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title: "Where Are They Now? Aston Villa’s 2009/10 FA Youth Cup finalists"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
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published: "2017-02-23T13:09:58Z"
modified: "2017-02-23T13:18:07Z"
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# Where Are They Now? Aston Villa’s 2009/10 FA Youth Cup finalists

During the mid-late 2000s, Aston Villa were a competitive force in the Premier League and were a perennial challenger for the European places and the domestic cup competitions.

They also had a talented crop of U21 players that stood toe-to-toe with the very best in English football at the time.

Villa’s youth team beat the likes of Rochdale, West Brom, Millwall, Fulham and Newcastle in a two-legged semi-final to reach the FA Youth Cup final against Chelsea.

In a well-fought contest, the two-legged final looked set to be heading to extra time with the tie level at 2-2 on aggregate before Conor Clifford’s strike seven minutes from time gave Chelsea the win.

How many of those Villa starlets went on to the first-team? We take a look at where they are now.