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FA Youth Cup Finals from 1953 to 1959.

1952–53: Manchester United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (7–1 and 2–2, 9–3 aggregate)

First leg

4 May 1953

Manchester United	7–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
McFarlane 3', 48' Lewis 6', 58' Pegg 16' Scanlon 73' Whelan 83'		Smith 5'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 20,934

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

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Gordon Clayton 2 DF   SCO Bryce Fulton 3 DF   IRL Paddy Kennedy 4 MF   ENG Eddie Colman 5 MF   ENG Ron Cope ( c) 6 MF   ENG Duncan Edwards 7 FW   IRL Noel McFarlane 8 FW   IRL Billy Whelan 9 FW   ENG Eddie Lewis 10 FW   ENG David Pegg 11 FW   ENG Albert Scanlon Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

Wolverhampton Wanderers No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Peter Owen 2 DF   ENG Arthur Hodgkiss 3 DF   ENG Eddie Clamp 4 MF   ENG John Timmins 5 MF   ENG Peter Russell 6 MF   ENG Frank Bolton 7 FW   ENG Brian Punter 8 FW   ENG Robert Walker 9 FW   ENG Harry Smith 10 FW   ENG Colin Booth 11 FW   ENG Len Cooper Manager   ENG Stan Cullis

Second leg

9 May 1953

Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Manchester United
Smith 6', 66'		Lewis 34' Whelan 37'

Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton

Attendance: 14,290

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Peter Owen 2 DF   ENG Arthur Hodgkiss 3 DF   ENG Eddie Clamp 4 MF   ENG John Timmins 5 MF   ENG Peter Russell 6 MF   ENG Frank Bolton 7 FW   ENG Lionel Stephenson 8 FW   ENG Colin Booth 9 FW   ENG Harry Smith 10 FW   ENG Ron Howells 11 FW   ENG Len Cooper Manager   ENG Stan Cullis

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Gordon Clayton 2 DF   SCO Bryce Fulton 3 DF   IRL Paddy Kennedy 4 MF   ENG Eddie Colman 5 MF   ENG Ron Cope ( c) 6 MF   ENG Duncan Edwards 7 FW   IRL Noel McFarlane 8 FW   IRL Billy Whelan 9 FW   ENG Eddie Lewis 10 FW   ENG David Pegg 11 FW   ENG Albert Scanlon Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

1953–54: Manchester United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4–4 and 1–0, 5–4 aggregate)

First leg

Old Trafford, 23 April 1954
Manchester United – Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–4 (1–3)
1–0 Duncan Edwards
1–1 Joe Bonson
1–2 Jimmy Murray
1–3 Bobby Mason
2–3 David Pegg (pen.)
3–3 Duncan Edwards
3–4 John Fallon
4–4 David Pegg
Attendance: 18,246

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

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Tony Hawksworth 2 DF   ENG Ivan Beswick 3 DF   ENG Alan Rhodes 4 MF   ENG Eddie Colman 5 MF   ENG Bobby Harrop 6 MF   ENG Wilf McGuinness 7 FW   ENG Thomas Littler 8 FW   ENG Duncan Edwards 9 FW   ENG Bobby Charlton 10 FW   ENG David Pegg ( c) 11 FW   ENG Albert Scanlon Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

Wolverhampton Wanderers No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Geoff Sidebottom 2 DF   ENG Tony Griffiths 3 DF   ENG John Harris 4 MF   ENG Frank Bolton 5 MF   ENG John Timmins 6 MF   ENG John Fallon 7 FW   ENG Stanley Round 8 FW   ENG Bobby Mason 9 FW   ENG Joe Bonson 10 FW   ENG Jimmy Murray 11 FW   ENG Len Cooper Manager   ENG Stan Cullis

Second leg

Molineux, 26 April 1954
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Manchester United 0–1 (0–1)
0–1 34 min. David Pegg (pen.)
Attendance: 28,651

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Geoff Sidebottom 2 DF   ENG Tony Griffiths 3 DF   ENG John Harris 4 MF   ENG Frank Bolton 5 MF   ENG John Timmins 6 MF   ENG John Fallon 7 FW   ENG Stanley Round 8 FW   ENG Bobby Mason 9 FW   ENG Joe Bonson 10 FW   ENG Jimmy Murray 11 FW   ENG Len Cooper Manager   ENG Stan Cullis

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Tony Hawksworth 2 DF   ENG Ivan Beswick 3 DF   ENG Alan Rhodes 4 MF   ENG Eddie Colman 5 MF   ENG Bobby Harrop 6 MF   ENG Wilf McGuinness 7 FW   ENG Thomas Littler 8 FW   ENG Duncan Edwards 9 FW   ENG Bobby Charlton 10 FW   ENG David Pegg ( c) 11 FW   ENG Albert Scanlon Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

1954–55: Manchester United vs. West Bromwich Albion (4–1 and 3–0, 7–1 aggregate)

First leg

Old Trafford, 27 April 1955
Manchester United – West Bromwich Albion 4–1 (2–0)
1–0 40 min. Bobby Charlton
2–0 43 min. Eddie Colman
3–0 67 min. Eddie Colman
3–1 68 min. Barry Hughes
4–1 85 min. Duncan Edwards
Attendance: 16,696

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

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Tony Hawksworth 2 DF   ENG John Queenan 3 DF   ENG Alan Rhodes 4 MF   ENG Eddie Colman ( c) 5 MF   ENG Peter Jones 6 MF   ENG Wilf McGuinness 7 FW   ENG Terry Beckett 8 FW   EIR Shay Brennan 9 FW   ENG Duncan Edwards 10 FW   ENG Bobby Charlton 11 FW   ENG Dennis Fidler Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

West Bromwich Albion No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Mick Cashmore 2 DF   ENG Ray Whale 3 DF   ENG John Rogers 4 MF   ENG Chuck Drury 5 MF   WAL Barry Hughes 6 MF   ENG Barry Cooke 7 FW   ENG Dick Maynes 8 FW   ENG Maurice Setters 9 FW   ENG Dick McCartney 10 FW   ENG Alec Jackson 11 FW   ENG Graham Williams Manager   ENG Unknown

Second leg

The Hawthorns, 30 April 1955
West Bromwich Albion – Manchester United 0–3 (0–0)
0–1 71 min. Terry Beckett
0–2 88 min. Eddie Colman
0–3 89 min. Eddie Colman
Attendance: 8,335

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

West Bromwich Albion No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Mick Cashmore 2 DF   ENG Ray Whale 3 DF   ENG John Rogers 4 MF   ENG Maurice Setters 5 MF   WAL Barry Hughes 6 MF   ENG Barry Cooke 7 FW   ENG Dick Maynes 8 FW   ENG Jimmy Harris 9 FW   ENG Dick McCartney 10 FW   ENG Alec Jackson 11 FW   ENG Graham Williams Manager   ENG Unknown

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Tony Hawksworth 2 DF   ENG John Queenan 3 DF   ENG Alan Rhodes 4 MF   ENG Eddie Colman ( c) 5 MF   ENG Wilf McGuinness 6 MF   ENG Peter Jones 7 FW   ENG Terry Beckett 8 FW   EIR Shay Brennan 9 FW   ENG Duncan Edwards 10 FW   ENG Bobby Charlton 11 FW   ENG Dennis Fidler Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

1955–56: Manchester United vs. Chesterfield (3–2 and 1–1, 4–3 aggregate)

First leg

Old Trafford, 30 April 1956
Manchester United – Chesterfield 3–2 (3–0)
1–0 11 min. Joe Carolan
2–0 17 min. Mark Pearson
3–0 30 min. Bobby Charlton
3–1 60 min. Jim Mellors
3–2 88 min. Peter Ledger
Attendance: 24,544

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

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Tony Hawksworth 2 DF   ENG John Queenan 3 DF   ENG Peter Jones 4 MF   EIR Joe Carolan 5 MF   ENG Reg Holland 6 MF   ENG Wilf McGuinness ( c) 7 FW   WAL Kenny Morgans 8 FW   ENG Mark Pearson 9 FW   SCO Alex Dawson 10 FW   ENG Bobby Charlton 11 FW   ENG Dennis Fidler Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

Chesterfield No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Gordon Banks 2 DF   ENG Jack Detchon 3 DF   ENG Graham Whitehead 4 MF   ENG Gerry Graham 5 DF   ENG Peter Brent 6 MF   ENG Johnny Brooks 7 FW   ENG Peter Ledger 8 FW   ENG Keith Havenhand 9 FW   ENG Jim Mellors 10 FW   ENG Harry Peck 11 FW   ENG Charlie Rackstraw Manager   ENG Unknown

Second leg

Recreation Ground, 7 May 1956
Chesterfield – Manchester United 1–1 (1–0)
1–0 66 min. Keith Havenhand
1–1 90 min. Dennis Fidler
Attendance: 15,838

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

Chesterfield No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Gordon Banks 2 DF   ENG Jack Detchon 3 DF   ENG Graham Whitehead 4 MF   ENG Gerry Graham 5 MF   ENG Peter Brent 6 MF   ENG Johnny Brooks 7 FW   ENG Peter Ledger 8 FW   ENG Keith Havenhand 9 FW   ENG Jim Mellors 10 FW   ENG Harry Peck 11 FW   ENG Archie Smith Manager   ENG Unknown

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Tony Hawksworth 2 DF   ENG John Queenan 3 DF   ENG Peter Jones 4 MF   EIR Joe Carolan 5 MF   ENG Reg Holland 6 MF   ENG Wilf McGuinness ( c) 7 FW   WAL Kenny Morgans 8 FW   ENG Mark Pearson 9 FW   SCO Alex Dawson 10 FW   ENG Bobby Charlton 11 FW   ENG Dennis Fidler Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

1956–57: Manchester United vs. West Ham United (3–2 and 5–0, 8–2 aggregate)

First leg

Upton Park, 2 May 1957
West Ham United – Manchester United 2–3 (1–1)
0–1 26 min. Alex Dawson
1–1 38 min. John Cartwright
1–2 52 min. Nobby Lawton
1–3 55 min. Reg Hunter
2–3 64 min. George Fenn (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000

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

West Ham United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Brian Goymer 2 DF   ENG Joe Kirkup 3 DF   ENG Albert Howe 4 MF   ENG Clive Lewis 5 MF   ENG Roy Walker 6 MF   ENG John Lyall 7 FW   ENG Charles Rowlands 8 FW   SCO John Smith 9 FW   ENG George Fenn 10 FW   ENG John Cartwright 11 FW   ENG Terry McDonald Manager   ENG Bill Robinson

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG David Gaskell 2 DF   ENG Barry Smith 3 DF   ENG Ray Maddison 4 MF   ENG Bob English 5 MF   ENG Reg Holland 6 MF   ENG Harold Bratt 7 FW   WAL Kenny Morgans ( c) 8 FW   ENG Nobby Lawton 9 FW   SCO Alex Dawson 10 FW   ENG Mark Pearson 11 FW   WAL Reg Hunter Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

Second leg

Old Trafford, 7 May 1957
Manchester United – West Ham United 5–0 (3–0)
1–0 24 min. Kenny Morgans
2–0 28 min. Mark Pearson
3–0 30 min. Mark Pearson
4–0 63 min. Alex Dawson
5–0 70 min. Alex Dawson
Attendance: 15,838

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

Manchester United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG David Gaskell 2 DF   ENG Barry Smith 3 DF   ENG Ray Maddison 4 MF   ENG Bob English 5 MF   ENG Reg Holland 6 MF   ENG Harold Bratt 7 FW   WAL Kenny Morgans ( c) 8 FW   ENG Nobby Lawton 9 FW   SCO Alex Dawson 10 FW   ENG Mark Pearson 11 FW   WAL Reg Hunter Manager   WAL Jimmy Murphy

West Ham United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Brian Goymer 2 DF   ENG Joe Kirkup 3 DF   ENG Albert Howe 4 MF   ENG Clive Lewis 5 MF   ENG Roy Walker 6 MF   ENG John Lyall 7 FW   ENG Charles Rowlands 8 FW   SCO John Smith 9 FW   ENG George Fenn 10 FW   ENG John Cartwright 11 FW   ENG Terry McDonald Manager   ENG Bill Robinson

1957–58: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Chelsea (1–5 and 6–1, 7–6 aggregate)

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

Chelsea No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Barry Smart 2 DF   ENG Ken Shellito 3 DF   ENG Brian Legg 4 MF   ENG Terry Bradbury 5 MF   ENG Mel Scott 6 MF   ENG Dennis Long 7 FW   ENG Micky Block 8 FW   ENG David Cliss 9 FW   ENG Barry Bridges 10 FW   ENG Jimmy Greaves 11 FW   ENG Michael Harrison Manager   ENG Dickie Foss

Wolverhampton Wanderers No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   EIR John Cullen 2 DF   EIR Phil Kelly 3 DF   ENG Yates 4 MF   ENG John Kirkham 5 MF   ENG Granville Palin ( c) 6 MF   ENG Les Cocker 7 FW   RSA Des Horne 8 FW   ENG Ian Hall 9 FW   ENG Ted Farmer 10 FW   RSA Cliff Durandt 11 FW   ENG Brian Perry Manager   ENG Stan Cullis

1958–59: Blackburn Rovers vs. West Ham United (1–1 and 1–0, 2–1 aggregate)

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

Blackburn Rovers No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Barry Griffiths 2 DF   ENG David Wells 3 DF   ENG Fred Pickering 4 DF   WAL Mike England 5 DF   ENG Keith Newton 6 MF   ENG Vincent Leach 7 MF   ENG Barrie Ratcliffe 8 FW   ENG Alan Bradshaw 9 FW   ENG Bill Jervis 10 FW   ENG Paddy Daly 11 FW   EIR Paddy Mulvey

West Ham United No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Frank Caskey 2 DF   ENG Harry Cripps 3 DF   ENG Jack Burkett 4 MF   ENG Eddie Bovington 5 DF   ENG Bobby Moore 6 MF   ENG Mickey Brooks 7 MF   ENG Derek Woodley 8 FW   ENG John Cartwright 9 FW   ENG Mickey Beesley 10 FW   ENG Andy Smillie 11 FW   ENG Tony Scott 6 MF   ENG Geoff Hurst