2004–05 FA Women's Cup

The 2004–05 FA Women's Cup was the 35th edition of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. It was sponsored by Nationwide, and known as The FA Women's Cup in partnership with Nationwide for sponsorship purposes.[1] 210 clubs were accepted into the tournament.[2]

2004–05 FA Women's Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams210
ChampionsCharlton Athletic
Runners-upEverton
← 2003–04
2005–06 →

National Division side Arsenal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Everton in the semi-finals. Charlton Athletic won their first FA Women's Cup title after a 1–0 win over Everton in the final.

Teams
RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering at this round[3]
First Round Proper114803644Midland Combination
Northern Combination
South East Combination
South West Combination
Second Round Proper744040nonenone
Third Round Proper54442024FA WPL Northern Division
FA WPL Southern Division
Fourth Round Proper32322210FA WPL National Division
Fifth Round Proper161616nonenone
Quarter-finals888nonenone
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Prize money
RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund		Prize fund
per club[4]
First Round Qualifying winners60£100
Second Round Qualifying winners36£150
First Round Proper winners40£250
Second Round Proper winners20£350
Third Round Proper winners22£500
Fourth Round Proper winners16£600
Fifth Round Proper winners8£750
Quarter-final winners4£1,250
Semi-final winners2£2,500
Final runners-up1£1,000
Final winner1£5,000
Total£71,000

Qualifying rounds

First Round Qualifying

The matches were played on Sunday 5 September 2004, the only exception being Luton Town Belles v Brentford, which took place on Monday 6 September 2004.[5]

Second Round Qualifying

All matches were played on Sunday 26 September 2004.[6]

First Round Proper

The draw took place on Monday 27 September 2004.[7] The matches were scheduled to be played on Sunday 24 October 2004. Fourteen matches (Bath City v Swindon Town, Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Parklands Rovers, Buxton v Ilkeston Town, Cardiff City Bluebirds v AFC Bournemouth, CEFI v Reading, Crewe Alexandra v Scunthorpe United, Garswood Saints v Bradford City, Lewes v Brentford, Plymouth Argyle v Ashdown Rovers, Preston North End v Bury, Redhill v Chesham United, Shrewsbury Town v Leicester City Ladies, Wembley v Thatcham Town and Wigan Athletic v Blackpool Wren Rovers) were postponed and rescheduled for the following Sunday (31 October 2004). One match (Newton Abbot v Forest Green Rovers) was played on Monday 8 November 2004.[8]

Second Round Proper

The matches were played on Sunday 14 November 2004, the only exception being Norwich City v Colchester United, which took place on Sunday 21 November 2004.[9]

Third Round Proper

The draw was held on Monday 15 November 2004.[10] All matches were played on Sunday 5 December 2004.[11]

Watford won 5–2 against Cardiff City. However, Watford played an ineligible player and the match was awarded to Cardiff City.[12]

Fourth Round Proper

The draw was held on Monday 6 December 2004.[13] All matches were played on Sunday 9 January 2005.[14]

Fifth Round Proper

The draw was held on Monday 10 January 2005.[15] All matches were played on Sunday 30 February 2005.[16]

30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Bristol Rovers (1)6–0Sheffield Wednesday (2)
13:00 Williams  2', 37', 78', 84'
Curtis  42'
Holtham  70'		 Report
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Charlton Athletic (1)5–0West Ham United (3)
13:00 Murphy  13'
Heatherson  20'
Chapman  29'
Smith  71'
Coss  72'		 Report
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Fulham (1)1–5Birmingham City (1)
13:00 Anderson  86' Report Scott  23', 80'
Carney  67'
Potter  77'
Barr  82'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Leafield Athletic (3)0–2Everton (1)
13:00 Report Williams  20'
Boyle  25'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Leeds United (1)1–3Arsenal (1)
13:00 Ward  70' Report Fleeting  30'
White  50'
Sanderson  80'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Millwall Lionesses (2)1–3Tranmere Rovers (2)
13:00 Buckley  57' Report Campbell  42'
Mason  64' (o.g.)
Kenwright  85'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Reading Royals (3)1–3Chelsea (2)
13:00 Williams  54' (pen.) Report Langrish  64', 70'
Jones  85'
30 January 2005 (2005-01-30) Sunderland (2)2–0Liverpool (1)
13:00 Scott  7'
Houghton  21'		 Report

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on Monday 31 January 2005.[17] The matches were played on Sunday 13 February 2005, the only exception being Birmingham City v Arsenal, which took place on Sunday 20 February 2005.[18]

13 February 2005 (2005-02-13) Charlton Athletic (1)4–1Sunderland (2)
14:00 Heatherson  7'
Broadhurst  13'
Aluko  89'
Chapman  90'		 Report Stoney  22' (o.g.)
13 February 2005 (2005-02-13) Chelsea (2)0–1 (a.e.t.)Everton (1)
14:00 Report Handley  110'
13 February 2005 (2005-02-13) Tranmere Rovers (2)1–7Bristol Rovers (1)
14:00 Jones  75' Report Murphy  3', 38'
Holtham  17', 36'
Kveton  20'
Trafford  85'
Hall  88'
20 February 2005 (2005-02-20) Birmingham City (1)0–3Arsenal (1)Solihull
14:00 Report Fleeting  22', 85'
Lacey  39' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Damson Park

Semi-finals

All matches were played on Sunday 20 March 2005.[19]

20 March 2005 (2005-03-20) Everton (1)3–0Arsenal (1)Southport
14:00 Williams  44'
Handley  79'
McDougall  85' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
20 March 2005 (2005-03-20) Charlton Athletic (1)1–0Bristol Rovers (1)Dagenham
14:00 Coss  32' Report Stadium: Victoria Road

Final
Main article: 2005 FA Women's Cup Final
Charlton Athletic (1)1–0Everton (1)
Aluko  58' Report
Attendance: 8,567

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