2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup

2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Dates28 August 2005 –
5 March 2006
Teams34
Final positions
ChampionsCharlton Athletic
Runners-upArsenal

The 2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 15th edition of the FA Women's Premier League Cup, which began in 1991. It was sponsored by Nationwide and was officially known as the FA Nationwide Women's Premier League Cup.[1] The competition was contested by all 34 teams of the three divisions of the FA Women's Premier League (National Division, Northern Division and Southern Division). Charlton Athletic won their second title after a 2–1 win over Arsenal in the final.[2]

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association (FA).[3] The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (NA)=National Division; (NO)=Northern Division; (S)=Southern Division.

Preliminary round

28 August 2005 Blackburn Rovers (NO) 2–1Lincoln City (NO)
14:00
Report
  • Aisthorpe
28 August 2005 Langford (S)2–7 Curzon Ashton (NO)
14:00
  • Thomas
  • Waghorn
Report
  • Baird
  • Carter
  • Hindley
  • Maylett

First round

The matches were played on 11 September 2005, the only exception being Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers, which took place on 2 October 2005.[4][5][6][7]

11 September 2005 AFC Wimbledon (S) 5–2West Ham United (S)
14:00
Report
  • Aherne
  • Roache
11 September 2005 Aston Villa (NO)4–6 Everton (NA)
14:00
  • Quick
  • Franklin
  • Packer
Report
11 September 2005 Blackburn Rovers (NO) 5–0Curzon Ashton (NO)
14:00
  • Bell
  • Brusell
  • Twohig
  • Bailey
Report
11 September 2005 Cardiff City (S)1–5 Sunderland (NA)
14:00 Report
  • Bell
  • Carr
  • Reay
  • Redhead
  • S. Williams
11 September 2005 Chelsea (NA)3–5 (a.e.t.) Bristol City (S)
14:00
  • De la Salle
  • Langrish
  • White
Report
  • Bevan
  • Tinson
11 September 2005 Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Liverpool (NO)
14:00 Report
Penalties
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with red X
  • football with red X
11 September 2005 Fulham (NA)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Manchester City (NO)
14:00
  • Clarke
Report
  • Savage
Penalties
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with red X
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
11 September 2005 Leeds United (NA)1–2 Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00 Report
  • Cox
  • Kidwell
11 September 2005 Millwall Lionesses (S) 1–0Nottingham Forest (NO)
14:00
  • Lennon
Report
11 September 2005 Newcastle United (NO)3–4 (a.e.t.) Middlesbrough (NO)
14:00
  • McCubbing
  • Newton
  • Robson
Report
  • Cullen
  • Stephenson
  • Winn
  • Close
11 September 2005 Portsmouth (S) 1–0Crystal Palace (S)
14:00
  • Niven
Report
11 September 2005 Reading Royals (S)0–6 Charlton Athletic (NA)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 Stockport County (NO)0–4 Birmingham City (NA)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 Tranmere Rovers (NO) 2–0Brighton & Hove Albion (S)
14:00
Report
11 September 2005 Watford (S) 3–0Southampton Saints (S)
14:00
Report
2 October 2005 Arsenal (NA) 5–0Wolverhampton Wanderers (NO)
14:00
Report

Second round

The matches were played on 9 October 2005, the only exception being Manchester City v Arsenal, which took place on 23 October 2005.[8][9][10][11]

9 October 2005 AFC Wimbledon (S)0–3 Sunderland (NA)
14:00 Report
9 October 2005 Bristol City (S) 3–2Millwall Lionesses (S)
14:00
  • Barrett
  • Hemmings
  • Tinson
Report
9 October 2005 Charlton Athletic (NA) 13–0Portsmouth (S)
14:00
Report
9 October 2005 Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) 3–0 (a.e.t.)Birmingham City (NA)
14:00
Report
9 October 2005 Everton (NA) 2–0Blackburn Rovers (NO)
14:00
Report
9 October 2005 Tranmere Rovers (NO) 7–0Middlesbrough (NO)
14:00
  • Abbott
  • Jones
  • Kenwright
Report
9 October 2005 Watford (S)2–5 Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00
  • Rebelo
Report
23 October 2005 Manchester City (NO)0–4 Arsenal (NA)
14:00 Report

Quarter-finals

The matches were played on 6 November 2005, the only exception being Sunderland v Everton, which took place on 13 November 2005.[12][13][14][15]

6 November 2005 Arsenal (NA) 5–0Bristol City (S)
14:00
Report
6 November 2005 Charlton Athletic (NA) 1–0Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00
Report
6 November 2005 Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) 3–2Tranmere Rovers (NO)
14:00
  • Walsh
  • Cantrell
  • Twaddle 55'
Report
13 November 2005 Sunderland (NA)1–3 Everton (NA)
14:00
  • Carr 28'
Report

Semi-finals

All matches were played on 11 December 2005.[16][17][18]

11 December 2005 Everton (NA)0–2 Arsenal (NA)
14:00 Report

Final

Charlton Athletic2–1Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 3,506

References

  1. ↑ "Nationwide renews FA sponsorship deal". The Guardian. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Arsenal 1-2 Charlton Athletic". 2006-03-05. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  3. ↑ "The FA Nationwide Women's Premier League Cup results". The FA. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "First Round results". The FA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Addicks and Everton ease through". 2005-09-11. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Charlton share lead despite draw". 2005-10-02. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  7. ↑ Andy Houldsworth, Jon Harris (c)2005 Digital Ink (Solutions) Ltd (0)870 742 2650. "Charlton Athletic". www.cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2026-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Second Round results". The FA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Arsenal held to draw by Frankfurt". 2005-10-09. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  10. ↑ "Everton storm back to the summit". 2005-10-23. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  11. ↑ Andy Houldsworth, Jon Harris (c)2005 Digital Ink (Solutions) Ltd (0)870 742 2650. "Charlton Athletic". www.cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2026-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "Third Round results". The FA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  13. ↑ "Holders Arsenal cruise to semis". 2005-11-06. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  14. ↑ "Williams helps Everton into semis". 2005-11-20. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  15. ↑ Andy Houldsworth, Jon Harris (c)2005 Digital Ink (Solutions) Ltd (0)870 742 2650. "Charlton Athletic". www.cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2026-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "Semi-Finals results". The FA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Charlton and Arsenal reach final". 2005-12-11. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  18. ↑ Andy Houldsworth, Jon Harris (c)2005 Digital Ink (Solutions) Ltd (0)870 742 2650. "Charlton Athletic". www.cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2026-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

See also