1977 WFA Cup final

1977 WFA Cup Final

Event	1976–77 WFA Cup
Queen's Park Rangers Southampton Women 1 0
Date	15 May 1977
Venue	Champion Hill, London
Referee	J. E. Bent
← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 WFA Cup Final was the seventh final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the seventh final to be held under the direct control of Women's Football Association (WFA). ^[1] Southampton Women's F.C. and Queen's Park Rangers L.F.C. contested the match at Champion Hill, the home of Dulwich Hamlet on 15 May 1977. The match ended 1–0 to QPR and became the first London women's club to win the FA Women's Cup. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Match details

Summary

15 May 1977

15:00 BST

Queen's Park Rangers	1–0	Southampton Women
Staley 25'

Champion Hill , London

Referee: J. E. Bent

GK 1 Pat Napier DF 2 Cora Francis DF 3 Pauline Gardner DF 4 Paddy McGroarty (c) DF 5 Jackie Green MF 6 Maggie Flanagan MF 7 Sandra Choat MF 8 Ann Richardson MF 9 Carrie Staley FW 10 Josie Lee FW 11 Hazel Ross Substitutes: FW 12 Pauline Dickie GK 13 Jean Cantrell Manager: Sav Ramayon

GK 1 Sue Buckett (c) DF 2 Heather Kirkland DF 3 Maggie Pearce DF 4 Ann Squires DF 5 Linda Coffin MF 6 Grace Cesareo MF 7 Lynda Hale MF 8 Pat Chapman MF 9 Pat Davies FW 10 Sue Lopez FW 11 Hilary Carter Substitutes: FW 12 Kathy Bennett MF 13 Lesley Lloyd DF 14 Jill Long Manager: Charlie Clarke

References

1. Association, The Football. "Women's FA Cup Final history". www.thefa.com.
2. "Women's FA Cup final: The changing face of the game over 50 years". 4 December 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
3. Slegg, Chris; Gregory, Patricia (6 May 2021). A History of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. ISBN   9780750997713 – via Google Books.
4. "Women's FA Cup at 50: Fighting sexism and discrimination in the 1970s" – via BBC London.

External links

• Official website
• Report at WomensFACup.co.uk