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2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup

The 2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup was the 31st running of the competition, which began in 1991. It is the major league cup competition run by the FA Women's National League, and is run alongside their secondary league cup competition, the National League Plate.

2022–23 FA Women's National League Cup
The Pirelli Stadium hosted the final
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Dates25 September 2022 – 23 April 2023
Teams72
Defending championsSouthampton
Final positions
ChampionsNottingham Forest (1st title)
Runner-upWatford
Tournament statistics
Matches played70
All statistics correct as of 31 August 2023.

All 72 Premier League clubs entered at the Determining round, with the winners continuing in the competition and the losers going into the National League Plate tournament.

Southampton were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title following promotion to the Championship.[1]

The final was played at the Pirelli Stadium on 23 April 2023 between Nottingham Forest and Watford. Nottingham Forest claimed their first title following a 3–2 win after extra time.[2]

Results edit

All results listed are published by The Football Association.[3] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

Determining Round edit

25 September 2022 Chorley (N1) 3-1 Bradford City (N1)
14:00
25 September 2022 AFC Fylde (N) 1-2 Derby County (N)
14:00
25 September 2022 Wem Town (N) 0-4 Barnsley (N1)
14:00
25 September 2022 West Bromwich Albion (N) 1-5 (a.e.t.) Liverpool Feds (N)
14:00
25 September 2022 Hull City (N1) 1-3 Burnley (N)
14:00
25 September 2022 Peterborough United (M1) 0-1 (a.e.t.) Stockport County (N1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Boldmere St Michaels (M1) 2-4 Stoke City (N)
14:00
25 September 2022 Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1) 2-1 Long Eaton United (M1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Leek Town (M1) 0-5 Nottingham Forest (N)
15:00
25 September 2022 London Seaward (SE1) 2-1 Swindon Town (SW1)
14:00
25 September 2022 AFC St Austell (SW1) 1-5 Plymouth Argyle (S)
14:00
25 September 2022 Cardiff City (SW1) 1-0 Southampton Women (SW1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Cambridge City (SE1) 2-4 Actonians (SE1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Portsmouth (S) 4-1 Crawley Wasps (S)
14:00
25 September 2022 Hounslow (SE1) 1-6 Larkhall Athletic (SW1)
14:00
25 September 2022 AFC Bournemouth(SE1) 0-0 (a.e.t.) Oxford United (S)
14:00
25 September 2022 Bridgewater United (S) 1-0 Billericay Town (S)
14:00
25 September 2022 Cheltenham Town(SW1) 2-4 A F C Wimbledon (SE1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Watford (S) 6-0 Norwich City (SE1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Queens Park Rangers(SE) 0-7 Ipswich Town (S)
14:00
25 September 2022 Hastag United (SE1) 7-0 Ashfiled Town (SE1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Exeter City (SW1) 3-1 Maidenhead United (SW1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Portishead Town(SW1) 0-1 London Bees (S)
14:00
25 September 2022 Keynsham Town(SW1) 1-0 Moneyfields (SW1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Selsey(SW1) 0-1 Milton Keynes Dons (S)
14:00
25 September 2022 Cambridge United(SE1) 1-5 Gillingham (S)
14:00
25 September 2022 Northampton Town(M1) 0-5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N)
14:00
25 September 2022 Brighouse Town(N) 4-1 Leafield Athletic (M1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Lincoln City(M1) 1-9 Newcastle United (N1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Sporting Khalsa(M1) 2-3 Durham Cestria (N1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Doncaster Rover Belles(M1) 1-2 Mersey Rail (N1))
14:00
25 September 2022 Sheffield(M1) 1-2 Middlesbrough (N1)
14:00
25 September 2022 York City (N1) 2-0 Leeds United (N1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Loughborough Lightning (N) 2-0 Solihul Motors (M1)
14:00
25 September 2022 Huddersfield Town (N) 2-1 Stourbridge (M1)
14:00

Preliminary Round edit

With 36 teams progressing from the determining round, four need to be eliminated to allow a single-elimination knockout tournament to take place. Twenty eight of the winners from the determining round were given byes to the first round, with eight teams being drawn against each other in preliminary round ties.

9 October 2022 Barnsley (N1) 1-2 (a.e.t.) Liverpool Feds (N) Barnsley
14:00
  • Abby Parkin  
  • Nicola James   2'
  • Demi Devereaux   ET 28'
 Stadium: Houghton Main Miners Welfare Ground
Attendance: 60
30 October 2022 London Bees (S) H-W Keysham Town (SW1) Canons Park,London
14:00 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
9 October 2022 Chesham United (SE1) 0-3 Gillingham (S) Chesham
14:00
  • Breon Grant   22'
  • Megan Maslak   45+1'
  • Ylenia Carabott   75'
 Stadium: The Meadow
Attendance: 30
9 October 2022 Newcastle United (N1) 0-0 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Durham Cestria (N1) Newcastle
14:30 Stadium: Whitley Park
Attendance: 750

First Round edit

30 October 2022 Chorley (N1) 1-2 (a.e.t.) Derby County (N) Coppull
14:00
  • Jessica Gillin   82'
  • Ella Hilliard   90+4'
  • Anita Gaspar   ET 24'
 Stadium: Blainscough Park
Attendance: 108
30 October 2022 Liverpool Feds (N) 1-5 Burnley (N) Liverpool
14:00
  • Ellie Stewart   69'
  • Evie Priestley   27'
  • Millie Grace Ravening   40'
  • Aimee Kelly   67'  87'  90'
 Stadium: Jericho Lane Sports Hub
Attendance: 125
30 October 2022 Stockport County (N1) 0-2 Stoke City (N) Stockport
14:00
  • Roisin Kivel   39'
  • Callan Barber   55'
 Stadium: Life Leisure Stockport Sports Village
Attendance: 90
30 October 2022 Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1) 1-3 Nottingham Forest (N) Stockton on Tees
14:00
  • Bianca Owens  
  • Yasmin Mosby   15'
  • Charlotte Greengrass   42'
  • Arryana Daniels   45'
 Stadium: Norton Sports Complex
Attendance: 75
4 December 2022 London Seeward (SE1) 0-4 Plymouth Argyle (S) Walthamstow
14:00
  • Georgia Dee Wilson   6'   22'
  • Kaitlyn Morgan-Hemmens  55'
  • Amber Pollock   79'
 Stadium: Wadham Lodge Sports Ground
Attendance: 29
30 October 2022 Cardiff City (SW1) 4-3 Actonians (SE1) Cardiff
14:00
  • Cori Williams   6'
  • Ruby Scahill   17'
  • Chloe Lloyd   30'
  • Laura Williams   48'
  • Akane Miyoshi  
  • Dominika Netschova 
  • Molly O'Reilly  
 Stadium: Caerau (Ely) FC
Attendance: 95
30 October 2022 Portsmouth (S) H-W Larkhall Athletic (SW1) Havant
14:00 Stadium: Westleigh Park
30 October 2022 Oxford United (S) 2-0 (a.e.t.) Bridgewater United (S) Oxford
14:00
  • Naomi Cole   ET 7'
  • Leah Burridge   ET 26'
 Stadium: Court Place Farm
Attendance: 208
6 November 2022 A F C Wimbledon (SE1) 0-1 (a.e.t.) Watford (S) Carshalton
14:00
  • Grace Garrad   ET 30'
 Stadium: Carshalton Athletic FC
Attendance: 207
6 November 2022 Hastag United (SE1) 2-0 Ipswich Town (S) Aveley
14:00
  • Samantha Rowland   23'
  • Grace Gillard   50'
 Stadium: Parkside Stadium
Attendance: 128
6 November 2022 Exeter City (SW1) 3-2 London Bees (S) Exeter
14:00
  • Jenna Markham  6'
  • Zoe Watkins   21'
  • Sarah Stacey  24'
  • Taylor O'Leary 
  • Danielle Puddefoot 
 Stadium: Exwick Sports Hub
Attendance: 185
30 October 2022 Milton Keynes Dons (S) 1-0 Gillingham (S) Wootton
14:00
  • Mollie Coupar 
 Stadium: Weston Park Blue Cross Club
Attendance: 128
30 October 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) 1-0 Brighouse Town(N) Wolverhampton
14:00
  • Kelly Darby 
 Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
Attendance: 220
30 October 2022 Durham Cestria (N1) 3-2 Mersey Rail (N1) Sunderland
14:00
  • Jordan Atkinson  72'
  • Poppy Pritchard  82'
  • Leanna Giles  86'
  • Charlotte Cloy 
  • Leah Collins 
 Stadium: Sunderland Ford Hub
Attendance: 50
30 October 2022 Middlesbrough (N1) 2-0 York City (N1) Stockton On Tees
14:00
  • Jessica Mett  
  • Jessica Dawson  
 Stadium: Stockton Sixth Form College
Attendance: 191
30 October 2022 Loughborough Lightning (N) 1-2 Huddersfield Town (N) Loughborough
14:00
  • Kayleigh Hines  67'
  • Ria Montgomery   16'
  • Serena Fletcher  24'
 Stadium: Holywell Sports Complex
Attendance: 160

Second Round edit

4 December 2022 Derby County (N) 2-3 Burnley (N) Derby
14:00
  • Rebecca McGrother   68'
  • Jessica Camwell   78'
 Report
  • Sarah Greenhalgh   45'
  • Amaya Coleman-Evans   70'
  • Evie Priestley   90+6'
 Stadium: Mickleover Sports Club
Attendance: 259
4 December 2022 Stoke City (N) 2-4 (a.e.t.) Nottingham Forest (N) Stoke-upon-Trent
14:00
  • Roisin Kivel   24'
  • Sarah Woodbyrne   82'
 Report
  • Charlotte Greengrass   48'
  • Yasmin Mosby   50'
  • Rosetta Taylor   96'
  • Niamh Reynolds   111'
 Stadium: Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute
Attendance: 71
8 January 2023 Plymouth Argyle (S) 2-1 Cardiff City (SW1) Plymouth
14:00
  • Zoe Cunningham   55'
  • Lily Greenslade   67'
 Report
  • Emily Poole   54'
 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1518
18 December 2022 Portsmouth (S) 1-0 Oxford United (S) Havant
14:00
  • Jazmin Younger   34'
 Report Stadium: Westleigh Park
Attendance: 132
17 December 2022 Watford (S) 5-3 (a.e.t.) Hastag United (SE1) London Colney
18:00
  • Poppy Wilson   13'
  • Ellie Head   25'
  • Andria Georgiou   27'
  • Fran Ali   69'
  • Grace Garrad   97'
 Report
  • Samantha Rowland   20', 80'
  • Hayley West   70'
 Stadium: UCL Sports Ground
4 December 2022 Exeter City (SW1) 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons (S) Exeter
14:00 Report
  • Mollie Coupar  
  • Angelina Nixon  
 Stadium: Exwick Sports Hub
Attendance: 137
4 December 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) 7-0 Durham Cestria (N1) Wolverhampton
14:00
  • Amber Hughes   5', 25', 49'
  • Destiney Toussaint   19'
  • Marie Gauntlett   61'
  • Alisha Miller   70'
  • Marianne Taho   89'
 Report Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
Attendance: 235
4 December 2022 Middlesbrough (N1) 1-6 Huddersfield Town (N) Stockton-on-Tees
14:00
  • Jessica Dawson  
 Report
  • Katie Anderson   12'
  • Laura Elford   23', 43'
  • Brittany Sanderson   50'
  • Laura Hume   57'  67'
 Stadium: Stockton Sixth Form College
Attendance: 82

Quarter-finals edit

22 January 2023 Burnley (N) 1-2 Nottingham Forest (N) Eastwood
14:00
  • Alyssa Mae Aherne   84'
 Report
  • Charlotte Steggles   33'
  • Gianna Mitchell   80'
 Stadium: Halbrooke Stadium
Attendance: 427
22 January 2023 Plymouth Argyle (S) 0-3 Portsmouth (S) Plymouth
14:30 Report
  • Sophie Quirk   21'
  • Tierney Scott   56'
  • Ella May Humphrey   90+4'
 Stadium: Manadon Football Development Centre
Attendance: 145
29 January 2023 Watford (S) 5-1 Milton Keynes Dons (S) Ruislip
14:00
  • Helen Ward   37', 57'
  • Ellie Head   80'
  • Annie Rossiter   90'
  • Bianca Baptiste   7'
 Report
  • Laura Mitchell  
 Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 152
5 February 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) 3-2 (a.e.t.) Huddersfield Town (N) Telford
14:00
  • Jade Cross   35'
  • Destiney Toussaint   33', 102'
 Report
  • Bethany Ibbotson   48'
 Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 282

Semi-finals edit

5 March 2023 Nottingham Forest (N) 5-0 Portsmouth (S) Eastwood
14:00
  • Lyndsey Harkin   38'
  • Rebecca Anderson   50', 64'
  • Charlotte Greengrass   59'
  • Mai Moncaster   90'
 Report Stadium: Halbrooke Stadium
Attendance: 429
5 March 2023 Watford (S) 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) Ruislip
14:00
  • Andria Georgiou   16'
  • Faye Brough   42'
 Report Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 226

Final edit

Nottingham Forest (N)3–2 (a.e.t.)Watford (S)
  • Charlotte Greengrass   43'
  • Yasmin Mosby   52'
  • Gianna Mitchell   115'
 Report
  • Gemma Davison   2'
  • Poppy Wilson   64'

References edit

  1. ^ Downey, Sophie (21 May 2022). "Southampton Women win promotion to second tier after victory against Wolves". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Nottingham Forest: Reds focused on title hopes after Women's National League Cup win". BBC Sport. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The FA Women's National League". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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