2015-16 Under-18 League 2
The 2015-16 Under-18 League 2, or Professional Development League 2 as it is sometimes referred to, is the fourth campaign of post-EPPP Under-18 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. 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.
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Teams
A total of 20 teams take part in the Under-18 League 2, split regionally between north and south.
North: Barnsley, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United
South: Brentford, Bristol City, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Colchester United, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Watford
League Tables
North
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 71 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 59 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 57 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 52 | +18 | 56 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 48 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 46 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 77 | -8 | 46 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 43 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Hull City | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 82 | -46 | 25 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 83 | -37 | 14 |
(Final Standings)
South
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Watford | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 56 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 51 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 45 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 39 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 37 |
| 6 | Millwall | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 37 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Brentford | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 26 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 82 | -41 | 24 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 22 |
(Final Standings)
Key:
Assured of First place
Qualified for Playoffs
Playoffs
Final
9 May 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Sheffield United (AET - CHARLTON WON 4-3 ON PENALTIES)
Semi-Finals
23 April 2016: Watford 1-3 Sheffield United
27 April 2016: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Charlton Athletic (AET - CHARLTON WON 4-3 ON PENALTIES)
Results
April
23 April 2016: Birmingham City 3-3 Leeds United
16 April 2016: Sheffield United 7-1 Hull City
16 April 2016: Huddersfield Town 3-3 Coventry City
16 April 2016: Barnsley 2-5 Sheffield Wednesday
16 April 2016: Watford 2-1 Millwall
16 April 2016: Ipswich Town 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
16 April 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Coventry City
14 April 2016: Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Leeds United
14 April 2016: Ipswich Town 6-0 Cardiff City
13 April 2016: Crystal Palace 5-2 Hull City
12 April 2016: Birmingham City 0-1 Huddersfield Town
12 April 2016: Barnsley 2-2 Coventry City
9 April 2016: Barnsley 2-2 Brentford
9 April 2016: Birmingham City 2-2 Bristol City
9 April 2016: Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Cardiff City
9 April 2016: Coventry City 4-3 Charlton Athletic
9 April 2016: Crewe Alexandra 4-0 Colchester United
9 April 2016: Huddersfield Town 3-1 Crystal Palace
9 April 2016: Hull City 3-0 Ipswich Town
9 April 2016: Leeds United 2-0 Millwall
9 April 2016: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Queens Park Rangers
9 April 2016: Sheffield United 0-0 Watford
6 April 2016: Coventry City 1-3 Crewe Alexandra
6 April 2016: Millwall 1-1 Crystal Palace
5 April 2016: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Birmingham City
5 April 2016: Watford 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
2 April 2016: Leeds United 2-2 Crewe Alexandra
2 April 2016: Sheffield United 3-0 Coventry City
2 April 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Birmingham City
2 April 2016: Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Hull City
2 April 2016: Millwall 3-2 Cardiff City
2 April 2016: Bristol City 1-2 Charlton Athletic
2 April 2016: Watford 1-0 Ipswich Town
2 April 2016: Queens Park Rangers 2-5 Colchester United
March
30 March 2016: Sheffield United 1-0 Nottingham Forest
29 March 2016: Bristol City 0-4 Watford
26 March 2016: Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Millwall
26 March 2016: Leeds United 1-2 Huddersfield Town
26 March 2016: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
26 March 2016: Crystal Palace 2-2 Colchester United
25 March 2016: Coventry City 5-4 Barnsley
24 March 2016: Birmingham City 3-1 Hull City
24 March 2016: Huddersfield Town 0-5 Sheffield United
22 March 2016: Crystal Palace 0-0 Watford
22 March 2016: Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Cardiff City
19 March 2016: Brentford 1-2 Leeds United
19 March 2016: Bristol City 1-2 Nottingham Forest
19 March 2016: Cardiff City 1-0 Sheffield United
19 March 2016: Charlton Athletic 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday
19 March 2016: Colchester United 2-0 Barnsley
19 March 2016: Crystal Palace 1-0 Birmingham City
19 March 2016: Ipswich Town 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
19 March 2016: Millwall 0-2 Coventry City
19 March 2016: Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Crewe Alexandra
19 March 2016: Watford 1-0 Huddersfield Town
16 March 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Hull City
15 March 2016: Queens Park Rangers 1-6 Crystal Palace
15 March 2016: Cardiff City 0-0 Watford
12 March 2016: Barnsley 0-0 Millwall
12 March 2016: Birmingham City 0-2 Queens Park Rangers
12 March 2016: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Watford
12 March 2016: Crewe Alexandra 4-2 Brentford
12 March 2016: Huddersfield Town 5-2 Bristol City
12 March 2016: Hull City 0-3 Cardiff City
12 March 2016: Leeds United 1-1 Charlton Athletic
12 March 2016: Sheffield United 3-4 Crystal Palace
12 March 2016: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Colchester United
12 March 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Ipswich Town
8 March 2016: Watford 0-0 Charlton Athletic
5 March 2016: Brentford 0-2 Birmingham City
5 March 2016: Bristol City 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
5 March 2016: Cardiff City 1-3 Coventry City
5 March 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
5 March 2016: Colchester United 0-1 Huddersfield Town
5 March 2016: Ipswich Town 2-3 Leeds United
5 March 2016: Millwall 0-5 Nottingham Forest
5 March 2016: Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Sheffield United
5 March 2016: Watford 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
February
27 February 2016: Barnsley 0-3 Sheffield United
27 February 2016: Birmingham City 3-5 Bolton Wanderers
27 February 2016: Coventry City 0-7 Huddersfield Town
27 February 2016: Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Leeds United
27 February 2016: Hull City 0-6 Sheffield Wednesday
27 February 2016: Brentford 0-3 Queens Park Rangers
27 February 2016: Bristol City 1-2 Ipswich Town
27 February 2016: Charlton Athletic 2-2 Millwall
27 February 2016: Colchester United 1-2 Cardiff City
23 February 2016: Leeds United 3-1 Barnsley
20 February 2016: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Nottingham Forest
20 February 2016: Cardiff City 0-2 Bristol City
20 February 2016: Huddersfield Town 4-3 Barnsley
20 February 2016: Leeds United 2-3 Coventry City
20 February 2016: Sheffield United 4-3 Birmingham City
20 February 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Crewe Alexandra
20 February 2016: Millwall 1-1 Colchester United
20 February 2016: Ipswich Town 2-0 Brentford
16 February 2016: Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Nottingham Forest
13 February 2016: Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Crewe Alexandra
13 February 2016: Huddersfield Town 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
13 February 2016: Leeds United 2-6 Birmingham City
13 February 2016: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Barnsley
13 February 2016: Cardiff City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
13 February 2016: Millwall 3-1 Ipswich Town
12 February 2016: Colchester United 2-3 Charlton Athletic
6 February 2016: Barnsley 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
6 February 2016: Hull City 1-2 Leeds United
6 February 2016: Brentford 3-2 Bristol City
6 February 2016: Charlton Athletic 3-0 Ipswich Town
6 February 2016: Colchester United 3-1 Crystal Palace
January
30 January 2016: Bristol City 4-0 Colchester United
30 January 2016: Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
30 January 2016: Coventry City 2-4 Birmingham City
30 January 2016: Huddersfield Town 3-2 Crewe Alexandra
30 January 2016: Leeds United 0-2 Sheffield United
30 January 2016: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Hull City
30 January 2016: Crystal Palace 2-1 Charlton Athletic
30 January 2016: Brentford 1-2 Millwall
23 January 2016: Hull City 0-1 Huddersfield Town
23 January 2016: Sheffield United 6-0 Bolton Wanderers
23 January 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Leeds United
23 January 2016: Bristol City 0-2 Queens Park Rangers
23 January 2016: Colchester United 3-3 Ipswich Town
23 January 2016: Crystal Palace 3-4 Brentford
23 January 2016: Milwall 0-0 Watford
22 January 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-2 Cardiff City
16 January 2016: Brentford 1-3 Charlton Athletic
16 January 2016: Cardiff City 5-0 Crystal Palace
16 January 2016: Ipswich Town 3-1 Millwall
9 January 2016: Brentford 1-1 Colchester United
9 January 2016: Nottingham Forest 6-2 Coventry City
December
19 December 2015: Crewe Alexandra 5-3 Barnsley
19 December 2015: Huddersfield Town 5-1 Bolton Wanderers
19 December 2015: Hull City 0-5 Sheffield United
19 December 2015: Leeds United 1-2 Nottingham Forest
19 December 2015: Brentford 2-3 Watford
19 December 2015: Charlton Athletic 2-1 Colchester United
19 December 2015: Crystal Palace 1-1 Bristol City
17 December 2015: Cardiff City 0-2 Millwall
12 December 2015: Birmingham City 3-1 Barnsley
12 December 2015: Hull City 2-5 Crewe Alexandra
5 December 2015: Barnsley 0-2 Hull City
5 December 2015: Coventry City 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
5 December 2015: Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Birmingham City
5 December 2015: Huddersfield Town 2-2 Nottingham Forest
5 December 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Sheffield United
5 December 2015: Cardiff City 3-1 Brentford
5 December 2015: Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich Town
5 December 2015: Millwall 1-0 Bristol City
5 December 2015: Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Charlton Athletic
November
28 November 2015: Colchester United 1-0 Millwall
28 November 2015: Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United
28 November 2015: Coventry City 2-1 Leeds United
28 November 2015: Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
28 November 2015: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Bolton Wanderers
28 November 2015: Brentford 2-3 Ipswich Town
28 November 2015: Bristol City 1-3 Cardiff City
28 November 2015: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Watford
28 November 2015: Crystal Palace 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
21 November 2015: Sheffield United 2-2 Barnsley
21 November 2015: Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace
21 November 2015: Queens Park Rangers 2-4 Bristol City
21 November 2015: Cardiff City 1-3 Charlton Athletic
21 November 2015: Ipswich Town 1-3 Colchester United
14 November 2015: Colchester United 8-1 Queens Park Rangers
14 November 2015: Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
14 November 2015: Barnsley 0-5 Nottingham Forest
14 November 2015: Hull City 3-2 Coventry City
14 November 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Huddersfield Town
14 November 2015: Charlton Athletic 7-1 Brentford
14 November 2015: Crystal Palace 2-2 Cardiff City
14 November 2015: Watford 1-2 Bristol City
7 November 2015: Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Barnsley
7 November 2015: Coventry City 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday
7 November 2015: Huddersfield Town 2-1 Birmingham City
7 November 2015: Leeds United 0-1 Hull City
7 November 2015: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Sheffield United
7 November 2015: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Bristol City
7 November 2015: Colchester United 1-1 Brentford
7 November 2015: Crystal Palace 1-3 Millwall
7 November 2015: Ipswich Town 0-1 Watford
October
31 October 2015: Birmingham City 1-5 Coventry City
31 October 2015: Bristol City 0-2 Crystal Palace
31 October 2015: Crewe Alexandra 4-4 Huddersfield Town
31 October 2015: Queens Park Rangers 3-0 Ipswich Town
31 October 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
31 October 2015: Sheffield United 2-0 Leeds United
31 October 2015: Watford 3-1 Brentford
30 October 2015: Hull City 0-3 Nottingham Forest
24 October 2015: Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Birmingham City
24 October 2015: Hull City 1-2 Millwall
24 October 2015: Crystal Palace 5-1 Sheffield Wednesday
17 October 2015: Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Sheffield United
17 October 2015: Huddersfield Town 7-0 Hull City
17 October 2015: Leeds United 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday
17 October 2015: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Crewe Alexandra
17 October 2015: Millwall 1-2 Brentford
17 October 2015: Cardiff City 3-1 Ipswich Town
17 October 2015: Charlton Athletic 3-1 Crystal Palace
17 October 2015: Colchester United 1-1 Bristol City
17 October 2015: Queens Park Rangers 0-3 Watford
10 October 2015: Barnsley 2-2 Leeds United
10 October 2015: Birmingham City 1-3 Nottingham Forest
10 October 2015: Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Coventry City
10 October 2015: Hull City 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
10 October 2015: Sheffield United 2-1 Huddersfield Town
10 October 2015: Bristol City 2-1 Brentford
10 October 2015: Ipswich Town 2-1 Charlton Athletic
10 October 2015: Millwall 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
10 October 2015: Watford 3-2 Cardiff City
7 October 2015: Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Coventry City
3 October 2015: Barnsley 2-2 Crystal Palace
3 October 2015: Birmingham City 2-2 Ipswich Town
3 October 2015: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Millwall
3 October 2015: Coventry City 2-2 Queens Park Rangers
3 October 2015: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Watford
3 October 2015: Hull City 1-2 Brentford
3 October 2015: Leeds United 0-0 Bristol City
3 October 2015: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Cardiff City
3 October 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Colchester United
September
26 September 2015: Bristol City 2-3 Crewe Alexandra
26 September 2015: Coventry City 5-4 Brentford
26 September 2015: Cardiff City 2-1 Huddersfield Town
26 September 2015: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Hull City
26 September 2015: Colchester United 1-0 Leeds United
26 September 2015: Crystal Palace 1-2 Nottingham Forest
26 September 2015: Ipswich Town 4-1 Sheffield United
26 September 2015: Millwall 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
26 September 2015: Queens Park Rangers 6-4 Barnsley
26 September 2015: Watford 2-2 Birmingham City
19 September 2015: Barnsley 2-2 Bristol City
19 September 2015: Birmingham City 1-0 Cardiff City
19 September 2015: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Charlton Athletic
19 September 2015: Coventry City 3-1 Colchester United
19 September 2015: Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Crystal Palace
19 September 2015: Huddersfield Town 4-1 Ipswich Town
19 September 2015: Leeds United 9-2 Queens Park Rangers
19 September 2015: Nottingham Forest 5-0 Watford
19 September 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 4-3 Brentford
12 September 2015: Brentford 1-2 Huddersfield Town
12 September 2015: Bristol City 2-3 Hull City
12 September 2015: Cardiff City 2-3 Leeds United
12 September 2015: Charlton Athletic 2-0 Nottingham Forest
12 September 2015: Colchester United 1-3 Sheffield United
12 September 2015: Ipswich Town 6-2 Barnsley
12 September 2015: Millwall 1-0 Birmingham City
12 September 2015: Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
12 September 2015: Watford 4-2 Coventry City
5 September 2015: Barnsley 1-2 Watford
5 September 2015: Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Brentford
5 September 2015: Coventry City 5-2 Bristol City
5 September 2015: Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Cardiff City
5 September 2015: Huddersfield Town 0-4 Charlton Athletic
5 September 2015: Hull City 0-1 Colchester United
5 September 2015: Leeds United 0-2 Crystal Palace
5 September 2015: Nottingham Forest 3-2 Ipswich Town
5 September 2015: Sheffield United 4-1 Millwall
5 September 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Queens Park Rangers
2 September 2015: Barnsley 0-1 Crewe Alexandra
2 September 2015: Bolton Wanderers 3-4 Huddersfield Town
August
29 August 2015: Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Sheffield United
29 August 2015: Hull City 4-5 Birmingham City
29 August 2015: Leeds United 3-2 Bolton Wanderers
29 August 2015: Bristol City 0-0 Millwall
29 August 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Barnsley
29 August 2015: Brentford 3-2 Cardiff City
29 August 2015: Charlton Athletic 9-0 Queens Park Rangers
29 August 2015: Colchester United 0-0 Watford
29 August 2015: Ipswich Town 0-4 Crystal Palace
28 August 2015: Coventry City 1-3 Nottingham Forest
22 August 2015: Millwall 1-3 Charlton Athletic
22 August 2015: Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Hull City
22 August 2015: Queens Park Rangers 2-4 Brentford
22 August 2015: Watford 0-0 Crystal Palace
22 August 2015: Coventry City 1-2 Sheffield United
22 August 2015: Huddersfield Town 1-2 Leeds United
22 August 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Nottingham Forest
22 August 2015: Cardiff City 1-2 Colchester United
22 August 2015: Ipswich Town 3-1 Bristol City
22 August 2015: Barnsley 1-1 Birmingham City
19 August 2015: Birmingham City 6-1 Crewe Alexandra
19 August 2015: Sheffield United 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
19 August 2015: Hull City 2-1 Barnsley
18 August 2015: Nottingham Forest 4-2 Huddersfield Town
15 August 2015: Brentford 3-1 Sheffield United
15 August 2015: Cardiff City 3-1 Barnsley
15 August 2015: Charlton Athletic 0-2 Birmingham City
15 August 2015: Colchester United 2-4 Bolton Wanderers
15 August 2015: Coventry City 1-0 Crystal Palace
15 August 2015: Ipswich Town 2-3 Crewe Alexandra
15 August 2015: Millwall 1-0 Huddersfield Town
15 August 2015: Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Hull City
15 August 2015: Watford 0-2 Leeds United
12 August 2015: Bristol City 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday
8 August 2015: Barnsley 3-3 Charlton Athletic
8 August 2015: Birmingham City 3-3 Colchester United
8 August 2015: Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Crystal Palace
8 August 2015: Coventry City 2-4 Ipswich Town
8 August 2015: Huddersfield Town 3-2 Queens Park Rangers
8 August 2015: Hull City 0-4 Watford
8 August 2015: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Brentford
8 August 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Cardiff City
Top Goalscorers
(Final Statistics)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Ben Brereton | Nottingham Forest | 28 |
| Ronan Hale | Birmingham City | 28 |
| Jordan Hallam | Sheffield United | 24 |
| Ben Morris | Ipswich Town | 21 |
| Jack Boyle | Huddersfield Town | 18 |
| Michael Folivi | Watford | 17 |
| Alex Samizadeh | Bolton Wanderers | 17 |
| Owen Dale | Crewe Alexandra | 16 |
| Virgil Gomis | Nottingham Forest | 15 |
| Levi Lumeka | Crystal Palace | 15 |
| Mallik Wilks | Leeds United | 15 |
