2024–25 Professional U18 Development League
Season | 2024–25 |
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Champions | Nottingham Forest (19 October 2024 – 14 December 2024) |
← 2023–24 → |
The 2024–25 Professional U18 Development League was the 13th season of the Professional Development League system. There were 26 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region.
North
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Manchester City (R)
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24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 20 | +70 | 65 | Qualification for the National Final |
2 | Manchester United
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24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 24 | +66 | 63 | |
3 | Everton
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24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 46 | |
4 | Derby County
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24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 44 | |
5 | Newcastle United
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24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 35 | |
6 | Sunderland
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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
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24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 24 | |
11 | Liverpool | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 19 | |
12 | Nottingham Forest
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24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 18 | |
13 | Leeds United
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24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 83 | −47 | 15 |
Results
South
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aston Villa (R, C) | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 47 | Qualification for the National Final |
2 | Southampton
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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
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24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 39 | |
6 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 38 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur
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24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 37 | |
8 | Reading | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 32 | |
9 | West Ham United
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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 |
Results
National Final
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 17 May 2025
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
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1 | ![]() |
Southampton
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27 |
2 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur
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19 |
3 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 18 |
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Manchester City
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4 | ![]() |
Manchester City
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16 |
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Manchester United | ||
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Sunderland
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5 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 15 |
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Derby County
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Manchester City
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6 | ![]() |
Derby County
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14 |
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Manchester United | ||
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West Ham United
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7 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur
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13 |
8 | ![]() |
Middlesbrough
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12 |
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Leicester City | ||
9 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 11 |
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Aston Villa | ||
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Crystal Palace | ||
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Norwich City | ||
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Chelsea | ||
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Southampton
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Manchester City
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West Bromwich Albion
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Fulham
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Hat-tricks
- As of 3 May 2025
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
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Sean Neave | Newcastle United |
Derby County |
3–3 (H) | 24 August 2024 | [2] |
Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu | Derby County |
Stoke City | 6–2 (H) | 31 August 2024 | [3] |
Dan Casey | Arsenal | West Bromwich Albion |
3–3 (A) | 31 August 2024 | [4] |
James Scanlon4 | Manchester United |
Blackburn Rovers | 9–0 (H) | 28 September 2024 | [5] |
Isaac Davies | Nottingham Forest |
Leeds United |
4–1 (H) | 28 September 2024 | [6] |
Andre Annous | Arsenal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–3 (A) | 28 September 2024 | [7] |
Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu4 | Derby County |
Leeds United |
0–6 (A) | 19 October 2024 | [8] |
Bradley Burrowes | Aston Villa | Arsenal | 2–4 (A) | 19 October 2024 | [9] |
Sean Neave | Newcastle United |
Leeds United |
4–5 (A) | 26 October 2024 | [10] |
Chido Obi | Manchester United |
Nottingham Forest |
6–0 (H) | 26 October 2024 | [11] |
Elisha Sowunmi | West Ham United |
Reading | 1–4 (A) | 26 October 2024 | [12] |
James Scanlon | Manchester United |
Leeds United |
0–8 (A) | 2 November 2024 | [13] |
Amir Ibragimov | Manchester United |
Leeds United |
0–8 (A) | 2 November 2024 | [14] |
Joe Boggan | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham Forest |
5–2 (H) | 9 November 2024 | [15] |
Elisha Sowunmi | West Ham United |
Aston Villa | 1–3 (A) | 9 November 2024 | [16] |
Divine Mukasa | Manchester City |
Newcastle United |
7–1 (H) | 30 November 2024 | [17] |
Luca Williams-Barnett | Tottenham Hotspur |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–5 (A) | 8 February 2025 | [18] |
Dan Casey | Arsenal | Southampton |
2–5 (A) | 15 February 2025 | [19] |
Lorenz Hutchinson | Leicester City | West Ham United |
3–6 (A) | 15 February 2025 | [20] |
Finlay Corke | Norwich City | Crystal Palace | 4–1 (H) | 15 February 2025 | [21] |
Nicholas Oyekunle4 | Southampton |
Norwich City | 5–0 (H) | 21 February 2025 | [22] |
Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu | Derby County |
Middlesbrough |
2–4 (A) | 22 February 2025 | [23] |
Daniel Casey | Arsenal | Tottenham Hotspur |
6–4 (H) | 8 March 2025 | [24] |
Nicholas Oyekunle | Southampton |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–1 (H) | 8 March 2025 | [25] |
Max Dowman | Arsenal | Leicester City | 3–5 (A) | 5 April 2025 | [26] |
Victor Musa6 | Manchester United |
Leeds United |
13–1 (H) | 5 April 2025 | [27] |
Jim Thwaites | Manchester United |
Leeds United |
13–1 (H) | 5 April 2025 | [27] |
Justin Clarke 4 |
Everton |
Leeds United |
2–4 (A) | 8 April 2025 | [28] |
Marcus Neill | Sunderland |
Liverpool | 6–1 (H) | 12 April 2025 | [29] |
Harry Gathercole | Southampton |
Chelsea | 4–3 (A) | 12 April 2025 | [30] |
Marcus Neill4 | Sunderland |
Blackburn Rovers | 7–2 (H) | 23 April 2025 | [31] |
Ellis Lehane | Tottenham Hotspur |
Leicester City | 0–7 (A) | 26 April 2025 | [32] |
Oliver Boast | Leeds United |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 (H) | 26 April 2025 | [33] |
Max Dowman4 | Arsenal | Reading | 4–0 (H) | 26 April 2025 | [34] |
Kacey Wooster | Newcastle United |
Leeds United |
3–3 (H) | 30 April 2025 | [35] |
Frankie Coulson | Middlesbrough |
Leeds United |
6–3 (H) | 3 May 2025 | [36] |
- Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals
6 - player scored 6 goals
Professional Development League
Season | 2024–25 |
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Champions | Bristol City (1st Title) |
Matches played | 344 (341 RS, 3 PO) |
Goals scored | 1,384 (4.02 per match) (1376 RS, 8 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 16 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
North Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Burnley (R) | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 26 | +62 | 69 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 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 |
South Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bristol City (R, C) | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 45 | +28 | 66 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Watford | 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
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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 |
Results
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Burnley U18s | 1–2 | Watford U18s |
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Report |
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Professional Development League National Final
Bristol City U18s | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Watford U18s |
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Report |
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EFL Youth Alliance
Season | 2024-25 |
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Champions | Exeter City (19 October 2024 – 1 March 2025) |
Longest losing run | 11 matches – Exeter City (19 October 2024 – 1 March 2025) |
← 2023–24 →
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
League stage
- As of match played 10 May 2025[39]
North Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Bolton Wanderers (R, C) | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 25 | +58 | 60 |
2 | Wrexham | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 58 |
3 | Rotherham United | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 44 |
4 | Preston North End | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 44 |
5 | Lincoln City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 41 |
6 | Blackpool | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 40 |
7 | Burton Albion | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 39 |
8 | Chesterfield | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 39 |
9 | Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 35 |
10 | Stockport County | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 34 |
11 | Bradford City | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 34 |
12 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 34 |
13 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 34 |
14 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 32 |
15 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 32 |
16 | Rochdale | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 30 |
17 | Morecambe | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 30 |
18 | Harrogate Town | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 30 |
19 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 26 |
20 | Walsall | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 26 |
21 | Salford City | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 25 |
22 | Carlisle United | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 24 |
23 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 18 |
24 | Notts County | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 70 | −41 | 17 |
25 | Huddersfield Town
|
24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 71 | −40 | 13 |
(C) Champions; (R) Regional League Champions
South Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Luton Town (R) | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 36 | +49 | 68 |
2 | Oxford United | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 62 |
3 | AFC Wimbledon | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 43 | +32 | 57 |
4 | Gillingham | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 54 |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 46 |
6 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 46 |
7 | Swindon Town | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 39 |
8 | Stevenage | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 39 |
9 | Sutton United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 39 |
10 | Portsmouth | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 37 |
11 | Bromley | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 37 |
12 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 34 |
13 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 31 |
14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 31 |
15 | Cambridge United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 27 |
16 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 21 |
17 | Newport County | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 20 |
18 | Northampton Town | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 20 |
19 | Exeter City | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 16 |
EFL Youth Alliance National Final
Bolton Wanderers U18s | 7–2 | Luton Town U18s |
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Report |
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See also
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External links
- U18 Professional Development League at Soccerway