Event | 1976–77 WFA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 15 May 1977 | ||||||
Venue | Champion Hill, London | ||||||
Referee | J. E. Bent | ||||||
The 1977 WFA Cup Final was the 7th 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]
Queen's Park Rangers | 1–0 | Southampton Women |
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