Team flags flying at Wembley Stadium
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Event | 2014–15 FA Women's Cup | ||||||
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Date | 1 August 2015 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Player of the Match | Eniola Aluko (Chelsea) | ||||||
Referee | Amy Fearn (Derbyshire) | ||||||
Attendance | 30,710 | ||||||
Weather | Partly cloudy 23 °C (73 °F) |
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The 2015 FA Women's Cup Final was the 45th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. The showpiece event was the 22nd to be played directly under the auspices of the Football Association (FA) and was named the SSE Women's FA Cup Final for sponsorship reasons. The final was contested between Chelsea Ladies and Notts County Ladies on 1 August 2015 at Wembley Stadium in London. Chelsea made its second final appearance, after losing the 2012 final. Notts County appeared in its first ever final.
The match was the first women's final to be staged at Wembley Stadium. Watched by a record crowd of 30,710 and a BBC television audience of nearly two million, Chelsea won the match 1–0, with a first-half goal from Ji So-yun. Chelsea's Eniola Aluko was named player of the match.
As FA WSL 1 clubs, both teams entered the competition at the fifth round stage. Chelsea beat Watford (6–0), holders Arsenal (2–1) and Manchester City (1–0) to reach the final. Notts County faced lower-division opponents in all three games, defeating Tottenham Hotspur (4–0), Aston Villa (5–1) and Everton (3–0).