2001–02 FA Women's Cup

2001–02 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Final positions
Champions	Fulham
Runners-up	Doncaster Belles
	Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals.

The 2001–02 FA Women's Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 9 September 2001 and 6 May 2002. It was the 32nd season of the FA Women's Cup and was won by Fulham, who defeated Doncaster Belles in the final.^[1] The tournament consisted of two qualifying rounds and eight rounds of competition proper.

All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup Website.^[2]

First round qualifying

All games were played on 9 September 2001.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Barnet Copthall	5–0	Leighton United
2	Barnsley	3–0	Wigan
3	Billingham	8–2	Bolton Wanderers
4	Bolton Wanderers	4–0	Darlington Railway Athletic
5	Bournemouth Town	7–0	Swindon Spitfires
6	Brentford	4–2	Redbridge Wanderers
7	Bristol United	0–7	Exeter City
8	Bury	14–0	Corwen
9	Chaffoteaux	6–0	Great Wyrley
10	Cogan Coronation	2–4	Rover Oxford
11	Crowborough Athletic	5–3	Haywards Heath Town
12	Crystal Palace	1–0	Woodbridge Town
13	Denham United	4–0	Mansfield Road
14	Dorchester	17–0	Wendron
15	Gravesend & Northfleet	4–1	Wycombe Wanderers
16	Gresley Rovers	3–7	Tamworth
17	Gretna	H–W	Morley Spurs
Walkover for Gretna.
18	Greyhound Gunners	2–3	Ossett Albion
19	Haverhill U's	1–3	Colney Heath
20	King's Lynn	A–W	University of Birmingham

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
Walkover for University of Birmingham.
21	Launton	7–1	Viking Rangers
22	Leicester City	4–0	Kettering Amazons
23	Loughborough Students	6–4	Kidderminster Harriers
24	Malling	4–2	London Ladies
25	Nettleham	0–7	Belper Town
26	Newquay	4–2	Penzance
27	Newsham Park Hospital	0–1	Killingworth YPC
28	North Molton Sports	2–5	Marjons
29	Okeford United	1–4	Keynsham Town
30	Pearl	5–2	ES Barwell
31	Preston North End	3–3 (?–? p)	Warrington Grange
32	Rushden & Diamonds	8–1	Kesteven & Grantham
33	Sawbridgeworth Town	1–5	Tring Athletic
34	Slough	6–0	Royston Town
35	Stockport Celtic	3–2	Tameside Girls
36	Wadebridge Town	0–10	Corfe Hills United
37	West Ham United	3–2	Brunel University
38	Windscale	4–0	Wakefield
39	Woking	6–2	Thame United
40	Woodham Radars	3–7	Abbey Rangers

Second round qualifying

All games were played on 30 September 2001.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Barnsley	7–0	Ossett Albion
2	Billingham	5–1	Windscale
3	Blaby & Whetstone	0–8	Loughborough
4	Bolton Wanderers	9–1	South Durham Royals
5	Brentford	2–1	Chiswick United
6	Chaffoteaux	1–4	Loughborough Students
7	Colney Heath	1–0	Haringey Borough
8	Corfe Hills United	0–3	Keynsham Town
9	Croydon Postal	A–W	Abbey Rangers
Walkover for Abbey Rangers.
10	Crystal Palace	0–3	West Ham United
11	Denham United	3–1	Harlow Town
12	Dorchester	3–2	Newquay
13	Exeter City	?–?	Marjons
14	Gravesend & Northfleet	3–2	Slough
15	Gretna	11–0	Bolton Ambassadors
16	Hastings Town	2–3	Crowborough Athletic

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
17	Killingworth YPC	4–2	Stockport Celtic
18	Launton	0–7	Malling
19	Leicester City	5–0	Pearl
20	Liverpool Feds	3–0	Penrith Sapphires
21	Luton Town Belles	5–2	Stocklake
22	Newport Pagnell Town	0–10	Redhill
23	North Staffs	0–4	Belper Town
24	Rover Oxford	8–0	Launceston
25	Rushden & Diamonds	4–1	Cambridge United
26	Thatcham Town	1–12	Caversham
27	Thorpe United	5–1	Steel City Wanderers
28	Tring Athletic	0–5	Barnet Copthall
29	University of Birmingham	2–3	Oadby Town
30	Warrington Grange	2–5	Bury
31	Wimborne Town	2–4	Bournemouth Town
32	Wisbech Town	0–13	Tamworth
33	Woking	1–4	Redbridge Raiders

First round proper

All games were scheduled for 28 October and 4 November 2001.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Bedford Town Bells	6–1	Gravesend & Northfleet
2	Billingham	?–?	Liverpool Feds
3	Bournemouth Town	1–9	Bristol City
4	Bury	3–5	Parkgate
5	Cambridge University	3–1	Belper Town
6	Caversham	0–1	Hampton
7	Chelmsford City	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Charlton
8	Chesham United	1–3	Enfield
9	Chester City	3–1	Blackburn Rovers
10	Chester Le Street Town	0–1	Blackpool Wren Rovers
11	Crowborough Athletic	5–2	Brentford
12	Denham United	2–4	Redhill
13	Derby County	1–4	Stafford Rangers
14	Dorchester	1–3	Clevedon
15	Exeter City	3–0	Keynsham Town
16	Gillingham	2–1	Colney Heath
17	Highfield Rangers	7–0	Oadby Town
18	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Thorpe United
19	Ilkeston	0–1	Leicester City
20	Killingworth YPC	4–2	Leeds City Vixens

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
21	Lincoln City	7–1	Telford United
22	Manchester United	2–1	Barnsley
23	Middlesbrough	2–0	Bradford City
24	Newcastle	4–0	Bolton Wanderers
25	Peterborough United	2–2 (6–5 p)	Norwich City Racers
26	Plymouth Argyle	0–6	Newton Abbot
27	Port Vale	4–0	Loughborough
28	Reading Royals	1–3	Reading
29	Redbridge Raiders	4–0	Luton Town Belles
30	Rover Oxford	0–3	Portsmouth
31	Rushden & Diamonds	1–0	Tamworth
32	Shrewsbury Town	1–4	Chesterfield
33	Southampton	1–4	Yeovil Town
34	Stockport County	5–2	Gretna
35	Stowmarket	5–1	Lichfield Diamonds
36	Swindon Town	3–4	Cardiff City
37	Watford	4–0	Barnet Copthall
38	West Ham United	4–1	Abbey Rangers
39	Whitehawk	3–1	Malling
Bye: Loughborough Students

Second round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 11 November 2001.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Bristol City	5–1	Reading
2	Cambridge University	4–0	Stafford Rangers
3	Chesterfield	1–3	Leicester City
4	Crowborough Athletic	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Redbridge Raiders
5	Exeter City	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Cardiff City
6	Hampton	3–2	Chelmsford City
7	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Blackpool Wren Rovers
8	Lincoln City	3–1	Highfield Rangers
9	Loughborough Students	7–1	Peterborough United
10	Manchester United	0–1	Liverpool Feds

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
11	Middlesbrough	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Chester City
12	Newcastle	5–2	Parkgate
13	Newton Abbot	0–3	Yeovil Town
14	Port Vale	0–2	Rushden & Diamonds
15	Portsmouth	4–1	Clevedon
16	Redhill	4–1	Gillingham
17	Stockport County	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Killingworth YPC
18	Stowmarket	2–1	Bedford Town Bells
19	Watford	1–2	Enfield
20	Whitehawk	0–2	West Ham United

Third round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 9 and 16 December 2001

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Bristol City	2–6	Bristol Rovers
2	Chester City	1–2	Newcastle
3	Enfield	6–4 (a.e.t.)	Barking
4	Fulham	12–0	Newport County
5	Hampton	2–2 (3–2 p)	Yeovil Town
6	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Birmingham City
7	Ilkeston Town	1–3	Oldham Curzon
8	Ipswich Town	0–2	Chelsea
9	Langford	4–1	Barnet
10	Liverpool	0–1	Garswood Saints
11	Liverpool Feds	0–1	Lincoln City

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
12	Loughborough Students	4–3	Aston Villa
13	Manchester City	2–3	Bangor City
14	Millwall Lionesses	H–W	Stowmarket
Walkover for Millwall Lionesses.
15	North Notts	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Stockport County
16	Queens Park Rangers	0–3	Portsmouth
17	Redbridge Raiders	1–0	West Ham United
18	Redhill	4–0	Berkhamsted Town
19	Rushden & Diamonds	3–6	Coventry City
20	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Cambridge University
21	Wimbledon	1–3	Exeter City
22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Leicester City

Fourth round proper

All games were originally scheduled for 6, 13 and 20 January 2002.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Birmingham City	0–5	Fulham
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–5	Doncaster Belles
3	Bristol Rovers	2–4^[3]	Everton
4	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Bangor City
5	Chelsea	0–1	Enfield
6	Exeter City	0–1	Coventry City
7	Garswood Saints	5–0	Redhill
8	Hampton	0–1	Lincoln City
9	Loughborough Students	0–7^[4]	Arsenal
10	Millwall Lionesses	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Barry Town
11	Newcastle	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Leeds United
12	Oldham Curzon	4–0	Stockport County
13	Redbridge Raiders	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
14	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2 (2–4 p)	Langford
15	Southampton Saints	3–1	Portsmouth
16	Tranmere Rovers	4–2	Sunderland

Fifth round proper

All games were played on 27 January, 3, 10 and 17 February 2002.

Tie	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Arsenal	3–0^[5]	Leeds United
2	Barry Town	0–1	Doncaster Belles
3	Coventry City	0–11	Fulham
4	Garswood Saints	3–2^[6]	Enfield
5	Langford	0–7	Charlton Athletic
6	Lincoln City	2–7^[7]	Everton
7	Southampton Saints	1–2	Oldham Curzon
8	Tranmere Rovers	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Quarter–finals

All games were played on 10 and 17 February and 10 March 2002.^[8]^[9]^[10]

10 February 2002	Everton	0–4	Fulham	Crosby
		Report	Haugenes 43' (pen.) 53' Pettersen 73', 85'	Stadium: Rossett Park

17 February 2002	Doncaster Belles	2–1	Arsenal	Doncaster
	Handley 17' Burke 30'	Report	Spacey 53'	Stadium: Belle Vue Stadium Referee: J Drew (Lincolnshire)

17 February 2002	Tranmere Rovers	6–1	Curzon Ashton
	Burns McLeod Taylor	Report	Maylett 83'

10 March 2002	Garswood Saints	0–4	Charlton Athletic
		Report	Walker Broadhurst Lorton (pen.)

Semi–finals

All games were played on 31 March 2002.^[11]^[12]

31 March 2002	Fulham	4–1	Charlton Athletic	Woking
	Pettersen Moore	Report	Williams	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Janie Frampton (Blandford)

31 March 2002	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Doncaster Belles	Tranmere
	Hooley 28' (pen.)	Report	Hunt 60' Walker 84', 90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Amy Raynor (Loughborough)

Final

6 May 2002

13:00 BST

Doncaster Belles	1–2	Fulham
Handley 61'	Report	Yankey 55' Chapman 60'

Selhurst Park, London

Attendance: 10,124

Referee: Eddie Evans (Manchester)

References

^ "Fulham too strong for Belles". 6 May 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
^ "Women's F.A. Cup - Results". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
^ "Everton Women Match Centre". EFC Statto. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ "Belles upset Arsenal". 17 February 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ "Everton Women Match Centre". EFC Statto. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ "Everton Women Match Centre". EFC Statto. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ "Belles upset Arsenal". 17 February 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ "England's Walker sees red". 10 March 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ Cocozza, Paula (31 March 2002). "FA Cup broadcast offers women's football a boost". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
^ "WALKER'S STRIKES DO TRICK by Peter Catt - Sport - Doncaster Free Press". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[1] "Fulham too strong for Belles". 6 May 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

[2] "Women's F.A. Cup - Results". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

[3] "Everton Women Match Centre". EFC Statto. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[4] "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[5] "Arsenal.com - The Official Arsenal Website". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[6] "Belles upset Arsenal". 17 February 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[7] "Everton Women Match Centre". EFC Statto. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[8] "Everton Women Match Centre". EFC Statto. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[9] "Belles upset Arsenal". 17 February 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[10] "England's Walker sees red". 10 March 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[11] Cocozza, Paula (31 March 2002). "FA Cup broadcast offers women's football a boost". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

[12] "WALKER'S STRIKES DO TRICK by Peter Catt - Sport - Doncaster Free Press". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2026.

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2001–02 in European women's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '01 '02 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '01 '02 Faroe Islands '01 '02 Finland '01 '02 France Georgia '01 '02 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '01 '02 Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania '01 '02 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland '01 '02 Norway '01 '02 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia '01 '02 San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '01 '02 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine '01 '02 Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '01 '02 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '01 '02 Finland '01 '02 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '01 '02 Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania '01 '02 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '01 '02 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '01 '02 Romania Russia '01 '02 San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Scotland
Supercups	England
UEFA competitions	UEFA Women's Cup qualifying round knockout phase Final
International competitions	2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification