THREE IN A ROW
Five players featured in three consecutive finals in our impressive winning run in the 1950s. Eddie Colman and Duncan Edwards played in three winning teams from 1953 to 1955, while Tony Hawksworth, Wilf McGuinness and Bobby Charlton all turned out for the young Reds in the 1954, 1955 and 1956 finals.
UNDEFEATED BABES
The FA Youth Cup’s inaugural season was 1952/53. The competition was borne out of a desire by Sir Joe Richards to put on a national tournament for youth sides across the country. Richards’ initial idea to create this within the Football League structure was poorly received, but the FA took it up.