2024–25 Professional U18 Development League
Season | 2024–25 |
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Matches played | 312 |
Goals scored | 1,349 (4.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nicholas Oyekunle Southampton (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Manchester United 13–1 Leeds United (5 April 2025) |
Biggest away win | Leeds United 0–8 Manchester United (2 November 2024) |
Highest scoring | Manchester United 13–1 Leeds United (5 April 2025) Record |
Longest winning run | 21 matches Manchester City (1 September 2024 – 26 April 2025) |
Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Manchester City (1 September 2024 – present) |
Longest winless run | 13 matches Leeds United (17 August 2024 – 15 February 2025) Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 November 2024 – 15 March 2025) |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Middlesbrough (31 August 2024 – 26 October 2024) Nottingham Forest (19 October 2024 – 14 December 2024) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 11 May 2025. |
The 2024–25 Professional U18 Development League is the 13th season of the Professional Development League system. There are 26 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region.
North
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City (C, Q) | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 20 | +70 | 65 | Qualification for the National Final |
2 | Manchester United | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 24 | +66 | 63 | |
3 | Everton | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 46 | |
4 | Derby County | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 44 | |
5 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 35 | |
6 | Sunderland | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 32 | |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 32 | |
8 | Stoke City | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 27 | |
9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 24 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 24 | |
11 | Liverpool | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 19 | |
12 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 18 | |
13 | Leeds United | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 83 | −47 | 15 |
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
[edit]South
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aston Villa (C, Q) | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 47 | Qualification for the National Final |
2 | Southampton | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 45 | |
3 | Arsenal | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 44 | |
4 | Chelsea | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 42 | |
5 | Fulham | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 39 | |
6 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 38 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 37 | |
8 | Reading | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 32 | |
9 | West Ham United | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 25 | |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 24 | |
11 | Norwich City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 23 | |
12 | Leicester City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 23 | |
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 15 |
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
[edit]National Final
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 30 April 2025
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Southampton | 26 |
2 | ![]() | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 |
3 | ![]() | Manchester City | 18 |
4 | ![]() | Arsenal | 16 |
![]() | Manchester City | ||
5 | ![]() | Derby County | 15 |
![]() | Sunderland | ||
![]() | Manchester City | ||
6 | ![]() | Manchester United | 14 |
7 | ![]() | Manchester United | 13 |
8 | ![]() | Arsenal | 12 |
![]() | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
![]() | Derby County | ||
![]() | West Ham United | ||
9 | ![]() | Liverpool | 11 |
![]() | Aston Villa | ||
![]() | Crystal Palace | ||
![]() | Chelsea | ||
![]() | Leicester City | ||
![]() | Manchester City |
Hat-tricks
[edit]- As of 3 May 2025
- Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals 6 - player scored 6 goals
Professional Development League
[edit]Season | 2024–25 |
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Matches played | 342 (341 RS, 1 PO) |
Goals scored | 1,379 (4.03 per match) (1376 RS, 3 PO) |
Top goalscorer | Caelan-Kole Cadamarteri Sheffield Wednesday (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Millwall 9–0 Bristol City (8 March 2025) |
Biggest away win | Queens Park Rangers 0–8 Burnley (3 September 2024) |
Highest scoring | Ipswich Town 7–4 Colchester United (18 January 2025), Peterborough United 3–8 Fleetwood Town (19 April 2025) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Burnley (14 December 2024 – 22 March 2025) |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Bristol City (14 September 2024 – 4 March 2025) |
Longest winless run | 9 matches Colchester United (24 August 2024 – 2 November 2024) Fleetwood Town (31 August 2024 – 4 January 2025) Peterborough United (25 March 2025 – 3 May 2025) |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Colchester United (24 August 2024 – 2 November 2024) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 9 May 2025. |
The Professional Development League 2 is an 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 resulting in 31 games played. 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. Birmingham City are the defending champions. Brentford make their return to this level after 9 years.[37]
Tables
[edit]North Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burnley (C) | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 26 | +62 | 69 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Sheffield Wednesday (Q) | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 45 | +41 | 65 | |
3 | Coventry City | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 55 | |
4 | Sheffield United | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 61 | +4 | 50 | |
5 | Wigan Athletic | 31 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 48 | |
6 | Barnsley | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 47 | |
7 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 44 | |
8 | Hull City | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 41 | |
9 | Birmingham City | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 36 | |
10 | Peterborough United | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 27 | |
11 | Fleetwood Town | 31 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 42 | 91 | −49 | 24 |
(C) Champions; (Q) Guaranteed qualification to the Play-Offs
South Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bristol City (C) | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 66 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Watford (Q) | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 60 | |
3 | Cardiff City | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 59 | +16 | 52 | |
4 | Millwall | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 47 | |
5 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 75 | 64 | +11 | 44 | |
6 | Brentford | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 44 | |
7 | Swansea City | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 43 | |
8 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 62 | 69 | −7 | 34 | |
9 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 91 | −33 | 29 | |
10 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 106 | −56 | 27 | |
11 | Colchester United | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 50 | 96 | −46 | 25 |
(C) Champions; (Q) Guaranteed qualification to the Play-Offs
Results
[edit]Knock-out stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Professional Development League National Final
[edit]EFL Youth Alliance
[edit]Season | 2024-25 |
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Champions | North Division South Division |
Matches played | 515 |
Goals scored | 2,041 (3.96 per match) |
Biggest home win | Oxford United 9–0 Cheltenham Town (8 February 2025) |
Biggest away win | Chesterfield 0–7 Rotherham United (17 August 2024) Newport County 1–8 Luton Town (15 April 2025) |
Highest scoring | Gillingham 6–5 Leyton Orient (8 February 2025) |
Longest winning run | 15 matches – Oxford United (12 November 2024 – 12 April 2025) |
Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches – Bolton Wanderers (10 August 2024 – 19 April 2025) |
Longest winless run | 11 matches – Huddersfield Town (10 August 2024 – 30 November 2024) Exeter City (19 October 2024 – 1 March 2025) |
Longest losing run | 11 matches – Exeter City (19 October 2024 – 1 March 2025) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 26 April 2025 (11 out of 20 games recorded). |
The EFL Youth Alliance also known at times as League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. This is for academies that are Category Three and Four in the EPPP. The competition consists of the Under-18 sides from the Category Three and Category Four Academy Clubs of the EFL and Premier League, along with selected National League Clubs. 44 teams competed this season, one fewer than the previous season. Brentford made their return to Category Two status after nine years and left the league before the season.[37] Chesterfield returned after a five-year absence after their first team was promoted. Bromley joined the league as a Category Four Academy after their first team was promoted to the Football League for the first time.[38] However, Oldham Athletic did not return after their parent club lost their EPPP license. 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. This season there is no more split divisions or Merit Leagues the divisions are combined. All the teams are placed within two Divisions North and South.
League stage
[edit]- As of match played 25 March 2025[39]
North Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 21 | +58 | 57 |
2 | Wrexham | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 55 |
3 | Preston North End | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 41 |
4 | Rotherham United | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 40 |
5 | Chesterfield | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 39 |
6 | Blackpool | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 37 |
7 | Lincoln City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 35 |
8 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 34 |
9 | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 33 |
10 | Port Vale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 32 |
11 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 32 |
12 | Burton Albion | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 30 |
13 | Stockport County | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 30 |
14 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 30 |
15 | Morecambe | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 30 |
16 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 29 |
17 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 28 |
18 | Rochdale | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 27 |
19 | Walsall | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 25 |
20 | Salford City | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 25 |
21 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 |
22 | Carlisle United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 21 |
23 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 18 |
24 | Notts County | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 16 |
25 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 10 |
South Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luton Town | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 36 | +49 | 68 |
2 | Oxford United | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 59 |
3 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 51 |
4 | Gillingham | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 51 |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 46 |
6 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 43 |
7 | Swindon Town | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 39 |
8 | Stevenage | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 |
9 | Sutton United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 36 |
10 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 34 |
11 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 32 |
12 | Bromley | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 31 |
13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 31 |
14 | Portsmouth | 25 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 31 |
15 | Northampton Town | 27 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 78 | −36 | 23 |
16 | Cambridge United | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 21 |
17 | Newport County | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 20 |
18 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 19 |
19 | Exeter City | 25 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 71 | −36 | 13 |
See also
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External links
[edit]- U18 Professional Development League at Soccerway