Vitality Women’s FA Cup: Five FAWNL sides suffer upsets

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Hull City 1-2 Newcastle United
Hull City v Newcastle United. (Photo: Colin Lock

Five FAWNL sides lost to lower division opponents in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup 1st Round Proper on Sunday 13 November.

Cardiff City Ladies eliminated Bridgwater United 4-0, Sporting Khalsa knocked out Boldmere St Michaels with a late spot-kick.

Cheadle Town Stingers put out York City on penalties, Leeds United beat Brighouse Town with the only penalty converted in a shoot-out, Sutton Coldfield Town profited from the spot against Leafield Athletic.

Gillingham avoided an upset at Millwall Lionesses through penalties, Ebbsfleet United lost out to Southampton Women’s after extra-time, Crawley Wasps late rally saw them overturn a 2-1 deficit to win 3-2 after extra-time at Moneyfields.

Stoke City progressed past Derby County on penalties, as did Dartford against Ascot United in sudden death.

Clapton had a great turnout of 460 but narrowly bowed out to Ashford United.

1st Round results

Fleetwood Town Wrens 1-5 Liverpool Feds
Norton & Stockton Ancients 1-4 Durham Cestria (Att: 104)
Consett 2-1 Warrington Wolves

Middlesbrough 2-1 Bradford City
Stockport County 7-3 Penrith (Att: 75)
FC United of Manchester 1-4 Merseyrail (Att: 172)

Huddersfield Town beat Belles
All smiles from Huddersfield players after their second goal by Autumn Housley (centre).(Photo: Julian Barker).

Doncaster Rovers Belles 0-3 Huddersfield Town (Att: 378)
Leeds United 1-1 (aet) Brighouse Town (Leeds won 1-0 on penalties)

Darwen 1-5 Barnsley
Hull City 1-2 Newcastle United
Cheadle Town Stingers 2-2 (aet) York City (Cheadle won 2-1 on penalties)
Alnwick Town 1-4 Fylde (Att: 118)
Tranmere Rovers 0-9 Burnley
Wallsend BC 1-2 Redcar Town
Worcester City 3-4 (aet) Coventry Sphinx
West Bromwich Albion 4-0 Crewe Alexandra (Att: 100)
Sporting Khalsa 2-1 Boldmere St Michaels

Oughtibridge War Memorial 0-6 Nottingham Forest (Att: 400)
Peterborough United 2-1 (aet) Stourbridge (Att: 232)
Sedgley & Gornal United 0-5 Solihull Moors
Asfordby 3-5 (aet) Lichfield City
Sutton Coldfield Town 1-1 (aet) Leafield Athletic (Sutton won 6-5 on penalties)

Northampton Town 6-2 Dronfield Town
Shrewsbury Town 2-8 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Loughborough Lightning 3-0 Sheffield FC

Loughborough Lightning versus Sheffield FC.
Loughborough Lightning versus Sheffield FC. (Photo: Andy Smith)

Lye Town 1-4 Wem Town
Stoke City 1-1 (aet) Derby County (Stoke won 4-2 on penalties) (Att: 138)
Billericay Town 12-0 King’s Lynn Town
Bowers & Pitsea 2-0 Needham Market (Att: 256)
Royston Town 2-3 (aet) London Seaward (Att: 243)
Norwich City 2-0 Enfield Town
Colney Heath 1-10 Hashtag United
Milton Keynes Dons 8-1 Mulbarton Wanderers
Luton Town 0-7 Ipswich Town (Att: 204)
Clapton CFC 1-2 Ashford United (Att: 460)
Watford 7-1 Fulham
Abingdon Town 0-4 Portsmouth (Att: 297)
Moneyfields 2-3 (aet) Crawley Wasps (Att: 110)
Ebbsfleet United 1-2 (aet) Southampton Women’s
AFC Stoneham 0-3 Actonians
Dartford 2-2 (aet) Ascot United (Dartford won 7-6 on penalties) (Att: 233)
Selsey 1-5 AFC Wimbledon
Aylesford 1-3 Dulwich Hamlet

Aylesford v Dulwich Hamlet - Vitality Women's FA Cup
Dulwich Hamlet’s Brittany Saylor celebrates with the traveling fans. (Liam Asman/SPP)

Millwall Lionesses 2-2 (aet) Gillingham (Gillingham won 5-4 on penalties)
Oxford United 6-1 Chesham United
Worthing 8-0 Sutton United
Hackney 0-4 London Bees
Swindon Town 3-0 Frampton Rangers (Att: 88)
Bournemouth Sports 5-0 Pucklechurch Sports
Portishead Town 2-0 Eastleigh
Exeter City 4-2 AFC Bournemouth
Cardiff City LFC 4-0 Bridgwater United (Att: 120)

Weymouth 0-5 Keynsham Town
Bishops Lydeard 0-1 Liskeard Athletic
Warminster Town 0-2 Torquay United
Plymouth Argyle 4-2 Cheltenham Town (Att: 176)

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