2023-24 Under-18 Professional Development League Cup
The 2023-24 Under-18 Professional Development League Cup is the third campaign of the domestic youth team cup competition, which pits Category 2 teams against each other in an initial three-game group stage. All Category 2 academies are scheduled to be involved along with selected invitees from Category 3, with groups drawn geographically. Clubs play each other once, either home or away, with the winners of the seven groups plus the best runners-up advancing to the quarter-finals. The knockout rounds will be one-off matches.
Peterborough United are the defending cup holders.
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Teams
Fifteen Category 2 Under-18 teams are invited to feature in this year's competition along the following Category 3 academies:
Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Bradford City, Harrogate Town, Luton Town, Mansfield Town, Milton Keynes, Oxfod United, Plymouth Argyle, Wimbledon.
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
21 October 2023
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| Accrington Stanley | 1-5 | Blackpool |
|---|---|---|
| TBC 45 +1' | Miles 10' (pen) Hassan 16' Amadi-Emina 26' Bondo 55' Scholes 87' |
Stanley Sports Hub
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25 November 2023
|
| Fleetwood Town | 2-1 | Accrington Stanley |
|---|---|---|
| Trialist '44 Butterworth '10 |
TBC '45+1 |
Poolfoot Farm
|
25 November 2023
|
| Wigan Athletic | 4-3 | Blackpool |
|---|---|---|
| TBC '40, '48, '83, '90+4 | Miles '19 (pen) Jones '24 Scholes '90+6 |
Christopher Park
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Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Burnley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 0 |
2 September 2023
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| Birmingham City | 3-2 | Crewe Alexandra |
|---|---|---|
| Wodskou '47 Ellis '72 Da Silva '89 |
TBC |
Wast Hills
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Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Harrogate Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 0 |
2 September 2023
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| Harrogate Town | 0-5 | Hull City |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson (2) Ashbee Devine Coyle |
York St John University Sports Fields
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21 November 2023
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| Sheffield United | 4-2 | Harrogate Town |
|---|---|---|
| Francis '11, '41 Kiwomya '37 Ciccarelli '85 |
Samuels '63 Brodella '88 |
Shirecliffe
|
25 November 2023
|
| Mansfield Town | 4-1 | Harrogate Town |
|---|---|---|
RH Academy
|
25 November 2023
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| Sheffield United | 3-1 | Hull City |
|---|---|---|
| Francis '3 Aston '18 Blaize '61 |
Own Goal '73 |
Shirecliffe
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Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Millwall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 |
2 September 2023
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| Millwall | 6-1 | Luton Town |
|---|---|---|
| Beaumont '4 Heywood '5, '53 Baker '32 Stephenson '68 Howland '70 |
Houghton '43 |
Calmont Road
|
21 October 2023
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| Colchester United | 1-5 | Millwall |
|---|---|---|
| Trialist '90+6 | Heywood '4 Baker '17, '63, '66 Howland '90 |
Florence Park
|
25 November 2023
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| Colchester United | 3-2 | Luton Town |
|---|---|---|
| Sabah '21 Uwandu '26 (pen) Martin '32 |
Lorentzen-Jones '43 Anderson '89 |
Wallace Binder Ground
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Group E
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
2 September 2023
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| Swansea City | 4-2 | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
| Henia-Kemau '2, '30 (pen), '75 Fanning '22 |
Ola '15 Spiers '60 (pen) |
Landore
|
2 September 2023
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| Plymouth Argyle | 4-1 | Bournemouth |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard '1 Matthews '7 Issaka '71 (pen), '80 (pen) |
TBC '89 |
Millennium Street Pitches
|
25 November 2023
|
| Plymouth Argyle | 3-3 | Swansea City |
|---|---|---|
| Wilkes '17 Hatch '76 (pen) Issaka '80 |
Davies '32 Woodward '44, '56 (pen) |
Millennium Street Pitches
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Group F
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Watford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 5 |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
2 September 2023
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| Wimbledon | 3-4 | Charlton Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson '50 Jennings '52 Leach '71 |
Fullah '19, '72, '87 Mbick '67 |
Cherry Red Records Stadium
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2 September 2023
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| Queens Park Rangers | 0-8 | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Massiah-Edwards (2) Nabizada (2) Lawson Odiase Riza (2) |
Heston
|
25 November 2023
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| Wimbledon | 3-2 | Queens Park Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | Sutton Bouhiaoui |
King's College Training Ground
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Group G
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Oxford United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
2 September 2023
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| Milton Keynes | 0-2 | Oxford United |
|---|---|---|
Woughton-on-the-Green
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Ranking of Best Runner-Up
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 2 (Q) | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
Quarter-Finals
The seven group winners and best runner-up advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.
| 6 February 2024 | Millwall | 2-1 | Fleetwood Town | Foxbury Avenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 2024 | Sheffield United | 0-3 | Swansea City | Shirecliffe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henia-Kamau '2 Govea '55 Dabrowski '70 |
Semi-Finals
| 6 March 2024 | Oxford United | 2-3 | Millwall | Oxford United Sports Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradney '10 Holton '35 |
Maciocia '3 Howland '68 Heywood '90+2 |
| 12 March 2024 | Swansea City | 2-0 | Watford | Landore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward '54 Cook '60 |
Final
Goalscorers
(Final Statistics)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Kavalli Heywood | Millwall | 6 |
| Jack Howland | Millwall | 5 |
| Tom Woodward | Swansea City | 5 |
