Complete record of every FA Youth Cup Final from season 1952-53 to 2019-20, including a Table of Merit.
Full details of the 2019-20 FA Youth Cup competition are also included.
FA Youth Cup (Under-18) Finals 1952-53 to 2019-20
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-Up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Manchester United | 9-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1954 | Manchester United | 5-4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1955 | Manchester United | 7-1 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1956 | Manchester United | 4-3 | Chesterfield | |
| 1957 | Manchester United | 8-2 | West Ham United | |
| 1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7-6 | Chelsea | |
| 1959 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | West Ham United | |
| 1960 | Chelsea | 5-2 | Preston North End | |
| 1961 | Chelsea | 5-3 | Everton | |
| 1962 | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1963 | West Ham United | 6-5 | Liverpool | |
| 1964 | Manchester United | 5-2 | Swindon Town | |
| 1965 | Everton | 3-2 | Arsenal | |
| 1966 | Arsenal | 5-3 | Sunderland | |
| 1967 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Birmingham City | |
| 1968 | Burnley | 3-2 | Coventry City | |
| 1969 | Sunderland | 6-3 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1970 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4-3 | Coventry City | |
| 1971 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Cardiff City | |
| 1972 | Aston Villa | 5-2 | Liverpool | |
| 1973 | Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Bristol City | |
| 1974 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-1 | Huddersfield Town | |
| 1975 | Ipswich Town | 5-1 | West Ham United | |
| 1976 | West Bromwich Albion | 5-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1977 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Everton | |
| 1978 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Aston Villa | |
| 1979 | Millwall | 2-0 | Manchester City | |
| 1980 | Aston Villa | 3-2 | Manchester City | |
| 1981 | West Ham United | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1982 | Watford | 7-6 | Manchester United | |
| 1983 | Norwich City | 6-5 | Everton | after extra time |
| 1984 | Everton | 4-2 | Stoke City | |
| 1985 | Newcastle United | 4-1 | Watford | |
| 1986 | Manchester City | 3-1 | Manchester United | |
| 1987 | Coventry City | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | |
| 1988 | Arsenal | 6-1 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| 1989 | Watford | 2-1 | Manchester City | after extra time |
| 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-2 | Middlesbrough | |
| 1991 | Millwall | 3-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 1992 | Manchester United | 6-3 | Crystal Palace | |
| 1993 | Leeds United | 4-1 | Manchester United | |
| 1994 | Arsenal | 5-3 | Millwall | |
| 1995 | Manchester United | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | after extra time; 4-2 on penalties |
| 1996 | Liverpool | 4-1 | West Ham United | |
| 1997 | Leeds United | 3-1 | Crystal Palace | |
| 1998 | Everton | 5-3 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1999 | West Ham United | 9-0 | Coventry City | |
| 2000 | Arsenal | 5-1 | Coventry City | |
| 2001 | Arsenal | 6-3 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 2002 | Aston Villa | 4-2 | Everton | |
| 2003 | Manchester United | 3-1 | Middlesbrough | |
| 2004 | Middlesbrough | 4-0 | Aston Villa | |
| 2005 | Ipswich Town | 3-2 | Southampton | after extra time |
| 2006 | Liverpool | 3-2 | Manchester City | |
| 2007 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Manchester United | after extra time; 4-3 on penalties |
| 2008 | Manchester City | 4-2 | Chelsea | |
| 2009 | Arsenal | 6-2 | Liverpool | |
| 2010 | Chelsea | 3-2 | Aston Villa | |
| 2011 | Manchester United | 6-3 | Sheffield United | |
| 2012 | Chelsea | 4-1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 2013 | Norwich City | 4-2 | Chelsea | |
| 2014 | Chelsea | 7-6 | Fulham | |
| 2015 | Chelsea | 5-2 | Manchester City | |
| 2016 | Chelsea | 4-2 | Manchester City | |
| 2017 | Chelsea | 6-2 | Manchester City | |
| 2018 | Chelsea | 7-1 | Arsenal | |
| 2019 | Manchester City | 1-1 | Liverpool | 3-5 on penalties |
FA Youth Cup Finals are played over two legs, home & away. The aggregate score is shown above.
Years highlighted in BOLD = FA Cup and FA Youth Cup “Doubles”
FA Youth Cup Table of Merit
| Rank | Club | Wins | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Manchester United | 10 | 4 |
| 2nd | Chelsea | 9 | 3 |
| 3rd | Arsenal | 7 | 2 |
| 4th | Liverpool | 4 | 3 |
| 5th | West Ham United | 3 | 4 |
| Everton | 3 | 4 | |
| 7th | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 |
| 8th | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 |
| 9th | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 |
| 10th | Manchester City | 2 | 8 |
| 11th | Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 |
| 12th | Sunderland | 2 | 1 |
| Millwall | 2 | 1 | |
| Watford | 2 | 1 | |
| 15th | Leeds United | 2 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | |
| Norwich City | 2 | 0 | |
| 18th | Coventry City | 1 | 4 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 4 | |
| 20th | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 3 |
| 21st | Middlesbrough | 1 | 2 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | |
| 22nd | Burnley | 1 | 0 |
| 23rd | Birmingham City | 0 | 1 |
| Bristol City | 0 | 1 | |
| Cardiff City | 0 | 1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 0 | 1 | |
| Chesterfield | 0 | 1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 1 | |
| Fulham | 0 | 1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 1 | |
| Preston North End | 0 | 1 | |
| Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 1 | |
| Southampton | 0 | 1 | |
| Stoke City | 0 | 1 | |
| Swindon Town | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 67 | 67 |
FA Youth Cup Rounds 2019-20
| FA YOUTH CUP 2019-20 THIRD ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 – 0 | Swansea City |
| 2 | Sunderland | 1 – 4 | Birmingham City |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 2 – 1 | Ipswich Town |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 0 – 0 | Arsenal (pens 4-2) |
| 5 | Stevenage | 0 – 0 | Aston Villa (pens 4-2) |
| 6 | Bradford City (pens 5-4) | 3 – 3 | Stoke City |
| 7 | Manchester United | 2 – 0 | Lincoln City |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 8 – 1 | Croydon |
| 9 | Preston North End | 2 – 0 | Bristol City |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 2 – 1 | AFC Wimbledon |
| 11 | Fulham | 10 – 1 | South Shields |
| 12 | Norwich City | 3 – 2 | Newcastle United |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 1 – 3 | Southampton |
| 14 | Luton Town | 2 – 3 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Newport County |
| 16 | Chelsea | 4 – 0 | Huddesfield Town |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 3 – 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 18 | Reading | 2 – 4 | Crystal Palace |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 – 0 | Nottingham Forest |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town (pens 4-3) | 2 – 2 | Watford |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 – 2 | Leicester City |
| 22 | Middlesbrough (pens 5-4) | 1 – 1 | Forest Green Rovers |
| 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 – 2 | Liverpool |
| 24 | Leeds United | 3 – 1 | Hull City |
| 25 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 7 | Millwall |
| 26 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 – 2 | Barnsley |
| 27 | Oxford United | 1 – 0 | Maidenhead United |
| 28 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 – 3 | Barnet |
| 29 | Curzon Ashton | 0 – 5 | Burnley |
| 30 | West Ham United | 3 – 3 | Charlton Athletic (pens 5-4) |
| 31 | Derby County | 1 – 0 | Everton |
| 32 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 – 0 | Scunthorpe United |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2019-20 FOURTH ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Norwich City | 0 – 2 | Manchester United |
| 2 | Leeds United (pens 5-4) | 2 – 2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City |
| 4 | Arsenal | 1 – 0 | Southampton |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 – 1 | Middlesbrough |
| 6 | Manchester City | 2 – 1 | Aston Villa |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Charlton Athletic |
| 8 | Oxford United | 0 – 2 | Preston North End |
| 9 | Millwall | 3 – 1 | Fleetwood Town |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 – 1 | Crystal Palace |
| 11 | Chelsea | 5 – 0 | Bradford City |
| 12 | Derby County | 1 – 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 2 – 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 2 – 1 | Barnsley |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 0 – 3 | Burnley |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 1 – 2 | Fulham |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2019-20 FIFTH ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Burnley | 28.01 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 04.02 | Millwall |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 05.02 | Birmingham City |
| 4 | Arsenal | 06.02 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 5 | Manchester City | 06.02 | Fulham |
| 6 | Manchester United | 08.02 | Leeds United |
| 7 | Chelsea | 10.02 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 18.02 | Preston North End |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2019-20 SIXTH ROUND (Quarter Finals) | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Man City or Fulham | 29.02 | Burnley or West Brom |
| 2 | Chelsea or Wolves | 29.02 | Bournemouth or Millwall |
| 3 | Man United or Leeds | 29.02 | Wigan or Birmingham |
| 4 | Blackburn or Preston | 29.02 | Arsenal or Brighton |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2019-20 SEMI-FINALS | |||
| Tie no | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| FA YOUTH CUP 2019-20 FINAL | |||
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
| 25.04 | |||
FA Youth Cup Rounds 2015-16
| FA YOUTH CUP 2015-16 THIRD ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 – 1 | Stevenage |
| 2 | Coventry City | 1 – 0 | Stoke City |
| 3 | Manchester United | 2 – 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Southend United |
| 5 | Swansea City | 1 – 0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic (pens 8-7) | 1 – 1 | AFC Bournemouth |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic (pens 4-2) | 1 – 1 | Millwall |
| 8 | Notts County | 1 – 3 | Luton Town |
| 9 | Arsenal | 4 – 1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest (p 4-3) | 1 – 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 11 | Derby County | 3 – 1 | West Ham United |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 1 – 5 | Sunderland |
| 13 | Hull City | 1 – 3 | Norwich City |
| 14 | Exeter City | 4 – 3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 15 | Ilkeston | 2 – 3 | Newcastle United |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 – 0 | Rotherham United |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 – 0 | Milton Keynes Dons |
| 18 | Reading | 3 – 1 | Sheffield United |
| 19 | Liverpool | 2 – 1 | Ipswich Town |
| 20 | Worthing | 0 – 3 | Middlesbrough |
| 21 | Southampton | 2 – 3 | Birmingham City |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 1 – 2 | Manchester City |
| 23 | Everton | 0 – 1 | Aston Villa |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 1 – 2 | Preston North End |
| 25 | Leicester City | 5 – 0 | Cheltenham Town |
| 26 | Burnley | 2 – 2 | Metropolitan Police (p5-6) |
| 27 | Chelsea | 6 – 1 | Huddersfield Town |
| 28 | Watford | 2 – 2 | AFC Wimbledon (p4-2) |
| 29 | Brentford | 2 – 3 | Leeds United |
| 30 | Bristol City | 0 – 4 | Cardiff City |
| 31 | Fulham | 4 – 2 | Bury |
| 32 | Accrington Stanley | 2 – 3 | Crystal Palace |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2015-16 FOURTH ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Coventry City | 2 – 1 | Charlton Athletic |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 1 – 2 | AFC Wimbledon |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 2 | Leicester City |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 1 – 0 | Derby County |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 – 0 | Metropolitan Police |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 1 – 5 | Aston Villa |
| 7 | Liverpool | 3 – 0 | Cardiff City |
| 8 | Sunderland | 1 – 4 | Norwich City |
| 9 | Fulham | 1 – 3 | Reading |
| 10 | Exeter City | 1 – 2 | Preston North End |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 0 – 1 | Luton Town |
| 12 | Manchester United | 1 – 5 | Chelsea |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 3 | Middlesbrough |
| 14 | Leeds United | 2 – 5 | Manchester City |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 0 | Birmingham City |
| 16 | Swansea City | 1 – 3 | Arsenal |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2015-16 FIFTH ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Preston North End | 1 – 1 | Luton Town (pens 5-3) |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 4 – 5 | Norwich City |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 – 4 | Chelsea |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 – 3 | Reading |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 1 – 3 | Manchester City |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 1 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 7 | Coventry City | 2 – 2 | Arsenal (pens 7-6) |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 2 | Liverpool |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2015-16 SIXTH ROUND (Quarter Finals) | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Chelsea | 2 – 1 | Reading |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 0 | Luton Town |
| 3 | Manchester City | 2 – 0 | Norwich City |
| 4 | Arsenal | 2 – 1 | Liverpool |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2015-16 SEMI-FINALS (Two Legs) | |||
| Tie no | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 1 | Chelsea |
| Chelsea | 3 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 2 – 1 | Arsenal |
| Arsenal | 2 – 2 | Manchester City | |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2015-16 FINAL (Two Legs) | |||
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
| Manchester City | 1-1 | Chelsea | |
| Chelsea | 3-1 | Manchester City | |
FA Youth Cup Rounds 2014-15
| FA YOUTH CUP 2014-15 THIRD ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Mansfield Town (pens 5-4) | 2 – 2 | Tranmere Rovers |
| 2 | Colchester United | 0 – 0 | Ipswich Town (pens 4-2) |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 – 2 | MK Dons |
| 4 | Leicester City | 1 – 0 | Wigan Athletic |
| 5 | Oxford City | 1 – 3 | Royston Town |
| 6 | Arsenal | 1 – 0 | Reading |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 2 – 0 | Crystal Palace |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 – 2 | Derby County |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 0 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 – 2 | Blackpool |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 12 | Sunderland | 4 – 0 | Fleetwood Town |
| 13 | Leeds United | 0 – 2 | Chelsea |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 – 2 | Burnley |
| 15 | Southampton | 2 – 1 | West Ham United |
| 16 | Stevenage | 1 – 2 | Everton |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 – 1 | Norwich City |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 4 – 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 – 3 | Coventry City |
| 20 | Liverpool | 2 – 0 | Bradford City |
| 21 | Millwall | 1 – 3 | Newcastle United |
| 22 | Manchester City | 2 – 0 | Oxford United |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 1 – 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 24 | Southend United | 3 – 4 | Middlesbrough |
| 25 | Manchester United | 1 – 0 | Bury |
| 26 | Swansea City | 3 – 1 | Watford |
| 27 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 – 1 | Fulham |
| 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 – 5 | Stoke City |
| 29 | Hull City | 3 – 2 | Brentford |
| 30 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 – 1 | Torquay United |
| 31 | Chesterfield | 3 – 2 | Aston Villa |
| 32 | Charlton Athletic | 0 – 1 | Cardiff City |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2014-15 FOURTH ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Burnley | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 3 | Chelsea | 6 – 1 | Huddersfield Town |
| 4 | Liverpool | 5 – 2 | Derby County |
| 5 | Leicester City | 1 – 0 | Chesterfield |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 – 3 | Nottingham Forest |
| 7 | Blackpool | 1 – 2 | Birmingham City |
| 8 | Manchester City | 8 – 2 | Coventry City |
| 9 | Sunderland | 3 – 1 | Ipswich Town |
| 10 | Everton | 1 – 1 | Southampton (pens 5-4) |
| 11 | Manchester United | 3 – 0 | Hull City |
| 12 | Arsenal | 2 – 1 | Royston Town |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 2 – 3 | Newcastle United |
| 14 | Swansea City | 2 – 1 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 0 – 3 | Stoke City |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2014-15 FIFTH ROUND | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 – 3 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2 – 0 | Burnley |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 – 3 | Birmingham City |
| 4 | Southampton | 0 – 2 | Leicester City |
| 5 | Chelsea | 6 – 0 | Swansea City |
| 6 | Sunderland | 0 – 0 | Newcastle Utd (pens 3-1) |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 – 1 | Manchester United |
| 8 | Manchester City | 1 – 0 | Stoke City |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2014-15 SIXTH ROUND (Quarter Finals) | |||
| No. | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Leicester City | 2 – 1 | Birmingham City |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 0 – 3 | Chelsea |
| 3 | Manchester City | 6 – 1 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2014-15 SEMI-FINALS (Two Legs) | |||
| Tie no | Score | Away team | |
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 – 0 | Leicester City |
| Leicester City | 1 – 2 | Manchester City | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 0 | Chelsea |
| Chelsea | 5 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| FA YOUTH CUP 2014-15 FINAL (Two Legs) | |||
| Home team | Score | Away team | |
| Manchester City | 1-3 | Chelsea | |
| Chelsea | 2-1 | Manchester City | |
