West Ham United are competing in the Barclays U18 Premier League, which is being contested for the first time in the 2012/13 season.

The Hammers are in Group 1 alongside seven other clubs, with the eight clubs in Group 1 and two other groups being split based on finishing position at Christmas.

Competition notes -

The top two sides and two best third-place teams from three First Group Stage groups will go forward to the Elite Group Stage.

The other third-place team, fourth and fifth-place teams and best sixth-place teams will go forward to Tier One Stage. The two other sixth-place teams, seventh and eighth-place teams will go forward to Tier Two Stage.

The Tier One and Tier Two winners will play-off to meet the winners of the Elite Group in one semi-final, while the second and third-place Elite Group finishers will contest the other. The winners of the two semi-finals will contest the final.

2012/13 Barclays U18 Premier League Tier One Stage table
(Correct up to and including Saturday 4 May 2013)

Pos		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sunderland	12	7	2	3	27	23	4	23
2	Tottenham Hotspur	12	6	3	3	28	14	14	21
3	West Ham United	12	5	2	5	16	16	0	17
4	Stoke City	12	4	3	5	17	16	1	15
5	Liverpool	12	4	3	5	17	19	-2	15
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12	4	2	6	16	25	-9	14
7	West Bromwich Albion	12	3	3	6	11	19	-8	12

Final 2012/13 Barclays U18 Premier League Group 1 table