England - List of Women Cup Winners

See also 1917-1938 data.
The competition began in 1970/71 as the Mitre Challenge Trophy, organised by the Women's Football Association. There were 71 entrants, including teams from Scotland and Wales; the first three losing finalists were all from Scotland.

FA Cup

        Winners                      Runners-up
1970/71 Southampton              4-1 Stewarton Thistle      
1971/72 Southampton              3-2 Lees' Ladies      
1972/73 Southampton              2-0 Westthorn United      
1973/74 Fodens                   2-1 Southampton      
1974/75 Southampton              4-2 Warminster 
1975/76 Southampton              2-1 QPR                          [aet]
1976/77 QPR                      1-0 Southampton      
1977/78 Southampton              8-2 QPR                
1978/79 Southampton              1-0 Lowestoft           
1979/80 St Helens                1-0 Preston North End      
1980/81 Southampton              4-2 St Helens           
1981/82 Lowestoft                2-0 Cleveland Spartans      
1982/83 Doncaster Belles         3-2 St Helens           
1983/84 Howbury Grange           4-2 Doncaster Belles      
1984/85 Friends of Fulham        2-0 Doncaster Belles      
1985/86 Norwich                  4-3 Doncaster Belles      
1986/87 Doncaster Belles         2-0 St Helens           
1987/88 Doncaster Belles         3-1 Leasowe Pacific      
1988/89 Leasowe Pacific          3-2 Friends of Fulham      
1989/90 Doncaster Belles         1-0 Friends of Fulham      
1990/91 Millwall Lionesses       1-0 Doncaster Belles 
1991/92 Doncaster Belles         4-0 Red Star Southampton      
1992/93 Arsenal                  3-0 Doncaster Belles      
1993/94 Doncaster Belles         1-0 Knowsley United      
1994/95 Arsenal                  3-2 Liverpool           
1995/96 Croydon                  1-1 Liverpool                    [aet, 3-2 pen]
1996/97 Millwall Lionesses       1-0 Wembley           
1997/98 Arsenal                  3-2 Croydon           
1998/99 Arsenal                  2-0 Southampton Saints
1999/00 Croydon                  2-1 Doncaster Belles      
2000/01 Arsenal                  1-0 Fulham           
2001/02 Fulham                   2-1 Doncaster Belles
2002/03 Fulham                   3-0 Charlton Athletic
2003/04 Arsenal                  3-0 Charlton Athletic 
2004/05 Charlton Athletic        1-0 Everton
2005/06 Arsenal                  5-0 Leeds United
2006/07 Arsenal                  4-1 Charlton Athletic
2007/08 Arsenal                  4-1 Leeds United        
2008/09 Arsenal                  2-1 Sunderland
2009/10 Everton                  3-2 Arsenal                      [aet]                 
2010/11 Arsenal                  2-0 Bristol Academy         
2011/12 Birmingham City          2-2 Chelsea                      [aet, 3-2 pen]
2012/13 Arsenal                  3-0 Bristol Academy
2013/14 Arsenal                  2-0 Everton
2014/15 Chelsea                  1-0 Notts County
2015/16 Arsenal                  1-0 Chelsea
2016/17 Manchester City          4-1 Birmingham City
2017/18 Chelsea                  3-1 Arsenal
2018/19 Manchester City          3-0 West Ham United      
2019/20 Manchester City          3-1 Everton                      [aet] 
2020/21 Chelsea                  3-0 Arsenal
2021/22 Chelsea                  3-2 Manchester City              [aet]
2022/23 Chelsea                  1-0 Manchester United
2023/24 Manchester United        4-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Number of Titles (54; runners-up finishes between square brackets):
     
14 [ 3] Arsenal

 8 [ 2] Southampton

 6 [ 7] Doncaster Belles 

 5 [ 2] Chelsea

 3 [ 1] Manchester City

 2 [ 4] Everton                      [includes Leasowe Pacific]  
 2 [ 1] Fulham     
 2 [ 1] Croydon
 2      Millwall Lionesses  

 1 [ 3] Charlton Athletic
 1 [ 3] St Helens  
 1 [ 2] Friends of Fulham        
 1 [ 2] QPR
 1 [ 1] Birmingham City     
 1 [ 1] Lowestoft        
 1 [ 1] Manchester United  
 1      Fodens
 1      Howbury Grange
 1      Norwich       

   [ 2] Bristol Academy
   [ 2] Leeds United
   [ 2] Liverpool
   [ 2] Stewarton Thistle (Scotland) [includes Lees' Ladies; later became Kilmarnock]
   [ 1] Cleveland Spartans 
   [ 1] Knowsley United      
   [ 1] Notts County
   [ 1] Preston North End
   [ 1] Red Star Southampton
   [ 1] Southampton Saints
   [ 1] Sunderland     
   [ 1] Tottenham Hotspur
   [ 1] Warminster 
   [ 1] Wembley
   [ 1] West Ham United
   [ 1] Westthorn United (Scotland)

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Thanks to Neil Morrison for name adjustments

Prepared and maintained by Erik Garin for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Erik Garin
Last updated: 8 Jan 2025