2023–24_FA_Women's_National_League_Cup

2023–24 FA Women's National League Cup

2023–24 FA Women's National League Cup

Football tournament season

The 2023–24 FA Women's National League Cup was the 32nd running of the competition, which began in 1991. It is the major league cup competition run by the FA Women's National League, and is run alongside their secondary league cup competition, the National League Plate.

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All 72 National League clubs entered at the Determining round, with the winners continuing in the competition and the losers going into the National League Plate tournament.

Nottingham Forest were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Newcastle United in the second round.[1]

The final was played at Kenilworth Road on 23 March 2024 between Hashtag United and Newcastle United. Hashtag United secured a 2–1 win to claim their first title.[2]

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association.[3] Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

Determining round

27 August 2023 Actonians (SE1)1–4 Swindon Town (SW1) Northolt
14:00
  • Amber Dredge
Report
  • Annabelle Colston 45', 50', 87'
  • Holly Beck-Esson 88', Yellow card
 Stadium: Rectory Park
27 August 2023 AFC Bournemouth (SW1) 2–0Bridgwater United (SW1)Ringwood
14:00
  • Alisha Buckingham 75'
  • Abby Jones Yellow card 77'
  • Katie James 86'
 Report
  • Halle Watlin-Arnold Yellow card
 Stadium: Long Lane
Attendance: 424
27 August 2023 AFC Fylde (N) 2–1Chorley (N1)Warton
14:00
  • Bethany Strutton , Yellow card
  • Catherine Hamill
Report
  • Charlotte Tyers
Stadium: Kellamergh Park
27 August 2023 AFC Wimbledon (SE1) 2–0Chatham Town (S)Carshalton
14:00
  • Fran Ali Yellow card 38'
  • Sandra Martins 88'
  • Elleanor Dorey 90+4'
 Report Stadium: Colston Avenue
27 August 2023 Barnsley (N1)2–3 Peterborough United (M1) Sheffield
14:00
  • Abi Housecroft
  • Charlotte Stuart
Report
  • Sophie Scargill 20'
  • Rosie Axten 90', 90+2'
 Stadium: Olympic Legacy Park
27 August 2023 Boldmere St. Michaels (M1) 3–0Lincoln City (M1)Sutton Coldfield
14:00
  • Jessica Wallace Yellow card
  • Trina Greaves Yellow card
 Report Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground
27 August 2023 Cambridge City (SE1) 2–1Southampton Women (SW1)Haverhill
14:00
  • Eva Hubbard
  • Jessica Wood
Report
  • Brittany Jeal 85'
 Stadium: The New Croft
Attendance: 75
27 August 2023 Cambridge United (SE1)0–5 Norwich City (SE1) St Neots
14:00
  • Alysha Stojko-Down Yellow card
  • Zoe Wood Yellow card
 Report
  • Jodie Drake , Yellow card
  • Natasha Snelling (x2), Yellow card
  • Shannon Shaw (x2)
  • Alice Parker Yellow card
 Stadium: Rowley Park
27 August 2023 Cardiff City Ladies (S) 3–1AFC Sudbury (SE1)Cardiff
14:00
  • Cori Williams 25'
  • Grace Horrell 40'
  • Kerry Bartlett 70'
 Report
  • Eva Frazzoni
Stadium: Amdani Hi Arena
27 August 2023 Cheltenham Town (S) 3–0Maidenhead United (SW1)Bishop's Cleeve
14:00
  • Phoebie Poole 16', 45+1'
  • Emily Owen 27'
 Report
  • Eva Thomas Yellow card
  • Gemma Luke Yellow card
 Stadium: Kayte Lane
27 August 2023 Chester-le-Street Town (N1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Notts County (M1) Chester-le-Street
14:00
  • Laura Hockaday
  • Lucy Jamieson
Report
  • Emily Brett 65'
  • Mollie Crump 90+3'
 Stadium: Moor Park
27 August 2023 Derby County (N)2–4 West Bromwich Albion (N) Mickleover
14:00
  • Amy Sims 15'
  • Emelia Wilson Yellow card 51'
  • Yasmin Mosby 59'
  • Eleanor Ashton Yellow card 62'
 Report
  • Francesca Orthodoxou
  • Hannah George , Yellow card
  • Lizzie Bennett-Steele
  • Mariam Mahmood
  • Lucy Jones Yellow card
  • Lucy Newell Yellow card
  • Taylor Reynolds Yellow card
 Stadium: Mickleover Sports Club
Attendance: 286
27 August 2023 Durham Cestria (N1) 2–1Leafield Athletic (M1)Durham
14:00
  • Faye Dale 44'
  • Alisha Clarke-Mainwaring 79'
 Report
  • Leonie Joyce 31'
 Stadium: The Graham Sports Centre
27 August 2023 Exeter City (SW1)1–4 Plymouth Argyle (S) Exeter
14:00
  • Ishbel Zuurmond 49'
 Report
  • Ellie Sara 35', 43', 45'
  • Charlotte Whitmore 68'
 Stadium: Exwick Sports Hub
Attendance: 503
27 August 2023 F.C. United of Manchester (N1)1–6 Halifax (N) Moston
14:00
  • Ella Ritchie 50'
 Report
  • Georgia Stevens (x3)
  • Isobel Dean
  • Lucy Sowerby
  • Olivia Wilson
Stadium: Broadhurst Park
Attendance: 113
27 August 2023 Haywards Heath Town (SE1)0–4 Rugby Borough (S) Haywards Heath
14:00 Report
  • Lily Greenslade 68', 90+3'
  • Nicky Potts 78'
  • Alanah Mann Yellow card 83'
  • Ebony Scarlett Leann Wiseman 90+2'
 Stadium: Hanbury Park Stadium
27 August 2023 Huddersfield Town (N) 5–3Middlesbrough (N1)Kirkburton
14:00
  • Feiruz Abdullahi 3', 80'
  • Aisha Nsangou 28'
  • Dolcie Oconnor 51'
  • Britanny Sanderson 72'
  • Charlotte Gill Yellow card
  • Lauren Joyce Yellow card
  • Scarlett McMahon Yellow card
  • Serena Fletcher Yellow card
 Report
  • Francesca Ward
  • Lauren Robson
  • Oumou Donzo
Stadium: The Stafflex Arena
Attendance: 79
27 August 2023 Ipswich Town (S) 4–2Billericay Town (S)Felixstowe
14:00
  • Natasha Thomas
  • Nia Evans Yellow card
  • Sophie Peskett
  • Summer Hughes (x2)
 Report
  • Jay Blackie
  • Lucy Jones
Stadium: Town Ground
Attendance: 386
27 August 2023 Keynsham Town (SW1)1–2 Queens Park Rangers (SE1) Keynsham
14:00
  • Vicky Vipond 57'
 Report
  • Ellie Searle
  • Emily Hill
Stadium: Crown Field
27 August 2023 Leek Town (M1)1–4 Leeds United (N1) Leek
14:00
  • Shannon Weston Yellow card 36', 85'
 Report
  • Macy Ellis 34'
  • Abbie Brown 39'
  • Harriet Jakeman Yellow card
  • Izzy Elliott Yellow card
 Stadium: Harrison Park
Attendance: 100
27 August 2023 London Bees (S) 3–1London Seaward (SE1)Edgware
14:00
  • Janaye Beaufort
  • Taylor O'Leary (x2)
 Report
  • Katherine Long
Stadium: The Hive
27 August 2023 Milton Keynes Dons (S) 7–0Selsey (SW1)Milton Keynes
14:00
  • Amy Mclean
  • Catherine Beaver
  • Lily Dolling
  • Megan Attenborough
  • Mollie Coupar
  • Rhianne Rush
  • Sofia Casaubon Stovold
Report Stadium: Fairfields Sports Hub
27 August 2023 Moneyfields (SW1) 1–0Torquay United (SW1)Fareham
14:00
  • Charley Wilson-Wilton 90+2'
 Report Stadium: Cams Alders Stadium
Attendance: 67
27 August 2023 Newcastle United (N) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Burnley (N)Kingston Park
14:00
  • Bridget Galloway 16', 93'
  • Rebecca Ferguson 118', Yellow card
  • Kacie Elson Yellow card
  • Olivia Watt Yellow card
 Report
  • Millie Grace Ravening 46'
  • Leah Jade Embley 107'
 Stadium: Kingston Park
27 August 2023 Northampton Town (M1)0–3 Stoke City (N) Northampton
14:00 Report
  • Molly Holder 10', 44'
  • Heidi Logan 34'
 Stadium: Fernie Fields
27 August 2023 Norton & Stockton Ancients (N1)0–4 Liverpool Feds (N) Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 Report
  • Katie Thomas 6'
  • Ellie Fletcher 12'
  • Mia Isobel Parry Yellow card 46'
  • Paige Cole 48', 77'
 Stadium: Norton Sports Complex
27 August 2023 Oxford United (S) 5–0Abingdon United (SW1)Marston
14:00 Report Stadium: Marsh Lane
27 August 2023 Portishead Town (SW1)0–3 Worthing (SE1) Portishead
14:00 Report
  • Samantha Quayle 13', 40', 45'
  • Rebecca Bath Yellow card 24'
 Stadium: Bristol Road
27 August 2023 Solihull Moors (M1)0–5 Nottingham Forest (N) Studley
15:00 Report
  • Chloe Leigh Dixon 5'
  • Holly Jade Manders 27', 37'
  • Mollie Green 82', 83'
 Stadium: Studley Sports Centre
27 August 2023 Sporting Khalsa (M1) 3–0Hull City (N1)Willenhall
14:00
  • Maia Clark 20'
  • Laura Smith 24'
  • Isabelle Austin-Short 90+4'
  • Daisy Wickett Yellow card
  • Skye Owen Yellow card
 Report
  • Hope Knight Yellow card
 Stadium: Guardian Warehousing Arena
Attendance: 61
27 August 2023 Stockport County (N1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		Sheffield F.C. (M1)Stockport
14:00
  • Kenedy Owen 89'
 Report
  • Amy Nelson 63'
 Stadium: Stockport Sports Village
Attendance: 88
27 August 2023 Stourbridge (N) 4–1York City (N1)Stourbridge
14:00
  • Amber Ireson-Lawrence 5', 62'
  • Jessica Lowe 41', Yellow card
  • Niamh Deasy 90+10', Yellow card
 Report
  • Milly Ash 15'
 Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground
27 August 2023 Sutton Coldfield Town (M1)2–7 Loughborough Lightning (M1) Sutton Coldfield
14:00
  • Rameyah Farquharson 37'
  • Chloe Finn Yellow card 62'
  • Brittany Civil 69'
 Report
  • Ferne Powell 24', 43'
  • Lauren Purchase 50', 77'
  • Georgia Hewitt 76', 81'
  • Demi Edwards 88'
 Stadium: Central Ground
Attendance: 74
27 August 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers (N) 11–1Doncaster Rovers Belles (N1)Compton
14:00
  • Amber Hughes (x3)
  • Destiney Toussaint (x2)
  • Tammi George (x2)
  • Anna Morphet
  • Beth Merrick
  • Eloise Jayne Wilson , Yellow card
  • Hannah Fryer
Report
  • Jessica Tugby-Andrew
  • Holly Housley Yellow card
 Stadium: Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground
Attendance: 243
Chesham United (SE1)A–W Hashtag United (S)
Report

Preliminary round

10 September 2023 Halifax (N) 4–2Sporting Khalsa (M1)Cleckheaton
14:00
  • Ellie White (x2)
  • Lucy Sowerby , Yellow card
  • Madeline Oliver
Report
  • Megan Cann 26'
  • Isabelle Austin-Short 63'
 Stadium: Clayborn Ground
Attendance: 73
10 September 2023 Loughborough Lightning (M1)0–1 (a.e.t.) Durham Cestria (N1) Loughborough
14:30
  • Kayleigh Hines Yellow card
 Report
  • Kirsten Donald Yellow card 90+3'
  • Leanna Giles 102'
  • Anna King Yellow card 112'
 Stadium: Holywell Sports Complex
10 September 2023 Queens Park Rangers (SE1)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Moneyfields (SW1) Perivale
14:00
  • Grace Stanley (x2)
  • Ellie Searle 68'
 Report
  • Rozalia Sitarz 56'
  • Kau'Inohea Taylor 69', 102'
 Stadium: Powerday Stadium
10 September 2023 Swindon Town (SW1) 4–2AFC Wimbledon (SE1)Swindon
14:00
  • Ellie Strippel 24', 77'
  • Annabelle Colston 45', 85'
  • Helena Diaz-Butcher Yellow card
  • Holly Randall Yellow card
 Report
  • Ashleigh Goddard 45+4'
  • Ashlee Hincks 53'
  • Nicola Gibson Yellow card
 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 309

First round

1 October 2023 AFC Bournemouth (SW1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Norwich City (SE1) Ringwood
15:00
  • Lucy Cooper 71'
  • Katie James Yellow card 73'
 Report
  • Freya Symonds
  • Rachel Lawrence
Stadium: Long Lane
1 October 2023 Boldmere St. Michaels (M1)1–2 Newcastle United (N) Sutton Coldfield
15:00
  • Gabriella Maia 75'
  • Jade Formaston Yellow card Yellow-red card
  • Rhiannon Travers Red card
 Report
  • Cara Milne-Redhead 75'
  • Bridget Galloway 90+2', Yellow card
  • Jodie Bartle Yellow card
 Stadium: Trevor Brown Memorial Ground
1 October 2023 Cambridge City (SE1)0–6 Milton Keynes Dons (S) Haverhill
14:00 Report
  • Amy Mclean
  • Gemma Biggadike
  • Laura Mitchell (x2)
  • Lily Dolling (x2), Yellow card
 Stadium: The New Croft
Attendance: 69
1 October 2023 Cardiff City Ladies (S) 3–1Plymouth Argyle (S)Cardiff
14:00
  • Caitlin Williams
  • Chloe Lloyd
  • Ellie Sargent
Report
  • Erin O'Shea 20'
  • Charlotte Whitmore Yellow card
  • Panagiota Papaioannou Yellow card
  • Taya Pomfret Yellow card
 Stadium: Amdani Hi Arena
1 October 2023 Durham Cestria (N1) 2–1Stockport County (N1)Sunderland
14:00
  • Victoria Neuefeind 2'
  • Lillie Coulson 61'
 Report
  • Jessica Gillin 69'
 Stadium: Sunderland Ford Hub
1 October 2023 Halifax (N) 2–0Stoke City (N)Cleckheaton
14:00
  • Ellie White (x2)
 Report Stadium: Clayborn Ground
Attendance: 107
1 October 2023 Hashtag United (S) 2–0Oxford United (S)Aveley
15:00
  • Malika Apindia Gille 5'
  • Samantha Rowland 50'
 Report Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 52
1 October 2023 Liverpool Feds (N)2–3 West Bromwich Albion (N) Liverpool
14:00
  • Bethany Donoghue 28'
  • Mia Isobel Parry Yellow card 55'
  • Abby Pope 61'
 Report
  • Francesca Orthodoxou
  • Mariam Mahmood
  • Phoebe Warner
  • Janelle Straker Yellow card
 Stadium: Jericho Lane
1 October 2023 London Bees (S) 1–0Worthing (SE1)Edgware
14:00
  • Taylor O'Leary 90'
  • Kayla Potter Yellow card
 Report
  • Samantha Quayle Yellow card 70'
  • Danielle Rowe Yellow card 81'
 Stadium: The Hive
1 October 2023 Moneyfields (SW1)1–7 Portsmouth (S) Fareham
14:00
  • Charley Wilson-Wilton 51'
 Report
  • Emily Pitman 4', 60', 82', Yellow card 84'
  • Danielle Lane 15'
  • Sophie Quirk 46'
  • Ella Humphrey 76'
  • Tierney Scott 80'
 Stadium: Cams Alders Stadium
1 October 2023 Nottingham Forest (N) 2–0Wolverhampton Wanderers (N)Long Eaton
14:00
  • Holly Jade Manders 12', 83'
  • Freya Dee Thomas Yellow card
 Report
  • Sophie Bramford Yellow card
  • Tammi George Yellow card
 Stadium: Grange Park
1 October 2023 Notts County (M1)0–6 AFC Fylde (N) Hucknall
14:00 Report
  • Ginny Lackey (x2)
  • Emma Jane Siddall
  • Lauren Heria
  • Lily Murphy
  • Cara Bickett Yellow card
 Stadium: RM Stadium
1 October 2023 Peterborough United (M1)0–2 Leeds United (N1) Bourne
14:00
  • Tara Kirk Yellow card 66'
  • Jessica Evans Yellow card 68'
 Report
  • Jessica Rousseau 49'
  • Kathryn Smith Yellow card
  • Ellie Dobson 90+6'
 Stadium: Abbey Lawn
Attendance: 453
1 October 2023 Rugby Borough (S) 3–0Swindon Town (SW1)Rugby
15:00
  • Lily Greenslade 14'
  • Angelina Nixon 66'
  • Katy Morris 71'
 Report Stadium: Nationwide Windows Arena
1 October 2023 Stourbridge (N)0–2 Huddersfield Town (N) Stourbridge
14:00 Report
  • Aisha Nsangou 50'
  • Yasmin Mason 55'
 Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground
Ipswich Town (S) H–WCheltenham Town (S)
Report

Second round

29 October 2023 AFC Fylde (N) 4–2Durham Cestria (N1)Warton
14:00
  • Ginny Lackey (x3)
  • Bethany Strutton
Report
  • Kirsten Donald Yellow card 18'
  • Alisha Clarke-Mainwaring 71', 78', Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 90+4'
  • Mia Gibbon Yellow card 75'
 Stadium: Kellamergh Park
29 October 2023 Hashtag United (S) 2–1Rugby Borough (S)Aveley
14:00
  • Phoebe Ellen Williams 4'
  • Hayley West 90'
 Report
  • Saskia Morris Yellow card 58'
  • Lily Greenslade 62'
 Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 59
29 October 2023 Leeds United (N1)3–4 Halifax (N) Garforth
14:00
  • Katie Astle 72'
  • Jessica Rousseau 85', 87'
 Report
  • Meg Boydell (x2)
  • Courtney Willis
  • Shauna Legge
  • Isobel Dean Yellow card Yellow-red card
  • Nicole Kemp Yellow card
  • Olivia Wilson Yellow card
 Stadium: Bannister Prentice Stadium
29 October 2023 London Bees (S) 2–0Norwich City (SE1)Edgware
14:00
  • Abbie Bensted
  • Kayla Potter
Report
  • Ellie Smith Yellow card
  • Katie Knights Yellow card
  • Lauren Tomlinson Yellow card
 Stadium: The Hive
29 October 2023 Milton Keynes Dons (S)0–1 Portsmouth (S) Milton Keynes
14:00
  • Lucy Wood Yellow card
 Report
  • Ella Wild Yellow card 54'
  • Emma Jones Yellow card 68', 75'
  • Ava Rowbotham Yellow card 72'
 Stadium: Fairfields Sports Hub
29 October 2023 Newcastle United (N) 3–0Nottingham Forest (N)Gateshead
14:00
  • Georgia Gibson 26'
  • Amber Keegan Stobbs 38'
 Report
  • Louanne Marie Worsey Yellow card
  • Natalie Johnson Yellow card
 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 100
29 October 2023 West Bromwich Albion (N)3–4 Huddersfield Town (N) Birmingham
13:30 Report
  • Serena Fletcher 28'
  • Feiruz Abdullahi 45', 58'
  • Aisha Nsangou 55'
  • Abi Megeary Yellow card 83'
 Stadium: BCFA Excellence Arena
5 November 2023 Cardiff City Ladies (S)0–2 Ipswich Town (S) Cardiff
14:00 Report
  • Bonnie Elizabeth Horwood
  • Natasha Thomas
Stadium: Amdani Hi Arena

Quarter-finals

28 January 2024 AFC Fylde (N)1–4 Newcastle United (N) Warton
14:00
  • Sasha Rowe
Report
  • Georgia Gibson 24', 70'
  • Tyler Louise Dodds 50', 63'
 Stadium: Kellamergh Park
28 January 2024 Halifax (N) 3–2Huddersfield Town (N)Cleckheaton
14:00
  • Britanny Sanderson
  • Ellie White
  • Lucy Sowerby
Report
  • Freya Walton 23'
  • Yasmin Mason 43'
 Stadium: Clayborn Ground
Attendance: 223
28 January 2024 Hashtag United (S) 3–1London Bees (S)Aveley
14:00
  • Grace Gillard 24'
  • Wiktoria Fronc 60'
  • Malika Apindia Gille 89'
 Report Stadium: Parkside
Attendance: 62
28 January 2024 Ipswich Town (S)1–2 (a.e.t.) Portsmouth (S) Felixstowe
14:00 Report
  • Sophie Quirk 29'
  • Nicole Barrett 94'
 Stadium: Town Ground

Semi-finals

25 February 2024 Halifax (N)0–2 Hashtag United (S) Cleckheaton
14:00 Report
  • Rowland 3', 57'
 Stadium: Clayborn Ground
Attendance: 322
25 February 2024 Newcastle United (N) 2–1Portsmouth (S)Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00
  • Potts 52'
  • Gibson 90'
 Report
  • Jones 64'
 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 22,307

Final

23 March 2024 Newcastle United (N)1–2 Hashtag United (S) Luton
14:30
Report
  • Nicholls 18'
  • Williams 75'
 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 3,719

References

  1. [1]
    "Newcastle United Women 3 Nottingham Forest Women 0". Newcastle United F.C. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Women's National League Cup: Hashtag stun Newcastle to win final". BBC Sport. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    "The FA Women's National League". Full Time. The Football Association. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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