Burnley F.C. Academy are the youth teams of Burnley Football Club. The under-21s currently play in the second level of reserve football in England, the under-21 Professional Development League. The team mainly consists of players under the age of 21 at the club, but does occasionally include first team players. Burnley's under-18s currently play in the second level of academy football in England, the U18 Professional Development League.

Burnley F.C. Academy
Nickname(s)The Clarets
GroundBarnfield Training Ground
County Ground (under-21s)
ManagerTony Philliskirk (under-18s)
Andy Farrell (under-21s)
LeagueProfessional Development League (under-21s)
U18 PDL (under-18s)

U21 squad edit

As of 1 February 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Charlie Casper
GK   ENG Harry Moss
GK   ENG Sam Waller
DF   SCO Murray Campbell
DF   ENG Brad Grant
DF   IRL Alex Healy-Byrne
DF   ENG Michael Parker
DF   ENG Logan Pye
DF   ENG Jack Turner
DF   ENG Benn Ward
MF   ENG Joe Bauress
MF   ENG Will Hugill
MF   ENG Marcel Lewis (on loan at Curzon Ashton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   IRL Brandon Ly
MF   ENG Tommy McDermott
MF   EQG Basilio Rieno Socoliche
MF   ALB Renaldo Torraj
MF   WAL Tom Tweedy
FW   BEL Enock Agyei
FW   SCO Joe Bevan
FW   SCO Kian Le Fondre
FW   SCO Michael Mellon (on loan at Dundee)
FW   ENG Mikey O'Neill
FW   ENG Lewis Richardson
FW   ENG Joe Westley (on loan at AFC Fylde)

U18 Squad edit

As of 30 January 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Felix Chester
GK   ENG Lewis Forshaw
GK   ENG Jon Ander Vilar Robinson
DF   ENG Noah Adekoya
DF   ENG Joe Ashton (captain)
DF   ENG Jack Bates
DF   ENG Logan Carlin
DF   ENG Luca Jackson
DF   ENG Ben Jordison
DF   NZL Marley Leuluai
DF   ENG Jack McEvilly
DF   ENG Oliver Sweeney
MF   ENG Zach Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Adam McCoy
MF   ENG Frankie McMahon-Brown
MF   ENG Sonny Pickup
MF   ENG Oliver Pimlott
MF   ENG Jack Rogers
MF   ENG Lucas Wane
MF   ENG Callum West
FW   ENG Adam Abbas
FW   ENG Vernon Masara
FW   ENG Dylan Sime
FW   ENG Ryan Tioffo
FW   ENG Rohan Vaughan
FW   ENG Ben Wetshi

Honours edit

The list below includes honours won by either Burnley's "A", "B", reserves, under-23s, or under-21s teams.[3][4][5]

Graduates edit

Below is a list of Burnley youth players that have gone on to play in the first team since 1936.[6]

Players that have been capped at full international level are in bold.

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

References edit

  1. ^ "Under 21". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Under 18". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rundle, Richard. "Burnley Reserves". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. ^ Rundle, Richard. "Burnley "A"". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley F.C. pp. 562–566. ISBN 978-0955746802.
  6. ^ Scholes, Tony (8 November 2016). "Burnley FC Youth Academy Graduates". UpTheClarets. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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