FA Youth Cup
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{{ infobox football tournament
| current = [[FA Youth Cup 2008-09]]
| logo =
| founded = [[1952]]
| number of teams = 476
| region = {{ENG}}<br />{{WAL}}
| current champions = [[Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy|Manchester City Youth]] (2008)
| most successful club = [[Manchester United F.C. Reserves & Academy|Man Utd Youth]] (9 times)
| website = [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/ The FA Youth Cup]
}}
The '''Football Association Youth Challenge Cup''' is an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] competition run by [[The Football Association]] for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31th 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 didn't 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 'The FA Youth Challenge Cup' (season 1952-53) was restricted to the youth teams of clubs, both professional and amateur, who were members of the FA.<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/02/FAYouthCup_History.htm FA Youth Cup history]: [[the Football Association|TheFA.com]] website.</ref>[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] have won the Youth Cup nine times, more than any other club.
Manchester City won the 2008 competition beating Chelsea 4-2 on aggregrate.
==Previous Finals==
For squads see [[FA Youth Cup Finals]]
Finals are played over 2 legs; the aggregate score is given below.
{|
|'''Year'''
|'''Winners'''
|'''Score'''
|'''Runners up'''
|'''Notes'''
|-
|[[1953]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|9-3
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|
|-
|[[1954]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|5-4
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|
|-
|[[1955]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|7-1
|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|
|-
|[[1956]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|4-3
|[[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]]
|
|-
|[[1957]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|8-2
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|
|-
|[[1958]]
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|7-6
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|
|-
|[[1959]]
|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|2-1
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|
|-
|[[1960]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|5-2
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|
|-
|[[1961]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|5-3
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|
|-
|[[1962]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|2-1
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|
|-
|[[1963]]
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|6-5
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|
|-
|[[1964]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|5-2
|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
|
|-
|[[1965]]
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|3-2
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|
|-
|[[1966]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|5-3
|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|
|-
|[[1967]]
|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|2-0
|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|
|-
|[[1968]]
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|3-2
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|
|-
|[[1969]]
|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|6-3
|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|
|-
|[[1970]]
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|4-3
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|
|-
|[[1971]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|2-0
|[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]
|
|-
|[[1972]]
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|5-2
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|
|-
|[[1973]]
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|4-1
|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
|
|-
|[[1974]]
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|2-1
|[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|
|-
|[[1975]]
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|5-1
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|
|-
|[[1976]]
|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|5-0
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|
|-
|[[1977]]
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|1-0
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|
|-
|[[1978]]
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|1-0
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|
|-
|[[1979]]
|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|2-0
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|
|-
|[[1980]]
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|3-2
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|
|-
|[[1981]]
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|2-1
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|
|-
|[[1982]]
|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|7-6
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|
|-
|[[1983]]
|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
|6-5
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|''after extra time''
|-
|[[1984]]
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|4-2
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|
|-
|[[1985]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|4-1
|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|
|-
|[[1986]]
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|3-1
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|
|-
|[[1987]]
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|2-1
|[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
|
|-
|[[1988]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|6-1
|[[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
|
|-
|[[1989]]
|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|2-1
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|''after extra time''
|-
|[[1990]]
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|3-2
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|
|-
|[[1991]]
|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|3-0
|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
|
|-
|[[1992]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|6-3
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|
|-
|[[1993]]
|[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|4-1
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|
|-
|[[1994]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|5-3
|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|
|-
|[[1995]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|1-1
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|''after extra time; 4-2 on penalties''
|-
|[[1996]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|4-1
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|
|-
|[[1997]]
|[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|3-1
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|
|-
|[[1998]]
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|5-3
|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|
|-
|[[1999]]
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|9-0
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|
|-
|[[2000]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|5-1
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|
|-
|[[2001]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|6-3
|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|
|-
|[[2002]]
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|4-2
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|
|-
|[[2003]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|3-1
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|
|-
|[[2004]]
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|4-0
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|
|-
|[[2005]]
|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|3-2
|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|''after extra time''
|
|-
|[[2006]]
|[[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool]]
|3-2
|[[Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy|Manchester City]]
|
|-
|[[2007]]
|[[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool]]
|2-2
|[[Manchester United F.C. Reserves & Academy|Manchester United]]
|''after extra time; 4-3 on penalties''
|-
|[[2008]]
|[[Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy|Manchester City]]
|4-2
|[[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Youth Team|Chelsea]]
|
|-
|[[FA Youth Cup 2008-09|2009]]
|
|
|
|
|}
==Winners table==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Winners
!Runners-up
|-
!align="center"|1st
|align="center"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align="center"|1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003
|align="center"|1982, 1986, 1993, 2007
|-
!align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|align="center"|1966, 1971, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2001
|align="center"|1965
|-
!align="center"|3rd
|align="center"|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|align="center"|1996, 2006, 2007
|align="center"|1963, 1972
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]
|align="center"|1973, 1975, 2005
|align="center"|1981, 1995
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|align="center"|1972, 1980, 2002
|align="center"|1978, 2004
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|align="center"|1963, 1981, 1999
|align="center"|1957, 1959, 1975, 1996
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|align="center"|1965, 1984, 1998
|align="center"|1961, 1977, 1983, 2002
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align="center"|1970, 1974, 1990
|align="center"|1981, 1995
|-
!align="center"|9th
|align="center"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|align="center"|1986, 2008
|align="center"|1979, 1980, 1989, 2006
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]
|align="center"|1993, 1997
|align="center"|-
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|align="center"|1979, 1991
|align="center"|1994
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|align="center"|1982, 1989
|align="center"|1985
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|align="center"|1962, 1985
|align="center"|-
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|align="center"|1977, 1978
|align="center"|1992, 1997
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|align="center"|1967, 1969
|align="center"|1966
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align="center"|1960, 1961
|align="center"|1958, 2008
|-
!align="center"|17th
|align="center"|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|align="center"|2004
|align="center"|1990, 2003
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|align="center"|1987
|align="center"|1968, 1970, 1999, 2000
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
|align="center"|1983
|align="center"|-
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|align="center"|1976
|align="center"|1955, 1969
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|align="center"|1968
|align="center"|-
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|align="center"|1959
|align="center"|1998, 2001
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|align="center"|1958
|align="center"|1953, 1954, 1962, 1976
|-
!align="center"|24th
|align="center"|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1967
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1973
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1971
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1987
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1956
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1988
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1974
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1960
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1991
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|2005
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1984
|-
!align="center"|=
|align="center"|[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|1964
|-
|}
==Winners capped at international level==
===2000s===
*{{flagicon|Scotland}}[[James Morrison]] | [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] (int. debut May 2008)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Kieran Richardson]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 2005)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}}[[Paul McShane]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 2006)
*{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}[[Steven Davis]] | [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (int. debut 2005)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}}[[Wayne Henderson (footballer)|Wayne Henderson]] | [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (int. debut 2006)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}}[[Graham Barrett]] | [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (int. debut 2002)
===1990s===
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Joe Cole]] | [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (int. debut 2001)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Michael Carrick]] | [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (int. debut 2001)
*{{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}[[Adam Newton]] | [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (int. debut 2004)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Francis Jeffers]] | [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (int. debut 2003)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}}[[Richard Dunne]] | [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (int. debut 2000)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Alan Smith]] | [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] (int. debut 2001)
*{{flagicon|Wales}}[[Matt Jones (footballer)|Matt Jones]] | [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] (int. debut 1998)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}}[[Stephen McPhail]] | [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] (int. debut 2001)
*{{flagicon|Australia}}[[Harry Kewell]] | [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] (int. debut 1996)
*{{flagicon|Ireland}}[[Alan Maybury]] | [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] (int. debut 1998)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Jonathan Woodgate]] | [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] (int. debut 1999)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Paul Robinson (goalkeeper)|Paul Robinson]] | [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] (int. debut 2003)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Michael Owen]] | [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (int. debut 1998)
*{{flagicon|Wales}}[[Gareth Roberts (footballer)|Gareth Roberts]] | [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (int. debut ????)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Jamie Carragher]] | [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (int. debut 1999)
*{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}[[Philip Mulryne]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1997)
*{{flagicon|Jamaica}}[[David Johnson (Jamaican footballer)|David Johnson]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 2003)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Phil Neville]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1996)
*{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}[[Keith Gillespie]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1994)
*{{flagicon|Wales}}[[Ryan Giggs]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1991)
*{{flagicon|Wales}}[[Robbie Savage]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1995)
*{{flagicon|Wales}}[[Simon Davies (footballer born 1974)|Simon Davies]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1996)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Nicky Butt]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1997)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[David Beckham]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1996)
*{{flagicon|England}}[[Gary Neville]] | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (int. debut 1995)
==Teams to have won the FA Youth Cup & FA Cup in the same season==
Only four clubs have ever achieved the FA Cup and FA Youth Cup 'double'.
*Arsenal (1971)
*Everton (1984)
*Coventry City (1987)
*Liverpool (2006)
== Attendance Records ==
The highest attendance at an FA Youth Cup match was 38,187 for the first leg of the [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] v [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] semi-final at the [[Emirates Stadium]] on [[March 14]] [[2007]]. For the record, Arsenal won 1-0 <ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/matchreport.asp?thisNav=News&fxid=306721&cpid=703&clid=4421&title=FA+Youth+Cup:+Arsenal+1-0+Man+Utd+-+Report Highest attendance] at an FA Youth Cup match: ''Arsenal.com'' website.</ref>, but lost the tie 4-3 on aggregate, after a 4-2 defeat at Old Trafford.
==See also==
* [[FA Youth Cup Finals]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/ The FA Youth Cup] at [[the Football Association|TheFA.com]]
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