2025-26 Under-18 Premier League

The 2024-25 Under-18 Premier League is the thirteenth campaign of the top tier of the Under-18 Development League. A total of 28 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. Aston Villa are the defending champions. while Birmingham City, Burnley and Ipswich Town return to Category One football this season.

Teams

2025-26 Teams
North Team Training Ground Manager Blackburn Rovers Brockhall Village Ryan Kidd Burnley Barnfield [[wikipedia:Tony Philliskirk| Derby County Moor Farm Bradley Johnson Everton USM Finch Farm Keith Southern Leeds United Thorp Arch Rob Etherington Liverpool Kirkby Academy Simon Wiles Manchester City City Football Academy Oliver Reiss Manchester United AON Training Complex Darren Fletcher Middlesbrough Rockliffe Park Rob Jones Newcastle United Little Benton Chris Moore Nottingham Forest The Nigel Doughty Academy Tom Mallinson Stoke City Clayton Wood Dean Marney Sunderland The Academy of Light Finnbar Lynch and Jordan Moore Wolverhampton Wanderers Sir Jack Hayward Training Fround Richard Walker			South Team Training Ground Manager Arsenal London Colney Adam Birchall Aston Villa Bodymoor Heath Richard Beale Birmingham City Knighthead Park Training Centre Martyn Olorenshaw Brighton & Hove Albion AMEX Elite Performance Centre Bjorn Hamberg Chelsea Cobham Hassan Sulaiman Crystal Palace Copers Cope Road Javier Alonso Fulham Motspur Park Ali Melloul Ipswich Town Playford Road David Wright Leicester City Leicester Training Ground Adam Barradell Norwich City Lotus Training Centre Greg Crane Reading Bearwood Park Harrison Gilkes Southampton Staplewood Andrew Surman Tottenham Hotspur Way Stuart Lewis West Brom WBA Training Ground Leigh Downing West Ham Little Heath Lauris Coggin

North

League Table

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

(Updated 18th August)

Fixtures

Friday 22 August	Sunderland	vs	Manchester City
Saturday 23 August	Blackburn Rovers	vs	Burnley
Saturday 23 August	Stoke City	vs	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 23 August	Wolverhampton Wanderers	vs	Newcastle United
Saturday 23 August	Leeds United	vs	Derby County
Saturday 23 August	Manchester United	vs	Middlesbrough

Results

Saturday 16 August	Derby County	0-2	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 16 August	Everton	0-1	Manchester United
Saturday 16 August	Middlesbrough	3-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Saturday 16 August	Stoke City	1-5	Liverpool
Saturday 16 August	Manchester City	5-0	Leeds United
Saturday 16 August	Burnley	2-0	Sunderland
Saturday 16 August	Newcastle United	3-0	Blackburn Rovers

South

League Table

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

(Updated 18th August)

Fixtures

Saturday 23 August	Crystal Palace	vs	Chelsea
Saturday 23 August	West Bromwich Albion	vs	Brighton and Hove Albion
Saturday 23 August	Arsenal	vs	Southampton
Saturday 23 August	Fulham	vs	Ipswich Town
Saturday 23 August	Norwich City	vs	Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday 23 August	Reading	vs	Leicester City
Saturday 23 August	West Ham United	vs	Birmingham City

Results

Saturday 16 August	Birmingham City	0-8	Crystal Palace
Saturday 16 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	0-2	Aston Villa
Saturday 16 August	Ipswich Town	0-5	West Bromwich Albion
Saturday 16 August	Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	Reading
Saturday 16 August	Southampton	2-0	West Ham United
Saturday 16 August	Leicester City	1-2	Fulham
Saturday 16 August	Norwich City	1-2	Arsenal

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 18th August)

Player	Club	Goals
Ben Casey	Crystal Palace	2
Christian Dunbar-McDonald	Manchester City	2
Maalik Hashi	Arsenal	2
Stuart Oduro	Crystal Palace	2
Joe Roberts	Middlesbrough	2
Floyd Samba	Manchester City	2
Justin Seven-Seven	West Bromwich Albion	2

Hat-tricks

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