2023-24 Under-18 Premier League

The 2023-24 Under-18 Premier League is the eleventh campaign of the top tier of the Under-18 Development League. A total of 26 teams are split regionally into north and south leagues. Teams face their regional opponents both home and away before the top two face each other to determine the national champion. Manchester City are the defending champions. Reading regained Category One status in the summer of 2023 and returned to this competition.

Teams

2023-24 Teams
North Team Training Ground Manager Blackburn Rovers Brockhall Village Ryan Kidd Derby County Moor Farm Daniel Maye Everton USM Finch Farm Leighton Baines Leeds United Thorp Arch Scott Gardner Liverpool Kirkby Academy Marc Bridge-Wilkinson Manchester City City Football Academy Ben Wilkinson Manchester United AON Training Complex Adam Lawrence Middlesbrough Rockliffe Park James Marwood Newcastle United Little Benton Graeme Carrick Nottingham Forest The Nigel Doughty Academy Tom Mallinson Stoke City Clayton Wood Dave Hibbert Sunderland The Academy of Light Adam Asghar Wolverhampton Wanderers Sir Jack Hayward Training Fround Richard Walker			South Team Training Ground Manager Arsenal London Colney Jack Wilshere Aston Villa Bodymoor Heath Gerard Nash Brighton & Hove Albion AMEX Elite Performance Centre Inigo Calderon Chelsea Cobham Hassan Sulaiman Crystal Palace Copers Cope Road Rob Quinn Fulham Motspur Park Ali Melloul Leicester City Leicester Training Ground Adam Barradell Norwich City Lotus Training Centre Greg Crane Reading Bearwood Park Michael Donaldson and Mikele Leigertwood Southampton Staplewood Calum McFarlane Tottenham Hotspur Way Stuart Lewis West Brom WBA Training Ground Leigh Downing West Ham Little Heath Kevin Keen

North

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leeds United	2	2	0	0	10	2	+8	6
2	Manchester United	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
3	Newcastle United	3	2	0	1	10	9	+1	6
4	Liverpool	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
6	Derby County	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
7	Middlesbrough	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
8	Blackburn Rovers	3	1	1	1	4	7	-3	4
9	Manchester City	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	3
10	Nottingham Forest	3	0	1	2	5	8	-3	1
11	Sunderland	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1
12	Everton	3	0	0	3	4	9	-5	0
13	Stoke City	2	0	0	2	2	10	-8	0

(Updated: 26th August)

Fixtures

Saturday 16 September	Blackburn Rovers	2-4	Liverpool
Saturday 16 September	Derby County	2-3	Wolves
Saturday 16 September	Everton	1-2	Stoke City
Saturday 16 September	Leeds United	1-1	Newcastle United
Saturday 16 September	Manchester United	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 16 September	Middlesbrough	0-6	Manchester City

Results

August

Saturday 26 August	Stoke City	1-4	Manchester United
Saturday 26 August	Manchester City	6-0	Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 26 August	Liverpool	2-0	Derby County
Saturday 26 August	Middlesbrough	2-0	Everton
Saturday 26 August	Newcastle United	3-2	Nottingham Forest

Saturday 19 August	Everton	2-3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Saturday 19 August	Leeds United	4-1	Liverpool
Saturday 19 August	Middlesbrough	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 19 August	Blackburn Rovers	3-0	Sunderland
Saturday 19 August	Derby County	5-3	Newcastle United

Saturday 12 August	Stoke City	1-6	Leeds United
Saturday 12 August	Liverpool	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 12 August	Middlesbrough	0-4	Manchester United
Saturday 12 August	Newcastle United	4-2	Everton
Saturday 12 August	Wolves	1-1	Blackburn Rovers
Saturday 12 August	Sunderland	1-1	Derby County

South

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Crystal Palace	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
2	Chelsea	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	6
3	Aston Villa	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
4	Fulham	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	1	2	0	8	7	+1	5
6	West Bromwich Albion	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4
7	Leicester City	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
8	Arsenal	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
9	West Ham United	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
10	Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3
11	Reading	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
12	Southampton	3	0	1	2	2	9	-7	1
13	Norwich City	3	0	0	3	3	8	-5	0

(Updated: 26th August)

Fixtures

Saturday 16 September	Chelsea	vs	Fulham
Saturday 16 September	Leicester City	vs	Crystal Palace
Saturday 16 September	Southampton	vs	Norwich City
Saturday 16 September	Tottenham	vs	Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 16 September	Reading	vs	Arsenal
Saturday 16 September	West Ham	vs	Aston Villa

Results

August

Saturday 26 August	Arsenal	2-4	Tottenham
Saturday 26 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	2-2	Southampton
Saturday 26 August	Crystal Palace	2-1	Reading
Saturday 26 August	Norwich City	1-4	West Bromwich Albion
Saturday 26 August	Aston Villa	1-5	Chelsea
Saturday 26 August	Fulham	4-3	Leicester City

Saturday 19 August	Chelsea	2-1	Crystal Palace
Saturday 19 August	Leicester City	2-2	Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 19 August	Reading	2-1	Norwich City
Saturday 19 August	West Ham United	3-0	Fulham
Saturday 19 August	Southampton	0-2	Aston Villa
Saturday 19 August	West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Arsenal

Saturday 12 August	Arsenal	2-0	West Ham
Saturday 12 August	Fulham	2-0	Reading
Saturday 12 August	Norwich City	1-2	Leicester City
Saturday 12 August	Brighton	4-3	West Bromwich Albion
Saturday 12 August	Aston Villa	4-0	Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday 12 August	Crystal Palace	5-0	Southampton

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 28th August)

Player	Club	Goals
Sean Neave	Newcastle United	5
Tom Olyott	Fulham	5
Rory Wilson	Aston Villa	5
Lleyton Brown	Leeds United	4
Jayden Danns	Liverpool	4
Jesse Derry	Crystal Palace	4

Hat-tricks

(Updated 28th August)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Lleyton Brown	Leeds United	12th August 2023	Stoke City 1-6 Leeds United
Zach Marsh	Crystal Palace	12th August 2023	Crystal Palace 5-0 Southampton
Rory Wilson	Aston Villa	12th August 2023	Aston Villa 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Tom Olyott	Fulham	26th August 2023	Fulham 4-3 Leicester City
Ato Ampah	Chelsea	26th August 2023	Aston Villa 1-5 Chelsea
Alfie Harrison	Manchester City	26th August 2023	Manchester City 6-0 Blackburn Rovers