| FA Women's Cup | |
| Current: | FA Women's Cup |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Founded: | 1970 |
| Num Teams: | 276 |
| Winners: | Birmingham City LFC |
| Second: | Chelsea L.F.C. |
| Country: | |
| Most Successful Club: | Arsenal (11 times) |
| Prev Season: | 2010–11 |
| Next Season: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 FA Women's Cup is the 41st season of the association football knockout competition.[1] 276 clubs competed for the years trophy.[2] The winners will not qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.[3] The current holders are now Birmingham City LFC. They beat Chelsea 3–2 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw in the final at Ashton Gate.
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round[4] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round qualifying | 276 | 180 | 0 | 180 | ||
| Second round qualifying | 186 | 104 | 90 | 14 | ||
| Third round qualifying | 134 | 96 | 52 | 44 | ||
| First round proper | 86 | 48 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Second round proper | 62 | 44 | 24 | 20 | FA WPL Northern/Southern Divisions | |
| Third round proper | 40 | 32 | 22 | 10 | FA WPL National Division | |
| Fourth round proper | 24 | 16 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Fifth round proper | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | FA Women's Super League | |
| Sixth round proper (QF) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Semi-Final | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Round | Main date | Prize money[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round qualifying | Sunday, 2 October 2011 | £125 | |
| Second round qualifying | Sunday, 23 October 2011 | £175 | |
| Third round qualifying | Sunday, 13 November 2011 | £225 | |
| First round proper | Sunday, 11 December 2011 | £250 | |
| Second round proper | Sunday, 8 January 2012 | £300 | |
| Third round proper | Sunday, 5 February 2012 | £400 | |
| Fourth round proper | Sunday, 26 February 2012 | £500 | |
| Fifth round proper | Sunday, 11 March 2012 | £600 | |
| Sixth round proper (QF) | Sunday, 25 March 2012 | £1,000 | |
| Semi-Final | Sunday, 15 April 2012 | £2,000 | |
| Final | Sunday, 26 May 2012 | £2,000/£5,000 |
Sheffield United Community LFC0 – 1Middlesbrough LFC8 January 2012 at Thornaby FC [6] California Ladies0 – 8Durham Wildcats LFC8 January 2012 at Spennymoor Town FC Blackpool Wren Rovers LFC3 – 2Mossley Hill LFC8 January 2012 at Mossley Hill Athletics Club, Liverpool Liverpool Feds LFC1 – 3Sheffield Wednesday LFC18 December 2011 at Herron Eccles Playing Field, Liverpool Stockport County LFC2 – 3South Durham & Cestria LFC11 December 2011 at Woodley Sports FC Bradford City LFC3 – 2Newcastle United LFC11 December 2011 at Thackley FC Crusaders LFC0 – 3Coventry Sphinx LFC11 December 2011 at Cadbury Athletic FC Loughborough Foxes LFC3 – 0Radcliffe Olympic LFC11 December 2011 at Loughborough Dynamo FC AFC Trinity LFC2 – 5Leicester City LFC11 December 2011 at Nether Heyford Playing Fields Loughborough Students LFC5 – 3Wolverhampton Wanderers LFC11 December 2011 at Loughborough University, Holywell 5 Copsewood LFC3 – 6Stoke City LFC11 December 2011 at Coventry Copsewood FC MSA LFC2 – 1Westfield LFC11 December 2011 at Douglas Eyre Sports Ground, Walthamstow Norwich City LFC0 – 3Denham United LFC11 December 2011 at Norwich United FC C&K Basildon LFC0 – 3Lewes LFC11 December 2011 at Selex Sports & Leisure Club, Basildon Ebbsfleet United LFC1 – 5Havant & Waterlooville LFC11 December 2011 at Ebbsfleet United FC Crawley Wasps LFCW – WIpswich Town LFC11 December 2011 walkover for Crawley Wasps Cambridge Women's2 – 5Oxford United LFC11 December 2011 at The Cambridge Football Stadium Bracknell Town LFC0 – 5Enfield Town LFC11 December 2011 at Bracknell Town FC Chichester City LFC5 – 2Peterborough Sports LFC11 December 2011 at Chichester City FC Billericay Town LFC3 – 6Peterborough Northern Star LFC11 December 2011 at Billericay Town FC Shanklin LFC3 – 1Boscombe Albion LFC11 December 2011 at County Ground, Shanklin Newquay LFC2 – 2Larkhall Athletic LFC11 December 2011 Larkhall Athletic won 7–6 on PKs – at Newquay FC Forest Green Rovers LFC5 – 1Weymouth LFC_11 December 2011 at Slimbridge FC Swindon Town LFC2 – 1Exeter City LFC11 December 2011 at Weirfield, Devizes Road, Swindon
Lowest team remaining at start of round – Durham Wildcats LFC (3rd place Durham WFL level 7 of pyramid)
South Durham & Cestria LFC0 – 3Bradford City LFC8 January 2012at Darlington Railway Athletic FC Larkhall Athletic LFC2 – 1Shanklin LFC8 January 2012at Larkhall Athletic FC Preston North End LFC7 – 3Stoke City LFC8 January 2012at Bamber Bridge FC Rochdale LFC1 – 2Blackburn Rovers LFC8 January 2012at Chadderton FC Leicester City LFC2 – 1Loughborough Students LFC8 January 2012at Aylestone Park FC Derby County LFC3 – 1Loughborough Foxes LFC8 January 2012at Borrowash Victoria FC Leicester City WFC0 – 1Sporting Club Albion LFC8 January 2012at Leicestershire & Rutland County FA, Holmes Park Coventry Sphinx LFC0 – 1Peterborough Northern Star LFC8 January 2012at Coventry Sphinx FC Crawley Wasps LFC0 – 0MSA LFC8 January 2012MSA won 3–0 on PKs – at The Sports Ground, Bolney Road, Horsham Oxford United LFC2 – 0Lewes LFC8 January 2012at Oxford United Academy, Roman Way, Oxford Enfield Town LFC1 – 1Queens Park Rangers LFC8 January 2012Enfield Town won 4–3 on PKs – at Enfield Town FC Gillingham LFC3 – 0Colchester United LFC8 January 2012at Chatham Town FC Brighton & Hove Albion LFC2 – 1Millwall Lionesses LFC8 January 2012at Withdean Stadium Tottenham Hotspur LFC7 – 0Denham United LFC8 January 2012at Harlow Town FC Chichester City LFC0 – 3West Ham United LFC8 January 2012at Chichester City FC Havant & Waterlooville LFC3 – 2Plymouth Argyle LFC8 January 2012at Havant & Waterlooville FC Keynsham Town LFC7 – 1Swindon Town LFC8 January 2012at Keynsham Town FC Portsmouth LFC4 – 1Forest Green Rovers LFC8 January 2012at Moneyfields FC Manchester City LFC9 – 1Leeds City Vixens LFC8 January 2012at The Regional Athletics Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester
Blackpool Wren Rovers 3 – 4 Rotherham United 15 January 2012 at Blackpool Rovers FC
Sheffield FC Ladies 10 – 0 Middlesbrough at Sheffield FC 22 January 2012
Sheffield Wednesday LFC 1 – 3 Durham Wildcats at Retford United FC 22 January 2012
The lowest team remaining in the competition at the start of the round are: Durham Wildcats LFC
All matches scheduled for Sunday, 5 February 2012 at 2pm. After a complete postponement due to snow on the 5th 12 of the 16 fixtures were again postponed due to snow on the 12th. The remaining fixtures are rescheduled for 19 February.
| League and place of home team | Home team | Visiting team | League and place of away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Region WFL Premier #1 | FA WPL Southern #6 | |||
| FA WPL Southern #4 | Havant & Waterlooville LFC | South West Combination WFL #3 | ||
| FA WPL National #3 | Northern Combination WFL #3 | |||
| South East Combination WFL #3 | MSA LFC | London and South East Div 1 #7 | ||
| FA WPL Southern #3 | FA WPL Northern #4 | |||
| FA WPL National #10 | FA WPL National #2 | |||
| FA WPL National #6 | FA WPL National #5 | |||
| FA WPL Northern #5 | FA WPL Southern #2 | |||
| FA WPL National #1 | FA WPL Northern #9 | |||
| FA WPL National #9 | FA WPL Northern #6 | |||
| FA WPL National #4 | East Midlands WFL Premier #3 | |||
| FA WPL Northern #3 | FA WPL National #7 |
Keynsham Town LFC 4 – 1 Gillingham LFC at Keynsham Town FC 12 February 2012
Leicester City LFC 1 – 2 Cardiff City LFC at Alystone Park FC 12 February 2012
Manchester City LFC 4 – 1 Oxford United at The Regional Athletics Arena, Rowsley Street 12 February 2012
Durham Wildcats LFC 0 – 2 Preston North End LFC at Spennymoor Town FC 12 February 2012
Portsmouth LFC 1 – 3 Sheffield FC Ladies at Portsmouth FC 19 February 2012
Brighton & Hove Albion LFC 4 – 2 Haven't & Waterloo LFC at Brighton & Hove Albion FC 19 February 2012
Charlton Athletic LFC 3 – 1 Bradford City LFC at Charlton Athletic FC 19 February 2012
Enfield Town LFC 2 – 0 MSA LFC at Enfield Town FC 19 February 2012
Larkhall Athletic LFC 1 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur LFC at Larkhall Athletic FC 19 February 2012 Larkhall wins 4–2 on PKs
Watford LFC 1 – 6 Leeds United LFC at Watford FC 19 February 2012
Aston Villa LFC 0 – 2 Coventry City LFC at Aston Villa FC 19 February 2012
Derby County LFC 4 – 2 West Ham United LFC at Derby County FC 19 February 2012
Sunderland WFC 8 – 0 Rotherdam United LFC at Sunderland FC 19 February 2012
Barnet FC Ladies 8 – 0 Peterborough Northern Star LFC at Barnet FC 19 February 2012
Nottingham Forest LFC 0 – 3 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Nottingham Forest FC 19 February 2012
Sporting Club Albion LFC 3 – 0 Reading FC Women at Albion FC 19 February 2012
The lowest team remaining in the competition is: Larkhall Athletic LFC 2nd Place South West Premier Division (Level 5 of pyramid)
All matches scheduled for Sunday, 26 February 2012 at 2pm GST.
| League and place of home team | Home team | Visiting team | League and place of away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA WPL National #4 | Sporting Club Albion LFC | FA WPL Northern #3 | ||
| FA WPL Southern #4 | Larkhall Athletic LFC | Southwest Region WFL Premier #2 | ||
| FA WPL National #3 | Derby County LFC | FA WPL Northern #5 | ||
| FA WPL National #8 | Sunderland WFC | FA WPL National #1 | ||
| FA WPL National #5 | Leeds United LFC | FA WPL National #2 | ||
| FA WPL Northern #6 | Blackburn Rovers LFC | FA WPL Northern #7 | ||
| South East Combination WFL #3 | Manchester City LFC | FA WPL Northern #2 | ||
| FA WPL Southern #7 | Sheffield FC Ladies | FA WPL Northern #4 |
Cardiff City LFC 0 – 7 Sunderland WFC at Cardiff International Sports Stadium 26 February 2012
Barnet FC Ladies 3–0 Sporting Club Albion LFC at Barnet FC 26 February 2012
Brighton & Hove Albion LFC 3–0 Larkhall Athletic LFC at Withdean Stadium 26 February 2012
Enfield Town LFC 0–2 Manchester City LFC at Enfield Town FC 26 February 2012
Charlton Athletic LFC 2–0 Derby County LFC at Thamesmead Town FC 26 February 2012
Coventry City LFC 1–2 Leeds United LFC at Bedworth United FC 26 February 2012
Keynsham Town LFC 5–2 Sheffield FC Ladies at Keynsham Town FC 26 February 2012
Preston North End LFC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Bamber Bridge FC 26 February 2012
The lowest teams remaining in the competition are: Keynsham Town LFC 7th Place FA Women's Southern Division and Blackburn Rovers LFC 7th Place FA Women's Northern Division (Level 3 of pyramid)
All matches scheduled for Sunday, 11 March 2012 at 2pm GST.
| League and place of home team | Home team | Visiting team | League and place of away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA WPL Southern #7 | Sunderland WFC | FA WPL National #1 | ||
| FA WSL #5 | Leeds United LFC | FA WPL National #2 | ||
| FA WPL National #4 | Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC | FA WSL #7 | ||
| FA WPL National #3 | Blackburn Rovers LFC | FA WPL Northern #7 | ||
| FA WSL #4 | Arsenal LFC | FA WSL #1 | ||
| FA WSL #2 | Liverpool LFC | FA WSL #8 | ||
| FA WPL Northern #2 | Manchester City LFC | Everton LFC | FA WSL #3 | |
| FA WSL #6 | Chelsea LFC | Brighton & Hove Albion LFC | FA WPL Southern #4 |
Keynsham Town LFC 1 – 5 Sunderland WFC at Keynsham Town FC 11 March 2012
Bristol Academy WFC 3 – 0 Leeds United LFC at Bristol Academy WFC 11 March 2012
Barnet FC Ladies FC 1 – 2 (AET) Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC at Barnet FC 11 March 2012
Charlton Athletic LFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Thamesmead Town FC 11 March 2012
Lincoln Ladies FC 0–1 Arsenal LFC at Lincoln United FC 11 March 2012
Birmingham City LFC 3–0 Liverpool LFC at Stratford Town FC 11 March 2012
Manchester City LFC 1–5 Everton LFC at Cheadle Town FC 11 March 2012
Chelsea LFC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion LFC at Staines Town FC 11 March 2012
The lowest team remaining in the competition is: Blackburn Rovers LFC 7th Place FA Women's Northern Division (Level 3 of pyramid)
See main article: 2012 FA Women's Cup Final.