Burnley F.C. Academy

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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[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 England ENG Charlie Casper
— GK England ENG Sam Waller
— DF Scotland SCO Murray Campbell
— DF England ENG Brad Grant
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Healy-Byrne
— DF England ENG Logan Pye
— MF England ENG Joe Bauress
— MF England ENG Will Hugill
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brandon Ly
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Tommy McDermott
— MF Equatorial Guinea EQG Basilio Rieno
— MF Wales WAL Tom Tweedy
— MF England ENG Benn Ward
— FW Belgium BEL Enock Agyei
— FW Scotland SCO Joe Bevan
— FW Scotland SCO Michael Mellon
— FW England ENG Lewis Richardson
— FW England ENG Joe Westley

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 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 Logan Carlin
— DF England ENG Luca Jackson
— DF England ENG Ben Jordison
— DF New Zealand NZL Marley Leuluai
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Jack McEvilly
— MF England ENG Zach Johnson
— MF England ENG Adam McCoy
— MF England ENG Frankie McMahon-Brown
— MF England ENG Oliver Pimlott
— FW England ENG Adam Abbas
— FW England ENG Vernon Masara
— FW England ENG Ryan Tioffo
— FW England 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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