2015–16 FA Youth Cup

The 2015–16 FA Youth Cup was the 64th edition of the FA Youth Cup. Chelsea won the competition for the third year in a row.[1]

2015–16 FA Youth Cup
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea
Runner-upManchester City

Calendar

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Round Matches played from
Preliminary round 3 September 2015
First round qualifying 21 September 2015
Second round qualifying 5 October 2015
Third round qualifying 19 October 2015
First round 7 November 2015
Second round 21 November 2015
Third round 19 December 2015
Fourth round 16 January 2016
Fifth round 6 February 2016
Quarter-finals 27 February 2016
Semi-finals (two legs)
Final (two legs) 22/27 April 2016

Qualifying rounds

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Preliminary round

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First round qualifying

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Notes:
  • † = Tie ordered to be replayed

Second round qualifying

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Third round qualifying

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First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Fifth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Chelsea 0–1 1–3
Manchester City 4–3 Arsenal 2–1 2–2

First leg

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Blackburn Rovers0 – 1Chelsea
Report Tomori   19'
Attendance: 1,007

Manchester City2-1Arsenal
Nmecha   25'
Buckley   39'
Report Reine-Adelaide   4'

Second leg

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Arsenal2–2Manchester City
Willock   6'
Malen   62'
Report Diaz   17'
Kongolo   32'

Chelsea3 – 1Blackburn Rovers
Sterling   13'
Maddox   30'
Abraham   34'
Report Mansell   62'
Attendance: 3,702[10]

Final

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Chelsea players celebrating winning the cup.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Manchester City 2–4 Chelsea 1–1 1–3

First leg

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Manchester City1–1Chelsea
Nemane   68' Report Mount   50'

Second leg

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Chelsea3–1Manchester City
Sterling   45+2'
Abraham   53'
Tomori   73'
Report Diaz   87'
Attendance: 8,530
Referee: Paul Tierney

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chelsea beat Manchester City to win FA Youth Cup and maintain grip on trophy". The Guardian. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Season 2015-16 Round Dates". The FA. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Gallery Millwall U18s 2-0 Dover Athletic U18s". Millwall FC.
  4. ^ @OfficialECFC (8 December 2015). "51: Today's attendance is 259" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @NUFC (16 December 2015). "57' - The attendance at @IlkestonFC's New Manor Ground is 927. 0-3 #NUFC #FAYC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @pnefcacademy (1 December 2015). "46' Tonight's attendance for this FA Youth Cup match at Brunton Park is 280. 0-1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Wolves 5 Metropolitan Police 0 (FA Youth Cup) - report". Express and Star.
  8. ^ @OfficialECFC (13 January 2016). "Today's attendance is 295" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "FA YOUTH CUP: CITY 5-4 MIDDLESBROUGH". Norwich City FC.
  10. ^ "FA Youth Cup report: Chelsea 3 Blackburn 1 (4-1 on agg)". Chelsea FC. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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