# 2010–11 FA Youth Cup

The FA Youth Cup sponsored by E.ON 2010–11 was the 59th edition of the FA Youth Cup. 460 clubs were initially accepted, with 53 teams being new entries.
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.

## Calendar

| Round | Matches played from | Matches | Clubs |
| First round | 6 November 2010 | 40 | 124 → 84 |
| Second round | 20 November 2010 | 20 | 84 → 64 |
| Third round | 11 December 2010 | 32 | 64 → 32 |
| Fourth round | 15 January 2011 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Fifth round | 29 January 2011 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Sixth round | 12 February 2011 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals (two legs) | 5 March & 19 March 2011 | 4 | 4 → 2 |
| Final (two legs) | 17 May & 23 May 2011 | 2 | 2 → 1 |

## Fixtures and results
### First round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 4–0 | AFC Fylde | 395 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 4–2 | Rochdale | 144 |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 3–1 | Whitley Bay | 112 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 3–1 † | Wrexham | 207 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 1–4 † | Tranmere Rovers | 211 |
| 6 | Macclesfield Town | 4–1 | Fleetwood Town | 107 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 1–2 | Darlington | 48 |
| 8 | Bury | 2–5 | Oldham Athletic | 261 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 2–3 † | Sheffield Wednesday | 215 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 5–1 | Morecambe | 159 |
| 11 | Histon | 0–3 | Notts County | 395 |
| 12 | Bolehall Swifts | 1–0 | Northampton Town | 130 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 1–3 | Port Vale | 737 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 3–0 | Stourbridge | 127 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 0–2 | Stratford Town | 165 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 2–4 | Peterborough United | 200 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 5–1 | Boston United | 179 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Walsall | 404 |
| 19 | Coventry Sphinx | 2–1 | Hereford United | 111 |
| 20 | Thurrock | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | 240 |
| 21 | Barnet | 2–3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 328 |
| 22 | Northwood | 1–3 | Dulwich Hamlet | 92 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 23 | Bury Town | 5–4 | Bromley | 68 |
| 24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | Ebbsfleet United | 73 |
| 25 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–2 † | Stevenage | 220 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge advance 3–2 on penalties |||||
| 26 | Colchester United | 3–5 | Woking | 189 |
| 27 | Southend United | 3–1 † | Luton Town | 230 |
| 28 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Crawley Town | 226 |
| 29 | Concord Rangers | 0–5 | Brentford | 102 |
| 30 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1–0 | Carshalton Athletic | 124 |
| 31 | Gillingham | 1–2 † | Cambridge United | 299 |
| 32 | Dartford | 1–2 | AFC Wimbledon | 127 |
| 33 | Newport County | 1–2 † | Bristol Rovers | 289 |
| 34 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–2 † | Swindon Town | 191 |
| 35 | Torquay United | 4–0 | Bracknell Town | 139 |
| 36 | Havant & Waterlooville | 0–2 | Yeovil Town | 112 |
| 37 | Cheltenham Town | 2–2 † | Oxford United | 216 |
| Cheltenham Town advance 4–1 on penalties |||||
| 38 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Southampton | 229 |
| 39 | Cirencester Town | 2–3 | Aldershot Town | 90 |
| 40 | AFC Bournemouth | 1–1 † | Exeter City | 269 |
| Exeter City advance 3–2 on penalties |||||
† After extra time

### Second round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 0–4 | Darlington | 126 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 5–0 | Stratford Town | 329 |
| 3 | Notts County | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 369 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 1–1 † | Grimsby Town | 174 |
| Grimsby Town advance 5–4 on penalties |||||
| 5 | Carlisle United | 0–2 | Walsall | 119 |
| 6 | Bolehall Swifts | 0–4 | Bradford City | 103 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 240 |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 0–2 | Hartlepool United | 94 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 322 |
| 10 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2–2 † | Bristol Rovers | 173 |
| Bristol Rovers advance 4–2 on penalties |||||
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–3 | Aldershot Town | 187 |
| 12 | Woking | 2–4 | Cheltenham Town | 215 |
| 13 | Dulwich Hamlet | 3–2 † | Yeovil Town | 86 |
| 14 | Southampton | 2–0 | Thurrock | 367 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6–0 | Torquay United | 50 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Exeter City | 119 |
| 17 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 187 |
| 18 | Southend United | 3–0 | Brentford | 234 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 6–1 | Coventry Sphinx | 268 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | Bury Town | 153 |
† After extra time

### Third round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | West Ham United | 5–0 | Aldershot Town | 414 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 † | Reading | 454 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–4 | Middlesbrough | 277 |
| 4 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2–6 | Newcastle United | 439 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 3–2 | Burnley | 300 |
| 6 | Watford | 2–0 | Swindon Town | 315 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Hartlepool United | 133 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Chelsea | BCH |
| 9 | Arsenal | 6–1 | Darlington | 217 |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 5–6 | Manchester City | 405 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–3 | Derby County | 67 |
| 12 | Notts County | 0–4 | Liverpool | 508 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 810 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 0–2 | Birmingham City | 613 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Aston Villa | 434 |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Stoke City | 186 |
| 17 | Millwall | 3–1 | Walsall | 279 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 † | Nottingham Forest | 306 |
| Nottingham Forest advance 5–3 on penalties |||||
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 537 |
| 20 | Fulham | 6–4 † | West Bromwich Albion | 254 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | 248 |
| 22 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | 306 |
| 23 | Hull City | 2–3 | Rushden & Diamonds | 152 |
| 24 | Southend United | 3–1 | Coventry City | 483 |
| 25 | Everton | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 482 |
| 26 | Blackpool | 5–1 | Exeter City | 204 |
| 27 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Swansea City | 88 |
| 28 | Cardiff City | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | 406 |
| 29 | Cheltenham Town | 1–4 | Sheffield United | 179 |
| 30 | Bradford City | 1–1 † | Southampton | 209 |
| Bradford City advance 9–8 on penalties |||||
| 31 | Manchester United | 3–2 | Portsmouth | 414 |
| 32 | Ipswich Town | 2–3 | Peterborough United | 287 |
† After extra time

### Fourth round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Barnsley | 4–0 | Rushden & Diamonds | 710 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Manchester City | 564 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | Leeds United | 1,031 |
| Leeds United advance 3–2 on penalties |||||
| 4 | Watford | 3–2 | Wigan Athletic | 322 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 1–3 † | Aston Villa | 665 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Everton | 529 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 490 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Manchester United | 1,405 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 9 | Blackpool | 4–3 | Birmingham City | 281 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 3–0 | Millwall | 523 |
| 11 | Derby County | 1–3 | Southend United | 462 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 2–1 † | Grimsby Town | 1,043 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 3–1 † | Crystal Palace | 1,197 |
| 14 | Fulham | 3–0 | Norwich City | 645 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Bradford City | 630 |
| Preston North End advance 4–2 on penalties |||||
| 16 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Arsenal | 7,200 or 4,383 |
† After extra time

### Fifth round

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Leicester City | 4–3 † | Preston North End | 395 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 0–2 | Aston Villa | 604 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Newcastle United | 657 |
| 4 | Fulham | 0–2 | Watford | 698 |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9–0 | Southend United | 1,716 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 3–1 † | Blackpool | 828 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Barnsley | 2,282 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | 562 |
† After extra time

### Quarter-finals

| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| 1 | Liverpool | 2–3 | Manchester United | 10,199 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | 820 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Sheffield United | 521 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Watford | 2,160 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Chelsea | 3–6 | Manchester United | 3–2 | 0-4 |
| Aston Villa | 0–3 | Sheffield United | 0–1 | 0-2 |