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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox football league
{{Infobox football league
| logo = Football_League_Youth_Alliance.png
| logo =
| pixels = 200
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| country = {{ENG}}
| country = {{ENG}}
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| league_cup = Football League Youth Alliance Cup
| league_cup = Football League Youth Alliance Cup
[[FA Youth Cup]]
[[FA Youth Cup]]
| champions = [[Bradford City F.C.|Bradford City]] (North East) [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (North West) [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (South)
| champions = [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]]
| season = [[2016–17 Professional U18 Development League#League 3|2016–17]]
| season = [[2021–22 Professional U18 Development League|2021–22]]
| current = [[2017-18 Professional U18 Development League#League 3|2017–18]]
}}
}}


The '''Football League Youth Alliance''' is a youth football competition in [[Football in England|England]], consisting of four regional divisions. It acts as League 3 of the U18 [[Professional Development League]] system.
The '''Football League Youth Alliance''' is a youth football competition in [[Football in England|England]], consisting of four regional divisions. It acts as League 2 of the U18 [[Professional Development League]] system.


==Current Structure==
==Current structure==


{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
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* [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]
* [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]
* [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
* [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
* [[Bury F.C.|Bury]]
* [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
* [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
* [[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
* [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
* [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
* [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]]
* [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]]
* [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]
* [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
* [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
* [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
* [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
* [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]
* [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]
* [[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]]
* [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
* [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
* [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
* [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]
* [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]
* [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]
* [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
* [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]]
* [[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham]]
{{col-4}}
{{col-4}}


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* [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]
* [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]
* [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]
* [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]
* [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]]
* [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
* [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
* [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]
* [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]
* [[Harrogate Town A.F.C.|Harrogate Town]]
* [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]]
* [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]]
* [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
* [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]]
* [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]]
* [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
* [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
* [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
* [[Oldham Athletic F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]
* [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]
* [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]
* [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]
* [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]
* [[York City F.C.|York City]]
{{col-4}}
{{col-4}}


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* [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
* [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
* [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
* [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
* [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]]
* [[Newport County F.C.|Newport County]]
* [[Newport County F.C.|Newport County]]
* [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
* [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
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* [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
* [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
* [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
* [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]
* [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]]
{{col-4}}
{{col-4}}


===South East Conference===
===South East Conference===
* [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]]
* [[Brentford F.C|Brentford]]
* [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]
* [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]
* [[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|Dagenham & Redbridge]]
* [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
* [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
* [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
* [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
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* [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|MK Dons]]
* [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|MK Dons]]
* [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
* [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
* [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]
* [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
* [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
* [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]]
* [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]]
* [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]]
* [[AFC Wimbledon]]
* [[AFC Wimbledon]]
* [[Bromley F.C.|Bromley]]
{{col-4}}
{{col-5}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Season
!Merit League<br>(National Champions)
!Merit League
!North West Conference
!North West Conference
!North East Conference
!North East Conference
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!South East Conference
!South East Conference
|-
|-
|2007–08<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/6b/ee/0,,10794~126571,00.pdf| title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212215427/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/6b/ee/0%2C%2C10794~126571%2C00.pdf| archivedate=12 February 2012| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|2007–08<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/6b/ee/0,,10794~126571,00.pdf| title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212215427/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/6b/ee/0%2C%2C10794~126571%2C00.pdf| archivedate=12 February 2012| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|Not contested
|Not contested
|[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]
|[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]
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|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|-
|-
|2008–09<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/86/36/0,,10794~145030,00.pdf|title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2008–09 Season|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320022518/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/86/36/0,,10794~145030,00.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2012|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref>
|2008–09<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/86/36/0,,10794~145030,00.pdf|title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2008–09 Season|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320022518/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/86/36/0,,10794~145030,00.pdf|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Not contested
|Not contested
|[[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham]]
|[[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham]]
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|[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
|[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
|-
|-
|2009–10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/5d/4d/0,,10794~150877,00.pdf|title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2009–10 Season|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919233627/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/5d/4d/0,,10794~150877,00.pdf|archive-date=19 September 2012|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref>
|2009–10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/5d/4d/0,,10794~150877,00.pdf|title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2009–10 Season|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919233627/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/5d/4d/0,,10794~150877,00.pdf|archive-date=19 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Not contested
|Not contested
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
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|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|-
|-
|2010–11<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1f/71/0,,10794~160031,00.pdf| title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2010–11 Season| deadurl=yes| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929122047/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1f/71/0%2C%2C10794~160031%2C00.pdf| archivedate=29 September 2012| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|2010–11<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1f/71/0,,10794~160031,00.pdf| title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2010–11 Season| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929122047/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/1f/71/0%2C%2C10794~160031%2C00.pdf| archivedate=29 September 2012| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|Not contested
|Not contested
|[[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]
|[[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]
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|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|-
|-
|2011–12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/eb/ad/0,,10794~175595,00.pdf|title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2011–12 Season|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref>
|2011–12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/eb/ad/0,,10794~175595,00.pdf|title=Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2011–12 Season}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref>
|Not contested
|Not contested
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
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|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|-
|-
|2012–13<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/d/bc/0,,10794~179213,00.pdf|title=Football League Youth Alliance newsletter 35 2012–13|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=yes|access-date=}}</ref>
|2012–13<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/d/bc/0,,10794~179213,00.pdf|title=Football League Youth Alliance newsletter 35 2012–13}}{{deadlink|date=September 2023}}</ref>
|Not contested
|Not contested
|[[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham]]
|[[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham]]
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|-
|-
|[[2015-16 Professional U18 Development League#League3|2015–16]]
|[[2015-16 Professional U18 Development League#League3|2015–16]]
|[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
|Not contested
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|[[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
|[[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
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|[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
|[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
|-
|-
|2016–17
|[[2016-17 Professional U18 Development League#League3|2016–17]]
|[[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]]
|[[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]]
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
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|[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
|[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
|-
|-
|2017–18
|[[2017-18 Professional U18 Development League#League3|2017–18]]
|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
|
|[[Rochdale F.C.|Rochdale]]
|[[Rochdale F.C.|Rochdale]]
|[[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
|[[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
|[[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City ]]
|[[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City ]]
|[[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]]
|[[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]]
|-
|2018–19
|[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]
|[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
|[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
|-
|2019–20
|(not completed)
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|[[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]]
|[[AFC Bournemouth]]
|[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Merit League One
!Merit League Two
!Merit League Three
!North West Conference
!North East Conference
!South West Conference
!South East Conference
|-
|2020–21
|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
|[[AFC Bournemouth]]
|[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]
|[[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
|[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]
|[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Season
!Merit League
!North West Conference
!North East Conference
!South West Conference
!South East Conference
|-
|2021–22
|[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|[[Bradford City F.C.|Bradford City]]
|[[AFC Bournemouth]]
|[[AFC Wimbledon]]
|}
|}


==Youth Alliance Cup ==
==Youth Alliance Cup ==
The Youth Alliance also operates a cup competition known as the '''Football League Youth Alliance Cup'''.<ref name="football-league">{{Cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/youthdevelopment/20120503/rovers-win-football-league-youth-alliance-cup_2293643_2759567 |title=The Football League {{!}} FL Trust {{!}} Youth Development {{!}} Rovers win Footb… |date=3 May 2012 |work=archive.is |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.is/2rmyM |archive-date=22 April 2013 |dead-url=yes}}</ref>
The Youth Alliance also operates a cup competition known as the '''Football League Youth Alliance Cup'''.<ref name="football-league">{{Cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/youthdevelopment/20120503/rovers-win-football-league-youth-alliance-cup_2293643_2759567 |title=The Football League {{!}} FL Trust {{!}} Youth Development {{!}} Rovers win Footb… |date=3 May 2012 |work=archive.is |access-date=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130422064539/http://www.football-league.co.uk/youthdevelopment/20120503/rovers-win-football-league-youth-alliance-cup_2293643_2759567 |archive-date=22 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<!--===Participating teams===
<!--===Participating teams===
The competition is split into 5 groups currently, top-3 of each group and the best 4th placed club will qualify for the knockout stage. The participating teams for 2008-09 are:
The competition is split into 5 groups currently, top-3 of each group and the best 4th placed club will qualify for the knockout stage. The participating teams for 2008-09 are:
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===Group 1===
===Group 1===


* [[A.F.C. Bournemouth]]
* [[AFC Bournemouth]]
* [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]]
* [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]]
* [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
* [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]]
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|3–0
|3–0
|-
|-
|2008–09<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1635149,00.html|title=Grimsby Town {{!}} News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Town Fight Back To Lift Trophy|website=world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>
|2008–09<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1635149,00.html|title=Grimsby Town {{!}} News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Town Fight Back To Lift Trophy|website=world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk|access-date=12 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312172556/http://world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1635149,00.html|archive-date=12 March 2018|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
|[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]
|[[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]]
|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|2–1
|2–1
|-
|-
|2009–10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAllianceArticle/0,,10794~2046152,00.html|title=The Football League {{!}} Youth Alliance {{!}} Youth Alliance Latest News {{!}} Youth Alliance News Detail {{!}} QPR triumph in Youth Cup|last=|first=|date=29 September 2012|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929122150/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAllianceArticle/0,,10794~2046152,00.html|archive-date=29 September 2012|dead-url=yes|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>
|2009–10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAllianceArticle/0,,10794~2046152,00.html|title=The Football League {{!}} Youth Alliance {{!}} Youth Alliance Latest News {{!}} Youth Alliance News Detail {{!}} QPR triumph in Youth Cup|date=29 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929122150/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAllianceArticle/0,,10794~2046152,00.html|archive-date=29 September 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>
|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
|[[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]
|[[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]]
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|4–0
|4–0
|-
|-
|2012–13<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAllianceArticle/0,,10794~3148522,00.html|title=The Football League {{!}} Youth Alliance {{!}} Youth Alliance Latest News {{!}} Youth Alliance News Detail {{!}} Rovers win Youth Alliance Cup|last=|first=|date=21 October 2013|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021094315/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAllianceArticle/0,,10794~3148522,00.html|archive-date=21 October 2013|dead-url=yes|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>
|2012–13<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAllianceArticle/0,,10794~3148522,00.html|title=The Football League {{!}} Youth Alliance {{!}} Youth Alliance Latest News {{!}} Youth Alliance News Detail {{!}} Rovers win Youth Alliance Cup|date=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021094315/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAllianceArticle/0,,10794~3148522,00.html|archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref>
|[[Bristol Rovers F.C.#Youth Academy|Bristol Rovers]]
|[[Bristol Rovers F.C.#Youth Academy|Bristol Rovers]]
|[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
|[[Carlisle United F.C.|Carlisle United]]
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|-
|-
|2016–17
|2016–17
|[[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]]
|[[AFC Bournemouth]]
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|4–2
|4–2
|-
|2017–18
|[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|1–0
|-
|2018–19
|[[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]
|[[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]
|2–0
|-
|2019–20
|[[AFC Wimbledon]]
|[[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]
|1–0
|-
|2020–21
|[[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]
|[[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]
|3–0
|-
|2021–22
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]
|4–1
|-
|2022–23
|[[Milton Keynes Dons]]
|[[Rotherham United]]
|2–0
|-
|2023–24
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|[[Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy|Portsmouth]]
|3–1
|-
|-
|}
|}
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*[[Premier Academy League]]
*[[Premier Academy League]]
*[[FA Youth Cup]]
*[[FA Youth Cup]]
*[[The Central League]]
*[[Central League (England)|The Central League]]
*[[The Football Combination]]
*[[The Football Combination]]
*[[The Football League]]
*[[The Football League]]
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/YouthAlliance/0,,10794,00.html Official page on the Football League website]
*[https://www.efl.com/-more/efl-youth-development/youth-alliance-league/ Official page on the EFL website]


{{Reserve and Youth football in England}}
{{Reserve and Youth football in England}}

Latest revision as of 00:38, 21 December 2024

Football League Youth Alliance
Founded1997
Country England
Other club(s) from Wales
Divisions4
Promotion toProfessional Development League
Relegation toThe Football Conference Youth Alliance
League cup(s)Football League Youth Alliance Cup FA Youth Cup
Current championsBradford City (North East) Preston North End (North West) Plymouth Argyle (South)
(2021–22)

The Football League Youth Alliance is a youth football competition in England, consisting of four regional divisions. It acts as League 2 of the U18 Professional Development League system.

Current structure

[edit]

Recent champions

[edit]
Season Merit League North West Conference North East Conference South West Conference South East Conference
2007–08[1] Not contested Walsall Hull City Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers
2008–09[2] Not contested Wrexham Chesterfield Swindon Town Southend United
2009–10[3] Not contested Preston North End Hull City Swindon Town Millwall
2010–11[4] Not contested Rochdale Chesterfield Swindon Town Queens Park Rangers
2011–12[5] Not contested Preston North End Hull City Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers
2012–13[6] Not contested Wrexham Hull City Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
2013–14 Not contested Blackpool Bradford City Exeter City Colchester United
2014–15 Not contested Bury Bradford City AFC Bournemouth Barnet
2015–16 Leyton Orient Wigan Athletic Mansfield Town Plymouth Argyle Luton Town
2016–17 Newport County Blackpool Mansfield Town Exeter City Leyton Orient
2017–18 Gillingham Rochdale Mansfield Town Exeter City Milton Keynes Dons
2018–19 Southend United Wigan Athletic Grimsby Town Oxford United Northampton Town
2019–20 (not completed) Preston North End Doncaster Rovers AFC Bournemouth Peterborough United
Season Merit League One Merit League Two Merit League Three North West Conference North East Conference South West Conference South East Conference
2020–21 Plymouth Argyle Southend United AFC Bournemouth Fleetwood Town Notts County Oxford United Peterborough United
Season Merit League North West Conference North East Conference South West Conference South East Conference
2021–22 Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Bradford City AFC Bournemouth AFC Wimbledon

Youth Alliance Cup

[edit]

The Youth Alliance also operates a cup competition known as the Football League Youth Alliance Cup.[7]

Winners

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Season Winners Runners-up Final result
2006–07 Stockport County Colchester United 5–2
2007–08 Hull City Colchester United 3–0
2008–09[8] Grimsby Town Queens Park Rangers 2–1
2009–10[9] Queens Park Rangers Stockport County 4–3
2010–11[10] Wycombe Wanderers Darlington 0–0 Wycombe win 4–2 on penalties
2011–12[7] Doncaster Rovers Exeter City 4–0
2012–13[11] Bristol Rovers Carlisle United 3–1
2013–14 Colchester United Bradford City 4–2
2014–15 Oldham Athletic Milton Keynes Dons 4–0
2015–16 Luton Town Shrewsbury Town 2–1
2016–17 AFC Bournemouth Wigan Athletic 4–2
2017–18 Luton Town Wigan Athletic 1–0
2018–19 Wigan Athletic Exeter City 2–0
2019–20 AFC Wimbledon Rotherham United 1–0
2020–21 Rochdale Gillingham 3–0
2021–22 Preston North End Luton Town 4–1
2022–23 Milton Keynes Dons Rotherham United 2–0
2023–24 Preston North End Portsmouth 3–1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Puma Youth Alliance Honours" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2008–09 Season" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2009–10 Season" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2010–11 Season" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Puma Youth Alliance Honours 2011–12 Season" (PDF).[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Football League Youth Alliance newsletter 35 2012–13" (PDF).[dead link‍]
  7. ^ a b "The Football League | FL Trust | Youth Development | Rovers win Footb…". archive.is. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Grimsby Town | News | Latest News | Latest News | Town Fight Back To Lift Trophy". world.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "The Football League | Youth Alliance | Youth Alliance Latest News | Youth Alliance News Detail | QPR triumph in Youth Cup". 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers | News | Latest News | Latest News | U18S CLINCH YOUTH ALLIANCE CUP". world.wycombewanderers.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  11. ^ "The Football League | Youth Alliance | Youth Alliance Latest News | Youth Alliance News Detail | Rovers win Youth Alliance Cup". 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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