2007–08 FA Women's Cup

May 2025 May 2025 May 2025 June 2015 the men's event 2007–08 FA Cup FA Women's Cup 2007–08 EnglandWales 249 Arsenal Leeds United 2006–07 2008–09 Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals. The 2007–08 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 2 September 2007 and 5 May 2008. It was the 38th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Leeds United in the final.2008-05-05 FA Cup win secures Arsenal Double https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7381826.stm 2025-05-09 en-GBAikman Richard 2008-05-05 Arsenal 4-1 Leeds United https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/05/arsenalladies 2025-05-11 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077Leighton Tony 2008-05-06 Smith inspires Arsenal to record ninth cup triumph https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/06/womensfootball 2025-05-11 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 The tournament consisted of a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper. The competition began on 2 September 2007 when the 34 lowest–ranked teams in the tournament took part in the preliminary round. All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup Website.Women's F.A. Cup - Results https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=2&yd=2007 2025-04-18 womensfacup.co.uk Preliminary round All games were played on 7, 14 and 21 September 2007 Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Banbury United0–2Brize Norton2Bexhill United0–4Canterbury City3Bolton Ambassadors1–5Penrith United4Bury Girls & Ladies3–1Windscale5Carterton5–0Aylesbury United6Chichester City UnitedA–WAbbey RangersW/O for Abbey Rangers7Copsewood Coventry15–0Tamworth Lionesses8Crowborough Athletic1–4 Haywards Heath Town9Durham City0–1Team Northumbria10Eastbourne Town0–6Rottingdean Village11Kingsthorpe0–9Bedford12Nottingham Forest1–0Heather St. Johns13Penzance7–1Launceston14Rayleigh Raiders1–7Brentwood Town15Saffron Walden Town3–2Garston16Tooting & Mitcham United0–4Havant & Waterlooville17Worcester City0–1Bourne United First round qualifying All games were played on 16 and 23 September 2007. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Abbey Rangers0–6Aldershot Town2Acton Sports Club3–1Corinthian Casuals3Arlesey Town2–0Kings Sports Luton4Ashford2–6Ebbsfleet United5Barking2–0Tring Athletic6Barnsley3–1Ossett Albion7Battersea & Wandsworth2–0Brentford8Bedford3–2Kettering Town9Billericay Town2–0Chelmsford City10Blackpool Wren Rovers4–0Denton Town11Bolton Wanderers2–4Liverpool Feds12Bourne United0–1 Birmingham Athletic13Bracknell Town3–1MK Wanderers14Braintree Town6–0Harlow Athletic15Brandon United3–0Lumley16Brentwood Town5–1Saffron Walden Town17Bury Girls & Ladies4–1Wirral18Cambridge United11–0March Town United19Cambridge University4–0Haverhill Rovers20Canterbury City4–1 Rottingdean Village21Carterton2–1Stoke Lane Athletic22ChesterfieldA–WFriar Lane & EpworthW/O for Friar Lane & Epworth23Chinnor1–2Burnham24Copsewood Coventry6–0Allscott25Corby Stewarts & Lloyds12–0Thorplands United26Cullompton Rangers8–0St Blazey27Darlington Railway Athletic11–2Glendale28Dover Athletic1–3Eastbourne Borough29Fairfield Villa4–1Rugby Town30Forest Hall1–4Blyth Spartans31Gloucester City0–2Oxford City32Great Berry4–2C&K BasildonAbandoned after 83 mins due to serious injury – result stands33Hampstead1–3Long Lane34Havant & Waterlooville8–0Upper Beeding35Haywards Heath TownH–WSheerness EastW/O for Haywards Heath36Hemel Hempstead Town0–1Dagenham & Redbridge37Henley Town3–0Woodley Saints38Horley Town3–3 (3–1 p)East Preston Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance39Huddersfield Town2–1Sheffield40Huncote Sports & Social3–3 (3–4 p)Buxton41Keighley AFC3–5 Morley Spurs42Keynsham Town Development1–3Ilminster Town43KirkleesH–WPudsey JuniorsW/O for Kirklees44Larkhall Athletic8–0Barnstaple Town45Leighton Linslade1–4Daventry Town46Lichfield DiamondsH–WAFC Telford UnitedW/O for Lichfield47Linby CW1–2West Bridgford48London Colney5–0Stevenage Borough49London Women3–2The Comets50Marlow2–6Beaconsfield SYCOB51Newbury11–1Brize Norton52Norwich City3–1Woodbridge Town53Nottingham Forest6–5Mansfield Town54Oadby Town2–0Shepshed Dynamo55Penrith United3–5 Wigan56Penzance8–1Saltash United57Peterborough Sports4–3West Lynn58Petts Wood3–1Dynamo North London59Poole Town5–2Alphington60Rise Park5–1Sandiacre Town61Rolls Royce Leisure4–2Loughborough Foxes62Royston Town2–3Hannakins63Runwell Hospital1–3Hoddesdon Owls64Solihull4–1Dudley United65Staines Town3–4Tottenham Hotspur66Stratford Town3–1Leamington Lions67Taunton Town6–1Weymouth68Team Northumbria4–0Gateshead Cleveland Hall69Thurrock & Tilbury2–2 (?–? p)Harpenden Colts70Tower Hamlets1–3Denham United71Whitley Bay4–1Pelton Newfield72Wingate & Finchley3–3 (3–4 p)Haringey Borough73Winterton Rangers3–4Radcliffe Olympic74Woking2–2 (?–? p)Salisbury City75Wycombe Wanderers8–0Tetbury Town76York City6–1Norton & Stockton Ancients Second round qualifying All games were played on 30 September 2007. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Acton Sports Club3–1Tottenham Hotspur2Aldershot Town1–6Horley Town3Arlesey Town4–0Daventry Town4Barking7–2 West5Battersea & Wandsworth0–2Long Lane6Billericay Town0–1Brentwood Town7Birmingham Athletic2–2 (?–? p)Fairfield Villa8Brandon United2–3 Blyth Spartans9Brighouse Town1–5Barnsley10Burnham1–6Newbury11Bury Girls & Ladies1–6Blackpool Wren Rovers12Cambridge United0–5Peterborough Sports13Canterbury City0–1Ebbsfleet United14Carterton0–6Bracknell Town15Copsewood Coventry3–1Stratford Town16Corby Stewarts & Lloyds3–3 (?–? p)Bedford17Cullompton Rangers6–0Taunton Town18Dagenham & Redbridge11–0Great Berry19Darlington Railway Athletic3–1York City20Denham United7–0London Women Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance21Eastbourne Borough3–1Haywards Heath Town22Harpenden Colts0–3Braintree Town23Huddersfield Town2–7Morley Spurs24Ilminster Town0–3Poole Town25Liverpool Feds3–2Wigan26London Colney8–3Hoddesdon Owls27Norwich City4–2Cambridge University28Nottingham Forest1–6Friar Lane & Epworth29Oxford City4–0Henley Town30Penzance6–0Larkhall Athletic31Radcliffe Olympic7–1Oadby Town32Rise Park2–0Buxton33Salisbury City3–1 Havant & Waterlooville34Solihull3–3 (?–1? p)Lichfield Diamonds35Team Northumbria0–2Whitley Bay36West Bridgford0–8Rolls Royce Leisure37Wingate & Finchley1–4Petts Wood38Wycombe WanderersA–WBeaconsfield SYCOBW/O for Beaconsfield SYCOB Third round qualifying All games were played on 7 October 2007 Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Barking1–1 (3–1 p)Arlesey Town2Barnsley0–1Radcliffe Olympic3Birmingham Athletic0–2Friar Lane & Epworth4Blackpool Wren Rovers3–0Blyth Spartans5Bracknell Town3–4Acton Sports Club6Braintree Town1–4Denham United7Brentwood Town2–4London Colney8Copsewood Coventry6–1Solihull9Cullompton Rangers3–3 (3–4 p)Penzance10Dagenham & Redbridge2–1Corby Stewarts & Lloyds Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance11Darlington Railway Athletic3–3 (6–7 p)Whitley Bay12Ebbsfleet United2–0Beaconsfield SYCOB13Morley Spurs1–0Liverpool Feds14Newbury2–4Long Lane15Peterborough Sports1–3Norwich City16Petts Wood2–1 Horley Town17Poole Town0–6Oxford City18Rolls Royce Leisure1–4Rise Park19Salisbury City6–1Eastbourne Borough First round proper All games were scheduled for 28 October 2007. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1AFC Bournemouth1–2Plymouth Argyle2AFC Wimbledon5–4Barking3Blackpool Wren Rovers2–0Whitley Bay4Bradford City1–2Peterlee RA5Chesham United7–1Petts Wood6Copsewood Coventry4–0Alfreton Town7Coventry City2–1Leicester City Ladies8Curzon Ashton9–3Hull City9Denham United2–2 (?–? p)Acton Sports Club10Enfield Town3–0Ebbsfleet United11Forest Green Rovers1–0Southampton Saints12Friar Lane & Epworth1–6Derby County13Frome Town2–0Penzance14Gillingham1–0Ipswich Town15Hereford Pegasus0–4The New Saints & Shrewsbury Town Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance16Leafield Athletic0–7Leicester City17Leeds City Vixens1–2 Rochdale18London Colney1–9Lewes19Long Lane1–5Luton Town20Loughborough Students2–0Rushden & Diamonds21Morley Spurs1–5Scunthorpe United22Northampton Town4–0Rise Park23Norwich City0–4West Bromwich Albion24Oxford City8–1Salisbury City25Queens Park Rangers3–1Reading26Salford0–1Middlesbrough27Welwyn Garden City2–0Dagenham & Redbridge28West Auckland Town2–1Chester City29Whitehawk1–0Bedford Town Bells30Wolverhampton Wanderers1–3Radcliffe Olympic31Yeovil Town3–1Team Western Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 11 and 18 November. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Blackpool Wren Rovers2–2 (?–? p)West Auckland Town2Chesham United3–3 (6–5 p)Gillingham3Coventry City2–1Derby County4Frome Town0–1Forest Green Rovers5Lewes1–5Welwyn Garden City6Luton Town2–2 (3–2 p)Enfield Town7Middlesbrough5–0Radcliffe Olympic8Northampton Town0–4Leicester City9Peterlee RA3–4Rochdale10Plymouth Argyle3–1Oxford City11Queens Park Rangers3–0Acton Sports Club12Scunthorpe United0–4Curzon Ashton13The New Saints & Shrewsbury Town2–3Copsewood Coventry14West Bromwich Albion2–1Loughborough Students15Whitehawk3–0AFC Wimbledon16Yeovil Town4–4 (3–4 p)Swindon Town Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 2, 9 and 16 December 2007. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1AFC Team Bath1–2Newquay2Aston Villa2–1West Bromwich Albion3Barnet10–2Reading Town4Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Welwyn Garden City5Chesham United0–5Portsmouth6Colchester United3–1Luton Town7Copsewood Coventry0–1Crewe Alexandra8Coventry City0–1Lincoln City9Forest Green Rovers3–3 (3–2 p)Keynsham Town10Leicester City1–0Nottingham Forest Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance11Millwall Lionesses2–1Crystal Palace12Newcastle United1–0Stockport County13Preston North End5–1 Curzon Ashton14Rotherham United6–3Rochdale15Sheffield Wednesday0–2Middlesbrough16Sunderland5–1Tranmere Rovers17Swindon Town1–1 (7–6 p)Plymouth Argyle18West Auckland Town1–4Manchester City19West Ham United5–0Queens Park Rangers20Whitehawk1–5Fulham Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 6 and 13 January 2008.2008-01-06 Blues duo see red in Cup victory http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7174234.stm 2026-08-24 en-GB2008-01-13 Birmingham take last FA Cup place https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7186234.stm 2025-05-11 en-GBMatch detail: Chelsea v Middlesbrough - 06/01/2008 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=15674&opp=Middlesbrough&comp_id=404&sid=16&season=2007/08 Stamford-Bridge6 January 2008 11–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Arsenal (1) *Sanderson Ludlow Grant Davison Grant Yankey Phillip pen. Newquay (3) Wood pen. Meadow Park Borehamwood6 January 2008 0–6 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Aston Villa (2) Lincoln City (2) * Central Ground Sutton Coldfield 406 January 2008 0–9 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Barnet (2) Everton (1) *Evans Whelan J. Scott Kane Handley Hinnigan Unitt Reynolds Field Perivale 1206 January 2008 4–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Blackburn Rovers (1) * Brighton & Hove Albion (2) * EcoGiants Stadium Clitheroe 656 January 2008 1–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Bristol Academy (1) *Yorston 90 Leeds United (1) *Barr 85 Scott Park Yes Patchway * 3–4 * Holtham6 January 2008 0–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Charlton Athletic (1) Fulham (2) *Heatherson Albert 88 Princes Park Dartford 1006 January 2008 5–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Chelsea (1) *White 2 56 79 Owen 77 Susi 83 Middlesbrough (3) *Duckling 17 pen 50 Imber Court East Molesey6 January 2008 0–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Crewe Alexandra (2) Cardiff City (1) *Harding 10 Harries 83 Isaac Hollinwood Road Kidsgrove6 January 2008 6–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Liverpool (1) *Traynor Formston Hart Hastie Jones Foster Forest Green Rovers (3) Community Ground Skelmersdale6 January 2008 1–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Manchester City (2) * Watford (1) * Valley Ground Stadium Yes Flixton6 January 2008 0–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Millwall Lionesses (2) Leicester City (3) * War Memorial Sports Ground Carshalton6 January 2008 1–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Preston North End (2) * Newcastle United (2) * Irongate Bamber Bridge 506 January 2008 3–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Rotherham United (2) * Portsmouth (2) * Roundwood Sports Complex Parkgate 656 January 2008 0–5 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm Swindon Town (3) Doncaster Rovers Belles (1) *Heckler Exley Hamilton Cantrell County Ground Swindon6 January 2008 7–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7174234.stm West Ham United (2) * Colchester United (2) The Harlow Arena Harlow13 January 2008 1–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7186234.stm Sunderland (2) *Bronze 83 Birmingham City (1) *Buttler 13 Hall 76 Weston 85 Bassett 90+6 Mariners Park South Shields Fifth round proper All games were played on 27 January 2008.2008-01-27 Newcastle women earn fine Cup win https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7212280.stm 2025-05-11 en-GBMatch detail: Chelsea v Leeds United - 27/01/2008 https://stamford-bridge.com/match.php?mid=15678&opp=Leeds%20United&comp_id=404&sid=16&season=2007/08 Stamford-Bridge 27 January 2008 3–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7212280.stm Watford (1) *Sedgwick 30 og Hincks 57 Daniels 12 Newcastle United (2) *Hourihan 15 og Sedgwick 82 Twaddle 84 County Ground Yes Letchworth * 1–2 * Sedgwick 27 January 2008 1–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7212280.stm Chelsea (1) *Edwards 112 Leeds United (1) *Barr 113 Imber Court Yes Molesey M McLaughlin * 7–8 * S. Smith27 January 2008 3–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7212280.stm Cardiff City (1) *Cousins Dykes Doncaster Rovers Belles (1) *Cantoro Hansen Jenner Park Stadium Yes Barry27 January 2008 4–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7212280.stm Blackburn Rovers (1) *Preston Anderton Penny Burke Liverpool (1) *Parry Shawbridge Clitheroe27 January 2008 0–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7212280.stm Leicester City (3) Everton (1) *Handley J. Scott Blaby Scout HQ Blaby 20027 January 2008 0–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7212280.stm Fulham (2) Birmingham City (1) *Scheuber 9 38 The 1878 Stadium Burnham 8527 January 2008 8–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7212280.stm Arsenal (1) *Sanderson 2 53 pen Davison 22 Kelly Smith 35 Phillip 40 Yankey 41 Carney 71 76 o.g. West Ham United (2) *Puttick Meadow Park Borehamwood 32527 January 2008 5–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7212280.stm Lincoln City (2) *Snelson Harris Ward Portsmouth (2) *Chaplin Station Road Collingham 95 Quarter–finals 4All games were played on 17 and 24 February 2008.2008-02-24 Arsenal and Everton ease to semis https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7261844.stm 2025-05-11 en-GB2008-02-17 Lincoln pull off big FA Cup shock http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7249790.stm 2026-07-30 en-GB 24 February 2008 14:00 BST 5–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7261844.stm Arsenal (1) Birmingham City (1) *Fleeting 33 Sanderson 37 65 A. Scott 60 Carney 75 *Hall 20 Meadow Park 230 Borehamwood 24 February 2008 1–5 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7261844.stm Cardiff City (1) Leeds United (1) *Beddows *Houghton Bradley Moore Cwmbran Stadium Cwmbran 17 February 2008 3–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7249790.stm Lincoln City (2) Blackburn Rovers (1) *Harris 52 98 Kerry Smith 74 *Anderton 27 88 Collingham Sports Club 350 yes Collingham 24 February 2008 1–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7261844.stm Newcastle United (2) Everton (1) *Furness 86 *Williams 12 pen Unitt 16 78 Coach Lane Sports Centre 330 Newcastle upon Tyne Semi–finals All games were played on 16 March 2008.2008-03-16 Arsenal face Leeds in Cup final https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7299741.stm 2025-05-11 en-GBWomen's FA Cup semi-final: Everton 0 Leeds 0 (Leeds win 5-4 on penalties) https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/amateur-sport/womens-fa-cup-semi-final-everton-3491486 2026-08-20 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk 16 March 2008 0–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7299741.stm Everton (1) Leeds United (1) Haig Avenue 572 Ross Joyce Southport 4–5 y *Dowie Kane Handley Williams Unitt * Emmanuel Walton Holtham Barr S. Smith 16 March 2008 15:00 BST 1–5 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7299741.stm Lincoln City (2) Arsenal (1) *Barker 34 *Kelly Smith 8 26 Sanderson 14 21 Ludlow 80 Sincil Bank 2,974 Amy Rayner Lincoln Final 2008 FA Women's Cup Final 5 May 2008 13:00 BST 4–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7381826.stm Arsenal Leeds United *Kelly Smith 54 83 Ludlow 59 Sanderson 60 *Clarke 69 City Ground 24,582 Saša Ihringová (Shropshire) Nottingham References Category:Women's FA Cup seasons Category:2007–08 in English women's football Category:2007–08 in English football cups