2009–10 Premier Academy League

2009–10 Premier Academy League

Champions	Arsenal U18s
Matches played	563 (560 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored	(RS, PO)
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the thirteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the sixth under the current make-up.

All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 inter-group fixtures, producing 28 games a season. Eight of the inter-group games were played against teams in their 'paired group' (i.e. A–B and C–D are the paired groups), whilst the remaining two games comprise one game against a team in each of the two remaining groups. Winners of each group qualify for play-offs.

Arsenal U18s defeated Nottingham Forest U18s 5–3 in the play-off final at the Emirates Stadium and won the title for the second season in a row.

League tables

Academy Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal U18s (Q) (C)	28	17	5	6	31	56
2	Crystal Palace U18s	28	13	8	7	18	47
3	Chelsea U18s	28	14	5	9	8	47
4	Norwich City U18s	28	11	6	11	-7	39
5	West Ham United U18s	28	10	8	10	8	38
6	Fulham U18s	28	12	2	14	0	38
7	Southampton U18s	28	10	5	13	-13	35
8	Charlton Athletic U18s	28	10	4	14	-17	34
9	Ipswich Town U18s	28	8	9	11	-9	33
10	Portsmouth U18s	28	4	3	21	-37	15

Reference - final table at arsenal.com[1]

Academy Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City U18s (Q)	28	22	6	0	48	72
2	Tottenham Hotspur U18s	28	19	2	7	49	59
3	Aston Villa U18s	28	16	5	7	40	53
4	Reading U18s	28	11	7	10	2	40
5	Birmingham City U18s	28	11	5	12	-15	38
6	Watford U18s	28	10	4	14	-5	34
7	Cardiff City U18s	28	10	4	14	-9	34
8	Bristol City U18s	28	9	5	14	-20	32
9	Coventry City U18s	28	7	9	12	-10	30
10	Milton Keynes Dons U18s	28	2	7	19	-57	13

Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,[2] Tottenham results for final fixture[3]

Academy Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United U18s (Q)	28	16	7	5	27	55
2	Everton U18s	28	15	5	8	21	50
3	West Bromwich Albion U18s	28	12	9	7	21	45
4	Liverpool U18s	28	14	3	11	4	45
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s	28	13	5	10	1	44
6	Manchester City U18s	28	12	6	10	19	42
7	Blackburn Rovers U18s	28	11	9	8	-2	42
8	Stoke City U18s	28	9	10	9	-6	37
9	Crewe Alexandra U18s	28	10	6	12	-9	36
10	Bolton Wanderers U18s	28	5	8	15	-21	23

Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,[2] Wolves results for final fixture[4]

Academy Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Nottingham Forest U18s (Q)	28	18	5	5	27	59
2	Sunderland U18s	28	17	4	7	37	55
3	Newcastle United U18s	28	14	7	7	17	49
4	Middlesbrough U18s	28	9	9	10	-7	36
5	Leeds United U18s	28	10	5	13	-15	35
6	Barnsley U18s	28	8	5	15	-21	29
7	Derby County U18s	28	7	6	15	-21	27
8	Sheffield United U18s	28	5	11	12	-16	26
9	Huddersfield Town U18s	28	4	7	17	-28	19
10	Sheffield Wednesday U18s	28	3	8	17	-33	17

Reference - official table[2]

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Q = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions

Play-off semi-finals

7 May 2010

11:00am

Manchester United U18s	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Arsenal U18s
John Cofie 111'		Oğuzhan Özyakup 100'
Penalties
Joshua King Ryan Tunnicliffe Scott Wootton Paul Pogba	3 – 5	Oğuzhan Özyakup Cedric Evina Luke Freeman Benik Afobe Emmanuel Frimpong

Trafford Training Centre, Carrington

Referee: C Kavanagh

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8 May 2010

3:00pm

Leicester City U18s	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Nottingham Forest U18s
Penalties
	1 – 2

Leicester City training ground

Play-off Final

11 May 2010

2:00pm

Arsenal U18s	5 – 3	Nottingham Forest U18s
Benik Afobe 31', 41', 65' (pen.) Luke Freeman 72' (pen.), 81'	Report	Danny Elliot 5' Thomson 61' Tom Mullen 73'

Emirates Stadium

Referee: C J Knowles

References

1. "Youth League Table | Reserves & Youth | Arsenal.com". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
2. Premier Academy League 2009-10, Bulletin 35
3. "Archived News".
4. "Wolverhampton Wanderers | Match | Academy Fixtures & Results | FA Premier Academy League Under 18". Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.

External links

• Fixture and Results on official website

Match reports can be found at each club's official website:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Fulham Ipswich Town Norwich City Portsmouth Southampton West Ham United	Aston Villa Birmingham City Bristol City Cardiff City^[permanent dead link‍] Coventry City Leicester City Milton Keynes Dons Reading Tottenham Hotspur Watford	Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Crewe Alexandra Everton Archived 19 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Stoke City West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers	Barnsley Derby County Huddersfield Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland