2023–24 Professional U18 Development League

Football league season
U18 Premier League
Season2023–24
ChampionsManchester United (1st title)
Matches played312
Goals scored1,368 (4.38 per match)
Top goalscorerChido Obi-Martin (32 goals)
Biggest home winChelsea 9–1 West Bromwich Albion
Everton 8–0 Newcastle United
Biggest away winReading 0–9 Southampton
Norwich City 0–9 Arsenal
Highest scoringArsenal 8–3 Crystal Palace
Longest unbeaten runManchester United (17 games)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Professional U18 Development League was the 12th season of the Professional Development League system. There were 26 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region.

Reading regained Category One status in the summer.[1]

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester United U18 (C, Q) 24 20 2 2 78 28 +50 62 Qualification for the National Final
2 Manchester City U18 24 18 2 4 71 27 +44 56
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18 24 12 5 7 43 34 +9 41
4 Derby County U18 24 11 4 9 55 51 +4 37
5 Leeds United U18 24 10 3 11 54 51 +3 33
6 Liverpool U18 24 10 2 12 56 62 −6 32
7 Nottingham Forest U18 24 8 8 8 37 47 −10 32
8 Newcastle United U18 24 10 2 12 49 61 −12 32
9 Middlesbrough U18 24 7 6 11 33 47 −14 27
10 Blackburn Rovers U18 24 8 3 13 39 60 −21 27
11 Everton U18 24 7 4 13 39 39 0 25
12 Stoke City U18 24 7 2 15 43 61 −18 23
13 Sunderland U18 24 5 3 16 32 61 −29 18
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Home \ Away BLB DER EVE LEE LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NFO STK SUN WOL
Blackburn Rovers U18 — 4–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 2–3 0–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–1
Derby County U18 5–2 — 2–0 1–6 5–1 0–3 2–2 4–1 5–3 1–1 3–1 5–1 2–3
Everton U18 1–3 1–3 — 0–3 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 8–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–3
Leeds United U18 4–1 5–0 1–4 — 4–1 1–4 0–6 2–4 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2
Liverpool U18 5–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 — 1–2 1–9 3–1 1–2 4–2 3–1 7–1 2–4
Manchester City U18 6–0 5–1 1–1 5–2 3–0 — 4–1 2–1 4–2 3–4 3–1 1–3 3–0
Manchester United U18 5–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 4–3 1–0 — 3–0 5–1 2–1 4–2 1–3 2–0
Middlesbrough U18 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–6 0–4 — 3–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0
Newcastle United U18 3–0 1–2 4–2 2–1 4–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 — 3–2 2–4 3–0 3–2
Nottingham Forest U18 2–1 0–6 3–2 2–2 2–1 1–4 2–2 1–0 1–4 — 1–1 0–0 1–1
Stoke City U18 3–5 0–1 1–4 1–6 2–4 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–1 5–3 — 4–2 1–2
Sunderland U18 1–2 1–1 0–2 4–3 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–4 2–2 1–2 1–2 — 3–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers U18 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 —
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea U18 (C, Q) 24 17 3 4 72 41 +31 54 Qualification for the National Final
2 West Ham United U18 24 16 1 7 72 48 +24 49
3 Arsenal U18 24 14 5 5 83 43 +40 47
4 Tottenham Hotspur U18 24 14 3 7 73 57 +16 45
5 Fulham U18 24 14 2 8 66 49 +17 44
6 Crystal Palace U18 24 12 5 7 60 48 +12 41
7 Brighton & Hove Albion U18 24 11 4 9 60 55 +5 37
8 Leicester City U18 24 7 7 10 44 55 −11 28
9 West Bromwich Albion U18 24 7 4 13 43 65 −22 25
10 Southampton U18 24 6 5 13 47 56 −9 23
11 Norwich City U18 24 6 1 17 41 81 −40 19
12 Aston Villa U18 24 5 2 17 50 70 −20 17
13 Reading U18 24 5 2 17 28 71 −43 17
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Home \ Away ARS AVL BHA CHE CRY FUL LEI NOR REA SOU TOT WBA WHU
Arsenal U18 — 4–2 1–3 5–2 8–3 5–2 2–1 4–3 3–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 2–0
Aston Villa U18 2–3 — 0–6 5–0 0–1 0–2 2–4 1–4 3–1 0–4 4–0 7–1 2–4
Brighton & Hove Albion U18 3–5 3–2 — 0–2 4–2 4–2 1–0 1–6 5–2 2–2 2–2 4–3 1–3
Chelsea U18 3–2 2–0 3–0 — 2–1 1–3 3–2 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–4 9–1 4–3
Crystal Palace U18 3–3 3–2 3–3 1–2 — 4–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–4
Fulham U18 1–0 7–2 3–2 3–3 4–3 — 4–3 5–0 2–0 3–2 1–3 2–3 3–4
Leicester City U18 0–4 3–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–5 — 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–4 4–0 0–3
Norwich City U18 0–9 0–7 2–6 3–6 1–4 0–0 1–2 — 2–4 2–3 2–0 1–4 1–5
Reading U18 2–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 0–3 0–3 2–2 2–1 — 0–9 1–6 0–1 1–5
Southampton U18 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–4 1–1 4–2 2–1 — 3–6 3–1 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur U18 3–2 3–2 4–2 1–4 2–5 3–4 3–4 7–2 3–0 2–2 — 5–3 2–4
West Bromwich Albion U18 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–5 0–3 2–3 3–2 1–2 — 2–0
West Ham United U18 1–8 5–2 3–1 2–3 5–4 3–0 5–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–3 2–5 —
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

National Final

Chelsea U181–2Manchester United U18
Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Referee: Luke Scott

Season statistics

As of 2 September 2023

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Tom Olyott Fulham 5
Sean Neave Newcastle United
Rory Wilson Aston Villa
4 Jesse Derry Crystal Palace 4
Jayden Danns Liverpool
Lleyton Brown Leeds United

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Lleyton Brown Leeds United Stoke City 6–1 (A) 12 August 2023 [4]
Zach Marsh Crystal Palace Southampton 5–0 (H) 12 August 2023 [5]
Rory Wilson Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 (H) 12 August 2023 [6]
Tom Olyott Fulham Leicester City 4–3 (H) 26 August 2023 [7]
Ato Ampah Chelsea Aston Villa 5–1 (A) 26 August 2023 [8]
Alfie Harrison Manchester City Blackburn Rovers 6–0 (H) 26 August 2023 [9]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

See also

References

  1. ^ "We're back! Our Academy regains Category One status". Reading F.C. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Premier League U18 table". Premier League. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Players – U18 Premier League – England – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "U18s Report: Stoke City 1–6 Leeds United". Leeds United F.C. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Report & Highlights: Young Eagles fire five past Saints in season opener". Crystal Palace F.C. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "U18s: Aston Villa 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur". Aston Villa F.C. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Fulham U18s 4–3 Leicester U18s". Fulham F.C. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Under-18s PL report: Aston Villa 1 Chelsea 5". Chelsea F.C. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  9. ^ "City U18s kickstart campaign with six-hit win over Blackburn Rovers". Manchester City F.C. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  • v
  • t
  • e
National teams
League
competitions
Level 1
Levels 2–4
Levels 5–6
Levels 7–8
Levels 9–10
Cup
competitions
FA cups
EFL cups
Youth
competitions
Under-21
Under-18
Club seasons
Premier League
Championship
League One
League Two