2024–25 Professional U21 Development League

Youth Football League in England

Football league season

Premier League 2Season| 2024–25

|

Champions| Manchester City U21s (4th Title)
Matches played| 275
(260 RS, 15 PO)
Goals scored| 1,009 (3.67 per match)
(946 RS, 63 PO)
Best Player| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Manchester City U21s[1]
Top goalscorer| Divin Mubama Manchester City U21s (17 goals)
(11 RS, 6 PO)
Biggest home win| Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 10–0 Crystal Palace U21s
(5 October 2024) Record
Biggest away win| Fulham U21s 0–6 Chelsea U21s
(4 October 2024)
Highest scoring|  Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 10–0 Crystal Palace U21s
(5 October 2024)
Longest winning run| 10 Matches
Manchester City U21s
(23 August 2024 – 13 January 2025)
Longest unbeaten run| 11 Matches
Manchester City U21s
(23 August 2024 – 17 January 2025)
Longest winless run| 16 Matches
Aston Villa U21s
(27 September 2024 – 18 April 2025)
Longest losing run| 8 Matches
Stoke City U21s
(23 August 2024 – 29 November 2024)
Highest attendance| 6,384 Norwich City U21s 3–5 Manchester United U21s September 28, 2024
Lowest attendance| 50 2 Matches

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Premier League 2 was the 13th season of the Professional Development League system. It continued to use the same format as the  2023–24 season.[2]

## Premier League 2

[edit]

### Table

[edit]

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

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | Manchester City U21s (R, C) | 20  | 15  | 2  | 3  | 61  | 23  | +38  | 47  | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
and Premier League International Cup
2  | Fulham U21s | 20  | 14  | 3  | 3  | 49  | 30  | +19  | 45
3  | Chelsea U21s | 20  | 12  | 2  | 6  | 51  | 30  | +21  | 38
4  | West Ham United U21s | 20  | 12  | 2  | 6  | 30  | 24  | +6  | 38
5  | Manchester United U21s | 20  | 11  | 3  | 6  | 45  | 31  | +14  | 36
6  | Crystal Palace U21s | 20  | 10  | 5  | 5  | 44  | 35  | +9  | 35
7  | Southampton U21s | 20  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 38  | 31  | +7  | 34
8  | Arsenal U21s | 20  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 44  | 38  | +6  | 33
9  | Newcastle United U21s | 20  | 10  | 2  | 8  | 39  | 37  | +2  | 32
10  | Leicester City U21s | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 39  | 30  | +9  | 31
11  | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 20  | 8  | 6  | 6  | 39  | 22  | +17  | 30
12  | Everton U21s | 20  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 41  | 43  | −2  | 29
13  | Sunderland U21s | 20  | 8  | 4  | 8  | 48  | 35  | +13  | 28  | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs
14  | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 20  | 8  | 4  | 8  | 30  | 36  | −6  | 28
15  | Nottingham Forest U21s | 20  | 8  | 3  | 9  | 32  | 28  | +4  | 27
16  | Liverpool U21s | 20  | 7  | 6  | 7  | 29  | 31  | −2  | 27
17  | Leeds United U21s | 20  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 27  | 32  | −5  | 25  |
18  | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 20  | 7  | 4  | 9  | 33  | 42  | −9  | 25
19  | Middlesbrough U21s | 20  | 7  | 1  | 12  | 27  | 43  | −16  | 22
20  | Reading U21s | 20  | 6  | 3  | 11  | 26  | 45  | −19  | 21
21  | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 20  | 6  | 2  | 12  | 31  | 47  | −16  | 20
22  | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 20  | 6  | 1  | 13  | 35  | 47  | −12  | 19
23  | Derby County U21s | 20  | 5  | 4  | 11  | 27  | 43  | −16  | 19
24  | Norwich City U21s | 20  | 5  | 3  | 12  | 29  | 49  | −20  | 18
25  | Stoke City U21s | 20  | 4  | 3  | 13  | 26  | 43  | −17  | 15
26  | Aston Villa U21s | 20  | 2  | 6  | 12  | 26  | 51  | −25  | 12

Source: Premier League 2 Table
(C) Champions; (R) Regular Season 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

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Arsenal U21s | -- | 4–1 | -- | 1–1 | -- | -- | 2–2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–3 | -- | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | -- | 2–0 | -- | -- | -- | 1–2 | 2–5 | -- | -- | --
Aston Villa U21s | -- | -- | 2–1 | -- | -- | -- | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | -- | -- | 2–2 | -- | -- | -- | 2–3 | 0–3 | -- | 1–3 | -- | -- | 2–2 | -- | -- | -- | 0–4
Blackburn Rovers U21s | 3–4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–7 | -- | -- | 2–3 | -- | 3–2 | -- | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | -- | 2–0 | 3–2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–2 | -- | --
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | -- | 1–1 | -- | -- | -- | 10–0 | 2–1 | -- | 1–3 | -- | 1–1 | 2–1 | -- | 0–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5–1 | -- | 0–2 | 1–1
Chelsea U21s | 2–1 | 4–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1 | -- | 1–1 | 3–1 | -- | -- | 2–0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–0 | 0–2 | -- | -- | 1–2 | 1–2 | -- | --
Crystal Palace U21s | 2–2 | 3–0 | -- | -- | 2–4 | -- | -- | -- | 0–1 | -- | -- | 3–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | -- | -- | -- | 5–1 | -- | -- | 0–1
Derby County U21s | -- | -- | 0–0 | -- | 2–6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–2 | -- | -- | 2–3 | -- | -- | 1–0 | -- | -- | -- | 0–0 | -- | -- | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1
Everton U21s | 1–2 | -- | 3–1 | 1–0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | -- | -- | -- | --
Fulham U21s | 6–3 | -- | -- | -- | 0–6 | -- | 4–0 | 2–2 | -- | 2–1 | 3–1 | -- | 1–1 | -- | 2–0 | -- | -- | 0–1 | -- | -- | -- | 5–2 | -- | -- | -- | --
Leeds United U21s | -- | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | -- | 1–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–1 | 1–2 | --
Leicester City U21s | -- | 3–1 | -- | -- | -- | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | -- | --
Liverpool U21s | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–3 | -- | 3–1 | 0–2 | -- | 1–1 | 1–2 | -- | 3–1 | -- | 0–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–1
Manchester City U21s | -- | 4–1 | -- | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | -- | 5–0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4–0 | 5–0 | -- | -- | -- | 2–2 | -- | 2–0 | -- | 4–1 | --
Manchester United U21s | -- | 2–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–1 | -- | -- | 0–1 | 1–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–3 | -- | 5–1 | 4–1 | -- | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | --
Middlesbrough U21s | -- | 4–2 | -- | 0–3 | 1–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–3 | -- | -- | 0–2 | -- | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | -- | -- | -- | 2–1 | 1–1 | --
Newcastle United U21s | -- | -- | 2–0 | -- | 3–2 | 1–0 | -- | 2–2 | -- | -- | 3–6 | -- | -- | 0–2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7–1 | -- | 4–1 | 1–1 | -- | -- | 0–1 | --
Norwich City U21s | 0–3 | -- | -- | 1–1 | 1–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–5 | -- | -- | 3–5 | 1–3 | -- | -- | 0–3 | -- | -- | 0–3 | 0–3 | -- | 6–1 | -- | --
Nottingham Forest U21s | -- | -- | -- | 0–1 | 2–4 | -- | 1–1 | -- | -- | 0–1 | 2–0 | -- | 2–3 | -- | -- | 2–3 | -- | -- | -- | 0–2 | 1–0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–0
Reading U21s | -- | -- | 1–0 | 2–0 | -- | -- | 0–1 | -- | 1–5 | -- | -- | 1–1 | -- | 1–4 | -- | -- | 1–2 | 0–2 | -- | -- | 1–5 | -- | -- | -- | 0–3 | --
Southampton U21s | -- | -- | 3–0 | 2–4 | -- | 0–2 | -- | -- | 5–0 | -- | -- | 1–1 | -- | -- | -- | 4–2 | 2–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3–3 | 2–1 | -- | -- | 2–1
Stoke City U21s | 0–1 | 1–1 | -- | -- | -- | 1–2 | 5–3 | -- | 0–1 | 1–1 | -- | 0–1 | -- | -- | 1–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4–1
Sunderland U21s | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6–0 | -- | -- | 3–0 | -- | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 3–2 | -- | -- | 0–0 | 1–2 | -- | -- | -- | 2–3 | -- | -- | 5–0
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | -- | -- | 4–0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4–5 | 1–4 | 0–3 | -- | 2–0 | -- | -- | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | -- | 1–4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–3
West Bromwich Albion U21s | 4–3 | -- | -- | 0–4 | -- | 0–2 | -- | 0–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–5 | -- | -- | 3–1 | -- | -- | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | -- | -- | -- | --
West Ham United U21s | 1–0 | -- | 2–1 | -- | 3–2 | 2–5 | -- | -- | 0–3 | -- | 2–3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–0 | -- | -- | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | -- | -- | -- | --
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 1–3 | -- | 0–2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4–2 | -- | 4–1 | 1–1 | -- | 3–1 | 1–1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1 | 1–0 | --

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

### Elimination Playoffs

[edit]

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

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | Manchester City U21s | 2 | | | |
| 16 | Liverpool U21s | 1 |
| | 1 | Manchester City U21s | 3 |
|  |
| | | 8 | Arsenal U21s | 2 |
| 8 | Arsenal U21s | 2 |

| 9 | Newcastle United U21s | 1 |
| | 1 | Manchester City U21s | 2 |
|  |
| | | 5 | Manchester United U21s | 0 |
| 5 | Manchester United U21s | 4 | |

| 12 | Everton U21s | 2 |
| | 5 | Manchester United U21s | 4 |
|  |
| | | 4 | West Ham United U21s | 1 |
| 4 | West Ham United U21s | 3 |

| 13 | Sunderland U21s | 1 |
| | 1 | Manchester City U21s | 2 |
|  |
| | | 7 | Southampton U21s | 0 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U21s | 3 | | |

| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 1 |
| | 6 | Crystal Palace U21s | 6 |
|  |
| | | 3 | Chelsea U21s | 0 |
| 3 | Chelsea U21s | 4 |

| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 0 |
| | 6 | Crystal Palace U21s | 1 |
|  |
| | | 7 | Southampton U21s | 2 |
| 7 | Southampton U21s | 5 | |

| 10 | Leicester City U21s | 3 |
| | 7 | Southampton U21s | 5 |
|  |
| | | 2 | Fulham U21s | 2 |
| 2 | Fulham U21s | 1 |

| 15 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 0 |

#### Round of 16

[edit]

25 April 2025

19:00 BST

Arsenal U21s| 2–1| Newcastle United U21s

|
|

* Butler-Oyedeji 25' (pen.)
* Edwards 90+3'

| Report |

* Bailey 46'

Mangata Pay UK Stadium, Borehamwood

Attendance: 260

Referee: Harry Wager

25 April 2025

19:00 BST

Manchester City U21s| 2–1 (a.e.t.)| Liverpool U21s

|
|

* Mubama 19', 107'

| Report |

* Pilling 68'

Joie Stadium, Manchester

Attendance: 541

Referee: Aaron Jackson

25 April 2025

19:00 BST

Manchester United U21s| 4–2| Everton U21s

|
|

* Wheatley 11', 51'
* Fletcher 71'
* Koné 84'

| Report |

* Sherif 1', 33'

Leigh Sports Village, Leigh

Attendance: 250

Referee: Aaron Bannister

26 April 2025

12:00 BST

West Ham United U21s| 3–1| Sunderland U21s

|
|

* Ajala 1'
* Orford 63'
* Battrum 90'

| Report |

* Bell 28'

Rush Green Stadium, Romford

Attendance: 111

Referee: Jason Richardson

26 April 2025

18:00 BST

Chelsea U21s| 4–0| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s

|
|

* Rak-Sakyi 45'
* Murray-Campbell 50'
* McNeilly 63' (pen.)
* Kavuma-McQueen 86'

| Report |

Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames

Attendance: 265

Referee: William Davis

27 April 2025

14:00 BST

Southampton U21s| 5–3 (a.e.t.)| Leicester City U21s

|
|

* Merry 6'
* Robinson 44'
* Ehibatiomhan 62'
* Sanda 94'
* Bragg 113'

| Report |

* Braybrooke 80'
* Cartwright 82' (pen.)
* Evans 85'

St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Attendance: 165

Referee: Elliott Swallow

28 April 2025

19:00 BST

Crystal Palace U21s| 3–1| Brighton & Hove Albion U21s

|
|

* Mustapha 23'
* Umeh 37'
* Kporha 56'

| Report |

* Knight 52'

VBS Community Stadium, Sutton

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Alan Dale

28 April 2025

19:00 BST

Fulham U21s| 1–0 (a.e.t.)| Nottingham Forest U21s

|
|

* Nwoko 93'

| Report |

Motspur Park, New Malden

Attendance: 105

Referee: James Durkin

#### Quarterfinals

[edit]

2 May 2025

14:00 BST

Crystal Palace U21s| 6–0| Chelsea U21s

|
|

* Mustapha 9', 59'
* Cardines 41'
* Ola-Adebomi 63', 83'
* Marsh 90+5'

| Report |

VBS Community Stadium, Sutton

Attendance: 510

Referee: Isaac Searle

3 May 2025

13:00 BST

Manchester City U21s| 3–2 (a.e.t.)| Arsenal U21s

|
|

* Muir 76'
* Samuel 90+4'
* Mubama 106'

| Report |

* Edwards 1'
* Copley 50'

Joie Stadium, Manchester

Attendance: 442

Referee: Ross Martin

5 May 2025

10:00 BST

Manchester United U21s| 4–1| West Ham United U21s

|
|

* Scanlon 51'
* Wheatley 60'
* Murray 78'
* Mather 90+2'

| Report |

* Adeile 30'

Leigh Sports Village, Leigh

Attendance: 471

Referee: Jamie O'Connor

5 May 2025

14:00 BST

Southampton U21s| 5–2| Fulham U21s

|
|

* Sanda 23'
* Ballard 45+2', 60', 62'
* Ehibhatiomhan 85'

| Report |

* Godo 6', 68'

St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Attendance: 234

Referee: Sam Mulhall

#### Semifinals

[edit]

10 May 2025

19:00 BST

Manchester City U21s| 2–0| Manchester United U21s

|
|

* Mubama 66', 90'

| Report |

Joie Stadium, Manchester

Attendance: 866

Referee: Scott Tallis

12 May 2025

19:00 BST

Crystal Palace U21s| 1–2 (a.e.t.)| Southampton U21s

|
|

* Ola-Adebomi 51'

| Report |

* Ballard 32'
* Abu 97'

Selhurst Park, Selhurst

Attendance: 740

Referee: James Oldham

#### Final

[edit]

22 May 2025

19:15 BST

Manchester City U21s| 2–0| Southampton U21s

|
|

* Mubama 6'
* Muir 39'

| Report |

Joie Stadium, Manchester

Attendance: 697

Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

## Player of the Month

[edit]

Month  | Player  | Club  | Ref.

|
|
|

August  |  Nathan Butler-Oyedeji | Arsenal U21s | [3]
September  |  Farid Alfa-Ruprecht | Manchester City U21s | [4]
October  |  Kiano Dyer | Chelsea U21s | [5]
November  |  Callum Osmand | Fulham U21s | [6]
December  |  Harry Howell | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | [7]
January  |  Dom Ballard | Southampton U21s | [8]
February  |  Divin Mubama | Manchester City U21s | [9]
March  |  Emre Tezgel | Stoke City U21s | [10]
April  |  Lewis Orford | West Ham United U21s | [11]

## Player of the Season

[edit]

Player | Club | Ref.

|
|

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | Manchester City U21s | [1]

## Professional Development League

[edit]

Football league season

Professional Development League 2Season| 2024–25

|

Champions| Brentford U21s (1st Title)
Matches played| 344
(341 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored| 1,318 (3.83 per match)
(1303 RS, 15 PO)
Top goalscorer| Daniel Adu-Adjei AFC Bournemouth U21s
(25 goals)
(23 RS, 2 PO)
Biggest home win| Coventry City U21s 14–0 Colchester United U21s
(21 January 2025) Record
Biggest away win| Queens Park Rangers U21s 0–6 Coventry City U21s
(13 August 2024), Queens Park Rangers U21s 0–6 Sheffield United U21s
(10 September 2024)
Highest scoring|
Coventry City U21s 14–0 Colchester United U21s
(21 January 2025) Record
Longest winning run| 14 Matches
AFC Bournemouth U21s (7 March 2025 – 12 May 2025)
Longest unbeaten run| 15 Matches
AFC Bournemouth U21s (3 March 2025 – 12 May 2025)
Longest winless run| 12 Matches
Colchester United U21s (6 January 2025 – 1 April 2025)
Longest losing run| 8 Matches
Colchester United U21s (6 January 2025 – 7 March 2025)

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

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 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. Sheffield United U21s are the defending champions.

22 teams competed in the league this season, one more than the previous season and the most since the league's inaugural season in 2012-13. Brentford U21s returned to the league after nine years their academy was given Category Two status.[12]

### Tables

[edit]

#### North Division

[edit]

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

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | Sheffield United U21s (R) | 31  | 19  | 7  | 5  | 82  | 36  | +46  | 64  | Qualification for Knock-out stage
2  | Burnley U21s | 31  | 19  | 2  | 10  | 89  | 38  | +51  | 59
3  | Coventry City U21s | 31  | 16  | 3  | 12  | 73  | 53  | +20  | 51  |
4  | Hull City U21s | 31  | 17  | 0  | 14  | 61  | 56  | +5  | 51
5  | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 31  | 13  | 6  | 12  | 51  | 53  | −2  | 45
6  | Fleetwood Town U21s | 31  | 13  | 4  | 14  | 47  | 59  | −12  | 43
7  | Peterborough United U21s | 31  | 11  | 2  | 18  | 46  | 74  | −28  | 35
8  | Birmingham City U21s | 31  | 9  | 4  | 18  | 51  | 82  | −31  | 31
9  | Barnsley U21s | 31  | 7  | 9  | 15  | 43  | 62  | −19  | 30
10  | Wigan Athletic U21s | 31  | 7  | 5  | 19  | 48  | 66  | −18  | 26
11  | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 31  | 6  | 7  | 18  | 39  | 76  | −37  | 25

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

#### South Division

[edit]

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

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | AFC Bournemouth U21s (R) | 31  | 21  | 4  | 6  | 88  | 49  | +39  | 67  | Qualification for Knock-out stage
2  | Brentford U21s (C) | 31  | 21  | 4  | 6  | 74  | 46  | +28  | 67
3  | Millwall U21s | 31  | 20  | 6  | 5  | 69  | 36  | +33  | 66  |
4  | Charlton Athletic U21s | 31  | 17  | 7  | 7  | 88  | 45  | +43  | 58
5  | Ipswich Town U21s | 31  | 12  | 8  | 11  | 63  | 65  | −2  | 44
6  | Cardiff City U21s | 31  | 13  | 5  | 13  | 43  | 52  | −9  | 44
7  | Swansea City U21s | 31  | 13  | 4  | 14  | 57  | 58  | −1  | 43
8  | Bristol City U21s | 31  | 11  | 7  | 13  | 64  | 66  | −2  | 40
9  | Watford U21s | 31  | 11  | 5  | 15  | 55  | 62  | −7  | 38
10  | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 31  | 8  | 4  | 19  | 48  | 76  | −28  | 28
11  | Colchester United U21s | 31  | 3  | 5  | 23  | 24  | 93  | −69  | 14

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

### Results

[edit]

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

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Barnsley U21s | -- | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | -- | -- | 0–4 | -- | 0–4 | -- | 1–2 | -- | 4–0 | -- | 1–1
Birmingham City U21s | 2–3 | -- | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | -- | -- | 3–4 | -- | 0–3 | -- | 4–1 | -- | 1–5 | --
Burnley U21s | 3–1 | 8–1 | -- | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | -- | 1–2 | -- | -- | 0–4 | -- | 3–3 | -- | 6–0 | -- | 4–1
Coventry City U21s | 2–2 | 8–0 | 2–6 | -- | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | -- | 3–2 | -- | -- | 14–0 | -- | 3–4 | -- | 2–1 | --
Crewe Alexandra U21s | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | -- | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | -- | 0–2 | -- | 4–2 | -- | -- | 0–3 | -- | 0–1 | -- | 3–0
Fleetwood Town U21s | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | -- | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | -- | 2–1 | -- | 0–4 | -- | -- | 2–1 | -- | 3–1 | --
Hull City U21s | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | -- | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | -- | 2–1 | -- | 2–0 | -- | 4–0 | -- | -- | 3–1 | -- | 1–3
Peterborough United U21s | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | -- | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | -- | 4–2 | -- | 2–7 | -- | 2–3 | -- | -- | 1–2 | --
Sheffield United U21s | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 10–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | -- | 2–1 | 2–1 | -- | 6–0 | -- | 2–0 | -- | 3–0 | -- | 1–1 | -- | -- | 8–2
Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | -- | 2–1 | 2–2 | -- | 4–4 | -- | 0–5 | -- | 1–3 | -- | 4–3 | -- | --
Wigan Athletic U21s | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | -- | -- | 1–1 | -- | 1–3 | -- | 4–1 | -- | 1–2 | -- | 3–1 | --
AFC Bournemouth U21s | 4–3 | -- | 3–2 | -- | 4–3 | -- | 2–0 | -- | 3–1 | -- | 5–2 | -- | 8–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 4–1
Brentford U21s | 3–0 | 2–0 | -- | 1–0 | -- | 2–0 | -- | 2–1 | -- | 1–1 | -- | 3–0 | -- | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2
Bristol City U21s | -- | 2–1 | 1–3 | -- | 2–0 | -- | 4–2 | -- | 1–1 | -- | 4–2 | 5–0 | 0–4 | -- | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–2
Cardiff City U21s | 1–0 | -- | 1–4 | 1–1 | -- | 2–0 | -- | 4–0 | -- | 0–1 | -- | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | -- | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1
Charlton Athletic U21s | -- | 3–1 | -- | 0–1 | 1–1 | -- | 6–0 | -- | 1–1 | -- | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 6–1 | -- | 8–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2–1
Colchester United U21s | 1–3 | -- | 0–3 | -- | 1–1 | 0–0 | -- | 0–1 | -- | 0–1 | -- | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | -- | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3
Ipswich Town U21s | -- | 6–1 | -- | 4–1 | -- | 1–2 | 0–2 | -- | 0–1 | -- | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | -- | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1
Millwall U21s | 4–1 | -- | 1–1 | -- | 4–0 | -- | 2–0 | 2–1 | -- | 1–1 | -- | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | -- | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–2
Queens Park Rangers U21s | -- | 0–2 | -- | 0–6 | -- | 1–1 | -- | 2–0 | 0–6 | -- | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | -- | 1–3 | 0–0
Swansea City U21s | 0–0 | -- | 2–0 | -- | 4–0 | -- | 1–0 | -- | 5–0 | 3–1 | -- | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–5 | -- | 1–3
Watford U21s | -- | 0–4 | -- | 1–2 | -- | 1–0 | -- | 1–2 | -- | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | --

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

### Knock-out stage

[edit]

Semi-finals

12 May 2025

13:00 BST

Sheffield United U21s| 1–2 (a.e.t.)| Brentford U21s

|
|

* Atherton 70'

| Report |

* Fredrick 45+3'
* Morgan 101'

Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster

12 May 2025

19:00 BST

AFC Bournemouth U21s| 4–3| Burnley U21s

|
|

* McDermott 7' (o.g.)
* Clarke 34'
* Rees-Dottin 48'
* Adu-Adjei 62'

| Report |

* Bauress 3'
* McDermott 88'
* Westley 90+4'

Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth

Professional Development League National Final

21 May 2025

19:00 BST

AFC Bournemouth U21s| 2–3| Brentford U21s

|
|

* Adu-Adjei 23'
* William 62'

| Report |

* Morgan 52'
* Donovan 56'
* Yogane 87'

Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth

Attendance: 2,033

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Man City's Simpson-Pusey named PL2 Player of the Season". premierleague.com. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
2. ^ "Reformatting of Premier League 2 for 2023/24 explained". Premier League. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
3. ^ "Butler-Oyedeji wins PL2 Player of the Month for August". premierleague.com. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
4. ^ "Alfa-Ruprecht wins PL2 Player of the Month for September". premierleague.com. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
5. ^ "Dyer wins PL2 Player of the Month for October". premierleague.com. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
6. ^ "Osmand wins PL2 Player of the Month for November". premierleague.com. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
7. ^ "Howell named PL2 Player of the Month for December". premierleague.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
8. ^ "Ballard named PL2 Player of the Month for January". premierleague.com. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
9. ^ "Mubama named PL2 Player of the Month for February". premierleague.com. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
10. ^ "Tezgel named PL2 Player of the Month for March". premierleague.com. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
11. ^ "Orford named PL2 Player of the Month for April". premierleague.com. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
12. ^ "Brentford B fixtures revealed". www.brentfordfc.com. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

* v
* t
* e

2024–25 in English men's football

« 2023–24

2025–26 »

National teams|

* Senior (2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
* U21 (UEFA Euro 2025 finals)
* U20 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)
* U17 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

|

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)

|

EFL cups|

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

Youth
competitions|

| Under-21|

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

|

Under-18|

* Professional U18 Development League
* FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
* Fulham
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship|

* Blackburn Rovers
* Bristol City
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Hull City
* Leeds United
* Luton Town
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swansea City
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion

League One|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol Rovers
* Burton Albion
* Cambridge United
* Charlton Athletic
* Crawley Town
* Exeter City
* Huddersfield Town
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Stevenage
* Stockport County
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* Wycombe Wanderers

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* AFC Wimbledon
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Bromley
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* Fleetwood Town
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Harrogate Town
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Morecambe
* Newport County
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Salford City
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall

* Summer 2024 transfers
* Winter 2024–25 transfers

* v
* t
* e

Professional Development League

U21/U23|

* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

U18|

* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template