2024–25 Professional U18 Development League

Football league season

U18 Premier LeagueSeason| 2024–25

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Champions| Aston Villa (1st Title)
Matches played| 313
(312 RS, 1 PO)
Goals scored| 1,350 (4.31 per match)
(1349 RS, 1 PO)
Top goalscorer| Nicholas Oyekunle Southampton
(27 goals)
Biggest home win| Manchester United 13–1 Leeds United
(5 April 2025)
Biggest away win| Leeds United 0–8 Manchester United
(2 November 2024)
Highest scoring| Manchester United 13–1 Leeds United
(5 April 2025) Record
Longest winning run| 21 matches
Manchester City
(1 September 2024 – 26 April 2025)
Longest unbeaten run| 22 matches
Manchester City
(1 September 2024 – 10 May 2025)
Longest winless run| 13 matches
Leeds United
(17 August 2024 – 15 February 2025)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
(2 November 2024 – 15 March 2025)
Longest losing run| 6 matches
Middlesbrough
(31 August 2024 – 26 October 2024)
Nottingham Forest
(19 October 2024 – 14 December 2024)

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

All statistics correct as of 17 May 2025.

The 2024–25 Professional U18 Development League is the 13th season of the Professional Development League system. There are 26 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region.

## North

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1  | Manchester City (R) | 24  | 21  | 2  | 1  | 90  | 20  | +70  | 65  | Qualification for the National Final
2  | Manchester United | 24  | 20  | 3  | 1  | 90  | 24  | +66  | 63  |
3  | Everton | 24  | 14  | 4  | 6  | 55  | 47  | +8  | 46
4  | Derby County | 24  | 14  | 2  | 8  | 73  | 44  | +29  | 44
5  | Newcastle United | 24  | 10  | 5  | 9  | 55  | 57  | −2  | 35
6  | Sunderland | 24  | 10  | 2  | 12  | 57  | 52  | +5  | 32
7  | Blackburn Rovers | 24  | 9  | 5  | 10  | 49  | 63  | −14  | 32
8  | Stoke City | 24  | 7  | 6  | 11  | 47  | 59  | −12  | 27
9  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24  | 7  | 3  | 14  | 36  | 49  | −13  | 24
10  | Middlesbrough | 24  | 7  | 3  | 14  | 45  | 74  | −29  | 24
11  | Liverpool | 24  | 5  | 4  | 15  | 42  | 71  | −29  | 19
12  | Nottingham Forest | 24  | 5  | 3  | 16  | 33  | 65  | −32  | 18
13  | Leeds United | 24  | 3  | 6  | 15  | 36  | 83  | −47  | 15

Source: Premier League Under 18 Table
(R) Regional League Champions

### Results

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Home \ Away  | BLB | DER | EVE | LEE | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | NFO | STK | SUN | WOL

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Blackburn Rovers | -- | 0–6 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–1
Derby County | 1–2 | -- | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 5–1
Everton | 1–1 | 3–2 | -- | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1
Leeds United | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–4 | -- | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 4–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0
Liverpool | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | -- | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2
Manchester City | 5–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | -- | 0–2 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0
Manchester United | 9–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 13–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | -- | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1
Middlesbrough | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 0–7 | 0–4 | -- | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3
Newcastle United | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | -- | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–1
Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | -- | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4
Stoke City | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 0–3 | -- | 4–0 | 2–0
Sunderland | 7–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–3 | -- | 2–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | --

Source: Premier League Under 18 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## South

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1  | Aston Villa (R, C) | 24  | 15  | 2  | 7  | 47  | 37  | +10  | 47  | Qualification for the National Final
2  | Southampton | 24  | 13  | 6  | 5  | 68  | 41  | +27  | 45  |
3  | Arsenal | 24  | 13  | 5  | 6  | 68  | 53  | +15  | 44
4  | Chelsea | 24  | 13  | 3  | 8  | 58  | 46  | +12  | 42
5  | Fulham | 24  | 12  | 3  | 9  | 44  | 37  | +7  | 39
6  | Crystal Palace | 24  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 48  | 39  | +9  | 38
7  | Tottenham Hotspur | 24  | 10  | 7  | 7  | 64  | 48  | +16  | 37
8  | Reading | 24  | 9  | 5  | 10  | 30  | 42  | −12  | 32
9  | West Ham United | 24  | 6  | 7  | 11  | 40  | 53  | −13  | 25
10  | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24  | 6  | 6  | 12  | 45  | 54  | −9  | 24
11  | Norwich City | 24  | 6  | 5  | 13  | 44  | 60  | −16  | 23
12  | Leicester City | 24  | 6  | 5  | 13  | 51  | 70  | −19  | 23
13  | West Bromwich Albion | 24  | 3  | 6  | 15  | 34  | 61  | −27  | 15

Source: Premier League Under 18 Table
(C) Champions; (R) Regional League Champions

### Results

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Home \ Away  | ARS | AVL | BHA | CHE | CRY | FUL | LEI | NOR | REA | SOU | TOT | WBA | WHU

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Arsenal | -- | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3–1
Aston Villa | 0–3 | -- | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3
Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–3 | 1–2 | -- | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 5–1 | 1–1
Chelsea | 2–3 | 6–2 | 2–5 | -- | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–2
Crystal Palace | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | -- | 0–6 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1
Fulham | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | -- | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–1
Leicester City | 3–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | -- | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–7 | 4–2 | 1–1
Norwich City | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | -- | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0
Reading | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–5 | -- | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4
Southampton | 2–5 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | -- | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–2
Tottenham Hotspur | 6–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | -- | 2–3 | 1–1
West Bromwich Albion | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | -- | 2–2
West Ham United | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | --

Source: Premier League Under 18 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

#### National Final

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17 May 2025

13:00 BST

Aston Villa U18s| 1–0| Manchester City U18s

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Villa Park, Aston

Attendance: 5,739 or 10,000

Referee: Harrison Blair

## Season statistics

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### Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[1]

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1  |  Nicholas Okelunye  | Southampton | 27
2  |  Luca Williams-Barnett | Tottenham Hotspur | 19
3  |  Dan Casey  | Arsenal | 18
Reigan Heskey | Manchester City
4  |  Divine Mukasa | Manchester City | 16
Victor Musa | Manchester United
Marcus Neill  | Sunderland
5  |  Max Dowman | Arsenal | 15
Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu  | Derby County
Matthew Warhurst  | Manchester City
6  |  Justin Oguntolu  | Derby County | 14
James Scanlon | Manchester United
Elisha Sowunmi  | West Ham United
7  |  Ellis Lehane  | Tottenham Hotspur | 13
8  |  Frankie Coulson  | Middlesbrough | 12
Lorenz Hutchinson  | Leicester City
9  |  Joe Bradshaw  | Liverpool | 11
Cole Brannigan  | Aston Villa
Benjamin Casey  | Crystal Palace
Finlay Corke  | Norwich City
Chizaram Ezenwata  | Chelsea
Harry Gathercole  | Southampton
Ryan McAidoo  | Manchester City
Divine Onyemachi  | West Bromwich Albion
Tom Wingate  | Fulham

### Hat-tricks

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Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref.

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Sean Neave | Newcastle United | Derby County | 3–3 (H) | 24 August 2024 | [2]
Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu | Derby County | Stoke City | 6–2 (H) | 31 August 2024 | [3]
Dan Casey | Arsenal | West Bromwich Albion | 3–3 (A) | 31 August 2024 | [4]
James Scanlon4 | Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers | 9–0 (H) | 28 September 2024 | [5]
Isaac Davies | Nottingham Forest | Leeds United | 4–1 (H) | 28 September 2024 | [6]
Andre Annous | Arsenal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–3 (A) | 28 September 2024 | [7]
Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu4 | Derby County | Leeds United | 0–6 (A) | 19 October 2024 | [8]
Bradley Burrowes | Aston Villa | Arsenal | 2–4 (A) | 19 October 2024 | [9]
Sean Neave | Newcastle United | Leeds United | 4–5 (A) | 26 October 2024 | [10]
Chido Obi | Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | 6–0 (H) | 26 October 2024 | [11]
Elisha Sowunmi | West Ham United | Reading | 1–4 (A) | 26 October 2024 | [12]
James Scanlon | Manchester United | Leeds United | 0–8 (A) | 2 November 2024 | [13]
Amir Ibragimov | Manchester United | Leeds United | 0–8 (A) | 2 November 2024 | [14]
Joe Boggan | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham Forest | 5–2 (H) | 9 November 2024 | [15]
Elisha Sowunmi | West Ham United | Aston Villa | 1–3 (A) | 9 November 2024 | [16]
Divine Mukasa | Manchester City | Newcastle United | 7–1 (H) | 30 November 2024 | [17]
Luca Williams-Barnett | Tottenham Hotspur | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–5 (A) | 8 February 2025 | [18]
Dan Casey | Arsenal | Southampton | 2–5 (A) | 15 February 2025 | [19]
Lorenz Hutchinson | Leicester City | West Ham United | 3–6 (A) | 15 February 2025 | [20]
Finlay Corke | Norwich City | Crystal Palace | 4–1 (H) | 15 February 2025 | [21]
Nicholas Oyekunle4 | Southampton | Norwich City | 5–0 (H) | 21 February 2025 | [22]
Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu | Derby County | Middlesbrough | 2–4 (A) | 22 February 2025 | [23]
Daniel Casey | Arsenal | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–4 (H) | 8 March 2025 | [24]
Nicholas Oyekunle | Southampton | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–1 (H) | 8 March 2025 | [25]
Max Dowman | Arsenal | Leicester City | 3–5 (A) | 5 April 2025 | [26]
Victor Musa6 | Manchester United | Leeds United | 13–1 (H) | 5 April 2025 | [27]
Jim Thwaites | Manchester United | Leeds United | 13–1 (H) | 5 April 2025 | [27]
Justin Clarke4 | Everton | Leeds United | 2–4 (A) | 8 April 2025 | [28]
Marcus Neill | Sunderland | Liverpool | 6–1 (H) | 12 April 2025 | [29]
Harry Gathercole | Southampton | Chelsea | 4–3 (A) | 12 April 2025 | [30]
Marcus Neill4 | Sunderland | Blackburn Rovers | 7–2 (H) | 23 April 2025 | [31]
Ellis Lehane | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester City | 0–7 (A) | 26 April 2025 | [32]
Oliver Boast | Leeds United | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 (H) | 26 April 2025 | [33]
Max Dowman4 | Arsenal | Reading | 4–0 (H) | 26 April 2025 | [34]
Kacey Wooster | Newcastle United | Leeds United | 3–3 (H) | 30 April 2025 | [35]
Frankie Coulson | Middlesbrough | Leeds United | 6–3 (H) | 3 May 2025 | [36]

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(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals 6 \- player scored 6 goals

## Professional Development League

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Football league season

U18 Professional Development LeagueSeason| 2024–25

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Champions| Bristol City (1st Title)
Matches played| 344
(341 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored| 1,384 (4.02 per match)
(1376 RS, 8 PO)
Top goalscorer| Caelan-Kole Cadamarteri Sheffield Wednesday (24 goals)
Biggest home win| Millwall 9–0 Bristol City
(8 March 2025)
Biggest away win| Queens Park Rangers 0–8 Burnley
(3 September 2024)
Highest scoring| Ipswich Town 7–4 Colchester United
(18 January 2025),
Peterborough United 3–8 Fleetwood Town
(19 April 2025)
Longest winning run| 10 matches
Burnley
(14 December 2024 – 22 March 2025)
Longest unbeaten run| 17 matches
Bristol City
(14 September 2024 – 4 March 2025)
Longest winless run| 9 matches
Colchester United
(24 August 2024 – 2 November 2024)
Fleetwood Town
(31 August 2024 – 4 January 2025)
Peterborough United
(25 March 2025 – 3 May 2025)
Longest losing run| 9 matches
Colchester United
(24 August 2024 – 2 November 2024)

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

All statistics correct as of 16 May 2025.

The Professional Development League 2 is an Under-18 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 31 games played. 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. Birmingham City are the defending champions. Brentford make their return to this level after 9 years.[37]

### Tables

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#### North Division

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1  | Burnley (R) | 31  | 22  | 3  | 6  | 88  | 26  | +62  | 69  | Qualification for Knock-out stage
2  | Sheffield Wednesday | 31  | 20  | 5  | 6  | 86  | 45  | +41  | 65
3  | Coventry City | 31  | 17  | 4  | 10  | 59  | 50  | +9  | 55  |
4  | Sheffield United | 31  | 15  | 5  | 11  | 65  | 61  | +4  | 50
5  | Wigan Athletic | 31  | 15  | 3  | 13  | 69  | 46  | +23  | 48
6  | Barnsley | 31  | 14  | 5  | 12  | 54  | 48  | +6  | 47
7  | Crewe Alexandra | 31  | 13  | 5  | 13  | 58  | 54  | +4  | 44
8  | Hull City | 31  | 12  | 5  | 14  | 46  | 60  | −14  | 41
9  | Birmingham City | 31  | 11  | 3  | 17  | 47  | 65  | −18  | 36
10  | Peterborough United | 31  | 8  | 3  | 20  | 49  | 77  | −28  | 27
11  | Fleetwood Town | 31  | 7  | 3  | 21  | 42  | 91  | −49  | 24

Source: Under 18 Professional Development League table
(R) Regional League Champions

#### South Division

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1  | Bristol City (R, C) | 31  | 20  | 6  | 5  | 73  | 45  | +28  | 66  | Qualification for Knock-out stage
2  | Watford | 31  | 19  | 3  | 9  | 67  | 45  | +22  | 60
3  | Cardiff City | 31  | 16  | 4  | 11  | 75  | 59  | +16  | 52  |
4  | Millwall | 31  | 14  | 5  | 12  | 72  | 48  | +24  | 47
5  | AFC Bournemouth | 31  | 14  | 2  | 15  | 75  | 64  | +11  | 44
6  | Brentford | 31  | 13  | 5  | 13  | 67  | 67  | 0  | 44
7  | Swansea City | 31  | 13  | 4  | 14  | 64  | 63  | +1  | 43
8  | Charlton Athletic | 31  | 10  | 4  | 17  | 62  | 69  | −7  | 34
9  | Ipswich Town | 31  | 8  | 5  | 18  | 58  | 91  | −33  | 29
10  | Queens Park Rangers | 31  | 7  | 6  | 18  | 50  | 106  | −56  | 27
11  | Colchester United | 31  | 7  | 4  | 20  | 50  | 96  | −46  | 25

Source: Under 18 Professional Development League table
(C) Champions; (R) Regional League Champions

### Results

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Home \ Away  | BAR | BIR | BUR | COV | CRE | FLE | HUL | PET | SHU | SHW | WIG | BOU | BRE | BRI | CAR | CHA | COL | IPS | MIL | QPR | SWA | WAT

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Barnsley | -- | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |  | 1–1 |  | 4–2 |  | 1–0 |  | 0–1 |
Birmingham City | 0–2 | -- | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–0 |  | 2–1 | 6–1 |  | 0–2 |  | 4–3 |  | 4–0 |  | 2–1
Burnley | 1–0 | 3–0 | -- | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |  | 3–1 | 1–2 |  | 2–0 |  | 0–1 |  | 5–2 |
Coventry City | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | -- | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 |  | 1–2 |  | 3–2 | 3–3 |  | 4–2 |  | 7–1 |  | 2–1
Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | -- | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 6–0 |  | 2–3 |  | 1–4 | 8–1 |  | 3–1 |  | 0–1 |
Fleetwood Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–3 | -- | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 |  | 1–5 |  | 1–3 |  | 3–2 | 1–0 |  | 2–2 |  | 1–4
Hull City | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–6 | -- | 4–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 |  | 0–1 |  | 4–3 |  | 0–2 | 2–2 |  | 0–2 |
Peterborough United | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–8 | 0–1 | -- | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 |  | 1–3 |  | 0–4 |  | 3–1 |  | 1–6 | 6–0 |  | 0–2
Sheffield United | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | -- | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 |  | 2–1 |  | 2–0 |  | 3–1 |  | 4–1 | 4–2 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | -- | 0–2 |  | 3–1 |  | 4–1 |  | 6–0 |  | 2–0 |  | 2–1 | 0–3
Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–5 | 2–1 | -- | 1–2 |  | 2–4 |  | 0–2 |  | 1–0 |  | 5–1 |  | 4–0
AFC Bournemouth |  | 2–2 |  | 1–1 |  | 5–0 |  | 3–1 |  | 4–3 |  | -- | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 0–1 | 0–1
Brentford |  |  | 0–5 |  | 1–1 |  | 0–2 |  | 7–1 |  | 5–2 | 3–2 | -- | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3
Bristol City | 3–0 |  |  | 4–1 |  | 3–0 |  | 4–1 |  | 1–1 |  | 2–0 | 1–1 | -- | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1
Cardiff City |  | 2–0 |  |  | 2–1 |  | 0–3 |  | 2–2 |  | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | -- | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–0 | 4–1
Charlton Athletic | 0–1 |  | 3–4 |  |  | 3–1 |  | 2–2 |  | 2–4 |  | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | -- | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 1–5 | 0–2
Colchester United |  | 2–0 |  | 3–1 |  |  | 1–2 |  | 1–1 |  | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | -- | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–4
Ipswich Town | 3–3 |  | 0–7 |  | 2–3 |  |  | 1–3 |  | 1–7 |  | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 7–4 | -- | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1
Millwall |  | 5–0 |  | 1–2 |  | 3–0 |  |  | 2–2 |  | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 9–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | -- | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4
Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 |  | 0–8 |  | 3–1 |  | 1–2 |  |  | 1–1 |  | 2–6 | 2–5 | 0–7 | 0–7 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | -- | 2–2 | 1–2
Swansea City |  | 5–1 |  | 4–1 |  | 2–3 |  | 3–3 |  |  | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | -- | 0–5
Watford | 1–0 |  | 1–5 |  | 2–1 |  | 0–0 |  | 0–2 |  |  | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–3 | --

Source: Under 18 Professional Development League Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Knock-out stage

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#### Semi-finals

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9 May 2025

19:00 BST

Burnley U18s| 1–2| Watford U18s

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* Shevchenko 40'
* Nabizada 87'

Turf Moor, Burnley

10 May 2025

14:00 BST

Bristol City U18s| 2–0| Sheffield Wednesday U18s

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* Sheppard 22'
* Derrick 40'

| Report |

Ashton Gate, Bristol

#### Professional Development League National Final

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16 May 2025

13:00 BST

Bristol City U18s| 2–1 (a.e.t.)| Watford U18s

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* Pecover 54'
* Jackson 103'

| Report |

* Smith-Daley 90+4'

Ashton Gate, Bristol

## EFL Youth Alliance

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Football league season

Football League Youth AllianceSeason| 2024-25

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Champions| Bolton Wanderers
Matches played| 515
Goals scored| 2,041 (3.96 per match)
Biggest home win| Oxford United 9–0 Cheltenham Town (8 February 2025)
Biggest away win| Chesterfield 0–7 Rotherham United (17 August 2024)
Newport County 1–8 Luton Town (15 April 2025)
Highest scoring| Gillingham 6–5 Leyton Orient (8 February 2025)
Longest winning run| 15 matches – Oxford United (12 November 2024 – 12 April 2025)
Longest unbeaten run| 21 matches – Bolton Wanderers (10 August 2024 – 19 April 2025)
Longest winless run| 11 matches – Huddersfield Town (10 August 2024 – 30 November 2024)
Exeter City (19 October 2024 – 1 March 2025)
Longest losing run| 11 matches – Exeter City (19 October 2024 – 1 March 2025)

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

All statistics correct as of 26 April 2025 (11 out of 20 games recorded).

The EFL Youth Alliance also known at times as League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. This is for academies that are Category Three and Four in the EPPP. The competition consists of the Under-18 sides from the Category Three and Category Four Academy Clubs of the EFL and Premier League, along with selected National League Clubs. 44 teams competed this season, one fewer than the previous season. Brentford made their return to Category Two status after nine years and left the league before the season.[37] Chesterfield returned after a five-year absence after their first team was promoted. Bromley joined the league as a Category Four Academy after their first team was promoted to the Football League for the first time.[38] However, Oldham Athletic did not return after their parent club lost their EPPP license. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL. Otherwise, they lose their license with the League. This season there is no more split divisions or Merit Leagues the divisions are combined. All the teams are placed within two Divisions North and South. Afterwards, the regional champions will play in a playoff final to decide the winner.

### League stage

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As of match played 10 May 2025[39]

#### North Division

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Bolton Wanderers (R, C) | 24  | 19  | 3  | 2  | 83  | 25  | +58  | 60
2  | Wrexham  | 24  | 18  | 4  | 2  | 74  | 27  | +47  | 58
3  | Rotherham United  | 24  | 13  | 5  | 6  | 52  | 39  | +13  | 44
4  | Preston North End  | 24  | 14  | 2  | 8  | 65  | 53  | +12  | 44
5  | Lincoln City  | 24  | 12  | 5  | 7  | 46  | 36  | +10  | 41
6  | Blackpool  | 24  | 11  | 7  | 6  | 52  | 41  | +11  | 40
7  | Burton Albion  | 24  | 11  | 6  | 7  | 51  | 37  | +14  | 39
8  | Chesterfield  | 24  | 12  | 3  | 9  | 41  | 38  | +3  | 39
9  | Port Vale  | 24  | 10  | 5  | 9  | 47  | 42  | +5  | 35
10  | Stockport County  | 24  | 10  | 4  | 10  | 45  | 40  | +5  | 34
11  | Bradford City  | 24  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 45  | 42  | +3  | 34
12  | Grimsby Town  | 24  | 9  | 7  | 8  | 42  | 41  | +1  | 34
13  | Mansfield Town  | 24  | 11  | 1  | 12  | 36  | 40  | −4  | 34
14  | Accrington Stanley  | 24  | 9  | 5  | 10  | 52  | 60  | −8  | 32
15  | Doncaster Rovers | 24  | 9  | 5  | 10  | 32  | 40  | −8  | 32
16  | Rochdale  | 24  | 8  | 6  | 10  | 53  | 55  | −2  | 30
17  | Morecambe  | 24  | 8  | 6  | 10  | 44  | 47  | −3  | 30
18  | Harrogate Town  | 24  | 8  | 6  | 10  | 49  | 54  | −5  | 30
19  | Shrewsbury Town  | 24  | 6  | 8  | 10  | 37  | 46  | −9  | 26
20  | Walsall  | 24  | 7  | 5  | 12  | 35  | 47  | −12  | 26
21  | Salford City  | 24  | 7  | 4  | 13  | 51  | 69  | −18  | 25
22  | Carlisle United  | 24  | 6  | 6  | 12  | 28  | 39  | −11  | 24
23  | Hartlepool United  | 24  | 4  | 6  | 14  | 38  | 59  | −21  | 18
24  | Notts County  | 24  | 4  | 5  | 15  | 29  | 70  | −41  | 17
25  | Huddersfield Town | 24  | 4  | 1  | 19  | 31  | 71  | −40  | 13

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2025. Source: soccerway.com
(C) Champions; (R) Regional League Champions

#### South Division

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Luton Town (R) | 27  | 22  | 2  | 3  | 85  | 36  | +49  | 68
2  | Oxford United  | 26  | 20  | 2  | 4  | 72  | 32  | +40  | 62
3  | AFC Wimbledon | 27  | 18  | 3  | 6  | 75  | 43  | +32  | 57
4  | Gillingham  | 27  | 17  | 3  | 7  | 73  | 47  | +26  | 54
5  | Plymouth Argyle  | 26  | 14  | 4  | 8  | 59  | 36  | +23  | 46
6  | Leyton Orient  | 27  | 14  | 4  | 9  | 59  | 39  | +20  | 46
7  | Swindon Town | 26  | 12  | 3  | 11  | 56  | 50  | +6  | 39
8  | Stevenage  | 27  | 11  | 6  | 10  | 43  | 43  | 0  | 39
9  | Sutton United  | 27  | 11  | 6  | 10  | 41  | 51  | −10  | 39
10  | Portsmouth | 26  | 12  | 1  | 13  | 45  | 54  | −9  | 37
11  | Bromley  | 27  | 10  | 7  | 10  | 50  | 51  | −1  | 37
12  | Cheltenham Town  | 26  | 10  | 4  | 12  | 49  | 60  | −11  | 34
13  | Forest Green Rovers  | 26  | 10  | 1  | 15  | 50  | 58  | −8  | 31
14  | Milton Keynes Dons  | 27  | 9  | 4  | 14  | 47  | 54  | −7  | 31
15  | Cambridge United  | 27  | 7  | 6  | 14  | 50  | 65  | −15  | 27
16  | Bristol Rovers  | 26  | 6  | 3  | 17  | 42  | 72  | −30  | 21
17  | Newport County  | 26  | 6  | 2  | 18  | 49  | 75  | −26  | 20
18  | Northampton Town  | 27  | 6  | 2  | 19  | 39  | 81  | −42  | 20
19  | Exeter City  | 26  | 5  | 1  | 20  | 38  | 75  | −37  | 16

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2025. Source: soccerway.com
(R) Regional Champions

#### EFL Youth Alliance National Final

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9 May 2025

14:00 BST

Bolton Wanderers U18s| 7–2| Luton Town U18s

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* Smith 4'
* Lewis 21'
* Grayson 25'
* Leigh 31'
* Lawrence 56', 90'
* Chigozie 69' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Takawira 85', 88'

Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich

## See also

[edit]

* 2024–25 in English football

## References

[edit]

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11. ^ "U18S: United v Nottingham Forest". manutd.com. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
12. ^ "Highlights & Reaction Sowunmi scores hat-trick as U18s power past Reading". whufc.com. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
13. ^ "U18S Match Summary: Leeds v United". manutd.com. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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15. ^ "Blackburn U18 v Nott'm Forest, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
16. ^ "U18S: Aston Villa 1-3 West Ham United". avfc.co.uk. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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19. ^ "Southampton U18s v Arsenal U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
20. ^ "West Ham United U18s v Leicester City U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
21. ^ "Norwich City U18s v Crystal Palace U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
22. ^ "Southampton U18s v Norwich City U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
23. ^ "Middlesbrough U18s v Derby County U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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25. ^ "Southampton U18s v Brighton & Hove Albion U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
26. ^ "Leicester City U18s v Arsenal U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
27. ^ a b "Manchester United U18s v Leeds United U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
28. ^ "Leeds United U18s v Everton U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
29. ^ "Sunderland U18s v Liverpool U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
30. ^ "Chelsea U18s v Southampton U18s, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
31. ^ "Sunderland U18 v Blackburn U18, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
32. ^ "Leicester City U18 v Tottenham Hotspur U18, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
33. ^ "Leeds United U18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers U18, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
34. ^ "Arsenal U18 v Reading U18, 2024/25". premierleague.com. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
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38. ^ "Bromley FC to Launch B Team Strategy for 2024/25". Bromley FC. 16 August 2024.
39. ^ "Football League Youth Alliance". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

## External links

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* U18 Professional Development League at Soccerway

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