2018–19 Professional U18 Development League

U18 Premier League

U18 Premier League
Season2018–19
ChampionsDerby County U18s (1st Title)
Matches265
Goals1,062 (4.01 per match)
Top goalscorer Ellis Simms Everton U18s (32 Goals)
Biggest home winArsenal U18s 8–0 Swansea City U18s
(30 March 2019)
Biggest away winWest Ham United U18s 0–9 Tottenham Hotspur U18s
(22 September 2018)
Highest scoringMiddlesbrough U18s 5–6 Liverpool U18s (1 December 2018)
Longest winning run12 Matches – Arsenal U18s
Longest unbeaten run18 Matches – Tottenham Hotspur U18s
Longest winless run18 Matches – Sunderland U18s
Longest losing run7 Matches – Norwich City U18s
Swansea City U18s
Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
2019–20 →

The 2018-19 Under-18 Premier League is the sixth campaign of the top tier of the Under-18 Development League. A total of 24 teams are split regionally into north and south leagues. Teams face their regional opponents both home and away before the top two face each other to determine the national champion. No teams were added this season. As a result, 22 games were played in both the North and South Divisions. Chelsea U18s are the two-time defending champions.

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Derby County U18s 22 16 3 3 63 27 +36 51 Qualification for the National Final
2 Liverpool U18s 22 16 3 3 59 32 +27 51
3 Everton U18s 22 14 2 6 65 34 +31 44
4 Manchester United U18s 22 12 7 3 60 39 +21 43
5 Middlesbrough U18s 22 11 2 9 52 48 +4 35
6 Stoke City U18s 22 10 2 10 42 39 +3 32
7 Blackburn Rovers U18s 22 9 3 10 48 49 −1 30
8 Manchester City U18s 22 7 8 7 46 34 +12 29
9 West Bromwich Albion U18s 22 4 6 12 44 62 −18 18
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 22 4 2 16 22 47 −25 14
11 Newcastle United U18s 22 3 5 14 17 62 −45 14
12 Sunderland U18s 22 1 7 14 20 65 −45 10
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League Under 18 Table

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal U18s 22 20 0 2 86 23 +63 60 Qualification for the National Final
2 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 22 18 2 2 81 26 +55 56
3 Chelsea U18s 22 13 5 4 42 24 +18 44
4 Southampton U18s 22 11 2 9 48 41 +7 35
5 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 22 11 1 10 40 37 +3 34
6 Aston Villa U18s 22 9 2 11 44 47 −3 29
7 Leicester City U18s 22 9 2 11 37 46 −9 29
8 West Ham United U18s 22 9 2 11 38 52 −14 29
9 Fulham U18s 22 6 6 10 36 45 −9 24
10 Reading U18s 22 6 1 15 22 53 −31 19
11 Swansea City U18s 22 3 3 16 19 53 −34 12
12 Norwich City U18s 22 3 2 17 24 70 −46 11
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Premier League Under 18 Table

National Final

Derby County U18s5–2Arsenal U18s
  • Brown 14', 33', 66'
  • Whittaker 24', 90+2'
 Report
Referee: Scott Tallis

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 7 May 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ellis Simms Everton 32
2 Folarin Balogun Arsenal 25
3 Morgan Whittaker Derby County 19
4 Bobby Duncan Liverpool 18
5 Mason Greenwood Manchester United 15
6 Christian Norton Southampton 14
Troy Parrott Tottenham Hotspur
7 Gabriel McGill Middlesbrough 13
8 Kieran Phillips Everton 12
9 Korede Adedoyin Everton 11
Paul Glatzel Liverpool
Dilan Markanday Tottenham Hotspur
10 Sam Greenwood Arsenal 10
Jack Stretton Derby County
Lorent Tolaj Brighton & Hove Albion U18s
Ethon Varian Stoke City

Hat-tricks

As of 7 May 2019
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
James Jennings Stoke City U18s Blackburn Rovers U18s 3–2 (H) 11 August 2018 [1]
Jayden Onen Brighton & Hove Albion U18s Tottenham Hotspur U18s 4–6 (A) 11 August 2018 [2]
Bernardo Rosa West Ham United U18s Norwich City U18s 4–1 (A) 11 August 2018 [3]
Henri Ogunby Manchester City U18s Newcastle United U18s 6–0 (H) 11 August 2018 [4]
J'Neil Bennett Tottenham Hotspur U18s Swansea City U18s 5–1 (A) 18 August 2018 [5]
Tyreece John-Jules Arsenal U18s Leicester City U18s 7–0 (H) 25 August 2018 [6]
Paul Glatzel Liverpool U18s West Bromwich Albion U18s 5–1 (H) 25 August 2018 [7]
Ellis Simms4 Everton U18s Blackburn Rovers U18s 6–0 (A) 8 September 2018 [8]
Mason Greenwood Manchester United U18s Blackburn Rovers U18s 4–3 (H) 15 September 2018 [9]
Kieran Phillips Everton U18s Manchester City U18s 3–0 (A) 22 September 2018 [10]
Jack Stretton4 Derby County U18s Newcastle United U18s 8–0 (A) 22 September 2018 [11]
Sonny Hilton Fulham U18s Reading U18s 7–0 (H) 6 October 2018 [12]
Folarin Balogun Arsenal U18s Reading U18s 4–2 (H) 20 October 2018 [13]
Ellis Simms4 Everton U18s Newcastle United U18s 7–1 (H) 20 October 2018 [14]
Korede Adedoyin Everton U18s Newcastle United U18s 7–1 (H) 20 October 2018 [15]
Ryan Longman Brighton & Hove Albion U18s Aston Villa U18s 3–0 (A) 3 November 2018 [16]
Stephen Walker Middlesbrough U18s Liverpool U18s 5–6 (H) 1 December 2018 [17]
Bobby Duncan4 Liverpool U18s Middlesbrough U18s 6–5 (A) 1 December 2018 [18]
Tyreece John-Jules Arsenal U18s Leicester City U18s 5–0 (A) 19 February 2019 [19]
Folarin Balogun Arsenal U18s Norwich City U18s 6–2 (H) 2 March 2019 [20]
Bobby Duncan Liverpool U18s Blackburn Rovers U18s 7–2 (H) 2 March 2019 [21]
Gabriel McGill Middlesbrough U18s Sunderland U18s 8–2 (A) 2 March 2019 [22]
Ellis Simms Everton U18s West Bromwich Albion U18s 3–1 (A) 16 March 2019 [23]
Ellis Simms Everton U18s Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 3–2 (A) 23 March 2019 [24]
Trae Coyle Arsenal U18s Swansea City U18s 8–0 (H) 30 March 2019 [25]
Folarin Balogun4 Arsenal U18s Reading U18s 8–0 (A) 6 April 2019 [26]
Ellis Simms4 Everton U18s Sunderland U18s 6–0 (H) 13 April 2019 [27]
D'Mani Mellor Manchester United U18s Everton U18s 4–5 (H) 27 April 2019 [28]
Archie Brown Derby County U18s Arsenal U18s 5–2 (H) 7 May 2019 [29]
Note

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

Professional Development League 2

U18 Professional Development League 2
Season2018–19
ChampionsSheffield Wednesday U18s (1st title)
Matches283
(280 RS, 3 PO)
Goals1,053 (3.72 per match)
(1,044 RS, 9 PO)
Top goalscorer Dan Griffiths Cardiff City U18s (29 Goals)
Biggest home winBarnsley U18s 7–1 Crewe Alexandra U18s
(6 October 2018)
Queens Park Rangers U18s 7–1 Colchester United U18s
(3 November 2018)
Charlton Athletic U18s 6–0 Coventry City U18s
(5 January 2019)
Sheffield Wednesday U18s 6–0 Crewe Alexandra U18s
(16 February 2019)
Charlton Athletic U18s 6–0 Colchester United U18s
(16 February 2019)
Nottingham Forest U18s 7–1 Coventry City U18s
(6 April 2019)
Leeds United U18s 6–0 Colchester United U18s
(6 April 2019)
Biggest away winColchester United U18s 0–7 Millwall U18s
(8 December 2018)
Highest scoringLeeds United U18s 6–5 Crystal Palace U18s
(21 December 2018)
Longest winning run6 Matches – Ipswich Town U18s (23 February 2019 – 30 March 2019)
Leeds United U18s (24 November 2018 – 26 January 2019)
Longest unbeaten run9 Matches – Sheffield Wednesday U18s (11 August 2018 – 13 October 2018), (4 January 2019 – 6 April 2019)
Longest winless run23 Matches – Colchester United U18s (11 August 2018 – 9 March 2019)
Longest losing run7 Matches – Crewe Alexandra U18s (5 January 2019 – 9 March 2019)
2019–20 →

The U18 Professional Development League 2 season is the seventh campaign of post-EPPP Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 20 teams are split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away and opponents in the other region once for a total of 28 games. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Charlton Athletic U18s are the defending champions. Huddersfield Town U18s[30] dropped out of the league at the end of the 2017-18 campaign as part of their academy restructuring process.

Tables

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 28 17 8 3 69 22 +47 59 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Leeds United U18s 28 19 2 7 66 37 +29 59
3 Nottingham Forest U18s 28 15 5 8 59 33 +26 50
4 Sheffield United U18s 28 14 8 6 48 38 +10 50
5 Burnley U18s 28 15 4 9 64 54 +10 49
6 Barnsley U18s 28 12 5 11 47 45 +2 41
7 Birmingham City U18s 28 12 3 13 55 57 −2 39
8 Hull City U18s 26 8 5 13 44 51 −7 29
9 Bolton Wanderers U18s 28 7 5 16 49 72 −23 26
10 Crewe Alexandra U18s 28 7 5 16 43 77 −34 26
Source: [1]

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cardiff City U18s 28 17 3 8 61 31 +30 54 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Ipswich Town U18s 28 17 2 9 68 52 +16 53
3 Millwall U18s 28 13 6 9 62 40 +22 45
4 Queens Park Rangers U18s 28 13 3 12 53 51 +2 42
5 Crystal Palace U18s 28 11 5 12 51 54 −3 38
6 Charlton Athletic U18s 28 10 5 13 46 46 0 35
7 Bristol City U18s 28 11 2 15 42 50 −8 35
8 Watford U18s 28 8 7 13 50 63 −13 31
9 Coventry City U18s 28 6 6 16 33 69 −36 24
10 Colchester United U18s 28 1 5 22 34 102 −68 8
Source: [2]

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Sheffield Wednesday U18s1–0Ipswich Town U18s
Cardiff City U18s2–1Leeds United U18s
  • Haugland 70'

Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final

Sheffield Wednesday U18s3–2Cardiff City U18s
  • Hagan 27'
  • Reaney 42'
  • Vasalo 80'
  • Griffiths 79'
  • Margetson 82'
Referee: Mark Reeves

League 3

Football League Youth Alliance
Season2018-19
ChampionsNorth-East Division
Grimsby Town U18s
North-West Division
Wigan Athletic U18s
South-East Division
Northampton Town U18s
South-West Division
Oxford United U18s
Merit League One
Southend United U18s
Merit League Two
Forest Green Rovers U18s
Matches669
Goals2,419 (3.62 per match)
Top goalscorer Matt Rush Southend United U18s (20 Goals)
2019–20 →

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 49 teams competed this season. Dagenham & Redbridge U18s and York City U18s would not return for this season. However, Huddersfield Town U18s would join the league as a Category 4 academy due to the restructuring of their academy.

League stage

As of match played 27 April 2019[31]

North-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Grimsby Town U18s (C) 24 13 7 4 43 23 +20 46
2 Doncaster Rovers U18s 24 13 5 6 54 33 +21 44
3 Bradford City U18s 24 12 7 5 39 29 +10 43
4 Mansfield Town U18s 24 12 4 8 58 36 +22 40
5 Hartlepool United U18s 24 12 4 8 40 32 +8 40
6 Burton Albion U18s 24 11 4 9 42 34 +8 37
7 Lincoln City U18s 24 9 6 9 36 41 −5 33
8 Oldham Athletic U18s 24 9 4 11 47 46 +1 31
9 Notts County U18s 24 8 6 10 36 37 −1 30
10 Chesterfield U18s 24 9 3 12 39 44 −5 30
11 Rotherham United U18s 24 8 4 12 42 55 −13 28
12 Scunthorpe United U18s 24 7 2 15 29 55 −26 23
13 Huddersfield Town U18s 24 4 2 18 26 66 −40 14
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

North-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wigan Athletic U18s (C) 26 19 5 2 79 20 +59 62
2 Rochdale U18s 26 16 3 7 71 44 +27 51
3 Preston North End U18s 26 13 6 7 53 42 +11 45
4 Bury U18s 26 13 4 9 52 43 +9 43
5 Blackpool U18s 26 11 7 8 60 56 +4 40
6 Fleetwood Town U18s 26 10 7 9 39 31 +8 37
7 Tranmere Rovers U18s 26 9 8 9 33 34 −1 35
8 Wrexham U18s 26 8 9 9 35 43 −8 33
9 Shrewsbury Town U18s 26 8 8 10 45 54 −9 32
10 Morecambe U18s 26 7 6 13 31 50 −19 27
11 Carlisle United U18s 26 7 5 14 35 51 −16 26
12 Walsall U18s 26 6 7 13 27 41 −14 25
13 Accrington Stanley U18s 26 7 4 15 40 56 −16 25
14 Port Vale U18s 26 8 1 17 40 75 −35 25
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions


South-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Northampton Town U18s (C) 20 16 2 2 46 19 +27 50 Merit League One
2 Peterborough United U18s 20 11 4 5 46 30 +16 37
3 Southend United U18s 20 10 4 6 65 39 +26 34
4 Stevenage U18s 20 9 6 5 35 31 +4 33
5 Luton Town U18s 20 9 4 7 35 35 0 31
6 AFC Wimbledon U18s 20 8 4 8 36 40 −4 28
7 Cambridge United U18s 20 7 3 10 31 32 −1 24 Merit League Two
8 Gillingham U18s 20 6 5 9 36 37 −1 23
9 Barnet U18s 20 7 2 11 40 51 −11 23
10 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 20 5 3 12 30 47 −17 18
11 Leyton Orient U18s 20 2 3 15 22 61 −39 9
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

South-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oxford United U18s (C) 20 14 5 1 55 23 +32 47 Merit League One
2 AFC Bournemouth U18s 20 11 7 2 52 28 +24 40
3 Exeter City U18s 20 11 1 8 39 31 +8 34
4 Yeovil Town U18s 20 9 3 8 35 28 +7 30
5 Swindon Town U18s 20 9 3 8 42 45 −3 30
6 Portsmouth U18s 20 8 5 7 46 44 +2 29
7 Cheltenham Town U18s 20 9 2 9 36 43 −7 29 Merit League Two
8 Bristol Rovers U18s 20 7 4 9 40 42 −2 25
9 Forest Green Rovers U18s 20 6 5 9 35 44 −9 23
10 Plymouth Argyle U18s 20 3 4 13 21 40 −19 13
11 Newport County U18s 20 2 3 15 29 62 −33 9
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

Merit League Stage

The teams in the Southeast and Southwest Divisions played another ten games to determine the champions of Merit League One and Merit League Two.

Merit League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Southend United U18s (C) 11 7 2 2 24 17 +7 23
2 AFC Wimbledon U18s 11 5 5 1 25 16 +9 20
3 Swindon Town U18s 11 6 2 3 23 18 +5 20
4 Oxford United U18s 11 6 2 3 21 16 +5 20
5 Peterborough United U18s 11 4 3 4 23 26 −3 15
6 Northampton Town U18s 11 4 2 5 23 26 −3 14
7 Portsmouth U18s 11 3 4 4 18 17 +1 13
8 Yeovil Town U18s 11 3 4 4 13 15 −2 13
9 AFC Bournemouth U18s 11 2 5 4 17 22 −5 11
10 Stevenage U18s 11 2 4 5 15 18 −3 10
11 Exeter City U18s 11 2 4 5 18 22 −4 10
12 Luton Town U18s 11 1 5 5 15 22 −7 8
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

Merit League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Forest Green Rovers U18s (C) 9 6 2 1 24 10 +14 20
2 Plymouth Argyle U18s 9 6 2 1 24 10 +14 20
3 Bristol Rovers U18s 9 5 2 2 15 11 +4 17
4 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 9 5 1 3 23 13 +10 16
5 Cheltenham Town U18s 9 4 1 4 14 16 −2 13
6 Barnet U18s 9 3 2 4 12 18 −6 11
7 Cambridge United U18s 9 2 3 4 18 15 +3 9
8 Gillingham U18s 9 2 3 4 9 16 −7 9
9 Newport County U18s 9 2 2 5 11 23 −12 8
10 Leyton Orient U18s 9 1 0 8 11 29 −18 3
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

See also

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