since 1878

Youth (U18/U19) Results & Match Reports

Season 1972-73 South East Counties League/Mercia Youth League

FA Youth Cup Winners, Mercia Youth League Champions, Eastern Junior Cup Winners, Southern Junior Floodlight Cup Runners-Up

Date Opponent V F-A WDL Notes Competition Att. Scorers
19720812Sat 12/8 WEST HAM UNITED H 0-3 L      
19720819Sat 19/8 Brentford A 1-0 W       Unknown
19720826Sat 26/8 CHARLTON ATHLETIC H 3-1 W       Unknown3
19720902Sat 2/9 Luton Town A 0-0 D    
19720909Sat 9/9 Arsenal A 1-3 L       Unknown
19720916Sat 16/9 Chelsea A 1-2 L       Unknown
19720923Sat 23/9 CRYSTAL PALACE H 0-2 L      
19720930Sat 30/9 Millwall A 0-0 D    
19721007Sat 7/10 Gillingham A 4-3 W       Unknown4
19721014Sat 14/10 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H 0-1 L   South East Counties League Cup 1st Round  
19721021Sat 21/10 West Ham United A 1-1 D       Unknown
19721024Tue 24/10 NORWICH CITY H 1-0 W   Southern Junior Floodlight Cup 1st Round   Vale
19721028Sat 28/10 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H 3-1 W       Unknown3
19721102Thu 2/11 SOUTHEND UNITED H 2-0 W   FA Youth Cup 1st Round   Gates, Turner
19721104Sat 4/11 Crystal Palace A 2-1 W       Unknown2
19721107Tue 7/11 NORWICH CITY H 4-2 W       Unknown4
19721111Sat 11/11 ARSENAL H 0-1 L      
19721114Not known Clacton Town A 4-0 W Eastern Junior Cup 1st Round 1st Leg   Unknown4
19721115Wed 15/11 CLACTON TOWN H 11-0 W   Eastern Junior Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg   Unknown11
19721118Sat 18/11 MILLWALL H 4-2 W       Unknown4
19721120Mon 20/11 Leyton Orient A 2-0 W   FA Youth Cup 2nd Round   Turner, Vale
19721202Sat 2/12 QUEENS PARK RANGERS H 1-0 W       Unknown
19721209Sat 9/12 Leyton Orient A 1-1 D       Unknown
19721212Tue 12/12 WEST HAM UNITED H 1-0 W   Southern Junior Floodlight Cup 2nd Round   Turner
19721216Sat 16/12 Charlton Athletic A 0-0 D      
19721230Sat 30/12 READING H 3-0 W       Unknown3
19730106Sat 6/1 Queens Park Rangers A 2-0 W       Unknown2
19730113Sat 13/1 Watford A 4-2 W       Unknown4
19730120Sat 20/1 GILLINGHAM H 2-1 W       Unknown2
19730123Tue 23/1 COVENTRY CITY H 1-0 W   FA Youth Cup 3rd Round   Vale
19730203Sat 3/2 Cambridge United A 4-0 W       Unknown4
19730207Wed 7/2 Bolton Wanderers A 1-1 D   FA Youth Cup 4th Round   Vale
19730210Sat 10/2 BRENTFORD H 2-0 W       Unknown2
19730212Mon 12/2 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS H 3-1 W   Southern Junior Floodlight Cup 3rd Round   Gates, Vale, Parkin
19730217Sat 17/2 Reading A 1-1 D       Unknown
19730219Mon 19/2 BOLTON WANDERERS H 1-0 W   FA Youth Cup 4th Round Replay   Vale
19730224Sat 24/2 CHELSEA H 5-0 W       Unknown5
19730303Sat 3/3 FULHAM H 0-0 D    
19730306Tue 6/3 Swindon Town A 1-0 W   FA Youth Cup 5th Round   Gates
19730310Sat 10/3 Southend United A 1-0 W       Unknown
19730314Wed 14/3 CHELSEA H 1-0 W   FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg   Gates
19730317Sat 17/3 LUTON TOWN H 4-0 W       Unknown4
19730321Wed 21/3 Chelsea A 0-0 D   FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg  
19730324Sat 24/3 Fulham A 0-2 L      
19730327Tue 27/3 AFC Bournemouth A 4-1 W   Southern Junior Floodlight Cup Semi-Final   Burley, Peddelty, Taylor, Vale
19730409Mon 9/4 BRISTOL CITY H 3-0 W   FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg 5,556 Turner, Vale2
19730414Sat 14/4 LEYTON ORIENT H 0-0 D    
19730416Mon 16/4 Bristol City A 1-1 D   FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg 6,032 Peddelty
19730419Thu 19/4 WATFORD H 6-1 W       Unknown6
19730424Tue 24/4 SOUTHEND UNITED H 2-2 D       Unknown2
19730428Sat 28/4 Tottenham Hotspur A 1-5 L       Unknown
19730502Not known Norwich City A 1-2 L Eastern Junior Cup Final 1st Leg   Unknown
19730504Fri 4/5 NORWICH CITY H 4-1 W   Eastern Junior Cup Final 2nd Leg   Unknown4
19730516Wed 16/5 Aston Villa A 1-0 W   Southern Junior Floodlight Cup Final 1st Leg   Taylor
19730518Fri 18/5 ASTON VILLA H 0-2 L   Southern Junior Floodlight Cup Final 2nd Leg  
19730524Thu 24/5 Various A 0-0 D Den Haag Youth Tournament  

General notes

Thanks to Colin Kreidewolf for this seasons fixtures and results.

Missing many Mercia Youth League games.

Season Summary

CompPWDLFA
South East Counties League3216975535
South East Counties League Cup100101
Southern Junior Floodlight Cup6501104
FA Youth Cup10730132
Mercia Youth League220082
Eastern Junior Cup4301203
Den Haag Youth Tournament101000
TOTALS5633131010647

 Excludes abandoned games (if any), Matches decided on penalties (if any) count as a drawn game.

Attendance Summary

 Home AverageHome TotalAway AverageAway Total
League----
Cup/Play-offs4635,5566036,032