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UP THIS MONTH...
A selection of the best goals in the Academy Leagues during the month of August.
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A | Leojo Davidson
Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers -
B | Jeff Forkuo
Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United -
C | Harrison Poulter
Scunthorpe United v Rochdale AFC -
D | Ben Stevens
Luton Town v Cambridge United -
E | Caden Kelly
Sunderland v Burnley -
F | Joshua Anifowose
Oxford United v Cheltenham Town -
G | Tom Parkinson
Doncaster Rovers v Scunthorpe United -
H | Mekhi Angol
Lincoln City v Grimsby Town -
I | Glenn McConnell
Cambridge United v Luton Town -
J | Reece Nicholas-Davies
Derby County v Middlesbrough
LEAGUE TABLE
EFL Youth Alliance North West 2021-22
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 |  Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Carlisle United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 |  Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 |  Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 |  Preston North End | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 |  Port Vale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 |  Oldham Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Accrington Stanley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 12 |  Morecambe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
| 13 |  Fleetwood Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 3 |
| 14 |  Walsall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 0 |
EFL Youth Alliance North East 2021-22
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rotherham United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 |  Grimsby Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 |  Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Scunthorpe United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 6 |  Huddersfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 |
| 7 |  Bradford City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 |  Burton Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 6 |
| 9 |  Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Harrogate Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 |
EFL Youth Alliance South East 2021-22
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AFC Wimbledon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 |  Sutton United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 |  Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 |  Leyton Orient | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 |
| 6 |  Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 |
| 7 |  Stevenage | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 |  Southend United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Northampton Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 |
EFL Youth Alliance South West 2021-22
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portsmouth | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 |  AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 |  Oxford United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 |  Cheltenham Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 |  Swindon Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 |  Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 |  Newport County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 4 |
| 8 |  Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 |
| 9 |  Forest Green Rovers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 2 |
| 10 |  Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
U18 Premier League North 2021-22
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| 2 |  Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 |  Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Derby County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Everton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 13 |  Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 |  Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
U18 Premier League South 2021-22
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| 2 |  Southampton | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 |  Crystal Palace | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  Fulham | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 |  Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 |  West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Leicester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 10 |  West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 3 |
| 11 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 3 |
| 12 |  Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 |
| 13 |  Reading | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 0 |
| 14 |  Norwich City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | -16 | 0 |
U18 Professional Development League North 2021-22
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Wigan Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| 3 |  Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |  Barnsley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 |  Hull City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 |  Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 |  Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 5 |
U18 Professional Development League South 2021-22
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ipswich Town | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 4 |
| 5 |  Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 6 |  Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
| 7 |  Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 8 |  Millwall | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 9 |  Watford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 0 |
FIXTURES
EFL Youth Alliance North West Fixtures 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Rochdale  |  Shrewsbury Town | ||
Fleetwood Town  |  Preston North End | ||
Accrington Stanley  |  Tranmere Rovers | ||
Carlisle United  |  Bolton Wanderers | ||
Port Vale  |  Blackpool | ||
Salford City  |  Morecambe | ||
Walsall  |  Oldham Athletic | ||
| Rochdale | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Blackpool | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | Walsall |
EFL Youth Alliance North East Fixtures 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Doncaster Rovers  |  Bradford City | ||
Harrogate Town  |  Rotherham United | ||
Lincoln City  |  Grimsby Town | ||
Mansfield Town  |  Burton Albion | ||
Scunthorpe United  |  Huddersfield Town | ||
| Burton Albion | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Bradford City | Lincoln City | ||
| Huddersfield Town | Grimsby Town | ||
| Rotherham United | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Harrogate Town | Mansfield Town |
EFL Youth Alliance South East Fixtures 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Gillingham  |  Milton Keynes Dons | ||
Stevenage  |  Southend United | ||
AFC Wimbledon  |  Sutton United | ||
Cambridge United  |  Leyton Orient | ||
Luton Town  |  Northampton Town | ||
| Northampton Town | Cambridge United | ||
| Southend United | Leyton Orient | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | Luton Town | ||
| Stevenage | Gillingham | ||
| Sutton United | Milton Keynes Dons |
EFL Youth Alliance South West Fixtures 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
AFC Bournemouth  |  Bristol Rovers | ||
Newport County  |  Cheltenham Town | ||
Plymouth Argyle  |  Forest Green Rovers | ||
Portsmouth  |  Oxford United | ||
Swindon Town  |  Exeter City | ||
| Oxford United | Exeter City | ||
| Bristol Rovers | Newport County | ||
| Exeter City | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Oxford United | Swindon Town | ||
| Portsmouth | AFC Bournemouth |
U18 Premier League North Fixtures 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Everton  |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Manchester United  |  Stoke City | ||
Leeds United  |  Liverpool | ||
Manchester City  |  Middlesbrough | ||
Blackburn Rovers  |  Newcastle United | ||
Nottingham Forest  |  Burnley | ||
Sunderland  |  Derby County | ||
| Stoke City | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Derby County | Manchester City |
U18 Premier League South Fixtures 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Brighton & Hove Albion  |  West Bromwich Albion | ||
Crystal Palace  |  Southampton | ||
Fulham  |  Norwich City | ||
Tottenham Hotspur  |  West Ham United | ||
Arsenal  |  Birmingham City | ||
Leicester City  |  Chelsea | ||
Reading  |  Aston Villa | ||
| Chelsea | West Ham United | ||
| Reading | Crystal Palace | ||
| Norwich City | Arsenal |
U18 Professional Development League North Fixtures 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
Bristol City  |  Coventry City | ||
Barnsley  |  Sheffield United | ||
Wigan Athletic  |  Peterborough United | ||
| Coventry City |  Hull City | ||
Crewe Alexandra  |  Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Peterborough United | Barnsley | ||
| Sheffield United | Coventry City | ||
| Hull City | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Barnsley | Hull City |
U18 Professional Development League South Fixtures 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | Coventry City | ||
Millwall  |  Watford | ||
Charlton Athletic  |  Swansea City | ||
Ipswich Town  |  Queens Park Rangers | ||
Colchester United  |  Cardiff City | ||
| Bristol City | Ipswich Town | ||
| Colchester United | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Swansea City | Millwall | ||
| Cardiff City | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Millwall | Queens Park Rangers |
RESULTS
EFL Youth Alliance North West Results 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 - 0 | Fleetwood Town | |
| Walsall | 1 - 5 | Rochdale | |
| Blackpool | 3 - 0 | Morecambe | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 - 3 | Salford City | |
| Preston North End | 3 - 1 | Accrington Stanley | |
| Morecambe | 4 - 1 | Walsall | |
| Accrington Stanley | 0 - 3 | Blackpool | |
| Carlisle United | 2 - 1 | Preston North End | |
| Salford City | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 - 1 | Shrewsbury Town |
EFL Youth Alliance North East Results
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 3 - 1 | Harrogate Town | |
| Burton Albion | 1 - 3 | Rotherham United | |
| Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Scunthorpe United | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2 - 2 | Doncaster Rovers | |
| Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Lincoln City | |
| Bradford City | 5 - 1 | Burton Albion | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0 - 4 | Mansfield Town | |
| Harrogate Town | 1 - 2 | Huddersfield Town | |
| Lincoln City | 5 - 2 | Scunthorpe United | |
| Rotherham United | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town |
EFL Youth Alliance South East Results 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton Orient | 1 - 1 | Luton Town | |
| Southend United | 3 - 4 | AFC Wimbledon | |
| Sutton United | 0 - 2 | Stevenage | |
| Northampton Town | 0 - 2 | Gillingham | |
| AFC Wimbledon | 7 - 1 | Northampton Town | |
| Cambridge United | 5 - 3 | Stevenage | |
| Leyton Orient | 2 - 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Luton Town | 4 - 2 | Southend United | |
| Gillingham | 0 - 4 | Sutton United | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1 - 4 | Northampton Town |
EFL Youth Alliance South West Results 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham Town | 5 - 3 | Swindon Town | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 1 - 2 | Newport County | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 - 1 | AFC Bournemouth | |
| Exeter City | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Swindon Town | |
| Exeter City | 1 - 3 | Cheltenham Town | |
| Oxford United | 3 - 1 | Forest Green Rovers | |
| Portsmouth | 4 - 0 | Bristol Rovers | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 4 - 2 | Newport County | |
| Cheltenham Town | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rovers |
U18 Premier League North Results 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1 - 3 | Derby County | |
| Burnley | 0 - 1 | Leeds United | |
| Derby County | 0 - 3 | Newcastle United | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 - 3 | Liverpool | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 1 | Manchester City | |
| Everton | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | |
| Stoke City | 1 - 4 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| Middlesbrough | 4 - 1 | Everton | |
| Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Burnley |
U18 Premier League South Results 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Birmingham City | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 0 | Fulham | |
| West Ham United | 3 - 1 | Leicester City | |
| Southampton | 3 - 3 | Arsenal | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 - 2 | Reading | |
| Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 - 1 | Norwich City | |
| Birmingham City | 3 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Fulham | 4 - 1 | Aston Villa | |
| Leicester City | 2 - 1 | Reading |
U18 Professional Development League North Results 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4 - 2 | Millwall | |
| Barnsley | 4 - 3 | Colchester United | |
| Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | |
| Hull City | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Peterborough United | 3 - 3 | Swansea City | |
| Sheffield United | 4 - 0 | Watford | |
| Wigan Athletic | 7 - 1 | Cardiff City | |
| Watford | 2 - 4 | Barnsley | |
| Charlton Athletic | 5 - 1 | Hull City |
U18 Professional Development League South Results 2021-22
| Date | Home | Time / Results | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 - 1 | Bristol City | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4 - 2 | Millwall | |
| Barnsley | 4 - 3 | Colchester United | |
| Coventry City | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town | |
| Hull City | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Peterborough United | 3 - 3 | Swansea City | |
| Sheffield United | 4 - 0 | Watford | |
| Wigan Athletic | 7 - 1 | Cardiff City | |
| Watford | 2 - 4 | Barnsley | |
| Charlton Athletic | 5 - 1 | Hull City |
