2015–16 Professional U18 Development League

The 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League was the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.

League 1

Barclays U18 Premier League
Season 2015–16
Champions Manchester City 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 1 in the second league stage was the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League in the 2016–17 season.[1]

First League stage

North Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City U18s 22 14 6 2 53 23+30 48 Group 1
2 Everton U18s 22 15 3 4 57 33+24 48
3 Liverpool U18s 22 13 4 5 45 28+17 43
4 Blackburn Rovers U18s 22 11 4 7 45 31+14 37
5 Sunderland U18s 22 11 3 8 44 40+4 36 Group 2
6 Middlesbrough U18s 22 10 4 8 43 38+5 34
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 22 8 4 10 42 40+2 28
8 West Bromwich Albion U18s 22 7 4 11 29 4415 25
9 Newcastle United U18s 22 6 2 14 27 5932 20 Group 3
10 Derby County U18s 22 3 9 10 39 5112 18
11 Manchester United U18s 22 5 3 14 29 4415 18
12 Stoke City U18s 22 4 4 14 23 4522 16

South Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea U18s 22 15 5 2 65 27+38 50 Group 1
2 Reading U18s 22 13 3 6 47 27+20 42
3 Fulham U18s 22 12 3 7 44 29+15 39
4 West Ham United U18s 22 11 4 7 30 29+1 37
5 Aston Villa U18s 22 11 3 8 42 34+8 36 Group 2
6 Arsenal U18s 22 10 5 7 49 45+4 35
7 Leicester City U18s 22 9 5 8 39 37+2 32
8 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 22 9 4 9 43 40+3 31
9 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 22 6 4 12 32 5119 22 Group 3
10 Norwich City U18s 22 6 3 13 28 4820 21
11 Southampton U18s 22 4 3 15 34 5723 15
12 Swansea City U18s 22 3 4 15 25 5429 13

Second league stage

As of match played 7 May 2016[2]

Group 1

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City U18s 7 6 1 0 21 7+14 19 Qualification for 2016–17 UEFA Youth League
2 Everton U18s 7 4 1 2 14 151 13
3 Chelsea U18s 7 3 2 2 16 13+3 11
4 Liverpool U18s 7 2 2 3 13 11+2 8
5 Blackburn Rovers U18s 7 2 2 3 9 90 8
6 Fulham U18s 7 2 1 4 9 1910 7
7 Reading U18s 7 1 2 4 9 134 5
8 West Ham United U18s 7 0 5 2 9 134 5

Group 2

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Middlesbrough U18s 7 6 1 0 14 6+8 19
10 Sunderland U18s 7 4 1 2 14 8+6 13
11 Leicester City U18s 7 3 3 1 16 11+5 12
12 Aston Villa U18s 7 3 3 1 10 8+2 12
13 Arsenal U18s 7 2 2 3 15 14+1 8
14 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 7 2 1 4 15 172 7
15 West Bromwich Albion U18s 7 1 2 4 8 135 5
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 7 0 1 6 10 2515 1

Group 3

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Swansea City U18s 7 4 3 0 17 12+5 15
18 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 7 4 2 1 18 13+5 14
19 Derby County U18s 7 4 1 2 17 10+7 13
20 Manchester United U18s 7 4 1 2 17 12+5 13
21 Stoke City U18s 7 3 1 3 12 120 10
22 Newcastle United U18s 7 2 1 4 9 189 7
23 Southampton U18s 7 1 2 4 9 123 5
24 Norwich City U18s 7 0 1 6 9 189 1

League 2

Professional Development U18 League
Season 2015-16

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 30 games for North division teams, and 29 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.

North Division table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest U18s 30 23 2 5 78 35+43 71 Qualification for
Knock-out stage
2 Sheffield United U18s 30 19 2 9 68 39+29 59
3 Huddersfield Town U18s 30 18 3 9 73 52+21 57
4 Crewe Alexandra U18s 30 17 5 8 70 52+18 56
5 Birmingham City U18s 30 14 6 10 66 53+13 48
6 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 30 14 4 12 60 46+14 46
7 Coventry City U18s 30 14 4 12 69 778 46
8 Bolton Wanderers U18s 30 13 4 13 51 543 43
9 Leeds United U18s 30 11 5 14 50 522 38
10 Hull City U18s 30 8 1 21 36 8246 25
11 Barnsley U18s 30 2 9 19 46 8337 15

South Division table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Watford U18s 29 15 11 3 42 23+19 56 Qualification for
Knock-out stage
2 Charlton Athletic U18s 29 15 6 8 64 35+29 51
3 Crystal Palace U18s 29 12 9 8 54 43+11 45
4 Ipswich Town U18s 29 12 3 14 57 56+1 39
5 Cardiff City U18s 29 11 4 14 48 524 37
6 Millwall U18s 29 10 7 12 30 4111 37
7 Colchester United U18s 29 9 8 12 48 535 35
8 Brentford U18s 29 7 5 17 49 7122 26
9 Queens Park Rangers U18s 29 7 3 19 41 8241 24
10 Bristol City U18s 29 5 7 17 38 5719 22

update: 18/04/2015

Knock-out stage

Semifinals


Final

League 3

Football League Youth Alliance
Season 2015–16

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 50 teams entered the competition this season.[3]

League Stage

As of match played 26 January 2016[4]

North-West Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Wigan Athletic U18s 2820355919+4063
2Bury U18s 2818736628+3861
3Walsall U18s 2815585431+2350
4Tranmere Rovers U18s 2815494934+1549
5Blackpool U18s 2812885136+1544
6Shrewsbury Town U18s 28135104132+944
7Preston North End U18s 28133124242+042
8Port Vale U18s 28107113333+037
9Rochdale U18s 28106124044–436
10Accrington Stanley U18s 28106123648–1236
11Fleetwood Town U18s 28106123351–1836
12Wrexham U18s 2896134455–1133
13Carlisle United U18s 2884163950–1128
14Burnley U18s 2862203368–3520
15Morecambe U18s 2842222978–4914

North-East Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Scunthorpe United U18s 148332519+627
2Lincoln City U18s 138232018+226
3Notts County U18s 138053122+924
4Mansfield Town U18s 137331916+324
5Doncaster Rovers U18s 136432016+422
6Hartlepool United U18s 136342719+821
7Bradford City U18s 127052128–721
8Rotherham United U18s 136162725+219
9Chesterfield U18s 135353931+818
10Burton Albion U18s 145362423+118
11Oldham Athletic U18s 114162414+1013
12Grimsby Town U18s 1513111843–256
13Grimsby Town U18s 1302111334–212

South-West Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Plymouth Argyle U18s 1611233723+1435
2Cheltenham Town U18s 1810264228+1432
3AFC Bournemouth U18s 189454022+831
4Exeter City U18s 188373133–227
5Portsmouth U18s 188283931+826
6Oxford United U18s 188193536–125
7Swindon Town U18s 177373333024
8Bristol Rovers U18s 175572330–720
9Newport County U18s 1853102744–1718
10Yeovil Town U18s 1631121734–1710

South-East Division

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Luton Town U18s 2217235715+4253
2Southend United U18s 2214084737+1042
3Leyton Orient U18s 2212554921+2841
4Barnet U18s 2212285539+1638
5AFC Wimbledon U18s 2212284237+538
6Gillingham U18s 2211474943+637
7Stevenage U18s 2283113552–1727
8Northampton Town U18s 2282123943–426
9Milton Keynes Dons U18s 2281134463–1925
10Dagenham & Redbridge U18s 2270153654–1821
11Peterborough United U18s 2262143763–2620
12Cambridge United U18s 2243153457–2315

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