2019–20 Professional U18 Development League

U18 Premier League
Season2019–20
ChampionsNorth Division
Manchester City U18s
South Division
Fulham U18s
Matches195
Goals829 (4.25 per match)
Top goalscorer Jay Stansfield Fulham U18s (22 Goals)
Biggest home winEverton U18s 10–0 Sunderland U18s
(14 September 2019)
Biggest away winSwansea City U18s 0–8 Chelsea U18s
(7 December 2019)
Highest scoringEverton U18s 7–3 West Bromwich Albion U18s
(24 August 2019)
Everton U18s 10–0 Sunderland U18s
(14 September 2019)
Swansea City U18s 2–8 West Ham United U18s
(2 November 2019)
Longest winning run7 Matches Fulham U18s
Longest unbeaten run12 Matches Chelsea U18s
Longest winless run16 Matches Sunderland U18s
Longest losing run16 Matches Sunderland U18s

The 2019–20 U18 Premier League was the eighth season of the Professional Development League system for men's football. The U18 Premier League is the top tier league and open only to Category One academies. 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. The season ended prematurely due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Derby County U18s are the defending Champions.

Tables

Final league positions determined by Points Per Game methodology due to season curtailment.

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U18s (C) 17 14 1 2 56 16 +40 43 North Champions
2 Liverpool U18s 15 10 1 4 48 28 +20 31
3 Everton U18s 16 10 1 5 48 33 +15 31
4 Stoke City U18s 15 9 1 5 33 22 +11 28
5 Derby County U18s 17 9 1 7 38 25 +13 28
6 Manchester United U18s 16 7 2 7 34 32 +2 23
7 Middlesbrough U18s 16 6 3 7 28 38 −10 21
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 15 6 3 6 22 23 −1 21
9 West Bromwich Albion U18s 16 6 2 8 34 42 −8 20
10 Newcastle United U18s 16 4 3 9 23 38 −15 15
11 Blackburn Rovers U18s 15 4 2 9 24 35 −11 14
12 Sunderland U18s 16 0 0 16 11 67 −56 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 10, 2020. Source: Premier League Under 18 Table
(C) Champions

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fulham U18s (C) 17 12 4 1 53 24 +29 40 South Champions
2 Chelsea U18s 16 11 3 2 44 21 +23 36
3 West Ham United U18s 17 11 4 2 51 28 +23 37
4 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 17 8 2 7 43 33 +10 26
5 Leicester City U18s 18 8 3 7 44 35 +9 27
6 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 17 7 3 7 30 33 −3 24
7 Aston Villa U18s 17 6 4 7 33 37 −4 22
8 Arsenal U18s 16 4 5 7 28 34 −6 17
9 Southampton U18s 18 6 1 11 27 40 −13 19
10 Reading U18s 16 4 3 9 25 34 −9 15
11 Norwich City U18s 16 1 8 7 32 48 −16 11
12 Swansea City U18s 15 1 2 12 20 63 −43 5
Updated to match(es) played on March 7, 2020. Source: Premier League Under 18 Table
(C) Champions

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 11 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Jay Stansfield Fulham 22
2 Tom Cannon Everton 16
3 Cole Palmer Manchester City 15
4 Jack Stretton Derby County 15
5 Veron Parkes West Ham United 11
Lewis Dobbin Everton U18s
Layton Stewart Liverpool
6 James McAtee Manchester City 10
Armando Broja Chelsea
Sebastian Nebyla West Ham United
7 Joseph Gibson Middlesbrough 9
Jovan Malcolm West Bromwich Albion
Stefan Vukoje Brighton & Hove Albion
Thomas Dickson-Peters Norwich City
Andre Godfrinne Stoke City
8 Kion Etete Tottenham Hotspur 8
Thomas Hill Liverpool
Lorent Tolaj Brighton & Hove Albion
Jack Turner Southampton
Kasey McAteer Leicester City
Dylan Stephenson Newcastle United
Chanka Zimba Blackburn Rovers
9 Liam Delap Manchester City 7
Terell Pennant Leicester City
Anthony Elanga Manchester United
Jean-Pierre Tiehi Fulham
Archie Brown Derby County
Ademipo Odubeko West Ham United
Finley Thorndike West Bromwich Albion
Joshua Thomas Swansea City

Hat-tricks

As of 11 March 2020
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
James McAtee Manchester City U18s Newcastle United U18s 7–1 (H) 17 August 2019 [2]
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Aston Villa U18s Swansea City U18s 3–3 (H) 24 August 2019 [3]
Tom Cannon4 Everton U18s Sunderland U18s 10–0 (H) 14 September 2019 [4]
Lorent Tolaj4 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s Arsenal U18s 3–6 (A) 21 September 2019 [5]
Jay Stansfield4 Fulham U18s West Ham United U18s 5–1 (H) 5 October 2019 [6]
Sam Bellis Southampton U18s Norwich City U18s 0–5 (A) 5 October 2019 [7]
Jay Stansfield Fulham U18s Swansea City U18s 1–5 (A) 19 October 2019 [8]
Veron Parkes West Ham United U18s Swansea City U18s 2–8 (A) 2 November 2019 [9]
Jay Stansfield4 Fulham U18s Norwich City U18s 5–3 (H) 2 November 2019 [10]
Jovan Malcolm4 West Bromwich Albion U18s Liverpool U18s 6–3 (H) 9 November 2019 [11]
Rico Richards West Bromwich Albion U18s Manchester United U18s 5–3 (H) 30 November 2019 [12]
Cole Palmer Manchester City U18s Sunderland U18s 0–7 (A) 7 December 2019 [13]
Alex Robertson Manchester City U18s Sunderland U18s 0–7 (A) 7 December 2019 [14]
Mipo Odubeko West Ham United U18s Southampton U18s 0–5 (A) 7 December 2019 [15]
Joe Haigh Chelsea U18s Swansea City U18s 0–8 (A) 7 December 2019 [16]
Jack Turner Southampton U18s Swansea City U18s 5–0 (H) 23 January 2020 [17]
Layton Stewart Liverpool U18s Sunderland U18s 4–0 (H) 25 January 2020 [18]
Tom Sparrow Stoke City U18s Sunderland U18s 5–0 (H) 1 February 2020 [19]
Lewis Dobbin Everton U18s Sunderland U18s 2–7 (A) 22 February 2020 [20]
Tom Cannon Everton U18s Sunderland U18s 2–7 (A) 22 February 2020 [21]
Note

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

Professional Development League 2

U18 Professional Development League 2
Season2019–20
ChampionsWigan Athletic U18s
(North Division)
Millwall U18s (South Division)
Matches223
Goals847 (3.8 per match)
Top goalscorer Kyle Joseph Wigan Athletic U18s,
Sean O'Brien Millwall U18s (15 Goals Each)
Biggest home winCharlton Athletic U18s 7–1 Hull City U18s
(17 August 2019)
Bristol City U18s 6–0 Queens Park Rangers U18s
(5 October 2019)
Bristol City U18s 6–0 Colchester United U18s
(7 December 2019)
Biggest away winCoventry City U18s 0–7 Crystal Palace U18s
(28 September 2019)
Highest scoringWigan Athletic U18s 6–5 Colchester United U18s
(7 September 2019)
Longest winning run11 Matches Wigan Athletic U18s
Longest unbeaten run15 Matches Wigan Athletic U18s
Longest winless run10 Matches Queens Park Rangers U18s
Longest losing run8 Matches Queens Park Rangers U18s

The 2019–20 U18 Professional Development League 2 season was the eighth campaign of post-EPPP under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category Two status. A total of 21 teams were 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. The teams that finished in the top two places in both regions at the end of the season were supposed to advance to the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion, but the season was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Sheffield Wednesday U18s were the defending champions. No overall champions were awarded this season.

Wigan Athletic U18s acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and joined the North Division this season.[22]

Tables

Final league positions determined by Points Per Game methodology due to season curtailment.

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Athletic U18s (C) 24 18 3 3 65 29 +36 57 North Champions
2 Sheffield United U18s 20 13 3 4 50 27 +23 42
3 Barnsley U18s 22 11 3 8 34 30 +4 36
4 Burnley U18s 23 10 4 9 36 39 −3 34
5 Nottingham Forest U18s 23 8 5 10 30 36 −6 29
6 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 21 6 5 10 27 28 −1 23
7 Crewe Alexandra U18s 23 6 7 10 38 45 −7 25
8 Hull City U18s 24 7 4 13 38 51 −13 25
9 Birmingham City U18s 21 6 3 12 30 46 −16 21
10 Bolton Wanderers U18s 22 6 4 12 37 62 −25 22
11 Leeds United U18s 22 5 6 11 36 44 −8 21
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Millwall U18s (C) 19 14 1 4 61 23 +38 43 South Champions
2 Charlton Athletic U18s 20 11 6 3 42 21 +21 39
3 Watford U18s 20 11 4 5 47 37 +10 37
4 Bristol City U18s 22 12 4 6 53 41 +12 40
5 Crystal Palace U18s 19 10 4 5 45 25 +20 34
6 Ipswich Town U18s 20 8 4 8 42 39 +3 28
7 Cardiff City U18s 21 5 7 9 43 45 −2 22
8 Colchester United U18s 18 4 4 10 33 55 −22 16
9 Coventry City U18s 21 5 2 14 29 64 −35 17
10 Queens Park Rangers U18s 21 4 3 14 31 60 −29 15
Source: [2]
(C) Champions


Top goalscorers

As of 10 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kyle Joseph Wigan Athletic U18s 15
Sean O'Brien Millwall U18s
3 Dominic Hutchinson Watford U18s 14
Hamzad Kargbo Queens Park Rangers U18s
5 Sean McGurk Wigan Athletic U18s 14
6 Abdul Abdulmalik Millwall U18s 11
Luca Albon Charlton Athletic U18s
8 Tyrese Briscoe Millwall U18s 12
Jake Hutchinson Colchester United U18s
10 Kieron Evans Cardiff City U18s 9
11 Sam Ackroyd Sheffield United U18s 8
Chris Conn-Clarke Burnley U18s
Tom Costello Wigan Athletic U18s
Ntazana Mayembe Cardiff City U18s


Hat-tricks

As of 11 March 2020
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Rob Street Crystal Palace U18s Colchester United U18s 0–4 (A) 10 August 2019 [23]
Luca Albon Charlton Athletic U18s Hull City U18s 7–1 (H) 17 August 2019 [24]
Joe Robbins Crewe Alexandra U18s Ipswich Town U18s 4–4 (A) 31 August 2019 [25]
Adan George Birmingham City U18s Crystal Palace U18s 5–1 (H) 5 September 2019 [26]
Jake Hutchinson4 Colchester United U18s Wigan Athletic U18s 5–6 (A) 7 September 2019 [27]
Lewis Reed Ipswich Town U18s Colchester United U18s 6–1 (H) 12 October 2019 [28]
Chris Conn-Clarke Burnley U18s Birmingham City U18s 1–4 (A) 19 October 2019 [29]
Kyle Joseph Wigan Athletic U18s Bolton Wanderers U18s 1–5 (A) 9 November 2019 [30]
Demarlio Brown-Sterling Bolton Wanderers U18s Nottingham Forest U18s 2–4 (A) 11 January 2020 [31]
Henri Kumwenda Leeds United U18s Crewe Alexandra U18s 3–4 (A) 22 February 2020 [32]
Note

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

League 3

EFL Youth Alliance
Season2019-20
ChampionsNorth-East Division
Doncaster Rovers U18s
North-West Division

South-East Division
Peterborough United U18s
South-West Division
AFC Bournemouth U18s
Merit League One
None
Merit League Two
None
Matches450
Goals1,847 (4.1 per match)
Top goalscorer Alfie Stanley Portsmouth U18s (21 Goals)

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 47 teams participated, but only 46 competed this season, 2 fewer than the previous season. Bury U18s were expelled from the league and had their academy closed after their parent club Bury were expelled from the EFL[33], while Hartlepool United U18s and Wrexham U18s did not participate this season because they lost the EPPP License. Wigan Athletic U18s acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and joined the U18 Professional Development League 2 leaving the league. Salford City U18s joined the league this season after the first team got promoted.

League stage

As of match played 10 March 2020[34]

North-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 Doncaster Rovers U18s (C) 18 12 2 4 42 21 +21 38 2.11
2 Rotherham United U18s 16 7 6 3 39 28 +11 27 1.69
3 Bradford City U18s 17 8 1 8 33 29 +4 25 1.47
4 Scunthorpe United U18s 15 8 1 6 26 26 0 25 1.67
5 Huddersfield Town U18s 18 8 1 9 30 42 −12 25 1.39
6 Mansfield Town U18s 15 7 2 6 24 25 −1 23 1.53
7 Notts County U18s 17 7 1 9 31 28 +3 22 1.29
8 Grimsby Town U18s 16 6 3 7 25 30 −5 21 1.31
9 Chesterfield U18s 18 6 3 9 28 45 −17 21 1.17
10 Burton Albion U18s 15 6 1 8 23 25 −2 19 1.27
11 Lincoln City U18s 19 5 3 11 30 32 −2 18 0.95
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

North-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 Salford City U18s 17 14 0 3 65 21 +44 42 2.47
2 Preston North End U18s 17 12 1 4 50 22 +28 37 2.18
3 Fleetwood Town U18s 15 12 1 2 35 8 +27 37 2.47
4 Carlisle United U18s 19 9 3 7 36 34 +2 30 1.58
5 Accrington Stanley U18s 19 10 0 9 32 39 −7 30 1.58
6 Blackpool U18s 18 9 2 7 36 37 −1 29 1.61
7 Walsall U18s 16 8 2 6 37 26 +11 26 1.63
8 Oldham Athletic U18s 18 7 4 7 31 36 −5 25 1.39
9 Tranmere Rovers U18s 18 6 2 10 42 40 +2 20 1.11
10 Rochdale U18s 15 4 1 10 27 38 −11 13 0.87
11 Shrewsbury Town U18s 16 4 1 11 18 29 −11 13 0.81
12 Morecambe U18s 17 3 4 10 18 50 −32 13 0.76
13 Port Vale U18s 15 1 1 13 14 61 −47 4 0.27
14 Bury U18s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: soccerway.com

South-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Peterborough United U18s (C) 20 15 3 2 55 24 +31 48 Merit League One
2 Northampton Town U18s 20 14 2 4 74 34 +40 44
3 AFC Wimbledon U18s 20 11 4 5 58 22 +36 37
4 Cambridge United U18s 20 11 2 7 40 33 +7 35
5 Southend United U18s 20 9 3 8 46 43 +3 30
6 Stevenage U18s 20 9 1 10 45 45 0 28
7 Luton Town U18s 20 7 5 8 51 47 +4 26 Merit League Two
8 Gillingham U18s 20 6 4 10 38 48 −10 22
9 Leyton Orient U18s 20 7 1 12 37 65 −28 22
10 Barnet U18s 20 6 2 12 36 58 −22 20
11 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 20 1 1 18 22 83 −61 4
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

South-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 AFC Bournemouth U18s (C) 20 14 4 2 71 22 +49 46 2.30 Merit League One
2 Oxford United U18s 20 13 3 4 58 26 +32 42 2.10
3 Portsmouth U18s 20 13 2 5 59 42 +17 41 2.05
4 Exeter City U18s 20 12 0 8 52 36 +16 36 1.80
5 Swindon Town U18s 20 10 3 7 49 35 +14 33 1.65
6 Yeovil Town U18s 20 10 2 8 43 45 −2 32 1.60
7 Forest Green Rovers U18s 20 6 3 11 33 48 −15 21 1.05 Merit League Two
8 Bristol Rovers U18s 20 6 3 11 32 49 −17 21 1.05
9 Cheltenham Town U18s 20 5 2 13 30 55 −25 17 0.85
10 Plymouth Argyle U18s 20 4 3 13 33 61 −28 15 0.75
11 Newport County U18s 20 4 1 15 23 64 −41 13 0.65
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. No champions were made as the Merit League Stage was just beginning.

Merit League One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AFC Wimbledon U18s 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9
2 AFC Bournemouth U18s 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3 Cambridge United U18s 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
4 Peterborough United U18s 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
5 Oxford United U18s 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
6 Swindon Town U18s 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 4
7 Yeovil Town U18s 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
8 Southend United U18s 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
9 Northampton Town U18s 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
10 Stevenage U18s 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 3
11 Portsmouth U18s 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
12 Exeter City U18s 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source: soccerway.com

Merit League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bristol Rovers U18s 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
2 Forest Green Rovers U18s 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6
3 Luton Town U18s 2 2 0 0 8 6 +2 6
4 Gillingham U18s 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
5 Leyton Orient U18s 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
6 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
7 Plymouth Argyle U18s 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
8 Newport County U18s 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
9 Barnet U18s 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
10 Cheltenham Town U18s 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Source: soccerway.com

See also

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