2017–18 FA Women's Cup
The 2017–18 Women's FA Cup was the 48th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City were the defending champions, having beaten Birmingham City 4–1 in the previous final.
Teams
A total of 276 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association. One hundred and eighty-five 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 Second Round Proper. Teams in the FA WSL were exempted to the Fourth Round Proper.| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | Games played | Goals scored | Prize money |
| First Round Qualifying | 276 | 174 | – | 82 | 475 | £350 |
| Second Round Qualifying | 189 | 98 | 87 | 47 | 270 | £450 |
| Third Round Qualifying | 140 | 96 | 49 | 47 | 244 | £500 |
| First Round | 92 | 48 | 48 | 23 | 53 | £800 |
| Second Round | 68 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 103 | £900 |
| Third Round | 44 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 56 | £1,000 |
| Fourth Round | 32 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 68 | £2,000 |
| Fifth Round | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 36 | £3,000 |
| Quarter-Final | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 | £4,000 |
| Semi-Final | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | £5,000 |
| The Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | £15,000 £25,000 |
The First Round Qualifying saw five ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams, with two additional ties awarded to the losing teams after the winning teams were disqualified. The Second Round Qualifying saw two ties cancelled as a result of withdrawals, while the Third Round Qualifying saw one withdrawal with one additional tie awarded to the losing team after disqualification. The First Round Proper saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal of Basingstoke Town after an initial postponement.
First round qualifying
Eighty seven matches were scheduled for the first qualifying round. Most matches were played on Sunday 3 September 2017, the only exception being Buckland Athletic v Exeter City, which took place on the following Sunday after the match was initially postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Alnwick Town Juniors | 3–2 | Washington | 53 |
| 2 | Blyth Town Lions | 0–3 | South Shields | |
| 3 | RACA Tynedale | W–O | Norton & Stockton Ancients | |
| 4 | Penrith | 4–2 | South Park Rangers | |
| 5 | Workington Reds | 1–2 | Redcar Town | |
| 6 | Prudhoe Town | 2–5 | Chester-Le-Street SCFC | |
| 7 | Bishop Auckland | 4–2 | Gateshead Leam Rangers | |
| 8 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Wallsend Boys Club | 48 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Yorkshire Amateur | |
| 10 | Altofts | W–O | Bradford Park Avenue | |
| 11 | Malet Lambert | 4–5 | Wakefield | |
| 12 | Ossett Albion | 0–5 | Farsley Celtic | |
| 13 | Dronfield Town | 0–5 | Harworth Colliery | |
| 14 | Nelson | 0–14 | Blackpool | |
| 15 | Merseyrail Bootle | 4–2 | Stockport County | |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 7–0 | Accrington | |
| 17 | FC United Of Manchester | 13–1 | Altrincham | |
| 18 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 3–2 | Warrington Wolverines | |
| 19 | Manchester Stingers | 2–1 | Blackburn Community Sports Club | |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town Wrens | 0–6 | Burnley | |
| 21 | Lincoln Moorlands Railway | 4–3 | Cosby United | |
| 22 | Loughborough Students | 4–2 | Mansfield Town | 20 |
| 23 | AFC Leicester | 0–2 | Leicester City Women Development | |
| 24 | Rise Park | 7–3 | Teversal | |
| 25 | Market Warsop | 0–5 | Nettleham | |
| 26 | Eastwood Ladies | 3–0 | Arnold Town | |
| 27 | Leafield Athletic | 5–1 | Knowle | 39 |
| 28 | Leek Town | 2–1 | Solihull United | 68 |
| 29 | Wyrley | 0–3 | Lye Town | |
| 30 | Redditch United | 2–1 | Stockingford AA Pavilion | |
| 31 | Shrewsbury Town | 4–2 | Wolverhampton Sporting Community | 68 |
| 32 | Solihull Sporting | 0–8 | Coventry Sphinx | |
| 33 | Crusaders | 6–2 | Abbey Hulton United | 30 |
| 34 | Shrewsbury Juniors | 0–3 | Brereton Town | |
| 35 | Coundon Court | 2–6 | Goldenhill Wanderers | 42 |
| 36 | Rugby Town | 1–4 | Worcester United | |
| 37 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 0–4 | Bedworth United | |
| 38 | Gornal | W–O | Stone Dominoes | |
| 39 | Newmarket Town | 4–2 | Histon | 85 |
| 40 | Kettering Town | 10–0 | Woodford United | 35 |
| 41 | Sprowston | 0–4 | Wymondham Town | |
| 42 | Roade | 0–1 | St Ives Town | |
| 43 | Oadby & Wigston | 1–3 | King's Lynn Town | |
| 44 | Peterborough Northern Star | W–O | Netherton United |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 45 | Cambridge City | 8–2 | Moulton | |
| 46 | Riverside | 2–1 | Corby Town | |
| 47 | March Town United | 0–5 | Peterborough United | 80 |
| 48 | Acle United | 4–1 | Thrapston Town | 85 |
| 49 | Colchester Town | 2–4 | Bungay Town | |
| 50 | Harlow Town | 4–0 | Little Thurrock Dynamos | |
| 51 | Brentwood Town | 6–0 | Corringham Cosmos | |
| 52 | AFC Sudbury | 4–3 | Writtle | |
| 53 | Billericay Town | 8–0 | Chelmsford City | |
| 54 | Milton Keynes City | 2–4 | Bedford | 50 |
| 55 | Sandy | W–O | Hemel Hempstead Town | |
| 56 | AFC Dunstable | 5–0 | Houghton Athletic | |
| 57 | Royston Town | 7–0 | Watford Ladies Development | 80 |
| 58 | Hertford Town | 0–1 | Bishop's Stortford | |
| 59 | Garston | 1–4 | Colney Heath | |
| 60 | Brentford | 1–7 | Chesham United | 25 |
| 61 | Headington | 0–17 | Ashford Town | |
| 62 | Ascot United | Newbury | 73 | |
| 63 | Benson Lionesses | 4–2 | Wargrave | |
| 64 | Fleet Town | 1–8 | Alton | |
| 65 | Oxford City | W–O | Woodley United | |
| 66 | Chinnor | 0–12 | New London Lionesses | |
| 67 | Queens Park Rangers Girls | 0–1 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | |
| 68 | Meridian | 2–1 | Fulham Foundation | |
| 69 | Ashford | 2–3 | Aylesford | 25 |
| 70 | Kent Football United | 0–4 | London Kent Football United | 30 |
| 71 | Worthing | 1–2 | Godalming Town | |
| 72 | Eastbourne Town | 7–0 | Dartford | |
| 73 | Worthing Town | 1–7 | Parkwood Rangers | |
| 74 | Victoire | Burgess Hill Town | ||
| 75 | Whyteleafe | 1–0 | Bexhill United | |
| 76 | Abbey Rangers | 1–2 | Eastbourne | |
| 77 | Carshalton Athletic | W–O | Herne Bay | 35 |
| 78 | Frampton Rangers | 2–3 | New Milton Town | |
| 79 | Buckland Athletic | 9–2 | Exeter City | |
| 80 | AEK Boco | 0–9 | Downend Flyers | |
| 81 | FC Chippenham | 4–3 | Team Solent | |
| 82 | Middlezoy Rovers | 1–7 | Marine Academy Plymouth | 20 |
| 83 | Royal Wootton Bassett Town | 2–5 | AFC Bournemouth | |
| 84 | Warsash Wasps | 4–0 | Ilminster Town | 54 |
| 85 | Winchester City Flyers | 5–0 | Frome Town | |
| 86 | Bournemouth Sports | 3–1 | Keynsham Town Development | |
| 87 | Eastleigh | 0–6 | Torquay United |
Second round qualifying
Forty nine matches were scheduled for the second qualifying round. The 98 teams taking part consisted of 11 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 87 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 17 September 2017, the only exception being Woodley United v Alton, which was delayed for a week due to the late disqualification of Oxford City.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Alnwick Town Juniors | 1–0 | Redcar Town | 57 |
| 2 | Cramlington United | 1–7 | Carlisle United | |
| 3 | Bishop Auckland | 1–6 | South Shields | 48 |
| 4 | Chester-Le-Street SCFC | 0–9 | Hartlepool United | |
| 5 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 3–2 | Penrith | 150 |
| 6 | Worksop Town | 3–5 | Farsley Celtic | |
| 7 | Altofts | 4–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 8 | Wakefield | 4–3 | Harworth Colliery | |
| 9 | Blackpool | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 52 | |
| 10 | CMB Ladies | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 40 |
| 11 | Burnley | 4–3 | Merseyrail Bootle | 40 |
| 12 | Manchester Stingers | 0–6 | MSB Woolton | |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | FC United Of Manchester | |
| 14 | Eastwood Ladies | 4–0 | Rise Park | |
| 15 | Loughborough Students | 6–3 | Lincoln Moorlands Railway | 25 |
| 16 | Leicester City Women Development | 2–3 | Nettleham | 45 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 5–2 | Leek Town | |
| 18 | Redditch United | 5–1 | Goldenhill Wanderers | |
| 19 | Leafield Athletic | 1–2 | Lye Town | |
| 20 | Bedworth United | 2–0 | Gornal | 62 |
| 21 | Worcester United | 2–8 | Coventry Sphinx | |
| 22 | Brereton Town | 2–1 | Crusaders | |
| 23 | Newmarket Town | 4–3 | King's Lynn Town | |
| 24 | Acle United | W–O | Riverside | |
| 25 | Cambridge City | 5–2 | Kettering Town |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 26 | Peterborough Northern Star | 4–2 | Peterborough United | |
| 27 | Wymondham Town | 7–1 | St Ives Town | |
| 28 | Frontiers | 1–8 | AFC Sudbury | 49 |
| 29 | Harlow Town | 3–2 | Bungay Town | 45 |
| 30 | Brentwood Town | 2–3 | Billericay Town | |
| 31 | Colney Heath | 0–4 | Royston Town | |
| 32 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 0–12 | Bedford | |
| 33 | AFC Dunstable | 7–1 | Bishop's Stortford | |
| 34 | Benson Lionesses | 1–12 | Ashford Town | |
| 35 | New London Lionesses | 2–0 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | |
| 36 | Ascot United | 0–2 | Chesham United | |
| 37 | Woodley United | 2–1 | Alton | 35 |
| 38 | Eastbourne Town | 5–2 | Aylesford | |
| 39 | Godalming Town | 3–2 | Eastbourne | |
| 40 | Meridian | 2–3 | London Kent Football United | 20 |
| 41 | Hassocks | 5–1 | Margate | |
| 42 | Herne Bay | 1–3 | Parkwood Rangers | 32 |
| 43 | Whyteleafe | 6–0 | Burgess Hill Town | |
| 44 | Marine Academy Plymouth | W–O | Buckland Athletic | |
| 45 | FC Chippenham | 2–1 | Bournemouth Sports | |
| 46 | New Milton Town | 5–4 | Downend Flyers | 50 |
| 47 | Pen Mill | 1–4 | Forest Green Rovers | 76 |
| 48 | Torquay United | 1–0 | AFC Bournemouth | |
| 49 | Winchester City Flyers | 5–1 | Warsash Wasps |
Third round qualifying
Forty eight matches were scheduled for the third qualifying round. The 96 teams taking part consisted of 47 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Division One exempted to this stage, plus the 49 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 8 October 2017, except two which were postponed to the following week.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Alnwick Town Juniors | 5–0 | Rotherham United | 82 |
| 2 | Farsley Celtic | W–O | Hartlepool United | |
| 3 | Burnley | 4–1 | Wigan Athletic | 35 |
| 4 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 6–3 | MSB Woolton | |
| 5 | Brighouse Town | 6–1 | Wakefield | 104 |
| 6 | Altofts | 1–5 | Chorley | |
| 7 | Chester-Le-Street Town | 2–1 | Barnsley | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–4 | Hull City | 32 |
| 9 | South Shields | 0–3 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | |
| 10 | CMB Ladies | 2–5 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 |
| 11 | Liverpool Marshalls Feds | 7–0 | Mossley Hill | |
| 12 | Steel City Wanderers | 2–1 | Morecambe | 40 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | Leeds United | ||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 9–1 | Carlisle United | |
| 15 | Redditch United | 5–2 | Solihull Moors | |
| 16 | Sporting Khalsa | 6–1 | Lye Town | 40 |
| 17 | The New Saints | 3–1 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| 18 | Eastwood Ladies | 5–3 | Coventry Sphinx | |
| 19 | Long Eaton United | 3–1 | Leicester City Ladies | |
| 20 | Bedworth United | 2–1 | Birmingham & West Midlands | 53 |
| 21 | Radcliffe Olympic | W–O | Loughborough Foxes | |
| 22 | Loughborough Students | 3–0 | Brereton Town | 83 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 0–4 | Nettleham | 30 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–0 | Actonians | 76 |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 25 | Cambridge City | 1–5 | Ipswich Town | |
| 26 | Maidenhead United | 0–1 | Luton Town | |
| 27 | Cambridge United | 4–0 | Norwich City | 48 |
| 28 | Peterborough Northern Star | 1–3 | Acle United | |
| 29 | Harlow Town | 1–0 | Denham United | 90 |
| 30 | Wymondham Town | 9–2 | Newmarket Town | 175 |
| 31 | Enfield Town | 1–0 | AFC Sudbury | |
| 32 | Godalming Town | 5–0 | Haringey Borough | |
| 33 | Ashford Town | 6–4 | London Kent Football United | |
| 34 | AFC Dunstable | 2–0 | Eastbourne Town | 49 |
| 35 | New London Lionesses | 3–1 | Parkwood Rangers | |
| 36 | Leyton Orient | 7–0 | Billericay Town | 207 |
| 37 | Hassocks | 0–8 | Stevenage | |
| 38 | Bedford | 2–3 | Royston Town | |
| 39 | Chesham United | 2–1 | Whyteleafe | |
| 40 | AFC Wimbledon | 14–1 | Woodley United | 50 |
| 41 | Cheltenham Town | 1–4 | Southampton Saints | |
| 42 | FC Chippenham | 1–6 | Basingstoke Town | |
| 43 | Poole Town | 2–5 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 |
| 44 | St Nicholas | 0–1 | Keynsham Town | 55 |
| 45 | New Milton Town | 1–4 | Buckland Athletic | 60 |
| 46 | Winchester City Flyers | 0–7 | Southampton Women's | |
| 47 | Forest Green Rovers | 0–3 | Larkhall Athletic | |
| 48 | Brislington | Torquay United | 63 |
First round proper
Twenty four matches were scheduled for the first round proper. Twenty three matches were played on Sunday 12 November 2017, with Plymouth Argyle v Basingstoke Town postponed to the following Sunday before being awarded to Plymouth following Basingstoke's withdrawal.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Alnwick Town Juniors | 0–4 | Burnley | |
| 2 | Liverpool Marshalls Feds | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | |
| 3 | Hull City | 4–1 | Steel City Wanderers | |
| 4 | Norton & Stockton Ancients | 0–4 | Chorley | 70 |
| 5 | Farsley Celtic | 6–4 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Sheffield United | |
| 7 | Brighouse Town | 6–1 | Chester-Le-Street Town | 43 |
| 8 | Bedworth United | 0–2 | The New Saints | 85 |
| 9 | Redditch United | 2–4 | Loughborough Foxes | |
| 10 | Nettleham | 3–0 | Loughborough Students | |
| 11 | Sporting Khalsa | 5–1 | Eastwood Ladies | |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Long Eaton United | 85 |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 13 | Enfield Town | 3–2 | Wymondham Town | |
| 14 | Harlow Town | 2–1 | Royston Town | 133 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 4–1 | Acle United | 25 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 4–2 | Leyton Orient | 65 |
| 17 | Ashford Town | 0–6 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| 18 | Chesham United | 1–2 | New London Lionesses | |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 5–0 | Godalming Town | 90 |
| 20 | AFC Dunstable | 0–4 | Luton Town | 102 |
| 21 | Larkhall Athletic | 2–3 | Southampton Women's | 40 |
| 22 | Buckland Athletic | 1–4 | Brislington | |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | W–O | Basingstoke Town | |
| 24 | Southampton Saints | 1–3 | Keynsham Town |
Second round proper
Twenty four matches were scheduled for the second round proper. The 48 teams taking part consisted of 24 match winners from the previous round, plus the 24 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Northern and Southern Division exempted to this stage. Most matches were played on Sunday 3 December 2017, the only exception being Brighouse Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers which were postponed from the original scheduled date due to a waterlogged pitch, and then postponed again the following week due to safety concern following an Amber weather warning from the Met Office.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 8–1 | Farsley Celtic | |
| 2 | Sporting Khalsa | The New Saints | 45 | |
| 3 | Derby County | Hull City | 81 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 7–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 79 |
| 5 | Nettleham | 1–3 | Liverpool Marshalls Feds | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Newcastle United | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 5–0 | Long Eaton United | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | Loughborough Foxes | 77 |
| 9 | AFC Fylde | 2–0 | Guiseley Vixens | 43 |
| 10 | Stoke City | Burnley | ||
| 11 | Brighouse Town | 6–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 123 |
| 12 | Chorley | 0–3 | Leicester City | 102 |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 13 | Keynsham Town | 2–1 | Southampton Women's | |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Cardiff City | 110 |
| 15 | Lewes | 7–0 | Enfield Town | |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 5–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 66 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | |
| 18 | Brislington | 3–2 | Swindon Town | 67 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | Portsmouth | 70 |
| 20 | New London Lionesses | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | |
| 21 | Luton Town | 3–2 | Harlow Town | 51 |
| 22 | Coventry United | 6–1 | West Ham United | |
| 23 | Chichester City | 4–2 | C & K Basildon | 120 |
| 24 | Stevenage | Ipswich Town | 80 |
Third round proper
Twelve matches were scheduled for the third round proper. Eleven matches were played on Sunday 7 January 2018, with Derby County v Brighouse Town postponed to the following week due to an unplayable pitch.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Burnley | |
| 2 | AFC Fylde | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | 58 |
| 3 | Keynsham Town | 8–1 | Brislington | 70 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Lewes | 96 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Bradford City | 78 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | The New Saints | 153 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 7–0 | Portsmouth | |
| 8 | Brighouse Town | 3–1 | Derby County | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 2–5 | Charlton Athletic | 110 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | Coventry United | ||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 4–3 | Liverpool Marshalls Feds | |
| 12 | Chichester City | 2–0 | Luton Town | 100 |
Fourth round proper
Sixteen matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. The 32 teams taking part consists of 12 match winners from the previous round, plus the 20 teams from the FA WSL exempted to this stage. Fifteen matches were played on Sunday 4 February 2018, with Plymouth Argyle v Leicester City Women postponed to the following week due to an unplayable pitch.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Durham | 2–1 | Sheffield | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 4–0 | Middlesbrough | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 13–0 | Brighouse Town | |
| 4 | Keynsham Town | 0–3 | Lewes | 75 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5–0 | Watford | 252 |
| 7 | Cardiff City | Oxford United | ||
| 8 | The New Saints | Chichester City | ||
| 9 | Millwall Lionesses | 4–1 | Coventry United | |
| 10 | Reading | 0–1 | Birmingham City | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–3 | Leicester City | 208 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Manchester City | 1,400 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Charlton Athletic | |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 0–3 | Arsenal | |
| 15 | London Bees | 0–10 | Chelsea | 486 |
| 16 | Everton | 3–1 | Bristol City | 712 |
Fifth round proper
Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper. All eight matches were played on Sunday 18 February 2018.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Millwall Lionesses | |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Charlton Athletic | |
| 3 | Lewes | 0–6 | Everton | 975 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 3–2 | Aston Villa | |
| 5 | Chichester City | 0–3 | Liverpool | |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Manchester City | |
| 7 | Chelsea | 6–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 1,564 |
| 8 | Durham | 5–2 | Leicester City |
Quarter-finals
The four matches of the quarter-finals were scheduled to be played on Sunday 18 March 2018 but only one was completed on this date, with the other three postponed till the following week.| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Sunderland | 2–4 | Manchester City | 552 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 0–3 | Chelsea | 358 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Charlton Athletic | |
| 4 | Durham | 1–6 | Everton | 502 |