1978–79 WFA Cup

the men's event 1978–79 FA Cup May 2026 WFA Cup 1978–79 England & Wales Southampton Lowestoft 1977–78 1979–80 Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals. The 1978–79 WFA Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 8 October 1978 and 6 May 1979. It was the 9th season of the WFA Cup and was won by Southampton, who defeated Lowestoft in the final. The tournament consisted of one preliminary round and seven 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=1978 2025-05-07 womensfacup.co.uk Preliminary round All games were scheduled for 8 October 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1County Canaries0–8BYC Argyle (Burwell Youth Club)2East Herts CollegeH–WWealdstoneWealdstone withdrew, walkover for East Herts College.3Flackwell Heath1–29Amersham Angels4Rowntrees0–3Bronte5Solihull2–0Birmingham City6Teynham Strykers6–4Gillingham Group A First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Exmouth1–4 Redruth YC2Pelynt0–4Exeter3Plymouth PilgrimsH–WNat West ExeterNat West withdrew. Walkover for Plymouth Pilgrims.4Torbay United9–0Kingsteignton Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Exeter1–3 (aet)Plymouth Pilgrims2Redruth YC?–?Torbay United Group B First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Chard0–4Tiverton2Elmore2–2 Top RankreplayTop Rank?–? (3–4 p)Elmore3RNSTS Bath0–1Bath City4Warminster Wanderers4–3East Avon Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Bath City1–6Tiverton2Warminster Wanderers11–0Elmore Group C First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Cove Krakatoa3–20Newbury2Kingston Grasshoppers4–2Totton3Southampton14–1Basingstoke4Swindon Spitfires0–2Romsonian Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Newbury1–9Southampton2Romsonian4–3Kingston Grasshoppers Group D First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Courthope0–7Horam Mudlarks2Havant3–2Shoreham3Prism1–4C&C Sports4Waterlooville2–0Marmion Centre Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1C&C Sports1–5Waterlooville2Havant5–2Horam Mudlarks Group E First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Ashford Town6–3Thanet Bluebirds2Dartford College1–2Teynham Strykers3Diamond0–5Millwall Lionesses4Herne Bay0–14Maidstone Mote United Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Ashford Town1–7Maidstone Mote United2Millwall LionessesH–WTeynham StrykersTeynham Strikers withdrew Group F First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Droitwich St. Andrews3–2Worcester2Dursley Town0–2Chippenham Moonrakers3Newport2–5Llanedeyrn4Tildawn0–7Cope Chat Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Droitwich St. Andrews1–3Cope Chat2Llanedeyrn2–1Chippenham Moonrakers Group G First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Amersham Angels2–2 Aylesbury HarlequinsreplayAylesbury Harlequins2–1 Amersham Angels2Bedford Town0–4Bracknell3Bracknell Bullets4–1Town & County4Thame1–1 ReadingreplayReading5–3Thame Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Bracknell Bullets1–4Bracknell2Reading0–8Aylesbury Harlequins Group H First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Luton4–3Luton Daytel2Papworth Pendragons12–0Arlesey3Sandridge5–2Northwood4Stevenage0–3Watford Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Sandridge3–3 LutonreplayLuton4–2Sandridge2Watford6–0Papworth Group I First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Lowestoft15–0Colchester Swifts2RomfordH–WThurrockThurrock withdrew3Southend3–1Andrews Birdies4Suffolk Bluebirds6–1Costessey Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Southend0–4Romford2Suffolk Bluebirds1–8Lowestoft Group J First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Bedworth United1–3Coventry Bantams2Hamstead Birmingham0–11Coventry Athletic3Leicester1–5EMGALS4Warley4–5Solihull Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Coventry Bantams7–5Solihull2EMGALS3–2Coventry United Group K First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Doncaster13–0Syston Swifts2Doncaster Belles1–2BYC Argyle (Burwell Youth Club)3Kilnhurst4–0Rotherham4Star Inn0–19Notts Rangers Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1BYC Argyle (Burwell Youth Club)1–5Kilnhurst2Doncaster2–2 Notts RangersreplayNotts Rangers3–0Doncaster Group L First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1CreweA–WBroadoakCrewe withdrew2Macclesfield18–1Urmston3Manchester Corinthians1–5Fodens4Zorbit0–19Ashton Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Fodens7–1Broadoak2Macclesfield3–1Ashton Group M First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Prestatyn4–2Rossendale2Preston Rangers10–1Lostock Rangers3St Helens3–1Prescot4Victoria Hospital0–13Preston North End Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Preston North End?–?Prestatyn2St Helens?–?Preston Rangers Group N First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Bronte12–1Aycliffe Echoes2Reckitts4–2Cleveland Rangers3Sunderland1–2Hull Brewery4Wallsend1–6Cleveland Spartans Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Bronte?–?Cleveland Spartans2Cleveland Rangers2–6Hull Brewery Group O First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Chelsea Supporters17–0BOC Morden2Friends of Fulham5–3Molesey3Hampton11–0Lewisham Deaf4Shoreline8–0Millwall Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Friends of Fulham4–3Chelsea Supporters2Hampton0–8Shoreline Group P First round proper All games were scheduled for 5 November 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Gallaher5–5FulhamreplayFulham3–2Gallaher2Queens Park Rangers4–0Shelburne3West Ham United3–7Spurs4Willesden5–0East Herts College Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1978. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Queens Park Rangers4–1Willesden2Spurs6–0Fulham Regional finals All games were originally scheduled for 14 January 1979. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Bracknell1–3Aylesbury Harlequins2Cope Chat?–?Llanedeyrn3EMGALS4–2Coventry Bantams4Friends of Fulham2–1Shoreline5Havant0–3Waterlooville6Hull Brewery0–1Bronte7Macclesfield?–?Fodens8Millwall Lionesses3–4Maidstone Mote United9Notts Rangers3–2Kilnhurst10Plymouth Pilgrims4–2Torbay United11Romford0–6Lowestoft12Romsonian0–16Southampton13Spurs2–3Queens Park Rangers14St Helens?–?Preston North End15Tiverton2–2 Warminster WanderersreplayWarminster Wanderers4–2Tiverton16Watford4–1Luton Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 11 February 1979. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Bronte?–?Queens Park Rangers2Fodens2–7Southampton3Friends of Fulham?–?Aylesbury Harlequins4Maidstone Mote United1–3Lowestoft 5 Notts Rangers ?–? Cope Chat 6 St Helens ?–? Waterlooville7Warminster Wanderers?–?EMGALS8Watford?–?Plymouth Pilgrims Quarter–finals All games were played on 5 March 1979. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Aylesbury Harlequins4–2Warminster WanderersAylesbury fielded an ineligible player and a replay was ordered.replayWarminster Wanderers1–0Aylesbury Harlequins2Lowestoft3–1Queens Park Rangers3Notts Rangers4–2Plymouth Pilgrims4Southampton6–4 St Helens Semi–finals All games were played on 1 April 1979. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att. Attendance1Notts Rangers1–4Southampton2Warminster Wanderers2–3Lowestoft Final 1979 WFA Cup final 6 May 1979 15:00 BST Southampton 1–0 Lowestoft *Chapman 6 Jubilee Park A. Robinson 1,200 http://womensfacup.co.uk/history/index.php?od=99&tm=1&mn=2575 Waterlooville References Category:Women's FA Cup seasons Category:1978–79 in English women's football Category:1978–79 in English football cups