2009–10 Premier Academy League

The 2009–10 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the thirteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the sixth under the current make-up.

2009–10 Premier Academy League
ChampionsArsenal U18s

All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 inter-group fixtures, producing 28 games a season. Eight of the inter-group games were played against teams in their 'paired group' (i.e. A–B and C–D are the paired groups), whilst the remaining two games comprise one game against a team in each of the two remaining groups. Winners of each group qualify for play-offs.

Arsenal U18s defeated Nottingham Forest U18s 5–3 in the play-off final at the Emirates Stadium and won the title for the second season in a row.

League tables

Academy Group A
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
 Arsenal U18s (Q) (C)
28
17
5
6
31
56
2
 Crystal Palace U18s
28
13
8
7
18
47
3
 Chelsea U18s
28
14
5
9
8
47
4
 Norwich City U18s
28
11
6
11
-7
39
5
 West Ham United U18s
28
10
8
10
8
38
6
 Fulham U18s
28
12
2
14
0
38
7
 Southampton U18s
28
10
5
13
-13
35
8
 Charlton Athletic U18s
28
10
4
14
-17
34
9
 Ipswich Town U18s
28
8
9
11
-9
33
10
 Portsmouth U18s
28
4
3
21
-37
15

Reference - final table at arsenal.com[1]

Academy Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
 Leicester City U18s (Q)
28
22
6
0
48
72
2
 Tottenham Hotspur U18s
28
19
2
7
49
59
3
 Aston Villa U18s
28
16
5
7
40
53
4
 Reading U18s
28
11
7
10
2
40
5
 Birmingham City U18s
28
11
5
12
-15
38
6
 Watford U18s
28
10
4
14
-5
34
7
 Cardiff City U18s
28
10
4
14
-9
34
8
 Bristol City U18s
28
9
5
14
-20
32
9
 Coventry City U18s
28
7
9
12
-10
30
10
 Milton Keynes Dons U18s
28
2
7
19
-57
13

Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,[2] Tottenham results for final fixture[3]

Academy Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
 Manchester United U18s (Q)
28
16
7
5
27
55
2
 Everton U18s
28
15
5
8
21
50
3
 West Bromwich Albion U18s
28
12
9
7
21
45
4
 Liverpool U18s
28
14
3
11
4
45
5
 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
28
13
5
10
1
44
6
 Manchester City U18s
28
12
6
10
19
42
7
 Blackburn Rovers U18s
28
11
9
8
-2
42
8
 Stoke City U18s
28
9
10
9
-6
37
9
 Crewe Alexandra U18s
28
10
6
12
-9
36
10
 Bolton Wanderers U18s
28
5
8
15
-21
23

Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,[2] Wolves results for final fixture[4]

Academy Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
 Nottingham Forest U18s (Q)
28
18
5
5
27
59
2
 Sunderland U18s
28
17
4
7
37
55
3
 Newcastle United U18s
28
14
7
7
17
49
4
 Middlesbrough U18s
28
9
9
10
-7
36
5
 Leeds United U18s
28
10
5
13
-15
35
6
 Barnsley U18s
28
8
5
15
-21
29
7
 Derby County U18s
28
7
6
15
-21
27
8
 Sheffield United U18s
28
5
11
12
-16
26
9
 Huddersfield Town U18s
28
4
7
17
-28
19
10
 Sheffield Wednesday U18s
28
3
8
17
-33
17

Reference - official table[2]

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Q = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions

Play-off semi-finals
Manchester United U18s1–1 (a.e.t.)Arsenal U18s
Cofie  111' Özyakup  100'
Penalties
King
Tunnicliffe
Wootton
Pogba 		3 – 5 Özyakup
Evina
Freeman
Afobe
Frimpong
Referee: C Kavanagh
Leicester City U18s1–1 (a.e.t.)Nottingham Forest U18s
Penalties
1 – 2
Leicester City training ground

Play-off Final
Arsenal U18s5 – 3Nottingham Forest U18s
Afobe  31', 41', 65' (pen.)
Freeman  72' (pen.), 81'		 Report Elliot  5'
Thomson  61'
Mullen  73'
Referee: C J Knowles
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gollark: It's likely to be faster than non-caching versions.
gollark: Who knows?
gollark: Coming Soon Maybe Hopefully Okay Probably Not: autocrafting.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Premier Academy League 2009-10, Bulletin 35
  3. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/academy/academy_frr.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Match reports can be found at each club's official website:
Group A Group B Group C Group D
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