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1998 FA Women's Cup final
Arsenal celebrate a Cup double in 1998
Event1997–98 FA Women's Cup
Arsenal Croydon Women
3 2
Date4 May 1998
VenueThe New Den, London
RefereeAlan 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.

Match details

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Arsenal3–2Croydon Women
Attendance: 2,205
GK 1 England Sarah Reed
DF 2 England Kirsty Pealling
DF 3 England Kim Jerray-Silver
DF 4 Wales Vicki Slee
DF 5 England Carol Harwood
MF 6 England Faye White (c) downward-facing red arrow 34'
MF 7 England Tina Mapes
MF 8 England Sian Williams
MF 9 England Marieanne Spacey
FW 10 England Kelley Few
FW 11 England Rachel Yankey
Substitutes:
FW 12 England Natasha Daly
GK 13 England Emma Hastings
DF 14 England Nina Downham
MF 15 Republic of Ireland Linda Watt upward-facing green arrow 34' downward-facing red arrow 89'
DF 16 Republic of Ireland Tammy Scrivens upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
England Vic Akers
GK 1 England Louise Cooper
DF 2 England Julie Fletcher
DF 3 England Julie Darby
DF 4 Northern Ireland Gill Wylie
DF 5 England Debbie Bampton
MF 6 England Alex Cottier
MF 7 England Hope Powell (c)
MF 8 England Kerry Davis
MF 9 England Samantha Britton downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 10 England Tara Proctor
FW 11 England Joanne Broadhurst
Substitutes:
FW 12 England Sharon Barber upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 13 England Anita Dines
MF 14 England Carole Osborne
GK 15 England Sue Jones
DF 16 England Debbie Biggins
Manager:
England Frank McMorrow

Reception

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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

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  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. May 4, 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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