2024-25 Under-18 League 2

The 2024-25 Under-18 League 2, or Under-18s Professional Development League 2 as it is sometimes referred to, is 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 home OR away. 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. Birmingham City are the defending national champions while Brentford return to the division from the 2024-25 season.

Teams

2024-25 Teams
North Team Training Ground Manager Barnsley Oakwell Training Ground TBC Birmingham City Wast Hills Martyn Olorenshaw Burnley Barnfield Tony Philliskirk Coventry City The Alan Higgs Centre Matt Whitehouse Crewe Alexandra Reaseheath David Vaughan Fleetwood Town Poolfoot Farm Mark Yeates Hull City Bishop Burton College Chad Gribble Peterborough United idverde Training Centre Jimmy Unwin Sheffield United Steelphalt Academy Jim O'Brien Sheffield Wednesday Middlewood Road Andy Sharp Wigan Athletic Christopher Park Marc Maddocks			South Team Training Ground Manager Bournemouth Canford Arena James Lowy Brentford Wheatsheaf Park Lydia Bedford Bristol City Robins High Performance Centre Trevor Challis Cardiff City Leckwith Athletics Stadium Tom Hutton Charlton Athletic Sparrows Lane Jason Pearce Colchester United Florence Park Elliott Ward Ipswich Town Playford Road Olly Lee Millwall Calmont Road Larry McAvoy Queens Park Rangers Heston Micah Hyde Swansea City Landore Jarred Harvey Watford UCL Sports Ground Adam Balletta

League Tables

North

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wigan Athletic	1	1	0	0	5	1	4	3
2	Peterborough United	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	3
3	Sheffield United	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	3
4	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3
5	Hull City	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	3
6	Birmingham City	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
7	Crewe Alexandra	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
8	Burnley	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
9	Coventry City	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
10	Barnsley	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
11	Fleetwood Town	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0

South

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff City	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	3
2	Bristol City	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	3
3	Bournemouth	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
4	Brentford	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3
5	Swansea City	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
6	Charlton Athletic	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1	0
7	Watford	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
8	Colchester United	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
9	Ipswich Town	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
10	Millwall	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
11	Queens Park Rangers	1	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0

(Updated 13th August)

Fixtures

Friday 16 August	Swansea City	vs	Peterborough United
Saturday 17 August	Millwall	vs	Fleetwood Town
Saturday 17 August	Queens Park Rangers	vs	Hull City
Saturday 17 August	AFC Bournemouth	vs	Sheffield Wednesday
Saturday 17 August	Charlton Athletic	vs	Burnley
Saturday 17 August	Colchester United	vs	Coventry City
Saturday 17 August	Brentford	vs	Wigan Athletic
Saturday 17 August	Cardiff City	vs	Birmingham City
Saturday 17 August	Ipswich Town	vs	Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 17 August	Bristol City	vs	Barnsley
Saturday 17 August	Watford	vs	Sheffield United

Results

August

Saturday 10 August	Wigan Athletic	5-1	Queens Park Rangers
Saturday 10 August	Barnsley	0-1	Swansea City
Saturday 10 August	Birmingham City	2-1	Watford
Saturday 10 August	Burnley	1-2	Bournemouth
Saturday 10 August	Crewe Alexandra	2-3	Bristol City
Saturday 10 August	Fleetwood Town	1-3	Cardiff City
Saturday 10 August	Hull City	4-3	Charlton Athletic
Saturday 10 August	Peterborough United	3-1	Colchester United
Saturday 10 August	Sheffield United	3-1	Ipswich Town
Saturday 10 August	Coventry City	1-2	Brentford
Saturday 10 August	Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	Millwall

Top Goalscorers

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