The 1995–96 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 10 September 1995 and 28 April 1996. It was the 26th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Croydon, who defeated Liverpool in the final.
The tournament consisted of one preliminary round and eight rounds of competition proper.
All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup Website.
Preliminary round All games were scheduled for 10 September 1995. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Blackpool Wren Rovers0–4Scunthorpe Ironesses2Chesham United2–5Thames Valley3Deans0–4Runcorn4Drayton Wanderers0–4Chelsea5Dulwich Hamlet8–1Hackney6Hereford United1–5Cable–Tel (Newport)7Hull City4–2Blackburn Rangers8Manchester RangersA–WWinsford UnitedWalkover for Winsford United9Royal StrikersA–WLowestoft TownWalkover for Lowestoft Town10Sherborne12–0Tuffley Athletic11West Ham United5–0Great Wakering Rovers
First round proper All games were scheduled for 17 September 1995.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Accrington Stanley1–2Doncaster Rovers2Amble Town7–0Cleveland3Bedford Bells4–1Lowestoft Town4Binfield3–0Portsmouth5Blackburn Rovers4–2Derby County6Bournemouth3–0Bow Brickhill7Bracknell Town6–2Slough Town8Brighouse3–5Wakefield9Brislington2–8Sherborne10Cable–Tel (Newport)1–5Plymouth Pilgrims11Cambridge City2–4Birmingham City12Canary Racers4–0Pye13Charlton2–5Whitehawk14Chelsea8–0Hassocks15Cheltenham YMCA12–1Freeway16ClactonH–WCrystal PalaceWalkover for Clacton17Clevedon United0–6Swindon Town Spitfires18Colchester3–2Romford19Collier Row4–2Abbey Rangers20Crowborough Athletic2–3Barnet21Darlington Spraire3–13Newcastle22Denham United3–1Newbury23Dulwich Hamlet2–1Surbiton Town24Edenbridge Town3–4Colchester Royals25Elmore Eagles0–7Frome26Enfield2–0Sutton United27Exeter Rangers2–8Worcester City28Gillingham3–7Harlow Town29Gosport Borough2–5Thame United30Highfield Rangers4–2Calverton MW31Inter Cardiff15–0Clevedon Town32Kirklees4–4 BarnsleyreplayBarnsley1–0Kirklees33Leatherhead4–1Aylesbury United34Leek Town2–3Bangor City35Leighton LinsladeH–WAtherstoneWalkover for Leighton Linsdale36Lincoln United0–4Kilnhurst
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 37Liverpool Feds4–3Rainworth Miners Welfare38Manchester Belle Vue10–1Newsham Park Hospital39Manchester City0–1Oldham Athletic40Manchester United7–0Vernon–Carus41Middlesbrough3–1South Shields42Mill Hill United6–0Redbridge Wanderers43Milton Keynes Athletic1–1 DunstablereplayDunstable3–0Milton Keynes Athletic44Nettleham1–2Wrexham45Newcastle Town4–5Stockport County46Newton Abbot1–3Barry Town47Palace Eagles1–0West Ham United48Preston Rangers3–2Hull City49Radcliffe Borough12–0Chester City50Rea Valley Rovers1–4Cambridge United51Reading Royals1–2Farnborough Town52Rochdale4–1Wigan53Rugby0–12Coventry City54Scunthorpe Ironesses1–1 Bradford CityreplayBradford City5–1Scunthorpe Ironesses55Sheffield Hallam United4–1Haslingden56Sittingbourne0–7NewhamMatch abandoned after 86 minutes, result stands.57St George's5–0Teynham Gunners58Stockport10–1Runcorn59Sunderland2–1Leeds United60Swindon TownH–WCardiff InstituteWalkover for Swindon Town61Tamworth1–2Leicester City62Thames ValleyH–WSturminster NewtonWalkover for Thames Valley63Tottenham Hotspur9–0Winchester & Ealing64Truro City1–0Yate Town65Warrington Town1–2 Chesterfield66Watford1–4Fulham67Winchester City0–9Camberley Town68Winsford United1–5Whalley Rangers
Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 15 October 1995.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Amble Town1–5Huddersfield Town2Barnet4–3St George's3Bedford Bells3–1Collier Row4Berkhamsted Town5–0Fulham5Bournemouth0–2Thame United6Bracknell Town1–7Binfield7Brentford2–3Leyton Orient8Bristol City2–3Southampton Saints9Bronte3–2Preston Rangers10Camberley Town1–7Dulwich Hamlet11Cambridge United0–1Newham12Canary Racers6–0Harlow Town13Cheltenham YMCA2–2 Barry TownreplayBarry Town2–1Cheltenham YMCA14Clacton1–5Brighton & Hove Albion15Colchester3–7Langford16Coventry City2–1Chesterfield17Denham United14–0Leighton Linslade18Doncaster Rovers0–3Middlesbrough19Dunstable2–4Blackburn Rovers20Frome3–0 Thames Valley21Garswood / St Helens United3–0Bradford City
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 22Inter Cardiff2–1Kidderminster Harriers23Ipswich Town3–1Three Bridges24Kilnhurst5–1Barnsley25Leicester City1–5Oldham Athletic26Liverpool Feds7–5 Birmingham City27Mill Hill United4–2Colchester Royals28Notts County1–3Manchester Belle Vue29Palace Eagles3–1Leatherhead30Plymouth Pilgrims3–0Swindon Town31Radcliffe Borough1–4Bangor City32Rochdale0–9Tranmere Rovers33RTM Newcastle Kestrels0–1Newcastle34Sheffield Wednesday6–0Sheffield Hallam United35Sherborne18–0Worcester City36Stockport County2–1Stockport37Sunderland0–2Wakefield38Swindon Town Spitfires3–1Farnborough Town39Tottenham Hotspur5–4Enfield40Town & County3–4 Chelsea41Truro City0–1Oxford United42Whalley Rangers0–4Highfield Rangers43Whitehawk1–0Wimbledon44Wrexham1–3Manchester United
Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 12 November 1995.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Bangor City1–6Huddersfield Town2Barnet0–4Whitehawk3Bedford Bells0–6Berkhamsted Town4Blackburn Rovers1–3Manchester United5Brighton & Hove Albion6–0Dulwich Hamlet6Bronte1–3Stockport County7Canary Racers2–1Mill Hill United8Chelsea3–1Palace Eagles9Coventry City0–2Sheffield Wednesday10Frome1–4Binfield11Inter Cardiff3–0Sherborne12Ipswich Town7–3Denham United
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 13Kilnhurst2–4Highfield Rangers14Leyton Orient2–3Langford15Middlesbrough2–1Manchester Belle Vue16Newcastle2–1Wakefield17Newham0–6Tottenham Hotspur18Oldham Athletic1–0Liverpool Feds19Oxford United3–0Thame United20Plymouth Pilgrims1–1 Barry TownreplayBarry Town4–3Plymouth Pilgrims21Swindon Town Spitfires2–3Southampton Saints22Tranmere Rovers2–3Garswood / St Helens United
Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 10 December 1995.
Fifth round proper All games were played on 21 January 1996.
Quarter–finals All games were scheduled to be played on 18 February 1996.
Semi–finals All games were played on 24 March 1996.
Final
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