1992–93 WFA Cup

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1992–93 WFA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland & Wales
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal
Runners-upDoncaster Belles
Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals.

The 1992–93 WFA Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 13 September 1992 and 24 April 1993. It was the 23rd season of the WFA Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Doncaster Belles in the final.[1]

The tournament consisted eight rounds of competition proper.

All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup Website.[2]

Group 1

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Corematch12–0Thanet United
2 Farnborough 11–0 Sutton United
3Portsmouth2–1Gosport Borough
4Teynham3–0Maidstone United
5Three Bridges16–3Buxted Rangers
Bye: Brighton & Hove Albion, Epsom & Ewell, Hassocks, Havant, Horsham, Isle of Wight, Saltdean United

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Brighton & Hove Albion3–1Hassocks
2Corematch12–1Three Bridges
3Havant3–1Farnborough
4Isle of Wight2–9Horsham
5Portsmouth0–0 (a.e.t.)Epsom & Ewell
replay Epsom & Ewell 6–0 Portsmouth
6Saltdean United1–2Teynham

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Epsom & Ewell 3–0 Teynham
2Havant0–5Brighton & Hove Albion
3Horsham7–0Corematch

Group 2

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Bristol City22–1Bristol Rovers
2Cardiff4–0Clevedon Town
3Carterton1–7Torquay United
4Crewkerne3–11Eastleigh
5NewburyH–WExeter Rangers
W/O for Newbury
6Plymouth Pilgrims4–1Solent
7Red Vale UnitedA–WTongwynlais
W/O for Tongwynlais
8SwanseaH–WSalisbury
W/O for Swansea
9Swindon Spitfires3–2 (a.e.t.)Frome
10Truro CityH–WCorsham Town
W/O for Truro City
Bye: Bournemouth, Bristol Backwell

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Bristol City0–5Bristol Backwell
2Newbury3–1Torquay United
3Plymouth Pilgrims5–0Eastleigh
4 Swansea 0–3 Swindon Spitfires
5Tongwynlais2–3Cardiff
6Truro City6–0Bournemouth

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Newbury3–4Bristol Backwell
2Swindon Spitfires2–2 (a.e.t.)Cardiff
replay Cardiff 2–3 (a.e.t.) Swindon Spitfires
3 Truro City 4–2 Plymouth Pilgrims

Group 3

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Binfield4–0Brentford
2Bromley Borough6–0SE Rangers
3 Collier Row 7–0 Walton & Hersham
4Crystal Palace2–3Palace Eagles
5Leyton Orient9–0Aylesbury United
6Newham4–6Watford
7Reading1–6Hackney
8St CharlesA–WWinchester All Stars
W/O for Winchester All Stars
9Yeading0–4Tottenham
Bye: Abbey Rangers, District Line, London Girls

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Abbey Rangers1–11Leyton Orient
2Collier Row1–3Hackney
Collier Row progressed to the next round
3District Line26–0London Girls
4Palace Eagles2–9Binfield
5 Watford 3–1 Tottenham
Tottenham progressed to the next round
6 Winchester All Stars 1–12 Bromley Borough

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1District Line10–0Collier Row
2Leyton Orient3–2Binfield
3Tottenham2–7Bromley Borough

Group 4

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Aston Villa1–5Tranmere Rovers
2Bangor City0–6Kidderminster
3Bentley Tigers0–8Thame United
4 Crewe 5–1 Launton
5 Runcorn 0–5 Pilkington
6 Worcester City 6–8 Leek Town
Bye: Abbeydale Alvechurch, Birmingham City, Oxford United, Stockport County, Villa Aztecs, Wolverhampton

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Abbeydale Alvechurch 3–0 Stockport County
2 Crewe 3–8 Pilkington
3 Kidderminster 2–5 Oxford United
4 Leek Town 3–0 Thame United
5 Tranmere Rovers 8–2 Birmingham City
6 Villa Aztecs 2–4 (a.e.t.) Wolverhampton

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Abbeydale Alvechurch6–0Tranmere Rovers
2Leek Town1–2Wolverhampton
3 Pilkington 1–2 Oxford United

Group 5

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Atherton Laburnum 0–15 Ashton United
2 Broadoak 3–1 Manchester City
3 Liverpool A–W Lever Club
W/O for Lever Club
4 Liverpool Feds 0–7 Preston Rangers
5 Manchester United 5–0 Vernon–Carus
6 Oldham Athletic 10–2 Rossendale
Bye: Bolton, Bury, Leasowe Pacific, Rochdale, St Helens, Wigan

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Bolton 0–6 Broadoak
2 Bury 2–1 Preston Rangers
3 Leasowe Pacific 6–0 Rochdale
4 Manchester United 3–4 Ashton United
5 St Helens H–W Lever Club
W/O for St Helens
6 Wigan 7–2 Oldham Athletic

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Ashton United4–5Wigan
2Broadoak0–8Leasowe Pacific
3Bury1–4St Helens

Group 6

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 City Roses 3–8 Doncaster Town
2 Cleveland 8–2 Bradford City
3 Hull City 1–0 Barnsley
4 Newcastle 11–0 Wiggington Grasshoppers
Wiggington Grasshoppers proceed to the next round
5 Oakland Rangers 2–5 Brighouse
Bye: Cowgate Kestrels, Huddersfield, Middlesbrough, Scarborough, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Cleveland 3–9 Sheffield Wednesday
2 Cowgate Kestrels 2–0 Hull City
3 Middlesbrough 13–1 Brighouse
4 Scarborough A–W Wakefield
W/O for Wakefield
5 Sunderland 2–4 Huddersfield
6 Wiggington Grasshoppers 0–10 Doncaster Town

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Doncaster Town 1–2 Middlesbrough
2 Huddersfield 0–0 (a.e.t.) Sheffield Wednesday
replay Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Huddersfield
3 Wakefield 4–6 Cowgate Kestrels

Group 7

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Calverton A–W Rainworth Miners Welfare
W/O for Rainworth Miners Welfare
2 Haigh 7–2 Notts County
3 Leicester City 3–1 Sporting Kesteven
4 Sharley Park 5–1 Grimsby
5 TNT 1–0 Derby City
Bye: Highfield Rangers, Nettleham, Nottingham Argyle

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Highfield Rangers 2–6 Rainworth Miners Welfare
2 Leicester City 3–3 (a.e.t.) Sharley Park
replay Sharley Park 3–4 Leicester City
3 Nottingham Argyle 3–0 Haigh
4 TNT 3–2 Nettleham

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–0 Nottingham Argyle
2 TNT 2–0 Leicester City

Group 8

First Round Proper

All games were scheduled for 13 and 20 September 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Chelmsford City 1–2 Colchester United
2 Luton Town 9–1 Beccles
3 Norwich 6–0 Woodham Wanderers
4 Pye 3–4 Harlow Town
5 Southend 4–1 Leighton Linslade
6 Stevenage 1–9 Dunstable
Bye: Milton Keynes, Town & County

Second Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 and 11 October 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Colchester United 0–10 Dunstable
2 Luton Town 4–0 Harlow Town
3 Southend 1–2 Milton Keynes
4 Town & County 11–3 Norwich

Third Round Proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Dunstable 1–4 Town & County
2 Luton Town 7–0 Milton Keynes

Fourth round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 6, 13 and 20 December 1992.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Abbeydale Alvechurch2–3Millwall Lionesses
2Brighton & Hove Albion1–5Arsenal
3 Bromley Borough 3–0 Leyton Orient
4Cowgate Kestrels2–3Wimbledon
5Doncaster BellesH–WKnowsley United
W/O for Doncaster Belles
6Horsham2–3Epsom & Ewell
7Leasowe Pacific4–1Bristol Backwell
8Luton Town0–9Ipswich Town
9Middlesbrough5–0Truro City
10Rainworth Miners Welfare2–0Oxford United
11St HelensH–WTNT
W/O for St Helens
12Stanton Rangers4–2Sheffield Wednesday
13Swindon Spitfires0–4Maidstone Tigresses
14Town & County2–6District Line
15Wigan3–8Bronte
16Wolverhampton0–4Red Star Southampton

Fifth round proper

All games were played on 7 February 1993.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Arsenal4–1District Line
2Bronte2–0St Helens
3Epsom & Ewell0–1Red Star Southampton
4Ipswich Town3–2Stanton Rangers
5Leasowe Pacific2–5Wimbledon
6Maidstone Tigresses2–0Middlesbrough
7 Millwall Lionesses 0–4 Doncaster Belles
8 Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–4 Bromley Borough

Quarter–finals

All games were played on 7 March 1993.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Arsenal5–1Red Star Southampton
2Ipswich Town2–5Doncaster Belles
3Maidstone Tigresses1–2Bronte
4Wimbledon1–2Bromley Borough

Semi–finals

All games were played on 3 April 1993.[3][4]

Arsenal v Bromley Borough
3 April 1993 Arsenal 2–0 Bromley Borough Cambridge
11:00 BST
Report Stadium: City Ground
Referee: J Smith (Middlesex)
Bronte v Doncaster Belles
3 April 1993 Bronte 1–2 Doncaster Belles Cambridge
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Referee: N Collins (Surrey)

Final

Arsenal3–0Doncaster Belles
 Report
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Mike Cairns (Coventry)

References

  1. "Arsenal on trail of the treble: Shipp stands firm as the Belles rue lack of a finishing touch".
  2. "Women's F.A. Cup - Results". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. "Belles in final". Doncaster Free Press. 8 April 1993. p. 82.
  4. Connolly, Kevin (12 April 1993). "Girls reach the final - and take command in the league". Arsenal vs Aston Villa Matchday Programme: 31.