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The 2018–19 Professional U23 Development League was the seventh season of the Professional Development League system.[1]

Premier League 2

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Premier League 2
Season2018–19
ChampionsDivision 1
Everton U23s (2nd Title)
Division 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (1st Title)
PromotedWolverhampton Wanderers U23s
Southampton U23s
RelegatedWest Ham United U23s
Swansea City U23s
Matches267
(264 RS, 3 PO)
Goals839 (3.14 per match)
(830 RS, 9 PO)
Best PlayerRepublic of Ireland Aaron Connolly Brighton & Hove Albion U23s
Top goalscorer
Overall
Republic of Ireland Adam Idah Norwich City U23s (12 Goals)
Division 1
Republic of Ireland Aaron Connolly Brighton & Hove Albion U23s (11 Goals)
Division 2
Republic of Ireland Adam Idah Norwich City U23s (12 Goals)
Biggest home winWolverhampton Wanderers U23s 7–0 Sunderland U23s
(24 September 2018)
Biggest away winLeicester City U23s 0–6 Liverpool U23s
(14 April 2019)
Highest scoringManchester City U23s 6–5 Arsenal U23s
(11 August 2018)
Longest winning run4 Matches Arsenal U23s
Longest unbeaten run9 Matches Arsenal U23s
Longest winless run11 matches Sunderland U23s
Longest losing run7 Matches Sunderland U23s
Highest attendance4,362 Liverpool U23s 0–2 Everton U23s
(4 March 2019)
Lowest attendance19 West Bromwich Albion U23s 2–0 Reading U23s
(27 August 2018)
West Bromwich Albion U23s 0–4 Norwich City U23s
(8 December 2018)

Division 1

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Everton U23s (C) 22 12 5 5 31 14 +17 41
2 Arsenal U23s 22 10 7 5 48 36 +12 37
3 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 22 9 8 5 37 27 +10 35
4 Liverpool U23s 22 9 7 6 38 27 +11 34
5 Blackburn Rovers U23s 22 9 4 9 38 37 +1 31
6 Chelsea U23s 22 9 4 9 34 33 +1 31
7 Derby County U23s 22 9 3 10 29 34 −5 30
8 Manchester City U23s 22 9 3 10 38 48 −10 30
9 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 22 7 7 8 26 38 −12 28
10 Leicester City U23s 22 8 3 11 24 33 −9 27
11 West Ham United U23s (R) 22 8 2 12 41 43 −2 26
12 Swansea City U23s (R) 22 3 7 12 28 42 −14 16
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2019. Source: [2][3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ARS BLA B&H CHE DER EVE LEI LIV MNC SWA TOT WHU
Arsenal U23s 0–4 1–1 4–5 5–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 2–1 1–0
Blackburn Rovers U23s 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–3 7–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 5–0 2–2 2–0 2–1
Chelsea U23s 1–3 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–2
Derby County U23s 5–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–5 1–0 2–2
Everton U23s 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 6–0 2–1
Leicester City U23s 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–6 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0
Liverpool U23s 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–2
Manchester City U23s 6–5 3–0 0–1 1–4 3–2 4–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–5
Swansea City U23s 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–3
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–3
West Ham United U23s 2–3 1–3 2–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–6 5–3 1–1
Source: Premier League 2 Division 1 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (P) 22 13 4 5 45 22 +23 43
2 Southampton U23s (P) 22 13 4 5 37 21 +16 43
3 Reading U23s 22 12 4 6 45 33 +12 40
4 Newcastle United U23s 22 13 1 8 46 37 +9 40
5 Aston Villa U23s 22 11 4 7 35 30 +5 37
6 Manchester United U23s 22 8 6 8 33 31 +2 30
7 Stoke City U23s 22 7 7 8 42 37 +5 28
8 Middlesbrough U23s 22 6 8 8 32 36 −4 26
9 West Bromwich Albion U23s 22 5 9 8 33 38 −5 24
10 Fulham U23s 22 5 7 10 26 34 −8 22
11 Norwich City U23s 22 5 4 13 30 52 −22 19
12 Sunderland U23s 22 2 6 14 14 47 −33 12
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2019. Source: [4]
(P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away AST FUL MNU MID NEW NOR REA SOT STK SUN WBA WOL
Aston Villa U23s 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–5 2–0 4–5 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–0
Fulham U23s 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–0
Manchester United U23s 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–3
Middlesbrough U23s 1–2 4–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–0
Newcastle United U23s 0–3 5–2 0–5 1–3 2–1 2–4 0–1 3–2 5–0 4–2 2–0
Norwich City U23s 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–6 1–3
Reading U23s 3–2 3–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 4–3 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 2–2
Southampton U23s 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–0 5–1 1–0 3–2
Stoke City U23s 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 7–2 2–1 1–4 0–0 4–1 2–2
Sunderland U23s 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–1
West Bromwich Albion U23s 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–4
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 7–0 4–1
Source: Premier League 2 Division 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Southampton U23s 2
5 Aston Villa U23s 0
2 Southampton U23s 2
4 Newcastle United U23s 1
3 Reading U23s 2 (2)
4 Newcastle United U23s 2 (3)

Semifinals

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Reading U23s2–2 (a.e.t.)Newcastle United U23s
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 378
Referee: Alan Dale
Southampton U23s2–0Aston Villa U23s
 Report
Attendance: 623
Referee: Richard Hulme

Final

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Southampton U23s2–1Newcastle United U23s
 Report
Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Sam Purkiss

Top goalscorers

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Hat-tricks

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As of 13 May 2019
Player For Against Result Date Division Ref.
Morocco Nabil Touaizi Manchester City U23s Arsenal U23s 6–5 (H) 11 August 2018 Division 1 [5]
Portugal Xande Silva West Ham United U23s Tottenham Hotspur U23s 1–3 (A) 13 August 2018 Division 1 [6]
Morocco Nabil Touaizi Manchester City U23s West Ham United U23s 4–6 (A) 19 August 2018 Division 1 [7]
Republic of Ireland Adam Idah Norwich City U23s West Bromwich Albion U23s 0–4 (A) 27 August 2018 Division 2 [8]
England Benny Ashley-Seal Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s Norwich City U23s 1–3 (A) 31 August 2018 Division 2 [9]
Wales Rabbi Matondo Manchester City U23s Swansea City U23s 1–4 (A) 29 September 2018 Division 1 [10]
Denmark Elias Sorensen Newcastle United U23s Aston Villa U23s 2–5 (A) 22 October 2018 Division 2 [11]
England Ashley Fletcher Middlesbrough U23s Newcastle United U23s 1–3 (A) 26 October 2018 Division 2 [12]
England Morgan Rogers4 West Bromwich Albion U23s Norwich City U23s 2–6 (A) 1 February 2019 Division 2 [13]
Portugal Rafael Camacho Liverpool U23s Leicester City U23s 0–6 (A) 14 April 2019 Division 1 [14]
Cyprus Jack Roles Tottenham Hotspur U23s Derby County U23s 3–1 (H) 29 April 2019 Division 1 [15]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

Awards

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Player of the Season: Republic of Ireland Aaron Connolly (Brighton & Hove Albion U23s)[16]

Player of the Month

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Month Player Club Ref.
August Cameroon Danny Loader Reading U23s [17]
September England Oliver Skipp Tottenham Hotspur U23s [18]
October Republic of Ireland Josh Barrett Reading U23s [19]
November Republic of Ireland Aaron Connolly Brighton & Hove Albion U23s [20]
December England Josh Knight Leicester City U23s [21]
January England Kazaiah Sterling Tottenham Hotspur U23s [22]
February England Morgan Rogers West Bromwich Albion U23s [23]
March England Lewis Gibson Everton U23s [24]
April England Mason Greenwood Manchester United U23s [25]

Professional Development League

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U23 Professional Development League
Season2018–19
ChampionsLeeds United U23s (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsLeeds United U23s (1st Title)
Matches283
(280 RS, 3 PO)
Goals898 (3.17 per match)
(890 RS, 8 PO)
Top goalscorerEngland Dan Agyei Burnley U23s (15 Goals)
Biggest home winIpswich Town U23s 8–0 Hull City U23s
(20 August 2018)
Biggest away winWatford U23s 2–6 Queens Park Rangers U23s
(29 October 2018)
Highest scoringBurnley U23s 3–6 Leeds United U23s
(11 December 2018)
Coventry City U23s 6–3 Crystal Palace U23s
(14 December 2018)
Queens Park Rangers U23s 3–6 Charlton Athletic U23s
(4 February 2019)
Longest winning run5 Matches Crewe Alexandra U23s
Longest unbeaten run12 Matches Ipswich Town U23s
Longest winless run11 Matches Hull City U23s
Longest losing run6 Matches Watford U23s
Highest attendance7,818 Leeds United U23s 0–0 Birmingham City U23s
(6 May 2019)

The Professional Development League season is the seventh campaign of post-EPPP Under-23 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. Bolton Wanderers U23s are the defending champions. 20 Teams competed in the league this season, 1 fewer than last season. Huddersfield Town U23s dropped out of the league at the end of the 2017-18 campaign after 6 seasons as part of their academy restructuring process.

Tables

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North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds United U23s 28 17 6 5 59 31 +28 57 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Birmingham City U23s 28 14 6 8 47 25 +22 48
3 Crewe Alexandra U23s 28 13 8 7 46 37 +9 47
4 Burnley U23s 28 14 3 11 61 48 +13 45
5 Nottingham Forest U23s 28 12 7 9 53 42 +11 43
6 Bolton Wanderers U23s 28 13 4 11 39 42 −3 43
7 Barnsley U23s 28 10 9 9 36 44 −8 39
8 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 28 11 5 12 35 46 −11 38
9 Sheffield United U23s 28 9 9 10 35 41 −6 36
10 Hull City U23s 28 5 6 17 30 57 −27 21
Source: [citation needed]

South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ipswich Town U23s 28 15 7 6 67 38 +29 52 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Coventry City U23s 28 13 6 9 49 38 +11 45
3 Crystal Palace U23s 28 12 6 10 55 49 +6 42
4 Charlton Athletic U23s 28 11 7 10 44 41 +3 40
5 Bristol City U23s 28 11 5 12 45 49 −4 38
6 Millwall U23s 28 10 7 11 32 31 +1 37
7 Cardiff City U23s 28 8 8 12 41 43 −2 32
8 Queens Park Rangers U23s 28 8 7 13 54 61 −7 31
9 Watford U23s 28 6 6 16 32 50 −18 24
10 Colchester United U23s 28 6 2 20 30 77 −47 20
Source: [citation needed]

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finals

Leeds United U23s3–2 (a.e.t.)Coventry City U23s
Ipswich Town U23s0–3Birmingham City U23s

Final

Leeds United U23s0–0 (a.e.t.)Birmingham City U23s
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 7,818

Top goalscorers

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As of 6 May 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Dan Agyei Burnley U23s 15
2 Wales Brennan Johnson Nottingham Forest U23s 14
3 Zimbabwe Tinashe Chakwana Burnley U23s 11
England Ryan Edmondson Leeds United U23s
England Aramide Oteh Queens Park Rangers U23s
6 England David Bremang Coventry City U23s 10
Republic of Ireland Kian Flanagan Crystal Palace U23s
England Oliver Finney Crewe Alexandra U23s
England Michael Folivi Watford U23s
England Lewis Reilly Crewe Alexandra U23s
11 Australia Ben Folami Ipswich Town U23s 9
England Keane Lewis-Potter Hull City U23s
England Levi Lumeka Crystal Palace U23s
England Luca Navarro Bolton Wanderers U23s/Hull City U23s
England Mason Saunders-Henry Millwall U23s

Hat-tricks

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As of 6 May 2019
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
England Danny Rowe Ipswich Town U23s Hull City U23s 8–0 (H) 20 August 2018 [26]
England Kyle McFarlane Birmingham City U23s Colchester United U23s 4–2 (H) 25 August 2018 [27]
Republic of Ireland Kian Flanagan Crystal Palace U23s Barnsley U23s 4–0 (H) 3 September 2018 [28]
Zimbabwe Tinashe Chakwana4 Burnley U23s Sheffield United U23s 6–0 (H) 22 October 2018 [29]
England Ryan Edmondson Leeds United U23s Barnsley U23s 1–4 (A) 22 October 2018 [30]
England Patrick Bamford Leeds United U23s Burnley U23s 3–6 (A) 11 December 2018 [31]
Wales James Waite Cardiff City U23s Colchester United U23s 7–0 (H) 17 December 2018 [32]
England Lewis Reilly Crewe Alexandra U23s Sheffield United U23s 4–2 (H) 7 January 2019 [33]
England Teddy Bishop Ipswich Town U23s Millwall U23s 5–0 (H) 28 January 2019 [34]
Wales Ricardo Rees Bristol City U23s Queens Park Rangers U23s 1–4 (A) 18 February 2019 [35]
Wales Brennan Johnson Nottingham Forest U23s Ipswich Town U23s 1–4 (A) 15 April 2019 [36]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

See also

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References

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  34. ^ "U23S Match Summary: Ipswich Town v Millwall". Youth Hawk. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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  36. ^ "U23S Match Summary: Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest". Youth Hawk. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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