Big guns enter FA Women's Cup Fifth Round Proper

Monday 09 Mar 2015
The Fifth Round Proper draw was made on Monday morning

The draw for the Fifth Round Proper of The FA Women’s Cup, with the FA WSL 1 clubs entering the competition at this stage, has been made at Wembley today. 

The eight ties are scheduled for 22 March and the winners will each receive £600 from The FA’s prize fund.

The FA Women's Cup

Fifth Round Proper draw
Monday 9 March 2015
Wembley Stadium
Winners receive £600 from prize fund

Arsenal won last season’s Cup, beating Everton 2-0 before a 15,000 crowd at Milton Keynes, and the holders have been drawn away to Millwall Lionesses, also former winners. 

Runners-up Everton will host Bristol Academy, who were themselves runners-up to Arsenal in 2013.

Liverpool, FA WSL champions in the last two years, have been handed an away tie at Birmingham City, the 2012 Cup winners over Chelsea on penalties.  

All ties must be played on Sunday 22 March 2015, kicking-off at 2pm, unless mutually agreed otherwise.

The Fifth Round Proper

1 Everton v Bristol Academy
2 Chelsea v Watford
3 Coventry City v Charlton Athletic
4 Manchester City v Doncaster Rovers Belles
5 Millwall Lionesses v Arsenal
6 Birmingham City v Liverpool
7 Aston Villa v Sheffield
8 Notts County Ladies v Tottenham Hotspur

By David Barber FA Historian