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2008–09 FA Youth Cup

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.

2008–09 FA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Teams474
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal
Runner-upLiverpool

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

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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

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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 no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Grimsby Town 0–1 Lincoln City
2 Bradford City 1–0 Scunthorpe United
3 Rochdale 1–0 Huddersfield Town
4 Hartlepool United 1–4 Carlisle United
5 Bury 0–2 Crewe Alexandra
6 Worksop Town 0–3 Rotherham United
7 Darlington 2 – 3(aet) Tranmere Rovers
8 Nantwich Town 5–0 Curzon Ashton
9 York City 2–3 Stockport County
10 Chester City 0–2 Leeds United
11 Macclesfield Town 4–1 Morecambe
12 Accrington Stanley 3–1 Wakefield
13 Fleetwood Town 0–3 Oldham Athletic
14 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Chesterfield
15 Leicester City 2–1 Port Vale
16 Coventry Sphinx 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons
17 Solihull Moors 2–0 FCV Reds
18 Oadby Town 2–1 Hinckley United
19 Mansfield Town 3–2 Peterborough United
20 Rushden & Diamonds 1–2 Northampton Town
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
21 Walsall 5–3 Hednesford Town 299
22 Millwall 2–0 Luton Town
23 Gillingham 3–0 Eastbourne Borough
24 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–1 Dover Athletic
25 Southend United 3 – 3(8–9p) Brentford
26 Stevenage Borough 2–3 Thurrock
27 Banbury United 1–2 Dagenham & Redbridge
28 Cambridge United 4–1 Colchester United
29 Lewes 2–0 Histon
30 Boreham Wood 0–5 Leyton Orient 151[1]
31 Hayes & Yeading United 1–2 Croydon Athletic
32 Burgess Hill Town 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers
33 Basingstoke Town 0–2 Barnet
34 Aldershot Town 1–4 Havant & Waterlooville
35 Didcot Town 2 – 2(1–4p) Cirencester Town 126[2]
36 Cheltenham Town 5–1 Newport County
37 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Bristol Rovers
38 Swindon Town 4–1 Eastleigh
39 Yeovil Town 4–1 Hereford United
40 Woking 1 – 2(aet) Exeter City 147[3]

Second round

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

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Carlisle United
2 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Rotherham United
3 Walsall 4 – 3(aet) Rochdale
4 Solihull Moors 0–2 Tranmere Rovers
5 Nantwich Town 2–1 Macclesfield Town
6 Stockport County 3 – 3(2–4p) Crewe Alexandra
7 Lincoln City 3–1 Mansfield Town
8 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Bradford City
9 Oadby Town 0–3 Leeds United
10 Leicester City 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
11 Swindon Town 3–0 Exeter City 175[4]
12 Yeovil Town 1–2 Cirencester Town 144[5]
13 Cambridge United 0–2 Northampton Town
14 Lewes 3–0 Croydon Athletic
15 Barnet 3–1 Havant & Waterlooville
16 Brentford 6–2 Thurrock
17 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion
18 Millwall 5–1 Dagenham & Redbridge
19 Cheltenham Town 0–1 Gillingham
20 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Leyton Orient

Third round

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

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Swansea City 0–3 Manchester City 945
2 Brentford 1–2 Middlesbrough 356
3 Manchester United 2–3 Chelsea 1,246
4 Cardiff City 3–0 Blackpool
5 Swindon Town 1–5 Crystal Palace 388[6]
6 Reading 0–1 Preston North End
7 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Sheffield United 2,662[7]
8 Portsmouth 2–1 Gillingham
9 Leyton Orient 0–4 Watford 328[8]
10 Barnsley 2–3 Walsall
11 Norwich City 1–0 Wigan Athletic
12 Sunderland 2–1 Cirencester Town 253[9]
13 Leeds United 1–2 Liverpool
14 Carlisle United 1–3 Crewe Alexandra
15 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Millwall
16 Coventry City 2 – 3(aet) Stoke City
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
17 Ipswich Town 1–0 Shrewsbury Town
18 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Doncaster Rovers 876
19 Burnley 3–1 West Bromwich Albion 470[10]
20 Northampton Town 0–3 Tranmere Rovers
21 Aston Villa 2–3 Arsenal 1,060
22 Southampton 3 – 1(aet) Derby County
23 Barnet 1–2 Bristol Rovers
24 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Fulham
25 Newcastle United 2–1 Oldham Athletic 1,171
26 Lewes 1–2 Hull City 529[11]
27 Queens Park Rangers 5 – 3(aet) Bristol City
28 Everton 2–0 Nantwich Town 798
29 Birmingham City 2 – 1(aet) Lincoln City
30 Leicester City 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 448
31 Charlton Athletic 2 – 1(aet) Blackburn Rovers 807
32 Nottingham Forest 3–1 West Ham United 472

Fourth round

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Ipswich Town 4 – 2(aet) Crystal Palace 413[12]
2 Arsenal 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 712[13]
3 Preston North End 0 – 1(aet) Sunderland
4 Chelsea 5–1 Walsall
5 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Newcastle United
6 Norwich City 1 – 1(4–2p) Stoke City 817
7 Southampton 0–1 Watford
8 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Millwall
9 Bristol Rovers 2 – 2(2–4p) Liverpool 2,459
10 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Hull City 947[14]
11 Burnley 1–3 Everton
12 Middlesbrough 1–2 Nottingham Forest 686
13 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur 968[15]
14 Birmingham City 3–2 Crewe Alexandra
15 Portsmouth 0–1 Manchester City
16 Cardiff City 0 – 0(5–4p) Tranmere Rovers

Fifth round

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Ipswich Town 2 – 3(aet) Watford 1,823
2 Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea 2,193[16]
3 Sunderland 0–4 Arsenal 1,207[17]
4 Plymouth Argyle 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur 2,111[18]
5 Everton 1 – 1(1–3p) Norwich City 249
6 Manchester City 4–2 Newcastle United 905[19]
7 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Bolton Wanderers 450
8 Cardiff City 0–2 Birmingham City 499

Quarter-finals

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Report Attendance
1 Birmingham City 1–0 Watford Report 2,404[20]
2 Manchester City 1–0 Norwich City Report 3,254[21]
3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Arsenal Report 19,084[22]
4 Liverpool 4–2 Bolton Wanderers Report 2,676

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Manchester City1–2Arsenal
Nimely-Tchuimeni   41' Report Emmanuel-Thomas   71'
Sunu   82'
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Andy Penn (West Midlands)
Birmingham City0–3Liverpool
Report Dalla Valle   12', 28'
Amoo   24'
Attendance: 4,238
Referee: Mark Haywood (West Yorkshire)

Second leg

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Arsenal4–1Manchester City
Watt   1', 31'
Wilshere   20' (pen.)
Bartley   29'		 Report Benali   45'
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Keith Woolmer (Northamptonshire)

Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.

Liverpool3–1Birmingham City
Dalla Valle   17', 58'
Kačaniklić  53'		 Report Sammons   44'
Attendance: 4,449
Referee: Clive W. Oliver (Northumberland)

Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

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First leg

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Arsenal4–1Liverpool
Sunu   21'
Wilshere   35' (pen.)
Watt   57'
Emmanuel-Thomas   66'		 Report Kačaniklić   37'
Attendance: 33,662
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
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

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Liverpool1–2Arsenal
Dalla Valle   52' Report Watt   25'
Ayala   70' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,792
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arsenal
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Young O's Ease Into Round Two". Leyton Orient FC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Academy Win Thriller On Penalties At Didcot". Cirencester Town FC.
  3. ^ "The FA Youth Cup Results". The Grecian Archives.
  4. ^ "The FA Youth Cup Results". The Grecian Archives.
  5. ^ "Yeovil Town 1 Cirencester Town 2 - A Long Match Report!". Cirencester Town FC.
  6. ^ "Match Centre FA Youth Cup". SwindonTownFC.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 3 Sheffield United 0 (Half-time score : 2-0)". MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY.
  8. ^ "Youngsters Crash Out". Leyton Orient FC. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Academy Go Out Of FA Youth Cup At Sunderland But Can Hold Their Heads High". Cirencester Town FC.
  10. ^ "HISTORY : YOUTH FOOTBALL : THE FA YOUTH CUP : RESULTS - 1999/2000 - 2008/09". Albion Till We Die.
  11. ^ "Bumper crowd watch Lewes kids lose to Hull". The Argus.
  12. ^ "Connor treble secures victory". East Anglian Daily Times.
  13. ^ "Youth Cup: Arsenal 3-1 Wolves - Match report". Arsenal FC.
  14. ^ "Farrell: It Keeps The Season Going". Bolton Wanderers. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "Charlton Youth 0 Spurs Youth 3 Youth Cup 4th Rd - 14.01.09". Spurs Odyssey.
  16. ^ "David Amoo heads Reds into last 8 of FA Youth Cup". Liverpool Echo.
  17. ^ "Youth Cup: Sunderland 0-4 Arsenal - Report". Arsenal FC.
  18. ^ "Plymouth Youth v Spurs Youth, 11.02.09". Spurs Odyssey.
  19. ^ "Newcastle United young guns battle back in vain". Chronicle Live.
  20. ^ "Birmingham City 1, Watford 0. FA Youth Cup quarter-final". Birmingham Mail.
  21. ^ "MAK FIRES U18S INTO SEMI-FINALS". Manchester City FC.
  22. ^ "Youth Cup: Tottenham 1-3 Arsenal - Report". Arsenal FC.
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