Professional Development Leaguehub →Professional Development League 2026-2027 — First Goal Time Tracker
| in | Date | Teams | HT | FT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 13 Oct | Sheffield Wed U21vsHuddersfield U21 | 1:1 | 2:5 | 5' | 2.55 | 4.05 | 2.25 |
| 54 | 13 Oct | QPR U21vsCardiff U21 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 6' | 3.30 | 4.23 | 1.81 |
| 53 | 13 Oct | Peterborough U21vsSheffield Utd U21 | 0:3 | 0:4 | 31' | 2.13 | 4.08 | 2.63 |
| 52 | 09 Oct | Barnsley U21vsHull U21 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 39' | 1.98 | 4.10 | 2.88 |
| 51 | 06 Oct | Colchester U21vsSwansea U21 | 1:1 | 1:2 | 8' | 3.65 | 4.60 | 1.63 |
| 50 | 06 Oct | Hull U21vsWigan U21 | 0:2 | 2:2 | 25' | 2.65 | 3.90 | 2.15 |
| 49 | 06 Oct | QPR U21vsCoventry U21 | 0:1 | 1:5 | 3' | 2.20 | 3.95 | 2.55 |
| 48 | 06 Oct | Bristol City U21vsCharlton U21 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 30' | 1.47 | 4.90 | 4.50 |
| 47 | 05 Oct | Sheffield Utd U21vsBolton U21 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 21' | 1.83 | 4.30 | 3.15 |
| 46 | 02 Oct | Fleetwood U21vsSheffield Wed U21 | 2:0 | 3:1 | 2' | 2.80 | 3.65 | 2.15 |
| 45 | 29 Sept | Wigan U21vsHuddersfield U21 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 37' | 3.35 | 4.40 | 1.73 |
| 44 | 29 Sept | Peterborough U21vsFleetwood U21 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 22' | 1.17 | 8.00 | 9.00 |
| 43 | 29 Sept | Charlton U21vsMillwall U21 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 70' | 1.63 | 4.30 | 4.00 |
| 42 | 29 Sept | Hull U21vsBolton U21 | 0:0 | 1:2 | 50' | 3.00 | 4.10 | 1.95 |
| 41 | 29 Sept | Coventry U21vsColchester U21 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 39' | 1.67 | 4.50 | 3.60 |
| 40 | 28 Sept | Swansea U21vsQPR U21 | 3:0 | 4:2 | 17' | 1.60 | 4.50 | 4.00 |
| 39 | 25 Sept | Colchester U21vsSheffield Wed U21 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 27' | 2.60 | 4.15 | 2.09 |
| 38 | 25 Sept | Barnsley U21vsSheffield Utd U21 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 33' | 2.28 | 4.03 | 2.50 |
| 37 | 22 Sept | Bristol City U21vsHull U21 | 1:0 | 4:1 | 20' | 1.42 | 5.30 | 5.00 |
| 36 | 22 Sept | Wigan U21vsCoventry U21 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 39' | 3.18 | 4.75 | 1.76 |
| 35 | 22 Sept | Charlton U21vsSheffield Utd U21 | 2:1 | 3:1 | 34' | 1.93 | 3.88 | 3.15 |
| 34 | 21 Sept | Bolton U21vsQPR U21 | 2:0 | 3:1 | 11' | 3.95 | 4.65 | 1.61 |
| 33 | 18 Sept | Cardiff U21vsPeterborough U21 | 1:0 | 6:0 | 16' | 1.58 | 4.75 | 4.15 |
| 32 | 18 Sept | Fleetwood U21vsSwansea U21 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 16' | 3.73 | 4.60 | 1.65 |
| 31 | 15 Sept | Wigan U21vsColchester U21 | 1:2 | 6:4 | 14' | 1.53 | 4.95 | 4.28 |
| 30 | 15 Sept | Millwall U21vsBolton U21 | 0:1 | 0:3 | 21' | 2.13 | 3.88 | 2.89 |
| 29 | 15 Sept | Coventry U21vsBarnsley U21 | 4:1 | 5:3 | 10' | 2.07 | 4.10 | 2.73 |
| 28 | 15 Sept | Peterborough U21vsBristol City U21 | 1:2 | 3:3 | 40' | 3.35 | 4.33 | 1.77 |
| 27 | 14 Sept | Sheffield Utd U21vsCardiff U21 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 42' | 1.93 | 3.95 | 3.08 |
| 26 | 14 Sept | Swansea U21vsHuddersfield U21 | 0:0 | 2:0 | 62' | 1.78 | 4.50 | 3.25 |
| 25 | 13 Sept | QPR U21vsFleetwood U21 | 3:0 | 4:1 | 6' | 1.61 | 4.63 | 4.00 |
| 24 | 13 Sept | Sheffield Wed U21vsCharlton U21 | 1:1 | 2:2 | 13' | 1.69 | 4.47 | 3.75 |
| 23 | 04 Sept | Sheffield Wed U21vsWigan U21 | 2:0 | 4:1 | 22' | 1.88 | 4.25 | 3.10 |
| 22 | 01 Sept | Colchester U21vsBarnsley U21 | 3:4 | 3:4 | 1' | 3.17 | 4.08 | 1.81 |
| 21 | 01 Sept | Cardiff U21vsSheffield Wed U21 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 111' | 1.46 | 4.85 | 4.90 |
| 20 | 01 Sept | Hull U21vsSwansea U21 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 7' | 2.37 | 3.92 | 2.43 |
| 19 | 01 Sept | Huddersfield U21vsQPR U21 | 2:1 | 3:1 | 23' | 1.68 | 4.60 | 3.63 |
| 18 | 01 Sept | Fleetwood U21vsMillwall U21 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2' | 2.10 | 4.10 | 2.67 |
| 17 | 01 Sept | Bristol City U21vsSheffield Utd U21 | 0:1 | 3:1 | 9' | 2.00 | 4.10 | 2.92 |
| 16 | 01 Sept | Charlton U21vsWigan U21 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 3' | 2.03 | 4.30 | 2.88 |
| 15 | 31 Aug | Bolton U21vsCoventry U21 | 1:1 | 3:1 | 21' | 2.13 | 3.95 | 2.67 |
| 14 | 25 Aug | QPR U21vsHull U21 | 0:1 | 3:3 | 20' | 1.82 | 4.17 | 3.25 |
| 13 | 25 Aug | Bolton U21vsColchester U21 | 2:0 | 7:0 | 17' | 1.79 | 4.10 | 3.58 |
| 12 | 25 Aug | Coventry U21vsFleetwood U21 | 0:1 | 1:2 | 25' | 1.61 | 4.42 | 3.98 |
| 11 | 25 Aug | Millwall U21vsHuddersfield U21 | 2:0 | 2:4 | 15' | 2.38 | 3.92 | 2.40 |
| 10 | 25 Aug | Wigan U21vsCardiff U21 | 1:3 | 2:5 | 17' | 2.46 | 4.13 | 2.26 |
| 9 | 25 Aug | Swansea U21vsPeterborough U21 | 1:1 | 2:3 | 19' | 1.50 | 4.78 | 4.60 |
| 8 | 23 Aug | Barnsley U21vsCharlton U21 | 0:2 | 2:2 | 37' | 2.39 | 3.75 | 2.40 |
| 7 | 22 Aug | Sheffield Wed U21vsBristol City U21 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 60' | 2.29 | 3.85 | 2.44 |
| 6 | 18 Aug | Cardiff U21vsBarnsley U21 | 1:1 | 1:2 | 35' | 1.60 | 4.25 | 4.35 |
| 5 | 18 Aug | Charlton U21vsBolton U21 | 0:0 | 0:1 | 67' | 1.44 | 4.93 | 5.30 |
| 4 | 18 Aug | Bristol City U21vsWigan U21 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 25' | 1.59 | 4.55 | 4.13 |
| 3 | 18 Aug | Peterborough U21vsQPR U21 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 27' | 1.63 | 4.67 | 3.88 |
| 2 | 17 Aug | Swansea U21vsSheffield Utd U21 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 35' | 1.88 | 4.38 | 3.08 |
| 1 | 14 Aug | Fleetwood U21vsColchester U21 | 0:4 | 0:4 | 11' | 2.38 | 3.90 | 2.40 |
Statistics from all 55 Professional Development League matches in the 2026-2027 season: 212 goals in total, an average of 3.85 per match, with the first goal arriving after 24.2 minutes on average.
When goals are scored
212 goals across the 54 matches that produced one, placed by the minute each was scored. The busiest stretch is 15-30, with 17.5% of them. 18.9% arrive from the 75th minute on, and 3.3% in stoppage time at the end.
- 0-1524 · 11.3%
- 15-3037 · 17.5%
- 30-4536 · 17.0%
- 45+10 · 4.7%
- 46-6031 · 14.6%
- 60-7534 · 16.0%
- 75-9033 · 15.6%
- 90+7 · 3.3%
Blue is the first half, grey the second, amber the two stoppage-time bins. Minutes are as recorded: first-half stoppage counts as 45+, and anything after 90 as 90+.
50.5% of goals come before half time. That figure counts first-half stoppage time, which is where most published numbers go wrong: goals in added time at the end of the half are recorded as minutes 46, 47 and 48, so cutting the match at minute 45 pushes them into the second half and gives 45.8% instead — out by 4.7 points.
First Goal Timing
Across 55 matches the first goal arrived after 24.2 minutes on average. The histogram shows when the opening goal was scored, in three-minute bins, including matches with no goal at all.