The 2022–23 FA Youth Cup was the 71st edition of the FA Youth Cup.
The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with two preliminary rounds which was followed by three qualifying rounds for non-League teams. The Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entered in the first round proper, and Premier League and Championship teams entered in the third round proper.
622 teams were accepted into the FA Youth Cup. Manchester United were the defending champions after defeating Nottingham Forest 3–1 in the 2022 final.
West Ham United won their fourth Youth Cup title, their first since 1999, defeating Arsenal 5–1 in the final at Emirates Stadium.
Calendar
Round Matches played from Matches Clubs New entries Extra preliminary round 15 August 2022 60 622 → 562 120 Preliminary round 29 August 2022 224 562 → 338 388 First round qualifying 12 September 2022 112 338 → 226 Second round qualifying 26 September 2022 68 226 → 15824 Third round qualifying 10 October 2022 34 158 → 124 First round 10 November 2022 40 124 → 84 46 Second round 26 November 2022 20 84 → 64 Third round 17 December 2022 32 64 → 32 44 Fourth round 21 January 2023 16 32 → 16 Fifth round 11 February 2023 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 4 March 2023 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 8 April 2023 2 4 → 2Final 29 April 2023 1 2 → 1
Qualifying rounds
Extra preliminary round 120 teams took part in the extra preliminary round. Eleven teams withdrew from the tournament in this phase, and as a result, eleven walkovers occurred. The draw for the round took place on 8 July 2022.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Thursday 11 August 2022 25 Soham Town Rangers (9) 0–5 AFC Sudbury (8) 72 Monday 15 August 2022 57 Hartpury University (10) 0–1 Shortwood United (10) 110 17 Worcester City (9) 5–0 Malvern Town (9) 24 Kettering Town (6) 5–1 Ampthill Town (10) 78 36 Hillingdon Borough (10) 2–3 Holmer Green (10) 46 Guildford City (9) 1–5 Horsham YMCA (9) 18 Stafford Rangers (7) 1–1 Lichfield City (7) 19 Tividale (9) 2–2 Lye Town (9) 145 38 Sheppey United (9) 2–2 Margate (9) 127 39 Chatham Town (8) 2–1 Folkestone Invicta (7) 157 Tuesday 16 August 2022 7 AFC Blackpool (10) 4–2 Runcorn Town (7) 52 15 Rushall Olympic (7) 7–0 Bedworth United (10) 55 32 Holland (10) 0–3 London Lions (9) 50 43 Worthing (6) 9–0 Billingshurst (10) 98 45 Kingstonian (7) 6–0 Badshot Lea (9) 81 Wednesday 17 August 2022 4 Ashton United (7) 2–7 Glossop North End (8) 125 14 Alfreton Town (6) 1–2 Stamford (8) 158 8 Handsworth (9) 1–3 Farsley Celtic (6) 62 12 Harborough Town (8) 3–3 Mickleover (7) 79 42 Horsham (7) 4–0 Broadbridge Heath (9) 139 52 AFC Portchester (9) 4–0 Hamworthy United (8) 58 Welton Rovers (9) 3–2 Cirencester Town (8) 5 Chester (6) 4–0 Irlam (9) 239 9 Bradford (Park Avenue) (6) 1–6 Guiseley (7) 211 16 Chasetown (8) 1–1 Racing Club Warwick (9) 147 21 Hitchin Town (7) 7–2 Godmanchester Rovers (9) 84 23 Dunstable Town (9) 5–2 March Town United (9) 83 30 Ware (8) 6–1 Redbridge (9) 37 Croydon (10) 3–2 Cray Valley Paper Mills (8)
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Thursday 18 August 2022 2 Newcastle Benfield (9) 1–2 Stockton Town (8) 69 28 Whitton United (9) 0–7 King's Lynn Town (6) 47 3 Hebburn Town (8) 2–2 Scarborough Athletic (6) 6 City of Liverpool (8) 1–2 Radcliffe (7) 290 Match played at Radcliffe F.C. 31 Potters Bar Town (7) 4–5 Aveley (7) 68 33 Tring Athletic (9) 2–1 Penn & Tylers Green (9) 61 53 Wimborne Town (8) 1–3 Dorchester Town (7) 20 AFC Dunstable (8) 1–1 Baldock Town (9) 72 22 Wellingborough Town (9) 5–5 Wellingborough Whitworths (10) 85 26 Brantham Athletic (9) 2–1 Ely City (9) 92 27 Hadleigh United (9) 2–4 Gorleston United (8) 75 34 Berkhamsted (8) 2–3 Leverstock Green (10) 35 Windsor (9) 1–1 Balham (9) 44 Chessington & Hook United (10) 2–3 Hastings United (7) 101 54 Sholing (9) 2–2 Hamble Club (9) 60 Truro City (7) 3–1 Bishops Lydeard (10) 51 Friday 19 August 2022 1 Seaham Red Star (9) W/O Carlisle City (9) NA 11 Quorn (9) W/O Bourne Town (10) NA 13 Coalville Town (7) W/O Lutterworth Town (9) NA 40 Sporting Club Thamesmead (10) W/O K Sports (9) NA 47 Wallingford & Crowmarsh (9) W/O Clanfield 85 (10) NA 49 Cove (10) W/O Banbury United (6) NA 50 United Services Portsmouth (9) W/O Cowes Sports (9) NA 51 Shaftesbury (9) W/O Alton (9) NA 55 Oldland Abbotonians (10) W/O Gloucester City (6) NA 56 Longwell Green Sports (10) W/O Newent Town (10) NA 59 AFC St Austell (10) W/O Bridgwater United (9) NA 41 Shoreham (10) 0–3 Eastbourne Town (9) 10 Staveley Miners Welfare (9) 3–0 Eccleshill United (9) 61 29 Hyde United (7) 4–0 Stalybridge Celtic (7) 134 Monday 22 August 2022 48 Hartley Wintney (7) 9–1 Kidlington FC (8) 58
Preliminary round 448 teams took part in the preliminary round, with 60 teams having progressed from the previous round along with 388 new teams joining in this round. 30 teams withdrew from the competition resulting in walkovers, while Woodford Town was removed from the tournament on appeal for using an ineligible player. The draw for the round took place on 8 July 2022.
Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Wednesday 24 August 2022 142 Ebbsfleet United (6) W/O Kent Football United (10) NA Thursday 25 August 2022 10 AFC Fylde (6) 3–1 South Liverpool (10) Monday 29 August 2022 31 Pontefract Collieries (8) 14–1 Brigg Town (10) 173 Corinthian Casuals (7) 4–0 Abbey Rangers (9) 195 Christchurch (9) 6–0 Bournemouth (9) 74 53 Paget Rangers (9) 0–4 Halesowen Town (8) 85 168 Redhill (9) 3–0 Leatherhead (8) 49 Tuesday 30 August 2022 27 AFC Liverpool (9) 6–0 Cheadle Heath Nomads (10) 231 30 Gainsborough Trinity (7) 1–1 Retford (10) 123 34 Tadcaster Albion (8) 2–3 Brighouse Town (8) 76 192 Havant & Waterlooville (6) 3–1 Winchester City (8) 91 216 Mangotsfield United (9) 3–2 Welton Rovers (9) 15 AFC Blackpool (10) 4–1 Chorley (6) 48 8 Morpeth Town (7) 5–0 Hebburn Town (8) 106 48 Stamford AFC (8) 1–5 Grantham Town (8) 157 54 Stourport Swifts (9) 0–0 Leamington (6) 82 105 Welwyn Garden City (8) 1–3 Stanway Rovers (9) 63 123 CB Hounslow United (10) 0–5 Edgware & Kingsbury (9) 43 139 Sutton Athletic (9) 6–0 Whitstable Town (9) 50 175 Peacehaven & Telscombe (9) 6–1 Saltdean United (9) 225 196 AFC Portchester (9) 2–1 Downton (10) 205 Thornbury Town (9) 1–15 Chippenham Town (6) 54 217 Cinderford Town (8) 1–4 AEK Boco (10) 88 56 Stafford Rangers (7) 2–1 Rugby Town (9) 253 65 AFC Wulfrunians (9) 2–4 Rushall Olympic (7) 83 66 Sutton Coldfield Town (8) 3–0 Alvechurch (8) 83 80 St Ives Town (7) 0–3 Buckingham Athletic (10) 66 84 Crawley Green (9) 0–0 Baldock Town (9) 40 90 Thetford Town (9) 0–1 Long Melford (9) 74 91 Cambridge City (8) 2–0 Stowmarket Town (8) 57 104 Witham Town (8) 0–8 Aveley (7) 117 Bowers & Pitsea (7) 3–2 Frenford (10) 96 121 Enfield Borough (10) 1–3 Billericay Town (7) 133 Bedfont Sports (9) 2–1 Hendon (8) 41 159 Bognor Regis Town (7) 3–0 Godalming Town (10) 80 160 Eastbourne Borough (6) 1–0 East Grinstead Town (8) 111 166 Three Bridges (8) 7–0 Steyning Town Community (9) 72 170 AFC Varndeanians (9) 0–10 Alfold (9) 176 Metropolitan Police (7) 5–2 Horsham YMCA (9) 178 Worthing (6) 8–1 Carshalton Athletic (8) 182 Ascot United (9) 2–1 Abingdon United (10) 197 Salisbury (7) 1–8 Gosport Borough (7) 99 203 Poole Town (7) 4–0 Lymington Town (8) 96 220 Bridgwater United (9) 4–0 Barnstaple Town (9) 221 Plymouth Parkway (7) 2–0 Truro City (7) 159 Wednesday 31 August 2022 3 Spennymoor Town (6) 2–1 Blyth Spartans (6) 221 9 Whitley Bay (9) 0–8 South Shields (7) 102 20 Marine (7) 0–3 Burscough (9) 185 21 Avro (9) 2–1 Ashton Town (10) 205 68 AFC Telford United (6) 7–0 Tividale (9) 85 King's Lynn Town (6) 2–3 Needham Market (7) 144 Ashford United (9) 0–2 Tonbridge Angels (6) 124 145 Erith & Belvedere (9) 3–1 Sittingbourne (8) 161 146 Lewisham Borough (Community) (10) 5–1 Phoenix Sports (9) 150 Dulwich Hamlet (6) 2–1 Rusthall (9) 162 Westside (10) 1–2 Westfield (8) 32 202 AFC Totton (8) 2–1 Folland Sports (6) 90 212 Swindon Supermarine (7) 2–2 Malmesbury Victoria (10) 125 5 Chester-Le-Street Town (10) 0–11 Chester-le-Street United (10) 106 17 Vauxhall Motors (9) 1–0 Buxton (6) 99 26 Wythenshawe Amateurs (10) 6–1 Southport (6) 173 41 Birstall United (10) 1–6 Mickleover (6) 43 Coalville Town (7) 0–1 Dunkirk (10) 92 45 Gresley Rovers (8) 0–1 Clifton All Whites (10) 81 51 Romulus (9) 0–9 Wolverhampton Casuals (9) 55 74 Kempston Rovers (8) 2–2 Milton Keynes Irish (9) 71 98 Little Oakley (9) 1–2 Bishop's Stortford (7) 43 100 Braintree Town (6) 0–9 Romford (9) 109 Enfield Town (7) 0–2 Cheshunt (6) 68 111 Hertford Town (8) 10–0 Sawbridgeworth Town (9) 129 Burnham (9) 0–1 Hayes and Yeading (7) 134 Brook House (10) 1–2 Hanwell Town (8) 141 Larkfield & New Hythe (10) 4–0 Punjab United (9) 143 Dover Athletic (6) 9–1 Hollands & Blair (9) 157 Chipstead (8) 8–0 Pagham (9) 61 167 Tooting Bec (10) 8–1 Mile Oak (10) 40 169 Bexhill United (9) 2–2 Lancing (8) 67 174 Tooting & Mitcham United (8) 3–2 Eastbourne United (9) 180 Ash United (10) 1–3 Kingstonian (7) 166 183 Bracknell Town (7) 4–3 Hungerford Town (6) 109 189 Hartley Wintney (7) 3–3 Fleet Town (9) 91 201 Dorchester Town (7) 1–5 Horndean (9) 204 Frome Town (8) 0–1 Odd Down (10) 61 218 Cheltenham Saracens (10) 2–1 Lydney Town (9) 89 11 Atherton Laburnum Rovers (9) 1–3 Chester (6) 65 14 Runcorn Linnets (8) 3–5 Clitheroe (8) 138 18 Nantwich Town (7) 1–0 West Didsbury & Chorlton (9) 151 22 Bootle (8) 3–3 Radcliffe (7) 106 35 Grimsby Borough (8) 0–7 Frickley Athletic (9) 37 46 Matlock Town (7) 0–9 Kirby Muxloe (10) 47 Quorn (9) 1–3 Lutterworth Athletic (10) 65 69 Barton Rovers (8) 1–0 Wellingborough Town (9) 78 83 Brackley Town (6) 0–2 Northampton ON Chenecks (10) 74 89 Leiston (7) 2–2 Norwich United (9) 47 93 Lowestoft Town (8) 5–0 Felixstowe & Walton United (8) 75 97 Walsham Le Willows (9) 5–5 Gorleston (8) 34 102 Colney Heath (9) 7–2 FC Clacton (9) 108 Grays Athletic (8) 3–2 Ware (6) 113 Hullbridge Sports (8) 1–3 St Albans City (6) 119 Brentwood Town (8) 3–2 Hashtag United (8) 82 128 Hilltop (9) 2–3 Wembley (9) 131 Uxbridge (8) 1–4 Northwood (10) 42 132 Ashford Town (Middlesex) (8) 0–11 Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) 33 153 Dartford (6) 2–1 Croydon (10) 178 155 Eastbourne Town (9) 2–2 Little Common (9) 75 158 Worthing United (10) 0–0 Newhaven (9) 163 Sutton Common Rovers (8) 5–0 Loxwood (9) 56 165 Chichester City (8) 1–3 Walton & Hersham (8) 98 186 Wallingford & Crowmarsh (9) 0–0 Fleet Spurs (10) 101 188 Didcot Town (8) 2–4 Thatcham Town (8) 73 198 Hamble Club (9) 1–1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins (9) 77 199 Portland United (9) 3–0 Brockenhurst (9) 68 200 United Services Portsmouth (9) 1–0 Fareham Town (9) 67