The2008–09 FA Youth Cupwas the 57thFA 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.
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| Teams | 474 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Arsenal |
| Runner-up | Liverpool |
Arsenalknocked out holdersManchester Cityen route to the final, where they beat 2006 and 2007 winnersLiverpool6–2 on aggregate to lift the FA Youth Cup for the 7th time.
Calendar
editQualifying ties played in the week commencing; proper ties played by the closing date.
| Round | Date | Fixture(s) | Clubs | New entries |
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| 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
editTheLeague OneandLeague Twoteams will enter at this round exceptNotts Countywhich did not apply, along with the winners of the previous round.
Second round
editThe winners from the first round matches will progress to second round.
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Third round
editThe 20Premier Leagueand 24Championshipteams enter at this stage, along with the winners of the second round.
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Fourth round
edit| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 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 | 565 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 5–1 | Walsall | 217 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–3 | Newcastle United | 517 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 1 – 1(4–2p) | Stoke City | 817 |
| 7 | Southampton | 0–1 | Watford | 586 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–2 | Millwall | 443 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 2 – 2(2–4p) | Liverpool | 2,459 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–0 | Hull City | 947[14] |
| 11 | Burnley | 1–3 | Everton | 478 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | 686 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 968[15] |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 3–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 171 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Manchester City | 276 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0(5–4p) | Tranmere Rovers | 485 |
Fifth round
edit| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
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| 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
edit| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report | Attendance |
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| 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
editFirst leg
edit| Birmingham City | 0–3 | Liverpool |
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| Report | Dalla Valle 12',28'Amoo 24' |
Second leg
editArsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Liverpool | 3–1 | Birmingham City |
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| Dalla Valle17',58' Kačaniklić 53' |
Report | Sammons44' |
Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.
Final
editFirst leg
edit| Arsenal | 4–1 | Liverpool |
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| Sunu21' Wilshere 35' (pen.)Watt 57'Emmanuel-Thomas 66' |
Report | Kačaniklić37' |
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Second leg
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Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Young O's Ease Into Round Two".Leyton Orient FC.Archived from the original on 4 March 2009.Retrieved15 August2023.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^"Academy Win Thriller On Penalties At Didcot".Cirencester Town FC.
- ^"The FA Youth Cup Results".The Grecian Archives.
- ^"The FA Youth Cup Results".The Grecian Archives.
- ^"Yeovil Town 1 Cirencester Town 2 - A Long Match Report!".Cirencester Town FC.
- ^"Match Centre FA Youth Cup".SwindonTownFC.co.uk.
- ^"Tottenham Hotspur 3 Sheffield United 0 (Half-time score: 2-0)".MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY.
- ^"Youngsters Crash Out".Leyton Orient FC.Archived from the original on 19 December 2008.Retrieved15 August2023.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^"Academy Go Out Of FA Youth Cup At Sunderland But Can Hold Their Heads High".Cirencester Town FC.
- ^"HISTORY: YOUTH FOOTBALL: THE FA YOUTH CUP: RESULTS - 1999/2000 - 2008/09".Albion Till We Die.
- ^"Bumper crowd watch Lewes kids lose to Hull".The Argus.
- ^"Connor treble secures victory".East Anglian Daily Times.
- ^"Youth Cup: Arsenal 3-1 Wolves - Match report".Arsenal FC.
- ^"Farrell: It Keeps The Season Going".Bolton Wanderers.Archived from the original on 1 May 2009.Retrieved15 August2023.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^"Charlton Youth 0 Spurs Youth 3 Youth Cup 4th Rd - 14.01.09".Spurs Odyssey.
- ^"David Amoo heads Reds into last 8 of FA Youth Cup".Liverpool Echo.
- ^"Youth Cup: Sunderland 0-4 Arsenal - Report".Arsenal FC.
- ^"Plymouth Youth v Spurs Youth, 11.02.09".Spurs Odyssey.
- ^"Newcastle United young guns battle back in vain".Chronicle Live.
- ^"Birmingham City 1, Watford 0. FA Youth Cup quarter-final".Birmingham Mail.
- ^"MAK FIRES U18S INTO SEMI-FINALS".Manchester City FC.
- ^"Youth Cup: Tottenham 1-3 Arsenal - Report".Arsenal FC.
External links
edit- The FA Youth CupatThe Football Associationofficial website