# 2018–19 Professional U18 Development League
## U18 Premier League

The 2018-19 Under-18 Premier League is the sixth campaign of the top tier of the Under-18 Development League. A total of 24 teams are split regionally into north and south leagues. Teams face their regional opponents both home and away before the top two face each other to determine the national champion. No teams were added this season. As a result, 22 games were played in both the North and South Divisions. Chelsea U18s are the two-time defending champions.

### North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Derby County U18s | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 51 | Qualification for the National Final |
| 2 | Liverpool U18s | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 51 | |
| 3 | Everton U18s | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 44 | |
| 4 | Manchester United U18s | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 43 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U18s | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 35 | |
| 6 | Stoke City U18s | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 32 | |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers U18s | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Manchester City U18s | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 29 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion U18s | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 18 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 14 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United U18s | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 62 | −45 | 14 | |
| 12 | Sunderland U18s | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 65 | −45 | 10 | |

### South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Arsenal U18s | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 23 | +63 | 60 | Qualification for the National Final |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur U18s | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 26 | +55 | 56 | |
| 3 | Chelsea U18s | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 44 | |
| 4 | Southampton U18s | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion U18s | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 34 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa U18s | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Leicester City U18s | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 29 | |
| 8 | West Ham United U18s | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 29 | |
| 9 | Fulham U18s | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Reading U18s | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 19 | |
| 11 | Swansea City U18s | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 12 | |
| 12 | Norwich City U18s | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 70 | −46 | 11 | |

### National Final
## Professional Development League 2

The U18 Professional Development League 2 season is the seventh campaign of post-EPPP Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 20 teams are 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 for a total of 28 games. 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. Charlton Athletic U18s are the defending champions. Huddersfield Town U18s dropped out of the league at the end of the 2017-18 campaign as part of their academy restructuring process.

### Tables
#### North Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday U18s | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 59 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Leeds United U18s | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 59 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U18s | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 50 | |
| 4 | Sheffield United U18s | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 50 | |
| 5 | Burnley U18s | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 49 | |
| 6 | Barnsley U18s | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 41 | |
| 7 | Birmingham City U18s | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 39 | |
| 8 | Hull City U18s | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 29 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers U18s | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 26 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra U18s | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 26 | |

#### South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cardiff City U18s | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 54 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 2 | Ipswich Town U18s | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
| 3 | Millwall U18s | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 45 | |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers U18s | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 42 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U18s | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 38 | |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic U18s | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 35 | |
| 7 | Bristol City U18s | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 35 | |
| 8 | Watford U18s | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 31 | |
| 9 | Coventry City U18s | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 69 | −36 | 24 | |
| 10 | Colchester United U18s | 28 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 102 | −68 | 8 | |

### Knock-out stage

Semi-finals
Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final

## League 3

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 49 teams competed this season. Dagenham & Redbridge U18s and York City U18s would not return for this season. However, Huddersfield Town U18s would join the league as a Category 4 academy due to the restructuring of their academy.

### League stage

    As of match played 27 April 2019

#### North-East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Grimsby Town U18s (C) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 46 |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers U18s | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 44 |
| 3 | Bradford City U18s | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 43 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town U18s | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 40 |
| 5 | Hartlepool United U18s | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 40 |
| 6 | Burton Albion U18s | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 37 |
| 7 | Lincoln City U18s | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 33 |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic U18s | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 31 |
| 9 | Notts County U18s | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 30 |
| 10 | Chesterfield U18s | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 30 |
| 11 | Rotherham United U18s | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 28 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United U18s | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 55 | −26 | 23 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town U18s | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 14 |

#### North-West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Wigan Athletic U18s (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 20 | +59 | 62 |
| 2 | Rochdale U18s | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 71 | 44 | +27 | 51 |
| 3 | Preston North End U18s | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 45 |
| 4 | Bury U18s | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 43 |
| 5 | Blackpool U18s | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 40 |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town U18s | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 37 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers U18s | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 35 |
| 8 | Wrexham U18s | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 33 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town U18s | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 32 |
| 10 | Morecambe U18s | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 27 |
| 11 | Carlisle United U18s | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 26 |
| 12 | Walsall U18s | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 25 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley U18s | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 25 |
| 14 | Port Vale U18s | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 25 |

#### South-East Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Northampton Town U18s (C) | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 50 | Merit League One |
| 2 | Peterborough United U18s | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 37 | Merit League One |
| 3 | Southend United U18s | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 34 | Merit League One |
| 4 | Stevenage U18s | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 33 | Merit League One |
| 5 | Luton Town U18s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 31 | Merit League One |
| 6 | AFC Wimbledon U18s | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 28 | Merit League One |
| 7 | Cambridge United U18s | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 24 | Merit League Two |
| 8 | Gillingham U18s | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 23 | Merit League Two |
| 9 | Barnet U18s | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 23 | Merit League Two |
| 10 | Milton Keynes Dons U18s | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 18 | Merit League Two |
| 11 | Leyton Orient U18s | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 9 | Merit League Two |

#### South-West Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Oxford United U18s (C) | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 47 | Merit League One |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth U18s | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 40 | Merit League One |
| 3 | Exeter City U18s | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 34 | Merit League One |
| 4 | Yeovil Town U18s | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 30 | Merit League One |
| 5 | Swindon Town U18s | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 30 | Merit League One |
| 6 | Portsmouth U18s | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 29 | Merit League One |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town U18s | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 29 | Merit League Two |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers U18s | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 25 | Merit League Two |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers U18s | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 23 | Merit League Two |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle U18s | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 13 | Merit League Two |
| 11 | Newport County U18s | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 9 | Merit League Two |

### Merit League Stage

The teams in the Southeast and Southwest Divisions played another ten games to determine the champions of Merit League One and Merit League Two.

#### Merit League One

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Southend United U18s (C) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 23 |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon U18s | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 20 |
| 3 | Swindon Town U18s | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 20 |
| 4 | Oxford United U18s | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 20 |
| 5 | Peterborough United U18s | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 15 |
| 6 | Northampton Town U18s | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 14 |
| 7 | Portsmouth U18s | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 13 |
| 8 | Yeovil Town U18s | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 13 |
| 9 | AFC Bournemouth U18s | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 11 |
| 10 | Stevenage U18s | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 10 |
| 11 | Exeter City U18s | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 10 |
| 12 | Luton Town U18s | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 8 |

#### Merit League Two

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers U18s (C) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 20 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle U18s | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 20 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers U18s | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons U18s | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 16 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town U18s | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 13 |
| 6 | Barnet U18s | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 11 |
| 7 | Cambridge United U18s | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 | Gillingham U18s | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 9 |
| 9 | Newport County U18s | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 8 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient U18s | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 3 |