Congratulations go to Wrexham (North West), Chesterfield (North East), Swindon Town (South West) and Southend Utd (South East) as Puma Youth Alliance Champions of their respective Conference divisions and to Grimsby Town as winners of the Puma Youth Alliance Cup.
Buoyed by an outstanding rearguard effort, the Red Dragons finished the season four points clear of nearest North West rivals Burnley after an outstanding run of form which saw them avoid defeat for over 6 months.
The Spireites took the North East Conference title with nearest challengers Hull City’s final day win at Boston Utd proving academic.
Chesterfield Head of Youth Dave Bentley was understandably pleased with his team’s efforts this term and hailed their outstanding spirit;
“The lads have played their heart out this season, we’ve kept them together as a group and I’m proud to see them finish top of the pile in a competitive league.”
In the South, Swindon Town and Southend Utd fought off fierce competition from Plymouth Argyle and QPR respectively to top the Southern Conferences.
The Robins in particular impressed averaging nearly three goals a game in a hugely successful season for Paul Bodin’s men.
And finally congratulations go to Neil Woods’ Grimsby Town who pipped QPR to the Puma Youth Alliance Cup ensuring the Rangers Apprentices finished the season empty handed.
The final Puma Youth Alliance results, fixtures and league tables:
YOUTH ALLIANCE RESULTS 27th APRIL – 11th MAY 2009
Monday 27th April
South East Conference
- Gillingham 0 – 1 Southend United
Tuesday 28th April
South West Conference
- Plymouth Argyle 4 – 1 Cheltenham Town
Wednesday 29th April
North West Conference
- Morecambe 2 – 3 Walsall
- Oldham Athletic 1 – 1 Wigan Athletic
South East Conference
- Luton Town 1 – 2 Queens Park Rangers
Thursday 30th April
North East Conference
- Hull City 0 – 0 York City
Friday 1st May
South East Conference
- Millwall 3 – 0 Southend United
Saturday 2nd May
North West Conference
- Rochdale 1 – 3 Bury
- Oldham Athletic 0 – 0 Burnley
North East Conference
- Boston United 0 – 1 Hull City
- Lincoln City 2 – 0 Hartlepool United
South West Conference
- Torquay United 3 – 1 Swansea City
South East Conference
- Peterborough United 3 – 1 Luton Town
- Leyton Orient 0 – 3 Queens Park Rangers
Tuesday 4th May
North West Conference
- Preston North End 7 – 3 Burnley
South East Conference
- Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Gillingham
PUMA YOUTH ALLIANCE HONOURS 2008-09 SEASON
North West Conference
WINNERS – Wrexham
RUNNERS UP – Burnley
North East Conference
WINNERS – Chesterfield
RUNNERS UP – Hull City
South West Conference
WINNERS – Swindon Town
RUNNERS UP – Plymouth Argyle
South East Conference
WINNERS – Southend United
RUNNERS UP – Queens Park Rangers
Puma Youth Alliance Cup
WINNERS – Grimsby Town
RUNNERS UP – Queens Park Rangers
YOUTH ALLIANCE TABLES 11th MAY 2009
For the full Puma Youth Alliance Newsletter from the Football League click on the link below.
