1998–99 FA Women's Cup

The 1998–99 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 13 September 1998 and 3 May 1999. It was the 29th season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Arsenal, who defeated Southampton Saints in the final.

The tournament consisted of one qualifying round and eight rounds of competition proper.

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

Preliminary round All games were played on 13 September 1998. Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Brazil Girls3–1Bolton Wanderers (Supporters)2Brighouse2–1Thorpe United3Corfe Hills United1–5Newport Strikers4Kidderminster Harriers2–0Tamworth5Lichfield Diamonds0–2Telford United6Newton Aycliffe0–11AFC Preston7Queens Park Rangers Ladies South4–5Newport Pagnell Town / United8St Margaretsbury0–3Hewlett Packard Needham Market9UG (United Glass) Sports5–2 Billericay Town10Witney Town0–8Watford11Woking5–1Tring Town12Worksop Town8–2Lincoln City

First round proper All games were scheduled for 21 and 27 September 1998.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Abbey Rangers3–5Hampton2Barking3–3 West Ham UnitedreplayWest Ham UnitedBarking3Basingstoke Town2–1London Women4Bedford Bells7–0King's Lynn5Birmingham City5–0Belper Town6Bishop's Stortford0–15Canary Racers7Blackburn Rangers1–10Blackburn Rovers8Bristol Rovers2–0Bristol City9Bury6–2Deans10Cam Bulldogs10–3North Molton Sports11Camberley Town6–0Maidstone United12Cambridge United3–1 Surbiton13Charlton11–0Hendon14Chelmsford CityH–WRedhillWalkover for Chelmsford15Chesham United3–1Woking16Chesterfield9–0Melton Mowbray17Darlington2–10Stockport18Doncaster Rovers7–0Kirklees19Elmore Eagles4–0Clevedon20Enfield3–1Queens Park Rangers21Fulham2–3 Wembley Mill Hill22Hassocks6–0Hastings Town23Hemsworth TownA–WIlkestonWalkover for Ilkeston24Hewlett Packard Needham Market7–2Welwyn Garden City25Highfield Rangers3–0Bloxwich Town26Keynsham Town1–6Okeford United27Leeds Athletic0–5Preston AFC28Leicester City3–3 Kidderminster HarriersreplayKidderminster Harriers2–1Leicester City29Liverpool Hope Feds3–1Hull City30London Ladies0–6Haverhill Rovers31Loughborough Students9–1Kettering Amazons32Luton2–4Risborough Rangers

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 33Malling3–2Hackney34Manchester City6–2Brazil Girls35Manchester United5–1Chorley36Mond Rangers0–7Bangor City37Newcastle0–5Oldham Athletic38Newcastle Town4–3Derby County39Newport Pagnell Town / United3–4Gillingham40Newsham Park Hospital3–1Carlisle Wanderers41Newton AbbotA–WCardiff CountyWalkover for Cardiff County42Norton0–6Stockport County43Oxford United5–0Barnstaple Town44Plymouth ActivateA–WSherborneWalkover for Sherborne45Portsmouth19–0City of Gloucester46Preston North End3–5 Middlesbrough47Rea Valley Rovers4–2Atherstone United48Redbridge Wanderers0–2Chelsea49Rochdale1–7Leeds City Vixens50Scunthorpe United2–2 Blackpool Wren RoversreplayBlackpool Wren Rovers2–1Scunthorpe United51Selby Town0–1Barnsley52Shrewsbury Town2–1Worksop Town53South Coast Rangers4–1Exeter Rangers54Stanway0–9Denham United55Steel City Wanderers0–3Nettleham56Swindon Spitfires1–4Bath City57Swindon Town2–1Newport Strikers58Telford United9–1Stafford Rangers59Teynham Gunners4–3Newham60Tottenham Hotspur6–1Northampton Town & County61Trafford3–1Brighouse62Truro City1–8Saltash Pilgrims63UG (United Glass) Sports4–4 ClaptonreplayClapton2–0UG (United Glass) Sports64Walkern2–3Slough Town65Warrington Grange0–3Stockport Celtic66Watford5–0Dulwich Hamlet67Wigan4–2Sheffield Hallam United68Worcester City0–3Mansfield Town

Second round proper All games were originally scheduled for 1 and 8 November 1998.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Arnold Town2–0Loughborough Students2Barnsley2–3Wigan3Bath City0–5Barry Town4Bedford Bells3–0Hassocks5Birmingham City2–3Wolverhampton Wanderers6Blackburn Rovers5–4Middlesbrough7Blyth Spartans Kestrels9–1Manchester United8Bristol Rovers6–0Okeford United9Camberley Town2–0Gillingham10Canary Racers10–1Haverhill Rovers11Cardiff CountyH–WCam BulldogsWalkover for Cardiff County12Chelmsford City1–1 WatfordreplayWatford5–1Chelmsford City13ClaptonA–WBrighton & Hove AlbionWalkover for Brighton & Hove Albion14Coventry City2–1Chesterfield15Denham United6–0Basingstoke Town16Doncaster Rovers5–1Blackpool Wren Rovers17Enfield0–5Langford18Hampton2–5Chelsea19Huddersfield Town6–0Preston AFC20Ilkeston6–3Kidderminster Harriers21Leeds United2–3Sheffield Wednesday22Leyton OrientH–WMallingWalkover for Leyton Orient23Liverpool Hope Feds1–4Garswood Saints

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 24Mansfield Town1–1 Shrewsbury TownreplayShrewsbury Town1–2Mansfield Town25Nettleham0–3Highfield Rangers26Newsham Park Hospital0–7Leeds City Vixens27Rea Valley Rovers1–6Aston Villa28Reading Royals7–1Elmore Eagles29Risborough Rangers0–4Whitehawk30Saltash Pilgrims6–2Portsmouth31Sherborne1–4Oxford United32Slough Town3–4Chesham United33Stockport3–3 Oldham AthleticreplayOldham Athletic4–3Stockport34Stockport Celtic2–6Manchester City35Stockport County1–4Bangor City36Swindon Town4–1South Coast Rangers37Telford United0–2Newcastle Town38Teynham Gunners0–13Charlton39Three Bridges4–1Ipswich Town40Tottenham Hotspur7–0Cambridge United41Trafford6–2Bury42Wembley Mill Hill4–3Barnet43West Ham United3–1Hewlett Packard Needham Market44Wimbledon0–1Berkhamsted Town

Third round proper All games were originally scheduled for 6 and 13 December 1998.

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1Arnold Town2–0Mansfield Town2Bangor City2–0Garswood Saints3Berkhamsted Town3–1Whitehawk4Blackburn Rovers4–2Wigan5Blyth Spartans KestrelsH–WNewcastle TownWalkover for Blyth Spartans Kestrels6Brighton & Hove Albion4–2Barry Town7Bristol Rovers4–2Swindon Town8Camberley Town0–3Canary Racers9Cardiff County0–2Wembley Mill Hill10Chelsea1–0Denham United11Highfield Rangers1–3Coventry City12Huddersfield Town1–2Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 13Ilkeston2–1Manchester City14Langford4–1Charlton15Leeds City Vixens3–0Trafford16Oldham Athletic2–5Aston Villa17Reading Royals9–2Saltash Pilgrims18Sheffield Wednesday8–1Doncaster Rovers19Three Bridges5–2Leyton Orient20Tottenham Hotspur2–0Oxford United21Watford9–0Chesham United22West Ham United1–1 Bedford BellsreplayBedford Bells2–0West Ham United

Fourth round proper All games were originally scheduled for 10, 17, 24 and 31 January 1999.

Fifth round proper All games were played on 7 February 1999. Quarter–finals All games were scheduled to be played on 7 March 1999. Doncaster Belles' tie with Croydon was re-arranged for 21 March 1999.

Semi–finals All games were played on 4 April 1999.

Final

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