2019–20 Women's FA Cup


The 2019–20 Women's FA Cup is the 50th staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City are the defending champions, having beaten West Ham United 3–0 in the previous final. The draw was split regionally, dividing teams into north and south sections until the Fourth Round proper.

Teams

A total of 300 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association. 216 teams enter at the extra preliminary round or preliminary round. Teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One are given exemption to the Second Round Qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions enter at the Second Round Proper. Teams in the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship are exempted to the Fourth Round Proper.
RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		Games playedGoals scoredPrize moneyPrize money
RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		Games playedGoals scoredWinnerLoser
Extra Preliminary Round30020–965£300£75
Preliminary Round2901961096587£360£90
First Round Qualifying192989849241£400£100
Second Round Qualifying143964948240£450£115
Third Round Qualifying95484824122£600£150
First Round7124241250£850£215
Second Round5936121871£1,000£250
Third Round411818932£1,250£315
Fourth Round323291662£2,000£500
Fifth Round161616830£3,000£750
Quarter-final888£4,000£1,000
Semi-final444£5,000£1,250
Final222£25,000£15,000

Extra preliminary round

As a result of 300 teams entering the competition, twenty teams were drawn into an extra preliminary round, which was played by Sunday 18 August 2019.

Preliminary round

Ninety eight matches were scheduled for the preliminary round, which were played by Sunday 1 September 2019. The 196 teams taking part consisted of 186 teams with a bye to this stage, plus the ten match winners from the previous round. Sedgley & Gornal United and Boston United both withdrew after having their entry accepted which resulted in walkover wins for Droitwich Spa and Loughborough Students respectively. The match between Whyteleafe and Millwall Lionesses was played, ending in a 6–3 victory for Millwall, but Whyteleafe were later awarded the win because Millwall had fielded two unregistered players.

First round qualifying

Forty-nine matches were scheduled for the first round qualifying, the majority of which were played on Sunday 22 September 2019. Morecambe's tie against FC United of Manchester was postponed on this date, as was the re-arranged fixture a week later, leading to the tie being reversed and Morecambe losing their home advantage. Worthing's tie against Whyteleafe was played on 29 September, having been delayed a week due to Millwall Lionesses being expelled from the competition. The round was made up solely of the winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
25Watford Ladies Development 0–2Newmarket Town
26Histon 0–4St Albans
27Colney Heath 2–5Royston Town
28AFC Dunstable Bowers & Pitsea
29Luton Town 6–0Bungay Town 64
30Wroxham 3–2Wymondham Town 108
31Victoire 0–4Islington Borough
32Clapton Community 2–3Oakwood
33Fulham 5–1Mole Valley
34Ashford 4–1Eastbourne Town 30
35Dartford 4–0Newhaven 143
36Regents Park Rangers 0–3Wycombe Wanderers
37Queens Park Rangers Development 8–0Abbey Rangers
38Whyteleafe 0–1Worthing
39Abingdon United 2–1Aylesford 87
40Tunbridge Wells Foresters 1–4Phoenix Sports
41Abingdon Town 4–3Walton Casuals
42Ashford Town 0–1Saltdean United
43Shanklin 0–12Sherborne Town
44AFC Bournemouth 10–0New Milton Town
45Royal Wootton Bassett Town 8–0Torquay United
46Marine Academy Plymouth 1–0Almondsbury
47Portishead Town 3–1 Middlezoy Rovers
48Winchester City Flyers 9–2Bideford 60
49Ilminster Town 1–4Moneyfields

Second round qualifying

Forty-eight matches in the second round qualifying were played on Sunday 6 October 2019. The round was made up of the 49 winners from the previous round and the introduction of all 47 FA Women's National League Division One teams.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
25Newmarket Town 0–4Luton Town
26Harlow Town 4–3 Wroxham
27Norwich City 3–2Cambridge United
28Cambridge City 4–3St Albans 130
29Ipswich Town 7–0Royston Town
30Wycombe Wanderers 3–1Worthing
31Kent Football United 1–3Actonians
32Dartford 0–7Billericay Town 118
33Ashford 0–7AFC Wimbledon
34Queens Park Rangers Development 9–1Oakwood
35Enfield Town 4–0Islington Borough
36Maidenhead United 1–2Bowers & Pitsea
37Fulham 1–1 Saltdean United 50
38Abingdon Town 0–4Chesham United
39AFC Basildon 8–2Phoenix Sports
40Abingdon United 1–4Leyton Orient
41Exeter City 7–1Sherborne Town 58
42Portishead Town 1–0Royal Wootton Bassett Town
43Winchester City Flyers 2–3Poole Town
44Marine Academy Plymouth 0–2Southampton Women's F.C.
45Southampton F.C. 8–0Buckland Athletic 148
46Moneyfields 2–2 Larkhall Athletic 73
47Cheltenham Town 5–0Brislington
48Swindon Town 2–3AFC Bournemouth

Third round qualifying

Twenty-four matches were scheduled for the second round qualifying, played on Sunday 27 October 2019. The round was made up of the 48 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams. A total of five games were delayed by weather and were rescheduled for Sunday 3 November.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Northwich Vixens 2–7Liverpool Feds
2Leeds United 0–3Barnsley 130
3Chester-le-Street Town 3–1Newcastle United
4Hartlepool United 0–8Chorley
5Norton & Stockton Ancients 2–6Durham Cestria 60
6Stockport County 2–2 Brighouse Town 46
7Peterborough United 2–3The New Saints
8Sporting Khalsa 1–3Lincoln City
9Bedworth United 2–4Woodlands 45
10Leicester United 0–1Leek Town
11Birmingham & West Midlands 1–2Crewe Alexandra
12Sutton Coldfield Town 1–5Wolverhampton Wanderers

TieHome team ScoreAway team
13Harlow Town 1–2Billericay Town
14Cambridge City 3–7AFC Basildon 73
15Ipswich Town 6–1Norwich City
16Bowers & Pitsea 0–3Luton Town
17Actonians 3–1Fulham
18Queens Park Rangers Development 1–2Leyton Orient
19Enfield Town 1–2AFC Wimbledon
20Chesham United 3–0Wycombe Wanderers
21Portishead Town 1–1 Moneyfields 53
22Southampton Women's F.C. 3–1AFC Bournemouth
23Southampton F.C. 11–0Poole Town 213
24Cheltenham Town 4–3Exeter City

First round proper

Twelve matches were scheduled for the first round proper, played on Sunday 10 November 2019. The round was made up of the 24 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Barnsley
2Liverpool Feds 0–4Brighouse Town
3Durham Cestria 1–3Chester-le-Street Town
4The New Saints 0–4Chorley
5Leek Town 1–2 Lincoln City
6Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1Luton Town 90
7Woodlands 0–13Billericay Town
8Ipswich Town 5–0AFC Basildon
9Cheltenham Town 0–1Leyton Orient
10Actonians 2–1AFC Wimbledon
11Chesham United 0–1Southampton F.C.
12Southampton Women's F.C. 4–0Portishead Town

Second round proper

Eighteen matches were scheduled for the second round proper, to be played on Sunday 1 December 2019. The round was made up of the 12 winners from the previous round as well as the introduction of all 24 third tier clubs from the FA Women's National League Northern and Southern Premier Divisions.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Chorley 1–2 Brighouse Town 60
2Derby County 2–3Nottingham Forest
3Barnsley 4–0Sheffield F.C.
4Sunderland 4–3Middlesbrough
5Stoke City 1–1 Huddersfield Town
6Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1Fylde
7Chester-le-Street Town 0–4Loughborough Foxes 40
8Burnley 2–1Hull City
9West Bromwich Albion 2–0Lincoln City
10Hounslow 0–6Cardiff City Ladies 15
11Keynsham Town 0–3Watford
12Yeovil Town 1–1 Southampton F.C.
13Portsmouth 6–1Leyton Orient 137
14Southampton Women's F.C. 1–1 Milton Keynes Dons
15Oxford United 3–4 Plymouth Argyle
16Chichester City 0–6Ipswich Town 116
17Billericay Town 2–1Gillingham
18Actonians 3–1Crawley Wasps

Third round proper

Nine matches were scheduled for the third round proper, which were played on Sundays 5 and 12 January 2020. The round was made up of the 18 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1Fylde 1–4Sunderland
2Burnley 2–1Nottingham Forest 138
3Loughborough Foxes 2–3Huddersfield Town 57
4Brighouse Town 0–1Barnsley 321
5Ipswich Town 1–0Portsmouth
6Watford 5–0Plymouth Argyle
7Cardiff City Ladies 1–2Southampton F.C. 215
8Southampton Women's F.C. 3–1West Bromwich Albion
9Billericay Town 3–2Actonians

Fourth round proper

16 matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. The Manchester derby was selected as the televised game for the round and moved to Saturday 25 January 2020 with the rest played on Sunday 26 January 2020. Southampton Women's F.C. vs Crystal Palace was abandoned in the 78th minute due to adverse weather conditions and was replayed on Sunday 2 February 2020. The 32 teams taking part consisted of 23 FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship teams exempted to this stage, plus the nine match winners from the previous round.
TieHome team ScoreAway team
1West Ham United 0–2Arsenal 959
2Manchester United 2–3Manchester City 1,948
3Lewes 1–1 Billericay Town 492
4Charlton Athletic 0–4Chelsea 844
5Everton 1–0London Bees
6Burnley 1–3Leicester City
7Sheffield United 0–3Birmingham City 335
8London City Lionesses 0–5Reading
9Bristol City 1–0 Durham
10Tottenham Hotspur 5–0Barnsley 621
11Huddersfield Town 1–4Ipswich Town 1,115
12Southampton F.C. 1–4Coventry United 4,510
13Crystal Palace 4–0Southampton Women's F.C.
14Sunderland 2–0Watford 226
15Liverpool 8–1Blackburn Rovers 563
16Aston Villa 2–3Brighton & Hove Albion

Fifth round proper

Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper which were due to be played on 16 and 17 February 2020 but three matches were postponed. The 16 teams taking part are the match winners from the previous round. The lowest ranked team left in the competition, Ipswich Town of the FA Women's National League Division One South East, were drawn against defending champions Manchester City.

Quarter-finals

The four quarter-final fixtures were scheduled to be played on Sunday 15 March 2020 but postponed due to coronavirus pandemic. They were eventually rescheduled for 26–27 September 2020.

Semi-finals

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Final

The final will be played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 31 October 2020.

Television rights

The following matches were/will be broadcast live on UK television:
RoundGames broadcast & broadcaster
Fourth Round ProperManchester United v Manchester City
Fifth Round ProperArsenal v Lewes
Quarter-finalsArsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-finalsOne tie will be broadcast on BBC Television and the other on BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button
FinalWill be broadcast on BBC Television