2023–24 Professional U21 Development League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Champions | Tottenham Hotspur U21 |
Matches played | 275 (260 RS, 15 PO) |
Goals scored | 1,104 (4.01 per match) (1026 RS, 78 PO) |
Top goalscorer | Will Lankshear (18 goals) (5 playoffs) (23 total goals) |
Biggest home win | Manchester United U21 10–1 Stoke City U21 |
Biggest away win | Leeds United U21 1–7 Crystal Palace U21 Manchester City U21 0–6 Norwich City U21 Newcastle United U21 1–7 Chelsea U21 |
Highest scoring | Manchester United U21 10-1 Stoke City U21 |
Longest winning run | 11 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023- January 27, 2024 |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 Tottenham Hotspur U21 August 12, 2023-February 17, 2024 |
Longest losing run | 4 |
Highest attendance | 4,182 Tottenham Hotspur U21 3–1 Sunderland U21s May 26, 2024 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 20 March 2024. |
The 2023–24 Professional U21 Development League is the 12th season of the Professional Development League system.
The Premier League 2 changed format for 2023–24 with one division instead of two.[1]
Reading regained Category One status in the summer.[2]
Premier League 2
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s (C) | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 46 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs and Premier League International Cup |
2 | West Ham United U21s | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 42 | |
3 | Fulham U21s | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 38 | |
4 | Chelsea U21s | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 36 | |
5 | Arsenal U21s | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 36 | |
6 | Reading U21s | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 | |
7 | Sunderland U21s | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 34 | |
8 | Liverpool U21s | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 33 | |
9 | Crystal Palace U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 31 | |
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 31 | |
11 | Middlesbrough U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 31 | |
12 | Manchester United U21s | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 29 | |
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 29 | Qualification to the Elimination Playoffs |
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 27 | |
16 | Aston Villa U21s | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 25 | |
17 | Southampton U21s | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 24 | |
18 | Norwich City U21s | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 23 | |
19 | Stoke City U21s | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 23 | |
20 | Leicester City U21s | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 20 | |
21 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 19 | |
22 | Newcastle United U21s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 19 | |
23 | Manchester City U21s | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 18 | |
24 | Leeds United U21s | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 18 | |
25 | Everton U21s | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 17 | |
26 | Derby County U21s | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 16 |
Results
[edit]Elimination Playoffs
[edit]Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Aston Villa U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Liverpool U21s | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Liverpool U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Crystal Palace U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arsenal U21s | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Manchester United U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Arsenal U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Chelsea U21s | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Middlesbrough U21s | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Fulham U21s | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Reading U21s | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Sunderland U21s | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | West Ham United U21s | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | West Ham United U21s | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 1 |
Round of 16
[edit]Arsenal U21s | 6–2 | Manchester United U21s |
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Chelsea U21s | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s |
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Reading U21s | 2–0 | Middlesbrough U21s |
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Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Aston Villa U21s |
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Fulham U21s | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest U21s |
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Quarterfinals
[edit]Arsenal U21s | 2–3 | Chelsea U21s |
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Lewis-Skelly ![]() Butler-Oyedeji ![]() |
Report | Diego Moreira ![]() |
Reading U21s | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest U21s |
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Wareham ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Report | Esapa Osong ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool U21s |
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Semifinals
[edit]Reading U21s | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Sunderland U21s |
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Final
[edit]Professional Development League
[edit]Season | 2023–24 |
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Champions | Sheffield United U21s |
Matches played | 313 (310 RS, 3 PO) |
Goals scored | 1,200 (3.83 per match) (1189 RS, 11 PO) |
Top goalscorer | Daniel Adu-Adjei, Patrick Casey (18 Goals) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is 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 resulting in 30 games played for the North Division, while the south division played 29 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. Millwall are the defending champions while Bournemouth and Fleetwood Town join Category Two for the 2023-24 season.
Tables
[edit]North Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sheffield United U21s | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 63 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Birmingham City U21s | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 55 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 54 | |
4 | Barnsley U21s | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 54 | |
5 | Hull City U21s | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 45 | |
6 | Burnley U21s | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 42 | |
7 | Fleetwood Town U21s | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 | |
8 | Peterborough United U21s | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 27 | |
9 | Wigan Athletic U21s | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 26 | |
10 | Coventry City U21s | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 67 | −26 | 26 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 90 | −53 | 19 |
South Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Millwall U21s | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 59 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Swansea City U21s | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 51 | |
3 | AFC Bournemouth U21s | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 51 | |
4 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 49 | |
5 | Ipswich Town U21s | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 46 | |
6 | Watford U21s | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 37 | |
7 | Bristol City U21s | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 35 | |
8 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 31 | |
9 | Cardiff City U21s | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 31 | |
10 | Colchester United U21s | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 31 |
Knock-out stage
[edit]Semi-finals
Professional Development League National Final
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Reformatting of Premier League 2 for 2023/24 explained". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "WE'RE BACK! OUR ACADEMY REGAINS CATEGORY ONE STATUS". Reading F.C. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "U21s drawn against Chelsea in PL2 quarter-final". Arsenal F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "U21 Quarter Final Details Confirmed". Reading F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Under-21s to host Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – tickets available now". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Under-21s march on after shoot-out success against Liverpool". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "SAFC U21s 3-3 West Ham United U21s (5-3 pens)". Sunderland A.F.C. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "PL2 play-offs: Quarter-finals confirmed". Sunderland A.F.C. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Stoppage-time Nile John winner hands Under-21s victory over Chelsea". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Away derby for Under-21s in PL2 semis". Chelsea F.C. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "PL2 Play-Off semi-final confirmed". Sunderland A.F.C. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Millwall's Under 21s suffer extra-time Semi-Final defeat". Millwall F.C. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Dixon double sends Blues Under-21s into national final". Birmingham City F.C. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.