The 2012–13 FA Women's Cup was the 43rd season of the FA Women's Cup, the main domestic knockout Cup competition in English women's football. It lacked a sponsor for the second consecutive season.
283 clubs were accepted into the competition.[1] The first qualifying round commenced on 30 September 2012, with the first round proper played on 9 December 2012. Arsenal beat Bristol Academy 3–0 in the final on 26 May 2013 at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster.[2]
Birmingham City were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in last season's final.
First qualifying round
All of the teams entering the competition that are not members of either the FA WSL, FA Women's Premier League National Division, FA Women's Premier League Northern Division or FA Women's Premier League Southern Division had to compete in the qualifying rounds to win a place in the competition proper.
| Tie |
Home team (tier) |
Score |
Away team (tier) |
Att. |
|---|
| 1 |
Abbey Rangers |
2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Meridian |
|
| 2 |
Accrington Girls & Ladies |
3–5 |
Tranmere Rovers |
|
| 3 |
AFC Sudbury |
5–2 |
Colchester Town |
|
| 4 |
AFC Trinity |
6–5 |
Great Shelford |
|
| 5 |
AFC Wimbledon |
H–W |
East Preston |
|
| Walkover for AFC Wimbledon Ladies |
| 6 |
Allscott |
2–1 |
Lightwood |
|
| 7 |
Andover New Street |
3–1 |
Christchurch |
|
| 8 |
Appleby Frodingham |
0–12 |
Rothwell |
|
| 9 |
Arnold Town |
2–6 |
Lutterworth Athletic |
|
| 10 |
Ashford |
4–1 |
South Park |
|
| 11 |
Barking |
4–2 |
Stevenage |
|
| 12 |
Barnsley |
3–0 |
Kirklees |
|
| 13 |
Birmingham & West Midlands |
7–1 |
AFC Telford United |
|
| 14 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
5–1 |
Brighouse Town |
|
| 15 |
Bradwell Belles |
0–8 |
FC Reedswood |
|
| 16 |
Bridgwater Town |
3–4 |
Stoke Lane Athletic |
|
| 17 |
Chelmsford City |
H–W |
Fakenham Town |
|
| Walkover for Chelmsford City. |
| 18 |
Cheltenham Civil Service |
0–6 |
Brislington |
|
| 19 |
Chester Le Street Town |
6–1 |
York City |
|
| 20 |
Consett |
1–12 |
Peterlee St Francis |
|
| 21 |
Cottage Farm Rangers |
0–9 |
Coventry Sphinx |
|
| 22 |
Coventry Development |
2–3 |
Walsall |
|
| 23 |
Crewe Alexandra |
3–1 |
Irlam |
|
| 24 |
Crown Newlaithes |
1–5 |
Jarrow |
|
| 25 |
Dartford YMCA |
1–4 |
Westfield |
|
| 26 |
Downend Flyers |
9–1 |
AEK–BOCO |
|
| 27 |
Eastbourne Town |
8–1 |
Claygate Royals |
|
| 28 |
Falmouth Town |
8–2 |
Cheltenham Town |
|
| 29 |
Fleet Town |
0–5 |
Poole Town |
|
| 30 |
Forest Hall |
0–10 |
Durham Wildcats |
|
| 31 |
Forest Of Dean |
1–0 |
Heavitree Social |
|
| 32 |
Handsworth |
0–3 |
Guiseley AFC Vixens |
|
| 33 |
Haywards Heath Town |
3–4 |
London Corinthians |
|
| 34 |
Headington |
0–3 |
Denham United |
|
| 35 |
Hemel Hempstead Town |
6–3 |
Newbury |
|
| 36 |
Hethersett Athletic |
4–2 |
Lowestoft Town |
|
| 37 |
Hockering |
1–3 |
Wymondham Town |
|
| 38 |
Huntingdon Town |
4–3 |
Brackley Sports |
|
| 39 |
Hutton |
2–3 |
Haverhill Rovers |
|
| 40 |
Ilminster Town |
6–0 |
Street |
|
| 41 |
Keighley Oaks |
0–2 |
Steel City Wanderers |
|
| 42 |
KIKK United |
3–1 |
Haringey Borough |
|
| 43 |
Larkhall Athletic |
5–1 |
Bude Town |
|
| 44 |
Leighton United Vixens |
2–1 |
Leverstock Green |
|
| 45 |
Lichfield Diamonds |
0–2 |
Crusaders |
|
|
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 46 |
Long Eaton United |
1–2 |
Nettleham |
|
| 47 |
Long Lane |
3–2 |
Bexhill United |
|
| 48 |
Lowick United |
3–5 |
Norton & Stockton Ancients |
|
| 49 |
Lye Town |
1–7 |
Kenilworth Town |
|
| 50 |
Maidenhead United |
5–1 |
Banbury United |
|
| 51 |
Marlow |
4–6 |
Bracknell Town |
|
| 52 |
Mauritius Sports Association |
3–1 |
Sawbridgeworth Town |
|
| 53 |
Middleton Athletic |
3–5 |
City of Manchester |
|
| 54 |
Milford & Witley |
0–6 |
Eastbourne |
|
| 55 |
Morecambe |
4–1 |
Blackpool Wren Rovers |
|
| 56 |
Netherton United |
3–1 |
Stewarts & Lloyds Corby |
|
| 57 |
North Shields |
5–2 |
Birtley Town |
|
| 58 |
Oadby & Wigston |
2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Dronfield Town |
|
| 59 |
Actonians |
1–3 |
Launton |
|
| 60 |
Oxford City |
5–0 |
Ascot United |
|
| 61 |
Padiham |
2–3 |
Preston North End |
|
| 62 |
Parkwood Rangers |
3–3 (5–4 p) |
Anchorians |
|
| 63 |
Parley Sports |
1–5 |
Shanklin |
|
| 64 |
Pegasus |
2–1 |
Malvern Town |
|
| 65 |
Pen Mill |
3–5 |
Bitton |
|
| 66 |
Peterborough Sports Parkway |
10–0 |
Raunds Town |
|
| 67 |
Prince of Wales |
2–3 (a.e.t.) |
Knaphill |
|
| 68 |
Quedgeley Wanderers |
2–7 |
Bristol Union |
|
| 69 |
Ramsgate |
2–5 |
Crawley Wasps |
|
| 70 |
Reading |
1–2 |
Colne Valley |
|
| 71 |
Redcar Town |
3–3 (2–3 p) |
Kendal Town |
|
| 72 |
Regents Park Rangers |
2–2 (6–7 p) |
Battersea Ironsides |
|
| 73 |
Roade |
H–W |
Outwell Swifts |
|
| Walkover for Roade. |
| 74 |
Rottingdean Village |
3–1 |
New Forest |
|
| 75 |
Royston Town |
0–1 |
St Albans City |
|
| 76 |
Ruddington Village |
3–4 |
Rise Park |
|
| 77 |
Rusthall |
1–4 |
Maidstone United |
|
| 78 |
Sandiacre Town |
4–2 |
Retford United |
|
| 79 |
Shenstone |
1–2 |
Ellistown |
|
| 80 |
St Nicholas |
3–2 |
Launceston |
|
| 81 |
Standon & Puckeridge |
4–1 |
Sandy |
|
| 82 |
Swindon Spitfires |
2–1 |
Gosport Borough |
|
| 83 |
The New Saints |
4–1 |
Bexhill United |
|
| 84 |
Tring Athletic |
2–4 (a.e.t.) |
City Belles |
|
| 85 |
Victoire |
A–W |
Maidstone Town |
|
| Walkover for Maidstone Town. |
| 86 |
Warrington Town |
1–11 |
Blackpool |
|
| 87 |
West Billericay |
5–0 |
Assandun Vikings |
|
| 88 |
West Bridgford |
1–6 |
Mansfield Town |
|
| 89 |
Wetherby Athletic |
1–4 |
Ossett Albion |
|
| 90 |
Weymouth |
3–3 (2–3 p) |
Aldershot Town |
|
| 91 |
Whickham Fellside |
5–0 |
California |
|
| 92 |
Wootton Bassett Town |
2–6 |
Southampton |
|
| 93 |
Workington Reds |
0–5 |
Whitley Bay |
|
|
Second qualifying round
| Tie |
Home team (tier) |
Score |
Away team (tier) |
Att. |
|---|
| 1 |
Abbeytown |
3–1 |
North Shields |
|
| 2 |
AFC Sudbury |
3–1 |
Wymondham Town |
|
| 3 |
AFC Trinity |
6–2 |
Moulton |
|
| 4 |
AFC Wimbledon |
6–0 |
Abbey Rangers |
|
| 5 |
Ashford |
3–5 |
Battersea Ironsides |
|
| 6 |
Barking |
6–1 |
St Albans City |
|
| 7 |
Birmingham & West Midlands |
2–1 |
Allscott |
|
| 8 |
Brislington |
4–2 |
Ilminster Town |
|
| 9 |
Chelmsford City |
2–3 |
C&K Basildon |
|
| 10 |
City of Manchester |
1–2 |
Blackpool |
|
| 11 |
Colne Valley |
4–1 |
Bracknell Town |
|
| 12 |
Crewe Alexandra |
1–0 |
Chester City |
|
| 13 |
Downend Flyers |
4–2 |
Bitton |
|
| 14 |
Eastbourne |
0–7 |
Westfield |
|
| 15 |
FC Reedswood |
6–2 |
Crusaders |
|
| 16 |
Forest Of Dean |
3–1 |
Stoke Lane Athletic |
|
| 17 |
Guiseley AFC Vixens |
1–3 |
Barnsley |
|
| 18 |
Hethersett Athletic |
0–2 |
Billericay Town |
|
| 19 |
Huntingdon Town |
2–5 |
Roade |
|
| 20 |
Jarrow |
2–1 |
Whitley Bay |
|
| 21 |
Kendal Town |
1–5 |
Chester Le Street Town |
|
| 22 |
Kenilworth Town |
1–4 |
The New Saints |
|
| 23 |
KIKK United |
9–3 |
Leighton United Vixens |
|
| 24 |
Knaphill |
1–4 |
Eastbourne Town |
|
| 25 |
Larkhall Athletic |
5–1 |
Falmouth Town |
|
| 26 |
Launton |
0–4 |
Denham United |
|
| 27 |
London Corinthians |
14–0 |
Maidstone United |
|
| 28 |
Maidenhead United |
4–1 |
Hemel Hempstead Town |
|
|
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 29 |
Maidstone Town |
9–1 |
Rottingdean Village |
|
| 30 |
Mansfield Town |
4–1 |
Oadby & Wigston |
|
| 31 |
Mauritius Sports Association |
3–1 |
Standon & Puckeridge |
|
| 32 |
Morecambe |
7–0 |
Birkenhead |
|
| 33 |
Norton & Stockton Ancients |
2–8 |
Durham Wildcats |
|
| 34 |
Ossett Albion |
2–6 |
Hull City |
|
| 35 |
Oxford City |
3–0 |
City Belles |
|
| 36 |
Panthers |
4–2 |
Long Lane |
|
| 37 |
Parkwood Rangers |
2–1 |
Crawley Wasps |
|
| 38 |
Pegasus |
3–4 |
Ellistown |
|
| 39 |
Peterborough Northern Star |
7–3 |
Hampton |
|
| 40 |
Peterborough Sports Parkway |
10–1 |
Netherton United |
|
| 41 |
Peterlee St Francis |
7–1 |
Whickham Fellside |
|
| 42 |
Prudhoe Town |
2–5 |
Penrith AFC |
|
| 43 |
Rise Park |
2–1 |
Nettleham |
|
| 44 |
Rothwell |
4–2 |
Westella & Willerby |
|
| 45 |
Sandiacre Town |
3–4 |
Lutterworth Athletic |
|
| 46 |
Shanklin |
2–0 |
Andover New Street |
|
| 47 |
Southampton |
0–3 |
Aldershot Town |
|
| 48 |
St Nicholas |
1–3 |
Bristol Union |
|
| 49 |
Steel City Wanderers |
6–2 |
Bradford Park Avenue |
|
| 50 |
Swindon Spitfires |
3–4 (a.e.t.) |
Poole Town |
|
| 51 |
Tranmere Rovers |
3–0 |
Preston North End |
|
| 52 |
Walsall |
2–3 |
Coventry Sphinx |
|
| 53 |
West Billericay |
4–0 |
Haverhill Rovers |
|
|
First round proper
The draw was made on 12 November 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 9 December 2012.[6] Colne Valley were the lowest–ranked team left in the competition, competing in the Greater London Division 1 at level 8 of the English Women's football league system.
Number of teams per tier still in competition
| WSL 1 |
PLND |
PLN/SD |
Combination |
Regional & County |
Total |
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AFC Sudbury (6) v London Corinthians (5)
Arlesey Town (4) v C&K Basildon (5)
Parkwood Rangers (6) v Colne Valley (8)
Radcliffe Olympic (4) v Lutterworth Athletic (6)
Rise Park (5) v Copsewood Coventry (4)
Westfield (5) v Mauritius Sports Association (6)
Second round proper
The draw was made on 10 December 2012 with ties were scheduled to be played on 6 January 2013.[7] Colne Valley were the lowest–ranked team left in the competition, competing in the Greater London Division 1 at level 8 of the English Women's football league system.
Number of teams per tier still in competition
| WSL 1 |
PLND |
PLN/SD |
Combination |
Regional & County |
Total |
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Third round proper
The draw was made on 7 January 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 3 February 2013.[8] Morecambe were the lowest–ranked team left in the competition, competing in the North West Women's Regional League Premier Division at level 5 of the English Women's football league system.
Number of teams per tier still in competition
| WSL 1 |
PLND |
PLN/SD |
Combination |
Regional & County |
Total |
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Fourth round proper
The draw was made on 4 February 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 24 February 2013.[9] Oxford United were the lowest–ranked team left in the competition, competing in the South West Combination at level 4 of the English Women's football league system.[10]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
| WSL 1 |
PLND |
PLN/SD |
Combination |
Regional & County |
Total |
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Fifth round proper
The draw was made on 25 February 2013 with ties were scheduled to be played on 17 March 2013.[11] Oxford United were the lowest–ranked team left in the competition, competing in the South West Combination at level 4 of the English Women's football league system.[12][13][14]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
| WSL 1 |
PLND |
PLN/SD |
Combination |
Regional & County |
Total |
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Semi–finals
The draw for the semi–finals took place on 1 April 2013, with the ties scheduled to take place on 26 and 28 April 2013.[19]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
| WSL 1 |
PLND |
PLN/SD |
Combination |
Regional & County |
Total |
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