The 2020–21 Professional U23 Development League is the ninth season of the Professional Development League system.
Burnley , Crystal Palace and Leeds United joined the Premier League 2 for the 2020–21 season after gaining category one status academies. Prior to the start of the season Swansea City left the league after downgrading their academy to category two.
Division 1 [ ] Table [ ] Division 2 [ ] Table [ ] Play-offs [ ]
Semi-finals
Final
2
Stoke City
0
5
Sunderland
2
3
Crystal Palace
0 (p)
5
Sunderland
0
3
Crystal Palace
3
4
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
See also [ ]
2020–21 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds , Final ) · FA Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final ) · FA Vase (Final )
League cups
EFL Cup (Final ) · EFL Trophy (Final )
Premier and Football League
Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two )
National League
National League (National League · North · South )
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Premier · North · South Central · South East ) · Northern Premier League (Premier · North West · South East ) · Southern Football League (Premier Central · Premier South · Division One Central · Division One South ) · Combined Counties League (Premier , One ) · East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only ) · Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) · Essex Senior League (level 9 only ) · Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West ) · Midland League (Premier , One ) · Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) · Northern League (One , Two ) · North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South ) · Southern Combination League (Premier , One , Two ) · Southern Counties East League (Premier , One ) · South West Peninsula League (East , West ) · Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) · United Counties League (Premier , One ) · Wessex League (Premier , One ) · Western League (Premier , One ) · West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Playoffs
Championship (Final ) ·
League One (Final ) ·
League Two (Final )National League (Final)
European competitions
Champions League (Final ) · Europa League (Final )
National teams
Senior group stage ) · (UEFA Euro 2020 finals ) · (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round ) · U21 qualifying round , finals ) · U19 qualifying round , finals ) · U17 qualifying round , finals )
Other
Summer 2020 transfers · Winter 2020–21 transfers · Summer 2021 transfers
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal ·
Aston Villa ·
Brighton & Hove Albion ·
Burnley ·
Chelsea ·
Crystal Palace ·
Everton ·
Fulham ·
Leeds United ·
Leicester City ·
Liverpool ·
Manchester City ·
Manchester United ·
Newcastle United ·
Sheffield United ·
Southampton ·
Tottenham Hotspur ·
West Bromwich Albion ·
West Ham United ·
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Barnsley ·
Birmingham City ·
Blackburn Rovers ·
Bournemouth ·
Brentford ·
Bristol City ·
Cardiff City ·
Coventry City ·
Derby County ·
Huddersfield Town ·
Luton Town ·
Middlesbrough ·
Millwall ·
Norwich City ·
Nottingham Forest ·
Preston North End ·
Queens Park Rangers ·
Reading ·
Rotherham United ·
Sheffield Wednesday ·
Stoke City ·
Swansea City ·
Watford ·
Wycombe Wanderers
League One
Accrington Stanley ·
AFC Wimbledon ·
Blackpool ·
Bristol Rovers ·
Burton Albion ·
Charlton Athletic ·
Crewe Alexandra ·
Doncaster Rovers ·
Fleetwood Town ·
Gillingham ·
Hull City ·
Ipswich Town ·
Lincoln City ·
Milton Keynes Dons ·
Northampton Town ·
Oxford United ·
Peterborough United ·
Plymouth Argyle ·
Portsmouth ·
Rochdale ·
Shrewsbury Town ·
Sunderland ·
Swindon Town ·
Wigan Athletic
League Two
Barrow ·
Bolton Wanderers ·
Bradford City ·
Cambridge United ·
Carlisle United ·
Cheltenham Town ·
Colchester United ·
Crawley Town ·
Exeter City ·
Forest Green Rovers ·
Grimsby Town ·
Harrogate Town ·
Leyton Orient ·
Mansfield Town ·
Morecambe ·
Newport County ·
Oldham Athletic ·
Port Vale ·
Salford City ·
Scunthorpe United ·
Southend United ·
Tranmere Rovers ·
Walsall
National League
Aldershot Town ·
Altrincham ·
Barnet ·
Boreham Wood ·
Bromley ·
Chesterfield ·
Dagenham & Redbridge ·
Dover Athletic ·
Eastleigh ·
Halifax Town ·
Hartlepool United ·
King's Lynn Town ·
Maidenhead United ·
Notts County ·
Solihull Moors ·
Stevenage ·
Stockport County ·
Sutton United ·
Torquay United ·
Wealdstone ·
Weymouth ·
Woking ·
Wrexham ·
Yeovil Town
National League North
Fylde ·
AFC Telford United ·
Alfreton Town ·
Blyth Spartans ·
Boston United ·
Brackley Town ·
Bradford Park Avenue ·
Chester ·
Chorley ·
Curzon Ashton ·
Darlington ·
Farsley Celtic ·
Gateshead ·
Gloucester City ·
Guiseley ·
Hereford ·
Kettering Town ·
Kidderminster Harriers ·
Leamington ·
Southport ·
Spennymoor Town ·
York City
National League South
Bath City ·
Billericay Town ·
Braintree Town ·
Chelmsford City ·
Chippenham Town ·
Concord Rangers ·
Dartford ·
Dorking Wanderers ·
Dulwich Hamlet ·
Eastbourne Borough ·
Ebbsfleet United ·
Hampton & Richmond Borough ·
Havant & Waterlooville ·
Hemel Hempstead Town ·
Hungerford Town ·
Maidstone United ·
Oxford City ·
Slough Town ·
St Albans City ·
Tonbridge Angels ·
Welling United
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