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)
ManagerAndy Farrell (under-21s)
Tony Philliskirk (under-18s)
LeagueProfessional Development League (under-21s)
U18 PDL (under-18s)

U21 squad
As of 24 September 2023[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 (on loan at Padiham until 18 October 2023)
— GK England ENG Sam Waller (on loan at Hyde United until 1 January 2024)
— 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 (on loan at Swindon Town until 30 June 2024)
— MF England ENG Joe Bauress
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Jez Davies
— MF England ENG Will Hugill
— MF England ENG Marcel Lewis (on loan at Dundee until 1 January 2024)
— 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 (on loan at Morecambe until 30 June 2024)
— 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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