FA County Youth Cup explained

Founded:1944
Region:England
Current Champions:Liverpool County Fa (Liverpool)
Website:FA County Youth Cup

The FA County Youth Cup is a football competition run by The Football Association in England. It was launched in the 1944–45 season to provide young players who had not yet signed with a professional club, even on a scholarship basis, with competitive representative football.

Each County Football Association provides a team made up of school or league players affiliated to the County Association that are under 18.

Finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenue
1944–45Staffordshire3–2
(agg)
Wiltshire1L: Twerton Park
2L: Victoria Ground
1945–46Berks & Bucks4–3
(agg)
Durham1L: Elm Park
2L: Roker Park
1946–47Durham4–2
(agg)
Essex1L: Upton Park
2L: Roker Park
1947–48Essex5–3
(agg)
Liverpool1L:
2L: Goodison Park
1948–49Liverpool4–3
(agg)
Middlesex1L: Goodison Park
2L: White Hart Lane
1949–50Essex4–3
(agg)
Middlesex1L: Highbury
2L: Wembley
1950–51Middlesex3–1
(agg)
Leicestershire and Rutland1L: Filbert Street
2L: Lower Mead
1951–52Sussex3–1
(agg)
Liverpool1L: Goodison Park
2L: Goldstone Ground
1952–53Sheffield & Hallamshire5–3
(agg)
Hampshire1L: Hillsborough
2L: Recreation Ground
1953–54Liverpool4–1
(agg)
Gloucestershire1L:
2L: Anfield
1954–55Bedfordshire2–0
(agg)
Sheffield & Hallamshire1L:
2L:
1955–56Middlesex3–2
(agg)
Staffordshire1L:
2L:
1956–57Hampshire4–3
(agg)
Cheshire1L:
2L:
1957–58Staffordshire8–0
(agg)
London1L:
2L:
1958–59Birmingham7–5
(agg)
London1L:
2L:
1959–60London6–4
(agg)
Birmingham1L:
2L:
1960–61Lancashire6–3
(agg)
Nottinghamshire1L:
2L:
1961–62Middlesex6–3
(agg)
Nottinghamshire1L:
2L:
1962–63Durham3–2
(agg)
Essex1L:
2L:
1963–64Sheffield & Hallamshire1–0
(agg)
Birmingham1L:
2L:
1964–65Northumberland7–4
(agg)
Middlesex1L:
2L:
1965–66Leicestershire and Rutland6–5
(agg)
London1L:
2L:
1966–67Northamptonshire5–4
(agg)
Hertfordshire1L:
2L:
1967–68North Riding7–4
(agg)
Devon1L:
2L:
1968–69Northumberland1–0
(agg)
Sussex1L:
2L:
1969–70Hertfordshire2–1Cheshire
1970–71Lancashire2–0Gloucestershire
1971–72Middlesex2–0LiverpoolLower Mead
1972–73Hertfordshire3–0Northumberland
1973–74Nottinghamshire2–0London
1974–75Durham2–1Bedfordshire
1975–76Northamptonshire7–1SurreyKingstonian F.C. Richmond Road
1976–77Liverpool3–0Surrey
1977–78Liverpool3–1Kent
1978–79Hertfordshire4–1Liverpool
1979–80Liverpool2–0Lancashire
1980–81Lancashire3–2East Riding
1981–82Devon3–2KentVenue Replay held at Plymouth Argyle FC after first game drawn 0:0 in Gravesend FC.
1982–83London3–0Gloucestershire
1983–84Cheshire2–1Manchester
1984–85East Riding2–1Middlesex
1985–86Hertfordshire4–0Manchester
1986–87North Riding3–1Gloucestershire
1987–88East Riding5–3Middlesex
1988–89Liverpool2–1Hertfordshire
1989–90Staffordshire2–1Hampshire
1990–91Lancashire6–0Surrey
1991–92Nottinghamshire1–0Surrey
1992–93Durham4–0Liverpool
1993–94West Riding3–1Sussex[Bradford City Football Club |- |1994–95 |align="right"|[[Liverpool County Football Association|Liverpool]]| style="text-align:center;"|3–2|Essex||-|1995–96|align="right"|Durham| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|Gloucestershire||-|1996–97|align="right"|Cambridgeshire| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|Lancashire||-|1997–98|align="right"|Northumberland| style="text-align:center;"|2–1|West Riding||-|1998–99|align="right"|Durham| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|Sussex|[Durham City Football Club]|-|1999–00|align="right"|Birmingham| style="text-align:center;"|2–1|Surrey|St Andrew's|-|2000–01|align="right"|Northamptonshire| style="text-align:center;"|3–0|Birmingham|Molineux|-|2001–02|align="right"|Birmingham| style="text-align:center;"|2–1|Durham|Bescot Stadium|-|2002–03|align="right"|Northumberland| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|Liverpool|Haig Avenue|-|2003–04|align="right"|Durham| style="text-align:center;"|4–0|North Riding|Riverside Stadium|-|2004–05|align="right"|Suffolk| style="text-align:center;"|2–1|Hampshire|Portman Road|-|2005–06|align="right"|Bedfordshire| style="text-align:center;"|3–2|Durham|The Darlington Arena|-|2006–07|align="right"|West Riding| style="text-align:center;"|1–1‡|Suffolk|Valley Parade|-|2007–08|align="right"|Suffolk| style="text-align:center;"|2–1|Cambridgeshire|Portman Road|-|2008–09|align="right"|Birmingham| style="text-align:center;"|2–1|Kent|Priestfield Stadium|-|2009–10|align="right"|Kent| style="text-align:center;"|1–0|Sheffield & Hallamshire|Priestfield Stadium|-|2010–11|align="right"|Norfolk| style="text-align:center;"|4–2|Staffordshire|Britannia Stadium|-|2011–12|align="right"|Essex| style="text-align:center;"|4–2†|West Riding|Colchester Community Stadium|-|2012–13|align="right"|Bedfordshire| style="text-align:center;"|4–4‡|Manchester|Spotland|-|2013–14|align="right"|Lancashire| style="text-align:center;"|3–2†|Suffolk|Portman Road|-|2014–15|align="right"|Cheshire| style="text-align:center;"|3–2|Middlesex|The Hive|-|2015–16|||||-|2016–17|||||-|2017–18|align="right"|Norfolk| style="text-align:center;"|2–0|Staffordshire|Bet365 Stadium|-|2018–19|align="right"|Manchester| style="text-align:center;"|3–0|Norfolk|Spotland Stadium|-|}[1] –After extra time
–After penalties

External links

Notes and References

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