2014–15 Under-21 Premier League Cup

Football tournament season
2014-15 Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams46
Final positions
ChampionsSouthampton
Runner-upBlackburn Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored130 (2.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ryan Seager (5 goals)

The 2014-15 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the U21 Premier League Cup.

Participants

There were six fewer participants than the previous season. The eight clubs that chose not to re-enter were Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Notts County, Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Torquay United. The two clubs entering the competition for the first time were Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town.

Category 1

North South
Blackburn Rovers Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers Brighton & Hove Albion
Derby County Fulham
Everton Norwich City
Leicester City Reading
Manchester City Southampton
Middlesbrough West Bromwich Albion
Newcastle United West Ham United
Stoke City Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland

Category 2

North South
Barnsley Bristol City
Birmingham City Cardiff City
Crewe Alexandra Charlton Athletic
Huddersfield Town Colchester United
Leeds United Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest Millwall
Sheffield United Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield Wednesday Swansea City

Category 3

North South
Burnley AFC Wimbledon
Doncaster Rovers AFC Bournemouth
Hull City Gillingham
Preston North End Peterborough United
Wigan Athletic Plymouth Argyle
Watford

Matches

First qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 15 September 2014. The round was contested by 10 of the 11 clubs with Category 3 rated academies, with another, Doncaster Rovers, receiving a bye to the Second Qualifying Round.[1]

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
16 Sep Wigan Athletic 5 – 0 Preston North End
30 Sep Burnley 0 – 2 Hull City

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
23 Sep Watford 1 – 0 Peterborough United
23 Sep Gillingham 1 – 0† Plymouth Argyle
23 Sep AFC Wimbledon 1 – 0 A.F.C. Bournemouth

† – After extra time

Second qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 6 October 2014. The round was contested by Doncaster Rovers, who received a bye to this round, the five First Qualifying Round winners, and 20 of the 22 clubs with Category 2 rated academies - the other two, Crewe Alexandra and Queens Park Rangers, received a bye to the Round of 32.[1]

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
8 Oct Nottingham Forest 1 – 3 Wigan Athletic
20 Oct Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 1 Hull City 198
6 Oct Leeds United 6 – 0 Doncaster Rovers
6 Oct Birmingham City 1 – 3 Sheffield United 96
8 Oct Huddersfield Town 1 – 0 Barnsley 148

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
27 Oct Bristol City 1 – 2† Watford
28 Oct Cardiff City 0 – 1 Gillingham
7 Oct Charlton Athletic 4 – 0 AFC Wimbledon
6 Oct Millwall 1 – 1 Colchester United
Millwall advance 6 – 5 on penalties.
6 Oct Ipswich Town 2 – 1 Swansea City

† – After extra time

Round of 32

This round begins the week beginning 24 November 2014. The nineteen Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the twelve teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round. Blackburn Rovers drew a bye to the Round of 16.

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
8 Dec Sheffield United 0 – 0 Stoke City
Stoke City advance 5 – 4 on penalties.
9 Dec Leicester City 1 – 2 Leeds United
5 Dec Manchester City 2 – 4 Sunderland
24 Nov Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Hull City 196
12 Dec Bolton Wanderers 4 – 4 Wigan Athletic
15 Dec Huddersfield Town 2 – 0 Everton
24 Nov Newcastle United 2 – 1† Crewe Alexandra 317

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Dec Fulham 2 – 4 Norwich City 123[2]
25 Nov West Ham United 1 – 1 Millwall
West Ham United advance 8 – 7 on penalties.
24 Nov Reading 3 – 0 Queens Park Rangers
25 Nov Watford 3 – 2 Gillingham
22 Dec Charlton Athletic 1 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
24 Nov Ipswich Town 0 – 1 Southampton 323
25 Nov Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 1 Aston Villa 147
20 Nov West Bromwich Albion 0 – 1 Derby County

† – After extra time.

Round of 16

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
12 Jan Blackburn Rovers 3 – 2 Aston Villa 240
22 Dec Bolton Wanderers 1 – 3† Reading
8 Jan Derby County 0 – 0 Sunderland
Derby County advance 4 – 3 on penalties.
6 Jan Huddersfield Town 0 – 0 Charlton Athletic
Huddersfield Town advance 6 – 5 on penalties.
Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
5 Jan Middlesbrough 1 – 4 Stoke City
22 Dec Newcastle United 4 – 1 West Ham United 468
15 Jan Southampton 2 – 0 Norwich City 323
6 Jan Watford 6 – 1 Leeds United

† – After extra time.

Quarter-finals

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
2 Feb Derby County 1 – 0 Stoke City
3 Feb Huddersfield Town 0 – 1 Reading
Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
20 Jan Newcastle United 0 – 1 Blackburn Rovers 509
12 Feb Southampton 3 – 2 Watford

† – After extra time.

Semi-finals

Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
5 Mar Southampton 4 – 2 Derby County
Date Home team Score Away team Attendance
26 Feb Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1† Reading 196

† – After extra time.

Final

First leg

Blackburn Rovers0 – 0Southampton
Report
Attendance: 995
Referee: Joseph Johnson
Blackburn Rovers
Southampton

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Blackburn Rovers
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP David Raya
2 DF England ENG Ryan Nyambe
3 DF England ENG Jack Doyle
4 DF England ENG Connor Thompson
5 DF England ENG Sam Lavelle
6 DF Wales WAL Sam Jones
7 FW England ENG Devarn Green downward-facing red arrow 39'
8 DF England ENG Bradley Bauress
9 FW England ENG Dean Rittenburg downward-facing red arrow 90'
10 MF England ENG David Carson
11 MF England ENG Connor Mahoney
Sub DF England ENG Kellen Daly
Sub GK Scotland SCO Ryan Crump
Sub MF Australia AUS Hyuga Tanner
Sub MF England ENG Lewis Mansell upward-facing green arrow 39'
Sub MF England ENG Sam Joel upward-facing green arrow 90'
Southampton
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Paulo Gazzaniga
2 DF England ENG Bevis Mugabi
3 DF England ENG Matt Targett
4 MF England ENG Dominic Gape
5 DF England ENG Jason McCarthy
6 DF England ENG Will Wood
7 FW England ENG Sam Gallagher downward-facing red arrow 81'
8 MF England ENG Harrison Reed
9 FW England ENG Ryan Seager
10 MF England ENG Jake Hesketh
11 MF England ENG Sam McQueen downward-facing red arrow 81'
Sub MF England ENG Josh Sims upward-facing green arrow 81'
Sub GK Gibraltar GIB Will Britt
Sub FW England ENG Jake Sinclair upward-facing green arrow 81'
Sub MF England ENG Callum Slattery
Sub DF England ENG Josh Debayo

Second leg

Southampton2 – 1 (AET)Blackburn Rovers
Seager 52'
Gallagher 94'		 Report Targett 69' (OG)
Attendance: 12,356
Referee: Antony Coggins
Southampton
Blackburn Rovers

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Southampton
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Paulo Gazzaniga
2 DF England ENG Bevis Mugabi
3 DF England ENG Matt Targett
4 MF England ENG Dominic Gape
5 DF England ENG Jason McCarthy
6 DF England ENG Will Wood
7 FW England ENG Sam Gallagher
8 MF England ENG Harrison Reed Red card 88'
9 FW England ENG Ryan Seager downward-facing red arrow 90'
10 MF England ENG Jake Hesketh
11 MF England ENG Sam McQueen downward-facing red arrow 77'
Sub MF England ENG Josh Sims upward-facing green arrow 90'
Sub GK Gibraltar GIB Will Britt
Sub FW England ENG Jake Sinclair upward-facing green arrow 77'
Sub MF England ENG Callum Slattery
Sub DF England ENG Josh Debayo
Blackburn Rovers
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP David Raya
2 DF England ENG Ryan Nyambe
3 DF England ENG Jack Doyle
4 DF England ENG Connor Thompson downward-facing red arrow 91'
5 DF England ENG Sam Lavelle
6 DF Wales WAL Sam Jones
7 FW England ENG Dean Rittenburg downward-facing red arrow 74'
8 DF England ENG Bradley Bauress
9 MF England ENG Lewis Mansell
10 MF England ENG David Carson downward-facing red arrow 57'
11 MF England ENG Connor Mahoney
Sub DF England ENG Kellen Daly
Sub GK Scotland SCO Ryan Crump
Sub MF Australia AUS Hyuga Tanner upward-facing green arrow 74'
Sub MF England ENG Lewis Hardcastle upward-facing green arrow 57'
Sub MF England ENG Sam Joel upward-facing green arrow 91'

References

  1. ^ a b "Under-21 Premier League Cup qualifying draw announced". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Fulham slipped to defeat by Norwich in the U21 Premier League Cup on Monday". Fulham FC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015.

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