2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup

Football tournament season

2005–06 FA Women's Premier League Cup
Tournament details
Country	England
Dates	28 August 2005 – 5 March 2006
Teams	34
Defending champions	Arsenal
Final positions
Champions	Charlton Athletic
Runner-up	Arsenal
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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

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

Blackburn Rovers (NO) v Lincoln City (NO)

28 August 2005 (2005-08-28)	Blackburn Rovers (NO)	2–1	Lincoln City (NO)
14:00		Report

Langford (S) v Curzon Ashton (NO)

28 August 2005 (2005-08-28)	Langford (S)	2–7	Curzon Ashton (NO)
14:00		Report

First round

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

AFC Wimbledon (S) v West Ham United (S)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	AFC Wimbledon (S)	5–2	West Ham United (S)
14:00		Report

Aston Villa (NO) v Everton (NA)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Aston Villa (NO)	4–6	Everton (NA)
14:00		Report

Blackburn Rovers (NO) v Curzon Ashton (NO)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Blackburn Rovers (NO)	5–0	Curzon Ashton (NO)
14:00		Report

Cardiff City (S) v Sunderland (NA)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Cardiff City (S)	1–5	Sunderland (NA)
14:00		Report

Chelsea (NA) v Bristol City (S)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Chelsea (NA)	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Bristol City (S)
14:00		Report

Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) v Liverpool (NO)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Liverpool (NO)
14:00		Report

Fulham (NA) v Manchester City (NO)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Fulham (NA)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Manchester City (NO)
14:00		Report

Leeds United (NA) v Bristol Academy (NA)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Leeds United (NA)	1–2	Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00		Report

Millwall Lionesses (S) v Nottingham Forest (NO)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Millwall Lionesses (S)	1–0	Nottingham Forest (NO)
14:00		Report

Newcastle United (NO) v Middlesbrough (NO)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Newcastle United (NO)	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Middlesbrough (NO)
14:00		Report

Portsmouth (S) v Crystal Palace (S)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Portsmouth (S)	1–0	Crystal Palace (S)
14:00		Report

Reading Royals (S) v Charlton Athletic (NA)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Reading Royals (S)	0–6	Charlton Athletic (NA)
14:00		Report

Stockport County (NO) v Birmingham City (NA)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Stockport County (NO)	0–4	Birmingham City (NA)
14:00		Report

Tranmere Rovers (NO) v Brighton & Hove Albion (S)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Tranmere Rovers (NO)	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion (S)
14:00		Report

Watford (S) v Southampton Saints (S)

11 September 2005 (2005-09-11)	Watford (S)	3–0	Southampton Saints (S)
14:00		Report

Arsenal (NA) v Wolverhampton Wanderers (NO)

2 October 2005 (2005-10-02)	Arsenal (NA)	5–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers (NO)
14:00		Report

Second round

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

AFC Wimbledon (S) v Sunderland (NA)

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09)	AFC Wimbledon (S)	0–3	Sunderland (NA)
14:00		Report

Bristol City (S) v Millwall Lionesses (S)

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09)	Bristol City (S)	3–2	Millwall Lionesses (S)
14:00		Report

Charlton Athletic (NA) v Portsmouth (S)

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09)	Charlton Athletic (NA)	13–0	Portsmouth (S)
14:00		Report

Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) v Birmingham City (NA)

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09)	Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA)	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Birmingham City (NA)
14:00		Report

Everton (NA) v Blackburn Rovers (NO)

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09)	Everton (NA)	2–0	Blackburn Rovers (NO)
14:00		Report

Tranmere Rovers (NO) v Middlesbrough (NO)

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09)	Tranmere Rovers (NO)	7–0	Middlesbrough (NO)
14:00		Report

Watford (S) v Bristol Academy (NA)

9 October 2005 (2005-10-09)	Watford (S)	2–5	Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00		Report

Manchester City (NO) v Arsenal (NA)

23 October 2005 (2005-10-23)	Manchester City (NO)	0–4	Arsenal (NA)
14:00		Report

Quarter-finals

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

Arsenal (NA) v Bristol City (S)

6 November 2005 (2005-11-06)	Arsenal (NA)	5–0	Bristol City (S)
14:00		Report

Charlton Athletic (NA) v Bristol Academy (NA)

6 November 2005 (2005-11-06)	Charlton Athletic (NA)	1–0	Bristol Academy (NA)
14:00		Report

Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) v Tranmere Rovers (NO)

6 November 2005 (2005-11-06)	Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA)	3–2	Tranmere Rovers (NO)
14:00		Report

Sunderland (NA) v Everton (NA)

13 November 2005 (2005-11-13)	Sunderland (NA)	1–3	Everton (NA)
14:00		Report

Semi-finals

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

Doncaster Rovers Belles (NA) v Charlton Athletic (NA)

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

Everton (NA) v Arsenal (NA)

11 December 2005 (2005-12-11)	Everton (NA)	0–2	Arsenal (NA)
14:00		Report

Final

5 March 2006 (2006-03-05)

14:00

Charlton Athletic (NA)	2–1	Arsenal (NA)
Aluko 28', 45'	Report	Fleeting 75'

Adams Park, High Wycombe

Attendance: 3,506

References

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

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Finals	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

FA Women's League Cup

Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Finals	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

FA Women's National League

Seasons

Top level	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Below WSL	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Clubs
2022–23

Northern Division	AFC Fylde Boldmere St. Michaels Brighouse Town Burnley Derby County Huddersfield Town Liverpool Feds Loughborough Lightning Nottingham Forest Stoke City West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southern Division	Billericay Town Bridgwater United Cheltenham Town Crawley Wasps Gillingham Ipswich Town London Bees Milton Keynes Dons Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Rugby Borough
Div. One North	Barnsley Bradford City Chorley Durham Cestria Hull City Leeds United Merseyrail Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norton & Stockton Ancients Stockport County York City
Div. One Midlands	Doncaster Rovers Belles Leafield Athletic Leek Town Lincoln City Long Eaton United Northampton Town Peterborough United Sheffield F.C. Solihull Moors Sporting Khalsa Stourbridge Wem Town
Div. One South East	Actonians AFC Wimbledon Ashford Town Cambridge City Cambridge United Chesham United Hashtag United Hounslow London Seaward Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Wymondham Town
Div. One South West	AFC Bournemouth AFC St Austell Cardiff City Exeter City Keynsham Town Larkhall Athletic Maidenhead United Moneyfields Portishead Town Selsey Southampton Women's Swindon Town

Associated
competitions

FA Women's National League Cup
FA Women's National League Plate
FA Women's Premier League National Division (defunct)
Combination Women's Football Leagues (defunct)

Women's football in England

National teams

League
competitions

Levels 1–4	Women's Super League Women's Championship FA Women's National League North South
Levels 5–6	Eastern East Midlands London & South East North East North West Southern South West West Midlands
Levels 7–10	Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Birmingham Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset Durham East Riding Essex Gloucestershire Greater London Greater Manchester Hampshire Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Liverpool Midwest Counties Norfolk North Riding Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Sheffield & Hallamshire Somerset South East Counties Staffs Suffolk Surrey Sussex Thames Valley Counties West Riding Wiltshire