Football tournament season
2020β21 Women's FA Cup Tournament details Country England Wales Teams 376 Final positions Champions Chelsea (3rd title) Runner-up Arsenal Tournament statistics Matches played 369 Goals scored 1,904 (5.16 per match)
The 2020β21 Women's FA Cup was theββ51st staging of the Women's FA Cup , a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City were the "defending champions," having beaten Everton 3β1 in the previous final . The draw was split regionally until the fourth round proper.
Teams β»
A total of 376 teams had their entriesββto the tournament accepted by, The Football Association , an increase of 76 from the previous year. 174 teams from outside the top four divisions will enter at the extra preliminary round with another 109 joining in the preliminary round. The 47 teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One (tier 4) are given exemptionββto the second round qualifying, "while teams in the Northern." And Southern Premier Divisions (tier 3) enter at the second round proper. Teams in the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship (tiers 1 and 2) are exempted to the fourth round proper.
Round
Clubs remaining
Clubs involved
Winners from previous round
Games played
Goals scored
Prize money
Winner
Loser
Extra preliminary round
376
174
β
82
520
Β£300
Β£75
Preliminary round
290
196
87
95
540
Β£360
Β£90
First round qualifying
192
98
98
49
235
Β£400
Β£100
Second round qualifying
143
96
49
47
228
Β£450
Β£115
Third round qualifying
95
48
48
24
93
Β£600
Β£150
First round
71
24
24
12
51
Β£850
Β£215
Second round
59
36
12
16
61
Β£1,000
Β£250
Third round
41
18
18
9
29
Β£1,250
Β£315
Fourth round
32
32
9
16
87
Β£2,000
Β£500
Fifth round
16
16
16
8
38
Β£3,000
Β£750
Quarter-final
8
8
8
4
17
Β£4,000
Β£1,000
Semi-final
4
4
4
2
6
Β£5,000
Β£1,250
Final
2
2
2
1
3
Β£25,000
Β£15,000
Extra preliminary round β»
Bristol Rovers (in blue) and Bristol & West prepare to kick off
As a result of 376 teams entering the competition, "174 teams were drawn into an extra preliminary round," which were played on Sunday 6 September 2020.
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
1
Boro Rangers (6)
0β1
Workington Reds (6)
2
Birtley Town (7)
0β3
Bishop Auckland (6)
3
Stanwix (7)
0β6
South Shields (5)
4
Wallsend BC (5)
6β1
Hartlepool United (5)
5
Gateshead Leam Rangers (7)
1β3
CLS Amazons (7)
6
Appleby Frodingham (7)
4β3
South Cave Sporting Club (7)
7
Harworth Colliery (7)
6β1
Silsden (7)
8
Wakefield Trinity (6)
5β0
Hepworth United (6)
9
Harrogate Town (5)
3β1
Farsley Celtic (5)
10
Yorkshire Amateurs (7)
AβW
Altofts (6)
Yorkshire Amateurs withdrew.
11
Rotherham United (5)
3β3 (3β0 p )
Oughtbridge WM (5)
12
Crewe Alexandra (5)
1β0
West Didsbury & Chorlton (5)
13
Tranmere Rovers (5)
2β3
Fleetwood Town Wrens (5)
14
Cheadle Town Stingers (5)
5β1
Chester FC (6)
15
Curzon Ashton (6)
7β2
Haslingden (7)
16
Merseyrail (5)
5β0
Mossley AFC (7)
17
Didsbury (6)
1β2
Northwich Vixens (6)
18
FC United of Manchester (5)
13β0
West Kirby (6)
66
19
Mossley Hill (5)
12β0
Ashton United (7)
20
AFC Darwen (6)
9β0
Nelson (7)
21
Grimsby Borough (6)
HβW
Pride Park (7)
Pride Park withdrew.
22
Notts County (6)
4β4 (2β3 p )
Lincoln United (6)
23
AFC Leicester (6)
0β5
Woodlands (5)
24
Sherwood (6)
HβW
HBW United (7)
HBW United withdrew.
25
Rise Park (5)
3β0
Asfordby Amateurs (7)
26
Dronfield Town (7)
2β1
Arnold Eagles (6)
27
Arnold Town (6)
AβW
Allexton & New Parks (7)
Arnold Town withdrew.
28
Beaumont Park (6)
6β2
Groby (7)
29
Coalville Town (6)
2β7
Oadby & Wigston (6)
30
Darlaston Town 1874 (7)
2β6
Shifnal Town (6)
31
Kingfisher (6)
0β3
Knowle (6)
32
Sutton Coldfield Town (5)
5β0
Coventrians (7)
33
Westfields (7)
2β1
Leamington Lions (6)
34
Shrewsbury Junions (7)
0β5
Lye Town (5)
35
Coventry Sphinx (5)
3β0
Sandwell (6)
36
Tamworth (7)
8β0
Doveridge (7)
37
Solihull Sporting (6)
1β4
Kidderminster Harriers (6)
38
Cookley Sports (6)
2β1
Coundon Court (5)
39
Hereford Pegasus (7)
1β0
Rugby Borough (7)
40
Stourbridge (6)
8β0
Port Vale (6)
41
Walsall Wood (7)
0β6
Redditch United (5)
42
Tamworth Academy (6)
0β15
Worcester City (5)
43
Balls To Cancer (7)
1β9
Stockingford AA Pavilion (5)
44
Rugby Town (6)
2β6
Sedgley & Gornal United (6)
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
45
St Ives Town (5)
12β0
Hartham United (7)
46
Newmarket Town (6)
3β3 (4β2 p )
Wymondham Town (5)
47
Whittlesey Athletic (7)
1β3
Peterborough United (5)
48
Wroxham (5)
10β0
Kettering Town (5)
49
Bedford (5)
12β0
Corby Town (6)
50
Henley Athletic (7)
4β4 (4β5 p )
March Town (7)
51
Northampton Town (5)
5β0
Haverhill Rovers (7)
52
Aylesford (5)
1β3
Ashford (6)
53
Herne Bay (6)
5β1
Whyteleafe (5)
54
Dulwich Hamlet (5)
6β1
Margate (7)
55
New London Lionesses (6)
4β2
Parkwood (6)
56
Hastings United (7)
0β2
Hackney (6)
57
Tunbridge Wells Foresters (7)
1β1 (4β5 p )
Ramsgate (6)
58
Runwell Sports (7)
0β6
Harlow Town (5)
59
Rayleigh Town (7)
HβW
Hoddesdon Town (6)
Hoddesdon Town withdrew.
60
Chelmsford City (7)
3β2
Frontiers (7)
61
Colney Heath (5)
2β1
Herts Vipers (7)
62
Hemel Hempstead (7)
1β3
Garston (7)
63
Abingdon Town (6)
0β4
Abingdon United (5)
64
Banbury United (7)
1β2
Swindon Supermarine (6)
65
Woodley United (5)
5β2
Wargrave (7)
66
Royal Wootton Bassett Town (5)
1β1 (6β7 p )
Brentford (6)
67
Wycombe Wanderers (5)
4β0
Oxford City (5)
68
Eastbourne United (6)
1β0
Pagham (7)
69
Badshot Lea (7)
7β3
Oakwood (6)
70
Walton Casuals (6)
4β0
AFC Littlehampton (6)
71
Mole Valley (7)
0β11
AFC Acorns (6)
72
Roffey (7)
1β4
Chichester City (7)
73
Seaford Town (7)
1β1 (3β1 p )
Newhaven (6)
74
Burgess Hill Town (6)
0β10
Saltdean United (5)
75
AFC Stoneham (7)
10β0
Merley Cobham Sports (7)
76
Eastleigh (6)
1β10
AFC Bournemouth (5)
77
Bournemouth Sports (6)
21β0
Redlands (7)
78
Alton (6)
13β0
Meon Milton (7)
79
Longwell Green (7)
2β2 (5β6 p )
Paulton Rovers (7)
80
FC Chippenham (7)
0β6
Oldland Abbotonians (6)
81
Bristol Ladies Union (6)
1β1 (2β4 p )
Middlezoy Rovers (5)
82
Downend Flyers (6)
1β2
AEK Boco (6)
83
Bristol Rovers (7)
6β0
Bristol & West (7)
84
Banwell (7)
0β10
Ilminster Town (5)
85
St Agnes (6)
0β1
Saltash United (7)
86
Marine Academy Plymouth (5)
21β0
Ottery St Mary (7)
87
AFC St Austell (6)
7β0
Feniton (6)
Preliminary round β»
98 matches were scheduled for the preliminary round on Sunday 20 September 2020, made up of the 87 winning teams from the extra preliminary round plus the 109 teams that were granted a bye into the preliminary round.
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
1
Lumley (6)
0β1
Spennymoor Town (7)
2
South Shields (5)
3β1
Gateshead Rutherford (7)
3
Blyth Town (6)
7β1
Guisborough Town (7)
4
Washington (6)
0β7
Alnwick Town (5)
5
Sunderland West End (6)
7β0
Carlisle United (6)
6
Durham United (7)
3β4
Workington Reds (6)
7
CLS Amazons (7)
1β2
Penrith AFC (6)
8
Hartlepool Pools Youth (7)
0β9
Wallsend BC (5)
9
Redcar Town (5)
6β1
Bishop Auckland (6)
10
Thackley AFC (7)
3β3 (3β4 p )
Ripon City (7)
11
Hull United (6)
2β1
Millmoor Juniors (6)
12
Bradford Park Avenue (6)
1β4
Ossett United (5)
13
Sheffield Wednesday (5)
3β2
Harworth Colliery (7)
14
Farsley Celtic Juniors (6)
2β2 (3β1 p )
Harrogate Town (5)
15
Brighouse Sports (7)
6β1
Appleby Frodingham (7)
16
York City (5)
4β0
Rotherham United (5)
17
Altofts (6)
3β4
Wakefield Trinity (6)
18
Curzon Ashton (6)
2β5
Blackburn Community SC (6)
19
Morecambe (5)
3β0
Salford City Lionesses (6)
20
Rylands (7)
0β14
Fleetwood Town Wrens (5)
21
AFC Darwen (6)
6β4
Sir Tom Finney FC (6)
22
FC United of Manchester (5)
9β0
Ashton Town (7)
119
23
Altrincham (6)
0β5
Northwich Vixens (6)
24
Mossley Hill (5)
1β2
Wythenshawe Amateurs (6)
25
Merseyrail (5)
7β3
Cheadle Town Stingers (5)
26
SK Vipers (7)
0β8
Warrington Wolves Foundation (6)
27
Crewe Alexandra (5)
14β1
Accrington Stanley Community Trust (6)
28
Leicester City Ladies (5)
7β1
Oakham United (7)
29
Woodlands (5)
0β2
Oadby & Wigston (6)
30
St Joseph's Rockware of Worksop (6)
1β1 (1β3 p )
Lincoln Moorlands Railway (6)
31
Grimsby Town (6)
5β1
Ollerton Town (5)
32
Cleethorpes Town (6)
1β2
Dronfield Town (7)
33
Beaumont Park (6)
2β1
Grimsby Borough (6)
34
Rise Park (5)
HβW
Allexton & New Parks (7)
Allexton & New Parks withdrew.
35
Belper Town (7)
0β3
Sherwood (6)
36
Nottingham Trent University (7)
1β2
Lincoln United (6)
37
Westfields (7)
1β2
Worcester City (5)
38
Stockingford AA Pavilion (5)
0β3
Droitwich Spa (6)
39
AFC Telford United (6)
2β3
Knowle (6)
40
Cookley Sports (6)
2β1
Sedgley & Gornal United (6)
41
Tamworth (7)
3β2
Solihull Ladies United (5)
42
Hereford Pegasus (7)
0β7
Coventry Sphinx (5)
43
Kidderminster Harriers (6)
0β1
Crusaders (5)
44
Lye Town (5)
1β4
Sutton Coldfield Town (5)
45
Stourbridge (6)
8β1
Wyrley (6)
46
Shifnal Town (6)
3β3 (3β5 p )
Redditch United (5)
47
Desborough (7)
0β10
Netherton United (7)
48
Peterborough United (5)
4β4 (2β4 p )
Royston Town (5)
49
Waveney (7)
2β2 (4β5 p )
Brett Vale (7)
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
50
AFC Sudbury (6)
3β1
Needham Market (6)
51
Peterborough Northern Star (5)
13β1
March Town (7)
52
Histon (6)
2β4
St Ives Town (5)
53
Bedford (5)
1β3
Northampton Town (5)
54
King's Lynn Town (6)
3β7
Wroxham (5)
55
Bungay Town (7)
0β5
Newmarket Town (6)
56
Bexhill United (6)
0β0 (1β4 p )
Sutton United (6)
57
Regents Park Rangers (6)
2β1
Phoenix Sports (6)
58
Haringey Borough (5)
1β2
Fulham (5)
59
Comets (6)
1β1 (4β3 p )
Herne Bay (6)
60
Millwall Lionesses (6)
0β8
New London Lionesses (6)
61
Islington Borough (6)
1β4
Ashford (6)
62
Dartford (5)
8β0
Ramsgate (6)
63
Hackney (6)
2β6
Dulwich Hamlet (5)
64
Southend United Community SC (7)
1β1 (3β1 p )
Houghton Athletic (7)
65
Wodson Park (6)
1β2
Watford Development (6)
66
Chelmsford City (7)
1β2
Leigh Ramblers (6)
67
Rayleigh Town (7)
1β9
Luton Town (5)
68
Bowers & Pitsea (5)
5β0
Garston (7)
69
Colney Heath (5)
3β4
Harlow Town (5)
70
Denham United (5)
2β2 (5β3 p )
Queens Park Rangers (5)
71
Ascot United (5)
6β0
Swindon Supermarine (6)
72
Brentford (6)
1β6
Ashford Town (Middx) (5)
73
Wycombe Wanderers (5)
2β1
Eversley & California (7)
74
Tilehurst Panthers (6)
7β1
Slough Town (7)
75
Abingdon United (5)
6β0
Newbury (5)
76
Woodley United (5)
5β3
Milton United (7)
77
Steyning Town Community (6)
1β8
Worthing (6)
78
Seaford Town (7)
1β2
Badshot Lea (7)
79
AFC Acorns (6)
2β2 (4β5 p )
Lancing (6)
80
Chichester City (7)
0β3
Eastbourne Town (5)
81
Woking (7)
HβW
Godalming Town (6)
Godalming Town withdrew.
82
Eastbourne United (6)
0β2
Dorking Wanderers (7)
83
Walton Casuals (6)
3β5
Saltdean United (5)
84
Sherborne Town (6)
3β0
Bournemouth Sports (6)
85
Alton (6)
2β5
AFC Stoneham (7)
86
Shanklin (7)
0β8
Moneyfields (5)
87
New Milton Town (6)
0β5
Winchester City Flyers (5)
88
United Services Portsmouth (7)
0β9
AFC Bournemouth (5)
89
Pen Mill (6)
AβW
Ilminster Town (5)
Pen Mill withdrew.
90
Weston Super Mare (6)
2β3
Portishead Town (5)
91
Middlezoy Rovers (5)
4β3
Bishops Lydeard (5)
92
Oldland Abbotonians (6)
2β0
Almondsbury (6)
93
Chipping Sodbury Town (6)
2β4
Bristol Rovers (7)
94
AEK Boco (6)
4β3
Paulton Rovers (7)
95
Helston Athletic (7)
5β4
Saltash United (7)
96
Callington Town (5)
2β1
Bideford (5)
97
Torquay United (5)
4β0
RNAS Culdrose (7)
98
AFC St Austell (6)
1β6
Marine Academy Plymouth (5)
First round qualifying β»
49 matches were scheduled for the first round qualifying on Sunday 4 October 2020, made up of the 98 winning teams from the preliminary round and "did not include the introduction of any new teams."
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
1
Penrith AFC (6)
1β2
South Shields (5)
2
FC United of Manchester (5)
4β1
Wakefield Trinity (6)
89
3
Fleetwood Town Wrens (5)
1β1 (5β4 p )
AFC Darwen (6)
4
Brighouse Sports (7)
2β3
Blyth Town (6)
5
Hull United (6)
1β2
Sunderland West End (6)
6
Farsley Celtic Juniors (6)
1β2
Warrington Wolves Foundation (6)
7
Morecambe (5)
5β2
Workington Reds (6)
8
Blackburn Community SC (6)
3β2
Alnwick Town (5)
9
Wallsend BC (5)
2β1
York City (5)
10
Spennymoor Town (7)
3β3 (4β3 p )
Wythenshawe Amateurs (6)
11
Redcar Town (5)
0β4
Ossett United (5)
12
Ripon City (7)
1β4
Merseyrail (5)
13
Sutton Coldfield Town (5)
1β0
Lincoln United (6)
14
Worcester City (5)
4β1
Droitwich Spa (6)
15
Lincoln Moorlands Railway (6)
2β3
Beaumont Park (6)
16
Oadby & Wigston (6)
5β2
Rise Park (5)
17
Crusaders (5)
4β0
Cookley Sports (6)
18
Tamworth (7)
1β2
Dronfield Town (7)
19
Leicester City Ladies (5)
0β9
Grimsby Town (6)
20
Sheffield Wednesday (5)
1β1 (4β5 p )
Northwich Vixens (6)
21
Crewe Alexandra (5)
1β4
Coventry Sphinx (5)
22
Knowle (6)
0β6
Stourbridge (6)
23
Redditch United (5)
4β0
Sherwood (6)
24
Netherton United (7)
5β4
Leigh Ramblers (6)
25
Northampton Town (5)
0β1
St Ives Town (5)
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
26
Bowers & Pitsea (5)
0β1
Harlow Town (5)
27
Royston Town (5)
8β0
Brett Vale (7)
28
Peterborough Northern Star (5)
10β0
Southend United Community SC (7)
29
Luton Town (5)
5β0
Wroxham (5)
30
AFC Sudbury (6)
3β3 (2β4 p )
Newmarket Town (6)
31
Dartford (5)
7β1
Winchester City Flyers (5)
32
Ascot United (5)
0β3
Denham United (5)
33
Moneyfields (5)
1β1 (3β4 p )
AFC Bournemouth (5)
34
Lancing (6)
0β1
Dulwich Hamlet (5)
35
Watford Development (6)
1β9
Ashford (6)
36
Eastbourne Town (5)
2β0
Tilehurst Panthers (6)
37
Badshot Lea (7)
1β6
Saltdean United (5)
38
Comets (6)
0β1
Wycombe Wanderers (5)
39
Worthing (6)
6β0
Sutton United (6)
40
Woking (7)
1β2
Abingdon United (5)
41
Regents Park Rangers (6)
0β5
New London Lionesses (6)
42
Dorking Wanderers (7)
1β7
Ashford Town (Middx) (5)
43
Fulham (5)
5β0
Woodley United (5)
44
Callington Town (5)
1β2
Ilminster Town (5)
45
Bristol Rovers (7)
1β1 (3β4 p )
AEK Boco (6)
46
Torquay United (5)
0β12
Portishead Town (5)
47
Sherborne Town (6)
2β1
Oldland Abbotonians (6)
48
Marine Academy Plymouth (5)
3β5
Helston Athletic (7)
49
Middlezoy Rovers (5)
2β2 (1β3 p )
AFC Stoneham (7)
Second round qualifying β»
48 matches were scheduled for the second round qualifying on Sunday 18 October 2020, made up of the 49 winning teams from the first round qualifying and included the introduction of 47 teams from the fourth-tier FA Women's National League Division One .
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
1
Merseyrail (5)
3β2
Bolton Ladies (4)
2
Stockport County (4)
0β2
Leeds United (4)
3
Ossett United (5)
0β5
Liverpool Feds (4)
4
Brighouse Town (4)
6β0
Spennymoor Town (7)
5
Warrington Wolves Foundation (6)
2β3
Durham Cestria (4)
6
Blyth Town (6)
0β5
Barnsley (4)
7
Norton & Stockton Ancients (4)
2β5
FC United of Manchester (5)
100
8
Chorley (4)
HβW
Wallsend BC (5)
Wallsend Boys Club withdrew.
9
Chester-le-Street (4)
9β0
South Shields (5)
10
Bradford City (4)
0β2
Sunderland West End (6)
11
Morecambe (5)
1β2
Fleetwood Town Wrens (5)
12
Newcastle United (4)
11β0
Blackburn Community SC (6)
13
Dronfield Town (7)
1β2
Coventry Sphinx (5)
14
Worcester City (5)
0β5
Stourbridge (6)
15
Sporting Khalsa (4)
4β2
Leafield Athletic (4)
16
Sutton Coldfield Town (5)
0β2
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
201
17
Lincoln City (4)
10β1
Burton Albion (4)
18
Oadby & Wigston (6)
2β3
Crusaders (5)
19
Beaumont Park (6)
1β2
Boldmere St. Michaels (4)
20
Solihull Moors (4)
2β2 (3β2 p )
Bedworth United (4)
21
Holwell Sports (4)
7β2
Grimsby Town (6)
22
Redditch United (5)
1β1 (4β1 p )
Doncaster Rovers Belles (4)
23
Long Eaton United (4)
7β1
Netherton United (7)
24
Northwich Vixens (6)
1β2
Wem Town (4)
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
25
Harlow Town (5)
5β1
St Ives Town (5)
26
Newmarket Town (6)
1β5
Norwich City (4)
27
Billericay Town (4)
4β1
Cambridge United (4)
28
Luton Town (5)
1β0
Cambridge City (4)
29
Hashtag United (4)
0β2
Enfield Town (4)
30
Stevenage (4)
3β3 (3β5 p )
Royston Town (5)
31
Ipswich Town (4)
10β0
Peterborough Northern Star (5)
32
AFC Wimbledon (4)
6β0
Ashford (6)
33
Actonians (4)
6β2
Saltdean United (5)
34
New London Lionesses (6)
1β1 (3β4 p )
Worthing (6)
35
Dartford (5)
1β1 (2β3 p )
Eastbourne Town (5)
36
Dulwich Hamlet (5)
0β1
Leyton Orient (4)
582
37
Fulham (5)
1β0
Wycombe Wanderers (5)
38
Maidenhead United (4)
1β0
Denham United (5)
39
Abingdon United (5)
1β3
Chesham United (4)
40
Ashford Town (Middx) (5)
2β2 (4β5 p )
Kent Football United (4)
41
AEK Boco (6)
4β3
Larkhall Athletic (4)
42
Portishead Town (5)
2β0
Sherborne Town (6)
43
Cheltenham Town (4)
3β0
Brislington (4)
44
Exeter City (4)
2β1
Swindon Town (4)
45
AFC Stoneham (7)
1β6
Buckland Athletic (4)
46
Ilminster Town (5)
4β1
Poole Town (4)
47
Helston Athletic (7)
0β11
Southampton F.C. Women (4)
48
Southampton Women's F.C. (4)
1β3
AFC Bournemouth (5)
Third round qualifying β»
24 matches were scheduled for the third round qualifying on Sunday 1 November 2020, made up of the 48 winning teams from the second round qualifying and did not include the introduction of any new teams.
Tie
Home team (tier)
Score
Away team (tier)
Att.
1
Fleetwood Town Wrens (5)
0β3
Liverpool Feds (4)
2
FC United of Manchester (5)
2β1
Chorley (4)
3
Barnsley (4)
4β1
Leeds United (4)
4
Brighouse Town (4)
3β0
Merseyrail (5)
5
Newcastle United (4)
4β1
Sunderland West End (6)
6
Chester-le-Street (4)
3β2
Durham Cestria (4)
7
Solihull Moors (4)
3β0
Sporting Khalsa (4)
8
Holwell Sports (4)
0β2
Lincoln City (4)
9
Stourbridge (6)
3β0
Crusaders (5)
10
Wem Town (4)
4β3
Coventry Sphinx (5)
11
Long Eaton United (4)
0β1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
126
12
Redditch United (5)
1β2
Boldmere St. Michaels (4)
First round proper β»
Twelve matches were scheduled for the first round proper, pending fixture date due to restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The round was eventually scheduled for Sunday 13 December 2020. The round was made up of the 24 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.
Second round proper β»
18 matches were scheduled for the second round proper originally scheduled for Sunday 3 January 2021. The round was made up of the 12 winners from the previous round and included the introduction of 24 teams from the third-tier FA Women's National League Premier Division . With only one game able to go ahead, the competition was suspended on 4 January 2021 following further government restrictions on non-elite sport due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . The competition recommenced on 31 March, with the second-round matches being held on 4 April.
Third round proper β»
Nine matches were played on Sunday 11 April 2021. The round was made up of the 18 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.
Fourth round proper β»
16 matches were played on the weekend of 18 April 2021. The round was made up of the nine winners from the previous round and introduced 23 teams from the first and second-tier FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship .
Fifth round proper β»
Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper and played Sunday 16 May 2021 with the exception of Chelsea who were competing in the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final on that day and as such had their FA Cup game against Everton rescheduled to Thursday 20 May 2021. The round was made up of the 16 winners from the previous round.
Quarter-finals β»
Following a three-month hiatus to the competition during the second round proper from 4 January to 4 April 2021 due to government guidelines, the final stages of 2020β21 Women's FA Cup were delayed until the 2021β22 season. The competition recommenced at the quarter-final stage on Wednesday 29 September 2021. As a result of playing the competition across two seasons, clubs were able to register new players barring certain restrictions: any player who had not yet featured in the 2020β21 Women's FA Cup could be, registered. Up to three players who appeared in the competition for teams that had been eliminated prior to the quarter-final stage could be registered for their new club. But no player who appeared for a different team still in the quarter-finals could be registered.
Semi-finals β»
The semi-finals were played on Sunday 31 October 2021 and both televised by the BBC.
Final β»
The final was played at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 5 December 2021.
5 December 2021 (2021-12-05 )
Attendance: 40,942
Referee: Helen Conley (
Durham )
Television rights β»
Round
BBC
BT
Ref.
Quarter-finals
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (BBC Four )
Semi-finals
Manchester City v Chelsea (BBC One ) Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion (BBC Two )
Final
Arsenal v Chelsea (BBC One and BT Sport 1 )
References β»
2020β21 in English women's football
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
FA Women's National League Premier Division (North , South )
Level 4
Cup competitions Youth competitions
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups UEFA competitions International competitions