The 2012–13 FA Youth Cup was the 61st edition of the FA Youth Cup.

The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with the preliminary round which is followed by 3 qualifying rounds for non-League teams. Football League teams enter the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entered at the first round, and Premier League and Championship teams entered in the third round.

Calendar Round matches played from matches Clubs Preliminary round 3 September 2012 112 460 → 348 First round qualifying 17 September 2012 128 348 → 220 Second round qualifying 1 October 2012 64 220 → 156 Third round qualifying 15 October 2012 32 156 → 124 First round 3 November 2012 40 124 → 84 Second round 17 November 2012 20 84 → 64 Third round 15 December 2012 32 64 → 32 Fourth round 19 January 2013 16 32 → 16 Fifth round 9 February 2013 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 23 February 2013 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals (two legs) 16 March & 30 March 2013 4 4 → 2 Final (two legs) 29 April & 13 May 2013 2 2 → 1

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Pickering Town 1–5 Gateshead 39 2 Nantwich Town 3–9 Runcorn Linnets 93 3 Altrincham 1–2 Macclesfield Town 230 4 Marine 2–4 Stalybridge Celtic 115 5 Salford City 2–3 Vauxhall Motors 52 6 Ashton Town 1–0 Southport 40 7 North Ferriby United 1–2 Hall Road Rangers 90 8 Grimsby Town 9–1 Pontefract Collieries 50 9 Harrogate Town 5–2 Ossett Albion 90 10 Lutterworth Athletic 0–9 Lincoln City 40 11 Glossop North End 0–3 Mansfield Town 95 12 Spalding United 0–10 Oadby Town 50 13 Buxton 2–1 Ibstock United 49 14 Retford United 1–2 Holwell Sports 88 15 Teversal 2–4 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 49 16 Boldmere St Michaels w/o Coventry Copsewood N/AWalkover for Boldmere St Michaels – Coventry Copsewood withdrawn. 17 Stratford Town 2–3 Newcastle Town 86 18 Walsall Wood 2–1 Lye Town 48 19 Earlswood Town 1–2 Solihull Moors 28 20 Hednesford Town 1–2 Hereford United 54 21 Cradley Town 2–4 Atherstone Town 29 22 Highgate United 1–4 Chasetown 40 23 Halesowen Town 2–5 Rugby Town 32 24 Nuneaton Griff 4–0 Racing Club Warwick 68 25 Eccleshall 1–4 Gornal Athletic 48 26 Pegasus Juniors 4–0 Stone Dominoes 36 27 Stowmarket Town 0–13 Cambridge United 55 28 Needham Market 5–1 Fakenham Town 85 29 Bury Town 9–0 Swaffham Town 66 30 Cornard United 3–0 Norwich United 30 31 AFC Kempston Rovers 2–1 AFC Dunstable 59 32 Bedford Town 2–1 † Stewarts & Lloyds Corby 44 33 Peterborough Northern Star 3–1 Rushden & Higham United 50 34 Southend Manor 4–1 Kings Langley 50 35 Halstead Town 1–3 Hoddesdon Town 35 36 Wivenhoe Town 0–3 Heybridge Swifts 42 37 Ilford w/o Canvey Island N/AWalkover for Canvey Island – Ilford withdrawn. 38 Concord Rangers 2–5 Redbridge 71 39 Burnham Ramblers w/o Berkhamsted N/AWalkover for Berkhamsted – Burnham Ramblers withdrawn. 40 Thurrock 1–0 Witham Town 95 41 Oxhey Jets 7–0 Hullbridge Sports 37 42 Cheshunt 0–0 † Barking 75Cheshunt advance 6–5 on penalties. 43 East Thurrock United 0–2 Billericay Town 104 44 Hitchin Town 2–4 Tilbury 54 45 St Albans City 4–2 Romford 79 46 Sawbridgeworth Town 4–1 † Leverstock Green 49 47 Colney Heath 2–1 FC Clacton 34 48 Chelmsford City 3–0 Waltham Abbey 66 49 Bowers & Pitsea 1–6 Boreham Wood 40 50 Potters Bar Town 2–0 St Margaretsbury 51 51 Bishop's Stortford 2–0 Ware 64 52 AFC Hornchurch 0–6 Brentwood Town 97 53 Clapton w/o Stansted N/AWalkover for Clapton – Stansted withdrawn. 54 Hatfield Town 0–5 Royston Town 55 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–4 † Uxbridge 64 56 Hanworth Villa 3–1 North Greenford United 20

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 57 Northwood 1–1 † Harefield United Northwood advance 8–7 on penalties. 58 Wingate & Finchley 12–1 Bedfont Sports 52 59 Tonbridge Angels 1–2 South Park 47 60 Maidstone United 13–0 Redhill 127 61 Thamesmead Town 2–2 † Margate 35Thamesmead Town advance 6–5 on penalties. 62 Sevenoaks Town 4–3 † Dover Athletic 46 63 Erith & Belvedere 2–0 Saltdean United 107 64 Dartford 1–2 Welling United 65 Dulwich Hamlet 6–0 Metropolitan Police 78 66 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–0 Ramsgate 68 67 Colliers Wood United 3–1 St Francis Rangers 30 68 Faversham Town 5–2 Bromley 52 69 Westfield 0–3 Erith Town 44 70 Eastbourne Borough 2–1 Sittingbourne 110 71 Hastings United 1–5 Sutton United 94 72 Horley Town 2–5 Folkestone Invicta 36 73 Ebbsfleet United 6–7 † Fisher 88 74 Corinthian 2–1 Chipstead 52 75 Molesey 2–1 Three Bridges 32 76 Carshalton Athletic 5–4 Lewes 57 77 Ashford United 0–4 Cray Wanderers 30 78 Eastbourne Town 2–6 VCD Athletic 60 79 Kingstonian 1–7 Crowborough Athletic 53 80 Shoreham 0–6 Leatherhead 31 81 Godalming Town 3–1 Walton & Hersham 71 82 Farnham Town 5–2 Lancing 20 83 Horsham 1–4 Burgess Hill Town 50 84 Dorking 2–1 Crawley Down Gatwick 61 85 Aylesbury 5–2 † Binfield 86 Cove 3–11 Oxford City 87 Witney Town w/o Newport Pagnell Town N/AWalkover for Newport Pagnell Town – Witney Town withdrawn. 88 Farnborough 2–1 Hartley Wintney 72 89 Chesham United 0–1 Windsor 53 90 Maidenhead United 2–0 Fleet Spurs 91 Burnham 4–7 † Ascot United 60 92 Marlow 1–3 Banbury United 45 93 Flackwell Heath 2–5 Thatcham Town 36 94 Reading Town 8–0 Sandhurst Town 38 95 North Leigh 2–4 Didcot Town 38 96 Fleet Town 1–1 † Thame United 46Thame United advance 3–0 on penalties. 97 Bournemouth 2–1 AFC Portchester 57 98 Chippenham Town 1–0 Gillingham Town 43 99 Salisbury City 5–0 Moneyfields 56 100 Sholing 2–0 Dorchester Town 55 101 Elmore 0–3 Tiverton Town 102 Chard Town 3–0 Taunton Town 103 Weston Super Mare 4–1 Gloucester City 75 104 Frome Town 1–5 Odd Down 52 105 Bristol Academy 1–0 Bishop Sutton 35 106 Cirencester Town 3–2 Hengrove Athletic 63 107 Barnstaple Town w/o Paulton Rovers N/AWalkover for Paulton Rovers – Barnstaple Town withdrawn. 108 Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Bishop's Cleeve 106 109 Cheltenham Saracens 1–2 Bath City 30 110 Lydney Town 1–2 Mangotsfield United 72 111 Radstock Town 1–3 Bristol Manor Farm 42 112 Larkhall Athletic 2–3 † Wells City 41

† – After extra time

First qualifying round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 1 Chester-le-Street Town 0–1 † Bedlington Terriers 63 2 Gateshead 8–1 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 137 3 Newton Aycliffe 4–1 Whitley Bay 56 4 Birtley Town 3–0 Scarborough Athletic 66 5 Bootle 1–4 † Macclesfield Town 111 6 Prescot Cables 0–1 Curzon Ashton 90 7 Stockport Sports w/o Vauxhall Motors N/AWalkover for Vauxhall Motors – Stockport Sports withdrawn. 8 Skelmersdale United 0–1 AFC Blackpool 92 9 AFC Fylde 0–3 Padiham 55 10 Warrington Town 2–4 Wrexham 142 11 Lancaster City 2–0 Stalybridge Celtic 41 12 Ashton Town 1–3 Ashton Athletic 114 13 Runcorn Linnets 3–1 Northwich Victoria 120 14 Burscough 1–2 Chester 71 15 Goole 0–4 Grimsby Town 16 Liversedge 1–3 Thackley 45 17 Staveley 2–4 Bottesford Town 59 18 Silsden 2–1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 43 19 Worksop Town 2–4 FC Halifax Town 56 20 Sheffield 1–2 Yorkshire Amateur 43 21 Farsley 1–6 Harrogate Town 75 22 Dinnington Town w/o Brighouse Town N/AWalkover for Brighouse Town – Dinnington Town withdrawn. 23 Hall Road Rangers 4–1 Kinsley Boys 55 24 Guiseley 5–3 Hallam 90 25 Lincoln United 0–6 Boston United 89 26 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 1–6 Lincoln City 30 27 Arnold Town 2–2 † Buxton Buxton advance 4–2 on penalties. 28 New Mills 2–0 Holwell Sports 75 29 Dunkirk 2–1 Oadby Town 40 30 Mansfield Town 6–0 Gresley 163 31 St Andrews 0–1 Matlock Town 36 32 Ilkeston 1–0 Hinckley United 85 33 Redditch United 0–1 Newcastle Town 19 34 Southam United 1–6 Kidderminster Harriers 109 35 Rugby Town 2–0 Ellesmere Rangers 50 36 Stourbridge 4–2 Nuneaton Griff 64 37 Gornal Athletic 0–9 Coleshill Town 38 Chasetown 6–0 Malvern Town 60 39 Coventry Sphinx 1–5 Walsall Wood 65 40 Solihull Moors 1–3 Pegasus Juniors 51 41 Boldmere St Michaels 0–2 Atherstone Town 45 42 Romulus 0–6 Hereford United 32 43 Ipswich Wanderers 2–3 Needham Market 100 44 Lowestoft Town 2–1 Walsham Le Willows 52 45 Wroxham 4–1 Cornard United 86 46 Newmarket Town 2–3 Sudbury 45 47 Brantham Athletic 0–4 Haverhill Rovers 33 48 Diss Town 1–7 Woodbridge Town 77 49 Hadleigh United 1–12 Bury Town 44 50 Histon 7–1 Felixstowe & Walton United 72 51 Cambridge United 3–0 Dereham Town 68 52 Leiston 1–3 Soham Town Rangers 40 53 Daventry Town 1–5 Bedford Town 30 54 Rothwell Corinthians 5–2 Wellingborough Whitworths 35 55 St Ives Town 3–3 † Barton Rovers 53Barton Rovers advance 4–2 on penalties. 56 Thrapston Town 1–10 St Neots Town 26 57 Yaxley 4–3 Corby Town 40 58 Stotfold 2–0 Woodford United 44 59 Cogenhoe United 0–3 Peterborough Northern Star 43 60 Langford 2–0 Brackley Town 46 61 AFC Kempston Rovers 0–4 Luton Town 62 Kettering Town 1–1 † Leighton Town 41Leighton Town advance 3–1 on penalties. 63 Southend Manor 3–2 † Grays Athletic 64 Hemel Hempstead Town 2–3 Redbridge 71

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance 65 Canvey Island 4–0 Royston Town 72 66 Oxhey Jets 1–1 † Billericay Town 60Billericay Town advance 6–5 on penalties. 67 Berkhamsted 5–2 Sawbridgeworth Town 50 68 Tilbury 0–6 Boreham Wood 74 69 Brentwood Town 6–0 Stanway Rovers 35 70 Bishop's Stortford 5–2 Heybridge Swifts 65 71 Chelmsford City 0–1 Hoddesdon Town 74 72 Clapton 4–4 † Colney Heath 19Colney Heath advance 5–3 on penalties. 73 Thurrock 2–1 Potters Bar Town 104 74 Cheshunt 3–1 St Albans City 113 75 Hanwell Town 0–4 Wealdstone 49 76 Staines Town 3–0 Cockfosters 33 77 Hayes & Yeading United 0–1 Ashford Town (Middx) 56 78 Uxbridge 2–1 Wingate & Finchley 68 79 Northwood 4–0 Hanworth Villa 51 80 Enfield 1983 2–1 Enfield Town 59 81 South Park 4–3 Lordswood 54 82 Lingfield 5–4 Erith & Belvedere 61 83 Sevenoaks Town 2–0 Crowborough Athletic 111 84 Tooting & Mitcham United 1–3 Faversham Town 46 85 Welling United 3–3 † Sutton United 84Welling United advance 5–4 on penalties. 86 Erith Town 2–3 Corinthian 64 87 Cray Wanderers 1–0 Whitstable Town 88 Carshalton Athletic 6–0 Thamesmead Town 28 89 Fisher 2–4 Maidstone United 84 90 VCD Athletic 10–0 Folkestone Invicta 68 91 Dulwich Hamlet 6–1 Molesey 48 92 Colliers Wood United 4–1 Eastbourne Borough 60 93 Worthing 3–1 Chichester City 72 94 Camberley Town 1–0 Leatherhead 65 95 Pagham 1–8 Burgess Hill Town 72 96 Woking 7–0 Dorking 71 97 Horsham YMCA w/o Farnham Town N/AWalkover for Farnham Town – Horsham YMCA withdrawn. 98 Godalming Town 0–3 Cobham 67 99 Bognor Regis Town 5–4 Whyteleafe 176 100 Guildford City 0–1 Arundel 36 101 Shrivenham 3–4 Oxford City 68 102 Alton Town 6–4 † Ardley United Original Match abandoned after 56 minutes due to a serious injury, score was 1–0. 103 Thatcham Town 2–5 Farnborough 104 Basingstoke Town 2–1 † Reading Town 123 105 Didcot Town 11–0 Chalfont St Peter 53 106 Banbury United 2–1 Kidlington 32 107 Bracknell Town 2–5 Newport Pagnell Town 108 Windsor 6–0 Thame United 47 109 Aylesbury 3–1 † Ascot United 64 110 Slough Town 0–6 Maidenhead United 111 Petersfield Town 1–7 Eastleigh 63 112 Poole Town 3–0 AFC Bournemouth 71 113 Ringwood Town w/o Sholing N/AWalkover for Sholing – Ringwood Town withdrawn. 114 AFC Totton 10–2 Hamworthy United 94 115 Havant & Waterlooville 4–2 Salisbury City 69 116 Chippenham Town 2–1 Sherborne Town 45 117 Christchurch 5–3 Wimborne Town 109 118 Weymouth 1–4 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 71 119 Yate Town 0–7 Chard Town 42 120 Bridgwater Town 1–2 Merthyr Town 59 121 Bath City 3–0 Odd Down 134 122 Brislington 1–2 Mangotsfield United 19 123 Bristol Manor Farm 3–2 Bitton 46 124 Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Newport County 112 125 Almondsbury UWE 2–5 Weston Super Mare 126 Bristol Academy 2–0 Wells City 45 127 Tiverton Town 7–0 Paulton Rovers 33 128 Ashton & Backwell United 0–4 Cirencester Town 56

† – After extra time

Second qualifying round