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 (2nd Title)
Division 2
Fulham U23s (1st Title)
PromotedFulham U23s
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s
RelegatedLeeds United U23s
Derby County U23s
Matches395
(392 RS, 3 PO)
Goals1,289 (3.26 per match)
(1,283 RS, 6 PO)
Best PlayerEngland James McAtee Manchester City U23s
Top goalscorer
Overall
England James McAtee Manchester City U23s,
England Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Crystal Palace U23s (18 Goals Each)
Division 1
England James McAtee Manchester City U23s,
England Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Crystal Palace U23s (18 Goals Each)
Division 2
England Abu Kamara Norwich City U23s (15 Goals)
Biggest home winNottingham Forest U23s 7–0 Reading U23s
(21 February 2022)
Manchester City U23s 7–0 Everton U23s
(29 April 2022)
Biggest away winStoke City U23s 0–8 Aston Villa U23s
(27 September 2021)
Highest scoringLeeds United U23s 4–4 Blackburn Rovers U23s
(24 September 2021)
Stoke City U23s 0–8 Aston Villa U23s
(27 September 2021)
Arsenal U23s 3–5 Derby County U23s
(26 November 2021)
Blackburn Rovers U23s 3–5 Manchester City U23s
(9 January 2022)
Liverpool U23s 7–1 Tottenham Hotspur U23s
(12 March 2022)
Fulham U23s 5–3 Burnley U23s
(1 May 2022)
Longest winning run6 Matches Manchester City U23s
Longest unbeaten run12 Matches Manchester City U23s
Longest winless run13 Matches Derby County U23s
Longest losing run6 Matches Derby County U23s
Highest attendance21,321 Leeds United U23s 1–3 Manchester City U23s
(22 April 2022) League Record
Lowest attendance31 Crystal Palace U23s 1–1 Arsenal U23s
(19 March 2022)

Premier League 2

Division 1

Table

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

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:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

Table

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

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:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
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

Stoke City U23s2–0Nottingham Forest U23s
Attendance: 1,846
Referee: Steven Copeland

Final

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


Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

As of 23 May 2022
PlayerForAgainstResultDateDivisionRef.
England Abu KamaraNorwich City U23sSouthampton U23s0–3 (A)15 August 2021Division 2[5]
Republic of Ireland Armstrong OkoflexWest Ham United U23sArsenal U23s6–1 (H)16 August 2021Division 1[6]
England James McAteeManchester City U23sBlackburn Rovers U23s4–2 (H)20 August 2021Division 1[7]
England Dilan MarkandayTottenham Hotspur U23sLeeds United U23s2–4 (A)23 August 2021Division 1[8]
England James McAteeManchester City U23sManchester United U23s2–4 (A)28 August 2021Division 1[9]
Austria Caleb ChukwuemekaAston Villa U23sWest Bromwich Albion U23s4–2 (H)17 September 2021Division 2[10]
Denmark Mika BierethArsenal U23sChelsea U23s1–6 (A)19 September 2021Division 1[11]
England Will HarrisSunderland U23sWolverhampton Wanderers U23s1–3 (A)27 September 2021Division 2[12]
England Jaden Philogene-BidaceAston Villa U23sStoke City U23s0–8 (A)27 September 2021Division 2[13]
England Cole PalmerManchester City U23sLeicester City U23s5–0 (H)16 October 2021Division 1[14]
England Will HarrisSunderland U23sAston Villa U23s2–3 (A)22 October 2021Division 2[15]
Sweden Benjamin Mbunga-KimpiokaSunderland U23sReading U23s2–3 (A)1 November 2021Division 2[16]
Republic of Ireland Jack StrettonDerby County U23sBlackburn Rovers U23s6–0 (H)5 November 2021Division 1[17]
England Elliot AndersonNewcastle United U23sNottingham Forest U23s1–3 (A)22 November 2021Division 2[18]
United States Folarin BalogunArsenal U23sDerby County U23s3–5 (H)26 November 2021Division 1[19]
Scotland Thomas Dickson-PetersNorwich City U23sReading U23s5–2 (H)3 December 2021Division 2[20]
Republic of Ireland Armstrong OkoflexWest Ham United U23sCrystal Palace U23s2–4 (A)6 December 2021Division 1[21]
England Reyes ClearyWest Bromwich Albion U23sMiddlesbrough U23s3–2 (H)6 December 2021Division 2[22]
Wales Jack ValeBlackburn Rovers U23sBrighton & Hove Albion U23s6–0 (H)4 February 2022Division 1[23]
Wales Luke HarrisFulham U23sNewcastle United U23s1–6 (A)21 February 2022Division 2[24]
England Will SwanNottingham Forest U23sReading U23s7–0 (H)21 February 2022Division 2[25]
Wales Chem CampbellWolverhampton Wanderers U23sReading U23s4–3 (H)28 February 2022Division 2[26]
England Ben WoodsBurnley U23sNewcastle United U23s5–1 (H)8 April 2022Division 2[27]
England Tyler DiblingSouthampton U23sNewcastle United U23s2–4 (A)25 April 2022Division 2[28]
Wales Luke Harris4Fulham U23sBurnley U23s6–1 (H)29 April 2022Division 2[29]
Wales Jack Vale4Blackburn Rovers U23sChelsea U23s4–3 (H)1 May 2022Division 1[30]
Ghana Jesurun Rak-SakyiCrystal Palace U23sDerby County U23s3–1 (H)9 May 2022Division 1[31]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

Awards

Player of the season: England James McAtee (Manchester City U23s)[32]

Player of the Month

Month Player Club Ref.
August England James McAtee Manchester City U23s [33]
September Austria Caleb Chukwuemeka Aston Villa U23s [34]
October England Dilan Markanday Tottenham Hotspur U23s [35]
November United States Folarin Balogun Arsenal U23s [36]
December Scotland Tom Dickson-Peters Norwich City U23s [37]
January Republic of Ireland Calum Kavanagh Middlesbrough U23s [38]
February Ghana Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Crystal Palace U23s [39]
March Portugal Christian Marques Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s [40]
April England Sonny Perkins West Ham United U23s [41]

Professional Development League

U23 Professional Development League
Season2021–22
ChampionsCoventry City U23s (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsIpswich Town U23s (1st Title)
Matches203
(200 RS, 3 PO)
Goals682 (3.36 per match)
(667 RS, 15 PO)
Top goalscorerPortugal Fabio Tavares Coventry City U23s (17 Goals)
Biggest home winHull City U23s 6–0 Coventry City U23s
(20 November 2021)
Biggest away winBarnsley U23s 0–7 Charlton Athletic U23s
(24 August 2021)
Highest scoringBristol City U23s 6–2 Hull City U23s
(1 September 2021)
Coventry City U23s 5–3 Wigan Athletic U23s
(18 October 2021)
Longest winning run8 Matches Ipswich Town U23s
Longest unbeaten run11 Matches Ipswich Town U23s
Longest winless run7 Matches Sheffield Wednesday U23s
Queens Park Rangers U23s
Longest losing run5 Matches Queens Park Rangers U23s

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.

17 Teams competed in the league this season, a record low for the competition with 1 fewer team than last season. Birmingham City U23s,[42] the defending national champions would leave the league after 9 seasons alongside Nottingham Forest U23s[43] to join the Premier League 2 as Category One Academies. Both founding members of the league left after 9 seasons. Peterborough United U23s joined as a Category Two Academy joining the North Division.[44]

Tables

North Division

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:


South Division

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:

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals


Coventry City U23s5–4 (a.e.t.)Ipswich Town U23s
Report
Attendance: 350

Final

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


Top goalscorers

As of 17 May 2022
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Portugal Fábio Tavares Coventry City U23s 17
2 Zimbabwe Tawanda Chirewa Ipswich Town U23s 12
Scotland Tommy Conway Bristol City U23s
4 England Chay Cooper Colchester United U23s 11
5 England Sam Bell Bristol City U23s 9
England Thomas Hughes Ipswich Town U23s
Sierra Leone Daniel Kanu Charlton Athletic U23s
Zambia Chanka Zimba Cardiff City U23s
9 England Will Jarvis Hull City U23s 8
England McCauley Snelgrove Hull City U23s
Bermuda Nahki Wells Bristol City U23s
11 Nigeria Korede Adedoyin Sheffield Wednesday U23s 7
England David Bremang Barnsley U23s
England Tom Costello Wigan Athletic U23s

Hat-tricks

As of 17 May 2022
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Bermuda Nahki Wells4Bristol City U23sHull City U23s6–2 (H)1 September 2021[45]
Nigeria Korede Adedoyin4Sheffield Wednesday U23sPeterborough United U23s5–1 (H)15 October 2021[46]
England Matty GoddenCoventry City U23sWigan Athletic U23s5–3 (H)18 October 2021[47]
Wales James CroleCardiff City U23sCharlton Athletic U23s4–1 (H)19 October 2021[48]
Portugal Fábio TavaresCoventry City U23sBarnsley U23s1–3 (A)2 November 2021[49]
United States Charlie KelmanQueens Park Rangers U23sIpswich Town U23s4–2 (H)9 November 2021[50]
England Will Jarvis4Hull City U23sCoventry City U23s6–0 (H)20 November 2021[51]
England Tommy HughesIpswich Town U23sQueens Park Rangers U23s4–2 (H)17 January 2022[52]
England Prince HenryBristol City U23sMillwall U23s4–0 (H)22 February 2022[53]
Scotland Kyle Joseph4Swansea City U23sQueens Park Rangers U23s5–1 (H)14 March 2022[54]
Scotland Tommy ConwayBristol City U23sCrewe Alexandra U23s0–4 (A)21 March 2022[55]
Denmark William Osula4Sheffield United U23sColchester United U23s5–1 (H)22 March 2022[56]
England Miles LeaburnCharlton Athletic U23sQueens Park Rangers U23s0–3 (A)29 March 2022[57]
Sierra Leone Daniel KanuCharlton Athletic U23sQueens Park Rangers U23s6–1 (H)19 April 2022[58]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

See also

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