2013–14 Professional U21 Development League

The 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League (League 1 referred to as the Barclays Under 21 Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the Professional Development League system. There were 42 participating teams in the 2013–14 Professional U21 Development Leagues; 22 in League 1, and 20 in League 2. League 1 had a new format, with the three groups system being abandoned in favour of a single league system with the teams finishing in the top four positions qualifying for a playoff stage. League 1 Barclays U21 Premier League 156 2013–14 Regular Season Champions Chelsea U21s (1st Title) Chelsea U21s (1st Title) ENG Lewis Baker Chelsea U21s,ENG Jordy Hiwula Manchester City EDS (12 Goals Each) Liverpool U21s 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur U21s(7 October 2013)West Bromwich Albion U21s 5–0 Everton U21s(21 March 2014) Blackburn Rovers U21s 0–6 Manchester City EDS(24 March 2014) Tottenham Hotspur U21s 6–3 Manchester City EDS(19 August 2013)Newcastle United U21s 4–5 West Ham United U21s(2 September 2013) 234 (231 RS, 3 PO) 777 (771 RS, 6 PO) 4 Matches Manchester United U21s 12 Matches Chelsea U21s 5 Matches Middlesbrough U21s,Newcastle United U21s 11 Matches Blackburn Rovers U21s 13,203 Manchester United U21s 1–2 Chelsea U21s(14 May 2014) Playoff Final 37 Reading U21s 3–4 West Bromwich Albion U21s(7 October 2013) 2012–13 2014–15 League stage Each team played twenty one fixtures during this stage. Having played each other once, either home or away, the top four teams in the table progressed to the knockout stage to determine the overall winner. Starting with the 2014–15 season, the U21 Premier League was divided into two divisions. Barclays U21: New format for next season http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/sep/promotion-and-relegation-in-barclays-u21-premier-league-2014-15.html Premier League official website 13 September 2013 6 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706023443/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/sep/promotion-and-relegation-in-barclays-u21-premier-league-2014-15.html dead This means that the top 11 sides in the 2013–14 league stage qualify for the new Division 1, with the bottom 11 sides entering Division 2. On 14 May, Chelsea defeated Manchester United in the final to claim the Under-21 Premier League title. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/14/manchester-united-chelsea-premier-league-under21-final Lewis Baker earns Chelsea victory at Manchester United in Under-21 final 15 May 2014 Guardian 15 May 2014 http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/135502/manchester-united-u21-vs-chelsea-u21/report?ICID=HP_FM_3 Manchester United 1-2 Chelsea 15 May 2014 Goal.com 15 May 2014 The top 8 teams in the final standings of the league stage qualified for the inaugural 2014–15 edition of the Premier League International Cup.July 2020 National Division Table main WDL National Division 5 QR CHE Chelsea U21s LIV Liverpool U21s MNU Manchester United U21s MNC Manchester City EDS FUL Fulham U21s LEI Leicester City U21s SOT Southampton U21s SUN Sunderland U21s WHU West Ham United U21s NOR Norwich City U21s EVE Everton U21s TOT Tottenham Hotspur U21s BOL Bolton Wanderers U21s ARS Arsenal U21s AST Aston Villa U21s WBA West Bromwich Albion U21s REA Reading U21s STO Stoke City U21s WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s MID Middlesbrough U21s NEW Newcastle United U21s BLB Blackburn Rovers U21s 13 5 3 49 26 Q 13 3 5 55 30 Q 11 6 4 34 18 Q 12 2 7 50 28 Q 11 5 5 38 30 11 4 6 37 30 11 3 7 35 30 10 5 6 34 28 10 3 8 32 31 9 4 8 34 29 8 6 7 28 29 8 4 9 40 43 8 3 10 40 47 R 7 5 9 34 39 R 8 2 11 35 43 R 8 1 12 33 39 R 7 3 11 34 40 R 6 4 11 26 33 R 6 2 13 24 37 R 6 2 13 26 40 R 4 5 12 35 54 R 3 5 13 18 47 R #ACE1AF Qualification for Knockout Stage KS KS KS KS #FFCCCC Relegation to 2014–15 U21 Premier League Division 2 R R R R R R R R R R complete Results main FBR grey ARS AST BLB BOL CHE EVE FUL LEI LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NOR REA SOT STO SUN TOT WBA WHU WOL Arsenal U21s 4–2 null null 1–2 null null 0–4 2–4 4–3 1–1 null null null null 0–0 null 1–5 null 1–0 5–3 2–1 Aston Villa U21s null 4–2 null 2–4 null 3–5 3–4 null null null null 6–2 1–0 0–2 null null 1–1 1–1 2–1 null null Blackburn Rovers U21s 0–3 null null null 1–2 null null null 0–6 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–5 2–1 null 1–1 null 2–2 null null 3–3 Bolton Wanderers U21s 2–1 3–2 3–0 0–5 2–3 1–3 null null null null 1–1 null null null 0–2 null null null 2–2 2–0 2–3 Chelsea U21s null null 1–0 null null null 5–1 0–1 2–1 null 1–0 null 2–0 2–2 null null null 2–4 4–2 3–3 null Everton U21s 2–1 0–1 null null 3–2 null null 1–1 null 0–0 0–1 null null 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 null null 1–2 null Fulham U21s 0–1 null 3–0 null 1–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 null null 1–0 2–2 null null null null null 5–3 null 1–0 4–4 Leicester City U21s null null 1–0 0–4 null 1–1 null 1–1 3–2 0–1 null null null 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 null null null null Liverpool U21s null 2–0 1–1 2–3 null null null null null null null 5–2 4–1 1–2 3–4 null 5–2 5–0 null null 4–0 Manchester City EDS null 3–0 null 4–0 null 3–0 1–2 null 0–2 null 4–1 null null null 1–2 1–0 6–2 null null null 3–1 Manchester United U21s null 3–0 null 4–1 0–0 null 2–2 null 2–4 1–2 0–0 null 2–2 null null 0–1 1–0 null null 2–1 null Middlesbrough U21s 3–1 0–2 null null null null null 1–3 3–4 null null 4–3 null 0–3 3–1 1–2 null 0–1 null null 0–2 Newcastle United U21s 1–3 null null 1–1 1–1 1–1 null 0–2 null 0–0 1–0 null 4–1 null null 2–4 null null null 4–5 3–1 Norwich City U21s 2–2 null null 5–1 null 2–1 0–1 1–0 null 0–3 null 3–1 null null null 4–1 3–0 null 0–1 null null Reading U21s 2–1 null null 4–1 null null 1–2 null null 1–2 2–3 null 4–2 1–1 3–2 null 1–1 2–4 3–4 0–2 null Southampton U21s null 3–1 2–2 null 1–4 null 3–0 null null null 1–2 null 3–2 1–1 null null 0–3 1–0 null null 3–0 Stoke City U21s 2–2 1–3 null 2–6 0–3 null 0–0 null 0–1 null null null null null 2–0 0–1 null 2–0 5–1 0–1 null Sunderland U21s null null 3–1 1–0 2–2 null 1–0 null null null null 3–2 2–0 null null null 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 null Tottenham Hotspur U21s 2–0 null null 2–5 null 0–0 null 1–1 null 6–3 0–1 null 4–1 1–2 4–2 null null null 5–2 null null West Bromwich Albion U21s null null 1–0 null null 5–0 2–1 1–2 4–2 0–2 0–4 0–1 3–4 null null 1–3 null null null null 0–1 West Ham United U21s null 3–0 0–1 null null null null 2–2 0–2 1–1 null 2–1 null 2–0 null 1–0 null null 2–3 0–3 null Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s null 0–2 null null 1–2 0–2 null 0–1 null null 0–3 null null 0–1 4–0 null 2–1 0–2 3–1 null 0–2 27 April 2014 Soccerway PDL results Knockout stage Semifinals 1 May 2014 19:15 BST Chelsea U21s 1–1 yes 4–5 Brown Christensen Baker Swift Palmer Loftus-Cheek Angeliño Glendon Fofana Facey Cole Ntcham 4,023 Report Manchester City EDS Feruz 14 Ntcham 77 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Paul Tierney 2 May 2014 19:45 BST Liverpool U21s 0–1 3,203 Report Manchester United U21s Pereira 44 Anfield, Liverpool Michael Oliver Final 14 May 2014 19:15 BST Chelsea U21s 1-2 13,203 Report 15 May 2014 Chelsea fight back to claim Barclays Under-21 Premier League title https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/chelsea-beat-man-utd-to-win-barclays-u21-premier-league-title.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141111173045/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/chelsea-beat-man-utd-to-win-barclays-u21-premier-league-title.html 11 November 2014 Manchester United U21s Musonda 22Baker 79 Lawrence 12 Old Trafford, Manchester Paul Tierney League 2 Professional U21 Development League 2 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League2.png 156 2013–14 Regular Season Champions Huddersfield Town U21s (1st Title) Crewe Alexandra U21s (1st Title) Crystal Palace U21s 6–0 Brentford U21s(8 April 2014) Sheffield United U21s 0–5 Crewe Alexandra U21s(16 September 2013) Charlton Athletic U21s 6–3 Brentford U21s(3 March 2014) 183 (180 RS, 3 PO) 570 (560 RS, 10 PO) 9 matches Coventry City U21s 6 matches Coventry City U21s 2012–13 2014–15 20 Teams competed this season. This is 3 fewer than last season. Crystal Palace joined this season after dropping their academy to Category Two Status, joining the South Division. Barnet dropped out of the league after one season, Colchester United briefly dropped to Category Three Academyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23716775 Colchester United: Academy decision angers Joe Dunne 15 August 2013 BBC Sport 10 May 2016 and would return the next season,Marston Carl 16 June 2014 Colchester United secure Academy Category Two status, but for how long? http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/colchester_united_secure_academy_category_two_status_but_for_how_long_1_3643426 East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich 10 May 2016 Wigan Athletic would also drop to Category Three Academy, while Leicester City joined the Premier League 2 as a Category One Academy after one season on July 4.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23187531 Leicester awarded Category One academy status BBC Sport 2013-07-04 League stage Having played each other home and away, the top two teams from each division progressed to the knockout stage to determine the overall winner. North Division Table main WDL North Division 5 Q HUD Huddersfield Town U21s CRE Crewe Alexandra U21s SHE Sheffield United U21s BIR Birmingham City U21s DER Derby County U21s LEE Leeds United U21s BAR Barnsley U21s NOT Nottingham Forest U21s SHW Sheffield Wednesday U21s COV Coventry City U21s 13 3 2 41 21 8 8 2 40 22 9 5 4 30 23 7 5 6 24 24 7 4 7 26 24 5 8 5 25 29 5 5 8 29 33 5 5 8 24 29 3 6 9 25 42 1 5 12 20 37 #D0F0C0 Knockout stage KS KS complete Results main FBR grey BAR BIR COV CRE DER HUD LEE NOT SHE SHW Barnsley U21s 4–1 0–1 3–3 4–1 1–3 3–0 4–1 1–3 0–1 Birmingham City U21s 4–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 Coventry City U21s 2–2 1–2 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 Crewe Alexandra U21s 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–4 2–2 2–1 4–0 2–0 Derby County U21s 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 Huddersfield Town U21s 3–0 2–4 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 4–1 Leeds United U21s 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 5–2 1–1 3–3 Nottingham Forest U21s 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–4 1–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 Sheffield United U21s 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–5 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–3 0–0 1–4 2–2 2–3 1–2 7 April 2014 Futbol24 PDL2 results South Division Table main WDL 5 South Division Q CAR Cardiff City U21s QPR Queens Park Rangers U21s CPA Crystal Palace U21s BRI Bristol City U21s MIL Millwall U21s CHA Charlton Athletic U21s B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion U21s SWA Swansea City U21s BRE Brentford U21s IPS Ipswich Town U21s 11 3 4 29 22 9 4 5 33 26 9 3 6 37 25 7 6 5 34 23 7 3 8 26 31 5 8 5 25 25 6 5 7 26 27 6 4 8 23 24 5 3 10 25 40 3 5 10 18 33 #D0F0C0 Knockout stage KS KS complete Results main FBR grey BRE B&HA BRI CAR CHA CPA IPS MIL QPR SWA Brentford U21s 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 1–2 1–4 2–0 1–2 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 Bristol City U21s 2–1 5–2 2–2 4–0 2–2 3–0 4–0 3–1 0–1 Cardiff City U21s 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 Charlton Athletic U21s 6–3 0–0 1–1 5–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 Crystal Palace U21s 6–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 Ipswich Town U21s 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 Millwall U21s 3–2 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 4–2 2–1 Queens Park Rangers U21s 4–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–4 2–0 3–1 2–1 Swansea City U21s 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 7 April 2014 Futbol24 PDL2 results Knockout stage Semifinals 23 April 2014 19:00 Huddersfield Town U21s 2–3 Report Queens Park Rangers U21s Bunn 17Charles 90 Johnson 6 45Mitchell 38 John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield Duncan Street 23 April 2014 19:00 Cardiff City U21s 0–4 628 Report Crewe Alexandra U21s Leitch-Smith 26Clayton 40Baillie 80Melling 90 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Timothy Wood Final 30 April 2014 19:00 Queens Park Rangers U21s 0–1 1,942 Report Crewe Alexandra U21s Clayton 46 Loftus Road, London Adam Crysell See also 2013–14 Professional U18 Development League 2013–14 FA Cup 2013–14 FA Youth Cup 2013–14 Under-21 Premier League Cup 2013–14 in English football References Category:2013–14 in English men's football leagues 2013-14 Category:2013–14 in European youth football