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
Teams474
ChampionsArsenal
Runners-upLiverpool
← 2007–08

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.

RoundDateFixture(s)ClubsNew entries
Preliminary Round8 September 2008119474 → 355238
First Round Qualifying15 September 2008132355 → 223145
Second Round Qualifying6 October 200866223 → 157
Third Round Qualifying20 October 200833157 → 124
First Round11 November 200840124 → 8447
Second Round26 November 20082084 → 64
Third Round15 December 20083264 → 3244
Fourth Round20 January 20091632 → 16
Fifth Round7 March 2009816 → 8
Sixth Round16 March 200948 → 4
Semi-finalsFirst leg: 16 April 2009
Second leg: 22 April 2009		24 → 2
FinalFirst leg: 22 May 2009
Second leg: 26 May 2009		12 → 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 no Home team Score Away team Attendance
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 no Home team Score Away team Attendance
21Walsall5–3Hednesford Town
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 Orient 151[1]
31Hayes & Yeading United1–2Croydon Athletic
32Burgess Hill Town0–2Wycombe Wanderers
33Basingstoke Town0–2Barnet
34Aldershot Town1–4Havant & Waterlooville
35Didcot Town2 – 2(1–4p)Cirencester Town 126[2]
36Cheltenham Town5–1Newport County
37AFC Bournemouth0–1Bristol Rovers
38Swindon Town4–1Eastleigh
39Yeovil Town4–1Hereford United
40Woking1 – 2(aet)Exeter City 147[3]

Second round

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

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
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 no Home team Score Away team Attendance
11Swindon Town3–0Exeter City 175[4]
12Yeovil Town1–2Cirencester Town 144[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 no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1Swansea City0–3Manchester City
2Brentford1–2Middlesbrough
3Manchester United2–3Chelsea
4Cardiff City3–0Blackpool
5Swindon Town1–5Crystal Palace 388[6]
6Reading0–1Preston North End
7Tottenham Hotspur3–0Sheffield United 2,662[7]
8Portsmouth2–1Gillingham
9Leyton Orient0–4Watford 328[8]
10Barnsley2–3Walsall
11Norwich City1–0Wigan Athletic
12Sunderland2–1Cirencester Town 253[9]
13Leeds United1–2Liverpool
14Carlisle United1–3Crewe Alexandra
15Sheffield Wednesday1–3Millwall
16Coventry City2 – 3(aet)Stoke City
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
17Ipswich Town1–0Shrewsbury Town
18Bolton Wanderers2–0Doncaster Rovers
19Burnley3–1West Bromwich Albion 470[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 City 529[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 no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1Ipswich Town4 – 2(aet)Crystal Palace 413[12]
2Arsenal3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers 712[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 City 947[14]
11Burnley1–3Everton
12Middlesbrough1–2Nottingham Forest
13Charlton Athletic0–3Tottenham Hotspur 968[15]
14Birmingham City3–2Crewe Alexandra
15Portsmouth0–1Manchester City
16Cardiff City0 – 0(5–4p)Tranmere Rovers

Fifth round
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1Ipswich Town2 – 3(aet)Watford 1,823
2Liverpool1–0Chelsea 2,193[16]
3Sunderland0–4Arsenal 1,207[17]
4Plymouth Argyle0–3Tottenham Hotspur 2,111[18]
5Everton1 – 1(1–3p)Norwich City
6Manchester City4–2Newcastle United 905[19]
7Nottingham Forest0–2Bolton Wanderers
8Cardiff City0–2Birmingham City

Quarter-finals
Tie no Home team Score Away team Report Attendance
1Birmingham City1–0WatfordReport 2,404[20]
2Manchester City1–0Norwich CityReport 3,254[21]
3Tottenham Hotspur1–3ArsenalReport 19,084[22]
4Liverpool4–2Bolton WanderersReport 2,676

Semi-finals

First leg
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
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'
Referee: Clive W. Oliver (Northumberland)

Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Arsenal4–1Liverpool
Sunu 21'
Wilshere 35' (pen.)
Watt 57'
Emmanuel-Thomas 66'		 Report Kačaniklić 37'
Attendance: 33,662
Arsenal
Liverpool
ARSENAL:
1England James Shea
2England Craig Eastmond
3England Thomas Cruise
4England Kyle Bartley
5England Emmanuel Frimpong
6England Luke Ayling
7England Henri Lansbury
8France Francis Coquelin
9France Gilles Sunu
10England Jack Wilshere
11England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (c)
Substitutes:
12England Rhys Murphy
13England Charlie Mann
14England Sanchez Watt
15Republic of Ireland Conor Henderson
16Cameroon Cedric Evina
Manager:
England Steve Bould
LIVERPOOL:
1Australia Dean Bouzanis
2England Karl Clair
3Germany Christopher Buchtmann
4Spain Daniel Ayala
5England Joe Kennedy (c)
6England Andre Wisdom
7England David Amoo
8England Steven Irwin
9Finland Lauri Dalla Valle
10England Tom Ince
11Sweden Alexander Kačaniklić
Substitutes:
12England Nathan Eccleston
13England Deale Chamberlain
14England Michael Roberts
15Scotland Alex Cooper
16England Jack Robinson
Manager:
England Hughie McAuley

Second leg
Liverpool1–2Arsenal
Dalla Valle 52' Report Watt 25'
Ayala 70' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,792
Liverpool
Arsenal
LIVERPOOL:
1Australia Dean Bouzanis
2England Steven Irwin
3England Jack Robinson
4Spain Daniel Ayala
5England Joe Kennedy (c)
6England Andre Wisdom
7England David Amoo
8Germany Christopher Buchtmann
9Finland Lauri Dalla Valle
10England Tom Ince
11Sweden Alexander Kačaniklić
Substitutes:
12England Nathan Eccleston
13England Deale Chamberlain
14Scotland Alex Cooper
15England Michael Roberts
16England Karl Clair
Manager:
England Hughie McAuley
ARSENAL:
1England James Shea
2England Craig Eastmond
3England Thomas Cruise
4England Kyle Bartley
5France Francis Coquelin
6England Luke Ayling
7England Henri Lansbury
8England Jack Wilshere
9France Gilles Sunu
10England Sanchez Watt
11England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (c)
Substitutes:
12England Rhys Murphy
13England Charlie Mann
14Republic of Ireland Conor Henderson
15Netherlands Oğuzhan Özyakup
16Cameroon Cedric Evina
Manager:
England Steve Bould

Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.

See also

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