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 

Date

Opponents

Venue

Score

Scorers

Att

Round

1952/53

11/10/1952

Pinehurst Youth, Swindon

Away

4-0

Bond 2, Chittenden 2

200

R1

25/10/1952

Bristol Rovers

Home

1-5

R2

1962/63

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

1963/64

18/12/1963

Plymouth Argyle

Away

1-3

George Ley

R2

1964/65

08/12/1964

Cardiff City

Home

1-6

Redwood

R2

1965/66

03/11/1965

Plymouth Argyle

Away

2-4

Barnes, House

R1

1966/67

09/11/1966

Torquay United

Away

2-0

John Wingate 2

R1

30/11/1966

Plymouth Argyle

Home

0-6

:

R2

1974/75

14/09/1974

Newport County

Home

0-3

:

115

QF2

1975/76

19/08/1975

Bath City

Home

2-4

Green, Tomlinson.

130

QF1

1976/77

1977/78

Clevedon

Home

8-2

QF 1

18/10/1977

Torquay United

Home

1-2

Harry Hawes

QF 2

1978/79

04/09/1978

Poole Town

Home

1-2

Roy Ireland (pen)

QF1

1979/80

08/09/1979

Swansea City

Away

0-1

:

Prelim. R

1980/81

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

03/10/1980

Swansea City

Away

0-3

:

QF2

1981/82

24/09/1981

Trowbridge

Home

6-1

QF1

19/10/1981

Bournemouth

Home

3-4

Gary Marshall 3.

QF2

1982/83

01/09/1982

Dorchester Town

Home

0-0

:

QF1

08/09/1982

Dorchester Town

Away

2-1

QF1 replay

04/10/1982

Bournemouth

Away

2-1

Graham Kirkup, og

QF2

26/10/1982

Newport County

Away

1-2

Frank Howarth

R1

1983/84

01/09/1983

Torquay United

Home

0-2

:

Prelim. R

1984/85

30/08/1984

Bournemouth

Away

0-3

:

Prelim. R

1985/86

07/09/1985

Swansea City

Home

3-4

Hiley 3,

Prelim R

1986/87

22/09/1986

Poole Town

Home

9-2

Robson 3, Hadley 2, Hiley 2, Vinnicombe, Jamie Harris,

200

QF1

06/10/1986

Torquay United

Home

2-0

Hiley, Hadley

250

QF2

10/11/1986

Oxford City

Home

5-0

Jamie Harris 2, Hiley, Hadley,Robson

200

R1

10/12/1986

Orient

Away

1-1

Robson

350

R2

17/12/1986

Orient

Home

4-2

400

R2 replay

26/01/1987

Charlton Athletic

Away

2-6

Hadley, Robson

1200

R3

1987/88

03/11/1987

Bristol City

Away

0-2

:

65

R1

1988/89

16/11/1988

Cardiff City

Home

0-0

:

310

R1

29/11/1988

Cardiff City

Away

1-3

82

R1 replay

1989/90

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

1990/91

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

1991/92

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

Southampton

Home

2-5

59

R1

1993/94

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

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

13/10/1996

Torquay United

Home

0-7

:

275

R1

1997/98

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

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

1999/00

12/10/1999

Southend

Away

1-1

Ross Casey

171

R1

26/10/1999

Southend

Home

0-1

:

146

R1 replay

2000/01

No replays after this season

15/11/2000

AFC Lewisham

Home

4-2

Jamie Mudge 2, Sean Goff, Og

99

R1

29/11/2000

Newport County

Away

1-4

191

R2

2001/02

16/10/2001

Brentford

Away

1-4

204

R1

2002/03

16/10/2002

Plymouth Argyle

Home

2-1

216

R1

06/11/2002

Bournemouth

Home

3-2

Danny Clay 2, Jonathon Harris.

205

R2

04/12/2002

Watford

Away

2-0

Lee Parker, Lewis Reed

308

R3

14/01/2003

Blackburn Rovers

Away

0-6

:

649

R4

2003/04

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

2004/05

28/09/2004

Salisbury City

Away

3-1

Blatchford, Wright 2

97

QF1

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

28/09/2005

Tiverton Town

Home

2-2 lost 9-8 on pens aren’t

Leligua 2.

337

R1

2006/07

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

11/09/2007

Gloucester City

Home

0-3

:

153

Prelim R

2008/09

05/11/2008

Woking

Away

2-1

Osman, Frear

140

R1

18/11/2008

Swindon Town

Away

0-3

:

175

R2

2009/10

27/10/2009

Cheltenham

Home

0-4

:

461

R1

2010/11

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

03/11/2011

AFC Totton

Away

2-3

Lewis Morana, Matt Grimes

111

R1

2012/13

24/10/2012

Plymouth Argyle

Away

0-3

:

748

R1

2013/14

08/11/2013

Swindon Town

Home

3-4

Jason Byrne, Jay 2.

208

R1

2014/15

28/10/2014

Newport County

Home

1-2

Archie Collins

252

R1

2015/16

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

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

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

31/10/2018

Plymouth Argyle

Home

3-2

Lewis Wilson 3

446

R1

10/11/2018

Stevenage

Away

0-4

:

240

R2

2019/20

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

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

2021/22

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

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

20/12/2022

Oxford United

Home

1-3

Beardmore

2023/24

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

2024/25

Score

24/10/2024

Bridgwater

R1

Home

2-0

269

Og

Oakes

19/11/2024

AFC Dunstable

R2

Home

4-0

192

Appleton

Graham 2

Belotti

21/12/2024

Stevenage

R3

Away

1-0

388

Cutler

16/01/2025

Fulham

R4

Home at Dorchester

1-4

200

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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 

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