FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1980s

FA Youth Cup Finals from 1980 to 1989.

1988/89: Watford v. Manchester City (0-1 and 2-0 aet, 2-1 Aggregate)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Watford No. Position Player 1 GK David James 2 DF Paul Towler 3 DF Jason Drysdale 4 MF Jonathan Price 5 DF Jason Soloman 6 DF Barry Ashby 7 DF David Evans 8 FW Andrew Gunn 9 FW Warren Bennett 10 MF Dominic Naylor 11 MF Jim Meara Sub DF Adrian Fuller Sub MF Rod Thomas

Manchester City No. Position Player 1 GK Martyn Margetson 2 DF Neil Lennon 3 DF John Willis 4 DF Mark Peters 5 DF Gerry Taggart 6 MF Mike Quigley 7 MF Ian Thompstone 8 FW Ashley Ward 9 FW Jason Hasford 10 MF Michael Hughes 11 MF Michael Wallace Sub FW Mike Sheron Sub MF Colin Small

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1987/88: Arsenal v. Doncaster Rovers (5-0 and 1-1, 6-1 Aggregate)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Arsenal No. Position Player 1 GK Alan Miller 2 DF Lee Francis 3 DF Jim Carstairs 4 MF David Hillier (Capt.) 5 DF Al Hannigan 6 DF Steve Morrow 7 MF Neil Heaney 8 FW Francis Cagigao 9 FW Kevin Campbell 10 DF Steve Ball 11 MF Gary McKeown Sub MF Ray Lee Sub DF Pat Scully

Doncaster Rovers No. Position Player 1 GK Lee Lamont 2 DF Mark Hall 3 DF Rufus Brevett 4 DF Steve Raffell 5 DF Paul Raven 6 MF David Snowball 7 MF Andy Peckett 8 MF Mark Rankine 9 FW Neil Morris 10 FW Andy Winship 11 MF Steven Gaughan Sub MF Lee Slingsby Sub FW Robbie Stewart

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1986/87: Coventry v. Charlton (1-1 and 1-0, 2-1 Aggregate)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Coventry City No. Position Player GK Paul Bastock DF Tony Dobson MF Michael Cook Anthony Smith Robert Smith

Charlton Athletic No. Position Player 1 GK Nathan Amato 2 DF Paul Bacon 3 DF Scott Minto 4 DF Darren Pitcher 5 DF Geoff Thomas 6 MF Peter Evans 7 MF Paul Murray 8 MF Michael Bennett 9 FW Carl Leaburn 10 FW Ronnie Mauge 11 MF Steve Thurlow

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1985/86: Manchester City v. Manchester United (1-1 and 2-0, 3-1 Aggregate)

Second leg

Maine Road, 29h April 1986
Manchester City - Manchester United 2-0 (1-0)
1-0 02 min. David Boyd
2-0 86 min. Paul Moulden
Attendance: 18.158

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Manchester City No. Position Player 1 GK Steve Crompton 2 DF Steve Mills 3 DF Andy Hinchcliffe 4 DF Ian Brightwell 5 DF Steve Redmond (Capt.) 6 MF Andy Thackeray 7 MF David White 8 FW Paul Moulden 9 MF Paul Lake 10 MF Ian Scott 11 FW David Boyd Sub DF John Bookbinder (not used) Manager Tony Book

Manchester United No. Position Player 1 GK Gary Walsh 2 DF Tony Gill 3 DF Lee Martin 4 DF Ian Scott 5 DF Steve Gardner (Capt.) 6 DF Paul Harvey 7 MF Aidan Murphy 8 MF Mark Todd 9 FW Dennis Cronin 10 FW Jon Bottomley 11 MF Karl Goddard Sub FW Tony Hopley Manager Eric Harrison

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First leg

Old Trafford, 24h April 1986
Manchester United - Manchester City 1-1 (0-0)
1-0 49 min. Aidan Murphy
1-1 82 min. Paul Lake (pen.)
Attendance: 7.602

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Manchester United No. Position Player 1 GK Gary Walsh 2 DF Tony Gill 3 DF Lee Martin 4 DF Ian Scott 5 DF Steve Gardner (Capt.) 6 DF Jon Bottomley 7 MF Aidan Murphy  69' 8 MF Mark Todd 9 FW Dennis Cronin 10 FW David Wilson 11 MF Paul Harvey Sub FW Tony Hopley Manager Eric Harrison

Manchester City No. Position Player 1 GK Steve Crompton 2 DF Steve Mills 3 DF Andy Hinchcliffe 4 DF Ian Brightwell 5 DF Steve Redmond (Capt.) 6 MF Andy Thackeray  69' 7 MF David White 8 FW Paul Moulden 9 MF Paul Lake 10 MF Ian Scott 11 FW David Boyd Sub DF Steve Macauley (not used) Manager Tony Book

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1984/85: Newcastle United v. Watford (0-0 and 4-1, 4-1 Aggregate)

Newcastle won the cup with a 4-1 second leg victory over Watford after the first leg ended in a goalless draw. Midfielder Paul Gascoigne scored a spectacular goal from 30 yards for the winners. Within five years, Gascoigne was a world class player for Tottenham Hotspur and England, having been transferred from Newcastle in 1988 for £2million. Newcastle's assistant manager Maurice Setters said "You'll have to wait a thousand years to see that again" in reference to Gascoigne's goal in this game.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Newcastle United No. Position Player GK Gary Kelly DF Kevin Scott DF Jeff Wrightson DF Brian Tinnion MF Paul Gascoigne MF Ian Bogie MF Paul Stephenson FW Joe Allon

Watford No. Position Player

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1983/84: Everton v. Stoke City (2-2 and 2-0, 4-2 Aggregate)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Everton No. Position Player DF Darren Hughes DF Ian Marshall

Stoke City No. Position Player 1 GK Richard Dawson 2 DF Terry Williams 3 DF Chris Hemming 4 DF Aaron Callaghan 5 DF Neil Howells 6 MF Steve Parkin 7 MF Neil Mountford 8 MF Kenny O'Neill 9 FW Jon Chapman 10 FW Dave Sutton 11 FW Roger Johns SUB FW Graham Shaw

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1982/83: Norwich City v. Everton (3-2, 2-3 and 1-0 aet, 6-5 Aggregate)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Norwich City No. Position Player 1 GK Andy Pearce 2 DF Daryl Godbold 3 DF Tony Spearing 4 DF Mark Crowe 5 DF Brendan McIntyre 6 MF Jeremy Goss 7 MF Louie Donowa 8 FW Jon Rigby 9 FW Paul Clayton 10 MF Mark Metcalf 11 MF Neil Riley sub MF Austin O'Connor

Everton No. Position Player 1 GK Ken Hughes 2 DF Steve Jones 3 DF Darren Hughes 4 DF Steve Bateman 5 DF Ian Marshall 6 MF Ian Bishop 7 MF Jimmy Coyle 8 FW Ian Macowat 9 MF Mark Farrington 10 MF Stuart Rimmer 11 FW Robbie Wakenshaw Sub Hood Sub MF John Morrissey Sub DF Steve Ashcroft

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1981/82: Watford v. Manchester United (3-2 and 4-4 aet, 7-6 Aggregate)

Second leg

Vicarage Road, 6 May 1982
Watford - Manchester United 4-4 aet 2-3 (2-1)
1-0 10 min. Billy Garton (own goal)
1-1 30 min. Mark Hughes
2-1 35 min. David Johnson
2-2 48 min. Mark Dempsey
2-3 77 min. Mark Hughes
3-3 92 min. Andy Hill (own goal)
3-4 100 min. Norman Whiteside
4-4 103 min. Jimmy Gilligan
Attendance: 8.160

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Watford No. Position Player 1 GK Michael Potts 2 DF Nigel Gibbs 3 DF Neil Price 4 MF Neil Williams 5 DF Colin Hull (Capt.) 6 DF Paul Frankling 7 MF Worrell Sterling 8 MF Tarquin de Meza 9 FW Jimmy Gilligan 10 FW Francis Cassidy 11 MF David Johnson sub MF Gary Porter (not used) Manager Tom Walley

Manchester United No. Position Player 1 GK Phil Hughes 2 DF Andy Hill 3 DF Ken Scott 4 DF Graeme Hogg (Capt.) 5 DF Billy Garton 6 MF Sean Williams 7 MF Clayton Blackmore 8 MF Mark Dempsey 9 FW Norman Whiteside 10 FW Mark Hughes 11 MF Peter Docherty Sub FW Nicky Wood Manager Eric Harrison

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First leg

Old Trafford, 26 April 1982
Manchester United - Watford 2-3 (1-1)
0-1 34 min. Neil Williams
1-1 44 min. Mark Dempsey
1-2 58 min. Jimmy Gilligan
1-3 77 min. Worrall Sterling
2-3 86 min. Clayton Blackmore
Attendance: 7.280

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Manchester United No. Position Player 1 GK Phil Hughes 2 DF Andy Hill 3 DF Ken Scott 4 DF Graeme Hogg (Capt.) 5 DF Billy Garton 6 MF Clayton Blackmore 7 MF Lawrence Pearson 8 MF Mark Dempsey 9 FW Norman Whiteside 10 FW Mark Hughes 11 MF Peter Docherty Sub FW Nicky Wood Manager Eric Harrison

Watford No. Position Player 1 GK Michael Potts 2 DF Nigel Gibbs 3 DF Neil Price 4 MF Neil Williams 5 DF Colin Hull (Capt.) 6 DF Paul Frankling 7 MF Worrell Sterling 8 MF Tarquin de Meza 9 FW Jimmy Gilligan 10 FW Francis Cassidy 11 MF David Johnson sub MF Gary Porter (not used) Manager Tom Walley

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1980/81: West Ham United v. Tottenham Hotspur (2-0 and 0-1, 2-1 Aggregate)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

West Ham United No. Position Player 1 GK John Vaughan 2 DF Adrian Keith 3 MF Everald La Ronde (Capt.) 4 MF Wayne Reader 5 DF Chris Ampofo 6 DF Keith McPherson 7 MF Bobby Barnes 8 MF Paul Allen 9 MF Steve Milton 10 FW Glenn Burvill 11 FW Mark Schiavi Sub MF Alan Dickens

Tottenham Hotspur No. Position Player 1 GK Tony Parks 2 DF Allan Cockram (first leg Mark Entwistle) 3 DF Pat Corbett 4 DF Simon Webster 5 DF Kenny Dixon 6 MF John Cooper 7 MF Steve Cox 8 MF Ian Crook 9 FW Terry Gibson 10 FW Jimmy Bolton 11 MF Mark Bowen Sub MF Paul Wilkins (first leg unused)

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1979/80: Aston Villa v. Manchester City (3-1 and 0-1, 3-2 Aggregate)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Aston Villa No. Position Player 1 GK Mark Kendall 2 DF Noel Blake 3 DF Duncan Heath 4 DF Mark Jones 5 DF David Mail 6 DF Andy Taylor 7 MF Paul Birch 8 MF Robert Hopkins 9 MF Mark Hutchinson 10 MF Ray Walker 11 MF Mark Walters FW Trevor Ames FW Tony Rees

Manchester City No. Position Player 1 GK Alex Williams 2 DF Andy May 3 DF Dick Cunningham 4 DF Gary Bennett 5 DF Tommy Caton 6 MF Ross McGinn 7 MF Keith Parkinson 8 MF Steve MacKenzie 9 MF Gary Bees 10 FW Steve Kinsey 11 FW Clive Wilson

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References

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