The2015–16 Professional U21 Development League is the fourth season of theProfessional Development League system.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United U21s (3rd Title) Division 2 Derby County U21s (1st Title) |
| Promoted | Derby County U21s Arsenal U21s |
| Relegated | Middlesbrough U21s Norwich City U21s |
| Matches | 267 (264 RS, 3 PO) |
| Goals | 788 (2.95 per match) (778 RS, 10 PO) |
| Top goalscorer | Overall Division 1 Division 2 |
| Biggest home win | Manchester United U21s 7–0 Norwich City U21s (8 February 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Leicester City U21s 1–6Sunderland U21s (2 November 2015) Norwich City U21s 0–5Middlesbrough U21s (17 November 2015) Liverpool U21s 0–5Southampton U21s (20 March 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Tottenham Hotspur U21s 7–4 Leicester City U21s (21 September 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 6 Matches Manchester United U21s |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 MatchesArsenal U21s, Aston Villa U21s, Swansea City U21s |
| Longest winless run | 19 MatchesWolverhampton Wanderers U21s |
| Longest losing run | 5 Matches Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s |
| Highest attendance | 9,278Norwich City U21s 0–0 Liverpool U21s (21 December 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 20Everton U21s 2–2 Middlesbrough U21s (17 March 2016) |
2016–17 → | |
League 1, referred to as theBarclays Under 21 Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the2014–15 season.
At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall League 1 champions, and the bottom two teams in Division 1 will be relegated to Division 2 for the 2016–17 season.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United U21s(C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 48 | |
| 2 | Sunderland U21s | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 43 | |
| 3 | Everton U21s | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 37 | |
| 4 | Manchester City EDS | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 34 | |
| 5 | Chelsea U21s | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 33 | |
| 6 | Southampton U21s | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Liverpool U21s | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 28 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 27 | |
| 9 | Reading U21s | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Leicester City U21s | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 21 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough U21s(R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 20 | Relegation to2016–17 U23 Premier League Division 2 |
| 12 | Norwich City U21s(R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | CHE | EVE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NOR | REA | SOT | SUN | TOT |
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| Chelsea U21s | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Everton U21s | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Leicester City U21s | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 0–3 | |
| Liverpool U21s | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester City EDS | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Manchester United U21s | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Middlesbrough U21s | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Norwich City U21s | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 4–4 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |
| Reading U21s | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Southampton U21s | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sunderland U21s | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 4–5 | 4–1 | 7–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County U21s(P) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 42 | Promotion to2016–17 U23 Premier League Division 1 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21s(P) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 40 | Qualification forPlay-offs |
| 3 | Swansea City U21s | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa U21s | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 39 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 34 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | Qualification for2016–17 U23 Premier League Division 2 |
| 7 | West Ham United U21s | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Stoke City U21s | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 | |
| 9 | Fulham U21s | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29 | |
| 10 | Newcastle United U21s | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 18 | |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 14 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BLB | B&HA | DER | FUL | NEW | STO | SWA | WBA | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal U21s | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| Aston Villa U21s | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers U21s | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Derby County U21s | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Fulham U21s | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Newcastle United U21s | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | |
| Stoke City U21s | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Swansea City U21s | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion U21s | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| West Ham United U21s | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Arsenal U21s | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Arsenal U21s | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Aston Villa U21s | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Swansea City U21s | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Aston Villa U21s | 2 | |||||||
| Swansea City U21s | 1–2 | Aston Villa U21s |
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| Arsenal U21s | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers U21s |
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| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Division | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Watmore | Sunderland U21s | Manchester City EDS | 3–0 (H) | 20 September 2015 | Division 1 | [5] |
| Bradley Fewster | Middlesbrough U21s | Norwich City U21s | 0–5 (A) | 17 November 2015 | Division 1 | [6] |
| Jamar Loza5 | Norwich City U21s | Southampton U21s | 7–2 (H) | 30 November 2015 | Division 1 | [7] |
| Will Keane | Manchester United U21s | Reading U21s | 1–3 (A) | 11 January 2016 | Division 1 | [8] |
| Will Keane5 | Manchester United U21s | Norwich City U21s | 7–0 (H) | 8 February 2016 | Division 1 | [9] |
| Sheyi Ojo | Liverpool U21s | Middlesbrough U21s | 2–3 (A) | 7 March 2016 | Division 1 | [10] |
| Marvin Emnes | Swansea City U21s | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 5–0 (H) | 18 March 2016 | Division 2 | [11] |
| Jay Rodriguez | Southampton U21s | Liverpool U21s | 0–5 (A) | 20 March 2016 | Division 1 | [12] |
| Shayon Harrison | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | Sunderland U21s | 3–1 (H) | 11 April 2016 | Division 1 | [13] |
| Kieran Dowell | Everton U21s | Leicester City U21s | 3–1 (H) | 25 April 2016 | Division 1 | [14] |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
5 – player scored 5 goals
| Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Sunderland U21s | [15] | |
| September | Newcastle United U21s | [16] | |
| October | Derby County U21s | [17] | |
| November | Middlesbrough U21s | [18] | |
| December | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | [19] | |
| January | Newcastle United U21s | [20] | |
| February | Sunderland U21s | [21] | |
| March | Everton U21s | [22] | |
| April | Chelsea U21s | [23] |
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Huddersfield Town U21s (1st Title) |
| Regular Season Champions | Huddersfield Town U21s (2nd Title) |
| Matches | 313 (310 RS, 3 PO) |
| Goals | 957 (3.06 per match) (949 RS, 8 PO) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Barnsley U21s 6–0Nottingham Forest U21s (14 December 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Watford U21s 0–5Crystal Palace U21s (14 March 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Queens Park Rangers U21s 5–5 Huddersfield Town U21s (17 August 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 12 Matches Huddersfield Town U21s |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 MatchesSheffield United U21s |
| Longest winless run | 12 Matches Watford U21s |
| Longest losing run | 6 MatchesBristol City U21s |
| Highest attendance | 4,018 Sheffield United U21s 1–2 Huddersfield Town U21s (14 May 2016) |
2016–17 → | |
League 2, referred to as theU21 Professional Development League 2, 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.
21 Teams competed in the league this season, 2 more than last season.Swansea City U21s left the league after 3 seasons to join the Premier League 2 as a Category One Academy on July 10.[24] Meanwhile,Bolton Wanderers U21s joined the league after dropping their Academy to Category Two Status in June.[25]Hull City U21s, andWatford U21s joined the league after obtaining Category Two Academy status with Hull City joining in May,[26] and on July 3 for Watford.[27][26]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town U21s | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 65 | Qualification forKnock-out stage |
| 2 | Sheffield United U21s | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 57 | |
| 3 | Hull City U21s | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 46 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City U21s | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 39 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 39 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers U21s | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 37 | |
| 7 | Leeds United U21s | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 37 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 36 | |
| 9 | Coventry City U21s | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 36 | |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 32 | |
| 11 | Barnsley U21s | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 31 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 57 | Qualification forKnock-out stage |
| 2 | Millwall U21s | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 54 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21s | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 53 | |
| 4 | Colchester United U21s | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21s | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 40 | |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 35 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town U21s | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 33 | |
| 8 | Brentford U21s | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 32 | |
| 9 | Bristol City U21s | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 30 | |
| 10 | Watford U21s | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BOL | BRE | BRI | CAR | CHA | COL | COV | CRE | CPA | HUD | HUL | IPS | LEE | MIL | NOT | QPR | SHE | SHW | WTF |
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| Barnsley U21s | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Birmingham City U21s | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Bolton Wanderers U21s | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |||||||
| Brentford U21s | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | |||||||
| Bristol City U21s | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Cardiff City U21s | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Charlton Athletic U21s | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Colchester United U21s | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Coventry City U21s | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Crewe Alexandra U21s | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | |||||||
| Crystal Palace U21s | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 6–2 | |||||
| Huddersfield Town U21s | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Hull City U21s | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Ipswich Town U21s | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Leeds United U21s | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Millwall U21s | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Nottingham Forest U21s | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers U21s | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Sheffield United U21s | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Watford U21s | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
| Huddersfield Town U21s | 2–0 | Millwall U21s |
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| Report |
| Sheffield United U21s | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town U21s |
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(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals
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