FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1990s

FA Youth Cup Finals from 1990 to 1999.

1989–90: Tottenham v. Middlesbrough (2–1 and 1–1, 3–2 aggregate)

1st Leg May 7, 1990 Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough Attendance:8,000

2nd Leg May 13, 1990 White Hart Lane, Tottenham Attendance: 5,579

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Tottenham Hotspur
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Ian Walker
2 DF  ENG Ian Hendon
3 DF  LCA Warren Hackett
4 MF  ENG Neil Smith
5 DF  ENG David Tuttle
6 DF  ENG Victor Hardwicke
7 MF  ENG Gregory Howell
8 MF  ENG Kevin Smith
9 FW  ENG Olisa Morah
10 FW  ENG Anthony Potts
11 MF  ENG Scott Houghton
Sub  ENG Lee Fulling
Sub  ENG Halton
Middlesbrough
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Michael Devine
2 DF  ENG Nesbitt
3 DF  ENG Scott Green
4 DF  ENG Mark Sunley
5 DF  ENG Lee Crosby
6 MF  ENG Robert Lake
7 MF  ENG David Keaveney
8 MF  ENG Dan Holmes
9 FW  ENG Ian Arnold
10 FW  ENG Andy Fletcher
11 MF  ENG Lee Tucker
Sub  ENG Paul Melling
Sub  ENG Lee Roxby
Sub  ENG Ferguson

1990–91: Millwall v. Sheffield Wednesday (3–0 and 0–0, 3–0 aggregate)

1st Leg Hillsborough May 1, 1991 Attendance:

2nd Leg The Old Den May 7, 1991 Attendance: 4,261 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Millwall
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Carl Emberson
2 DF  ENG Frank McArthur
3 DF  ENG Tony Dolby
4 MF  ENG Andy Roberts
5 DF  ENG Mark Foran
6 DF  ENG Brian Lee
7 MF  ENG Hugh Dickson
8 FW  IRL Sean Devine
9 FW  ENG Lee Walker
10 MF  ENG Paul Manning
11 MF  ENG Brett Smith
— DF  SCO Gregor Rioch
— DF  ENG Roy Bedford
Sheffield Wednesday
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Paul Robinson
2 DF  ENG Brian Linighan
3 DF  ENG Gareth Dunn
4 MF  ENG Ronnie Simpson
5 DF  ENG Simon Stewart
6 DF  ENG Paul Burton
7 FW  ENG Michael Rowntree
8 MF  WAL Ryan Jones
9 FW  ENG Nicholas Robinson
10 MF  ENG Leroy Chambers
11 MF  ENG Richard Curzon
—  ENG Jonathan Flint
—  ENG Mark Simmonite

1991–92: Manchester United v. Crystal Palace (3–1 and 3–2, 6–3 aggregate)

Shirt worn by Ryan Giggs in the final

First leg

Crystal Palace1–3Manchester United
McCall 86' Butt 17', 89'
Beckham 30'
Attendance: 7,825

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Crystal Palace
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Jimmy Glass
2 DF  ENG Tim Clark
3 DF  ENG Scott Cutler
4 MF  ENG Mark Holman (c)
5 DF  ENG Russell Edwards
6 DF  ENG Andy McPherson  33'
7 MF  SCO Mark Hawthorne
8 MF  ENG Simon Rollison
9 FW  CAN Niall Thompson  76'
10 FW  ENG Grant Watts
11 MF  ENG George Ndah
Sub MF  ENG Stuart McCall  76'
Sub DF  ENG Paul Sparrow  33'
Manager  ENG Stuart Scott
Manchester United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Kevin Pilkington
2 DF  ENG John O'Kane
3 DF  ENG George Switzer
4 DF  ENG Chris Casper
5 DF  ENG Gary Neville (c)
6 MF  ENG David Beckham
7 MF  ENG Nicky Butt
8 MF  WAL Simon Davies
9 FW  SCO Colin McKee
10 FW  WAL Robbie Savage
11 MF  ENG Ben Thornley
Manager  ENG Eric Harrison

Second leg

Manchester United3–2Crystal Palace
Thornley 33'
Davies 50'
McKee 		McPherson 1'
McCall 62'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 14,681

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Manchester United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Kevin Pilkington
2 DF  ENG John O'Kane
3 DF  ENG George Switzer
4 DF  ENG Chris Casper
5 DF  ENG Gary Neville
6 MF  ENG David Beckham
7 MF  ENG Nicky Butt
8 MF  WAL Simon Davies
9 FW  SCO Colin McKee
10 FW  WAL Ryan Giggs(c)
11 MF  ENG Ben Thornley
Sub FW  WAL Robbie Savage  on for 8'
Sub MF  NIR Keith Gillespie  on for 11'
Manager  ENG Eric Harrison
Crystal Palace
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Jimmy Glass
2 DF  ENG Paul Sparrow
3 DF  ENG Scott Cutler
4 MF  ENG Mark Holman (c)
5 DF  ENG Russell Edwards
6 DF  ENG Andy McPherson
7 MF  SCO Mark Hawthorne
8 MF  ENG Simon Rollison
9 FW  ENG Stuart McCall
10 MF  ENG George Ndah
11 FW  ENG Tim Clark
Sub MF  ENG Grant Watts  on for 5'
Sub DF  ENG Sean Daly  on for 8'
Manager  ENG Stuart Scott

1992–93: Leeds United v. Manchester United (2–0 and 2–1, 4–1 aggregate)

First leg

Manchester United0–2Leeds United
Forrester 16'
Whelan 62'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 30,562

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Manchester United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Darren Whitmarsh
2 DF  ENG John O'Kane
3 DF  ENG Steven Riley
4 DF  ENG Chris Casper
5 DF  ENG Gary Neville (c)
6 MF  NIR Keith Gillespie
7 MF  ENG Nicky Butt
8 MF  ENG David Beckham
9 FW  ENG Richard Irving
10 FW  ENG Paul Scholes
11 MF  ENG Ben Thornley
Sub DF  NIR Colin Murdock  on for 9'
Sub FW  WAL Robbie Savage  on for 8'
Manager  ENG Eric Harrison
Leeds United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Paul Pettinger
2 DF  ENG Andy Couzens
3 DF  CAN Kevin Sharp
4 MF  ENG Mark Tinkler
5 DF  ENG Kevin Daly
6 DF  ENG Rob Bowman
7 MF  ENG Matthew Smithard
8 MF  ENG Mark Ford (c)
9 FW  ENG Noel Whelan
10 MF  ENG Simon Oliver
11 FW  ENG Jamie Forrester
Sub MF  ENG Alex Byrne (not used)
Sub FW  ENG Steve Tobin (not used)
Sub FW  ENG Darren Kerry (not used)
Manager  ENG Paul Hart

Second leg

Leeds United2–1Manchester United
Forrester 12'
Smithard 30'		 Scholes 29' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,037

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Leeds United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Paul Pettinger
2 DF  ENG Andy Couzens
3 DF  CAN Kevin Sharp
4 MF  ENG Mark Tinkler
5 DF  ENG Kevin Daly
6 DF  ENG Rob Bowman
7 MF  ENG Matthew Smithard
8 MF  ENG Mark Ford (c)
9 FW  ENG Noel Whelan
10 MF  ENG Simon Oliver
11 FW  ENG Jamie Forrester
Sub MF  ENG Alex Byrne  on for 10'
Sub FW  ENG Steve Tobin  on for 6'
Sub FW  ENG Darren Kerry  on for 9'
Manager  ENG Paul Hart
Manchester United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Darren Whitmarsh
2 DF  ENG Phil Neville
3 DF  ENG Steven Riley
4 DF  ENG Chris Casper
5 DF  ENG Gary Neville (c)
6 MF  NIR Keith Gillespie
7 MF  ENG Paul Scholes
8 MF  ENG David Beckham
9 FW  ENG Richard Irving
10 MF  WAL Robbie Savage
11 FW  ENG Ben Thornley
Sub DF  NIR Colin Murdock  on for 9'
Sub MF  ENG Mark Rawlinson (not used)
Manager  ENG Eric Harrison

1993–94: Arsenal v. Millwall (2–3 and 3–0, 5–3 aggregate)

1st Leg May 6, 1994 The New Den, Bermondsey Millwall 3, Arsenal 2 Attendance: 6,098

2nd Leg May 12, 1994 Highbury Stadium, Highbury Arsenal 3, Millwall 0 Attendance:



Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Arsenal
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Noel Imber
2 DF  ENG Timmy Griggs
3 DF  ENG Ross Taylor
4 MF  ENG Jamie Howell
5 DF  ENG Graeme Hall
6 DF  SCO Chris McDonald
7 MF  ENG Michael Black
8 MF  ENG Matthew Rose (c)
9 FW  ENG Matthew Rawlins
10 MF  ENG Gavin McGowan
11 MF  ENG Stephen Hughes
Sub FW  ENG Albert Clarke
Sub FW  ENG Robbie Drake
Millwall
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Adrian Cronin
2 DF  ENG Paul Irving
3 DF  ENG Colin Luckett
4 MF  IRL Mark Mulraney
5 DF  ENG Ben Thatcher
6 DF  ENG Dean Francis
7 MF  ENG Geoff Pitcher
8 FW  ENG Neville Gordon
9 FW  IRL Mark Kennedy
10 MF  ENG Richard Williams
11 MF  ENG Jermaine Wright
Sub  ENG Phil O'Neil

1994–95: Manchester United v. Tottenham Hotspur (1–2 and 1–0, 2–2 aggregate, 4–3 penalty shootout)

First leg

Tottenham Hotspur2–1Manchester United
Wormull 7'
Allen 47'		 Cooke 85'
Attendance: 3,503

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Tottenham Hotspur
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Simon Brown
2 DF  IRL Stephen Carr
3 DF  IRL Ross Darcy
4 DF  IRL Kevin Maher (c)
5 DF  ENG Simon Wormull
6 FW  ENG Simon Spencer
7 MF  ENG Stephen Clemence
8 MF  RSA Mark Arber
9 MF  IRL Peter Gain
10 FW  IRL Neale Fenn
11 FW  ENG Rory Allen  73'
Sub DF  ENG Mark Janney
Sub GK  ENG Aaron Shave
Sub FW  ENG James Bunn  73'
Manager  SCO Des Bulpin
Manchester United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Paul Gibson
2 DF  ENG Phil Neville (c)
3 DF  ENG Ronnie Wallwork
4 DF  ENG Ashley Westwood
5 DF  ENG Michael Clegg
6 MF  ENG Daniel Hall
7 MF  ENG Neil Mustoe
8 FW  JAM David Johnson
9 FW  IRL Dessie Baker  69'
10 MF  ENG Terry Cooke
11 MF  NIR Phil Mulryne  75'
Sub DF  ENG John Curtis  69'
Sub GK  ENG Heath Maxon
Sub FW  ENG David Gardner  75'
Manager  ENG Eric Harrison

Second leg

Manchester United1–0 (a.e.t.)Tottenham Hotspur
Cooke 89'
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 20,190

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Manchester United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Paul Gibson
2 DF  ENG Phil Neville (c)
3 DF  ENG Ronnie Wallwork
4 DF  ENG Ashley Westwood
5 DF  ENG Michael Clegg
6 MF  ENG Daniel Hall  67'
7 MF  ENG Neil Mustoe
8 FW  JAM David Johnson
9 FW  IRL Dessie Baker
10 MF  ENG Terry Cooke
11 MF  NIR Phil Mulryne  72'
Sub DF  ENG David Hilton  72'
Sub GK  ENG Heath Maxon
Sub FW  ENG David Gardner  67'
Manager  ENG Eric Harrison
Tottenham Hotspur
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Simon Brown
2 DF  IRL Stephen Carr
3 DF  IRL Ross Darcy
4 DF  IRL Kevin Maher (c)
5 DF  ENG Simon Wormull  60'
6 FW  ENG Simon Spencer
7 MF  SCO Garry Brady
8 MF  ENG Mark Arber
9 MF  IRL Peter Gain
10 FW  IRL Neale Fenn
11 FW  ENG Rory Allen  74'
Sub DF  ENG Stephen Clemence  60'
Sub GK  ENG Aaron Shave
Sub FW  ENG Sammy Winston  74'
Manager  SCO Des Bulpin

1995–96: Liverpool v. West Ham United (2–0 and 2–1, 4–1 aggregate)

First Leg

West Ham United0–2Liverpool
Attendance: 15,386

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Liverpool
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Roy Naylor
2 DF  ENG Lee Prior
3 DF  ENG Phil Brazier
4 DF  ENG Jamie Carragher
5 DF  WAL Gareth Roberts
6 MF  ENG Stuart Quinn
7 MF  ENG David Thompson
8 MF  ENG Mark Quinn
9 MF  ENG Jamie Cassidy
10 FW  ENG Jon Newby
11 FW  ENG Andy Parkinson
Sub GK  ENG Ian Dunbavin
Sub DF  ENG Eddie Turkington
Sub DF  ENG Paul Proctor
Sub FW   D Mane
Sub FW  ENG Michael Owen
West Ham Utd
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Neil Finn
2 DF  AUS Chris Coyne
3 DF  ENG Rio Ferdinand
4 DF  WAL David Partridge
5 DF  ENG Jason Moore
6 MF  NGA Emmanuel Omoyinmi
7 MF  ENG Frank Lampard
8 MF  ENG Anthony McFarlane
9 MF  ENG Joe Keith
10 FW  ENG Lee Boylan
11 MF  ENG Lee Hodges
Sub GK  ENG Alex O'Reilly
Sub DF  ENG Justin Bowen
Sub MF  ENG Lee Goodwin
Sub MF  ENG Chris Sains

Second Leg

Liverpool2–1West Ham United
Attendance: 20,600

1996–97: Leeds United v. Crystal Palace (2–1 and 1–0, 3–1 aggregate)

First Leg

Leeds United2–1Crystal Palace
 Report
Attendance: 6,649

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Leeds United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Paul Robinson
2 DF  IRL Alan Maybury
3 DF  ENG Jonathan Woodgate
4 DF  IRL Damian Lynch
5 MF  AUS Harry Kewell
6 DF  ENG Kevin Dixon
7 MF  NOR Tommy Knarvik
8 MF  IRL Stephen McPhail
9 MF  NIR Wesley Boyle
10 MF  WAL Matthew Jones
11 FW  ENG Lee Matthews
Sub MF  ENG Stuart Gore
Sub FW  ENG Alan Smith
Crystal Palace
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  RSA Gareth Ormshaw
2 DF  ENG James Hibbert
3 DF  ENG Hayden Mullins
4 DF  ENG David Woozley
5 DF  ENG Tony Folan
6 MF  NIR Wayne Carlisle
7 MF  IRL Richard Kennedy
8 MF  ENG David Stevens
9 FW  WAL Andrew Martin
10 FW  IRL Clinton Morrison
11 MF  NIR Gareth Graham
Sub MF  ENG Richard Harris
Sub FW  ENG Paul Sears

Second Leg

Crystal Palace0–1Leeds United
Report
Attendance: 4,759

1997–98: Everton v. Blackburn (3–1 and 2–2, 5–3 aggregate)

First leg

Blackburn Rovers1–3Everton
Taylor 21' Report Jevons 10'
Cadamarteri 44'
Osman 84'
Attendance: 9,280
Referee: Neale Barry

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Blackburn Rovers
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Gareth Stewart
2 DF  ENG Leam Richardson
3 DF  IRL Peter Murphy
4 MF  ENG Andy McAvoy
5 DF  ENG Martin Taylor
6 DF  ENG Keith Brown
7 MF  NIR Garth Scates
8 MF  ENG David Dunn
9 FW  NIR Jonathan Topley  74'
10 FW  NIR Gary Hamilton
11 MF  IRL Ciarán Ryan  71'
Sub MF  ENG Ryan Baldacchino  71'
Sub MF  NIR Darren Dunning
Sub  ENG Craig Woodfield  74'
Everton
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Dean Delaney
2 DF  ENG Carl Regan
3 DF  ENG Adam Eaton
4 MF  ENG Edward O'Brien  82'
5 DF  ENG Adam Farley
6 DF  IRL Richard Dunne
7 MF  ENG David Poppleton
8 MF  ENG Leon Osman
9 FW  ENG Danny Cadamarteri
10 FW  ENG Phil Jevons  72'
11 MF  ENG Jamie Milligan
Sub DF  ENG Tony Hibbert  82'
Sub FW  ENG Francis Jeffers  72'
Sub FW  ENG David Knowles

Second leg

Everton2–2Blackburn Rovers
Jeffers 2'
Eaton 69'		 Report Hamilton 52'
Hawe 83'
Attendance: 15,258
Referee: Neale Barry

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Everton
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Dean Delaney
2 DF  ENG Carl Regan
3 DF  ENG Adam Eaton
4 MF  ENG Edward O'Brien
5 DF  ENG Adam Farley
6 DF  IRL Richard Dunne
7 MF  ENG David Poppleton
8 FW  ENG Francis Jeffers  85'
9 FW  ENG Danny Cadamarteri
10 FW  ENG Phil Jevons
11 MF  ENG Jamie Milligan
Sub DF  ENG Tony Hibbert  85'
Sub MF  ENG Kevin McLeod
Sub FW  ENG David Knowles
Blackburn Rovers
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Gareth Stewart
2 DF  ENG Leam Richardson
3 DF  IRL Peter Murphy
4 MF  ENG Andy McAvoy
5 DF  ENG Martin Taylor
6 DF  ENG Keith Brown  71'
7 MF  NIR Garth Scates
8 MF  ENG David Dunn
9 FW  NIR Jonathan Topley  82'
10 FW  NIR Gary Hamilton
11 MF  ENG Ryan Baldacchino  66'
Sub MF  IRL Ciarán Ryan  66'
Sub MF  NIR Patrick Connolly  82'
Sub DF  NIR Steven Hawe  71'

1998–99: West Ham United v. Coventry (3–0 and 6–0, 9–0 aggregate)

Second leg

West Ham United6–0Coventry City
Brayley (2)
Garcia (2)
Newton
Carrick		 Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Rob Harris

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

West Ham United
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Stephen Bywater
2 DF  SKN Adam Newton
3 DF  ENG Sam Taylor
4 DF  ENG Terrell Forbes
5 DF  ENG Izzy Iriekpen
6 DF  ENG Stevland Angus
7 MF  AUS Michael Ferrante
8 MF  ENG Joe Cole
9 FW  ENG Bertie Brayley
10 FW  AUS Richard Garcia
11 MF  ENG Michael Carrick
Sub DF  ENG Anwar Uddin
Sub MF  ENG Louis Riddle
Sub  ENG Ashley Cooper
Sub  ENG Stephen Omonua
Coventry City
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Chris Kirkland
2 DF  IRL Gerard Mooney
3 DF  ENG David Lewis
4 MF  ENG Robert Betts
5 DF  ENG Mark Burrows
6 DF  ENG Thomas Cudworth
7 MF  ENG Mark Graham
8 MF  ENG Craig Pead
9 FW  ENG Chukki Eribenne
10 FW  ENG Gary McSheffrey
11 FW  SCO Stephen McPhee
Sub DF  ENG Calum Davenport
Sub MF  SCO Craig Strachan
Sub MF  IRL Daire Doyle
Sub  ENG Martin Grant

References

  1. ^ Mitten, Andy (7 May 2022). "FA Youth Cup final set to attract record crowd at Old Trafford". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2022.