2016–17 FA Women's Cup explained

FA Women's Cup
Year:2016–17
Country:England
Wales
Num Teams:254
Champions:Manchester City
Count:1
Runner-Up:Birmingham City
Matches:242
Goals:1191
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Women's FA Cup 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)
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)
1 Wallsend Boys Club (5) 5–2 Boldon CA Villa (7) 42
2 South Shields (6) Cramlington United (6) 30
3 South Park Rangers (7) Kendal Town (6)
4 Penrith (6) 1–0 Bishop Auckland (7)
5 RACA Tynedale (5) 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)
10Ossett Albion (6) 1–0 Malet Lambert (6) 39
11Wakefield (5) 0–7 Farsley Celtic (6)
12Bradford Park Avenue (7) 1–8 Sheffield United (5)
13Sheffield Wednesday (6) 4–0 Brighouse Athletic (7)
14Accrington (5) 11–2 Curzon Ashton (6) 85
15FC United of Manchester (6) 2–1 Bolton Wanderers (5)
16CMB (5) 0–4 Stockport County (5)
17Burnley (7) 0–7 Wigan Athletic (5)
18Merseyrail Bootle (6) 4–1 City of Manchester (5)
19Chorltonians (6) 0–2 Warrington Wolverines (6)
20Rise Park (5) Arnold Town (5)
21Leicester City Women Development (6) 3–0 Winterton Rangers (6)
22Dronfield Town (7) Lincoln Moorlands Railway (6) 15
23Nettleham (5) 16–0 Teversal (6)
24Market Warsop (7) 5–1 AFC Leicester (6)
25Stourbridge (6) 2–1 Stockingford AA Pavilion (6) 68
26Coundon Court (5) 9–0 Bilbrook (6)
27Leamington Lions (5) Wolverhampton Sporting Community (5) 58
28Bedworth United (5) 7–0 Stone Dominoes (6)
29Coleshill Town (6) 0–3 Coventry Ladies Development (6) 59
30Shrewsbury Town (6) 2–4 Wyrley (6)
31Bradwell Belles (7) 1–5 Shrewsbury Juniors (6) 70
32Knowle (5) 1–2 Leek Town (6)
33Crusaders (5) Gornal (7) 30
34Burton Albion (5) 3–1 Lye Town (5)
35Rubery (6) 2–3 Boldmere St Michaels (7)
36Moulton (7) 2–5 Histon (5)
37Riverside (6) 9–0 Woodford United (7) 35
38Oadby & Wigston (6) 2–0 Roade (7) 100
39Peterborough United (6) 0–1 Cambridge City (6)
40Acle United (5) 2–0 Netherton United (7) 75
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
41ICA Sports (7) Peterborough Northern Star (5)
42Newmarket Town (7) 2–7 Wymondham Town (6)
43Park (7) 0–14 Northampton Town (6)
44Kettering Town (5) 4–0 Thrapston Town (7) 50
45Colchester Town (5) 0–3 AFC Sudbury (5)
46Brandon Town (7) Great Wakering Rovers (5)
47Little Thurrock Dynamos (6) 1–2 Brentwood Town (5)
48Harlow Town (7) 2–3 Billericay Town (5)
49Writtle (5) 0–3 Leyton Orient (5)
50Haringey Borough (5) 12–0 Chelmsford City (7)
51Bishop's Stortford (7) 1–3 Bungay Town (7)
52Hertford Town (6) Garston (7)
53Houghton Athletic (7) 2–1 Sherrardswood (7)
54AFC Dunstable (5) 8–0 Sandy (7)
55Colney Heath (6) 1–3 Royston Town (5)
56Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 2–1 Bedford (5) 60
57Queens Park Rangers Development (6) 5–0 Wargrave (6)
58Marlow (5) 2–4 Oxford City (5)
59Ascot United (6) 3–2 Milton Keynes City (5) 60
60Newbury (5) 6–2 Chinnor (7)
61Brentford (7) 0–8 Chesham United (5)
62Carshalton Athletic (5) 1–3 Aylesford (5) 53
63Meridian (6) 2–0 Eastbourne (6)
64Haywards Heath & Wivelsfield (7) 1–5 Cowfold (7)
65Burgess Hill Town (7) 0–4 Regents Park Rangers (6)
66Long Lane (6) 2–3 Fulham Foundation (5)
67Margate (7) 1–10 Bexhill United (6)
68Herne Bay (5) Parkwood Rangers (6) 82
69London Corinthians (5) 6–0 Victoire (7)
70Abbey Rangers (6) 1–7 Crawley Wasps (5)
71Worthing Town (7) Rottingdean Village (6)
72Warsash Wasps (7) 1–2 Poole Town (5)
73Fleet Town (6) 6–0 Team Solent (5)
74New Milton Town (6) 1–0 AFC Bournemouth (7)
75Bournemouth Sports (7) 0–12 Southampton (5)
76Middlezoy Rovers (5) Ilminster Town (6)
77AEK Boco (6) 3–1 Royal Wootton Bassett Town (7)
78Buckland Athletic (6) Cheltenham Civil Service (6)
79Downend Flyers (5) 7–1 Pen Mill (7)
80Keynsham Town Development (5) 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)
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) Morecambe (4)
8 Steel City Wanderers (4) 1–4 Sheffield Wednesday (6)
9 Mossley Hill (4) 0–4 Liverpool Marshall Feds (4) 60
10Guiseley AFC Vixens (4) 7–2 Rotherham United (4)
11Chester-le-Street Town (4) 0–1 Sheffield United (5) 30
12Hartlepool United (6) 7–1 Ossett Albion (6)
13Accrington (5) 3–0 Tranmere Rovers (4) 53
14Stockport County (5) 1–2 Brighouse Town (4) 40
15Blackpool Wren Rovers (4) Chorley (4)
16Hull City (4) 4–2 South Shields (6)
17Workington Reds (6) 1–5 RACA Tynedale (5)
18Wyrley (6) 1–6 Radcliffe Olympic (4)
19Leamington Lions (5) 0–4 Burton Albion (5)
20Sporting Khalsa (4) 7–0 Coundon Court (5)
21Arnold Town (5) Coventry Ladies Development (6) 41
22Bedworth United (5) 2–6 Leicester City Women Development (6) 60
23Leicester City Ladies (4) 2–3 Birmingham & West Midlands (4)
24Loughborough Foxes (4) 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
25Shrewsbury Juniors (6) 2–6 The New Saints (4) 50
26Boldmere St Michaels (7) 2–8 Long Eaton United (4)
27Stourbridge (6) 1–2 Gornal (7) 109
28Oadby & Wigston (6) 0–6 Solihull Ladies (4)
29Market Warsop (7) 3–4 Nettleham (5)
30Loughborough Students (4) 1–3 Leek Town (6)
31Norwich City (4) 10–0 Riverside (6)
32Lowestoft Town (4) 2–0 Enfield Town (4)
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
33Milton Keynes Dons (4) 4–0 Actonians (4)
34Histon (5) 0–5 Peterborough Northern Star (5)
35Northampton Town (6) 2–3 Cambridge City (6)
36Denham United (4) 4–1 Ipswich Town (4) 200
37Cambridge United (4) 3–0 Wymondham Town (6)
38AFC Sudbury (5) 2–3 Luton Town (4)
39Kettering Town (5) 6–0 Brandon Town (7) 40
40Bungay Town (7) 3–6 Acle United (5) 110
41Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 2–0 Herne Bay (5) 65
42AFC Dunstable (5) 4–1 Meridian (6)
43Houghton Athletic (7) 0–3 Brentwood Town (5)
44Haringey Borough (5) 2–8 Chichester City (4)
45Crawley Wasps (5) 0–2 Oxford City (5)
46Newbury (5) 2–1 Hertford Town (6)
47Leyton Orient (5) 16–0 Ascot United (6)
48Billericay Town (5) 1–2 Basingstoke Town (4)
49Fulham Foundation (5) 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Development (6)
50Worthing Town (7) 0–15 Stevenage (4) 51
51Cowfold (7) 1–2 Aylesford (5) 40
52Chesham United (5) 2–1 London Corinthians (5)
53Bexhill United (6) 0–6 AFC Wimbledon (4)
54Royston Town (5) 2–3 Regents Park Rangers (6) 35
55Gillingham (4) 4–0 Maidenhead United (4)
56Southampton Women (5) 5–1 Fleet Town (6)
57Shanklin (4) 3–2 St Nicholas (4)
58Buckland Athletic (6) 2–3 Keynsham Town (4)
59Torquay United (5) 2–4 Brislington (4)
60Poole Town (5) 3–0 AEK Boco (6)
61Ilminster Town (6) 0–4 Plymouth Argyle (4)
62Southampton Saints (4) 8–2 Downend Flyers (5)
63Larkhall Athletic (4) 9–1 Cheltenham Town (4) 25
64New 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)
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)
10Sporting Khalsa (4) 2–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
11Solihull Ladies (4) 3–0 Burton Albion (5)
12Radcliffe Olympic (4) 8–0 Gornal (7) 54
13Leek Town (6) 1–2 Leicester City Women Development (6)
142–5 Birmingham & West Midlands (4)
15Long Eaton United (4) 7–1 Coventry Ladies Development (6)
16Acle United (5) 3–0 Brentwood Town (5) 68
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
17Norwich City (4) Lowestoft Town (4)
18Cambridge United (4) 3–0 Stevenage (4)
19Kettering Town (5) 0–3 Peterborough Northern Star (5) 50
20Leyton Orient (5) 3–1 Cambridge City (6)
21Luton Town (4) 6–1 Oxford City (5) 61
22Chesham United (5) 2–4 Regents Park Rangers (6)
23Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 2–0 AFC Dunstable (5) 100
24AFC Wimbledon (4) 4–2 Denham United (4)
25Aylesford (5) 0–7 Gillingham (4)
26Queens Park Rangers Development (6) 1–6 Milton Keynes Dons (4)
27Brislington (4) 8–0 Poole Town (5)
28Southampton Saints (4) 10–0 Exeter City (4)
29Larkhall Athletic (4) 8–1 Newbury (5)
30Plymouth Argyle (4) 3–1 Basingstoke Town (4) 43
31Shanklin (4) 0–3 Southampton Women (5)
32Chichester 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 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]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
1 Radcliffe Olympic (4) 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday (6) 60
2 Sheffield United (5) 2–0 Leicester City Women Development (6)
3 Bradford City Women's (3) 0–1 Blackburn Rovers (3)
4 Stoke City (3) Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)
5 Guiseley AFC Vixens (4) 0–1 Nottingham Forest (3) 53
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers (4) 4–0 Solihull Ladies (4) 40
7 Birmingham & West Midlands (4) 0–3 Leicester City Women (3) 28
8 Middlesbrough (3) 1–0 Hartlepool United (6) 237
9 West Bromwich Albion (3) 4–1 Fylde Ladies (3)
10Huddersfield Town (3) 0–1 Derby County (3) 76
11RACA Tynedale (5) 0–3 Newcastle United (3)
12Norton & Stockton Ancients (5) 1–6 Hull City (4) 200
13Long Eaton United (4) Nuneaton Town (3)
14Brighouse Town (4) 3–2 Peterborough Northern Star (5) 54
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
15Southampton Saints (4) 1–7 Gillingham (4)
16Acle United (5) 0–2 C&K Basildon (3) 108
17Cardiff City (3) 6–0 Larkhall Athletic (4) 105
18Tottenham Hotspur (3) 1–0 Leyton Orient (5) 51
19Cambridge United (4) 3–1 Queens Park Rangers (3)
20Milton Keynes Dons (4) 3–1 Hemel Hempstead Town (6) 95
21Plymouth Argyle (4) Forest Green Rovers (3)
22Lewes (3) 5–0 Brislington (4) 60
23West Ham United (3) 0–3 Coventry United (3) 47
24Crystal Palace (3) 1–2 Charlton Athletic (3) 562
25Luton Town (4) 1–4 Portsmouth (3) 44
26Norwich City (4) 1–4 AFC Wimbledon (4)
27Southampton Women (5) 2–0 Swindon Town (3)
28Regents Park Rangers (6) 1–6 Keynsham Town (4)

Second round proper

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

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
1 Long Eaton United (4) 3–4 Brighouse Town (4)
2 Derby County (3) 3–2  Sheffield United (5)
3 West Bromwich Albion (3) 4–0 Radcliffe Olympic (4)
4 Nottingham Forest (3) 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
5 Middlesbrough (3) 1–2  Leicester City Women (3) 175
6 Blackburn Rovers (3) 5–0 Hull City (4)
7 Liverpool Marshall Feds (4) 1–0 Newcastle United (3)
8 Coventry United (3) 4–0 Milton Keynes Dons (4) 81
9 C&K Basildon (3) 1–3 Keynsham Town (4)
10 Lewes (3) 2–0 Cardiff City (3) 110
11 Tottenham Hotspur (3) 3–0 Gillingham (4) 111
12 Plymouth Argyle (4) 0–3 AFC Wimbledon (4)
13 Cambridge United (4) 4–0 Southampton Women (5) 110
14 Charlton Athletic (3) 5–0 Portsmouth (3)

Third round proper

Twelve matches were scheduled for the third round proper.[12] The 24 teams taking part consists of 10 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]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
1 Blackburn Rovers (3) 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur (3)
2 Charlton Athletic (3) 0–2 Sheffield FC (2) 153
3 Aston Villa (2) 7–1 Cambridge United (4)
4 Millwall Lionesses (2) 1–0 London Bees (2)
5 Leicester City Women (3) 2–1 Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)
6 Keynsham Town (4) 0–7 Durham (2) 138
7 Coventry United (3) 2–0 Oxford United (2) 189
8 West Bromwich Albion (3) 3–1 Lewes (3)
9 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2) Watford (2)
10 Derby County (3) 0–1 Nottingham Forest (3) 633
11 Brighouse Town (4) 1–8 Everton (2)
12 AFC Wimbledon (4) 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion (2)

Fourth round proper

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

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
1 Durham (2) Everton (2) 365
2 Coventry United (3) 0–1 Aston Villa (2) 364
3 Millwall Lionesses (2) 3–1 Nottingham Forest (3)
4 West Bromwich Albion (3) 2–1 Leicester City Women (3)
5 Tottenham Hotspur (3) 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 127
6 Sheffield FC (2) 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)

Fifth round proper

Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper.[13] The 16 teams taking part consists of 10 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]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
1 Notts County (1) 3–2 Yeovil Town (1) 443
2 Liverpool (1) 2–1 Everton (2) 728
3 Arsenal (1) 10–0 Tottenham Hotspur (3) 1,400
4 Sunderland (1) 3–2 Aston Villa (2) 262
5 Birmingham City (1) 2–0 West Bromwich Albion (3) 1,122
6 Bristol City (1) 5–0 Millwall Lionesses (2) 466
7 Manchester City (1) 1–0 Reading (1)
8 Chelsea (1) 7–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2) 806

Sixth round proper

Four matches were scheduled for the sixth round proper.[14] All four matches were played on Sunday 26 March 2017.[6]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
1 Birmingham City (1) 1–0 Arsenal (1) 514
2 Chelsea (1) 5–1 Sunderland (1) 682
3 Bristol City (1) 1–2 Manchester City (1) 594
4 Liverpool (1) 2–0 Notts County (1) 302

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals were played on Monday 17 April 2017.[6] [15]

Final

See main article: 2017 FA Women's Cup Final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The FA Women's Cup Final . BBC Sport . Owen Phillips . 14 May 2016 . 3 September 2016.
  2. Web site: List of clubs accepted. thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 September 2016. PDF. 12 August 2016.
  3. Web site: List of exemptions. thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 September 2016. PDF. 12 August 2016.
  4. Web site: The SSE Women's FA Cup prize fund - Season 2016–17. thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 September 2016.
  5. Web site: First round qualifying draw . PDF . 12 August 2016 . 3 September 2016.
  6. Web site: SSE Women's FA Cup Results . The Football Association . 19 September 2016.
  7. Web site: Second round qualifying draw . PDF . 12 August 2016 . 4 September 2016.
  8. Web site: The SSE Women's FA Cup third round qualifying Sunday 9 October 2016. thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 September 2016. PDF. 19 September 2016.
  9. Web site: The SSE Women's FA Cup fourth round qualifying draw. thefa.com. The Football Association. 11 October 2016. 10 October 2016.
  10. Web site: The SSE Women's FA Cup first round draw announced. thefa.com. The Football Association. 15 November 2016. 14 November 2016.
  11. Web site: The SSE Women's FA Cup second round draw completed. thefa.com. The Football Association. 6 December 2016. 5 December 2016.
  12. Web site: SSE Women's FA Cup third round draw made in Birmingham . thefa.com . The Football Association . 9 January 2017 . 9 January 2017.
  13. Web site: SSE Women's FA Cup fifth round draw . thefa.com . The Football Association . 21 February 2017 . 20 February 2017.
  14. News: ARSENAL TRAVEL TO BIRMINGHAM AS DEFENCE OF SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP CONTINUES. 20 March 2017. The Football Association. 20 March 2017.
  15. News: IT'S BIRMINGHAM V CHELSEA AND MAN CITY V LIVERPOOL IN SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP. 27 March 2017. The FA. 27 March 2017.