2011–12 Premier Academy League

Premier Academy League
Season	2011–12
Goals scored	950
Average goals/game	3.67
Biggest home win	Aston Villa U18 11–3 Milton Keynes Dons U18s (15 October 2011) Tottenham Hotspur U18s 11–3 Milton Keynes Dons U18s (5 November 2011)
Biggest away win	Middlesbrough U18s 1–6 Derby County U18s (8 October 2011) Sheffield United U18s 1–6 Leeds United U18s (15 October 2011) Milton Keynes Dons U18s 2–7 Coventry City U18s (29 October 2011)
Highest scoring	Aston Villa U18 11–3 Milton Keynes Dons U18s (15 October 2011) Tottenham Hotspur U18s 11–3 Milton Keynes Dons U18s (5 November 2011)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the fifteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the eighth under the current make-up.

All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 inter-group fixtures, producing 28 games a season. Winners of each group qualify for the play-offs.

1 League tables
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

League tables

Updated as of 17 December 2011^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Academy Group A

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal U18s	16	9	2	5	31	23	+8	29
2	Crystal Palace U18s	16	8	4	4	33	20	+13	28
3	Fulham U18s	15	9	0	6	39	26	+13	27
4	Charlton Athletic U18s	16	8	3	5	32	21	+11	27
5	Southampton U18s	15	7	5	3	29	18	+11	26
6	Chelsea U18s	16	8	2	6	35	32	+3	26
7	West Ham United U18s	15	7	3	5	31	23	+8	24
8	Norwich City U18s	16	7	3	6	27	22	+5	24
9	Ipswich Town U18s	15	3	4	8	19	30	-11	13
10	Portsmouth U18s	16	2	5	9	18	34	-16	11

Academy Group B

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Coventry City U18s	15	11	2	2	36	18	+18	35
2	Reading U18s	14	8	4	2	28	12	+16	28
3	Leicester City U18s	15	7	5	3	34	27	+7	26
4	Tottenham Hotspur U18s	16	6	6	4	35	27	+8	24
5	Watford U18s	16	5	6	5	26	26	+0	21
6	Aston Villa U18s	16	6	2	8	37	36	+1	20
7	Cardiff City U18s	16	5	3	8	25	31	-6	18
8	Bristol City U18s	16	3	3	10	15	29	-14	12
9	Birmingham City U18s	14	3	2	9	14	31	-17	11
10	Milton Keynes Dons U18s	16	1	2	13	23	69	-46	5

Academy Group C

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s	16	11	1	4	37	25	+12	34
2	Manchester City U18s	15	10	1	4	41	25	+16	31
3	Liverpool U18s	15	7	5	3	25	17	+8	26
4	Blackburn Rovers U18s	14	8	2	4	31	24	+7	26
5	Everton U18s	14	6	3	5	27	22	+5	21
6	Stoke City U18s	14	5	4	5	15	17	-2	19
7	Manchester United U18s	13	5	1	7	24	26	-2	16
8	Crewe Alexandra U18s	14	4	1	9	22	35	-13	13
9	West Bromwich Albion U18s	14	4	1	9	18	32	-14	13
10	Bolton Wanderers U18s	15	3	1	11	19	29	-10	10

Academy Group D

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Barnsley U18s	16	8	3	5	28	20	+8	27
2	Newcastle United U18s	13	8	2	3	30	19	+11	26
3	Derby County U18s	15	8	2	5	32	24	+8	26
4	Sheffield Wednesday U18s	15	6	4	5	24	25	-1	22
5	Leeds United U18s	14	6	3	5	25	19	+6	21
6	Sheffield United U18s	14	6	3	5	19	26	-7	21
7	Sunderland U18s	14	4	3	7	20	27	-7	15
8	Middlesbrough U18s	14	4	3	7	21	29	-8	15
9	Huddersfield Town U18s	14	2	5	7	16	32	-16	11
10	Nottingham Forest U18s	13	1	4	8	18	31	-13	7

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Q = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions

References

^ "U18 Premier Academy League - Group A". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/YouthATable. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
^ "U18 Premier Academy League - Group B". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/YouthBTable. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
^ "U18 Premier Academy League - Group C". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/YouthCTable. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
^ "U18 Premier Academy League - Group D". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/YouthDTable. Retrieved 2011-10-05.

External links

Fixture and Results on official website

Match reports can be found at each club's official website:
Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Fulham Ipswich Town Norwich City Portsmouth Southampton West Ham United	Aston Villa Birmingham City Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Leicester City Milton Keynes Dons Reading Tottenham Hotspur Watford	Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Crewe Alexandra Everton Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Stoke City West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers	Barnsley Derby County Huddersfield Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland

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