2013–14 Professional U18 Development League
The 2013–14 Professional U18 Development League (League 1 referred to as the Barclays Under 18 Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the Professional Development League system.
There are 96 participating teams in the 2013–14 Professional U18 Development Leagues.
League 1
[edit] | |
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton U18s |
| Matches played | 344 (341 RS, 3 PO) |
| Goals scored | 1,233 (3.58 per match) (1,228 RS, 5 PO) |
| Biggest home win | Middlesbrough U18s 9–1 Fulham U18s (29 April 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Newcastle United U18s 0–6 Manchester City U18s (19 October 2013) |
| Highest scoring | Middlesbrough U18s 9–1 Fulham U18s (29 April 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches Manchester City U18s (19 October 2013- 1 February 2014) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Manchester City U18s (5 October 2013- 1 February 2014) |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches Bolton Wanderers U18s |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Leicester City U18s |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
League stage
[edit]Teams played each team in their own division twice and each team from the other division once, for a total of 31 games per team. The top two teams from each division progressed to the play-offs to determine the overall winner of the League as a whole. Leicester City joined after their academy was promoted to Category One Status.[1][2]
North Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City U18s | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 87 | 40 | +47 | 70 | Qualification for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Everton U18s | 31 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 62 | |
| 3 | Liverpool U18s | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 50 | |
| 4 | Manchester United U18s | 31 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 48 | |
| 5 | Newcastle United U18s | 31 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 47 | |
| 6 | Sunderland U18s | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 45 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 37 | |
| 8 | Middlesbrough U18s | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 36 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers U18s | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 33 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U18s | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 84 | −23 | 29 | |
| 11 | Stoke City U18s | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 24 |
Source: [citation needed]
South Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur U18s | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 63 | Qualification for Knockout stage |
| 2 | West Ham United U18s | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 57 | |
| 3 | Reading U18s | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 52 | |
| 4 | Fulham U18s | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 51 | |
| 5 | Chelsea U18s | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 49 | |
| 6 | Southampton U18s | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 46 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa U18s | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 46 | |
| 8 | Norwich City U18s | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 41 | |
| 9 | Arsenal U18s | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 34 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion U18s | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 24 | |
| 11 | Leicester City U18s | 31 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 21 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Manchester City U18s | 2 – 1 | West Ham U18s |
|---|---|---|
Smith-Brown  80'Bryan 85' (pen.) |
Report | Brown 8' |
Referee: Chris Isherwood
Final
[edit]| Everton U18s | 1 – 0 | Manchester City U18s |
|---|---|---|
| Charsley 55' |
Report |
Attendance: 1,450
League 2
[edit] | |
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Huddersfield Town U18s |
| Matches played | 263 (260 RS, 3 PO) |
| Goals scored | 939 (3.57 per match) (926 RS, 13 PO) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
League stage
[edit]Teams play each team in their own division twice, and eight of the teams in the other division once, to complete 26 fixtures. The top two teams from each division progress to the knockout stage to determine the overall winner.[3] 20 teams competed as Leicester City was promoted to category one status,[1] and Barnet was relegated from the football league, and Wigan Athletic downgraded their academy to category 3 status. Colchester United also lost their category 2 status temporarily,[4] but would return the following season.[5]
North Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town U18s | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 57 | Qualification for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra U18s | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 51 | +13 | 44 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City U18s | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 41 | |
| 4 | Barnsley U18s | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 41 | |
| 5 | Leeds United U18s | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 36 | |
| 6 | Coventry City U18s | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 35 | |
| 7 | Sheffield United U18s | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 33 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest U18s | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 33 | |
| 9 | Derby County U18s | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 30 | |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday U18s | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 27 |
Source: [citation needed]
South Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic U18s | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 48 | Qualification for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers U18s | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 47 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City U18s | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 40 | |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion U18s | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U18s | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 34 | |
| 6 | Bristol City U18s | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 34 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town U18s | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Millwall U18s | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 29 | |
| 9 | Brentford U18s | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 27 | |
| 10 | Swansea City U18s | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 21 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Huddersfield Town U18s | 2 – 1 | Queens Park Rangers U18s |
|---|---|---|
| Holmes Charles |
Comley 62' |
| Charlton Athletic U18s | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Crewe Alexandra U18s |
|---|---|---|
| Ahearne-Grant 51' (pen.) 108' |
[1] | Jones 42' (pen.) O'Neill 118' |
| Penalties | ||
Thomas  Ahearne-Grant Kennedy Browne  Charles-Cook Bokciu |
4 – 5 | Jones O'Neill Ng Speed Kearns Howell |
Final
[edit]| Huddersfield Town U18s | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Crewe Alexandra U18s |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 6 – 5 | ||
League 3
[edit] | |
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | North-East Division Bradford City U18s North-West Division Blackpool U18s South-East Division Colchester United U18s South-West Division Exeter City U18s |
← 2012-13 2014–15 → | |
League stage
[edit]North-West Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool U18s (C) | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 58 |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic U18s | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 51 |
| 3 | Rochdale U18s | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 48 |
| 4 | Walsall U18s | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 47 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers U18s | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 39 |
| 6 | Carlisle United U18s | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 36 |
| 7 | Bury U18s | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 36 |
| 8 | Burnley U18s | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 35 |
| 9 | Port Vale U18s | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 34 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town U18s | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 29 |
| 11 | Preston North End U18s | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 28 |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic U18s | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 26 |
| 13 | Macclesfield Town U18s | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 24 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley U18s | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 23 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town U18s | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 20 |
| 16 | Morecambe U18s | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 75 | −45 | 17 |
| 17 | Wrexham U18s | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 16 |
North-East Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City U18s (C) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 50 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers U18s | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 46 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United U18s | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 39 |
| 4 | Notts County U18s | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 36 |
| 5 | York City U18s | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 34 |
| 6 | Hull City U18s | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 33 |
| 7 | Hartlepool United U18s | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 30 |
| 8 | Burton Albion U18s | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 29 |
| 9 | Rotherham United U18s | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 21 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town U18s | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 18 |
| 11 | Chesterfield U18s | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 17 |
| 12 | Lincoln City U18s | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 17 |
South-West Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter City U18s (C) | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 32 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers U18s | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 32 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle U18s | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 31 |
| 4 | Oxford United U18s | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 30 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town U18s | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 26 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth U18s | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Swindon Town U18s | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 16 |
| 8 | Torquay United U18s | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 8 |
| 9 | Newport County U18s | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 46 | −31 | 8 |
| 10 | Hereford United U18s[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- ^ Hereford United record expunged
South-East Division
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester United U18s (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 45 |
| 2 | Peterborough United U18s | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 44 |
| 3 | Gillingham U18s | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 38 |
| 4 | Watford U18s | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 36 |
| 5 | Luton Town U18s | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 36 |
| 6 | Portsmouth U18s | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 33 |
| 7 | Southend United U18s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 31 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient U18s | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 28 |
| 9 | Northampton Town U18s | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 28 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon U18s | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 27 |
| 11 | Stevenage U18s | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 27 |
| 12 | Barnet U18s | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 22 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons U18s | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 21 |
| 14 | Crawley Town U18s | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 16 |
| 15 | Dagenham & Redbridge U18s | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 62 | −40 | 7 |
See also
[edit]- 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League
- 2013–14 FA Cup
- 2013–14 FA Youth Cup
- 2013–14 in English football
References
[edit]- ^ a b "LCFC Academy Awarded Cat. One Status". Leicester City FC.
- ^ "BetExplorer soccer stats - results, tables, soccer stats & odds".
- ^ "Premier League Publications | Barclays Premier League". Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
- ^ "Colchester United: Academy decision angers Joe Dunne". BBC Sport. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Marston, Carl (16 June 2014). "Colchester United secure Academy Category Two status, but for how long?". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 26 September 2024.