2016–17 FA Youth Cup

The 2016–17 FA Youth Cup was the 65th edition of the FA Youth Cup. The defending champions were Chelsea and they retained the trophy for the fourth year in a row after a 6–2 aggregate victory over Manchester City in the final.

Calendar

Round Matches played from Matches Clubs Preliminary round 30 August 2016 145 501 → 356 290 First round qualifying 14 September 2016 121 356 → 235 97 Second round qualifying 3 October 2016 72 235 → 163 23 Third round qualifying 17 October 2016 36 163 → 127 First round 27 October 2016 42 127 → 85 48 Second round 14 November 2016 21 85 → 64 Third round 22 November 2016 32 64 → 32 43 Fourth round 6 January 2017 16 32 → 16 Fifth round 25 January 2017 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 15 February 2017 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals (two legs) 10 March/18 March 2017 4 4 → 2 Final (two legs) 18 April/26 April 2017 2 2 → 1

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Chester-le-Street Town 2–5 Darlington 1883 2 Newcastle Benfield 3–2 Spennymoor Town 3 Blyth Spartans 5–3 Hebburn Town 302 4 Workington 0–4 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 44 5 Skelmersdale United 0–4 Hyde United 6 FC United of Manchester 3–0 Curzon Ashton 3917 A.F.C Blackpool 3–4 St Helens Town 558 Prescot Cables 1–2 Clitheroe 1429 Altrincham 3–2 Stockport County 20310 Witton Albion 6–0 Radcliffe Borough 68 11 Vauxhall 2–1 Warrington Town 7712 Nelson W.O. Lancaster City 13 Abbey Hey 3–1 Witton Albion 14 Bootle W.O. West Didsbury & Chorlton 15 Burscough 1–4 Ashton Athletic 45 16 Mossley 0–3 Colne 4517 Sheffield 3–0 Maltby Main 11418 Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–1 Hemsworth MW 33 19 Tadcaster Albion 4–1 Brighouse Town 8820 FC Halifax Town 4–0 Staveley MW 145 21 Farsley Celtic 3–2 Goole 22 Ossett Town 5–7 Worksop Town 5323 Garforth Town 3–2 Silsden 64 24 Pontefract Collieries 4–2 Ossett Albion 8025 Hall Road Rangers 7–4 Selby Town 57 26 Emley 1–2 Stocksbridge Park Steels 93 27 Kimberley MW 3–0 Bourne Town 6828 Leicester Nirvana 3–2 Lutterworth Athletic 29 Stamford 1–2 Ashby Ivanhoe 30 Anstey Nomads W.O. Loughborough Dynamo 31 Boston United 5–0 Lincoln United 131 32 Grantham Town 1–2 Bottesford Town 90 33 Leicester Road 3–0 Mickleover Sports 45 34 Matlock Town 0–7 Dunkirk 35 Alfreton Town 3–2 Aylestone Park 79 36 Gresley 0–3 St Andrews 37 Tamworth 5–3 Hednesford Town 29238 Wolverhampton Casuals 3–0 Highgate United 63 39 Nuneaton Griff 1–2 Kidsgrove Athletic 9140 Hereford 8–0 Malvern Town 41 Alvechurch 7–1 Sutton Coldfield 5842 Stourbridge 3–1 Redditch United 6543 Halesowen Town 2–1 Coton Green 6244 Ellesmere Rangers 4–2 Rugby Town 45 Racing Club Warwick 1–10 Romulus 8546 Dudley Town 2–5 Nuneaton Town 4047 Leamington W.O. Paget Rangers 48 Coleshill Town 2–0 Dudley Sports 4449 Stratford Town 1–2 Bromsgrove Sporting 5650 Newcastle Town 6–0 Bilston Town 9651 St Ives Town 2–0 St Neots Town 8852 Desborough Town 4–1 Eynesbury Rovers 53 Godmanchester Rovers 1–3 Northampton ON Chenecks 3954 Corby Town 7–2 Brackley Town 5455 AFC Kempston Rovers 3–0 Rothwell Corinthians 7356 Wellingborough Town 1–5 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 11557 Cogenhoe United 0–2 Rushden & Higham United 58 Peterborough Sports 1–2 Peterborough Northern Star 59 Wroxham 4–1 Felixstowe & Walton United 3960 Needham Market 4–1 Great Yarmouth Town 4561 Leiston 5–3 Hadleigh United 3262 Mildenhall Town 0–4 Woodbridge Town 6363 Fakenham Town 3–5 Newmarket Town 7264 Cornard United 3–2 Wisbech St Mary 65 Cambridge City 2–1 King's Lynn Town 74 66 Bury Town Brantham Athletic 5867 Dereham Town 1–2 Ely City 6168 Stowmarket Town 0–8 Sudbury 3669 Swaffham Town 1–5 Walsham Le Willows 5370 Gorleston W.O. Lowestoft Town 71 Chelmsford City 2–1 Waltham Abbey 6472 Ilford W.O. Clapton

Tie Home team Score Away team 73 Hullbridge Sports 3–4 AFC Hornchurch 26 74 Heybridge Swifts 2–4 Brentwood Town 5175 Great Wakering Rovers 2–1 St Margaretsbury 55 76 Saffron Walden Town 2–1 Barking 8177 Woodford Town W.O. Bishop's Stortford 78 Thurrock 3–1 Royston Town 79 Ware 6–2 Brightlingsea Regent 80 Aveley 4–1 Redbridge 4881 North Greenford United 4–0 Hatfield Town 3482 Hendon 3–6 Tring Athletic 3383 Potters Bar Town 5–2 Ashford Town (Middx) 4684 Bedfont Sports 5–1 Harrow Borough 4185 Colney Heath 1–4 Hitchin Town 3986 Spelthorne Sports 3–1 Hadley Wood & Wingate 87 Beaconsfield SYCOB 3–1 Staines Town 4888 Buckingham Athletic 4–3 Harefield United 5589 Hemel Hempstead Town 1–2 Uxbridge 90 Chesham United 5–0 Sun Sports 5691 Hanwell Town W.O. Welwyn Garden City 92 St Albans City 4–2 Hayes & Yeading United 93 Sporting Club Thamesmead W.O. Croydon 94 Eastbourne Borough 4–1 Margate 188 95 Bridon Ropes 1–0 Chipstead 6596 Tonbridge Angels W.O. Whitstable Town 97 East Grinstead Town 1–3 Greenwich Borough 2498 Lewisham Borough W.O. VCD Athletic 99 Meridian 4–1 Faversham Town 60100 Thamesmead Town 3–4 Folkestone Invicta 49101 Eastbourne Town 0–2 Ebbsfleet United 102 Dulwich Hamlet 1–2 Phoenix Sports 118103 Erith & Belvedere W.O. Ramsgate 104 AFC Croydon Athletic Lordswood 37105 Ashford United 1–0 Glebe 33106 Charshalton Athletic 2–3 Dartford 107 Chessington & Hook United Mile Oak 108 Pagham 3–4 Leatherhead 109 Corinthian Casuals 1–4 Haywards Heath Town 91110 Worthing 7–0 Dorking Town 111 Dorking Wanderers 3–2 Guildford City 112 Whitehawk 2–1 Burgess Hill Town 58113 Metropolitan Police 3–1 Three Bridges 114 Camberley Town W.O. Lancing 115 Bognor Regis Town W.O. Knaphill 116 Lewes 2–1 South Park 117 Chertsey Town 10–0 Redhill 49118 Shoreham 2–3 Westfield 30119 Wick W.O. Walton & Hersham 120 Steyning Town 3–1 Arundel 56121 Crawley Down Gatwick 2–6 Newhaven 45122 Ascot United 3–0 Carterton 44123 Hungerford Town 5–2 Kidlington 59124 Wantage Town 4–3 Thatcham Town 125 Slough Town 0–6 Andover Town 126 Didcot Town 3–2 Shrivenham 127 Farnborough Town 0–3 Oxford City 157128 Fleet Town W.O. Burnham 129 Thame United 0–2 Windsor 25130 Alton Town Highmoor Ibis 40131 Maidenhead United 2–1 Binfield 76132 Holmer Green 1–6 Marlow 50133 Salisbury 4–2 Wimborne Town 104134 Winchester City 5–3 Moneyfields 21135 Tadley Calleva 1–5 Hamworthy United 136 Christchurch 1–2 Sholing 101137 Havant & Waterlooville 3–0 AFC Stoneham 97138 Yate Town 3–2 New College Swindon 54139 Cirencester Town 4–2 Oldland Abbotonians 39140 Chippenham Town 4–2 Bristol Manor Farm 62141 Bishop Sutton 1–0 Portishead Town 45142 Clevedon Town 2–4 Weston Super Mare 73143 Bridgwater Town 1–4 Paulton Rovers 48144 Odd Down 0–1 Bath City 70145 Radstock Town 6–2 Brislington 57

First round qualifying

Tie Home team Score Away team 1 Blyth Spartans 1–8 Durham City 3292 Shildon 1–2 Darlington 1883 3 South Shields 1–2 Newcastle Benfield 504 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion W.O. Kendal Town 5 Vauxhall Motors 1–4 Altrincham 1036 St Helens Town 2–1 Chadderton 7 Marine 4–1 Abbey Hey 1178 Ashton Athletic 6–1 Colne 51 9 Clitheroe 1–0 Chorley 10 Stalybiridge Celtic 0–5 AFC Fylde 3511 West Didsbury & Chorlton 3–2 Nantwich Town 12 AFC Ashton Town 2–4 FC United of Manchester 12513 AFC Darwen Irlam 14 Hyde United 1–0 Nelson 8715 Farsley Celtic 2–3 Nostell Miners Welfare 6816 Rossington Main 0–3 Garforth Town 17 Handsworth Parramore 4–0 Cleethorpes Town 7818 FC Halifax Town 1–0 Stocksbridge Park Steels 15919 Worksop Town 2–4 Sheffield 15920 Harrogate Railway Athletic 0–1 Hall Road Rangers 4421 Barton Town Old Boys 6–1 Harrogate Town 8022 Pontefract Collieries 3–2 Tadcaster Albion 10723 Belper Town 4–3 Basford United 24 Boston United 1–0 Leicester Nirvana 8725 St Andrews 0–5 Bottesford Town 3526 Kimberley MW 2–1 Leicester Road 5827 Ilkeston 1–3 Dunkirk 11928 Loughborough Dynamo 6–2 New Mills 29 Ashby Ivanhoe 1–6 Alfreton Town 11030 Boldmere St Michaels 4–5 AFC Telford United 7831 Kidderminster Harriers 4–0 Kidsgrove Athletic 32 Romulus 8–0 Leamington 33 Coleshill Town 5–3 Alvechurch 3334 Stourbridge 0–1 Newcastle Town 8535 Rushall Olympic 6–0 Leek Town 36 Ellesmere Rangers W.O. Worcester City 37 Bromsgrove Sporting 2–0 Halesowen Town 12738 Nuneaton Town 4–3 Lye Town 4039 Evesham United 0–2 Hereford 12040 Pegasus Junios 2–3 Bedworth United 3241 Tamworth 3–5 Wolverhampton Casuals 13142 Peterborough Northern Star 1–2 Biggleswade Town 43 Desborough Town 0–3 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 8244 Kempston Rovers 0–7 Kettering Town 7245 Northampton ON Chenecks 1–2 AFC Dunstable 46 Yaxley 4–5 Rushden & Higham United 4347 St Ives Town 3–2 Corby Town 5648 Framlingham Town 7–3 Histon 49 Cambridge City 0–1 Ely City 8750 Bury Town 4–1 Norwich United 4751 Wroxham 1–2 Gorleston 4752 Newmarket Town 1–9 AFC Sudbury 7353 Needham Market 12–1 Haverhill Rovers 4254 Woodbridge Town 10–0 Cornard United 5555 Leiston 2–1 Walsham Le Willows 4556 Whitton United 5–3 Ipswich Wanderers 5057 Bishop's Stortford 3–2 Great Wakering Rovers 12158 AFC Hornchurch 3–1 Tower Hamlets 4459 Sawbridgeworth Town 1–7 Ware 60 Barkingside 3–4 Concord Rangers 4861 Brentwood Town 2–5 Cheshunt 68

Tie Home team Score Away team 62 Tilbury 9–1 Waltham Forest 5463 Aveley 4–1 Halstead Town 3864 Broxbourne Borough 2–1 Ilford 1565 Wadham Lodge 4–2 Saffron Walden Town 9566 Chelmsford City 2–1 Thurrock 9967 CB Hounslow United 1–3 Beaconsfield SYCOB 68 Spelthorne Sports 1–2 Potters Bar Town 5069 Uxbridge 6–2 Flackwell Heath 12770 Hanwell Town 5–1 Northwood 71 Bedfont Sports 3–2 Chesham United 72 Chalfont St Peter 0–1 Wealdstone 7373 Leverstock Green 1–6 Cockfosters 4774 North Greenford United 10–1 London Tigers 2575 Edgware Town Hitchin Town 5476 St Albans City 4–2 Tring Athletic 77 Wingate & Finchley 5–3 Buckingham Athletic 78 Lingfield 1–3 Meridian 79 VCD Athletic W.O. Bridon Ropes 80 Ebbsfleet United 1–0 Dartford 18181 Ramsgate 0–4 Hastings United 82 Tonbridge Angels 4–0 Phoenix Sports 83 Ashford United 9–0 Little Common 84 Corinthian 13–1 Cray Wanderers 6685 Harefield United 2–0 Sevenoaks Town 6886 Tooting & Mitcham United 0–2 Greenwich Borough 2987 Lordswood Eastbourne Borough 88 Welling United 1–3 Folkestone Invicta 12189 Metropolitan Police 1–0 Dorking Wanderers 90 Haywards Heath Town 2–0 Chichester City 91 Molesey 8–2 Knaphill 92 Chertsey Town 1–4 Westfield 4293 Worthing 6–1 Horley Town 4094 Steyning Town 1–4 Hampton & Richmond Borough 4395 Lewes 6–1 Wick 96 Merstham 7–1 Leatherhead 5797 Newhaven 0–6 Whitehawk 4298 Mile Oak 1–3 Camberley Town 4399 Marlow 6–0 Basingstoke Town 54100 Didcot Town 1–4 Hungerford Town 61101 Maidenhead United 3–6 Oxford City 102 Ascot United 5–2 Burnham 98103 Bracknell Town Windsor 104 Andover Town 6–2 Hartley Wintney 55105 Wantage Town 3–2 Alton Town 32106 Fareham Town 0–1 Team Solent 47107 Havant & Waterlooville Winchester City 79108 Cove 0–10 Poole Town 53109 Salisbury W.O. Weymouth 110 Gosport Borough 2–1 AFC Portchester 110111 Sholing 1–0 Ringwood Town 70112 Hamworthy United AFC Totton 65113 Chippenham Town 0–7 Gloucester City 121114 Tuffley Rovers 1–9 Yate Town 49115 Bradford Town 0–5 Cirencester Town 116 Bitton 3–0 Malmesbury Victoria 117 Ashton & Backwell United 0–3 Weston Super Mare 118 Bath City 9–0 Bishop Sutton 76119 Radstock Town 4–1 Taunton Town 50120 Cullompton Rangers 4–2 Welton Rovers 36121 Paulton Rovers 2–0 Larkhall Athletic 51

Second round qualifying