Last Tuesday evening it was the first team defeating Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 at home and the youth team now have the chance to emulate that this week when they take on the Owls under-18 side in a 7pm kick-off. Carlisle facing a Wednesday outfit, managed by Sean McAuley that have Academy status and who currently sit in sixth place out of the teams in the FA Premier League Academy Group D with a record of won three, drawn two, lost five, scored 17 and conceded 22 from their ten games played so far.
United have of course played the Owls in the FA Youth Cup before when Gary Madine scored Carlisle's goal in a 1-1 Brunton Park draw, with the Blues going on to win through to round four after claiming victory 4-2 on penalties.Their next tie that 2007-08 season being the famous 2-1 away win against Manchester United before the Cumbrians eventually bowed out 2-0 at home in the quarter-finals against a strong Aston Villa side.
As for this FA Youth Cup campaign if Carlisle can get past Sheffield Wednesday once more then they will face Kidderminster Harriers or Brighouse Town on the road in round two, with those two teams playing their opening stage game on Wednesday night. Kidderminster, who are fifth at the moment in a 12 team Conference Youth League Central Division, lucky enough to have five home ties in a row so far, beating Nuneaton Griff 5-0, Stone Dominoes 3-2 and Matlock Town 3-0 before their match against Brighouse Town, and then potentially Carlisle United.
As for Brighouse, which is pretty much between Halifax and Huddersfield geographically, well they play their youth trade at a much lower level in the Northern under-19 Alliance League Western Division, Town currently second in an eight team league based around the West Yorkshire area. Brighouse, like Kidderminster, not needing penalties to win any of their qualifying ties having defeated Worksop 3-2 away before picking up successive home victories against Grimsby Town 3-2 in a shock result then Loughborough Dynamo 2-1.
First up for Carlisle though, in form with seven league wins out of their last eight games but without their top scorer Alex Salmon, is what will be a very tough test against a Sheffield Wednesday side who, like their senior counterparts have a reputation for being big and physical. The game itself versus the Owls, which could go to extra time or even penalties, kicking off at 7pm at Brunton Park on Tuesday night, admission to the main stand being £3 for adults and £1 for senior citizens and kids, with there also being live commentary of the match on United Player if you can't make it down to the game.
FA Youth Cup First Round Results
Chesterfield 7-0 Tamworth
Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Walsall
Scunthorpe United 1-2 Huddersfield Town
FA Youth Cup First Round Fixtures
Monday 31st October
Bishop's Cleeve v Torquay United
Burton Albion v Boston United
Corby Town v Colchester United
Tuesday 1st November
AFC Bournemouth v Plymouth Argyle
Bradford City v Marine
Bristol Rovers v Maidenhead United
Carlisle United v Sheffield Wednesday (7pm)
Dagenham & Redbridge v Barnet
Gillingham v Hayes & Yeading United
Hartlepool United v Bury
Leyton Orient v Dereham Town
Northampton Town v Cambridge United
North Ferriby United v Crewe Alexandra
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
Shrewsbury Town v Notts County
Southend United v Corinthian
Swindon Town v Newport County
Wednesday 2nd November
AFC Totton v Exeter City
Brentford v Lewes
Cheltenham Town v Oxford United
Cirencester Town v Camberley Town
Crawley Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Darlington v Sheffield
Ebbsfleet United v Dulwich Hamlet
Kidderminster Harriers v Brighouse Town
Morecambe v Preston North End
Rotherham United v Accrington Stanley
Thurrock v Boreham Wood
Uxbridge v AFC Wimbledon
York City v Macclesfield Town
Thursday 3rd November
Aldershot Town v Kingstonian
Hereford United v Halesowen Town
Tilbury v Stevenage
Monday 7th November
Farnborough v Yeovil Town
Soham Town Rangers v Charlton Athletic
Stratford Town v Port Vale
Tranmere Rovers v Sheffield United
FA Youth Cup Second Round Draw
Huddersfield Town v North Ferriby United or Crewe Alexandra
Rochdale or Oldham Athletic v York City or Macclesfield Town
Burton Albion or Boston United v Bradford City or Marine
Tranmere Rovers or Sheffield United v Stratford Town or Port Vale
Kidderminster Harriers or Brighouse Town v Carlisle United or Sheffield Wednesday
Hartlepool United or Bury v Rotherham United or Accrington Stanley
Darlington or Sheffield v Shrewsbury Town or Notts County
Hereford United or Halesowen Town v Chesterfield
Morecambe or Preston North End v Walsall
AFC Bournemouth or Plymouth Argyle v Swindon Town or Newport County
Aldershot Town or Kingstonian v AFC Totton or Exeter City
Northampton Town or Cambridge United v Crawley Town or Wycombe Wanderers
Uxbridge or AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers or Maidenhead United
Thurrock or Boreham Wood v Gillingham or Hayes & Yeading United
Southend United or Corinthian v Brentford or Lewes
Ebbsfleet United or Dulwich Hamlet v Cheltenham Town or Oxford United
Tilbury or Stevenage v Leyton Orient or Dereham Town
Bishop's Cleeve or Torquay United v Cirencester Town or Camberley Town
Soham Town Rangers or Charlton Athletic v Farnborough or Yeovil Town
Corby Town or Colchester United v Dagenham & Redbridge or Barnet
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