2011–12 FA Youth Cup explained

FA Youth Cup
Year:2011–12
Pixels:132
Num Teams:460
Winners:Chelsea
Second:Blackburn Rovers
Prev Season:2010–11
Next Season:2012–13

The FA Youth Cup 2011–12 was the 60th edition of the FA Youth Cup.

The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with the preliminary round which was followed by four qualifying rounds for non-League teams. Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entering at the first round, and Premier League and Championship teams entering in the third round. The competition was won by Chelsea.[1] [2]

Calendar

Round matches played from matches Clubs
First round 5 November 2011 40 124 → 84
Second round 19 November 2011 20 84 → 64
Third round 17 December 2011 32 64 → 32
Fourth round 21 January 2012 16 32 → 16
Fifth round 11 February 2012 8 16 → 8
Sixth round 25 February 2012 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals (two legs) 17 March & 31 March 2012 4 4 → 2
Final (two legs) TBC 2 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

First round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Farnborough1–3Yeovil Town
2Soham Town Rangers0–9Charlton Athletic
3Stratford Town2–3Port Vale
4Tranmere Rovers1–2Sheffield United
5Hereford United5–3Halesowen Town
6Aldershot Town3–2Kingstonian
7Tilbury0–3Stevenage
8Darlington7–1Sheffield
9Kidderminster Harriers4–2Brighouse Town
10Ebbsfleet United1–2Dulwich Hamlet
11Uxbridge1–3AFC Wimbledon
12Cirencester Town3–1Camberley Town
13York City1–3Macclesfield Town
14Brentford3–0Lewes
15Thurrock2–0Boreham Wood
16AFC Totton3–2Exeter City111[3]
17Rotherham United0–1Accrington Stanley
18Morecambe0–3Preston North End
19Crawley Town5–1Wycombe Wanderers
20Cheltenham Town1–3Oxford United
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
21Southend United4–0Corinthian
22Bradford City3–2Marine
23Gillingham0–1Hayes & Yeading United
24Swindon Town2–0Newport County
25Bristol Rovers4–1Maidenhead United
26North Ferriby United0–4Crewe Alexandra
27Hartlepool United1–3Bury
28Rochdale2–3Oldham Athletic
29Carlisle United4–1Sheffield Wednesday
30Shrewsbury Town2–0Notts County
31Northampton Town2–3Cambridge United
32Leyton Orient4–3Dereham Town
33Dagenham & Redbridge3–2Barnet
34AFC Bournemouth4–2Plymouth Argyle
35Burton Albion1–3Boston United199[4]
36Corby Town2–0Colchester United
37Bishop's Cleeve1–3Torquay United
38Scunthorpe United1–2Huddersfield Town
39Milton Keynes Dons0–1Walsall
40Chesterfield7–0Tamworth

Second round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Aldershot Town3–1AFC Totton
2Preston North End1–1Walsall
Preston North End advance 5–4 on penalties
3Thurrock2–0Hayes & Yeading United
4Huddersfield Town2–1Crewe Alexandra
5Oldham Athletic1–1Macclesfield Town
Oldham Athletic advance 6–5 on penalties
6Charlton Athletic3–0Yeovil Town
7Sheffield United2–2Port Vale
Sheffield United advance 8–7 on penalties
8Dulwich Hamlet0–2Oxford United138
9Kidderminster Harriers0–1Carlisle United
10Stevenage1–0Leyton Orient
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
11Boston United2–1Bradford City437[5]
12Hereford United2–0Chesterfield
13AFC Wimbledon1–2 Bristol Rovers
14Southend United1–2Brentford
15Bury2–1Accrington Stanley
16Darlington2–0Shrewsbury Town
17AFC Bournemouth1–3Swindon Town
18Cambridge United3–1Crawley Town
19Torquay United1–1Cirencester Town
Torquay United advance 3–1 on penalties
20Corby Town2–2Dagenham & Redbridge
Corby Town advance 3–2 on penalties

Third round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Stevenage1–2Tottenham Hotspur
2Bristol Rovers2–3Coventry City
3Leicester City5–0Aldershot Town
4Middlesbrough1–2Reading
5Chelsea2–1Doncaster Rovers482
6Hull City1–2Brentford
7Arsenal0–1Derby County
8Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Aston Villa1,868
9Norwich City5–0Oldham Athletic
10Millwall1–2Watford
11Preston North End1–2Stoke City
12Crystal Palace1–2Everton1,085
13Fulham3–1Carlisle United
14Swindon Town3–2Birmingham City
15Southampton7–0Sheffield United
16Newcastle United3–0Darlington
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
17Oxford United1–2Bolton Wanderers
18Charlton Athletic7–0Cambridge United
19Portsmouth5–1Bristol City
20Peterborough United3–1Blackpool
21Wolverhampton Wanderers2–3West Ham United569[6]
22Queens Park Rangers2–1Huddersfield Town
23Ipswich Town2–0Leeds United
24Bury2–3Cardiff City
25Swansea City3–1Liverpool
26Boston United0–7Burnley492[7]
27Blackburn Rovers8–0Thurrock
28Manchester United4–0Torquay United503[8]
29Wigan Athletic4–0Hereford United
30Manchester City4–1Corby Town
31Sunderland1–2Nottingham Forest
32West Bromwich Albion3–0Barnsley341[9]

Fourth round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Nottingham Forest9–1Wigan Athletic
2Newcastle United2–1Watford889[10]
3Charlton Athletic2–1Leicester City
4Reading1–2West Bromwich Albion1,402[11]
5Portsmouth1–2Swansea City
6Manchester United2–1Derby County
7Blackburn Rovers2–0Coventry City
8Swindon Town1–4Manchester City1,601[12]
9Burnley3–1Ipswich Town620[13]
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
10Queens Park Rangers1–0Everton803
11Stoke City2–1Brentford
12Peterborough United1–5Fulham1,245
13Bolton Wanderers1–2Southampton
14Cardiff City1–2Tottenham Hotspur
15Norwich City0–0Chelsea1,099[14]
Chelsea advance 4–2 on penalties
16West Ham United4–1Brighton & Hove Albion

Fifth round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Charlton Athletic1–0Tottenham Hotspur1,371[15]
2Manchester City1–2Fulham
3Chelsea3–3West Ham United1,588[16]
Chelsea advance 5–4 on penalties
4Newcastle United2–1Queens Park Rangers1,196[17]
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
5West Bromwich Albion1–2Burnley434[18]
6Blackburn Rovers4–0Stoke City
7Swansea City1–5Manchester United4,080[19]
8Southampton1–5Nottingham Forest

Quarter-finals

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Fulham1–3Burnley
2Manchester United3–2Charlton Athletic4,461[20]
3Newcastle United2–2Blackburn Rovers2,026[21]
Blackburn Rovers advance 3–0 on penalties
4Nottingham Forest3–4Chelsea1,263[22]

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Final

Second leg

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chelsea win the youth cup. 9 May 2012. FA.com. 5 December 2012 .
  2. Web site: Chelsea youngster’s win FA Youth Cup. Givemefootball.com. 5 December 2012. 14 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614072050/http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/chelsea-youngsters-win-fa-youth-cup. dead.
  3. Web site: The FA Youth Cup Results. The Grecian Archives.
  4. Web site: BURTON ALBION 1-3 BOSTON UNITED. Boston United F.C..
  5. Web site: Boston United 2-1 Bradford City. Boston United F.C..
  6. Web site: Wolves Youth 2 West Ham Youth 3 – report and pictures. Express and Star.
  7. Web site: BOSTON UNITED 0-7 BURNLEY. Boston United F.C..
  8. Web site: Manchester United youth 4 Torquay youth 0. Manchester Evening News.
  9. Web site: HISTORY : YOUTH FOOTBALL : THE FA YOUTH CUP : RESULTS – 2009/10 – DATE. Albion Till We Die.
  10. Web site: Watford out of FA Youth Cup after 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United. Watford Observer.
  11. Web site: HISTORY : YOUTH FOOTBALL : THE FA YOUTH CUP : RESULTS – 2009/10 – DATE. Albion Till We Die.
  12. ManCity. 159368764813606912. 17 January 2012. Attendance at the County Ground this evening is 1601 #fayouthcup.
  13. BurnleyOfficial. 157924266065661953. 13 January 2012. Attendance at FA Youth Cup game 620 #FAYC.
  14. Web site: CITY U18S SUFFER SHOOTOUT BLUES. Norwich City F.C.. 21 November 2022. 16 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120116174749/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~2574044,00.html. bot: unknown.
  15. Web site: Charlton v Spurs, Youth Cup 5th Rd – 16.02.12. Spurs Odyssey.
  16. chelseayouth. 169896429274398720. 15 February 2012. RT @BluesChronicle: Official attendance at Wheatsheaf Park, Staines is 1,588 for Chelsea v West Ham in the #fayc – great turnout..
  17. Web site: Geordie young guns fight all the way to seal FA Youth Cup glory. Chronicle Live.
  18. Web site: HISTORY : YOUTH FOOTBALL : THE FA YOUTH CUP : RESULTS – 2009/10 – DATE. Albion Till We Die.
  19. Web site: FAYC: Swansea 1 United 5. Manchester United F.C.. 14 November 2022. 12 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120412175431/http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/The-Academy/Academy-News/2012/Feb/fa-youth-cup-swansea-v-manchester-united.aspx. bot: unknown.
  20. CAFCofficial. 174964984068046849. 29 February 2012. 4,461 was tonight's attendance at Old Trafford. Fantastic support from the Charlton fans who travelled up. (MR) #cafc #mufc #fayouthcup.
  21. NUFC. 174229783276822528. 27 February 2012. Tonight's attendance is 2,026 #nufc #brfc #fayc.
  22. Web site: Nottingham Forest 3 v 4 Chelsea. Nottingham Forest FC. 21 November 2022. 25 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225005342/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~2620337,00.html. bot: unknown.