The FA Women's Premier League Cup 2007–08 was the 17th staging of the

FA Women's Premier League Cup The FA Women's National League Cup is an annual England, English women's association football, football cup competition, founded in 1991 by the Women's Football Association, Women's Football Association (WFA). The 1991–92 WFA Women's National L ...

, a knockout competition for England's top 36 women's football clubs. The tournament was won by Everton, who beat previous holders

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1–0 in the final; this was Everton's first title.

Preliminary round

All played on 2 September.

First round

All played 30 September, except Liverpool vs. Leeds United and Cardiff City vs. Arsenal, both on 7 October. Charlton Athletic forfeited due to economic problems and Sunderland thus won by walkover.

Second round

Matches were played on the 14th and 21st October.

Quarter finals

All played 4 November.

Semi finals

All played 16 December.

Final

In a shock result, Everton won the final with an early goal from Amy Kane, securing their first trophy since the

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. Arsenal's defeat was their first in 58 domestic matches, a run stretching back two years to their humbling by

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in the 2005–06 final of the same competition.

References

External links

FA Women's Premier League Cup history
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