2019–20 Professional U23 Development League#League 2

The 2019–20 Professional U23 Development League was the eighth season of the Professional Development League system.{{cite web |title=Premier League 2 fixtures for 2019/20 announced |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1296603 |website=Premier League |access-date=29 July 2019}}

The competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic after group stage matches on 12 March 2020, and was originally to restart in June 2020. However, the season was eventually cancelled on 1 May 2020.{{cite web |title=Statement on 2019/20 Academy Games Programme |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1663310 |website=Premier League |access-date=2 May 2020}} The league was decided on a points-per-game system in August 2020 with Chelsea winning the Division 1 title and Wolverhampton Wanderers being relegated. In Division 2, West Ham United and Manchester United were promoted with no promotion play-offs being played.{{cite web |title=Chelsea confirmed as 2019/20 PL2 champions |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1749389 |website=Premier League |access-date=7 August 2020}}

Premier League 2

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Premier League 2

| image =

| pixels =

| season = 2019–20

| winners = Chelsea U23s
Division 2
West Ham United U23s

| promoted= West Ham United U23s
Manchester United U23s

| relegated = Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s

| league topscorer = Nathan Holland West Ham United U23s, Anthony Scully West Ham United U23s (12 goals)

| biggest home win =Reading U23s 6–0 Newcastle United U23s
(12 August 2019)
West Bromwich Albion U23s 6–0 Sunderland U23s
(23 August 2019)
Everton U23s 8–2 Southampton U23s
(30 August 2019)

| biggest away win = West Bromwich Albion U23s 0–5 Manchester United U23s
(9 August 2019)

| highest scoring = Everton U23s 8–2 Southampton U23s

| matches = 212

| total goals = 748

| longest wins = 7 Matches Manchester United U23s
West Ham United U23s

| longest unbeaten = 18 matches Full season Chelsea U23s
West Ham United U23s

| longest winless = 18 matches Full Season Sunderland U23s (12 August 2019 – 1 March 2020)

| longest losses = 17 matches Sunderland U23s (18 August 2019– 1 March 2020)

| highest attendance = 5,731 {{nowrap|Tottenham Hotspur U23s 3–1 Manchester City U23s}}
(16 August 2019)

| lowest attendance = 40 {{nowrap|Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 1–1 Chelsea U23s}}
(23 November 2019)

| prevseason = 2018–19

| nextseason = 2020–21

}}

=Division 1=

==Table==

{{cite web |title=PREMIER LEAGUE 2 DIVISION ONE |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league-2-division-one/20192020/regular-season/r55261/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=12 August 2019}}

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|1

align="left"|Chelsea U23s (C)1810803420+1438
2align="left"|Leicester City U23s1810533621+1535
3align="left"|Brighton & Hove Albion U23s1810173626+1031
4align="left"|Derby County U23s187653332+127
5align="left"|Liverpool U23s177553434026
6align="left"|Arsenal U23s186753232025
7align="left"|Everton U23s185763233–122
8align="left"|Blackburn Rovers U23s176382726+121
9align="left"|Manchester City U23s186393029+121
10align="left"|Tottenham Hotspur U23s186393134–321
11align="left"|Southampton U23s1843112347–2415
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|12

align="left"|Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (R)1825112135–1411

==Results==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

| update = complete

|source=[https://www.premierleague.com/results Premier League 2 Division 1 results]

|team1=ARS|team2=BLA|team3=B&H|team4=CHE|team5=DER|team6=EVE|team7=LEI|team8=LIV|team9=MNC|team10=SOU|team11=TOT|team12=WOL

|name_ARS=Arsenal U23s

|match_ARS_BLA=3–1

|match_ARS_B&H=2–1

|match_ARS_CHE=1–2

|match_ARS_DER=2–2

|match_ARS_EVE=2–2

|match_ARS_LEI=2–1

|match_ARS_LIV=2–2

|match_ARS_MNC=2–4

|match_ARS_SOU=1–0

|match_ARS_TOT=–

|match_ARS_WOL=–

|name_BLA=Blackburn Rovers U23s

|match_BLA_ARS=1–3

|match_BLA_B&H=1–2

|match_BLA_CHE=–

|match_BLA_DER=2–0

|match_BLA_EVE=–

|match_BLA_LEI=3–1

|match_BLA_LIV=–

|match_BLA_MNC=0–3

|match_BLA_SOU=2–2

|match_BLA_TOT=4–0

|match_BLA_WOL=1–2

|name_B&H=Brighton & Hove Albion U23s

|match_B&H_ARS=1–0

|match_B&H_BLA=3–5

|match_B&H_CHE=–

|match_B&H_DER=1–2

|match_B&H_EVE=1–2

|match_B&H_LEI=0–1

|match_B&H_LIV=3–5

|match_B&H_MNC=2–1

|match_B&H_SOU=–

|match_B&H_TOT=4–1

|match_B&H_WOL=2–0

|name_CHE=Chelsea U23s

|match_CHE_ARS=3–1

|match_CHE_BLA=2–1

|match_CHE_B&H=2–1

|match_CHE_DER=3–3

|match_CHE_EVE=1–0

|match_CHE_LEI=–

|match_CHE_LIV=3–0

|match_CHE_MNC=2–1

|match_CHE_SOU=–

|match_CHE_TOT=2–2

|match_CHE_WOL=–

|name_DER=Derby County U23s

|match_DER_ARS=2–2

|match_DER_BLA=1–0

|match_DER_B&H=1–4

|match_DER_CHE=0–1

|match_DER_EVE=4–1

|match_DER_LEI=–

|match_DER_LIV=–

|match_DER_MNC=2–0

|match_DER_SOU=4–2

|match_DER_TOT=2–2

|match_DER_WOL=2–2

|name_EVE=Everton U23s

|match_EVE_ARS=3–3

|match_EVE_BLA=2–1

|match_EVE_B&H=–

|match_EVE_CHE=2–2

|match_EVE_DER=2–1

|match_EVE_LEI=0–0

|match_EVE_LIV=–

|match_EVE_MNC=2–2

|match_EVE_SOU=8–2

|match_EVE_TOT=1–3

|match_EVE_WOL=3–2

|name_LEI=Leicester City U23s

|match_LEI_ARS=–

|match_LEI_BLA=1–1

|match_LEI_B&H=0–3

|match_LEI_CHE=2–2

|match_LEI_DER=4–1

|match_LEI_EVE=2–1

|match_LEI_LIV=2–2

|match_LEI_MNC=–

|match_LEI_SOU=3–0

|match_LEI_TOT=3–2

|match_LEI_WOL=5–1

|name_LIV=Liverpool U23s

|match_LIV_ARS=3–0

|match_LIV_BLA=0–0

|match_LIV_B&H=–

|match_LIV_CHE=1–1

|match_LIV_DER=3–3

|match_LIV_EVE=2–1

|match_LIV_LEI=–

|match_LIV_MNC=1–4

|match_LIV_SOU=5–0

|match_LIV_TOT=0–4

|match_LIV_WOL=4–3

|name_MNC=Manchester City EDS

|match_MNC_ARS=1–1

|match_MNC_BLA=–

|match_MNC_B&H=0–1

|match_MNC_CHE=2–2

|match_MNC_DER=–

|match_MNC_EVE=4–1

|match_MNC_LEI=0–2

|match_MNC_LIV=1–0

|match_MNC_SOU=3–4

|match_MNC_TOT=2–0

|match_MNC_WOL=1–2

|name_SOU=Southampton U23s

|match_SOU_ARS=–

|match_SOU_BLA=1–3

|match_SOU_B&H=1–4

|match_SOU_CHE=0–2

|match_SOU_DER=0–1

|match_SOU_EVE=–

|match_SOU_LEI=1–3

|match_SOU_LIV=2–4

|match_SOU_MNC=2–0

|match_SOU_TOT=–

|match_SOU_WOL=1–0

|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur U23s

|match_TOT_ARS=1–3

|match_TOT_BLA=–

|match_TOT_B&H=1–2

|match_TOT_CHE=0–1

|match_TOT_DER=1–2

|match_TOT_EVE=1–1

|match_TOT_LEI=0–2

|match_TOT_LIV=4–0

|match_TOT_MNC=3–1

|match_TOT_SOU=2–2

|match_TOT_WOL=3–2

|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s

|match_WOL_ARS=2–2

|match_WOL_BLA=0–1

|match_WOL_B&H=1–1

|match_WOL_CHE=1–1

|match_WOL_DER=–

|match_WOL_EVE=0–0

|match_WOL_LEI=0–2

|match_WOL_LIV=1–2

|match_WOL_MNC=–

|match_WOL_SOU=1–2

|match_WOL_TOT=1–2

}}

=Division 2=

==Table==

{{cite web |title=PREMIER LEAGUE 2 DIVISION TWO |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league-2-division-two/20192020/regular-season/r54654/|website=Soccerway |access-date=12 August 2019}}

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|1

align="left"|West Ham United U23s (P)1814405821+3746
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|2

align="left"|Manchester United U23s (P)1714124517+2843
3align="left"|West Bromwich Albion U23s1611143822+1634
4align="left"|Stoke City U23s188373227+527
5align="left"|Middlesbrough U23s188283443–926
6align="left"|Newcastle United U23s188192932–325
7align="left"|Aston Villa U23s176472728–122
8align="left"|Swansea City U23s176382232–1021
9align="left"|Reading U23s1862103537–220
10align="left"|Fulham U23s1862102632–620
11align="left"|Norwich City U23s1752102335–1217
12align="left"|Sunderland U23s1801171053–431

==Results==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

| update = complete

| a_note =

|source=[https://www.premierleague.com/results Premier League 2 Division 2 results]

|team1=AST|team2=FUL|team3=MNU|team4=MID|team5=NEW|team6=NOR|team7=REA|team8=STK|team9=SUN||team10=SWA|team11=WBA|team12=WHU

|name_AST=Aston Villa U23s

|match_AST_FUL=1–0

|match_AST_MNU=4–1

|match_AST_MID=5–3

|match_AST_NEW=3–2

|match_AST_NOR=1–1

|match_AST_REA=1–3

|match_AST_STK=–

|match_AST_SUN=4–0

|match_AST_SWA=1–1

|match_AST_WBA=0–1

|match_AST_WHU=–

|name_FUL=Fulham U23s

|match_FUL_AST=2–0

|match_FUL_MNU=–

|match_FUL_MID=2–4

|match_FUL_NEW=1–2

|match_FUL_NOR=–

|match_FUL_REA=5–4

|match_FUL_STK=0–2

|match_FUL_SUN=4–0

|match_FUL_SWA=1–1

|match_FUL_WBA=1–3

|match_FUL_WHU=3–3

|name_MNU=Manchester United U23s

|match_MNU_AST=–

|match_MNU_FUL=1–0

|match_MNU_MID=–

|match_MNU_NEW=2–1

|match_MNU_NOR=2–0

|match_MNU_REA=2–0

|match_MNU_STK=3–1

|match_MNU_SUN=3–0

|match_MNU_SWA=–

|match_MNU_WBA=3–1

|match_MNU_WHU=2–2

|name_MID=Middlesbrough U23s

|match_MID_AST=1–0

|match_MID_FUL=1–0

|match_MID_MNU=1–4

|match_MID_NEW=0–2

|match_MID_NOR=3–4

|match_MID_REA=2–1

|match_MID_STK=0–2

|match_MID_SUN=–

|match_MID_SWA=3–2

|match_MID_WBA=–

|match_MID_WHU=3–4

|name_NEW=Newcastle United U23s

|match_NEW_AST=–

|match_NEW_FUL=3–0

|match_NEW_MNU=0–4

|match_NEW_MID=2–2

|match_NEW_NOR=3–2

|match_NEW_REA=0–1

|match_NEW_STK=4–2

|match_NEW_SUN=2–0

|match_NEW_SWA=0–1

|match_NEW_WBA=–

|match_NEW_WHU=1–2

|name_NOR=Norwich City U23s

|match_NOR_AST=2–1

|match_NOR_FUL=1–2

|match_NOR_MNU=1–2

|match_NOR_MID=2–2

|match_NOR_NEW=–

|match_NOR_REA=–

|match_NOR_STK=0–2

|match_NOR_SUN=3–1

|match_NOR_SWA=0–1

|match_NOR_WBA=2–4

|match_NOR_WHU=1–4

|name_REA=Reading U23s

|match_REA_AST=3–3

|match_REA_FUL=–

|match_REA_MNU=1–4

|match_REA_MID=0–1

|match_REA_NEW=6–0

|match_REA_NOR=0–1

|match_REA_STK=0–4

|match_REA_SUN=–

|match_REA_SWA=5–0

|match_REA_WBA=2–1

|match_REA_WHU=3–3

|name_STK=Stoke City U23s

|match_STK_AST=2–0

|match_STK_FUL=0–1

|match_STK_MNU=2–3

|match_STK_MID=2–3

|match_STK_NEW=–

|match_STK_NOR=–

|match_STK_REA=3–0

|match_STK_SUN=1–1

|match_STK_SWA=0–1

|match_STK_WBA=2–2

|match_STK_WHU=0–4

|name_SUN=Sunderland U23s

|match_SUN_AST=1–2

|match_SUN_FUL=0–3

|match_SUN_MNU=–

|match_SUN_MID=2–3

|match_SUN_NEW=0–2

|match_SUN_NOR=1–2

|match_SUN_REA=0–4

|match_SUN_STK=0–1

|match_SUN_SWA=–

|match_SUN_WBA=0–4

|match_SUN_WHU=2–4

|name_SWA=Swansea City U23s

|match_SWA_AST=1–1

|match_SWA_FUL=–

|match_SWA_MNU=1–4

|match_SWA_MID=5–1

|match_SWA_NEW=0–4

|match_SWA_NOR=2–1

|match_SWA_REA=–

|match_SWA_STK=3–4

|match_SWA_SUN=1–0

|match_SWA_WBA=0–1

|match_SWA_WHU=2–4

|name_WBA=West Bromwich Albion U23s

|match_WBA_AST=–

|match_WBA_FUL=3–1

|match_WBA_MNU=0–5

|match_WBA_MID=4–1

|match_WBA_NEW=2–1

|match_WBA_NOR=–

|match_WBA_REA=4–2

|match_WBA_STK=–

|match_WBA_SUN=6–0

|match_WBA_SWA=2–0

|match_WBA_WHU=–

|name_WHU=West Ham United U23s

|match_WHU_AST=4–0

|match_WHU_FUL=3–0

|match_WHU_MNU=2–0

|match_WHU_MID=–

|match_WHU_NEW=4–0

|match_WHU_NOR=4–0

|match_WHU_REA=3–0

|match_WHU_STK=2–2

|match_WHU_SUN=4–2

|match_WHU_SWA=–

|match_WHU_WBA=2–0

}}

Professional Development League

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = U23 Professional Development League

| image =

| pixels =

| season = 2019–20

| winners = Nottingham Forest U23s
(North Division)
Millwall U23s (South Division)

| league topscorer = Sam Dalby Watford U23s (15 goals)

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Leeds United U23s 6–0 Watford U23s}}
(16 September 2019)
{{nowrap|Birmingham City U23s 6–0 Bolton Wanderers U23s}}
(1 November 2019)
{{nowrap| Nottingham Forest U23s 6–0 Bolton Wanderers U23s}}
(22 November 2019)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Bristol City U23s 1–6 Watford U23s}}
(6 January 2020)
{{nowrap| Bolton Wanderers U23s 0–5 Nottingham Forest U23s}}
(9 March 2020)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Ipswich Town U23s 6–3 Bolton Wanderers U23s}}
(9 October 2019)

| matches = 227

| total goals = 751

| longest wins = 5 Matches Leeds United U23s

| longest unbeaten = 16 Matches Burnley U23s

| longest losses = 13 Matches Bolton Wanderers U23s

| longest winless = 16 Matches Bolton Wanderers U23s

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| prevseason = 2018–19

| nextseason = 2020–21

}}

The 2019–20 Professional Development League season was the eighth campaign of post-EPPP under-23 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category Two status. A total of 21 teams were split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away, and opponents in the other region once. The teams that finished in the top two places in both regions at the end of the season were supposed to advance to the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion, but the season was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Leeds United U23s were the defending champions.

21 Teams competed in the league this season, 1 more than last season. Wigan Athletic U23s acquired Category Two status in July 2019 and joined the North Division this season after a six year absence.

=Tables=

Final league positions were determined by points per game methodology due to season curtailment.

==North Division==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team9=SHW|name_SHW=Sheffield Wednesday U23s

|team6=HUL|name_HUL=Hull City U23s

|team11=BOL|name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers U23s

|team5=BIR|name_BIR=Birmingham City U23s

|team2=BUR|name_BUR=Burnley U23s

|team7=CRE|name_CRE=Crewe Alexandra U23s

|team10=SHU|name_SHU=Sheffield United U23s

|team1=NOT|name_NOT=Nottingham Forest U23s

|team8=BAR|name_BAR=Barnsley U23s

|team3=LEE|name_LEE=Leeds United U23s

|team4=WIG|name_WIG=Wigan Athletic U23s

|win_SHW=6|draw_SHW=6|loss_SHW=10|gf_SHW=36|ga_SHW=40

|win_HUL=10|draw_HUL=2|loss_HUL=8|gf_HUL=33|ga_HUL=35

|win_BOL=1|draw_BOL=1|loss_BOL=20|gf_BOL=16|ga_BOL=74

|win_BIR=11|draw_BIR=4|loss_BIR=7|gf_BIR=39|ga_BIR=26

|win_BUR=11|draw_BUR=8|loss_BUR=2|gf_BUR=41|ga_BUR=21

|win_CRE=9|draw_CRE=3|loss_CRE=11|gf_CRE=36|ga_CRE=39

|win_SHU=5|draw_SHU=5|loss_SHU=15|gf_SHU=32|ga_SHU=48

|win_NOT=14|draw_NOT=5|loss_NOT=2|gf_NOT=53|ga_NOT=21|status_NOT=C

|win_BAR=8|draw_BAR=3|loss_BAR=12|gf_BAR=37|ga_BAR=44

|win_LEE=11|draw_LEE=6|loss_LEE=3|gf_LEE=40|ga_LEE=18

|win_WIG=12|draw_WIG=3|loss_WIG=6|gf_WIG=38|ga_WIG=28

|result1=C

|col_C=#FFFF00|text_C=North Champions

|update=complete|source=[https://www.premierleague.com/tables?team=U21&co=6&se=298 premierleague.com]

}}

==South Division==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team4=CHA|name_CHA=Charlton Athletic U23s

|team1=MIL|name_MIL=Millwall U23s

|team5=CAR|name_CAR=Cardiff City U23s

|team3=COV|name_COV=Coventry City U23s

|team7=BRI|name_BRI=Bristol City U23s

|team6=QPR|name_QPR=Queens Park Rangers U23s

|team8=IPS|name_IPS=Ipswich Town U23s

|team10=COL|name_COL=Colchester United U23s

|team2=WAT|name_WAT=Watford U23s

|team9=CRY|name_CRY=Crystal Palace U23s

|win_CHA=9|draw_CHA=6|loss_CHA=6|gf_CHA=41|ga_CHA=33

|win_MIL=11|draw_MIL=5|loss_MIL=5|gf_MIL=35|ga_MIL=22|status_MIL=C

|win_CAR=9|draw_CAR=5|loss_CAR=9|gf_CAR=33|ga_CAR=38

|win_COV=11|draw_COV=6|loss_COV=5|gf_COV=33|ga_COV=28

|win_BRI=7|draw_BRI=4|loss_BRI=10|gf_BRI=29|ga_BRI=39

|win_QPR=7|draw_QPR=8|loss_QPR=6|gf_QPR=40|ga_QPR=35

|win_IPS=6|draw_IPS=5|loss_IPS=9|gf_IPS=31|ga_IPS=36

|win_COL=4|draw_COL=4|loss_COL=13|gf_COL=29|ga_COL=51

|win_WAT=12|draw_WAT=5|loss_WAT=6|gf_WAT=52|ga_WAT=37

|win_CRY=4|draw_CRY=4|loss_CRY=13|gf_CRY=27|ga_CRY=38

|result1=C

|col_C=#FFFF00|text_C=South Champions

|update=complete|source=[https://www.premierleague.com/tables?team=U21&co=6&se=298 premierleague.com]

}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{2019–20 in English men's football}}

{{Professional Development League}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Professional U23 Development League 2019-20}}

Category:2019–20 in English football leagues

2019-20

England