FA Women's Cup
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The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England - designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier.
Since the creation of the FA Women's Premier League in 1993, the semi-professional teams affiliated with male Premiership and Football League counterparts have dominated the competition. Arsenal won the 2004 competition, beating Charlton Athletic 3-0 in the final on May 3. On May 2, 2005, Charlton Athletic made amends for the disappointment of the two previous years, by beating Everton 1-0. Arsenal regained the trophy on May 1, 2006, beating Leeds United 5-0.
In recent years the final of the tournament has been covered by BBC TV, presented by Celina Hinchcliffe, Rebecca Lowe and commentary by Steve Lee. The final has also been simulcast on BBC Radio Five Live.
The FA Women's Cup shares sponsorship with its men's equivalent (for 2006 to 2010, E.ON).
[edit] List of finals
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Southampton | 4-1 | Stewarton & Thistle | |
| 1972 | Southampton | 3-2 | Lee's Ladies | |
| 1973 | Southampton | 2-0 | Westhorn United | |
| 1974 | Foxdens | 2-1 | Southampton | |
| 1975 | Southampton | 4-2 | Warminster | |
| 1976 | Southampton | 2-1 | QPR | |
| 1977 | Queen's Park Rangers | 1-0 | Southampton | |
| 1978 | Southampton | 8-2 | QPR | |
| 1979 | Southampton | 1-0 | Lowestoft | |
| 1980 | St Helens | 1-0 | Preston North End | |
| 1981 | Southampton | 4-2 | St Helens | |
| 1982 | Lowestoft | 2-0 | Cleveland Spartans | |
| 1983 | Doncaster Rovers | 3-2 | St Helens | |
| 1984 | Howbury Grange | 4-2 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 1985 | Friends of Fulham | 2-0 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 1986 | Norwich | 4-3 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 1987 | Doncaster Rovers | 2-0 | St Helens | |
| 1988 | Doncaster Rovers | 3-1 | Leasowe Pacific | |
| 1989 | Leasowe Pacific | 3-2 | Friends of Fulham | |
| 1990 | Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Friends of Fulham | |
| 1991 | Millwall | 1-0 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 1992 | Doncaster Rovers | 4-0 | Red Star Southampton | |
| 1993 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 1994 | Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Knowsley United | |
| 1995 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Liverpool | |
| 1996 | Croydon | 1-1 | Liverpool | aet; Croydon won 4-2 on penalties |
| 1997 | Millwall | 1-0 | Wembley | |
| 1998 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Croydon | |
| 1999 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Southampton Saints | |
| 2000 | Croydon | 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 2001 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Fulham | |
| 2002 | Fulham | 2-1 | Doncaster Rovers | Scorers: Yankey (FUL) 55', Chapman (FUL) 56', Handley (DOC) 58' |
| 2003 | Fulham | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | Scorers: Moore 18', Hills (o.g) 36', Williams (o.g) 61' |
| 2004 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | Scorers: Fleeting (3) 23', 25', 83' |
| 2005 | Charlton Athletic | 1-0 | Everton | Scorer: Aluko 58' |
| 2006 | Arsenal | 5-0 | Leeds United | Scorers: Ward (o.g) 3', Fleeting 34', Yankey 35', K. Smith (pen) 73', Sanderson 77' |
| 2007 | Arsenal | vs | Charlton Athletic |
The Cup winner competes with the FA Women's Premier League National Division winners for The FA Women's Community Shield.
