2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup

2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
Dates28 August 2005 –
5 March 2006
Teams34
Defending championsArsenal
Final positions
ChampionsCharlton Athletic
Runner-upArsenal

The 2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 15th edition of the FA Women's Premier League's league cup competition, which began in 1991. It was sponsored by Nationwide and was officially known as the FA Nationwide Women's Premier League Cup.[1] The competition was contested by all 34 teams of the three divisions of the FA Women's Premier League (National Division, Northern Division and Southern Division). Charlton Athletic won their second title after a 2–1 win over Arsenal in the final.

Results

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All results listed are published by The Football Association (FA).[2] The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (NA)=National Division; (NO)=Northern Division; (S)=Southern Division.

Preliminary round

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28 August 2005 (2005-08-28) Blackburn Rovers (NO) 2–1Lincoln City (NO)
14:00 Report
28 August 2005 (2005-08-28) Langford (S)2–7 Curzon Ashton (NO)
14:00 Report

First round

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The matches were played on 11 September 2005, the only exception being Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers, which took place on 2 October 2005.[3]

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) AFC Wimbledon (S) 5–2West Ham United (S)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Aston Villa (NO)4–6 Everton (NA)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Blackburn Rovers (NO) 5–0Curzon Ashton (NO)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Cardiff City (S)1–5 Sunderland (NA)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Chelsea (NA)3–5 (a.e.t.) Bristol City (S)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Liverpool (NO)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Fulham (NA)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Manchester City (NO)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Leeds United (NA)1–2 Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Millwall Lionesses (S) 1–0Nottingham Forest (NO)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Newcastle United (NO)3–4 (a.e.t.) Middlesbrough (NO)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Portsmouth (S) 1–0Crystal Palace (S)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Reading Royals (S)0–6 Charlton Athletic (NA)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Stockport County (NO)0–4 Birmingham City (NA)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Tranmere Rovers (NO) 2–0Brighton & Hove Albion (S)
14:00 Report
11 September 2005 (2005-09-11) Watford (S) 3–0Southampton Saints (S)
14:00 Report
2 October 2005 (2005-10-02) Arsenal (NA) 5–0Wolverhampton Wanderers (NO)
14:00 Report

Second round

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The matches were played on 9 October 2005, the only exception being Manchester City v Arsenal, which took place on 23 October 2005.[4]

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) AFC Wimbledon (S)0–3 Sunderland (NA)
14:00 Report
9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) Bristol City (S) 3–2Millwall Lionesses (S)
14:00 Report
9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) Charlton Athletic (NA) 13–0Portsmouth (S)
14:00 Report
9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) 3–0 (a.e.t.)Birmingham City (NA)
14:00 Report
9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) Everton (NA) 2–0Blackburn Rovers (NO)
14:00 Report
9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) Tranmere Rovers (NO) 7–0Middlesbrough (NO)
14:00 Report
9 October 2005 (2005-10-09) Watford (S)2–5 Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00 Report
23 October 2005 (2005-10-23) Manchester City (NO)0–4 Arsenal (NA)
14:00 Report

Quarter-finals

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The matches were played on 6 November 2005, the only exception being Sunderland v Everton, which took place on 13 November 2005.[5]

6 November 2005 (2005-11-06) Arsenal (NA) 5–0Bristol City (S)
14:00 Report
6 November 2005 (2005-11-06) Charlton Athletic (NA) 1–0Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00 Report
6 November 2005 (2005-11-06) Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) 3–2Tranmere Rovers (NO)
14:00 Report
13 November 2005 (2005-11-13) Sunderland (NA)1–3 Everton (NA)
14:00 Report

Semi-finals

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All matches were played on 11 December 2005.[6]

11 December 2005 (2005-12-11) Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA)0–2 Charlton Athletic (NA)
14:00 Report
11 December 2005 (2005-12-11) Everton (NA)0–2 Arsenal (NA)
14:00 Report

Final

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Charlton Athletic (NA)2–1Arsenal (NA)
  • Aluko 28', 45'
Report
Attendance: 3,506

References

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  1. ^ "Nationwide renews FA sponsorship deal". The Guardian. 27 March 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "The FA Nationwide Women's Premier League Cup results". The FA. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ "First Round results". The FA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Second Round results". The FA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Third Round results". The FA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Semi-Finals results". The FA. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

See also

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