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