2015–16 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal (14th title)
Runner-upChelsea

The 2015–16 Women's FA Cup was the 46th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Chelsea were the defending champions, having beaten Notts County 1–0 in the previous final. Arsenal were crowned champions, beating Chelsea 1–0.[1][2]

Format

The level of league football played by each team determined the stage of the competition in which they were inserted.

There were 262 entries this year and four qualifying round were played.[3]

Entry points:[4]

  • WSL 1 teams: Fifth round
  • WSL 2 teams: Third round
  • Premier League national: Second round
  • Premier League Regional: Third round qualifying
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Winners of previous round—715248241218147842
Matches7152482412181478421

First round qualifying

Notes
  1. ↑ Bridghouse Town were drawn as the home side, however the tie was reversed and consequently Ossett Albion hosted the fixture.[5]

Second round qualifying

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
New Forest LFC (6)0–12Poole Town LFC (6)
Hartlepool United LFC (7)2–1 (a.e.t.)Redcar Town LFC (6)
Whitley Bay Women FC (5)4–3 (a.e.t.)York City LFC (5)
Boldon LFC (5)5–0Prudhoe Town LFC (6)
Lowick United LFC (6)4–0RACA Tynedale LFC (5)
Winterton Rangers LFC (6)3–1Bradford Park Avenue LFC (7)
Sheffield United Community LFC (5)0–1Handsworth LFC (6)
Oughtibridge War Memorial LFC (6)4–1Sheffield Wednesday LFC (6)
Brighouse Town LFC (5)4–0Brighouse Athletic LFC (7)
North Ferriby United LFC (7)0–9Westella & Willerby LFC (6)
Woolton LFC (6)4–2Mersey Girls LFC (6)
Penrith AFC Ladies (6)3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 pen.)Burnley FC Ladies (5)
Accrington Girls & Ladies FC (5)3–1CMB Ladies FC (6)
Chorltonians LFC (7)1–3Blackburn Community Sports Club LFC (5)
Bolton Wanderers LFC (5)0–2Wigan Athletic LFC (5)
AFC Leicester Ladies (6)1–3Nettleham LFC (5)
Long Eaton United LFC (5)5–0Rise Park LFC (5)
Ruddington Village LFC (6)8–3Arnold Town LFC (5)
Lye Town LFC (5)7–0Coleshill Town LFC (7)
Coventry Ladies Development FC (6)3–2Bedworth United LFC (5)
Stockingford AA Pavilion LFC (6)1–4Shrewsbury Town LFC (6)
Wyrley LFC (8)2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 pen.)Stone Dominoes LFC (6)
Burton Albion LFC (6)3–0Stourbridge FC Ladies (7)
The New Saints LFC (5)5–1Bilbrook LFC (6)
Riverside LFC (6)4–2Daventry Town LFC (7)
Kettering Town LFC (5)5–0Sandy LFC (7)
Acle United LFC (5)11–1Newmarket Town LFC (7)
Northampton Town LFC (7)1–2 (a.e.t.)Great Shelford LFC (5)
Moulton LFC (6)0–3Wymondham Town LFC (7)
Colchester Town LFC (5)5–0Silver End United LFC (6)
Sawbridgeworth Town LFC (6)1–0AFC Sudbury Ladies (5)
Bury Town LFC (6)1–5Great Wakering Rovers Ladies FC (5)
Leyton Orient WFC (5)2–0Stevenage LFC (5)
Hemel Hempstead Town LFC (5)4–2Colney Heath LFC (6)
Royston Town LFC (6)0–2Haringey Borough LFC (5)
Oxford City LFC (5)0–1Hampton & Richmond Borough LFC (7)
Wargrave Ladies FC (7)3–7Marlow LFC (5)
Wealdstone LFC (7)3–1Newbury LFC (5)
Woodley United LFC (5)0–4Queens Park Rangers Girls FC (6)
Ashford Girls FC (6)0–6London Corinthians LFC (5)
Fulham Foundation LFC (5)2–1Carshalton Athletic LFC (5)
Dartford Royals LFC (6)0–6Crawley Wasps LFC (5)
Bexhill United LFC (5)1–2Surrey Eagles LFC (8)
AFC Wimbledon Ladies (5)10–0Abbey Rangers LFC (7)
Long Lane LFC (6)4–0Eastbourne Town LFC (5)
Frome Town LFC (5)1–2AEK Boco LFC (7)
Bristol Ladies Union FC (5)4–2Middlezoy Rovers LFC (5)
Downend Flyers LFC (5)0–4Basingstoke Town LFC (5)
Southampton Women FC (6)4–0Wimborne Town LFC (7)
Team Solent LFC (6)7–0Fleet Town LFC (6)
Brislington LFC (5)6–2Keynsham Town Development LFC (6)
Herne Bay LFC (5)2–0Eastbourne LFC (6)

Third qualifying round

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Blackburn Community Sports Club LFC (5)4–3Wigan Athletic LFC (5)
Whitley Bay Women FC (5)9–2Westella & Willerby LFC (6)
Middlesbrough LFC (4)11–0Lowick United LFC (6)
Woolton LFC (6)1–0Boldon LFC (5)
Chester-Le-Street Town LFC (4)3–0Accrington Girls & Ladies FC (5)
Mossley Hill LFC (4)4–0Penrith AFC Ladies (5)
Brighouse Town LFC (5)6–1Winterton Rangers LFC (6)
Liverpool Marshalls Feds LFC (4)2–1Chorley LFC (4)
Morecambe LFC (4)5–0Leeds LFC (4)
Hull City LFC (4)1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen.)Tranmere Rovers LFC (4)
Blackpool Wren Rovers LFC (4)1–2Hartlepool United LFC (7)
Rotherham United LFC (4)4–5Long Eaton United LFC (5)
The New Saints LFC (5)4–3Leafield Athletic LFC (4)
Lye Town LFC (5)3–6Nettleham LFC (5)
Wolverhampton Wanderers LFC (4)9–0Handsworth LFC (6)
Leicester City LFC (4)7–4Stockport County LFC (4)
Radcliffe Olympic LFC (4)2–1 (a.e.t.)Oughtibridge War Memorial LFC (6)
Burton Albion LFC (6)6–0Ruddington Village LFC (6)
Leicester City WFC (4)3–2Loughborough Students LFC (4)
Stone Dominoes LFC (6)3–2 (a.e.t.)Kettering Town LFC (5)
Coventry Ladies Development FC (6)5–0Shrewsbury Town LFC (6)
Sporting Khalsa LFC (4)1–3Steel City Wanderers LFC (4)
Wealdstone LFC (7)1–4Bedford LFC (4)
Norwich City LFC (4)0–1Marlow LFC (5)
Sawbridgeworth Town LFC (6)0–6Ipswich Town LFC (4)
Luton Town LFC (4)3–1Acle United LFC (5)
Enfield Town LFC (4)4–0Haringey Borough LFC (5)
Wymondham Town LFC (7)1–0Cambridge United Women's FC (4)
Leyton Orient WFC (5)0–2 (a.e.t.)Great Shelford LFC (5)
Great Wakering Rovers Ladies FC (5)1–3Milton Keynes Dons LFC (4)
Hampton & Richmond Borough LFC (7)0–7Peterborough Northern Star LFC (4)
Colchester Town LFC (5)1–2Hemel Hempstead Town LFC (5)
Riverside LFC (6)0–4Denham United LFC (4)
Queens Park Rangers Girls FC (6)1–5Lowestoft Town LFC (4)
Southampton Women FC (6)2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 pen.)London Corinthians LFC (5)
Crystal Palace LFC (4)5–0Team Solent LFC (6)
Gloucester City LFCw/oSouthampton Saints LFC (4)
AEK Boco LFC (7)1–0Shanklin LFC (4)
Gillingham LFC (4)7–0AFC Wimbledon Ladies (5)
Keynsham Town LFC (4)6–2Cheltenham Town LFC (4)
Bristol Ladies Union FC (5)1–3Herne Bay LFC (5)
Larkhall Athletic LFC (4)11–1Swindon Spitfires LFC (4)
Basingstoke Town LFC (5)0–2Fulham Foundation LFC (5)
St Nicholas LFC (4)6–1Surrey Eagles LFC (8)
Chichester City LFC (4)7–1Poole Town LFC (6)
Crawley Wasps LFC (5)0–1Old Actonians LFC (4)
Long Lane LFC (6)0–12Swindon Town LFC (4)
Brislington LFC (5)2–3Maidenhead United LFC (4)

Fourth qualifying round

Drawn on 12 October.[6] Ties played on 8 November. Ties 6,7,10,18 & 22 were postponed until 15 November. As Nettleham were unable to fulfil the fixture, Leicester City Women received a walkover.[7] Tie 6 was postponed further until 22 November.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Whitley Bay (5)1–0Woolton (6)
2Chester-Le-Street Town (4)3–1Brighouse Town (5)
3Morecambe (4)6–3Hartlepool United (7)30
4Mossley Hill (4)4–2Blackburn Community Sports Club (5)25
5Middlesbrough (4)1–3Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)76
6Tranmere Rovers (4)3–0Steel City Wanderers (4)
7Burton Albion (6)1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 pen.)Radcliffe Olympic (4)
8TNS (5)0–3Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
9Long Eaton United (5)4–1Leicester City Ladies (4)
10Nettleham (5)W-OLeicester City Women (4)
11Coventry Ladies Development (6)1–3Stone Dominoes (6)
12Marlow (5)1–4Luton Town (4)
13Enfield Town (4)1–0Great Shelford (5)80
14Peterborough Northern Star (4)8–0Hemel Hempstead Town (5)40
15Wymondham Town (7)0–2Bedford (4)
16Ipswich Town (4)2–3MK Dons (4)
17Lowestoft Town (4)1–8London Corinthians (5)
18Old Actonians (4)4–1Southampton Saints (4)
19Denham United (4)1–2Crystal Palace (4)
20AEK Boco (7)0–10Chichester City (4)
21Larkhall Athletic (4)2–3Swindon Town (4)40
22Fulham Foundation (5)2–0St.Nicholas (4)35
23Keynsham Town (4)5–0Maidenhead United (4)45
24Gillingham (4)3–0Herne Bay (5)

First round proper

The draw was held on 9 November 2015.[8] Ties were played on 6 December. Ties 1,2 & 11 were postponed until 13 December.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Tranmere Rovers (4)2–3Whitley Bay Women (5)
2Morecambe (4)5–3 (a.e.t.)Chester-le-Street Town (4)
3Mossley Hill (4)2–1Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)30
4Peterborough Northern Star (4)1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 pen.)Radcliffe Olympic (4)30
5Long Eaton United (5)3–2Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
6Leicester City Women (4)8–0Stone Dominoes (6)89
7Milton Keynes Dons (4)0–4Crystal Palace (4)83
8London Corinthians (5)3–4 (a.e.t.)Gillingham (4)
9Bedford (4)2–3Luton Town (4)
10Fulham Foundation (5)3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1 pen.)Enfield Town (4)75
11Chichester City (4)6–0Keynsham Town (4)
12Old Actonians (4)0–1Swindon Town (4)13

Second round proper

All matches were played in January 2016.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Whitley Bay Women (5)0–2Stoke City LFC (3)
2Bradford City WFC (3)3–0Huddersfield Town LFC (3)
3Preston North End WFC (3)2–1Derby County LFC (3)42
4Nuneaton Town LFC (3)0–3Blackburn Rovers LFC (3)
5Sporting Club Albion LFC (3)3–0Long Eaton United LFC (5)20
6Loughborough Foxes LFC (3)4–1Guiseley AFC Vixens (3)
7Leicester City WFC (4)2–1Radcliffe Olympic LFC (4)105
8Newcastle United WFC (3)4–1Mossley Hill LFC (4)
9Nottingham Forest LFC (3)3–0Morecambe LFC (4)
10Chichester City LFC (4)3–4Queens Park Rangers LFC (3)
11Crystal Palace LFC (4)1–2West Ham United LFC (3)104
12Fulham Foundation LFC (5)0–10Lewes LFC (3)74
13Charlton Athletic LFC (3)9–0Plymouth Argyle LFC (3)92
14Swindon Town LFC (4)1–4Tottenham Hotspur LFC (3)
15Forest Green Rovers LFC (3)1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 pen.)Gillingham LFC (4)
16Brighton & Hove Albion WFC (3)7–0Luton Town LFC (4)143
17Portsmouth Ladies (3)2–0Cardiff City LFC (3)50
18C&K Basildon LFC (3)0–2Coventry United LFC (3)

Third round proper

All matches were played in February 2016.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Aston Villa (2)1–0Portsmouth Ladies (3)183
2Charlton Athletic (3)10–0Newcastle United (3)235
3Sheffield (2)5–1Leicester City Women (4)
4London Bees (2)0–9Durham (2)197
5Brighton & Hove Albion (3)10–0Oxford United (2)402
6West Ham United (3)0–7Blackburn Rovers (3)39
7Gillingham (4)0–1Tottenham Hotspur (3)
8Sporting Club Albion (3)1–0Coventry United (3)
9Everton (2)7–0Stoke City (3)484
10Loughborough Foxes (3)1–1 aet 6–5 on pensLewes (3)45
11Yeovil Town (2)2–0Bradford City (3)175
12Nottingham Forest (3)2–0Preston North End (3)
13Watford (2)1–3 (a.e.t.)Millwall Lionesses (2)243
14Bristol City (2)7–1Queens Park Rangers (3)376

Fourth round proper

Ties were played on 28 February 2016.[9] Brighton & Hove Albion initially won 2–1, but were forced to replay their game, as they named too many substitutes (7 instead of 5) on the match form. The tie was replayed on 13 March.[10]

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Bristol City (2)0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 pen.)Yeovil Town (2)436
2Sheffield (2)1–3Sporting Club Albion (3)80
3Loughborough Foxes (3)1–2 (a.e.t.)Millwall Lionesses (2)
4Brighton & Hove Albion (3)5–2Blackburn Rovers (3)135
5Everton (2)5–0Nottingham Forest (3)304
6Durham (2)3–1Charlton Athletic (3)197
7Tottenham Hotspur (3)2–3 (a.e.t.)Aston Villa (2)

Fifth round proper

Seven winners of the previous round were joined by the nine WSL 1 teams. Matches were played on 19 and 20 March 2016.[11]

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Birmingham City (1)1–1 a.e.t. (3–5 pen.)Arsenal (1)
2Doncaster Rovers Belles (1)1–4Chelsea (1)525
3Brighton & Hove Albion (3)3–4Sporting Club Albion (3)
4Reading (1)2–0Millwall Lionesses (2)
5Yeovil Town (2)0–2Sunderland (1)517
6Liverpool (1)0–2Manchester City (1)743
7Notts County (1)3–1Durham (2)
8Aston Villa (2)1–0Everton (2)

Quarter-finals

Sporting Club Albion were the only team from outside the FA WSL to reach the quarter-finals. Matches were played on 3 April 2016.[12]

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Manchester City (1)2–0Sporting Club Albion (3)1,270
2Sunderland (1)3–0Reading (1)407
3Chelsea (1)6–0Aston Villa (2)1,147
4Arsenal (1)2–2 (3–2 pen.)Notts County (1)709

Semi-finals

Matches were played on Sunday 17 April 2016.[13][14][15]

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Chelsea (1)2–1 (a.e.t.)Manchester City (1)2,278
2 Arsenal (1)7–0Sunderland (1)902

Final

Arsenal1–0Chelsea
Carter 18' report report
Attendance: 32,912
Referee: Sarah Garratt

References

  1. ↑ "Arsenal Ladies 1–0 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport.
  2. ↑ "CARTER'S STUNNER EARNS ARSENAL THEIR 14TH WOMEN'S FA CUP". The FA.com.
  3. ↑ "The FA Women's Cup 2015/16". Wordpress.com. 4 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "SSE Women's FA Cup Draw". She Kicks.net. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "FA Women's Cup Results". The Football Association. 13 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "FA Cup 4th qualifying round Draw". She Kicks.net.
  7. ↑ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team".
  8. ↑ "SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW MADE AT WEMBLEY". The FA.com.
  9. ↑ "Albion Pull Off Cup Shock At Sheffield FC". She Kicks.net.
  10. ↑ "Brighton to replay Women's FA Cup tie after substitute error". BBC Sport. 10 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Arsenal Edge Birmingham On Penalties". She Kicks.net.
  12. ↑ "Penalties See Arsenal Into Semi-finals". She Kicks.net.
  13. ↑ "SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP SEMI-FINAL DRAW MADE AT ST. GEORGE'S PARK". The FA.com.
  14. ↑ "KIRBY BAGS LAST-GASP WINNER FOR CHAMPIONS CHELSEA". The FA.com.
  15. ↑ "HAT-TRICK FOR DANIELLE VAN DE DONK AS ARSENAL REACH WEMBLEY". The FA.com.
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