2013–14 Professional U18 Development League

The 2013–14 Professional U18 Development League (League 1 referred to as the Barclays Under 18 Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the Professional Development League system.

There are 96 participating teams in the 2013–14 Professional U18 Development Leagues.

League 1

Barclays U18 Premier League
Season2013–14
ChampionsEverton U18s
← 2012–13

League stage

Teams played each team in their own division twice and each team from the other division once, for a total of 31 games per team. The top two teams from each division progressed to the play-offs to determine the overall winner of the League as a whole.[1]

North Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Manchester City U18s3122458740+4770Qualification for Knockout stage
2Everton U18s3120296241+2162
3Liverpool U18s31155116959+1050
4Manchester United U18s31153136051+948
5Newcastle United U18s31152144957−847
6Sunderland U18s31136125443+1145
7Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s31107144765−1837
8Middlesbrough U18s31113175062−1236
9Bolton Wanderers U18s31103184974−2533
10Blackburn Rovers U18s3185186184−2329
11Stoke City U18s3166193461−2724
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Tottenham Hotspur U18s3119668248+3463Qualification for Knockout stage
2West Ham United U18s3117685636+2057
3Reading U18s31164115957+252
4Fulham U18s31156106763+451
5Chelsea U18s31147106347+1649
6Southampton U18s31121095750+746
7Aston Villa U18s31137116261+146
8Norwich City U18s31125144151−1041
9Arsenal U18s31810134248−634
10West Bromwich Albion U18s3166194064−2424
11Leicester City U18s3163223766−2921
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Manchester City U18s2 – 1West Ham U18s
Smith-Brown 80'
Bryan 85' (pen)
ReportBrown 8'
Referee: Chris Isherwood

Tottenham Hotspur U18s0 – 1Everton U18s
ReportDonohue 76'

Final

Manchester City U18s0 – 1Everton U18s
ReportCharsley 55'
Attendance: 1,450

League 2

Professional U18 Development League 2
Season2013–14
ChampionsHuddersfield Town U18s
Matches played260
Goals scored926 (3.56 per match)
← 2012–13

League stage

Teams play each team in their own division twice, and eight of the teams in the other division once, to complete 26 fixtures. The top two teams from each division progress to the knockout stage to determine the overall winner.[2]

North Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Huddersfield Town U18s2618356736+3157Qualification for Knockout stage
2Crewe Alexandra U18s2613586451+1344
3Birmingham City U18s2512495547+840
4Barnsley U18s26132114642+441
5Leeds United U18s26106104844+436
6Coventry City U18s26105115054−435
7Sheffield United U18s2696114449−533
8Nottingham Forest U18s2696114153−1233
9Derby County U18s2679104452−830
10Sheffield Wednesday U18s2676134448−427
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Charlton Athletic U18s2613944931+1848Qualification for Knockout stage
2Queens Park Rangers U18s2614575131+2047
3Cardiff City U18s2611785042+840
4Brighton & Hove Albion U18s26123114244−239
5Crystal Palace U18s26104125155−434
6Bristol City U18s2697102745−1834
7Ipswich Town U18s2685133942−329
8Millwall U18s2685134248−629
9Brentford U18s2676133755−1827
10Swansea City U18s2656153557−2221
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals


Charlton Athletic U18s2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Crewe Alexandra U18s
Ahearne-Grant 51' (pen.) 108'ReportJones 42' (pen.)
O'Neill 118'
Penalties
Thomas
Ahearne-Grant
Kennedy
Browne
Cook
Bokciu
4 – 5Jones
O'Neill
Ng
Speed
Kearns
Howell

Final

League 3

Football League Youth Alliance
Season2013–14
ChampionsNorth-East Division
Bradford City U18
North-West Division
Blackpool U18
South-East Division
Colchester United U18
South-West Division
Exeter City U18
← 2012-13

League stage

North-West Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Blackpool U18s2418425920+3958
2Oldham Athletic U18s2316345827+3151
3Rochdale U18s2316076537+2848
4Walsall U18s2314544417+2747
5Tranmere Rovers U18s2312383427+739
6Bury U18s2410684446−236
7Port Vale U18s2310494344−134
8Burnley U18s2410594631+1535
9Carlisle United U18s23103104142−133
10Preston North End U18s2484123947−828
11Fleetwood Town U18s2382132240−1826
12Wigan Athletic U18s2468103950−1126
13Macclesfield Town U18s2272132640−1423
14Accrington Stanley U18s2257102735−822
15Shrewsbury Town U18s2362152948−1920
16Morecambe U18s2352162968−3917
17Wrexham U18s2344152753−2616
Source: [citation needed]

North-East Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Bradford City U18s2215526831+3750
2Doncaster Rovers U18s2214445929+3046
3Scunthorpe United U18s2212375340+1339
4Notts County U18s2211384333+1036
5York City U18s2210483337−434
6Hull City U18s2210394229+1333
7Hartlepool United U18s2293104960−1130
8Burton Albion U18s228593546−1129
9Rotherham United U18s2256113249−1721
10Grimsby Town U18s2246121543−2818
11Chesterfield U18s2245132844−1617
12Lincoln City U18s2245132642−1617
Source: [citation needed]

South-West Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Exeter City U18s1610244020+2032
2Bristol Rovers U18s169522915+1432
3Plymouth Argyle U18s1610152916+1331
4Oxford United U18s169343320+1330
5Cheltenham Town U18s168263526+926
6AFC Bournemouth U18s166462424022
7Swindon Town U18s1651102840−1216
8Torquay United U18s1622121743−268
9Newport County U18s1622121546−318
10Hereford United U18s[a]00000000
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

South-East Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Colchester United U18s2114345831+2745
2Peterborough United U18s2113535325+2844
3Gillingham U18s2011544728+1938
4Watford U18s2111373827+1136
5Luton Town U18s2111373324+936
6Portsmouth U18s2010373732+533
7Southend United U18s209473736+131
8Leyton Orient U18s2091103936+328
9AFC Wimbledon U18s208393031−127
10Northampton Town U18s218492935−628
11Stevenage U18s2183104354−1127
12Barnet U18s2171133039−922
13Milton Keynes Dons U18s2163124562−1721
14Crawley Town U18s2044122847−1916
15Dagenham & Redbridge U18s2021172262−407
Source: [citation needed]

See also

References