Out of all those appearances, Ray reckons he reserved his best performance for the 1959 final at Wembley. Scores from all of football's FA Youth Cup finals since the first final was played in 1952/53. The whole final was timed to the minute. "I was well protected by the three stalwarts in front of me, left back Bert Steward who was strong, reliable and a good captain, right back Derek Gardener was the same with that extra bit of class that gained him international honours, while Colin Bainbridge at centre half was strong, commanding in the air, and tough as old boots." The young Barnet side settled down quickly and immediately had Crook on the back foot, but, with ten minutes gone, O'Connell stroked a perfectly weighted ball through to Mike Tracey, who held off a challenge before shooting past Goymer to put Crook 1-0 ahead. The 1959 FA Cup Final was contested by Nottingham Forest and Luton Town at Wembley.Forest won 2–1, with goals from Roy Dwight and Tommy Wilson just … FA YOUTH CUP FINAL 1984/85 Watford v Newcastle £2 1992/93 Leeds Utd v Manchester Utd £3 1992/93 Manchester Utd v Leeds Utd £3 1996/97 Leeds Utd v Crystal Palace £3 . George Masters played in the semi-final and then Derek Carr was brought in for the final from nowhere. “The duke then crossed over to meet the Barnet chairman and players. FA Youth Cup (Under-18) Finals 1952-53 to 2019-20 Year Winners Score Runners-Up Notes 1953 Manchester United 9-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1954 Manchester United 5-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers … Chelsea won the 1959-60 FA Youth Cup, beating Preston North End 5-2 on aggregate in the final. Crook fans celebrated. "At Wembley in 1959, everything just seemed to fall into place for me - I had my best game and we won the cup as well. The team included legendary names such as Peter Bonetti and all-time … But money had enticed him back to the amateur game, first with Bishop Auckland, and now in 1959 with Crook, in whose victory that day 60 years ago he played a major role. Tracey did the rest and Crook were 3-1 up. “Midfield changes were forced on us when Bill Jeffs was injured and replacing him proved to be difficult. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please He stopped the ball rolling out of play, looked up, saw Tracey in the box and fed the ball to him. By contrast, Crook had won the cup as recently as 1954, when they beat Bishop Auckland in an epic final which ran to two replays watched by more than 200,000 people. “Crook’s experience undoubtedly was the deciding factor, particularly at inside forward,” said the match report in The Guardian. Last in line to meet him were the match officials. The Londoners had six teenagers in their team, from the 19-year-old goalkeeper, Brian Goymer, through to the 18-year-old centre forward, Bobby Brown, and their two appearances in the final had been more than a decade earlier. THE 1959 FA Amateur Cup final at Wembley stadium 60 years ago this week was billed as a clash between the experience of No one was a misfit. "The match is a bit of a blur. Barnet were strongest in those last few minutes, but when the final whistle blew, they were beaten, and the Crook players celebrated winning the Amateur Cup for the third time. By PLAY OFF FINALS & SEMI-FINALS . “Seamus O'Connell and Mike Tracey both played with professional clubs as amateurs while wingers Arnold Coates and Jim McMillan were fast, tricky and goalscorers too. Full details of the 2019-20 FA Youth Cup competition are also included. "When we arrived at Wembley stadium our team bus actually drove into the large tunnel and parked outside the changing rooms.