2019-20 Under-18 League 2

The 2018-19 Under-18 League 2, or Under-18s Professional Development League 2 as it is sometimes referred to, is the seventh 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 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. Sheffield Wednesday are the defending champions.

Wigan Athletic acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and will join the North division this season.

Teams

2019-20 Teams
North Team Main Stadium Manager Barnsley Oakwell Training Ground Adam Murray Birmingham City Wast Hills Paul Robinson Bolton Wanderers The Eddie Davies Academy Nicky Spooner Burnley Barnfield Tony Philliskirk Crewe Alexandra Reaseheath Lee Bell Hull City Bishop Burton College John Anderson Leeds United Thorp Arch Mark Jackson Nottingham Forest The Nigel Doughty Academy Gareth Holmes Sheffield United Steelphalt Academy Derek Geary Sheffield Wednesday Middlewood Road Andy Holdsworth Wigan Athletic Robin Park Arena Peter Murphy			South Team Main Stadium Manager Bristol City SGS Wise Campus Trevor Challis Cardiff City CDG Sports Campus Matthew Bloxham Charlton Athletic Sparrows Lane Sergei Baltacha Colchester United Florence Park TBC Coventry City The Alan Higgs Centre Karl Hooper Crystal Palace Copers Cope Road Paddy McCarthy Ipswich Town Playford Road Adem Atay Millwall Calmont Road Chris Perry and Larry McAvoy Queens Park Rangers Heston Paul Furlong Watford UCL Sports Ground TBC

League Tables

North

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Nottingham Forest	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
2	Crewe Alexandra	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
3	Sheffield United	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1
4	Leeds United	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
5	Hull City	2	0	1	1	1	7	-6	1
6	Barnsley	1	0	0	1	3	4	-1	0
7	Wigan Athletic	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
8	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
9	Burnley	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
10	Birmingham City	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0
11	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	1	5	-4	0

South

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

(Updated 17th August)

Results

Friday 16 August	Crystal Palace	0-0	Sheffield United
Saturday 17 August	Millwall	2-1	Wigan Athletic
Saturday 17 August	Watford	4-0	Birmingham City
Saturday 17 August	Bristol City	2-0	Burnley
Saturday 17 August	Charlton Athletic	7-1	Hull City
Saturday 17 August	Colchester United	1-1	Leeds United
Saturday 17 August	Coventry City	0-1	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 17 August	Ipswich Town	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Saturday 17 August	Cardiff City	2-2	Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 17 August	Queens Park Rangers	4-3	Barnsley

Saturday 10 August	Bolton Wanderers	1-5	Watford
Saturday 10 August	Burnley	0-3	Millwall
Saturday 10 August	Colchester United	0-4	Crystal Palace
Saturday 10 August	Hull City	0-0	Cardiff City
Saturday 10 August	Leeds United	1-2	Charlton Athletic
Saturday 10 August	Sheffield United	3-4	Coventry City
Saturday 10 August	Crewe Alexandra	0-0	Bristol City

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 21st August)

Player	Club	Goals
Richard Afrane-Kesey	Charlton Athletic	3
Luca Albon	Charlton Athletic	3
Dominic Hutchinson	Watford	3
Shaun O'Brien	Millwall	3
Rob Street	Crystal Palace	3

Hat-tricks

(Updated 14th August)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Rob Street	Crystal Palace	10th August 2019	Colchester United 0-4 Crystal Palace