Season | 2023β24 |
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur U21 |
Matches played | 275 (260 RS, 15 PO) |
Goals scored | 1,104 (4.01 per match) (1026 RS, 78 PO) |
Top goalscorer |
Will Lankshear (18 goals) (5 playoffs) (23 total goals) |
Biggest home win | Manchester United U21 10β1 Stoke City U21 |
Biggest away win |
Leeds United U21 1β7
Crystal Palace U21 Manchester City U21 0β6 Norwich City U21 Newcastle United U21 1β7 Chelsea U21 |
Highest scoring | Manchester United U21 10-1 Stoke City U21 |
Longest winning run | 11 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023- January 27, 2024 |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023-February 17, 2024 |
Longest losing run | 4 |
Highest attendance | 4,182 Tottenham Hotspur U21 3β1 Sunderland U21s May 26, 2024 |
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2022β23
2024β25 β
All statistics correct as of 20 March 2024. |
The 2023β24 Professional U21 Development League is the 12th season of the Professional Development League system.
The Premier League 2 changed format for 2023β24 with one division instead of two. [1]
Reading regained Category One status in the summer. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s (C) | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 46 | Qualification to the
Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
2 | West Ham United U21s | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 42 | |
3 | Fulham U21s | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 38 | |
4 | Chelsea U21s | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 36 | |
5 | Arsenal U21s | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 36 | |
6 | Reading U21s | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | |
7 | Sunderland U21s | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 34 | |
8 | Liverpool U21s | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 33 | |
9 | Crystal Palace U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 31 | |
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 31 | |
11 | Middlesbrough U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 31 | |
12 | Manchester United U21s | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 29 | |
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 29 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs |
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 27 | |
16 | Aston Villa U21s | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 25 | |
17 | Southampton U21s | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 24 | |
18 | Norwich City U21s | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 23 | |
19 | Stoke City U21s | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 23 | |
20 | Leicester City U21s | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 20 | |
21 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 19 | |
22 | Newcastle United U21s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 19 | |
23 | Manchester City U21s | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 18 | |
24 | Leeds United U21s | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 18 | |
25 | Everton U21s | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 17 | |
26 | Derby County U21s | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 16 |
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Aston Villa U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Liverpool U21s | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Liverpool U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Crystal Palace U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arsenal U21s | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Manchester United U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arsenal U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Middlesbrough U21s | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Fulham U21s | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | West Ham United U21s | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | West Ham United U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 1 |
Arsenal U21s | 6β2 | Manchester United U21s |
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Report |
Chelsea U21s | 5β4 ( a.e.t.) | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s |
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Report |
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Reading U21s | 2β0 | Middlesbrough U21s |
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Report |
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 4β3 ( a.e.t.) | Aston Villa U21s |
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Report |
Sunderland U21s | 4β1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s |
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Report |
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Fulham U21s | 0β2 | Nottingham Forest U21s |
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Report |
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Arsenal U21s | 2β3 | Chelsea U21s |
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Lewis-Skelly ![]() Butler-Oyedeji ![]() |
Report |
Diego Moreira ![]() |
Reading U21s | 3β1 | Nottingham Forest U21s |
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Wareham ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Report |
Esapa Osong ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3β3 ( a.e.t.) | Liverpool U21s |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
5β4 [6] |
Sunderland U21s | 3β3 ( a.e.t.) | West Ham United U21s |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
5β3 [7] |
Reading U21s | 3β4 ( a.e.t.) | Sunderland U21s |
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Report |
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Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3β1 | Sunderland U21s |
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Report |
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Season | 2023β24 |
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Champions | Sheffield United U21s |
Matches played | 313 (310 RS, 3 PO) |
Goals scored | 1,200 (3.83 per match) (1189 RS, 11 PO) |
Top goalscorer | Daniel Adu-Adjei, Patrick Casey (18 Goals) |
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2022β23
2024β25 β |
The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 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 30 games played for the North Division, while the south division played 29 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. Millwall are the defending champions while Bournemouth and Fleetwood Town join Category Two for the 2023-24 season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheffield United U21s | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 63 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Birmingham City U21s | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 55 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 54 | |
4 | Barnsley U21s | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 54 | |
5 | Hull City U21s | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 45 | |
6 | Burnley U21s | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 42 | |
7 | Fleetwood Town U21s | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 | |
8 | Peterborough United U21s | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 27 | |
9 | Wigan Athletic U21s | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 26 | |
10 | Coventry City U21s | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 26 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 90 | −53 | 19 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall U21s | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 59 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Swansea City U21s | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 51 | |
3 | AFC Bournemouth U21s | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 51 | |
4 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 49 | |
5 | Ipswich Town U21s | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 46 | |
6 | Watford U21s | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 37 | |
7 | Bristol City U21s | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 35 | |
8 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 31 | |
9 | Cardiff City U21s | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 31 | |
10 | Colchester United U21s | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 31 |
Semi-finals
Millwall U21s | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) | Birmingham City U21s |
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|
Report |
Professional Development League National Final
Season | 2023β24 |
---|---|
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur U21 |
Matches played | 275 (260 RS, 15 PO) |
Goals scored | 1,104 (4.01 per match) (1026 RS, 78 PO) |
Top goalscorer |
Will Lankshear (18 goals) (5 playoffs) (23 total goals) |
Biggest home win | Manchester United U21 10β1 Stoke City U21 |
Biggest away win |
Leeds United U21 1β7
Crystal Palace U21 Manchester City U21 0β6 Norwich City U21 Newcastle United U21 1β7 Chelsea U21 |
Highest scoring | Manchester United U21 10-1 Stoke City U21 |
Longest winning run | 11 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023- January 27, 2024 |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023-February 17, 2024 |
Longest losing run | 4 |
Highest attendance | 4,182 Tottenham Hotspur U21 3β1 Sunderland U21s May 26, 2024 |
β
2022β23
2024β25 β
All statistics correct as of 20 March 2024. |
The 2023β24 Professional U21 Development League is the 12th season of the Professional Development League system.
The Premier League 2 changed format for 2023β24 with one division instead of two. [1]
Reading regained Category One status in the summer. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s (C) | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 46 | Qualification to the
Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
2 | West Ham United U21s | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 42 | |
3 | Fulham U21s | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 38 | |
4 | Chelsea U21s | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 36 | |
5 | Arsenal U21s | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 36 | |
6 | Reading U21s | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | |
7 | Sunderland U21s | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 34 | |
8 | Liverpool U21s | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 33 | |
9 | Crystal Palace U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 31 | |
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 31 | |
11 | Middlesbrough U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 31 | |
12 | Manchester United U21s | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 29 | |
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 29 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs |
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 27 | |
16 | Aston Villa U21s | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 25 | |
17 | Southampton U21s | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 24 | |
18 | Norwich City U21s | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 23 | |
19 | Stoke City U21s | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 23 | |
20 | Leicester City U21s | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 20 | |
21 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 19 | |
22 | Newcastle United U21s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 19 | |
23 | Manchester City U21s | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 18 | |
24 | Leeds United U21s | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 18 | |
25 | Everton U21s | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 17 | |
26 | Derby County U21s | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 16 |
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Aston Villa U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Liverpool U21s | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Liverpool U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Crystal Palace U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arsenal U21s | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Manchester United U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arsenal U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Middlesbrough U21s | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Fulham U21s | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | West Ham United U21s | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | West Ham United U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 1 |
Arsenal U21s | 6β2 | Manchester United U21s |
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|
Report |
Chelsea U21s | 5β4 ( a.e.t.) | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s |
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|
Report |
|
Reading U21s | 2β0 | Middlesbrough U21s |
---|---|---|
|
Report |
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 4β3 ( a.e.t.) | Aston Villa U21s |
---|---|---|
|
Report |
Sunderland U21s | 4β1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s |
---|---|---|
Report |
|
Fulham U21s | 0β2 | Nottingham Forest U21s |
---|---|---|
Report |
|
Arsenal U21s | 2β3 | Chelsea U21s |
---|---|---|
Lewis-Skelly ![]() Butler-Oyedeji ![]() |
Report |
Diego Moreira ![]() |
Reading U21s | 3β1 | Nottingham Forest U21s |
---|---|---|
Wareham ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Report |
Esapa Osong ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3β3 ( a.e.t.) | Liverpool U21s |
---|---|---|
Report |
|
|
Penalties | ||
5β4 [6] |
Sunderland U21s | 3β3 ( a.e.t.) | West Ham United U21s |
---|---|---|
Report | ||
Penalties | ||
5β3 [7] |
Reading U21s | 3β4 ( a.e.t.) | Sunderland U21s |
---|---|---|
Report |
|
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3β1 | Sunderland U21s |
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Report |
|
Season | 2023β24 |
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Champions | Sheffield United U21s |
Matches played | 313 (310 RS, 3 PO) |
Goals scored | 1,200 (3.83 per match) (1189 RS, 11 PO) |
Top goalscorer | Daniel Adu-Adjei, Patrick Casey (18 Goals) |
β
2022β23
2024β25 β |
The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 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 30 games played for the North Division, while the south division played 29 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. Millwall are the defending champions while Bournemouth and Fleetwood Town join Category Two for the 2023-24 season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheffield United U21s | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 63 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Birmingham City U21s | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 55 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 54 | |
4 | Barnsley U21s | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 54 | |
5 | Hull City U21s | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 45 | |
6 | Burnley U21s | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 42 | |
7 | Fleetwood Town U21s | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 | |
8 | Peterborough United U21s | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 27 | |
9 | Wigan Athletic U21s | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 26 | |
10 | Coventry City U21s | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 26 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 90 | −53 | 19 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall U21s | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 59 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Swansea City U21s | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 51 | |
3 | AFC Bournemouth U21s | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 51 | |
4 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 49 | |
5 | Ipswich Town U21s | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 46 | |
6 | Watford U21s | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 37 | |
7 | Bristol City U21s | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 35 | |
8 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 31 | |
9 | Cardiff City U21s | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 31 | |
10 | Colchester United U21s | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 31 |
Semi-finals
Millwall U21s | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) | Birmingham City U21s |
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|
Report |
Professional Development League National Final