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

(Updated 21st August)

Fixtures

Friday 22 August	Watford	vs	Hull City
Sunday 24 August	Brentford	vs	Sheffield United
Sunday 24 August	Swansea City	vs	Huddersfield Town
Monday 25 August	Bournemouth	vs	Peterborough United
Tuesday 26 August	Bristol City	vs	Sheffield Wednesday
Tuesday 26 August	Cardiff City	vs	Wigan Athletic
Tuesday 26 August	Charlton Athletic	vs	Barnsley
Tuesday 26 August	Colchester United	vs	Coventry City
Tuesday 26 August	Millwall	vs	Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday 26 August	Queens Park Rangers	vs	Fleetwood Town

Results

Wednesday 20 August	Peterborough United	2-2	Queens Park Rangers
Tuesday 19 August	Fleetwood Town	0-2	Charlton Athletic
Tuesday 19 August	Coventry City	2-0	Bristol City
Tuesday 19 August	Huddersfield Town	0-2	Colchester United
Tuesday 19 August	Hull City	1-0	Millwall
Tuesday 19 August	Wigan Athletic	1-2	Bournemouth
Monday 18 August	Crewe Alexandra	0-3	Cardiff City
Monday 18 August	Sheffield Wednesday	3-3	Watford

Wednesday 13 August	Brentford	1-1	Hull City
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	4-1	Wigan Athletic
Monday 11 August	Bournemouth	3-0	Huddersfield Town
Monday 11 August	Watford	1-1	Fleetwood Town
Friday 8 August	Swansea City	3-2	Crewe Alexandra

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 21st August)

Player	Club	Goals
Joel Akpobi	Sheffield Wednesday	2
Jake Coomes	Queens Park Rangers	2
Jonny Day	Bournemouth	2
Makise Evans	Colchester United	2
Charlie Finney	Coventry City	2
Micah Mbick	Charlton Athletic	2
Rob Tankiewicz	Cardiff City	2
Kyrell Wilson	Swansea City	2

Hat-tricks

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