Premier Reserve League
Manchester United Reserves (2011–12) | |
| Current: 2011–12 Premier Reserve League |
The Premier Reserve League (officially known as The Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League. The league was split into a northern and a southern division.
The league started out in 1999, replacing
The Central League in the north and The Football Combination
in the south as the top level of reserve-team football, although those competitions continued for lower-level teams and from 2004 to 2005, the regional champions would play-off for the title.
From the
Championship
.
Professional Development League 1
.
Winners
| Season | Northern Champions | Southern Champions | Play-off Final Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Liverpool Reserves | Derby County Reserves | – |
| 2000–01 | Everton Reserves | Derby County Reserves | – |
| 2001–02 | Manchester United Reserves
|
Ipswich Town Reserves | – |
| 2002–03 | Sunderland Reserves | Watford Reserves | – |
| 2003–04 | Aston Villa Reserves
|
Charlton Athletic Reserves
|
– |
| 2004–05 | Manchester United Reserves
|
Charlton Athletic Reserves
|
Manchester United Reserves
|
| 2005–06 | Manchester United Reserves
|
Tottenham Hotspur Reserves
|
Manchester United Reserves
|
| 2006–07 | Bolton Wanderers Reserves | Reading Reserves | Reading Reserves |
| 2007–08 | Liverpool Reserves | Aston Villa Reserves
|
Liverpool Reserves |
| 2008–09 | Sunderland Reserves | Aston Villa Reserves
|
Aston Villa Reserves
|
| 2009–10 | Manchester United Reserves
|
Aston Villa Reserves
|
Manchester United Reserves
|
| 2010–11 | Blackburn Rovers Reserves | Chelsea Reserves
|
Chelsea Reserves
|
| 2011–12 | Manchester United Reserves
|
Aston Villa Reserves
|
Manchester United Reserves
|
From 2004-05 the League instigated a play-off between the champions of the two sections. In that first season Northern Champions Manchester United Reserves beat Southern Champions Charlton Athletic Reserves 4–2 at
Aston Villa Reserves
3–1 on penalties after the game ended 0–0 in normal time.
Most successful clubs
| Team | Regional titles |
National titles |
|---|---|---|
Manchester United Reserves
|
5 | 4 |
Aston Villa Reserves
|
5 | 1 |
| Liverpool Reserves | 2 | 1 |
Chelsea Reserves
|
1 | 1 |
| Reading Reserves | 1 | 1 |
| Sunderland Reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Derby County Reserves | 2 | 0 |
Charlton Athletic Reserves
|
2 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers Reserves | 1 | 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur Reserves
|
1 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers Reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Everton Reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town Reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Watford Reserves | 1 | 0 |
See also
- Premier Academy League
- Premier League
- The Central League
- The Football Combination
