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UP THIS MONTH...
A selection of the best goals in the Academy Leagues during the month of January.
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A | Cameron Wilson
Scunthorpe United v Notts County -
B | Ernaldo Krasniqi
Huddersfield Town v Bradford City -
C | Oli Coker
Southend United v Leyton Orient -
D | Angel Waruih
Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth -
E | Connor Peters
Peterborough United v Gillingham -
F | Lewys Twamley
Newport County v Tottenham Hotspur -
G | Harvey Lintott
Gillingham v Cambridge United -
H | Rob Apter
Blackpool v Preston North End
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VIEW RESULTSLEAGUE TABLE
EFL Youth Alliance North West 2020-21
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fleetwood Town | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 36 |
| 2 |  Blackpool | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 |  Carlisle United | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 |  Preston North End | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 |  Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 22 |
| 6 |  Rochdale | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 |  Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 |  Morecambe | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 9 |  Salford City | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 |  Oldham Athletic | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 |  Walsall | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 12 |
| 13 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 11 |
| 14 |  Port Vale | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 8 |
EFL Youth Alliance North East 2020-21
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notts County | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 |  Scunthorpe United | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 |  Grimsby Town | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 20 |
| 5 |  Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 |  Lincoln City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 |  Rotherham United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 16 |
| 8 |  Mansfield Town | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 |  Huddersfield Town | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 12 |
| 10 |  Bradford City | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 6 |
EFL Youth Alliance South East 2020-21
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peterborough United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 37 |
| 2 |  Luton Town | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 |  Southend United | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 |  Cambridge United | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 |  Northampton Town | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 |  Gillingham | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 23 |
| 7 |  AFC Wimbledon | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 17 |
| 9 |  Stevenage | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 14 |
| 10 |  Leyton Orient | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 11 |
EFL Youth Alliance South West 2020-21
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oxford United | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 24 | 32 | 44 |
| 2 |  AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 34 | 39 |
| 3 |  Exeter City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 |  Portsmouth | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 |  Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 26 |
| 6 |  Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 |  Swindon Town | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 22 |
| 8 |  Bristol Rovers | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 22 |
| 9 |  Yeovil Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 56 | -21 | 18 |
| 10 |  Newport County | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 17 |
| 11 |  Cheltenham Town | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 59 | -33 | 15 |
U18 Premier League North 2020-21
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester United | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 36 |
| 2 |  Liverpool | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 33 |
| 3 |  Manchester City | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 |  Derby County | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 19 |
| 7 |  Everton | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 |  Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 17 |
| 9 |  Burnley | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 |  Stoke City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 15 |
| 11 |  Newcastle United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 |  Sunderland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 7 |
| 13 |  Leeds United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 6 |
U18 Premier League South 2020-21
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crystal Palace | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 |  Aston Villa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 |  Fulham | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 24 |
| 6 |  Arsenal | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 |  Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 20 |
| 8 |  Norwich City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 |  West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 15 |
| 10 |  Reading | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 11 |
| 11 |  West Ham United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 11 |
| 12 |  Leicester City | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 45 | -25 | 8 |
| 13 |  Southampton | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 5 |
U18 Professional Development League North 2020-21
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham City | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 |  Wigan Athletic | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 30 |
| 3 |  Barnsley | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 |  Sheffield United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 |  Coventry City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 |  Hull City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 16 |
| 9 |  Nottingham Forest | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 14 |
U18 Professional Development League South 2020-21
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Millwall | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 |  Ipswich Town | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 |  Watford | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 21 |
| 4 |  Charlton Athletic | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 20 |
| 5 |  Cardiff City | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 18 |
| 6 |  Colchester United | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 15 |
| 7 |  Bristol City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 11 |
| 8 |  Swansea City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 8 |
| 9 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 48 | -33 | 4 |
FIXTURES
EFL Youth Alliance North West Fixtures 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Fleetwood Town  |  Blackpool | ||
Accrington Stanley  |  Preston North End | ||
Bolton Wanderers  |  Walsall | ||
Morecambe  |  Carlisle United | ||
Oldham Athletic  |  Salford City | ||
Port Vale  |  Tranmere Rovers | ||
Shrewsbury Town  |  Rochdale | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Morecambe | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Preston North End | Port Vale |
EFL Youth Alliance North East Fixtures 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton Albion  |  Bradford City | ||
Grimsby Town  |  Rotherham United | ||
Doncaster Rovers  |  Notts County | ||
Lincoln City  |  Mansfield Town | ||
Scunthorpe United  |  Huddersfield Town | ||
| Bradford City | Lincoln City | ||
| Huddersfield Town | Rotherham United | ||
| Mansfield Town | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Grimsby Town | Burton Albion | ||
| Grimsby Town | Huddersfield Town |
U18 Premier League North Fixtures 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Leeds United  |  Sunderland | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers  |  Newcastle United | ||
Liverpool  |  Manchester United | ||
| Sunderland |  Everton | ||
Derby County  |  Middlesbrough | ||
Manchester City  |  Stoke City | ||
Blackburn Rovers  | Stoke City | ||
| Leeds United |  Burnley | ||
| Everton | Middlesbrough | ||
| Manchester United | Sunderland |
U18 Premier League South Fixtures 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Reading  |  Arsenal | ||
Southampton  |  West Ham United | ||
Chelsea  |  Tottenham Hotspur | ||
West Bromwich Albion  |  Crystal Palace | ||
Leicester City  |  Aston Villa | ||
| Aston Villa | Arsenal | ||
Fulham  | Southampton | ||
Norwich City  | Arsenal | ||
| Reading | Crystal Palace | ||
| Aston Villa | West Ham United |
U18 Professional Development League North Fixtures 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Hull City  |  Sheffield United | ||
Nottingham Forest  |  Birmingham City | ||
| Sheffield United |  Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Hull City |  Coventry City | ||
Wigan Athletic  |  Barnsley | ||
| Coventry City | Nottingham Forest | ||
Sheffield Wednesday  | Sheffield United | ||
| Birmingham City | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | Hull City | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | Wigan Athletic |
U18 Professional Development League South Fixtures 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Colchester United  |  Bristol City | ||
Queens Park Rangers  |  Millwall | ||
Charlton Athletic  |  Cardiff City | ||
Watford  |  Swansea City | ||
Ipswich Town  | Watford | ||
| Bristol City | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Cardiff City | Colchester United | ||
| Swansea City | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | Swansea City | ||
| Millwall | Wigan Athletic |
RESULTS
EFL Youth Alliance North West Results 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale | Port Vale | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Accrington Stanley | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Morecambe | Salford City | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Accrington Stanley | 1 - 3 | Carlisle United | |
| Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Oldham Athletic | |
| Salford City | 1 - 2 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| Fleetwood Town | 5 - 1 | Preston North End |
EFL Youth Alliance North East Results
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Town | Rotherham United | ||
| Notts County | Grimsby Town | ||
| Burton Albion | Lincoln City | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2 - 7 | Grimsby Town | |
| Rotherham United | Burton Albion | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 4 - 2 | Rotherham United | |
| Grimsby Town | 3 - 3 | Lincoln City | |
| Mansfield Town | 3 - 0 | Bradford City | |
| Notts County | 5 - 1 | Huddersfield Town | |
| Scunthorpe United | 4 - 1 | Burton Albion |
EFL Youth Alliance South East Results 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Southend United  |  AFC Wimbledon | ||
Cambridge United  |  Leyton Orient | ||
Northampton Town  |  Stevenage | ||
Gillingham  |  Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Northampton Town | 3 - 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Gillingham | 2 - 0 | Southend United | |
Peterborough United  | 2 - 1 | Southend United | |
| Northampton Town | 1 - 1 |  Luton Town | |
| Stevenage | 1 - 4 | AFC Wimbledon | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1 - 1 | Stevenage |
EFL Youth Alliance South West Results 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Yeovil Town  |  Plymouth Argyle | ||
AFC Bournemouth  |  Cheltenham Town | ||
Newport County  |  Oxford United | ||
| Oxford United | 3 - 2 | Yeovil Town | |
Bristol Rovers  | 0 - 1 | Cheltenham Town | |
| Oxford United | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Argyle | |
Exeter City  | 2 - 1 |  Forest Green Rovers | |
| Newport County | 3 - 1 | Bristol Rovers | |
| Yeovil Town | 2 - 1 |  Swindon Town | |
| Newport County | 1 - 3 |  Portsmouth |
U18 Premier League North Results 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | Newcastle United | ||
| Burnley | Sunderland | ||
| Leeds United | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Manchester United | Derby County | ||
| Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Liverpool | Everton | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester City | ||
| Manchester City | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough | |
| Sunderland | 0 - 6 | Liverpool | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 1 | Burnley |
U18 Premier League South Results 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Fulham | Aston Villa | ||
| Leicester City | Crystal Palace | ||
| Reading | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Norwich City | Chelsea | ||
| West Ham United |  Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Southampton | |
| Fulham | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Crystal Palace | 3 - 5 | Norwich City |
U18 Professional Development League North Results 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Birmingham City | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | Barnsley | ||
| Coventry City | Sheffield United | ||
| Sheffield United | 5 - 0 | Swansea City | |
| Wigan Athletic | 3 - 2 | Hull City | |
| Birmingham City | 2 - 1 | Coventry City | |
| Sheffield United | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 - 1 | Barnsley | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 1 | Wigan Athletic |
U18 Professional Development League South Results 2020-21
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | Cardiff City | ||
| Bristol City | Millwall | ||
| Charlton Athletic | Colchester United | ||
| Swansea City | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Sheffield United | 5 - 0 | Swansea City | |
| Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | |
| Colchester United | 3 - 0 | Watford | |
| Millwall | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 2 | Charlton Athletic | |
| Cardiff City | 5 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
