2016–17 Professional U23 Development League

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The 2016–17 Professional U23 Development League was the fifth season of the Professional Development League system, and the first since the age limit was raised from under-21 to under-23.

League 1

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Premier League 2
Season2016–17
ChampionsDivision 1
Everton U23s (1st Title)
Division 2
Swansea City U23s (1st Title)
PromotedSwansea City U23s
West Ham United U23s
RelegatedReading U23s
Southampton U23s
Matches267
(264 RS, 3 PO)
Goals813 (3.04 per match)
(805 RS, 8 PO)
Best PlayerScotland Oliver McBurnie Swansea City U23s
Top goalscorer
Overall
England Donovan Wilson Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (13 Goals)
Division 1
Wales Harry Wilson Liverpool U23s (12 Goals)
Division 2
England Donovan Wilson Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s (13 Goals)
Biggest home winLeicester City U23s 5–0 Derby County U23s
(18 November 2016)
Biggest away winArsenal U23s 0–5 Everton U23s
(19 September 2016)
Highest scoringReading U23s 3–6 Everton U23s
(17 October 2016)
Longest winning run9 Matches Swansea City U23s
Longest unbeaten run10 Matches Manchester City EDS
Longest winless run12 Matches Middlesbrough U23s
Longest losing run6 Matches Middlesbrough U23s
Highest attendance17,525 Everton U23s 1–2 Liverpool U23s
(8 May 2017)
Lowest attendance52 Stoke City U23s 2–4 Aston Villa U23s
(26 November 2016)
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Premier League 2 (previously the Under 21 Premier League) was the fifth season of the competition since its introduction in 2012, and the first since being changed from an under-21 league to under-23.

The league was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the 2015–16 season.

At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall champions, and the bottom two teams in Division 1 will be relegated to Division 2 for the 2017–18 season.

Division 1

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Everton U23s (C) 22 15 3 4 48 21 +27 48
2 Manchester City EDS 22 13 6 3 54 33 +21 45
3 Liverpool U23s 22 13 4 5 47 27 +20 43
4 Arsenal U23s 22 10 3 9 40 32 +8 33
5 Chelsea U23s 22 7 9 6 40 32 +8 30
6 Manchester United U23s 22 6 8 8 29 38 −9 26
7 Sunderland U23s 22 6 7 9 27 37 −10 25
8 Derby County U23s 22 6 6 10 31 42 −11 24
9 Leicester City U23s 22 5 8 9 31 42 −11 23
10 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 22 6 4 12 33 44 −11 22
11 Reading U23s (R) 22 6 4 12 36 56 −20 22 Relegation to Division 2
12 Southampton U23s (R) 22 5 6 11 28 40 −12 21
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Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2017. Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, ARS ...
Home \ Away ARS CHE DER EVE LEI LIV MNC MNU REA SOT SUN TOT
Arsenal U23s 4–1 2–1 0–5 3–0 1–3 3–3 2–2 0–2 0–0 4–0 2–0
Chelsea U23s 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 4–1 3–4 3–1 2–0 3–2 3–0 3–1
Derby County U23s 1–3 2–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–3 5–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2
Everton U23s 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 4–1
Leicester City U23s 2–1 0–4 5–0 1–4 1–3 3–3 0–0 3–2 0–2 2–3 2–0
Liverpool U23s 3–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–4 3–0 3–2
Manchester City EDS 1–0 2–2 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 4–1 2–2
Manchester United U23s 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 3–3 0–2 3–2
Reading U23s 2–5 2–1 3–3 3–6 2–2 1–5 3–2 2–2 4–2 3–2 1–4
Southampton U23s 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–0
Sunderland U23s 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–4 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–6 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–0
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Source: Premier League 2 Division 1 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division 2

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Swansea City U23s (P) 22 17 1 4 43 22 +21 52 Promotion to Division 1
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 22 12 5 5 42 30 +12 41 Qualification for Play-offs
3 Newcastle United U23s 22 11 4 7 34 30 +4 37
4 Fulham U23s 22 10 3 9 39 33 +6 33
5 West Ham United U23s (P) 22 9 6 7 32 26 +6 33
6 Blackburn Rovers U23s 22 9 5 8 24 28 −4 32
7 Aston Villa U23s 22 8 6 8 34 32 +2 30
8 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 22 7 7 8 20 22 −2 28
9 West Bromwich Albion U23s 22 6 4 12 25 33 −8 22
10 Middlesbrough U23s 22 5 6 11 25 34 −9 21
11 Stoke City U23s 22 4 8 10 25 36 −11 20
12 Norwich City U23s 22 4 5 13 18 35 −17 17
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Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2017. Source: [2]
(P) Promoted

Results

More information Home \ Away, AST ...
Home \ Away AST BLB B&H FUL MID NEW NOR STO SWA WBA WHU WOL
Aston Villa U23s 4–0 2–0 3–3 0–0 4–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–5 2–0 0–1
Blackburn Rovers U23s 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–2
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1
Fulham U23s 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–4
Middlesbrough U23s 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–4 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–1
Newcastle United U23s 4–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–0
Norwich City U23s 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–1
Stoke City U23s 2–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–4 2–1 0–3 1–1
Swansea City U23s 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–2
West Bromwich Albion U23s 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–1
West Ham United U23s 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 1–2 3–0 2–1 4–3 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 3–4 3–1 0–4
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Source: Premier League 2 Division 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 1
5 West Ham United U23s 2
3 Newcastle United U23s 1
5 West Ham United U23s 2
3 Newcastle United U23s 2
4 Fulham U23s 0

Semifinals

More information Newcastle United U23s, 2–0 ...
Newcastle United U23s2–0Fulham U23s
 Report
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Attendance: 437
Referee: Thomas Bramall
More information Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s, 1–2 ...
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s1–2West Ham United U23s
 Report
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Attendance: 772
Referee: Joseph Johnson

Final

More information Newcastle United U23s, 1–2 ...
Newcastle United U23s1–2West Ham United U23s
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Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Tom Nield

Top goalscorers

As of 16 May 2017
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Donovan Wilson Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 13
2 England Stephen Humphrys Fulham U23s 12
Spain Toni Martínez West Ham United U23s
Wales Harry Wilson Liverpool U23s
5 Scotland Oliver McBurnie Swansea City U23s 11
Spain Paolo Fernandes Manchester City EDS
Canada Ike Ugbo Chelsea U23s
8 Germany Lukas Nmecha Manchester City EDS 9
9 England Josh Harrop Manchester United U23s 8
United States Andrija Novakovich Everton U23s
Wales George Williams Fulham U23s
Wales Ben Woodburn Liverpool U23s
13 Senegal Oumar Niasse Everton U23s 7
Republic of Ireland Harry Charsley Everton U23s
England Charles Vernam Derby County U23s
England Shayon Harrison Tottenham Hotspur U23s
England Rushian Hepburn-Murphy Aston Villa U23s
Morocco Brahim Diaz Manchester City EDS
Belgium Julien Ngoy Stoke City U23s
England Olufela Olomola Southampton U23s
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Hat-tricks

As of 16 May 2017
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateDivisionRef.
Czech Republic Libor KozakAston Villa U23sNewcastle United U23s4–0 (H)29 August 2016Division 2[3]
England Donovan WilsonWolverhampton Wanderers U23sNewcastle United U23s4–1 (H)14 October 2016Division 2[4]
Senegal Oumar NiasseEverton U23sReading U23s3–6 (A)17 October 2016Division 1[5]
England Stephen HumphrysFulham U23sMiddlesbrough U23s1–4 (A)18 November 2016Division 2
England Edward NketiahArsenal U23sLeicester City U23s3–0 (H)28 November 2016Division 1[6]
Spain Toni MartínezWest Ham United U23sWolverhampton Wanderers U23s0–4 (A)19 December 2016Division 2[7]
Scotland Oliver McBurnieSwansea City U23sNewcastle United U23s3–1 (H)16 January 2017Division 2[8]
Morocco Brahim DiazManchester City EDSChelsea U23s3–4 (A)18 February 2017Division 1[9]
Finland Mikael SoisaloMiddlesbrough U23sBlackburn Rovers U23s4–1 (H)13 March 2017Division 2[10]
France Yaya SanogoArsenal U23sReading U23s2–5 (A)10 April 2017Division 1[11]
England Josh HarropManchester United U23sTottenham Hotspur U23s2–5 (A)15 May 2017Division 1[12]
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Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

Awards

Player of the Year:Scotland Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City U23s)[13]

Player of the Month

More information Month, Player ...
Month Player Club Ref.
August England Ethan Robson Sunderland U23s [14]
September England Rushian Hepburn-Murphy Aston Villa U23s [15]
October Spain Paolo Fernandes Manchester City EDS [16]
November England Josh Sims Southampton U23s [17]
December England Jonathan Leko West Bromwich Albion U23s [18]
January Scotland Oliver McBurnie Swansea City U23s [19]
February England Liam Walsh Everton U23s [20]
March Belgium Julien Ngoy Stoke City U23s [21]
April England Kieran Dowell Everton U23s [22]
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League 2

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
U23 Professional Development League
Season2016–17
ChampionsSheffield Wednesday U23s (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsCharlton Athletic U23s (1st Title)
Matches283
(280 RS, 3 PO)
Goals933 (3.3 per match)
(920 RS, 13 PO)
Top goalscorerScotland George Hirst Sheffield Wednesday U23s (16 Goals)
Biggest home winIpswich Town U23s 8–0 Watford U23s
(6 February 2017)
Biggest away winColchester United U23s 1–7 Queens Park Rangers U23s
(17 April 2017)
Highest scoringCharlton Athletic U23s 7–2 Coventry City U23s
(5 September 2016)
Sheffield United U23s 6–3 Nottingham Forest U23s
(19 December 2016)
Longest winning run6 Matches Sheffield Wednesday U23s
Longest unbeaten run12 Matches Charlton Athletic U23s
Longest winless run14 Matches Leeds United U23s
Longest losing run5 Matches Crystal Palace U23s
Leeds United U23s
Millwall U23s
Highest attendance2,745 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 3–1 Hull City U23s
(12 May 2017)
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The Professional U23 Development League 2, also known as U23 PDL-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 28 games each.

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. 20 Teams competed this season, 1 fewer than last time. Brentford withdrawing at the end of last season after they closed their academy meant Coventry City moved to the south division for an even distribution of 10 teams per division.

Tables

North Division

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 28 15 5 8 43 28 +15 50 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Hull City U23s 28 15 3 10 51 42 +9 48
3 Bolton Wanderers U23s 28 13 7 8 53 42 +11 46
4 Birmingham City U23s 28 13 7 8 47 39 +8 46
5 Crewe Alexandra U23s 28 13 7 8 53 46 +7 46
6 Huddersfield Town U23s 28 13 5 10 54 42 +12 44
7 Sheffield United U23s 28 12 6 10 49 43 +6 42
8 Nottingham Forest U23s 28 10 5 13 43 39 +4 35
9 Barnsley U23s 28 9 4 15 35 50 −15 31
10 Leeds United U23s 28 6 6 16 33 52 −19 24
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Source: [citation needed]

South Division

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlton Athletic U23s 28 15 8 5 53 26 +27 53 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Millwall U23s 28 12 6 10 47 33 +14 42
3 Cardiff City U23s 28 10 8 10 46 44 +2 38
4 Coventry City U23s 28 11 5 12 50 58 −8 38
5 Bristol City U23s 28 10 6 12 45 49 −4 36
6 Queens Park Rangers U23s 28 11 3 14 51 63 −12 36
7 Ipswich Town U23s 28 11 2 15 57 54 +3 35
8 Colchester United U23s 28 8 9 11 42 56 −14 33
9 Watford U23s 28 9 5 14 42 65 −23 32
10 Crystal Palace U23s 28 8 5 15 26 49 −23 29
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Source: [citation needed]

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

More information Sheffield Wednesday U23s, 2–1 ...
Sheffield Wednesday U23s2–1Millwall U23s
Hirst Philpot
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Attendance: 1,059
More information Charlton Athletic U23s, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Charlton Athletic U23s3–3 (a.e.t.)Hull City U23s
Hanlan 103'
Ahearne-Grant 105'
Charles-Cook 109'		 Report Bowen 94'
Ter Horst 102'
Edwards 120'
Penalties
 4–5
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Attendance: 290
Referee: P Kelly

Final

More information Sheffield Wednesday U23s, 3–1 ...
Sheffield Wednesday U23s3–1Hull City U23s
Hirst 9', 25'
Williams 65'		 McKenzie 41' (pen.)
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Attendance: 2,745

Top goalscorers

As of 12 May 2017
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland George Hirst Sheffield Wednesday U23s 16
2 Chile Ben Brereton Nottingham Forest U23s 13
England Ebere Eze Queens Park Rangers U23s
Wales Callum Saunders Crewe Alexandra U23s
5 England Karlan Ahearne-Grant Charlton Athletic U23s 12
England Ben Morris Sheffield United U23s
7 England Michael Folivi Coventry City U23s/Watford U23s 11
Northern Ireland Mikhail Kennedy Charlton Athletic U23s
Nigeria Daniel Udoh Crewe Alexandra U23s
10 Scotland Will Annan Hull City U23s 10
England Jarrod Bowen Hull City U23s
England Jordan Hallam Sheffield United U23s
England Devon Kelly-Evans Coventry City U23s
England Noel Leighton Millwall U23s
England Shawn McCoulsky Bristol City U23s
Iran Alex Samizadeh Bolton Wanderers U23s
Republic of Ireland Eoghan Stokes Leeds United U23s
Wales George Thomas Coventry City U23s
England Joshua Umerah Charlton Athletic U23s
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Hat-tricks

As of 12 May 2017
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
England Jonathan EdwardsHull City U23sBristol City U23s5–0 (H)22 August 2016[23]
England Ebere EzeQueens Park Rangers U23sCrystal Palace U23s4–1 (H)5 September 2016[24]
Iran Alex Samizadeh4Bolton Wanderers U23sQueens Park Rangers U23s6–1 (H)12 September 2016[25]
England Devon Kelly-EvansCoventry City U23sBarnsley U23s1–4 (A)30 September 2016[26]
Chile Ben Brereton4Nottingham Forest U23sQueens Park Rangers U23s0–5 (A)7 October 2016[27]
England Shawn McCoulskyBristol City U23sColchester United U23s0–5 (A)14 November 2016[28]
Sweden Marcus AntonssonLeeds United U23sHuddersfield Town U23s2–3 (A)21 November 2016[29]
Italy Diego De GirolamoBristol City U23sCardiff City U23s3–3 (H)12 December 2016[30]
Republic of Ireland Reece Grego-CoxQueens Park Rangers U23sCoventry City U23s0–3 (A)30 January 2017[31]
Northern Ireland Mikhail KennedyCharlton Athletic U23sIpswich Town U23s4–0 (H)30 January 2017[32]
England Shawn McCoulskyBristol City U23sColchester United U23s4–1 (H)30 January 2017[33]
New Zealand Monty PattersonIpswich Town U23sWatford U23s8–0 (H)6 February 2017[34]
England Dominic SamuelIpswich Town U23sWatford U23s8–0 (H)6 February 2017[35]
Wales James Waite4Cardiff City U23sWatford U23s7–1 (H)6 March 2017[36]
Scotland George HirstSheffield Wednesday U23sHull City U23s2–3 (A)6 March 2017[37]
England Jordan Hallam4Sheffield United U23sBristol City U23s5–0 (H)27 March 2017[38]
England Shawn McCoulskyBristol City U23sWatford U23s4–1 (H)10 April 2017[39]
England Aramide Oteh4Queens Park Rangers U23sColchester United U23s1–7 (A)17 April 2017[40]
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Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – player scored 4 goals

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