2018–19 Professional U18 Development League Explained

U18 Premier League

Competition:U18 Premier League
Season:2018–19
Winners:Derby County U18s (1st Title)
League Topscorer:Ellis Simms (32 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Arsenal U18s 8–0 Swansea City U18s
(30 March 2019)
Biggest Away Win:West Ham United U18s 0–9 Tottenham Hotspur U18s
(22 September 2018)
Highest Scoring:Middlesbrough U18s 5–6 Liverpool U18s (1 December 2018)
Matches:265
Total Goals:1062

The 2018-19 Under-18 Premier League is the sixth campaign of the top tier of the Under-18 Development League. A total of 24 teams are split regionally into north and south leagues. Teams face their regional opponents both home and away before the top two face each other to determine the national champion. No teams were added this season. As a result, 22 games were played in both the North and South Divisions. Chelsea U18s are the two-time defending champions.

North

South

National Final

Professional Development League 2

Competition:U18 Professional Development League 2
Season:2018–19
Winners:Sheffield Wednesday U18s (1st title)
League Topscorer:Dan Griffiths (19 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Barnsley U18s 7–1 Crewe Alexandra U18s
(6 October 2018)
Queens Park Rangers U18s 7–1 Colchester United U18s
(3 November 2018)
Charlton Athletic U18s 6–0 Coventry City U18s
(5 January 2019)
Sheffield Wednesday U18s 6–0 Crewe Alexandra U18s
(16 February 2019)
Charlton Athletic U18s 6–0 Colchester United U18s
(16 February 2019)
Nottingham Forest U18s 7–1 Coventry City U18s
(6 April 2019)
Leeds United U18s 6–0 Colchester United U18s
(6 April 2019)
Biggest Away Win:Colchester United U18s 0–7 Millwall U18s
(8 December 2018)
Highest Scoring:Leeds United U18s 6–5 Crystal Palace U18s
(21 December 2018)
Matches:283
Matches Footnote:
(280 RS, 3 PO)
Total Goals:1053
Total Goals Footnote:
(1,044 RS, 9 PO)
Longest Wins:6 Matches – Ipswich Town U18s (23 February 2019 – 30 March 2019)
Leeds United U18s (24 November 2018 – 26 January 2019)
Longest Unbeaten:9 Matches – Sheffield Wednesday U18s (11 August 2018 – 13 October 2018), (4 January 2019 – 6 April 2019)
Longest Winless:23 Matches – Colchester United U18s (11 August 2018 – 9 March 2019)
Longest Losses:7 Matches – Crewe Alexandra U18s (5 January 2019 – 9 March 2019)
Nextseason:2019–20

The U18 Professional Development League 2 season is the seventh campaign of post-EPPP Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 20 teams are 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 for a total of 28 games. 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. Charlton Athletic U18s are the defending champions.Huddersfield Town U18s[1] dropped out of the league at the end of the 2017-18 campaign as part of their academy restructuring process.

Tables

South Division

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final

League 3

Competition:Football League Youth Alliance
Pixels:200
Season:2018-19
Matches:669
Total Goals:2419
Nextseason:2019–20

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 49 teams competed this season. Dagenham & Redbridge U18s and York City U18s would not return for this season. However, Huddersfield Town U18s would join the league as a Category 4 academy due to the restructuring of their academy.

League stage

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South-West Division

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 Two

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Huddersfield downgrade their academy status. Jersey Evening Post. 17 September 2017. 1 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Football League Youth Alliance. Soccerway. 16 October 2024.