FA County Youth Cup

FA County Youth Cup

Founded	1944
Region	England
Current champions	Lancashire
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

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
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
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
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
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

† – After extra time
‡ – After penalties

External links

• Page at the FA Website