2014–15 Professional U21 Development League

The 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League was the third season of the Professional Development League system.

League 1
Barclays U21 Premier League
Season2015–2016
ChampionsManchester United

League 1, referred to as the Barclays 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 the 2013–14 season.

At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall League 1 champions, with the previously used knock-out system being abandoned. The top 8 teams qualified for the 2015–16 edition of the Premier League International Cup and the bottom two teams in Division 1 were relegated to Division 2 for the 2015–16 season, with the top teams in Division 2 moved in the opposite direction.[1]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United U21s (C) 22 11 7 4 39 23 +16 40
2 Liverpool U21s 22 11 3 8 45 35 +10 36
3 Chelsea U21s 22 10 5 7 39 27 +12 35
4 Sunderland U21s 22 10 5 7 26 24 +2 35
5 Manchester City EDS 22 10 3 9 44 40 +4 33
6 Leicester City U21s 22 9 5 8 39 37 +2 32
7 Norwich City U21s 22 8 8 6 34 32 +2 32
8 Southampton U21s 22 9 4 9 32 34 −2 31
9 Tottenham Hotspur U21s 22 8 5 9 30 30 0 29
10 Everton U21s 22 8 3 11 32 37 −5 27
11 Fulham U21s (R) 22 6 4 12 27 45 −18 22 Relegation to 2015–16 U21 Premier League Division 2
12 West Ham United U21s (R) 22 5 2 15 20 43 −23 17
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away CHE EVE FUL LEI LIV MNC MNU NOR SOT SUN TOT WHU
Chelsea U21s 3–0 2–2 0–1 4–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 5–3 3–0 0–0 0–1
Everton U21s 0–2 3–3 3–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0
Fulham U21s 1–3 2–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1
Leicester City U21s 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 6–2 1–1 2–2 3–3 4–2 3–1 3–1
Liverpool U21s 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–4 1–1 4–4 1–3 1–0 2–1 5–0
Manchester City EDS 3–2 3–1 3–1 4–2 1–2 3–1 4–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–1
Manchester United U21s 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–2
Norwich City U21s 2–2 1–1 3–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–0
Southampton U21s 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Sunderland U21s 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 3–0
Tottenham Hotspur U21s 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–1
West Ham United U21s 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: U21 Premier League results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Middlesbrough U21s (P) 22 16 2 4 39 23 +16 50 Promotion to 2015–16 U21 Premier League Division 1
2 Reading U21s (P) 22 13 2 7 38 30 +8 41
3 Derby County U21s 22 12 4 6 39 20 +19 40
4 Arsenal U21s 22 11 4 7 38 25 +13 37
5 West Bromwich Albion U21s 22 10 7 5 37 27 +10 37
6 Newcastle United U21s 22 9 5 8 43 39 +4 32
7 Aston Villa U21s 22 8 3 11 25 36 −11 27
8 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 22 6 5 11 19 23 −4 23
9 Bolton Wanderers U21s 22 5 8 9 26 33 −7 23
10 Blackburn Rovers U21s 22 5 6 11 23 31 −8 21
11 Stoke City U21s 22 4 6 12 23 50 −27 18
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 22 3 8 11 24 37 −13 17
Source:
(P) Promoted

Results
Home \ Away ARS AST BLB BOL B&HA DER MID NEW REA STO WBA WOL
Arsenal U21s 1–3 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 4–1 4–2 4–0
Aston Villa U21s 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–5 1–1 3–0 2–1
Blackburn Rovers U21s 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–4 0–1 1–3 0–1 5–2 2–2 1–0
Bolton Wanderers U21s 1–3 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–1
Derby County U21s 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 7–1 1–1 2–0
Middlesbrough U21s 3–2 3–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–0
Newcastle United U21s 1–2 5–0 4–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 5–2 1–1 1–1 2–1
Reading U21s 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–3 4–3 3–0 0–1 3–1
Stoke City U21s 0–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–4
West Bromwich Albion U21s 3–0 4–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–2 5–0 3–1 2–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–1 4–2 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2015. Source: U21 Premier League results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

Player of the season: Duncan Watmore (Sunderland)[2]

Player of the month
MonthPlayerClubRef
FebruaryRyan SeagerSouthampton F.C.[3]
MarchHarrison PanayiotouLeicester City[4]
AprilDuncan WatmoreSunderland[5]

League 2
Professional Development U21 League
Season2014–15
ChampionsSwansea City U21s

League 2, referred to as the Professional Development U21 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 26 games for North division teams, and 27 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nottingham Forest U21s 26 17 4 5 56 30 +26 55 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Huddersfield Town U21s 26 15 3 8 47 40 +7 48
3 Leeds United U21s 26 12 7 7 48 36 +12 43
4 Sheffield United U21s 26 12 5 9 39 30 +9 41
5 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 26 10 8 8 38 30 +8 38
6 Birmingham City U21s 26 10 5 11 33 37 −4 35
7 Coventry City U21s 26 8 7 11 28 42 −14 31
8 Crewe Alexandra U21s 26 7 5 14 41 55 −14 26
9 Barnsley U21s 26 3 5 18 29 62 −33 14
Source:

South Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Crystal Palace U21s 27 17 2 8 58 34 +24 53 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Swansea City U21s 27 13 8 6 50 38 +12 47
3 Cardiff City U21s 27 12 5 10 35 34 +1 41
4 Queens Park Rangers U21s 27 11 7 9 44 49 −5 40
5 Ipswich Town U21s 27 10 7 10 38 38 0 37
6 Millwall U21s 27 9 9 9 43 40 +3 36
7 Charlton Athletic U21s 27 10 6 11 42 42 0 36
8 Brentford U21s 27 9 6 12 54 55 −1 33
9 Colchester United U21s 27 8 6 13 38 47 −9 30
10 Bristol City U21s 27 8 1 18 34 62 −28 25
Source:

Results
Home \ Away BAR BIR BRE BRI CAR CHA COL COV CRE CPA HUD IPS LEE MIL NOT QPR SHE SHW SWA
Barnsley U21s 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–1
Birmingham City U21s 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 4–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–3
Brentford U21s 7–2 5–1 4–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4
Bristol City U21s 4–1 5–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–2
Cardiff City U21s 3–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 5–1 0–0 0–1 0–1
Charlton Athletic U21s 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–0 5–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–2
Colchester United U21s 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 4–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–5 5–2
Coventry City U21s 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–0
Crewe Alexandra U21s 3–3 3–1 4–2 3–1 1–3 0–3 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–1
Crystal Palace U21s 0–1 3–1 4–2 4–0 5–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 4–2 3–0 7–2 1–0 2–3
Huddersfield Town U21s 0–3 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–5 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–1
Ipswich Town U21s 6–3 3–2 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–4 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–0
Leeds United U21s 3–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 4–1 0–0
Millwall U21s 3–0 2–2 7–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–3 0–0 3–3
Nottingham Forest U21s 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 4–3 2–0 2–1 2–5
Queens Park Rangers U21s 2–0 1–4 3–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 0–2 0–3 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2
Sheffield United U21s 3–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 7–0 0–3 2–3 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–1
Sheffield Wednesday U21s 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 5–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–4 0–3 2–1
Swansea City U21s 3–2 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–3 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2015. Source: Futbol24 U21 PDL results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals
Crystal Palace U21s3–5 (a.e.t.)Huddersfield Town U21s
De Silva 39' 70'
Kaikai 90'		 Report
Referee: Ben Cooke
Nottingham Forest U21s3–3 (a.e.t.)Swansea City U21s
Grant 9'
Thorne 23'
Iacovitti 116'		 Jones 85'
Samuel 90' 105'
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 572
Referee: Paul Yates

Final
Swansea City U21s3–2Huddersfield Town U21s
Samuel 39'
Gorre 64' 84'		 Bojaj 32' 87'
Attendance: 2,156

See also

References
  1. "Barclays U21: New format for next season". Premier League official website. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  2. "Watmore claims Barclays U21 Player of the Season award". Premier League. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. "Seager wins inaugural Barclays U21 Player of the Month award". 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. "'Speechless' Panayiotou wins Barclays Under-21 award for March". Premier League. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. "Watmore wins April's Barclays U21 Player of the Month". Premier League. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
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