Adobe Women’s FA Cup 1st Round surprises included Leafield Athletic’s win at Derby County and South Shields elimination of Halifax.
Leafield went through with two second-half goals after their early opener was cancelled out by the higher-division Rams.
South Shields edged Halifax 4-3 on penalties, after making it 3-3 in the 90th minute against their visitors from two tiers above.
The three goals which took us to penalties today! 3⃣⚽️
⚽️⚽️ Ashley Townsend
⚽️ @EllieWhite456#SSFC #AlwaysReady pic.twitter.com/0v4o3QArii— South Shields FC Women (@SSFCWomen) November 3, 2024
Further success for Regional League sides against FA WNL opposition came for FC St Helens over Doncaster Rovers Belles, six-goal Mancunian Unity in the meeting with Stockport County, Shrewsbury Town by the odd goal in five versus Northampton Town, Fulham who hit half a dozen past Chesham United and Handsworth after a 2-0 defeat of York City.
🐝HISTORY MADE!
⚽️Unity 6-2 Stockport County.
💪Second Round Proper here we come! pic.twitter.com/d9iFtc1Hjo
— Mancunian Unity FC (@MancunianUnity) November 3, 2024
Peterborough United knocked out Billericay Town from the division above on penalties, Lewes avoided a similar fate against Dulwich Hamlet by also progressing in a shoot-out with this one taken to sudden death.
Watford avenged the midweek loss at home to AFC Wimbledon by winning away to the Dons on penalties following a 0-0 deadlock.
One further tie decided from the spot saw Stevenage go through at Cambridge City.
First Round Proper results:
FC St Helens 2-1 Doncaster Rovers Belles
Huddersfield Town 7-0 Nantwich Town
Rossington Main 0-1 Accrington Stanley
Wythenshawe 0-3 Middlesbrough
Stamford AFC 2-3 Worcester City
Loughborough Lightning 2-1 Sutton Coldfield Town
Asfordby Amateurs 1-7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Knowle 1-7 West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City 5-0 Hednesford Town
Derby County 1-3 Leafield Athletic
Peterborough United 2-2 Billericay Town (Peterboro’ won 4-2 on pens)
Ipswich Town 12-0 Milton Keynes Dons
Cambridge United 0-1 Norwich City
Penn & Tylers Green 0-3 Queens Park Rangers
Oxford United 5-0 Actonians
Farnham Town 0-2 London Bees
Bristol Rovers 4-3 Sherborne Town
Plymouth Argyle 6-0 Poole Town
Saltash United 0-6 AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth Sports 0-1 Moneyfields
Exeter City 4-0 Keynsham Town
Mancunian Unity 6-2 Stockport County
Cheadle Town Stingers 2-0 AFC Fylde
Washington AFC 0-7 Hull City
Handsworth 2-0 York City
39- GOAL!!!! We double our lead from another corner!! pic.twitter.com/D5NykMf4We
— Handsworth Ladies FC (@HandsworthWFC) November 3, 2024
Burnley 12-0 Spennymoor Town
Thornaby 2-7 Liverpool Feds
Durham Cestria 4-0 Norton & Stockton Ancients
Preston North End 1-2 Bradford City
Curzon Ashton 0-1 Chester-Le-Street Town
Sheffield FC 2-1 Penrith AFC
South Shields 3-3 Halifax (South Shields won 4-3 on pens)
Notts County 0-5 Sporting Khalsa
Kidderminster Harriers 3-1 Port Vale
Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Northampton Town
THE MAGIC OF THE FA CUP! 🎩
🔷🔶 #Salop pic.twitter.com/UUXtSTC4bC
— Shrewsbury Town Women (@shrewswomen) November 3, 2024
AFC Telford United 1-5 Stourbridge
River City 2-3 Long Itchington
Rugby Borough 7-0 Lincoln City
London Seaward 3-1 Hackney
Cambridge City 2-2 Stevenage (Stevenage won 4-2 on pens)
AFC Sudbury 3-0 Bowers & Pitsea
Royston Town 3-0 Newport Pagnell Town
Comets 2-5 Worthing
AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Watford (Watford won 4-2 on pens)
Lewes 1-1 Dulwich Hamlet (Lewes won 6-5 on pens)
Saltdean United 2-1 South London
Torquay United 0-1 Bridgwater United
Cheltenham Town 7-0 Yeovil Town
Winchester City Flyers 1-4 AFC Portchester
Bursledon 0-4 Marine Academy Plymouth
Gwalia United 4-1 Swindon Town
Hutton 2-4 Luton Town
An incredible comeback sees us progress to the second round of the FA Cup!!!
📸 – @DuncanJackphoto pic.twitter.com/wqHCEVEc3b
— Luton Town Ladies FC (@LTLFC_Official) November 3, 2024
Fulham 6-0 Chesham United
Chatham Town 5-2 Dorking Wanderers
Boldmere St Michaels 1-3 Nottingham Forest
Hashtag United 6-0 Wroxham
Brentford 4-2 Ascot United
Aylesford 3-1 Reading