Leafield, Mancunian Unity, St Helens and South Shields lead Cup shocks | OneFootball

North West League FC St Helens knocked Doncaster Rovers Belles out of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. (Photo: John Shirras)

Adobe Women’s FA Cup 1st Round surprises included Leafield Athletic’s win at Derby County and South Shields elimination of Halifax.

Leafield went through with two second-half goals after their early opener was cancelled out by the higher-division Rams.

South Shields edged Halifax 4-3 on penalties, after making it 3-3 in the 90th minute against their visitors from two tiers above.

Further success for Regional League sides against FA WNL opposition came for FC St Helens over Doncaster Rovers Belles, six-goal Mancunian Unity in the meeting with Stockport County, Shrewsbury Town by the odd goal in five versus Northampton Town, Fulham who hit half a dozen past Chesham United and Handsworth after a 2-0 defeat of York City.

Peterborough United knocked out Billericay Town from the division above on penalties, Lewes avoided a similar fate against Dulwich Hamlet by also progressing in a shoot-out with this one taken to sudden death.

Watford avenged the midweek loss at home to AFC Wimbledon by winning away to the Dons on penalties following a 0-0 deadlock.

One further tie decided from the spot saw Stevenage go through at Cambridge City.

Lewes players celebrate winning on penalties against Dulwich Hamlet. (Liam Asman/SPP)

First Round Proper results:

FC St Helens 2-1 Doncaster Rovers Belles Huddersfield Town 7-0 Nantwich Town Rossington Main 0-1 Accrington Stanley Wythenshawe 0-3 Middlesbrough Stamford AFC 2-3 Worcester City Loughborough Lightning 2-1 Sutton Coldfield Town

Loughborough Lightning celebrate a goal against Sutton Coldfield Town. (Photo: Andy Smith)

Asfordby Amateurs 1-7 Wolverhampton Wanderers Knowle 1-7 West Bromwich Albion Stoke City 5-0 Hednesford Town Derby County 1-3 Leafield Athletic Peterborough United 2-2 Billericay Town (Peterboro’ won 4-2 on pens) Ipswich Town 12-0 Milton Keynes Dons Cambridge United 0-1 Norwich City Penn & Tylers Green 0-3 Queens Park Rangers Oxford United 5-0 Actonians Farnham Town 0-2 London Bees

London Bees’ Millie Isherwood celebrates scoring her first goal on 92 minutes to break the deadlock at Farnham Town. (Photo: www.jamesprickett.co.uk)

Bristol Rovers 4-3 Sherborne Town Plymouth Argyle 6-0 Poole Town Saltash United 0-6 AFC Bournemouth Bournemouth Sports 0-1 Moneyfields Exeter City 4-0 Keynsham Town Mancunian Unity 6-2 Stockport County Cheadle Town Stingers 2-0 AFC Fylde Washington AFC 0-7 Hull City Handsworth 2-0 York City

Burnley 12-0 Spennymoor Town Thornaby 2-7 Liverpool Feds Durham Cestria 4-0 Norton & Stockton Ancients Preston North End 1-2 Bradford City Curzon Ashton 0-1 Chester-Le-Street Town Sheffield FC 2-1 Penrith AFC South Shields 3-3 Halifax (South Shields won 4-3 on pens) Notts County 0-5 Sporting Khalsa Kidderminster Harriers 3-1 Port Vale Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Northampton Town

AFC Telford United 1-5 Stourbridge River City 2-3 Long Itchington Rugby Borough 7-0 Lincoln City London Seaward 3-1 Hackney Cambridge City 2-2 Stevenage (Stevenage won 4-2 on pens) AFC Sudbury 3-0 Bowers & Pitsea Royston Town 3-0 Newport Pagnell Town Comets 2-5 Worthing AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Watford (Watford won 4-2 on pens) Lewes 1-1 Dulwich Hamlet (Lewes won 6-5 on pens) Saltdean United 2-1 South London Torquay United 0-1 Bridgwater United Cheltenham Town 7-0 Yeovil Town Winchester City Flyers 1-4 AFC Portchester Bursledon 0-4 Marine Academy Plymouth Gwalia United 4-1 Swindon Town Hutton 2-4 Luton Town

Fulham 6-0 Chesham United Chatham Town 5-2 Dorking Wanderers Boldmere St Michaels 1-3 Nottingham Forest Hashtag United 6-0 Wroxham Brentford 4-2 Ascot United Aylesford 3-1 Reading

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