Burnley F.C. Academy

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
As of 26 June 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 Lewis Forshaw
— GK  ENG Jon Ander Vilar Robinson
— GK  ENG Sam Waller
— DF  ENG Joe Ashton
— DF  SCO Murray Campbell
— DF  ENG Bradley Grant
— DF  IRL Alex Healy-Byrne
— DF  ENG Logan Pye
— DF  ENG Benn Ward
— MF  ENG Joe Bauress
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Will Hugill
— MF  ENG Tommy McDermott
— MF  EQG Basilio Rieno
— MF  ENG Kamarni Ryan
— MF  WAL Tom Tweedy
— FW  BEL Enock Agyei
— FW  SCO Joe Bevan
— FW  SCO Michael Mellon
— FW  ENG Lewis Richardson
— FW  ENG Ryan Tioffo
— FW  ENG Joe Westley

U18 Squad
As of 26 June 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
— DF  ENG Noah Adekoya
— DF  ENG Logan Carlin
— DF  ENG Luca Jackson
— DF  ENG Ben Jordison
— DF  NZL Marley Leuluai
— DF  ENG Jack McEvilly
— MF  ENG Zach Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  IRL Brandon Ly
— MF  ENG Adam McCoy
— MF  ENG Frankie McMahon-Brown
— MF  ENG Oliver Pimlott
— FW  ENG Adam Abbas
— FW  ENG Vernon Masara
— FW  ENG Ben Wetshi

Honours

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

Graduates

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
  1. "Under 21". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. "Under 18". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  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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