2005 FA Women's Cup final

2005 FA Women's Cup Final

The match programme cover
Event	2004–05 FA Women's Cup
Charlton Athletic Everton 1 0
Date	2 May 2005
Venue	Boleyn Ground, London
Player of the Match	Eniola Aluko (Charlton Athletic)
Referee	Mike Jones (Cheshire)
Attendance	8,567
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The 2005 FA Women's Cup Final was the 35th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the 12th final to be held under the direct control of the Football Association (FA) and was known as the FA Women's Cup Final in partnership with Nationwide for sponsorship reasons. The final was contested between Charlton Athletic and Everton on 2 May 2005.

Charlton Athletic entered their third consecutive final having lost the previous two. Everton reached the final for the first time, although an earlier incarnation of the club, known as Leasowe Pacific, had lost the 1988 final and won in 1989.^{[ citation needed ]}

As top-flight FA Women's Premier League clubs, both Charlton Athletic and Everton entered the competition at the fourth round stage. Charlton Athletic beat Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, Sunderland and Bristol Rovers to reach the final. Everton faced Bristol City, Leafield Athletic, Chelsea and Arsenal before reaching the final.^{[ citation needed ]}

Charlton Athletic won the game 1–0, with a 58th-minute goal by Eniola Aluko. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Media

Match programme

The match programme cover was designed by 15-year-old Gillian Prescott, whose illustration won a competition in the Sunday Express newspaper. From a family of noted women's football supporters in the North West, Sheila Parker was her godmother. Prescott, who had cerebral palsy, died in January 2010. ^[5]

Details

2 May 2005

13:00 BST

Charlton Athletic	1–0	Everton
Aluko 58'	(Report)

Boleyn Ground, London

Attendance: 8,567

Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)

Charlton

Everton

GK 1 Pauline Cope DF 5 Karen Hills DF ? Emma Coss DF 2 Casey Stoney (c) DF ? Dominique Sinclair-Chambers MF ? Danielle Murphy MF 14 Jessica Smith MF 15 Sian Williams MF 10 Jo Broadhurst FW 12 Ann-Marie Heatherson  68' FW 11 Eniola Aluko Substitutes: FW ? Jodian Clarke  68' GK ? Ebony Cabey-Gooden MF ? Alexa Hunn DF 18 Leanne Reidy FW 22 Sarah Snare Manager: Keith Boanas

GK ? Danielle Hill DF ? Becky Easton DF ? Samantha Britton DF ? Lindsay Johnson DF ? Rachel Unitt MF ? Fara Williams MF 10 Kelly McDougall MF ? Leanne Duffy (c)  66' FW ? Jody Handley FW ? Chantelle Parry FW ? Amy Kane  86' Substitutes: MF ? Michelle Evans  66' FW ? Jenny Jones  86' DF ? Jayne Eadie DF ? Cathy Jones MF ? Tammy Byrne Manager: Mo Marley

Player of the match Eniola Aluko (Charlton) Match officials Assistant referees: Wayne Grunnill (East Riding) Oliver Langford (West Midlands) Fourth official: Bob Desmond (Gloucestershire)

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.

References

1. "Charlton Women 1-0 Everton Ladies". BBC Sport. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
2. "Charlton lift the FA Cup". Women's Soccer Scene. 3 May 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
3. Turner, Georgina (2 May 2005). "Charlton finally have their day". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 November 2019.
4. Turner, Georgina (2 May 2005). "Boanas hails star Eni". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 November 2019.
5. "Charity game for Gillian". Wigan Post. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.