2023-24 Professional Development League 2

The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 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. Millwall are the defending champions while Bournemouth and Fleetwood Town join Category Two for the 2023-24 season.

Teams

2023-24 Teams
North Team Training Ground Manager Barnsley Oakwell Tom Harban Birmingham City St Andrew's Steve Spooner Burnley Barnfield Andy Farrell Coventry City The Alan Higgs Centre John Dempster Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road Michael Jackson Fleetwood Town Poolfoot Farm Matthew Lawlor Hull City Bishop Burton College Conor Sellars Peterborough United Mick George Training Academy Ryan Semple Sheffield United ProAct Stadium Michael Collins Sheffield Wednesday Bracken Moor Neil Thompson Wigan Athletic Christopher Park Stephen Crainey			South Team Training Ground Manager Bournemouth Canford Arena Alan Connell Bristol City SGS Wise Campus Ali Hines Cardiff City Leckwith Athletics Stadium Darren Purse Charlton Athletic Prince's Park Danny Senda Colchester United Wallace Binder Ground Dave Huzzey Ipswich Town Playford Road John McGreal Millwall Calmont Road Kevin Nugent Queens Park Rangers Harlington Paul Hall Swansea City Landore Anthony Wright and Jon Grey Watford Clarence Park Charlie Daniels

League Tables

North

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

South

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

(Updated: 22nd August)

Results

August

Wednesday 16 August	Wigan Athletic	2-3	Queens Park Rangers
Tuesday 15 August	Barnsley	4-2	Swansea City
Tuesday 15 August	Fleetwood Town	4-1	Cardiff City
Tuesday 15 August	Coventry City	0-2	Bournemouth
Tuesday 15 August	Hull City	2-0	Charlton Athletic
Tuesday 15 August	Peterborough United	0-3	Colchester United
Tuesday 15 August	Sheffield United	6-0	Ipswich Town
Tuesday 15 August	Sheffield Wednesday	2-2	Millwall
Monday 14 August	Crewe Alexandra	1-1	Bristol City
Monday 14 August	Birmingham City	1-1	Watford

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 17th August)

Player	Club	Goals
Aiden Marsh	Barnsley	3
Louie Marsh	Barnsley	3

Hat-tricks

(Updated 17th August)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Aiden Marsh	Barnsley	15th August 2023	Barnsley 4-2 Swansea City
Louie Marsh	Barnsley	15th August 2023	Sheffield United 6-0 Ipswich Town