2020–21 Women's FA Cup
The 2020–21 Women's FA Cup is the 51st staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City are the defending champions, having beaten Everton 3–1 in the previous final.[1] The draw is split regionally until the fourth round proper.
| Country |  England.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
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| Teams | 376 |
| Matches played | 309 |
| Goals scored | 1670 (5.4 per match) |
← 2019–20
All statistics correct as of 3 January 2021. | |
Teams
A total of 376 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association, an increase of 76 from the previous year.[2] 174 teams from outside the top four divisions will enter at the extra preliminary round with another 109 joining in the preliminary round. The 47 teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One (tier 4) are given exemption to the second round qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions (tier 3) enter at the second round proper. Teams in the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship (tiers 1 and 2) are exempted to the fourth round proper.[3]
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | Games played | Goals scored | Prize money | |
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| Extra Preliminary Round | 376 | 174 | – | 82 | 520 | £300 | £75 |
| Preliminary Round | 290 | 196 | 87 | 95 | 540 | £360 | £90 |
| First Round Qualifying | 192 | 98 | 98 | 49 | 235 | £400 | £100 |
| Second Round Qualifying | 143 | 96[lower-alpha 1] | 49 | 47 | 228 | £450 | £115 |
| Third Round Qualifying | 95 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 93 | £600 | £150 |
| First Round | 71 | 24 | 24 | 11* | 49* | £850 | £215 |
| Second Round | 59 | 36[lower-alpha 2] | 12 | 1* | 5* | £1,000 | £250 |
| Third Round | 41 | 18 | 18 | £1,250 | £315 | ||
| Fourth Round | 32 | 32[lower-alpha 3] | 9 | £2,000 | £500 | ||
| Fifth Round | 16 | 16 | 16 | £3,000 | £750 | ||
| Quarter-final | 8 | 8 | 8 | £4,000 | £1,000 | ||
| Semi-final | 4 | 4 | 4 | £5,000 | £1,250 | ||
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | £25,000 | £15,000 | ||
- 47 FA Women's National League Division One teams added
- 24 FA Women's National League Premier Division teams added
- 23 FA Women's Championship and FA WSL teams added
Extra preliminary round
Bristol Rovers (in blue) and Bristol & West prepare to kick off
As a result of 376 teams entering the competition, 174 teams were drawn into an extra preliminary round, which were played on Sunday 6 September 2020.[4]
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Preliminary round
98 matches were scheduled for the preliminary round on Sunday 20 September 2020, made up of the 87 winning teams from the extra preliminary round plus the 109 teams that were granted a bye into the preliminary round.[5]
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First round qualifying
49 matches were scheduled for the first round qualifying on Sunday 4 October 2020, made up of the 98 winning teams from the preliminary round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.[6]
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Second round qualifying
48 matches were scheduled for the second round qualifying on Sunday 18 October 2020, made up of the 49 winning teams from the first round qualifying and included the introduction of 47 teams from the fourth-tier FA Women's National League Division One.[7]
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Third round qualifying
24 matches were scheduled for the third round qualifying on Sunday 1 November 2020, made up of the 48 winning teams from the second round qualifying and did not include the introduction of any new teams.
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First round proper
Twelve matches were scheduled for the first round proper, pending a fixture date due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The round was eventually scheduled for Sunday 13 December 2020. The round is made up of the 24 winners from the previous round and does not include the introduction of any new teams.[9]
| Tie | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | FC United of Manchester (5) | 1–2 | Liverpool Feds (4) | |
| 2 | Chester-le-Street (4) | 0–3 | Brighouse Town (4) | |
| 3 | Newcastle United (4) | 3–1 | Barnsley (4) | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (4) | 3–0 | Stourbridge (6) | |
| 5 | Lincoln City (4) | 3–1 | Solihull Moors (4) | |
| 6 | Wem Town (4) | 4–3 | Boldmere St. Michaels (4) | |
| 7 | Harlow Town (5) | 2–9 | Ipswich Town (4) | |
| 8 | Kent Football United (4) | P–P | Enfield Town (4) | |
| 9 | Billericay Town (4) | 4–0 | Maidenhead United (4) | |
| 10 | Leyton Orient (4) | 2–1 | Actonians (4) | |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth (5) | 0–5 | Southampton F.C. Women (4) | |
| 12 | Exeter City (4) | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Cheltenham Town (4) | |
Second round proper
18 matches were scheduled for the second round proper scheduled for Sunday 3 January 2021. The round is made up of the 12 winners from the previous round and included the introduction of 24 teams from the third-tier FA Women's National League Premier Division.[10] With only one game able to go ahead, the competition was suspended on 4 January 2021 following further government restrictions on non-elite sport due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
| Tie | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Sunderland (3) | – | Sheffield F.C. (3) | |
| 2 | Liverpool Feds (4) | 2–3 | Huddersfield Town (3) | |
| 3 | Brighouse Town (4) | – | Newcastle United (4) | |
| 4 | Middlesbrough (3) | – | Hull City (3) | |
| 5 | Burnley (3) | – | Fylde (3) | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (4) | – | Nottingham Forest (3) | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion (3) | – | Lincoln City (4) | |
| 8 | Loughborough Foxes (3) | – | Derby County (3) | |
| 9 | Stoke City (3) | – | Wem Town (4) | |
| 10 | Crawley Wasps (3) | – | Gillingham (3) | |
| 11 | Billericay Town (4) | – | Ipswich Town (4) | |
| 12 | Hounslow (3) | – | Leyton Orient (4) | |
| 13 | Watford (3) | – | MK Dons (3) | |
| 14 | Chichester & Selsey (3) | – | Kent Football United (4) or Enfield Town (4) | |
| 15 | Portsmouth (3) | – | Cheltenham Town (4) | |
| 16 | Southampton F.C. Women (4) | – | Plymouth Argyle (3) | |
| 17 | Keynsham Town (3) | – | Yeovil United (3) | |
| 18 | Cardiff City (3) | – | Oxford United (3) | |
References
- "Everton Women 1-3 Man City Women (aet): Georgia Stanway and Janine Beckie score as City win FA Cup". Sky Sports.
- "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–2021 List of 376 Clubs Accepted" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "The Women's FA Cup Season 2020–2021 List of Exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Extra preliminary Round draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Preliminary Round draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "First round qualifying draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- "Second round qualifying draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- @DulwichHamletFC (18 October 2020). "Record Breaking Attendance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "First round proper draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- Association, The Football. "The Vitality Women's FA Cup second round draw was made on Monday morning". www.thefa.com.
- "'Non-elite' football suspended following latest COVID-19 restrictions". The Football Association. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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