2025-26 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, previously split regionally into north and south divisions, is now a single table with teams playing a geographically-aligned fixture schedule. The sides finishing in the top eight positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a playoff stage against Premier League 2 opposition. Brentford are the defending champions while Huddersfield Town return to Category Two football for the 2025-26 season.

Teams

2025-26 Teams
North Team Training Ground Manager Barnsley Oakwell Tom Harban Coventry City The Alan Higgs Centre Mark Delaney Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Park Michael Jackson Fleetwood Town Poolfoot Farm Mark Yeates Huddersfield Town Canalside Michael Tonge Hull City LNER Community Stadium Conor Sellars Peterborough United idverde Training Centre Sam Gaughran Sheffield United LNER Community Stadium Michael Collins Sheffield Wednesday Middlewood Road Andy Holdsworth Wigan Athletic Christopher Park Chris Brown			South Team Training Ground Manager Bournemouth Canford Park Arena Alan Connell Brentford Wheatsheaf Park Sam Saunders Bristol City Robins High Performance Centre Ali Hines Cardiff City Leckwith Athletics Stadium Darren Purse Charlton Athletic Princes Park Chris Lock Colchester United Wallace Binder Ground Liam Bailey Millwall Calmont Road Kevin Nugent Queens Park Rangers SkyEx Community Stadium Paul Furlong Swansea City Landore Anthony Wright Watford UCL Sports Ground Charlie Daniels

League Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barnsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Brentford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bristol City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Cardiff City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Colchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Coventry City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Huddersfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Millwall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Peterborough United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Queens Park Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Sheffield United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Sheffield Wednesday	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Swansea City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Watford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Wigan Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fixtures

Friday 8 August	Swansea City	3-2	Crewe Alexandra
Monday 11 August	Bournemouth	3-0	Huddersfield Town
Monday 11 August	Watford	1-1	Fleetwood Town
Tuesday 12 August	Charlton Athletic	5-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Tuesday 12 August	Bristol City	1-2	Peterborough United
Tuesday 12 August	Cardiff City	1-1	Sheffield United
Tuesday 12 August	Millwall	0-4	Barnsley
Tuesday 12 August	Queens Park Rangers	3-4	Coventry City
Tuesday 12 August	Colchester United	vs	Wigan Athletic
Wednesday 13 August	Brentford	vs	Hull City

Top Goalscorers

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Hat-tricks

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