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

Season	2014–15
Champions	Middlesbrough U18s (1st Title)
Matches played	348
Goals scored	1,229 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tammy Abraham Chelsea U18s (23 goals)
Biggest home win	Chelsea U18s 12–2 Aston Villa U18s (11 October 2014)
Biggest away win	Bolton Wanderers U18s 0–7 Manchester City U18s (1 November 2014)
Highest scoring	Chelsea U18s 12–2 Aston Villa U18s (11 October 2014) League Record
Longest winning run	6 Matches – Middlesbrough U18s (25 October 2014 – 6 December 2014) Tottenham Hotspur U18s (14 October 2014 – 29 November 2014)
Longest unbeaten run	10 Matches – Chelsea U18s (14 November 2014 – 13 February 2015)
Longest winless run	15 Matches – Norwich City U18s (28 August 2014 – 24 January 2015)
Longest losing run	7 Matches – Bolton Wanderers U18s (20 September 2014 – 1 November 2014)
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}
(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: ^{[citation needed]}

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: ^{[citation needed]}

League 2

Professional Development U18 League

Season	2014–15
Champions	Charlton Athletic U18s (1st Title)
Matches played	255 (252 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored	871 (3.42 per match) ( 864 RS, 7 PO)
Top goalscorer	Eli Phipps Cardiff City U18s (21 Goals)
Biggest home win	Swansea City U18s 8–0 Colchester United U18s (31 January 2015)
Biggest away win	Sheffield 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 scoring	Sheffield Wednesday U18s 3–9 Birmingham City U18s (23 August 2014)
Longest winning run	10 Matches – Charlton Athletic U18s (28 February 2015 – 12 May 2015)
Longest unbeaten run	16 Matches – Nottingham Forest U18s (1 November 2014 – 11 April 2015)
Longest winless run	9 Matches – Bristol City U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015) Sheffield United U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015)
Longest losing run	9 Matches – Sheffield United U18s (22 November 2014 – 28 February 2015)
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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:

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:

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Charlton Athletic U18s	3–0	Nottingham Forest U18s
Umerah 56' Hanlan 90' Lapslie 90'	Report

26 April 2015

11:00

The Valley, London

Attendance: 200

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Huddersfield Town U18s	1–2	Brentford U18s
Pyke 43'	Report	Owens 52' Clayton 65'

27 April 2015

14:00

John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield

Final

Brentford U18s	0–1	Charlton Athletic U18s
	Report	Umerah 6'

12 May 2015

19:00

Griffin Park, London

Attendance: 656

League 3

Football League Youth Alliance

Season	2014–15
Champions	North-East Division Bradford City U18s North-West Division Bury U18s South-East Division Barnet U18s South-West Division AFC Bournemouth U18s
Matches played	642
Goals scored	2,341 (3.65 per match)
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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

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: ^{[citation needed]}
(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: ^{[citation needed]}
(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: ^{[citation needed]}
(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: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions

See also

• 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League
• 2014–15 FA Cup
• 2014–15 FA Youth Cup
• 2014–15 in English football