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2014–15 Under-21 Premier League Cup

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup

| year = 2014-15

| other_titles =

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| country = England
Wales

| dates =

| num_teams = 46

| champions = Southampton

| runner-up = Blackburn Rovers

| matches = 46

| goals = 130

| attendance =

| top goal scorer = Ryan Seager Southampton (5 goals)

| player =

| prevseason = 2013–14

| nextseason = 2015–16

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The 2014-15 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the U21 Premier League Cup.

Participants

There were six fewer participants than the previous season. The eight clubs that chose not to re-enter were Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Notts County, Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Torquay United. The two clubs entering the competition for the first time were Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town.

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=Category 1=

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NorthSouth
Blackburn RoversAston Villa
Bolton WanderersBrighton & Hove Albion
Derby CountyFulham
EvertonNorwich City
Leicester CityReading
Manchester CitySouthampton
MiddlesbroughWest Bromwich Albion
Newcastle UnitedWest Ham United
Stoke CityWolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland

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= Category 2 =

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NorthSouth
BarnsleyBristol City
Birmingham CityCardiff City
Crewe AlexandraCharlton Athletic
Huddersfield TownColchester United
Leeds UnitedIpswich Town
Nottingham ForestMillwall
Sheffield UnitedQueens Park Rangers
Sheffield WednesdaySwansea City

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= Category 3 =

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NorthSouth
BurnleyAFC Wimbledon
Doncaster RoversAFC Bournemouth
Hull CityGillingham
Preston North EndPeterborough United
Wigan AthleticPlymouth Argyle
Watford

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Matches

=First qualifying round=

This round commences the week beginning 15 September 2014. The round was contested by 10 of the 11 clubs with Category 3 rated academies, with another, Doncaster Rovers, receiving a bye to the Second Qualifying Round.{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/aug/under-21-premier-league-cup-qualifying-rounds-1-and-2-draw-290814.html |title=Under-21 Premier League Cup qualifying draw announced |website=www.premierleague.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905114121/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/aug/under-21-premier-league-cup-qualifying-rounds-1-and-2-draw-290814.html |archive-date=2014-09-05}}

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==Northern Section==

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

16 Sep

| Wigan Athletic

| 5 – 0

| Preston North End

|

30 Sep

| Burnley

| 0 – 2

| Hull City

|

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==Southern Section==

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

23 Sep

| Watford

| 1 – 0

| Peterborough United

|

23 Sep

| Gillingham

| 1 – 0†

| Plymouth Argyle

|

23 Sep

| AFC Wimbledon

| 1 – 0

| A.F.C. Bournemouth

|

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† – After extra time

=Second qualifying round=

This round commences the week beginning 6 October 2014. The round was contested by Doncaster Rovers, who received a bye to this round, the five First Qualifying Round winners, and 20 of the 22 clubs with Category 2 rated academies - the other two, Crewe Alexandra and Queens Park Rangers, received a bye to the Round of 32.

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==Northern Section==

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

8 Oct

| Nottingham Forest

| 1 – 3

| Wigan Athletic

|

20 Oct

| Sheffield Wednesday

| 0 – 1

| Hull City

| 198

6 Oct

| Leeds United

| 6 – 0

| Doncaster Rovers

|

6 Oct

| Birmingham City

| 1 – 3

| Sheffield United

| 96

8 Oct

| Huddersfield Town

| 1 – 0

| Barnsley

| 148

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==Southern Section==

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

27 Oct

| Bristol City

| 1 – 2†

| Watford

|

28 Oct

| Cardiff City

| 0 – 1

| Gillingham

|

7 Oct

| Charlton Athletic

| 4 – 0

| AFC Wimbledon

|214{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418230637/http://www.cafc.co.uk/fixtures-results/u21_fixtures/|title= 2014-15 U21 fixtures|website=Charlton Athletic}}

6 Oct

| Millwall

| 1 – 1

| Colchester United

|

colspan="5"|Millwall advance 6 – 5 on penalties.
6 Oct

| Ipswich Town

| 2 – 1

| Swansea City

|

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† – After extra time

=Round of 32=

This round begins the week beginning 24 November 2014. The nineteen Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the twelve teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round. Blackburn Rovers drew a bye to the Round of 16.

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==Northern Section==

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

8 Dec

| Sheffield United

| 0 – 0

| Stoke City

|

colspan="5"|Stoke City advance 5 – 4 on penalties.
9 Dec

| Leicester City

| 1 – 2

| Leeds United

|

5 Dec

| Manchester City

| 2 – 4

| Sunderland

|

24 Nov

| Middlesbrough

| 1 – 0

| Hull City

| 196

12 Dec

| Bolton Wanderers

| 4 – 4

| Wigan Athletic

|

colspan"5"|Bolton Wanderers advance 4 - 1 on penalties
15 Dec

| Huddersfield Town

| 2 – 0

| Everton

|

24 Nov

| Newcastle United

| 2 – 1†

| Crewe Alexandra

| 317

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==Southern Section==

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

1 Dec

| Fulham

| 2 – 4

| Norwich City

| 123{{cite web |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/under-21s/2014_2015/cup/round-1/norwich-city|title=Fulham slipped to defeat by Norwich in the U21 Premier League Cup on Monday.|website=Fulham FC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418103146/http://www.fulhamfc.com/under-21s/2014_2015/cup/round-1/norwich-city |archive-date=18 April 2015 }}

25 Nov

| West Ham United

| 1 – 1

| Millwall

|

colspan="5"|West Ham United advance 8 – 7 on penalties.
24 Nov

| Reading

| 3 – 0

| Queens Park Rangers

|

25 Nov

| Watford

|3 – 2

| Gillingham

|

22 Dec

| Charlton Athletic

| 1 – 0

| Brighton & Hove Albion

|

24 Nov

| Ipswich Town

| 0 – 1

| Southampton

| 323

25 Nov

| Wolverhampton Wanderers

| 0 – 1

| Aston Villa

| 147

20 Nov

| West Bromwich Albion

| 0 – 1

| Derby County

|

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† – After extra time.

=Round of 16=

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

12 Jan

| Blackburn Rovers

| 3 – 2

| Aston Villa

| 240

22 Dec

| Bolton Wanderers

| 1 – 3†

| Reading

|

8 Jan

| Derby County

| 0 – 0

| Sunderland

|

colspan="5"|Derby County advance 4 – 3 on penalties.
6 Jan

| Huddersfield Town

| 0 – 0

| Charlton Athletic

|

colspan="5"|Huddersfield Town advance 6 – 5 on penalties.

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

5 Jan

| Middlesbrough

| 1 – 4

| Stoke City

|

22 Dec

| Newcastle United

| 4 – 1

| West Ham United

| 468

15 Jan

| Southampton

| 2 – 0

| Norwich City

| 323

6 Jan

| Watford

| 6 – 1

| Leeds United

|

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† – After extra time.

=Quarter-finals=

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

2 Feb

| Derby County

| 1 – 0

| Stoke City

|

3 Feb

| Huddersfield Town

| 0 – 1

| Reading

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

20 Jan

| Newcastle United

| 0 – 1

| Blackburn Rovers

| 509

12 Feb

| Southampton

| 3 – 2

| Watford

|

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† – After extra time.

=Semi-finals=

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

5 Mar

| Southampton

| 4 – 2

| Derby County

|

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

!Attendance

26 Feb

| Blackburn Rovers

| 2 – 1†

| Reading

| 196

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† – After extra time.

=Final=

==First leg==

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==Second leg==

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References

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See also

{{Premier League Cup}}

{{2014–15 in English football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Under-21 Premier League Cup}}

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