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2022–23 Professional U18 Development League

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U18 Premier League
Season2022–23
ChampionsManchester City U18s (4th title)
Matches played289
Goals scored1,176 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorerJustin Oboavwoduo (18 goals)
Biggest home winManchester City U18s 8–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
(3 December 2022)
Biggest away winChelsea U18s 1–7 Fulham U18s
(26 November 2022)
Norwich City U18s 1–7 Chelsea U18s
(14 January 2023)
Southampton U18s 1–7 Crystal Palace U18s
(1 April 2023)
Highest scoringNewcastle United U18s 6–4 Leeds United U18s
(28 January 2023)
Longest winning run12 matches West Ham United U18s, Manchester City U18s
Longest unbeaten run16 matches Manchester City U18s

The 2022–23 Professional U18 Development League was the 11th season of the Professional Development League system. There were 25 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region. Burnley U18s, Birmingham City U18s Did not return to the league after failing to retain category one academy status. Reading U18s left temporarily dropping to category 2 status.[1][2][3] Manchester City U18s are two-time defending champions.

North

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U18s (C, Q) 24 18 3 3 81 23 +58 57 Qualification for the National Final
2 Sunderland U18s 24 17 2 5 63 30 +33 53
3 Manchester United U18s 24 12 8 4 56 39 +17 44
4 Everton U18s 24 8 9 7 43 41 +2 33
5 Stoke City U18s 24 9 5 10 31 39 −8 32
6 Liverpool U18s 24 9 4 11 55 54 +1 31
7 Derby County U18s 24 8 7 9 48 47 +1 31
8 Middlesbrough U18s 24 9 3 12 34 55 −21 30
9 Nottingham Forest U18s 24 8 5 11 37 43 −6 29
10 Blackburn Rovers U18s 24 8 2 14 37 56 −19 26
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 24 7 5 12 31 54 −23 26
12 Newcastle United U18s 24 6 6 12 42 54 −12 24
13 Leeds United U18s 24 5 5 14 44 67 −23 20
Source: [4]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

South

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 West Ham United U18s (C, Q) 22 19 0 3 75 32 +43 57 Qualification for the National Final
2 Fulham U18s 22 12 4 6 70 39 +31 40
3 Crystal Palace U18s 22 11 6 5 60 41 +19 39
4 Chelsea U18s 22 11 4 7 54 42 +12 37
5 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 22 11 3 8 51 45 +6 36
6 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 22 8 5 9 32 48 −16 29
7 West Bromwich Albion U18s 22 6 6 10 32 42 −10 24
8 Southampton U18s 22 7 3 12 45 58 −13 24
9 Leicester City U18s 22 7 3 12 34 50 −16 24
10 Aston Villa U18s 22 7 3 12 43 63 −20 24
11 Arsenal U18s 22 6 5 11 43 51 −8 23
12 Norwich City U18s 22 4 4 14 32 60 −28 16
Source: Premier League Under 18 Table
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

National Final

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Manchester City U18s2–1West Ham United U18s
  • Oboavwoduo 76', 102'
Report

Professional Development League 2

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U18 Professional Development League 2
Season2022-23
ChampionsBarnsley U18s (1st title)
Matches played283
(280 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored1,117 (3.95 per match)
(1,106 RS, 11 PO)
Top goalscorerPatrick Casey (30 goals)

The 2022–23 Professional U18 Development League 2 was the 11th season of the Professional Development League system. 20 teams competed this season in the U18 Professional Development League 2. The 2022-23 Under-18 League 2, or Under-18s Professional Development League 2 as it is sometimes referred to, is Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is 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 home or away. This results in both divisions playing 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. Burnley U18s, Birmingham City U18s returned to the league after failing to retain category one academy status. Reading U18s joined after temporarily dropping to category 2 status, but would leave after this season.[1][2] Sheffield United U18s are the defending champions from the previous season.

Tables

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North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barnsley U18s 28 21 4 3 81 34 +47 67 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Sheffield United U18s 28 18 2 8 57 32 +25 56
3 Peterborough United U18s 28 17 2 9 59 42 +17 53
4 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 28 12 7 9 45 42 +3 43
5 Crewe Alexandra U18s 28 10 8 10 50 45 +5 38
6 Coventry City U18s 28 10 6 12 47 55 −8 36
7 Burnley U18s 28 9 6 13 42 51 −9 33
8 Hull City U18s 28 6 3 19 41 79 −38 21
9 Birmingham City U18s 28 5 5 18 43 74 −31 20
10 Wigan Athletic U18s 28 5 2 21 30 72 −42 17
Source: [1]

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlton Athletic U18s 28 17 3 8 84 47 +37 54 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Millwall U18s 28 15 6 7 67 47 +20 51
3 Cardiff City U18s 28 16 1 11 63 45 +18 49
4 Bristol City U18s 28 15 3 10 73 51 +22 48
5 Reading U18s 28 13 6 9 55 47 +8 45
6 Swansea City U18s 28 12 6 10 61 66 −5 42
7 Colchester United U18s 28 12 3 13 55 65 −10 39
8 Ipswich Town U18s 28 10 3 15 58 74 −16 33
9 Queens Park Rangers U18s 28 9 2 17 53 69 −16 29
10 Watford U18s 28 7 4 17 42 69 −27 25
Source: [2]

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finals

Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final

EFL Youth Alliance

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Football League Youth Alliance
Season2022-23
ChampionsNorth-East Division
Harrogate Town U18s
North-West Division
Blackpool U18s
South-East Division
Luton Town U18s
South-West Division
AFC Bournemouth U18s
Merit League One
Luton Town U18s
Merit League Two
Northampton Town U18s
North-East Division Championship Group Round
Bradford City U18s
North-East Division Lower Table Round
Mansfield Town U18s
Matches played619
Goals scored2,375 (3.84 per match)
Longest winless run20 Rotherham United U18s

The EFL Youth Alliance also known as League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. This league is where the Category 3 and 4 Academies play. 46 teams competed this season, 2 more than the previous season. Hartlepool United U18s returned after a 3-year absence. Stockport County U18s arrived after being promoted to the football league as a Category 3 Academy for the very first time. Brentford U18s arrived after they reopened their academy for the first time since 2016 as a Category 4 Academy. However, for unknown reasons Tranmere Rovers U18s left the league. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL. Otherwise, they lose their license with the League.

League stage

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As of match played 6 May 2023[5]

North-East Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Harrogate Town U18s (C) 20 14 3 3 40 16 +24 45 Northeast Division Championship Round
2 Bradford City U18s 20 13 2 5 56 27 +29 41
3 Grimsby Town U18s 20 11 3 6 41 35 +6 36
4 Doncaster Rovers U18s 20 11 3 6 40 39 +1 36
5 Burton Albion U18s 20 10 2 8 45 32 +13 32
6 Lincoln City U18s 20 8 5 7 56 51 +5 29
7 Scunthorpe United U18s 20 7 5 8 33 30 +3 26 Northeast Division Lower Round
8 Mansfield Town U18s 20 7 5 8 38 40 −2 26
9 Huddersfield Town U18s 20 7 1 12 36 52 −16 22
10 Hartlepool United U18s 20 4 2 14 14 48 −34 14
11 Rotherham United U18s 20 0 5 15 24 53 −29 5
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

North-West Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Blackpool U18s (C) 26 16 5 5 51 30 +21 53
2 Accrington Stanley U18s 26 15 3 8 76 46 +30 48
3 Fleetwood Town U18s 26 13 5 8 55 44 +11 44
4 Salford City U18s 26 13 4 9 58 45 +13 43
5 Oldham Athletic U18s 26 12 7 7 63 56 +7 43
6 Bolton Wanderers U18s 26 12 6 8 49 36 +13 42
7 Carlisle United U18s 26 12 5 9 46 46 0 41
8 Shrewsbury Town U18s 26 10 7 9 38 40 −2 37
9 Rochdale U18s 26 10 5 11 47 45 +2 35
10 Preston North End U18s 26 11 1 14 65 50 +15 34
11 Stockport County U18s 26 7 7 12 37 54 −17 28
12 Morecambe U18s 26 8 3 15 46 62 −16 27
13 Port Vale U18s 26 6 5 15 44 66 −22 23
14 Walsall U18s 26 3 5 18 28 83 −55 14
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions


South-East Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Luton Town U18s (C) 20 18 0 2 84 12 +72 54 Merit League One
2 AFC Wimbledon U18s 20 13 3 4 50 25 +25 42
3 Stevenage U18s 20 11 3 6 44 35 +9 36
4 Gillingham U18s 20 10 3 7 42 36 +6 33
5 Sutton United U18s 20 8 4 8 31 39 −8 28
6 Cambridge United U18s 20 7 2 11 36 37 −1 23
7 Southend United U18s 20 7 2 11 31 60 −29 23 Merit League Two
8 Brentford U18s 20 7 1 12 27 50 −23 22
9 Northampton Town U18s 20 5 6 9 28 35 −7 21
10 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 20 7 0 13 29 51 −22 21
11 Leyton Orient U18s 20 4 2 14 20 42 −22 14
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

South-West Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 AFC Bournemouth U18s (C) 18 13 3 2 44 22 +22 42 Merit League One
2 Plymouth Argyle U18s 18 12 4 2 52 17 +35 40
3 Portsmouth U18s 18 11 3 4 44 27 +17 36
4 Oxford United U18s 18 8 5 5 40 27 +13 29
5 Swindon Town U18s 18 9 1 8 34 42 −8 28
6 Exeter City U18s 18 6 6 6 37 39 −2 24 Merit League Two
7 Newport County U18s 18 4 3 11 31 48 −17 15
8 Bristol Rovers U18s 18 3 5 10 22 40 −18 14
9 Cheltenham Town U18s 18 3 5 10 25 44 −19 14
10 Forest Green Rovers U18s 18 2 3 13 17 40 −23 9
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

Merit League Stage

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The teams in the Southeast and Southwest Divisions played another 9 or 10 games to determine the champions of Merit League One and Merit League Two.

Merit League One

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Luton Town U18s (C) 10 6 3 1 21 11 +10 21
2 Swindon Town U18s 10 6 2 2 24 18 +6 20
3 Gillingham U18s 10 5 2 3 22 19 +3 17
4 Portsmouth U18s 10 5 1 4 18 12 +6 16
5 Stevenage U18s 10 3 3 4 19 14 +5 12
6 Plymouth Argyle U18s 10 2 6 2 19 15 +4 12
7 AFC Wimbledon U18s 10 3 3 4 18 20 −2 12
8 AFC Bournemouth U18s 9 4 0 5 21 27 −6 12
9 Cambridge United U18s 10 3 1 6 18 24 −6 10
10 Oxford United U18s 9 3 1 5 12 22 −10 10
11 Sutton United U18s 10 2 2 6 7 17 −10 8
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

Merit League Two

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Northampton Town U18s (C) 9 6 3 0 24 10 +14 21
2 Bristol Rovers U18s 9 5 2 2 19 13 +6 17
3 Leyton Orient U18s 9 3 4 2 18 21 −3 13
4 Exeter City U18s 9 3 3 3 24 18 +6 12
5 Brentford U18s 9 3 3 3 19 21 −2 12
6 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 9 3 2 4 18 16 +2 11
7 Newport County U18s 9 3 2 4 26 31 −5 11
8 Forest Green Rovers U18s 9 3 1 5 12 16 −4 10
9 Cheltenham Town U18s 9 1 6 2 16 16 0 9
10 Southend United U18s 9 1 2 6 21 35 −14 5
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

Northeast Division 2nd Phase

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Only 4 games were played but they were added in the regular season averages.

North-East Merit Championship Group

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These games include the regular season matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bradford City U18s (C) 25 16 4 5 67 31 +36 52
2 Harrogate Town U18s 25 15 6 4 47 23 +24 51
3 Doncaster Rovers U18s 25 12 6 7 47 47 0 42
4 Burton Albion U18s 25 13 2 10 52 38 +14 41
5 Grimsby Town U18s 25 12 4 9 48 44 +4 40
6 Lincoln City U18s 25 9 6 10 62 62 0 33
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

North-East Division Lower Table Round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mansfield Town U18s (C) 24 10 5 9 51 49 +2 35
2 Scunthorpe United U18s 24 9 6 9 41 36 +5 33
3 Huddersfield Town U18s 24 8 1 15 40 61 −21 25
4 Hartlepool United U18s 24 4 4 16 21 58 −37 16
5 Rotherham United U18s 24 2 6 16 32 59 −27 12
Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "CLARETS ACADEMY TO OPERATE AS CATEGORY TWO". Burnley FC. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Blues to operate as Category 2 Academy". Birmingham City. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ "OUR ACADEMY TO TAKE CATEGORY TWO STATUS IN 2022-23". Reading FC. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Premier League U18 table". Premier League. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  5. ^ "EFL Youth Alliance". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2024.