Football league season
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa (1st title) |
| Relegated | Millwall |
| Goals scored | 1,866 |
| Average goals/game | 3.23 |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal 6-0 Cardiff City, Newcastle United 6-0 Barnsley, Tottenham Hotspur 6-0 Southampton |
| Biggest away win | Watford 0-7 Manchester City |
| Highest scoring | Leicester City 3-5 Tottenham Hotspur, Watford 1-7 Arsenal |
| Longest winning run | 10, Tottenham Hotspur |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15, Sunderland |
| Longest losing run | 7, Barnsley |
| ← 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 | 1–0 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
Nathan Delfouneso  47' |
(Report) |
| Manchester City | 4–2 | Sunderland |
|---|---|---|
| Dedryck Boyata 49' Donal McDermott 59'Ryan McGivern 61'Kieran Trippier 90+2' (pen.) |
(Report) | Liam Noble 57' Nathan Luscombe 66' |
Final
| Aston Villa | 2–0 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Premier Academy League seasons | |
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