2011–12 Premier Academy League
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The 2011–12 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the fifteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League
, and the eighth 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. Winners of each group qualify for the play-offs.
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
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 eighth 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. Winners of each group qualify for the play-offs.
Academy Group A
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 27 |
| 2 | 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... |
13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 26 |
| 3 | West Ham United U18s | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 23 |
| 4 | 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... |
13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 22 |
| 5 | 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.... |
13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 20 |
| 6 | 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... |
13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 20 |
| 7 | 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... |
13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
| 8 | Chelsea U18s | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 29 | |
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| 9 | 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.... |
13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | |
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| 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... |
13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | |
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Academy Group B
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 31 | |
| 2 | 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... |
13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 27 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur U18s | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 21 | |
| 4 | 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... |
13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 19 | |
| 5 | 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... |
13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 19 | |
| 6 | 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:... |
13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | ||
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| 7 | Aston Villa U18s 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... |
13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Birmingham City U18s 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... |
13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 30 | ||
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| 9 | 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... |
13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 | ||
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| 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... |
13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 62 | ||
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Academy Group C
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 28 |
| 2 | 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... |
13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 25 |
| 3 | Liverpool U18s | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 25 |
| 4 | 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.... |
13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 23 |
| 5 | 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... |
13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 21 |
| 6 | 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... |
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |
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| 7 | 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... |
13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 26 | |
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| 8 | Crewe Alexandra U18s Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy Crewe Alexandra F.C. gained a strong reputation for its youth policy, achieving official status as a FA Youth Academy in the late 1990s. By concentrating on developing its own players the club remained profitable by selling them on after they have gained experience with Crewe... |
13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 33 | |
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| 9 | 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... |
13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | |
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| 10 | 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... |
13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 31 | |
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Academy Group D
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | 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... |
13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | 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... |
13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
| 4 | 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... |
13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
| 5 | 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... |
13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | |
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| 6 | 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.... |
13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 26 | |
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| 7 | 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.... |
12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 26 | |
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| 8 | Sunderland U18s Sunderland A.F.C. Reserves and Academy Sunderland A.F.C. Academy are the youth team of Sunderland Football Club. It is a member of the Premier Academy League. They have won the FA Youth Cup in 1960, 1961, 2010 and were runners-up in 1958, 2008. The academy team is coached by Ged McNamee, Kevin Ball, Elliott Dickman, Carlton Fairweather... |
12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | |
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| 9 | Huddersfield Town U18s Huddersfield Town F.C. Reserves and Academy Huddersfield Town Development Squad and Academy are the "reserve" and academy teams for the League One club Huddersfield Town.The club have not entered a team into a reserves league since the 2009-10 season, and have been replaced by the Huddersfield Town Development Squad, playing a number of... |
13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 29 | |
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| 10 | Nottingham Forest U18s Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | |
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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
See also
- 2011–12 Premier Reserve League2011–12 Premier Reserve LeagueThe 2011–12 Premier Reserve League will be the thirteenth season since the establishment of the Premier Reserve League....
- 2011–12 FA Youth Cup
- 2011–12 Premier League2011–12 Premier LeagueThe 2011–12 Premier League is the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2011–12 fixtures were announced on 17 June 2011 at 9:00 BST. The season began on 13 August 2011 and is due to end on 13 May 2012...
- 2011–12 in English football2011–12 in English footballThe 2011–12 season is the 132nd season of competitive football in England.The season began on 5 August 2011 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier starting eight days later, League Football Conference Starting one day before Premier League starts.The Championship, League One, and League Two...
External links
- Fixture and Results on official website
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