1997–98 FA Women's Cup

June 2015 the men's event 1997–98 FA Cup FA Women's Cup 1997–98 England & Wales Arsenal Croydon 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 28 September 1997 and 4 May 1998. It was the 28th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Croydon in the final.Women's Football: Another trophy for the Gunners https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/women-s-football-another-trophy-for-the-gunners-1161257.html The tournament consisted of eight rounds of competition proper. 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=1997 2025-04-23 womensfacup.co.uk First round proper All games were scheduled for 28 September 1997. Tie Home team Score Away team Att. Attendance1Basingstoke Town 4–2Bristol City2Bedford Bells 0–1 Derby County3Belper Town 3–5Gorleston4Birmingham City 5–3Leicester City5Blackburn Rovers 3–2Chesterfield6Cable–Tel (Newport) 1–3Binfield7Calverton MW 6–1Mowbray Villa8Camberley Town 0–6Welwyn Garden City9Cardiff County 15–1Barnstaple Town10Charlton 3–0Hassocks11Chelmsford City 3–0Aylesbury Stocklake12Chesham United 4–5Hendon13Chester City 3–2 Trafford14Chester Le Street Town 3–8Leeds United15Clacton A–WMansfield TownWalkover for Mansfield Town16Clapton 2–0Barnet17Collier Row 1–2Chelsea18Darlington 6–0Wrexham19Doncaster Rovers 3–1Wigan20Droylsden 11–3York City21Dulwich Hamlet 6–1Tesco Country Club22Elmore Eagles 7–3Worcester City23Freeway 0–6Swindon Town24Gillingham 12–0Stevenage Borough25Hackney 9–1Queens Park Rangers Ladies South26Hampton 11–0Great Wakering Rovers27Harlow Town 3–7Wembley Mill Hill28Hemsworth Town 3–2Mond Rangers29Highfield Rangers 6–0Cambridge United30Hull City 0–4Bangor City31Ilkeston 3–6Canary Racers32Leeds City Vixens 4–1Barnsley33London Ladies 1–2 Abbey Rangers34London Women 4–0Leatherhead35Loughborough Students 3–1Haverhill Rovers36Luton 4–0Sawbridgeworth TownAbandoned after 59 minutes as Sawbridgeworth Town withdrew due to player injury. Tie Home team Score Away team Att. Attendance37Maidstone United 0–2Fulham38Milton Keynes AthleticH–WCambridge CityWalkover for Milton Keynes Athletic39Newcastle Town4–0Stockport County40Newton Abbot0–4Swindon Spitfires41Norton2–2 Scunthorpe IronessesreplayScunthorpe Ironesses3–1Norton42Okeford UnitedH–WSlough TownWalkover for Okeford United43Oldham Athletic2–1Middlesbrough44Oxford United14–0Protel Super Strikers45Portsmouth5–1Wokingham Town46Preston North End3–2Manchester United47Queens Park Rangers2–1Enfield48Rea Valley Rovers7–0Pye49Reading RoyalsH–WThame UnitedWalkover for Reading Royals50Redhill2–8Tottenham Hotspur51Risborough Rangers3–1Clevedon United52Rochdale0–9Liverpool Feds53Selby Town1–6Newcastle54Sheffield Hallam United0–10Stockport55Sherborne3–4 Saltash Pilgrims56Shrewsbury Town3–1Nettleham57Southwold Town3–4Derby City58St Georges (Eltham)24–0Egham Town59Stanway1–2Surbiton60Stockport Celtic0–2Haslingden61Sunderland2–3Bury62Teynham Gunners4–2Hastings Town63Thorpe Tigers0–6Newsham Park Hospital64Truro City2–1Exeter Rangers65Walkern1–5Malling66Warrington Grange6–0Kirklees67Watford & Evergreen9–0Newham68West Ham United5–0Redbridge Wanderers Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 2 November 1997. Tie Home team Score Away team Att. Attendance1Bangor City 1–2Oldham Athletic2Basingstoke Town 0–8Reading Royals3Binfield 1–0Okeford United4Blackburn Rovers 6–1Haslingden5Bloxwich Town 3–1Shrewsbury Town6Blyth Spartans Kestrels 6–3Leeds United7Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 HamptonreplayHampton1–2Brighton & Hove Albion8Bury 2–4Liverpool Feds9Calverton MW 0–1Arnold Town10Charlton 1–1 Abbey RangersreplayAbbey Rangers0–2Charlton11Chester City 2–4Huddersfield Town12Clapton 0–4Tottenham Hotspur13Coventry City2–1Mansfield Town14Derby City 1–5Canary Racers15Dulwich Hamlet 0–16Wimbledon16Elmore Eagles 0–7Barry Town17Fulham 7–1Teynham Gunners18Garswood Saints6–1Droylsden19Gorleston0–2Birmingham City20Hemsworth Town1–5Leeds City Vixens21Hendon5–5 HackneyreplayHackney0–3Hendon22Ipswich Town0–5Ilkeston Town23Langford1–1 Chelmsford CityreplayChelmsford City0–4Langford Tie Home team Score Away team Att. Attendance24London Women1–2Leyton Orient25Loughborough Students4–4 Highfield RangersreplayHighfield Rangers2–1Loughborough Students26Luton0–1Queens Park Rangers27Milton Keynes Athletic1–6Derby County28Newcastle Town2–1Newcastle29Preston North End14–1Darlington30Rea Valley Rovers0–8Aston Villa31Saltash Pilgrims2–5Portsmouth32Scunthorpe Ironesses1–4Stockport33Sheffield Wednesday3–2Doncaster Rovers34Southampton Saints3–1Oxford United35St Georges (Eltham)1–1 SurbitonreplaySurbiton0–3St Georges (Eltham)36Swindon Town0–2 Cardiff County37Three Bridges4–2Chelsea38Truro City2–2 Swindon SpitfiresreplaySwindon Spitfires1–2Truro City39Warrington Grange1–0Newsham Park Hospital40Watford & Evergreen3–0Malling41Welwyn Garden City1–10Whitehawk42Wembley Mill Hill7–1Gillingham43West Ham United3–1Risborough Rangers44Wolverhampton Wanderers14–0Rushden & Diamonds Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 30 November and 7 and 14 December 1997. Tie Home team Score Away team Att. Attendance1Aston Villa 1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers2Binfield 0–6Southampton Saints3Bloxwich Town 6–1Highfield Rangers4Blyth Spartans Kestrels 1–3 Garswood Saints5Brighton & Hove Albion 3–3 LangfordreplayLangford2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion6Canary Racers 6–0Arnold Town7Cardiff County 3–0Portsmouth8Coventry City 4–4 Birmingham CityreplayBirmingham City0–5Coventry City9Fulham 4–7 Tottenham Hotspur10Hendon 0–6St Georges (Eltham)11Huddersfield Town 4–2Leeds City Vixens Tie Home team Score Away team Att. Attendance12Ilkeston Town 6–0Derby County13Leyton Orient 2–2 Reading RoyalsreplayReading Royals1–0Leyton Orient14Liverpool Feds 1–5Sheffield Wednesday15Oldham Athletic 0–2Preston North End16Queens Park Rangers 3–4Wimbledon17Stockport 4–2Blackburn Rovers18Three Bridges 0–6Watford & Evergreen19Truro City 0–4Barry Town20Warrington Grange3–5Newcastle Town21Wembley Mill Hill1–4Whitehawk22West Ham United0–7Charlton Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 11, 18 and 25 January and 1 February 1998.12 January 1998 Cup cheer https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003894%2F19980112&page=43&article=043&stringtohighlight=bloxwich+ilkeston Nottingham Evening Post 43Popplewell Mike 13 January 1998 Guiseley's second chance https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005104%2F19980113&page=16&article=115&stringtohighlight=bradford+aston+villa Yorkshire Evening Post 16Simpson Jean 13 January 1998 League Tables https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004849%2F19980113&page=62 Daily Express 6213 January 1998 Cup Defeat https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004733%2F19980113&page=35&article=035&stringtohighlight=cardiff+millwall South Wales Echo 3516 January 1998 Ladies' success in Charlton tie https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003637%2F19980116&page=76&article=076&stringtohighlight=charlton+stockport+fa+cup Stockport Express Advertiser 7615 January 1998 Emphatic Walker hammers in four https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005299%2F19980115&page=71&article=416&stringtohighlight=doncaster+belles Doncaster Free Press 712024-07-28 Everton Women Match Centre https://www.efcstatto.com/women/match-centre/?match=62 2026-08-29 EFC Statto en-GB26 January 1998 Tailpiece https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000901%2F19980126&page=4&article=004&stringtohighlight=huddersfield+wimbledon Huddersfield Daily Examiner 415 January 1998 Brave Royals crash to Welsh wonders https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0002472%2F19980115&page=60&article=505&stringtohighlight=reading+barry Reading Evening Post 6026 January 1998 Halifax press on at the top https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000687%2F19980126&page=30&article=198&stringtohighlight=sheffield+wednesday+watford+csi Yorkshire post and Leeds Intelligencer 30Spurs 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion on 11 January 1998 - https://thfcdb.com/womens/matches/1997-98/2-1-v-brighton-hove-albion-11-january-1998-home 2026-08-29 thfcdb.com en-AUGray Claire 17 January 1998 Tranmere storm through https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000271%2F19980117&page=62&article=604&stringtohighlight=claire+gray Liverpool Echo 626 February 1998 Forward charge raises cup hopes https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003614%2F19980206&page=21&article=021&stringtohighlight=croydon+tottenham Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter 21 11 January 1998 0–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8859 Bloxwich Town (2) Ilkeston Town (2) *Kirk Plinston 11 January 1998 5–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8857 Bradford City (1) * Aston Villa (2) *11 January 1998 0–12 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8869 Canary Racers (3) Arsenal (1) *Spacey Yankey Williams Mapes Daly Attleborough Town FC Attleborough 400 N. Warnes11 January 1998 0–6 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8861 Cardiff County (3) Millwall Lionesses (1) *11 January 1998 1–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8870 Charlton (3) * Stockport (3) *Allwood Maylett Charlton Athletic Training Ground Eltham T W Stockill11 January 1998 10–0 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8864 Doncaster Belles (1) *Walker Begg Borman Exley Jackson pen St Georges (Eltham) (3)11 January 1998 0–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8868 Everton (1) Liverpool (1) *Duffy 2311 January 1998 0–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8871 Reading Royals (3) Barry Town (2) *Reilly 77 Payne 11 January 1998 2–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8865 Southampton Saints (2) * Newcastle Town (3) *11 January 1998 2–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8862 Tottenham Hotspur (3) *Palmer 39 Wiggen 90+1 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) *11 January 1998 4–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8858 Tranmere Rovers (1) *Shimin Smith Preston Berkhamsted Town (1) *45 80 Gayton Park Heswall11 January 1998 5–0 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8860 Whitehawk (2) * Coventry City (2)18 January 1998 4–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8866 Garswood Saints (2) * Preston North End (3) *25 January 1998 3–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8856 Huddersfield Town (2) *Wingate Knight Wimbledon (2) *25 January 1998 3–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8867 Sheffield Wednesday (1) * Watford & Evergreen (3) *1 February 1998 0–10 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8863 Wembley (1) Croydon (1) *Proctor Britton Bampton Powell pen Davis Liran Fifth round proper All games were played on 1 and 8 February 1998.6 February 1998 Ladies' cup blues https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003637%2F19980206&page=76&article=076&stringtohighlight=barry+stockport+fa+cup Stockport Express Advertiser 76Popplewell Mike 4 February 1998 Goalless Guiseley to play it again https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005104%2F19980204&page=21&article=144&stringtohighlight=bradford+sheffield+fa+cup Yorkshire Evening Post 215 February 1998 Thriller boosts morale https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005299%2F19980205&page=78&article=445&stringtohighlight=doncaster+belles Doncaster Free Press 783 February 1998 Derby Daily Telegraph https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005014%2F19980203&page=39&article=039&stringtohighlight=liverpool+ilkeston Derby Daily Telegraph 39Gray Claire 7 February 1998 Rovers pick up peices https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0000271%2F19980207&page=54&article=552&stringtohighlight=liverpool+ilkeston Liverpool Echo 54Fernandes Paul 13 February 1998 Staying cool in the honours race Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter 21 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003614%2F19980213&page=21&article=021&stringtohighlight=croydon+tottenhamSpurs 1-4 Croydon Athletic on 1 February 1998 - https://thfcdb.com/womens/matches/1997-98/1-4-v-croydon-athletic-1-february-1998-away 2026-08-29 thfcdb.com en-AU 1 February 1998 2–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8878 Barry Town (2) * Stockport (3) *1 February 1998 4–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8877 Bradford City (1) *Bailey Davies Moore Garsdie Sheffield Wednesday (2) *1 February 1998 6–0 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8873 Doncaster Belles (1) *Walker Exley Stevens Huddersfield Town (2)1 February 1998 2–0 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8874 Liverpool (1) * Ilkeston Town (2)1 February 1998 2–0 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8876 Millwall Lionesses (1) * Whitehawk (2)1 February 1998 0–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8879 Southampton Saints (2) Arsenal (1) *Spacey 20 Testwood Park Totton1 February 1998 1–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8872 Tranmere Rovers (1) * Garswood Saints (2) * Gayton Park Heswall8 February 1998 4–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8875 Croydon (1) *Britton Davis Tottenham Hotspur (3) *Dixon Quarter-finals All games were played on 1 March 1998.2 March 1998 CSI FA WOMEN'S CUP - 6th md: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004849/19980302/606/0072 Daily Express 72Fernandes Paul 6 March 1998 Ready for another chance of cup glory https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003614/19980306/021/0021 Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter 212 March 1998 Hurst is hot for Emley https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19980302/114/0024 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 245 March 1998 Extra time blow for Belles https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005299%2F19980305&page=64&article=392&stringtohighlight=doncaster+belles Doncaster Free Press 642 March 1998 Boro miss chance to go top https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19980302/120/0025 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 254 March 1998 Spotlight on the local soccer scene https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004985%2F19980304&page=52&article=052&stringtohighlight=barry+garswood Manchester Evening News 527 March 1998 Unlucky Liverpool must play it again Liverpool Echo 47 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19980307/430/0047Gray Claire 16 March 1998 Super Reds tame Lionesses https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19980316/482/0039 Liverpool Echo 39 1 March 1998 3–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8880 Croydon (1) *Powell 22 Broadhurst Davis 51 Bradford City (1) *Moore 9 Haggerty-Crosse 90+3 Croydon Sports Arena Croydon1 March 1998 1–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8882 Doncaster Belles (1) *Jackson 90+1 Arsenal (1) *Spacey 70 White 103 yes1 March 1998 1–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8881 Garswood Saints (2) * Barry Town (2) *90 Yes1 March 1998 2–2 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8883 Millwall Lionesses (1) *83 92 Liverpool (1) *Formston 47 Duffy Yes15 March 1998 Replay 3–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8884 Liverpool (1) *Oakford 13 Hewitt 80 Millwall Lionesses (1) *Lindsay 30 Kirkby Leisure Centre Kirkby Millwall Lionesses were reinstated into the competition after Liverpool fielded an ineligible player.26 March 1998 Kicked out https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19980326/023/0023 Huddersfield Daily Examiner 23 Semi-finals Matches were played on the 29th March.Simpson Jean 31 March 1998 Millwall Really out this time https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004849/19980331/563/0062 Daily Express 62Shepherd Mark 31 March 1998 Croydon clinch cup final place https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004999/19980331/033/0033 Gloucester Citizen 333 April 1998 Gunners block way to the biggest prize of all https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003614%2F19980403&page=20&article=020&stringtohighlight=croydon+barry Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter 20 29 March 1998 1–0 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8886 Arsenal (1) Millwall Lionesses (1) Yankey 78 Kingsmeadow Norbiton 29 March 1998 13:00 GMT 0–1 https://womensfacup.co.uk/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=8885 Barry Town (2) Croydon (1) *Proctor 35 The Lawn Ground K. Cartwright (Bristol) Nailsworth Final 1998 FA Women's Cup final 4 May 1998 14:00 BST Arsenal 3–2 Croydon *Spacey 17 Yankey 52 Few 90+2 *Broadhurst 10 pen. Powell 55 The New Den Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) 2,205 London https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/women-s-football-another-trophy-for-the-gunners-1161257.html References Category:Women's FA Cup seasons Category:1997–98 in English women's football Category:1997–98 in English football cups