2023–24 Professional U18 Development League
Appearance
Season | 2023–24 |
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Champions | Manchester United (1st title) |
Matches played | 312 |
Goals scored | 1,368 (4.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Chido Obi-Martin (32 goals) |
Biggest home win | Chelsea 9–1 West Bromwich Albion Everton 8–0 Newcastle United |
Biggest away win | Reading 0–9 Southampton Norwich City 0–9 Arsenal |
Highest scoring | Arsenal 8–3 Crystal Palace |
Longest unbeaten run | Manchester United (17 games) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The 2023–24 Professional U18 Development League was the 12th season of the Professional Development League system. There were 26 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region.
Reading regained Category One status in the summer.[1]
North
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Manchester United U18 (C, Q) | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 62 | Qualification for the National Final |
2 | Manchester City U18 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 56 | |
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 41 | |
4 | Derby County U18 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 37 | |
5 | Leeds United U18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 33 | |
6 | Liverpool U18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 32 | |
7 | Nottingham Forest U18 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 32 | |
8 | Newcastle United U18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 32 | |
9 | Middlesbrough U18 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 27 | |
10 | Blackburn Rovers U18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 27 | |
11 | Everton U18 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 25 | |
12 | Stoke City U18 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 23 | |
13 | Sunderland U18 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 18 |
Results
[edit]South
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Chelsea U18 (C, Q) | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 54 | Qualification for the National Final |
2 | West Ham United U18 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 49 | |
3 | Arsenal U18 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 47 | |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur U18 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 45 | |
5 | Fulham U18 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 44 | |
6 | Crystal Palace U18 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 41 | |
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion U18 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 37 | |
8 | Leicester City U18 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 28 | |
9 | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 25 | |
10 | Southampton U18 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 23 | |
11 | Norwich City U18 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 19 | |
12 | Aston Villa U18 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 17 | |
13 | Reading U18 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 71 | −43 | 17 |
Results
[edit]National Final
[edit]Chelsea U18 | 1–2 | Manchester United U18 |
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Report |
Referee: Luke Scott
Season statistics
[edit]- As of 2 September 2023
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Olyott | Fulham | 5 |
Sean Neave | Newcastle United | ||
Rory Wilson | Aston Villa | ||
4 | Jesse Derry | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Jayden Danns | Liverpool | ||
Lleyton Brown | Leeds United |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
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Lleyton Brown | Leeds United | Stoke City | 6–1 (A) | 12 August 2023 | [4] |
Zach Marsh | Crystal Palace | Southampton | 5–0 (H) | 12 August 2023 | [5] |
Rory Wilson | Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 (H) | 12 August 2023 | [6] |
Tom Olyott | Fulham | Leicester City | 4–3 (H) | 26 August 2023 | [7] |
Ato Ampah | Chelsea | Aston Villa | 5–1 (A) | 26 August 2023 | [8] |
Alfie Harrison | Manchester City | Blackburn Rovers | 6–0 (H) | 26 August 2023 | [9] |
- Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "We're back! Our Academy regains Category One status". Reading F.C. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Premier League U18 table". Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Players – U18 Premier League – England – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "U18s Report: Stoke City 1–6 Leeds United". Leeds United F.C. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Report & Highlights: Young Eagles fire five past Saints in season opener". Crystal Palace F.C. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "U18s: Aston Villa 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur". Aston Villa F.C. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Fulham U18s 4–3 Leicester U18s". Fulham F.C. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Under-18s PL report: Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 5". Chelsea F.C. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "City U18s kickstart campaign with six-hit win over Blackburn Rovers". Manchester City F.C. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.