Overview [ ]
The U18 2012-13 season was the U18 squad 's first under new FA regulations. Having previously played in the Premier Academy League , they were now to compete in a new format whereby they would start in the U18 Premier League Group 3. The leagues would then be split again at the turn of the new year dependant on clubs' positions.
Steve Wigley took over as head coach after Kit Symons had moved up to take charge of the U21 squad . The season started as they meant to go on, kicking off the League campaign with a 7-1 thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers U18. Finishing 2nd in Group 3, they qualified for the 'Elite Group' at the midway point in the season. They went on to finish 1st in the table and won the resulting play-offs which saw them crowned national champions for the first time in the academy's history.
Success also came in March 2013 as Steve Wigley took an U19 squad out to the United States to compete in the Dallas Cup , where they returned with the trophy following a 5-1 win over Japanese side Kashiwa Reysol U19.
Tables [ ]
U18 Premier League [ ]
National Group 3 [ ]
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Additional info
1
Chelsea U18
12
9
2
1
30
14
+16
29
Qualified for Elite Group
2
Fulham U18
12
8
1
3
38
19
+19
25
Qualified for Elite Group
3
Crystal Palace U18
12
5
3
4
32
26
+6
18
Qualified for Elite Group
4
Liverpool U18
12
4
2
6
25
25
0
14
Qualified for Qualification Group 1
5
Wolverhampton Wanderers U18
12
3
4
5
21
27
-6
13
Qualified for Qualification Group 1
6
Manchester City U18
12
4
1
7
13
26
-13
13
Qualified for Qualification Group 2
7
Middlesbrough U18
12
1
3
8
10
32
-22
6
Qualified for Qualification Group 2
Elite Group [ ]
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Additional info
1
Fulham U18
14
10
1
3
36
17
+19
31
Qualified for national play-offs
2
Reading U18
14
10
1
3
30
15
+15
30
Qualified for national play-offs
3
Everton U18
14
7
3
4
28
21
+7
24
4
Manchester United U18
14
7
3
4
20
17
+3
24
5
Southampton U18
14
6
3
5
28
25
+3
21
6
Chelsea U18
14
4
2
8
15
25
-10
14
7
Bolton Wanderers U18
14
3
1
10
15
31
-16
10
8
Crystal Palace U18
14
1
2
12
22
42
-20
5
Group B [ ]
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Additional info
1
Fulham U19
3
3
0
0
10
2
+8
9
Qualified for Semi-finals
2
Coritiba U19
14
10
1
3
30
15
+15
30
3
Los Angeles Galaxy U19
14
7
3
4
28
21
+7
24
4
Eintracht Frankfurt U19
14
7
3
4
20
17
+3
24
Squad [ ]
Starting XI [ ]
This represents the most commonly selected players according to league appearances
Staff [ ]
Management & operations [ ]
Position
Name
Academy director
Huw Jennings
Academy operations manager
Lee Hagger
Coach developer
Geoff Noonan
Head of talent ID and recruitment
Malcolm Elias
Coaching staff [ ]
Position
Name
Head of coaching/U18 manager
Steve Wigley
Goalkeeping coach
Vic Bettinelli
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
New scholars [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Date
Position
Name
To
Fee
1 Jan 2013
CF/RW
Derek Tieku
Crystal Palace
Free
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Name
To
End date
20 Aug 2012
GK
Billy Granger
Tottenham Hotspur
30 Jun 2013
Loans out [ ]
Start date
Position
Name
To
End date
21 Sept 2012
CF/RW
Derek Tieku
Crystal Palace
1 Jan 2013
Matches [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Goalscorer(s)
1
Sat 14 Jul 2012
Milwall U18
Home
Won
2-0
Williams, Roberts
2
Tue 17 Jul 2012
Leixões U18
Away
Drew
3-3
Dembélé, Hyndman, Roberts
3
Thu 19 Jul 2012
Vitória S.C. U18
Away
Drew
1-1
Tanković
4
Sat 28 Jul 2012
Luton Town U18
Home
Won
5-0
?
5
Sat 4 Aug 2012
Nottingham Forest U18
Away
Drew
3-3
Tanković 2, Richards
6
Wed 8 Aug 2012
Aston Villa U18
Away
Lost
2-4
Roberts 2
7
Sat 11 Aug 2012
Bristol City U18
Home
Drew
2-2
Tanković 2
8
Sat 18 Aug 2012
Celtic U18
Neutral
Drew
1-1
Hyndman (Played at St Georges Park)
Additional friendlies [ ]
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Goalscorer(s)
1
Sat 13 Oct 2012
Nike Academy
Away
Drew
1-1
? (Played at Loughborough University)
2
Sat 1 Dec 2012
Leyton Orient U18
Home
Won
3-0
Tanković, Evans, Dembélé
3
Sat 5 Jan 2013
Milton Keynes Dons U18
Home
Won
5-1
Dembélé, Burgess 2, Woodrow, Della-Verde
4
Tue 8 Jan 2013
Swindon Town U18
Home
Won
6-1
?
U18 Premier League [ ]
Group 3 [ ]
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
1
Sat 25 Aug 2012
Wolverhampton Wanderers U18
Home
Won
7-1
2
Sat 1 Sept 2012
Crystal Palace U18
Away
Won
4-3
3
Sat 15 Sept 2012
Middlesbrough U18
Away
Won
5-1
4
Sat 22 Sept 2012
Manchester City U18
Home
Won
3-2
5
Sat 29 Sept 2012
Liverpool U18
Home
Lost
1-3
6
Sat 6 Oct 2012
Chelsea U18
Away
Lost
1-2
7
Sat 20 Oct 2012
Crystal Palace U18
Home
Lost
1-2
8
Sat 27 Oct 2012
Wolverhampton Wanderers U18
Away
Drew
2-2
9
Sat 10 Nov 2012
Manchester City U18
Away
Won
4-1
10
Sat 17 Nov 2012
Middlesbrough U18
Home
Won
6-0
11
Sat 24 Nov 2012
Liverpool U18
Away
Won
2-1
12
Wed 19 Dec 2012
Chelsea U18
Home
Won
2-1
Elite Group [ ]
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
1
Sat 2 Feb 2013
Southampton U18
Home
Won
5-1
2
Sat 9 Feb 2013
Everton U18
Away
Won
2-1
3
Tue 19 Feb 2013
Reading U18
Home
Won
3-1
4
Sat 23 Feb 2013
Chelsea U18
Home
Won
5-0
5
Sat 2 Mar 2013
Crystal Palace U18
Away
Won
3-2
6
Tue 6 Mar 2013
Bolton Wanderers U18
Away
Won
4-1
7
Wed 13 Mar 2013
Reading U18
Away
Lost
1-3
8
Sat 16 Mar 2013
Manchester United U18
Away
Lost
1-3
9
Sat 6 Apr 2013
Southampton U18
Away
Won
4-2
10
Sat 13 Apr 2013
Bolton Wanderers U18
Home
Won
4-1
11
Sat 20 Apr 2013
Chelsea U18
Away
Lost
0-1
12
Wed 24 Apr 2013
Crystal Palace U18
Home
Won
2-1
13
Tue 30 Apr 2013
Manchester United U18
Home
Drew
0-0
14
Sat 4 May 2013
Everton U18
Home
Won
2-0
Play-offs [ ]
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
Semi-final
Wed 15 May 2013
Sunderland U18
Home
Won
4-3
Final
Sun 19 May 2013
Reading U18
Home
Won
3-0
FA Youth Cup [ ]
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
3rd round
Sat 15 Dec 2012
Middlesbrough U18
Home
Won
6-4
after extra time
4th round
Tue 29 Jan 2013
Arsenal U18
Away
Lost
1-2
after extra time
(A tournament in which a U19 squad participated)
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
Group B
Sun 24 Mar 2013
Coritiba U19
Neutral
Won
3-1
Group B
Mon 25 Mar 2013
Los Angeles Galaxy U19
Neutral
Won
2-1
Group B
Wed 27 Mar 2013
Frankfurt U19
Neutral
Won
5-0
Semi-final
Fri 29 Mar 2013
Fluminense U19
Neutral
Drew
1-1
1-1 FT, 1-1 AET, Fulham won 4-3 on pens
Final
Sun 31 Mar 2013
Kashiwa Reysol U19
Neutral
Won
5-1
Sparkasse & VGH Cup [ ]
(An indoor tournament which took place in Germany )
#
Date
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Other info
Group stage
Thu 10 Jan 2013
JSG Hebenshausen/Werra
Neutral
Won
6-1
Group stage
Thu 10 Jan 2013
JSG Bollensen/Schoningen
Neutral
Won
5-1
Group stage
Fri 11 Jan 2013
Hamburg U19
Neutral
Drew
2-2
Group stage
Fri 11 Jan 2013
Hardegsen
Neutral
Won
1-0
Group stage
Sat 12 Jan 2013
Borussia Mönchengladbach U19
Neutral
Lost
1-3
Group stage
Sat 12 Jan 2013
Nörten
Neutral
Won
5-0
2nd Stage
Sun 13 Jan 2013
Schalke U19
Neutral
Won
5-2
2nd Stage
Sun 13 Jan 2013
Austria Vienna U18
Neutral
Lost
0-3
Statistics [ ]
Appearances & goals [ ]
Goalscorers [ ]
When total goals are equal, the list is sorted by player who achieved that number first
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