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2020–21 Professional U18 Development League

U18 Premier League

U18 Premier League
Season2020–21
ChampionsManchester City U18s (2nd Title)
Matches played313
Goals scored1,301 (4.16 per match)
Top goalscorerCharlie McNeill (24 goals)
Biggest home winChelsea U18s 8–1 Leicester City U18s
(7 November 2020)
Manchester United U18s 8–1 Middlesbrough U18s
(8 May 2021)
Biggest away winLeicester City U18s 0–8 Fulham U18s
(1 May 2021)
Highest scoringSouthampton U18s 8–2 Leicester City U18s
(17 October 2020)
Aston Villa U18s 6–4 West Bromwich Albion U18s
(20 April 2021)
Southampton U18s 6–4 Reading U18s
(8 May 2021)
Longest winning run9 Matches Fulham U18s
Longest unbeaten run13 Matches Manchester City U18s
Longest winless run16 Matches Southampton U18s
Longest losing run8 Matches Reading U18s

The 2020–21 Professional U18 Development League was the ninth season of the Professional Development League system. A total of 26 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. This results in 24 games played by both teams this season. Burnley U18s,[1] Crystal Palace U18s[2] and Leeds United U18s[3] joined the U18 Premier League for the 2020–21 season after gaining category one status academies. Prior to the start of the season Swansea City left the league after downgrading their academy to category two.[4]

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U18s (C, Q) 24 19 4 1 76 19 +57 61 Qualification for the National Final
2 Manchester United U18s 24 20 0 4 79 27 +52 60
3 Liverpool U18s 24 17 1 6 75 26 +49 52
4 Middlesbrough U18s 24 12 3 9 48 48 0 39
5 Everton U18s 24 11 2 11 42 42 0 35
6 Blackburn Rovers U18s 24 10 3 11 37 43 −6 33
7 Derby County U18s 24 10 3 11 43 54 −11 33
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 24 10 3 11 38 50 −12 33
9 Burnley U18s 24 8 4 12 34 38 −4 28
10 Newcastle United U18s 24 7 3 14 50 57 −7 24
11 Stoke City U18s 24 6 5 13 28 61 −33 23
12 Leeds United U18s 24 4 3 17 30 73 −43 15
13 Sunderland U18s 24 4 2 18 35 77 −42 14
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League Under 18 Table
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fulham U18s (C, Q) 24 18 2 4 78 25 +53 56 Qualification for the National Final
2 Crystal Palace U18s 24 18 2 4 67 32 +35 56
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 24 14 3 7 63 40 +23 45
4 Arsenal U18s 24 12 4 8 52 45 +7 40
5 Aston Villa U18s 24 11 5 8 45 52 −7 38
6 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 24 10 7 7 52 37 +15 37
7 Chelsea U18s 24 11 3 10 57 43 +14 36
8 West Bromwich Albion U18s 24 9 3 12 51 62 −11 30
9 Norwich City U18s 24 9 2 13 58 58 0 29
10 West Ham United U18s 24 6 7 11 35 57 −22 25
11 Reading U18s 24 5 4 15 51 83 −32 19
12 Leicester City U18s 24 4 6 14 38 73 −35 18
13 Southampton U18s 24 3 4 17 35 75 −40 13
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League Under 18 Table
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

National Final

Manchester City U18s3–1Fulham U18s
 Report
Referee: Jordan Crossley

Professional Development League 2

U18 Professional Development League 2
Season2020–21
ChampionsWigan Athletic U18s
Matches played228
(225 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored927 (4.07 per match)
(917 RS, 10 PO)
Top goalscorerTom Costello (20 goals)
Biggest home winNottingham Forest U18s 7–0 Queens Park Rangers U18s (24 October 2020
Millwall U18s 7–0 Queens Park Rangers U18s (12 December 2020)
Biggest away winIpswich Town U18s 0–6 Colchester United U18s (30 March 2021)
Highest scoringCoventry City U18s 4–7 Birmingham City U18s (20 October 2020)
Hull City U18s 6–5 Sheffield United U18s (2 March 2021)
Longest winning run11 Matches Charlton Athletic U18s (20 February 2021 – 1 May 2021)
Longest unbeaten run12 Matches Charlton Athletic U18s (20 February 2021 – 4 May 2021)
Wigan Athletic U18s (12 September 2020 – 20 February 2021)
Longest winless run9 Matches Queens Park Rangers U18s (20 November 2020 – 13 March 2021)
Longest losing run9 Matches Queens Park Rangers U18s (20 November 2020 – 13 March 2021)

The 2020-21 Under-18 League 2, or Under-18s Professional Development League 2 as it is sometimes referred to, is the seventh campaign of post-EPPP Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is 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 home OR away. This results in 25 games being played in the North Division, and South Division. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Wigan Athletic U18s and Millwall U18s are the defending regional champions. Swansea City U18s[4] dropped down to Category Two status in August 2020 and will join the South division this season.

Tables

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Athletic U18s 25 17 4 4 68 38 +30 55 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Birmingham City U18s 25 16 4 5 67 44 +23 52
3 Sheffield United U18s 25 15 5 5 63 36 +27 50
4 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 25 12 6 7 48 30 +18 42
5 Barnsley U18s 25 12 6 7 46 34 +12 42
6 Crewe Alexandra U18s 25 10 4 11 50 47 +3 34
7 Hull City U18s 25 10 3 12 46 58 −12 33
8 Coventry City U18s 25 9 3 13 50 46 +4 30
9 Nottingham Forest U18s 25 9 3 13 45 56 −11 30
Source: [1]

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlton Athletic U18s 25 16 3 6 65 34 +31 51 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Ipswich Town U18s 25 13 2 10 53 54 −1 41
3 Watford U18s 25 9 5 11 40 46 −6 32
4 Millwall U18s 25 9 4 12 56 58 −2 31
5 Cardiff City U18s 25 10 1 14 54 58 −4 31
6 Bristol City U18s 25 9 2 14 44 53 −9 29
7 Colchester United U18s 25 9 1 15 52 64 −12 28
8 Swansea City U18s 25 5 7 13 37 73 −36 22
9 Queens Park Rangers U18s 25 3 1 21 33 88 −55 10
Source: [2]

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Wigan Athletic U18s2–1 (a.e.t.)Ipswich Town U18s
 Report
Christopher Park, Wigan
Charlton Athletic U18s3–2Birmingham City U18s
 Report

Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final

Charlton Athletic U18s0–2Wigan Athletic U18s
Report
Attendance: 592

EFL Youth Alliance

Football League Youth Alliance
Season2020-21
ChampionsNorth-East Division
Notts County U18s
North-West Division
Fleetwood Town U18s
South-East Division
Peterborough United U18s
South-West Division
Oxford United U18s
Merit League One
Plymouth Argyle U18s
Merit League Two
Southend United U18s
Merit League Three'
AFC Bournemouth U18s
Matches played555
Goals scored2,116 (3.81 per match)

The EFL Youth Alliance is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 45 teams competed this season, 2 teams fewer than the previous season. Barnet U18s did not participate as they lost their EPPP license,[5] alongside Chesterfield U18s, and Hartlepool United U18s. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL. Otherwise, they lose their license with the League. Bolton Wanderers U18s would join the league this year as their academy was Category 3.

League stage

As of match played 15 May 2021[6]

North-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Notts County U18s (C) 22 15 2 5 53 32 +21 47
2 Scunthorpe United U18s 22 13 1 8 52 47 +5 40
3 Grimsby Town U18s 22 10 6 6 32 24 +8 36
4 Mansfield Town U18s 22 11 1 10 34 30 +4 34
5 Burton Albion U18s 22 10 3 9 36 40 −4 33
6 Rotherham United U18s 22 10 2 10 46 41 +5 32
7 Doncaster Rovers U18s 22 8 2 12 38 40 −2 26
8 Lincoln City U18s 22 8 2 12 36 38 −2 26
9 Bradford City U18s 22 8 1 13 38 50 −12 25
10 Huddersfield Town U18s 22 7 0 15 32 55 −23 21
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

North-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fleetwood Town U18s (C) 26 19 1 6 62 36 +26 58
2 Rochdale U18s 26 17 3 6 64 29 +35 54
3 Carlisle United U18s 26 17 3 6 55 27 +28 54
4 Blackpool U18s 26 15 4 7 59 43 +16 49
5 Preston North End U18s 26 14 3 9 73 51 +22 45
6 Bolton Wanderers U18s 26 13 5 8 55 43 +12 44
7 Shrewsbury Town U18s 26 11 5 10 42 45 −3 38
8 Salford City U18s 26 10 1 15 46 59 −13 31
9 Walsall U18s 26 9 4 13 31 56 −25 31
10 Morecambe U18s 26 8 5 13 32 49 −17 29
11 Tranmere Rovers U18s 26 7 5 14 38 51 −13 26
12 Accrington Stanley U18s 26 6 6 14 41 57 −16 24
13 Oldham Athletic U18s 26 6 3 17 41 59 −18 21
14 Port Vale U18s 26 4 4 18 36 70 −34 16
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions


South-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Peterborough United U18s (C) 18 11 4 3 39 16 +23 37
2 Cambridge United U18s 18 10 2 6 37 27 +10 32
3 Luton Town U18s 18 8 6 4 39 25 +14 30
4 Southend United U18s 18 9 3 6 35 25 +10 30
5 Northampton Town U18s 18 8 5 5 32 20 +12 29
6 Gillingham U18s 18 7 5 6 26 27 −1 26
7 AFC Wimbledon U18s 18 6 4 8 27 34 −7 22
8 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 18 5 2 11 26 45 −19 17
9 Stevenage U18s 18 3 6 9 27 45 −18 15
10 Leyton Orient U18s 18 2 5 11 23 47 −24 11
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

South-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Oxford United U18s (C) 20 15 2 3 58 24 +34 47
2 AFC Bournemouth U18s 20 13 3 4 62 27 +35 42
3 Exeter City U18s 20 10 4 6 43 36 +7 34
4 Portsmouth U18s 20 9 5 6 49 40 +9 32
5 Forest Green Rovers U18s 20 8 5 7 54 48 +6 29
6 Plymouth Argyle U18s 20 8 4 8 51 40 +11 28
7 Swindon Town U18s 20 6 4 10 33 43 −10 22
8 Bristol Rovers U18s 20 6 4 10 32 45 −13 22
9 Newport County U18s 20 5 5 10 35 44 −9 20
10 Cheltenham Town U18s 20 5 3 12 29 65 −36 18
11 Yeovil Town U18s 20 4 3 13 35 69 −34 15
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

Merit League Stage

The teams in the Southeast and Southwest Divisions played another ten games to determine the champions of Merit League One and Merit League Two and for this season only Merit League 3 as all three leagues would only contain 7 teams. Due to Covid, the Three Merit Leagues were regionalized for this season only.

Merit League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle U18s (C) 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11
2 Exeter City U18s 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10
3 Forest Green Rovers U18s 6 3 1 2 11 13 −2 10
4 Cheltenham Town U18s 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
5 Bristol Rovers U18s 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7
6 Yeovil Town U18s 6 1 3 2 10 14 −4 6
7 Newport County U18s 6 1 2 3 9 12 −3 5
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

Merit League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Southend United U18s (C) 6 4 1 1 15 10 +5 13
2 Northampton Town U18s 6 3 1 2 20 14 +6 10
3 Luton Town U18s 6 3 0 3 11 14 −3 9
4 Cambridge United U18s 6 2 2 2 17 13 +4 8
5 Stevenage U18s 6 2 2 2 13 14 −1 8
6 Peterborough United U18s 6 2 0 4 9 9 0 6
7 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 6 1 2 3 8 19 −11 5
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

Merit League Three

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AFC Bournemouth U18s (C) 6 4 1 1 10 7 +3 13
2 Portsmouth U18s 6 4 0 2 20 8 +12 12
3 Oxford United U18s 6 2 2 2 14 12 +2 8
4 Swindon Town U18s 6 2 2 2 15 14 +1 8
5 Leyton Orient U18s 6 2 1 3 12 15 −3 7
6 AFC Wimbledon U18s 6 2 1 3 12 19 −7 7
7 Gillingham U18s 6 1 1 4 7 15 −8 4
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

See also

References

  1. ^ "Clarets Academy granted Category 1 status by the Premier League". Burnley Express. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Category 1 Academy status approved". Crystal Palace FC. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "LEEDS UNITED ACADEMY AWARDED CATEGORY ONE STATUS". Leeds United. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Swansea City's academy blow and what the future holds as pathway that brought through glut of stars is downgraded". Wales Online. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Academy structure set to change". Barnet F.C.
  6. ^ "Football League Youth Alliance". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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