2016–17 Women's FA Cup

2016–17 Women's FA Cup
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Teams	254
Final positions
Champions	Manchester City (1st title)
Runners-up	Birmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	242
Goals scored	1,191 (4.92 per match)

The 2016–17 Women's FA Cup (also known as the SSE Women's FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th 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 Chelsea 1–0 in the previous final.^[1] Manchester City won the cup by beating Birmingham City 4–1 in the final.

Teams

A total of 254 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association.^[2] One hundred and sixty-two teams entered at the first or second round qualifying. Teams that play in the FA Women's Premier League Division One were given exemption to the third round qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Division entered at the first round proper. Teams in the FA WSL 2 were exempted to the third round proper, with teams in the FA WSL 1 entering at the fifth round proper.^[3]

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	Games played	Goals scored	Prize money^[4]
First round qualifying	254	4	–	2	3	£350
Second round qualifying	252	160	2	72	389	£450
Third round qualifying	172	128	80	64	357	£500
Fourth round qualifying	108	64	64	32	175	£600
First round	76	56	32	26	96	£800
Second round	48	28	28	14	54	£900
Third round	34	24	14	11	45	£1,000
Fourth round	22	12	12	6	14	£2,000
Fifth round	16	16	6	8	38	£3,000
Sixth round	8	8	8	4	12	£4,000
Semi-Final	4	4	4	2	3	£5,000
The Final	2	2	2	1	5	£15,000 (runners-up) £25,000 (winners)

The second round qualifying saw eight ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams, the first round proper saw two ties cancelled due to the resignation of Nuneaton Town and Forest Green Rovers before the season started, and the third round proper saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal of Watford.

First round qualifying

There were only two first round qualifying matches, both of which were played on 4 September 2016.^[5]^[6]

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
1	South Shields (6)	2–0	Gateshead Leam Rangers (7)	25
2	Wigan Athletic (5)	1–0	MSB Woolton (5)

Second round qualifying

Eighty matches were scheduled for the second qualifying round. The 160 teams taking part consisted of 158 teams exempted to this stage, plus the two match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 18 September 2016, the only exception being Bishop's Stortford v Bungay Town, which took place on the preceding Saturday.^[6]^[7]

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
1	Wallsend Boys Club (5)	5–2	Boldon CA Villa (7)	42
2	South Shields (6)	1–1 (4–2 p)	Cramlington United (6)	30
3	South Park Rangers (7)	H–W	Kendal Town (6)
4	Penrith (6)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Bishop Auckland (7)
5	RACA Tynedale (5)	H–W	Rutherford (7)
6	Workington Reds (6)	2–1	Birtley Town (7)
7	Norton & Stockton Ancients (5)	7–0	Carlisle United (6)	150
8	Prudhoe Town (6)	0–9	Hartlepool United (6)	50
9	Boldon CA (5)	3–1	Blyth Town Lions (6)
10	Ossett Albion (6)	1–0	Malet Lambert (6)	39
11	Wakefield (5)	0–7	Farsley Celtic (6)
12	Bradford Park Avenue (7)	1–8	Sheffield United (5)
13	Sheffield Wednesday (6)	4–0	Brighouse Athletic (7)
14	Accrington (5)	11–2	Curzon Ashton (6)	85
15	FC United of Manchester (6)	2–1	Bolton Wanderers (5)
16	CMB (5)	0–4	Stockport County (5)
17	Burnley (7)	0–7	Wigan Athletic (5)
18	Merseyrail Bootle (6)	4–1	City of Manchester (5)
19	Chorltonians (6)	0–2	Warrington Wolverines (6)
20	Rise Park (5)	0–0 (3–4 p)	Arnold Town (5)
21	Leicester City Women Development (6)	3–0	Winterton Rangers (6)
22	Dronfield Town (7)	4–4 (2–3 p)	Lincoln Moorlands Railway (6)	15
23	Nettleham (5)	16–0	Teversal (6)
24	Market Warsop (7)	5–1	AFC Leicester (6)
25	Stourbridge (6)	2–1	Stockingford AA Pavilion (6)	68
26	Coundon Court (5)	9–0	Bilbrook (6)
27	Leamington Lions (5)	2–2 (5–4 p)	Wolverhampton Sporting Community (5)	58
28	Bedworth United (5)	7–0	Stone Dominoes (6)
29	Coleshill Town (6)	0–3	Coventry Ladies Development (6)	59
30	Shrewsbury Town (6)	2–4	Wyrley (6)
31	Bradwell Belles (7)	1–5	Shrewsbury Juniors (6)	70
32	Knowle (5)	1–2	Leek Town (6)
33	Crusaders (5)	2–2 (3–4 p)	Gornal (7)	30
34	Burton Albion (5)	3–1	Lye Town (5)
35	Rubery (6)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Boldmere St Michaels (7)
36	Moulton (7)	2–5	Histon (5)
37	Riverside (6)	9–0	Woodford United (7)	35
38	Oadby & Wigston (6)	2–0	Roade (7)	100
39	Peterborough United (6)	0–1	Cambridge City (6)
40	Acle United (5)	2–0	Netherton United (7)	75

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
41	ICA Sports (7)	A–W	Peterborough Northern Star (5)
42	Newmarket Town (7)	2–7	Wymondham Town (6)
43	Park (7)	0–14	Northampton Town (6)
44	Kettering Town (5)	4–0	Thrapston Town (7)	50
45	Colchester Town (5)	0–3	AFC Sudbury (5)
46	Brandon Town (7)	H–W	Great Wakering Rovers (5)
47	Little Thurrock Dynamos (6)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Brentwood Town (5)
48	Harlow Town (7)	2–3	Billericay Town (5)
49	Writtle (5)	0–3	Leyton Orient (5)
50	Haringey Borough (5)	12–0	Chelmsford City (7)
51	Bishop's Stortford (7)	1–3	Bungay Town (7)
52	Hertford Town (6)	H–W	Garston (7)
53	Houghton Athletic (7)	2–1	Sherrardswood (7)
54	AFC Dunstable (5)	8–0	Sandy (7)
55	Colney Heath (6)	1–3	Royston Town (5)
56	Hemel Hempstead Town (6)	2–1	Bedford (5)	60
57	Queens Park Rangers Development (6)	5–0	Wargrave (6)
58	Marlow (5)	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Oxford City (5)
59	Ascot United (6)	3–2	Milton Keynes City (5)	60
60	Newbury (5)	6–2	Chinnor (7)
61	Brentford (7)	0–8	Chesham United (5)
62	Carshalton Athletic (5)	1–3	Aylesford (5)	53
63	Meridian (6)	2–0	Eastbourne (6)
64	Haywards Heath & Wivelsfield (7)	1–5	Cowfold (7)
65	Burgess Hill Town (7)	0–4	Regents Park Rangers (6)
66	Long Lane (6)	2–3	Fulham (5)
67	Margate (7)	1–10	Bexhill United (6)
68	Herne Bay (5)	1–1 (3–1 p)	Parkwood Rangers (6)	82
69	London Corinthians (5)	6–0	Victoire (7)
70	Abbey Rangers (6)	1–7	Crawley Wasps (5)
71	Worthing Town (7)	H–W	Rottingdean Village (6)
72	Warsash Wasps (7)	1–2	Poole Town (5)
73	Fleet Town (6)	6–0	Team Solent (5)
74	New Milton Town (6)	1–0	AFC Bournemouth (7)
75	Bournemouth Sports (7)	0–12	Southampton (5)
76	Middlezoy Rovers (5)	2–2 (0–2 p)	Ilminster Town (6)
77	AEK Boco (6)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Royal Wootton Bassett Town (7)
78	Buckland Athletic (6)	H–W	Cheltenham Civil Service (6)
79	Downend Flyers (5)	7–1	Pen Mill (7)
80	Keynsham Town Development (5)	A–W	Torquay United (5)

Third round qualifying

Sixty four matches were scheduled for the third qualifying round.^[8] The 128 teams taking part consisted of 48 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Division One, plus the 80 match winners from the previous round. All 64 matches were played on Sunday 9 October 2016.^[6]

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
1	Wallsend Boys Club (5)	3–2	Wigan Athletic (5)	68
2	Norton & Stockton Ancients (5)	2–1	FC United of Manchester (6)	300
3	Leeds (4)	6–1	South Park Rangers (7)	104
4	Farsley Celtic (6)	2–4	Merseyrail Bootle (6)
5	Penrith (6)	4–2	Boldon CA (5)
6	Lincoln Moorlands Railway (6)	1–6	Warrington Wolverines (6)
7	Crewe Alexandra (4)	3–3 (4–2 p)	Morecambe (4)
8	Steel City Wanderers (4)	1–4	Sheffield Wednesday (6)
9	Mossley Hill (4)	0–4	Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)	60
10	Guiseley AFC Vixens (4)	7–2	Rotherham United (4)
11	Chester-le-Street Town (4)	0–1	Sheffield United (5)	30
12	Hartlepool United (6)	7–1	Ossett Albion (6)
13	Accrington (5)	3–0	Tranmere Rovers (4)	53
14	Stockport County (5)	1–2	Brighouse Town (4)	40
15	Blackpool Wren Rovers (4)	2–2 (5–3 p)	Chorley (4)
16	Hull City (4)	4–2 (a.e.t.)	South Shields (6)
17	Workington Reds (6)	1–5	RACA Tynedale (5)
18	Wyrley (6)	1–6	Radcliffe Olympic (4)
19	Leamington Lions (5)	0–4	Burton Albion (5)
20	Sporting Khalsa (4)	7–0	Coundon Court (5)
21	Arnold Town (5)	3–3 (3–4 p)	Coventry Ladies Development (6)	41
22	Bedworth United (5)	2–6	Leicester City Women Development (6)	60
23	Leicester City Ladies (4)	2–3	Birmingham & West Midlands (4)
24	Loughborough Foxes (4)	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
25	Shrewsbury Juniors (6)	2–6 (a.e.t.)	The New Saints (4)	50
26	Boldmere St Michaels (7)	2–8	Long Eaton United (4)
27	Stourbridge (6)	1–2	Gornal (7)	109
28	Oadby & Wigston (6)	0–6	Solihull Ladies (4)
29	Market Warsop (7)	3–4	Nettleham (5)
30	Loughborough Students (4)	1–3	Leek Town (6)
31	Norwich City (4)	10–0	Riverside (6)
32	Lowestoft Town (4)	2–0	Enfield Town (4)

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
33	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	4–0	Actonians (4)
34	Histon (5)	0–5	Peterborough Northern Star (5)
35	Northampton Town (6)	2–3	Cambridge City (6)
36	Denham United (4)	4–1	Ipswich Town (4)	200
37	Cambridge United (4)	3–0	Wymondham Town (6)
38	AFC Sudbury (5)	2–3	Luton Town (4)
39	Kettering Town (5)	6–0	Brandon Town (7)	40
40	Bungay Town (7)	3–6	Acle United (5)	110
41	Hemel Hempstead Town (6)	2–0	Herne Bay (5)	65
42	AFC Dunstable (5)	4–1	Meridian (6)
43	Houghton Athletic (7)	0–3	Brentwood Town (5)
44	Haringey Borough (5)	2–8	Chichester City (4)
45	Crawley Wasps (5)	0–2	Oxford City (5)
46	Newbury (5)	2–1	Hertford Town (6)
47	Leyton Orient (5)	16–0	Ascot United (6)
48	Billericay Town (5)	1–2	Basingstoke Town (4)
49	Fulham (5)	0–2	Queens Park Rangers Development (6)
50	Worthing Town (7)	0–15	Stevenage (4)	51
51	Cowfold (7)	1–2	Aylesford (5)	40
52	Chesham United (5)	2–1	London Corinthians (5)
53	Bexhill United (6)	0–6	AFC Wimbledon (4)
54	Royston Town (5)	2–3	Regents Park Rangers (6)	35
55	Gillingham (4)	4–0	Maidenhead United (4)
56	Southampton (5)	5–1	Fleet Town (6)
57	Shanklin (4)	3–2	St Nicholas (4)
58	Buckland Athletic (6)	2–3	Keynsham Town (4)
59	Torquay United (5)	2–4	Brislington (4)
60	Poole Town (5)	3–0	AEK Boco (6)
61	Ilminster Town (6)	0–4	Plymouth Argyle (4)
62	Southampton Saints (4)	8–2	Downend Flyers (5)
63	Larkhall Athletic (4)	9–1	Cheltenham Town (4)	25
64	New Milton Town (6)	1–2	Exeter City (4)

Fourth round qualifying

Thirty two matches were scheduled for the fourth qualifying round.^[9] Most matches were played on Sunday 13 November 2016, except three which were postponed to the following Sunday due to waterlogged pitches.^[6]

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
1	Sheffield United (5)	3–1	Merseyrail Bootle (6)
2	Penrith (6)	0–4	Norton & Stockton Ancients (5)
3	Guiseley AFC Vixens (4)	7–1	Nettleham (5)
4	Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)	7–1	Warrington Wolverines (6)
5	RACA Tynedale (5)	2–1	Crewe Alexandra (4)
6	Brighouse Town (4)	5–0	Blackpool Wren Rovers (4)
7	Hartlepool United (6)	7–1	Accrington (5)
8	Hull City (4)	6–0	Leeds (4)
9	Wallsend Boys Club (5)	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday (6)
10	Sporting Khalsa (4)	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
11	Solihull (4)	3–0	Burton Albion (5)
12	Radcliffe Olympic (4)	8–0	Gornal (7)	54
13	Leek Town (6)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Leicester City Women Development (6)
14	The New Saints	2–5	Birmingham & West Midlands (4)
15	Long Eaton United (4)	7–1	Coventry Ladies Development (6)
16	Acle United (5)	3–0	Brentwood Town (5)	68

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)	Att.
17	Norwich City (4)	3–3 (4–3 p)	Lowestoft Town (4)
18	Cambridge United (4)	3–0	Stevenage (4)
19	Kettering Town (5)	0–3	Peterborough Northern Star (5)	50
20	Leyton Orient (5)	3–1	Cambridge City (6)
21	Luton Town (4)	6–1	Oxford City (5)	61
22	Chesham United (5)	2–4	Regents Park Rangers (6)
23	Hemel Hempstead Town (6)	2–0	AFC Dunstable (5)	100
24	AFC Wimbledon (4)	4–2	Denham United (4)
25	Aylesford (5)	0–7	Gillingham (4)
26	Queens Park Rangers Development (6)	1–6	Milton Keynes Dons (4)
27	Brislington (4)	8–0	Poole Town (5)
28	Southampton Saints (4)	10–0	Exeter City (4)
29	Larkhall Athletic (4)	8–1	Newbury (5)
30	Plymouth Argyle (4)	3–1	Basingstoke Town (4)	43
31	Shanklin (4)	0–3	Southampton (5)
32	Chichester City (4)	1–2	Keynsham Town (4)

First round proper

Twenty eight matches were scheduled for the first round proper.^[10] The 56 teams taking part consists of 24 FA Women's National League teams exempted to this stage, plus the 32 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 4 December 2016, the only exception being Southampton Women v Swindon Town, which was postponed to the following Sunday.^[6]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
WSL 1	WSL 2	Premier Division	Division One	Regional & County	Total
10 / 10	10 / 10	24 / 24	20 / 20	12 / 12	76 / 76

4 December 2016	Acle United (5)	0–2	C&K Basildon (3)
		Report	Rushen Wakefield	Attendance: 108

4 December 2016	Birmingham & West Midlands (4)	0–3	Leicester City (3)
		Report	McIntosh 32' Domingo 45' Farrow 52'	Attendance: 28

4 December 2016	Bradford City (3)	0–1	Blackburn Rovers (3)	Wrose
		Report	McCoy 88'	Stadium: Kingsway

4 December 2016	Brighouse Town (4)	3–2	Peterborough Northern Star (5)
	Bamforth Redgrave	Report		Attendance: 54

4 December 2016	Cambridge United (4)	3–1	Queens Park Rangers (3)
	Mills Taylor	Report	Treharne 40'

4 December 2016	Cardiff City (3)	6–0	Larkhall Athletic (4)
	Evans C. Williams Lloyd Chivers	Report		Attendance: 105

4 December 2016	Crystal Palace (3)	1–2	Charlton Athletic (3)
	Donohoe 41'	Report	Sullivan 78' Clifford 89'	Attendance: 562

4 December 2016	Guiseley AFC Vixens (4)	0–1	Nottingham Forest (3)
		Report	Broad 51'	Attendance: 53

4 December 2016	Huddersfield Town (3)	0–1	Derby County (3)
		Report	Reay 32'	Attendance: 76 Referee: Stephen Rushworth

4 December 2016	Lewes (3)	5–0	Brislington (4)
	Bridges 30' Lane 53', 67' Stenning 78' Bridge 88'	Report		Attendance: 60

4 December 2016	Long Eaton United (4)	W–O	Nuneaton Town (3)
		Report

4 December 2016	Luton Town (4)	1–4	Portsmouth (3)	Luton
	Henman 81'	Report	Stephens 8' Kempson 31', 59' Bell 76'	Stadium: Stockwood Park Athletics Stadium Attendance: 44

4 December 2016	Middlesbrough (3)	1–0	Hartlepool United (6)
	Bell 46'	Report		Attendance: 237

4 December 2016	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	3–1	Hemel Hempstead Town (6)
	Barrett McDonnell	Report		Attendance: 95

4 December 2016	Norton & Stockton Ancients (5)	1–6	Hull City (4)
		Report	Robinson Stamp Thompson Russell	Attendance: 200

4 December 2016	Norwich City (4)	1–4	AFC Wimbledon (4)
	Garrett 22'	Report	Heasman 39' Quinn-Low 47' Keady 70' Trimnell (90+!)	Attendance: 27

4 December 2016	Plymouth Argyle (4)	W–O	Forest Green Rovers (3)
		Report

4 December 2016	RACA Tynedale (5)	0–3	Newcastle United (3)
		Report	Clark 48' Dack 75' S. Williams 81'

4 December 2016	Radcliffe Olympic (4)	6–0	Sheffield Wednesday (6)	Radcliffe-on-Trent
	Ramadan 5' Evans 40' Donovan 42', 43' Kempski 83' Bailey 85'	Report		Stadium: Wharf Lane Attendance: 60

4 December 2016	Regents Park Rangers (6)	1–6	Keynsham Town (4)
		Report

4 December 2016	Sheffield United (5)	2–0	Leicester City Women Development (6)	Sheffield
		Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 429 Referee: Liam Marsh

4 December 2016	Gillingham (4)	7–1	Southampton Saints (4)	Chatham
	Blackie Gurr Gibbons	Report		Stadium: The Bauvill Stadium

4 December 2016	Stoke City (3)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)	Smallthorne
		Report	Lee 54'	Stadium: Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute
	Penalties

4 December 2016	Tottenham Hotspur (3)	1–0	Leyton Orient (5)	Cheshunt
	Martin 76'	Report		Stadium: Theobalds Lane Attendance: 51 Referee: Fabien Le Houezec

4 December 2016	West Bromwich Albion (3)	4–1	Fylde (3)	Rushall
	Dugmore 3' Cottam 8', 86' Greaves 68'	Report	Young	Stadium: Dales Lane Attendance: 50

4 December 2016	West Ham United (3)	0–3	Coventry United (3)	Purfleet
		Report	Hall 10' Gauntlett 28' Brook 34'	Stadium: Ship Lane Attendance: 47

4 December 2016	Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)	4–0	Solihull (4)	Hednesford
	Anslow 24' Cross 26', 65' Brackenbury 46'	Report		Stadium: Keys Park Attendance: 40

11 December 2016	Southampton Women (5)	2–0	Swindon Town (3)
	Bell 32' Gillbank 49'	Report

Second round proper

Fourteen matches were scheduled for the second round proper.^[11] All 14 matches were played on Sunday 8 January 2017.^[6]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
WSL 1	WSL 2	Premier Division	Division One	Regional & County	Total
10 / 10	10 / 10	14 / 24	12 / 20	2 / 12	48 / 76

8 January 2017	Blackburn Rovers (3)	5–0	Hull City (4)	Bamber Bridge
	Holbrook 45+1' Toone 48', 75' Fenton 63' McCoy 86'	Report		Stadium: Irongate

8 January 2017	C&K Basildon (3)	1–3	Keynsham Town (4)	Canvey Island
	Sinclair	Report		Stadium: Park Lane

8 January 2017	Cambridge United (4)	4–0	Southampton Women (5)	Mildenhall
	Emmings Kmita Puddefoot Taylor	Report		Stadium: Recreation Way Attendance: 110

8 January 2017	Charlton Athletic (3)	5–0	Portsmouth (3)	Charlton
	Dixson 36' Graham 45', 57', 65' Bottom 49'	Report		Stadium: The Valley

8 January 2017	Coventry United (3)	4–0	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	Coleshill
		Report		Stadium: Pack Meadow Attendance: 81

8 January 2017	Derby County (3)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Sheffield United (5)	Mickleover
	Wilson 52' May 62' Newton 98'	Report		Stadium: Station Road Attendance: 240

8 January 2017	Lewes (3)	2–0	Cardiff City (3)	Lewes
	Carter 18' Rutherford 36'	Report		Stadium: The Dripping Pan Attendance: 110

8 January 2017	Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)	1–0	Newcastle United (3)	Aigburth
	Longhurst 61'	Report		Stadium: I.M. Marsh Campus Attendance: 70

8 January 2017	Long Eaton United (4)	3–4	Brighouse Town (4)	Long Eaton
	Hamilton 38', 58' Newton 45'	Report	Redgrave	Stadium: Grange Park

8 January 2017	Middlesbrough (3)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Leicester City (3)	Thornaby-on-Tees
	Ashenhurst 89'	Report	Farrow 39' Hillier 118'	Stadium: Teesdale Park Attendance: 175

8 January 2017	Nottingham Forest (3)	4–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)	Basford
	Broad 3' Bell 11', 62' Lowder 25'	Report		Stadium: Greenwich Avenue

8 January 2017	Plymouth Argyle (4)	0–3	AFC Wimbledon (4)	Plymouth
		Report	Bock 36' Quinn-Low 53', 62'	Stadium: Haye Road Attendance: 100

8 January 2017	Tottenham Hotspur (3)	3–0	Gillingham (4)	Cheshunt
	Vio 75' Baptiste 77', 87'	Report		Stadium: Theobalds Lane Attendance: 111

8 January 2017	West Bromwich Albion (3)	4–0	Radcliffe Olympic (4)	Rushall
	Parnell 17', 53' Cottam 38' Warner 66'	Report		Stadium: Dales Lane Attendance: 38

Third round proper

Twelve matches were scheduled for the third round proper.^[12] The 24 teams taking part consists of 10 FA WSL 2 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 14 match winners from the previous round. All 11 matches that took place were played on Sunday 5 February 2017.^[6]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
WSL 1	WSL 2	Premier Division	Division One	Regional & County	Total
10 / 10	10 / 10	9 / 24	5 / 20	0 / 12	34 / 76

5 February 2017	AFC Wimbledon (4)	1–4	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	Sutton
	Searle 60'	Report		Stadium: Gander Green Lane Referee: Mark Edwards

5 February 2017	Aston Villa (2)	7–1	Cambridge United (4)	Tamworth
		Report	Taylor	Stadium: The Lamb Ground

5 February 2017	Blackburn Rovers (3)	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur (3)	Bamber Bridge
	Toone 7'	Report	Baptiste 19', 90'	Stadium: Irongate

5 February 2017	Brighouse Town (4)	1–8	Everton (2)	Brighouse
	Cass 68'	Report	Magill 12', 33' Hinnigan 40' Walker 45', 81', 86' Chance 75', 89'	Stadium: St Giles Road Attendance: 411

5 February 2017	Charlton Athletic (3)	0–2	Sheffield (2)	Thamesmead
		Report	S. Jones 48' Flint 76'	Stadium: Bayliss Avenue Attendance: 153

5 February 2017	Coventry United (3)	2–0	Oxford United (2)	Coleshill
		Report		Stadium: Pack Meadow Attendance: 189

5 February 2017	Derby County (3)	0–1	Nottingham Forest (3)	Mickleover
		Report	Kennaugh 13'	Stadium: Station Road Attendance: 633

5 February 2017	Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)	W–O	Watford (2)
		Report

5 February 2017	Keynsham Town (4)	0–7	Durham (2)	Keynsham
		Report	Ness 19', 61' McFadden 21', 36' Gutteridge 51' Salicki 56' Roberts 81'	Stadium: Crown Field Attendance: 138

5 February 2017	Leicester City (3)	2–1	Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)	Leicester
		Report	Kinvig 79'	Stadium: Riverside

5 February 2017	Millwall Lionesses (2)	1–0	London Bees (2)	Rotherhithe
		Report		Stadium: St Pauls Sports Ground

5 February 2017	West Bromwich Albion (3)	3–1	Lewes (3)	Rushall
	Greaves 27', 63' Dugmore 75'	Report	Lane 12'	Stadium: Dales Lane Attendance: 35

Fourth round proper

Six matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. All six matches were played on Sunday 19 February 2017.^[6]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
WSL 1	WSL 2	Premier Division	Division One	Regional & County	Total
10 / 10	7 / 10	5 / 24	0 / 20	0 / 12	22 / 76

19 February 2017	Coventry United (3)	0–1	Aston Villa (2)	Rugby
		Report		Stadium: Butlin Road Attendance: 364

19 February 2017	Durham (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Everton (2)	Belmont
	Hepple 34' Salicki 43'	Report	Hinnigan 51' Magill 75'	Stadium: New Ferens Park Attendance: 365 Referee: Matthew Sowerby
	Penalties
	Ness Hepple McFadden Jennings Wilson		Walker Hinnigan K. Jones V. Jones Magill

19 February 2017	Millwall Lionesses (2)	3–1	Nottingham Forest (3)	Rotherhithe
		Report	Lowder 29'	Stadium: St Pauls Sports Ground

19 February 2017	Sheffield (2)	0–1	Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)	Dronfield
		Report	Sweetman-Kirk 26'	Stadium: Home of Football

19 February 2017	Tottenham Hotspur (3)	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	Cheshunt
	Baptiste 57'	Report		Stadium: Theobalds Lane Attendance: 127 Referee: Alex Rayment

19 February 2017	West Bromwich Albion (3)	2–1	Leicester City (3)	Rushall
	Dugmore 11' Cottam 25'	Report	James 69'	Stadium: Dales Lane Attendance: 60

Fifth round proper

Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper.^[13] The 16 teams taking part consists of 10 FA WSL 1 teams exempted to this stage, plus the six match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 19 March 2017, the only exception being Manchester City v Reading, which took place on the preceding Saturday.^[6]^[14]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
WSL 1	WSL 2	Premier Division	Division One	Regional & County	Total
10 / 10	4 / 10	2 / 24	0 / 20	0 / 12	16 / 76

19 March 2017	Arsenal (1)	10–0	Tottenham Hotspur (3)	Borehamwood
	D. Carter 22', 30' Janssen 29' Little 38' Van de Donk 43', 59', 84' Kelly 65' Mead 69' McCabe 77'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Jason Richardson

19 March 2017	Birmingham City (1)	2–0	West Bromwich Albion (3)	Solihull
	J. Carter 43' White 60'	Report		Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 1,122 Referee: John Roskelly

19 March 2017	Bristol City (1)	5–0	Millwall Lionesses (2)	Filton
	Turner 6', 19' Hemp 17', 69' Brett 75'	Report		Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 466

19 March 2017	Chelsea (1)	7–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)	Staines-upon-Thames
	Dunn 12' Ji 33', 37' L. Little 41' (o.g.) Bachmann 45' Chapman 70' Spence 72'	Report		Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 806 Referee: Neil Morrison

19 March 2017	Liverpool (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Everton (2)	Widnes
	Harding 8' Van de Sanden 108'	Report	Magill 69'	Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 728 Referee: K Sarsfield

19 March 2017	Manchester City (1)	1–0	Reading (1)	Manchester
	Bronze 82'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 891 Referee: Aaron Jackson

19 March 2017	Notts County (1)	3–2	Yeovil Town (1)	Eastwood
	Moore 26' Linnett 53' Buet 86'	Report	Quinn 85' Snook 88'	Stadium: Coronation Park Attendance: 443 Referee: Martyn Fryer

19 March 2017	Sunderland (1)	3–2	Aston Villa (2)	Hetton-le-Hole
	Williams 13' Sharp 35' Staniforth 65'	Report	Baptiste 19' Sheperd 49'	Stadium: The Hetton Centre Attendance: 262 Referee: Dean Hulme

Quarter-finals

Four matches were scheduled for the sixth round proper.^[15] All four matches were played on Sunday 26 March 2017.^[6]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
WSL 1	WSL 2	Premier Division	Division One	Regional & County	Total
8 / 10	0 / 10	0 / 24	0 / 20	0 / 12	8 / 76

26 March 2017	Birmingham City (1)	1–0	Arsenal (1)	Solihull
	Ewers 77'	Report		Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 514 Referee: Ian Rathbone

26 March 2017	Bristol City (1)	1–2	Manchester City (1)	Filton
	Emslie 45'	Report	Ladd 7' (o.g.) Parris 89'	Stadium: Stoke Gifford Stadium Attendance: 594 Referee: Richard Hulme

26 March 2017	Chelsea (1)	5–1	Sunderland (1)	Staines-upon-Thames
	Bachmann 38', 43' Blundell 48', 57' Spence 90'	Report	Staniforth 17'	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 682 Referee: Elliott Kay

26 March 2017	Liverpool (1)	2–0	Notts County (1)	Widnes
	Weir 3' Harding 18'	Report		Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 302 Referee: Simon Mather

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals were played on Monday 17 April 2017.^[6]^[20]

Number of teams per tier still in competition
WSL 1	WSL 2	Premier Division	Division One	Regional & County	Total
4 / 10	0 / 10	0 / 24	0 / 20	0 / 12	4 / 76

17 April 2017 (2017-04-17)	Birmingham City (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Chelsea (1)	Damson Park, Solihull
14:05 BST (UTC+01:00)	Sargeant 64'	Report	Spence 88'	Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Amy Fearn
	Penalties
	Mannion Mayling Harrop White		Mjelde Blundell Aluko Bright

17 April 2017 (2017-04-17)	Manchester City (1)	1–0	Liverpool (1)	Academy Stadium, Manchester
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Lawley 58'	Report		Attendance: 3,453

Final

13 May 2017

17:15 BST (UTC+01:00)

Birmingham City	1–4	Manchester City
Wellings 73'	Report	Bronze 18' Christiansen 25' Lloyd 32' Scott 80'

Wembley Stadium

Attendance: 35,271

Referee: Rebecca Welch (Durham FA)

References

↑ Phillips, Owen (2016-05-14). "Women's FA Cup final: Arsenal Ladies 1-0 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
↑ "List of clubs accepted" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
↑ "List of exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
↑ "The SSE Women's FA Cup prize fund - Season 2016–17". thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
↑ "First round qualifying draw" (PDF). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "SSE Women's FA Cup Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
↑ "Second round qualifying draw" (PDF). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
↑ "The SSE Women's FA Cup third round qualifying Sunday 9 October 2016" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
↑ "The SSE Women's FA Cup fourth round qualifying draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
↑ "The SSE Women's FA Cup first round draw announced". thefa.com. The Football Association. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "The SSE Women's FA Cup second round draw completed". thefa.com. The Football Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
↑ "SSE Women's FA Cup third round draw made in Birmingham". thefa.com. The Football Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
↑ "SSE Women's FA Cup fifth round draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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[1] Phillips, Owen (2016-05-14). "Women's FA Cup final: Arsenal Ladies 1-0 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[2] "List of clubs accepted" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

[3] "List of exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

[4] "The SSE Women's FA Cup prize fund - Season 2016–17". thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

[5] "First round qualifying draw" (PDF). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

[results-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "SSE Women's FA Cup Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

[7] "Second round qualifying draw" (PDF). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[8] "The SSE Women's FA Cup third round qualifying Sunday 9 October 2016" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

[9] "The SSE Women's FA Cup fourth round qualifying draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[10] "The SSE Women's FA Cup first round draw announced". thefa.com. The Football Association. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

[11] "The SSE Women's FA Cup second round draw completed". thefa.com. The Football Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[12] "SSE Women's FA Cup third round draw made in Birmingham". thefa.com. The Football Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[13] "SSE Women's FA Cup fifth round draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

[14] "Arsenal Ladies: Women's FA Cup defence starts with 10-0 win over Tottenham". BBC Sport. 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2026-07-31.

[15] "ARSENAL TRAVEL TO BIRMINGHAM AS DEFENCE OF SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP CONTINUES". The Football Association. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

[16] "Women's FA Cup: Birmingham City 1-0 Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2026-07-31.

[17] "Women's FA Cup: Bristol City Women 1-2 Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2026-07-31.

[18] "Women's FA Cup: Chelsea Ladies 5-1 Sunderland Ladies". BBC Sport. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2026-07-31.

[19] "Women's FA Cup: Liverpool Ladies 2-0 Notts County Ladies". BBC Sport. 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2026-07-31.

[20] "IT'S BIRMINGHAM V CHELSEA AND MAN CITY V LIVERPOOL IN SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP". The FA. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

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