2025–26 Professional U18 Development League

U18 Premier League
Season2025–26
Dates16 August 2025 – 9 May 2026
Matches295
Goals1,187 (4.02 per match)
Top goalscorer JJ Gabriel (Manchester United U18s)
(18 Goals)
Biggest home win Crystal Palace U18s 8–0 Ipswich Town U18s
(13 September 2025)
Biggest away winBirmingham City U18s 0–8 Crystal Palace U18s
(16 August 2025)
Highest scoring Liverpool U18s 3–8 Blackburn Rovers U18s
(20 September 2025)
Longest winning runManchester City U18s (25 October 2025 – 31 January 2026)
(7 Games)
Longest unbeaten runChelsea U18s (23 August 2025 – 31 January 2026)
(13 Games)
Longest winless runStoke City U18s (18 October 2025 – 14 February 2026)
(12 Games)
Longest losing runStoke City U18s (18 October 2025 – 31 January 2026)
(10 Games)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 21 March 2026.

The 2025–26 Professional U18 Development League is the 14th season of the Professional Development League system. There are 29 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U18s,[1] Burnley U18s[2] returning after a three season absence and six total seasons and founding member Ipswich Town U18s[3] playing in the U18 Premier League for the very first time after 13 seasons. Burnley play in the North Division, while Birmingham City and Ipswich Town play in the South Division.

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U18s 20 15 2 3 71 26 +45 47 Qualification for the National Final
2 Manchester United U18s 21 15 2 4 55 18 +37 47
3 Everton U18s 21 11 2 8 44 33 +11 35
4 Newcastle United U18s 20 11 1 8 41 37 +4 34
5 Liverpool U18s 22 10 2 10 61 57 +4 32
6 Nottingham Forest U18s 20 10 2 8 37 33 +4 32
7 Middlesbrough U18s 20 9 3 8 31 32 −1 30
8 Blackburn Rovers U18s 21 8 5 8 46 54 −8 29
9 Leeds United U18s 20 7 5 8 36 47 −11 26
10 Sunderland U18s 16 6 5 5 36 31 +5 23
11 Derby County U18s 21 7 2 12 31 55 −24 23
12 Burnley U18s 19 5 3 11 30 50 −20 18
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 20 3 5 12 22 47 −25 14
14 Stoke City U18s 21 4 1 16 32 53 −21 13
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: League Under 18 Table

Matches

Home \ Away BLB BUR DER EVE LEE LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NFO STK SUN WOL
Blackburn Rovers — 2–2 1–2 11 Apr 4–1 1–1 0–5 0–0 6–2 3–2 4–2 3–2 2 May 24 Mar
Burnley 6–0 — 1–2 0–5 9 May 1–6 21 Mar 1–2 2–3 1–3 24 Mar 18 Apr 2–0 1–1
Derby County 1–3 25 Apr — 1–3 2–3 9 May 3–1 0–4 0–0 18 Apr 0–2 21 Mar 2–2 2–1
Everton 4–0 0–1 1–4 — 1–1 2–1 9 May 0–1 1–2 21 Mar 3–2 2 May 2–1 18 Apr
Leeds United 2–1 2–5 4–0 5–3 — 0–3 1–1 11 Apr 25 Apr 3–3 2 May 0–3 2–2 4–1
Liverpool 3–8 7–1 4–2 1–3 6–1 — 0–3 0–7 2 May 3–4 3–6 4–2 3–5 3–3
Manchester City 7–3 5–0 2 May 2–1 5–0 2–3 — 1–3 11 Apr 3–1 6–0 5 May 14 Apr 7–0
Manchester United 21 Mar 1–0 6–1 1–3 0–0 18 Apr 2–4 — 5–0 3–0 5–2 9 May 0–1 3–1
Middlesbrough 18 Apr 5–2 3–2 0–0 21 Mar 0–1 0–2 1–2 — 9 May 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1
Newcastle United 3–0 11 Apr 5–0 3–1 22 Apr 0–1 3–5 2 May 2–1 — 2–1 1–3 1–0 25 Apr
Nottingham Forest 9 May 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 11 Apr 18 Apr 2–1 2–0 0–1 — 1–1 4–0 21 Mar
Stoke City 0–1 1–2 4–5 3–5 2–1 1–5 2–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 — 11 Apr 1–3
Sunderland 5–5 8 Apr 3–0 5 May 18 Apr 21 Mar 1–2 25 Apr 24 Mar 4–1 28 Mar 6–2 — 9 May
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 2 May 11 Apr 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–5 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: Premier League Under 18 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 22 14 5 3 57 23 +34 47 Qualification for the National Final
2 Chelsea U18s 20 13 4 3 53 21 +32 43
3 Crystal Palace U18s 20 11 3 6 58 33 +25 36
4 West Bromwich Albion U18s 20 10 3 7 46 35 +11 33
5 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 21 9 6 6 44 33 +11 33
6 Aston Villa U18s 19 10 2 7 44 37 +7 32
7 Leicester City U18s 22 9 4 9 40 39 +1 31
8 West Ham United U18s 19 9 2 8 41 36 +5 29
9 Fulham U18s 22 8 4 10 40 47 −7 28
10 Arsenal U18s 20 7 4 9 32 40 −8 25
11 Southampton U18s 17 7 2 8 41 41 0 23
12 Birmingham City U18s 23 6 2 15 27 73 −46 20
13 Norwich City U18s 22 4 7 11 37 51 −14 19
14 Reading U18s 21 4 6 11 27 47 −20 18
15 Ipswich Town U18s 20 5 2 13 27 58 −31 17
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: Premier League Under 18 Table

Matches

Home \ Away ARS AVL BIR BHA CHE CRY FUL IPS LEI NOR REA SOU TOT WBA WHU
Arsenal — 2–6 3–1 0–3 1–1 28 Apr 21 Mar 4–2 1–2 1–4 9 May 3–2 1–4 2–3 25 Apr
Aston Villa 1–2 — 6–0 1–4 2–1 3–1 11 Apr 9 May 0–4 2–2 1–0 5–2 25 Apr 0–3 3–1
Birmingham City U18s 0–2 18 Apr — 24 Mar 2 May 0–8 2–1 21 Mar 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–4 2–8 1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 0–2 25 Apr — 0–3 4–0 9 May 11 Apr 3–3 5–2 3–1 2–3 4–1 0–2 14 Apr
Chelsea 7 Apr 6–1 3–1 4–0 — 4 Apr 2–3 25 Apr 9 May 0–0 21 Mar 3–0 2–2 0–1 11 Apr
Crystal Palace 18 Apr 12 May 5–0 21 Mar 2–4 — 4–0 8–0 4–2 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–3 3–2
Fulham 2–1 2–5 3–4 2–3 18 Apr 2–2 — 4–0 2–1 2 May 5–1 2–5 0–5 3–0 1–1
Ipswich Town U18s 1–0 9 May 3–0 1–2 0–3 6 May 3–0 — 3–1 28 Mar 1–1 2 May 1–2 0–5 2–8
Leicester City 2 May 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–5 1–0 1–2 2–1 — 18 Apr 1–1 25 Mar 21 Mar 1–1 3–1
Norwich City 1–2 2–3 5–1 2–2 1–3 25 Apr 2–2 2–1 3–6 — 11 Apr 1–1 0–2 21 Mar 9 May
Reading 22 Apr 2 May 2–2 0–4 1–3 2–4 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 — 18 Apr 1 Apr 2–1 2–1
Southampton 1–0 21 Mar 9 May 2–2 14 Apr 11 Apr 7 Apr 4 Apr 24 Apr 2–3 5–0 — 4–2 6–3 2–0
Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 1–0 4–0 18 Apr 1–1 2–3 1–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 — 2 May 28 Apr
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 5 May 3–1 0–0 1–4 9 May 25 Apr 5–1 11 Apr 1–1 2–5 21 Apr 7 Apr — 1–5
West Ham United 5 May 2–1 1–1 2 May 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 4–2 4 Apr 5–2 0–5 18 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: Premier League Under 18 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

National Final

v

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 17 March 2026
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 JJ Gabriel Manchester United 19
2 Teddie Lamb Manchester City 17
3 Josh Sonni-Lambie Liverpool 16
4 Lorenz Hutchinson Leicester City 15
5 Chizaram Ezenwata Chelsea 13
6 Benjamin Casey Crystal Palace 12
Christian Dunbar-McDonald Manchester City
8 Oliver Boast Tottenham Hotspur 11
Andre Dike West Ham United
Armend Muslika Tottenham Hotspur
Floyd Samba Manchester City

Hat-tricks

As of 17 March 2026
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Benjamin Casey Crystal Palace U18s Tottenham Hotspur U18s 2–3 (A) 30 August 2025 [5]
JJ Gabriel Manchester United U18s Derby County U18s 0–4 (A) 30 August 2025 [6]
Harry Gathercole Southampton U18s West Bromwich Albion U18s 6–3 (H) 30 August 2025 [7]
Lucas Hutchinson Leicester City U18s Aston Villa U18s 0–4 (A) 13 September 2025 [8]
Benjamin Casey Crystal Palace U18s Ipswich Town U18s 8–0 (H) 13 September 2025 [9]
Freddie Leatherbarrow Blackburn Rovers U18s Liverpool U18s 3–8 (A) 20 September 2025 [10]
Rio Parmar 4 West Bromwich Albion U18s Birmingham City U18s 2–8 (A) 20 September 2025 [11]
Isaac Thomas 4 West Ham United U18s Ipswich Town U18s 2–8 (A) 1 November 2025 [12]
Teddie Lamb Manchester City U18s Burnley U18s 5–0 (H) 1 November 2025 [13]
Marley Mintus Derby County U18s Stoke City U18s 4–5 (A) 1 November 2025 [14]
Kallum Fuller-Thompson 4 Reading U18s West Bromwich Albion U18s 0–5 (A) 1 November 2025 [15]
Riko Robinson Nottingham Forest U18s Liverpool U18s 3–6 (A) 8 November 2025 [16]
JJ Gabriel Manchester United U18s Liverpool U18s 0–7 (A) 29 November 2025 [17]
Reiss Elliott-Parris Tottenham Hotspur U18s Fulham U18s 0–5 (A) 20 December 2025 [18]
Jephthah Medine West Ham United U18s Norwich City U18s 4–2 (H) 10 January 2026 [19]
Ibrahim Rabbaj Chelsea U18s Leicester City U18s 1–5 (A) 17 January 2026 [20]
Josh Sonni-Lambie Liverpool U18s Burnley U18s 7–1 (H) 24 January 2026 [21]
Harvey Higgins Blackburn Rovers U18s Middlesbrough U18s 6–2 (H) 31 January 2026 [22]
Joshua Abe Liverpool U18s Leeds United U18s 6–1 (H) 14 February 2026 [23]
Teddie Lamb Manchester City U18s Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 7–0 (H) 17 February 2026 [24]
Levi Ball Blackburn Rovers U18s Sunderland 5–5 (A) 18 February 2026 [25]
Oliver Boast Tottenham Hotspur U18s Birmingham City U18s 1–4 (A) 7 March 2026 [26]
Mylo Bernard Crystal Palace U18s Reading U18s 2–4 (A) 14 March 2026 [27]
Israel Green Derby County U18s Everton U18s 1–4 (A) 17 March 2026 [28]
Note

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

Professional Development League

U18 Professional Development League 2
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 2 May 2026
Matches218
Goals915 (4.2 per match)
Top goalscorer Dan Gelhardt Wigan Athletic U18s
Jack Sykes Cardiff City U18s
(16 Goals Each)
Biggest home winSwansea City U18s 9–0 Bristol City U18s
(1 November 2025)
Biggest away winWigan Athletic U18s 0–5 Brentford U18s
(20 September 2025)
Fleetwood Town U18s 0–5 Hull City U18s
(25 October 2025)
Sheffield Wednesday U18s 0–5 Sheffield United U18s
(8 November 2025)
Queens Park Rangers U18s 2–7 Swansea City U18s
(13 December 2025)
Highest scoringBrentford U18s 7–5 Huddersfield Town U18s
(21 March 2026)
Longest winning runCharlton Athletic U18s
(23 August 2025 – 25 October 2025)
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCharlton Athletic U18s
(9 August 2025 – 17 January 2026)
(14 matches)
Longest winless runColchester United U18s
(20 September 2025 – 14 February 2026)
(10 matches)
Longest losing runCoventry City U18s
(9 August 2025 – 27 September 2025)
(7 matches)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 20 March 2026.

The Professional Development League, sometimes known as the Professional Development League 2, is Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is 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, resulting in 28 games played. 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. Bristol City U18s are the defending champions.

20 teams competed in the league this season, two fewer than the previous season. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U18s,[1] Burnley U18s[2] returning after a three season absence and six total seasons and founding member Ipswich Town U18s[3] playing in the Premier League 2 for the very first time after 13 seasons. However, Huddersfield Town U18s[29] returned after being granted category 2 academy status after 7 years.

Tables

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Athletic U18s 22 12 4 6 46 37 +9 40 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Hull City U18s 20 12 1 7 53 40 +13 37
3 Crewe Alexandra U18s 24 10 6 8 50 37 +13 36
4 Sheffield United U18s 21 11 3 7 51 39 +12 36
5 Barnsley U18s 21 10 5 6 37 30 +7 35
6 Fleetwood Town U18s 23 9 1 13 31 51 −20 28
7 Peterborough United U18s 22 7 3 12 44 59 −15 24
8 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 18 6 2 10 29 42 −13 20
9 Coventry City U18s 22 6 1 15 39 57 −18 19
10 Huddersfield Town U18s 22 5 3 14 42 67 −25 18
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2026. Source: Professional Development League table

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlton Athletic U18s 22 14 6 2 63 24 +39 48 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Cardiff City U18s 22 13 2 7 56 37 +19 41
3 Millwall U18s 22 12 5 5 39 31 +8 41
4 Brentford U18s 23 11 3 9 65 51 +14 36
5 Watford U18s 24 11 3 10 61 51 +10 36
6 Swansea City U18s 23 11 2 10 60 50 +10 35
7 AFC Bournemouth U18s 21 10 2 9 48 41 +7 32
8 Bristol City U18s 24 9 3 12 35 60 −25 30
9 Queens Park Rangers U18s 21 4 4 13 35 55 −20 16
10 Colchester United U18s 19 4 3 12 31 56 −25 15
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2026. Source: Professional Development League table

Matches

Home \ Away BAR COV CRE FLE HUD HUL PET SHU SHW WIG BOU BRE BRI CAR CHA COL MIL QPR SWA WAT
Barnsley U18s — 2–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 3–3 3–2 — 3–2 — 11 Apr — 25 Apr — 1–0 —
Coventry City U18s 3–3 — 3–2 28 Mar 5–1 4–6 1–0 0–4 3–0 2–5 — 1–2 — 2–4 — 11 Apr — 2 May — 2–5
Crewe Alexandra U18s 2–0 1–2 — 1–2 6–1 3–0 3–1 4–0 28 Mar 2–2 0–3 — 1–1 — 2–3 — 11 Apr — 2 May —
Fleetwood Town U18s 24 Mar 2–1 0–2 — 3–3 0–5 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–4 — 7–3 — 1–3 — 1–0 — 11 Apr — 2 May
Huddersfield Town U18s 1–2 2–1 1–2 4–2 — 2 Apr 5–1 1–4 1–3 2–1 2 May — 2–5 — 0–4 — 1–2 — 11 Apr —
Hull City U18s 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 — 28 Mar 4 Apr 6–1 4–2 — 2 May — 2–3 — 3–0 — 6–0 — 11 Apr
Peterborough United U18s 21 Apr 4–1 1–5 5–1 2–2 3–2 — 3–5 3–1 2–4 11 Apr — 2 May — 1–1 — 2–1 — 3–4 —
Sheffield United U18s 0–0 2–1 3–3 2–0 28 Mar 7 Apr 7–2 — 3 Apr 4–1 — 11 Apr — 2 May — 3–1 — 3–3 — 2–3
Sheffield Wednesday U18s 1–2 25 Apr 4–2 0–1 1–3 22 Apr 28 Apr 0–5 — 4–1 0–2 — 11 Apr — 2 May — 1–1 — 1–3 —
Wigan Athletic U18s 28 Mar 28 Mar 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 24 Mar — — 0–5 — 11 Apr — 2 May — 1–0 — 0–0
AFC Bournemouth U18s — 2–0 — 21 Mar — 1–3 — 5–2 — 18 Apr — 28 Mar 5–2 2–2 3–4 25 Apr 1–1 3–1 1 Apr 1–3
Brentford U18s 18 Apr — 3–1 — 21 Mar — 4–2 — 2–2 — 0–2 — 8–0 0–3 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–3 4–0 2–3
Bristol City U18s — 18 Apr — 2–0 — 21 Mar — 3–0 — 0–3 2–1 3–4 — 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 4 Apr 3–2
Cardiff City U18s 4–2 — 18 Apr — 25 Apr — 21 Mar — 3–4 — 0–3 3–1 0–1 — 1–1 5–0 1–2 4–3 3–1 4–1
Charlton Athletic U18s — 3–0 — 18 Apr — 4–1 — 21 Mar — 1–1 4–1 3–3 3–0 21 Apr — 6–0 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–4
Colchester United U18s 2–1 — 1–3 — 18 Apr — 4–2 — 21 Mar — 22 Apr 4 Apr 1–2 1–4 3–3 — 4–2 28 Mar 3–5 7 Apr
Millwall U18s — 3–2 — 1–2 — 18 Apr — 0–3 — 21 Mar 2–1 1–0 3–0 29 Apr 7 Apr 3–1 — 2–0 2–2 4–4
Queens Park Rangers U18s 21 Mar — 1–2 — 2–2 — 18 Apr — 2–3 — 5–1 2–5 2–2 0–2 4 Apr 4–1 1 Apr — 2–7 0–3
Swansea City U18s — 21 Mar — 4–0 — 5–1 — 18 Apr — 1–3 4–7 0–2 9–0 3–0 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–3 — 2–1
Watford U18s 0–2 — 21 Mar — 5–2 — 5–1 — 18 Apr — 1–2 4–6 4–0 4–6 0–3 2–1 0–2 3–0 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: Premier League Under 18 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

v
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Professional Development League National Final

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Top goalscorers

As of 17 March 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Dan Gelhardt Wigan Athletic U18s 16
Jack Sykes Cardiff City U18s
3 Siem Eyob-Abraha Sheffield United U18s 14
4 Bolu Shofowoke Peterborough United U18s 13
Kymani Smith-Daley Watford U18s
6 Harvey Gray Swansea City U18s 12
Zac Jagielka Hull City U18s
Benji McWilliams-Marcano Peterborough United U18s
9 Leyland Waite AFC Bournemouth U18s 10
10 Billy Clarke Swansea City U18s 9
Naeem Giscombe Brentford U18s
Ellis McMillan Charlton Athletic U18s

Hat-tricks

As of 21 March 2026
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Zac Jagielka4 Hull City U18s Queens Park Rangers U18s 6–0 (H) 20 September 2025 [30]
Bolu Shofowoke Peterborough United U18s Coventry City U18s 4–1 (H) 27 September 2025 [31]
Charlie Liddell Sheffield Wednesday U18s Wigan Athletic U18s 4–1 (H) 17 October 2025 [32]
Josh Ocaya Hull City U18s Sheffield Wednesday U18s 6–1 (H) 6 December 2025 [33]
Will Wright4 Millwall U18s Watford U18s 4–4 (H) 17 January 2026 [34]
Jacob Hanson Brentford U18s Bristol City U18s 8–0 (H) 17 January 2026 [35]
Joshua Wright Queens Park Rangers U18s Colchester United U18s 4–1 (H) 14 February 2026 [36]
Riley McLachlan4 Sheffield United U18s Peterborough United U18s 3–5 (A) 21 February 2026 [37]
Jack Sykes Cardiff City U18s Brentford U18s 0–3 (A) 28 February 2026 [38]
Jai Nwosu4 Brentford U18s Huddersfield Town U18s 7–5 (H) 21 March 2026 [39]
Note

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

EFL Youth Alliance

Football League Youth Alliance
Season2025-26
ChampionsNorth Division



South Division
Play off Champion
Matches473
Goals1,807 (3.82 per match)
Biggest home winStevenage U18s 10–1 Cheltenham Town U18s (November 1)
Oxford United U18s 9–0 Barnet U18s
(November 1)
Biggest away win Bristol Rovers U18s 0–9 Stevenage U18s (November 22)
Highest scoringStevenage U18s 10–1 Cheltenham Town U18s
(November 1)
Morecambe U18s 2–9 Wrexham U18s (17 January 2026)
Longest winning runAFC Wimbledon U18s
14 Games (15 November 2025 – Present)
Longest unbeaten runGrimsby Town U18s (August 9 2025 – 16 January 2026) 14 Games
Longest winless run Newport County U18s (13 September 2025 – 21 February 2026) 14 Games
Longest losing runExeter City U18s (August 9 2025 – September 27 2025)
Swindon Town U18s (August 16 2025– September 27 2025)
Notts County U18s (October 10 2025 – 10 January 2026) 7 Games
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of March 21, 2026 (17 of 18 games played).

League 2 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. This is for academies that are Category Three and Four in the EPPP. The competition consists of the Under-18 sides from the Category Three and Category Four Academy Clubs of the EFL and Premier League, along with selected National League Clubs. 42 Academies competed this season, 2 fewer than the previous season. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL. Otherwise, they lose their license with the League. Hartlepool United U18s and Rochdale U18s did not return after their parent club lost their EPPP license and would not participate this season. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL. Otherwise, they lose their license with the League. Accrington Stanley U18s[40] closed their academy dues to costs and won't be participating as well, and Morecambe U18s temporarily closed their academy due to being suspended by the National League temporarily, Harrogate Town U18s moved to the National League U19s, and Huddersfield Town U18s academy was upgraded to Category 2 status.[29] Barnet and Oldham Athletic joined after their first team was promoted. In the Academy category front Wrexham U18s was promoted from Category Four to Category Three. Wycombe Wanderers joins the Youth Alliance as a Category Four academy for the first time since 2011/2012.[41] The format is the same as the previous season.

League stage

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Preston North End U18s 25 15 4 6 53 36 +17 49
2 Grimsby Town U18s 21 14 6 1 52 21 +31 48
3 Shrewsbury Town U18s 24 14 4 6 60 38 +22 46
4 Wrexham U18s 24 11 6 7 61 42 +19 39
5 Bolton Wanderers U18s 23 11 5 7 44 38 +6 38
6 Carlisle United U18s 21 11 4 6 53 39 +14 37
7 Mansfield Town U18s 21 10 7 4 37 27 +10 37
8 Stockport County U18s 26 11 2 13 64 54 +10 35
9 Salford City U18s 26 10 5 11 54 51 +3 35
10 Port Vale U18s 23 11 2 10 45 48 −3 35
11 Blackpool U18s 23 9 7 7 41 37 +4 34
12 Burton Albion U18s 21 10 2 9 44 45 −1 32
13 Oldham Athletic U18s 24 8 5 11 31 43 −12 29
14 Doncaster Rovers U18s 22 8 4 10 40 39 +1 28
15 Chesterfield U18s 22 8 3 11 32 39 −7 27
16 Morecambe U18s 23 6 6 11 38 56 −18 24
17 Rotherham United U18s 22 7 1 14 24 51 −27 22
18 Lincoln City U18s 21 6 3 12 32 40 −8 21
19 Walsall U18s 20 6 2 12 28 42 −14 20
20 Bradford City U18s 19 5 3 11 28 39 −11 18
21 Notts County U18s 21 4 1 16 23 59 −36 13
Updated to match(es) played on March 21, 2026. Source: soccerway.com

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AFC Wimbledon U18s 24 21 2 1 70 18 +52 65
2 Cambridge United U18s 23 15 2 6 61 40 +21 47
3 Stevenage U18s 22 14 4 4 64 22 +42 46
4 Luton Town U18s 24 14 4 6 72 42 +30 46
5 Leyton Orient U18s 23 12 4 7 52 47 +5 40
6 Oxford United U18s 21 12 3 6 47 27 +20 39
7 Wycombe Wanderers U18s 23 11 3 9 45 34 +11 36
8 Northampton Town U18s 26 10 5 11 49 39 +10 35
9 Bromley U18s 23 10 3 10 45 38 +7 33
10 Sutton United U18s 24 10 3 11 37 36 +1 33
11 Plymouth Argyle U18s 20 10 1 9 34 41 −7 31
12 Barnet U18s 23 9 4 10 42 54 −12 31
13 Cheltenham Town U18s 22 10 0 12 39 56 −17 30
14 Gillingham U18s 21 9 2 10 43 45 −2 29
15 Portsmouth U18s 21 8 2 11 37 46 −9 26
16 Exeter City U18s 22 7 3 12 41 51 −10 24
17 Bristol Rovers U18s 21 7 1 13 29 70 −41 22
18 Forest Green Rovers U18s 24 5 6 13 29 51 −22 21
19 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 26 4 7 15 41 62 −21 19
20 Swindon Town U18s 20 4 3 13 26 55 −29 15
21 Newport County U18s 21 2 4 15 20 49 −29 10
Updated to match(es) played on March 21, 2026 (8 of 9 games recorded). Source: soccerway.com

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