2019-20 Under-18 League 2

The 2018-19 Under-18 League 2, or Under-18s Professional Development League 2 as it is sometimes referred to, is the seventh 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. Sheffield Wednesday are the defending champions.

Wigan Athletic acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and will join the North division this season.

Teams

2019-20 Teams
North Team Main Stadium Manager Barnsley Oakwell Training Ground Adam Murray Birmingham City Wast Hills Paul Robinson Bolton Wanderers The Eddie Davies Academy Nicky Spooner Burnley Barnfield Tony Philliskirk Crewe Alexandra Reaseheath Lee Bell Hull City Bishop Burton College John Anderson Leeds United Thorp Arch Mark Jackson Nottingham Forest The Nigel Doughty Academy Gareth Holmes Sheffield United Steelphalt Academy Derek Geary Sheffield Wednesday Middlewood Road Andy Holdsworth Wigan Athletic Robin Park Arena Peter Murphy			South Team Main Stadium Manager Bristol City SGS Wise Campus Trevor Challis Cardiff City CDG Sports Campus Matthew Bloxham Charlton Athletic Sparrows Lane Sergei Baltacha Colchester United Florence Park Adam Lewis Coventry City The Alan Higgs Centre Karl Hooper 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 Simon Clark

League Tables

North

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wigan Athletic	4	2	1	1	12	10	+2	7
2	Nottingham Forest	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7
3	Crewe Alexandra	5	1	3	1	10	9	+1	6
4	Burnley	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
5	Sheffield Wednesday	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	5
6	Leeds United	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	5
7	Hull City	5	1	2	2	8	14	-6	5
8	Barnsley	4	1	1	2	7	7	0	4
9	Birmingham City	3	1	0	2	7	9	-2	3
10	Sheffield United	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3	1
11	Bolton Wanderers	4	0	0	4	3	15	-12	0

South

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Watford	5	4	0	1	13	5	+8	12
2	Charlton Athletic	5	3	2	0	13	5	+8	11
3	Ipswich Town	4	3	1	0	9	5	+4	10
4	Millwall	4	3	0	1	11	6	+5	9
5	Bristol City	5	2	2	1	9	5	+4	8
6	Coventry City	5	2	0	3	9	10	-1	6
7	Crystal Palace	5	1	2	2	6	7	-1	5
8	Colchester United	5	1	2	2	11	14	-3	5
9	Queens Park Rangers	4	1	1	2	7	10	-3	4
10	Cardiff City	4	0	3	1	5	6	-1	3

(Updated 7th September)

Results

Saturday 7th September	Bolton Wanderers	0-1	Ipswich Town
Saturday 7th September	Crewe Alexandra	3-1	Queens Park Rangers
Saturday 7th September	Hull City	3-0	Watford
Saturday 7th September	Wigan Athletic	6-5	Colchester United
Saturday 7th September	Barnsley	2-0	Coventry City
Saturday 7th September	Nottingham Forest	3-1	Bristol City
Saturday 7th September	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Charlton Athletic
Thursday 5th September	Birmingham City	5-1	Crystal Palace

Saturday 31st August	Millwall	5-2	Hull City
Saturday 31st August	Queens Park Rangers	1-1	Leeds United
Saturday 31st August	Cardiff City	2-2	Wigan Athletic
Saturday 31st August	Charlton Athletic	1-1	Barnsley
Saturday 31st August	Colchester United	4-2	Birmingham City
Saturday 31st August	Coventry City	5-2	Bolton Wanderers
Saturday 31st August	Crystal Palace	1-2	Burnley
Saturday 31st August	Ipswich Town	4-4	Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 31st August	Watford	2-0	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 31st August	Bristol City	2-2	Sheffield Wednesday

Saturday 24th August	Barnsley	1-2	Watford
Saturday 24th August	Crewe Alexandra	1-2	Charlton Athletic
Saturday 24th August	Hull City	2-2	Colchester United
Saturday 24th August	Nottingham Forest	0-0	Crystal Palace
Saturday 24th August	Wigan Athletic	3-1	Queens Park Rangers
Saturday 24th August	Leeds United	2-0	Coventry City
Saturday 24th August	Bolton Wanderers	0-4	Bristol City
Saturday 24th August	Burnley	2-1	Cardiff City
Saturday 24th August	Sheffield United	1-3	Ipswich Town
Saturday 24th August	Sheffield Wednesday	3-1	Millwall

Friday 16 August	Crystal Palace	0-0	Sheffield United
Saturday 17 August	Millwall	2-1	Wigan Athletic
Saturday 17 August	Watford	4-0	Birmingham City
Saturday 17 August	Bristol City	2-0	Burnley
Saturday 17 August	Charlton Athletic	7-1	Hull City
Saturday 17 August	Colchester United	1-1	Leeds United
Saturday 17 August	Coventry City	0-1	Nottingham Forest
Saturday 17 August	Ipswich Town	1-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Saturday 17 August	Cardiff City	2-2	Crewe Alexandra
Saturday 17 August	Queens Park Rangers	4-3	Barnsley

Saturday 10 August	Bolton Wanderers	1-5	Watford
Saturday 10 August	Burnley	0-3	Millwall
Saturday 10 August	Colchester United	0-4	Crystal Palace
Saturday 10 August	Hull City	0-0	Cardiff City
Saturday 10 August	Leeds United	1-2	Charlton Athletic
Saturday 10 August	Sheffield United	3-4	Coventry City
Saturday 10 August	Crewe Alexandra	0-0	Bristol City

Top Goalscorers

(Updated 11th September)

Player	Club	Goals
Jake Hutchinson	Colchester United	6
Luca Albon	Charlton Athletic	5
Dominic Hutchinson	Watford	5
Diogo Freitas-Gouveia	Colchester United	4
Sean O'Brien	Millwall	4
Joe Robbins	Crewe Alexandra	4
Richard Afrane-Kesey	Charlton Athletic	3
L'Varn Brandy	Sheffield Wednesday	3
Adan George	Birmingham City	3
Rob Street	Crystal Palace	3

Hat-tricks

(Updated 11th September)

Player	Club	Date	Fixture
Rob Street	Crystal Palace	10th August 2019	Colchester United 0-4 Crystal Palace
Luca Albon	Charlton Athletic	17th August 2019	Charlton Athletic 7-1 Hull City
Joe Robbins	Crewe Alexandra	31st August 2019	Ipswich Town 4-4 Crewe Alexandra
Adan George	Birmingham City	5th September 2019	Birmingham City 5-1 Crystal Palace
Jake Hutchinson (4)	Colchester United	7th September 2019	Wigan Athletic 6-5 Colchester United