2007–08 Premier Academy League
| Season | 2007–08 |
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| Champions | Aston Villa (1st title) |
| Relegated | Millwall |
| Goals scored | 1866 |
| Average goals/game | 3.23 |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal 6-0 Cardiff City, Newcastle United 6-0 Barnsley, Tottenham Hotspur 6-0 Southampton |
| Biggest away win | Watford 0-7 Manchester City |
| Highest scoring | Leicester City 3-5 Tottenham Hotspur, Watford 1-7 Arsenal |
| Longest winning run | 10, Tottenham Hotspur |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15, Sunderland |
| Longest losing run | 7, Barnsley |
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2008–09 →
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The 2007–08 Premier Academy League season is the tenth since its establishment, and the fourth under the current name and make-up. Aston Villa were crowned the 2007–08 Premier Academy League Champions after beating Manchester City 2–0 in the Play-off Final, with goals from James Collins and Chris Herd.
Contents
Structure
Group A
Norwich City, Southampton and West Ham United play 20 group fixtures each, twice against all of the other teams in Group A. They also play 8 inter-group fixtures, against teams from Group B, C and D. The remaining 8 teams in the group, play 21 group fixtures - which means a single fixture in the group will be the third meeting between the teams in the season - and 7 inter-group games. Thus producing 28 games a season for all 11 teams.
Groups B, C and D
All teams play each other in the group twice, producing 18 games. They also play 10 inter-group fixtures.
Final league tables
Academy Group A
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Fulham U18s |
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Portsmouth U18s |
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Norwich City U18s |
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Academy Group B
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Leicester City U18s |
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Watford U18s |
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Academy Group C
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Academy Group D
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Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated
Play-offs
Semi-finals
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26 April 2008
13:00 |
| Aston Villa | 1 – 0 | Arsenal |
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Nathan Delfouneso  47' |
(Report) |
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Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: K. Hayward |
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28 April 2008
19:00 |
| Manchester City | 4 – 2 | Sunderland |
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| Dedryck Boyata 49' Donal McDermott 59'Ryan McGivern 61'Kieran Trippier 90+2' (pen.) |
(Report) | Liam Noble 57' Nathan Luscombe 66' |
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Manchester Regional Arena, Manchester
Referee: S. Bond |
Final
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4 May 2008
12:00 |
| Aston Villa | 2 – 0 | Manchester City |
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| James Collins 23' Chris Herd 34' |
(Report) |
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Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: G. Muge |
