2014–15 Professional U18 Development League

The 2014–15 Professional U18 Development League season was the third season of the Professional Development League system.

League 1

Barclays U18 Premier League
Season 2014–15
Champions Middlesbrough U18s

The league was split into two regional divisions - north and south. After playing each team in their own division twice, the league was split into a second league stage consisting of three further divisions. The winning team of Group A in the second league stage was the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League in the 2015–16 season.[1][2]

First League Stage

North Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Middlesbrough U18s 22 16 2 4 59 30+29 50 Group A
2 Everton U18s 22 13 2 7 49 30+19 41
3 Manchester City U18s 22 12 4 6 45 29+16 40
4 Manchester United U18s 22 12 2 8 29 24+5 38
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 22 11 4 7 38 36+2 37 Group B
6 Derby County U18s 22 8 9 5 47 36+11 33
7 Liverpool U18s 22 8 5 9 51 510 29
8 Sunderland U18s 22 8 5 9 33 352 29
9 Newcastle United U18s 22 6 3 13 36 5014 21 Group C
10 Blackburn Rovers U18s 22 5 5 12 31 5019 20
11 Stoke City U18s 22 5 4 13 23 3916 19
12 Bolton Wanderers U18s 22 3 5 14 22 5331 14

South Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea U18s 22 15 3 4 69 35+34 48 Group A
2 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 22 11 5 6 49 38+11 38
3 Aston Villa U18s 22 11 5 6 48 480 38
4 West Bromwich Albion U18s 22 10 4 8 36 393 34
5 Reading U18s 22 10 3 9 39 37+2 33 Group B
6 West Ham United U18s 22 9 5 8 45 35+10 32
7 Leicester City U18s 22 10 2 10 36 29+7 32
8 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 22 8 3 11 37 403 27
9 Fulham U18s 22 8 3 11 34 4511 27 Group C
10 Southampton U18s 22 6 5 11 28 346 23
11 Arsenal U18s 22 6 5 11 33 429 23
12 Norwich City U18s 22 5 3 14 19 5132 18

Second league stage

Group A

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Middlesbrough U18s (C) 7 5 1 1 17 10+7 16 Qualification for 2015–16 UEFA Youth League
2 Everton U18s 7 4 2 1 17 7+10 14
3 Chelsea U18s 7 4 1 2 18 14+4 13
4 Manchester United U18s 7 3 2 2 9 8+1 11
5 West Bromwich Albion U18s 7 3 0 4 17 15+2 9
6 Aston Villa U18s 7 2 2 3 10 177 8
7 Manchester City U18s 7 1 1 5 9 178 4
8 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 7 1 1 5 12 219 4

Group B

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Sunderland U18s 7 4 2 1 9 5+4 14
10 Reading U18s 7 4 1 2 10 6+4 13
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 7 3 3 1 16 5+11 12
12 Derby County U18s 7 4 0 3 10 100 12
13 Leicester City U18s 7 3 0 4 14 13+1 9
14 West Ham United U18s 7 2 1 4 6 104 7
15 Liverpool U18s 7 2 1 4 12 175 7
16 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 7 1 2 4 9 2011 5

Group C

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Stoke City U18s 7 4 2 1 18 11+7 14
18 Blackburn Rovers U18s 7 4 2 1 13 8+5 14
19 Newcastle United U18s 7 3 1 3 14 9+5 10
20 Southampton U18s 7 3 1 3 10 122 10
21 Fulham U18s 7 2 3 2 13 11+2 9
22 Bolton Wanderers U18s 7 2 3 2 9 101 9
23 Norwich City U18s 7 2 1 4 11 154 7
24 Arsenal U18s 7 1 1 5 10 2212 4

League 2

Professional Development U18 League
Season 2014-15
Champions Charlton Athletic U18s

League 2, referred to as the Professional Development U18 League, is split into two regional divisions.

Teams will play each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 26 games for North division teams, and 27 games each for South division teams.

At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion.

League stage

North Division

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Huddersfield Town U18s 26 16 4 6 50 31+19 52 Qualification for
Knock-out stage
2 Nottingham Forest U18s 26 15 5 6 52 25+27 50
3 Birmingham City U18s 26 12 5 9 49 33+16 41
4 Coventry City U18s 26 10 8 8 52 40+12 38
5 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 26 10 7 9 38 380 37
6 Leeds United U18s 26 9 4 13 39 401 31
7 Crewe Alexandra U18s 26 9 4 13 40 5010 31
8 Barnsley U18s 26 8 7 11 26 3812 31
9 Sheffield United U18s 26 8 3 15 37 5922 27

South Division

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Charlton Athletic U18s 27 18 2 7 61 37+24 56 Qualification for
Knock-out stage
2 Brentford U18s 27 16 6 5 55 36+19 54
3 Ipswich Town U18s 27 14 3 10 49 44+5 45
4 Cardiff City U18s 27 11 6 10 52 51+1 39
5 Crystal Palace U18s 27 11 5 11 53 41+12 38
6 Swansea City U18s 27 10 6 11 54 43+11 36
7 Queens Park Rangers U18s 27 10 1 16 45 7833 31
8 Bristol City U18s 27 8 4 15 36 5620 28
9 Millwall U18s 27 8 3 16 41 5413 27
10 Colchester United U18s 27 7 2 18 37 7033 23

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

April 27
14:00
Huddersfield Town U18s 1 – 2 Brentford U18s
Pyke Owens
Clayton

April 26
11:00
Charlton Athletic U18s 3 – 0 Nottingham Forest U18s
Umerah  56'
Hanlan  90'
Lapslie  90'

Final

May 12
19:00
Brentford U18s 0 – 1 Charlton Athletic U18s
Umerah  6'
Griffin Park, London
Attendance: 656

League 3

Football League Youth Alliance
Season 2014–15
Champions North-East Division
Bradford City U18
North-West Division
Bury U18
South-East Division
Barnet U18
South-West Division
AFC Bournemouth U18
2013-14
2015-16

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 52 teams entered the competition this season.[3]

League Stage

Update 27.04.2015

North-West Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Bury U18s 3020556732+3565
2Wigan Athletic U18s 3019747027+4364
3Rochdale U18s 3020377041+2963
4Tranmere Rovers U18s 3014885046+450
5Walsall U18s 30146104131+1048
6Preston North End U18s 3019895431+2347
7Oldham Athletic U18s 30143136048+1245
8Blackpool U18s 30136114743+445
9Burnley U18s 30128106256+644
10Port Vale U18s 29134125245+743
11Wrexham U18s 30125135456-241
12Shrewsbury Town U18s 3088145660-432
13Carlisle United U18s 30610143664-2828
14Accrington Stanley U18s 2974183165-3425
15Fleetwood Town U18s 3080222457-3324
16Morecambe U18s 3031262498-7410

North-East Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Bradford City U18s 2417436127+3455
2Doncaster Rovers U18s 2414735721+3649
3Chesterfield U18s 2313374528+1742
4Notts County U18s 2411494438+637
5Grimsby Town U18s 2411494138+337
6Hull City U18s 2310674437+736
7Lincoln City U18s 219573736+132
8Mansfield Town U18s 2495104446-232
9Scunthorpe United U18s 2476113345-1227
10Rotherham United U18s 2265112934-523
11Burton Albion U18s 2456133964-2521
12Hartlepool United U18s 2252154059-1917
13York City U18s 2233162164-4312

South-West Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1AFC Bournemouth U18s 1813323619+1742
2Plymouth Argyle U18s 1810444327+1634
3Swindon Town U18s 189364334+930
4Portsmouth U18s 188464232+1028
5Exeter City U18s 188283029+126
6Bristol Rovers U18s 186662925+424
7Oxford United U18s 1871102732-522
8Cheltenham Town U18s 1871103042-1222
9Torquay United U18s 1834112543-1813
10Newport County U18s 1834112749-2213

South-East Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Barnet U18s 2417348251+3154
2Milton Keynes Dons U18s 2415367852+2648
3Peterborough United U18s 2413566140+2144
4Luton Town U18s 2412845130+2144
5Watford U18s 2411677050+2039
6Southend United U18s 2410774945+437
7Stevenage U18s 2495104647-132
8Leyton Orient U18s 2486103542-730
9AFC Wimbledon U18s 2476114147-627
10Northampton Town U18s 246994151-1027
11Cambridge United U18s 2454153558-2319
12Gillingham U18s 2444163564-2916
13Dagenham & Redbridge U18s 2444162976-4716

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