2011–12 FA Women's Cup

2011–12 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Teams	276
Final positions
Champions	Birmingham City LFC
Runner-up	Chelsea L.F.C.
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 FA Women's Cup is the 41st season of the association football knockout competition.^[1] 276 clubs competed for the years trophy.^[2] The winners will not qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.^[3] The current holders are now Birmingham City LFC. They beat Chelsea 3–2 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw in the final at Ashton Gate.^[1]

Teams

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round^[4]
First round qualifying	276	180	0	180
Second round qualifying	186	104	90	14
Third round qualifying	134	96	52	44	Northern Combination WFL/Midland Combination WFL/South West Combination WFL/South East Combination WFL
First round proper	86	48	48	0
Second round proper	62	44	24	20	FA WPL Northern/Southern Divisions
Third round proper	40	32	22	10	FA WPL National Division
Fourth round proper	24	16	16	0
Fifth round proper	16	16	8	8	FA Women's Super League
Sixth round proper (QF)	8	8	8	0
Semi-Final	4	4	4	0
Final	2	2	2	0

Calendar

Round	Main date	Prize money^[5]
First round qualifying	Sunday, 2 October 2011	£125
Second round qualifying	Sunday, 23 October 2011	£175
Third round qualifying	Sunday, 13 November 2011	£225
First round proper	Sunday, 11 December 2011	£250
Second round proper	Sunday, 8 January 2012	£300
Third round proper	Sunday, 5 February 2012	£400
Fourth round proper	Sunday, 26 February 2012	£500
Fifth round proper	Sunday, 11 March 2012	£600
Sixth round proper (QF)	Sunday, 25 March 2012	£1,000
Semi-Final	Sunday, 15 April 2012	£2,000
Final	Sunday, 26 May 2012	£2,000/£5,000

First round proper results

Sheffield United Community LFC 0 – 1 Middlesbrough LFC 8 January 2012 at Thornaby FC ^[6]

California Ladies 0 – 8 Durham Wildcats LFC 8 January 2012 at Spennymoor Town FC

Blackpool Wren Rovers LFC 3 – 2 Mossley Hill LFC 8 January 2012 at Mossley Hill Athletics Club, Liverpool

Liverpool Feds LFC 1 – 3 Sheffield Wednesday LFC 18 December 2011 at Herron Eccles Playing Field, Liverpool

Stockport County LFC 2 – 3 South Durham & Cestria LFC 11 December 2011 at Woodley Sports FC

Bradford City LFC 3 – 2 Newcastle United LFC 11 December 2011 at Thackley FC

Crusaders LFC 0 – 3 Coventry Sphinx LFC 11 December 2011 at Cadbury Athletic FC

Loughborough Foxes LFC 3 – 0 Radcliffe Olympic LFC 11 December 2011 at Loughborough Dynamo FC

AFC Trinity LFC 2 – 5 Leicester City LFC 11 December 2011 at Nether Heyford Playing Fields

Loughborough Students LFC 5 – 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers LFC 11 December 2011 at Loughborough University, Holywell 5

Copsewood LFC 3 – 6 Stoke City LFC 11 December 2011 at Coventry Copsewood FC

MSA LFC 2 – 1 Westfield LFC 11 December 2011 at Douglas Eyre Sports Ground, Walthamstow

Norwich City LFC 0 – 3 Denham United LFC 11 December 2011 at Norwich United FC

C&K Basildon LFC 0 – 3 Lewes LFC 11 December 2011 at Selex Sports & Leisure Club, Basildon

Ebbsfleet United LFC 1 – 5 Havant & Waterlooville LFC 11 December 2011 at Ebbsfleet United FC

Crawley Wasps LFC W – W Ipswich Town LFC 11 December 2011 walkover for Crawley Wasps

Cambridge Women's 2 – 5 Oxford United LFC 11 December 2011 at The Cambridge Football Stadium

Bracknell Town LFC 0 – 5 Enfield Town LFC 11 December 2011 at Bracknell Town FC

Chichester City LFC 5 – 2 Peterborough Sports LFC 11 December 2011 at Chichester City FC

Billericay Town LFC 3 – 6 Peterborough Northern Star LFC 11 December 2011 at Billericay Town FC

Shanklin LFC 3 – 1 Boscombe Albion LFC 11 December 2011 at County Ground, Shanklin

Newquay LFC 2 – 2 Larkhall Athletic LFC 11 December 2011 Larkhall Athletic won 7–6 on PKs – at Newquay FC

Forest Green Rovers LFC 5 – 1 Weymouth LFC_ 11 December 2011 at Slimbridge FC

Swindon Town LFC 2 – 1 Exeter City LFC 11 December 2011 at Weirfield, Devizes Road, Swindon

Second round proper results

Lowest team remaining at start of round – Durham Wildcats LFC (3rd place Durham WFL level 7 of pyramid)^[6]

South Durham & Cestria LFC 0 – 3 Bradford City LFC 8 January 2012 at Darlington Railway Athletic FC

Larkhall Athletic LFC 2 – 1 Shanklin LFC 8 January 2012 at Larkhall Athletic FC

Preston North End LFC 7 – 3 Stoke City LFC 8 January 2012 at Bamber Bridge FC

Rochdale LFC 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers LFC 8 January 2012 at Chadderton FC

Leicester City LFC 2 – 1 Loughborough Students LFC 8 January 2012 at Aylestone Park FC

Derby County LFC 3 – 1 Loughborough Foxes LFC 8 January 2012 at Borrowash Victoria FC

Leicester City WFC 0 – 1 Sporting Club Albion LFC 8 January 2012 at Leicestershire & Rutland County FA, Holmes Park

Coventry Sphinx LFC 0 – 1 Peterborough Northern Star LFC 8 January 2012 at Coventry Sphinx FC

Crawley Wasps LFC 0 – 0 MSA LFC 8 January 2012 MSA won 3–0 on PKs – at The Sports Ground, Bolney Road, Horsham

Oxford United LFC 2 – 0 Lewes LFC 8 January 2012 at Oxford United Academy, Roman Way, Oxford

Enfield Town LFC 1 – 1 Queens Park Rangers LFC 8 January 2012 Enfield Town won 4–3 on PKs – at Enfield Town FC

Gillingham LFC 3 – 0 Colchester United LFC 8 January 2012 at Chatham Town FC

Brighton & Hove Albion LFC 2 – 1 Millwall Lionesses LFC 8 January 2012 at Withdean Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur LFC 7 – 0 Denham United LFC 8 January 2012 at Harlow Town FC

Chichester City LFC 0 – 3 West Ham United LFC 8 January 2012 at Chichester City FC

Havant & Waterlooville LFC 3 – 2 Plymouth Argyle LFC 8 January 2012 at Havant & Waterlooville FC

Keynsham Town LFC 7 – 1 Swindon Town LFC 8 January 2012 at Keynsham Town FC

Portsmouth LFC 4 – 1 Forest Green Rovers LFC 8 January 2012 at Moneyfields FC

Manchester City LFC 9 – 1 Leeds City Vixens LFC 8 January 2012 at The Regional Athletics Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester

Blackpool Wren Rovers 3 – 4 Rotherham United 15 January 2012 at Blackpool Rovers FC

Sheffield FC Ladies 10 – 0 Middlesbrough at Sheffield FC 22 January 2012

Sheffield Wednesday LFC 1 – 3 Durham Wildcats at Retford United FC 22 January 2012

Third round proper Draw

The lowest team remaining in the competition at the start of the round are: Durham Wildcats LFC
All matches scheduled for Sunday, 5 February 2012 at 2pm. After a complete postponement due to snow on the 5th 12 of the 16 fixtures were again postponed due to snow on the 12th. The remaining fixtures are rescheduled for 19 February.

League and place of home team	Home team	Visiting team	League and place of away team
Southwest Region WFL Premier #1	Larkhall Athletic LFC	Tottenham Hotspur LFC	FA WPL Southern #6
FA WPL Southern #4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Havant & Waterlooville LFC	South West Combination WFL #3
FA WPL National #3	Charlton Athletic	Bradford City	Northern Combination WFL #3
South East Combination WFL #3	Enfield Town LFC	MSA LFC	London and South East Div 1 #7
FA WPL Southern #3	Portsmouth	Sheffield FC Ladies	FA WPL Northern #4
FA WPL National #10	Watford	Leeds United	FA WPL National #2
FA WPL National #6	Aston Villa	Coventry City	FA WPL National #5
FA WPL Northern #5	Derby County	West Ham United	FA WPL Southern #2
FA WPL National #1	Sunderland	Rotherham United	FA WPL Northern #9
FA WPL National #9	Nottingham Forest	Blackburn Rovers	FA WPL Northern #6
FA WPL National #4	Barnet Ladies	Peterborough Northern Star LFC	East Midlands WFL Premier #3
FA WPL Northern #3	Sporting Club Albion LFC	Reading FC Women	FA WPL National #7

Third round proper results

Keynsham Town LFC 4 – 1 Gillingham LFC at Keynsham Town FC 12 February 2012

Leicester City LFC 1 – 2 Cardiff City LFC at Alystone Park FC 12 February 2012

Manchester City LFC 4 – 1 Oxford United at The Regional Athletics Arena, Rowsley Street 12 February 2012

Durham Wildcats LFC 0 – 2 Preston North End LFC at Spennymoor Town FC 12 February 2012

Portsmouth LFC 1 – 3 Sheffield FC Ladies at Portsmouth FC 19 February 2012

Brighton & Hove Albion LFC 4 – 2 Haven't & Waterloo LFC at Brighton & Hove Albion FC 19 February 2012

Charlton Athletic LFC 3 – 1 Bradford City LFC at Charlton Athletic FC 19 February 2012

Enfield Town LFC 2 – 0 MSA LFC at Enfield Town FC 19 February 2012

Larkhall Athletic LFC 1 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur LFC at Larkhall Athletic FC 19 February 2012 Larkhall wins 4–2 on PKs

Watford LFC 1 – 6 Leeds United LFC at Watford FC 19 February 2012

Aston Villa LFC 0 – 2 Coventry City LFC at Aston Villa FC 19 February 2012

Derby County LFC 4 – 2 West Ham United LFC at Derby County FC 19 February 2012

Sunderland WFC 8 – 0 Rotherdam United LFC at Sunderland FC 19 February 2012

Barnet FC Ladies 8 – 0 Peterborough Northern Star LFC at Barnet FC 19 February 2012

Nottingham Forest LFC 0 – 3 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Nottingham Forest FC 19 February 2012

Sporting Club Albion LFC 3 – 0 Reading FC Women at Albion FC 19 February 2012

Fourth round proper Draw

The lowest team remaining in the competition is: Larkhall Athletic LFC 2nd Place South West Premier Division (Level 5 of pyramid)
All matches scheduled for Sunday, 26 February 2012 at 2pm GST.

League and place of home team	Home team	Visiting team	League and place of away team
FA WPL National #4	Barnet FC Ladies	Sporting Club Albion LFC	FA WPL Northern #3
FA WPL Southern #4	Brighton & Hove Albion LFC	Larkhall Athletic LFC	Southwest Region WFL Premier #2
FA WPL National #3	Charlton Athletic LFC	Derby County LFC	FA WPL Northern #5
FA WPL National #8	Cardiff City LFC	Sunderland WFC	FA WPL National #1
FA WPL National #5	Coventry City LFC	Leeds United LFC	FA WPL National #2
FA WPL Northern #6	Preston North End LFC	Blackburn Rovers LFC	FA WPL Northern #7
South East Combination WFL #3	Enfield Town LFC	Manchester City LFC	FA WPL Northern #2
FA WPL Southern #7	Keynsham Town LFC	Sheffield FC Ladies	FA WPL Northern #4

Fourth round proper results

Cardiff City LFC 0 – 7 Sunderland WFC at Cardiff International Sports Stadium 26 February 2012

Barnet FC Ladies 3–0 Sporting Club Albion LFC at Barnet FC 26 February 2012

Brighton & Hove Albion LFC 3–0 Larkhall Athletic LFC at Withdean Stadium 26 February 2012

Enfield Town LFC 0–2 Manchester City LFC at Enfield Town FC 26 February 2012

Charlton Athletic LFC 2–0 Derby County LFC at Thamesmead Town FC 26 February 2012

Coventry City LFC 1–2 Leeds United LFC at Bedworth United FC 26 February 2012

Keynsham Town LFC 5–2 Sheffield FC Ladies at Keynsham Town FC 26 February 2012

Preston North End LFC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Bamber Bridge FC 26 February 2012

Fifth round proper Draw

The lowest teams remaining in the competition are: Keynsham Town LFC 7th Place FA Women's Southern Division and Blackburn Rovers LFC 7th Place FA Women's Northern Division (Level 3 of pyramid)
All matches scheduled for Sunday, 11 March 2012 at 2pm GST.

League and place of home team	Home team	Visiting team	League and place of away team
FA WPL Southern #7	Keynsham Town LFC	Sunderland WFC	FA WPL National #1
FA WSL #5	Bristol Academy WFC	Leeds United LFC	FA WPL National #2
FA WPL National #4	Barnet FC Ladies	Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC	FA WSL #7
FA WPL National #3	Charlton Athletic LFC	Blackburn Rovers LFC	FA WPL Northern #7
FA WSL #4	Lincoln Ladies F.C.	Arsenal LFC	FA WSL #1
FA WSL #2	Birmingham City LFC	Liverpool LFC	FA WSL #8
FA WPL Northern #2	Manchester City LFC	Everton LFC	FA WSL #3
FA WSL #6	Chelsea LFC	Brighton & Hove Albion LFC	FA WPL Southern #4

Fifth round proper results

Keynsham Town LFC 1 – 5 Sunderland WFC at Keynsham Town FC 11 March 2012

Bristol Academy WFC 3 – 0 Leeds United LFC at Bristol Academy WFC 11 March 2012

Barnet FC Ladies FC 1 – 2 (AET) Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC at Barnet FC 11 March 2012

Charlton Athletic LFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Thamesmead Town FC 11 March 2012

Lincoln Ladies FC 0–1 Arsenal LFC at Lincoln United FC 11 March 2012

Birmingham City LFC 3–0 Liverpool LFC at Stratford Town FC 11 March 2012

Manchester City LFC 1–5 Everton LFC at Cheadle Town FC 11 March 2012

Chelsea LFC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion LFC at Staines Town FC 11 March 2012

Sixth round proper

The lowest team remaining in the competition is: Blackburn Rovers LFC 7th Place FA Women's Northern Division (Level 3 of pyramid)

25 March 2012	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–2	Chelsea	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
14:00			Bonner 72' Susi 81'	Attendance: 512

25 March 2012	Bristol Academy	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Stoke Gifford Stadium, Filton
14:00	Green 7' del Río 24', 55'			Attendance: 238

25 March 2012	Arsenal	2–1	Everton	Meadow Park, Borehamwood
14:00	White 58' Little 64'		Hinnigan 85'	Attendance: 414

25 March 2012	Birmingham City	4–0	Sunderland	The DCS Stadium, Stratford upon Avon
14:00	Harrop 22', 42' Taylor 24' Aluko 83'			Attendance: 227

Semi-finals

15 April 2012	Birmingham City	4–1	Bristol Academy	The Lamb Ground, Tamworth
14:00	Williams 9', 66' Carney 39', 43'	(Report)	del Río 81'	Attendance: 358 Referee: Paul Forrester

3 May 2012	Chelsea	2–0	Arsenal	Griffin Park, Brentford
19:45	Bleazard 22' Susi 85'	(Report)		Attendance: 559 Referee: Alexandra Ihringova

Final

26 May 2012

12:15 BST

Birmingham City	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Chelsea
Williams 90+1' Carney 112'	Report	Lander 70' Longhurst 101'
Penalties
Williams Unitt Taylor Carney	3–2	Sherwood Spence Rafferty Buet Bonner

Ashton Gate, Bristol

Attendance: 8,723

Referee: Natalie Walker (Lancashire)^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "About the FA Women's Cup". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "FA.com Early rounds Drawn". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "Champions League for Birmingham City". shekicks.net. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "FA Women's Cup Exemptions 2011–12" (PDF). thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "Prize Fund Payments". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b "The FA Women's Cup Results". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
^ "Cup final day of destiny for female referee". Lancashire Evening Post. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

External links

[thefa-1] "About the FA Women's Cup". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[2] "FA.com Early rounds Drawn". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[3] "Champions League for Birmingham City". shekicks.net. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[4] "FA Women's Cup Exemptions 2011–12" (PDF). thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[5] "Prize Fund Payments". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[thefa_a-6] "The FA Women's Cup Results". thefa.com. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[referee-7] "Cup final day of destiny for female referee". Lancashire Evening Post. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

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