2014–15 FA Women's Cup

For the men's event, see 2014–15 FA Cup.
2014–15 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams257
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea (1st title)
Runners-upNotts County
Tournament statistics
Matches played251
Goals scored1,260 (5.02 per match)

The 2014–15 Women's FA Cup was the 45th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Arsenal were the defending champions, having beaten Everton 2–0 in the previous final, but lost in the quarter-finals to Chelsea. The 2015 Final took place at Wembley Stadium for the first time, and was held on 1 August 2015. The match was televised live on BBC One.[1]

Teams

A total of 257 teams entered the 2014–15 FA Women's Cup, with the level of league football played by each team determining the stage of the competition where they were inserted. Teams which played in WSL1, the highest level of league football for women in England, entered in the fifth round.

Round Previous round winners Entered at this stage Total teams competing Games played Goals scored
Preliminary round – 64 64 31 181
First round qualifying 32 108 140 69 415
Second round qualifying 70 – 70 34 136
Third round qualifying 35 41 76 37 199
First round 38 2 40 20 69
Second round 20 24 44 21 106
Third round 22 10 32 16 70
Fourth round 16 – 16 8 31
Fifth round 8 8 16 8 33
Sixth round 8 – 8 4 15
Semi-finals 4 – 4 2 4
Final 2 – 2 1 1

The preliminary round, first, second and third qualifying rounds, and the second round proper each saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal or disqualification of one of the teams.

Prize fund

Round Prize money[2]
Preliminary round £125
First round qualifying £150
Second round qualifying £200
Third round qualifying £225
First round £250
Second round £300
Third round £400
Fourth round £500
Fifth round £600
Sixth round £1,000
Semi-finals £2,000
Final Winner: £5,000
Runner-up: £2,000

Preliminary round

64 teams entered this stage, with the matches being played on 7 September 2014 and the winners receiving £125. The draw was made on 29 August 2014.[3][4][5]

N.B. the team progressing to the next round is shown in bold.

First round qualifying

The draw was made on 29 August 2014.[3][6][7]

Second round qualifying

Third round qualifying

45 clubs belonging to the Women's Premier League division one's Midlands, North, South and South West leagues entered at this stage of the competition.[9][10]

First round

The draw for the first round was made on 3 November 2014. All ties with the exception of the matches at Chorley and C&K Basildon were played on 6 December 2014. The remaining two took place on 14 December 2014.[11][12][13]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Chorley 5–2 Rotherham United
2 Liverpool Marshall Feds 3–0 Stockport County
3 Morecambe 5–2 Norton & Stockton Ancients
4 Blackpool Wren Rovers 2–3 Sheffield United Community
5 Hull City 3–2 Mossley Hill
6 Leeds 1–0 Guiseley
7 Loughborough Students 0–1 Leicester City Women
8 The New Saints 5–2 Loughborough Foxes
9 Radcliffe Olympic 3–1 Mansfield Town
10 Leicester City Ladies 1–4 FC Reedswood
11 Crystal Palace 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons
12 Bedford 0–1 Ipswich Town
13 Luton Town 1–0 Cambridge
14 Eastbourne Town 1–1 (5–4 p) Chichester City
15 London Corinthians 2–3 Lowestoft Town
16 C&K Basildon 5–2 Maidenhead United
17 Herne Bay 0–1 Carshalton Athletic
18 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Southampton Saints
19 Cheltenham Town 1–2 Exeter City
20 Larkhall Athletic 0–0 (4–5 p) Swindon Town

Second round

The FA Women's Premier League teams entered at this stage. All matches were played on 11 January 2015.[14][15] The ties between Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool Marshall and Swindon Town and Carshalton Athletic were postponed with the later facing a FA investigation.[16] Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool Marshall eventually played the match on 25 January after postponements due to a waterlogged and frozen pitches.[17][18][19] Carhalton Athletic were awarded a walkover as Swindon Town were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the 3rd round of qualifying.[20]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Morecambe 4–2 Sheffield United Community
2 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Preston North End
3 Coventry City 3–1 Leeds
4 Radcliffe Olympic 3–1 Hull City
5 Sporting Club Albion 0–2 Stoke City
6 Blackburn Rovers 13–2 Liverpool Marshall Feds
7 The New Saints 3–5 Derby County
8 Chorley 2–3 FC Reedswood
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Newcastle United
10 Bradford City 3–2 Huddersfield Town
11 Leicester City Women 0–8 Sheffield
12 Charlton Athletic 3–2 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City
13 Forest Green Rovers 2–4 (a.e.t.) Keynsham Town
14 Gillingham 0–5 Portsmouth
15 Lowestoft Town 2–1 Luton Town
16 Crystal Palace 2–0 Ipswich Town
17 Eastbourne Town 1–0 Queens Park Rangers
18 Swindon Town A–W Carshalton Athletic
Tie awarded to Carshalton Athletic. Swindon disqualified for fielding ineligible player in earlier round.[21]
19 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 C&K Basildon
20 Exeter City 1–3 Lewes
21 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 (a.e.t.) Copsewood Coventry
22 Brighton & Hove Albion 6–2 West Ham United

Third round

The draw for the 3rd round was made at Wembley on 12 January 2015. Sides from the FA WSL 2 league enter the competition at this stage. All ties were played on 1 February 2015, with the exception of Doncaster's tie which was staged the day before. The winners of each match received £400.[22][23] Six matches were rearranged for 8 February due to adverse weather conditions.[24]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Oxford United 0–3 Coventry City
2 Blackburn Rovers 4–5 Portsmouth
3 Doncaster Rovers Belles 3–0 London Bees
4 Yeovil Town 4–1 Lewes
5 Radcliffe Olympic 2–0 Durham
6 Bradford City 5–0 FC Reedswood
7 Aston Villa 2–1 Sunderland
8 Morecambe 2–3 Stoke City
9 Carshalton Athletic 2–5 Keynsham Town
10 Millwall Lionesses 3–0 Lowestoft Town
11 Crystal Palace 0–3 Reading
Tie awarded to Crystal Palace due to Reading fielding two ineligible players.[25]
12 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 C&K Basildon 0–5 Sheffield
14 Eastbourne Town 2–4 (a.e.t.) Derby County
15 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Preston North End
16 Watford 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round was made on 2 February.[26] Matches played on 8 March 2015.[27]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Watford 2–1 Keynsham Town
2 Charlton Athletic 3–3 (4–2 p) Crystal Palace
3 Sheffield 4–0 Radcliffe Olympic
4 Stoke City 1–3 Coventry City
5 Aston Villa 2–1 (a.e.t.) Yeovil Town
6 Portsmouth 1–4 Millwall Lionesses
7 Bradford City 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Belles
8 Derby County 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur

Fifth round

The eight winners of round four are joined by the eight 2014 FA WSL teams. The draw was held on 9 March 2015. Besides the eight WSL 1 teams, there remain four WSL 2 and four teams from the Premier League (Level 3) teams: Charlton Athletic, Coventry City, Sheffield, Tottenham.[28] Matches played on 22 and 24 March.[29]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Chelsea 6–0 Watford
2 Coventry City 1–2 Charlton Athletic
3 Manchester City 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles
4 Millwall Lionesses 0–7 Arsenal
5 Birmingham City 3–1 Liverpool
6 Aston Villa 2–0 Sheffield
7 Notts County 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur
8 Everton 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bristol Academy

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 23 March 2015.[30] Matches were played on 12 April.[31]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Manchester City 3–1 Birmingham City
2 Everton 1–1 (5–4 p) Charlton Athletic
3 Notts County 5–1 Aston Villa
4 Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 13 April 2015.[32] The Everton v Notts County game was played on 3 May at Goodison Park.[33] The Chelsea v Manchester City game took place on 4 May at Adams Park.[33]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Everton 0–3 Notts County
2 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City

Final

Main article: 2015 FA Women's Cup Final

The final of the FA Women's Cup was held for the first time at Wembley Stadium. It was played on 1 August 2015. The match was broadcast live on BBC One.

Chelsea1–0Notts County
Ji 37' Report
Attendance: 30,710

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