1997–98 FA Women's Premier League Cup

FA Women's Premier League Cup 1997–98 England Arsenal Croydon 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 8th 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 Croydon 4–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the final.Simpson Jean 23 March 1998 Gunners owe it to super Sarah https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004849/19980323/649/0075 Daily ExpressAssociation The Football FA Women's Premier League Cup 1997-98 http://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup 2025-06-07 www.thefa.com enSimpson Jean Gunners owe it to Super Sarah https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004849/19980323/649/0075 Daily Express 17Aldis Colin ENGLAND Clubs 1997 - 1998 Season http://womensoccer.com/refs/clubs/eclubs98.html Women Soccer 2026-08-29 1999-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/19990218171042/http://womensoccer.com/refs/clubs/eclubs98.html bot: unknown Results First round Matches were played on 19 and 26 October 1997.23 October 1997 Ladies cup bid foiled by Spacey's goal blitz https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19971023/024/0024 Huddersfield Daily Examiner 2423 October 1997 Penalty shoot out cup exit for Belles https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005299%2F19971023&page=72&article=489&stringtohighlight=doncaster+belles Doncaster Free Press 7220 October 1997 Unlucky Belles pay penalty https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000687%2F19971020&page=25&article=182&stringtohighlight=doncaster+belles+liverpool Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 2530 October 1997 11 goal rush https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005135%2F19971030&page=22&article=433&stringtohighlight=berkhamsted+rushden Hemel Hempstead Gazette 2227 October 1997 It's Saints and sinner https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005014%2F19971027&page=17&article=017&stringtohighlight=garswood+ilkeston Derby Daily Telegraph 1727 October 197 Football results https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004849%2F19971027&page=67&article=520&stringtohighlight=whitehawk+aston+villa Daily Express 6722 October 1997 Brave effort https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005228%2F19971022&page=77&article=813&stringtohighlight=tracy+osborn+croydon Crawley and District Observer 77 Millwall Lionesses and Everton were given byes into the next round.19 October 1997 6–2 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Arsenal (NA) *Mapes 13 Spacey 37 63 69 80 Pealling 68 Huddersfield Town (NO) *Mitchell 22 Knight 2419 October 1997 3–6 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Barry Town (S) * Wolverhampton Wanderers (NO) * Yes19 October 1997 5–3 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Blyth Spartans Kestrels (NO) * Ipswich Town (S) *19 October 1997 6–0 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Bradford City (NA) *Garside Teale Teale Hagerty-Crosse Arnold Town (S)19 October 1997 1–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Doncaster Belles (NA) *Jackon 42 pen Liverpool (NA) *Hewitt 41 * 4–5 *19 October 1997 1–4 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Leyton Orient (S) * Southampton Saints (S) *19 October 1997 6–0 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Sheffield Wednesday (N) * Coventry City (N)19 October 1997 2–3 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Three Bridges (S) *Tagg Naish Croydon (NA) *og Broadhurst 30 Britton 9019 October 1997 3–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Tranmere Rovers (NA) * Brighton & Hove Albion (S) *19 October 1997 3–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Wembley (NA) * Bloxwich Town (NO) *26 October 1997 1–4 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Garswood Saints (NO) *Plinston og lkeston Town (NO) *Higham Wale Plinston White 26 October 1997 0–9 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Langford (S) Wimbledon (S) *26 October 1997 2–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Whitehawk (S) *Murray Birch Aston Villa (NO) *26 October 1997 11–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Berkhamsted Town (NA) *Hall Lawrence Payne Overbye Creary Bevill Rushden & Diamonds (S) * Second round Matches were played on 23 November and 14 December 199724 November 1997 Wolves women in KO exit https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005569%2F19971124&page=37 Shropshire Star 375 December 1997 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003614%2F19971205&page=21&article=021&stringtohighlight=ilkeston+croydon Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter 212024-07-28 Everton Women Match Centre https://www.efcstatto.com/women/match-centre/ 2026-08-29 EFC Statto en-GBGray Claire 29 November 1997 Mersey treble in League Cup https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000271%2F19971129&page=52&article=526&stringtohighlight=liverpool+whitehawk Liverpool Echo 52Francis vows to get it right in the end https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003600%2F19971124&page=37&article=037&stringtohighlight=wembley+bradford Hull Daily Mail 3718 December 1997 Wednesday woe as Payne strikes twice https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005135%2F19971218&page=24&article=344&stringtohighlight=sheffield+berkhamsted Hemel Hempstead Gazete 2423 November 1997 2–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Arsenal (NA) *Spacey 55 Daly 85 Millwall Lionesses (NA) *Chapman 1723 November 1997 2–3 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Ilkeston Town (NO) *pen Croydon (NA) *Powell Davis Bampton 23 November 1997 8–0 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Liverpool *Hewitt 15 Lowe 17 Whitehawk (S)23 November 1997 1–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Tranmere Rovers (NA) *Smith Blyth Spartans Kestrals (NO) * Yes * 5–4 *23 November 1997 0–5 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Wembley (NA) Bradford City (NA) *23 November 1997 2–3 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Wimbledon (S) * Southampton Saints (S) *23 November 1997 0–8 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Wolverhampton Wanderers (NO) Everton (NA) *Thomas 2 Burke Easton Ryde McGrady Burton 14 December 1997 0–2 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Sheffield Wednesday (NO) Berkhamsted Town (NA) *Payne 55 Quarter-finals Matches were played on the 14 and 21 December 1997.19 December 1997 Bring on Everton https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003614%2F19971219&page=19&article=019&stringtohighlight=croydon+liverpool Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter 192024-07-28 Everton Women Match Centre https://www.efcstatto.com/women/match-centre/?match=60 2026-08-29 EFC Statto en-GBGray Claire 20 December 1997 Rovers so close to glory https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000271%2F19971220&page=47&article=464&stringtohighlight=claire+gray Liverpool Echo 47 14 December 1997 4–2 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Bradford City (NA) * Southampton Saints (S) *14 December 1997 2–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Croydon (NA) *Bampton 61 Liverpool (NA) *Davies Yes14 December 1997 2–1 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Everton (NA) *Marley Halfpenny Tranmere Rovers (NA) *21 December 1997 4–0 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Arsenal (NA) *Daly White Jerray-Silver Berkhamsted Town (NA) Semi-finals Matches were played on 25 January 1998.26 January 1998 Bradford unable to gun down weakened Arsenal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19980126/231/0033 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 332024-07-28 Everton Women Match Centre https://www.efcstatto.com/women/match-centre/ 2026-08-29 EFC Statto en-GB25 January 1998 2–2 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Bradford City (NA) *Garside 20 pen 40 Arsenal (NA) *Yankey 8 Few 70 yes * 2–4 * Yankey Pealling Williams Spacey25 January 1998 2–0 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Croydon (NA) *Davis 47 Everton (NA) Final 1998 FA Women's Premier League Cup final 2 March 1998 Arsenal Croydon 0–0 https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/history-of-the-womens-national-leagues/1997-98-league-cup Underhill Stadium Barnet 4–3 *Slee Williams White Yankey Spacey * Broadhurst Powell Bampton Wylie Davis y References 2 Category:1997–98 in English women's football Category:1997–98 in English football cups Category:FA Women's National League Cup Category:Long stubs with short prose