2007–08 Premier Academy League
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa U18s (1st title) |
| Relegated | Millwall U18s |
| Goals scored | 1,866 |
| Average goals/game | 3.23 |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal U18s 6-0 Cardiff City U18s, Newcastle United U18s 6-0 Barnsley U18s, Tottenham Hotspur U18s 6-0 Southampton U18s |
| Biggest away win | Watford U18s 0-7 Manchester City U18s |
| Highest scoring | Leicester City U18s 3-5 Tottenham Hotspur U18s, Watford U18s 1-7 Arsenal U18s |
| Longest winning run | 10, Tottenham Hotspur U18s |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15, Sunderland U18s |
| Longest losing run | 7, Barnsley U18s |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The 2007–08 Premier Academy League season is the tenth since its establishment, and the fourth under the current name and make-up. Aston Villa were crowned the 2007–08 Premier Academy League Champions after beating Manchester City 2–0 in the play-off Final, with goals from James Collins and Chris Herd.
Structure
Group A
Norwich City, Southampton and West Ham United play 20 group fixtures each, twice against all of the other teams in Group A. They also play 8 inter-group fixtures, against teams from Group B, C and D. The remaining 8 teams in the group, play 21 group fixtures - which means a single fixture in the group will be the third meeting between the teams in the season - and 7 inter-group games. Thus producing 28 games a season for all 11 teams.
Groups B, C and D
All teams play each other in the group twice, producing 18 games. They also play 10 inter-group fixtures.
Final league tables
Academy Group A
Pos
|
Club
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Arsenal U18s (C) | 28
|
17
|
5
|
6
|
74
|
31
|
+43
|
56
|
2
|
West Ham United U18s | 28
|
16
|
3
|
9
|
63
|
38
|
+25
|
51
|
3
|
Fulham U18s | 28
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
39
|
28
|
+11
|
49
|
4
|
Portsmouth U18s | 28
|
15
|
4
|
9
|
44
|
44
|
0
|
49
|
5
|
Crystal Palace U18s | 28
|
14
|
5
|
9
|
59
|
41
|
+18
|
47
|
6
|
Southampton U18s | 28
|
13
|
4
|
11
|
43
|
52
|
-9
|
43
|
7
|
Chelsea U18s | 28
|
11
|
6
|
11
|
58
|
52
|
+6
|
39
|
8
|
Charlton Athletic U18s | 28
|
9
|
8
|
11
|
47
|
51
|
-4
|
35
|
9
|
Ipswich Town U18s | 28
|
9
|
5
|
14
|
39
|
53
|
-14
|
32
|
10
|
Norwich City U18s | 28
|
6
|
9
|
13
|
45
|
56
|
-11
|
27
|
11
|
Millwall U18s (R) | 28
|
4
|
6
|
18
|
30
|
64
|
-34
|
18
|
Academy Group B
Pos
|
Club
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Aston Villa U18s (C) | 28
|
22
|
2
|
4
|
84
|
33
|
+51
|
68
|
2
|
Tottenham Hotspur U18s | 28
|
18
|
5
|
5
|
69
|
35
|
+34
|
59
|
3
|
Leicester City U18s | 28
|
18
|
4
|
6
|
70
|
41
|
+29
|
58
|
4
|
Reading U18s | 28
|
13
|
5
|
10
|
40
|
42
|
-2
|
44
|
5
|
Bristol City U18s | 28
|
11
|
5
|
12
|
50
|
51
|
-1
|
38
|
6
|
Milton Keynes Dons U18s | 28
|
9
|
2
|
17
|
33
|
54
|
-21
|
29
|
7
|
Watford U18s | 28
|
7
|
6
|
15
|
30
|
54
|
-24
|
27
|
8
|
Birmingham City U18s | 28
|
5
|
8
|
14
|
31
|
54
|
-23
|
23
|
9
|
Coventry City U18s | 28
|
4
|
6
|
18
|
31
|
58
|
-27
|
18
|
10
|
Cardiff City U18s | 28
|
3
|
7
|
18
|
30
|
68
|
-38
|
16
|
Academy Group C
Pos
|
Club
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Manchester City U18s (C) | 28
|
21
|
4
|
3
|
75
|
22
|
+53
|
67
|
2
|
Everton U18s | 28
|
17
|
7
|
4
|
56
|
24
|
+32
|
58
|
3
|
Manchester United U18s | 28
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
47
|
44
|
+3
|
48
|
4
|
Crewe Alexandra U18s | 28
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
50
|
51
|
-1
|
48
|
5
|
Liverpool U18s | 28
|
11
|
10
|
7
|
49
|
34
|
+15
|
43
|
6
|
Blackburn Rovers U18s | 28
|
10
|
5
|
13
|
36
|
40
|
-2
|
35
|
7
|
West Bromwich Albion U18s | 28
|
8
|
7
|
13
|
44
|
66
|
-22
|
31
|
8
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers U18s | 28
|
7
|
8
|
13
|
29
|
37
|
-8
|
29
|
9
|
Bolton Wanderers U18s | 28
|
6
|
9
|
13
|
42
|
47
|
-5
|
27
|
10
|
Stoke City U18s | 28
|
6
|
7
|
15
|
28
|
42
|
-14
|
25
|
Academy Group D
Pos
|
Club
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Sunderland U18s (C) | 28
|
20
|
3
|
5
|
68
|
31
|
+37
|
63
|
2
|
Nottingham Forest U18s | 28
|
16
|
5
|
7
|
58
|
42
|
+16
|
53
|
3
|
Leeds United U18s | 28
|
13
|
6
|
9
|
53
|
38
|
+15
|
45
|
4
|
Middlesbrough U18s | 28
|
11
|
9
|
8
|
39
|
37
|
+2
|
42
|
5
|
Sheffield United U18s | 28
|
10
|
6
|
12
|
33
|
34
|
-1
|
36
|
6
|
Huddersfield Town U18s | 28
|
9
|
7
|
12
|
30
|
42
|
-12
|
34
|
7
|
Derby County U18s | 28
|
10
|
2
|
16
|
26
|
53
|
-27
|
32
|
8
|
Newcastle United U18s | 28
|
7
|
6
|
15
|
41
|
49
|
-8
|
27
|
9
|
Sheffield Wednesday U18s | 28
|
5
|
7
|
16
|
24
|
53
|
-29
|
22
|
10
|
Barnsley U18s | 28
|
3
|
4
|
21
|
20
|
73
|
-53
|
13
|
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated
Play-offs
Semi-finals
| Aston Villa U18s | 1–0 | Arsenal U18s |
|---|---|---|
Nathan Delfouneso  47' |
(Report) |
| Manchester City U18s | 4–2 | Sunderland U18s |
|---|---|---|
| Dedryck Boyata 49' Donal McDermott 59'Ryan McGivern 61'Kieran Trippier 90+2' (pen.) |
(Report) | Liam Noble 57' Nathan Luscombe 66' |
Final
| Aston Villa U18s | 2–0 | Manchester City U18s |
|---|---|---|
| James Collins 23' Chris Herd 34' |
(Report) |
See also
External links
- Premier Academy League Bulletin Archived 10 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Premier Academy League 2007-08 Handbook