2004–05 FA Women's Cup

2004–05 FA Women's Cup
Country  England
 Wales
Teams 210
Champions Charlton Athletic
Runners-up Everton
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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]

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]

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]

Semi-finals

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

Final

Charlton Athletic (1) 1–0 Everton (1)
Aluko  58' Report
Attendance: 8,567

References

  1. ↑ "Nationwide renews FA sponsorship deal". The Guardian. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Women's Cup Entries". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "FAWC Exemptions". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Payments to Clubs". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "First Round Qualifying". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Second Round Qualifying". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Women's Cup draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-10-09. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "First Round Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-06. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "England (Women) 2004/05". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "FAWC Third Round draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-11-18. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Third Round results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Watford removed". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-17. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "FAWC 4th Round draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2004-12-11. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Fourth Round Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-11-15. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Fifth Round draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-01-12. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Fifth Round Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-11-10. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "Arsenal's away draw". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2009-01-04. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "Sixth Round Results". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-11-09. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Everton cruise past Arsenal". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 2005-03-23. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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