2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup

2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup
The Pirelli Stadium hosted the final
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Dates25 September 2022 – 23 April 2023
Teams72
Defending championsSouthampton
Final positions
ChampionsNottingham Forest (1st title)
Runners-upWatford
Tournament statistics
Matches played70

All statistics correct as of 31 August 2023.

The 2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup was the 31st running of the FA Women's National League Cup, which began in 1991. It is the major league cup competition run by the FA Women's National League, and is run alongside their secondary league cup competition, the National League Plate.

All 72 Premier League clubs entered at the Determining round, with the winners continuing in the competition and the losers going into the National League Plate tournament.

Southampton were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title following promotion to the Championship.[1]

The final was played at the Pirelli Stadium on 23 April 2023 between Nottingham Forest and Watford. Nottingham Forest claimed their first title following a 3–2 win after extra time.[2]

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association.[3] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

Determining Round

24 September 2022 Lincoln City (M1)1–9 Newcastle United (N1)
14:00
  • Rousseau 44'
Report
  • Barker
  • Gibson
  • Robson
  • Greenslade
Attendance: 695
25 September 2022 Chorley (N1) 3–1Bradford City (N1)
14:00
  • Gillin
  • Cleary
  • Payton
Report
  • Jacobs
Attendance: 108
25 September 2022 AFC Fylde (N)1–2 Derby County (N)
14:00
  • Fields 56'
Report
  • Gaspar 16', 49'
Attendance: 136
25 September 2022 Wem Town (N)0–4 Barnsley (N1)
14:00 Report
  • Pierrepont
  • Shaw
Attendance: 48
25 September 2022 West Bromwich Albion (N)1–5 (a.e.t.) Liverpool Feds (N)
14:00
  • Straker
Report
  • Cole 37', 103', 120'
  • Kinvig 98'
  • Rogers 100'
25 September 2022 Hull City (N1)1–3 Burnley (N)
14:00
  • Knight 69'
Report
  • Ravening 28', 64'
  • Kelly 89'
25 September 2022 Peterborough United (M1)0–1 (a.e.t.) Stockport County (N1)
14:00 Report
  • Figueiredo
Attendance: 353
25 September 2022 Boldmere St Michaels (M1)2–4 Stoke City (N)
14:00
  • Formaston
  • Jefferies
Report
  • Jones
  • Richardson
Attendance: 50
25 September 2022 Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1) 2–1Long Eaton United (M1)
14:00
  • Hockaday
  • Myers
Report
  • Brennan
Attendance: 55
25 September 2022 London Seaward (SE1) 2–1Swindon Town (SW1)
14:00
  • Lanza 42'
  • Laudat 70'
Report
  • Colston 69'
Attendance: 30
25 September 2022 AFC St Austell (SW1)1–5 Plymouth Argyle (S)
14:00
  • Johanning
Report
  • Greenslade 18', 21'
  • Ireland 47'
  • Whitmore 59'
Attendance: 115
25 September 2022 Cardiff City (SW1) 1–0Southampton Women (SW1)
14:00
  • Sargent 19'
Report Attendance: 95
25 September 2022 Cambridge City (SE1)2–4 Actonians (SE1)
14:00
  • Stanley
  • Stephenson
Report
  • Ledezma-Viso 2'
  • Williamson 13', 39'
  • Shakes 34'
25 September 2022 Portsmouth (S) 4–1Crawley Wasps (S)
14:00
  • Hill 19'
  • Younger 25'
  • Quirk 42', 45'
Report
  • Chong
Attendance: 209
25 September 2022 Hounslow (SE1)1–6 Larkhall Athletic (SW1)
14:00
Report
  • Hull
  • Newton
  • H. Price
  • S. Price
  • Snook
Attendance: 40
25 September 2022 AFC Bournemouth (SE1)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Oxford United (S)
14:00 Report Attendance: 224
25 September 2022 Bridgewater United (S) 1–0Billericay Town (S)
14:00
  • Kendell 62'
Report
25 September 2022 Cheltenham Town (SW1)2–4 A F C Wimbledon (SE1)
14:00
Report
  • Dorey 5'
  • Hincks 21', 54', 61'
Attendance: 105
25 September 2022 Watford (S) 6–0Norwich City (SE1)
14:00
  • Head 3'
  • Ward 11', 30', 90'
  • Fyfe 53'
  • Gibson 80'
Report Attendance: 285
25 September 2022 Queens Park Rangers (SE)0–7 Ipswich Town (S)
14:00 Report
  • Biggs
  • Evans
  • Lafayette
  • Grey
  • Thomas
Attendance: 69
25 September 2022 Hastag United (SE1) 7–0Ashford Town (SE1)
14:00
  • Gille 2', 67'
  • Nutman 7', 45'
  • Gillard 63'
  • West 66'
  • Frazzoni 69'
Report Attendance: 40
25 September 2022 Exeter City (SW1) 3–1Maidenhead United (SW1)
14:00
  • Pengelly 3', 60'
  • Watkins 39'
Report
  • Halfacree
Attendance: 133
25 September 2022 Portishead Town (SW1)0–1 London Bees (S)
14:00 Report
  • Potter
25 September 2022 Keynsham Town (SW1) 1–0Moneyfields (SW1)
14:00
  • Vipond 102'
Report Attendance: 30
25 September 2022 Selsey (SW1)0–1 Milton Keynes Dons (S)
14:00 Report
  • McLean
Attendance: 110
25 September 2022 Cambridge United (SE1)1–5 Gillingham (S)
14:00
Report
  • Leitch 2'
  • Carabott 24'
  • Goad 51', 57'
  • Fordjour 88'
Attendance: 45
25 September 2022 Northampton Town (M1)0–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N)
14:00 Report
  • Holmes
  • Hughes
  • Miller
  • Morphet
Attendance: 120
25 September 2022 Brighouse Town (N) 4–1Leafield Athletic (M1)
14:00
  • Dean
  • Saxton
  • Watson
Report
  • Shirley 79'
Attendance: 102
25 September 2022 Sporting Khalsa (M1)2–3 Durham Cestria (N1)
14:00
  • Hall 59'
  • Lampitt 66'
Report
25 September 2022 Doncaster Rover Belles (M1)1–2 Mersey Rail (N1))
14:00
  • Dean
Report
  • Cloy
  • Lancaster
Attendance: 274
25 September 2022 Sheffield (M1)1–2 Middlesbrough (N1)
14:00
  • Waite 87'
Report
  • Harland
Attendance: 88
25 September 2022 York City (N1) 2–0Leeds United (N1)
14:00
  • Brown 55'
Report Attendance: 142
25 September 2022 Loughborough Lightning (N) 2–0Solihul Motors (M1)
14:00
  • Sharpe 14'
  • Robinson 77'
Report Attendance: 108
25 September 2022 Huddersfield Town (N) 2–1Stourbridge (M1)
14:00
  • Elford
Report
  • Rogers 36'
Attendance: 68
25 September 2022 Leek Town (M1)0–5 Nottingham Forest (N)
15:00 Report
  • Anderson 26'
  • Achterhof 35'
  • Greengrass 67'
  • Mitchell 69'
  • Moncaster 80'
Attendance: 50

Preliminary Round

With 36 teams progressing from the determining round, four need to be eliminated to allow a single-elimination knockout tournament to take place. Twenty eight of the winners from the determining round were given byes to the first round, with eight teams being drawn against each other in preliminary round ties.

9 October 2022 Barnsley (N1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Liverpool Feds (N) Barnsley
14:00
  • Parkin
Report
  • James 2'
  • Devereaux 118'
Stadium: Houghton Main Miners Welfare Ground
Attendance: 60
9 October 2022 Chesham United (SE1)0–3 Gillingham (S) Chesham
14:00 Report
Stadium: The Meadow
Attendance: 30
9 October 2022 Newcastle United (N1)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Durham Cestria (N1) Newcastle
14:30 Report Stadium: Whitley Park
Attendance: 750
30 October 2022 London Bees (S) H–WKeysham Town (SW1)Canons Park,London
14:00 Report Stadium: The Hive Stadium

First Round

30 October 2022 Chorley (N1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Derby County (N) Coppull
14:00
  • Gillin 82'
Report
  • Hilliard 90+4'
  • Gaspar 114'
Stadium: Blainscough Park
Attendance: 108
30 October 2022 Liverpool Feds (N)1–5 Burnley (N) Liverpool
14:00
Report
  • Priestley 27'
  • Ravening 40'
  • Kelly 67', 87', 90'
Stadium: Jericho Lane Sports Hub
Attendance: 125
30 October 2022 Stockport County (N1)0–2 Stoke City (N) Stockport
14:00 Report
  • Kivel 39'
  • Barber 55'
Stadium: Life Leisure Stockport Sports Village
Attendance: 90
30 October 2022 Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1)1–3 Nottingham Forest (N) Stockton on Tees
14:00
  • Owens
Report
  • Mosby 15'
  • Greengrass 42'
  • Daniels 45'
Stadium: Norton Sports Complex
Attendance: 75
4 December 2022 London Seeward (SE1)0–4 Plymouth Argyle (S) Walthamstow
14:00 Report
  • Wilson 6', 22'
  • Morgan-Hemmens 55'
  • Pollock 79'
Stadium: Wadham Lodge Sports Ground
Attendance: 29
30 October 2022 Cardiff City (SW1) 4–3Actonians (SE1)Cardiff
14:00
  • Williams 6'
  • Scahill 17'
  • Lloyd 30'
  • Williams 48'
Report
  • Miyoshi
  • Netschova
  • O'Reilly
Stadium: Caerau (Ely) FC
Attendance: 95
30 October 2022 Portsmouth (S) H–WLarkhall Athletic (SW1)Havant
14:00 Report Stadium: Westleigh Park
30 October 2022 Oxford United (S) 2–0 (a.e.t.)Bridgewater United (S)Oxford
14:00
Report Stadium: Court Place Farm
Attendance: 208
6 November 2022 A F C Wimbledon (SE1)0–1 (a.e.t.) Watford (S) Carshalton
14:00 Report
  • Garrad 120'
Stadium: Carshalton Athletic FC
Attendance: 207
6 November 2022 Hastag United (SE1) 2–0Ipswich Town (S)Aveley
14:00
  • Rowland 23'
  • Gillard 50'
Report Stadium: Parkside Stadium
Attendance: 128
6 November 2022 Exeter City (SW1) 3–2London Bees (S)Exeter
14:00
  • Markham 6'
  • Watkins 21'
  • Stacey 24'
Report
  • O'Leary
  • Puddefoot
Stadium: Exwick Sports Hub
Attendance: 185
30 October 2022 Milton Keynes Dons (S) 1–0Gillingham (S)Wootton
14:00
  • Coupar
Report Stadium: Weston Park Blue Cross Club
Attendance: 128
30 October 2022 Durham Cestria (N1) 3–2Mersey Rail (N1)Sunderland
14:00
Report
  • Cloy
  • Collins
Stadium: Sunderland Ford Hub
Attendance: 50
30 October 2022 Middlesbrough (N1) 2–0York City (N1)Stockton On Tees
14:00
  • Mett
  • Dawson
Report Stadium: Stockton Sixth Form College
Attendance: 191
30 October 2022 Loughborough Lightning (N)1–2 Huddersfield Town (N) Loughborough
14:00
Report
  • Montgomery 16'
  • Fletcher 24'
Stadium: Holywell Sports Complex
Attendance: 160

Second Round

4 December 2022 Derby County (N)2–3 Burnley (N) Derby
14:00
  • McGrother 68'
  • Camwell 78'
Report
Stadium: Mickleover Sports Club
Attendance: 259
4 December 2022 Stoke City (N)2–4 (a.e.t.) Nottingham Forest (N) Stoke-upon-Trent
14:00
  • Kivel 24'
  • Woodbyrne 82'
Report
  • Greengrass 48'
  • Mosby 50'
  • Mosby 96'
  • Reynolds 111'
Stadium: Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute
Attendance: 71
8 January 2023 Plymouth Argyle (S) 2–1Cardiff City (SW1)Plymouth
14:00
  • Cunningham 55'
  • Greenslade 67'
Report
  • Poole 54'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1518
18 December 2022 Portsmouth (S) 1–0Oxford United (S)Havant
14:00
  • Younger 34'
Report Stadium: Westleigh Park
Attendance: 132
17 December 2022 Watford (S) 5–3 (a.e.t.)Hastag United (SE1)London Colney
18:00
  • Wilson 13'
  • Head 25'
  • Georgiou 27'
  • Ali 69'
  • Garrad 97'
Report
  • Rowland 20', 80'
  • West 70'
Stadium: UCL Sports Ground
4 December 2022 Exeter City (SW1)0–2 Milton Keynes Dons (S) Exeter
14:00 Report
  • Coupar
  • Nixon
Stadium: Exwick Sports Hub
Attendance: 137
4 December 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) 7–0Durham Cestria (N1)Wolverhampton
14:00
  • Hughes 5', 25', 49'
  • Toussaint 19'
  • Gauntlett 61'
  • Miller 70'
  • Taho 89'
Report Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
Attendance: 235
4 December 2022 Middlesbrough (N1)1–6 Huddersfield Town (N) Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 Report
  • Anderson 12'
  • Elford 23', 43'
  • Sanderson 50'
  • Hume 57', 67'
Stadium: Stockton Sixth Form College
Attendance: 82

Quarter-finals

22 January 2023 Burnley (N)1–2 Nottingham Forest (N) Eastwood
14:00
  • Aherne 84'
Report
  • Steggles 33'
  • Mitchell 80'
Stadium: Halbrooke Stadium
Attendance: 427
22 January 2023 Plymouth Argyle (S)0–3 Portsmouth (S) Plymouth
14:30 Report
  • Quirk 21'
  • Scott 56'
  • Humphrey 90+4'
Stadium: Manadon Football Development Centre
Attendance: 145
29 January 2023 Watford (S) 5–1Milton Keynes Dons (S)Ruislip
14:00
Report
  • Mitchell
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 152
5 February 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Huddersfield Town (N)Telford
14:00
Report
  • Ibbotson 48'
Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 282

Semi-finals

5 March 2023 Nottingham Forest (N) 5–0Portsmouth (S)Eastwood
14:00
  • Harkin 38'
  • Anderson 50', 64'
  • Greengrass 59'
  • Moncaster 90'
Report Stadium: Halbrooke Stadium
Attendance: 429
5 March 2023 Watford (S) 2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers (N)Ruislip
14:00
  • Georgiou 16'
  • Brough 42'
Report Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 226

Final

Nottingham Forest (N)3–2 (a.e.t.)Watford (S)
  • Greengrass 43'
  • Mosby 52'
  • Mitchell 115'
Report

References

  1. ^ Downey, Sophie (21 May 2022). "Southampton Women win promotion to second tier after victory against Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Nottingham Forest: Reds focused on title hopes after Women's National League Cup win". BBC Sport. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The FA Women's National League". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.