2007–08 Premier Academy League

October 2021 Premier Academy League 2007–08 Aston Villa U18s (1st title) Millwall U18s Arsenal U18s 6-0 Cardiff City U18s, Newcastle United U18s 6-0 Barnsley U18s, Tottenham Hotspur U18s 6-0 Southampton U18s Watford U18s 0-7 Manchester City U18s Leicester City U18s 3-5 Tottenham Hotspur U18s, Watford U18s 1-7 Arsenal U18s 1866 3.23 10, Tottenham Hotspur U18s 15, Sunderland U18s 7, Barnsley U18s 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Premier Academy League season is the tenth since its establishment, and the fourth under the current name and make-up. Aston Villa were crowned the 2007–08 Premier Academy League Champions after beating Manchester City 2–0 in the play-off Final, with goals from James Collins and Chris Herd. Structure Group A Norwich City, Southampton and West Ham United play 20 group fixtures each, twice against all of the other teams in Group A. They also play 8 inter-group fixtures, against teams from Group B, C and D. The remaining 8 teams in the group, play 21 group fixtures - which means a single fixture in the group will be the third meeting between the teams in the season - and 7 inter-group games. Thus producing 28 games a season for all 11 teams. Groups B, C and D All teams play each other in the group twice, producing 18 games. They also play 10 inter-group fixtures. Final league tables Academy Group A Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Arsenal U18s (C)2817567431+43562West Ham United U18s2816396338+25513Fulham U18s2814773928+11494Portsmouth U18s28154944440495Crystal Palace U18s2814595941+18476Southampton U18s 28134114352-9437Chelsea U18s 28116115852+6398Charlton Athletic U18s2898114751-4359Ipswich Town U18s 2895143953-143210Norwich City U18s2869134556-112711Millwall U18s (R)2846183064-3418 Academy Group B Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Aston Villa U18s (C)2822248433+51682Tottenham Hotspur U18s2818556935+34593Leicester City U18s2818467041+29584Reading U18s28135104042-2445Bristol City U18s28115125051-1386Milton Keynes Dons U18s2892173354-21297Watford U18s2876153054-24278Birmingham City U18s2858143154-23239Coventry City U18s2846183158-271810Cardiff City U18s2837183068-3816 Academy Group C Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Manchester City U18s (C)2821437522+53672Everton U18s2817745624+32583Manchester United U18s2814684744+3484Crewe Alexandra U18s2814685051-1485Liverpool U18s28111074934+15436Blackburn Rovers U18s28105133640-2357West Bromwich Albion U18s2887134466-22318Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s2878132937-8299Bolton Wanderers U18s2869134247-52710Stoke City U18s2867152842-1425 Academy Group D Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts1Sunderland U18s (C)2820356831+37632Nottingham Forest U18s2816575842+16533Leeds United U18s2813695338+15454Middlesbrough U18s2811983937+2425Sheffield United U18s28106123334-1366Huddersfield Town U18s2897123042-12347Derby County U18s28102162653-27328Newcastle United U18s2876154149-8279Sheffield Wednesday U18s2857162453-292210Barnsley U18s2834212073-5313 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsC = Champions; R = Relegated Play-offs Semi-finals 26 April 2008 13:00 Aston Villa U18s 1–0 (Report) Arsenal U18s Nathan Delfouneso 47 Villa Park, Birmingham K. Hayward 28 April 2008 19:00 Manchester City U18s 4–2 (Report) Sunderland U18s Dedryck Boyata 49Donal McDermott 59Ryan McGivern 61Kieran Trippier 90+2 pen. Liam Noble 57Nathan Luscombe 66 Manchester Regional Arena, Manchester S. Bond Final 4 May 2008 12:00 Aston Villa U18s 2–0 (Report) Manchester City U18s James Collins 23Chris Herd 34 Villa Park, Birmingham G. Muge See also 2007–08 in English football Premier League 2007-08 Premier Reserve League 2007-08 External links Premier Academy League Bulletin https://web.archive.org/web/20080410124854/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Publications/ 10 April 2008 Premier Academy League 2007-08 Handbook https://web.archive.org/web/20080512011235/http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/a7/7c/0,,12306~97447,00.pdf 12 May 2008 Category:Premier Academy League ACadPrem Academy Category:2007–08 in European youth football