2009–10 FA Youth Cup 2009–10 FA Youth Cup The FA Youth Cup sponsored by E.ON 2009–10 was the 58th edition of the FA Youth Cup. 467 clubs were initially accepted, although there was one withdrawal, Worcester City 53 of the remaining 466 teams were new entries. Holders Arsenal were knocked out in the fourth Round at home to Ipswich Town 0–2. Chelsea won the competition by beating Aston Villa 3–2 on aggregate to win the competition for only their third time in their history and for the first time since 1961. The 20 Premier League and 24 Championship teams enter at this stage, along
1999–2000 in English football 1999–2000 in English football The 1999–2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England. Manchester United were crowned FA Premier League champions with an 18-point margin over runners-up Arsenal and with just 3 league defeats all season. This was despite their failure to retain the European Cup and withdrawal from the FA Cup in order to compete in the FIFA Club World Championship — a campaign which was short lived. Andy Townsend also once said in "The Sun" that Manchester United should be "banned for life" from the FA Cup. Their season after the domination of 1998–99 was