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2019–20 Professional U23 Development League

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The 2019–20 Professional U23 Development League was the eighth season of the Professional Development League system.[1]

The competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic after group stage matches on 12 March 2020, and was originally to restart in June 2020. However, the season was eventually cancelled on 1 May 2020.[2] The league was decided on a points-per-game system in August 2020 with Chelsea winning the Division 1 title and Wolverhampton Wanderers being relegated. In Division 2, West Ham United and Manchester United were promoted with no promotion play-offs being played.[3]

Premier League 2

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Premier League 2
Season2019–20
ChampionsChelsea U23s
Division 2
West Ham United U23s
PromotedWest Ham United U23s
Manchester United U23s
RelegatedWolverhampton Wanderers U23s
Matches played212
Goals scored748 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorerNathan Holland, Anthony Scully (12 goals)
Biggest home winReading U23s 6–0 Newcastle United U23s
(12 August 2019)
West Bromwich Albion U23s 6–0 Sunderland U23s
(23 August 2019)
Everton U23s 8–2 Southampton U23s
(30 August 2019)
Biggest away winWest Bromwich Albion U23s 0–5 Manchester United U23s
(9 August 2019)
Highest scoringEverton U23s 8–2 Southampton U23s
Longest unbeaten run18 matches Full season Chelsea U23s
West Ham United U23s
Longest winless run18 matches Full Season Sunderland U23s (12 August 2019 – 1 March 2020)
Longest losing run17 matches Sunderland U23s (18 August 2019– 1 March 2020)

Division 1

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Table

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Pos Club P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Chelsea U23s (C) 18 10 8 0 34 20 +14 38
2 Leicester City U23s 18 10 5 3 36 21 +15 35
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 18 10 1 7 36 26 +10 31
4 Derby County U23s 18 7 6 5 33 32 +1 27
5 Liverpool U23s 17 7 5 5 34 34 0 26
6 Arsenal U23s 18 6 7 5 32 32 0 25
7 Everton U23s 18 5 7 6 32 33 –1 22
8 Blackburn Rovers U23s 17 6 3 8 27 26 +1 21
9 Manchester City U23s 18 6 3 9 30 29 +1 21
10 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 18 6 3 9 31 34 –3 21
11 Southampton U23s 18 4 3 11 23 47 –24 15
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (R) 18 2 5 11 21 35 –14 11

Results

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Home \ Away ARS BLA B&H CHE DER EVE LEI LIV MNC SOU TOT WOL
Arsenal U23s 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–0 – –
Blackburn Rovers U23s 1–3 1–2 – 2–0 – 3–1 – 0–3 2–2 4–0 1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 1–0 3–5 – 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–5 2–1 – 4–1 2–0
Chelsea U23s 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 – 3–0 2–1 – 2–2 –
Derby County U23s 2–2 1–0 1–4 0–1 4–1 – – 2–0 4–2 2–2 2–2
Everton U23s 3–3 2–1 – 2–2 2–1 0–0 – 2–2 8–2 1–3 3–2
Leicester City U23s – 1–1 0–3 2–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 – 3–0 3–2 5–1
Liverpool U23s 3–0 0–0 – 1–1 3–3 2–1 – 1–4 5–0 0–4 4–3
Manchester City EDS 1–1 – 0–1 2–2 – 4–1 0–2 1–0 3–4 2–0 1–2
Southampton U23s – 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–1 – 1–3 2–4 2–0 – 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 1–3 – 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–2 3–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 – 0–0 0–2 1–2 – 1–2 1–2
Source: Premier League 2 Division 1 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

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Table

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Pos Club P W D L F A GD Pts
1 West Ham United U23s (P) 18 14 4 0 58 21 +37 46
2 Manchester United U23s (P) 17 14 1 2 45 17 +28 43
3 West Bromwich Albion U23s 16 11 1 4 38 22 +16 34
4 Stoke City U23s 18 8 3 7 32 27 +5 27
5 Middlesbrough U23s 18 8 2 8 34 43 –9 26
6 Newcastle United U23s 18 8 1 9 29 32 –3 25
7 Aston Villa U23s 17 6 4 7 27 28 –1 22
8 Swansea City U23s 17 6 3 8 22 32 –10 21
9 Reading U23s 18 6 2 10 35 37 –2 20
10 Fulham U23s 18 6 2 10 26 32 –6 20
11 Norwich City U23s 17 5 2 10 23 35 –12 17
12 Sunderland U23s 18 0 1 17 10 53 –43 1

Results

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Home \ Away AST FUL MNU MID NEW NOR REA STK SUN SWA WBA WHU
Aston Villa U23s 1–0 4–1 5–3 3–2 1–1 1–3 – 4–0 1–1 0–1 –
Fulham U23s 2–0 – 2–4 1–2 – 5–4 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 3–3
Manchester United U23s – 1–0 – 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 – 3–1 2–2
Middlesbrough U23s 1–0 1–0 1–4 0–2 3–4 2–1 0–2 – 3–2 – 3–4
Newcastle United U23s – 3–0 0–4 2–2 3–2 0–1 4–2 2–0 0–1 – 1–2
Norwich City U23s 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 – – 0–2 3–1 0–1 2–4 1–4
Reading U23s 3–3 – 1–4 0–1 6–0 0–1 0–4 – 5–0 2–1 3–3
Stoke City U23s 2–0 0–1 2–3 2–3 – – 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–4
Sunderland U23s 1–2 0–3 – 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–4 0–1 – 0–4 2–4
Swansea City U23s 1–1 – 1–4 5–1 0–4 2–1 – 3–4 1–0 0–1 2–4
West Bromwich Albion U23s – 3–1 0–5 4–1 2–1 – 4–2 – 6–0 2–0 –
West Ham United U23s 4–0 3–0 2–0 – 4–0 4–0 3–0 2–2 4–2 – 2–0
Source: Premier League 2 Division 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Professional Development League

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U23 Professional Development League
Season2019–20
ChampionsNottingham Forest U23s
(North Division)
Millwall U23s (South Division)
Matches played227
Goals scored751 (3.31 per match)
Top goalscorerSam Dalby (15 goals)
Biggest home winLeeds United U23s 6–0 Watford U23s
(16 September 2019)
Birmingham City U23s 6–0 Bolton Wanderers U23s
(1 November 2019)
Nottingham Forest U23s 6–0 Bolton Wanderers U23s
(22 November 2019)
Biggest away winBristol City U23s 1–6 Watford U23s
(6 January 2020)
Bolton Wanderers U23s 0–5 Nottingham Forest U23s
(9 March 2020)
Highest scoringIpswich Town U23s 6–3 Bolton Wanderers U23s
(9 October 2019)
Longest winning run5 Matches Leeds United U23s
Longest unbeaten run16 Matches Burnley U23s
Longest winless run16 Matches Bolton Wanderers U23s
Longest losing run13 Matches Bolton Wanderers U23s

The 2019–20 Professional Development League season was the eighth campaign of post-EPPP under-23 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category Two status. A total of 21 teams were 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. The teams that finished in the top two places in both regions at the end of the season were supposed to advance to the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion, but the season was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Leeds United U23s were the defending champions.

21 Teams competed in the league this season, 1 more than last season. Wigan Athletic U23s acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and joined the North Division this season after a six year absence.

Tables

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Final league positions were determined by points per game methodology due to season curtailment.

North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nottingham Forest U23s (C) 21 14 5 2 53 21 +32 47 North Champions
2 Burnley U23s 21 11 8 2 41 21 +20 41
3 Leeds United U23s 20 11 6 3 40 18 +22 39
4 Wigan Athletic U23s 21 12 3 6 38 28 +10 39
5 Birmingham City U23s 22 11 4 7 39 26 +13 37
6 Hull City U23s 20 10 2 8 33 35 −2 32
7 Crewe Alexandra U23s 23 9 3 11 36 39 −3 30
8 Barnsley U23s 23 8 3 12 37 44 −7 27
9 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 22 6 6 10 36 40 −4 24
10 Sheffield United U23s 25 5 5 15 32 48 −16 20
11 Bolton Wanderers U23s 22 1 1 20 16 74 −58 4
Source: premierleague.com
(C) Champions

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Millwall U23s (C) 21 11 5 5 35 22 +13 38 South Champions
2 Watford U23s 23 12 5 6 52 37 +15 41
3 Coventry City U23s 22 11 6 5 33 28 +5 39
4 Charlton Athletic U23s 21 9 6 6 41 33 +8 33
5 Cardiff City U23s 23 9 5 9 33 38 −5 32
6 Queens Park Rangers U23s 21 7 8 6 40 35 +5 29
7 Bristol City U23s 21 7 4 10 29 39 −10 25
8 Ipswich Town U23s 20 6 5 9 31 36 −5 23
9 Crystal Palace U23s 21 4 4 13 27 38 −11 16
10 Colchester United U23s 21 4 4 13 29 51 −22 16
Source: premierleague.com
(C) Champions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Premier League 2 fixtures for 2019/20 announced". Premier League. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Statement on 2019/20 Academy Games Programme". Premier League. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Chelsea confirmed as 2019/20 PL2 champions". Premier League. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ "PREMIER LEAGUE 2 DIVISION ONE". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ "PREMIER LEAGUE 2 DIVISION TWO". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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