The FA Youth Cup Results
The FA Youth Challenge Cup was started and is funded by the FA. Its inaugural year was 1952-53.
There were no round exemptions until 1962/63, after that it was then based on the clubs previous performances.
The Rules of the FA Youth Cup.
MATCH DATES
All ties must be played in the stipulated week, kick-off 7p.m. unless mutually agreed otherwise.
Matches in the F.A. Youth Cup competition take priority over all other matches with the only exception being home first team commitments.
MATCH ARRANGEMENT FORM
Home clubs must ensure that the match arrangement form is completed and received by the F.A. Competitions Department by the date set for each round.
PLAYER QUALIFICATION DATE
The player qualification date is 12 noon on the day previous to the date fixed for playing the match, this includes postponements.
AGE GROUP BRACKETS
Only those players are eligible to take part who have reached the age of 15 years by midnight on 31st August of the current season and not reached the age of 18 years as at midnight on 31st August of the current season.
Exeter City did not always take part, in particular when the youth set up was abandoned. If you have any further information or notice any errors or omissions, please contact us:-
exetercityfcmuseum@gmail.com
(John Treleven of the non-league forum has been extremely helpful, in the most difficult section to complete)
Updated at end of 2024/25 season
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Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Score |
Scorers |
Att |
Round |
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1952/53 |
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11/10/1952 |
Pinehurst Youth, Swindon |
Away |
4-0 |
Bond 2, Chittenden 2 |
200 |
R1 |
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25/10/1952 |
Bristol Rovers |
Home |
1-5 |
|
|
R2 |
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1962/63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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17/09/1962 |
Newton Abbot Spurs |
Home |
9-0 |
Alan Riding 4, Barry Redwood 3, Colin Reed 2. |
202 |
QF1 |
|
01/10/1962 |
Bath City |
Away |
4-0 |
Barry Redwood 2, Alan Riding, Colin Reed. |
|
QF2 |
|
12/11/1962 |
Newport County |
Home |
4-2 |
Barry Redwood 3, Bryn Jones |
|
R1 |
|
11/12/1962 |
Bristol City |
Home |
5-1 |
Alan Riding 3, Barry Redwood, Bruce Stuckey |
|
R2 |
|
26/12/1962 |
Bexleyheath & Welling |
Away |
3-1 |
Alan Riding , Barry Redwood 2 |
|
R3 |
|
30/04/1963 |
Arsenal |
Away |
0-3 |
: |
1136 |
R4 |
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1963/64 |
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|
|
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|
|
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18/12/1963 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
1-3 |
George Ley |
|
R2 |
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1964/65 |
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|
|
|
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08/12/1964 |
Cardiff City |
Home |
1-6 |
Redwood |
|
R2 |
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1965/66 |
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|
|
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03/11/1965 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
2-4 |
Barnes, House |
|
R1 |
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1966/67 |
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|
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09/11/1966 |
Torquay United |
Away |
2-0 |
John Wingate 2 |
|
R1 |
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30/11/1966 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
0-6 |
: |
|
R2 |
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1974/75 |
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|
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|
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14/09/1974 |
Newport County |
Home |
0-3 |
: |
115 |
QF2 |
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1975/76 |
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19/08/1975 |
Bath City |
Home |
2-4 |
Green, Tomlinson. |
130 |
QF1 |
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1976/77 |
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1977/78 |
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|
|
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|
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Clevedon |
Home |
8-2 |
|
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QF 1 |
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18/10/1977 |
Torquay United |
Home |
1-2 |
Harry Hawes |
|
QF 2 |
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1978/79 |
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|
|
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04/09/1978 |
Poole Town |
Home |
1-2 |
Roy Ireland (pen) |
|
QF1 |
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1979/80 |
|
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|
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08/09/1979 |
Swansea City |
Away |
0-1 |
: |
|
Prelim. R |
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1980/81 |
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|
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09/09/1980 |
Bournemouth |
Away |
3-1 |
Kevin Hains, Paul Clatworthy, Ian Cole |
|
Prelim. R |
|
25/09/1980 |
Dorchester |
Home |
5-0 |
Ian Cole 2, Kevin Hains, Paul Clatworthy, Nick Marker |
|
QF1 |
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03/10/1980 |
Swansea City |
Away |
0-3 |
: |
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QF2 |
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1981/82 |
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24/09/1981 |
Trowbridge |
Home |
6-1 |
|
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QF1 |
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19/10/1981 |
Bournemouth |
Home |
3-4 |
Gary Marshall 3. |
|
QF2 |
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1982/83 |
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01/09/1982 |
Dorchester Town |
Home |
0-0 |
: |
|
QF1 |
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08/09/1982 |
Dorchester Town |
Away |
2-1 |
|
|
QF1 replay |
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04/10/1982 |
Bournemouth |
Away |
2-1 |
Graham Kirkup, og |
|
QF2 |
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26/10/1982 |
Newport County |
Away |
1-2 |
Frank Howarth |
|
R1 |
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1983/84 |
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01/09/1983 |
Torquay United |
Home |
0-2 |
: |
|
Prelim. R |
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1984/85 |
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30/08/1984 |
Bournemouth |
Away |
0-3 |
: |
|
Prelim. R |
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1985/86 |
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|
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07/09/1985 |
Swansea City |
Home |
3-4 |
Hiley 3, |
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Prelim R |
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1986/87 |
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22/09/1986 |
Poole Town |
Home |
9-2 |
Robson 3, Hadley 2, Hiley 2, Vinnicombe, Jamie Harris, |
200 |
QF1 |
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06/10/1986 |
Torquay United |
Home |
2-0 |
Hiley, Hadley |
250 |
QF2 |
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10/11/1986 |
Oxford City |
Home |
5-0 |
Jamie Harris 2, Hiley, Hadley,Robson |
200 |
R1 |
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10/12/1986 |
Orient |
Away |
1-1 |
Robson |
350 |
R2 |
|
17/12/1986 |
Orient |
Home |
4-2 |
|
400 |
R2 replay |
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26/01/1987 |
Charlton Athletic |
Away |
2-6 |
Hadley, Robson |
1200 |
R3 |
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1987/88 |
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03/11/1987 |
Bristol City |
Away |
0-2 |
: |
65 |
R1 |
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1988/89 |
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|
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|
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16/11/1988 |
Cardiff City |
Home |
0-0 |
: |
310 |
R1 |
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29/11/1988 |
Cardiff City |
Away |
1-3 |
|
82 |
R1 replay |
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1989/90 |
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|
|
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|
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09/09/1989 |
Keynsham Town |
Away |
2-1 |
Toby Redwood , Lee Annunziata |
|
Prelim R |
|
26/09/1989 |
Torquay United |
Away |
1-1 |
Robert Dodd |
|
QF1 |
|
02/10/1989 |
Torquay United |
Home |
1-0 |
Robert Dodd |
|
QF Replay |
|
16/10/1989 |
Trowbridge |
Home |
4-0 |
Lee Annunziata 3, Tony Frankland |
|
QF2 |
|
13/11/1989 |
Bristol Rovers |
Home |
1-0 |
Lee Annunziata |
|
R1 |
|
04/12/1989 |
Gillingham |
Home |
1-2 |
Andy Wright |
|
R2 |
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1990/91 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
05/09/1990 |
Bournemouth Poppies |
Home |
4-1 |
Lee Annunziata 2, Gareth Plumb 2. |
|
Prelim R |
|
26/09/1990 |
Romsey |
Away |
3-0 |
Toby Redwood 2, Tony Frankland |
|
QF1 |
|
09/10/1990 |
Torquay United |
Away |
1-1 |
Lee Annunziata |
|
QF2 |
|
16/10/1990 |
Torquay United |
Home |
2-1 |
Hang Dong, Toby Redwood |
|
QF2 Replay |
|
06/11/1990 |
Bristol City |
Away |
2-1 |
Lee Annunziata, Zac Locke |
|
R1 |
|
05/12/1990 |
Egham Town |
Away |
0-0 |
: |
158 |
R2 |
|
12/12/1990 |
Egham Town |
Home |
2-0 aet |
Gareth Plumb, Steve Mullen (og) |
|
R2 Replay |
|
21/01/1991 |
Southampton |
Away |
0-6 |
: |
248 |
R3 |
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1991/92 |
|
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|
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|
|
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23/10/1991 |
Cheltenham |
Home |
2-2 |
Mark Brown, Craig Taylor |
|
R1 |
|
30/10/1991 |
Cheltenham |
Away |
1-0 |
Neil Fairchild |
|
R1 replay |
|
02/12/1991 |
Chelsea |
Home |
0-4 |
: |
359 |
R2 |
|
1992/93 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Southampton |
Home |
2-5 |
|
59 |
R1 |
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1993/94 |
|
|
|
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26/10/1993 |
Swansea City |
Home |
4-2 |
Kevin Darch 2, Martin Phillips, Richard Pears |
275 |
R1 |
|
23/11/1993 |
Brentford |
Away |
1-5 |
Matthew Harris |
151 |
R2 |
|
1994/95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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25/10/1994 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
0-2 |
: |
175 |
R1 |
|
1995/96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
06/11/1995 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
Away |
0-0 |
: |
88 |
R1 |
|
22/11/1995 |
Dulwich Hamlet |
Home |
3-2 |
Richard Neno, Jamie Littley, Damien Frankland. |
110 |
R1 replay |
|
05/12/1995 |
Brentford |
Away |
0-4 |
: |
93 |
R2 |
|
1996/97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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13/10/1996 |
Torquay United |
Home |
0-7 |
: |
275 |
R1 |
|
1997/98 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
11/11/1997 |
Colchester |
Home |
4-2 |
Rob Speakman 2, Danny Harris, Rendle |
211 |
R1 |
|
09/12/1997 |
Arsenal |
Home |
1-1 |
Danny Harris |
1075 |
R2 |
|
|
Arsenal |
Away |
0-1 |
: |
130 |
R2 replay |
|
1998/99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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10/11/1998 |
Wellingborough |
Away |
5-2 |
Waugh, Shaun Watts 2, Michael Cooper, Tom Wainwright |
45 |
R1 |
|
25/11/1998 |
Notts County |
Home |
0-2 |
: |
125 |
R2 |
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1999/00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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12/10/1999 |
Southend |
Away |
1-1 |
Ross Casey |
171 |
R1 |
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26/10/1999 |
Southend |
Home |
0-1 |
: |
146 |
R1 replay |
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2000/01 |
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|
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No replays after this season |
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15/11/2000 |
AFC Lewisham |
Home |
4-2 |
Jamie Mudge 2, Sean Goff, Og |
99 |
R1 |
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29/11/2000 |
Newport County |
Away |
1-4 |
|
191 |
R2 |
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2001/02 |
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16/10/2001 |
Brentford |
Away |
1-4 |
|
204 |
R1 |
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2002/03 |
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16/10/2002 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
2-1 |
|
216 |
R1 |
|
06/11/2002 |
Bournemouth |
Home |
3-2 |
Danny Clay 2, Jonathon Harris. |
205 |
R2 |
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04/12/2002 |
Watford |
Away |
2-0 |
Lee Parker, Lewis Reed |
308 |
R3 |
|
14/01/2003 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Away |
0-6 |
: |
649 |
R4 |
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2003/04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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03/09/2003 |
Brislington |
Home |
4-1 |
Jimmy Alexander, Dave O'Connor, Jak Martin, Steve Hunt |
136 |
QF1 |
|
16/09/2003 |
Bridgwater |
Away |
5-0 |
|
141 |
QF2 |
|
01/10/2003 |
Newport County |
Home |
1-1 won 5-4 on pens |
|
128 |
QF3 |
|
23/10/2003 |
Cirencester |
Away |
1-2 |
|
75 |
R1 |
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2004/05 |
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28/09/2004 |
Salisbury City |
Away |
3-1 |
Blatchford, Wright 2 |
97 |
QF1 |
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16/10/2004 |
Witney United |
Home |
5-0 |
Wright 3, Hunt, LelIgua |
149 |
QF2 |
|
26/10/2004 |
Weston Super Mare |
Home |
11-0 |
Wright 4, Stamp 3, Ghiglia 2, Ellis 2. |
225 |
QF3 |
|
09/11/2004 |
Cheltenham Town |
Home |
3-4 |
Ellis, Hunt, Wright |
421 |
R1 |
|
2005/06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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28/09/2005 |
Tiverton Town |
Home |
2-2 lost 9-8 on pens aren’t |
Leligua 2. |
337 |
R1 |
|
2006/07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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25/09/2006 |
Tiverton |
Home |
5-0 |
Stamp 3, Wanell, Sercombe |
348 |
Q1 |
|
11/10/2006 |
Brislington |
Away |
5-2 |
Martin, Sercombe, Allanson, Davies, Stamp |
130 |
Q2 |
|
24/10/2006 |
Gloucester City |
Home |
7-0 |
Stamp 3, Bye, Sercombe, Davies, Shephard |
415 |
Q3 |
|
07/11/2006 |
Bournemouth |
Home |
4-1 |
Stamp 3, Sercombe |
466 |
R1 |
|
21/11/2006 |
Woking |
Away |
1-0 |
Stamp |
155 |
R2 |
|
02/12/2006 |
Newcastle United |
Home |
0-4 |
: |
1453 |
R3 |
|
2007/08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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11/09/2007 |
Gloucester City |
Home |
0-3 |
: |
153 |
Prelim R |
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2008/09 |
|
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|
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05/11/2008 |
Woking |
Away |
2-1 |
Osman, Frear |
140 |
R1 |
|
18/11/2008 |
Swindon Town |
Away |
0-3 |
: |
175 |
R2 |
|
2009/10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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27/10/2009 |
Cheltenham |
Home |
0-4 |
: |
461 |
R1 |
|
2010/11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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03/11/2010 |
Bournemouth |
Away |
1-1 (3-2)aet |
Jagger-Cane |
269 |
R1 |
|
17/11/2010 |
Cambridge United |
Away |
2-1 |
Tom Nichols, Jake Gosling |
119 |
R2 |
|
15/12/2010 |
Blackpool |
Away |
1-5 |
Tom Nichols (pen) |
204 |
R3 |
|
2011/12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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03/11/2011 |
AFC Totton |
Away |
2-3 |
Lewis Morana, Matt Grimes |
111 |
R1 |
|
2012/13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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24/10/2012 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
0-3 |
: |
748 |
R1 |
|
2013/14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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08/11/2013 |
Swindon Town |
Home |
3-4 |
Jason Byrne, Jay 2. |
208 |
R1 |
|
2014/15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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28/10/2014 |
Newport County |
Home |
1-2 |
Archie Collins |
252 |
R1 |
|
2015/16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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03/11/2015 |
Bournemouth Poppies |
Away |
6-1 |
Seymour 2, Rehemi. Rosenwald, Richards, Smallcombe |
300 |
R1 |
|
18/11/2015 |
Oxford United |
Home |
2-1 |
Seymour 2 |
209 |
R2 |
|
08/12/2015 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Home |
4-3 |
Down, Seymour, Rehemi, Merrett |
259 |
R3 |
|
13/01/2016 |
Preston North End |
Home |
1-2 |
Rosenwald |
295 |
R4 |
|
2016/17 |
|
|
|
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|
|
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01/11/2016 |
Radstock |
Away |
8-0 |
Smallcombe 2, Seymour 2, Kirk, Collins, Sparkes, Key |
350 |
R1 |
|
18/11/2016 |
Milton Keynes |
Home |
3-1 |
Sparkes, Smallcombe, Collins |
173 |
R2 |
|
14/12/2016 |
Wigan |
Home |
1-2 |
Sparkes |
630 |
R3 |
|
2017/18 |
|
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31/10/2017 |
Yeovil Town |
Away |
2-0 |
Randell 2 |
250 |
R1 |
|
13/11/2017 |
Charlton Athletic |
Home |
1-2 |
Randell |
483 |
R2 |
|
2018/19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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31/10/2018 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Home |
3-2 |
Lewis Wilson 3 |
446 |
R1 |
|
10/11/2018 |
Stevenage |
Away |
0-4 |
: |
240 |
R2 |
|
2019/20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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25/10/2019 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
1-0 |
Harry Ford |
252 |
R1 |
|
16/11/2019 |
Ipswich Town |
Away |
1-2 |
Louis Morrison |
311 |
R2 |
|
2020/21 |
|
|
|
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|
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04/11/2020 |
Plymouth Argyle |
Away |
3-2 |
Sonny Cox, Toby Neville, Joe Wragg |
0 |
R1 |
|
11/11/2020 |
Cheltenham Town |
Home |
3-2 |
Sonny Cox 2, Ellis Johnson |
0 |
R2 |
|
02/12/2020 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Home |
3-1 |
Sonny Cox, Jack Veale 2 |
0 |
R3 |
|
23/03/2021 |
Leicester City |
Home |
1-2 aet |
Lilley |
0 |
R4 |
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2021/22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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26/10/2021 |
Bristol Rovers |
Away |
4-0 |
Billington, Hanson, Cox 2 |
228 |
R1 |
|
15/11/2021 |
Chelmsford |
Away |
4-0 |
Spencer 2, Ed James, Collins (Eli) pen, |
249 |
R2 |
|
02/12/2021 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Home |
0-2 |
: |
315 |
R3 |
|
2022/23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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27/10/2022 |
Newport County |
Home |
4-3 |
Spencer 3, Ed James |
361 |
361 |
|
15/11/2022 |
Forest Green Rovers |
Away |
3-0 |
Spencer, Borges, Beardmore |
|
|
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20/12/2022 |
Oxford United |
Home |
1-3 |
Beardmore |
|
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2023/24
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|
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06/11/2023 |
Reading City FC |
R1 |
Away |
5-3 |
194 |
Dean |
Cunningham |
Og |
Cutler |
Graham |
|
17/11/2023 |
Hemel Hempstead |
R2 |
Away |
2-5 |
406 |
Dean 2 |
|
|
|
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2024/25
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Score |
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24/10/2024 |
Bridgwater |
R1 |
Home |
2-0 |
269 |
Og |
Oakes |
|
|
|
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19/11/2024 |
AFC Dunstable |
R2 |
Home |
4-0 |
192 |
Appleton |
Graham 2 |
Belotti |
|
|
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21/12/2024 |
Stevenage |
R3 |
Away |
1-0 |
388 |
Cutler |
|
|
|
|
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16/01/2025 |
Fulham |
R4 |
Home at Dorchester |
1-4 |
200 |
Kanaka |
|
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Andy Cranch
I played in the match at Swansea City 1980 It was at the old vetch field ground Swansea were in division 1 at the time with John Toshack as manager The Youth team that night had 11 welsh youth international players playing for them. It was men against boys we did well to keep the score to 3-0