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2025–26 Professional U18 Development League

U18 Premier League
Season2025–26
Dates16 August 2025 – 9 May 2026
Matches219
Goals894 (4.08 per match)
Top goalscorerEngland Josh Sonni-Lambie (Liverpool U18s)
(15 Goals)
Biggest home win Crystal Palace U18s 8–0 Ipswich Town U18s
(13 September 2025)
Biggest away winBirmingham City U18s 0–8 Crystal Palace U18s
(16 August 2025)
Highest scoring Liverpool U18s 3–8 Blackburn Rovers U18s
(20 September 2025)
Longest winning runManchester City U18s (25 October 2025 – 31 January 2026)
(7 Games)
Longest unbeaten runChelsea U18s (23 August 2025 – 31 January 2026)
(13 Games)
Longest winless runStoke City U18s (18 October 2025 – Present)
(12 Games)
Longest losing runStoke City U18s (18 October 2025 – 31 January 2026)
(10 Games)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 14 February 2026.

The 2025–26 Professional U18 Development League is the 14th season of the Professional Development League system. There are 29 teams competing, divided into North and South divisions according to their region. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U18s,[1] Burnley U18s[2] returning after a three season absence and six total seasons and founding member Ipswich Town U18s[3] playing in the U18 Premier League for the very first time after 13 seasons. Burnley play in the North Division, while Birmingham City and Ipswich Town play in the South Division.

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City U18s 14 12 0 2 52 17 +35 36 Qualification for the National Final
2 Manchester United U18s 17 11 2 4 38 14 +24 35
3 Liverpool U18s 17 9 1 7 56 48 +8 28
4 Everton U18s 16 9 1 6 32 24 +8 28
5 Newcastle United U18s 15 9 1 5 32 25 +7 28
6 Nottingham Forest U18s 16 9 1 6 29 25 +4 28
7 Sunderland U18s 12 5 4 3 27 18 +9 19
8 Middlesbrough U18s 14 5 3 6 19 26 −7 18
9 Leeds United U18s 14 5 3 6 27 36 −9 18
10 Blackburn Rovers U18s 15 5 3 7 30 41 −11 18
11 Burnley U18s 16 5 2 9 26 38 −12 17
12 Derby County U18s 16 5 2 9 22 41 −19 17
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s 14 2 4 8 17 29 −12 10
14 Stoke City U18s 18 2 1 15 26 51 −25 7
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. Source: League Under 18 Table

Matches

Home \ Away BLB BUR DER EVE LEE LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NFO STK SUN WOL
Blackburn Rovers — 2–2 1–2 11 Apr 14 Mar 21 Feb 0–5 0–0 6–2 28 Feb 4–2 3–2 2 May 24 Mar
Burnley 6–0 — 1–2 7 Mar 9 May 1–6 21 Mar 1–2 2–3 1–3 TBD 18 Apr 2–0 1–1
Derby County 7 Mar 21 Feb — 1–3 2–3 9 May 28 Feb 0–4 0–0 18 Apr 0–2 21 Mar 2–2 2–1
Everton 4–0 0–1 14 Mar — 24 Feb 2–1 9 May 0–1 21 Feb 21 Mar 3–2 2 May 2–1 18 Apr
Leeds United 2–1 2–5 4–0 5–3 — 0–3 3 Mar 11 Apr 25 Apr 3–3 2 May 21 Feb 2–2 7 Mar
Liverpool 3–8 7–1 4–2 1–3 6–1 — 7 Mar 0–7 2 May 3–4 3–6 4–2 3–5 3–3
Manchester City 7–3 5–0 2 May 2–1 5–0 2–3 — 1–3 11 Apr 3–1 6–0 14 Mar 14 Apr 17 Feb
Manchester United 21 Mar 1–0 25 Feb 1–3 0–0 18 Apr 2–4 — 5–0 3–0 2 Mar 9 May 0–1 21 Feb
Middlesbrough 18 Apr 14 Mar 3–2 0–0 21 Mar 28 Mar 0–2 1–2 — 9 May 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–1
Newcastle United 3–0 11 Apr 5–0 3–1 22 Feb 0–1 21 Feb 2 May 2–1 — 2–1 1–3 7 Mar 25 Apr
Nottingham Forest 9 May 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 11 Apr 18 Apr 2–1 2–0 14 Mar — 1–1 21 Feb 21 Mar
Stoke City 0–1 1–2 4–5 3–5 2–1 1–5 2–3 1–2 7 Mar 1–2 0–2 — 11 Apr 1–3
Sunderland 18 Feb 8 Apr 3–0 17 Mar 18 Apr 21 Mar 1–2 14 Mar 24 Feb 4–1 28 Mar 6–2 — 9 May
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 2 May 11 Apr 1–2 2–3 14 Mar 1–5 0–4 17 Mar 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. Source: Premier League Under 18 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chelsea U18s 14 10 3 1 41 14 +27 33 Qualification for the National Final
2 Crystal Palace U18s 15 9 1 5 49 26 +23 28
3 Tottenham Hotspur U18s 15 8 4 3 38 18 +20 28
4 West Ham United U18s 15 9 1 5 36 27 +9 28
5 Brighton & Hove Albion U18s 16 8 3 5 36 25 +11 27
6 Aston Villa U18s 15 8 1 6 37 32 +5 25
7 Leicester City U18s 17 7 3 7 31 30 +1 24
8 Southampton U18s 14 7 1 6 38 32 +6 22
9 West Bromwich Albion U18s 14 6 3 5 33 30 +3 21
10 Arsenal U18s 13 5 3 5 25 25 0 18
11 Fulham U18s 15 6 0 9 25 36 −11 18
12 Birmingham City U18s 17 5 1 11 18 52 −34 16
13 Reading U18s 14 3 4 7 16 29 −13 13
14 Norwich City U18s 17 2 5 10 24 42 −18 11
15 Ipswich Town U18s 13 2 1 10 14 43 −29 7
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. Source: Premier League Under 18 Table

Matches

Home \ Away ARS AVL BIR BHA CHE CRY FUL IPS LEI NOR REA SOU TOT WBA WHU
Arsenal — 2–6 3–1 7 Mar 1–1 28 Apr 21 Mar 4–2 1–2 28 Feb 9 May 3–2 17 Feb 2–3 25 Apr
Aston Villa 21 Feb — 6–0 1–4 2–1 3–1 11 Apr 9 May 0–4 14 Mar 4 Mar 5–2 25 Apr 0–3 17 Mar
Birmingham City U18s 0–2 18 Apr — 24 Feb 2 May 0–8 2–1 21 Mar 28 Feb 2–1 0–1 2–1 7 Mar 2–8 1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 0–2 25 Apr — 14 Mar 4–0 9 May 11 Apr 17 Mar 5–2 3–1 2–3 4–1 0–2 14 Apr
Chelsea 7 Apr 6–1 3–1 4–0 — 10 Mar 3 Mar 25 Apr 9 May 0–0 21 Mar 21 Feb 2–2 7 Mar 11 Apr
Crystal Palace 18 Apr 7 Mar 5–0 21 Mar 2–4 — 4–0 8–0 4–2 4–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 1–3 28 Feb
Fulham 2–1 2–5 3–4 2–3 18 Apr 17 Mar — 4–0 2–1 2 May 28 Feb 2–5 0–5 3–0 14 Mar
Ipswich Town U18s 14 Mar 9 May 3–0 1–2 0–3 6 May 3–0 — 7 Mar 17 Mar 1–1 2 May 28 Feb 0–5 2–8
Leicester City 2 May 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–5 21 Feb 1–2 2–1 — 18 Apr 1–1 25 Mar 21 Mar 1–1 3–1
Norwich City 1–2 2–3 21 Feb 2–2 1–3 25 Apr 17 Feb 2–1 3–6 — 11 Apr 1–1 0–2 21 Mar 9 May
Reading 22 Apr 2 May 17 Mar 0–4 1–3 14 Mar 0–1 18 Feb 1–3 1–1 — 18 Apr 1 Apr 21 Feb 2–1
Southampton 1–0 21 Mar 9 May 28 Feb 14 Apr 11 Apr 7 Mar 4 Apr 24 Apr 2–3 5–0 — 4–2 6–3 2–0
Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 1–0 4–0 18 Apr 17 Mar 2–3 21 Feb 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 14 Mar — 2 May 28 Apr
West Bromwich Albion 17 Feb 28 Feb 14 Mar 0–0 1–4 9 May 25 Apr 10 Mar 11 Apr 1–1 2–5 21 Apr 7 Apr — 1–5
West Ham United 10 Mar 2–1 1–1 2 May 1–2 3–2 2–1 21 Feb 1–0 4–2 7 Mar 5–2 0–5 18 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. Source: Premier League Under 18 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

National Final

v

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 14 February 2026
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 England Josh Sonni-Lambie Liverpool 15
2 England Lorenz Hutchinson Leicester City 14
3 England Benjamin Casey Crystal Palace 12
England Christian Dunbar-McDonald Manchester City
England JJ Gabriel Manchester United
4 England Chizaram Ezenwata Chelsea 11
England Floyd Samba Manchester City
7 England Andre Dike West Ham United 10
England Harry Gathercole Southampton
8 England Teddie Lamb Manchester City 9
Albania Armend Muslika Tottenham Hotspur

Hat-tricks

As of 14 February 2026
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Benjamin Casey Crystal Palace U18s Tottenham Hotspur U18s 2–3 (A) 30 August 2025 [5]
JJ Gabriel Manchester United U18s Derby County U18s 0–4 (A) 30 August 2025 [6]
Harry Gathercole Southampton U18s West Bromwich Albion U18s 6–3 (H) 30 August 2025 [7]
Lucas Hutchinson Leicester City U18s Aston Villa U18s 0–4 (A) 13 September 2025 [8]
Benjamin Casey Crystal Palace U18s Ipswich Town U18s 8–0 (H) 13 September 2025 [9]
Freddie Leatherbarrow Blackburn Rovers U18s Liverpool U18s 3–8 (A) 20 September 2025 [10]
Rio Parmar 4 West Bromwich Albion U18s Birmingham City U18s 2–8 (A) 20 September 2025 [11]
Isaac Thomas 4 West Ham United U18s Ipswich Town U18s 2–8 (A) 1 November 2025 [12]
Teddie Lamb Manchester City U18s Burnley U18s 5–0 (H) 1 November 2025 [13]
Marley Mintus Derby County U18s Stoke City U18s 4–5 (A) 1 November 2025 [14]
Kallum Fuller-Thompson 4 Reading U18s West Bromwich Albion U18s 0–5 (A) 1 November 2025 [15]
Riko Robinson Nottingham Forest U18s Liverpool U18s 3–6 (A) 8 November 2025 [16]
JJ Gabriel Manchester United U18s Liverpool U18s 0–7 (A) 29 November 2025 [17]
Reiss Elliott-Parris Tottenham Hotspur U18s Fulham U18s 0–5 (A) 20 December 2025 [18]
Jephthah Medine West Ham United U18s Norwich City U18s 4–2 (H) 10 January 2026 [19]
Ibrahim Rabbaj Chelsea U18s Leicester City U18s 1–5 (A) 17 January 2026 [20]
Josh Sonni-Lambie Liverpool U18s Burnley U18s 7–1 (H) 24 January 2026 [21]
Harvey Higgins Blackburn Rovers U18s Middlesbrough U18s 6–2 (H) 31 January 2026 [22]
Joshua Abe Liverpool U18s Leeds United U18s 6–1 (H) 14 February 2026 [23]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

Professional Development League

U18 Professional Development League 2
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 2 May 2026
Matches163
Goals685 (4.2 per match)
Top goalscorerEritrea Siem Eyob-Abraha Sheffield United U18s
(13 Goals)
Biggest home winSwansea City U18s 9–0 Bristol City U18s
(1 November 2025)
Biggest away winWigan Athletic U18s 0–5 Brentford U18s
(20 September 2025)
Fleetwood Town U18s 0–5 Hull City U18s
(25 October 2025)
Sheffield Wednesday U18s 0–5 Sheffield United U18s
(8 November 2025)
Queens Park Rangers U18s 2–7 Swansea City U18s
(13 December 2025)
Highest scoringSwansea City U18s 4–7 AFC Bournemouth U18s
(27 August 2025)
Longest winning runCharlton Athletic U18s
(23 August 2025 – 25 October 2025)
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCharlton Athletic U18s
(9 August 2025 – 17 January 2026)
(14 matches)
Longest winless runColchester United U18s
(20 September 2025 – Present)
(9 matches)
Longest losing runCoventry City U18s
(9 August 2025 – 27 September 2025)
(7 matches)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 7 February 2026.

The Professional Development League, sometimes known as the Professional Development League 2, is Under-18 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is 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, resulting in 28 games played. 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. Bristol City U18s are the defending champions.

20 teams competed in the league this season, two fewer than the previous season. Three teams joined with Category One status with Birmingham City U18s,[1] Burnley U18s[2] returning after a three season absence and six total seasons and founding member Ipswich Town U18s[3] playing in the Premier League 2 for the very first time after 13 seasons. However, Huddersfield Town U18s[24] returned after being granted category 2 academy status after 7 years.

Tables

North Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hull City U18s 15 10 0 5 45 30 +15 30 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Wigan Athletic U18s 16 9 3 4 31 25 +6 30
3 Crewe Alexandra U18s 18 9 2 7 39 27 +12 29
4 Sheffield United U18s 16 8 2 6 37 26 +11 26
5 Barnsley U18s 16 6 5 5 25 26 −1 23
6 Fleetwood Town U18s 17 7 0 10 22 36 −14 21
7 Sheffield Wednesday U18s 16 6 2 8 28 37 −9 20
8 Peterborough United U18s 16 4 2 10 31 48 −17 14
9 Coventry City U18s 16 4 1 11 29 45 −16 13
10 Huddersfield Town U18s 15 3 1 11 25 46 −21 10
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: Professional Development League table

South Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlton Athletic U18s 17 11 5 1 48 19 +29 38 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Cardiff City U18s 17 11 1 5 46 30 +16 34
3 Watford U18s 17 10 2 5 43 28 +15 32
4 Swansea City U18s 16 9 2 5 51 33 +18 29
5 AFC Bournemouth U18s 16 9 2 5 43 29 +14 29
6 Millwall U18s 16 8 5 3 27 21 +6 29
7 Brentford U18s 17 6 3 8 41 37 +4 21
8 Bristol City U18s 18 5 3 10 27 52 −25 18
9 Queens Park Rangers U18s 17 2 4 11 26 47 −21 10
10 Colchester United U18s 14 2 3 9 21 43 −22 9
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2026. Source: Professional Development League table

Matches

Home \ Away BAR COV CRE FLE HUD HUL PET SHU SHW WIG BOU BRE BRI CAR CHA COL MIL QPR SWA WAT
Barnsley U18s — 17 Feb 0–0 28 Feb 3–0 7 Mar 1–1 0–2 0–3 3–3 3–2 — 3–2 — 11 Apr — 25 Apr — 1–0 —
Coventry City U18s 3–3 — 3–2 28 Mar 5–1 4–6 1–0 0–4 28 Feb 14 Mar — 1–2 — 2–4 — 11 Apr — 2 May — 2–5
Crewe Alexandra U18s 21 Feb 1–2 — 7 Mar 6–1 3–0 3–1 4–0 28 Mar 2–2 0–3 — 1–1 — 2–3 — 11 Apr — 2 May —
Fleetwood Town U18s 24 Mar 2–1 0–2 — 17 Mar 0–5 14 Mar 2–0 2–0 21 Feb — 7–3 — 1–3 — 1–0 — 11 Apr — 2 May
Huddersfield Town U18s 1–2 21 Feb 1–2 4–2 — 2 Apr 5–1 14 Mar 1–3 24 Feb 2 May — 2–5 — 0–4 — 1–2 — 11 Apr —
Hull City U18s 3–1 3–2 14 Mar 2–1 28 Feb — 28 Mar 4 Apr 6–1 4–2 — 2 May — 2–3 — 3–0 — 6–0 — 11 Apr
Peterborough United U18s 21 Apr 4–1 1–5 5–1 7 Mar 3–2 — 21 Feb 3–1 2–4 11 Apr — 2 May — 1–1 — 2–1 — 3–4 —
Sheffield United U18s 0–0 7 Mar 28 Feb 2–0 28 Mar 7 Apr 7–2 — TBD 4–1 — 11 Apr — 2 May — 3–1 — 3–3 — 2–3
Sheffield Wednesday U18s 14 Mar 25 Apr 4–2 0–1 1–3 21 Feb 28 Apr 0–5 — 4–1 0–2 — 11 Apr — 2 May — 1–1 — 1–3 —
Wigan Athletic U18s 28 Mar 28 Mar 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 28 Feb 2–0 7 Mar — — 0–5 — 11 Apr — 2 May — 1–0 — 0–0
AFC Bournemouth U18s — 2–0 — 21 Mar — 1–3 — 5–2 — 18 Apr — 28 Mar 5–2 2–2 3–4 25 Apr 1–1 3–1 1 Apr 14 Mar
Brentford U18s 18 Apr — 3–1 — 21 Mar — 4–2 — 2–2 — 0–2 — 8–0 28 Feb 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–3 14 Mar 2–3
Bristol City U18s — 18 Apr — 2–0 — 21 Mar — 3–0 — 0–3 2–1 3–4 — 2–1 0–1 2–2 7 Mar 3–1 4 Apr 28 Feb
Cardiff City U18s 4–2 — 18 Apr — 25 Apr — 21 Mar — 3–4 — 0–3 3–1 21 Feb — 14 Mar 5–0 1–2 4–3 3–1 4–1
Charlton Athletic U18s — 3–0 — 18 Apr — 4–1 — 21 Mar — 1–1 7 Mar 3–3 3–0 21 Apr — 6–0 28 Feb 1–1 5–0 1–4
Colchester United U18s 2–1 — 1–3 — 18 Apr — 4–2 — 21 Mar — 28 Feb 4 Apr 14 Mar 1–4 3–3 — 17 Feb 28 Mar 3–5 7 Apr
Millwall U18s — 3–2 — 1–2 — 18 Apr — 0–3 — 21 Mar 2–1 1–0 3–0 29 Apr 7 Apr 21 Feb — 14 Mar 2–2 4–4
Queens Park Rangers U18s 21 Mar — 1–2 — 2–2 — 18 Apr — 2–3 — 5–1 7 Mar 2–2 0–2 21 Feb 4–1 1 Apr — 2–7 0–3
Swansea City U18s — 21 Mar — 4–0 — 5–1 — 18 Apr — 1–3 4–7 21 Apr 9–0 3–0 3–1 7 Mar 1–1 28 Feb — 2–1
Watford U18s 0–2 — 21 Mar — 5–2 — 5–1 — 18 Apr — 17 Feb 4–6 4–0 7 Mar 0–3 2–1 0–2 3–0 21 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. Source: Premier League Under 18 Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

v
v

Professional Development League National Final

v


Top goalscorers

As of 7 February 2026
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Eritrea Siem Eyob-Abraha Sheffield United U18s 13
2 England Dan Gelhardt Wigan Athletic U18s 12
Wales Zac Jagielka Hull City U18s
Wales Jack Sykes Cardiff City U18s
5 England Bolu Shofowoke Peterborough United U18s 11
6 Wales Harvey Gray Swansea City U18s 10
7 Wales Billy Clarke Swansea City U18s 9
England Kymani Smith-Daley Watford U18s
England Leyland Waite AFC Bournemouth U18s
10 Wales Mannie Barton Cardiff City U18s 8
England Naeem Giscombe Brentford U18s
England Ellis McMillan Charlton Athletic U18s
England Gabriel Oluwabusola Queens Park Rangers U18s
England Ethan Sills AFC Bournemouth U18s

Hat-tricks

As of 17 January 2026
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Zac Jagielka4 Hull City U18s Queens Park Rangers U18s 6–0 (H) 20 September 2025 [25]
Bolu Shofowoke Peterborough United U18s Coventry City U18s 4–1 (H) 27 September 2025 [26]
Charlie Liddell Sheffield Wednesday U18s Wigan Athletic U18s 4–1 (H) 17 October 2025 [27]
Josh Ocaya Hull City U18s Sheffield Wednesday U18s 6–1 (H) 6 December 2025 [28]
Will Wright4 Millwall U18s Watford U18s 4–4 (H) 17 January 2026 [29]
Jacob Hanson Brentford U18s Bristol City U18s 8–0 (H) 17 January 2026 [30]
Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

EFL Youth Alliance

Football League Youth Alliance
Season2025-26
ChampionsNorth Division



South Division
Play off Champion
Matches356
Goals1,403 (3.94 per match)
Biggest home winStevenage U18s 10–1 Cheltenham Town U18s (November 1)
Oxford United U18s 9–0 Barnet U18s
(November 1)
Biggest away win Bristol Rovers U18s 0–9 Stevenage U18s (November 22)
Highest scoringStevenage U18s 10–1 Cheltenham Town U18s
(November 1)
Morecambe U18s 2–9 Wrexham U18s (17 January 2026)
Longest winning runStevenage U18s
9 Games (22 August 2025 – 22 November 2025)
Longest unbeaten runGrimsby Town U18s (August 9 2025 – 16 January 2026) 14 Games
Longest winless runMorecambe U18s (11 October 2025 – 24 January 2026) 13 Games
Longest losing runExeter City U18s (August 9 – September 27)
Swindon Town U18s (August 16 – September 27)
Notts County U18s (October 10 2025 – 10 January 2026) 7 Games
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of February 10, 2026.

League 2 is run by the Football League under the auspices of the Football League Youth Alliance. This is for academies that are Category Three and Four in the EPPP. The competition consists of the Under-18 sides from the Category Three and Category Four Academy Clubs of the EFL and Premier League, along with selected National League Clubs. 42 Academies competed this season, 2 fewer than the previous season. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL. Otherwise, they lose their license with the League. Hartlepool United U18s and Rochdale U18s did not return after their parent club lost their EPPP license and would not participate this season. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL. Otherwise, they lose their license with the League. Accrington Stanley U18s[31] closed their academy dues to costs and won't be participating as well, and Morecambe U18s temporarily closed their academy due to being suspended by the National League temporarily, Harrogate Town U18s moved to the National League U19s, and Huddersfield Town U18s academy was upgraded to Category 2 status.[24] Barnet and Oldham Athletic joined after their first team was promoted. In the Academy category front Wrexham U18s was promoted from Category Four to Category Three. Wycombe Wanderers joins the Youth Alliance as a Category Four academy for the first time since 2011/2012.[32] The format is the same as the previous season.

League stage

North

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Preston North End U18s 19 12 3 4 41 24 +17 39
2 Grimsby Town U18s 15 11 3 1 40 17 +23 36
3 Wrexham U18s 19 10 5 4 56 33 +23 35
4 Shrewsbury Town U18s 18 10 3 5 45 29 +16 33
5 Port Vale U18s 18 9 2 7 38 41 −3 29
6 Carlisle United U18s 16 8 4 4 43 29 +14 28
7 Bolton Wanderers U18s 17 8 4 5 30 26 +4 28
8 Blackpool U18s 18 7 6 5 35 28 +7 27
9 Salford City U18s 18 7 3 8 36 37 −1 24
10 Burton Albion U18s 17 7 3 7 33 39 −6 24
11 Stockport County U18s 19 7 2 10 49 42 +7 23
12 Mansfield Town U18s 15 6 5 4 25 22 +3 23
13 Oldham Athletic U18s 17 6 4 7 21 29 −8 22
14 Doncaster Rovers U18s 15 6 3 6 32 28 +4 21
15 Chesterfield U18s 17 5 3 9 22 29 −7 18
16 Rotherham United U18s 17 6 0 11 18 40 −22 18
17 Lincoln City U18s 15 5 1 9 23 27 −4 16
18 Walsall U18s 14 5 1 8 22 28 −6 16
19 Morecambe U18s 18 4 3 11 30 55 −25 15
20 Bradford City U18s 13 3 2 8 22 32 −10 11
21 Notts County U18s 15 3 0 12 17 43 −26 9
Updated to match(es) played on February 10, 2026. Source: soccerway.com

South

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 AFC Wimbledon U18s 19 16 2 1 58 13 +45 50
2 Cambridge United U18s 18 14 1 3 50 26 +24 43
3 Stevenage U18s 17 13 3 1 60 15 +45 42
4 Luton Town U18s 19 10 3 6 57 35 +22 33
5 Wycombe Wanderers U18s 19 10 2 7 40 26 +14 32
6 Oxford United U18s 18 9 3 6 39 26 +13 30
7 Leyton Orient U18s 17 9 3 5 41 36 +5 30
8 Bromley U18s 17 9 2 6 41 24 +17 29
9 Northampton Town U18s 19 6 5 8 28 27 +1 23
10 Portsmouth U18s 16 7 2 7 33 33 0 23
11 Sutton United U18s 18 7 2 9 27 30 −3 23
12 Barnet U18s 18 6 4 8 31 43 −12 22
13 Plymouth Argyle U18s 16 7 1 8 26 38 −12 22
14 Cheltenham Town U18s 17 7 0 10 30 49 −19 21
15 Gillingham U18s 14 6 1 7 32 31 +1 19
16 Exeter City U18s 16 5 2 9 27 40 −13 17
17 Milton Keynes Dons U18s 19 4 5 10 34 49 −15 17
18 Bristol Rovers U18s 17 5 1 11 23 66 −43 16
19 Forest Green Rovers U18s 17 2 6 9 21 36 −15 12
20 Newport County U18s 17 1 4 12 13 39 −26 7
21 Swindon Town U18s 14 1 2 11 11 40 −29 5
Updated to match(es) played on February 10, 2026. Source: soccerway.com

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