2024-25 Under-18 Professional Development League Cup
The 2024-25 Under-18 Professional Development League Cup is the fourth campaign of the domestic youth team cup competition, which pits Category 2 and 3 teams against each other in an initial three-game group stage. All Category 2 academies are invited along with selected teams from Category 3, with groups drawn geographically. Clubs play each other once, either home or away, with the winners of the eight groups advancing to the quarter-finals. The knockout rounds will be one-off matches.
Millwall are the defending cup holders.
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Teams
Nineteen Category 2 Under-18 teams are invited to feature in this year's competition along the following Category 3 academies:
Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Cheltenham Town, Doncaster Rovers, Luton Town, Mansfield Town, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Stevenage, Swindon Town, Wimbledon, Wrexham
Group Stage
Group A
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 August 2024
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Cardiff City | 1-5 | Swindon Town |
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TBC '45 (pen) | Obodo '18 Alston '23, '39, '68 Ameen '63 |
Cardiff International Sports Stadium
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Group B
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Wrexham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 August 2024
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Wrexham | 3-4 | Bolton Wanderers |
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Colliers Park
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Group C
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Doncaster Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Hull City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group D
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Burnley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 August 2024
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Wigan Athletic | 2-3 | Preston North End |
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Greenhalgh '36 Cavanagh '74 |
Rodrigues-Gentile '8 Wilson 45+2 (pen), '68 |
Christopher Park
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Group E
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group F
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Wimbledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Watford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group G
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 August 2024
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Swansea City | 4-4 | Bristol City |
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Woodward '6, '66, '74 Trialist '20 |
TBC '54 Filer '60 pWalker-Brown '69, '85 |
Landore
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27 August 2024
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Cheltenham Town | 6-1 | Plymouth Argyle |
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CTFC Training Ground
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Group H
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
1 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Peterborough United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 August 2024
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Luton Town | 6-4 | Ipswich Town |
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Takawira '2 Emery '4 Trustram '27, '62 (pen) Hincapie-Alfonso '45 Stitt '67 |
TBC |
The Brache
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Quarter-Finals
The eight group winners advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.
Semi-Finals
Final
Goalscorers
Player | Club | Goals |