2014–15 Professional U18 Development League

The 2014–15 Professional U18 Development League season was the third season of the Professional Development League system.

League 1

Barclays U18 Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsMiddlesbrough U18s (1st Title)
Matches348
Goals1,229 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorer Tammy Abraham Chelsea U18s (23 Goals)
Biggest home winChelsea U18s 12–2 Aston Villa U18s (11 October 2014)
Biggest away winBolton Wanderers U18s 0–7 Manchester City U18s (1 November 2014)
Highest scoringChelsea U18s 12–2 Aston Villa U18s (11 October 2014) League Record
Longest winning run6 Matches – Middlesbrough U18s (25 October 2014 – 6 December 2014)
Tottenham Hotspur U18s (14 October 2014 – 29 November 2014)
Longest unbeaten run10 Matches – Chelsea U18s (14 November 2014 – 13 February 2015)
Longest winless run15 Matches – Norwich City U18s (28 August 2014 – 24 January 2015)
Longest losing run7 Matches – Bolton Wanderers U18s (20 September 2014 – 1 November 2014)

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 A in the second league stage was the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League in the 2015–16 season.[1][2]

First League Stage

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Middlesbrough U18s 22 16 2 4 59 30 +29 50 Group A
2 Everton U18s 22 13 2 7 49 30 +19 41
3 Manchester City U18s 22 12 4 6 45 29 +16 40
4 Manchester United U18s 22 12 2 8 29 24 +5 38
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 22 11 4 7 38 36 +2 37 Group B
6 Derby County U18s 22 8 9 5 47 36 +11 33
7 Liverpool U18s 22 8 5 9 51 51 0 29
8 Sunderland U18s 22 8 5 9 33 35 −2 29
9 Newcastle United U18s 22 6 3 13 36 50 −14 21 Group C
10 Blackburn Rovers U18s 22 5 5 12 31 50 −19 20
11 Stoke City U18s 22 5 4 13 23 39 −16 19
12 Bolton Wanderers U18s 22 3 5 14 22 53 −31 14
Source:

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea U18s 22 15 3 4 69 35 +34 48 Group A
2 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 22 11 5 6 49 38 +11 38
3 Aston Villa U18s 22 11 5 6 48 48 0 38
4 West Bromwich Albion U18s 22 10 4 8 36 39 −3 34
5 Reading U18s 22 10 3 9 39 37 +2 33 Group B
6 West Ham United U18s 22 9 5 8 45 35 +10 32
7 Leicester City U18s 22 10 2 10 36 29 +7 32
8 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 22 8 3 11 37 40 −3 27
9 Fulham U18s 22 8 3 11 34 45 −11 27 Group C
10 Southampton U18s 22 6 5 11 28 34 −6 23
11 Arsenal U18s 22 6 5 11 33 42 −9 23
12 Norwich City U18s 22 5 3 14 19 51 −32 18
Source:

Second league stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Middlesbrough U18s (C) 7 5 1 1 17 10 +7 16 Qualification for 2015–16 UEFA Youth League
2 Everton U18s 7 4 2 1 17 7 +10 14
3 Chelsea U18s 7 4 1 2 18 14 +4 13
4 Manchester United U18s 7 3 2 2 9 8 +1 11
5 West Bromwich Albion U18s 7 3 0 4 17 15 +2 9
6 Aston Villa U18s 7 2 2 3 10 17 −7 8
7 Manchester City U18s 7 1 1 5 9 17 −8 4
8 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 7 1 1 5 12 21 −9 4
Source:
(C) Champions

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Sunderland U18s 7 4 2 1 9 5 +4 14
10 Reading U18s 7 4 1 2 10 6 +4 13
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 7 3 3 1 16 5 +11 12
12 Derby County U18s 7 4 0 3 10 10 0 12
13 Leicester City U18s 7 3 0 4 14 13 +1 9
14 West Ham United U18s 7 2 1 4 6 10 −4 7
15 Liverpool U18s 7 2 1 4 12 17 −5 7
16 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 7 1 2 4 9 20 −11 5
Source:

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Stoke City U18s 7 4 2 1 18 11 +7 14
18 Blackburn Rovers U18s 7 4 2 1 13 8 +5 14
19 Newcastle United U18s 7 3 1 3 14 9 +5 10
20 Southampton U18s 7 3 1 3 10 12 −2 10
21 Fulham U18s 7 2 3 2 13 11 +2 9
22 Bolton Wanderers U18s 7 2 3 2 9 10 −1 9
23 Norwich City U18s 7 2 1 4 11 15 −4 7
24 Arsenal U18s 7 1 1 5 10 22 −12 4
Source:

Top goalscorers

As of 20 May 2015
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tammy Abraham Chelsea U18s 23
2 Rushian Hepburn-Murphy Aston Villa U18s 19
3 Shayon Harrison Tottenham Hotspur U18s 18
4 Charles Vernam Derby County U18s 17
5 Sam Joel Blackburn Rovers U18s 16
Offrande Zanzala Derby County U18s
7 Ryan Loft Tottenham Hotspur U18s 14
Junior Mondal Middlesbrough U18s
Alex Pattison Middlesbrough U18s
Jamie Thomas Bolton Wanderers U18s
11 Marcus Barnes Southampton U18s 13
Harry Chapman Middlesbrough U18s
Sean Longstaff Newcastle United U18s
Harry McKirdy Aston Villa U18s
Andre Wright West Bromwich Albion U18s
11 Tahvon Campbell West Bromwich Albion U18s 12
Keenan King Leicester City U18s
Stephy Mavididi Arsenal U18s
Marcus Rashford Manchester United U18s


Hat-tricks

As of 20 May 2015
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Tom Shepherd Stoke City U18s Liverpool U18s 7–1 (H) 16 August 2014 [3]
Delial Brewster Stoke City U18s Middlesbrough U18s 6–3 (H) 16 August 2014 [4]
Demetri Mitchell Manchester United U18s Newcastle United U18s 2–3 (A) 23 August 2014 [5]
Jamie Thomas4 Bolton Wanderers U18s Blackburn Rovers U18s 5–1 (H) 23 August 2014 [6]
Junior Mondal Middlesbrough U18s Bolton Wanderers U18s 0–6 (A) 30 August 2014 [7]
Stephy Mavididi Arsenal U18s Norwich City U18s 0–3 (A) 13 September 2014 [8]
Tammy Abraham Chelsea U18s Tottenham Hotspur U18s 2–4 (A) 27 September 2014 [9]
Oliver Rathbone Manchester United U18s Blackburn Rovers U18s 1–4 (A) 11 October 2014 [10]
James Tilley Brighton & Hove Albion U18s Tottenham Hotspur U18s 1–5 (A) 11 October 2014 [11]
Marcus Barnes Southampton U18s Fulham U18s 4–0 (H) 11 October 2014 [12]
Jeremie Boga Chelsea U18s Aston Villa U18s 12–2 (H) 11 October 2014 [13]
Miro Muheim Chelsea U18s Aston Villa U18s 12–2 (H) 11 October 2014 [14]
Will Marsh Liverpool U18s Blackburn Rovers U18s 5–0 (H) 18 October 2014 [15]
Denzeil Boadu Manchester City U18s Bolton Wanderers U18s 0–7 (A) 1 November 2014 [16]
Sergi Canos Liverpool U18s Derby County U18s 5–5 (A) 22 November 2014 [17]
Harry McKirdy Aston Villa U18s Fulham U18s 1–7 (A) 20 December 2014 [18]
Rory Hale Aston Villa U18s Fulham U18s 1–7 (A) 20 December 2014 [19]
Charles Vernam Derby County U18s Everton U18s 4–1 (H) 20 December 2014 [20]
Ike Ugbo Chelsea U18s Aston Villa U18s 3–8 (A) 11 January 2015 [21]
Zackarias Faour Manchester City U18s Liverpool U18s 3–2 (H) 24 January 2015 [22]
Nathan Holland Everton U18s Newcastle United U18s 5–1 (H) 7 February 2015 [23]
Harry Chapman4 Middlesbrough U18s Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 7–1 (H) 14 February 2015 [24]
Charles Vernam Derby County U18s Bolton Wanderers U18s 1–6 (A) 14 February 2015 [25]
Shayon Harrison Tottenham Hotspur U18s Arsenal U18s 4–1 (H) 25 February 2015 [26]
Niall Ennis Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s Derby County U18s 3–0 (H) 14 March 2015 [27]
Shayon Harrison4 Tottenham Hotspur U18s Chelsea U18s 4–6 (H) 14 March 2015 [28]
Tammy Abraham Chelsea U18s Tottenham Hotspur U18s 4–6 (A) 14 March 2015 [29]
Jamie Holmes Newcastle United U18s Arsenal U18s 6–0 (H) 18 April 2015 [30]
Sam Joel Blackburn Rovers U18s Norwich City U18s 4–2 (H) 18 April 2015 [31]
Ryan Rainey Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 8–0 (H) 9 May 2015 [32]
Note

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

League 2

Professional Development U18 League
Season2014–15
ChampionsCharlton Athletic U18s (1st Title)
Matches255
(252 RS, 3 PO)
Goals871 (3.42 per match)
( 864 RS, 7 PO)
Top goalscorer Eli Phipps Cardiff City U18s (21 Goals)
Biggest home winSwansea City U18s 8–0 Colchester United U18s (31 January 2015)
Biggest away winSheffield Wednesday U18s 3–9 Birmingham City U18s (23 August 2014)
Bristol City U18s 0–6 Coventry City U18s (13 September 2014)
Queens Park Rangers U18s 0–6 Birmingham City U18s (27 September 2014)
Highest scoringSheffield Wednesday U18s 3–9 Birmingham City U18s (23 August 2014)
Longest winning run10 Matches – Charlton Athletic U18s (28 February 2015 – 12 May 2015)
Longest unbeaten run16 Matches – Nottingham Forest U18s (1 November 2014 – 11 April 2015)
Longest winless run9 Matches – Bristol City U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015)
Sheffield United U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015)
Longest losing run9 Matches – Sheffield United U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015)

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 26 games for North division teams, and 27 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.

League stage

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Huddersfield Town U18s 26 16 4 6 50 31 +19 52 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Nottingham Forest U18s 26 15 5 6 52 25 +27 50
3 Birmingham City U18s 26 12 5 9 49 33 +16 41
4 Coventry City U18s 26 11 7 8 51 38 +13 40
5 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 26 10 7 9 37 38 −1 37
6 Leeds United U18s 26 9 4 13 39 40 −1 31
7 Crewe Alexandra U18s 26 9 4 13 40 50 −10 31
8 Barnsley U18s 26 8 7 11 26 38 −12 31
9 Sheffield United U18s 26 8 3 15 37 59 −22 27
Source: [1]

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlton Athletic U18s 27 18 2 7 61 37 +24 56 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Brentford U18s 27 16 6 5 55 36 +19 54
3 Ipswich Town U18s 27 14 3 10 49 44 +5 45
4 Crystal Palace U18s 27 11 5 11 53 41 +12 38
5 Swansea City U18s 27 10 6 11 54 43 +11 36
6 Cardiff City U18s 27 10 6 11 52 53 −1 36
7 Queens Park Rangers U18s 27 10 1 16 45 78 −33 31
8 Bristol City U18s 27 8 4 15 36 56 −20 28
9 Millwall U18s 27 8 3 16 41 54 −13 27
10 Colchester United U18s 27 7 2 18 37 70 −33 23
Source: [2]

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Charlton Athletic U18s3–0Nottingham Forest U18s
Umerah 56'
Hanlan 90'
Lapslie 90'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Huddersfield Town U18s1–2Brentford U18s
Pyke 43' Report Owens 52'
Clayton 65'

Final

Brentford U18s0–1Charlton Athletic U18s
Report Umerah 6'
Attendance: 656


Top goalscorers

As of 12 May 2015
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Eli Phipps Cardiff City U18s 21
2 Joshua Umerah Charlton Athletic U18s 20
3 Ademola Lookman Charlton Athletic U18s 17
4 Owain Jones Swansea City U18s 15
5 Bradley Clayton Brentford U18s 14
Michael Phillips Crystal Palace U18s
7 Kasheme Walton Nottingham Forest U18s 13
8 George Thomas Coventry City U18s 12
9 Kyle Copp Swansea City U18s 11
Mason Duffy Sheffield Wednesday U18s
Kyle McFarlane Birmingham City U18s
12 Brandon Adams Queens Park Rangers U18s 10
John-Prince Rylah Millwall U18s
Frank Mulhern Leeds United U18s

League 3

Football League Youth Alliance
Season2014–15
ChampionsNorth-East Division
Bradford City U18s
North-West Division
Bury U18s
South-East Division
Barnet U18s
South-West Division
AFC Bournemouth U18s
Matches642
Goals2,341 (3.65 per match)

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 52 teams entered the competition this season.[33]

League stage

Update 27 April 2015

North-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bury U18s (C) 30 20 5 5 67 32 +35 65
2 Wigan Athletic U18s 30 19 7 4 70 27 +43 64
3 Rochdale U18s 30 20 3 7 70 41 +29 63
4 Tranmere Rovers U18s 30 14 8 8 50 46 +4 50
5 Walsall U18s 30 14 6 10 41 31 +10 48
6 Preston North End U18s 30 13 8 9 54 31 +23 47
7 Oldham Athletic U18s 30 14 3 13 60 48 +12 45
8 Blackpool U18s 30 13 6 11 47 43 +4 45
9 Burnley U18s 30 12 8 10 62 56 +6 44
10 Port Vale U18s 30 13 4 13 52 46 +6 43
11 Wrexham U18s 30 12 5 13 54 56 −2 41
12 Shrewsbury Town U18s 30 8 8 14 56 60 −4 32
13 Carlisle United U18s 30 6 10 14 36 64 −28 28
14 Accrington Stanley U18s 30 8 4 18 35 66 −31 28
15 Fleetwood Town U18s 30 8 0 22 24 57 −33 24
16 Morecambe U18s 30 3 1 26 24 98 −74 10
Source:
(C) Champions

North-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bradford City U18s (C) 24 17 4 3 61 27 +34 55
2 Doncaster Rovers U18s 24 14 7 3 57 21 +36 49
3 Chesterfield U18s 24 14 3 7 48 28 +20 45
4 Hull City U18s 24 11 6 7 47 37 +10 39
5 Lincoln City U18s 24 11 6 7 43 40 +3 39
6 Notts County U18s 24 11 4 9 44 35 +9 37
7 Grimsby Town U18s 24 11 4 9 39 40 −1 37
8 Mansfield Town U18s 24 9 5 10 44 46 −2 32
9 Scunthorpe United U18s 24 7 6 11 33 45 −12 27
10 Rotherham United U18s 24 7 5 12 35 40 −5 26
11 Burton Albion U18s 24 5 6 13 39 64 −25 21
12 Hartlepool United U18s 24 5 2 17 42 63 −21 17
13 York City U18s 24 3 4 17 22 68 −46 13
Source:
(C) Champions

South-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AFC Bournemouth U18s (C) 18 13 3 2 36 19 +17 42
2 Plymouth Argyle U18s 18 10 4 4 43 27 +16 34
3 Swindon Town U18s 18 9 3 6 43 34 +9 30
4 Portsmouth U18s 18 8 4 6 42 32 +10 28
5 Exeter City U18s 18 8 2 8 30 29 +1 26
6 Bristol Rovers U18s 18 6 6 6 29 25 +4 24
7 Oxford United U18s 18 7 1 10 27 32 −5 22
8 Cheltenham Town U18s 18 7 1 10 30 42 −12 22
9 Torquay United U18s 18 3 4 11 25 43 −18 13
10 Newport County U18s 18 3 4 11 27 49 −22 13
Source:
(C) Champions

South-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barnet U18s (C) 24 17 3 4 82 51 +31 54
2 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 24 15 3 6 78 52 +26 48
3 Peterborough United U18s 24 13 5 6 61 40 +21 44
4 Luton Town U18s 24 12 8 4 51 30 +21 44
5 Watford U18s 24 11 6 7 70 50 +20 39
6 Southend United U18s 24 10 7 7 49 45 +4 37
7 Stevenage U18s 24 9 5 10 46 47 −1 32
8 Leyton Orient U18s 24 8 6 10 35 42 −7 30
9 AFC Wimbledon U18s 24 7 6 11 41 47 −6 27
10 Northampton Town U18s 24 6 9 9 41 51 −10 27
11 Cambridge United U18s 24 5 4 15 35 58 −23 19
12 Gillingham U18s 24 4 4 16 35 64 −29 16
13 Dagenham & Redbridge U18s 24 4 4 16 29 76 −47 16
Source:
(C) Champions

See also

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