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2015–16 Professional U21 Development League
The 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League is the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.
The 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League is the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.
| Season |
|---|
| Manchester United U21s (3rd Title)Division 2Derby County U21s (1st Title) |
| Derby County U21sArsenal U21s |
| Middlesbrough U21sNorwich City U21s |
| 267(264 RS, 3 PO) |
| 788 (2.95 per match)(778 RS, 10 PO) |
| Overall Stephy Mavididi Arsenal U21s (13 Goals)Division 1 Arnel Jakupovic Middlesbrough U21s (12 Goals) Division 2 Stephy Mavididi Arsenal U21s (13 Goals) |
| Manchester United U21s 7–0 Norwich City U21s(8 February 2016) |
| Leicester City U21s 1–6 Sunderland U21s(2 November 2015) Norwich City U21s 0–5 Middlesbrough U21s(17 November 2015)Liverpool U21s 0–5 Southampton U21s(20 March 2016) |
| Tottenham Hotspur U21s 7–4 Leicester City U21s(21 September 2015) |
| 6 Matches Manchester United U21s |
| 7 Matches Arsenal U21s,Aston Villa U21s,Swansea City U21s |
| 19 Matches Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s |
| 5 Matches Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s |
| 9,278 Norwich City U21s 0–0 Liverpool U21s(21 December 2015) |
| 20 Everton U21s 2–2 Middlesbrough U21s(17 March 2016) |
| ← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
League 1, referred to as the Barclays Under 21 Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the 2014–15 season.
At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall League 1 champions, and the bottom two teams in Division 1 will be relegated to Division 2 for the 2016–17 season.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Arsenal U21s | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Arsenal U21s | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Aston Villa U21s | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Swansea City U21s | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Aston Villa U21s | 2 |
As of 12 May 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephy Mavididi | Arsenal U21s | 13 |
| 2 | Arnel Jakupovic | Middlesbrough U21s | 12 |
| 3 | Bersant Celina | Manchester City EDS | 11 |
| Rowan Liburd | Reading U21s | ||
| 5 | Will Keane | Manchester United U21s | 10 |
| 6 | Tammy Abraham | Chelsea U21s | 9 |
| Ivan Calero | Derby County U21s | ||
| Kieran Dowell | Everton U21s | ||
| Dominic Telford | Stoke City U21s | ||
| 10 | Shayon Harrison | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 8 |
| Owain Jones | Swansea City U21s | ||
| Oliver McBurnie | Swansea City U21s | ||
| Callum Roberts | Newcastle United U21s | ||
| Offrande Zanzala | Derby County U21s |
As of 12 May 2016
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Division | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Watmore | Sunderland U21s | Manchester City EDS | 3–0 (H) | 20 September 2015 | Division 1 | |
| Bradley Fewster | Middlesbrough U21s | Norwich City U21s | 0–5 (A) | 17 November 2015 | Division 1 | |
| Jamar Loza5 | Norwich City U21s | Southampton U21s | 7–2 (H) | 30 November 2015 | Division 1 | |
| Will Keane | Manchester United U21s | Reading U21s | 1–3 (A) | 11 January 2016 | Division 1 | |
| Will Keane5 | Manchester United U21s | Norwich City U21s | 7–0 (H) | 8 February 2016 | Division 1 | |
| Sheyi Ojo | Liverpool U21s | Middlesbrough U21s | 2–3 (A) | 7 March 2016 | Division 1 | |
| Marvin Emnes | Swansea City U21s | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 5–0 (H) | 18 March 2016 | Division 2 | |
| Jay Rodriguez | Southampton U21s | Liverpool U21s | 0–5 (A) | 20 March 2016 | Division 1 | |
| Shayon Harrison | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | Sunderland U21s | 3–1 (H) | 11 April 2016 | Division 1 | |
| Kieran Dowell | Everton U21s | Leicester City U21s | 3–1 (H) | 25 April 2016 | Division 1 |
Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
5 – player scored 5 goals
| Month | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Lynden Gooch | Sunderland U21s | |
| September | Ivan Toney | Newcastle United U21s | |
| October | Offrande Zanzala | Derby County U21s | |
| November | Harry Chapman | Middlesbrough U21s | |
| December | Kyle Walker-Peters | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | |
| January | Callum Roberts | Newcastle United U21s | |
| February | Rees Greenwood | Sunderland U21s | |
| March | Courtney Duffus | Everton U21s | |
| April | Kasey Palmer | Chelsea U21s |
| Column 1 |
|---|
| 2015–16 |
| Huddersfield Town U21s (1st Title) |
| Huddersfield Town U21s (2nd Title) |
| 313(310 RS, 3 PO) |
| 957 (3.06 per match)(949 RS, 8 PO) |
| Alex Jakubiak Watford U21s (16 Goals) |
| Barnsley U21s 6–0 Nottingham Forest U21s(14 December 2015) |
| Watford U21s 0–5 Crystal Palace U21s(14 March 2016) |
| Queens Park Rangers U21s 5–5 Huddersfield Town U21s(17 August 2015) |
| 12 Matches Huddersfield Town U21s |
| 17 Matches Sheffield United U21s |
| 12 Matches Watford U21s |
| 6 Matches Bristol City U21s |
| 4,018 Sheffield United U21s 1–2 Huddersfield Town U21s(14 May 2016) |
| ← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
League 2, referred to as the U21 Professional Development League 2, is split into two regional divisions.
Teams will play each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 30 games for North division teams, and 29 games each for South division teams.
At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion.
21 Teams competed in the league this season, 2 more than last season. Swansea City U21s left the league after 3 seasons to join the Premier League 2 as a Category One Academy on July 10. Meanwhile, Bolton Wanderers U21s joined the league after dropping their Academy to Category Two Status in June. Hull City U21s, and Watford U21s joined the league after obtaining Category Two Academy status with Hull City joining in May, and on July 3 for Watford.
As of 14 May 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Jakubiak | Watford U21s | 16 |
| 2 | Joshua Umerah | Charlton Athletic U21s | 15 |
| 3 | Rhys Healey | Cardiff City U21s | 14 |
| 4 | Jarrod Bowen | Hull City U21s | 13 |
| Jan Holldack | Brentford U21s | ||
| 6 | Alex Jones | Birmingham City U21s | 12 |
| George Thomas | Coventry City U21s | ||
| 8 | Rekeil Pyke | Huddersfield Town U21s | 11 |
| 9 | Femi Akinwande | Colchester United U21s | 9 |
| Flo Bojaj | Huddersfield Town U21s | ||
| Jake Charles | Huddersfield Town U21s | ||
| Diego De Girolamo | Sheffield United U21s | ||
| Jamie Thomas | Bolton Wanderers U21s | ||
| 14 | Brandon Hanlan | Charlton Athletic U21s | 8 |
| Frank Mulhern | Leeds United U21s | ||
| Alfie Pavey | Millwall U21s | ||
| James Thorne | Nottingham Forest U21s | ||
| Kaiyne Woolery | Bolton Wanderers U21s | ||
| Jake Wright | Sheffield United U21s |
As of 14 May 2016
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Hoilett | Queens Park Rangers U21s | Huddersfield Town U21s | 5–5 (H) | 17 August 2015 | |
| Keshi Anderson | Crystal Palace U21s | Watford U21s | 6–2 (H) | 24 August 2015 | |
| Keshi Anderson | Crystal Palace U21s | Barnsley U21s | 0–4 (A) | 15 September 2015 | |
| Alfie Pavey | Millwall U21s | Coventry City U21s | 4–1 (H) | 21 September 2015 | |
| Macauley Bonne | Colchester United U21s | Barnsley U21s | 4–1 (H) | 21 September 2015 | |
| Greg Luer | Hull City U21s | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 2–6 (A) | 9 October 2015 | |
| Ebere Eze | Millwall U21s | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 0–4 (A) | 20 October 2015 | |
| Kaiyne Woolery | Bolton Wanderers U21s | Leeds United U21s | 3–3 (A) | 26 October 2015 | |
| Joseph N'Guessan | Queens Park Rangers U21s | Crystal Palace U21s | 1–3 (A) | 22 December 2015 | |
| Alex Jakubiak | Watford U21s | Brentford U21s | 3–3 (H) | 14 January 2016 | |
| Bradley Ash | Barnsley U21s | Leeds United U21s | 1–4 (A) | 25 January 2016 | |
| Freddie Ladapo | Crystal Palace U21s | Watford U21s | 0–5 (A) | 14 March 2016 | |
| Alex Jones | Birmingham City U21s | Millwall U21s | 3–0 (H) | 7 April 2016 | |
| Shaun Tuton | Barnsley U21s | Leeds United U21s | 3–3 (H) | 25 April 2016 |
Note
(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals
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