2013–14 Professional U18 Development League Explained

The 2013–14 Professional U18 Development League (League 1 referred to as the Barclays Under 18 Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the Professional Development League system.

There are 96 participating teams in the 2013–14 Professional U18 Development Leagues.

League 1

Competition:Barclays U18 Premier League
Pixels:156
Season:2013–14
Biggest Home Win:
(29 April 2014)
Biggest Away Win:
(19 October 2013)
Highest Scoring:
(29 April 2014)
Matches:344
Matches Footnote:
(341 RS, 3 PO)
Total Goals:1233
Total Goals Footnote:
(1,228 RS, 5 PO)
Longest Wins:11 matches Manchester City U18s (19 October 2013- 1 February 2014)
Longest Unbeaten:12 matches Manchester City U18s (5 October 2013- 1 February 2014)
Nextseason:2014–15

League stage

Teams played each team in their own division twice and each team from the other division once, for a total of 31 games per team. The top two teams from each division progressed to the play-offs to determine the overall winner of the League as a whole. Leicester City joined after their academy was promoted to Category One Status.[1] [2]

South Division

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

League 2

Competition:Professional U18 Development League 2
Pixels:156
Season:2013–14
Winners:Huddersfield Town U18s
Matches:263
Matches Footnote:
(260 RS, 3 PO)
Total Goals:939
Total Goals Footnote:
(926 RS, 13 PO)
Nextseason:2014–15

League stage

Teams play each team in their own division twice, and eight of the teams in the other division once, to complete 26 fixtures. The top two teams from each division progress to the knockout stage to determine the overall winner.[3] 20 teams competed as Leicester City was promoted to category one status, and Barnet was relegated from the football league, and Wigan Athletic downgraded their academy to category 3 status. Colchester United also lost their category 2 status temporarily,[4] but would return the following season.[5]

South Division

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

League 3

Competition:Football League Youth Alliance
Pixels:200
Season:2013–14
Prevseason:2012-13
Nextseason:2014–15

League stage

South-East Division

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LCFC Academy Awarded Cat. One Status. Leicester City FC.
  2. Web site: BetExplorer soccer stats - results, tables, soccer stats & odds.
  3. Web site: Premier League Publications Barclays Premier League . 2014-04-24 . 2015-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150605064115/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/publications.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Colchester United: Academy decision angers Joe Dunne . 15 August 2013 . BBC Sport . 26 September 2024 .
  5. News: Marston . Carl . 16 June 2014 . Colchester United secure Academy Category Two status, but for how long? . East Anglian Daily Times . Ipswich . 26 September 2024.