2023–24 Professional U21 Development League

Football league season

Premier League 2Season| 2023–24

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Champions| Tottenham Hotspur U21
Matches played| 275
(260 RS, 15 PO)
Goals scored| 1,104 (4.01 per match)
(1026 RS, 78 PO)
Top goalscorer| Will Lankshear
(18 goals) (5 playoffs) (23 total goals)
Biggest home win| Manchester United U21 10–1 Stoke City U21
Biggest away win| Leeds United U21 1–7 Crystal Palace U21
Manchester City U21 0–6 Norwich City U21
Newcastle United U21 1–7 Chelsea U21
Highest scoring| Manchester United U21 10-1 Stoke City U21
Longest winning run| 11 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023- January 27, 2024
Longest unbeaten run| 12 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023-February 17, 2024
Longest losing run| 4
Highest attendance| 3,040 Leeds United U21 2–5 West Ham United U21 August 25, 2023

← 2022–23

2024–25 →

All statistics correct as of 20 March 2024.

The 2023–24 Professional U21 Development League is the 12th season of the Professional Development League system.

The Premier League 2 changed format for 2023–24 with one division instead of two.[1]

Reading regained Category One status in the summer.[2]

## Premier League 2[edit]

### Table[edit]

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1  | Tottenham Hotspur U21s (C) | 20  | 14  | 4  | 2  | 54  | 28  | +26  | 46  | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
and Premier League International Cup
2  | West Ham United U21s | 20  | 13  | 3  | 4  | 53  | 29  | +24  | 42
3  | Fulham U21s | 20  | 11  | 5  | 4  | 52  | 30  | +22  | 38
4  | Chelsea U21s | 20  | 11  | 3  | 6  | 53  | 32  | +21  | 36
5  | Arsenal U21s | 20  | 10  | 6  | 4  | 47  | 33  | +14  | 36
6  | Reading U21s | 20  | 10  | 5  | 5  | 35  | 35  | 0  | 35
7  | Sunderland U21s | 20  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 45  | 32  | +13  | 34
8  | Liverpool U21s | 20  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 34  | 27  | +7  | 33
9  | Crystal Palace U21s | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 49  | 42  | +7  | 31
10  | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 39  | 36  | +3  | 31
11  | Middlesbrough U21s | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 38  | 39  | −1  | 31
12  | Manchester United U21s | 20  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 56  | 43  | +13  | 29
13  | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 20  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 35  | 38  | −3  | 29  | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
14  | Nottingham Forest U21s | 20  | 7  | 7  | 6  | 30  | 33  | −3  | 28
15  | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 20  | 8  | 3  | 9  | 41  | 58  | −17  | 27
16  | Aston Villa U21s | 20  | 7  | 4  | 9  | 40  | 48  | −8  | 25
17  | Southampton U21s | 20  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 43  | 47  | −4  | 24  |
18  | Norwich City U21s | 20  | 7  | 2  | 11  | 43  | 42  | +1  | 23
19  | Stoke City U21s | 20  | 7  | 2  | 11  | 38  | 55  | −17  | 23
20  | Leicester City U21s | 20  | 5  | 5  | 10  | 33  | 41  | −8  | 20
21  | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 20  | 5  | 4  | 11  | 24  | 36  | −12  | 19
22  | Newcastle United U21s | 20  | 5  | 4  | 11  | 29  | 46  | −17  | 19
23  | Manchester City U21s | 20  | 4  | 6  | 10  | 32  | 50  | −18  | 18
24  | Leeds United U21s | 20  | 5  | 3  | 12  | 28  | 48  | −20  | 18
25  | Everton U21s | 20  | 4  | 5  | 11  | 25  | 40  | −15  | 17
26  | Derby County U21s | 20  | 5  | 1  | 14  | 30  | 38  | −8  | 16

Source: Premier League 2 Table
(C) Champions

### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ARS | AVL | BLB | BHA | CHE | CRY | DER | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | NOR | NFO | REA | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL

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Arsenal U21 | -- | 3–5  | -- | 6–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | 4–1  | -- | 3–3  | -- | 1–0  | -- | -- | -- | 3–0  | 4–2  | -- | -- | 1–1  | -- | 3–0  | --
Aston Villa U21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–4  | -- | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | -- | 2–2  | -- | -- | -- | 4–0  | -- | 1–4  | -- | -- | -- | 2–2[a] | 2–3  | -- | 0–3  | -- | --
Blackburn Rovers U21 | 2–2  | 2–3  | -- | -- | -- | 3–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4–1  | 1–0  | -- | 2–5  | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–6  | 0–4  | -- | -- | 1–3  | --
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–4  | 0–0  | 4–2  | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | 1–4  | --
Chelsea U21 | 2–4  | -- | 6–1  | 2–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–2  | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | 3–2  | -- | -- | -- | 2–3  | 3–2  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | 3–0  | -- | --
Crystal Palace U21 | -- | 4–2  | -- | 2–1  | 2–2  | -- | -- | 0–0  | 2–5  | -- | -- | 2–4  | -- | 3–2  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5–0[b] | 3–0  | 1–5  | --
Derby County U21 | -- | -- | 1–3  | 2–3  | -- | -- | -- | 3–0  | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | 4–2  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–1  | 5–1  | -- | 1–2  | -- | 0–2  | -- | -- | 1–2
Everton U21 | 1–1  | -- | 2–3  | 0–4  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4–3  | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | 1–2  | -- | 5–0  | -- | -- | -- | 1–3  | -- | 0–2
Fulham U21 | -- | -- | 1–2  | 3–0  | -- | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | 1–3  | -- | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | -- | -- | -- | 7–1  | 5–1  | -- | -- | 0–2  | -- | -- | --
Leeds United U21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–2  | 1–7  | 3–0  | 1–1[c] | 3–5  | -- | -- | 2–2  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–2  | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | 1–3  | -- | -- | 2–5  | --
Leicester City U21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1[d] | 2–1  | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | -- | 1–3  | -- | 1–3  | 2–2[e] | 2–3  | -- | -- | 1–2  | 3–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–3
Liverpool U21 | 0–2  | 0–2  | -- | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | 4–0  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | 1–4  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–1  | -- | -- | -- | 0–4  | 2–0
Manchester City U21 | -- | 4–4  | -- | -- | 1–2  | 0–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–6  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | 2–2  | 0–5  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–3
Manchester United U21 | 2–4  | -- | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | 2–4  | 3–1  | -- | 1–2  | -- | 0–3  | 2–1  | -- | -- | 3–2  | 4–2  | -- | -- | -- | 10–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
Middlesbrough U21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–3  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–2  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–2  | -- | 3–2[f] | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4–1  | -- | 1–2  | 0–1  | -- | 3–2
Newcastle United U21 | -- | 0–1[g] | -- | -- | 1–7  | -- | -- | 1–0  | 1–3  | 0–2  | -- | 1–2  | 0–4  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | -- | 5–3  | -- | -- | -- | 3–2  | -- | --
Norwich City U21 | -- | -- | 4–0  | -- | 3–2  | -- | -- | -- | 3–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–3  | -- | -- | 2–2  | -- | 0–2  | -- | -- | 3–4  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 3–4
Nottingham Forest U21 | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–5  | -- | -- | 4–3  | -- | -- | -- | 4–0  | -- | -- | -- | 0–0  | 2–2  | -- | -- | -- | 0–0[h] | -- | -- | 0–5  | -- | -- | -- | 2–2
Reading U21s | -- | -- | 7–2  | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | 3–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | -- | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | --
Southampton U21 | -- | 4–2  | -- | -- | -- | 4–0  | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–3  | -- | 3–6[i] | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | 6–0  | -- | 5–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | -- | -- | --
Stoke City U21 | 2–2  | -- | -- | 4–3  | -- | 1–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5–1  | -- | -- | 1–2  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 0–2  | -- | -- | -- | 0–2  | -- | -- | 2–1
Sunderland U21 | 1–2  | -- | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | 3–1  | -- | -- | -- | 4–2[j] | 2–1  | -- | 5–5  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–4  | -- | -- | --
Tottenham Hotspur U21 | -- | 5–3  | 4–0  | -- | 4–2  | -- | -- | 1–2  | -- | 1–0  | -- | -- | -- | 2–2[k] | -- | 4–1  | -- | -- | 2–2  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | 5–1
West Bromwich Albion U21 | 3–0[l] | -- | 3–3  | -- | -- | -- | 0–1  | -- | 0–3  | 4–2  | -- | -- | -- | 0–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–0  | 1–1  | -- | 0–0  | -- | -- | 2–4  | --
West Ham United U21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–2  | -- | 3–2  | 3–1  | 0–3  | -- | 1–3  | -- | -- | -- | 5–0  | -- | -- | 3–1  | -- | 3–3  | 3–1  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | --
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 2–1  | -- | 1–2  | 1–1  | -- | 3–2  | -- | -- | 2–3  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–2  | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | -- | 1–2  | -- | 3–0  | -- | --

Source: Premier League 2 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 1 December 2023, the Aston Villa match against Stoke City was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
2. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024 and then 29 March 2024, the Crystal Palace matches against Tottenham Hotspur were both postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
3. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 15 January 2024, the Leeds United match against Everton was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
4. ^ The match between Leicester City and Crystal Palace was abandoned after 86 minutes due to an injury to Crystal Palace player Joe Sheridan. The Premier League confirmed that the result will stand.
5. ^ On 3 November, the Leicester City match against Newcastle United was abandoned with the score at 2–2.
6. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Middlesbrough match against Newcastle United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
7. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 15 January 2024, the Newcastle United match against Aston Villa was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
8. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Nottingham Forest match against Reading was postponed. The rescheduled game on 22 April 2024 was abandoned after an injury to Nottingham Forest player Ben Perry.
9. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Southampton match against Manchester United was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
10. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 9 February 2024, the Sunderland match against Leicester City was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
11. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 2 December 2023, the Tottenham Hotspur match against Manchester United was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
12. ^ Originally scheduled to be played on 1 December 2023, the West Bromwich Albion match against Arsenal was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

### Elimination Playoffs[edit]

| Round of 16 | | | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 16 | Aston Villa U21s | 3 |
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| 4 | Chelsea U21s | 5 |

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| 2 | West Ham United U21s | 4 |

| 15 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 1 |

#### Round of 16[edit]

3 May 2024

13:00 BST

Arsenal U21s| 6–2| Manchester United U21s

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* Henry-Francis 27'
* Cozier-Duberry 30', 90+1'
* Nwaneri 54' (pen.)

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* Mather 66'
* Biancheri 90+6'

Meadow Park, Borehamwood

Attendance: 610

Referee: Aaron Farmer

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3 May 2024

13:00 BST

Chelsea U21s| 5–4 (a.e.t.)| Brighton & Hove Albion U21s

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* Richards 41', 60'
* Morgan 105+2'
* Silcott-Duberry 116'

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* Baker-Boaitey 34'
* Duffus 72', 105+4'
* Kavanagh 85'

Kingsmeadow, Kingston-Upon-Thames

Attendance: 389

Referee: Stephen Parkinson

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3 May 2024

13:00 BST

West Ham United U21s| 4–1| Blackburn Rovers U21s

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* Moore 43'
* Powell 76' (o.g.)
* Earthy 79'
* Marshall 88'

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* Batty 80'

Rush Green Stadium, Romford

Attendance: 196

Referee: Aji Ajibola

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4 May 2024

12:00 BST

Reading U21s| 2–0| Middlesbrough U21s

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Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading

Attendance: 841

Referee: Gary Parsons

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5 May 2024

13:00 BST

Liverpool U21s| 3–2| Crystal Palace U21s

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* Gordon 57', 59'
* Nyoni 61'

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* Mathurin 36' (pen.)
* Watson 44'

Liverpool Academy, Kirkby

Attendance: 178

Referee: Dean Watson

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6 May 2024

12:00 BST

Tottenham Hotspur U21s| 4–3 (a.e.t.)| Aston Villa U21s

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* Santiago 71'
* Lankshear 75', 100'
* Kyerematen 90+1'

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* Swinkels 32'
* Jimoh 83', 90+3'

Lamex Stadium, Stevenage

Attendance: 601

Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

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6 May 2024

14:00 BST

Sunderland U21s| 4–1| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s

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* Middlemas 57'
* Ogunsuyi 79'
* Watson 86'
* Tuterov 90+4'

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* Fraser 45+2'

Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, Hetton-le-Hole

Attendance: 534

Referee: Benjamin Wyatt

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6 May 2024

19:00 BST

Fulham U21s| 0–2| Nottingham Forest U21s

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* Esapa Osong 17'
* Konaté 90+4'

Motspur Park, Kingston Upon Thames

Attendance: 116

Referee: Alan Dale

#### Quarterfinals[edit]

11 May 2024

13:00 BST

Arsenal U21s| 2–3| Chelsea U21s

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Butler-Oyedeji 55' | Report | Diego Moreira 45+2', 80', 90+5'

Meadow Park, Borehamwood[3]

Attendance: 500

Referee: Paul Johnson

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11 May 2024

14:00 BST

Reading U21s| 3–1| Nottingham Forest U21s

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Clarke 33', 67' | Report | Esapa Osong 38'

Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading[4]

Attendance: 1,161

Referee: Jason Richardson

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12 May 2024

19:00 BST

Tottenham Hotspur U21s| 3–3 (a.e.t.)| Liverpool U21s

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* Hall 36', 47'

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* Koumas 11'
* Dorrington 72' (o.g.)
* Norris 82'

Penalties

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* Lankshear
* Hall
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* Soonsup-Bell

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* Koumas
* Pilling
* Norris
* Davidson
* Morrison

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham[5]

Attendance: 1,180

Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

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13 May 2024

19:00 BST

Sunderland U21s| 3–3 (a.e.t.)| West Ham United U21s

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* Kelly 111'
* Watson 119'

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* Kodua 41'
* Kelly 105+5'
* Marshall 117'

Penalties

* Taylor
* Jones
* Kelly
* Middlemas
* Watson

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* Orford
* Marshall
* Kelly
* Forson

Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, Hetton-le-Hole[8]

Attendance: 831

Referee: Aaron Bannister

#### Semifinals[edit]

19 May 2024

12:00 BST

Tottenham Hotspur U21s| 2–1| Chelsea U21s

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* John 90+4'

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* Washington 76'

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London[10]

Attendance: 1,123[9]

Referee: Richie Watkins

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20 May 2024

19:00 BST

Reading U21s| 3–4 (a.e.t.)| Sunderland U21s

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* Akande 75'
* Carson 78'

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* Taylor 11', 33', 90+9'
* Samuel-Ogunsuyi 120+1'

Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading[11]

Attendance: 2,374

Referee: Andrew Humphries

#### Final[edit]

26 May 2024

15:00

Tottenham Hotspur U21s| 3–1| Sunderland U21s

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* Abbott 90+4'

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* Tutierov 90+7'

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Referee: Gareth Rhodes

## Professional Development League[edit]

Football league season

U21 Professional Development LeagueSeason| 2023–24

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Champions| Sheffield United U21s
Matches played| 310
Goals scored| 1,189 (3.84 per match)
Top goalscorer| Daniel Adu-Adjei, Patrick Casey (18 Goals)

← 2022–23

2024–25 →

The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is 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 resulting in 30 games played for the North Division, while the south division played 29 games. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Millwall are the defending champions while Bournemouth and Fleetwood Town join Category Two for the 2023-24 season.

### Tables[edit]

#### North Division[edit]

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2  | Birmingham City U21s | 30  | 15  | 10  | 5  | 59  | 36  | +23  | 55
3  | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 30  | 16  | 6  | 8  | 58  | 34  | +24  | 54  |
4  | Barnsley U21s | 30  | 17  | 3  | 10  | 65  | 44  | +21  | 54
5  | Hull City U21s | 30  | 14  | 3  | 13  | 59  | 63  | −4  | 45
6  | Burnley U21s | 30  | 12  | 6  | 12  | 53  | 57  | −4  | 42
7  | Fleetwood Town U21s | 30  | 13  | 3  | 14  | 48  | 58  | −10  | 42
8  | Peterborough United U21s | 30  | 7  | 6  | 17  | 47  | 73  | −26  | 27
9  | Wigan Athletic U21s | 30  | 7  | 5  | 18  | 44  | 66  | −22  | 26
10  | Coventry City U21s | 30  | 7  | 5  | 18  | 41  | 67  | −26  | 26
11  | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 30  | 5  | 4  | 21  | 37  | 90  | −53  | 19

Source: Professional Development League table

#### South Division[edit]

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2  | Swansea City U21s | 29  | 16  | 3  | 10  | 72  | 49  | +23  | 51
3  | AFC Bournemouth U21s | 29  | 16  | 3  | 10  | 60  | 45  | +15  | 51  |
4  | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 29  | 14  | 7  | 8  | 66  | 43  | +23  | 49
5  | Ipswich Town U21s | 29  | 14  | 4  | 11  | 63  | 59  | +4  | 46
6  | Watford U21s | 29  | 10  | 7  | 12  | 45  | 66  | −21  | 37
7  | Bristol City U21s | 29  | 10  | 5  | 14  | 43  | 63  | −20  | 35
8  | Charlton Athletic U21s | 29  | 9  | 4  | 16  | 63  | 64  | −1  | 31
9  | Cardiff City U21s | 29  | 7  | 10  | 12  | 55  | 66  | −11  | 31
10  | Colchester United U21s | 29  | 9  | 4  | 16  | 48  | 67  | −19  | 31

Source: Professional Development League table

### Knock-out stage[edit]

Semi-finals

17 May 2024

19:00

Millwall U21s| 1–2 (a.e.t.)| Birmingham City U21s

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* Dixon[13] 45', 115'

The Den, Bermondsey

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20 May 2024

19:00

Sheffield United U21s| 4–2| Swansea City U21s

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* Marsh 11'
* Tinsdale 34'
* Aston 48'
* Tahir 61'

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* Nzingo 43'
* Woodward 83'

Brammall Lane, Sheffield

Professional Development League National Final

24 May 2024

19:00

Sheffield United U21s| 2–0| Birmingham City U21s

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* Aston 76'

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Brammall Lane, Sheffield

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Niall Smith

## See also[edit]

* 2023–24 in English football

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Reformatting of Premier League 2 for 2023/24 explained". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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National teams|

* Senior (UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, finals)
* U21 (UEFA Euro 2023 finals)
* U20 (2023 FIFA World Cup finals)
* U17 (UEFA Euro 2023 finals)

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, One North, One South Central, One South East)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West)
* Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South)
* Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South)
* Southern Combination League (Premier, One)
* Southern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West \- level 10 only)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One)
* Wessex League (Premier, One)
* Western League (Premier, One)

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-21|

* Professional U21 Development League
* Premier League Cup
* Premier League International Cup

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Under-18|

* Professional U18 Development League
* FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
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* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield United
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship|

* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bristol City
* Cardiff City
* Coventry City
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swansea City
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion

League One|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol Rovers
* Burton Albion
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
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* Cheltenham Town
* Derby County
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* Oxford United
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* Reading
* Shrewsbury Town
* Stevenage
* Wigan Athletic
* Wycombe Wanderers

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* AFC Wimbledon
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Colchester United
* Crawley Town
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* Forest Green Rovers
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Harrogate Town
* Mansfield Town
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Morecambe
* Newport County
* Notts County
* Salford City
* Stockport County
* Sutton United
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wrexham

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