2013–14_Professional_U21_Development_League
2013–14 Professional U21 Development League
Football league season
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.
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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.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[citation needed]
National Division
Table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Chelsea U21s (Q) | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 44 | Qualification for Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Liverpool U21s (Q) | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 42 | |
| 3 | Manchester United U21s (Q) | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 39 | |
| 4 | Manchester City EDS (Q) | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 38 | |
| 5 | Fulham U21s | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 38 | |
| 6 | Leicester City U21s | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Southampton U21s | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sunderland U21s | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 35 | |
| 9 | West Ham United U21s | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 33 | |
| 10 | Norwich City U21s | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 31 | |
| 11 | Everton U21s | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 30 | |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 28 | |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers U21s (R) | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 27 | Relegation to 2014–15 U21 Premier League Division 2 |
| 14 | Arsenal U21s (R) | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 26 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa U21s (R) | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 26 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion U21s (R) | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 25 | |
| 17 | Reading U21s (R) | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 24 | |
| 18 | Stoke City U21s (R) | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 22 | |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s (R) | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 20 | |
| 20 | Middlesbrough U21s (R) | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 20 | |
| 21 | Newcastle United U21s (R) | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 17 | |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers U21s (R) | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 14 |
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Results
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| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BLB | BOL | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEI | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | NOR | REA | SOT | STO | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
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| Arsenal U21s | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Aston Villa U21s | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||
| Blackburn Rovers U21s | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | |||||||||||
| Bolton Wanderers U21s | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |||||||||||
| Chelsea U21s | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | ||||||||||||
| Everton U21s | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |||||||||||
| Fulham U21s | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | |||||||||||
| Leicester City U21s | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | ||||||||||||
| Liverpool U21s | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | ||||||||||||
| Manchester City EDS | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||||||
| Manchester United U21s | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||||||||||
| Middlesbrough U21s | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||
| Newcastle United U21s | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–5 | 3–1 | |||||||||||
| Norwich City U21s | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| Reading U21s | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| Southampton U21s | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||
| Stoke City U21s | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| Sunderland U21s | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 2–0 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | ||||||||||||
| West Bromwich Albion U21s | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| West Ham United U21s | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | ||||||||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2014. Source: Soccerway PDL results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Knockout stage
Semifinals
More information Manchester City EDS, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Manchester City EDS | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Chelsea U21 |
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Ntcham  77' |
Report | Feruz 14' |
| Penalties | ||
Angeliño  Glendon Fofana  Facey Cole Ntcham |
4–5 | Brown Christensen Baker Swift Palmer Loftus-Cheek |
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More information Liverpool U21, 0–1 ...
| Liverpool U21 | 0–1 | Manchester United U21 |
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| Report | Pereira 44' |
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Final
More information Manchester United U21, 1-2 ...
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Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2013–14 |
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| Champions | Crewe Alexandra U21s |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → | |
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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
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town U21s | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 42 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 32 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21s | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 32 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City U21s | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 | |
| 5 | Derby County U21s | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Leeds United U21s | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 7 | Barnsley U21s | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 20 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 20 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 15 | |
| 10 | Coventry City U21s | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 8 |
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| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | COV | CRE | DER | HUD | LEE | NOT | SHE | SHW |
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| 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 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2014. Source: Futbol24 PDL2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
South Division
Table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cardiff City U21s | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 36 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 31 | |
| 3 | Crystal Palace U21s | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 30 | |
| 4 | Bristol City U21s | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 27 | |
| 5 | Millwall U21s | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 24 | |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 23 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 23 | |
| 8 | Swansea City U21s | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 22 | |
| 9 | Brentford U21s | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Ipswich Town U21s | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 14 |
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| Home \ Away | BRE | B&HA | BRI | CAR | CHA | CPA | IPS | MIL | QPR | SWA |
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| 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 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2014. Source: Futbol24 PDL2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Knockout stage
Semifinals
More information Huddersfield Town U21, 2–3 ...
| Huddersfield Town U21 | 2–3 | Queens Park Rangers U21 |
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| Bunn 17' Charles 90' |
Report | Johnson 6', 45' Mitchell 38' |
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Referee: Duncan Street
More information Cardiff City U21, 0–4 ...
| Cardiff City U21 | 0–4 | Crewe Alexandra U21 |
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| Report | Leitch-Smith 26' Clayton 40'Baillie 80'Melling 90' |
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Final
More information Queens Park Rangers U21, 0–1 ...
| Queens Park Rangers U21 | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra U21 |
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| Report | Clayton 46' |
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