| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester City U21s (4th title) |
| Regular Season Champions | Manchester City U21s |
| Matches | 275 (260 RS, 15 PO) |
| Goals | 1,009 (3.67 per match) (946 RS, 63 PO) |
| Best Player | |
| Top goalscorer | (11 RS, 6 PO) |
| Biggest home win | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 10–0Crystal Palace U21s (5 October 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Fulham U21s 0–6Chelsea U21s (4 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 10–0 Crystal Palace U21s (5 October 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Manchester City U21s (23 August 2024 – 13 January 2025) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Manchester City U21s (23 August 2024 – 17 January 2025) |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Aston Villa U21s (27 September 2024 – 18 April 2025) |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Stoke City U21s (23 August 2024 – 29 November 2024) |
| Highest attendance | 6,384 Norwich City U21s 3–5Manchester United U21s September 28, 2024 |
| Lowest attendance | 50 2 matches |
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The2024–25 Premier League 2 was the 13th season of theProfessional Development League system. It continued to use the same format as the2023–24 season.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City U21s(R, C) | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 23 | +38 | 47 | Qualification to theElimination Playoffs andPremier League International Cup |
| 2 | Fulham U21s | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 45 | |
| 3 | Chelsea U21s | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 38 | |
| 4 | West Ham United U21s | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 38 | |
| 5 | Manchester United U21s | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 36 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace U21s | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 35 | |
| 7 | Southampton U21s | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 34 | |
| 8 | Arsenal U21s | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 33 | |
| 9 | Newcastle United U21s | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 32 | |
| 10 | Leicester City U21s | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 31 | |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 30 | |
| 12 | Everton U21s | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 29 | |
| 13 | Sunderland U21s | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 28 | |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 28 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 27 | |
| 16 | Liverpool U21s | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 27 | |
| 17 | Leeds United U21s | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 25 | |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 25 | |
| 19 | Middlesbrough U21s | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 22 | |
| 20 | Reading U21s | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 21 | |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 20 | |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 19 | |
| 23 | Derby County U21s | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 19 | |
| 24 | Norwich City U21s | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 18 | |
| 25 | Stoke City U21s | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 15 | |
| 26 | Aston Villa U21s | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AVL | BLB | BHA | CHE | CRY | DER | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | NOR | NFO | REA | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
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| Arsenal U21s | — | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–5 | — | — | — |
| Aston Villa U21s | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | — | — | 2–2 | — | — | — | 0–4 |
| Blackburn Rovers U21s | 3–4 | — | — | — | — | 2–7 | — | — | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | — |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 10–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Chelsea U21s | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | — |
| Crystal Palace U21s | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | — | 2–4 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 3–3 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 5–1 | — | — | 0–1 |
| Derby County U21s | — | — | 0–0 | — | 2–6 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Everton U21s | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | — | — | — | — |
| Fulham U21s | 6–3 | — | — | — | 0–6 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | 5–2 | — | — | — | — |
| Leeds United U21s | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
| Leicester City U21s | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | — |
| Liverpool U21s | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Manchester City U21s | — | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — | 5–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4–0 | 5–0 | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | — |
| Manchester United U21s | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | 3–3 | — | 5–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Middlesbrough U21s | — | 4–2 | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Newcastle United U21s | — | — | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–6 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 7–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — |
| Norwich City U21s | 0–3 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–5 | — | — | 3–5 | 1–3 | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 6–1 | — | — |
| Nottingham Forest U21s | — | — | — | 0–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Reading U21s | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 1–5 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | — | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–5 | — | — | — | 0–3 | — |
| Southampton U21s | — | — | 3–0 | 2–4 | — | 0–2 | — | — | 5–0 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 4–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | — | 2–1 |
| Stoke City U21s | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 5–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — | — | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4–1 |
| Sunderland U21s | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6–0 | — | — | 3–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 3–2 | — | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–3 | — | — | 5–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21s | — | — | 4–0 | — | — | — | — | 4–5 | 1–4 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | — | — | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–3 |
| West Bromwich Albion U21s | 4–3 | — | — | 0–4 | — | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–5 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — |
| West Ham United U21s | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–5 | — | — | 0–3 | — | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 4–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Arsenal U21s | 2–1 | Newcastle United U21s |
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| Manchester City U21s | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool U21s |
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| Chelsea U21s | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s |
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| Southampton U21s | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Leicester City U21s |
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| Crystal Palace U21s | 6–0 | Chelsea U21s |
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| Southampton U21s | 5–2 | Fulham U21s |
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| Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Arsenal U21s | [23] | |
| September | Manchester City U21s | [24] | |
| October | Chelsea U21s | [25] | |
| November | Fulham U21s | [26] | |
| December | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | [27] | |
| January | Southampton U21s | [28] | |
| February | Manchester City U21s | [29] | |
| March | Stoke City U21s | [30] | |
| April | West Ham United U21s | [31] |
| Player | Club | Ref. |
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| Manchester City U21s | [1] |
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Brentford U21s (1st Title) |
| Regular Season Champions | AFC Bournemouth U21s (1st Title) |
| Matches | 344 (341 RS, 3 PO) |
| Goals | 1,318 (3.83 per match) (1303 RS, 15 PO) |
| Top goalscorer | (25 Goals) (23 RS, 2 PO) |
| Biggest home win | Coventry City U21s 14–0Colchester United U21s (21 January 2025) Record |
| Biggest away win | Queens Park Rangers U21s 0–6 Coventry City U21s (13 August 2024),Queens Park Rangers U21s 0–6Sheffield United U21s (10 September 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Coventry City U21s 14–0 Colchester United U21s (21 January 2025) Record |
| Longest winning run | 14 Matches AFC Bournemouth U21s (7 March 2025 – 12 May 2025) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 Matches AFC Bournemouth U21s (3 March 2025 – 12 May 2025) |
| Longest winless run | 12 Matches Colchester United U21s (6 January 2025 – 1 April 2025) |
| Longest losing run | 8 Matches Colchester United U21s (6 January 2025 – 7 March 2025) |
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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 31 games played. 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.Sheffield United U21s are the defending champions.
22 teams competed in the league this season, one more than the previous season and the most since the league's inaugural season in 2012-13.Brentford U21s returned to the league after nine years their academy was given Category Two status.[32]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United U21s(R) | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 64 | Qualification forKnock-out stage |
| 2 | Burnley U21s | 31 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 59 | |
| 3 | Coventry City U21s | 31 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 51 | |
| 4 | Hull City U21s | 31 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 51 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 45 | |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town U21s | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 43 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United U21s | 31 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 35 | |
| 8 | Birmingham City U21s | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 82 | −31 | 31 | |
| 9 | Barnsley U21s | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 30 | |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic U21s | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 26 | |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 76 | −37 | 25 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth U21s(R) | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 67 | Qualification forKnock-out stage |
| 2 | Brentford U21s(C) | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 46 | +28 | 67 | |
| 3 | Millwall U21s | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 66 | |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 88 | 45 | +43 | 58 | |
| 5 | Ipswich Town U21s | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Cardiff City U21s | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 44 | |
| 7 | Swansea City U21s | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Bristol City U21s | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Watford U21s | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 38 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 28 | |
| 11 | Colchester United U21s | 31 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 93 | −69 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BUR | COV | CRE | FLE | HUL | PET | SHU | SHW | WIG | BOU | BRE | BRI | CAR | CHA | COL | IPS | MIL | QPR | SWA | WAT |
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| Barnsley U21s | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | — | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Birmingham City U21s | 2–3 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | — | — | 3–4 | — | 0–3 | — | 4–1 | — | 1–5 | — |
| Burnley U21s | 3–1 | 8–1 | — | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 0–4 | — | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | — | 4–1 |
| Coventry City U21s | 2–2 | 8–0 | 2–6 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | — | 3–2 | — | — | 14–0 | — | 3–4 | — | 2–1 | — |
| Crewe Alexandra U21s | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | — | — | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | — | 3–0 |
| Fleetwood Town U21s | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | — |
| Hull City U21s | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | — | — | 3–1 | — | 1–3 |
| Peterborough United U21s | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–2 | — | 2–7 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–2 | — |
| Sheffield United U21s | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 10–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 8–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–4 | — | 0–5 | — | 1–3 | — | 4–3 | — | — |
| Wigan Athletic U21s | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | — | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | — | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | — |
| AFC Bournemouth U21s | 4–3 | — | 3–2 | — | 4–3 | — | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | — | 5–2 | — | 8–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Brentford U21s | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | — | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Bristol City U21s | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | — | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 5–0 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 |
| Cardiff City U21s | 1–0 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlton Athletic U21s | — | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 6–1 | — | 8–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Colchester United U21s | 1–3 | — | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Ipswich Town U21s | — | 6–1 | — | 4–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Millwall U21s | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 |
| Queens Park Rangers U21s | — | 0–2 | — | 0–6 | — | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–6 | — | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Swansea City U21s | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–5 | — | 1–3 |
| Watford U21s | — | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — |
Semi-finals
| AFC Bournemouth U21s | 4–3 | Burnley U21s |
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Professional Development League National Final
| AFC Bournemouth U21s | 2–3 | Brentford U21s |
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