FA Youth Cup | |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Num Teams: | 630 |
Winners: | Manchester City |
Second: | Leeds United |
Prev Season: | 2022–23 |
Next Season: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 FA Youth Cup was the 72nd edition of the competition.
The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with two preliminary rounds which was followed by three qualifying rounds for non-League teams. The Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entered in the first round proper, and Premier League and Championship teams entered in the third round proper.
A record 630 clubs were accepted into the competition.[1] The current defending Champions are West Ham United who defeated Arsenal 5–1 at the Emirates Stadium in front of 34,127 fans.[2]
Round | Matches played from | Matches | Clubs | New entries |
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Extra preliminary round | 14 August 2023 | 96 | 630 → 534 | 192 |
Preliminary round | 4 September 2023 | 189 | 534 → 345 | 282 |
First round qualifying | 18 September 2023 | 116 | 345 → 229 | 43 |
Second round qualifying | 2 October 2023 | 70 | 229 → 159 | 24 |
Third round qualifying | 16 October 2023 | 35 | 159 → 124 | |
First round | 4 November 2023 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 45 |
Second round | 25 November 2023 | 20 | 84 → 64 | |
Third round | 16 December 2023 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44 |
Fourth round | 20 January 2024 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
Fifth round | 10 February 2024 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
Quarter-finals | 9 March 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
Semi-finals | 6 April 2024 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
Final | 4 May 2024 | 1 | 2 → 1 | |
192 teams competed in the Extra Preliminary Round. The draw was announced on 7 July 2023. 11 teams withdrew from this round resulting in 11 walkovers. The Teams that withdrew in this round were Barnstaple Town, Basildon Town, Cirencester Town, Concord Rangers, Guildford City, Hanwell Town, Kidlington, Lingfield, Little Oakley, VCD Athletic, and Wells City. Northampton ON Chenecks were ruled ineligible after their game against Daventry Town so Daventry Town moved on instead.[3] [4]
378 teams competed in this round of the competition with the 96 winners from the previous round joining 282 new teams entering the competition in this phase. 16 teams, AFC Aldermaston, Boro Rangers, Cleethorpes Town, Coventry United, Dunkirk, East Thurrock United, Godalming Town, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Horndean, Lower Breck, Newent Town, North Greenford United, Norwich United, Seaham Red Star, Southend Manor, and Torrington, withdrew from the tournament at this phase resulting in 16 walkovers. Brentwood Town was rewarded a tie as Cheshunt was removed from the tournament. The draw was announced on 7 July 2023.[6]
43 clubs from the sixth tier leagues National League North and the National League South joined the 189 winners from the previous round with Farnborough, Peterborough Sports, Taunton Town, Warrington Town, and Weymouth not joining because they did not apply. This is the first time the clubs from the sixth tier did not join the other clubs in the preliminary rounds. Two clubs Braintree Town and Scunthorpe United withdrew from the completion at this stage. The Draw was made on 25 August 2023.[7]
Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
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Thursday 21 September 2023 | ||||
109 | Cribbs (8) | 1–6 | Bridgwater United (9) | |
110 | Hengrove Athletic (10) | 0–4 | Mangotsfield United (9) | 90 |
113 | Bovey Tracey (10) | 1–6 | Torquay United (6) | 84 |
10 | Wythenshawe (9) | 3–2 | Southport (6) | 191 |
44 | Leighton Town (8) | 7–0 | Crawley Green (9) | |
52 | Colney Heath (9) | 1–1 | St Albans City (6) | |
70 | Langley (10) | A–A | Beaconsfield Town (7) | |
Match was played at Brunel University Sports Park. | ||||
Match was abandoned before kickoff due to a floodlight issue. | ||||
78 | Cray Wanderers (7) | 2–1 | Corinthian (9) | 76 |
Match was played at Corinthian FC. | ||||
84 | Horsham YMCA (9) | 0–5 | Chichester City (8) | 51 |
92 | Selsey (10) | 1–3 | Walton & Hersham (7) | 152 |
104 | Wimborne Town (8) | 4–1 | Gosport Borough (7) | |
108 | Swindon Supermarine (7) | 6–1 | Malmesbury Victoria (10) | 105 |
111 | Hallen (10) | 0–8 | Hartpury University (10) | 58 |
115 | Mousehole AFC (8) | 0–6 | Falmouth Town (9) | 81 |
7 | Curzon Ashton (6) | 3–1 | Radcliffe (7) | 165 |
14 | Stalybridge Celtic (8) | 1–5 | Burscough (9) | 94 |
18 | Tadcaster Albion (9) | 0–10 | Guiseley (7) | 116 |
25 | Aylestone Park (9) | 6–1 | Matlock Town (7) | 85 |
29 | Shifnal Town (9) | 0–5 | Chasetown (8) | |
35 | Coventry Sphinx (8) | 0–6 | AFC Wulfrunians (9) | |
38 | Shefford Town & Campton (10) | 6–0 | Histon (9) | |
39 | Stotfold (8) | 2–3 | Bugbrooke St Michaels (9) | 89 |
41 | Daventry Town (9) | 2–3 | Corby Town (8) | |
42 | Newport Pagnell Town (9) | 4–1 | Wellingborough Whitworth (10) | 140 |
46 | Haverhill Rovers (10) | 3–0 | Walsham Le Willows (9) | 71 |
47 | Ely City (9) | 1–3 | Great Yarmouth Town (10) | |
49 | King's Lynn Town (6) | 6–0 | Cambridge City (8) | 109 |
50 | Sheringham (9) | 2–2 | Fakenham Town (9) | 100 |
51 | Brantham Athletic (9) | 1–2 | Leiston (7) | |
55 | Takeley (9) | 1–0 | Ilford (9) | |
57 | Saffron Walden Town (9) | 1–6 | Stanway Rovers (9) | 73 |
68 | Holmer Green (10) | 4–4 | Uxbridge (8) | |
73 | Cray Valley Paper Mills (8) | 0–0 | Croydon (10) | 84 |
77 | Rusthall (9) | 2–1 | Dover Athletic (6) | 108 |
80 | Leatherhead (8) | P–P | Burgess Hill Town (8) | |
81 | Chessington & Hook United (10) | 1–5 | Abbey Rangers (9) | |
93 | Reading City (9) | 5–0 | Brackley Town (6) | |
94 | Binfield (8) | 3–3 | Thatcham Town (8) | |
99 | Bemerton Heath Harlequins (8) | 0–7 | Havant & Waterlooville (6) | |
102 | Hamble Club (9) | 6–2 | Portland United (9) | |
116 | Truro City (6) | 2–1 | Tiverton Town (7) | 70 |
Friday 22 September 2023 | ||||
6 | Macclesfield (7) | 5–1 | Cheadle Town (9) | 139 |
5 | Morpeth Town (7) | 1–1 | Workington (7) | 36 |
9 | Hyde United (7) | 5–1 | South Liverpool (10) | 159 |
16 | Bradford (Park Avenue) (7) | 0–4 | Gainsborough Trinity (7) | 171 |
23 | Hinckley AFC (10) | 2–3 | Ingles (10) | 39 |
Match was played at Rugby Borough FC. | ||||
79 | Erith & Belvedere (8) | 2–1 | Margate (7) | |
107 | Cheltenham Saracens (10) | 6–0 | Gloucester City (6) | |
34 | Tamworth (6) | 2–0 | Halesowen Town (7) | 201 |
53 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 5–1 | Brentwood Town (8) | 515 |
Sunday 24 September 2023 | ||||
15 | Scarborough Athletic (6) | 6–4 | Penistone Church (9) | |
Monday 25 September 2023 | ||||
43 | Kempston Rovers (8) | 2–4 | Hitchin Town (7) | 248 |
88 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) | 1–2 | Kingstonian (7) | 127 |
100 | Salisbury (7) | 0–3 | AFC Stoneham (9) | |
Tuesday 26 September 2023 | ||||
2 | Billingham Town (10) | 0–3 | Spennymoor Town (6) | |
31 | AFC Telford United (7) | 1–2 | Hereford (6) | |
Wednesday 27 September 2023 | ||||
98 | Hungerford Town (7) | 3–2 | Bracknell Town (7) | |
98 | Langley (10) | 0–1 | Beaconsfield Town (7) | 60 |
Match was played at North Greenford United. | ||||
101 | Poole Town (7) | 4–1 | Sholing (7) | 81 |
Thursday 28 September 2023 | ||||
112 | AEK Boco (10) | 1–4 | Clevedon Town (9) | |
80 | Leatherhead (8) | 1–2 | Burgess Hill Town (8) | |
24 teams from The Fifth Tier National League joined the 116 winners from the previous round in the Second Round of the qualifying. 22 teams from the lowest tier, the Tenth Tier, remain in the competition. The Draw was made on 22 September 2023.[8]
Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
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19 | Bilston Town Community (10) | 0–3 | Chasetown (8) | |
20 | Hereford (6) | 1–1 | Solihull Moors (5) | 205 |
25 | Hitchin Town (7) | 3–2 | Shefford Town & Campton (10) | 113 |
29 | King's Lynn Town (6) | 1–1 | Leiston (7) | |
37 | Barking (9) | 9–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge (5) | 174 |
40 | Tring Athletic (9) | 3–2 | Maidenhead United (5) | 280 |
41 | Uxbridge (8) | 3–3 | Flackwell Heath (9) | 77 |
61 | Aldershot Town (5) | 8–0 | Hamble Club (9) | 118 |
62 | Poole Town (7) | 2–2 | Fareham Town (9) | 79 |
4 | York City (5) | 3–0 | Workington (7) | |
Match played at Garforth Town FC. | ||||
Thursday 5 October 2023 | ||||
1 | Gateshead (5) | 2–3 | South Shields (6) | |
Match played at Hebburn Town FC. | ||||
15 | Chesterfield (5) | 5–0 | Aylestone Park (9) | |
Match played at Aylestone Park FC. | ||||
42 | Barnet (5) | 4–1 | Boreham Wood (5) | 379 |
69 | Torquay United (6) | 6–2 | Falmouth Town (9) | 119 |
Match played at Buckland Athletic FC. | ||||
7 | Wythenshawe (9) | 2–2 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 221 |
26 | AFC Rushden & Diamonds (8) | 1–1 | Bugbrooke St Michaels (9) | 164 |
39 | Leighton Town (8) | 2–0 | Wealdstone (5) | 100 |
47 | Rusthall (9) | 6–3 | Cray Wanderers (7) | |
48 | Welling United (6) | 3–0 | Ebbsfleet United (5) | |
51 | Crawley Down Gatwick (9) | 7–2 | Chichester City (8) | 162 |
63 | Eastleigh (5) | 4–2 | AFC Stoneham (9) | |
27 | Newport Pagnell Town (9) | 4–1 | Corby Town (8) | 201 |
34 | Enfield Borough (10) | 0–2 | Takeley (9) | |
Match played at London Lions FC. | ||||
28 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 6–1 | Fakenham Town (9) | 94 |
Friday 6 October 2023 | ||||
5 | Hyde United (7) | 2–3 | Curzon Ashton (6) | 310 |
8 | Burscough (9) | 3–0 | Macclesfield (7) | 173 |
17 | Basford United (7) | 2–3 | Ingles (10) | 156 |
56 | Cobham (9) | 1–2 | Dorking Wanderers (5) | |
13 | Guiseley (7) | 7–0 | Gainsborough Trinity (7) | 210 |
32 | New Salamis (8) | 3–1 | Hertford Town (8) | |
33 | May & Baker Eastbrook Community (10) | 0–6 | Ware (8) | |
36 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 4–0 | Southend United (5) | 527 |
Sunday 8 October 2023 | ||||
9 | Oldham Athletic (5) | 1–2 | AFC Fylde (5) | 288 |
Monday 9 October 2023 | ||||
44 | Berkhamsted (7) | 3–2 | Slough Town (6) | 116 |
The 70 winners from the Second Round Qualifying compete in this round with the 35 winners progressing to the First Round Proper. Chester-Le-Street United, Croydon, Heather St Johns, and Ingles from the 10th tier were the lowest ranked teams left in the competition. The Draw for the round was made on 6 October 2023.[10]
Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
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Monday 16 October 2023 | ||||
33 | Truro City (6) | 3–8 | Eastleigh (5) | 135 |
Match was played at Godolphin Atlantic FC. | ||||
3 | Chester-Le-Street United (10) | 1–1 | Pontefract Collieries (8) | |
29 | Thame United (8) | 4–0 | Basingstoke Town (7) | |
12 | Tividale (9) | 0–1 | Solihull Moors (5) | |
20 | New Salamis (8) | 2–3 | Takeley (9) | |
21 | Walton & Hersham (7) | 1–0 | Maidstone United (6) | |
24 | Uxbridge (8) | 0–1 | Berkhamsted (7) | 103 |
34 | Aldershot Town (5) | 3–0 | Weston Super Mare (6) | 94 |
Tuesday 17 October 2023 | ||||
32 | Mangotsfield United (9) | 1–2 | Bridgwater United (9) | |
1 | South Shields (6) | 3–0 | York City (5) | 248 |
8 | Boldmere St Michaels (8) | 4–3 | Ingles (10) | 89 |
27 | Erith & Belvedere (8) | 3–1 | Croydon (10) | |
Wednesday 18 October 2023 | ||||
2 | Guiseley (7) | 2–1 | Hartlepool United (5) | 270 |
7 | Rochdale (5) | 1–1 | Burscough (9) | |
22 | Tring Athletic (9) | P–P | Jersey Bulls (9) | |
4 | AFC Fylde (5) | 2–0 | Chester (6) | |
Match was played at Kellamergh Park. | ||||
23 | Crawley Down Gatwick (9) | 2–6 | Worthing (6) | 129 |
35 | Fareham Town (9) | P–P | Wimborne Town (8) | |
14 | Hitchin Town (7) | 1–3 | Bury Town (8) | 90 |
17 | Wingate & Finchley (7) | 1–2 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | 48 |
31 | Oxford City (5) | 5–1 | Street (9) | |
5 | Farsley Celtic (6) | 2–1 | Wythenshawe (9) | 169 |
Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
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Thursday 19 October 2023 | ||||
18 | Barnet (5) | 2–3 | Ware (8) | 241 |
15 | Leighton Town (8) | 3–1 | King's Lynn Town (6) | 100 |
25 | Burgess Hill Town (8) | 5–3 | Tonbridge Angels (6) | 113 |
26 | Rusthall (9) | 0–1 | Kingstonian (7) | 215 |
28 | Welling United (6) | 1–1 | Dorking Wanderers (5) | |
30 | Torquay United (6) | P–P | Reading City (9) | |
Match was played at Buckland Athletic FC. | ||||
6 | Curzon Ashton (6) | 1–9 | Lancaster City (7) | 144 |
9 | Bugbrooke St Michaels (9) | 3–4 | Stourbridge (7) | 96 |
10 | Newport Pagnell Town (9) | 1–3 | Chasetown (8) | 246 |
13 | Mickleover (7) | 6–1 | Bedworth United (8) | |
16 | AFC Sudbury (7) | 3–3 | Chelmsford City (6) | 106 |
Friday 20 October 2023 | ||||
11 | Heather St Johns (10) | P–P | Chesterfield (5) | |
19 | Stanway Rovers (9) | P–P | Barking (9) | |
Wednesday 25 October 2023 | ||||
35 | Fareham Town (9) | P–P | Wimborne Town (8) | |
11 | Heather St Johns (10) | 0–6 | Chesterfield (5) | 155 |
22 | Tring Athletic (9) | 4–0 | Jersey Bulls (9) | 198 |
Match was played at Hemel Hempstead Town. | ||||
Thursday 26 October 2023 | ||||
30 | Torquay United (6) | 2–5 | Reading City (9) | |
Match was played at Reading City FC. | ||||
Friday 27 October 2023 | ||||
19 | Stanway Rovers (9) | 0–1 | Barking (9) | |
Tuesday 31 October 2023 | ||||
35 | Fareham Town (9) | 0–4 | Wimborne Town (8) | |
Match was played at Wimborne Town. | ||||
45 teams from League One and League Two joined the 35 winners from the previous round. Barrow AFC, Crawley Town, and Wycombe Wanderers will not participate in this round as they did not apply to enter the competition. Chester-Le-Street United, from the tenth tier of English football, is the lowest-ranked team left in the competition. The draw was made on 20 October 2023.[11]
The 40 winners from the previous round played in this round. Chester-Le-Street United, from the tenth tier of English football, is the lowest-ranked team left in the competition. The draw was made on November 3, 2023.[12]
64 teams competed in the third round with the 44 Premier League and EFL Championship clubs appearing in this round along with the 20 winners from the previous round. Barking from the ninth tier is the lowest ranked team left in the competition. The Draw was made on November 17, 2023.[13]
32 teams participated in the fourth round proper with all 32 winners from the previous round participating. The Lowest ranked teams left in the Competition is AFC Wimbledon, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, and Swindon Town from the fourth Tier EFL League Two. The Draw was done on 7 December 2023.[14]
16 teams participated in the fifth round proper with the 16 winners from the previous round participating. The lowest ranked team left in the Competition is Swindon Town from the fourth Tier EFL League Two. The draw was made on 12 January 2024.[15]
Eight teams participated in the quarter-finals with all eight winners from the previous round participating. The lowest ranked team left in the Competition is Swindon Town from the fourth Tier EFL League Two. The draw was made on 2 February 2024.[16]
Four teams participated in the semi-finals with all four winners from the previous round participating. The lowest-ranked teams left in the competition are Bristol City, Leeds United, and Millwall from the EFL Championship. The draw was done on 23 February 2024.[17]
The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final to determine the winner of the FA Youth Cup. The draw was done on 23 February 2024.[18]