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

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Barclays U18 Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsMiddlesbrough U18s (1st Title)
Matches348
Goals1,229 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Tammy Abraham Chelsea U18s (23 Goals)
Biggest home winChelsea U18s 12–2 Aston Villa U18s (11 October 2014)
Biggest away winBolton Wanderers U18s 0–7 Manchester City U18s (1 November 2014)
Highest scoringChelsea U18s 12–2 Aston Villa U18s (11 October 2014) League Record
Longest winning run6 Matches – Middlesbrough U18s (25 October 2014 – 6 December 2014)
Tottenham Hotspur U18s (14 October 2014 – 29 November 2014)
Longest unbeaten run10 Matches – Chelsea U18s (14 November 2014 – 13 February 2015)
Longest winless run15 Matches – Norwich City U18s (28 August 2014 – 24 January 2015)
Longest losing run7 Matches – Bolton Wanderers U18s (20 September 2014 – 1 November 2014)

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

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North Division

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Pos Team 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 51 0 29
8 Sunderland U18s 22 8 5 9 33 35 2 29
9 Newcastle United U18s 22 6 3 13 36 50 14 21 Group C
10 Blackburn Rovers U18s 22 5 5 12 31 50 19 20
11 Stoke City U18s 22 5 4 13 23 39 16 19
12 Bolton Wanderers U18s 22 3 5 14 22 53 31 14
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

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Pos Team 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 48 0 38
4 West Bromwich Albion U18s 22 10 4 8 36 39 3 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 40 3 27
9 Fulham U18s 22 8 3 11 34 45 11 27 Group C
10 Southampton U18s 22 6 5 11 28 34 6 23
11 Arsenal U18s 22 6 5 11 33 42 9 23
12 Norwich City U18s 22 5 3 14 19 51 32 18
Source: [citation needed]

Second league stage

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Group A

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Pos Team 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 17 7 8
7 Manchester City U18s 7 1 1 5 9 17 8 4
8 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 7 1 1 5 12 21 9 4
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Group B

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Pos Team 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 10 0 12
13 Leicester City U18s 7 3 0 4 14 13 +1 9
14 West Ham United U18s 7 2 1 4 6 10 4 7
15 Liverpool U18s 7 2 1 4 12 17 5 7
16 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 7 1 2 4 9 20 11 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Pos Team 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 12 2 10
21 Fulham U18s 7 2 3 2 13 11 +2 9
22 Bolton Wanderers U18s 7 2 3 2 9 10 1 9
23 Norwich City U18s 7 2 1 4 11 15 4 7
24 Arsenal U18s 7 1 1 5 10 22 12 4
Source: [citation needed]

Top goalscorers

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Hat-tricks

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As of 20 May 2015
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
England Tom ShepherdStoke City U18sLiverpool U18s7–1 (H)16 August 2014[3]
England Delial BrewsterEverton U18sMiddlesbrough U18s6–3 (H)16 August 2014[4]
England Demetri MitchellManchester United U18sNewcastle United U18s2–3 (A)23 August 2014[5]
Wales Jamie Thomas4Bolton Wanderers U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s5–1 (H)23 August 2014[6]
England Junior MondalMiddlesbrough U18sBolton Wanderers U18s0–6 (A)30 August 2014[7]
England Stephy MavididiArsenal U18sNorwich City U18s0–3 (A)13 September 2014[8]
England Tammy AbrahamChelsea U18sTottenham Hotspur U18s2–4 (A)27 September 2014[9]
England Oliver RathboneManchester United U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s1–4 (A)11 October 2014[10]
England James TilleyBrighton & Hove Albion U18sTottenham Hotspur U18s1–5 (A)11 October 2014[11]
England Marcus BarnesSouthampton U18sFulham U18s4–0 (H)11 October 2014[12]
Ivory Coast Jeremie BogaChelsea U18sAston Villa U18s12–2 (H)11 October 2014[13]
Switzerland Miro MuheimChelsea U18sAston Villa U18s12–2 (H)11 October 2014[14]
England Will MarshLiverpool U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s5–0 (H)18 October 2014[15]
England Denzeil BoaduManchester City U18sBolton Wanderers U18s0–7 (A)1 November 2014[16]
Spain Sergi CanosLiverpool U18sDerby County U18s5–5 (A)22 November 2014[17]
England Harry McKirdyAston Villa U18sFulham U18s1–7 (A)20 December 2014[18]
Republic of Ireland Rory HaleAston Villa U18sFulham U18s1–7 (A)20 December 2014[19]
England Charles VernamDerby County U18sEverton U18s4–1 (H)20 December 2014[20]
Canada Ike UgboChelsea U18sAston Villa U18s3–8 (A)11 January 2015[21]
Sweden Zackarias FaourManchester City U18sLiverpool U18s3–2 (H)24 January 2015[22]
England Nathan HollandEverton U18sNewcastle United U18s5–1 (H)7 February 2015[23]
EnglandHarry Chapman4Middlesbrough U18sWolverhampton Wanderers U18s7–1 (H)14 February 2015[24]
England Charles VernamDerby County U18sBolton Wanderers U18s1–6 (A)14 February 2015[25]
England Shayon HarrisonTottenham Hotspur U18sArsenal U18s4–1 (H)25 February 2015[26]
England Niall EnnisWolverhampton Wanderers U18sDerby County U18s3–0 (H)14 March 2015[27]
England Shayon Harrison4Tottenham Hotspur U18sChelsea U18s4–6 (H)14 March 2015[28]
England Tammy AbrahamChelsea U18sTottenham Hotspur U18s4–6 (A)14 March 2015[29]
Scotland Jamie HolmesNewcastle United U18sArsenal U18s6–0 (H)18 April 2015[30]
England Sam JoelBlackburn Rovers U18sNorwich City U18s4–2 (H)18 April 2015[31]
Republic of Ireland Ryan RaineyWolverhampton Wanderers U18sBrighton & Hove Albion U18s8–0 (H)9 May 2015[32]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

League 2

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Professional Development U18 League
Season2014–15
ChampionsCharlton Athletic U18s (1st Title)
Matches255
(252 RS, 3 PO)
Goals871 (3.42 per match)
( 864 RS, 7 PO)
Top goalscorerWales Eli Phipps Cardiff City U18s (21 Goals)
Biggest home winSwansea City U18s 8–0 Colchester United U18s (31 January 2015)
Biggest away winSheffield Wednesday U18s 3–9 Birmingham City U18s (23 August 2014)
Bristol City U18s 0–6 Coventry City U18s (13 September 2014)
Queens Park Rangers U18s 0–6 Birmingham City U18s (27 September 2014)
Highest scoringSheffield Wednesday U18s 3–9 Birmingham City U18s (23 August 2014)
Longest winning run10 Matches – Charlton Athletic U18s (28 February 2015 – 12 May 2015)
Longest unbeaten run16 Matches – Nottingham Forest U18s (1 November 2014 – 11 April 2015)
Longest winless run9 Matches – Bristol City U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015)
Sheffield United U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015)
Longest losing run9 Matches – Sheffield United U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015)

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

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North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 11 7 8 51 38 +13 40
5 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 26 10 7 9 37 38 1 37
6 Leeds United U18s 26 9 4 13 39 40 1 31
7 Crewe Alexandra U18s 26 9 4 13 40 50 10 31
8 Barnsley U18s 26 8 7 11 26 38 12 31
9 Sheffield United U18s 26 8 3 15 37 59 22 27
Source:

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 Crystal Palace U18s 27 11 5 11 53 41 +12 38
5 Swansea City U18s 27 10 6 11 54 43 +11 36
6 Cardiff City U18s 27 10 6 11 52 53 1 36
7 Queens Park Rangers U18s 27 10 1 16 45 78 33 31
8 Bristol City U18s 27 8 4 15 36 56 20 28
9 Millwall U18s 27 8 3 16 41 54 13 27
10 Colchester United U18s 27 7 2 18 37 70 33 23
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Knock-out stage

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Top goalscorers

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League 3

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Football League Youth Alliance
Season2014–15
ChampionsNorth-East Division
Bradford City U18s
North-West Division
Bury U18s
South-East Division
Barnet U18s
South-West Division
AFC Bournemouth U18s
Matches642
Goals2,341 (3.65 per match)

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 52 teams entered the competition this season, 2 fewer than the previous season. Hereford United U18s were expelled from the league, and Colchester United U18s were promoted back to Category 2 Academy status after going down for one season.[33]

League stage

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Update 27 April 2015

North-West Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bury U18s (C) 30 20 5 5 67 32 +35 65
2 Wigan Athletic U18s 30 19 7 4 70 27 +43 64
3 Rochdale U18s 30 20 3 7 70 41 +29 63
4 Tranmere Rovers U18s 30 14 8 8 50 46 +4 50
5 Walsall U18s 30 14 6 10 41 31 +10 48
6 Preston North End U18s 30 13 8 9 54 31 +23 47
7 Oldham Athletic U18s 30 14 3 13 60 48 +12 45
8 Blackpool U18s 30 13 6 11 47 43 +4 45
9 Burnley U18s 30 12 8 10 62 56 +6 44
10 Port Vale U18s 30 13 4 13 52 46 +6 43
11 Wrexham U18s 30 12 5 13 54 56 2 41
12 Shrewsbury Town U18s 30 8 8 14 56 60 4 32
13 Carlisle United U18s 30 6 10 14 36 64 28 28
14 Accrington Stanley U18s 30 8 4 18 35 66 31 28
15 Fleetwood Town U18s 30 8 0 22 24 57 33 24
16 Morecambe U18s 30 3 1 26 24 98 74 10
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

North-East Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bradford City U18s (C) 24 17 4 3 61 27 +34 55
2 Doncaster Rovers U18s 24 14 7 3 57 21 +36 49
3 Chesterfield U18s 24 14 3 7 48 28 +20 45
4 Hull City U18s 24 11 6 7 47 37 +10 39
5 Lincoln City U18s 24 11 6 7 43 40 +3 39
6 Notts County U18s 24 11 4 9 44 35 +9 37
7 Grimsby Town U18s 24 11 4 9 39 40 1 37
8 Mansfield Town U18s 24 9 5 10 44 46 2 32
9 Scunthorpe United U18s 24 7 6 11 33 45 12 27
10 Rotherham United U18s 24 7 5 12 35 40 5 26
11 Burton Albion U18s 24 5 6 13 39 64 25 21
12 Hartlepool United U18s 24 5 2 17 42 63 21 17
13 York City U18s 24 3 4 17 22 68 46 13
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

South-West Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AFC Bournemouth U18s (C) 18 13 3 2 36 19 +17 42
2 Plymouth Argyle U18s 18 10 4 4 43 27 +16 34
3 Swindon Town U18s 18 9 3 6 43 34 +9 30
4 Portsmouth U18s 18 8 4 6 42 32 +10 28
5 Exeter City U18s 18 8 2 8 30 29 +1 26
6 Bristol Rovers U18s 18 6 6 6 29 25 +4 24
7 Oxford United U18s 18 7 1 10 27 32 5 22
8 Cheltenham Town U18s 18 7 1 10 30 42 12 22
9 Torquay United U18s 18 3 4 11 25 43 18 13
10 Newport County U18s 18 3 4 11 27 49 22 13
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

South-East Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barnet U18s (C) 24 17 3 4 82 51 +31 54
2 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 24 15 3 6 78 52 +26 48
3 Peterborough United U18s 24 13 5 6 61 40 +21 44
4 Luton Town U18s 24 12 8 4 51 30 +21 44
5 Watford U18s 24 11 6 7 70 50 +20 39
6 Southend United U18s 24 10 7 7 49 45 +4 37
7 Stevenage U18s 24 9 5 10 46 47 1 32
8 Leyton Orient U18s 24 8 6 10 35 42 7 30
9 AFC Wimbledon U18s 24 7 6 11 41 47 6 27
10 Northampton Town U18s 24 6 9 9 41 51 10 27
11 Cambridge United U18s 24 5 4 15 35 58 23 19
12 Gillingham U18s 24 4 4 16 35 64 29 16
13 Dagenham & Redbridge U18s 24 4 4 16 29 76 47 16
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

See also

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References

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