# 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

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.

### Division 1
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | Relegation to 2015–16 U21 Premier League Division 2 |

#### Results

| Home \ Away | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | NOR | SOT | SUN | TOT | WHU |
| Chelsea U21s | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Everton U21s | 0–2 | | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Fulham U21s | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Leicester City U21s | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Liverpool U21s | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 3–4 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Manchester City EDS | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Manchester United U21s | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Norwich City U21s | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Southampton U21s | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Sunderland U21s | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 |
| West Ham United U21s | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |

### Division 2
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 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 | Promotion to 2015–16 U21 Premier League Division 1 |
| 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

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BLB | BOL | B&HA | DER | MID | NEW | REA | STO | WBA | WOL |
| Arsenal U21s | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 |
| Aston Villa U21s | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Blackburn Rovers U21s | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Bolton Wanderers U21s | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Derby County U21s | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Middlesbrough U21s | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Newcastle United U21s | 1–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Reading U21s | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Stoke City U21s | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| West Bromwich Albion U21s | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |

### Awards

Player of the season: Duncan Watmore (Sunderland)

#### Player of the month

| Month | Player | Club |
| February | Ryan Seager | Southampton U21s |
| March | Harrison Panayiotou | Leicester City U21s |
| April | Duncan Watmore | Sunderland U21s |

## League 2

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 joined the Premier League 2 as a Category One Academy alongside Derby County U21s on July 25 after 2 seasons apiece. Meanwhile, Colchester United U21s returned after a one season absence when they resecured their Category Two Academy status.

### League stage
#### North Division table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 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

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BRE | BRI | CAR | CHA | COL | COV | CRE | CPA | HUD | IPS | LEE | MIL | NOT | QPR | SHE | SHW | SWA |
| Barnsley U21s | | 0–2 | | 0–2 | | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Birmingham City U21s | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Brentford U21s | 7–2 | | | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Bristol City U21s | | 4–1 | 5–2 | | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 0–2 |
| Cardiff City U21s | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Charlton Athletic U21s | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | | 0–0 | | 5–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–2 |
| Colchester United U21s | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | | 2–2 | | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 0–5 | 5–2 |
| Coventry City U21s | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | | 2–2 | | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Crewe Alexandra U21s | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | | 3–1 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Crystal Palace U21s | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | | 7–2 | 1–0 | | 2–3 |
| Huddersfield Town U21s | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | | 0–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Ipswich Town U21s | 6–3 | | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Leeds United U21s | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 2–3 | | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Millwall U21s | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 3–3 |
| Nottingham Forest U21s | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 3–0 | | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | 4–3 | | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 |
| Queens Park Rangers U21s | 2–0 | | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Sheffield United U21s | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 7–0 | 0–3 | | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| Swansea City U21s | | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | | |