2007–08 Premier Academy League

Football league season

Premier Academy LeagueSeason| 2007–08

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Champions| Aston Villa (1st title)
Relegated| Millwall
Goals scored| 1,866
Average goals/game| 3.23
Biggest home win| Arsenal 6-0 Cardiff City, Newcastle United 6-0 Barnsley, Tottenham Hotspur 6-0 Southampton
Biggest away win| Watford 0-7 Manchester City
Highest scoring| Leicester City 3-5 Tottenham Hotspur, Watford 1-7 Arsenal
Longest winning run| 10, Tottenham Hotspur
Longest unbeaten run| 15, Sunderland
Longest losing run| 7, Barnsley

← 2006–07

2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Premier Academy League season is the tenth since its establishment, and the fourth under the current name and make-up. Aston Villa were crowned the 2007–08 Premier Academy League Champions after beating Manchester City 2–0 in the play-off Final, with goals from James Collins and Chris Herd.

## Structure

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### Group A

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Norwich City, Southampton and West Ham United play 20 group fixtures each, twice against all of the other teams in Group A. They also play 8 inter-group fixtures, against teams from Group B, C and D. The remaining 8 teams in the group, play 21 group fixtures - which means a single fixture in the group will be the third meeting between the teams in the season - and 7 inter-group games. Thus producing 28 games a season for all 11 teams.

### Groups B, C and D

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All teams play each other in the group twice, producing 18 games. They also play 10 inter-group fixtures.

## Final league tables

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### Academy Group A

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Pos

Club

Pld

Pts

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| Arsenal U18s (C) |

+43

| West Ham United U18s |

+25

| Fulham U18s |

+11

| Portsmouth U18s |

| Crystal Palace U18s  |

+18

| Southampton U18s |

| Chelsea U18s |

| Charlton Athletic U18s |

| Ipswich Town U18s  |

-14

| Norwich City U18s  |

-11

| Millwall U18s (R) |

-34

### Academy Group B

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Pos

Club

Pld

Pts

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| Aston Villa U18s (C) |

+51

| Tottenham Hotspur U18s |

+34

| Leicester City U18s  |

+29

| Reading U18s  |

| Bristol City U18s  |

| Milton Keynes Dons U18s  |

-21

| Watford U18s  |

-24

| Birmingham City U18s |

-23

| Coventry City U18s  |

-27

| Cardiff City U18s |

-38

### Academy Group C

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Pos

Club

Pld

Pts

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| Manchester City U18s (C) |

+53

| Everton U18s |

+32

| Manchester United U18s |

| Crewe Alexandra U18s  |

| Liverpool U18s |

+15

| Blackburn Rovers U18s  |

| West Bromwich Albion U18s  |

-22

| Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s  |

| Bolton Wanderers U18s |

| Stoke City U18s  |

-14

### Academy Group D

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Pos

Club

Pld

Pts

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| Sunderland U18s (C) |

+37

| Nottingham Forest U18s  |

+16

| Leeds United U18s |

+15

| Middlesbrough U18s |

| Sheffield United U18s  |

| Huddersfield Town U18s  |

-12

| Derby County U18s  |

-27

| Newcastle United U18s |

| Sheffield Wednesday U18s |

-29

| Barnsley U18s  |

-53

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated

## Play-offs

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### Semi-finals

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26 April 2008

13:00

Aston Villa| 1–0| Arsenal

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Nathan Delfouneso 47' | (Report) |

Villa Park, Birmingham

Referee: K. Hayward

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28 April 2008

19:00

Manchester City| 4–2| Sunderland

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Dedryck Boyata 49'
Donal McDermott 59'
Ryan McGivern 61'
Kieran Trippier 90+2' (pen.) | (Report) | Liam Noble 57'
Nathan Luscombe 66'

Manchester Regional Arena, Manchester

Referee: S. Bond

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### Final

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4 May 2008

12:00

Aston Villa| 2–0| Manchester City

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James Collins 23'
Chris Herd 34' | (Report) |

Villa Park, Birmingham

Referee: G. Muge

## See also

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* 2007–08 in English football
* Premier League 2007-08
* Premier Reserve League 2007-08

## External links

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* Premier Academy League Bulletin Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
* Premier Academy League 2007-08 Handbook

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