2020-21 Professional Development League 2

The Professional Development League 2 is the ninth campaign of post-EPPP Under-23 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 18 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. Nottingham Forest and Millwall are the defending regional champions.

Swansea City dropped down to Category Two status in August 2020 and will join the South division this season.

Teams

2020-21 Teams
North
Team Training Ground Manager
Barnsley Oakwell Martin Devaney
Birmingham City Trillion Trophy Training Centre Steve Spooner
Coventry City The Alan Higgs Centre Luke Tisdale
Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road Alex Morris
Hull City Bishop Burton College Andy Dawson
Nottingham Forest The Nigel Doughty Academy Andy Reid
Sheffield United ProAct Stadium Paul Heckingbottom
Sheffield Wednesday Bracken Moor Steven Haslam
Wigan Athletic Christopher Park Gregor Rioch
South
Team Training Ground Manager
Bristol City SGS Wise Campus Alex Ball
Cardiff City Leckwith Athletics Stadium Steve Morison
Charlton Athletic Prince's Park Jason Euell
Colchester United Jobserve Community Stadium Dave Huzzey
Ipswich Town Playford Road Kieron Dyer
Millwall Calmont Road Kevin Nugent
Queens Park Rangers Harlington Paul Hall
Swansea City Landore Kris O'Leary
Watford Clarence Park Omer Riza


League Tables

North

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (C) Sheffield United 25 17 4 4 60 22 +38 55
2 Pl Birmingham City 25 15 2 8 67 42 +25 47
3 Nottingham Forest 25 12 6 7 46 30 +16 42
4 Barnsley 25 11 8 6 36 28 +8 41
5 Hull City 25 12 3 10 36 32 +4 39
6 Wigan Athletic 25 11 3 11 32 54 -22 36
7 Coventry City 25 9 7 9 43 31 +12 34
8 Sheffield Wednesday 25 8 5 12 32 41 -9 29
9 Crewe Alexandra 25 6 7 12 27 45 -18 25


South

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 (C) Bristol City 25 16 2 7 51 35 +16 51
2 Pl Ipswich Town 25 12 6 7 44 41 +3 39
3 Cardiff City 25 10 2 13 43 42 +1 32
4 Watford 25 9 5 11 37 50 -13 32
5 Charlton Athletic 25 9 4 12 46 48 -2 31
6 Millwall 25 8 6 11 31 35 -4 30
7 Swansea City 25 6 8 11 33 47 -14 26
8 Queens Park Rangers 25 6 5 14 27 42 -15 23
9 Colchester United 25 3 7 15 26 52 -26 16

Final Standings

Key:
C - Champions
Playoff Places
Pl - Confirmed Playoff Place

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Playoffs

Final

24 May 2021
Sheffield United 0-2 Birmingham City
George '6, '15
Bramall Lane



Semi Finals

14 May 2021
Bristol City 1-2 Birmingham City
Ow.Edwards '26 AET George '48 (pen)
Redmond '119
Ashton Gate

17 May 2021
Sheffield United 4-0 Ipswich Town
Brooks '25
Osula '32, '36, '41
Bramall Lane



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Results

May


April

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Tuesday 27 April Bristol City 2-1 Birmingham City
Tuesday 27 April Cardiff City 1-6 Coventry City
Tuesday 27 April Ipswich Town 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Tuesday 27 April Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Tuesday 27 April Swansea City 2-0 Wigan Athletic
Tuesday 27 April Charlton Athletic 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday 27 April Millwall 1-2 Sheffield United
Monday 26 April Colchester United 1-2 Hull City
Monday 26 April Watford 2-3 Barnsley
Friday 23 April Nottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff City


Thursday 22 April Sheffield United 1-0 Charlton Athletic
Wednesday 21 April Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Wigan Athletic
Tuesday 20 April Barnsley 1-0 Millwall
Tuesday 20 April Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Colchester United
Tuesday 20 April Hull City 3-1 Bristol City
Monday 19 April Wigan Athletic 1-1 Ipswich Town
Monday 19 April Coventry City 0-0 Swansea City
Sunday 18 April Crewe Alexandra 1-5 Watford
Friday 16 April Birmingham City 3-1 Queens Park Rangers


Tuesday 13 April Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Tuesday 13 April Cardiff City 0-2 Sheffield United
Tuesday 13 April Ipswich Town 0-1 Barnsley
Tuesday 13 April Queens Park Rangers 1-4 Coventry City
Tuesday 13 April Swansea City 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday 13 April Millwall 2-3 Birmingham City
Monday 12 April Charlton Athletic 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Monday 12 April Watford 0-0 Hull City


Thursday 8 April Watford 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Wednesday 7 April Colchester United 1-2 Wigan Athletic
Tuesday 6 April Ipswich Town 4-2 Bristol City
Tuesday 6 April Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Hull City
Tuesday 6 April Coventry City 0-1 Crewe Alexandra
Friday 2 April Nottingham Forest 2-2 Birmingham City


March

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Tuesday 30 March Bristol City 3-0 Millwall
Tuesday 30 March Cardiff City 6-1 Wigan Athletic
Monday 29 March Charlton Athletic 1-2 Ipswich Town
Monday 29 March Hull City 3-0 Crewe Alexandra
Friday 26 March Colchester United 2-3 Millwall
Friday 26 March Watford 0-2 Queens Park Rangers
Friday 26 March Barnsley 0-1 Bristol City
Friday 26 March Sheffield Wednesday 0-4 Sheffield United
Thursday 25 March Coventry City 3-0 Wigan Athletic
Thursday 25 March Hull City 0-2 Nottingham Forest


Monday 22 March Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Colchester United
Monday 22 March Sheffield United 4-0 Queens Park Rangers
Monday 22 March Wigan Athletic 0-1 Watford
Monday 22 March Coventry City 4-0 Charlton Athletic
Monday 22 March Birmingham City 2-1 Cardiff City
Monday 22 March Hull City 4-1 Ipswich Town
Monday 22 March Nottingham Forest 1-1 Millwall
Tuesday 16 March Ipswich Town 2-1 Charlton Athletic
Tuesday 16 March Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Cardiff City


Monday 15 March Millwall 3-3 Bristol City
Monday 15 March Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Coventry City
Monday 15 March Nottingham Forest 0-2 Crewe Alexandra
Friday 12 March Barnsley 1-0 Wigan Athletic
Friday 12 March Sheffield United 5-0 Birmingham City
Friday 12 March Watford 2-0 Swansea City
Tuesday 9 March Bristol City 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
Tuesday 9 March Cardiff City 4-0 Watford


Monday 8 March Swansea City 1-1 Ipswich Town
Monday 8 March Sheffield United 3-2 Coventry City
Monday 8 March Hull City 0-0 Barnsley
Sunday 7 March Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Friday 5 March Birmingham City 1-0 Nottingham Forest


Wednesday 3 March Sheffield United 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Wednesday 3 March Wigan Athletic 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday 2 March Colchester United 1-2 Bristol City
Tuesday 2 March Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Watford
Tuesday 2 March Barnsley 0-0 Coventry City
Tuesday 2 March Millwall 0-2 Swansea City
Monday 1 March Cardiff City 4-5 Charlton Athletic


February

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Friday 26 February Birmingham City 3-0 Hull City
Friday 26 February Barnsley 2-2 Sheffield United
Tuesday 23 February Bristol City 0-3 Cardiff City
Tuesday 23 February Coventry City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Tuesday 23 February Ipswich Town 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
Monday 22 February Charlton Athletic 3-1 Colchester United
Monday 22 February Watford 4-2 Millwall
Monday 22 February Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield United
Friday 19 February Barnsley 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Thursday 18 February Hull City 0-2 Wigan Athletic


Monday 15 February Birmingham City 2-1 Barnsley
Monday 15 February Charlton Athletic 3-4 Swansea City
Monday 15 February Nottingham Forest 0-0 Coventry City
Tuesday 16 February Cardiff City 3-0 Millwall
Tuesday 16 February Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Colchester United


Tuesday 9 February Cardiff City 4-1 Colchester United
Tuesday 9 February Swansea City 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
Tuesday 9 February Bristol City 4-3 Charlton Athletic
Monday 8 February Coventry City 0-1 Hull City
Monday 8 February Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Sheffield United
Friday 5 February Millwall 0-1 Queens Park Rangers
Friday 5 February Watford 3-2 Ipswich Town
Friday 5 February Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Nottingham Forest


Thursday 4 February Wigan Athletic 1-1 Coventry City
Tuesday 2 February Cardiff City 4-0 Ipswich Town
Tuesday 2 February Bristol City 2-1 Watford
Monday 1 February Charlton Athletic 1-1 Millwall
Monday 1 February Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Barnsley


January

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Friday 29 January Birmingham City 5-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Wednesday 27 January Nottingham Forest 1-2 Wigan Athletic
Tuesday 26 January Ipswich Town 2-2 Colchester United
Tuesday 26 January Swansea City 1-3 Bristol City


Wednesday 20 January Sheffield United 4-2 Hull City
Tuesday 19 January Cardiff City 2-1 Swansea City
Tuesday 19 January Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Charlton Athletic
Tuesday 19 January Barnsley 0-3 Nottingham Forest


Monday 18 January Birmingham City 3-1 Coventry City
Monday 18 January Colchester United 2-2 Watford
Monday 18 January Millwall 0-1 Ipswich Town
Wednesday 13 January Hull City 1-3 Birmingham City
Tuesday 12 January Bristol City 3-1 Colchester United
Tuesday 12 January Swansea City 0-0 Millwall


Monday 11 January Charlton Athletic 4-0 Cardiff City
Monday 11 January Coventry City 4-4 Barnsley


December

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Tuesday 22 December Cardiff City 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
Monday 21 December Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Nottingham Forest
Monday 21 December Swansea City 2-3 Watford
Monday 21 December Wigan Athletic 2-1 Barnsley
Friday 18 December Birmingham City 0-1 Sheffield United
Tuesday 15 December Barnsley 1-0 Hull City
Tuesday 15 December Ipswich Town 5-1 Swansea City
Tuesday 15 December Millwall 6-1 Colchester United
Tuesday 15 December Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Bristol City
Tuesday 15 December Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday 15 December Watford 2-2 Cardiff City


Monday 14 December Coventry City 2-3 Sheffield United
Tuesday 8 December Barnsley 2-1 Crewe Alexandra


Thursday 3 December Birmingham City 1-3 Wigan Athletic
Wednesday 2 December Sheffield United 4-0 Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday 1 December Ipswich Town 3-0 Watford
Tuesday 1 December Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Swansea City


November

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Monday 30 November Charlton Athletic 3-1 Bristol City
Monday 30 November Hull City 2-0 Coventry City
Monday 30 November Nottingham Forest 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Saturday 28 November Colchester United 2-0 Cardiff City


Wednesday 25 November Millwall 2-0 Cardiff City
Wednesday 25 November Wigan Athletic 1-0 Sheffield United
Tuesday 24 November Colchester United 0-0 Queens Park Rangers
Tuesday 24 November Swansea City 0-3 Charlton Athletic
Tuesday 24 November Barnsley 2-1 Birmingham City
Tuesday 24 November Bristol City 2-0 Ipswich Town
Monday 23 November Coventry City 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Sunday 22 November Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Hull City


Tuesday 17 November Millwall 0-2 Wigan Athletic


Tuesday 10 November Ipswich Town 1-1 Coventry City
Tuesday 10 November Millwall 1-0 Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday 10 November Queens Park Rangers 2-4 Hull City
Wednesday 11 November Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Wednesday 11 November Colchester United 1-2 Birmingham City
Monday 9 November Charlton Athletic 0-5 Barnsley
Sunday 8 November Swansea City 4-2 Nottingham Forest
Friday 6 November Watford 0-3 Sheffield United


Wednesday 4 November Wigan Athletic 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
Tuesday 3 November Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Millwall
Tuesday 3 November Barnsley 2-1 Swansea City
Monday 2 November Coventry City 0-1 Bristol City
Monday 2 November Nottingham Forest 3-0 Colchester United
Monday 2 November Hull City 1-0 Charlton Athletic
Monday 2 November Sheffield United 3-1 Ipswich Town
Sunday 1 November Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Cardiff City


October

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Friday 30 October Birmingham City 2-3 Watford


Tuesday 27 October Ipswich Town 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Tuesday 27 October Bristol City 4-1 Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday 27 October Cardiff City 2-0 Hull City
Tuesday 27 October Colchester United 1-4 Sheffield United
Tuesday 27 October Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Barnsley
Monday 26 October Charlton Athletic 3-4 Nottingham Forest
Monday 26 October Swansea City 0-3 Birmingham City
Friday 23 October Watford 0-3 Coventry City


Friday 16 October Coventry City 0-1 Millwall
Friday 16 October Birmingham City 4-5 Ipswich Town
Monday 19 October Sheffield United 4-0 Bristol City
Monday 19 October Hull City 4-0 Swansea City
Monday 19 October Nottingham Forest 4-0 Watford
Tuesday 20 October Barnsley 2-2 Colchester United
Tuesday 20 October Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Cardiff City
Wednesday 21 October Wigan Athletic 3-0 Charlton Athletic
Wednesday 21 October Crewe Alexandra 4-1 Queens Park Rangers


Monday 12 October Colchester United 0-2 Ipswich Town


Friday 2 October Watford 0-4 Bristol City
Sunday 4 October Swansea City 3-3 Colchester United
Monday 5 October Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Birmingham City
Tuesday 6 October Ipswich Town 2-1 Cardiff City
Tuesday 6 October Millwall 0-1 Charlton Athletic
Tuesday 6 October Nottingham Forest 3-1 Hull City


September

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Wednesday 30 September Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Coventry City
Tuesday 29 September Bristol City 3-0 Swansea City
Tuesday 29 September Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Millwall
Tuesday 29 September Sheffield United 1-1 Barnsley
Monday 28 September Wigan Athletic 1-5 Nottingham Forest
Monday 28 September Charlton Athletic 2-3 Watford
Monday 28 September Hull City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday


Monday 21 September Millwall 2-2 Watford
Monday 21 September Colchester United 0-0 Charlton Athletic
Monday 21 September Sheffield United 2-2 Nottingham Forest
Tuesday 22 September Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Barnsley
Tuesday 22 September Cardiff City 1-2 Bristol City
Tuesday 22 September Queens Park Rangers 5-0 Ipswich Town
Tuesday 22 September Birmingham City 4-5 Crewe Alexandra
Wednesday 23 September Wigan Athletic 0-3 Hull City


Sunday 13 September Coventry City 1-1 Birmingham City
Monday 14 September Nottingham Forest 2-1 Barnsley
Monday 14 September Swansea City 5-1 Cardiff City
Monday 14 September Watford 0-1 Colchester United
Monday 14 September Hull City 2-0 Sheffield United
Tuesday 15 September Ipswich Town 1-1 Millwall
Tuesday 15 September Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Wigan Athletic
Tuesday 15 September Charlton Athletic 3-0 Queens Park Rangers


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Top Goalscorers

(Final Statistics)

Player Club Goals
Louis Britton Bristol City 16
Josh Andrews Birmingham City 10
Adan George Birmingham City 10
Iliman N'Diaye Sheffield United 10
Will Swan Nottingham Forest 10
Ali Al-Hamadi Swansea City 9
Sam Bell Bristol City 9
Isaak Davies Cardiff City 9
Zak Brown Ipswich Town 8
Zak Brunt Sheffield United 8
Armando Junior Quitirna Charlton Athletic 8
Ahmed Salam Hull City 8
Danny Bramall Barnsley 7
Charles Clayden Charlton Athletic 7
Daniel Jebbison Sheffield United 7
Charlie Jolley Wigan Athletic 7
Sean O'Brien Millwall 7


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Hat-tricks

(Final Statistics)

Player Club Date Fixture
Jake Taylor Nottingham Forest 28th September 2020 Wigan Athletic 1-5 Nottingham Forest
Louis Britton Bristol City 29th September 2020 Bristol City 3-0 Swansea City
Josh Andrews Birmingham City 16th October 2020 Birmingham City 4-5 Ipswich Town
Zak Brown Ipswich Town 16th October 2020 Birmingham City 4-5 Ipswich Town
Josh Thomas Swansea City 8th November 2020 Swansea City 4-2 Nottingham Forest
Iliman N'Diaye Sheffield United 2nd December 2020 Sheffield United 4-0 Crewe Alexandra
Ahmed Salam Hull City 22nd March 2021 Hull City 4-1 Ipswich Town
Rubin Colwill Cardiff City 30th March 2021 Cardiff City 6-1 Wigan Athletic
Fabio Tavares Coventry City 27th April 2021 Cardiff City 1-6 Coventry City
William Osula Sheffield United 17th May 2021 Sheffield United 4-0 Ipswich Town



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