| FA Youth Cup | |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Num Teams: | 622 |
| Champions: | West Ham United |
| Runner-Up: | Arsenal |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
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.[1] Manchester United were the defending champions after defeating Nottingham Forest 3–1 in the 2022 final.[2]
West Ham United won their fourth Youth Cup title, their first since 1999, defeating Arsenal 5–1 in the final at Emirates Stadium.
| 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 → 158 | 24 |
| 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 → 4 | |
| Semi-finals | 8 April 2023 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 29 April 2023 | 1 | 2 → 1 | |
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.[3]
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.[3]
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 24 August 2022 | ||||
| 142 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 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[5] |
| 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 |
224 teams took part in the first qualifying round, with the all winners from the previous round participating. There were two walkovers in this round, and two teams were removed from the competition. South Park and Tilbury withdrew from the competition. Reading City was removed from the competition for fielding an ineligible player,[6] and Lancaster City was removed for an unknown appeal. The draw for this round took place on 2 September 2022.[7] There were 28 teams from the tenth tier of the football pyramid as the lowest remaining teams in the competition.
136 teams took part in the second qualifying round, with all the winners from the previous round and 24 teams from the National League being added for this round.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 26 September 2022 | ||||
| 21 | Solihull Moors (5) | 1–0 | Stratford Town (7) | |
| 31 | Aveley (7) | 1–1 | Hertford Town (8) | 76 |
| 53 | Chipstead (8) | 1–5 | Woking (5) | 70 |
| 63 | Bridgwater United (9) | 5–1 | Paulton Rovers (8) | 86 |
| 64 | Bristol Manor Farm (8) | 0–1 | Mangotsfield United (9) | 130 |
| 17 | Basford United (7) | 1–0 | Notts County (5) | 451 |
| 20 | Sutton Coldfield Town (8) | 4–1 | Rushall Olympic (7) | 55 |
| 22 | Stafford Rangers (7) | 3–1 | Chasetown (8) | |
| 28 | Dereham Town (8) | 4–0 | Newmarket Town (9) | 105 |
| 34 | New Salamis (8) | 3–2 | Colney Heath (9) | 45 |
| 43 | Walton & Hersham (8) | 2–1 | Metropolitan Police (7) | |
| 49 | Kingstonian (7) | 5–1 | Horsham (7) | 74 |
| 67 | Falmouth Town (9) | 1–3 | Torquay United (5) | 228 |
| Tuesday 27 September 2022 | ||||
| 3 | Pickering Town (9) | 0–6 | Spennymoor Town (6) | |
| 37 | Bowers & Pitsea (7) | 3–1 | St Margaretsbury (10) | 80 |
| 40 | Barnet (5) | 2–6 | Beaconsfield Town (7) | 60 |
| 54 | Dorking Wanderers (5) | 2–4 | Three Bridges (8) | |
| Wednesday 28 September 2022 | ||||
| 2 | South Shields (7) | 7–1 | Gateshead (5) | 384 |
| 12 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 4–0 | North Ferriby (9) | 107 |
| 56 | Swindon Supermarine (7) | 2–2 | Thatcham Town (8) | 213 |
| 62 | AFC Totton (8) | 0–3 | Eastleigh (5) | |
| 5 | Avro (9) | 2–6 | AFC Fylde (6) | |
| 18 | Leamington (6) | 1–4 | AFC Telford United (6) | |
| 39 | Edgware & Kingsbury (9) | 4–0 | Hampton & Richmond Borough (6) | 100 |
| 44 | Dover Athletic (6) | 1–4 | Ebbsfleet United (6) | 153 |
| 51 | Tooting & Mitcham United (8) | 1–1 | Hastings United (7) | |
| 58 | Bracknell Town (7) | 2–3 | Camberley Town (9) | 101 |
| 8 | Chester (6) | 2–0 | Altrincham (5) | 238 |
| 16 | Lutterworth Athletic (10) | 2–1 | Mickleover (7) | |
| 27 | Heybridge Swifts (8) | 4–1 | Cambridge City (8) | 146 |
| 36 | Dagenham & Redbridge (5) | 0–11 | Concord Rangers (6) | |
| 38 | Northwood (8) | 1–3 | Langley (10) | 82 |
| 42 | Slough Town (6) | 0–3 | Maidenhead United (5) | |
| 48 | Dartford (6) | 3–4 | Maidstone United (5) | 202 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 29 September 2022 | ||||
| 11 | Pontefract Collieries (8) | 0–4 | Scunthorpe United (5) | |
| 33 | London Lions (9) | 1–0 | Boreham Wood (5) | 109 |
| 45 | Glebe (9) | 2–2 | Cray Wanderers (7) | 127 |
| 60 | Gosport Borough (7) | 1–1 | Aldershot Town (5) | 167 |
| 68 | Bovey Tracey (10) | 0–7 | Yeovil Town (5) | 123 |
| 13 | Cleethorpes Town (8) | 0–3 | York City (5) | |
| 15 | Clifton All Whites (10) | 1–5 | Chesterfield (5) | |
| 55 | Bexhill United (7) | 0–5 | Corinthian Casuals (7) | 119 |
| 59 | Andover Town (10) | 1–1 | Havant & Waterlooville (6) | |
| 65 | AEK Boco (10) | 1–4 | Bishop's Cleeve (8) | |
| 1 | Stockton Town (8) | 4–3 | Morpeth Town (7) | 171 |
| 14 | Boston United (6) | 2–2 | Lincoln United (8) | 405 |
| 19 | Coventry Sphinx (9) | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Casuals (9) | |
| 23 | Kettering Town (6) | 2–1 | Newport Pagnell Town (9) | 125 |
| 24 | Bugbrooke St Michaels (9) | 2–2 | Hitchin Town (8) (5) | 105 |
| 25 | Northampton ON Chenecks (10) | 1–0 | Royston Town (7) | |
| 26 | Buckingham Athletic (10) | 6–1 | Corby Town (10) | 101 |
| 30 | Mulbarton Wanderers (9) | 0–7 | Lowestoft Town (8) | |
| 41 | Tring Athletic (9) | 1–1 | Wealdstone (5) | 115 |
| 50 | Lewes (7) | 5–1 | Peacehaven & Telscombe (9) | 117 |
| 29 | AFC Sudbury (8) | 6–0 | Leiston (7) | |
| Friday 30 September 2022 | ||||
| 7 | AFC Liverpool (9) | 2–1 | Wrexham (5) | 191 |
| 46 | Erith & Belvedere (9) | 0–4 | Welling United (6) | 371 |
| 32 | Grays Athletic (8) | 1–3 | Cheshunt (6) | |
| 66 | Chippenham Town (6) | 3–1 | Slimbridge (8) | 61 |
| 4 | Hyde United (7) | 4–0 | Stalybridge Celtic (7) | 134 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic (5) | 2–2 | AFC Blackpool (10) | 100 |
| 10 | Emley AFC (9) | 4–1 | Stocksbridge Park Steels (8) | 175 |
| 35 | Billericay Town (7) | 1–4 | Southend United (5) | 270 |
| 47 | Bromley (5) | 4–2 | Tonbridge Angels (6) | |
| Sunday 2 October 2022 | ||||
| 61 | Horndean (9) | 5–0 | Portland United (9) | |
| Tuesday 4 October 2022 | ||||
| 52 | Alfold (9) | 4–2 | Eastbourne Borough (6) | 40 |
| Thursday 6 October 2022 | ||||
| 9 | Wythenshawe Amateurs (10) | 3–0 | FC United of Manchester (7) | 292 |
| 57 | Wokingham & Emmbrook (9) | 0–0 | Ardley United (9) | |
68 teams took part in the third qualifying round, with all the winners from the previous round participating.
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 10 October 2022 | |||||
| 3 | AFC Liverpool (9) | 0–2 | South Shields (7) | 329 | |
| 13 | Lincoln United (8) | 0–2 | Basford United (7) | 302 | |
| 29 | Eastleigh (5) | 8–3 | Yeovil Town (5) | 172 | |
| 9 | Sutton Coldfield Town (8) | 3–2 | Buckingham Athletic (10) | ||
| 11 | Kettering Town (6) | 1–0 | Stafford Rangers (7) | ||
| 20 | Three Bridges (8) | 4–1 | Tring Athletic (9) | 110 | |
| Tuesday 11 October 2022 | |||||
| 8 | AFC Telford United (6) | 0–6 | Scunthorpe United (5) | 116 | |
| 15 | Bowers and Pitsea (7) | 1–2 | Southend United (5) | 359 | |
| 30 | Horndean (9) | 4–0 | Chippenham Town (6) | ||
| 17 | Aveley (7) | 3–2 | Cheshunt (6) | 224 | |
| 25 | Alfold (9) | 2–4 | Beaconsfield Town (7) | 85 | |
| 34 | Bridgwater United (9) | 0–3 | Mangotsfield United (9) | 114 | |
| 19 | Walton & Hersham (8) | 2–6 | Dover Athletic (6) | ||
| 21 | Maidstone United (5) | 5–0 | Edgware & Kingsbury (9) | 293 | |
| 23 | Bromley (5) | 3–1 | Maidenhead United (5) | 80 | |
| 32 | Swindon Supermarine (7) | 1–2 | Gosport Borough (7) | 172 | |
| Wednesday 12 October 2022 | |||||
| 12 | Solihull Moors (5) | 6–0 | Lutterworth Athletic (10) | 124 | |
| 5 | Spennymoor Town (6) | 0–0 | Emley AFC (9) | 239 | |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Heybridge Swifts (8) | 3–4 | Concord Rangers (6) | 158 |
| Thursday 13 October 2022 | ||||
| 26 | Welling United (6) | 0–1 | Corinthian Casuals (7) | |
| 2 | Stockton Town (8) | 1–2 | Wythenshawe Amateurs (10) | 218 |
| 7 | Northampton ON Chenecks (10) | 5–1 | Coventry Sphinx (9) | 264 |
| 10 | Hitchin Town (8) | 0–5 | Chesterfield (5) | 122 |
| 24 | Camberley Town (9) | 2–2 | Woking (5) | 252 |
| 27 | London Lions (9) | 1–4 | Langley (10) | 184 |
| 28 | Hastings United (7) | 2–4 | Lewes (7) | 102 |
| 16 | AFC Sudbury (8) | 1–2 | Lowestoft Town (8) | 100 |
| Friday 14 October 2022 | ||||
| 1 | York City (5) | 1–0 | Hyde United (7) | 233 |
| 33 | Torquay United (5) | 5–0 | Bishop's Cleeve (8) | 173 |
| 14 | New Salamis (8) | 3–3 | Dereham Town (8) | 65 |
| 22 | Cray Wanderers (7) | 1–6 | Kingstonian (7) | 145 |
| Tuesday 18 October 2022 | ||||
| 6 | FC Halifax Town (5) | 1–0 | AFC Blackpool (10) | 73 |
| Thursday 20 October 2022 | ||||
| 31 | Andover Town (10) | 2–3 | Ardley United (9) | 288 |
| Wednesday 26 October 2022 | ||||
| 4 | Chester (6) | 2–0 | AFC Fylde (6) | 327 |
46 League One and League Two teams entered the first round proper, with the 34 non-league winners from the qualifying rounds joining them for this round. Only Wycombe Wanderers and Crawley Town did not participate in the first round as they did not apply. Salford City and Barrow were originally drawn, but Barrow withdrew from the first round so Salford City won 3–0 on a walkover.[8]
40 teams played this round with all the winners from the previous round participating.
64 teams competed in the third round with the 44 Premier League and EFL Championship clubs appearing in this round along with the 20 winners from the previous round.
32 teams participated in the fourth round proper with all 32 winners from the previous round participating. The draw for the fourth round was made on 9 December 2022.[9]
16 teams participated in the fifth round proper with the 16 winners from the previous round participating. The fifth round draw was made on 13 January 2023.[10]
Eight teams participated in the quarter-finals with all eight winners from the previous round participating. The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 3 February 2023.[11]
Four teams participated in the semi-finals with all four winners from the previous round participating. The draw was made on 24 February 2023.[12]
The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final to determine the winner of the FA Youth Cup. The draw to determine the home team was made on 24 February 2023.[12] The match was played on 25 April.