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.

FA County Youth Cup

Founded	1944
Region	England
Current champions	Manchester FA
Website	FA County Youth Cup

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

History

Finals

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue
1944–45	Staffordshire	3–2 (agg)	Wiltshire	1L: Twerton Park 2L: Victoria Ground
1945–46	Berks & Bucks	4–3 (agg)	Durham	1L: Elm Park 2L: Roker Park
1946–47	Durham	4–2 (agg)	Essex	1L: Upton Park 2L: Roker Park
1947–48	Essex	5–3 (agg)	Liverpool	1L: 2L: Goodison Park
1948–49	Liverpool	4–3 (agg)	Middlesex	1L: Goodison Park 2L: White Hart Lane
1949–50	Essex	4–3 (agg)	Middlesex	1L: Highbury 2L: Wembley
1950–51	Middlesex	3–1 (agg)	Leicestershire and Rutland	1L: Filbert Street 2L: Lower Mead
1951–52	Sussex	3–1 (agg)	Liverpool	1L: Goodison Park 2L: Goldstone Ground
1952–53	Sheffield & Hallamshire	5–3 (agg)	Hampshire	1L: Hillsborough 2L: Recreation Ground
1953–54	Liverpool	4–1 (agg)	Gloucestershire	1L: 2L: Anfield
1954–55	Bedfordshire	2–0 (agg)	Sheffield & Hallamshire	1L: 2L:
1955–56	Middlesex	3–2 (agg)	Staffordshire	1L: 2L:
1956–57	Hampshire	4–3 (agg)	Cheshire	1L: 2L:
1957–58	Staffordshire	8–0 (agg)	London	1L: 2L:
1958–59	Birmingham	7–5 (agg)	London	1L: 2L:
1959–60	London	6–4 (agg)	Birmingham	1L: 2L:
1960–61	Lancashire	6–3 (agg)	Nottinghamshire	1L: 2L:
1961–62	Middlesex	6–3 (agg)	Nottinghamshire	1L: 2L:
1962–63	Durham	3–2 (agg)	Essex	1L: 2L:
1963–64	Sheffield & Hallamshire	1–0 (agg)	Birmingham	1L: 2L:
1964–65	Northumberland	7–4 (agg)	Middlesex	1L: 2L:
1965–66	Leicestershire and Rutland	6–5 (agg)	London	1L: 2L:
1966–67	Northamptonshire	5–4 (agg)	Hertfordshire	1L: 2L:
1967–68	North Riding	7–4 (agg)	Devon	1L: 2L:
1968–69	Northumberland	1–0 (agg)	Sussex	1L: 2L:
1969–70	Hertfordshire	2–1	Cheshire
1970–71	Lancashire	2–0	Gloucestershire
1971–72	Middlesex	2–0	Liverpool	Lower Mead
1972–73	Hertfordshire	3–0	Northumberland
1973–74	Nottinghamshire	2–0	London
1974–75	Durham	2–1	Bedfordshire
1975–76	Northamptonshire	7–1	Surrey	Kingstonian F.C. Richmond Road
1976–77	Liverpool	3–0	Surrey
1977–78	Liverpool	3–1	Kent
1978–79	Hertfordshire	4–1	Liverpool
1979–80	Liverpool	2–0	Lancashire
1980–81	Lancashire	3–2	East Riding
1981–82	Devon	3–2	Kent	Venue Replay held at Plymouth Argyle FC after first game drawn 0:0 in Gravesend FC.
1982–83	London	3–0	Gloucestershire
1983–84	Cheshire	2–1	Manchester
1984–85	East Riding	2–1	Middlesex
1985–86	Hertfordshire	4–0	Manchester
1986–87	North Riding	3–1	Gloucestershire
1987–88	East Riding	5–3	Middlesex
1988–89	Liverpool	2–1	Hertfordshire
1989–90	Staffordshire	2–1	Hampshire
1990–91	Lancashire	6–0	Surrey
1991–92	Nottinghamshire	1–0	Surrey
1992–93	Durham	4–0	Liverpool
1993–94	West Riding	3–1	Sussex	[Bradford City Football Club
1994–95	Liverpool	3–2	Essex
1995–96	Durham	1–0	Gloucestershire
1996–97	Cambridgeshire	1–0	Lancashire
1997–98	Northumberland	2–1	West Riding
1998–99	Durham	1–0	Sussex	Leyburn Grove
1999–00	Birmingham	2–1	Surrey	St Andrew's
2000–01	Northamptonshire	3–0	Birmingham	Molineux
2001–02	Birmingham	2–1	Durham	Bescot Stadium
2002–03	Northumberland	1–0	Liverpool	Haig Avenue
2003–04	Durham	4–0	North Riding	Riverside Stadium
2004–05	Suffolk	2–1	Hampshire	Portman Road
2005–06	Bedfordshire	3–2	Durham	The Darlington Arena
2006–07	West Riding	1–1‡	Suffolk	Valley Parade
2007–08	Suffolk	2–1	Cambridgeshire	Portman Road
2008–09	Birmingham	2–1	Kent	Priestfield Stadium
2009–10	Kent	1–0	Sheffield & Hallamshire	Priestfield Stadium
2010–11	Norfolk	4–2	Staffordshire	Britannia Stadium
2011–12	Essex	4–2†	West Riding	Colchester Community Stadium
2012–13	Bedfordshire	4–4‡	Manchester	Spotland
2013–14	Lancashire	3–2†	Suffolk	Portman Road
2014–15	Cheshire	3–2	Middlesex	The Hive
2015–16	Liverpool	2-0	Sussex	Broadfield Stadium
2016–17	Middlesex	2-1	Cornwall	The Hive
2017–18	Norfolk	2–0	Staffordshire	Bet365 Stadium
2018–19	Manchester	3–0	Norfolk	Spotland Stadium

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†–After extra time
‡–After penalties