The 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League was the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.
League 1 [ ]
Barclays U18 Premier League Season 2015–16 Champions Manchester City U18s
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 1 in the second league stage was the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League in the 2016–17 season.[1]
First League stage [ ]
North Division [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Manchester City U18s
22
14
6
2
53
23
+30
48
Group 1
2
Everton U18s
22
15
3
4
57
33
+24
48
3
Liverpool U18s
22
13
4
5
45
28
+17
43
4
Blackburn Rovers U18s
22
11
4
7
45
31
+14
37
5
Sunderland U18s
22
11
3
8
44
40
+4
36
Group 2
6
Middlesbrough U18s
22
10
4
8
43
38
+5
34
7
Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
22
8
4
10
42
40
+2
28
8
West Bromwich Albion U18s
22
7
4
11
29
44
−15
25
9
Newcastle United U18s
22
6
2
14
27
59
−32
20
Group 3
10
Derby County U18s
22
3
9
10
39
51
−12
18
11
Manchester United U18s
22
5
3
14
29
44
−15
18
12
Stoke City U18s
22
4
4
14
23
45
−22
16
Source:[citation needed ]
South Division [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Chelsea U18s
22
15
5
2
65
27
+38
50
Group 1
2
Reading U18s
22
13
3
6
47
27
+20
42
3
Fulham U18s
22
12
3
7
44
29
+15
39
4
West Ham United U18s
22
11
4
7
30
29
+1
37
5
Aston Villa U18s
22
11
3
8
42
34
+8
36
Group 2
6
Arsenal U18s
22
10
5
7
49
45
+4
35
7
Leicester City U18s
22
9
5
8
39
37
+2
32
8
Tottenham Hotspur U18s
22
9
4
9
43
40
+3
31
9
Brighton & Hove Albion U18s
22
6
4
12
32
51
−19
22
Group 3
10
Norwich City U18s
22
6
3
13
28
48
−20
21
11
Southampton U18s
22
4
3
15
34
57
−23
15
12
Swansea City U18s
22
3
4
15
25
54
−29
13
Source:[citation needed ]
Second league stage [ ]
As of match played 7 May 2016 [2]
Group 1 [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Manchester City U18s
7
6
1
0
21
7
+14
19
Qualification for 2016–17 UEFA Youth League
2
Everton U18s
7
4
1
2
14
15
−1
13
3
Chelsea U18s
7
3
2
2
16
13
+3
11
4
Liverpool U18s
7
2
2
3
13
11
+2
8
5
Blackburn Rovers U18s
7
2
2
3
9
9
0
8
6
Fulham U18s
7
2
1
4
9
19
−10
7
7
Reading U18s
7
1
2
4
9
13
−4
5
8
West Ham United U18s
7
0
5
2
9
13
−4
5
Source:[citation needed ]
Group 2 [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
9
Middlesbrough U18s
7
6
1
0
14
6
+8
19
10
Sunderland U18s
7
4
1
2
14
8
+6
13
11
Leicester City U18s
7
3
3
1
16
11
+5
12
12
Aston Villa U18s
7
3
3
1
10
8
+2
12
13
Arsenal U18s
7
2
2
3
15
14
+1
8
14
Tottenham Hotspur U18s
7
2
1
4
15
17
−2
7
15
West Bromwich Albion U18s
7
1
2
4
8
13
−5
5
16
Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
7
0
1
6
10
25
−15
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Group 3 [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
League 2 [ ]
Professional Development U18 League Season 2015–16
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 30 games for North division teams, and 29 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.
North Division table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
South Division table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
Knock-out stage [ ]
Semifinals [ ]
Final [ ]
League 3 [ ]
Football League Youth Alliance Season 2015–16
League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance . 50 teams entered the competition this season.[3]
League Stage [ ]
As of match played 26 January 2016 [4]
North-West Division [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Wigan Athletic U18s
28
20
3
5
59
19
+40
63
2
Bury U18s
28
18
7
3
66
28
+38
61
3
Walsall U18s
28
15
5
8
54
31
+23
50
4
Tranmere Rovers U18s
28
15
4
9
49
34
+15
49
5
Blackpool U18s
28
12
8
8
51
36
+15
44
6
Shrewsbury Town U18s
28
13
5
10
41
32
+9
44
7
Preston North End U18s
28
13
3
12
42
42
0
42
8
Port Vale U18s
28
10
7
11
33
33
0
37
9
Rochdale U18s
28
10
6
12
40
44
−4
36
10
Accrington Stanley U18s
28
10
6
12
36
48
−12
36
11
Fleetwood Town U18s
28
10
6
12
33
51
−18
36
12
Wrexham U18s
28
9
6
13
44
55
−11
33
13
Carlisle United U18s
28
8
4
16
39
50
−11
28
14
Burnley U18s
28
6
2
20
33
68
−35
20
15
Morecambe U18s
28
4
2
22
29
78
−49
14
North-East Division [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Mansfield Town U18s
24
14
4
6
36
26
+10
46
2
Scunthorpe United U18s
24
12
6
6
39
31
+8
42
3
Hartlepool United U18s
24
12
4
8
46
39
+7
40
4
Doncaster Rovers U18s
24
11
7
6
33
27
+6
40
5
Chesterfield U18s
24
11
5
8
67
51
+16
38
6
Notts County U18s
24
12
2
10
44
37
+7
38
7
Rotherham United U18s
24
10
6
8
43
37
+6
36
8
Burton Albion U18s
24
10
5
9
39
37
+2
35
9
Lincoln City U18s
24
10
4
10
32
38
−6
34
10
Oldham Athletic U18s
24
10
2
12
51
39
+12
32
11
Bradford City U18s
24
9
3
12
36
49
−13
30
12
Grimsby Town U18s
24
5
3
16
28
58
−30
18
13
York City U18s
24
2
5
17
30
55
−25
11
South-West Division [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Plymouth Argyle U18s
18
12
3
3
39
24
+15
39
2
Cheltenham Town U18s
18
10
2
6
42
28
+14
32
3
AFC Bournemouth U18s
18
9
4
5
30
22
+8
31
4
Exeter City U18s
18
8
3
7
31
33
−2
27
5
Portsmouth U18s
18
8
2
8
39
31
+8
26
6
Oxford United U18s
18
8
1
9
35
36
−1
25
7
Swindon Town U18s
18
7
3
8
34
36
−2
24
8
Bristol Rovers U18s
18
5
6
7
23
30
−7
21
9
Newport County U18s
18
5
3
10
27
44
−17
18
10
Yeovil Town U18s
18
4
1
13
21
37
−16
13
South-East Division [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Luton Town U18s
22
17
2
3
57
15
+42
53
2
Southend United U18s
22
14
0
8
47
37
+10
42
3
Leyton Orient U18s
22
12
5
5
49
21
+28
41
4
Barnet U18s
22
12
2
8
55
39
+16
38
5
AFC Wimbledon U18s
22
12
2
8
42
37
+5
38
6
Gillingham U18s
22
11
4
7
49
43
+6
37
7
Stevenage U18s
22
8
3
11
35
52
−17
27
8
Northampton Town U18s
22
8
2
12
39
43
−4
26
9
Milton Keynes Dons U18s
22
8
1
13
44
63
−19
25
10
Dagenham & Redbridge U18s
22
7
0
15
36
54
−18
21
11
Peterborough United U18s
22
6
2
14
37
63
−26
20
12
Cambridge United U18s
22
4
3
15
34
57
−23
15
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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