# FA County Youth Cup

The FA County Youth Cup is a football competition run by The Football Association in England. It was launched in the 1944–45 season to provide young players who had not yet signed with a professional club, even on a scholarship basis, with competitive representative football.
Each County Football Association provides a team made up of school or league players affiliated to the County Association that are under 18.

## Finals

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
| 1944–45 | Staffordshire | 3–2 (agg) | Wiltshire | 1L: Twerton Park 2L: Victoria Ground |
| 1945–46 | Berks & Bucks | 4–3 (agg) | Durham | 1L: Elm Park 2L: Roker Park |
| 1946–47 | Durham | 4–2 (agg) | Essex | 1L: Upton Park 2L: Roker Park |
| 1947–48 | Essex | 5–3 (agg) | Liverpool | 1L: 2L: Goodison Park |
| 1948–49 | Liverpool | 4–3 (agg) | Middlesex | 1L: Goodison Park 2L: White Hart Lane |
| 1949–50 | Essex | 4–3 (agg) | Middlesex | 1L: Highbury 2L: Wembley |
| 1950–51 | Middlesex | 3–1 (agg) | Leicestershire and Rutland | 1L: Filbert Street 2L: Lower Mead |
| 1951–52 | Sussex | 3–1 (agg) | Liverpool | 1L: Goodison Park 2L: Goldstone Ground |
| 1952–53 | Sheffield & Hallamshire | 5–3 (agg) | Hampshire | 1L: Hillsborough 2L: Recreation Ground |
| 1953–54 | Liverpool | 4–1 (agg) | Gloucestershire | 1L: 2L: Anfield |
| 1954–55 | Bedfordshire | 2–0 (agg) | Sheffield & Hallamshire | 1L: 2L: |
| 1955–56 | Middlesex | 3–2 (agg) | Staffordshire | 1L: 2L: |
| 1956–57 | Hampshire | 4–3 (agg) | Cheshire | 1L: 2L: |
| 1957–58 | Staffordshire | 8–0 (agg) | London | 1L: 2L: |
| 1958–59 | Birmingham | 7–5 (agg) | London | 1L: 2L: |
| 1959–60 | London | 6–4 (agg) | Birmingham | 1L: 2L: |
| 1960–61 | Lancashire | 6–3 (agg) | Nottinghamshire | 1L: 2L: |
| 1961–62 | Middlesex | 6–3 (agg) | Nottinghamshire | 1L: 2L: |
| 1962–63 | Durham | 3–2 (agg) | Essex | 1L: 2L: |
| 1963–64 | Sheffield & Hallamshire | 1–0 (agg) | Birmingham | 1L: 2L: |
| 1964–65 | Northumberland | 7–4 (agg) | Middlesex | 1L: 2L: |
| 1965–66 | Leicestershire and Rutland | 6–5 (agg) | London | 1L: 2L: |
| 1966–67 | Northamptonshire | 5–4 (agg) | Hertfordshire | 1L: 2L: |
| 1967–68 | North Riding | 7–4 (agg) | Devon | 1L: 2L: |
| 1968–69 | Northumberland | 1–0 (agg) | Sussex | 1L: 2L: |
| 1969–70 | Hertfordshire | 2–1 | Cheshire | |
| 1970–71 | Lancashire | 2–0 | Gloucestershire | |
| 1971–72 | Middlesex | 2–0 | Liverpool | Lower Mead |
| 1972–73 | Hertfordshire | 3–0 | Northumberland | |
| 1973–74 | Nottinghamshire | 2–0 | London | |
| 1974–75 | Durham | 2–1 | Bedfordshire | |
| 1975–76 | Northamptonshire | 7–1 | Surrey | Kingstonian F.C. Richmond Road |
| 1976–77 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Surrey | |
| 1977–78 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Kent | |
| 1978–79 | Hertfordshire | 4–1 | Liverpool | |
| 1979–80 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Lancashire | |
| 1980–81 | Lancashire | 3–2 | East Riding | |
| 1981–82 | Devon | 3–2 | Kent | Venue Replay held at Plymouth Argyle FC after first game drawn 0:0 in Gravesend FC. |
| 1982–83 | London | 3–0 | Gloucestershire | |
| 1983–84 | Cheshire | 2–1 | Manchester | |
| 1984–85 | East Riding | 2–1 | Middlesex | |
| 1985–86 | Hertfordshire | 4–0 | Manchester | |
| 1986–87 | North Riding | 3–1 | Gloucestershire | |
| 1987–88 | East Riding | 5–3 | Middlesex | |
| 1988–89 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Hertfordshire | |
| 1989–90 | Staffordshire | 2–1 | Hampshire | |
| 1990–91 | Lancashire | 6–0 | Surrey | |
| 1991–92 | Nottinghamshire | 1–0 | Surrey | |
| 1992–93 | Durham | 4–0 | Liverpool | |
| 1993–94 | West Riding | 3–1 | Sussex | [Bradford City Football Club |
| 1994–95 | Liverpool | 3–2 | Essex | |
| 1995–96 | Durham | 1–0 | Gloucestershire | |
| 1996–97 | Cambridgeshire | 1–0 | Lancashire | |
| 1997–98 | Northumberland | 2–1 | West Riding | |
| 1998–99 | Durham | 1–0 | Sussex | Leyburn Grove |
| 1999–00 | Birmingham | 2–1 | Surrey | St Andrew's |
| 2000–01 | Northamptonshire | 3–0 | Birmingham | Molineux |
| 2001–02 | Birmingham | 2–1 | Durham | Bescot Stadium |
| 2002–03 | Northumberland | 1–0 | Liverpool | Haig Avenue |
| 2003–04 | Durham | 4–0 | North Riding | Riverside Stadium |
| 2004–05 | Suffolk | 2–1 | Hampshire | Portman Road |
| 2005–06 | Bedfordshire | 3–2 | Durham | The Darlington Arena |
| 2006–07 | West Riding | 1–1‡ | Suffolk | Valley Parade |
| 2007–08 | Suffolk | 2–1 | Cambridgeshire | Portman Road |
| 2008–09 | Birmingham | 2–1 | Kent | Priestfield Stadium |
| 2009–10 | Kent | 1–0 | Sheffield & Hallamshire | Priestfield Stadium |
| 2010–11 | Norfolk | 4–2 | Staffordshire | Britannia Stadium |
| 2011–12 | Essex | 4–2† | West Riding | Colchester Community Stadium |
| 2012–13 | Bedfordshire | 4–4‡ | Manchester | Spotland |
| 2013–14 | Lancashire | 3–2† | Suffolk | Portman Road |
| 2014–15 | Cheshire | 3–2 | Middlesex | The Hive |
| 2015–16 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Sussex | Broadfield Stadium |
| 2016–17 | Middlesex | 2-1 | Cornwall | The Hive |
| 2017–18 | Norfolk | 2–0 | Staffordshire | Bet365 Stadium |
| 2018–19 | Manchester | 3–0 | Norfolk | Spotland Stadium |
†–After extra time ‡–After penalties