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1972–73 WFA Cup

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1972–73 WFA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland & Wales
Final positions
ChampionsSouthampton
Runners-upWestthorn United
Penalty shoot-outs do not count towards the total number of goals.

The 1972–73 WFA Cup was an association football knockout tournament for women's teams, held between 5 November 1972 and 29 April 1973. It was the 3rd season of the WFA Cup and was won by Southampton, who defeated Westthorn United in the final.

The tournament consisted of seven rounds of competition proper.

All match results and dates from the Women's FA Cup Website.[1]

Group 1

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Teams

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First round proper

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All games were scheduled for 5 and 19 November 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 A.E.I. Motherwell ?–? Westthorn United
2 Arbroath Rangers 2–2 (a.e.t.) Fife Dynamites
replay Fife Dynamites 3–0 Arbroath Rangers

Group 2

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Teams

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  • Ashton
  • Blackpool Seabirds
  • Bronte
  • E.R.F. Sandbach
  • Fleece Fillies
  • Lancaster
  • Liverpool
  • Liverton
  • Manchester Corinthians
  • Plessey
  • Preston Dolphins
  • Preston North End Supporters Club
  • Reckitts, Southport
  • Squibb
  • Wallsend

First round proper

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All games were scheduled for 5 and 19 November 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 E.R.F. Sandbach 5–6 Wallsend
2 Liverpool ?–? Preston North End Supporters Club

Second round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 17 December 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Liverpool?–?Wallsend

Group 3

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  • Bedworth Rangers
  • City Angels
  • County Canaries
  • EMGALS
  • Fodens
  • Forest
  • Forest Rangers
  • Leicester City Supporters Club
  • Macclesfield
  • Old Bank
  • Rainbow Dazzlers
  • Wanderers (Nuneaton)

First round proper

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All games were scheduled for 5 and 19 November 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Bedworth Rangers 1–6 Wanderers (Nuneaton)
2 Fodens ?–? Old Bank
3 Macclesfield 6–2 City Angels
4 Rainbow Dazzlers 5–1 Forest Rangers

Second round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 17 December 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Fodens ?–? Forest
2 Wanderers (Nuneaton) 2–0 Leicester City Supporters Club

Third round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 7 January 1973.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1EMGALS5–0County Canaries
2 Fodens 4–0 Wanderers (Nuneaton)

Group 4

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  • Aston Villa
  • Bedworth
  • Birmingham City
  • Coventry Bantams
  • Cox & Wyman
  • L'Oreal
  • Lodge Park
  • Lowestoft
  • Pye
  • Villa Rangers
  • Watney Mann
  • Woodbridge American,

First round proper

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All games were scheduled for 5 and 19 November 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Coventry Bantams 12–0 Lodge Park
2 Lowestoft 8–5 Warminster

Second round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 17 December 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Coventry Bantams 6–1 Aston Villa
2 Pye 1–2 Lowestoft
3 Watney Mann ?–? Birmingham City

Third round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 7 January 1973.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Birmingham City 3–0 Coventry Bantams
2 L'Oreal 0–10 Lowestoft

Group 5

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  • Ashford Town
  • Barnfield
  • Deal Town
  • Herne Bay Ladybirds
  • Maidstone Mote United
  • Margate Rangers
  • Travaux
  • White Wanderers (Hamstreet)

First round proper

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All games were scheduled for 5 and 19 November 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Travaux 5–1 Margate Rangers

Second round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 17 December 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Ashford Town ?–? Travaux

Group 6

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  • Amersham Angels
  • Arland
  • Aylesbury
  • Chelles Belles
  • Farley United (Tigers)
  • Luton Daytel
  • Reading
  • Thame

First round proper

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All games were scheduled for 5 and 19 November 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Amersham Angels 20–0 Chelles Belles

Second round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 17 December 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Thame 3–5 Amersham Angels

Group 7

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Teams

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First round proper

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All games were scheduled for 5 and 19 November 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Fulham 5–3 Bosom Buddies United

Second round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 17 December 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Brighton G.P.O. 1–5 Queens Park Rangers
2 Fulham 0–9 Crystal Palace
3 Hellingly (Hailsham) 1–0 Mackeson Maids

Group 8

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  • Bath City
  • Bracknell Bullets
  • Bristol
  • Compton Wanderers
  • Devizes Moonrakers
  • Eastville
  • Farmborough
  • Harlequins
  • Horrocks Fashions
  • J.R. Freemans
  • Johnson Rangers
  • Kays
  • Prestatyn
  • Southampton
  • Swindon Spitfires
  • Tottonians

First round proper

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All games were scheduled for 5 and 19 November 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Bath City 4–5 (a.e.t.) Bracknell Bullets
2 J.R. Freemans ?–? Harlequins
3 Johnson Rangers 7–0 Horrocks Fashions
4 Prestatyn 10–1 Kays

Second round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 3 and 17 December 1972.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Compton Wanderers ?–? Bracknell
2 J.R. Freemans 1–5 Johnson Rangers

Third round proper

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All games were originally scheduled for 7 January 1973.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1 Johnson Rangers 0–7 Southampton
2 Swindon Spitfires 1–4 Compton Wanderers

Regional finals

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All games were originally scheduled for 7 January and 4 and February 1973.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Amersham Angels8–0Reading
2 Ashford Town ?–? Deal Town
3Birmingham City4–2Lowestoft
4 Fleece Fillies ?–? Preston North End Supporters Club
5 Fodens ?–? EMGALS
6 Hellingly (Hailsham) 3–1 Wood Street
7 Southampton ?–? Compton Wanderers
8 Westthorn United ?–? Lee's

Quarter–finals

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All games were played on 4 March 1973.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Amersham Angels7–0Hellingly (Hailsham)
2Ashford Town0–1Birmingham City
3Southampton3–0Preston North End Supporters Club
4Westthorn United7–0Fodens

Semi–finals

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All games were played on 1 April 1973.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Amersham Angels0–2Westthorn United
2Southampton7–0Birmingham City

Third place playoff

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All games were played on 29 April 1973.

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Amersham Angels1–0Birmingham City

Final

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Southampton2–0Westthorn United
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J. Parsons

References

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  1. ↑ "Women's F.A. Cup - Results". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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