2018-19 Professional Development League 2
The Professional Development League 2 is the sixth campaign of post-EPPP Under-23 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 20 teams are split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away and opponents in the other region once. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Bolton Wanderers are the defending champions.
Huddersfield Town dropped out of the league at the end of the 2017-18 campaign as part of their academy restructuring process.
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League Tables
North
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Leeds United | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 5 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
| 8 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 4 |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
South
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 9 | Watford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
(Tables updated: 7th September)
Upcoming Fixtures
| Monday 10 September | Crewe Alexandra | vs | Queens Park Rangers |
| Monday 10 September | Sheffield Wednesday | vs | Colchester United |
| Monday 10 September | Burnley | vs | Millwall |
| Monday 10 September | Bolton Wanderers | vs | Ipswich Town |
| Monday 10 September | Hull City | vs | Watford |
| Monday 10 September | Nottingham Forest | vs | Cardiff City |
Results
September
| Friday 7 September | Barnsley | 1-0 | Coventry City |
| Friday 7 September | Leeds United | 5-0 | Bristol City |
| Tuesday 4 September | Bristol City | 1-1 | Hull City |
| Monday 3 September | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Birmingham City |
| Monday 3 September | Colchester United | 0-3 | Sheffield United |
| Monday 3 September | Coventry City | 2-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Monday 3 September | Crystal Palace | 4-0 | Barnsley |
| Monday 3 September | Cardiff City | 1-2 | Leeds United |
| Monday 3 September | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Monday 3 September | Queens Park Rangers | 3-2 | Burnley |
| Sunday 2 September | Millwall | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
August
| Friday 31 August | Watford | 2-2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Tuesday 28 August | Burnley | 2-1 | Crystal Palace |
| Tuesday 28 August | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Coventry City |
| Monday 27 August | Crewe Alexandra | 1-1 | Ipswich Town |
| Monday 27 August | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Cardiff City |
| Monday 27 August | Hull City | 1-2 | Millwall |
| Monday 27 August | Leeds United | 1-1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Saturday 25 August | Birmingham City | 4-2 | Colchester United |
| Friday 24 August | Sheffield United | 1-2 | Bristol City |
| Friday 24 August | Barnsley | 0-4 | Charlton Athletic |
| Friday 24 August | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Watford |
| Monday 20 August | Bristol City | 5-0 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Monday 20 August | Colchester United | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Monday 20 August | Coventry City | 4-2 | Burnley |
| Monday 20 August | Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Crewe Alexandra |
| Monday 20 August | Queens Park Rangers | 3-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Monday 20 August | Charlton Athletic | 2-2 | Birmingham City |
| Monday 20 August | Millwall | 0-1 | Leeds United |
| Monday 20 August | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Barnsley |
| Monday 20 August | Ipswich Town | 8-0 | Hull City |
| Friday 17 August | Watford | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
| Wednesday 15 August | Crewe Alexandra | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic |
| Monday 13 August | Sheffield United | 3-2 | Ipswich Town |
| Monday 13 August | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Bristol City |
| Monday 13 August | Burnley | 4-1 | Cardiff City |
| Monday 13 August | Leeds United | 2-1 | Coventry City |
| Monday 13 August | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Millwall |
| Sunday 12 August | Hull City | 2-0 | Colchester United |
| Saturday 11 August | Birmingham City | 3-1 | Watford |
| Friday 10 August | Barnsley | 2-2 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Friday 10 August | Nottingham Forest | 3-4 | Crystal Palace |
Top Goalscorers
(Updated 28th August)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Virgil Gomis | Nottingham Forest | 4 |
| Kyle McFarlane | Birmingham City | 4 |
| Ben Morris | Ipswich Town | 4 |
| Reiss Allassani | Coventry City | 3 |
| Sam Dalby | Leeds United | 3 |
| Michael Folivi | Watford | 3 |
| Luca Navarro | Bolton Wanderers | 3 |
| Danny Rowe | Ipswich Town | 3 |
Hat-tricks
(Updated 23rd August)
| Player | Club | Date | Fixture |
| Danny Rowe | Ipswich Town | 20th August 2018 | Ipswich Town 8-0 Hull City |
| Kyle McFarlane | Birmingham | 25th August 2018 | Birmingham City 4-2 Colchester United |
Last modified on 7 September 2018, at 20:39