2002–03 FA Women's Premier League Cup

The 2002–03 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 12th staging of the FA Women's Premier League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 36 women's football clubs.[1]

2002–03 Women's National League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
Dates8 September 2002 – 30 March 2003
Teams33
Defending championsFulham
Final positions
ChampionsFulham
Runner-upArsenal

The tournament was won by Fulham, who beat Arsenal in the final via penalty shootout.[2][3][4]

Results

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The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (NA)=National Division; (NO)=Northern Division; (S)=Southern Division.

Quarter-finals

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24 November 2002 (2002-11-24) Aston Villa (NO) 1–0Charlton Athletic (NA)
14:00 Report
24 November 2002 (2002-11-24) Fulham (NA) 5–0Birmingham City (NA)
14:00 Report
24 November 2002 (2002-11-24) Doncaster Belles (NA) 7–0Bristol City (S)
14:00 Report
1 December 2002 (2002-12-01) Arsenal (NA) 1–0Tranmere Rovers (NA)
14:00 Report

Semi-finals

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29 January 2003 (2003-01-29) Aston Villa (NO)1–2 Fulham (NA)
14:00 Carter   15'
2 February 2003 (2003-02-02) Doncaster Belles (NA)1–2 Arsenal (NA)
14:00 Walker   67' (pen.) Report Ludlow   3', 23'

Final

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Arsenal (NA)1–1 (a.e.t.)Fulham (NA)
Grant   90' Report Yankey   89'
Penalties
Banks  
Wheatley  
Fletcher  
Pealling  
Williams  
Maggs  
2–3   Pedersen
  Spacey
  Yankey
  Unitt
  McArthur
  Jerray-Silver
Attendance: 2,220

References

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  1. ^ "Charlton in all London final".
  2. ^ "Blast from the past: Fulham stun Arsenal in 2003 title race". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ "Jerray-Silver holds nerve". The Independent. March 30, 2003.
  4. ^ "Fulham lift League Cup". www.thefa.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2022.