2023-24 Professional Development League 2

The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 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. 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. Millwall are the defending champions while Bournemouth and Fleetwood Town join Category Two for the 2023-24 season.

Teams

2023-24 Teams
North
Team Training Ground Manager
Barnsley Oakwell Tom Harban
Birmingham City St Andrew's Steve Spooner
Burnley Barnfield Andy Farrell
Coventry City The Alan Higgs Centre John Dempster
Crewe Alexandra Gresty Road Michael Jackson
Fleetwood Town Poolfoot Farm Matthew Lawlor
Hull City Bishop Burton College Conor Sellars
Peterborough United Mick George Training Academy Ryan Semple
Sheffield United ProAct Stadium Michael Collins
Sheffield Wednesday Bracken Moor Neil Thompson
Wigan Athletic Christopher Park Stephen Crainey
South
Team Training Ground Manager
Bournemouth Canford Arena Alan Connell
Bristol City SGS Wise Campus Ali Hines
Cardiff City Leckwith Athletics Stadium Darren Purse
Charlton Athletic Prince's Park Danny Senda
Colchester United Wallace Binder Ground Dave Huzzey
Ipswich Town Playford Road John McGreal
Millwall Calmont Road Kevin Nugent
Queens Park Rangers Harlington Paul Hall
Swansea City Landore Anthony Wright and Jon Grey
Watford Clarence Park Charlie Daniels


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League Tables

North

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Sheffield United 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6
2 Fleetwood Town 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6
3 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
4 Hull City 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
5 Barnsley 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
6 Sheffield Wednesday 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 2
7 Wigan Athletic 2 0 1 1 4 5 -1 1
8 Crewe Alexandra 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 1
9 Burnley 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
10 Coventry City 2 0 0 2 2 6 -4 0
11 Peterborough United 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0


South

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

(Updated: 22nd August)

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Results

August

Wednesday 16 August Wigan Athletic 2-3 Queens Park Rangers
Tuesday 15 August Barnsley 4-2 Swansea City
Tuesday 15 August Fleetwood Town 4-1 Cardiff City
Tuesday 15 August Coventry City 0-2 Bournemouth
Tuesday 15 August Hull City 2-0 Charlton Athletic
Tuesday 15 August Peterborough United 0-3 Colchester United
Tuesday 15 August Sheffield United 6-0 Ipswich Town
Tuesday 15 August Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Millwall
Monday 14 August Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Bristol City
Monday 14 August Birmingham City 1-1 Watford


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Top Goalscorers

(Updated 17th August)

Player Club Goals
Aiden Marsh Barnsley 3
Louie Marsh Barnsley 3


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Hat-tricks

(Updated 17th August)

Player Club Date Fixture
Aiden Marsh Barnsley 15th August 2023 Barnsley 4-2 Swansea City
Louie Marsh Barnsley 15th August 2023 Sheffield United 6-0 Ipswich Town



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Last modified on 22 August 2023, at 20:23