2009–10 Premier Academy League

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Football league season

2009–10 Premier Academy LeagueChampions| Arsenal U18s

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Matches played| 563
(560 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored|
(RS, PO)

← 2008–09

2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the thirteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the sixth under the current make-up.

All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 inter-group fixtures, producing 28 games a season. Eight of the inter-group games were played against teams in their 'paired group' (i.e. A–B and C–D are the paired groups), whilst the remaining two games comprise one game against a team in each of the two remaining groups. Winners of each group qualify for play-offs.

Arsenal U18s defeated Nottingham Forest U18s 5–3 in the play-off final at the Emirates Stadium and won the title for the second season in a row.

## League tables

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### Academy Group A

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Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

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| Arsenal U18s (Q) (C) |

| Crystal Palace U18s |

| Chelsea U18s |

| Norwich City U18s |

| West Ham United U18s |

| Fulham U18s |

| Southampton U18s |

-13

| Charlton Athletic U18s |

-17

| Ipswich Town U18s |

| Portsmouth U18s |

-37

Reference - final table at arsenal.com[1]

### Academy Group B

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Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

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| Leicester City U18s (Q) |

| Tottenham Hotspur U18s |

| Aston Villa U18s |

| Reading U18s |

| Birmingham City U18s |

-15

| Watford U18s |

| Cardiff City U18s |

| Bristol City U18s |

-20

| Coventry City U18s |

-10

| Milton Keynes Dons U18s |

-57

Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,[2] Tottenham results for final fixture[3]

### Academy Group C

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Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

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| Manchester United U18s (Q) |

| Everton U18s |

| West Bromwich Albion U18s |

| Liverpool U18s |

| Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s |

| Manchester City U18s |

| Blackburn Rovers U18s |

| Stoke City U18s |

| Crewe Alexandra U18s |

| Bolton Wanderers U18s |

-21

Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,[2] Wolves results for final fixture[4]

### Academy Group D

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Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

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| Nottingham Forest U18s (Q) |

| Sunderland U18s |

| Newcastle United U18s |

| Middlesbrough U18s |

| Leeds United U18s |

-15

| Barnsley U18s |

-21

| Derby County U18s |

-21

| Sheffield United U18s |

-16

| Huddersfield Town U18s |

-28

| Sheffield Wednesday U18s |

-33

Reference - official table[2]

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Q = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions

## Play-off semi-finals

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7 May 2010

11:00am

Manchester United U18s| 1–1 (a.e.t.)| Arsenal U18s

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Cofie  111' |  | Özyakup 100'
Penalties
King
Tunnicliffe
Wootton
Pogba | 3 – 5 |  Özyakup
Evina
Freeman
Afobe
Frimpong

Trafford Training Centre

Referee: C Kavanagh

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8 May 2010

3:00pm

Leicester City U18s| 1–1 (a.e.t.)| Nottingham Forest U18s

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Penalties
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Leicester City training ground

## Play-off Final

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11 May 2010

2:00pm

Arsenal U18s| 5 – 3| Nottingham Forest U18s

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Afobe 31', 41', 65' (pen.)
Freeman 72' (pen.), 81' | Report | Elliot 5'
Thomson  61'
Mullen 73'

Emirates Stadium

Referee: C J Knowles

## References

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1. ^ "Youth League Table | Reserves & Youth | Arsenal.com". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
2. ^ a b c Premier Academy League 2009-10, Bulletin 35
3. ^ "Archived News".
4. ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers | Match | Academy Fixtures & Results | FA Premier Academy League Under 18". Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.

## External links

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* Fixture and Results on official website

Match reports can be found at each club's official website:  Group A  | Group B  | Group C  | Group D

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* Arsenal
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Fulham
* Ipswich Town
* Norwich City
* Portsmouth
* Southampton
* West Ham United

* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Bristol City
* Cardiff City[permanent dead link]
* Coventry City
* Leicester City
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Reading
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford

* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Crewe Alexandra
* Everton Archived 19 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Stoke City
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

* Barnsley
* Derby County
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Sunderland

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National teams|

* 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6)
* Fabio Capello

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

* Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)

Levels 5–6|

* Football Conference (Premier, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, North, South)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South)
* Southern Football League (Premier, Central, South & West)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
* East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
* Kent League (level 9 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 9 only)
* Midland Combination (level 10 only)
* North West Counties League (Premier, One)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South West Peninsula League (level 10 only)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Community Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Youth Cup

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Football League cups|

* Football League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

Club seasons

Premier
League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Everton
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Portsmouth
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wigan Athletic
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bristol City
* Cardiff City
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Doncaster Rovers
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Scunthorpe United
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Swansea City
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion

League One|

* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Colchester United
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Hartlepool United
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leyton Orient
* Millwall
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Norwich City
* Oldham Athletic
* Southampton
* Southend United
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wycombe Wanderers
* Yeovil Town

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* Aldershot Town
* Barnet
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Burton Albion
* Bury
* Cheltenham Town
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Darlington
* Grimsby Town
* Hereford United
* Lincoln City
* Macclesfield Town
* Morecambe
* Northampton Town
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Torquay United

Non-League|

* Luton Town
* Oxford United
* Stevenage Borough
* York City

* Summer 2009 transfers
* Winter 2009–10 transfers
* Summer 2010 transfers

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