2008–09 FA Youth Cup explained

FA Youth Cup
Year:2008–09
Pixels:132
Num Teams:474
Winners:Arsenal
Second:Liverpool
Prev Season:2007–08
Next Season:2009–10

The 2008–09 FA Youth Cup was the 57th FA Youth Cup. A record 474 clubs participated in the competition. The competition started in September 2008 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 22 and 26 May 2009.

Arsenal knocked out holders Manchester City en route to the final, where they beat 2006 and 2007 winners Liverpool 6–2 on aggregate to lift the FA Youth Cup for the 7th time.

Calendar

Qualifying ties played in the week commencing; proper ties played by the closing date.

Round Date Fixture(s) Clubs New entries
Preliminary Round 8 September 2008 119 474 → 355 238
First Round Qualifying 15 September 2008 132 355 → 223 145
Second Round Qualifying 6 October 2008 66 223 → 157
Third Round Qualifying 20 October 2008 33 157 → 124
First Round 11 November 2008 40 124 → 84 47
Second Round 26 November 2008 20 84 → 64
Third Round 15 December 2008 32 64 → 32 44
Fourth Round 20 January 2009 16 32 → 16
Fifth Round 7 March 2009 8 16 → 8
Sixth Round 16 March 2009 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals First leg: 16 April 2009
Second leg: 22 April 2009 		2 4 → 2
Final First leg: 22 May 2009
Second leg: 26 May 2009 		1 2 → 1

First round

The League One and League Two teams will enter at this round except Notts County which did not apply, along with the winners of the previous round.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Grimsby Town0–1Lincoln City
2Bradford City1–0Scunthorpe United
3Rochdale1–0Huddersfield Town
4Hartlepool United1–4Carlisle United
5Bury0–2Crewe Alexandra
6Worksop Town0–3Rotherham United
7Darlington2 – 3(aet)Tranmere Rovers
8Nantwich Town5–0Curzon Ashton
9York City2–3Stockport County
10Chester City0–2Leeds United
11Macclesfield Town4–1Morecambe
12Accrington Stanley3–1Wakefield
13Fleetwood Town0–3Oldham Athletic
14Shrewsbury Town2–0Chesterfield
15Leicester City2–1Port Vale
16Coventry Sphinx2–3Milton Keynes Dons
17Solihull Moors2–0FCV Reds
18Oadby Town2–1Hinckley United
19Mansfield Town3–2Peterborough United
20Rushden & Diamonds1–2Northampton Town
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
21Walsall5–3Hednesford Town299
22Millwall2–0Luton Town
23Gillingham3–0Eastbourne Borough
24Brighton & Hove Albion5–1Dover Athletic
25Southend United3 – 3(8–9p)Brentford
26Stevenage Borough2–3Thurrock
27Banbury United1–2Dagenham & Redbridge
28Cambridge United4–1Colchester United
29Lewes2–0Histon
30Boreham Wood0–5Leyton Orient151[1]
31Hayes & Yeading United1–2Croydon Athletic
32Burgess Hill Town0–2Wycombe Wanderers
33Basingstoke Town0–2Barnet
34Aldershot Town1–4Havant & Waterlooville
35Didcot Town2 – 2(1–4p)Cirencester Town126[2]
36Cheltenham Town5–1Newport County
37AFC Bournemouth0–1Bristol Rovers
38Swindon Town4–1Eastleigh
39Yeovil Town4–1Hereford United
40Woking1 – 2(aet)Exeter City147[3]

Second round

The winners from the first round matches will progress to second round.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Accrington Stanley0–3Carlisle United
2Oldham Athletic2–0Rotherham United
3Walsall4 – 3(aet)Rochdale
4Solihull Moors0–2Tranmere Rovers
5Nantwich Town2–1Macclesfield Town
6Stockport County3 – 3(2–4p)Crewe Alexandra
7Lincoln City3–1Mansfield Town
8Shrewsbury Town2–0Bradford City
9Oadby Town0–3Leeds United
10Leicester City3–1Milton Keynes Dons
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
11Swindon Town3–0Exeter City175[4]
12Yeovil Town1–2Cirencester Town144[5]
13Cambridge United0–2Northampton Town
14Lewes3–0Croydon Athletic
15Barnet3–1Havant & Waterlooville
16Brentford6–2Thurrock
17Bristol Rovers3–1Brighton & Hove Albion
18Millwall5–1Dagenham & Redbridge
19Cheltenham Town0–1Gillingham
20Wycombe Wanderers1–2Leyton Orient

Third round

The 20 Premier League and 24 Championship teams enter at this stage, along with the winners of the second round.

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Swansea City0–3Manchester City
2Brentford1–2Middlesbrough
3Manchester United2–3Chelsea
4Cardiff City3–0Blackpool
5Swindon Town1–5Crystal Palace388[6]
6Reading0–1Preston North End
7Tottenham Hotspur3–0Sheffield United2,662[7]
8Portsmouth2–1Gillingham
9Leyton Orient0–4Watford328[8]
10Barnsley2–3Walsall
11Norwich City1–0Wigan Athletic
12Sunderland2–1Cirencester Town253[9]
13Leeds United1–2Liverpool
14Carlisle United1–3Crewe Alexandra
15Sheffield Wednesday1–3Millwall
16Coventry City2 – 3(aet)Stoke City
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
17Ipswich Town1–0Shrewsbury Town
18Bolton Wanderers2–0Doncaster Rovers
19Burnley3–1West Bromwich Albion470[10]
20Northampton Town0–3Tranmere Rovers
21Aston Villa2–3Arsenal
22Southampton3 – 1(aet)Derby County
23Barnet1–2Bristol Rovers
24Plymouth Argyle2–1Fulham
25Newcastle United2–1Oldham Athletic
26Lewes1–2Hull City529[11]
27Queens Park Rangers5 – 3(aet)Bristol City
28Everton2–0Nantwich Town
29Birmingham City2 – 1(aet)Lincoln City
30Leicester City2–3Wolverhampton Wanderers
31Charlton Athletic2 – 1(aet)Blackburn Rovers
32Nottingham Forest3–1West Ham United

Fourth round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Ipswich Town4 – 2(aet)Crystal Palace413[12]
2Arsenal3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers712[13]
3Preston North End0 – 1(aet)Sunderland
4Chelsea5–1Walsall
5Queens Park Rangers1–3Newcastle United
6Norwich City1 – 1(4–2p)Stoke City
7Southampton0–1Watford
8Plymouth Argyle3–2Millwall
9Bristol Rovers2 – 2(2–4p)Liverpool
10Bolton Wanderers4–0Hull City947[14]
11Burnley1–3Everton
12Middlesbrough1–2Nottingham Forest
13Charlton Athletic0–3Tottenham Hotspur968[15]
14Birmingham City3–2Crewe Alexandra
15Portsmouth0–1Manchester City
16Cardiff City0 – 0(5–4p)Tranmere Rovers

Fifth round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance
1Ipswich Town2 – 3(aet)Watford1,823
2Liverpool1–0Chelsea2,193[16]
3Sunderland0–4Arsenal1,207[17]
4Plymouth Argyle0–3Tottenham Hotspur2,111[18]
5Everton1 – 1(1–3p)Norwich City
6Manchester City4–2Newcastle United905[19]
7Nottingham Forest0–2Bolton Wanderers
8Cardiff City0–2Birmingham City

Quarter-finals

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamReportAttendance
1Birmingham City1–0WatfordReport2,404[20]
2Manchester City1–0Norwich CityReport3,254[21]
3Tottenham Hotspur1–3ArsenalReport19,084[22]
4Liverpool4–2Bolton WanderersReport2,676

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.----Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

ARSENAL:
1 James Shea
2 Craig Eastmond
3 Thomas Cruise
4 Kyle Bartley
5 Emmanuel Frimpong
6 Luke Ayling
7 Henri Lansbury
8 Francis Coquelin
9 Gilles Sunu
10 Jack Wilshere
11 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (c)
Substitutes
12 Rhys Murphy
13 Charlie Mann
14 Sanchez Watt
15 Conor Henderson
16 Cedric Evina
Manager
Steve Bould
LIVERPOOL:
1 Dean Bouzanis
2 Karl Clair
3 Christopher Buchtmann
4 Daniel Ayala
5 Joe Kennedy (c)
6 Andre Wisdom
7 David Amoo
8 Steven Irwin
9 Lauri Dalla Valle
10 Tom Ince
11 Alexander Kačaniklić
Substitutes
12 Nathan Eccleston
13 Deale Chamberlain
14 Michael Roberts
15 Alex Cooper
16 Jack Robinson
Manager
Hughie McAuley

Second leg

LIVERPOOL:
1 Dean Bouzanis
2 Steven Irwin
3 Jack Robinson
4 Daniel Ayala
5 Joe Kennedy (c)
6 Andre Wisdom
7 David Amoo
8 Christopher Buchtmann
9 Lauri Dalla Valle
10 Tom Ince
11 Alexander Kačaniklić
Substitutes
12 Nathan Eccleston
13 Deale Chamberlain
14 Alex Cooper
15 Michael Roberts
16 Karl Clair
Manager
Hughie McAuley
ARSENAL:
1 James Shea
2 Craig Eastmond
3 Thomas Cruise
4 Kyle Bartley
5 Francis Coquelin
6 Luke Ayling
7 Henri Lansbury
8 Jack Wilshere
9 Gilles Sunu
10 Sanchez Watt
11 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (c)
Substitutes
12 Rhys Murphy
13 Charlie Mann
14 Conor Henderson
15 Oğuzhan Özyakup
16 Cedric Evina
Manager
Steve Bould
Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Young O's Ease Into Round Two. Leyton Orient FC. 15 August 2023. 4 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304142608/http://www.leytonorient.com/page/YouthTeam/0,,10439~1442942,00.html. bot: unknown.
  2. Web site: Academy Win Thriller On Penalties At Didcot. Cirencester Town FC.
  3. Web site: The FA Youth Cup Results. The Grecian Archives.
  4. Web site: The FA Youth Cup Results. The Grecian Archives.
  5. Web site: Yeovil Town 1 Cirencester Town 2 - A Long Match Report!. Cirencester Town FC.
  6. Web site: Match Centre FA Youth Cup. SwindonTownFC.co.uk.
  7. Web site: Tottenham Hotspur 3 Sheffield United 0 (Half-time score : 2-0). MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY.
  8. Web site: Youngsters Crash Out. Leyton Orient FC. 15 August 2023. 19 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081219011446/http://www.leytonorient.com/page/YouthTeam/0,,10439~1482372,00.html. bot: unknown.
  9. Web site: Academy Go Out Of FA Youth Cup At Sunderland But Can Hold Their Heads High. Cirencester Town FC.
  10. Web site: HISTORY : YOUTH FOOTBALL : THE FA YOUTH CUP : RESULTS - 1999/2000 - 2008/09. Albion Till We Die.
  11. Web site: Bumper crowd watch Lewes kids lose to Hull. The Argus.
  12. Web site: Connor treble secures victory. East Anglian Daily Times.
  13. Web site: Youth Cup: Arsenal 3-1 Wolves - Match report. Arsenal FC.
  14. Web site: Farrell: It Keeps The Season Going. Bolton Wanderers. 15 August 2023. 1 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090501050702/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/Academy/0,,1004~1519770,00.html. bot: unknown.
  15. Web site: Charlton Youth 0 Spurs Youth 3 Youth Cup 4th Rd - 14.01.09. Spurs Odyssey.
  16. Web site: David Amoo heads Reds into last 8 of FA Youth Cup. Liverpool Echo.
  17. Web site: Youth Cup: Sunderland 0-4 Arsenal - Report. Arsenal FC.
  18. Web site: Plymouth Youth v Spurs Youth, 11.02.09. Spurs Odyssey.
  19. Web site: Newcastle United young guns battle back in vain. Chronicle Live.
  20. Web site: Birmingham City 1, Watford 0. FA Youth Cup quarter-final . Birmingham Mail.
  21. Web site: MAK FIRES U18S INTO SEMI-FINALS. Manchester City FC.
  22. Web site: Youth Cup: Tottenham 1-3 Arsenal - Report. Arsenal FC.

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