2008–09 FA Women's Premier League Cup

18th English women's top-flight 2nd-tier cup competition January 2025 FA Women's Premier League Cup 2008–09 England Arsenal Doncaster Rovers Belles 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 18th staging of the FA Women's Premier League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 36 women's football clubs. The tournament was won by Arsenal, who beat Doncaster Rovers Belles 5–0 in the final; this was Arsenal's tenth title.Taylor Declan 26 February 2009 League Cup Final: Doncaster 0–5 Arsenal https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/ladies/league-cup-final-d-caster-0-5-arsenal-ladies 24 January 2024 Arsenal F.C.26 February 2009 Smith seals cup win on Arsenal farewell https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/01d6-0e118e1e89de-e123de3d06af-1000--smith-seals-cup-win-on-arsenal-farewell/ UEFA2009-02-26 Smith bids farewell with Cup win http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7913932.stm 2026-09-08 en-GBLeighton Tony Leighton By Tony 2009-02-26 Arsenal's Smith signs off in style https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/26/kelly-smith-arsenal-women-doncaster 2026-09-08 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Results Preliminary round All played on 31 August 2008. 31 August 2008 5–6 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=2409206 Colchester United (S) *Bass Portsmouth (S) *Crewe Hillier Langrish Rutherford Thorp Ritchie 31 August 2008 1–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=5373193 Newcastle United (NO) *Reay Preston North End (NO) *Cafferkey Cadwallader 31 August 2008 0–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=8357044 Reading (S) Barnet (S) *Sandow Sowden 31 August 2008 4–1 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=500973 Sunderland (NO) *Danby Gutteridge Stokes O'Brien Sheffield Wednesday (NO) *Skeemer First round All played 14 September, except Tranmere Rovers vs. Doncaster Rovers Belles on 21 September.2008-09-14 Holders Everton open with victory http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7615700.stm 2026-08-24 en-GBArsenal 6-2 Charlton Athletic http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/ladies/arsenal-ladies-6-2-charlton?tab=report https://web.archive.org/web/20080916170021/http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/ladies/arsenal-ladies-6-2-charlton?tab=report 2008-09-16 Arsenal 14 September 2008 14:00 6–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7615700.stm Arsenal (NA) *Yankey 1 82 84 Flaherty 13 Little 39 K. Smith 39 Charlton Athletic (S) *Dixson 70 Webb Meadow Park Borehamwood14 September 2008 3–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=7409760 Brighton & Hove Albion (S) *Parkinson Stenning Waine Truro City (S) *Dennett Lapham 14 September 2008 3–0 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=9813535 Bristol Academy (NA) *Green Green Keynsham Town (S)14 September 2008 1–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=7718253 Cardiff City (S) *Harding Fulham (NA) *Fraser Lloyd 14 September 2008 7–1 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=5597191 Millwall Lionesses (S) *Eagles Gurr Whitter Ipswich Town (S) *Harwood 14 September 2008 3–0 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=2636146 Watford (NA) *Clarke Lander Wiltshire Crystal Palace (S)14 September 2008 7–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=2008167 Blackburn Rovers (NA) *Anderton Harding McDougall Preston Rotherham United (NO) *Longstone Needham 14 September 2008 2–1 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=6738296 Everton (NA) *J. Scott Westwood 65 Birmingham City (NA) *McCann 4614 September 2008 1–0 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=2373756 Leeds Carnegie (NA) *Clarke Manchester City (NO)14 September 2008 6–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=4902471 Leicester City (NO) *Allen Jones H. Smith Fellows Aston Villa (NO) *Davies Farrow 14 September 2008 4–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=6282445 Nottingham Forest (NA) *Bell Clarke Lawson Liverpool (NA) *Edwards Formston 14 September 2008 1–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=1971200 West Ham United (S) *Morgan Portsmouth (S) *Langrish Murphy 14 September 2008 4–0 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=5479444 Chelsea (NA) *Rafferty Sanderson Susi Barnet (S)14 September 2008 5–3 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=8886111 Preston North End (NO) *Berry Bateman Cafferkey Cadwallader Curzon Ashton (NO) *Dean Goodwin Stebbings 14 September 2008 3–1 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=5873015 OOH Lincoln (NO) *Barr Michalska Wallis Sunderland (NO) *Danby 21 September 2008 1–6 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=3087000 Tranmere Rovers (NO) *Cartmel Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) *Holmes Rich R. Williams Hansen Second round All played 5 October, except the games at Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Millwall: all played on 12 October.2008-10-05 Four off in League Cup thriller http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7653828.stm 2025-05-22 en-GB2008-10-12 Aluko goal keeps Chelsea in touch http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7666336.stm 2026-08-24 en-GB 5 October 2008 2–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7653828.stm OOH Lincoln *Little Ward Watford *Nicholson Hincks Clarke 885 October 2008 4–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7653828.stm Blackburn Rovers (NA) *Anderton 70 Preston Portsmouth (S) *Ritchie 120 Langrish yes 3–45 October 2008 14:00 3–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7653828.stm Arsenal (NA) *Carney 38 pen Little 43 48 Everton (NA) *F. Williams 78 Meadow Park Borehamwood5 October 2008 1–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7653828.stm Preston North End (NO) *Cafferkey Brighton & Hove Albion (S)5 October 2008 3–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7653828.stm Chelsea (NA) *Bradley og Chaplen Aluko 94 Leeds Carnegie (NA) *Cantrell S. Smith yes12 October 2008 0–4 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=3690981 Nottingham Forest (NO) Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) *Exley R. Williams Hansen 12 October 2008 2–2 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=3738871 Fulham (NA) *Phillips Burns Bristol Academy (NA) *Manley Yorston Yes * 4–2 *12 October 2008 1–3 https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=9510847 Millwall Lionesses (S) *Eagles Leicester City (NO) *Fellows Allen Quarter–finals All played 2 November, except Leicester City vs. Arsenal on 9 November.2008-11-02 Belles & Chelsea through to semis http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7705211.stm 2025-05-22 en-GB2008-11-09 Fleeting helps Arsenal into semis http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/women/7718768.stm 2026-08-24 en-GBLeicester City 0-7 Arsenal http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/ladies/women-s-league-cup-leicester-0-7-arsenal https://web.archive.org/web/20150915070204/http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0809/post/ladies/women-s-league-cup-leicester-0-7-arsenal 2015-09-15 Arsenal 2 November 2008 0–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7705211.stm Portsmouth (S) Preston North End (NO) *Watson 502 November 2008 3–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7705211.stm Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) *Heckler Exley R. Williams 67 Watford (NA)2 November 2008 3–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7705211.stm Chelsea (NA) *Rafferty 19 Owen 66 Sanderson 90 Fulham (NA)9 November 2008 14:00 0–7 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7718768.stm Leicester City (NO) Arsenal (NA) *Yankey 15 K. Smith 37 pen. Fleeting 40 62 74 Impey 50 o.g. C. Grant 83 Leicestershire Scouts HQ Leicester Semi–finals Both played 7 December.2008-12-07 Arsenal to meet Belles in final http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7770346.stm 2025-05-22 en-GB7 December 2008 3–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7770346.stm Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) *R. Williams 6 Heckley 7 Davies 46 Preston North End (NO) *Bateman 397 December 2008 14:00 0–4 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7770346.stm Chelsea (NA) Arsenal (NA) *Perry 19 o.g. Fleeting 56 88 Ludlow 79 Imber Court East Molesey Final 2009 FA Women's Premier League Cup final 25 February 2009 14:00 0–5 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/7913932.stm Doncaster Rovers Belles Arsenal *K. Smith 6 31 58 A. Scott 66 S. Grant 88 Glanford Park Scunthorpe 2,753 Steve Rowntree See also 2008–09 FA Women's Premier League 2009 FA Women's Cup final References External links Results (archived) at The FA.com Category:FA Women's National League Cup Category:2008–09 in English women's football Category:2008–09 in English football cups