FA Youth Cup
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FA Youth Cup |
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| Founded | 1952 |
| Region |  England Wales |
| Number of teams | 444 |
| Current champions | Manchester City Youth (2008) |
| Most successful club | Man Utd Youth (9 times) |
| Website | The FA Youth Cup |
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. 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.[1]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.
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[edit] Previous Finals
For squads see FA Youth Cup Finals
Finals are played over 2 legs; the aggregate score is given below.
[edit] Winners table
| Rank | Team | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1st | Manchester United | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003 | 1982, 1986, 1993, 2007 |
| 2nd | Arsenal | 1966, 1971, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2001 | 1965 |
| 3rd | Liverpool | 1996, 2006, 2007 | 1963, 1972 |
| = | Ipswich Town | 1973, 1975, 2005 | 1981, 1995 |
| = | Aston Villa | 1972, 1980, 2002 | 1978, 2004 |
| = | West Ham United | 1963, 1981, 1999 | 1957, 1959, 1975, 1996 |
| = | Everton | 1965, 1984, 1998 | 1961, 1977, 1983, 2002 |
| = | Tottenham Hotspur | 1970, 1974, 1990 | 1981, 1995 |
| 9th | Manchester City | 1986, 2008 | 1979, 1980, 1989, 2006 |
| = | Leeds United | 1993, 1997 | - |
| = | Millwall | 1979, 1991 | 1994 |
| = | Watford | 1982, 1989 | 1985 |
| = | Newcastle United | 1962, 1985 | - |
| = | Crystal Palace | 1977, 1978 | 1992, 1997 |
| = | Sunderland | 1967, 1969 | 1966 |
| = | Chelsea | 1960, 1961 | 1958, 2008 |
| 17th | Middlesbrough | 2004 | 1990, 2003 |
| = | Coventry City | 1987 | 1968, 1970, 1999, 2000 |
| = | Norwich City | 1983 | - |
| = | West Bromwich Albion | 1976 | 1955, 1969 |
| = | Burnley | 1968 | - |
| = | Blackburn Rovers | 1959 | 1998, 2001 |
| = | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1958 | 1953, 1954, 1962, 1976 |
| 24th | Birmingham City | - | 1967 |
| = | Bristol City | - | 1973 |
| = | Cardiff City | - | 1971 |
| = | Charlton Athletic | - | 1987 |
| = | Chesterfield | - | 1956 |
| = | Doncaster Rovers | - | 1988 |
| = | Huddersfield Town | - | 1974 |
| = | Preston North End | - | 1960 |
| = | Sheffield Wednesday | - | 1991 |
| = | Southampton | - | 2005 |
| = | Stoke City | - | 1984 |
| = | Swindon Town | - | 1964 |
[edit] Winners capped at international level
[edit] 2000s
James Morrison | West Bromwich Albion (int. debut May 2008)- Kieran Richardson | Manchester United (int. debut 2005)
Paul McShane | Manchester United (int. debut 2006)
Steven Davis | Aston Villa (int. debut 2005)- Wayne Henderson | Aston Villa (int. debut 2006)
- Graham Barrett | Arsenal (int. debut 2002)
[edit] 1990s
- Joe Cole | West Ham United (int. debut 2001)
- Michael Carrick | West Ham United (int. debut 2001)
Adam Newton | West Ham United (int. debut 2004)- Francis Jeffers | Everton (int. debut 2003)
- Richard Dunne | Everton (int. debut 2000)
- Alan Smith | Leeds United (int. debut 2001)
- Matt Jones | Leeds United (int. debut 1998)
- Stephen McPhail | Leeds United (int. debut 2001)
Harry Kewell | Leeds United (int. debut 1996)- Alan Maybury | Leeds United (int. debut 1998)
- Jonathan Woodgate | Leeds United (int. debut 1999)
- Paul Robinson | Leeds United (int. debut 2003)
- Michael Owen | Liverpool (int. debut 1998)
- Gareth Roberts | Liverpool (int. debut ????)
- Jamie Carragher | Liverpool (int. debut 1999)
- Philip Mulryne | Manchester United (int. debut 1997)
David Johnson | Manchester United (int. debut 2003)- Phil Neville | Manchester United (int. debut 1996)
- Keith Gillespie | Manchester United (int. debut 1994)
- Ryan Giggs | Manchester United (int. debut 1991)
- Robbie Savage | Manchester United (int. debut 1995)
- Simon Davies | Manchester United (int. debut 1996)
- Nicky Butt | Manchester United (int. debut 1997)
- David Beckham | Manchester United (int. debut 1996)
- Gary Neville | Manchester United (int. debut 1995)
[edit] 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)
[edit] Attendance Records
The highest attendance at an FA Youth Cup match was 38,187 for the first leg of the Arsenal v Manchester United semi-final at the Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2007. For the record, Arsenal won 1-0 [2], but lost the tie 4-3 on aggregate, after a 4-2 defeat at Old Trafford.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ FA Youth Cup history: TheFA.com website.
- ^ Highest attendance at an FA Youth Cup match: Arsenal.com website.
[edit] External links
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Reserve and Youth football in England
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