2011–12 FA Youth Cup

The FA Youth Cup 2011–12 was the 60th edition of the FA Youth Cup.

2011–12 FA Youth Cup
Tournament details
Teams460
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea
Runner-upBlackburn Rovers

The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with the preliminary round which was followed by four qualifying rounds for non-League teams. Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entering at the first round, and Premier League and Championship teams entering in the third round. The competition was won by Chelsea.[1][2]

Calendar

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Round matches played from matches Clubs
First round 5 November 2011 40 124 → 84
Second round 19 November 2011 20 84 → 64
Third round 17 December 2011 32 64 → 32
Fourth round 21 January 2012 16 32 → 16
Fifth round 11 February 2012 8 16 → 8
Sixth round 25 February 2012 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals (two legs) 17 March & 31 March 2012 4 4 → 2
Final (two legs) TBC 2 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

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First round

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Farnborough 1–3 Yeovil Town 114
2 Soham Town Rangers 0–9 Charlton Athletic 509
3 Stratford Town 2–3 Port Vale 260
4 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Sheffield United 237
5 Hereford United 5–3 Halesowen Town 130
6 Aldershot Town 3–2 Kingstonian 102
7 Tilbury 0–3 Stevenage 299
8 Darlington 7–1 Sheffield 85
9 Kidderminster Harriers 4–2 Brighouse Town 128
10 Ebbsfleet United 1–2 Dulwich Hamlet 133
11 Uxbridge 1–3 AFC Wimbledon 160
12 Cirencester Town 3–1 Camberley Town 75
13 York City 1–3 Macclesfield Town 231
14 Brentford 3–0 Lewes 265
15 Thurrock 2–0 Boreham Wood 80
16 AFC Totton 3–2 Exeter City 111[3]
17 Rotherham United 0–1 Accrington Stanley 154
18 Morecambe 0–3 Preston North End 210
19 Crawley Town 5–1 Wycombe Wanderers 254
20 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Oxford United 246
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
21 Southend United 4–0 Corinthian 271
22 Bradford City 3–2 Marine 236
23 Gillingham 0–1 Hayes & Yeading United 380
24 Swindon Town 2–0 Newport County 304
25 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Maidenhead United 210
26 North Ferriby United 0–4 Crewe Alexandra 278
27 Hartlepool United 1–3 Bury 144
28 Rochdale 2–3 Oldham Athletic 505
29 Carlisle United 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday 182
30 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Notts County 197
31 Northampton Town 2–3 Cambridge United 332
32 Leyton Orient 4–3 Dereham Town 366
33 Dagenham & Redbridge 3–2 Barnet 329
34 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Plymouth Argyle 348
35 Burton Albion 1–3 Boston United 199[4]
36 Corby Town 2–0 Colchester United 100
37 Bishop's Cleeve 1–3 Torquay United 84
38 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Huddersfield Town 237
39 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Walsall 556
40 Chesterfield 7–0 Tamworth 170

Second round

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Aldershot Town 3–1 AFC Totton 79
2 Preston North End 1–1 Walsall 308
Preston North End advance 5–4 on penalties
3 Thurrock 2–0 Hayes & Yeading United 104
4 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Crewe Alexandra 248
5 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Macclesfield Town 190
Oldham Athletic advance 6–5 on penalties
6 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Yeovil Town 230
7 Sheffield United 2–2 Port Vale 575
Sheffield United advance 8–7 on penalties
8 Dulwich Hamlet 0–2 Oxford United 138
9 Kidderminster Harriers 0–1 Carlisle United 264
10 Stevenage 1–0 Leyton Orient 306
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
11 Boston United 2–1 Bradford City 437[5]
12 Hereford United 2–0 Chesterfield 160
13 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Bristol Rovers 214
14 Southend United 1–2 Brentford 230
15 Bury 2–1 Accrington Stanley 100
16 Darlington 2–0 Shrewsbury Town 290
17 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Swindon Town 385
18 Cambridge United 3–1 Crawley Town 166
19 Torquay United 1–1 Cirencester Town 154
Torquay United advance 3–1 on penalties
20 Corby Town 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge 142
Corby Town advance 3–2 on penalties

Third round

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Stevenage 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur 865
2 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Coventry City 235
3 Leicester City 5–0 Aldershot Town 287
4 Middlesbrough 1–2 Reading 387
5 Chelsea 2–1 Doncaster Rovers 482
6 Hull City 1–2 Brentford
7 Arsenal 0–1 Derby County 393
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Aston Villa 1,868
9 Norwich City 5–0 Oldham Athletic 340
10 Millwall 1–2 Watford 570
11 Preston North End 1–2 Stoke City 374
12 Crystal Palace 1–2 Everton 1,085
13 Fulham 3–1 Carlisle United 176
14 Swindon Town 3–2 Birmingham City 236
15 Southampton 7–0 Sheffield United 432
16 Newcastle United 3–0 Darlington 1,137
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
17 Oxford United 1–2 Bolton Wanderers 451
18 Charlton Athletic 7–0 Cambridge United 211
19 Portsmouth 5–1 Bristol City 500
20 Peterborough United 3–1 Blackpool 608
21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 West Ham United 569[6]
22 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Huddersfield Town 639
23 Ipswich Town 2–0 Leeds United 696
24 Bury 2–3 Cardiff City 252
25 Swansea City 3–1 Liverpool 819
26 Boston United 0–7 Burnley 492[7]
27 Blackburn Rovers 8–0 Thurrock 391
28 Manchester United 4–0 Torquay United 503[8]
29 Wigan Athletic 4–0 Hereford United 128
30 Manchester City 4–1 Corby Town 240
31 Sunderland 1–2 Nottingham Forest 215
32 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Barnsley 341[9]

Fourth round

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Nottingham Forest 9–1 Wigan Athletic 676
2 Newcastle United 2–1 Watford 889[10]
3 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Leicester City 346
4 Reading 1–2 West Bromwich Albion 1,402[11]
5 Portsmouth 1–2 Swansea City
6 Manchester United 2–1 Derby County 993
7 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Coventry City 511
8 Swindon Town 1–4 Manchester City 1,601[12]
9 Burnley 3–1 Ipswich Town 620[13]
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
10 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Everton 803
11 Stoke City 2–1 Brentford 2,650
12 Peterborough United 1–5 Fulham 1,245
13 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Southampton 953
14 Cardiff City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur 1,309
15 Norwich City 0–0 Chelsea 1,099[14]
Chelsea advance 4–2 on penalties
16 West Ham United 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1,603

Fifth round

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 1,371[15]
2 Manchester City 1–2 Fulham 490
3 Chelsea 3–3 West Ham United 1,588[16]
Chelsea advance 5–4 on penalties
4 Newcastle United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers 1,196[17]
Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
5 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Burnley 434[18]
6 Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Stoke City 474
7 Swansea City 1–5 Manchester United 4,080[19]
8 Southampton 1–5 Nottingham Forest 814

Quarter-finals

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Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Fulham 1–3 Burnley 1,047
2 Manchester United 3–2 Charlton Athletic 4,461[20]
3 Newcastle United 2–2 Blackburn Rovers 2,026[21]
Blackburn Rovers advance 3–0 on penalties
4 Nottingham Forest 3–4 Chelsea 1,263[22]

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester United 2–3 Chelsea 1–2 1 – 1
Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Burnley 1–0 2 – 1

First leg

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Manchester United1–2Chelsea
Wilson   62' Affane   14'
Feruz   68'
Attendance: 7,802[23]

Blackburn Rovers1–0Burnley
Hanley   33' Report
Attendance: 10,069[24]

Second leg

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Chelsea1–1Manchester United
Piazón   69' Barmby   60'
Attendance: 4,193[25]

Burnley1–2Blackburn Rovers
Hewitt   84' (pen) Report Fernandez  
Edwards  
Attendance: 10,556[26]
Referee: C. Pawson

Final

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First leg

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Chelsea4–0Blackburn Rovers
Chalobah   19'
Baker   27'
Feruz   58',   68'
Report
Attendance: 3,412

Second leg

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Blackburn Rovers1–0Chelsea
Payne   19' Report
Attendance: 1,490[27]

See also

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References

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  3. ^ "The FA Youth Cup Results". The Grecian Archives.
  4. ^ "BURTON ALBION 1-3 BOSTON UNITED". Boston United F.C.
  5. ^ "Boston United 2-1 Bradford City". Boston United F.C.
  6. ^ "Wolves Youth 2 West Ham Youth 3 – report and pictures". Express and Star.
  7. ^ "BOSTON UNITED 0-7 BURNLEY". Boston United F.C.
  8. ^ "Manchester United youth 4 Torquay youth 0". Manchester Evening News.
  9. ^ "HISTORY : YOUTH FOOTBALL : THE FA YOUTH CUP : RESULTS – 2009/10 – DATE". Albion Till We Die.
  10. ^ "Watford out of FA Youth Cup after 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United". Watford Observer.
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  12. ^ @ManCity (17 January 2012). "Attendance at the County Ground this evening is 1601 #fayouthcup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @BurnleyOfficial (13 January 2012). "Attendance at FA Youth Cup game 620 #FAYC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "CITY U18S SUFFER SHOOTOUT BLUES". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "Charlton v Spurs, Youth Cup 5th Rd – 16.02.12". Spurs Odyssey.
  16. ^ @chelseayouth (15 February 2012). "RT @BluesChronicle: Official attendance at Wheatsheaf Park, Staines is 1,588 for Chelsea v West Ham in the #fayc – great turnout" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Geordie young guns fight all the way to seal FA Youth Cup glory". Chronicle Live.
  18. ^ "HISTORY : YOUTH FOOTBALL : THE FA YOUTH CUP : RESULTS – 2009/10 – DATE". Albion Till We Die.
  19. ^ "FAYC: Swansea 1 United 5". Manchester United F.C. Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ^ @CAFCofficial (29 February 2012). "4,461 was tonight's attendance at Old Trafford. Fantastic support from the Charlton fans who travelled up. (MR) #cafc #mufc #fayouthcup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ @NUFC (27 February 2012). "Tonight's attendance is 2,026 #nufc #brfc #fayc" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Nottingham Forest 3 v 4 Chelsea". Nottingham Forest FC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  23. ^ @gem7thompson (20 March 2012). "For all those asking we have been given an official attendance for the FA Youth Cup semi-final first leg at Old Trafford... 7,802. #mufc" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "FA Youth Cup". Clarets Mad.
  25. ^ @ChelseaFC (17 April 2012). "@chelseayouth Hi, the attendance was 4,193. #CFC (SL)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "FA Youth Cup". Clarets Mad.
  27. ^ "Gallant Rovers win at Ewood". Blackburn Rovers. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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