2014–15 Professional U21 Development League
The 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League was the third season of the Professional Development League system.
League 1
[edit]Season | 2014–2015 |
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Champions | Manchester United U21s Division 2 Middlesbrough U21s |
Promoted | Middlesbrough U21s Reading U21s |
Relegated | Fulham U21s West Ham United U21s |
Matches played | 264 |
Goals scored | 781 (2.96 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ryan Seager Southampton U21s (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | Derby County U21s 7–1 Stoke City U21s (27 January 2015) |
Biggest away win | West Ham United U21s 0–4 Liverpool U21s (12 September 2014) Aston Villa U21s 1–5 Reading U21s (1 December 2014) Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 0–4 Arsenal U21s (1 December 2014) Southampton U21s 0–4 Manchester City EDS (19 May 2015) |
Highest scoring | Leicester City U21s 6–2 Manchester City EDS (27 October 2014) Derby County U21s 7–1 Stoke City U21s (27 January 2015) Chelsea U21s 5–3 Southampton U21s (2 February 2015) Liverpool U21s 4–4 Norwich City U21s (11 May 2015) |
Longest winning run | 7 Matches Reading U21s |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 Matches Manchester United U21s |
Longest winless run | 17 Matches Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s |
Longest losing run | 7 Matches Blackburn Rovers U21s |
Highest attendance | 16,708 Manchester United U21s 4–0 Manchester City EDS (12 May 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 34 Reading U21s 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s (7 April 2015) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
League 1, referred to as the Barclays Under 21 Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the 2013–14 season.
At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall League 1 champions, with the previously used knock-out system being abandoned. The top 8 teams qualified for the 2015–16 edition of the Premier League International Cup and the bottom two teams in Division 1 were relegated to Division 2 for the 2015–16 season, with the top teams in Division 2 moved in the opposite direction.[1]
Division 1
[edit]Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester United U21s (C) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 40 | |
2 | Liverpool U21s | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 36 | |
3 | Chelsea U21s | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 35 | |
4 | Sunderland U21s | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 35 | |
5 | Manchester City EDS | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 33 | |
6 | Leicester City U21s | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 32 | |
7 | Norwich City U21s | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 32 | |
8 | Southampton U21s | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 31 | |
9 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 29 | |
10 | Everton U21s | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 27 | |
11 | Fulham U21s (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 22 | Relegation to 2015–16 U21 Premier League Division 2 |
12 | West Ham United U21s (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 17 |
Results
[edit]Division 2
[edit]Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Middlesbrough U21s (P) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 50 | Promotion to 2015–16 U21 Premier League Division 1 |
2 | Reading U21s (P) | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 41 | |
3 | Derby County U21s | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 40 | |
4 | Arsenal U21s | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 37 | |
5 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 37 | |
6 | Newcastle United U21s | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 32 | |
7 | Aston Villa U21s | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 27 | |
8 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 23 | |
9 | Bolton Wanderers U21s | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 23 | |
10 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 21 | |
11 | Stoke City U21s | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 18 | |
12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 |
Results
[edit]Awards
[edit]Player of the season: Duncan Watmore (Sunderland)[2]
- Player of the month
Month | Player | Club | Ref |
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February | Ryan Seager | Southampton U21s | [3] |
March | Harrison Panayiotou | Leicester City U21s | [4] |
April | Duncan Watmore | Sunderland U21s | [5] |
League 2
[edit]Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions | Swansea City U21s |
Matches played | 255 (252 RS, 3 PO) |
Goals scored | 819 (3.21 per match) (800 RS, 19 PO) |
Top goalscorer | Kenji Gorre Swansea City U21s (17 Goals) |
Biggest home win | Sheffield United U21s 7–0 Coventry City U21s (12 January 2015) |
Biggest away win | Colchester United U21s 0–5 Sheffield Wednesday U21s (13 October 2014) Huddersfield Town U21s 0–5 Leeds United U21s (9 March 2015) |
Highest scoring | Millwall U21s 7–3 Bristol City U21s (16 February 2015) |
Longest winning run | 6 Matches Nottingham Forest U21s |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 Matches Nottingham Forest U21s Swansea City U21s |
Longest winless run | 11 Matches Barnsley U21s |
Longest losing run | 8 Matches Barnsley U21s |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
League 2, referred to as the Professional Development U21 League, is split into two regional divisions.
Teams will play each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 26 games for North division teams, and 27 games each for South division teams.
At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion.
19 Teams competed this season, 1 fewer than last season. Brighton & Hove Albion U21s[6] joined the Premier League 2 as a Category One Academy alongside Derby County U21s on July 25 after 2 seasons apiece.[7] Meanwhile, Colchester United U21s returned after a one season absence when they resecured their Category Two Academy status.[8]
League stage
[edit]North Division table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 55 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Huddersfield Town U21s | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 48 | |
3 | Sheffield United U21s | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 44 | |
4 | Leeds United U21s | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 43 | |
5 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 38 | |
6 | Birmingham City U21s | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 38 | |
7 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 26 | |
8 | Coventry City U21s | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 22 | |
9 | Barnsley U21s | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 14 |
South Division table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Crystal Palace U21s | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Swansea City U21s | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 47 | |
3 | Cardiff City U21s | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 41 | |
4 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 40 | |
5 | Ipswich Town U21s | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | |
6 | Millwall U21s | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 36 | |
7 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 36 | |
8 | Brentford U21s | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 33 | |
9 | Colchester United U21s | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 30 | |
10 | Bristol City U21s | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 22 |
Results
[edit]Knock-out stage
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]Crystal Palace U21s | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Huddersfield Town U21s |
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De Silva 39', 70' Kaikai 90' |
Report |
Nottingham Forest U21s | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Swansea City U21s |
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Grant 9' Thorne 23' Iacovitti 116' |
Jones 85' Samuel 90' 105' |
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Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Final
[edit]Swansea City U21s | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town U21s |
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See also
[edit]- 2014–15 Professional U18 Development League
- 2014–15 FA Cup
- 2014–15 FA Youth Cup
- 2014–15 Premier League International Cup
- 2014–15 Under-21 Premier League Cup
- 2014–15 in English football
References
[edit]- ^ "Barclays U21: New format for next season". Premier League official website. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Watmore claims Barclays U21 Player of the Season award". Premier League. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Seager wins inaugural Barclays U21 Player of the Month award". 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "'Speechless' Panayiotou wins Barclays Under-21 award for March". Premier League. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Watmore wins April's Barclays U21 Player of the Month". Premier League. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Albion. achieve Category One Status". seagulls.co.uk.
- ^ "Derby County Achieve Category One Academy Status". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Marston, Carl (16 June 2014). "Colchester United secure Academy Category Two status, but for how long?". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. Retrieved 10 May 2016.