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2020 Women's FA Cup final
Event2019–20 Women's FA Cup
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The 2020 Women's FA Cup final (known as the

Vitality Women's FA Cup Final for sponsorship reasons was the 50th final of the Women's FA Cup,[2] England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 27th to be played directly under the auspices of the Football Association (FA).[3]

The final, contested between Everton and Manchester City, was played on Sunday 1 November 2020 at

2019.[4]

Manchester City won the game 3–1 in

2014
.

50th anniversary

Everton celebrate their 2010 Cup win

The 2020 Cup Final is the 50th final of the competition, which was first played in 1970–71 as the WFA Cup, organised by the Women's Football Association.[2][5][3] The 2019–20 edition was delayed for over six months by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the quarter-finals (initially scheduled for 15 March 2020) were postponed to September 2020,[6][7][8] and the semi-finals took place on 30 September and 1 October.[9]

The Final was rescheduled from its original date, 9 May 2020, to Saturday 31 October 2020,[10][11] but this was changed for broadcasting reasons to Sunday 1 November.[12]

By coincidence, the new date for the 50th Final also fell exactly 50 years after the Cup's first ever reported fixture, in the 1970–71 WFA Cup, in the British Newspaper Archive.[13] This outlined upcoming matches of Lichfield team The Wandering Angels, including an away Cup game on 1 November 1970:

"And on the following Sunday the Lichfield girls visit Leicester City Supporters L.F.C. in the All British Ladies' F.A. Cup. Out of 91 ladies' football clubs throughout the [...] country, 71 have entered".[13] – Lichfield Mercury, 23 October 1970

In the early seasons, the WFA Cup or Mitre Challenge Trophy also involved Scottish clubs.[14] The first Cup-winners were Southampton Women's F.C. on 9 May 1971.[15] For comparison, 300 teams from England and Wales entered the Women's FA Cup in 2019–20, including the 1971 winning club.[16]

Route to the final

Everton

Round Opposition Score
4th London Bees (H) 1–0
5th Bristol City (A) 5–0
QF Chelsea (H) 2–1
SF Birmingham City (A) 3–0
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Everton were one of 23 WSL and Championship teams to enter the competition in the fourth round proper and were drawn against

Lucy Graham goal before French international Valérie Gauvin, a high-profile summer signing from Montpellier,[22] scored the decisive goal just past the hour mark, ending the London side's hopes of a domestic treble.[23] Three days later, Everton booked their place at Wembley with a 3–0 victory away at Birmingham City, a team undergoing a sizeable rebuild having lost eight senior players over the summer and under new management with Carla Ward.[24][25] Everton's Nicoline Sørensen, another of the club's international summer recruits, scored her first goal for the club in the game.[26]

Manchester City

Round Opposition Score
4th Manchester United (A) 3–2
5th Ipswich Town (H) 10–0
QF Leicester City (A) 2–1
SF Arsenal (H) 2–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Manchester City were one of 23 WSL and Championship teams to enter the competition in the fourth round proper and were drawn against Manchester derby rivals Manchester United having already met twice earlier in the year: City had triumphed on the opening day of the season before United earned a League Cup group stage win. The game was selected as the televised match of the round and broadcast live on the BBC Red Button. City won a five-goal thriller 3–2 with a brace from England international Ellen White putting the away side ahead. Substitute Lauren James pulled one back for United in the 69th-minute and the Red Devils thought they had drawn level when former City player Abbie McManus saw her shot trickle over the line but the officials disagreed, putting the lack of goal-line technology in women's football under scrutiny.[27][28] Jill Scott restored City's two-goal cushion shortly after while a Lauren Hemp own goal two minutes from time set up a nervy finish.[29] The fifth round paired the defending FA Cup champions in a favourable matchup against Ipswich Town of the FA Women's National League Division One South East (tier 4), the lowest ranked team left in the competition who had entered during second round qualifying and won six games to reach this stage.[30] Pauline Bremer, Jess Park and Georgia Stanway all scored hat-tricks as City ran out resounding 10–0 winners.[31][32] Reaching the quarter-final stage for the seventh consecutive season, City were drawn against Championship side Leicester City. With the season postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic the 2019–20 FA WSL season was eventually curtailed and decided on a points-per-game basis, moving City down from 1st to 2nd in the process as Chelsea were declared WSL champions.[21] Despite this, the FA Cup was permitted to resume at the quarter-final stage six months later than planned with opponents Leicester City having transitioned from semi-professional to full-time during the offseason layoff.[33] Manchester City, meanwhile, had appointed Gareth Taylor as manager ahead of the new season on 28 May following the departure of Nick Cushing during the previous campaign.[34] Despite the increased investment and influx of WSL talent to the new-look Leicester team, the Cityzens were able to see off the Foxes 2–1. Chloe Kelly, who had joined the Manchester club from Everton over summer, scored her first goal as a City player from the penalty spot to open scoring with Georgia Stanway doubling the lead before half-time. Leicester earned a penalty of their own in the 78th-minute, converted by Charlie Devlin, but City were again able to see out the win to set up a semi-final meeting with Arsenal. The teams had already met at the semi-final stage of the 2019–20 FA Women's League Cup earlier in the year with the Gunners emerging 2–1 winners. City were able to reverse the scoreline in this rematch: England international teammates Steph Houghton and Jordan Nobbs traded first-half goals before Sam Mewis, City's reigning World Cup champion midfielder acquired from North Carolina Courage in August, scored her first goal in English football to clinch the defending champions' place in the final.[35][36]

Match details

Everton1–3 (a.e.t.)Manchester City
  • Gauvin 60'
 Report
Attendance: 0[a]
Everton
Manchester City
GK 1 England Sandy MacIver
RB 2 Norway Ingrid Moe Wold
CB 20 England Megan Finnigan
CB 22 Denmark Rikke Sevecke downward-facing red arrow 90'
LB 3 England Danielle Turner
CM 17
Lucy Graham (c
)		 downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 12 Spain Damaris Egurrola downward-facing red arrow 99'
RW 16 Australia Hayley Raso Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 76'
AM 8 England Izzy Christiansen
LW 14 Denmark Nicoline Sørensen
ST 19 France Valérie Gauvin downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutes:
GK 23 Finland Tinja-Riikka Korpela
FW 7 England Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 10 Northern Ireland Simone Magill upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 13 England Abbey-Leigh Stringer upward-facing green arrow 99'
MF 15 England Molly Pike upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
MF 21 France Maéva Clemaron
MF 26 England Grace Clinton
DF 30 England Poppy Pattinson upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Scotland Willie Kirk
GK 26 England Ellie Roebuck
RB 20 England Lucy Bronze Yellow card 16'
CB 6 England Steph Houghton (c)
CB 27 England Alex Greenwood
LB 3 England Demi Stokes
CM 22 United States Sam Mewis
CM 24 England Keira Walsh
CM 19 Scotland Caroline Weir
FW 9 England Chloe Kelly downward-facing red arrow 118'
FW 18 England Ellen White downward-facing red arrow 63'
FW 21 United States Rose Lavelle downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutes:
GK 1 England Karen Bardsley
GK 34 France Karima Benameur Taieb
EF 4 England Gemma Bonner
MF 7
Laura Coombs
MF 8 England Jill Scott
FW 10 England Georgia Stanway Yellow card 82' upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 11 Canada Janine Beckie upward-facing green arrow 118'
DF 14 England Esme Morgan
FW 16 England Jess Park upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Wales Gareth Taylor

Player of the match

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions in three stoppages.

Notes

  1. ^ The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

References

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  2. ^ a b "England – List of Women Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Gregory, Patricia (3 June 2005). "How women's football battled for survival". BBC Sport.
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  8. ^ "Women's FA Cup round-up: Everton, Birmingham and Man City into semis". Sky Sports News. 27 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Women's FA Cup: Semi-final dates 'ridiculous', says Birmingham boss Carla Ward". BBC Sport. 29 September 2020.
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  13. ^ a b "PALACE". Lichfield Mercury. 23 October 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  14. ^ "THE PRIM A DONNAS, the ladies’ football team from I I TILLYDRONE COMMUNITY CENTRE, [...] againstjStewarton Ladies (Kilmarnock) in the first round Mitre Challenge Trophy [...] tomorrow at 2 p.m." [sic]
    "Prima Donnas". Aberdeen Evening Express. 28 November 1970. p. 17. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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  28. ^ Whyatt, Katie (25 January 2020). "Lack of technology in women's football under scrutiny after Manchester United's contentious FA Cup exit to Manchester City". The Telegraph.
  29. ^ Oatway, Caroline. "White delight in five-goal Derby thriller". www.mancity.com.
  30. ^ "Good vibes couldn't save Ipswich from a Man City blowout". All For XI. 19 February 2020.
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  33. ^ "Leicester acquire Leicester City Women and make side fully professional". Sky Sports.
  34. ^ "Manchester City Women appoint Gareth Taylor as manager". The Guardian. 28 May 2020.
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  36. ^ "The Sam Mewis show: USWNT star announces herself to England in Arsenal win". www.goal.com.
  37. ^ "2020 Women's FA Cup final BBC report". BBC Sport. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

External links

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