2014–15 Professional U21 Development League

The 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League was the third season of the Professional Development League system. League 1 Barclays U21 Premier League 156 2014–2015 Manchester United U21s (2nd Title)Division 2Middlesbrough U21s (1st Title) Middlesbrough U21sReading U21s Fulham U21s West Ham United U21s OverallENG Ryan Seager Southampton U21s (16 Goals)Division 1 ENG Ryan Seager Southampton U21s (16 Goals)Division 2ENG Adil Nabi West Bromwich Albion U21s (13 Goals) Derby County U21s 7–1 Stoke City U21s(27 January 2015) West Ham United U21s 0–4 Liverpool U21s(12 September 2014)Aston Villa U21s 1–5 Reading U21s(1 December 2014)Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 0–4 Arsenal U21s(1 December 2014)Southampton U21s 0–4 Manchester City EDS(19 May 2015) Leicester City U21s 6–2 Manchester City EDS(27 October 2014)Derby County U21s 7–1 Stoke City U21s(27 January 2015)Chelsea U21s 5–3 Southampton U21s(2 February 2015)Liverpool U21s 4–4 Norwich City U21s(11 May 2015) 264 781 7 Matches Reading U21s 10 Matches Manchester United U21s 7 Matches Blackburn Rovers U21s 17 Matches Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 16,708 Manchester United U21s 4–0 Manchester City EDS(12 May 2015) 34 Reading U21s 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s(7 April 2015) 2013–14 2015–16 League 1, referred to as the Barclays Under 21 Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the 2013–14 season. At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall League 1 champions, with the previously used knock-out system being abandoned. The top 8 teams qualified for the 2015–16 edition of the Premier League International Cup and the bottom two teams in Division 1 were relegated to Division 2 for the 2015–16 season, with the top teams in Division 2 moved in the opposite direction. 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 Division 1 Table main WDL 5 Division 1 QR MNU Manchester United U21s LIV Liverpool U21s CHE Chelsea U21s SUN Sunderland U21s MNC Manchester City EDS LEI Leicester City U21s NOR Norwich City U21s SOU Southampton U21s TOT Tottenham Hotspur U21s EVE Everton U21s FUL Fulham U21s WHU West Ham United U21s 11 7 4 39 23 C 11 3 8 45 35 10 5 7 39 27 10 5 7 26 24 10 3 9 44 40 9 5 8 39 37 8 8 6 34 32 9 4 9 32 34 8 5 9 30 30 8 3 11 32 37 6 4 12 27 45 R 5 2 15 20 43 R #BBEBFF C #FFCCCC Relegation to 2015–16 U21 Premier League Division 2 R R complete Results main FBR grey CHE EVE FUL LEI LIV MNC MNU NOR SOT SUN TOT WHU Chelsea U21s 3–0 2–2 0–1 4–3 2–1 1–1 3–1 5–3 3–0 0–0 0–1 Everton U21s 0–2 3–3 3–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 Fulham U21s 1–3 2–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 1–4 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 Leicester City U21s 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 6–2 1–1 2–2 3–3 4–2 3–1 3–1 Liverpool U21s 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–4 1–1 4–4 1–3 1–0 2–1 5–0 Manchester City EDS 3–2 3–1 3–1 4–2 1–2 3–1 4–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 Manchester United U21s 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 Norwich City U21s 2–2 1–1 3–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 Southampton U21s 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 Sunderland U21s 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur U21s 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 West Ham United U21s 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 23 May 2015 U21 Premier League results Division 2 Table main WDL Division 2 5 P MID Middlesbrough U21s REA Reading U21s DER Derby County U21s ARS Arsenal U21s WBA West Bromwich Albion U21s NEW Newcastle United U21s AST Aston Villa U21s BHA Brighton & Hove Albion U21s BOL Bolton Wanderers U21s BLB Blackburn Rovers U21s STO Stoke City U21s WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 16 2 4 39 23 P 13 2 7 38 30 P 12 4 6 39 20 11 4 7 38 25 10 7 5 37 27 9 5 8 43 39 8 3 11 25 36 6 5 11 19 23 5 8 9 26 33 5 6 11 23 31 4 6 12 23 50 3 8 11 24 37 #D0F0C0 Promotion to 2015–16 U21 Premier League Division 1 P P complete Results main FBR grey ARS AST BLB BOL B&HA DER MID NEW REA STO WBA WOL Arsenal U21s 1–3 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 4–1 4–2 4–0 Aston Villa U21s 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–5 1–1 3–0 2–1 Blackburn Rovers U21s 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–4 0–1 1–3 0–1 5–2 2–2 1–0 Bolton Wanderers U21s 1–3 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 Derby County U21s 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 7–1 1–1 2–0 Middlesbrough U21s 3–2 3–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 Newcastle United U21s 1–2 5–0 4–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 5–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 Reading U21s 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–3 4–3 3–0 0–1 3–1 Stoke City U21s 0–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–4 West Bromwich Albion U21s 3–0 4–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–2 5–0 3–1 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–1 4–2 0–0 19 May 2015 U21 Premier League results Top goalscorers 23 May 2015 Rank Player Club Goals1ENG Ryan SeagerSouthampton U21s162PAK Adil NabiWest Bromwich Albion U21s14ENG Dominic SolankeChelsea U21s4ENG Adam ArmstrongNewcastle United U21s11ENG Duncan WatmoreSunderland U21s6NGA Alex IwobiArsenal U21s107ENG Chuba AkpomArsenal U21s98ENG Dominic SamuelReading U21s89GLP Ange-Freddy PlumainFulham U21s7 Hat-tricks 23 May 2015 Player For Against Result Date Division Ref. Reference ENG Adam Armstrong Newcastle United U21sReading U21s 5–2 (H) dmy 2014 08 25Division 2U21S Match Summary: Newcastle United v Reading 25 August 2014 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Newcastle_United_5-2_Reading_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 ENG Chuba Akpom Arsenal U21sWest Bromwich Albion U21s 4–2 (H) dmy 2014 08 28Division 2U21S Match Summary: Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion 28 August 2014 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Newcastle_United_5-2_Reading_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 BEL Adnan Januzaj Manchester United U21sSunderland U21s 4–0 (H) dmy 2014 09 15Division 1U21S Match Summary: Manchester United v Sunderland 15 September 2014 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Manchester_United_4-0_Sunderland_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 JAM Jamar Loza Norwich City U21sLeicester City U21s 5–0 (H) dmy 2014 09 19Division 1U21S Match Summary: Norwich City v Leicester City 19 September 2014 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Manchester_United_4-0_Sunderland_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 PAK Adil Nabi West Bromwich Albion U21sAston Villa U21s 4–1 (H) dmy 2014 10 16Division 2U21S Match Summary: West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa 16 October 2014 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/West_Brom_4-1_Aston_Villa_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 ENG Chuba Akpom Arsenal U21sBrighton & Hove Albion U21s 0–4 (A) dmy 2014 12 1Division 2U21S Match Summary: Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal 1 December 2014 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_0-4_Arsenal_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 ENG Dominic Samuel Reading U21sAston Villa U21s 1–5 (A) dmy 2014 12 1Division 2U21S Match Summary: Aston Villa v Reading 1 December 2014 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Aston_Villa_1-5_Reading_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 JAM Kemar Roofe West Bromwich Albion U21sReading U21s 5–0 (H) dmy 2015 1 5Division 2U21S Match Summary: Aston Villa v Reading 5 January 2015 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/West_Brom_5-0_Reading_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 ESP Jose Tasende Manchester City EDSLeicester City U21s 4–2 (H) dmy 2015 4 4Division 1U21S Match Summary: Manchester City v Leicester City 4 April 2015 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Manchester_City_4-2_Leicester_City_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 NGA Alex Iwobi Arsenal U21sStoke City U21s 4–1 (H) dmy 2015 4 7Division 2U21S Match Summary: Arsenal v Stoke City 7 April 2015 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Arsenal_4-1_Stoke_City_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 ENG Dominic Solanke Chelsea U21sLiverpool U21s 4–3 (H) dmy 2015 5 7Division 1U21S Match Summary: Chelsea v Liverpool 7 May 2015 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Chelsea_4-3_Liverpool_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 ENG Josh Murphy Norwich City U21sLiverpool U21s 4–4 (A) dmy 2015 5 7Division 1U21S Match Summary: Liverpool v Norwich City 7 May 2015 https://youthhawk.co.uk/w/index.php/Liverpool_4-4_Norwich_City_(2014-15_Under-21_Premier_League) 5 February 2026 Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – player scored 4 goals Awards Player of the season: ENG Duncan Watmore (Sunderland)Watmore claims Barclays U21 Player of the Season award http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/may/290515-duncan-watmore-wins-barclays-under-21-player-of-the-season.html Premier League 29 May 2015 8 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150608184935/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/may/290515-duncan-watmore-wins-barclays-under-21-player-of-the-season.html dead Player of the month Month Player Club Ref February ENG Ryan Seager Southampton U21s Seager wins inaugural Barclays U21 Player of the Month award http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/mar/ryan-seager-named-barclays-under-21-player-of-the-month-february.html 29 May 2015 13 March 2015 8 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150608184902/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/mar/ryan-seager-named-barclays-under-21-player-of-the-month-february.html dead March SKN Harry Panayiotou Leicester City U21s 'Speechless' Panayiotou wins Barclays Under-21 award for March http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/apr/100415-harrison-panayiotou-named-barclays-under-21-player-of-the-month-march.html 29 May 2015 Premier League 10 April 2015 4 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150604102441/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/apr/100415-harrison-panayiotou-named-barclays-under-21-player-of-the-month-march.html dead April ENG Duncan Watmore Sunderland U21s Watmore wins April's Barclays U21 Player of the Month http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/may/080515-duncan-watmore-wins-april-barclays-under-21-player-of-the-month.html 29 May 2015 Premier League 8 May 2015 8 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150608184924/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/may/080515-duncan-watmore-wins-april-barclays-under-21-player-of-the-month.html dead League 2 Professional Development U21 League 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League2.png 156 2014–15 Regular Season Champions Nottingham Forest U21s (1st Title) Swansea City U21s (1st Title) CUR Kenji Gorre Swansea City U21s (17 Goals) Sheffield United U21s 7–0 Coventry City U21s(12 January 2015) Colchester United U21s 0–5 Sheffield Wednesday U21s(13 October 2014)Huddersfield Town U21s 0–5 Leeds United U21s(9 March 2015) Millwall U21s 7–3 Bristol City U21s(16 February 2015) 255 (252 RS, 3 PO) 819 (800 RS, 19 PO) 6 Matches Nottingham Forest U21s 14 Matches Nottingham Forest U21s Swansea City U21s 8 Matches Barnsley U21s 11 Matches Barnsley U21s 2013–14 2015–16 League 2, referred to as the Professional Development U21 League, is split into two regional divisions. Teams will play each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 26 games for North division teams, and 27 games each for South division teams. At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. 19 Teams competed this season, 1 fewer than last season. Brighton & Hove Albion U21shttp://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/albion-achieve-category-one-status-1782953.aspx Albion. achieve Category One Status seagulls.co.uk joined the Premier League 2 as a Category One Academy alongside Derby County U21s on July 25 after 2 seasons apiece.Derby County Achieve Category One Academy Status https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/article/derby-county-achieve-category-one-academy-status-1780904.aspx Derby County F.C. 25 July 2014 Meanwhile, Colchester United U21s returned after a one season absence when they resecured their Category Two Academy status.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 13 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513051553/http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/colchester_united_secure_academy_category_two_status_but_for_how_long_1_3643426 dead League stage North Division table main WDL League 2 North 5 Q NOT Nottingham Forest U21s HUD Huddersfield Town U21s SHU Sheffield United U21s LEE Leeds United U21s SHW Sheffield Wednesday U21s BIR Birmingham City U21s CRE Crewe Alexandra U21s COV Coventry City U21s BAR Barnsley U21s 17 4 5 56 30 15 3 8 47 40 13 5 8 43 28 12 7 7 48 36 10 8 8 38 30 11 5 10 36 34 7 5 14 41 55 5 7 14 28 42 3 5 18 29 62 #D0F0C0 Qualification for Knock-out stage Q Q complete South Division table main WDL League 2 South 5 Q CRY Crystal Palace U21s SWA Swansea City U21s CAR Cardiff City U21s QPR Queens Park Rangers U21s IPS Ipswich Town U21s MIL Millwall U21s CHA Charlton Athletic U21s BRE Brentford U21s COL Colchester United U21s BRI Bristol City U21s 17 2 8 58 34 13 8 6 50 38 12 5 10 35 34 11 7 9 44 49 10 7 10 38 38 9 9 9 43 40 10 6 11 42 42 9 6 12 54 55 8 6 13 38 47 7 1 19 32 66 #D0F0C0 Qualification for Knock-out stage Q Q complete Results main FBR grey BAR BIR BRE BRI CAR CHA COL COV CRE CPA HUD IPS LEE MIL NOT QPR SHE SHW SWA Barnsley U21s 0–2 null 0–2 null 0–3 null 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 null 2–2 0–2 2–3 null 1–2 2–2 1–1 Birmingham City U21s 2–1 1–1 null 1–2 null 3–1 2–1 4–3 null 2–3 2–0 1–1 null 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 null Brentford U21s 7–2 null 5–1 4–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 null 3–0 1–2 1–0 null 1–1 0–3 2–1 null 1–1 2–4 Bristol City U21s null 4–1 5–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 null 2–0 0–2 null 0–3 1–2 1–3 null 1–3 2–0 null 0–2 Cardiff City U21s 3–2 null 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 4–2 null 1–0 1–3 0–0 null 0–0 5–1 0–0 null 0–1 0–1 Charlton Athletic U21s null 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–0 null 5–1 2–2 null 0–1 0–1 1–2 null 2–0 2–0 null 0–2 Colchester United U21s 2–0 null 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 null 4–2 1–2 2–3 null 2–0 1–3 0–2 null 0–5 5–2 Coventry City U21s 1–2 0–1 null 2–0 null 2–2 null 1–2 0–2 2–2 null 0–1 1–2 0–2 null 2–2 0–0 0–0 Crewe Alexandra U21s 3–3 3–1 4–2 null 3–1 null 1–3 0–3 null 3–1 2–2 1–2 null 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 null Crystal Palace U21s null 0–1 3–1 4–2 4–0 5–2 1–0 null 1–2 null 1–0 4–2 3–0 null 7–2 1–0 null 2–3 Huddersfield Town U21s 0–3 0–0 null 4–1 null 0–1 null 1–0 2–1 2–3 null 0–5 2–0 2–1 null 1–2 0–2 3–1 Ipswich Town U21s 6–3 null 3–2 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–0 0–1 null 0–1 1–4 null 2–1 0–3 0–3 null 1–1 1–0 Leeds United U21s 3–1 0–3 2–1 null 2–2 null 1–2 1–1 2–0 null 4–1 2–3 null 1–1 1–2 4–1 0–0 null Millwall U21s null 3–0 2–2 7–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 null 2–1 0–1 null 1–1 1–2 null 3–3 0–0 null 3–3 Nottingham Forest U21s 4–0 2–0 null 3–0 null 1–2 null 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 null 3–3 4–3 null 2–0 2–1 2–5 Queens Park Rangers U21s 2–0 null 1–4 3–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 0–2 null 0–3 1–4 1–1 null 2–1 2–1 null 2–1 2–2 Sheffield United U21s 3–0 1–0 4–1 null 1–0 null 0–0 7–0 0–3 null 2–3 2–0 2–1 null 0–2 0–1 1–1 null Sheffield Wednesday U21s 0–2 0–2 null 3–1 null 2–0 null 3–1 5–0 2–1 1–3 null 1–2 0–0 0–4 null 0–3 2–1 Swansea City U21s null 3–2 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 null 2–1 3–3 null 0–0 2–1 0–1 null 2–1 2–2 null 30 April 2015 Futbol24 U21 PDL results Knock-out stage Semifinals 5 May 2015 14:00 Crystal Palace U21s 3–5 yes https://www.htafc.com/news/2015/may/crystal-palace-3-town-u21s-5/ Huddersfield Town U21s De Silva 39 70Kaikai 90 Boyle 7Tronstad 55Holmes 85Charles 104 120 Selhurst Park, Selhurst Ben Cooke 6 May 2015 19:00 Nottingham Forest U21s 3–3 yes 4–5 572 Swansea City U21s Grant 9Thorne 23Iacovitti 116 Jones 85Samuel 90 105 City Ground, West Bridgford Paul Yates Final 13 May 2015 19:30 Swansea City U21s 3–2 2,156 Huddersfield Town U21s Samuel 39 Gorre 64 84 Bojaj 32 87 Liberty Stadium, Swansea Top goalscorers 13 May 2015 Rank Player Club Goals1CUR Kenji GorreSwansea City U21s172ENG Jermaine UdumagaBrentford U21s13ENG Kyle De SilvaCrystal Palace U21s4PAR Brian MontenegroLeeds United U21s125IRL Reece Grego-Cox Queens Park Rangers U21s106ENG Danny JohnsonCardiff City U21s9WAL Callum SaundersCrewe Alexandra U21sENG Reece BrownBirmingham City U21sWAL Connor Lemonheigh-EvansBristol City U21s10GHA Zak AnsahCharlton Athletic U21s8ENG Karlan Ahearne-GrantCharlton Athletic U21sENG George MarisBarnsley U21sZIM Macauley BonneColchester United U21sSCO Oliver BurkeNottingham Forest U21s See also 2014–15 Professional U18 Development League 2014–15 FA Cup 2014–15 FA Youth Cup 2014–15 Premier League International Cup 2014–15 Under-21 Premier League Cup 2014–15 in English football References Category:2014–15 in English men's football leagues 2014-15 Category:2014–15 in European youth football