1993 WFA Cup final

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1993 WFA Cup Final
The match programme cover
Event1992–93 WFA Cup
Arsenal Doncaster Belles
3 0
Date24 April 1993 (1993-04-24)
Venue
1994
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The 1993 WFA Cup Final was the 23rd final of the Women's FA Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the last to be played under the auspices of the Women's Football Association (WFA) prior to their takeover by the Football Association (FA).

The final was contested between Arsenal and Doncaster Belles on 24 April 1993 at the Manor Ground in Oxford, with highlights broadcast the following day on Channel 4. Arsenal won 3–0 in front of a crowd of 3,547 to clinch their first WFA Cup.[1][2]

Match

Summary

In the first 20 minutes of the match, Gail Borman broke through Arsenal's defence on four separate occasions, but was repeatedly denied by Lesley Shipp in the Arsenal goal. Just before half-time the game swung decisively in Arsenal's favour. First Michelle Curley scored direct from a corner. Then Gillian Coultard was carried off with an injured shoulder following a collision with Debbie Bampton. Naz Ball quickly made it 2–0 by heading in Curley's cross to collect her 38th goal of the season and maintain her record of scoring in every round of the competition.[3]

With 12 minutes remaining

Player of the Match.[3]

Details

14:30 BST
Arsenal3–0Doncaster Belles
 Report
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Mike Cairns (Coventry)
Arsenal
Doncaster Belles
GK 1 England Lesley Shipp
RB 2 England Kirsty Pealling
SW 4 England Vicky Slee downward-facing red arrow 37'
CB 5 Northern Ireland Gill Wylie (c)
CB 6 England Sharon Barber
LB 3 England Michelle Curley downward-facing red arrow 78'
DM 7 England Sian Williams
DM 8 England Debbie Bampton
AM 10 England Chris Couling
FW 9 England Jo Churchman
FW 11 Wales Naz Ball
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Kelley Few upward-facing green arrow 37'
MF 14 England Sarah Mulligan
FW 15 Scotland Michelle Sneddon
FW 16 England Debbie Smith
MF 19 England Lisa Spry upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
England Vic Akers
GK 1 England Tracey Davidson
RB 2 England Julie Chipchase
CB 4
Loraine Hunt
 downward-facing red arrow 78'
CB 6 England Michelle Jackson
LB 3 England Louise Ryde
RM 7 England Ann Lisseman
CM 8 England Gillian Coultard (c) downward-facing red arrow 45'
CM 5
Jo Broadhurst
LM 11 England Jan Murray
FW 9 England Karen Walker
FW 10 England Gail Borman
Substitutes:
MF 12 England Joy McQuiggan upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 14 England Lorraine Young
FW 15 England Sheila Edmunds upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 16
Karen Skillcorn
Manager:
England Paul Edmunds

Player of the match

Match officials[1]

  • Linesmen:
    • D. Martin (Nottingham)
    • G. Panons (Oxford)
  • Reserve: B.J. Brennan (Banbury)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0750996594
    . Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Winter, Henry (25 April 1993). "Football: FA forging links to create a permanent partnership: Henry Winter reports on the interest created by the women's FA Cup final in which Arsenal defeated Doncaster Belles 3-0". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sam Elliott (25 April 1993). "Football / Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal on trail of the treble: Shipp stands firm as the Belles rue lack of a finishing touch: Sam Elliott reports from Oxford". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2010.

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