Draft:2019–20 Professional U18 Development League
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U18 Premier League
[edit]
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | North Division Manchester City U18s South Division Fulham U18s |
| Matches played | 195 |
| Goals scored | 829 (4.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jay Stansfield Fulham U18s (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Everton U18s 10–0 Sunderland U18s (14 September 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Swansea City U18s 0–8 Chelsea U18s (7 December 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Everton U18s 7–3 West Bromwich Albion U18s (24 August 2019) Everton U18s 10–0 Sunderland U18s (14 September 2019) Swansea City U18s 2–8 West Ham United U18s (2 November 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 7 Matches Fulham U18s |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 Matches Chelsea U18s |
| Longest winless run | 16 Matches Sunderland U18s |
| Longest losing run | 16 Matches Sunderland U18s |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 U18 Premier League was the eighth season of the Professional Development League system.The U18 Premier League is the top tier league and open only to Category One academies. A total of 24 teams are split regionally into north and south leagues. Teams face their regional opponents both home and away before the top two face each other to determine the national champion. The season ended prematurely due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Derby County U18s are the defending Champions.
Tables
[edit]Final league positions determined by Points Per Game methodology due to season curtailment.
North
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City U18s (C) | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 16 | +40 | 43 | North Champions |
| 2 | Liverpool U18s | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 31 | |
| 3 | Everton U18s | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 31 | |
| 4 | Stoke City U18s | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 28 | |
| 5 | Derby County U18s | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 28 | |
| 6 | Manchester United U18s | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U18s | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 21 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 21 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion U18s | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 20 | |
| 10 | Newcastle United U18s | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 15 | |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers U18s | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 14 | |
| 12 | Sunderland U18s | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 67 | −56 | 0 |
South
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham U18s (C) | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 40 | South Champions |
| 2 | Chelsea U18s | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 36 | |
| 3 | West Ham United U18s | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 37 | |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur U18s | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 26 | |
| 5 | Leicester City U18s | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 27 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion U18s | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 24 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa U18s | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 22 | |
| 8 | Arsenal U18s | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 17 | |
| 9 | Southampton U18s | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 19 | |
| 10 | Reading U18s | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 15 | |
| 11 | Norwich City U18s | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 11 | |
| 12 | Swansea City U18s | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 5 |
Professional Development League 2
[edit]| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wigan Athletic U18s (North Division) Millwall U18s (South Division) |
| Matches played | 223 |
| Goals scored | 847 (3.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kyle Joseph Wigan Athletic U18s, Sean O'Brien Millwall U18s (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Charlton Athletic U18s 7–1 Hull City U18s (17 August 2019) Bristol City U18s 6–0 Queens Park Rangers U18s (5 October 2019) Bristol City U18s 6–0 Colchester United U18s (7 December 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Coventry City U18s 0–7 Crystal Palace U18s (28 September 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Wigan Athletic U18s 6–5 Colchester United U18s (7 September 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 11 Matches Wigan Athletic U18s |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 Matches Wigan Athletic U18s |
| Longest winless run | 10 Matches Queens Park Rangers U18s |
| Longest losing run | 8 Matches Queens Park Rangers U18s |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 U18 Professional Development League 2 season was the eighth campaign of post-EPPP under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category Two status. A total of 21 teams were split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away, and opponents in the other region once. The teams that finished in the top two places in both regions at the end of the season were supposed to advance to the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion, but the season was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Sheffield Wednesday U18s were the defending champions. No overall champions were awarded this season.
Wigan Athletic U18s acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and joined the North Division this season.
Tables
[edit]Final league positions determined by Points Per Game methodology due to season curtailment.
North Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic U18s (C) | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 29 | +36 | 57 | North Champions |
| 2 | Sheffield United U18s | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 42 | |
| 3 | Barnsley U18s | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 36 | |
| 4 | Burnley U18s | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 34 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U18s | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 29 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday U18s | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra U18s | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Hull City U18s | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 25 | |
| 9 | Birmingham City U18s | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 21 | |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers U18s | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 22 | |
| 11 | Leeds United U18s | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 21 |
South Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall U18s (C) | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 43 | South Champions |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic U18s | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 39 | |
| 3 | Watford U18s | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 37 | |
| 4 | Bristol City U18s | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 40 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U18s | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 34 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Town U18s | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Cardiff City U18s | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Colchester United U18s | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 16 | |
| 9 | Coventry City U18s | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 17 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers U18s | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 15 |
League 3
[edit]| Season | 2019-20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | North-East Division Doncaster Rovers U18s North-West Division South-East Division Peterborough United U18s South-West Division AFC Bournemouth U18s Merit League One None Merit League Two None |
| Matches played | 450 |
| Goals scored | 1,847 (4.1 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 47 teams participated, but only 46 competed this season, 2 fewer than the previous season. Bury U18s were expelled from the league and had their academy closed after their parent club Bury were expelled from the EFL[1], while Hartlepool United U18s and Wrexham U18s did not participate this season because they lost the EPPP License. Wigan Athletic U18s acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and joined the U18 Professional Development League 2 leaving the league. Salford City U18s joined the league this season after the first team got promoted.
League stage
[edit]- As of match played 10 March 2020[2]
North-East Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers U18s (C) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 38 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Rotherham United U18s | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 27 | 1.69 |
| 3 | Bradford City U18s | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 25 | 1.47 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United U18s | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town U18s | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town U18s | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 23 | 1.53 |
| 7 | Notts County U18s | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 22 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town U18s | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 21 | 1.31 |
| 9 | Chesterfield U18s | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Burton Albion U18s | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Lincoln City U18s | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 18 | 0.95 |
North-West Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City U18s | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 42 | 2.47 |
| 2 | Preston North End U18s | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 37 | 2.18 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town U18s | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 37 | 2.47 |
| 4 | Carlisle United U18s | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley U18s | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 6 | Blackpool U18s | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 7 | Walsall U18s | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic U18s | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers U18s | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Rochdale U18s | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 13 | 0.87 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town U18s | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 13 | 0.81 |
| 12 | Morecambe U18s | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 13 | 0.76 |
| 13 | Port Vale U18s | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 61 | −47 | 4 | 0.27 |
| 14 | Bury U18s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
South-East Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough United U18s (C) | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 48 | Merit League One |
| 2 | Northampton Town U18s | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 44 | |
| 3 | AFC Wimbledon U18s | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 37 | |
| 4 | Cambridge United U18s | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Southend United U18s | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 30 | |
| 6 | Stevenage U18s | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 28 | |
| 7 | Luton Town U18s | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 26 | Merit League Two |
| 8 | Gillingham U18s | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 22 | |
| 9 | Leyton Orient U18s | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 22 | |
| 10 | Barnet U18s | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 20 | |
| 11 | Milton Keynes Dons U18s | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 83 | −61 | 4 |
South-West Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth U18s (C) | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 46 | 2.30 | Merit League One |
| 2 | Oxford United U18s | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 42 | 2.10 | |
| 3 | Portsmouth U18s | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 41 | 2.05 | |
| 4 | Exeter City U18s | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 36 | 1.80 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town U18s | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 33 | 1.65 | |
| 6 | Yeovil Town U18s | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 32 | 1.60 | |
| 7 | Forest Green Rovers U18s | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 21 | 1.05 | Merit League Two |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers U18s | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 21 | 1.05 | |
| 9 | Cheltenham Town U18s | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 17 | 0.85 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle U18s | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 15 | 0.75 | |
| 11 | Newport County U18s | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 13 | 0.65 |
Merit League Stage
[edit]The teams in the Southeast and Southwest Divisions played another ten games to determine the champions of Merit League One and Merit League Two. No champions were made as the Merit League Stage was just beginning.
Merit League One
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Wimbledon U18s | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth U18s | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Cambridge United U18s | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Peterborough United U18s | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 5 | Oxford United U18s | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 6 | Swindon Town U18s | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 |
| 7 | Yeovil Town U18s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | Southend United U18s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Northampton Town U18s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 10 | Stevenage U18s | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| 11 | Portsmouth U18s | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| 12 | Exeter City U18s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Merit League Two
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers U18s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers U18s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Luton Town U18s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Gillingham U18s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 5 | Leyton Orient U18s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Milton Keynes Dons U18s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle U18s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
| 8 | Newport County U18s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 9 | Barnet U18s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town U18s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bury FC youth boss tells of youngsters' heartbreak when he told them academy had to close". Manchester Evening News. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|DUPLICATE_title=ignored (help) - ^ "Football League Youth Alliance". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2024.