The 2018–19 Professional U23 Development League was the seventh season of the Professional Development League system.
Premier League 2
Division 1 Table
Results
Division 2 Table
Results
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Top goalscorers
Division 1
Rank Player Club Goals1 Aaron ConnollyBrighton & Hove Albion U23s112 Liam CullenSwansea City U23s103 Edward NketiahArsenal U23s9 Bassala SambouEverton U23s5 Rafael CamachoLiverpool U23s8 Jack RolesTottenham Hotspur U23s8 Cameron CresswellDerby County U23s7 Viktor GyokeresBrighton & Hove Albion U23s Xande SilvaWest Ham United U23s Bukayo SakaArsenal U23s Nabil TouaiziLeicester City U23s Joe WillockArsenal U23s
Division 2
Rank Player Club Goals1 Adam IdahNorwich City U23s122 Elias SørensenNewcastle United U23s113 Benny Ashley-SealWolverhampton Wanderers U23s10 Niall EnnisWolverhampton Wanderers U23s Danny LoaderReading U23s Callum RobertsNewcastle United U23s7 Ben HouseReading U23s88 Marcus BarnesSouthampton U23s9 Tyrone O'NeillMiddlesbrough U23s Anthony SpyrouNorwich City U23s
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Division Nabil Touaizi Manchester City U23s Arsenal U23s 6–5 (H) Division 1 Xande Silva West Ham United U23s Tottenham Hotspur U23s 1–3 (A) Division 1 Nabil Touaizi Manchester City U23s West Ham United U23s 4–6 (A) Division 1 Adam Idah Norwich City U23s West Bromwich Albion U23s 0–4 (A) Division 2 Benny Ashley-Seal Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s Norwich City U23s 1–3 (A) Division 2 Rabbi Matondo Manchester City U23s Swansea City U23s 1–4 (A) Division 1 Elias Sorensen Newcastle United U23s Aston Villa U23s 2–5 (A) Division 2 Ashley Fletcher Middlesbrough U23s Newcastle United U23s 1–3 (A) Division 2 Morgan Rogers4 West Bromwich Albion U23sNorwich City U23s 2–6 (A) Division 2 Rafael CamachoLiverpool U23sLeicester City U23s 0–6 (A) Division 1 Jack RolesTottenham Hotspur U23sDerby County U23s 3–1 (H) Division 1 Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away 4 – player scored 4 goals
Awards Player of the Season: Aaron Connolly (Brighton & Hove Albion U23s) Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubRef.August Danny LoaderReading U23sSeptember Oliver SkippTottenham Hotspur U23sOctober Josh BarrettReading U23sNovember Aaron ConnollyBrighton & Hove Albion U23sDecember Josh KnightLeicester City U23sJanuary Kazaiah SterlingTottenham Hotspur U23sFebruary Morgan RogersWest Bromwich Albion U23sMarch Lewis GibsonEverton U23sApril Mason Greenwood Manchester United U23s
Professional Development League
The Professional Development League season is the seventh campaign of post-EPPP Under-23 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. A total of 20 teams are split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away and opponents in the other region once for a total of 28 games. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Bolton Wanderers U23s are the defending champions. 20 Teams competed in the league this season, 1 fewer than last season. Huddersfield Town U23s dropped out of the league at the end of the 2017-18 campaign after 6 seasons as part of their academy restructuring process. Tables North Division
South Division
Knock-out stage Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Dan AgyeiBurnley U23s152 Brennan JohnsonNottingham Forest U23s143 Tinashe ChakwanaBurnley U23s11 Ryan EdmondsonLeeds United U23s Aramide OtehQueens Park Rangers U23s6 David BremangCoventry City U23s10 Kian FlanaganCrystal Palace U23s Oliver FinneyCrewe Alexandra U23s Michael FoliviWatford U23s Lewis ReillyCrewe Alexandra U23s11 Ben FolamiIpswich Town U23s9 Keane Lewis-PotterHull City U23s Levi LumekaCrystal Palace U23s Luca NavarroBolton Wanderers U23s/Hull City U23s Mason Saunders-HenryMillwall U23s
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Danny Rowe Ipswich Town U23s Hull City U23s 8–0 (H) Kyle McFarlane Birmingham City U23sColchester United U23s 4–2 (H) Kian Flanagan Crystal Palace U23sBarnsley U23s 4–0 (H) Tinashe Chakwana4 Burnley U23sSheffield United U23s 6–0 (H) Ryan Edmondson Leeds United U23sBarnsley U23s 1–4 (A) Patrick Bamford Leeds United U23sBurnley U23s 3–6 (A) James Waite Cardiff City U23sColchester United U23s 7–0 (H) Lewis Reilly Crewe Alexandra U23sSheffield United U23s 4–2 (H) Teddy Bishop Ipswich Town U23sMillwall U23s 5–0 (H) Ricardo Rees Bristol City U23sQueens Park Rangers U23s 1–4 (A) Brennan Johnson Nottingham Forest U23sIpswich Town U23s 1–4 (A) Note (H) – Home; (A) – Away
See also 2018–19 in English football
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