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)

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.

U21 squad

As of 10 January 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 England ENG Charlie Casper
GK England ENG Harry Moss
GK England ENG Sam Waller
DF Scotland SCO Murray Campbell
DF England ENG Bradley Grant
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Healy-Byrne
DF England ENG Logan Pye
DF England ENG Dan Sassi (captain)
DF England ENG Jack Turner (on loan at Hyde United until 30 June 2024)
DF England ENG Benn Ward
MF England ENG Joe Bauress
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Jez Davies
MF England ENG Will Hugill
MF England ENG Marcel Lewis
MF Equatorial Guinea EQG Basilio Rieno Socoliche
MF Albania ALB Renaldo Torraj
MF Wales WAL Tom Tweedy
FW Belgium BEL Enock Agyei
FW Scotland SCO Kian Le Fondre
FW Scotland SCO Michael Mellon
FW England ENG Lewis Richardson
FW England ENG Joe Westley

U18 Squad

As of 24 September 2023[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 England ENG Felix Chester
GK England ENG Lewis Forshaw
GK England ENG Jon Ander Vilar Robinson
DF England ENG Noah Adekoya
DF England ENG Joe Ashton (captain)
DF England ENG Jack Bates
DF England ENG Logan Carlin
DF England ENG Luca Jackson
DF England ENG Ben Jordison
DF New Zealand NZL Marley Leuluai
DF England ENG Jack McEvilly
DF England ENG Oliver Sweeney
MF England ENG Zach Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Adam McCoy
MF England ENG Frankie McMahon-Brown
MF England ENG Sonny Pickup
MF England ENG Oliver Pimlott
MF England ENG Jack Rogers
MF England ENG Lucas Wane
MF England ENG Callum West
FW England ENG Adam Abbas
FW England ENG Vernon Masara
FW England ENG Dylan Sime
FW England ENG Ryan Tioffo
FW England ENG Rohan Vaughan
FW England ENG Benji 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 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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