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2015–16 Professional U18 Development League

The 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League was the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.

League 1

Barclays U18 Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsManchester City U18s
Matches played348
Goals scored1,264 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorerEdward Nketiah Arsenal U18s (24 goals)
Biggest home winChelsea U18s 7–0 Norwich City U18s
(31 October 2015)
Biggest away winEverton U18s 0–8 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
(28 November 2015),
Newcastle United U18s 0–8 Everton U18s
(28 November 2015)
Highest scoringTottenham Hotspur U18s 7–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
(19 March 2016)
Longest winning run7 Matches – Everton U18s (3 October 2015 – 14 November 2015)
Fulham U18s (7 November 2015 – 26 January 2016)
Longest unbeaten run13 Matches – Chelsea U18s (26 September 2015 – 23 January 2016)
Manchester City U18s (5 December 2015 – 7 May 2016)
Longest winless run12 Matches – Manchester United U18s (3 October 2015 – 30 January 2016)
Longest losing run12 Matches – Manchester United U18s (3 October 2015 – 30 January 2016)

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 1 in the second league stage was the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League in the 2016–17 season.[1]

First League stage

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City U18s 22 14 6 2 53 23 +30 48 Group 1
2 Everton U18s 22 15 3 4 57 33 +24 48
3 Liverpool U18s 22 13 4 5 45 28 +17 43
4 Blackburn Rovers U18s 22 11 4 7 45 31 +14 37
5 Sunderland U18s 22 11 3 8 44 40 +4 36 Group 2
6 Middlesbrough U18s 22 10 4 8 43 38 +5 34
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 22 8 4 10 42 40 +2 28
8 West Bromwich Albion U18s 22 7 4 11 29 44 −15 25
9 Newcastle United U18s 22 6 2 14 27 59 −32 20 Group 3
10 Derby County U18s 22 3 9 10 39 51 −12 18
11 Manchester United U18s 22 5 3 14 29 44 −15 18
12 Stoke City U18s 22 4 4 14 23 45 −22 16
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea U18s 22 15 5 2 65 27 +38 50 Group 1
2 Reading U18s 22 13 3 6 47 27 +20 42
3 Fulham U18s 22 12 3 7 44 29 +15 39
4 West Ham United U18s 22 11 4 7 30 29 +1 37
5 Aston Villa U18s 22 11 3 8 42 34 +8 36 Group 2
6 Arsenal U18s 22 10 5 7 49 45 +4 35
7 Leicester City U18s 22 9 5 8 39 37 +2 32
8 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 22 9 4 9 43 40 +3 31
9 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 22 6 4 12 32 51 −19 22 Group 3
10 Norwich City U18s 22 6 3 13 28 48 −20 21
11 Southampton U18s 22 4 3 15 34 57 −23 15
12 Swansea City U18s 22 3 4 15 25 54 −29 13
Source: [citation needed]

Second league stage

As of match played 7 May 2016[2]

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manchester City U18s 7 6 1 0 21 7 +14 19 Qualification for 2016–17 UEFA Youth League
2 Everton U18s 7 4 1 2 14 15 −1 13
3 Chelsea U18s 7 3 2 2 16 13 +3 11
4 Liverpool U18s 7 2 2 3 13 11 +2 8
5 Blackburn Rovers U18s 7 2 2 3 9 9 0 8
6 Fulham U18s 7 2 1 4 9 19 −10 7
7 Reading U18s 7 1 2 4 9 13 −4 5
8 West Ham United U18s 7 0 5 2 9 13 −4 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Middlesbrough U18s 7 6 1 0 14 6 +8 19
10 Sunderland U18s 7 4 1 2 14 8 +6 13
11 Leicester City U18s 7 3 3 1 16 11 +5 12
12 Aston Villa U18s 7 3 3 1 10 8 +2 12
13 Arsenal U18s 7 2 2 3 15 14 +1 8
14 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 7 2 1 4 15 17 −2 7
15 West Bromwich Albion U18s 7 1 2 4 8 13 −5 5
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 7 0 1 6 10 25 −15 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Swansea City U18s 7 4 3 0 17 13 +4 15
18 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 7 4 2 1 18 13 +5 14
19 Derby County U18s 7 4 1 2 17 10 +7 13
20 Manchester United U18s 7 4 1 2 17 12 +5 13
21 Stoke City U18s 7 3 1 3 12 12 0 10
22 Newcastle United U18s 7 2 1 4 9 18 −9 7
23 Southampton U18s 7 1 2 4 9 12 −3 5
24 Norwich City U18s 7 0 1 6 9 18 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]

League 2

Professional Development U18 League
Season2015–16
ChampionsCharlton Athletic U18s
Matches played313
(310 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored1,148 (3.67 per match)
(1,138 RS, 10 PO)
Top goalscorerBen Brereton Nottingham Forest U18s, Ronan Hale Birmingham City U18s (28 goals)
Biggest home winCharlton Athletic U18s 9–0 Queens Park Rangers U18s (29 August 2015)
Biggest away winCoventry City U18s 0–7 Huddersfield Town U18s (27 February 2016)
Highest scoringQueens Park Rangers U18s 9–2 Barnsley U18s (26 September 2015)
Longest winning run10 Matches – Nottingham Forest U18s (19 December 2015 – 26 March 2016)
Watford U18s (28 November 2015 – 16 April 2016)
Longest unbeaten run15 Matches – Nottingham Forest U18s (30 October 2015 – 26 March 2016)
Longest winless run12 Matches – Barnsley U18s (8 August 2015 – 10 October 2015)
Longest losing run7 Matches – Leeds United U18s (17 October 2015 – 30 January 2016)

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 30 games for North division teams, and 29 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.

North Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nottingham Forest U18s 30 23 2 5 78 35 +43 71 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Sheffield United U18s 30 19 2 9 68 39 +29 59
3 Huddersfield Town U18s 30 18 3 9 73 52 +21 57
4 Crewe Alexandra U18s 30 17 5 8 70 52 +18 56
5 Birmingham City U18s 30 14 6 10 66 53 +13 48
6 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 30 14 4 12 60 46 +14 46
7 Coventry City U18s 30 14 4 12 69 77 −8 46
8 Bolton Wanderers U18s 30 13 4 13 51 54 −3 43
9 Leeds United U18s 30 11 5 14 50 52 −2 38
10 Hull City U18s 30 8 1 21 36 82 −46 25
11 Barnsley U18s 30 2 9 19 46 83 −37 15
Source: [citation needed]

South Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Watford U18s 29 15 11 3 42 23 +19 56 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Charlton Athletic U18s 29 15 6 8 64 35 +29 51
3 Crystal Palace U18s 29 12 9 8 54 43 +11 45
4 Ipswich Town U18s 29 12 3 14 57 56 +1 39
5 Cardiff City U18s 29 11 4 14 48 52 −4 37
6 Millwall U18s 29 10 7 12 30 41 −11 37
7 Colchester United U18s 29 9 8 12 48 53 −5 35
8 Brentford U18s 29 7 5 17 49 71 −22 26
9 Queens Park Rangers U18s 29 7 3 19 41 82 −41 24
10 Bristol City U18s 29 5 7 17 38 57 −19 22
Source: [citation needed]

Knock-out stage

Semifinals


Final

League 3

Football League Youth Alliance
Season2015–16
ChampionsNorth-East Division
Mansfield Town U18s
North-West Division
Wigan Athletic U18s
South-East Division
Luton Town U18s
South-West Division
Plymouth Argyle U18s
Merit League One
Leyton Orient U18s
Merit League Two
Oxford United U18s
Matches played698
Goals scored2,438 (3.49 per match)

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 50 teams entered the competition this season.[3]

League stage

As of match played 26 January 2016[4]

North-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wigan Athletic U18s (C) 28 20 3 5 59 19 +40 63
2 Bury U18s 28 18 7 3 66 28 +38 61
3 Walsall U18s 28 15 5 8 54 31 +23 50
4 Tranmere Rovers U18s 28 15 4 9 49 34 +15 49
5 Blackpool U18s 28 12 8 8 51 36 +15 44
6 Shrewsbury Town U18s 28 13 5 10 41 32 +9 44
7 Preston North End U18s 28 13 3 12 42 42 0 42
8 Port Vale U18s 28 10 7 11 33 33 0 37
9 Rochdale U18s 28 10 6 12 40 44 −4 36
10 Accrington Stanley U18s 28 10 6 12 36 48 −12 36
11 Fleetwood Town U18s 28 10 6 12 33 51 −18 36
12 Wrexham U18s 28 9 6 13 44 55 −11 33
13 Carlisle United U18s 28 8 4 16 39 50 −11 28
14 Burnley U18s 28 6 2 20 33 68 −35 20
15 Morecambe U18s 28 4 2 22 29 78 −49 14
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

North-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mansfield Town U18s (C) 24 14 4 6 36 26 +10 46
2 Scunthorpe United U18s 24 12 6 6 39 31 +8 42
3 Hartlepool United U18s 24 12 4 8 46 39 +7 40
4 Doncaster Rovers U18s 24 11 7 6 33 27 +6 40
5 Chesterfield U18s 24 11 5 8 67 51 +16 38
6 Notts County U18s 24 12 2 10 44 37 +7 38
7 Rotherham United U18s 24 10 6 8 43 37 +6 36
8 Burton Albion U18s 24 10 5 9 39 37 +2 35
9 Lincoln City U18s 24 10 4 10 32 38 −6 34
10 Oldham Athletic U18s 24 10 2 12 51 39 +12 32
11 Bradford City U18s 24 9 3 12 36 49 −13 30
12 Grimsby Town U18s 24 5 3 16 28 58 −30 18
13 York City U18s 24 2 5 17 30 55 −25 11
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

South-West Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Plymouth Argyle U18s (C) 18 12 3 3 39 24 +15 39 Merit League One
2 Cheltenham Town U18s 18 10 2 6 42 28 +14 32
3 AFC Bournemouth U18s 18 9 4 5 30 22 +8 31
4 Exeter City U18s 18 8 3 7 31 33 −2 27
5 Portsmouth U18s 18 8 2 8 39 31 +8 26
6 Oxford United U18s 18 8 1 9 35 36 −1 25 Merit League Two
7 Swindon Town U18s 18 7 3 8 34 36 −2 24
8 Bristol Rovers U18s 18 5 6 7 23 30 −7 21
9 Newport County U18s 18 5 3 10 27 44 −17 18
10 Yeovil Town U18s 18 4 1 13 21 37 −16 13
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

South-East Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Luton Town U18s (C) 22 17 2 3 57 15 +42 53 Merit League One
2 Southend United U18s 22 14 0 8 47 37 +10 42
3 Leyton Orient U18s 22 12 5 5 49 21 +28 41
4 Barnet U18s 22 12 2 8 55 39 +16 38
5 AFC Wimbledon U18s 22 12 2 8 42 37 +5 38
6 Gillingham U18s 22 11 4 7 49 43 +6 37
7 Stevenage U18s 22 8 3 11 35 52 −17 27 Merit League Two
8 Northampton Town U18s 22 8 2 12 39 43 −4 26
9 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 22 8 1 13 44 63 −19 25
10 Dagenham & Redbridge U18s 22 7 0 15 36 54 −18 21
11 Peterborough United U18s 22 6 2 14 37 63 −26 20
12 Cambridge United U18s 22 4 3 15 34 57 −23 15
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 Leyton Orient U18s (C) 10 9 1 0 23 3 +20 28
2 Portsmouth U18s 10 5 3 2 24 18 +6 18
3 AFC Wimbledon U18s 10 5 3 2 22 16 +6 18
4 AFC Bournemouth U18s 10 5 2 3 20 13 +7 17
5 Luton Town U18s 10 4 2 4 12 11 +1 14
6 Exeter City U18s 10 4 2 4 17 19 −2 14
7 Cheltenham Town U18s 10 4 1 5 21 26 −5 13
8 Gillingham U18s 10 3 1 6 9 17 −8 10
9 Southend United U18s 10 2 3 5 14 19 −5 9
10 Plymouth Argyle U18s 10 2 1 7 16 24 −8 7
11 Barnet U18s 10 2 1 7 13 25 −12 7
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Merit League Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Oxford United U18s (C) 10 9 0 1 32 9 +23 27
2 Cambridge United U18s 10 6 1 3 22 14 +8 19
3 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 10 6 1 3 29 23 +6 19
4 Newport County U18s 10 5 1 4 20 23 −3 16
5 Stevenage U18s 10 4 2 4 16 16 0 14
6 Yeovil Town U18s 10 4 2 4 16 20 −4 14
7 Swindon Town U18s 10 4 1 5 25 20 +5 13
8 Dagenham & Redbridge U18s 10 4 1 5 26 28 −2 13
9 Northampton Town U18s 10 3 3 4 21 15 +6 12
10 Peterborough United U18s 10 3 1 6 15 26 −11 10
11 Bristol Rovers U18s 10 0 1 9 7 35 −28 1
Source: [2]
(C) Champions

See also

References

  1. ^ "UEFA Youth League retained and expanded". UEFA.org. 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "U18 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1". Premier League. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Football League Youth Alliance Fixtures 2015/16".
  4. ^ "Football League Youth Alliance". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2015.