1994–95 FA Women's Cup

1994–95 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland & Wales
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal
Runners-upLiverpool
Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals.

The 1994–95 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 18 September 1994 and 30 April 1995. It was the 25th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Liverpool 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]

First round proper

All games were scheduled for 18 September 1994.[3][4]

Second round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 16 October 1994.[12]

Third round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 13 November 1994.

Fourth round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 4 December 1994.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Arsenal 3–0 Maidstone Tigresses
2 Brentford 2–2 (a.e.t.)[31] Red Star Southampton
replay Red Star Southampton 2–1 Brentford
3 Bristol City 6–2 Plymouth Pilgrims
4 Calverton MW 0–12[31] Wembley
5 Doncaster Belles 6–0[32] Truro City
6 Huddersfield Town 7–3 Ipswich Town
7 Ilkeston Town Rangers 5–1 Brighton & Hove Albion
8 Leyton Orient 7–0 Enfield
9 Liverpool 8–0 Surbiton Town
10 Manchester Belle Vue 2–3 Wigan
11 Newbury 1–2 Notts County
12 Oldham Athletic 1–7 Croydon
13 St Helens / Garswood 2–1 Oxford United
14 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Leasowe Pacific
15 Wimbledon 3–0 Cowgate Kestrels
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2[33] Millwall Lionesses

Fifth round proper

All games were played on 15 January 1995.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Arsenal 3–1 Leasowe Pacific
2 Bristol City 3–2[34] Millwall Lionesses
3 Huddersfield Town 3–1[35] Ilkeston Town Rangers
4 Leyton Orient 3–1 Red Star Southampton
5 Liverpool 5–0 Notts County
6 Wembley 3–3 (a.e.t.)[36] Doncaster Belles
replay Doncaster Belles 2–1 Wembley
7 Wigan 1–3 St Helens / Garswood
8 Wimbledon 0–5 Croydon

Quarter–finals

All games were played on 12 February 1995.[37][38][39]

12 February 1995 Bristol City 4–3 Huddersfield Town
  • Sim 2', 5'
  • Dean
  • Dury 90'
Report
  • Brannan 24', 89'
  • Mitchell 34'
12 February 1995 Leyton Orient 1–8 Arsenal
Report
19 February 1995 Liverpool 3–0 Croydon
Report
Note: Match was rescheduled after being postponed[40]

Semi–finals

All games were played on 19 March 1995.[41][42]

19 March 1995 Bristol City 0–5 Liverpool Mangotsfield
Report
Stadium: Cossham Street
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Brian Bishop
19 March 1995 Doncaster Belles 1–3 (a.e.t.) Arsenal Rotherham
13:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Referee: J. Hardy

Final

Liverpool2–3Arsenal
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jeff Winter

References

  1. ^ "Spacey the difference for Arsenal".
  2. ^ "Women's F.A. Cup - Results". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Ladies on Cup Trail". Reading Evening Post. 16 August 1994. p. 87.
  4. ^ "FA Women's Cup". Sandwell Evening Mail. p. 87.
  5. ^ "Denise nets vital goal". Sandwell Evening Mail. 22 September 1994. p. 91.
  6. ^ Chapman, John (24 September 1994). "Ladies Town girls pay for ten minutes of madness". Portsmouth Evening News. p. 23.
  7. ^ "Athletic Ladies bow out to Orient". Newport Pagnell Citizen. 22 September 1994. p. 60.
  8. ^ "Royals must try again in cup". Reading Evening Post. 21 September 1994. p. 49.
  9. ^ Baskerville, Clive (28 September 1994). "Lisa Stars as Reading win". Reading Evening Post. p. 45.
  10. ^ "Six hit ladies". Shields Daily Gazette. 19 September 1994. p. 19.
  11. ^ "Niki defies Pompey". Lancing Herald. 23 September 1994. p. 27.
  12. ^ "High-flying Feds". Liverpool Echo. 12 October 1994. p. 54.
  13. ^ "Bells bow out of cup". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 21 October 1994. p. 50.
  14. ^ "Aztec's Cup run continues apace". Sutton Coldfield Observer. 21 October 1994. p. 100.
  15. ^ Swift, Chris (19 October 1994). "City in cup stormer". Bristol Evening Post. p. 46.
  16. ^ "Super Samantha steers Harlow ladies to victory in FA Cup". Harlow Star. 20 October 1994. p. 71.
  17. ^ "Pilgrims push on by hook and by Crook". Western Evening Herald. 18 October 1994. p. 35.
  18. ^ "Defiant Hart". Maidstone Telegraph. 21 October 1994. p. 36.
  19. ^ "City girls suffering the extra time blues". Portsmouth Evening News. 22 October 1994. p. 23.
  20. ^ "Success of Ladies". Biggleswade Chronicle. 21 October 1994. p. 48.
  21. ^ "Ladies take a thrashing". Shields Daily Gazette. p. 55.
  22. ^ "Jason's goals earn victory for Cornwall". West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. 20 October 1994. p. 27.
  23. ^ "R's girls bow out of the WFA Cup". Hammersmith & Shepherds Bush Gazette. 21 October 1994. p. 74.
  24. ^ "Wigan Ladies". Wigan Observer and District Advertiser. 18 October 1994. p. 40.
  25. ^ "Brave FA Cup challenge comes to an end for Town Ladies". Harlow Star. 17 November 1994. p. 79.
  26. ^ "Third round exit for Langford". Biggleswade Chronicle. 18 November 1994. p. 42.
  27. ^ "Jacobs on form as hot Pilgrims get win". Western Evening Herald. 28 November 1994. p. 47.
  28. ^ "Freeman sent off as Emley slump badly". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 14 November 1994. p. 25.
  29. ^ "Freeman sent off as Emley slump badly". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 14 November 1994. p. 25.
  30. ^ "Ladies let lead slip away". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 November 1994. p. 18.
  31. ^ a b "Women's FA Cup". Southall Gazette. 9 December 1994. p. 75.
  32. ^ "Tadcaster sank by Bulmer hat-trick as Thorpe helps Arnold scrape through". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 5 December 1994. p. 25.
  33. ^ "Lions double". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 6 December 1994. p. 48.
  34. ^ "Marcia leads City's shock". Western Daily Press. 16 January 1995. p. 18.
  35. ^ Lockwood, David (17 January 1995). "Knight seals Town's day in cup win". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. p. 15.
  36. ^ "Walker's hat-trick saves Belles". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 16 January 1995. p. 27.
  37. ^ "FA Women's Cup sixth round draw". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 16 January 1995. p. 13.
  38. ^ "City Girls March On". Western Daily Press. 13 February 1995. p. 21.
  39. ^ "Dempsey makes peace for relieved Frickley". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 13 February 1995. p. 24.
  40. ^ "City in wait on clash". Bristol Evening Post. 17 February 1995. p. 54.
  41. ^ "FA Cup Draw". Western Daily Press. 13 February 1995. p. 21.
  42. ^ "City girls crash". Western Daily Press. 20 March 1995. p. 40.