2008–09 FA Youth Cup

2008–09 FA Youth Cup
Teams 474
Champions Arsenal
Runners-up Liverpool

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.

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.

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

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
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
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
31Hayes & Yeading United1 – 2Croydon Athletic
32Burgess Hill Town0 – 2Wycombe Wanderers
33Basingstoke Town0 – 2Barnet
34Aldershot Town1 – 4Havant & Waterlooville
35Didcot Town2 – 2(1–4p)Cirencester Town
36Cheltenham Town5 – 1Newport County
37AFC Bournemouth0 – 1Bristol Rovers
38Swindon Town4 – 1Eastleigh
39Yeovil Town4 – 1Hereford United
40Woking1 – 2(aet)Exeter City

Second round

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

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

Fifth round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1Ipswich Town2 – 3(aet)Watford
2Liverpool1 – 0Chelsea
3Sunderland0 – 4Arsenal
4Plymouth Argyle0 – 3Tottenham Hotspur
5Everton1 – 1(1–3p)Norwich City
6Manchester City4 – 2Newcastle United
7Nottingham Forest0 – 2Bolton Wanderers
8Cardiff City0 – 2Birmingham City

Quarter-finals

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1Birmingham City1 – 0WatfordReport
2Manchester City1 – 0Norwich CityReport
3Tottenham Hotspur1 – 3ArsenalReport
4Liverpool4 – 2Bolton WanderersReport

Semi-finals

First leg

18 March 2009
19:00 GMT
Manchester City 1 – 2 Arsenal
Nimely-Tchuimeni  41' Report Emmanuel-Thomas  71'
Sunu  82'
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Andy Penn (West Midlands)

16 April 2009
19:00 BST
Birmingham City 0 – 3 Liverpool
Report Dalla Valle  12', 28'
Amoo  24'
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 4,238
Referee: Mark Haywood (West Yorkshire)

Second leg

22 April 2009
19:00 BST
Arsenal 4 – 1 Manchester City
Watt  1', 31'
Wilshere  20' (pen.)
Bartley  29'
Report Benali  45'
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Keith Woolmer (Northamptonshire)

Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.


24 April 2009
19:45 BST
Liverpool 3 – 1 Birmingham City
Dalla Valle  17', 58'
Kačaniklić 53'
Report Sammons  44'
Anfield, Liverpool
Referee: Clive W. Oliver (Northumberland)

Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

22 May 2009
20:00 BST
Arsenal 4 – 1 Liverpool
Sunu  21'
Wilshere  35' (pen.)
Watt  57'
Emmanuel-Thomas  66'
Report Kačaniklić  37'
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 33,662
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
Arsenal
Liverpool
ARSENAL:
1 England James Shea
2 England Craig Eastmond
3 England Thomas Cruise
4 England Kyle Bartley
5 England Emmanuel Frimpong
6 England Luke Ayling
7 England Henri Lansbury
8 France Francis Coquelin
9 France 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:
1 Australia Dean Bouzanis
2 England Karl Clair
3 Germany Christopher Buchtmann
4 Spain Daniel Ayala
5 England Joe Kennedy (c)
6 England Andre Wisdom
7 England David Amoo
8 England Steven Irwin
9 Finland 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

26 May 2009
19:45 BST
Liverpool 1 – 2 Arsenal
Dalla Valle  52' Report Watt  25'
Ayala  70' (o.g.)
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 7,792
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)
Liverpool
Arsenal
LIVERPOOL:
1 Australia Dean Bouzanis
2 England Steven Irwin
3 England Jack Robinson
4 Spain Daniel Ayala
5 England Joe Kennedy (c)
6 England Andre Wisdom
7 England David Amoo
8 Germany Christopher Buchtmann
9 Finland 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:
1 England James Shea
2 England Craig Eastmond
3 England Thomas Cruise
4 England Kyle Bartley
5 France Francis Coquelin
6 England Luke Ayling
7 England Henri Lansbury
8 England Jack Wilshere
9 France 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.

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