2019–20 Professional U23 Development League

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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Football league season

Premier League 2Season| 2019–20

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Champions| Chelsea U23s
Division 2
West Ham United U23s
Promoted| West Ham United U23s
Manchester United U23s
Relegated| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s
Matches played| 212
Goals scored| 748 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorer| Nathan Holland, Anthony Scully (12 goals)
Biggest home win| Reading 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 win| West Bromwich Albion U23s 0–5 Manchester United U23s
(9 August 2019)
Highest scoring| Everton U23s 8–2 Southampton U23s
Longest unbeaten run| 18 matches Full season Chelsea U23s
West Ham United U23s
Longest winless run| 18 matches Full Season Sunderland U23s (12 August 2019 – 1 March 2020)
Longest losing run| 17 matches Sunderland U23s (18 August 2019– 1 March 2020)

← 2018–19

2020–21 →

### Division 1

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#### Table

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Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts

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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

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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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Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts

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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

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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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Football league season

U23 Professional Development LeagueSeason| 2019–20

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Champions| Nottingham Forest U23s
(North Division)
Millwall U23s (South Division)
Matches played| 227
Goals scored| 751 (3.31 per match)
Top goalscorer| Sam Dalby (15 goals)

← 2018–19

2020–21 →

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.

Wigan Athletic U23s acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and joined the North Division this season.

### 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

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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

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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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* 2019–20 in English football

## 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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National teams|

* Senior (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying)
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* U19 (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying)
* U17 (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying)

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

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

Levels 5–6|

* National League (National, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, North, South Central, South East)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, North West, South East)
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Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
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Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

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

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EFL cups|

* EFL Cup (Final)
* EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions|

| Under-23|

* Professional U23 Development League
* Premier League Cup

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Under-18|

* Professional U18 Development League
* FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
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Championship|

* Barnsley
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* Bristol City
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League One|

* Accrington Stanley
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* Tranmere Rovers
* Wycombe Wanderers

League Two|

* Bradford City
* Cambridge United
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* Colchester United
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* Crewe Alexandra
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* Oldham Athletic
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* Port Vale
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