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The 2010–11 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the fourteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League

Premier Academy League

The Premier Academy League is the top level of youth football in England. It is contested between the Academy sides of The Premier League and some Football League clubs, including Welsh side Cardiff City...

, and the seventh 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.

Academy Group A

Updated as of 16 April 2011

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Southampton U18s Southampton F.C. Academy Southampton Football Club Academy or Saints Academy is the youth organisation run by Southampton Football Club to encourage and develop young footballers in the South of England...	27	14	5	8	+12	47
2	Fulham U18s Fulham Academy The Fulham Academy, headed by Huw Jennings, runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, the FA. Players dealt with by the academy can be aged as young as nine years old...	27	13	6	8	+14	45
3	Norwich City U18s Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...	26	12	5	9	+6	41
4	West Ham United U18s	26	13	1	12	+4	40
5	Arsenal U18s Arsenal F.C. Academy Arsenal Football Club Academy are the youth team of Arsenal Football Club. They currently play in the FA Premier Academy League, the highest level of youth football in England...	27	11	3	13	-7	36
6	Crystal Palace U18s Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	26	11	3	12	-8	36
7	Ipswich Town U18s Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....	26	8	7	11	-10	31
8	Chelsea U18s	23	8	5	10	-3	29
9	Charlton Athletic U18s Charlton Athletic F.C. Academy Charlton Athletic Football Club Youth Academy are the youth team of Charlton Athletic. Their Under-18 team play in the highest level of youth football in England, the FA Premier Academy League, however the academy takes boys from the ages of 9 upwards....	26	8	5	13	-6	29
10	Portsmouth U18s Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy consist of the reserve and academy footballers of Portsmouth F.C..- The Reserves :The Portsmouth Reserves consist of mainly young players under the age of 21 who are no longer eligible for the academy but are still trying to make the step up to the senior team...	25	4	4	17	-28	16

Academy Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Aston Villa U18 Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy Aston Villa Reserves are the reserve team of Aston Villa, they have been part of the FA Premier Reserve League since its foundation in 1999 and are current holders of the Premier Reserve League South title. The team plays its home games at Villa Park - during the months of Autumn and Spring - and...	28	18	6	4	+39	60
2	Leicester City U18s Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...	28	17	5	6	+28	56
3	Watford U18s Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...	28	16	5	7	+14	53
4	Tottenham Hotspur U18s	28	13	6	9	+4	45
5	Reading U18s Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...	28	14	2	12	+10	44
6	Birmingham City U18 Birmingham City F.C. Reserves and Academy Birmingham City F.C. Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and the youth development system respectively of Birmingham City Football Club. The reserve team, established in 1879, played in the Premier Reserve League South in the 2009–10 season but have not entered a league since...	27	11	5	11	-4	38
8	Bristol City U18s Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...	28	10	3	15	-15	33
8	Coventry City U18s Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...	28	6	12	10	-4	30
9	Cardiff City U18s Cardiff City F.C. Academy The Cardiff City F.C. Academy is the youth academy currently set up at Cardiff City in order to discover and nurture young talent. The academy has a range of players from ages seven to 18.-Information:...	28	7	6	15	-19	27
10	Milton Keynes Dons U18s Milton Keynes Dons F.C. .Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...	27	2	4	21	-49	10

Academy Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Everton U18s Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy -Reserves:Everton Reserves compete in the Premier Reserve League Northern Section and play their matches at the Halton Stadium in Widnes as part of an arrangement with Halton Borough Council. Matches are held mid-week, commonly Monday or Tuesday nights...	28	17	7	4	+25	58
2	Liverpool U18s	28	17	6	5	+37	57
3	Bolton Wanderers U18s Bolton Wanderers F.C. Reserves and Academy -Reserve team:Bolton Wanderers Reserves play in the Barclays Premiership Reserve League North. They also participate in the Manchester Senior Cup, although in recent years the teams entered in this competition have featured an increasing number of youth players.Bolton Wanderers Reserves play their...	26	16	4	8	+7	46
4	Manchester City U18s Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy Manchester City is represented at Reserve level by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad, or EDS, a predominantly 'Under-21' side that replaced the previous Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy...	24	12	9	3	+8	45
5	Manchester United U18s Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy Manchester United Football Club Reserves are the reserve team of Manchester United F.C. They play in the North section of the Premier Reserve League. They have been champions four times since the league's inauguration in 1999; in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2010...	25	11	5	9	+8	38
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...	24	11	4	9	+10	37
7	West Bromwich Albion U18s West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	25	10	7	8	+4	37
8	Crewe Alexandra U18s Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...	26	11	2	13	-4	35
9	Blackburn Rovers U18s Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	26	9	5	12	+0	32
10	Stoke City U18s Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	27	5	3	19	-30	18

Academy Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Nottingham Forest U18s Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy The Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy was launched in 1997 under the supervision of Paul Hart, currently the Academy is managed and directed by Nick Marshall, along with a host of full and part time staff including other ex-professional footballers, Steve Sutton, Eoin Jess and Steve Hodge. The...	26	14	3	9	+17	45
2	Sheffield United u18s Sheffield United F.C. Academy Sheffield United Football Club Youth Academy are the youth team of Sheffield United. The Under-18 team play in the highest level of youth football in England, The FA Premier Academy League Group D....	23	11	3	9	+5	36
3	Sunderland u18s Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...	20	10	5	5	+13	35
4	Newcastle United U18s Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy are the reserve and academy teams for the Premier League club Newcastle United.The reserve team plays in the Premier Reserve League North. It also participates in the Northumberland Senior Cup each season...	22	10	5	7	+7	35
5	Barnsley u18s Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...	23	10	5	8	+5	35
6	Middlesbrough U18s Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy Middlesbrough Reserves and the Middlesbrough Academy are the reserve and under-18 teams of Middlesbrough F.C. respectively.Most reserve home fixtures and all Academy home fixtures are played at Rockliffe Park, near Hurworth, though the final reserve home game of the season is usually played at the...	24	9	3	12	-13	30
7	Leeds United U18s Leeds United A.F.C. Reserves and Youth Team Leeds United Reserves are the reserve team of Leeds United A.F.C.. The manager of the reserves is Neil Redfearn and they currently play at the first team's home ground, Elland Road. In previous seasons, the reserves have played at York City's Bootham Crescent and the South Leeds Stadium...	22	9	2	11	-13	29
8	Derby County u18s Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...	26	7	3	16	-2	24
9	Sheffield Wednesday U18s Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy Sheffield Wednesday Football Club Youth Academy are the youth team of Sheffield Wednesday. Their Under-18 team play in the highest level of youth football in England, The FA Premier Academy League....	25	6	5	14	-26	23
10	Huddersfield Town u18s Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...	25	5	4	16	-28	19

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; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Q = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions

Play-off semi-finals

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Play-off Final


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	FULHAM U18s:
	1	Jesse Joronen
	2	Christian Marquez-Sanchez
	3	Alex Smith
	4	Josh Pritchard
	5	Cheick Toure (c)
	6	Stephen Arthurworrey
	7	Alex Brister
	8	Ronny Minkwitz
	9	Marcello Trotta
	10	Kerim Frei
	11	Courtney Harris
Substitutes:
	12	Richard Peniket
	13	Grant Smith
	14	Charles Banya
	15	Josh Passley
	16	Corey Gameiro
Coach:
Kit Symons Kit Symons Christopher "Kit" Symons is a former Welsh international footballer.-Club career:A defender, Symons began his career at Portsmouth, spending seven years at the south coast club, making 160 appearances...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> EVERTON U18s: 1

Adam Davies 2

Tyias Browning 3

Luke Garbutt 4

Jake Bidwell

Jake Brian Bidwell is an English footballer who plays for Brentford, on loan from Everton as a defender.-Career:Bidwell made his reserve team debut in April 2009...

Eric Dier

Eric Dier is an English professional footballer who plays for Everton, on loan from Portuguese club Sporting CP.-Early life and youth career:...

Jordan Barrow 7

Conor McAleny 8

Tom Donegan 9 Ged Kinsella 10

Anton Forrester 11

Adam Thomas Substitutes: 12

George Waring 13

Connor Roberts 14

Ryan Higgins 15

Tom Molyneux 16

Daniel O'Brien Coach:

Neil Dewsnip

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 Coventry City Leicester City Milton Keynes Dons Reading Tottenham Hotspur Watford	Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Crewe Alexandra Everton 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

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