2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup

2015–16 Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup

West Ham United with the trophy.
Country  England
 Wales
Teams 47
Champions West Ham United
Runners-up Hull City
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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 one more participant than the previous competition. [2]

Category 1

NorthSouth
Blackburn RoversBrighton & Hove Albion
Derby CountyChelsea
EvertonFulham
Leicester CityNorwich City
LiverpoolReading
MiddlesbroughSouthampton
Newcastle UnitedSwansea City
Stoke CityWest Bromwich Albion
SunderlandWest Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Category 2

NorthSouth
BarnsleyBrentford
Bolton WanderersBristol City
Crewe AlexandraCardiff City
Huddersfield TownCharlton Athletic
Hull CityIpswich Town
Leeds UnitedMillwall
Nottingham ForestQueens Park Rangers
Sheffield UnitedBirmingham City
Sheffield WednesdayWatford
Colchester United

Category 3

NorthSouth
BurnleyAFC Wimbledon
Doncaster RoversAFC Bournemouth
Preston North EndExeter City
Wigan AthleticGillingham
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 Att
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
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[5]
Hull City advance 4 – 3 on penalties.
Date Home team Score Away team Att
16 Mar West Ham United 3 – 2† Liverpool 1,319[6]

† – 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Switzerland GK Raphael Spiegel
England DF Sam Byram  87'
England DF Lewis Page
England DF George Dobson  60'
Canada DF Doneil Henry
England DF Reece Oxford (c)  35'
Norway MF Martin Samuelsen
Republic of Ireland MF Josh Cullen
England FW Jahmal Hector-Ingram  60'
England MF Marcus Browne
Scotland DF Stephen Hendrie  60'
Sub England GK Sam Howes
Sub England DF Alex Pike
Sub England MF Grady Diangana  60'
Sub England MF Moses Makasi  60'
Sub Bermuda FW Djair Parfitt-Williams  60'
No. Position Player
1 England GK Rory Watson
2 Republic of Ireland DF Brian Lenihan
3 England DF Josh Tymon
4 England DF Max Clark (c)
5 England DF Harvey Rodgers
6 England MF Ben Clappison
7 England MF Tyler Hamilton
8 England MF Robbie McKenzie
9 England FW Ben Hinchliffe
10 England MF Greg Olley
11 England MF Jarrod Bowen
Sub England Jonathan Saltmer
Sub England Adam Curry
Sub Scotland Will Annan
Sub England Daniel Batty
Sub England 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Rory Watson
2 Republic of Ireland DF Brian Lenihan
3 England DF Josh Tymon
4 England DF Max Clark (c)
5 England DF Harvey Rodgers  39'
6 England MF Ben Clappison  22'
7 Scotland Will Annan
8 England MF Robbie McKenzie  85'
9 England FW Ben Hinchliffe  72'
10 England MF Greg Olley  80'
11 England MF Jarrod Bowen
Sub England GK Jonathan Saltmer
Sub England FW Johan Ter Horst  72'
Sub England Josh Clackstone
Sub England Daniel Batty  85'
Sub England MF Tyler Hamilton  80'
No. Position Player
Switzerland GK Raphael Spiegel
England DF Sam Byram  42'
England DF Lewis Page
Republic of Ireland MF Declan Rice  100'
Canada DF Doneil Henry  33'
England DF Reece Oxford (c)  59'
England MF Grady Diangana  60'
England MF Moses Makasi
Norway MF Martin Samuelsen
England MF Marcus Browne  116'
Bermuda FW Djair Parfitt-Williams  68'
Sub England GK Sam Howes
Sub Scotland DF Stephen Hendrie  68'
Sub England DF Alex Pike  68'
Sub England DF George Dobson
Sub England FW Jahmal Hector-Ingram  100'

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dev Squad crowned Champions". www.whufc.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/2015-16-under-21-premier-league-cup.html
  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. ↑ "FRANKIE: THANKS TO THE FANS". wwww.htafc.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dev Squad reach Cup final". www.whufc.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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