2014–15 Women's FA Cup |
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| Country | England Wales |
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| Teams | 257 |
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| Champions | Chelsea (1st title) |
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| Runners-up | Notts County |
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| Matches played | 251 |
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| Goals scored | 1,260 (5.02 per match) |
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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]
The competition was rebranded as the Women's FA Cup, following a sponsor deal with SSE. For sponsorship purposes, it was named the SSE Women's FA Cup.[2]
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[3] |
| 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.[4][5][6]
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 1 | Rutherford | 4–1 | Prudhoe Town | |
| Tie awarded to Prudhoe Town, Rutherford removed from competition |
| 2 | Lowick United | 6–7 (a.e.t.) | Blyth Town Lions | |
| 3 | Birtley St Joseph | 2–7 | Tynedale | |
| 4 | Brighouse Town | 10–1 | Keighley Oaks | |
| 5 | Wakefield | 3–5 | Malet Lambert | |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 2–3 | CMB | |
| 7 | Rise Park | 1–5 | Long Eaton United | |
| 8 | Nettleham | 13–0 | Arnold Town | |
| 9 | Oadby & Wigston | 2–1 | Dronfield Town | |
| 10 | Coventrians | 0–4 | The New Saints | |
| 11 | March Town United | 1–7 | Roade | |
| 12 | Raunds Town | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Kettering Town | |
| 13 | Sandy | 0–1 | Rothwell Corinthians | |
| 14 | AFC Sudbury | 1–12 | Lowestoft Town | |
| 15 | Colchester Town | H–W | Takeley | |
| Tie awarded to Colchester Town. Takeley withdrew from competition. |
| 16 | Bury Town | 1–1 (3–4 p) |
Brentwood Town | |
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| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 17 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 1–0 | Stevenage | |
| 18 | KIKK United | 2–3 | Barking | |
| 19 | Chesham United | 0–8 | Actonians | |
| 20 | Leverstock Green | 6–0 | Headington | |
| 21 | London Corinthians | 12–1 | South Park | |
| 22 | Burgess Hill Town | 4–2 | Abbey Rangers | |
| 23 | Surrey Eagles | 1–2 | Battersea & Wandsworth | |
| 24 | Regents Park Rangers | 0–5 | Carshalton Athletic | |
| 25 | Hassocks | 0–1 | Eastbourne | |
| 26 | Poole Town | 4–0 | Aldershot Town | |
| 27 | Southampton | 2–3 | Fleet Town | |
| 28 | Brislington | 0–2 | Downend Flyers | |
| 29 | Bristol Ladies Union | 0–1 | Truro City | |
| 30 | Wootton Bassett Town | 2–4 | Ilminster Town | |
| 31 | Frome Town | 2–0 | Cheltenham Civil Service | |
| 32 | Bridgwater Town | 6–0 | Launceston | |
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N.B. the team progressing to the next round is shown in bold.
First round qualifying
The draw was made on 29 August 2014.[4][7][8]
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 1 | Kader | 0–6 | York City | |
| 2 | Tynedale | 12–0 | Forest Hall | |
| 3 | Peterlee RA | 4–2 | Prudhoe Town | |
| 4 | Birtley Town | 4–2 | Middlesbrough Lionesses | |
| 5 | Boldon | 4–3 | Blyth Town Lions | |
| 6 | Whitley Bay | 6–0 | Ashington Woodhorn Lane | |
| 7 | Ossett Albion | 3–8 (a.e.t.) | Wetherby Athletic | |
| 8 | Malet Lambert | 0–3 | Farsley | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–1 | Handsworth | |
| 10 | Brighouse Athletic | 0–2 | Brighouse Town | |
| 11 | Hull City | 12–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | |
| 12 | Woolton | 2–1 | Middleton Athletic | |
| 13 | Blackpool Wren Rovers | 10–1 | CMB Ladies | |
| 14 | Bury Girls & Ladies | 2–8 | Burnley | |
| 15 | Merseyrail Bootle | 10–0 | Chester City | |
| 16 | Mersey Girls | 2–1 | Workington Reds | |
| 17 | Blackpool | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Penrith | |
| 18 | City of Manchester | 4–8 | Accrington Girls & Ladies | |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 5–2 | Birkenhead | |
| 20 | Ruddington Village | 6–5 | Oadby & Wigston | |
| 21 | Sandiacre Town | 0–5 | Nettleham | |
| 22 | West Bridgford | 0–3 | Long Eaton United | |
| 23 | Teversal | 0–7 | Ellistown | |
| 24 | Walsall | 3–0 | Malvern Town | |
| 25 | Leamington Lions | 1–3 | The New Saints | |
| 26 | Allscott | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Lye Town | |
| 27 | Stone Dominoes | 3–4 | Bilbrook | |
| 28 | Brereton Town | 2–3 | Crusaders | |
| 29 | Kenilworth Town | 1–0 | Coventry Development Ladies | |
| 30 | Wyrley | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Folly Lane | |
| 31 | Burton Albion | 10–1 | Bedworth United | |
| 32 | Newmarket Town | 0–2 | Wymondham Town | |
| 33 | Rothwell Corinthians | 0–3 | Peterborough Northern Star | |
| 34 | Great Shelford | 7–3 | Roade | |
| 35 | Bar Hill | 4–0 | Huntingdon Town | |
| 36 | Fulbourn Institute | 2–4 | Raunds Town | |
| 37 | Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | 1–2 | Burton Park Wanderers | |
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| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 38 | Brentwood Town | 2–1 | West Billericay | |
| 39 | Southendian | 2–3 | Colchester Town | |
| 40 | Lowestoft Town | 8–3 | Billericay Town | |
| 41 | Haringey Borough | 2–4 | Long Lane | |
| 42 | Barking | 5–1 | Sherrardswood | |
| 43 | Garston | 1–3 | Colney Heath | |
| 44 | Royston Town | 4–0 | Sawbridgeworth Town | |
| 45 | Offley & Stopsley | 6–0 | Harvesters | |
| 46 | Banbury United | 0–3 | Oxford City | |
| 47 | Woodley United | 1–3 | Actonians | |
| 48 | Brentford | 9–2 | Hemel Hempstead Town | |
| 49 | Wealdstone | 3–2 | AFC Dunstable Ladies | |
| 50 | Colne Valley | 1–6 | Maidenhead United | |
| 51 | Newbury | 1–0 | Ascot United | |
| 52 | Kidlington | 5–3 | Marlow | |
| 53 | Leighton United Vixens | 2–0 | Leverstock Green | |
| 54 | Bexhill United | 0–2 | Carshalton Athletic | |
| 55 | AFC Wimbledon | 4–7 | Fulham | |
| 56 | London Corinthians | 6–0 | Eastbourne | |
| 57 | Crawley Wasps | 9–0 | Worthing Town | |
| 58 | AFC Wimbledon Development | 3–0 | Rottingdean Village | |
| 59 | Parkwood Rangers | 2–1 | Aylesford | |
| 60 | Dartford Royals | 6–0 | Chertsey Town | |
| 61 | Maidstone United | H–W | Battersea & Wandsworth | |
| Tie awarded to Maidstone United. Battersea & Wandsworth failed to fulfil fixture. |
| 62 | Herne Bay | 3–1 | Anchorians | |
| 63 | Eastbourne Town | 7–0 | Burgess Hill Town | |
| 64 | Parley Sports | 10–3 | New Forest | |
| 65 | Christchurch | 2–1 | Fleet Town | |
| 66 | Poole Town | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Basingstoke Town | |
| 67 | Torquay United | 5–1 | Ilminster Town | |
| 68 | Frome Town | 2–4 | Truro City | |
| 69 | Swindon Spitfires | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Downend Flyers | |
| 70 | Pen Mill | 0–5 | Bridgwater Town | |
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Second round qualifying
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 1 | Boldon | 1–2 | Peterlee RA | |
| 2 | Birtley Town | 0–5 | Tynedale | |
| 3 | York City | 0–1 | Whitley Bay | |
| 4 | Blackpool Wren Rovers | 3–0 | Merseyrail Bootle | |
| 5 | Accrington Girls & Ladies | 5–3 | Wetherby Athletic | |
| 6 | Hull City | 2–0 | Brighouse Town | |
| 7 | Farsley | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 8 | Woolton | 1–0 | Penrith | |
| 9 | Burnley | 2–1 | Mersey Girls | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Nettleham | |
| 11 | The New Saints | 3–1 | Walsall | |
| 12 | Ellistown | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Wyrley | |
| 13 | Raunds Town | 0–2 | Crusaders | |
| 14 | Allscott | 0–1 | Burton Albion | |
| 15 | Bilbrook | 3–0 | Kenilworth Town | |
| 16 | Long Eaton United | 1–5 | Ruddington Village | |
| 17 | Wymondham Town | 2–0 | Great Shelford | |
| 18 | Colchester Town | 2–0 | Brentwood Town | |
| 19 | Burton Park Wanderers | 4–1 | Offley & Stopsley | |
| 20 | Leighton United Vixens | 4–1 | Colney Heath | |
| 21 | Lowestoft Town | 8–0 | Wealdstone | |
| 22 | Barking | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | Royston Town | |
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| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | Att. |
| 23 | Peterborough Northern Star | 1–2 | Bar Hill | |
| Tie replayed after original result (2–1 to Bar Hill) was declared void.[9] |
| 23 (Replay) | Peterborough Northern Star | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Bar Hill | |
| 24 | Long Lane | 5–4 | Brentford | |
| 25 | London Corinthians | 3–2 | Fulham | |
| 26 | Carshalton Athletic | 5–2 | Maidstone United | |
| 27 | Eastbourne Town | 3–1 | Parkwood Rangers | |
| 28 | Crawley Wasps | 0–1 | Herne Bay | |
| 29 | AFC Wimbledon Development | 3–0 | Dartford Royals | |
| 30 | Maidenhead United | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Actonians | |
| 31 | Poole Town | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Oxford City | |
| 32 | Christchurch | 1–4 | Parley Sports | |
| 33 | Bridgwater Town | 4–2 | Newbury | |
| 34 | Torquay United | H–W | Kidlington | |
| Tie awarded to Torquay United after Kidlington withdrew from competition. |
| 35 | Truro City | 1–3 | Swindon Spitfires | |
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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.[10][11]
First round proper
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.[12][13][14]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
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Premier Division |
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Herne Bay (5) v Carshalton Athletic (5)
Leicester City Ladies (4) v FC Reedswood (4)
London Corinthians (5) v Lowestoft Town (5)
Morecambe (4) v Norton & Stockton Ancients (4)
Radcliffe Olympic (4) v Mansfield Town (4)
C&K Basildon (4) v Maidenhead United (5)
Second round proper
The FA Women's Premier League teams entered at this stage. All matches were played on 11 January 2015.[15][16] The ties between Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool Marshall and Swindon Town and Carshalton Athletic were postponed with the later facing a FA investigation.[17] Blackburn Rovers and Liverpool Marshall eventually played the match on 25 January after postponements due to a waterlogged and frozen pitches.[18][19][20] 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.[21]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
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Premier Division |
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Chorley (4) v FC Reedswood (4)
Third round proper
The draw for the 3rd round was made at Wembley on 12 January 2015. Sides from the 2014 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.[23][24] Six matches were rearranged for 8 February due to adverse weather conditions.[25]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
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Radcliffe Olympic (4) v Durham (2)
Fourth round proper
The draw for the fourth round was made on 2 February.[27] Matches played on 8 March 2015.[28]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
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WSL 2 |
Premier Division |
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Fifth round proper
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.[29] Matches played on 22 and 24 March.[30][31]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
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Premier Division |
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Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 23 March 2015.[32] Matches were played on 12 April.[33][34][35][36][37]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
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Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made on 13 April 2015.[38] The Everton v Notts County game was played on 3 May at Goodison Park.[39][40] The Chelsea v Manchester City game took place on 4 May at Adams Park.[39][41]
Number of teams per tier still in competition
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