2021-22 Under-18 Professional Development League Cup
The 2021-22 Under-18 Professional Development League Cup is the inaugural campaign of the domestic youth team cup competition pitting Category 2 teams against each other in an initial three-game group stage. Sixteen Category 2 academies are involved and clubs play each other once in the group stage, either home or away, with the winners of the four groups plus the runners-up advancing to the quarter-finals. The knockout rounds will be one-off matches.
Teams
Sixteen Category 1 Under-18 teams feature in this year's competition, with Sheffield Wednesday the sole absentee.
Barnsley, Bristol City, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Colchester United, Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Millwall, Peterborough United, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Swansea City, Watford, Wigan Athletic.
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Cardiff City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 (Q) | Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
16 October 2021
|
| Bristol City | 0-5 | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
| Crole '5 Ashford '11 (pen) Wigley '60, '70 (pen), '76 |
Robins Elite Performance Centre
|
27 November 2021
|
| Bristol City | 4-0 | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer-Houlden (2) Owusu-Antwi TBC |
Robins High Performance Centre
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 (Q) | Millwall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
16 October 2021
|
| Millwall | 3-6 | Charlton Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Lovelace (2) Cheeseman |
Adigun '4 Huke '7 Ladapo '11 Kanu '33, '82, '90+5 |
Calmont Road
|
27 November 2021
|
| Colchester United | 6-4 | Charlton Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett '12, '44, '77, '82 Parish '35 Marcel-Dilaver '37 |
Anderson '4 Kedwell '31 Adigun '87(pen) Kanu '90 |
Florence Park
|
27 November 2021
|
| Millwall | 4-1 | Queens Park Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Lovelace '35 (pen), '80, '82 (pen) Hearn '48 |
Kolli '9 |
Calmont Road
|
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 (Q) | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 1 |
16 October 2021
|
| Hull City | 0-7 | Wigan Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Sze '4, '58, '64 Lomax '10 Brooks '58 Grewal '64 |
Bishop Burton College
|
27 November 2021
|
| Wigan Athletic | 4-2 | Crewe Alexandra |
|---|---|---|
| Welsby '4 Worsley '20 Brooks '22 Welsh '42 |
Wood '69 Tabiner '79 |
Christopher Park
|
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 (Q) | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
18 September 2021
|
| Peterborough United | 4-1 | Sheffield United |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas '28 Hickinson '32, '45 Overton '42 |
Peck '66 |
Peterborough United Training Ground
|
18 September 2021
|
| Coventry City | 6-2 | Ipswich Town |
|---|---|---|
| Moore (2) Berry Manners (2) Rodber |
F.Barbrook Kieran |
The Alan Higgs Centre
|
16 October 2021
|
| Sheffield United | 2-2 | Coventry City |
|---|---|---|
| Peck '67 Blacker '90+6 |
Berry '48 Obikwu '76 |
Shirecliffe
|
Quarter-Finals
The four group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.
12 February 2022
|
| Wigan Athletic | 4-3 | Cardiff City |
|---|---|---|
| Brooks '23 Worsley '25 Adams '37, '42 |
Crole '5, '47 Clay '10 |
Christopher Park
|
Final
27 April 2022
|
| Ipswich Town | 7-0 | Coventry City |
|---|---|---|
| Chirewa '14 (pen), '18 (pen), '65 Manly '35 (pen) Valentine '40 Buabo '47 Armin '67 |
Portman Road
|
Goalscorers
(Final Stats)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Zakariya Lovelace | Millwall | 8 |
| Kaan Bennett | Colchester United | 6 |
| Daniel Kanu | Charlton Athletic | 6 |
Last modified on 27 April 2022, at 20:47