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 David Meyler Peterborough United idverde Training Centre Jimmy Unwin Sheffield United Sheffield United 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 Tom Charles Swansea City Landore Jarred Harvey Watford UCL Sports Ground Matt Bevans

League Tables

North

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sheffield United	4	3	1	0	11	4	7	10
2	Burnley	4	3	0	1	16	6	10	9
3	Wigan Athletic	4	3	0	1	15	7	8	9
4	Sheffield Wednesday	4	3	0	1	11	7	4	9
5	Hull City	4	3	0	1	8	6	2	9
6	Birmingham City	5	3	0	2	8	10	-2	9
7	Barnsley	4	1	1	2	2	4	-2	4
8	Peterborough United	4	1	1	2	8	14	-6	4
9	Crewe Alexandra	4	1	0	3	7	11	-4	3
10	Coventry City	4	1	0	3	6	11	-5	3
11	Fleetwood Town	4	1	0	3	4	13	-9	3

South

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Millwall	4	3	0	1	14	3	11	9
2	Bournemouth	4	3	0	1	11	6	5	9
3	Bristol City	5	3	0	2	12	10	2	9
4	Cardiff City	4	2	1	1	9	6	3	7
5	Swansea City	4	2	1	1	9	6	3	7
6	Brentford	4	2	0	2	8	7	1	6
7	Ipswich Town	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	4
8	Charlton Athletic	4	1	0	3	12	13	-1	3
9	Colchester United	4	1	0	3	7	11	-4	3
10	Watford	4	1	0	3	3	9	-6	3
11	Queens Park Rangers	4	0	0	4	3	19	-16	0

(Updated 4th September)

Fixtures

Friday 6 September	Barnsley	vs	Brentford
Friday 6 September	Sheffield Wednesday	vs	Watford
Saturday 7 September	Hull City	vs	Millwall
Saturday 7 September	Wigan Athletic	vs	Bournemouth
Saturday 7 September	Peterborough United	vs	Queens Park Rangers
Saturday 7 September	Crewe Alexandra	vs	Colchester United
Saturday 7 September	Coventry City	vs	Charlton Athletic

Results

September

Tuesday 3 September	Birmingham City	6-1	Bristol City
Tuesday 3 September	Queens Park Rangers	0-8	Burnley
Monday 2 September	Ipswich Town	3-3	Barnsley

August

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Saturday 31 August	Bournemouth	5-0	Fleetwood Town
Saturday 31 August	Bristol City	4-1	Peterborough United
Saturday 31 August	Cardiff City	2-2	Sheffield United
Saturday 31 August	Charlton Athletic	2-4	Sheffield Wednesday
Saturday 31 August	Colchester United	1-4	Wigan Athletic
Saturday 31 August	Brentford	0-2	Hull City
Saturday 31 August	Millwall	5-0	Birmingham City
Saturday 31 August	Swansea City	4-1	Coventry City
Saturday 31 August	Watford	2-1	Crewe Alexandra

Saturday 24 August	Sheffield United	4-1	Queens Park Rangers
Saturday 24 August	Burnley	3-1	Bristol City
Saturday 24 August	Crewe Alexandra	1-4	Charlton Athletic
Saturday 24 August	Hull City	0-2	Ipswich Town
Saturday 24 August	Wigan Athletic	4-0	Watford
Saturday 24 August	Coventry City	3-2	Cardiff City
Saturday 24 August	Birmingham City	2-1	Brentford
Saturday 24 August	Fleetwood Town	3-2	Colchester United
Saturday 24 August	Peterborough United	1-6	Millwall
Friday 23 August	Barnsley	2-0	Bournemouth
Friday 23 August	Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	Swansea City

Saturday 17 August	Millwall	3-0	Fleetwood Town
Saturday 17 August	Queens Park Rangers	1-2	Hull City
Saturday 17 August	Bournemouth	4-3	Sheffield Wednesday
Saturday 17 August	Charlton Athletic	3-4	Burnley
Saturday 17 August	Colchester United	3-1	Coventry City
Saturday 17 August	Brentford	5-2	Wigan Athletic
Saturday 17 August	Cardiff City	2-0	Birmingham City
Saturday 17 August	Ipswich Town	2-3	Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 17 August	Bristol City	3-0	Barnsley
Saturday 17 August	Watford	0-2	Sheffield United
Friday 16 August	Swansea City	3-3	Peterborough United

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

(Updated 4th September)

Player	Club	Goals
Cole Simms	Wigan Athletic	6
Jevan Beattie	Sheffield United	5
Harrison Bettoni	Wigan Athletic	5
Zach Johnson	Burnley	5
Caelan-Kole Cadamarteri	Sheffield Wednesday	4
Jamie Mauge	Ipswich Town	4

Hat-tricks

(Updated 4th September)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Cole Simms	Wigan Athletic	10th August 2024	Wigan Athletic 5-1 Queens Park Rangers
Zach Johnson	Burnley	3rd September 2024	Queens Park Rangers 0-8 Burnley
Ben Wetshi	Burnley	3rd September 2024	Queens Park Rangers 0-8 Burnley