Town to Face Tranmere or Cambridge in Youth Cup - Ipswich Town News

Town's U18s will face Tranmere Rovers or Cambridge United away in the third round of the FA Youth Cup. The tie must be played prior to December 12th.

Tranmere and Cambridge meet in their second round tie in Birkenhead next Wednesday.

Full Draw
1 Manchester United v Birmingham City
2 Derby County v Peterborough United
3 Middlesbrough v Everton
4 Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur
5 Cheltenham Town v Reading
6 Nottingham Forest v Bury Town or Macclesfield Town
7 Milton Keynes Dons v Swindon Town or Leyton Orient or Bishop’s Stortford
8 Shrewsbury Town or Morecambe v Hull City
9 Watford v St Albans City or Wycombe Wanderers
10 Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
11 Notts County or Hartlepool United v Sheffield United
12 Crystal Palace v Bristol City
13 Stockport County or Carlton Town v Fulham
14 Preston North End v Manchester City
15 Cardiff City v Barnsley
16 Torquay United or Norwich City v Millwall or Oxford United
17 Arsenal v Bradford City or Crewe Alexandra
18 Tranmere Rovers or Cambridge United v Ipswich Town
19 Scunthorpe United v Burnley
20 Plymouth Argyle v West Ham United
21 Portsmouth v Huddersfield Town or Atherstone Town
22 Northampton Town or Chesterfield v Brighton & Hove Albion or Ebbsfleet United
23 Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland
24 Aston Villa v Oldham Athletic or Rochdale
25 York City or Carlisle United v Stoke City
26 Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion
27 Coventry City v Leicester City
28 Bolton Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon or AFC Bournemouth
29 Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool
30 Charlton Athletic or Woking v Chelsea
31 Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United
32 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton or Hereford United

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