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FA Youth Cup
Founded	1952
Region	; England; Wales;
Number of teams	474
Current champions	; Chelsea (2017–18)
Most successful club(s)	; Manchester United (10 wins)
Website	The FA Youth Cup
	; 2017–18 FA Youth Cup;

The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It is dominated by the youth sides of professional teams, mostly from the Premier League, but attracts over 400 entrants from throughout the country.

At the end of the Second World War the FA had decided to organise a Youth Championship for County Associations considering it the best way to stimulate the game among those youngsters not yet old enough to play senior football. The matches did not attract large crowds but outstanding players were selected for Youth Internationals and thousands were given the chance to play in a national contest for the first time. In 1951 it was realised that a competition for clubs would probably have a wider appeal. The FA Youth Challenge Cup (1952–53 season) was restricted to the youth teams of clubs, both professional and amateur, who were members of the FA.^[1]

The notion of a youth cup was thought of by Sir Joe Richards, the late President of the Football League. He initially put forward the idea to the league clubs but they were not enthused, Richards then took the idea to the Football Association, who liked the idea and created the competition in the same year.^[2] The Youth Cup trophy itself was purchased by the Football League during World War II. However, they never found a use for it. Football League secretary Fred Howarth found the trophy in a cupboard at the Starkie Street office and handed it over to the Football Association.^[2]

Manchester United are the competition's most successful club, winning it ten times. The current holders are Chelsea.

The tournament has served as a springboard into the professional game for many top British players. The likes of George Best, John Barnes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Gary Neville, Frank Lampard, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Joe Cole, Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Daniel Sturridge, Jack Wilshere, and Gareth Bale had all won the tournament or played in the final. The 1991–92 FA Youth Cup famously spawned the rise of Fergie's Fledglings.

Finals

For squads see FA Youth Cup Finals.

Finals were played over two legs; the aggregate scores are given below.

Year	Winners	Score	Runners–up	Notes
1952–53	Manchester United	9–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1953–54	Manchester United	5–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1954–55	Manchester United	7–1	West Bromwich Albion
1955–56	Manchester United	4–3	Chesterfield
1956–57	Manchester United	8–2	West Ham United
1957–58	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7–6	Chelsea
1958–59	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	West Ham United
1959–60	Chelsea	5–2	Preston North End
1960–61	Chelsea	5–3	Everton
1961–62	Newcastle United	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1962–63	West Ham United	6–5	Liverpool
1963–64	Manchester United	5–2	Swindon Town
1964–65	Everton	3–2	Arsenal
1965–66	Arsenal	5–3	Sunderland
1966–67	Sunderland	2–0	Birmingham City
1967–68	Burnley	3–2	Coventry City
1968–69	Sunderland	6–3	West Bromwich Albion
1969–70	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Coventry City	replay 2–2, 2nd replay 1–0
1970–71	Arsenal	2–0	Cardiff City
1971–72	Aston Villa	5–2	Liverpool
1972–73	Ipswich Town	4–1	Bristol City
1973–74	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Huddersfield Town
1974–75	Ipswich Town	5–1	West Ham United
1975–76	West Bromwich Albion	5–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1976–77	Crystal Palace	1–0	Everton
1977–78	Crystal Palace	1–0	Aston Villa
1978–79	Millwall	2–0	Manchester City
1979–80	Aston Villa	3–2	Manchester City
1980–81	West Ham United	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur
1981–82	Watford	7–6	Manchester United
1982–83	Norwich City	6–5	Everton	Aggregated extra time
1983–84	Everton	4–2	Stoke City
1984–85	Newcastle United	4–1	Watford
1985–86	Manchester City	3–1	Manchester United
1986–87	Coventry City	2–1	Charlton Athletic
1987–88	Arsenal	6–1	Doncaster Rovers
1988–89	Watford	2–1	Manchester City	Aggregated extra time
1989–90	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Middlesbrough
1990–91	Millwall	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday
1991–92	Manchester United	6–3	Crystal Palace
1992–93	Leeds United	4–1	Manchester United
1993–94	Arsenal	5–3	Millwall
1994–95	Manchester United	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Aggregated extra time; 4–2 on penalty shootout
1995–96	Liverpool	4–1	West Ham United
1996–97	Leeds United	3–1	Crystal Palace
1997–98	Everton	5–3	Blackburn Rovers
1998–99	West Ham United	9–0	Coventry City
1999–2000	Arsenal	5–1	Coventry City
2000–01	Arsenal	6–3	Blackburn Rovers
2001–02	Aston Villa	4–2	Everton
2002–03	Manchester United	3–1	Middlesbrough
2003–04	Middlesbrough	4–0	Aston Villa
2004–05	Ipswich Town	3–2	Southampton	Aggregated extra time
2005–06	Liverpool	3–2	Manchester City
2006–07	Liverpool	2–2	Manchester United	Aggregated extra time; 4–3 on penalty shootout
2007–08	Manchester City	4–2	Chelsea
2008–09	Arsenal	6–2	Liverpool
2009–10	Chelsea	3–2	Aston Villa
2010–11	Manchester United	6–3	Sheffield United
2011–12	Chelsea	4–1	Blackburn Rovers
2012–13	Norwich City	4–2	Chelsea
2013–14	Chelsea	7–6	Fulham
2014–15	Chelsea	5–2	Manchester City
2015–16	Chelsea	4–2	Manchester City
2016–17	Chelsea	6–2	Manchester City
2017–18	Chelsea	7–1	Arsenal

Winners table

Club	Wins	Runners-up	Winning years	Runners-up years
Manchester United	10	4	1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2011	1982, 1986, 1993, 2007
Chelsea	9	3	1960, 1961, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	1958, 2008, 2013
Arsenal	7	2	1966, 1971, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2009	1965, 2018
West Ham United	3	4	1963, 1981, 1999	1957, 1959, 1975, 1996
Everton	3	4	1965, 1984, 1998	1961, 1977, 1983, 2002
Aston Villa	3	3	1972, 1980, 2002	1978, 2004, 2010
Liverpool	3	3	1996, 2006, 2007	1963, 1972, 2009
Tottenham Hotspur	3	2	1970, 1974, 1990	1981, 1995
Ipswich Town	3	0	1973, 1975, 2005
Manchester City	2	7	1986, 2008	1979, 1980, 1989, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2017
Crystal Palace	2	2	1977, 1978	1992, 1997
Sunderland	2	1	1967, 1969	1966
Millwall	2	1	1979, 1991	1994
Watford	2	1	1982, 1989	1985
Leeds United	2	0	1993, 1997
Newcastle United	2	0	1962, 1985
Norwich City	2	0	1983, 2013
Coventry City	1	4	1987	1968, 1970, 1999, 2000
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	4	1958	1953, 1954, 1962, 1976
Blackburn Rovers	1	3	1959	1998, 2001, 2012
Middlesbrough	1	2	2004	1990, 2003
West Bromwich Albion	1	2	1976	1955, 1969
Burnley	1	0	1968
Birmingham City	0	1		1967
Bristol City	0	1		1973
Cardiff City	0	1		1971
Charlton Athletic	0	1		1987
Chesterfield	0	1		1956
Doncaster Rovers	0	1		1988
Fulham	0	1		2014
Huddersfield Town	0	1		1974
Preston North End	0	1		1960
Sheffield United	0	1		2011
Sheffield Wednesday	0	1		1991
Southampton	0	1		2005
Stoke City	0	1		1984
Swindon Town	0	1		1964

Attendance record

The highest attendance at an FA Youth Cup match was 38,187 for the first leg of the Arsenal against Manchester United semi-final at the Emirates Stadium on 14 March 2007, which Arsenal won 1–0.^[3]

International capped winners

Tables are ordered by date of first cap.

2010s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	MF	Chelsea	2012, 2014	England	v Germany, 10 November 2017
Tammy Abraham	FW	Chelsea	2015, 2016	England	v Germany, 10 November 2017
Mukhtar Ali	MF	Chelsea	2015	Saudi Arabia	v Jamaica, 7 October 2017
Ola Aina	DF	Chelsea	2014, 2015	Nigeria	v Zambia, 7 October 2017
George Saville	MF	Chelsea	2010	Northern Ireland	v Germany, 5 October 2017
Jérémie Boga	FW	Chelsea	2014, 2015	Ivory Coast	v Guinea, 4 June 2017
Nathan Aké	DF	Chelsea	2012	Netherlands	v Morocco, 31 May 2017
Michael Keane	DF	Manchester United	2011	England	v Germany, 22 March 2017
Jesse Lingard	FW	Manchester United	2011	England	v Malta, 8 October 2016
Tom Lawrence	MF	Manchester United	2011	Wales	v Andorra, 13 October 2015
Aziz Deen-Conteh	DF	Chelsea	2010	Sierra Leone	v Malawi, 7 October 2015
Andreas Christensen	DF	Chelsea	2014	Denmark	v Montenegro, 8 June 2015
Aliu Djaló	MF	Chelsea	2010	Guinea-Bissau	v Zambia, 4 June 2016
Paul Pogba	MF	Manchester United	2011	France	v Georgia, 22 March 2013
Gökhan Töre	MF	Chelsea	2010	Turkey	v Estonia, 10 August 2011
Jeffrey Bruma	DF	Chelsea	2010	Netherlands	v Ukraine, 12 August 2010

2000s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Tom Heaton	GK	Manchester United	2003	England	v Australia 27 May 2016
Abdisalam Ibrahim	MF	Manchester City	2008	Norway	v Moldova, 15 January 2014
Oğuzhan Özyakup	MF	Arsenal	2009	Turkey	v Latvia, 28 May 2013
Emmanuel Frimpong	MF	Arsenal	2009	Ghana	v Sudan, 24 March 2013
Jay Bothroyd	FW	Arsenal	2000	England	v France, 13 November 2010
Dedryck Boyata	DF	Manchester City	2008	Belgium	v Austria, 12 October 2010
Phil Bardsley	DF	Manchester United	2003	Scotland	v Spain, 11 October 2010
Jack Wilshere	MF	Arsenal	2009	England	v Hungary, 11 August 2010
Vladimír Weiss	MF	Manchester City	2008	Slovakia	v Iceland, 12 August 2009
Ryan McGivern	DF	Manchester City	2008	Northern Ireland	v Scotland, 20 August 2008
James Morrison	MF	Middlesbrough	2003,2004	Scotland	v Czech Republic, 30 May 2008
Adam Johnson	MF	Middlesbrough	2004	England	v Mexico, 24 May 2010
Chris Brunt	MF	Middlesbrough	2003,2004	Northern Ireland	v Switzerland, 18 August 2004
Paul McShane	DF	Manchester United	2003	Republic of Ireland	v Czech Republic, 11 October 2006
Wayne Henderson	GK	Aston Villa	2002	Republic of Ireland	v Sweden, 1 March 2006
Kieran Richardson	MF	Manchester United	2003	England	v United States, 28 May 2005
Steven Davis	MF	Aston Villa	2002	Northern Ireland	v Canada 9 February 2005
Graham Barrett	FW	Arsenal	2000	Republic of Ireland	v Jamaica 3 June 2004

1990s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Leon Osman	MF	Everton	1998	England	v Sweden 14 November 2012
Richard Garcia	FW	West Ham United	1999	Australia	v South Africa 19 August 2008
Adam Newton	DF	West Ham United	1999	Saint Kitts and Nevis	v Barbados 13 June 2004
Francis Jeffers	FW	Everton	1998	England	v Australia 12 February 2003
Paul Robinson	GK	Leeds United	1997	England	v Australia 12 February 2003
Michael Carrick	MF	West Ham United	1999	England	v Mexico 25 May 2001
Joe Cole	MF	West Ham United	1999	England	v Mexico 25 May 2001
Alan Smith	FW	Leeds United	1997	England	v Mexico 25 May 2001
Stephen McPhail	MF	Leeds United	1997	Republic of Ireland	v Scotland 30 May 2000
Richard Dunne	DF	Everton	1998	Republic of Ireland	v Greece 26 April 2000
Gareth Roberts	DF	Liverpool	1996	Wales	v Finland 29 March 2000
Matt Jones	MF	Leeds United	1997	Wales	v Switzerland 9 October 1999
Jonathan Woodgate	DF	Leeds United	1997	England	v Bulgaria 9 June 1999
Jamie Carragher	DF	Liverpool	1996	England	v Hungary 29 April 1999
David Johnson	FW	Manchester United	1995	Jamaica	v Trinidad and Tobago 28 March 1999
Alan Maybury	DF	Leeds United	1997	Republic of Ireland	v Czech Republic 25 March 1998
Michael Owen	FW	Liverpool	1996	England	v Chile 11 February 1998
Nicky Butt	MF	Manchester United	1992	England	v Mexico 29 March 1997
Philip Mulryne	MF	Manchester United	1995	Northern Ireland	v Belgium 11 February 1997
David Beckham	MF	Manchester United	1992	England	v Moldova 1 September 1996
Phil Neville	DF	Manchester United	1995	England	v China PR 23 May 1996
Simon Davies	MF	Manchester United	1992	Wales	v Switzerland 24 April 1996
Harry Kewell	MF	Leeds United	1997	Australia	v Chile 24 April 1996
Robbie Savage	FW	Manchester United	1992	Wales	v Albania 15 November 1995
Gary Neville	DF	Manchester United	1992	England	v Japan 3 June 1995
Keith Gillespie	MF	Manchester United	1992	Northern Ireland	v Portugal 7 September 1994
Ryan Giggs	FW	Manchester United	1992	Wales	v Germany 16 October 1991

1980s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
David James	GK	Watford	1989	England	v Mexico 29 March 1997
Andy Hinchcliffe	DF	Manchester City	1986	England	v Moldova 1 September 1996
David White	MF	Manchester City	1986	England	v Spain 9 September 1992
Mark Walters	MF	Aston Villa	1980	England	v New Zealand 3 June 1991
Jeremy Goss	MF	Norwich City	1983	Wales	v Iceland May 1 1991
Steve Morrow	DF	Arsenal	1988	Northern Ireland	v Uruguay 19 May 1990
Pat Scully	DF	Arsenal	1988	Republic of Ireland	v Tunisia 19 October 1988
Paul Gascoigne	MF	Newcastle United	1985	England	v Denmark 14 September 1988
Tony Rees	FW	Aston Villa	1980	Wales	v Norway 6 June 1984

1970s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Terry Fenwick	DF	Crystal Palace	1977, 1978	England	v Wales 2 May 1984
Derek Statham	DF	West Bromwich Albion	1976	England	v Wales 23 February 1983
Steve Lovell	FW	Crystal Palace	1978	Wales	v Soviet Union 18 November 1981
Kevin O'Callaghan	MF	Millwall	1979	Republic of Ireland	v Czechoslovakia 29 April 1981
Noel Brotherston	MF	Tottenham Hotspur	1974	Northern Ireland	v Scotland 16 May 1980
Jerry Murphy	MF	Crystal Palace	1977, 1978	Republic of Ireland	v Wales 11 September 1979
Kenny Sansom	DF	Crystal Palace	1977	England	v Wales 23 May 1979
Peter Nicholas	MF	Crystal Palace	1978	Wales	v Scotland 19 May 1979
John Wark	MF	Ipswich Town	1975	Scotland	v Wales 19 May 1979
John Gidman	DF	Aston Villa	1972	England	v Luxembourg 30 March 1977
Brian Little	FW	Aston Villa	1972	England	v Wales 21 May 1975
Graeme Souness	MF	Tottenham Hotspur	1970	Scotland	v East Germany 30 October 1974

1960s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Jimmy Rimmer	GK	Manchester United	1964	England	v Italy 28 May 1976
Billy Hughes	FW	Sunderland	1967	Scotland	v Sweden 16 April 1975
Dave Thomas	FW	Burnley	1968	England	v Czechoslovakia 30 October 1974
Dennis Yaager	MF	Everton	1965	Australia	v Iran 4 November 1970
Sammy Nelson	FW	Arsenal	1966	Northern Ireland	v England 21 April 1970
Pat Rice	DF	Arsenal	1966	Northern Ireland	v Israel 10 September 1968
Bobby Moncur	FW	Newcastle United	1962	Scotland	v Netherlands 30 May 1968
David Sadler	FW	Manchester United	1964	England	v Northern Ireland 22 November 1967
Peter Bonetti	GK	Chelsea	1960	England	v Denmark 3 July 1966
Terry Venables	MF	Chelsea	1960, 1961	England	v Belgium 21 October 1964
George Best	FW	Manchester United	1964	Northern Ireland	v Wales 15 April 1964
Bobby Tambling	FW	Chelsea	1960	England	v Wales 21 November 1962

1950s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Keith Newton	DF	Blackburn Rovers	1959	England	v West Germany 23 February 1966
Shay Brennan	FW	Manchester United	1955	Republic of Ireland	v Spain 5 May 1965
Fred Pickering	DF	Blackburn Rovers	1959	England	v United States 27 May 1964
Mike England	DF	Blackburn Rovers	1959	Wales	v Northern Ireland 11 April 1962
Phil Kelly	DF	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1958	Republic of Ireland	v Wales 28 September 1960
Joe Carolan	MF	Manchester United	1956	Republic of Ireland	v Sweden 1 November 1959
Wilf McGuinness	MF	Manchester United	1954, 1955, 1956	England	v Northern Ireland 4 October 1958
Bobby Charlton	FW	Manchester United	1954, 1955, 1956	England	v Scotland 19 April 1958
David Pegg	FW	Manchester United	1953, 1954	England	v Republic of Ireland 19 May 1957
Billy Whelan	FW	Manchester United	1953	Republic of Ireland	v Netherlands 10 May 1956
Duncan Edwards	MF, FW	Manchester United	1953, 1954, 1955	England	v Scotland 2 April 1955

References

^ FA Youth Cup history: TheFA.com website.

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^ Match report on Arsenal F.C. official website.

External links

The FA Youth Cup at The Football Association official website

[1] FA Youth Cup history: TheFA.com website.

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[3] Match report on Arsenal F.C. official website.

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