# 2011–12 Premier Academy League

The 2011–12 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the fifteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the eighth under the current make-up.
All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 inter-group fixtures, producing 28 games a season. Winners of each group qualify for the play-offs.

## League tables

Updated as of 28 April 2012

### Academy Group A

| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Fulham U18s | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 54 |
| 2 | Southampton U18s | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 53 |
| 3 | Arsenal U18s | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 52 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic U18s | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 50 |
| 5 | West Ham United U18s | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 46 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U18s | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 44 |
| 7 | Chelsea U18s | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 42 |
| 8 | Norwich City U18s | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 33 |
| 9 | Portsmouth U18s | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 24 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town U18s | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 61 | -24 | 22 |

### Academy Group B

| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Leicester City U18s | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 57 |
| 2 | Coventry City U18s | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 56 |
| 3 | Reading U18s | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 39 | +27 | 54 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur U18s | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 47 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U18s | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 40 |
| 6 | Cardiff City U18s | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 27 |
| 7 | Watford U18s | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 26 |
| 8 | Birmingham City U18s | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 54 | -26 | 25 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons U18s | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 107 | -58 | 18 |
| 10 | Bristol City U18s | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 55 | -27 | 17 |

### Academy Group C

| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers U18s | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 56 |
| 2 | Manchester City U18s | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 54 |
| 3 | Liverpool U18s | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 51 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 48 |
| 5 | Everton U18s | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 43 |
| 6 | Stoke City U18s | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 40 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers U18s | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 32 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra U18s | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 29 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion U18s | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 60 | -23 | 25 |
| 10 | Manchester United U18s | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 24 |

### Academy Group D

| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Newcastle United U18s | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 59 | 39 | +20 | 55 |
| 2 | Leeds United U18s | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 53 |
| 3 | Derby County U18s | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +12 | 42 |
| 4 | Barnsley U18s | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 41 |
| 5 | Sheffield United U18s | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 39 |
| 6 | Sunderland U18s | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 38 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U18s | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 37 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday U18s | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 59 | -25 | 26 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town U18s | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 65 | -30 | 23 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest U18s | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points Q = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions