1998 FA Women's Cup final

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1998 FA Women's Cup final
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Arsenal celebrate a Cup double in 1998
Event 1997–98 FA Women's Cup
Arsenal Croydon
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Date4 May 1998
Venue The New Den, London
Referee Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
Attendance2,205
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The 1998 FA Women's Cup final was the 27th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the fifth final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association (FA). It was contested between Arsenal and Croydon Women at The New Den, home of Millwall. The final ended 3–2 in favour of Arsenal. [1] [2] [3] The final was broadcast on BSkyB. [4] As their men's counterpart won the 1997–98 FA Cup, Arsenal became the first club to win both the men's and women's FA Cup in the same season after the FA's take over of the women's tournament in 1993.

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Match details

Arsenal 3–2 Croydon
Report
The New Den , London
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
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Arsenal
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Croydon
GK1 Flag of England.svg Sarah Reed
LWB3 Flag of England.svg Kim Jerray-Silver
LCB8 Flag of England.svg Kelley Few
CB5 Flag of England.svg Carol Harwood Yellow card.svg  85'
RCB6 Flag of England.svg Faye White (c)
RWB2 Flag of England.svg Kirsty Pealling Yellow card.svg  82'
LCM4 Flag of England.svg Vicki Slee
CM9 Flag of England.svg Marieanne Spacey
RCM7 Flag of England.svg Sian Williams
FW11 Flag of England.svg Rachel Yankey
FW10 Flag of England.svg Tina Mapes Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutes:
DF17 Flag of Ireland.svg Tammy Scrivens
MF16 Flag of England.svg Linda Watt
FW12 Flag of England.svg Natasha Daly Sub on.svg 65'
FW14 Flag of England.svg Emma Hastings
FW15 Flag of England.svg Nina Downham
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Terry Howard
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GK1 Flag of England.svg Louise Cooper
LWB2 Flag of England.svg Julie Fletcher
LCB3 Flag of England.svg Alex Cottier
CB5 Ulster Banner.svg Gill Wylie Yellow card.svg  49'
RCB6 Flag of England.svg Julie Darby
RWB10 Flag of England.svg Kerry Davis
LCM4 Flag of England.svg Hope Powell (c)
CM8 Flag of England.svg Debbie Bampton
RCM11 Flag of England.svg Tara Proctor
FW7 Flag of England.svg Samantha Britton Yellow card.svg  73'
FW9 Flag of England.svg Joanne Broadhurst
Substitutes:
GK Flag of England.svg Debbie Biggins
DF14 Flag of England.svg Anita Dines
DF15 Flag of England.svg Carole Osborne
MF12 Flag of England.svg Sharon Barber
FW16 Flag of England.svg Sue Jones
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Debbie Bampton

Player of the match

Assistant referees:
D. R. Spicer
Wendy Toms
Fourth official :
R. G. Smith

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.


Reception

Andy Gray and Richard Keys of Sky Sports are noted for laughing at the skill of women's footballers in the final of the competition. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Women's FA Cup Final history". TheFA.com. The Football Association.
  2. ↑ "Arsenal Ladies in the FA Cup". Arsenal.com.
  3. ↑ "Women's Football: Another trophy for the Gunners". The Independent. 4 May 1998.
  4. ↑ "Foul play". the Guardian. 15 June 1999.
  5. ↑ "Sky presenters have previous record for laughing at women's football". The Times .
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