# 2014–15 Professional U18 Development League

The 2014–15 Professional U18 Development League season was the third season of the Professional Development League system.

## League 1

The league was split into two regional divisions – north and south. After playing each team in their own division twice, the league was split into a second league stage consisting of three further divisions. The winning team of Group A in the second league stage was the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League in the 2015–16 season.

### First League Stage
#### North Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Middlesbrough U18s | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 50 | Group A |
| 2 | Everton U18s | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 41 | Group A |
| 3 | Manchester City U18s | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 40 | Group A |
| 4 | Manchester United U18s | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 38 | Group A |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 37 | Group B |
| 6 | Derby County U18s | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 33 | Group B |
| 7 | Liverpool U18s | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 29 | Group B |
| 8 | Sunderland U18s | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 29 | Group B |
| 9 | Newcastle United U18s | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 21 | Group C |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U18s | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 20 | Group C |
| 11 | Stoke City U18s | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 19 | Group C |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers U18s | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 14 | Group C |

#### South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chelsea U18s | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 48 | Group A |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur U18s | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 38 | Group A |
| 3 | Aston Villa U18s | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 38 | Group A |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion U18s | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 34 | Group A |
| 5 | Reading U18s | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 33 | Group B |
| 6 | West Ham United U18s | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 32 | Group B |
| 7 | Leicester City U18s | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 32 | Group B |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion U18s | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 27 | Group B |
| 9 | Fulham U18s | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 27 | Group C |
| 10 | Southampton U18s | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 23 | Group C |
| 11 | Arsenal U18s | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 23 | Group C |
| 12 | Norwich City U18s | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 51 | −32 | 18 | Group C |

### Second league stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Middlesbrough U18s (C) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for 2015–16 UEFA Youth League |
| 2 | Everton U18s | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 14 | |
| 3 | Chelsea U18s | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 13 | |
| 4 | Manchester United U18s | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 11 | |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion U18s | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa U18s | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 8 | |
| 7 | Manchester City U18s | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur U18s | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 4 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Sunderland U18s | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 |
| 10 | Reading U18s | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 12 |
| 12 | Derby County U18s | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Leicester City U18s | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 |
| 14 | West Ham United U18s | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
| 15 | Liverpool U18s | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 7 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion U18s | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 5 |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Stoke City U18s | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 14 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers U18s | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 14 |
| 19 | Newcastle United U18s | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 10 |
| 20 | Southampton U18s | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 10 |
| 21 | Fulham U18s | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 |
| 22 | Bolton Wanderers U18s | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 |
| 23 | Norwich City U18s | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 7 |
| 24 | Arsenal U18s | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 4 |

## League 2

League 2, referred to as the Professional Development U18 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.

### League stage
#### North Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town U18s | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 52 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest U18s | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 50 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 3 | Birmingham City U18s | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 41 | |
| 4 | Coventry City U18s | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 40 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday U18s | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 37 | |
| 6 | Leeds United U18s | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra U18s | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 31 | |
| 8 | Barnsley U18s | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 31 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United U18s | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 27 | |

#### South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic U18s | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 56 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Brentford U18s | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 54 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 3 | Ipswich Town U18s | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 45 | |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U18s | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 38 | |
| 5 | Swansea City U18s | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 36 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City U18s | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers U18s | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 31 | |
| 8 | Bristol City U18s | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 28 | |
| 9 | Millwall U18s | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 27 | |
| 10 | Colchester United U18s | 27 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 23 | |

### Knock-out stage
#### Final
## League 3

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 52 teams entered the competition this season.

### League stage

Update 27 April 2015

#### North-West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bury U18s (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 65 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic U18s | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 64 |
| 3 | Rochdale U18s | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 63 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers U18s | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 50 |
| 5 | Walsall U18s | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 48 |
| 6 | Preston North End U18s | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 47 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic U18s | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 45 |
| 8 | Blackpool U18s | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 45 |
| 9 | Burnley U18s | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale U18s | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 43 |
| 11 | Wrexham U18s | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury Town U18s | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 32 |
| 13 | Carlisle United U18s | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 28 |
| 14 | Accrington Stanley U18s | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 28 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town U18s | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 24 |
| 16 | Morecambe U18s | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 98 | −74 | 10 |

#### North-East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Bradford City U18s (C) | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 55 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers U18s | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 49 |
| 3 | Chesterfield U18s | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 45 |
| 4 | Hull City U18s | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 39 |
| 5 | Lincoln City U18s | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 39 |
| 6 | Notts County U18s | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 37 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town U18s | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 37 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town U18s | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 32 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United U18s | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 27 |
| 10 | Rotherham United U18s | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 26 |
| 11 | Burton Albion U18s | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 21 |
| 12 | Hartlepool United U18s | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 17 |
| 13 | York City U18s | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 68 | −46 | 13 |

#### South-West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth U18s (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 42 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle U18s | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 34 |
| 3 | Swindon Town U18s | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 30 |
| 4 | Portsmouth U18s | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 28 |
| 5 | Exeter City U18s | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 26 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers U18s | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 24 |
| 7 | Oxford United U18s | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 22 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town U18s | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 22 |
| 9 | Torquay United U18s | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 13 |
| 10 | Newport County U18s | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 13 |

#### South-East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Barnet U18s (C) | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 51 | +31 | 54 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons U18s | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 48 |
| 3 | Peterborough United U18s | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 44 |
| 4 | Luton Town U18s | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 44 |
| 5 | Watford U18s | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 39 |
| 6 | Southend United U18s | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 37 |
| 7 | Stevenage U18s | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 32 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient U18s | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 30 |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon U18s | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 27 |
| 10 | Northampton Town U18s | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 27 |
| 11 | Cambridge United U18s | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 19 |
| 12 | Gillingham U18s | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 16 |
| 13 | Dagenham & Redbridge U18s | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 76 | −47 | 16 |