2016–17 Professional U18 Development League


The 2016–17 Professional U18 Development League was the fifth season of the Professional Development League system for youth football.

League 1

The league was split into two regional divisions, north and south. After playing each team in their own division twice, the league was split into a second league stage consisting of three further divisions. The winning team of Group A in the second league stage became the overall champion and qualified for the UEFA Youth League for the 2017–18 season.

Second league stage

Group 1


Group 2


Group 3


Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Cameron CresswellDerby County U18sManchester United U18s4–0 13 08 2016
Liam MillarLiverpool U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s4–0 15 08 2016
Angel GomesManchester United U18sEverton U18s1–5 27 08 2016
Martell Taylor-CrossdaleChelsea U18sNorwich City U18s5–4 10 09 2016
Jahmal Hector-IngramWest Ham United U18sFulham U18s1–5 17 09 2016
Martell Taylor-CrossdaleChelsea U18sArsenal U18s4–2 17 09 2016
Edward NketiahArsenal U18sLeicester City U18s5–0 24 09 2016
Lee ConnellySunderland U18sEverton U18s4–4 1 10 2016
Fraser HornbyEverton U18sStoke City U18s2–5 15 10 2016
Korrey HenryWest Ham United U18sNorwich City U18s2–5 15 10 2016
Jordan GreenidgeStoke City U18sNewcastle United U18s5–2 5 11 2016
Bilal KamalNorwich City U18sReading U18s9–2 5 11 2016
Joe HardyManchester City U18sWolverhampton Wanderers U18s6–1 11 11 2016
Callum GribbinManchester United U18sLiverpool U18s3–3 19 11 2016
Fraser HornbyEverton U18sManchester City U18s3–3 19 11 2016
Kelsey MooneyAston Villa U18sReading U18s1–3 19 11 2016
Jack RolesTottenham Hotspur U18sSouthampton U18s2–6 26 11 2016
Anthony SpyrouNorwich City U18sTottenham Hotspur U18s3–2 3 12 2016
Jadon SanchoManchester City U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s4–1 10 12 2016
Ben HouseReading U18sSouthampton U18s0–4 14 1 2017
Jadon SanchoManchester City U18sWolverhampton Wanderers U18s2–5 21 1 2017
Jadon SanchoManchester United U18sNewcastle United U18s4–0 10 2 2017
Michael FernandezReading U18sSwansea City U18s0–7 11 2 2017
Martell Taylor-CrossdaleChelsea U18sBrighton & Hove Albion U18s13–0 18 2 2017
Charlie Brown4Chelsea U18sBrighton & Hove Albion U18s13–0 18 2 2017
Luke McCormickChelsea U18sBrighton & Hove Albion U18s13–0 18 2 2017
Reo GriffithsTottenham Hotspur U18sNorwich City U18s3–2 8 4 2017
Edward NketiahArsenal U18sManchester City U18s4–3 12 4 2017
Charlie GilmourArsenal U18sLiverpool U18s4–1 22 4 2017
Reiss NelsonArsenal U18sBlackburn Rovers U18s1–5 22 4 2017

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– Home; – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

League 2

The Professional U18 Development League 2, also known as U18 PDL-2, was split into two regional divisions.
Teams played each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 28 games each.
At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions met in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Brentford withdrew from the competition after last year playing 4 seasons in the League.

Tables

North Division

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South Division

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals
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'''Final'''

League 3

League 3 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. 50 teams once again competed this season. Burnley would be promoted to Category 2 Academy status after this season.

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.