27th November 2023
Cheltenham Town Ladies FC have been handed a home tie in the Third Round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.
Following a dramatic comeback against Exeter City Women, Cheltenham will play host to FA Women’s Champioship outfit, Reading Women, on Sunday December 10 (2:00pm Kick off).
The Royals reached the Quarter Finals last season, losing out to eventual winners, Chelsea Women 3-1 after passing Leicester City Women and Tottenham Hotspur Women on penalties in the Fourth and Fifth Round respectively.
After starting in the Second Qualifying Round, Cheltenham last reached the Third Round in 2020-21, beating Brislington, Portishead, and Exeter City before losing to Portsmouth, who were then disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. The Robinesses would go on to lose 2-1 in extra time against Gillingham Women.
Reading currently sit in 10th in the Women’s Championship, with 10 games played.
The Adobe Women’s FA Cup Third Round draw in full:
Rugby Borough Women v Sheffield United Women
Newcastle United Women v Stoke City Women
Coundon Court v Burnley Women
Chester-le-Street Town Ladies v Derby County Women
Sunderland Women v Durham Cestria Ladies
Milton Keynes Dons Women v Birmingham City Women
Darwen Women v Blackburn Rovers Women
Nottingham Forest Women v Boldmere St. Michaels
West Bromwich Albion Women v Durham Women
Hull City Ladies v Wolverhampton Wanderers Women
Crystal Palace Women v Chatham Town Women
Southampton Women’s FC or Maidenhead United v Watford Women
London City Lionesses v Billericay Town
Cheltenham Town Ladies v Reading Women
Luton Town Ladies v Bristol Rovers Women or Keynsham Town Ladies
Portsmouth Women v Southampton FC Women
Plymouth Argyle Women v Oxford United Women
Ipswich Town Ladies v Lewes Women
Moneyfields Women v Millwall Lionesses LFC
AFC Bournemouth Women v Charlton Athletic Women
