2018-19 Under-18 League 2

The 2018-19 Under-18 League 2, or Professional Development League 2 as it is sometimes referred to, is the sixth campaign of post-EPPP Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is 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 home OR away. 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. Charlton Athletic 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.

Teams

2018-19 Teams
North Team Main Stadium Manager Barnsley Oakwell Training Ground Adam Murray Birmingham City Wast Hills Karl Hooper Bolton Wanderers The Eddie Davies Academy Nicky Spooner Burnley Barnfield Danny Cadamarteri Crewe Alexandra Reaseheath Lee Bell Hull City Bishop Burton College Richard Naylor Leeds United Thorp Arch Mark Jackson Nottingham Forest The Nigel Doughty Academy TBC Sheffield United Steelphalt Academy Derek Geary Sheffield Wednesday Middlewood Road TBC			South Team Main Stadium Manager Bristol City SGS Wise Campus Trevor Challis Cardiff City CDG Sports Campus Craig Bellamy Charlton Athletic Sparrows Lane Sergei Baltacha Colchester United Florence Park Chris Llewellyn Coventry City The Alan Higgs Centre Andy Crabtree Crystal Palace Copers Cope Road Paddy McCarthy Ipswich Town Playford Road Adem Atay Millwall Calmont Road Chris Perry and Larry McAvoy Queens Park Rangers Heston Paul Furlong Watford UCL Sports Ground TBC

League Tables

North

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Burnley	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
2	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4
3	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
4	Crewe Alexandra	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
5	Sheffield United	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
6	Barnsley	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
7	Nottingham Forest	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3
8	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
9	Birmingham City	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
10	Hull City	2	0	0	2	1	7	-6	0

South

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff City	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	6
2	Crystal Palace	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	3
3	Bristol City	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
4	Coventry City	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
5	Ipswich Town	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
6	Charlton Athletic	2	2	0	1	2	2	0	3
7	Watford	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1
8	Millwall	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
9	Queens Park Rangers	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0
10	Colchester United	2	0	0	2	1	7	-6	0

(Updated 19th August)

Upcoming Fixtures

Saturday 25 August	Barnsley	0-2	Cardiff City
Saturday 25 August	Bolton Wanderers	5-1	Colchester United
Saturday 25 August	Crewe Alexandra	1-1	Crystal Palace
Saturday 25 August	Hull City	0-1	Ipswich Town
Saturday 25 August	Leeds United	2-0	Millwall
Saturday 25 August	Nottingham Forest	4-0	Queens Park Rangers
Saturday 25 August	Birmingham City	1-1	Charlton Athletic
Saturday 25 August	Burnley	2-1	Coventry City
Saturday 25 August	Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	Bristol City
Saturday 25 August	Sheffield United	0-1	Watford

Results

Saturday 18 August	Queens Park Rangers	1-2	Sheffield United
Saturday 18 August	Crystal Palace	5-0	Hull City
Saturday 18 August	Cardiff City	1-0	Birmingham City
Saturday 18 August	Charlton Athletic	2-1	Bolton Wanderers
Saturday 18 August	Colchester United	1-2	Burnley
Saturday 18 August	Coventry City	2-3	Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 18 August	Ipswich Town	1-3	Leeds United
Saturday 18 August	Bristol City	1-0	Barnsley
Saturday 18 August	Millwall	1-2	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 18 August	Watford	1-1	Sheffield Wednesday

Saturday 11 August	Barnsley	3-2	Watford
Saturday 11 August	Burnley	1-0	Charlton Athletic
Saturday 11 August	Cardiff City	5-0	Colchester United
Saturday 11 August	Sheffield Wednesday	3-0	Queens Park Rangers
Saturday 11 August	Hull City	1-2	Coventry City
Saturday 11 August	Nottingham Forest	1-3	Ipswich Town

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 11th August 2018)

Player	Club	Goals
Dan Griffiths	Cardiff City	2

Hat-tricks

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