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| Event | 2004–05 FA Women's Cup | ||||||
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| 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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The2005 FA Women's Cup Final was the 35th final of theFA Women's Cup, England's primarycup competition forwomen's football teams. It was the 12th final to be held under the direct control ofthe Football Association (FA) and was known as theFA Women's Cup Final in partnership withNationwide for sponsorship reasons. The final was contested betweenCharlton Athletic andEverton 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-flightFA Women's Premier League clubs, both Charlton Athletic and Everton entered the competition at the fourth round stage. Charlton Athletic beatWolverhampton Wanderers,West Ham United,Sunderland andBristol Rovers to reach the final. Everton facedBristol City,Leafield Athletic,Chelsea andArsenal before reaching the final.[citation needed]
Charlton Athletic won the game 1–0, with a 58th-minute goal byEniola Aluko.[1][2][3][4]
Thematch programme cover was designed by 15-year-old Gillian Prescott, whose illustration won a competition in theSunday Express newspaper. From a family of noted women's football supporters in theNorth West,Sheila Parker was hergodmother. Prescott, who hadcerebral palsy, died in January 2010.[5]
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