| FA Youth Cup | |
| Other Titles: | Football Association Youth Cup |
| Country: | England Wales |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Num Teams: | 507 (overall) |
| Champions: | Chelsea |
| Runner-Up: | Arsenal |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 FA Youth Cup was the 66th edition of the FA Youth Cup. The defending champions were Chelsea and they retained the trophy for the fifth year in a row after a 7–1 aggregate victory over Arsenal in the final.[1] [2] [3]
| Round | Matches played from | |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 4 September 2017 | |
| First round qualifying | 18 September 2017 | |
| Second round qualifying | 2 October 2017 | |
| Third round qualifying | 16 October 2017 | |
| First round | 4 November 2017 | |
| Second round | 18 November 2017 | |
| Third round | 16 December 2017 | |
| Fourth round | 20 January 2018 | |
| Fifth round | 10 February 2018 | |
| Quarter-finals | 3 March 2018 | |
| Semi-finals (two legs) | 24 March/7 April 2018 | |
| Final (two legs) | 27 April/30 April 2018 |
272 teams took part in the Preliminary round. The lowest level teams competing were from level 11 of the English football league system.[4] The draws were regionalized on a North/South basis.
260 teams took part in the first qualifying round, with 136 teams having progressed from the previous round. The lowest level teams competing were from level 11 of the English football league system. The draws were regionalized on a North/South basis.
152 teams took part in the second qualifying round, with 65 teams having progressed from the previous round.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Cheshunt (8) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Romford (8) | 88 | |
| 40 | Saffron Walden Town (9) | 2–3 | Hitchin Town (7) | 113 | |
| 41 | Thurrock (7) | 0–2 | Bishop's Stortford (7) | ||
| 42 | Barking (8) | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Hoddesdon Town (9) | ||
| 43 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) | 3–2 | Codicote (10) | ||
| 44 | Edgware Town (9) | 1–2 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 49 | |
| 45 | Boreham Wood (5) | 2–1 | Hendon (7) | 103 | |
| 46 | Hayes & Yeading United (8) | 2–3 | Enfield Town (7) | 27 | |
| 47 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 6–0 | Chesham United (7) | 57 | |
| 48 | Kings Langley (7) | 2–8 | St Albans City (6) | 88 | |
| 49 | Staines Town (7) | 3–2 | Carshalton Athletic (8) | 52 | |
| 50 | Ebbsfleet United (5) | 0–2 | Phoenix Sports (8) | 167 | |
| 51 | Chipstead (8) | 4–1 | Lewisham Borough (Community) (10) | 56 | |
| 52 | Dover Athletic (5) | 1–0 | Cray Wanderers (8) | 81 | |
| 53 | Bromley (5) | 3–1 | Maidstone United (5) | 286 | |
| 54 | Folkestone Invicta (7) | 0–2 | Welling United (6) | ||
| 55 | Greenwich Borough (8) | 0–4 | Margate (7) | 81 | |
| 56 | Whitehawk (6) | 3–1 | Woking (5) | 70 | |
| 57 | Camberley Town (9) | 4–0 | Three Bridges (9) | 70 | |
| 58 | Sutton United (5) | 2–1 | Croydon (9) | ||
| 59 | Leatherhead (7) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Lewes (8) | 51 | |
| 60 | Bognor Regis Town (6) | 0–3 | Hastings United (8) | 63 | |
| 61 | Burgess Hill Town (7) | 3–2 | Whyteleafe (8) | 53 | |
| 62 | Kingstonian (7) | 1–2 | Steyning Town (10) | 50 | |
| 63 | Windsor (9) | 4–7 (a.e.t.) | Buckingham Athletic (10) | 70 | |
| 64 | Marlow (8) | 2–0 | Thame United (8) | 51 | |
| 65 | Clanfield (10) | 4–2 | Oxford City (6) | 46 | |
| 66 | Holmer Green (9) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Maidenhead United (5) | 33 | |
| 67 | Fleet Town (8) | 4–1 | AFC Portchester (9) | 50 | |
| 68 | Ash United (10) | 4–2 | Farnborough (7) | 115 | |
| 69 | Eastleigh (5) | 3–1 | Malmesbury Victoria (10) | 84 | |
| 70 | Aldershot Town (5) | 5–3 | Hungerford Town (6) | 72 | |
| 71 | Salisbury (8) | 1–4 | AFC Totton (8) | 93 | |
| 72 | Team Solent (9) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Sholing (9) | 71 | |
| 73 | Wells City (9) | 4–3 | Yate Town (8) | ||
| 74 | Chippenham Town (6) | 1–2 | Clevedon Town (9) | 52 | |
| 75 | Odd Down (9) | 1–2 | Bath City (6) | 74 | |
| 76 | Tavistock (10) | 1–3 | Gloucester City (6) | 47 |
76 teams took part in the third qualifying round, with 38 teams having progressed from the previous round.
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gateshead (5) | 2–3 | Wrexham (5) | ||
| 2 | Nelson (10) | 1–2 | Prescot Cables (8) | ||
| 3 | Altrincham (7) | 1–3 | Chester (5) | ||
| 4 | York City (6) | 0–1 | Salford City (6) | ||
| 5 | Spennymoor Town (6) | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers (5) | ||
| 6 | Shildon (9) | 1–3 | Guiseley (5) | 121[7] | |
| 7 | Hartlepool United (5) | 2–1 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 240 | |
| 8 | Nuneaton Town (6) | 1–2 | Long Eaton United (9) | 126 | |
| 9 | Belper Town (8) | 2–3 | Bottesford Town (9) | ||
| 10 | Dunkirk (10) | 2–1 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 63 | |
| 11 | Handsworth Parramore (9) | 2–1 | AFC Telford United (6) | 88 | |
| 12 | Evesham United (8) | 2–0 | Bedworth United (8) | 100 | |
| 13 | Sutton Coldfield Town (7) | 0–2 | Stourbridge (7) | 78 | |
| 14 | Tamworth (6) | 2–0 | Alfreton Town (6) | ||
| 15 | Cambridge City (8) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Leiston (7) | 90 | |
| 16 | Gorleston (9) | 1–7 | Dagenham & Redbridge (5) | 235 | |
| 17 | Hitchin Town (7) | 6–1 | Hoddesdon Town (9) | 184[8] | |
| 18 | Woodbridge Town (10) | 0–2 | Bishop's Stortford (7) | 75 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient (5) | 4–0 | AFC Hornchurch (8) | 285 |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cheshunt (8) | 5–2 | AFC Sudbury (8) | ||
| 21 | Holmer Green (9) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Marlow (8) | ||
| 22 | Buckingham Athletic (10) | 7–1 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) | ||
| 23 | St Albans City (6) | 0–2 | Biggleswade Town (7) | 76 | |
| 24 | Clanfield (10) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 66 | |
| 25 | Boreham Wood (5) | 2–0 | Enfield Town (7) | ||
| 26 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 2–0 | AFC Dunstable (8) | ||
| 27 | Phoenix Sports (8) | 3–4 | Whitehawk (6) | 203 | |
| 28 | Chipstead (8) | 4–2 | Sutton United (5) | 98 | |
| 29 | Hastings United (8) | 1–2 | Bromley (5) | ||
| 30 | Margate (7) | 3–0 | Staines Town (7) | 73 | |
| 31 | Lewes (8) | 3–0 | Steyning Town (10) | ||
| 32 | Camberley Town (9) | 3–1 | Burgess Hill Town (7) | 98 | |
| 33 | Welling United (6) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–1 p) | Dover Athletic (5) | ||
| 34 | Eastleigh (5) | 3–0 | Wells City (9) | 90 | |
| 35 | Bath City (6) | 3–4 | Clevedon Town (9) | 116 | |
| 36 | Aldershot Town (5) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Sholing (9) | ||
| 37 | Fleet Town (8) | 0–2 | Gloucester City (6) | ||
| 38 | AFC Totton (8) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Ash United (10) |
84 teams took part in the first round, with 19 teams having progressed from the previous round.
† Despite winning the match, Shrewsbury Town were subsequently disqualified after it was found that they had fielded an ineligible player. Evesham United were therefore permitted to advance to the next round instead.[11]
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester United (4) | 1–4* | Reading (2) | 337 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle (3) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Fulham (2) | 1,517 |
| 3 | Bury (3) | 1–3 | Birmingham City (2) | 637 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough (2) | 2–3 | Arsenal | 471 |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers (3) | 5–1 | Nottingham Forest (2) | 482 | |
| 6 | Norwich City (2) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | 1,000 | ||
| 7 | 0–2 | Chelsea | 899 | ||
| 8 | Ipswich Town (2) | 0–2 | Blackpool (3) | 627 |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham (2) | 0–6 | Chelsea | 1,582 |
| 2 | Norwich City (2) | 1–3 | Birmingham City (2) | 1,500[15] |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Colchester United (4) | 1–5 | Arsenal | 918 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers (3) | 2–3 | Blackpool (3) | 526 |
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