Founded | 1997 |
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Country | England |
Other club(s) from | Wales |
Divisions | 4 |
Promotion to | Professional Development League |
Relegation to | The Football Conference Youth Alliance |
League cup(s) | Football League Youth Alliance Cup FA Youth Cup |
Current champions | Bradford 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.
North West Conference | North East Conference | South West Conference | South East Conference |
Season | Merit League One | Merit League Two | Merit League Three | North West Conference | North East Conference | South West Conference | South East Conference |
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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 |
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2021–22 | Plymouth Argyle | Preston North End | Bradford City | AFC Bournemouth | AFC Wimbledon |
The Youth Alliance also operates a cup competition known as the Football League Youth Alliance Cup. [7]
Season | Winners | Runners-up | Final result |
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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 |
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