Fixtures

Wednesday, 6 May 2009

FA Tesco Women's Premier League

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Everton Ladies, 19:45

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Sunday, 10 May 2009

FA Tesco Women's Premier League

Everton Ladies v Arsenal Ladies, 14:00

Arsenal Win FA Women's Cup

Arsenal Ladies beat Northern Division side Sunderland 2-1 at Derby's Pride Park to win their fourth FA Women's Cup final in succession.

Katie Chapman put Arsenal ahead after Sunderland goalkeeper Helen Alderson could only parry Gemma Davison's shot.

The Premier League side missed several chances before Kim Little sealed the win in injury time with a neat turn and finish after controlling a high ball.

Kelly McDougall got a consolation with the last kick of the match.

The trophy was the 30th of Vic Akers' spell as manager and came in his penultimate match in charge of the side.

The 62-year-old, who founded the women's team 22 years ago and led them to a quadruple in 2006-07, will hope to make it 31 next week when Arsenal take on Everton in the final match of the Premier League season.

FA Women's Cup

The Football Association Women’s Challenge Cup Competition, commonly referred to as the FA Women's Cup, is the top cup competition for women's football clubs in England - designed as an exact equivalent to the FA Cup created 99 years earlier.

Since the creation of the FA Women's Premier League in 1993, the semi-professional teams affiliated with male Premiership and Football League counterparts have dominated the competition. Arsenal won the 2004 competition, beating Charlton Athletic 3-0 in the final on May 3. On May 2,2005, Charlton Athletic made amends for the disappointment of the two previous years, by beating Everton 1-0. Arsenal regained the trophy on May 1, 2006, beating Leeds United 5-0.

In recent years the final of the tournament has been covered by BBC TV, presented by Celina Hinchcliffe, Rebecca Lowe and commentary by Steve Lee. The final has also been simulcast on BBC Radio Five Live. From 2009, the final will move to ITV1.

The FA Women's Cup shares sponsorship with its men's equivalent (for 2006 to 2010, E.ON). The current cup holders are Arsenal. They beat Leeds United 4-1 on May 05, 2008.

Results

Date	Event	Team	Result		Team
04/05/2009	Final	Arsenal LFC		2-1	Sunderland WFC
22/03/2009	Semi Final	Arsenal LFC		3-1	Everton LFC
22/03/2009	Semi final	Sunderland WFC		3-0	Chelsea LFC
22/02/2009	Sixth Round Proper	Arsenal LFC		3-1	Leeds Carnegie Ladies
22/02/2009	Sixth Round Proper	Sunderland WFC		4-2	Bristol Academy LFC
22/02/2009	Sixth Round Proper	Chelsea LFC		3-1	Ooh Lincoln Ladies
22/02/2009	Sixth Round Proper	Blackburn Rovers LFC		0-2	Everton LFC

Results

Monday, 04/05/2009 FA Women’s Cup	Final	Arsenal LFC	2 - 1	Sunderland WFC
Saturday, 02/05/2009 FA County Youth Cup	Final	Kent FA	1 - 2	Birmingham FA
Friday, 24/04/2009 FA Youth Cup	Semi Final	Liverpool	3-1	Birmingham City
Wednesday, 22/04/2009 FA Youth Cup	Semi Final	Arsenal	4-1	Manchester City
Saturday, 18/04/2009 FA Cup	Semi Final	Arsenal	1-2	Chelsea

FA Cup Final 2008

Event: Cardiff City Vs Portsmouth

Date: 17 May 2008
Portsmouth Goals: 1
Cardiff City Goals: 0
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match: Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth)
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)
Attendance: 89,874

The 2008 FA Cup Final was a football match held at Wembley Stadium on 17 May 2008 and was the final match of the 2007–08 FA Cup competition. The match was the 127th FA Cup Final, and the second to be held at the new Wembley Stadium since its redevelopment. The match was contested by Portsmouth and Cardiff City, with Portsmouth winning 1–0. This was the first time that the two sides have ever met in the competition, as both teams were aiming to win the FA Cup for the second time, Cardiff having won it in 1927 and Portsmouth in 1939. Had Cardiff won, they would have been the first club from outside the top division of English football to have won the competition since West Ham United in 1980.

FA Cup Final 2007

Chelsea Goals: 1
Manchester United Goals: 0
(after extra time)
Date: 19 May 2007
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)
Attendance: 89,826

Event: Chelsea Vs Manchester United

The 2007 FA Cup Final was played on Saturday, 19 May 2007 between Chelsea and Manchester United, who had come up against Premier League opposition in every round. It was the 126th FA Cup Final and the first to be played at the new Wembley Stadium. Chelsea won the match 1–0 through Didier Drogba's extra time goal, completing a domestic cup double for the Blues in the2006–07 season, as they had already won the Carling Cup Final in February. United were playing for a double of their own as they had recently beaten Chelsea to the Premier League title two weeks earlier. The game was widely considered to be a disappointment by pundits and fans alike. As a result of Manchester United and Chelsea were having already guaranteed qualification for the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup entry for the FA Cup winner/runner-up went instead to the highest positioned Premier League team who hadn't already qualified for Europe; Bolton Wanderers.

FA Cup Final 2006

Event: Liverpool Vs West Ham United

Liverpool Goals: 3
West Ham Gaols: 3
(Liverpool won 3–1 on penalties)
Date: 13 May 2006
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff



The 2006 FA Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the FA Cup 2005-06. It took place on Saturday, 13 May 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and saw the 2001 cup winners Liverpool beat London club West Ham United after a penalty shoot-out. West Ham were ahead 2-0 and then 3-2 but Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored a goal in the last minute from 30-yards + to take the game to extra-time and they eventually triumphed on penalties. It is considered by most who watched to be one of the greatest Cup Finals in the history of the tournament.

2005 FA Cup Final

Event: Arsenal Vs Manchester United

Date: 21 May 2005
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)
Attendance: 71,876

The 2005 FA Cup Final was held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 21 May 2005 betweenArsenal and Manchester United. In a tense but surprisingly one-sided encounter, Arsenal ran out winners after 120 goalless minutes despite being outplayed throughout the game, becoming the first club to win the cup on penalties. It was the first goalless draw in an FA Cup final since 1912.

The match took place for the fifth consecutive year at the Millennium Stadium, due to the ongoing reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the final's usual venue. The match was refereed by Rob Styles and he was aided by assistant referees Jim Devine, Paul Canadine and fourth official Neale Barry.

It was Arsenal's tenth FA Cup win and their most recent major trophy to date. Only Manchester United have won the trophy more times (11).