2015-16 Under-21 League 2
The 2015-16 Under-21 League 2, or Professional Development League 2 as it is sometimes referred to, is the fourth campaign of post-EPPP Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 21 teams are 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. Hull City and Watford have swelled the ranks for the season having been awarded an EPPP Category status upgrade, while Bolton Wanderers replace Swansea City.
Teams
A total of 21 teams take part in the Under-21 League 2, split regionally between north and south.
North: Barnsley, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday
South: Brentford, Bristol City, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Colchester United, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Watford
League Tables
North
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 65 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 57 |
| 3 | Hull City | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 46 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 39 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 39 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 37 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 37 |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 36 |
| 9 | Coventry City | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 36 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 35 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 31 |
(Final Standings)
South
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 56 |
| 2 | Millwall | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 54 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 53 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 40 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 33 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 32 |
| 8 | Brentford | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 29 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 30 |
| 10 | Watford | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 56 | -23 | 22 |
(Final Standings)
Key:
Assured of First place
Qualified for Playoffs
Playoffs
Final
14 May 2016: Sheffield United 1-2 Huddersfield Town
Semi Finals
3 May 2016: Huddersfield Town 2-0 Millwall
2 May 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-2 Sheffield United (AET)
Results
April
25 April 2016: Hull City 2-4 Nottingham Forest
25 April 2016: Barnsley 3-3 Leeds United
25 April 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
25 April 2016: Coventry City 1-1 Huddersfield Town
25 April 2016: Birmingham City 2-0 Watford
25 April 2016: Ipswich Town 0-2 Millwall
25 April 2016: Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Colchester United
25 April 2016: Cardiff City 3-1 Crystal Palace
22 April 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Sheffield United
22 April 2016: Watford 2-0 Charlton Athletic
21 April 2016: Birmingham City 2-1 Huddersfield Town
21 April 2016: Coventry City 3-0 Hull City
20 April 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Barnsley
20 April 2016: Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Bristol City
18 April 2016: Barnsley 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
18 April 2016: Coventry City 4-2 Brentford
18 April 2016: Huddersfield Town 2-1 Cardiff City
18 April 2016: Hull City 1-1 Charlton Athletic
18 April 2016: Leeds United 1-1 Colchester United
18 April 2016: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Crystal Palace
18 April 2016: Sheffield United 2-1 Ipswich Town
18 April 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Millwall
15 April 2016: Barnsley 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
14 April 2016: Colchester United 1-2 Millwall
14 April 2016: Crystal Palace 2-0 Sheffield United
14 April 2016: Watford 0-2 Cardiff City
11 April 2016: Brentford 3-3 Crewe Alexandra
11 April 2016: Bristol City 1-4 Huddersfield Town
11 April 2016: Cardiff City 1-0 Hull City
11 April 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Leeds United
11 April 2016: Colchester United 2-0 Nottingham Forest
11 April 2016: Ipswich Town 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
11 April 2016: Millwall 4-2 Barnsley
11 April 2016: Queens Park Rangers 1-4 Birmingham City
11 April 2016: Watford 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
7 April 2016: Huddersfield Town 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
7 April 2016: Birmingham City 3-0 Millwall
7 April 2016: Charlton Athletic 2-2 Bristol City
7 April 2016: Colchester United 0-0 Watford
6 April 2016: Leeds United 1-3 Cardiff City
4 April 2016: Birmingham City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
4 April 2016: Barnsley 1-2 Ipswich Town
4 April 2016: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
4 April 2016: Coventry City 2-0 Watford
4 April 2016: Nottingham Forest 1-3 Charlton Athletic
4 April 2016: Sheffield United 0-2 Colchester United
2 April 2016: Huddersfield Town 4-0 Brentford
2 April 2016: Hull City 2-0 Bristol City
1 April 2016: Cardiff City 0-0 Millwall
1 April 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Crystal Palace
March
31 March 2016: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Leeds United
30 March 2016: Ipswich Town 4-2 Crewe Alexandra
29 March 2016: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Hull City
29 March 2016: Brentford 4-2 Barnsley
29 March 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-2 Birmingham City
29 March 2016: Millwall 1-0 Bristol City
29 March 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Huddersfield Town
25 March 2016: Millwall 0-0 Watford
24 March 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Cardiff City
24 March 2016: Leeds United 0-0 Birmingham City
22 March 2016: Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds United
21 March 2016: Brentford 1-3 Bolton Wanderers
21 March 2016: Bristol City 0-4 Coventry City
21 March 2016: Cardiff City 4-0 Crewe Alexandra
21 March 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Huddersfield Town
21 March 2016: Colchester United 1-0 Hull City
21 March 2016: Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest
21 March 2016: Millwall 1-2 Sheffield United
21 March 2016: Queens Park Rangers 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
21 March 2016: Watford 0-2 Barnsley
18 March 2016: Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Watford
17 March 2016: Cardiff City 3-2 Colchester United
15 March 2016: Sheffield United 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
14 March 2016: Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Birmingham City
14 March 2016: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Barnsley
14 March 2016: Cardiff City 1-0 Ipswich Town
14 March 2016: Colchester United 2-0 Bristol City
14 March 2016: Millwall 0-0 Charlton
14 March 2016: Brentford 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
14 March 2016: Watford 0-5 Crystal Palace
9 March 2016: Birmingham City 0-0 Sheffield United
8 March 2016: Barnsley 0-1 Huddersfield Town
7 March 2016: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Coventry City
7 March 2016: Hull City 1-3 Crewe Alexandra
7 March 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Leeds United
7 March 2016: Brentford 0-3 Millwall
7 March 2016: Cardiff City 2-0 Bristol City
7 March 2016: Charlton Athletic 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
7 March 2016: Crystal Palace 1-2 Colchester United
7 March 2016: Watford 1-2 Ipswich Town
3 March 2016: Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Leeds United
February
29 February 2016: Birmingham City 2-1 Coventry City
29 February 2016: Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Nottingham Forest
29 February 2016: Leeds United 1-3 Hull City
29 February 2016: Sheffield United 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
29 February 2016: Brentford 2-2 Crystal Palace
29 February 2016: Ipswich Town 6-1 Bristol City
26 February 2016: Millwall 2-2 Queens Park Rangers
22 February 2016: Crystal Palace 2-1 Ipswich Town
22 February 2016: Bristol City 3-0 Brentford
22 February 2016: Coventry City 1-2 Sheffield United
22 February 2016: Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday
22 February 2016: Huddersfield Town 2-2 Leeds United
22 February 2016: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Birmingham City
19 February 2016: Hull City 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
16 February 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Coventry City
15 February 2016: Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Huddersfield Town
15 February 2016: Hull City 2-1 Birmingham City
15 February 2016: Leeds United 2-1 Nottingham Forest
15 February 2016: Sheffield United 1-0 Barnsley
15 February 2016: Charlton Athletic 2-1 Brentford
15 February 2016: Colchester United 1-0 Ipswich Town
15 February 2016: Queens Park Rangers 4-5 Bristol City
12 February 2016: Sheffield United 1-1 Leeds United
9 February 2016: Colchester United 2-3 Crystal Palace
8 February 2016: Barnsley 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
8 February 2016: Hull City 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
8 February 2016: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sheffield United
8 February 2016: Brentford 1-1 Ipswich Town
2 February 2016: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Nottingham Forest
1 February 2016: Birmingham City 2-0 Barnsley
1 February 2016: Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Crewe Alexandra
1 February 2016: Leeds United 1-0 Coventry City
1 February 2016: Sheffield United 2-0 Huddersfield Town
1 February 2016: Bristol City 0-1 Millwall
1 February 2016: Crystal Palace 1-2 Charlton Athletic
January
25 January 2016: Hull City 1-1 Sheffield United
25 January 2016: Cardiff City 3-2 Queens Park Rangers
25 January 2016: Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Nottingham Forest
25 January 2016: Leeds United 1-4 Barnsley
25 January 2016: Brentford 1-2 Colchester United
25 January 2016: Crystal Palace 3-3 Millwall
22 January 2016: Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
18 January 2016: Barnsley 3-0 Coventry City
18 January 2016: Huddersfield Town 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
18 January 2016: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Millwall
18 January 2016: Ipswich Town 0-3 Colchester United
18 January 2016: Bristol City 2-1 Crystal Palace
14 January 2016: Watford 3-3 Brentford
11 January 2016: Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Coventry City
11 January 2016: Ipswich Town 2-2 Charlton Athletic
11 January 2016: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Huddersfield Town
11 January 2016: Millwall 1-1 Cardiff City
11 January 2016: Hull City 2-3 Barnsley
5 January 2016: Coventry City 2-6 Nottingham Forest
4 January 2016: Birmingham City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
December
22 December 2015: Crystal Palace 1-3 Queens Park Rangers
21 December 2015: Coventry City 4-3 Bolton Wanderers
21 December 2015: Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Hull City
21 December 2015: Huddersfield Town 3-2 Barnsley
21 December 2015: Leeds United 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
21 December 2015: Sheffield United 2-0 Birmingham City
21 December 2015: Brentford 3-2 Cardiff City
21 December 2015: Bristol City 2-1 Watford
21 December 2015: Charlton Athletic 3-1 Colchester United
14 December 2015: Barnsley 6-0 Nottingham Forest
14 December 2015: Birmingham City 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
14 December 2015: Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Sheffield United
14 December 2015: Colchester United 2-5 Queens Park Rangers
14 December 2015: Hull City 5-0 Coventry City
14 December 2015: Watford 0-1 Millwall
7 December 2015: Barnsley 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
7 December 2015: Coventry City 1-0 Birmingham City
7 December 2015: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Sheffield United
7 December 2015: Hull City 1-1 Leeds United
7 December 2015: Ipswich Town 0-2 Watford
7 December 2015: Nottingham Forest 5-1 Bolton Wanderers
7 December 2015: Bristol City 0-1 Cardiff City
7 December 2015: Millwall 1-0 Brentford
7 December 2015: Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Charlton Athletic
2 December 2015: Coventry City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
1 December 2015: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Barnsley
November
30 November 2015: Leeds United 0-2 Crewe Alexandra
30 November 2015: Sheffield United 2-0 Nottingham Forest
30 November 2015: Brentford 1-2 Charlton Athletic
30 November 2015: Bristol City 2-3 Queens Park Rangers
27 November 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Hull City
23 November 2015: Barnsley 0-0 Sheffield United
23 November 2015: Huddersfield Town 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
23 November 2015: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leeds United
23 November 2015: Birmingham City 2-2 Hull City
23 November 2015: Cardiff City 2-1 Watford
23 November 2015: Charlton Athletic 3-2 Crystal Palace
23 November 2015: Colchester United 3-1 Brentford
20 November 2015: Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Ipswich Town
17 November 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Crewe Alexandra
16 November 2015: Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Hull City
16 November 2015: Birmingham City 1-2 Nottingham Forest
16 November 2015: Leeds United 0-2 Huddersfield Town
16 November 2015: Sheffield United 3-0 Coventry City
16 November 2015: Bristol City 2-3 Charlton Athletic
16 November 2015: Ipswich Town 1-3 Brentford
16 November 2015: Watford 3-1 Colchester United
13 November 2015: Millwall 5-1 Crystal Palace
13 November 2015: Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Cardiff City
10 November 2015: Brentford 2-3 Sheffield United
9 November 2015: Coventry City 1-2 Leeds United
9 November 2015: Cardiff City 0-2 Barnsley
9 November 2015: Colchester United 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
3 November 2015: Barnsley 0-4 Birmingham City
3 November 2015: Crystal Palace 0-1 Bristol City
2 November 2015: Brentford 4-3 Watford
2 November 2015: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Ipswich Town
2 November 2015: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
2 November 2015: Huddersfield Town 1-0 Sheffield United
October
27 October 2015: Millwall 1-0 Colchester United
26 October 2015: Watford 3-3 Queens Park Rangers
26 October 2015: Sheffield United 3-1 Hull City
26 October 2015: Coventry City 0-1 Barnsley
26 October 2015: Leeds United 3-3 Bolton Wanderers
26 October 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Birmingham City
26 October 2015: Cardiff City 1-2 Charlton Athletic
26 October 2015: Ipswich Town 0-1 Crystal Palace
23 October 2015: Brentford 2-1 Bristol City
20 October 2015: Queens Park Rangers 0-4 Millwall
19 October 2015: Bristol City 1-1 Ipswich Town
19 October 2015: Huddersfield Town 6-1 Coventry City
19 October 2015: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
19 October 2015: Charlton Athletic 2-1 Watford
19 October 2015: Colchester United 0-2 Cardiff City
19 October 2015: Crystal Palace 2-3 Brentford
13 October 2015: Millwall 0-2 Huddersfield Town
12 October 2015: Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
12 October 2015: Crystal Palace 1-1 Coventry City
12 October 2015: Watford 1-0 Leeds United
9 October 2015: Queens Park Rangers 2-6 Hull City
September
30 September 2015: Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Crystal Palace
29 September 2015: Birmingham City 1-2 Cardiff City
29 September 2015: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Watford
29 September 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Brentford
28 September 2015: Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Charlton Athletic
28 September 2015: Barnsley 2-3 Bristol City
28 September 2015: Coventry City 4-1 Colchester United
28 September 2015: Huddersfield Town 1-0 Ipswich Town
28 September 2015: Hull City 0-0 Millwall
28 September 2015: Leeds United 3-3 Queens Park Rangers
24 September 2015: Watford 1-2 Huddersfield Town
22 September 2015: Brentford 2-2 Leeds United
22 September 2015: Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
21 September 2015: Bristol City 3-1 Nottingham Forest
21 September 2015: Cardiff City 0-4 Sheffield United
21 September 2015: Charlton Athletic 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday
21 September 2015: Colchester United 4-1 Barnsley
21 September 2015: Crystal Palace 1-0 Birmingham City
21 September 2015: Ipswich Town 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
21 September 2015: Millwall 4-1 Coventry City
15 September 2015: Barnsley 0-4 Crystal Palace
14 September 2015: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Millwall
14 September 2015: Hull City 3-1 Brentford
14 September 2015: Leeds United 3-0 Bristol City
14 September 2015: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Cardiff City
14 September 2015: Sheffield United 0-3 Charlton Athletic
14 September 2015: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Colchester United
14 September 2015: Crewe Alexandra 5-3 Watford
14 September 2015: Coventry City 3-3 Queens Park Rangers
14 September 2015: Birmingham City 3-1 Ipswich Town
10 September 2015: Bristol City 3-2 Birmingham City
7 September 2015: Cardiff City 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
7 September 2015: Charlton Athletic 1-1 Coventry City
7 September 2015: Colchester United 3-0 Crewe Alexandra
7 September 2015: Crystal Palace 2-3 Huddersfield Town
7 September 2015: Ipswich Town 1-2 Hull City
7 September 2015: Millwall 3-1 Leeds United
7 September 2015: Watford 0-2 Sheffield United
4 September 2015: Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Nottingham Forest
3 September 2015: Watford 1-1 Bristol City
1 September 2015: Barnsley 0-3 Hull City
1 September 2015: Birmingham City 1-2 Leeds United
August
31 August 2015: Cardiff City 3-0 Brentford
31 August 2015: Queens Park Rangers 5-2 Crystal Palace
31 August 2015: Colchester United 2-1 Charlton Athletic
31 August 2015: Sheffield United 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
29 August 2015: Huddersfield Town 0-2 Nottingham Forest
28 August 2015: Millwall 3-0 Ipswich Town
24 August 2015: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Birmingham City
24 August 2015: Crewe Alexandra 4-2 Barnsley
24 August 2015: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Coventry City
24 August 2015: Hull City 3-1 Huddersfield Town
24 August 2015: Leeds United 2-1 Sheffield United
24 August 2015: Queens Park Rangers 0-3 Brentford
24 August 2015: Bristol City 0-2 Colchester United
24 August 2015: Crystal Palace 6-2 Watford
24 August 2015: Ipswich Town 0-5 Cardiff City
19 August 2015: Colchester United 2-1 Birmingham City
18 August 2015: Millwall 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
17 August 2015: Bristol City 2-1 Sheffield United
17 August 2015: Cardiff City 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday
17 August 2015: Charlton Athletic 3-0 Barnsley
17 August 2015: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Brentford
17 August 2015: Queens Park Rangers 5-5 Huddersfield Town
17 August 2015: Crystal Palace 3-3 Bolton Wanderers
17 August 2015: Ipswich Town 3-0 Coventry City
17 August 2015: Watford 1-3 Hull City
10 August 2015: Birmingham City 1-3 Brentford
10 August 2015: Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Bristol City
10 August 2015: Coventry City 2-1 Cardiff City
10 August 2015: Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Charlton Athletic
10 August 2015: Crystal Palace 1-1 Hull City
10 August 2015: Huddersfield Town 4-0 Colchester United
10 August 2015: Leeds United 1-2 Ipswich Town
10 August 2015: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Millwall
10 August 2015: Sheffield United 3-0 Queens Park Rangers
Top Goalscorers
(Updated 25th April)
(League fixtures only)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Alex Jakubiak | Watford | 16 |
| Joshua Umerah | Charlton | 15 |
| Rhys Healey | Cardiff City | 14 |
| Jarrod Bowen | Hull City | 13 |
| Jan Holldack | Brentford | 13 |
| Alex Jones | Birmingham City | 12 |
| George Thomas | Coventry City | 12 |
| Rekeil Pyke | Huddersfield Town | 11 |
| Femi Akinwande | Colchester United | 9 |
| Flo Bojaj | Huddersfield Town | 9 |
| Jake Charles | Huddersfield Town | 9 |
| Diego De Girolamo | Sheffield United | 9 |
| Jamie Thomas | Bolton Wanderers | 9 |
| Brandon Hanlan | Charlton Athletic | 8 |
| Frank Mulhern | Leeds United | 8 |
| Alfie Pavey | Millwall | 8 |
| James Thorne | Nottingham Forest | 8 |
| Kaiyne Woolery | Bolton Wanderers | 8 |
| Jake Wright | Sheffield United | 8 |
Last modified on 29 June 2018, at 17:47