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The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football (soccer) 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 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 FA Youth Cup nine times, more than any other club. Arsenal won the 2009 FA Youth Cup Final beating Liverpool 6-2 on aggregate.
[edit] Previous finals
- For squads see FA Youth Cup Finals.
- Finals were played over 2 legs; the aggregate scores are given below.
[edit] Winners table
| Rank |
Team |
Winners |
Runners-up |
| 1 |
Manchester United |
9 – 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003 |
4 – 1982, 1986, 1993, 2007 |
| 2 |
Arsenal |
7 – 1966, 1971, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2009 |
1 – 1965 |
| 3 |
Liverpool |
3 – 1996, 2006, 2007 |
3 – 1963, 1972, 2009 |
| Everton |
3 – 1965, 1984, 1998 |
4 – 1961, 1977, 1983, 2002 |
| West Ham United |
3 – 1963, 1981, 1999 |
4 – 1957, 1959, 1975, 1996 |
| Aston Villa |
3 – 1972, 1980, 2002 |
2 – 1978, 2004 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
3 – 1970, 1974, 1990 |
2 – 1981, 1995 |
| Ipswich Town |
3 – 1973, 1975, 2005 |
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| 9 |
Manchester City |
2 – 1986, 2008 |
4 – 1979, 1980, 1989, 2006 |
| Chelsea |
2 – 1960, 1961 |
2 – 1958, 2008 |
| Crystal Palace |
2 – 1977, 1978 |
2 – 1992, 1997 |
| Millwall |
2 – 1979, 1991 |
1 – 1994 |
| Sunderland |
2 – 1967, 1969 |
1 – 1966 |
| Watford |
2 – 1982, 1989 |
1 – 1985 |
| Leeds United |
2 – 1993, 1997 |
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| Newcastle United |
2 – 1962, 1985 |
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| 17 |
Coventry City |
1 – 1987 |
4 – 1968, 1970, 1999, 2000 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1 – 1958 |
4 – 1953, 1954, 1962, 1976 |
| Blackburn Rovers |
1 – 1959 |
2 – 1998, 2001 |
| Middlesbrough |
1 – 2004 |
2 – 1990, 2003 |
| West Bromwich Albion |
1 – 1976 |
2 – 1955, 1969 |
| Burnley |
1 – 1968 |
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| Norwich City |
1 – 1983 |
|
| 24 |
Birmingham City |
|
1 – 1967 |
| Bristol City |
|
1 – 1973 |
| Cardiff City |
|
1 – 1971 |
| Charlton Athletic |
|
1 – 1987 |
| Chesterfield |
|
1 – 1956 |
| Doncaster Rovers |
|
1 – 1988 |
| Huddersfield Town |
|
1 – 1974 |
| Preston North End |
|
1 – 1960 |
| Sheffield Wednesday |
|
1 – 1991 |
| Southampton |
|
1 – 2005 |
| Stoke City |
|
1 – 1984 |
| Swindon Town |
|
1 – 1964 |
[edit] FA Cup and FA Youth Cup double
Only four clubs have ever achieved the FA Cup and FA Youth Cup 'double'.
[edit] 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 March 14 2007 which Arsenal won 1–0.[2]
[edit] International capped winners
- Table is ordered by date of first cap.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Reserve and youth football in England |
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England
Wales
FA Youth Cup 2008–09
Northern Ireland
Scotland, 20 August 2008
Czech Republic, 30 May 2008
Republic of Ireland
Sweden, 1 March 2006
England
United States, 28 May 2005
Canada 9 February 2005
Jamaica 3 June 2004
Matt Jones
Harry Kewell
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