FA Youth Cup

The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It is dominated by the youth sides of professional teams, mostly from the Premier League, but attracts over 400 entrants from throughout the country.

FA Youth Cup

Founded	1952
Region	England Wales
Current champions	Manchester City (4th title)
Most successful club(s)	Manchester United (11 titles)
Website	The FA Youth Cup
2024–25 FA Youth Cup

At the end of the Second World War the FA organised a Youth Championship for County Associations considering it the best way to stimulate the game among those youngsters not yet old enough to play senior football. The matches did not attract large crowds but outstanding players were selected for Youth Internationals and thousands were given the chance to play in a national contest for the first time. In 1951 it was realised that a competition for clubs would probably have a wider appeal. The FA Youth Challenge Cup (1952–53 season) was restricted to the youth teams of clubs, both professional and amateur, who were members of the FA.^[1]

The notion of a youth cup was thought of by Sir Joe Richards, the late President of the Football League. He initially put forward the idea to the league clubs but they were not enthused; Richards then took the idea to the Football Association, who liked the idea and created the competition in the same year.^[2] The Youth Cup trophy itself was purchased by the Football League during World War II. However, they never found a use for it. Football League secretary Fred Howarth found the trophy in a cupboard at the Starkie Street office and handed it over to the Football Association.^[2]

Manchester United are the competition's most successful club, winning it eleven times. The current holders are Manchester City, who defeated Leeds United 4–0 in the 2024 final.

The tournament has served as a springboard into the professional game for many top British players. The likes of George Best, John Barnes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Gary Neville, Frank Lampard, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Joe Cole, Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Daniel Sturridge, Jack Wilshere, and Gareth Bale had all won the tournament or played in the final. The 1991–92 FA Youth Cup famously spawned the rise of Fergie's Fledglings.

Finals

Chelsea players celebrating winning the 2015–16 FA Youth Cup.

Main article: FA Youth Cup Finals

Season	Winners	Score[a]	Runners-up	Notes
Two-legged format
1952–53	Manchester United	9–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1953–54	Manchester United	5–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1954–55	Manchester United	7–1	West Bromwich Albion
1955–56	Manchester United	4–3	Chesterfield
1956–57	Manchester United	8–2	West Ham United
1957–58	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7–6	Chelsea
1958–59	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	West Ham United
1959–60	Chelsea	5–2	Preston North End
1960–61	Chelsea	5–3	Everton
1961–62	Newcastle United	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1962–63	West Ham United	6–5	Liverpool
1963–64	Manchester United	5–2	Swindon Town
1964–65	Everton	3–2	Arsenal
1965–66	Arsenal	5–3	Sunderland
1966–67	Sunderland	2–0	Birmingham City
1967–68	Burnley	3–2	Coventry City
1968–69	Sunderland	6–3	West Bromwich Albion
1969–70	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Coventry City	Replay 2–2; second replay 1–0
1970–71	Arsenal	2–0	Cardiff City
1971–72	Aston Villa	5–2	Liverpool
1972–73	Ipswich Town	4–1	Bristol City
1973–74	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Huddersfield Town
1974–75	Ipswich Town	5–1	West Ham United
1975–76	West Bromwich Albion	5–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1976–77	Crystal Palace	1–0	Everton
1977–78	Crystal Palace	1–0	Aston Villa
1978–79	Millwall	2–0	Manchester City
1979–80	Aston Villa	3–2	Manchester City
1980–81	West Ham United	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur
1981–82	Watford	7–6	Manchester United
1982–83	Norwich City	6–5	Everton	Aggregated extra time
1983–84	Everton	4–2	Stoke City
1984–85	Newcastle United	4–1	Watford
1985–86	Manchester City	3–1	Manchester United
1986–87	Coventry City	2–1	Charlton Athletic
1987–88	Arsenal	6–1	Doncaster Rovers
1988–89	Watford	2–1	Manchester City	Aggregated extra time
1989–90	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Middlesbrough
1990–91	Millwall	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday
1991–92	Manchester United	6–3	Crystal Palace
1992–93	Leeds United	4–1	Manchester United
1993–94	Arsenal	5–3	Millwall
1994–95	Manchester United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Aggregated (no extra time played); 4–3 on penalty shoot-out
1995–96	Liverpool	4–1	West Ham United
1996–97	Leeds United	3–1	Crystal Palace
1997–98	Everton	5–3	Blackburn Rovers
1998–99	West Ham United	9–0	Coventry City
1999–2000	Arsenal	5–1	Coventry City
2000–01	Arsenal	6–3	Blackburn Rovers
2001–02	Aston Villa	4–2	Everton
2002–03	Manchester United	3–1	Middlesbrough
2003–04	Middlesbrough	4–0	Aston Villa
2004–05	Ipswich Town	3–2	Southampton	Aggregated extra time
2005–06	Liverpool	3–2	Manchester City
2006–07	Liverpool	2–2	Manchester United	Aggregated extra time; 4–3 on penalty shoot-out
2007–08	Manchester City	4–2	Chelsea
2008–09	Arsenal	6–2	Liverpool
2009–10	Chelsea	3–2	Aston Villa
2010–11	Manchester United	6–3	Sheffield United
2011–12	Chelsea	4–1	Blackburn Rovers
2012–13	Norwich City	4–2	Chelsea
2013–14	Chelsea	7–6	Fulham
2014–15	Chelsea	5–2	Manchester City
2015–16	Chelsea	4–2	Manchester City
2016–17	Chelsea	6–2	Manchester City
2017–18	Chelsea	7–1	Arsenal
Single match format
2018–19	Liverpool	1–1	Manchester City	After extra time; 5–3 on penalty shoot-out
2019–20	Manchester City	3–2	Chelsea
2020–21	Aston Villa	2–1	Liverpool
2021–22	Manchester United	3–1	Nottingham Forest
2022–23	West Ham United	5–1	Arsenal
2023–24	Manchester City	4–0	Leeds United

1. Prior to 2018–19, finals were played over two legs; the aggregate scores are listed.

Performance by clubs

Club	Title(s)	Runners-up	Seasons won	Seasons runner-up
Manchester United	11	4	1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2022	1982, 1986, 1993, 2007
Chelsea	9	4	1960, 1961, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018	1958, 2008, 2013, 2020
Arsenal	7	3	1966, 1971, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2009	1965, 2018, 2023
Manchester City	4	8	1986, 2008, 2020, 2024	1979, 1980, 1989, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
West Ham United	4	4	1963, 1981, 1999, 2023	1957, 1959, 1975, 1996
Liverpool	4	4	1996, 2006, 2007, 2019	1963, 1972, 2009, 2021
Aston Villa	4	3	1972, 1980, 2002, 2021	1978, 2004, 2010
Everton	3	4	1965, 1984, 1998	1961, 1977, 1983, 2002
Tottenham Hotspur	3	2	1970, 1974, 1990	1981, 1995
Ipswich Town	3	0	1973, 1975, 2005
Crystal Palace	2	2	1977, 1978	1992, 1997
Sunderland	2	1	1967, 1969	1966
Millwall	2	1	1979, 1991	1994
Watford	2	1	1982, 1989	1985
Leeds United	2	1	1993, 1997	2024
Newcastle United	2	0	1962, 1985
Norwich City	2	0	1983, 2013
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	4	1958	1953, 1954, 1962, 1976
Coventry City	1	4	1987	1968, 1970, 1999, 2000
Blackburn Rovers	1	3	1959	1998, 2001, 2012
West Bromwich Albion	1	2	1976	1955, 1969
Middlesbrough	1	2	2004	1990, 2003
Burnley	1	0	1968
Chesterfield	0	1		1956
Preston North End	0	1		1960
Swindon Town	0	1		1964
Birmingham City	0	1		1967
Cardiff City	0	1		1971
Bristol City	0	1		1973
Huddersfield Town	0	1		1974
Stoke City	0	1		1984
Charlton Athletic	0	1		1987
Doncaster Rovers	0	1		1988
Sheffield Wednesday	0	1		1991
Southampton	0	1		2005
Sheffield United	0	1		2011
Fulham	0	1		2014
Nottingham Forest	0	1		2022

Hat-tricks

Including qualifying and preliminary round matches.

Player	Year	Match	Notes	Ref(s)
Duncan Edwards	1953/54	Manchester United ?–? Bradford Park Avenue		[3]
Duncan Edwards	1953/54	Manchester United ?–? Rotherham United		[3]
Gordon Bolland	1960	Chelsea 10–0 West Thurrock Athletic	Scored four goals in the game.	[4]
Gordon Bolland	1960	Chelsea 9–1 Colchester United	Scored four goals in the game.	[4]
Gordon Bolland	1960	Chelsea 11–0 Ford United	A match with two hat-tricks.	[4]
Colin Shaw	1960	Chelsea 11–0 Ford United	Scored four goals in the game, in a match with two hat-tricks.	[4]
Bert Murray	1960	Preston North End 1–4 Chelsea		[4]
Albert Kinsey	1964	Manchester United 4–1 Manchester City		[3]
David Sadler	1964	Manchester United ?–? Swindon		[3]
Michael Owen	1996	Liverpool 3–2 Manchester United		[5][6]
Michael Owen	1996	Liverpool 4–2 Crystal Palace		[5]
Aaron Lennon	2002	Leeds United 4–0 Gillingham		[7]
Dominic Solanke	2013	Chelsea 4–0 Dartford		[8]
Tammy Abraham	2015	Chelsea 6–1 Huddersfield Town		[9]
C. Horner	2015	F.C. United of Manchester 6–2 Southport		[10]
J. Mpofu	2016	Tamworth 5–3 Hednesford Town		[11]
D. Florence	2016	Luton Town 2–2 (4–3 (a.e.t.)) Dagenham & Redbridge	Scored for the losing team, in a match with two hat-tricks.	[12]
J. Snelus	2016	Luton Town 2–2 (4–3 (a.e.t.)) Dagenham & Redbridge	Scored for the winning team, in a match with two hat-tricks. One of the longest hat-tricks in history (104 minutes).	[12]
Ike Ugbo	2017	Chelsea 7–1 Tottenham Hotspur		[13]
C. Guy	2017	South Shields 10–0 ?		[14]
Mason Mount	2017	Birmingham City 0–5 Chelsea		[15]
Mason Greenwood	2018	Manchester United ?–? Chelsea		[16]
Jake Young	2018	Guiseley 12–0 Harrogate Town	Scored five goals in the game, in a match with two hat-tricks.	[17]
Tabish Hussain	2018	Guiseley 12–0 Harrogate Town	Scored five goals in the game, in a match with two hat-tricks.	[17]
Tabish Hussain	2018	Guiseley 11–0 Rossington Main		[17]
Joe Hugill	2019	Shrewsbury Town 2–5 Sunderland		[18]
S. Towse	2019	Hornchurch 11–0 Dagenham & Redbridge	A match with two hat-tricks.	[19]
S. Dutton	2019	Hornchurch 11–0 Dagenham & Redbridge	A match with two hat-tricks.	[19]
Armando Broja	2020	Chelsea 4–0 Huddersfield Town		[20]
Lewis Johnson	2020	MK Dons 8–1 Hertford Town		[21]
C. Parks	2020	Holbeach United 8–0 Harborough Town	A match with two hat-tricks.	[22]
James Clark	2020	Holbeach United 8–0 Harborough Town	A match with two hat-tricks.	[22]
Mateusz Musiałowski	2021	Liverpool 4–0 Fleetwood Town		[23]
James Balagizi	2021	Leicester City 1–5 Liverpool		[24]
L. Stone	2021	Rugby Town 3–1 Solihull Moors		[25]
Abu Kamara	2021	Norwich City 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers		[26]
J. Simms	2021	Bradford City ?–? Oldham Athletic		[27]
B. Singh	2022	Eastleigh 8–3 Yeovil Town	A match with two hat-tricks.	[28]
M. Dotse	2022	Eastleigh 8–3 Yeovil Town	A match with two hat-tricks.	[28]
R. Oudnie-Morgan	2022	Ipswich Town 9–0 Aveley		[29]
A. Sbaiti	2022	Sutton Common Rovers 5–0 Loxwood		[30]
R. Wyatt	2022	Peterborough United 2–3 Northampton Town		[31]
Dom Ballard	2022	Coventry City 2–3 Southampton		[32]
H. Sandat	2022	Billericay Town 1–4 Southend United		[33]
Patrick Casey	2023	Bury Town 1–4 Charlton Athletic		[34]
Justin Oboavwoduo	2023	Manchester City 5–0 Fleetwood Town		[35]
P. Croker	2023	Oxford City 5–1 Street F.C.		[36]
J. Lyons	2023	Rusthall 5–2 Chatham Town	Lyons' first goal, scored within seconds, was one of the fastest in history and the fastest in an under-18 match.	[37]
E. Wenham	2023	Maidstone United 5–1 Dartford		[38]
Divin Mubama	2023	West Ham 6–1 Southampton		[39]
Olly Sully	2023	Forest Green Rovers 6–3 Thame United		[40]
Cameron Gardner	2023	South Shields 1–5 Grimsby Town		[41]
J. Naylor	2023	Sunderland RCA 1–6 Consett		[42]
S. Tomlinson	2023	Mickleover Academy 8–0 Leicester Nirvana		[43]
Lewis Koumas	2024	Liverpool 7–1 Arsenal		[44]
Z. Hardy	2024	Sherwood Colliery 1–5 Boston United
Harrison Armstrong	2024	Everton 7-0 Nottingham Forest		[45]

Multiple hat-tricks

Players who have scored multiple hat-tricks in the FA Youth Cup. As players are usually only eligible for the FA Youth Cup for one or two seasons (rather than indefinitely/their whole career), scoring multiple hat-tricks is an even more exceptional feat.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Hat-tricks
1	Gordon Bolland	Chelsea	3
2	Duncan Edwards	Manchester United	2
	Michael Owen	Liverpool
	Tabish Hussain	Guiseley

FA Girls' Youth Cup hat-tricks

The FA Girls' Youth Cup has been contested since at least 2012, and is the equivalent competition for under-17 women's association football teams. Of the known hat-tricks, all have been in scored in matches featuring Blackburn Rovers W.F.C.: two for Blackburn Rovers and one in the 2012–13 final against them.

Player	Year	Match	Notes	Ref(s)
Carla Humphrey	2013	Arsenal 3–1 Blackburn Rovers	Scored a hat-trick in the final.	[46]
Keira Walsh	2014	Blackburn Rovers 6–0 Sunderland	Walsh is a defensive midfielder.	[47]
M. Settle	2022	Stoke City 1–5 Blackburn Rovers		[48]

Attendance record

The highest attendance at an FA Youth Cup match was 67,492 for the Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest final at Old Trafford on 11 May 2022, which Manchester United won 3–1.^[49]

International capped winners

Tables are ordered by date of first cap.

1950s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Keith Newton	DF	Blackburn Rovers	1959	England	v  West Germany, 23 February 1966
Shay Brennan	FW	Manchester United	1955	Republic of Ireland	v  Spain, 5 May 1965
Fred Pickering	DF	Blackburn Rovers	1959	England	v  United States, 27 May 1964
Mike England	DF	Blackburn Rovers	1959	Wales	v  Northern Ireland, 11 April 1962
Phil Kelly	DF	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1958	Republic of Ireland	v  Wales, 28 September 1960
Joe Carolan	MF	Manchester United	1956	Republic of Ireland	v  Sweden, 1 November 1959
Wilf McGuinness	MF	Manchester United	1954, 1955, 1956	England	v  Northern Ireland, 4 October 1958
Bobby Charlton	FW	Manchester United	1954, 1955, 1956	England	v  Scotland, 19 April 1958
David Pegg	FW	Manchester United	1953, 1954	England	v  Republic of Ireland, 19 May 1957
Billy Whelan	FW	Manchester United	1953	Republic of Ireland	v  Netherlands, 10 May 1956
Duncan Edwards	MF, FW	Manchester United	1953, 1954, 1955	England	v  Scotland, 2 April 1955

1960s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Jimmy Rimmer	GK	Manchester United	1964	England	v  Italy, 28 May 1976
Billy Hughes	FW	Sunderland	1967	Scotland	v  Sweden, 16 April 1975
Dave Thomas	FW	Burnley	1968	England	v  Czechoslovakia, 30 October 1974
Dennis Yaager	MF	Everton	1965	Australia	v  Iran, 4 November 1970
Sammy Nelson	FW	Arsenal	1966	Northern Ireland	v  England, 21 April 1970
Pat Rice	DF	Arsenal	1966	Northern Ireland	v  Israel, 10 September 1968
Bobby Moncur	FW	Newcastle United	1962	Scotland	v  Netherlands, 30 May 1968
David Sadler	FW	Manchester United	1964	England	v  Northern Ireland, 22 November 1967
Peter Bonetti	GK	Chelsea	1960	England	v  Denmark, 3 July 1966
Terry Venables	MF	Chelsea	1960, 1961	England	v  Belgium, 21 October 1964
George Best	FW	Manchester United	1964	Northern Ireland	v  Wales, 15 April 1964
Bobby Tambling	FW	Chelsea	1960	England	v  Wales, 21 November 1962

1970s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Terry Fenwick	DF	Crystal Palace	1977, 1978	England	v  Wales, 2 May 1984
Derek Statham	DF	West Bromwich Albion	1976	England	v  Wales, 23 February 1983
Steve Lovell	FW	Crystal Palace	1978	Wales	v  Soviet Union, 18 November 1981
Kevin O'Callaghan	MF	Millwall	1979	Republic of Ireland	v  Czechoslovakia, 29 April 1981
Noel Brotherston	MF	Tottenham Hotspur	1974	Northern Ireland	v  Scotland, 16 May 1980
Jerry Murphy	MF	Crystal Palace	1977, 1978	Republic of Ireland	v  Wales, 11 September 1979
Kenny Sansom	DF	Crystal Palace	1977	England	v  Wales, 23 May 1979
Peter Nicholas	MF	Crystal Palace	1978	Wales	v  Scotland, 19 May 1979
John Wark	MF	Ipswich Town	1975	Scotland	v  Wales, 19 May 1979
John Gidman	DF	Aston Villa	1972	England	v  Luxembourg, 30 March 1977
Brian Little	FW	Aston Villa	1972	England	v  Wales, 21 May 1975
Graeme Souness	MF	Tottenham Hotspur	1970	Scotland	v  East Germany, 30 October 1974

1980s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
David James	GK	Watford	1989	England	v  Mexico, 29 March 1997
Andy Hinchcliffe	DF	Manchester City	1986	England	v  Moldova, 1 September 1996
David White	MF	Manchester City	1986	England	v  Spain, 9 September 1992
Mark Walters	MF	Aston Villa	1980	England	v  New Zealand, 3 June 1991
Jeremy Goss	MF	Norwich City	1983	Wales	v  Iceland, 1 May 1991
Steve Morrow	DF	Arsenal	1988	Northern Ireland	v  Uruguay, 19 May 1990
Pat Scully	DF	Arsenal	1988	Republic of Ireland	v  Tunisia, 19 October 1988
Paul Gascoigne	MF	Newcastle United	1985	England	v  Denmark, 14 September 1988
Tony Rees	FW	Aston Villa	1980	Wales	v  Norway, 6 June 1984
John Barnes	FW	Watford	1982	England	v  Northern Ireland, 28 May 1983

1990s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Leon Osman	MF	Everton	1998	England	v  Sweden, 14 November 2012
Richard Garcia	FW	West Ham United	1999	Australia	v  South Africa, 19 August 2008
Adam Newton	DF	West Ham United	1999	Saint Kitts and Nevis	v  Barbados, 13 June 2004
Francis Jeffers	FW	Everton	1998	England	v  Australia, 12 February 2003
Paul Robinson	GK	Leeds United	1997	England	v  Australia, 12 February 2003
Michael Carrick	MF	West Ham United	1999	England	v  Mexico, 25 May 2001
Joe Cole	MF	West Ham United	1999	England	v  Mexico, 25 May 2001
Alan Smith	FW	Leeds United	1997	England	v  Mexico, 25 May 2001
Stephen McPhail	MF	Leeds United	1997	Republic of Ireland	v  Scotland, 30 May 2000
Richard Dunne	DF	Everton	1998	Republic of Ireland	v  Greece, 26 April 2000
Gareth Roberts	DF	Liverpool	1996	Wales	v  Finland, 29 March 2000
Matt Jones	MF	Leeds United	1997	Wales	v   Switzerland, 9 October 1999
Jonathan Woodgate	DF	Leeds United	1997	England	v  Bulgaria, 9 June 1999
Jamie Carragher	DF	Liverpool	1996	England	v  Hungary, 29 April 1999
David Johnson	FW	Manchester United	1995	Jamaica	v  Trinidad and Tobago, 28 March 1999
Alan Maybury	DF	Leeds United	1997	Republic of Ireland	v  Czech Republic, 25 March 1998
Michael Owen	FW	Liverpool	1996	England	v  Chile, 11 February 1998
Nicky Butt	MF	Manchester United	1992	England	v  Mexico, 29 March 1997
Philip Mulryne	MF	Manchester United	1995	Northern Ireland	v  Belgium, 11 February 1997
David Beckham	MF	Manchester United	1992	England	v  Moldova, 1 September 1996
Phil Neville	DF	Manchester United	1995	England	v  China, 23 May 1996
Simon Davies	MF	Manchester United	1992	Wales	v   Switzerland, 24 April 1996
Harry Kewell	MF	Leeds United	1997	Australia	v  Chile, 24 April 1996
Robbie Savage	FW	Manchester United	1992	Wales	v  Albania, 15 November 1995
Gary Neville	DF	Manchester United	1992	England	v  Japan, 3 June 1995
Keith Gillespie	MF	Manchester United	1992	Northern Ireland	v  Portugal, 7 September 1994
Ryan Giggs	FW	Manchester United	1992	Wales	v  Germany, 16 October 1991

2000s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Gilles Sunu	FW	Arsenal	2009	Togo	v  Gambia, 12 October 2018
Kieran Trippier	DF	Manchester City	2008	England	v  France, 13 June 2017
Tom Heaton	GK	Manchester United	2003	England	v  Australia, 27 May 2016
Abdisalam Ibrahim	MF	Manchester City	2008	Norway	v  Moldova, 15 January 2014
Justin Hoyte	MF	Arsenal	2001	Trinidad and Tobago	v  Romania, 4 June 2013
Oğuzhan Özyakup	MF	Arsenal	2009	Turkey	v  Latvia, 28 May 2013
Emmanuel Frimpong	MF	Arsenal	2009	Ghana	v  Sudan, 24 March 2013
Daniel Sturridge	FW	Manchester City	2008	England	v  Sweden, 15 November 2011
Jay Bothroyd	FW	Arsenal	2000	England	v  France, 13 November 2010
Dedryck Boyata	DF	Manchester City	2008	Belgium	v  Austria, 12 October 2010
Phil Bardsley	DF	Manchester United	2003	Scotland	v  Spain, 11 October 2010
Jack Wilshere	MF	Arsenal	2009	England	v  Hungary, 11 August 2010
Adam Johnson	MF	Middlesbrough	2004	England	v  Mexico, 24 May 2010
Vladimír Weiss	MF	Manchester City	2008	Slovakia	v  Iceland, 12 August 2009
Ryan McGivern	DF	Manchester City	2008	Northern Ireland	v  Scotland, 20 August 2008
James Morrison	MF	Middlesbrough	2004	Scotland	v  Czech Republic, 30 May 2008
Paul McShane	DF	Manchester United	2003	Republic of Ireland	v  Czech Republic, 11 October 2006
Wayne Henderson	GK	Aston Villa	2002	Republic of Ireland	v  Sweden, 1 March 2006
Kieran Richardson	MF	Manchester United	2003	England	v  United States, 28 May 2005
Steven Davis	MF	Aston Villa	2002	Northern Ireland	v  Canada, 9 February 2005
Graham Barrett	FW	Arsenal	2000	Republic of Ireland	v  Jamaica, 3 June 2004

2010s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Vítězslav Jaroš	GK	Liverpool	2019	Czech Republic	v  Malta, 7 June 2024
Jay Dasilva	DF	Chelsea	2014, 2015, 2016	Wales	v  Gibraltar, 6 June 2024
Marcin Bułka	GK	Chelsea	2017, 2018	Poland	v  Latvia, 21 November 2023
Yasser Larouci	DF	Liverpool	2019	Algeria	v  Egypt, 16 October 2023
Abdi Sharif	MF	Liverpool	2019	Somalia	v  Niger, 14 October 2023
Tariq Lamptey	DF	Chelsea	2018	Ghana	v  Brazil, 23 September 2022
Marc Guéhi	DF	Chelsea	2017, 2018	England	v   Switzerland, 26 March 2022
Conor Gallagher	MF	Chelsea	2017, 2018	England	v  San Marino, 14 November 2021
Iké Ugbo	FW	Chelsea	2016, 2017	Canada	v  Costa Rica, 12 November 2021
Will Keane	MF	Manchester United	2011	Republic of Ireland	v  Portugal, 11 November 2021
Billy Gilmour	MF	Chelsea	2018	Scotland	v  Netherlands, 2 June 2021
Kasey Palmer	MF	Chelsea	2014, 2015	Jamaica	v  United States, 25 March 2021
Rohan Ince	MF	Chelsea	2010	Montserrat	v  Antigua and Barbuda, 24 March 2021
Ravel Morrison	FW	Manchester United	2011	Jamaica	v  Saudi Arabia, 14 November 2020
Kevin Wright	DF	Chelsea	2013	Sierra Leone	v  Mauritania, 9 October 2020
Reece James	DF	Chelsea	2017, 2018	England	v  Wales, 8 October 2020
Neco Williams	DF	Liverpool	2019	Wales	v  Finland, 3 September 2020
Sam Johnstone	GK	Manchester United	2011	England	v  Romania, 6 June 2020
Fikayo Tomori	DF	Chelsea	2015, 2016	England	v  Kosovo, 17 November 2019
Mason Mount	MF	Chelsea	2016, 2017	England	v  Bulgaria, 7 September 2019
Callum Hudson-Odoi	MF	Chelsea	2017, 2018	England	v  Czech Republic, 22 March 2019
Nathaniel Chalobah	MF	Chelsea	2012	England	v  Spain, 15 October 2018
Dominic Solanke	FW	Chelsea	2014, 2015	England	v  Brazil, 14 November 2017
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	MF	Chelsea	2012, 2014	England	v  Germany, 10 November 2017
Tammy Abraham	FW	Chelsea	2015, 2016	England	v  Germany, 10 November 2017
Mukhtar Ali	MF	Chelsea	2015	Saudi Arabia	v  Jamaica, 7 October 2017
Ola Aina	DF	Chelsea	2014, 2015	Nigeria	v  Zambia, 7 October 2017
George Saville	MF	Chelsea	2010	Northern Ireland	v  Germany, 5 October 2017
Jérémie Boga	FW	Chelsea	2014, 2015	Ivory Coast	v  Guinea, 4 June 2017
Nathan Aké	DF	Chelsea	2012, 2013	Netherlands	v  Morocco, 31 May 2017
Michael Keane	DF	Manchester United	2011	England	v  Germany, 22 March 2017
Jesse Lingard	FW	Manchester United	2011	England	v  Malta, 8 October 2016
Tom Lawrence	MF	Manchester United	2011	Wales	v  Andorra, 13 October 2015
Aziz Deen-Conteh	DF	Chelsea	2010	Sierra Leone	v  Malawi, 7 October 2015
Andreas Christensen	DF	Chelsea	2013, 2014	Denmark	v  Montenegro, 8 June 2015
Aliu Djaló	MF	Chelsea	2010	Guinea-Bissau	v  Zambia, 4 June 2016
Paul Pogba	MF	Manchester United	2011	France	v  Georgia, 22 March 2013
Gökhan Töre	MF	Chelsea	2010	Turkey	v  Estonia, 10 August 2011
Jeffrey Bruma	DF	Chelsea	2010	Netherlands	v  Ukraine, 12 August 2010

2020s

Player	Pos	Club	Year	National team	International debut
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	DF	Manchester City	2020	England	v  Republic of Ireland, 17 November 2024
Morgan Rogers	MF	Manchester City	2020	England	v  Greece, 14 November 2024
Maxi Oyedele	MF	Manchester United	2022	Poland	v  Portugal, 12 October 2024
Kobbie Mainoo	MF	Manchester United	2022	England	v  Brazil, 23 March 2024
Cole Palmer	FW	Manchester City	2020	England	v  Malta, 17 November 2023
Oscar Bobb	FW	Manchester City	2020	Norway	v  Cyprus, 12 October 2023
Callum Marshall	FW	West Ham United	2023	Northern Ireland	v  Denmark, 16 June 2023
Alejandro Garnacho	FW	Manchester United	2022	Argentina	v  Australia, 15 June 2023

See also

• FA Cup
• U21 Premier League Cup
• Professional Development League
• Football League Youth Alliance

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External links

• The FA Youth Cup at The Football Association official website