2018–19 Professional U23 Development League

The 2018–19 Professional U23 Development League was the seventh season of the Professional Development League system.[1]

Premier League 2

Premier League 2
Season2018–19
ChampionsDivision 1
Everton U23s (2nd Title)
Division 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (1st Title)
PromotedWolverhampton Wanderers U23s
Southampton U23s
RelegatedWest Ham United U23s
Swansea City U23s
Matches267
(264 RS, 3 PO)
Goals839 (3.14 per match)
(830 RS, 9 PO)
Top goalscorer
Overall
Adam Idah Norwich City U23s (12 Goals)
Division 1
Aaron Connolly Brighton & Hove Albion U23s (11 Goals)
Division 2
Adam Idah Norwich City U23s (12 Goals)
Biggest home winWolverhampton Wanderers U23s 7–0 Sunderland U23s
(24 September 2018)
Biggest away winLeicester City U23s 0–6 Liverpool U23s
(14 April 2019)
Highest scoringManchester City U23s 6–5 Arsenal U23s
(11 August 2018)
Longest winning run4 Matches Arsenal U23s
Longest unbeaten run9 Matches Arsenal U23s
Longest winless run11 matches Sunderland U23s
Longest losing run7 Matches Sunderland U23s
Highest attendance4,362 Liverpool U23s 0–2 Everton U23s
(4 March 2019)
Lowest attendance19 West Bromwich Albion U23s 2–0 Reading U23s
(27 August 2018)
West Bromwich Albion U23s 0–4 Norwich City U23s
(8 December 2018)

Division 1

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Everton U23s (C) 22 12 5 5 31 14 +17 41
2 Arsenal U23s 22 10 7 5 48 36 +12 37
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 22 9 8 5 37 27 +10 35
4 Liverpool U23s 22 9 7 6 38 27 +11 34
5 Blackburn Rovers U23s 22 9 4 9 38 37 +1 31
6 Chelsea U23s 22 9 4 9 34 33 +1 31
7 Derby County U23s 22 9 3 10 29 34 −5 30
8 Manchester City U23s 22 9 3 10 38 48 −10 30
9 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 22 7 7 8 26 38 −12 28
10 Leicester City U23s 22 8 3 11 24 33 −9 27
11 West Ham United U23s (R) 22 8 2 12 41 43 −2 26
12 Swansea City U23s (R) 22 3 7 12 28 42 −14 16
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2019. Source: [2][3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ARS BLA B&H CHE DER EVE LEI LIV MNC SWA TOT WHU
Arsenal U23s 0–4 1–1 4–5 5–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 2–1 1–0
Blackburn Rovers U23s 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–3 7–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 5–0 2–2 2–0 2–1
Chelsea U23s 1–3 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–2
Derby County U23s 5–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–5 1–0 2–2
Everton U23s 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 6–0 2–1
Leicester City U23s 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–6 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0
Liverpool U23s 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–2
Manchester City U23s 6–5 3–0 0–1 1–4 3–2 4–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–5
Swansea City U23s 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–3
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–3
West Ham United U23s 2–3 1–3 2–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–6 5–3 1–1
Source: Premier League 2 Division 1 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (P) 22 13 4 5 45 22 +23 43
2 Southampton U23s (P) 22 13 4 5 37 21 +16 43
3 Reading U23s 22 12 4 6 45 33 +12 40
4 Newcastle United U23s 22 13 1 8 46 37 +9 40
5 Aston Villa U23s 22 11 4 7 35 30 +5 37
6 Manchester United U23s 22 8 6 8 33 31 +2 30
7 Stoke City U23s 22 7 7 8 42 37 +5 28
8 Middlesbrough U23s 22 6 8 8 32 36 −4 26
9 West Bromwich Albion U23s 22 5 9 8 33 38 −5 24
10 Fulham U23s 22 5 7 10 26 34 −8 22
11 Norwich City U23s 22 5 4 13 30 52 −22 19
12 Sunderland U23s 22 2 6 14 14 47 −33 12
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2019. Source: [4]
(P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away AST FUL MNU MID NEW NOR REA SOT STK SUN WBA WOL
Aston Villa U23s 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–5 2–0 4–5 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–0
Fulham U23s 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–0
Manchester United U23s 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–3
Middlesbrough U23s 1–2 4–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–0
Newcastle United U23s 0–3 5–2 0–5 1–3 2–1 2–4 0–1 3–2 5–0 4–2 2–0
Norwich City U23s 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–6 1–3
Reading U23s 3–2 3–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 4–3 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 2–2
Southampton U23s 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–0 5–1 1–0 3–2
Stoke City U23s 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 7–2 2–1 1–4 0–0 4–1 2–2
Sunderland U23s 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–1
West Bromwich Albion U23s 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–4
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 7–0 4–1
Source: Premier League 2 Division 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
Semi-finals Final
      
2 Southampton U23s 2
5 Aston Villa U23s 0
2 Southampton U23s 2
4 Newcastle United U23s 1
3 Reading U23s 2 (2)
4 Newcastle United U23s 2 (3)

Semifinals

Reading U23s2–2 (a.e.t.)Newcastle United U23s
  • Howe 60'
  • Holsgrove 108'
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 378
Referee: Alan Dale
Southampton U23s2–0Aston Villa U23s
 Report
Attendance: 623
Referee: Richard Hulme

Final

Southampton U23s2–1Newcastle United U23s
 Report
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Sam Purkiss

Hat-tricks

As of 13 May 2019
Player For Against Result Date Division Ref.
Nabil Touaizi Manchester City U23s Arsenal U23s 6–5 (H) 11 August 2018 Division 1 [5]
Xande Silva West Ham United U23s Tottenham Hotspur U23s 3–1 (A) 13 August 2018 Division 1 [6]
Nabil Touaizi Manchester City U23s West Ham United U23s 6–4 (A) 19 August 2018 Division 1 [7]
Adam Idah Norwich City U23s West Bromwich Albion U23s 4–0 (A) 27 August 2018 Division 2 [8]
Benny Ashley-Seal Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s Norwich City U23s 3–1 (A) 31 August 2018 Division 2 [9]
Rabbi Matondo Manchester City U23s Swansea City U23s 4–1 (A) 29 September 2018 Division 1 [10]
Elias Sorensen Newcastle United U23s Aston Villa U23s 5–2 (A) 22 October 2018 Division 2 [11]
Ashley Fletcher Middlesbrough U23s Newcastle United U23s 3–1 (A) 26 October 2018 Division 2 [12]
Morgan Rogers4 West Bromwich Albion U23s Norwich City U23s 6–2 (A) 1 February 2019 Division 2 [13]
Rafael Camacho Liverpool U23s Leicester City U23s 6–0 (A) 14 April 2019 Division 1 [14]
Jack Roles Tottenham Hotspur U23s Derby County U23s 3–1 (H) 29 April 2019 Division 1 [15]
Note

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

Professional Development League

U23 Professional Development League
Season2018–19
ChampionsLeeds United U23s (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsLeeds United U23s (1st Title)
Matches283
(280 RS, 3 PO)
Goals898 (3.17 per match)
(890 RS, 8 PO)
Top goalscorer Dan Agyei Burnley U23s (15 Goals)
Biggest home winIpswich Town U23s 8–0 Hull City U23s
(20 August 2018)
Biggest away winWatford U23s 2–6 Queens Park Rangers U23s
(29 October 2018)
Highest scoringBurnley U23s 3–6 Leeds United U23s
(11 December 2018)
Coventry City U23s 6–3 Crystal Palace U23s
(14 December 2018)
Queens Park Rangers U23s 3–6 Charlton Athletic U23s
(4 February 2019)
Longest winning run5 Matches Crewe Alexandra U23s
Longest unbeaten run12 Matches Ipswich Town U23s
Longest winless run11 Matches Hull City U23s
Longest losing run6 Matches Watford U23s
Highest attendance7,818 Leeds United U23s 0–0 Birmingham City U23s
(6 May 2019)

The Professional Development League season is the seventh campaign of post-EPPP Under-23 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. Bolton Wanderers U23s are the defending champions. 20 Teams competed in the league this season, 1 fewer than last season. Huddersfield Town U23s dropped out of the league at the end of the 2017-18 campaign after 6 seasons as part of their academy restructuring process.

Tables

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds United U23s 28 17 6 5 59 31 +28 57 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Birmingham City U23s 28 14 6 8 47 25 +22 48
3 Crewe Alexandra U23s 28 13 8 7 46 37 +9 47
4 Burnley U23s 28 14 3 11 61 48 +13 45
5 Nottingham Forest U23s 28 12 7 9 53 42 +11 43
6 Bolton Wanderers U23s 28 13 4 11 39 42 −3 43
7 Barnsley U23s 28 10 9 9 36 44 −8 39
8 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 28 11 5 12 35 46 −11 38
9 Sheffield United U23s 28 9 9 10 35 41 −6 36
10 Hull City U23s 28 5 6 17 30 57 −27 21
Source:

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ipswich Town U23s 28 15 7 6 67 38 +29 52 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Coventry City U23s 28 13 6 9 49 38 +11 45
3 Crystal Palace U23s 28 12 6 10 55 49 +6 42
4 Charlton Athletic U23s 28 11 7 10 44 41 +3 40
5 Bristol City U23s 28 11 5 12 45 49 −4 38
6 Millwall U23s 28 10 7 11 32 31 +1 37
7 Cardiff City U23s 28 8 8 12 41 43 −2 32
8 Queens Park Rangers U23s 28 8 7 13 54 61 −7 31
9 Watford U23s 28 6 6 16 32 50 −18 24
10 Colchester United U23s 28 6 2 20 30 77 −47 20
Source:

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Leeds United U23s3–2 (a.e.t.)Coventry City U23s
Ipswich Town U23s0–3Birmingham City U23s

Final

Leeds United U23s0–0 (a.e.t.)Birmingham City U23s
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 7,818

Hat-tricks

As of 6 May 2019
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Danny Rowe Ipswich Town U23s Hull City U23s 8–0 (H) 20 August 2018 [16]
Kyle McFarlane Birmingham City U23s Colchester United U23s 4–2 (H) 25 August 2018 [17]
Kian Flanagan Crystal Palace U23s Barnsley U23s 4–0 (H) 3 September 2018 [18]
Tinashe Chakwana4 Burnley U23s Sheffield United U23s 6–0 (H) 22 October 2018 [19]
Ryan Edmondson Leeds United U23s Barnsley U23s 4–1 (A) 22 October 2018 [20]
Patrick Bamford Leeds United U23s Burnley U23s 6–3 (A) 11 December 2018 [21]
James Waite Cardiff City U23s Colchester United U23s 7–0 (H) 17 December 2018 [22]
Lewis Reilly Crewe Alexandra U23s Sheffield United U23s 4–2 (H) 7 January 2019 [23]
Teddy Bishop Ipswich Town U23s Millwall U23s 5–0 (H) 28 January 2019 [24]
Ricardo Rees Bristol City U23s Queens Park Rangers U23s 4–1 (A) 18 February 2019 [25]
Brennan Johnson Nottingham Forest U23s Ipswich Town U23s 4–1 (A) 15 April 2019 [26]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

See also

References

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