2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup

2015–16 Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup
	West Ham United with the trophy.
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Teams	49
Final positions
Champions	West Ham United (1st Title)
Runners-up	Hull City (1st Runner Up Finish)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	159 (3.24 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ntumba Massanka Burnley Jerome Sinclair Liverpool James Tilley Brighton & Hove Albion Djair Parfitt-Williams West Ham United ; (4 Goals Each)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Last updated February 21, 2026

The 2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the third edition of the U21 Premier League Cup . The competition was won by West Ham United who defeated Hull City 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the two-leg final had finished 1–1 on aggregate.^[1]

Participants

There was three more participants than the previous competition. Aston Villa, and Manchester City, did not play this year after 2 years in the competition. Meanwhile Chelsea, Exeter City returned after last year's absence. Brentford, Liverpool and Southend United entered the competition for the very first time. ^[2]

Category 1

North	South
Blackburn Rovers	Brighton & Hove Albion
Derby County	Chelsea
Everton	Fulham
Leicester City	Norwich City
Liverpool	Reading
Middlesbrough	Southampton
Newcastle United	Swansea City
Stoke City	West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland	West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Category 2

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

Category 3

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

Matches

First qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 14 September 2015. Peterborough United received a bye.

Northern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
16 Sep	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Preston North End
28 Sep	Burnley	3–0	Wigan Athletic	492

Southern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
14 Sep	Exeter City	6–0	Southend United	222
15 Sep	Plymouth Argyle	2 – 1†	AFC Wimbledon
16 Sep	Gillingham	1–2	AFC Bournemouth

† – After extra time

Second qualifying round

This round commences the week beginning 5 October 2015. Leeds United were awarded a bye.

Northern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
12 Oct	Bolton Wanderers	3–4	Sheffield United
12 Oct	Burnley	3–1	Barnsley	360
13 Oct	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Doncaster Rovers
19 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday	2–3	Hull City	119
26 Oct	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Nottingham Forest

Southern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
5 Oct	Cardiff City	2 – 1†	Bristol City
6 Oct	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Brentford
8 Oct	Millwall	1–0	Plymouth Argyle
12 Oct	Colchester United	3–0	AFC Bournemouth
12 Oct	Ipswich Town	0–3	Charlton Athletic
13 Oct	Exeter City	1–0	Peterborough United	264
29 Oct	Watford	2–0	Birmingham City

† – After extra time

Round of 32

This round begins the week beginning 9 November 2015. The Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round.

Northern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
9 Nov	Burnley	1 – 3†	Blackburn Rovers	BCD
9 Nov	Hull City	2–1	Crewe Alexandra
9 Nov	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Derby County	125
10 Nov	Stoke City	2–5	Leicester City
19 Nov	Sheffield United	0–1	Leeds United
24 Nov	Sunderland	3 – 4†	Liverpool	209
7 Dec	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Middlesbrough	202
14 Jan	Everton	4–3	Newcastle United

Southern Section

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
6 Nov	Reading	1–2	Brentford
10 Nov	Watford	1–2	Charlton Athletic
12 Nov	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Norwich City
17 Nov	Cardiff City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion
23 Nov	Swansea City	1 – 2†	Millwall
2 Dec	Exeter City	0–4	West Ham United	1,462^[3]
8 Dec	Colchester United	1–3	Fulham
6 Jan	Southampton	1–0	Chelsea

† – After extra time.

Round of 16

This round begins the week beginning 21 December 2015.

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
22 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–3	Millwall	109
6 Jan	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Brentford	BCD
13 Jan	West Ham United	3 – 2†	Fulham
18 Jan	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Leicester City

Date	Home team	Score	Away team
18 Jan	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Hull City
19 Jan	Liverpool	1–0	Leeds United
25 Jan	Southampton	0–2	Huddersfield Town
9 Feb	Everton	2 – 2†	Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion advance 4 – 2 on penalties.

† – After extra time.

Quarter-finals

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
27 Jan	West Ham United	2 – 1^[4]	Blackburn Rovers	680^[5]
8 Feb	Huddersfield Town	1 – 1†	Charlton Athletic	261
Huddersfield Town advance 5 – 4 on penalties.

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
14 Feb	Liverpool	4 – 3†	Brighton & Hove Albion
23 Feb	Millwall	1 – 3	Hull City

† – After extra time.

Semi-finals

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
15 Mar	Huddersfield Town	0 – 0†	Hull City	927^[6]
Hull City advance 4 – 3 on penalties.

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Att
16 Mar	West Ham United	3 – 2†	Liverpool	1,319^[7]

† – After extra time.

Final

First leg

25 Apr 2016

19:00 BST

West Ham United	1–0	Hull City
Parfitt-Williams 90'	Report

Boleyn Ground, London

Attendance: 10,267

Referee: Christopher O'Donnell

West Ham United

Hull City

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

West Ham United
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SUI	Raphael Spiegel
—	DF	ENG	Sam Byram 87'
—	DF	ENG	Lewis Page
—	DF	ENG	George Dobson 60'
—	DF	CAN	Doneil Henry
—	DF	ENG	Reece Oxford (c) 35'
—	MF	NOR	Martin Samuelsen
—	MF	IRL	Josh Cullen
—	FW	ENG	Jahmal Hector-Ingram 60'
—	MF	ENG	Marcus Browne
—	DF	SCO	Stephen Hendrie 60'
Sub	GK	ENG	Sam Howes
Sub	DF	ENG	Alex Pike
Sub	MF	COD	Grady Diangana 60'
Sub	MF	ENG	Moses Makasi 60'
Sub	FW	BER	Djair Parfitt-Williams 60'

Hull City
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Rory Watson
2	DF	IRL	Brian Lenihan
3	DF	ENG	Josh Tymon
4	DF	ENG	Max Clark (c)
5	DF	ENG	Harvey Rodgers
6	MF	ENG	Ben Clappison
7	MF	ENG	Tyler Hamilton
8	MF	ENG	Robbie McKenzie
9	FW	ENG	Ben Hinchliffe
10	MF	ENG	Greg Olley
11	MF	ENG	Jarrod Bowen
Sub		ENG	Jonathan Saltmer
Sub		ENG	Adam Curry
Sub		SCO	Will Annan
Sub		ENG	Daniel Batty
Sub		ENG	Josh Clackstone

Second leg

4 May 2016

19:00 BST

Hull City	1–0 (a.e.t.)	West Ham United
Annan 90+3'	Report
Penalties
Bowen Batty Lenihan Hamilton	3–5	Browne Oxford Byram Hendrie Samuelsen

KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull

Attendance: 3,886

Hull City

West Ham United

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

Hull City
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Rory Watson
2	DF	IRL	Brian Lenihan
3	DF	ENG	Josh Tymon
4	DF	ENG	Max Clark (c)
5	DF	ENG	Harvey Rodgers 39'
6	MF	ENG	Ben Clappison 22'
7		SCO	Will Annan
8	MF	ENG	Robbie McKenzie 85'
9	FW	ENG	Ben Hinchliffe 72'
10	MF	ENG	Greg Olley 80'
11	MF	ENG	Jarrod Bowen
Sub	GK	ENG	Jonathan Saltmer
Sub	FW	ENG	Johan Ter Horst 72'
Sub		ENG	Josh Clackstone
Sub		ENG	Daniel Batty 85'
Sub	MF	ENG	Tyler Hamilton 80'

West Ham United
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SUI	Raphael Spiegel
—	DF	ENG	Sam Byram 42'
—	DF	ENG	Lewis Page
—	MF	ENG	Declan Rice 100'
—	DF	CAN	Doneil Henry 33'
—	DF	ENG	Reece Oxford (c) 59'
—	MF	COD	Grady Diangana 60'
—	MF	ENG	Moses Makasi
—	MF	NOR	Martin Samuelsen
—	MF	ENG	Marcus Browne 116'
—	FW	BER	Djair Parfitt-Williams 68'
Sub	GK	ENG	Sam Howes
Sub	DF	SCO	Stephen Hendrie 68'
Sub	DF	ENG	Alex Pike 68'
Sub	DF	ENG	George Dobson
Sub	FW	ENG	Jahmal Hector-Ingram 100'

References

↑ "Dev Squad crowned Champions". www.whufc.com. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
↑ "Under-21 Premier League Cup". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
↑ "FT – Exeter City U21 0–4 Dev Squad". www.whufc.com. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
↑ "FT: Dev Squad 2–1 Blackburn Rovers". www.whufc.com. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
↑ "West Ham u21s 2 Rovers u21s 1". Blackburn Rovers.
↑ "FRANKIE: THANKS TO THE FANS". www.htafc.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
↑ "Dev Squad reach Cup final". www.whufc.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

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[1] "Dev Squad crowned Champions". www.whufc.com. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

[2] "Under-21 Premier League Cup". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[3] "FT – Exeter City U21 0–4 Dev Squad". www.whufc.com. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

[4] "FT: Dev Squad 2–1 Blackburn Rovers". www.whufc.com. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

[5] "West Ham u21s 2 Rovers u21s 1". Blackburn Rovers.

[6] "FRANKIE: THANKS TO THE FANS". www.htafc.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

[7] "Dev Squad reach Cup final". www.whufc.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

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2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup

Contents

Participants

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Matches

First qualifying round

Northern Section

Southern Section

Second qualifying round

Northern Section

Southern Section

Round of 32

Northern Section

Southern Section

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

See also

References

Tournament details
West Ham United with the trophy.
Country	England Wales
Teams	49
Final positions
Champions	West Ham United (1st Title)
Runners-up	Hull City (1st Runner Up Finish)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	159 (3.24 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ntumba Massanka Burnley Jerome Sinclair Liverpool James Tilley Brighton & Hove Albion Djair Parfitt-Williams West Ham United (4 Goals Each)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →