2009–10 Premier Academy League
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The 2009–10 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the thirteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the sixth 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.

Arsenal U18s defeated Nottingham Forest U18s 5–3 in the play-off final at the Emirates Stadium and won the title for the second season in a row.

League tables

Academy Group A

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
 Arsenal U18s (Q) (C)
28
17
5
6
31
56
2
 Crystal Palace U18s
28
13
8
7
18
47
3
 Chelsea U18s
28
14
5
9
8
47
4
 Norwich City U18s
28
11
6
11
-7
39
5
 West Ham United U18s
28
10
8
10
8
38
6
 Fulham U18s
28
12
2
14
0
38
7
 Southampton U18s
28
10
5
13
-13
35
8
 Charlton Athletic U18s
28
10
4
14
-17
34
9
 Ipswich Town U18s
28
8
9
11
-9
33
10
 Portsmouth U18s
28
4
3
21
-37
15

Reference - final table at arsenal.com[1]

Academy Group B

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
 Leicester City U18s (Q)
28
22
6
0
48
72
2
 Tottenham Hotspur U18s
28
19
2
7
49
59
3
 Aston Villa U18s
28
16
5
7
40
53
4
 Reading U18s
28
11
7
10
2
40
5
 Birmingham City U18s
28
11
5
12
-15
38
6
 Watford U18s
28
10
4
14
-5
34
7
 Cardiff City U18s
28
10
4
14
-9
34
8
 Bristol City U18s
28
9
5
14
-20
32
9
 Coventry City U18s
28
7
9
12
-10
30
10
 Milton Keynes Dons U18s
28
2
7
19
-57
13

Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,[2] Tottenham results for final fixture[3]

Academy Group C

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
 Manchester United U18s (Q)
28
16
7
5
27
55
2
 Everton U18s
28
15
5
8
21
50
3
 West Bromwich Albion U18s
28
12
9
7
21
45
4
 Liverpool U18s
28
14
3
11
4
45
5
 Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s
28
13
5
10
1
44
6
 Manchester City U18s
28
12
6
10
19
42
7
 Blackburn Rovers U18s
28
11
9
8
-2
42
8
 Stoke City U18s
28
9
10
9
-6
37
9
 Crewe Alexandra U18s
28
10
6
12
-9
36
10
 Bolton Wanderers U18s
28
5
8
15
-21
23

Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,[2] Wolves results for final fixture[4]

Academy Group D

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
 Nottingham Forest U18s (Q)
28
18
5
5
27
59
2
 Sunderland U18s
28
17
4
7
37
55
3
 Newcastle United U18s
28
14
7
7
17
49
4
 Middlesbrough U18s
28
9
9
10
-7
36
5
 Leeds United U18s
28
10
5
13
-15
35
6
 Barnsley U18s
28
8
5
15
-21
29
7
 Derby County U18s
28
7
6
15
-21
27
8
 Sheffield United U18s
28
5
11
12
-16
26
9
 Huddersfield Town U18s
28
4
7
17
-28
19
10
 Sheffield Wednesday U18s
28
3
8
17
-33
17

Reference - official table[2]

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; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Q = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions

Play-off semi-finals

Manchester United U18s1–1 (a.e.t.)Arsenal U18s
Cofie 111' Özyakup 100'
Penalties
King soccer ball with check mark
Tunnicliffe soccer ball with red X
Wootton soccer ball with check mark
Pogba soccer ball with check mark		 3 – 5 soccer ball with check mark Özyakup
soccer ball with check mark Evina
soccer ball with check mark Freeman
soccer ball with check mark Afobe
soccer ball with check mark Frimpong
Referee: C Kavanagh
Leicester City U18s1–1 (a.e.t.)Nottingham Forest U18s
Penalties
1 – 2
Leicester City training ground

Play-off Final

Arsenal U18s5 – 3Nottingham Forest U18s
Afobe 31', 41', 65' (pen.)
Freeman 72' (pen.), 81'		 Report Elliot 5'
Thomson 61'
Mullen 73'
Referee: C J Knowles

References

  1. ↑ "Youth League Table | Reserves & Youth | Arsenal.com". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Premier Academy League 2009-10, Bulletin 35
  3. ↑ "Archived News".
  4. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers | Match | Academy Fixtures & Results | FA Premier Academy League Under 18". Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
Match reports can be found at each club's official website:
Group A Group B Group C Group D
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