyle
2 TNT 2–0 Leicester City

Group 8

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Chelmsford City 1–2 Colchester United
2 Luton Town 9–1 Beccles
3 Norwich 6–0 Woodham Wanderers
4 Pye 3–4 Harlow Town
5 Southend 4–1 Leighton Linslade
6 Stevenage 1–9 Dunstable
Bye: Milton Keynes, Town & County

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Colchester United 0–10 Dunstable
2 Luton Town 4–0 Harlow Town
3 Southend 1–2 Milton Keynes
4 Town & County 11–3 Norwich

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Dunstable 1–4 Town & County
2 Luton Town 7–0 Milton Keynes

Fourth round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 6, 13 and 20 December 1992.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Abbeydale Alvechurch 2–3 Millwall Lionesses
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–5 Arsenal
3 Bromley Borough 3–0 Leyton Orient
4 Cowgate Kestrels 2–3 Wimbledon
5 Doncaster Belles H–W Knowsley United
W/O for Doncaster Belles
6 Horsham 2–3 Epsom & Ewell
7 Leasowe Pacific 4–1 Bristol Backwell
8 Luton Town 0–9 Ipswich Town
9 Middlesbrough 5–0 Truro City
10 Rainworth Miners Welfare 2–0 Oxford United
11 St Helens H–W TNT
W/O for St Helens
12 Stanton Rangers 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday
13 Swindon Spitfires 0–4 Maidstone Tigresses
14 Town & County 2–6 District Line
15 Wigan 3–8 Bronte
16 Wolverhampton 0–4 Red Star Southampton

Fifth round proper

All games were played on 7 February 1993.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Arsenal 4–1 District Line
2 Bronte 2–0 St Helens
3 Epsom & Ewell 0–1 Red Star Southampton
4 Ipswich Town 3–2 Stanton Rangers
5 Leasowe Pacific 2–5 Wimbledon
6 Maidstone Tigresses 2–0 Middlesbrough
7 Millwall Lionesses 0–4 Doncaster Belles
8 Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–4 Bromley Borough

Quarter–finals

All games were played on 7 March 1993.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Arsenal 5–1 Red Star Southampton
2 Ipswich Town 2–5 Doncaster Belles
3 Maidstone Tigresses 1–2 Bronte
4 Wimbledon 1–2 Bromley Borough

Semi–finals

All games were played on 3 April 1993.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Arsenal 2–0 Bromley Borough
2 Bronte 1–2 Doncaster Belles

Final

Arsenal3–0Doncaster Belles
  • Curley 45'
  • Ball 45'
  • Bampton 80'
Report
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Mike Cairns (Coventry)

References

  1. ^ "Arsenal on trail of the treble: Shipp stands firm as the Belles rue lack of a finishing touch".
  2. ^ "Women's F.A. Cup - Results". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2025.