FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1980s

FA Youth Cup Finals from 1980 to 1989.

1987–88: Arsenal vs Doncaster Rovers (5–0 and 1–1, 6–1 Aggregate)
(Captain)

1986–87: Coventry City vs Charlton Athletic (1–1 and 1–0 aet, 2–1 Aggregate)
Score: Charlton 1–1 Coventry
 * First leg

Date: 28 April 1987

Venue: The Valley

Coventry scorer: Craig Middleton

Score: Coventry 1–0 Charlton (aet)
 * Second leg

Date: 13 May 1987

Venue: Highfield Road

Coventry scorer: Steve Livingstone

(Captain)

1985–86: Manchester City vs Manchester United (1–1 and 2–0, 3–1 Aggregate)
Old Trafford, 24 April 1986
 * First leg

Manchester United - Manchester City 1–1 (0–0)

1-0 49 min. Aidan Murphy

1-1 82 min. Paul Lake (pen.)

Attendance: 7.602

(Captain)

sent off: 69'

(Captain) sent off: 69'

Maine Road, 29 April 1986
 * Second leg

Manchester City - Manchester United 2–0 (1–0)

1-0 02 min. David Boyd

2-0 86 min. Paul Moulden

Attendance: 18.158

(Captain)

(Captain)

1984–85: Newcastle United vs Watford (0–0 and 4–1, 4–1 Aggregate)
Newcastle won the cup with a 4-1 second leg victory over Watford after the first leg ended in a goalless draw. Midfielder Paul Gascoigne scored a spectacular goal from 30 yards for the winners. Within five years, Gascoigne was a world class player for Tottenham Hotspur and England, having been transferred from Newcastle in 1988 for £2million. Newcastle's assistant manager Maurice Setters said "You'll have to wait a thousand years to see that again" in reference to Gascoigne's goal in this game.

1983–84: Everton vs Stoke City (2–2 and 2–0, 4–2 Aggregate)
Goodison Park, 26 April 1984
 * First leg

Everton - Stoke City 2–2

Everton: Wakenshaw, Rimmer

Stoke: Howells, Sutton

Victoria Ground, 8 May 1984
 * Second leg

Stoke City - Everton 0–2

Everton: Hughes, Wakenshaw

1981–82: Watford vs Manchester United (3–2 and 4–4 aet, 7–6 Aggregate)
Old Trafford, 26 April 1982
 * First leg

Manchester United - Watford 2–3 (1–1)

0-1 34 min. Neil Williams

1-1 44 min. Mark Dempsey

1-2 58 min. Jimmy Gilligan

1-3 77 min. Worrall Sterling

2-3 86 min. Clayton Blackmore

Attendance: 7.280

(Captain)

(Captain)

Vicarage Road, 6 May 1982
 * Second leg

Watford - Manchester United 4–4 aet 2–3 (2–1)

1-0 10 min. Billy Garton (own goal)

1-1 30 min. Mark Hughes

2-1 35 min. David Johnson

2-2 48 min. Mark Dempsey

2-3 77 min. Mark Hughes

3-3 92 min. Andy Hill (own goal)

3-4 100 min. Norman Whiteside

4-4 103 min. Jimmy Gilligan

Attendance: 8.160

(Captain)

(Captain)

1980–81: West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur (2–0 and 0–1, 2–1 Aggregate)
(Captain)

(first leg Mark Entwistle)

(first leg unused)