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UP THIS MONTH...
A selection of the best goals from across the academy leagues in March. Voting closes at 12pm Thursday 17th April.
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Riley Lonergan
Newport County v Exeter City -
Rico Kennedy
Swansea City v QPR -
Jedd Hobs
Bromley v Cambridge United -
Charlie Bussell
Burton Albion v Port Vale -
Corey Evans
Newport County v Gillingham -
Aaron Cashmore
Doncaster Rovers v Lincoln City -
Reuben Reid
Charlton Athletic v Colchester United -
Ffranc Vaughan-Evans
Crewe Alexandra v Hull City
Voting closed.
VIEW RESULTSLEAGUE TABLE
EFL Youth Alliance North 2024-25
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 83 | 25 | 58 | 60 |
| 2 |  Wrexham | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 27 | 47 | 58 |
| 3 |  Rotherham United | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 |  Preston North End | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 53 | 12 | 44 |
| 5 |  Lincoln City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 |  Blackpool | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 41 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 |  Burton Albion | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 39 |
| 8 |  Chesterfield | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 |  Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 |  Accrington Stanley | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 35 |
| 11 |  Stockport County | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 34 |
| 12 |  Bradford City | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 34 |
| 13 |  Grimsby Town | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 34 |
| 14 |  Mansfield Town | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 40 | -4 | 34 |
| 15 |  Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 32 |
| 16 |  Rochdale | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 55 | -2 | 30 |
| 17 |  Morecambe | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 30 |
| 18 |  Harrogate Town | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 54 | -5 | 30 |
| 19 |  Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 26 |
| 20 |  Walsall | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 47 | -12 | 26 |
| 21 |  Salford City | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 69 | -18 | 25 |
| 22 |  Carlisle United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 21 |
| 23 |  Hartlepool United | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 18 |
| 24 |  Notts County | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 70 | -41 | 17 |
| 25 |  Huddersfield Town | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 31 | 71 | -40 | 13 |
EFL Youth Alliance South 2024-25
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luton Town | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 82 | 39 | 43 | 65 |
| 2 |  Oxford United | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 32 | 40 | 62 |
| 3 |  AFC Wimbledon | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 74 | 45 | 29 | 57 |
| 4 |  Gillingham | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 47 | 26 | 54 |
| 5 |  Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 36 | 23 | 46 |
| 6 |  Leyton Orient | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 58 | 38 | 20 | 45 |
| 7 |  Sutton United | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 42 |
| 8 |  Swindon Town | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 39 |
| 9 |  Stevenage | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 39 |
| 10 |  Bromley | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 37 |
| 12 |  Cheltenham Town | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 34 |
| 13 |  Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 32 |
| 14 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 53 | -7 | 30 |
| 15 |  Cambridge United | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 26 |
| 16 |  Northampton Town | 27 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 23 |
| 17 |  Newport County | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 20 |
| 18 |  Bristol Rovers | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 41 | 73 | -32 | 18 |
| 19 |  Exeter City | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 38 | 75 | -37 | 16 |
U18 Premier League North 2024-25
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester City | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 20 | 70 | 65 |
| 2 |  Manchester United | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 24 | 66 | 63 |
| 3 |  Everton | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 46 |
| 4 |  Derby County | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 44 | 29 | 44 |
| 5 |  Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 35 |
| 6 |  Sunderland | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 |  Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 32 |
| 8 |  Stoke City | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 27 |
| 9 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 24 |
| 10 |  Middlesbrough | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 74 | -29 | 24 |
| 11 |  Liverpool | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 71 | -29 | 19 |
| 12 |  Nottingham Forest | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 65 | -32 | 18 |
| 13 |  Leeds United | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 83 | -47 | 15 |
U18 Premier League South 2024-25
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aston Villa | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 47 |
| 2 |  Southampton | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 |  Arsenal | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 53 | 15 | 44 |
| 4 |  Chelsea | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 |  Fulham | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 |  Crystal Palace | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 38 |
| 7 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 48 | 16 | 37 |
| 8 |  Reading | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 32 |
| 9 |  West Ham United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 28 |
| 10 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 24 |
| 11 |  Norwich City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 60 | -16 | 23 |
| 12 |  Leicester City | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 70 | -25 | 20 |
| 13 |  West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 61 | -27 | 15 |
U18 Professional Development League North 2024-25
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burnley | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 26 | 62 | 69 |
| 2 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 45 | 37 | 62 |
| 3 |  Coventry City | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 55 |
| 4 |  Sheffield United | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 61 | 4 | 50 |
| 5 |  Wigan Athletic | 31 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 69 | 46 | 23 | 48 |
| 6 |  Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 44 |
| 7 |  Barnsley | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 |  Hull City | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 41 |
| 9 |  Birmingham City | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 36 |
| 10 |  Peterborough United | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 49 | 77 | -28 | 27 |
| 11 |  Fleetwood Town | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 85 | -44 | 24 |
U18 Professional Development League South 2024-25
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bristol City | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 43 | 30 | 66 |
| 2 |  Watford | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 60 |
| 3 |  Cardiff City | 31 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 59 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 |  Millwall | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 47 |
| 5 |  AFC Bournemouth | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 74 | 62 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 |  Brentford | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 |  Swansea City | 31 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 |  Charlton Athletic | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 68 | -9 | 31 |
| 9 |  Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 49 | 103 | -54 | 27 |
| 10 |  Ipswich Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 55 | 90 | -35 | 26 |
| 11 |  Colchester United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 88 | -43 | 22 |
FIXTURES
RESULTS
EFL Youth Alliance North Results 2024-25
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Accrington Stanley  | 0 - 0 |  Notts County | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2 - 2 |  Walsall | |
Chesterfield  | 1 - 2 |  Preston North End | |
Grimsby Town  | 3 - 2 | Notts County | |
Huddersfield Town  | 1 - 2 |  Lincoln City | |
Carlisle United  | 3 - 4 |  Rochdale | |
Burton Albion  | 4 - 3 |  Rotherham United | |
Bolton Wanderers  | 2 - 4 |  Shrewsbury Town | |
Doncaster Rovers  | 1 - 0 |  Port Vale | |
Hartlepool United  | 3 - 4 |  Mansfield Town |
EFL Youth Alliance South Results 2024-25
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Cheltenham Town  | 1 - 6 |  Cambridge United | |
Bristol Rovers  | 0 - 1 |  Bromley | |
Exeter City  | 3 - 2 |  Leyton Orient | |
Forest Green Rovers  | 1 - 2 |  Gillingham | |
Portsmouth  | 2 - 0 |  Stevenage | |
Oxford United  | 4 - 0 |  Milton Keynes Dons | |
Swindon Town  | 1 - 2 |  Sutton United | |
| Bromley | 2 - 1 | Gillingham | |
| Cheltenham Town | 1 - 2 | Leyton Orient | |
| Gillingham | 4 - 2 | Portsmouth |
U18 Premier League North Results 2024-25
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Manchester United  | 3 - 1 |  Sunderland | |
Newcastle United  | 3 - 3 |  Manchester City | |
Blackburn Rovers  | 1 - 5 | Sunderland | |
Derby County  | 3 - 1 |  Nottingham Forest | |
Liverpool  | 0 - 3 |  Everton | |
Middlesbrough  | 6 - 3 |  Leeds United | |
| Manchester United | 4 - 0 |  Stoke City | |
| Newcastle United | 3 - 3 | Leeds United | |
| Everton | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers  | 4 - 2 | Sunderland |
U18 Premier League South Results 2024-25
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa  | 0 - 3 |  Arsenal | |
West Bromwich Albion  | 1 - 0 |  Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Aston Villa | 1 - 0 |  Leicester City | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 - 3 |  Fulham | |
West Ham United  | 4 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | |
Southampton  | 6 - 1 | Leicester City | |
Norwich City  | 3 - 0 | West Ham United | |
Reading  | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | |
Crystal Palace  | 3 - 3 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| Fulham | 4 - 3 | Arsenal |
U18 Professional Development League North Results 2024-25
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham City  | 0 - 2 |  Charlton Athletic | |
Crewe Alexandra  | 3 - 1 |  Millwall | |
Coventry City  | 4 - 2 |  Ipswich Town | |
Barnsley  | 1 - 1 |  Cardiff City | |
Peterborough United  | 0 - 2 |  Watford | |
Sheffield United  | 2 - 5 |  AFC Bournemouth | |
Sheffield Wednesday  | 3 - 1 |  Brentford | |
Wigan Athletic  | 2 - 4 |  Bristol City | |
Fleetwood Town  | 2 - 2 |  Queens Park Rangers | |
Burnley  | 2 - 0 |  Colchester United |
U18 Professional Development League South Results 2024-25
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 - 2 | Charlton Athletic | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 - 1 | Millwall | |
| Coventry City | 4 - 2 | Ipswich Town | |
| Barnsley | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | |
| Peterborough United | 0 - 2 | Watford | |
| Sheffield United | 2 - 5 | AFC Bournemouth | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 1 | Brentford | |
| Wigan Athletic | 2 - 4 | Bristol City | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2 - 2 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Burnley | 2 - 0 | Colchester United |
