Premier Academy League 2007-08

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Premier Academy League
Season 2007–08
Champions Aston Villa
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2008-09

The 2007-08 Premier Academy League season is the tenth since its establishment, and the fourth under the current name and make-up. Aston Villa were crowned the 2007-08 Premier Academy League Champions after beating Manchester City 2-0 in the Play-off Final, with goals from James Collins and Chris Herd.

Contents

[edit] Final league tables

[edit] Academy Group A

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
 Arsenal U18s (C)
28
17
5
6
74
31
+43
56
2
 West Ham United U18s
28
16
3
9
63
38
+25
51
3
 Fulham U18s
28
14
7
7
39
28
+11
49
4
 Portsmouth U18s
28
15
4
9
44
44
0
49
5
 Crystal Palace U18s
28
14
5
9
59
41
+18
47
6
 Southampton U18s
28
13
4
11
43
52
-9
43
7
 Chelsea U18s
28
11
6
11
58
52
+6
39
8
 Charlton Athletic U18s
28
9
8
11
47
51
-4
35
9
 Ipswich Town U18s
28
9
5
14
39
53
-14
32
10
 Norwich City U18s
28
6
9
13
45
56
-11
27
11
 Millwall U18s
28
4
6
18
30
64
-34
18

[edit] Academy Group B

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
 Aston Villa U18s (C)
28
22
2
4
84
33
+51
68
2
 Tottenham Hotspur U18s
28
18
5
5
69
35
+34
59
3
 Leicester City U18s
28
18
4
6
70
41
+29
58
4
 Reading U18s
28
13
5
10
40
42
-2
44
5
 Bristol City U18s
28
11
5
12
50
51
-1
38
6
 Milton Keynes Dons U18s
28
9
2
17
33
54
-21
29
7
 Watford U18s
28
7
6
15
30
54
-24
27
8
 Birmingham City U18s
28
5
8
14
31
54
-23
23
9
 Coventry City U18s
28
4
6
18
31
58
-27
18
10
 Cardiff City U18s
28
3
7
18
30
68
-38
16

[edit] Academy Group C

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
 Manchester City U18s (C)
28
21
4
3
75
22
+53
67
2
 Everton U18s
28
17
7
4
56
24
+32
58
3
 Manchester United U18s
28
14
6
8
47
44
+3
48
4
 Crewe Alexandra U18s
28
14
6
8
50
51
-1
48
5
 Liverpool U18s
28
11
10
7
49
34
+15
43
6
 Blackburn Rovers U18s
28
10
5
13
36
40
-2
35
7
 West Bromwich Albion U18s
28
8
7
13
44
66
-22
31
8
 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
28
7
8
13
29
37
-8
29
9
 Bolton Wanderers U18s
28
6
9
13
42
47
-5
27
10
 Stoke City U18s
28
6
7
15
28
42
-14
25

[edit] Academy Group D

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
 Sunderland U18s (C)
28
20
3
5
68
31
+37
63
2
 Nottingham Forest U18s
28
16
5
7
58
42
+16
53
3
 Leeds United U18s
28
13
6
9
53
38
+15
45
4
 Middlesbrough U18s
28
11
9
8
39
37
+2
42
5
 Sheffield United U18s
28
10
6
12
33
34
-1
36
6
 Huddersfield Town U18s
28
9
7
12
30
42
-12
34
7
 Derby County U18s
28
10
2
16
26
53
-27
32
8
 Newcastle United U18s
28
7
6
15
41
49
-8
27
9
 Sheffield Wednesday U18s
28
5
7
16
24
53
-29
22
10
 Barnsley U18s
28
3
4
23
20
73
-53
13

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions

[edit] Play-offs

[edit] Semi-finals

2008-04-26
13:00		 Aston Villa 1 – 0 Arsenal Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: K. Hayward
Nathan Delfouneso Scored after 47 minutes 47' (Report)
2008-04-28
19:00		 Manchester City 4 – 2 Sunderland The Regional Athletics Arena, Manchester
Referee: S. Bond
Dedryck Boyota Scored after 49 minutes 49'
Donal McDermott Scored after 59 minutes 59'
Ryan McGivern Scored after 61 minutes 61'
Kieran Trippier Scored after 90+2 minutes 90+2' (pen.)		 (Report) Liam Noble Scored after 57 minutes 57'
Nathan Luscombe Scored after 66 minutes 66'

[edit] Final

2008-05-04
12:00		 Aston Villa 2 – 0 Manchester City Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: G. Muge
James Collins Scored after 23 minutes 23'
Chris Herd Scored after 34 minutes 34'		 (Report)

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Premier Academy League seasons
v • d • e

2007–08 • 2008–09


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