2004–05 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | England Wales |
Teams | 210 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Charlton Athletic |
Runner-up | Everton |
The 2004–05 FA Women's Cup was the 35th edition of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. It was sponsored by Nationwide, and known as The FA Women's Cup in partnership with Nationwide for sponsorship purposes.[1] 210 clubs were accepted into the tournament.[2]
National Division side Arsenal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Everton in the semi-finals. Charlton Athletic won their first FA Women's Cup title after a 1–0 win over Everton in the final.
Teams
[edit]Round | Clubs remaining |
Clubs involved |
Winners from previous round |
New entries this round |
Leagues entering at this round[3] |
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First round proper | 114 | 80 | 36 | 44 | Midland Combination Northern Combination South East Combination South West Combination |
Second round proper | 74 | 40 | 40 | none | none |
Third round proper | 54 | 44 | 20 | 24 | FA WPL Northern Division FA WPL Southern Division |
Fourth round proper | 32 | 32 | 22 | 10 | FA WPL National Division |
Fifth round proper | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
Prize money
[edit]Round | No. of Clubs receive fund |
Prize fund per club[4] |
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First round qualifying winners | 60 | £100 |
Second round qualifying winners | 36 | £150 |
First round proper winners | 40 | £250 |
Second round proper winners | 20 | £350 |
Third round proper winners | 22 | £500 |
Fourth round proper winners | 16 | £600 |
Fifth round proper winners | 8 | £750 |
Quarter-final winners | 4 | £1,250 |
Semi-final winners | 2 | £2,500 |
Final runners-up | 1 | £1,000 |
Final winner | 1 | £5,000 |
Total | £71,000 |
Qualifying rounds
[edit]First round qualifying
[edit]The matches were played on Sunday 5 September 2004, the only exception being Luton Town Belles v Brentford, which took place on Monday 6 September 2004.[5]
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Second round qualifying
[edit]All matches were played on Sunday 26 September 2004.[6]
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First round proper
[edit]The draw took place on Monday 27 September 2004.[7] The matches were scheduled to be played on Sunday 24 October 2004. Fourteen matches (Bath City v Swindon Town, Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Parklands Rovers, Buxton v Ilkeston Town, Cardiff City Bluebirds v AFC Bournemouth, CEFI v Reading, Crewe Alexandra v Scunthorpe United, Garswood Saints v Bradford City, Lewes v Brentford, Plymouth Argyle v Ashdown Rovers, Preston North End v Bury, Redhill v Chesham United, Shrewsbury Town v Leicester City Ladies, Wembley v Thatcham Town and Wigan Athletic v Blackpool Wren Rovers) were postponed and rescheduled for the following Sunday (31 October 2004). One match (Newton Abbot v Forest Green Rovers) was played on Monday 8 November 2004.[8]
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Second round proper
[edit]The matches were played on Sunday 14 November 2004, the only exception being Norwich City v Colchester United, which took place on Sunday 21 November 2004.[9]
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Third round proper
[edit]The draw was held on Monday 15 November 2004.[10] All matches were played on Sunday 5 December 2004.[11]
Watford won 5–2 against Cardiff City. However, Watford played an ineligible player and the match was awarded to Cardiff City.[12]
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Fourth round proper
[edit]The draw was held on Monday 6 December 2004.[13] All matches were played on Sunday 9 January 2005.[14]
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Fifth round proper
[edit]The draw was held on Monday 10 January 2005.[15] All matches were played on Sunday 30 January 2005.[16]
30 January 2005 | Bristol Rovers (1) | 6–0 | Sheffield Wednesday (2) | |
13:00 | Williams ![]() Curtis ![]() Holtham ![]() |
Report |
30 January 2005 | Charlton Athletic (1) | 5–0 | West Ham United (3) | |
13:00 | Murphy ![]() Heatherson ![]() Chapman ![]() Smith ![]() Coss ![]() |
Report |
30 January 2005 | Fulham (1) | 1–5 | Birmingham City (1) | |
13:00 | Anderson ![]() |
Report | Scott ![]() Carney ![]() Potter ![]() Barr ![]() |
30 January 2005 | Leeds United (1) | 1–3 | Arsenal (1) | |
13:00 | Ward ![]() |
Report | Fleeting ![]() White ![]() Sanderson ![]() |
30 January 2005 | Millwall Lionesses (2) | 1–3 | Tranmere Rovers (2) | |
13:00 | Buckley ![]() |
Report | Campbell ![]() Mason ![]() Kenwright ![]() |
30 January 2005 | Reading Royals (3) | 1–3 | Chelsea (2) | |
13:00 | Williams ![]() |
Report | Langrish ![]() Jones ![]() |
30 January 2005 | Sunderland (2) | 2–0 | Liverpool (1) | |
13:00 | Scott ![]() Houghton ![]() |
Report |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The draw was held on Monday 31 January 2005.[17] The matches were played on Sunday 13 February 2005, the only exception being Birmingham City v Arsenal, which took place on Sunday 20 February 2005.[18]
13 February 2005 | Charlton Athletic (1) | 4–1 | Sunderland (2) | |
14:00 | Heatherson ![]() Broadhurst ![]() Aluko ![]() Chapman ![]() |
Report | Stoney ![]() |
13 February 2005 | Tranmere Rovers (2) | 1–7 | Bristol Rovers (1) | |
14:00 | Jones ![]() |
Report | Murphy ![]() Holtham ![]() Kveton ![]() Trafford ![]() Hall ![]() |
20 February 2005 | Birmingham City (1) | 0–3 | Arsenal (1) | Solihull |
14:00 | Report | Fleeting ![]() Lacey ![]() |
Stadium: Damson Park |
Semi-finals
[edit]All matches were played on Sunday 20 March 2005.[19]
20 March 2005 | Everton (1) | 3–0 | Arsenal (1) | Southport |
14:00 | Williams ![]() Handley ![]() McDougall ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Haig Avenue |
20 March 2005 | Charlton Athletic (1) | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers (1) | Dagenham |
14:00 | Coss ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Road |
Final
[edit]Charlton Athletic (1) | 1–0 | Everton (1) |
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Aluko ![]() |
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References
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- ^ "Second round qualifying". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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- ^ "First Round Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "England (Women) 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "FAWC Third round draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Third round results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Watford removed". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-17. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "FAWC 4th Round draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-11. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Fourth Round Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-11-15. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Fifth round draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-01-12. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Fifth Round Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-11-10. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Arsenal's away draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2009-01-04. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Sixth Round Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-11-09. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Everton cruise past Arsenal". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-03-23. Retrieved 3 August 2018.