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 Arsenal U18s (Q) (C)Crystal Palace U18sChelsea U18sNorwich City U18sWest Ham United U18sFulham U18sSouthampton U18sCharlton Athletic U18sIpswich Town U18sPortsmouth U18s Reference - final table at arsenal.com
Academy Group B Leicester City U18s (Q)Tottenham Hotspur U18sAston Villa U18sReading U18sBirmingham City U18sWatford U18sCardiff City U18sBristol City U18sCoventry City U18sMilton Keynes Dons U18s Reference - table minus one fixture at official site,Premier Academy League 2009-10, Bulletin 35 Tottenham results for final fixture
Academy Group C Manchester United U18s (Q)Everton U18sWest Bromwich Albion U18sLiverpool U18sWolverhampton Wanderers U18sManchester City U18sBlackburn Rovers U18sStoke City U18sCrewe Alexandra U18sBolton Wanderers U18s Reference - table minus one fixture at official site, Wolves results for final fixture
Academy Group D Nottingham Forest U18s (Q)Sunderland U18sNewcastle United U18sMiddlesbrough U18sLeeds United U18sBarnsley U18sDerby County U18sSheffield United U18sHuddersfield Town U18sSheffield Wednesday U18s Reference - official table
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scoredPos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsQ = Qualified for playoffs; C = Champions
Play-off semi-finals
Play-off Final
References
External links Fixture and Results on official website
+ Match reports can be found at each club's official website:Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Crystal Palace Fulham
Portsmouth Southampton West Ham United Aston Villa
Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Leicester City Milton Keynes Dons Reading Tottenham Hotspur Watford Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Crewe Alexandra Everton Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Stoke City West Bromwich Albion
Derby County Huddersfield Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Newcastle United
Sunderland