U18 Premier League
The 2018-19 Under-18 Premier League is the sixth campaign of the top tier of the Under-18 Development League. A total of 24 teams are split regionally into north and south leagues. Teams face their regional opponents both home and away before the top two face each other to determine the national champion. No teams were added this season. As a result, 22 games were played in both the North and South Divisions. Chelsea U18s are the two-time defending champions.
North
South
National Final
Season statistics Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Ellis SimmsEverton322 Folarin BalogunArsenal253 Morgan WhittakerDerby County194 Bobby DuncanLiverpool185 Mason GreenwoodManchester United156 Christian NortonSouthampton14 Troy ParrottTottenham Hotspur7 Gabriel McGillMiddlesbrough138 Kieran PhillipsEverton129 Korede AdedoyinEverton11 Paul GlatzelLiverpool Dilan MarkandayTottenham Hotspur10 Sam GreenwoodArsenal10 Jack StrettonDerby County Lorent TolajBrighton & Hove Albion Ethon VarianStoke City
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date James Jennings Stoke City U18s Blackburn Rovers U18s 3–2 (H) Jayden Onen Brighton & Hove Albion U18s Tottenham Hotspur U18s 6–4 (A) Bernardo Rosa West Ham United U18sNorwich City U18s 1–4 (A) Henri Ogunby Manchester City U18sNewcastle United U18s 6–0 (H) J'Neil Bennett Tottenham Hotspur U18sSwansea City U18s 1–5 (A) Tyreece John-Jules Arsenal U18sLeicester City U18s 7–0 (H) Paul Glatzel Liverpool U18sWest Bromwich Albion U18s 5–1 (H) Ellis Simms4 Everton U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s 0–6 (A) Mason Greenwood Manchester United U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s 4–3 (H) Kieran Phillips Everton U18sManchester City U18s 0–3 (A) Jack Stretton4Derby County U18sNewcastle United U18s 0–8 (A) Sonny HiltonFulham U18sReading U18s 7–0 (H) Folarin BalogunArsenal U18sReading U18s 4–2 (H) Ellis Simms4Everton U18sNewcastle United U18s 7–1 (H) Korede AdedoyinEverton U18sNewcastle United U18s 7–1 (H) Ryan LongmanBrighton & Hove Albion U18sAston Villa U18s 0–3 (A) Stephen WalkerMiddlesbrough U18sLiverpool U18s 5–6 (H) Bobby Duncan4 Liverpool U18sMiddlesbrough U18s 5–6 (A) Tyreece John-Jules Arsenal U18sLeicester City U18s 0–5 (A) Folarin Balogun Arsenal U18sNorwich City U18s 6–2 (H) Bobby Duncan Liverpool U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s 7–2 (H) Gabriel McGill Middlesbrough U18sSunderland U18s 2–8 (A) Ellis Simms Everton U18sWest Bromwich Albion U18s 1–3 (A) Ellis Simms Everton U18sWolverhampton Wanderers U18s 2–3 (A) Trae Coyle Arsenal U18sSwansea City U18s 8–0 (H) Folarin Balogun4 Arsenal U18sReading U18s 0–8 (A) Ellis Simms4 Everton U18sSunderland U18s 6–0 (H) D'Mani MellorManchester United U18sEverton U18s 4–5 (H) Archie BrownDerby County U18sArsenal U18s 5–2 (H) Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – player scored 4 goals
Professional Development League 2
The U18 Professional Development League 2 season is the seventh campaign of post-EPPP Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 20 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 for a total of 28 games. 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 U18s are the defending champions. Huddersfield Town U18s dropped out of the league at the end of the 2017-18 campaign as part of their academy restructuring process.
Tables North Division
South Division
Knock-out stage Semi-finals
Professional Development League Two Play-Off Final
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Dan GriffithsCardiff City U18s192 Charles HaganSheffield Wednesday U18s153 George AlexanderMillwall U18s14 Brandon AveiroCrystal Palace U18s Zak BrownIpswich Town U18s Michael FowlerBurnley U18s Will SwanNottingham Forest U18s8 Eyad HammoudSheffield Wednesday U18s139 Adan GeorgeBirmingham City U18s12 Niall HugginsLeeds United U18s Kareem IsiakaCharlton Athletic U18s Harry TaylorMillwall U18s Tommy WillardBarnsley U18s Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date George Alexander Millwall U18sBirmingham City U18s 4–0 (H) Jordan O'Brien Sheffield Wednesday U18sCrystal Palace U18s 0–5 (A) Jaheim Rose Queens Park Rangers U18sBolton Wanderers U18s 4–1 (H) Zak Brown Ipswich Town U18sCharlton Athletic U18s 3–6 (A) Brandon Aveiro Crystal Palace U18sWatford U18s 4–2 (H) George Alexander Millwall U18sCoventry City U18s 3–1 (H) Eddie Brown Bolton Wanderers U18sSheffield United U18s 4–1 (H) Tommy Hughes Ipswich Town U18sColchester United U18s 3–3 (A) George Alexander Millwall U18sColchester United U18s 6–1 (H) Harry Taylor Millwall U18sColchester United U18s 6–1 (H) Eyad Hammoud Sheffield Wednesday U18sBurnley U18s 4–1 (H) Lewis Richardson5 Burnley U18sCrewe Alexandra U18s 6–1 (H) Rob Guilfoyle Hull City U18sBolton Wanderers U18s 6–2 (H) Niall Huggins Leeds United U18sCrewe Alexandra U18s 3–0 (H) Sion Spence Cardiff City U18sBristol City U18s 5–0 (H) Sean Robertson Crystal Palace U18sWatford U18s 1–4 (A) Charles Hagan Sheffield Wednesday U18sCrewe Alexandra U18s 6–0 (H) Brandon Aveiro4 Crystal Palace U18sBirmingham City U18s 4–1 (H) Harry Taylor Millwall U18sQueens Park Rangers U18s 6–1 (H) Shaun O'Brien Millwall U18sQueens Park Rangers U18s 6–1 (H) Vaughn Covil Nottingham Forest U18sWatford U18s 0–4 (A) Louis Britton Bristol City U18sWatford U18s 4–1 (H) Jayden Reid Crystal Palace U18sCoventry City U18s 3–1 (H) Keith Asare Nottingham Forest U18sCoventry City U18s 7–1 (H) Will Swan Nottingham Forest U18sCoventry City U18s 7–1 (H) Edu Toiny-Pendred Watford U18sBolton Wanderers U18s 2–4 (H) Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – player scored 4 goals 5 – player scored 5 goals
League 3
League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 49 teams competed this season. Dagenham & Redbridge U18s and York City U18s would not return for this season. However, Huddersfield Town U18s would join the league as a Category 4 academy due to the restructuring of their academy. League stage
North-East Division
North-West Division
South-East Division
South-West Division
Merit League Stage The teams in the Southeast and Southwest Divisions played another ten games to determine the champions of Merit League One and Merit League Two. Merit League One
Merit League Two
See also 2018–19 in English football
References