The 2017-18 Youth Cup is the 66th campaign of English football's premier cup competition at youth level. Chelsea are the defending champions.
First Round
Football League sides join the competition for the first time at the First Round stage as the 48 teams from League One and League Two join 32 winners from the Third Qualifying Round. Ties are provisionally due to be played by 4 November 2017.
Morecambe v Wigan Athletic
|
|
Morecambe
|
v
|
Wigan Athletic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carlisle United v Nelson or Prescot Cables
|
|
Carlisle United
|
v
|
Nelson or Prescot Cables
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bradford City v Blackpool
|
|
Bradford City
|
v
|
Blackpool
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrington Stanley v Rochdale
|
|
Accrington Stanley
|
v
|
Rochdale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hartlepool United v Altrincham or Chester
|
|
Hartlepool United
|
v
|
Altrincham or Chester
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guiseley v Fleetwood Town
|
|
Guiseley
|
v
|
Fleetwood Town
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Evesham United v Shrewsbury Town
|
|
Evesham United
|
v
|
Shrewsbury Town
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rotherham United v Bottesford Town
|
|
Rotherham United
|
v
|
Bottesford Town
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Doncaster Rovers v Walsall
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
v
|
Walsall
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dunkirk v Tamworth or Alfreton Town or AFC Rushden & Diamonds
|
|
Dunkirk
|
v
|
Tamworth or Alfreton Town or AFC Rushden & Diamonds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grimsby Town v Mansfield Town
|
|
Grimsby Town
|
v
|
Mansfield Town
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long Eaton United v Scunthorpe United
|
|
Long Eaton United
|
v
|
Scunthorpe United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chesterfield v Notts County
|
|
Chesterfield
|
v
|
Notts County
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barnet v Wingate & Finchley
|
|
Barnet
|
v
|
Wingate & Finchley
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Milton Keynes Dons v Southend United
|
|
Milton Keynes Dons
|
v
|
Southend United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leyton Orient or AFC Hornchurch v Biggleswade Town
|
|
Leyton Orient or AFC Hornchurch
|
v
|
Biggleswade Town
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peterborough United v Cambridge United
|
|
Peterborough United
|
v
|
Cambridge United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hitchin Town v Dagenham & Redbridge
|
|
Hitchin Town
|
v
|
Dagenham & Redbridge
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buckingham Athletic v Northampton Town
|
|
Buckingham Athletic
|
v
|
Northampton Town
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clanfield 85 v Cambridge City
|
|
Clanfield 85
|
v
|
Cambridge City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bishop’s Stortford v Boreham Wood
|
|
Bishop’s Stortford
|
v
|
Boreham Wood
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
v
|
Forest Green Rovers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swindon Town v Newport County
|
|
Swindon Town
|
v
|
Newport County
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFC Totton United or Ash United v Cheltenham Town
|
|
AFC Totton United or Ash United
|
v
|
Cheltenham Town
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plymouth Argyle v Eastleigh
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
v
|
Eastleigh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gloucester City v Oxford United
|
|
Gloucester City
|
v
|
Oxford United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yeovil Town v Exeter City
|
|
Yeovil Town
|
v
|
Exeter City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Second Round
There are no new entrants to the competition at this stage as the 40 First Round winners meet. Ties are provisionally due to be played by 18 November 2017.
Third Round
The 20 Premier League teams join the 24 sides from the Championship in entering the competition at this stage, alongside the 20 sides to have progressed from Round 2. Third round ties are provisionally due to be played by 16 December 2017.
Top Goalscorers
