2021–22 Professional U23 Development League

The 2021–22 Professional U23 Development League was the tenth season of the Professional Development League system.

Nottingham Forest U23s and Birmingham City U23s both gained category one status. Manchester City U23s were the defending champions and successfully defend the title.[1] Leeds United U23s and Crystal Palace U23s were both promoted and Southampton U23s were relegated.

Premier League 2
Season2021-22
ChampionsManchester City U23s
Division 2
Fulham U23s
PromotedFulham U23s
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s
RelegatedLeeds United U23s
Derby County U23s
Matches played395
(392 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored1,289 (3.26 per match)
(1,283 RS, 6 PO)
Top goalscorerJames McAtee, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (18 goals)
Longest unbeaten run12 matches Manchester City U23s
Longest winless run13 Derby County U23s

Premier League 2

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Division 1

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U23s (C) 26 16 6 4 65 32 +33 54
2 West Ham United U23s 26 15 3 8 59 39 +20 48
3 Arsenal U23s 26 10 11 5 56 48 +8 41
4 Liverpool U23s 26 11 7 8 47 37 +10 40
5 Manchester United U23s 26 11 6 9 46 43 +3 39
6 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 26 10 7 9 49 45 +4 37
7 Leicester City U23s 26 10 7 9 38 53 −15 37
8 Crystal Palace U23s 26 12 3 11 54 50 +4 39
9 Blackburn Rovers U23s 26 9 8 9 50 56 −6 35
10 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 26 9 7 10 41 41 0 34
11 Everton U23s 26 8 5 13 33 54 −21 29
12 Chelsea U23s 26 7 7 12 39 47 −8 28
13 Leeds United U23s (R) 26 7 6 13 44 49 −5 27
14 Derby County U23s (R) 26 4 3 19 31 58 −27 15
Source: [2][3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ARS BLA BHA CHE CRY DER EVE LEE LEI LIV MNC MNU TOT WHU
Arsenal U23s 2–2 3–0 3–1 4–2 3–5 4–0 1–1 3–3 1–4 3–3 3–1 2–1 1–1
Blackburn Rovers U23s 2–3 6–0 4–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–5 0–4 3–3 2–0
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 1–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 5–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–2
Chelsea U23s 1–6 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 4–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1
Crystal Palace U23s 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 4–3 2–4
Derby County U23s 1–1 6–0 0–2 3–1 2–3 0–2 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–5 1–1 0–1 3–1
Everton U23s 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 1–2 1–3 3–2 0–1 1–0 3–4
Leeds United U23s 2–4 4–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–0 2–4 2–2
Leicester City U23s 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–6 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–4 0–0 3–2 1–4 2–1
Liverpool U23s 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–4 3–0 0–0 3–1 7–1 3–0
Manchester City U23s 2–2 4–2 3–1 4–1 4–2 1–0 7–0 3–2 5–0 0–0 3–1 1–3 2–0
Manchester United U23s 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 5–2 3–0 3–2 2–2 3–0 2–4 1–1 3–1
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–4 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–4
West Ham United U23s 6–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 6–0 3–1
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fulham U23s (C, P) 26 20 2 4 64 27 +37 62
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (P) 26 14 5 7 46 37 +9 47
3 Stoke City U23s 26 12 7 7 34 36 −2 43
4 Nottingham Forest U23s 26 12 6 8 52 31 +21 42
5 Norwich City U23s 26 12 3 11 64 52 +12 39
6 Burnley U23s 26 11 6 9 46 39 +7 39
7 Southampton U23s 26 12 3 11 45 42 +3 39
8 Newcastle United U23s 26 12 2 12 51 56 −5 38
9 West Bromwich Albion U23s 26 10 5 11 44 54 −10 35
10 Aston Villa U23s 26 9 5 12 53 51 +2 32
11 Birmingham City U23s 26 7 5 14 34 51 −17 26
12 Middlesbrough U23s 26 8 2 16 31 50 −19 26
13 Sunderland U23s 26 7 3 16 35 49 −14 24
14 Reading U23s 26 5 8 13 32 56 −24 23
Source: [4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away AST BIR BUR FUL MID NEW NOR NOT REA STK SOU SUN WBA WOL
Aston Villa U23s 3–3 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 5–2 4–1 1–4 2–2 2–3 4–2 0–0
Birmingham City U23s 1–2 1–2 1–3 4–2 0–4 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–2 1–2
Burnley U23s 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 5–1 4–3 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 3–2 1–1
Fulham U23s 2–1 3–0 5–3 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 4–2
Middlesbrough U23s 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–0 4–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–3
Newcastle United U23s 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–6 4–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–4 2–0 4–3 2–3
Norwich City U23s 4–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 4–0 3–4 4–2 5–2 0–1 4–3 1–1 2–5 0–2
Nottingham Forest U23s 4–1 5–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 7–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–0
Reading U23s 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–4 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 3–0
Stoke City U23s 0–8 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–0
Southampton U23s 4–0 2–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 5–0 0–3 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–4
Sunderland U23s 1–3 2–1 0–2 3–4 1–3 1–2 3–4 1–1 2–0 0–3 3–2 0–1 1–2
West Bromwich Albion U23s 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–4 3–2 2–0 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–4
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–2 0–5 1–0 4–3 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–1
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 1 (p)
5 Norwich City U23s 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 2
Stoke City U23s 0
3 Stoke City U23s 2
4 Nottingham Forest U23s 0

Semifinals

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Stoke City U23s2–0Nottingham Forest U23s
Attendance: 1,846
Referee: Steven Copeland
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s1–1Norwich City U23s
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Daniel Middleton

Final

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Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s2–0Stoke City U23s
 Report
Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Thomas Kirk

Professional Development League

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U23 Professional Development League
Season2021–22
ChampionsCoventry City U23s
Matches played203
(200 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored682 (3.36 per match)
(667 RS, 15 PO)
Top goalscorerFabio Tavares (17 Goals)

The Professional Development League season is the tenth campaign of post-EPPP Under-23 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 17 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 resulting in 23 games for the North Division, and 24 games for the South Division. 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. Birmingham City U23s are the defending national champions but have since graduated to Category One alongside Nottingham Forest U23s. Peterborough United U23s joined as a Category 2 Academy joining the North Division.[5]

Tables

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North Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield United U23s 23 15 3 5 47 23 +24 48 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Coventry City U23s 23 13 4 6 57 39 +18 43
3 Hull City U23s 23 12 4 7 44 41 +3 40
4 Wigan Athletic U23s 23 7 4 12 31 39 −8 25
5 Crewe Alexandra U23s 23 7 2 14 27 50 −23 23
6 Peterborough United U23s 23 5 7 11 36 41 −5 22
7 Barnsley U23s 23 5 7 11 22 42 −20 22
8 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 23 4 8 11 21 32 −11 20
Source: [citation needed]


South Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ipswich Town U23s 24 16 3 5 58 27 +31 51 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Bristol City U23s 24 15 5 4 60 31 +29 50
3 Cardiff City U23s 24 15 2 7 44 30 +14 47
4 Charlton Athletic U23s 24 10 6 8 55 46 +9 36
5 Millwall U23s 24 9 3 12 34 45 −11 30
6 Colchester United U23s 24 8 5 11 35 44 −9 29
7 Watford U23s 24 6 7 11 28 43 −15 25
8 Swansea City U23s 24 5 9 10 34 41 −7 24
9 Queens Park Rangers U23s 24 7 3 14 34 53 −19 24
Source: [citation needed]

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finals

Sheffield United U23s0–1Bristol City U23s
Report
Coventry City U23s5–4 (a.e.t.)Ipswich Town U23s
 Report
Attendance: 350

Final

Bristol City U23s2–3Coventry City U23s
 Report
Attendance: 2,337

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Man City confirmed as PL2 champions". Premier League. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ "Premier League 2 Division One". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Premier League 2 table". Premier League. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ^ "PREMIER LEAGUE 2 DIVISION TWO". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Club Attain Category Two Status". The Posh. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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