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

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:

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:

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:

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:

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Swansea City U18s 7 4 3 0 17 12 +5 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:

League 2
Professional Development U18 League
Season2015–16

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 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:

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:

Knock-out stage

Semifinals
Watford U18s1–3Sheffield United U18s
Nottingham Forest U18s2–2, 3–4 pen.Charlton Athletic U18s

Final
Charlton Athletic U18s1–1, 4–3 pen.Sheffield United U18s

League 3
Football League Youth Alliance
Season2015–16

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 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

North-East Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mansfield Town U18s 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

South-West Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle U18s 18 12 3 3 39 24 +15 39
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
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

South-East Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Luton Town U18s 22 17 2 3 57 15 +42 53
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
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
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See also

References
  1. "UEFA Youth League retained and expanded". UEFA.org. 18 September 2014.
  2. "U18 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1". Premier League. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/football-league-youth-alliance-fixtures-201516-2561393.aspx
  4. "Football League Youth Alliance". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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