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

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As of 30 October 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
40 GK   ENG Charlie Casper
GK   ENG Lewis Forshaw
GK   ESP Jon Ander Vilar Robinson
GK   ENG Sam Waller
DF   ENG Joe Ashton
DF   ENG Hamzat Balogun
DF   SCO Murray Campbell
DF   IRL Alex Healy-Byrne
DF   ENG Logan Pye
DF   ENG Benn Ward
DF   NED Jesse Williams
MF   ENG Joe Bauress
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Jack Cork
MF   IRL Brandon Ly
49 MF   ENG Tommy McDermott
MF   BRA João Mendes
MF   EQG Basilio Rieno
MF   ENG Kamarni Ryan
MF   WAL Tom Tweedy
MF   ENG Charlie Veevers
FW   SCO Joe Bevan
FW   ENG Lewis Richardson
FW   ENG Ryan Tioffo
47 FW   ENG Joe Westley

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
43 MF   ENG Will Hugill (on loan at Chester until 30 November 2024)
DF   ENG Bradley Grant (on loan at Marine until 1 December 2024)
MF   FRA Julien Vetro (on loan at Dundee until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   AUT Oluwaseun Adewumi (on loan at Dundee until 1 January 2025)
FW   SCO Michael Mellon (on loan at Stockport County until 30 June 2025)

U18 Squad

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As of 19 July 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 Connor Edwards
DF   ENG Noah Adekoya
DF   ENG Albert Blackie
DF   ENG Logan Carlin
DF   ENG Luca Jackson
DF   ENG Ben Jordison
DF   NZL Marley Leuluai
DF   ENG Jack McEvilly
DF   ENG Anwar Murtesa
DF   ENG Michael Stanley
DF   ENG Joseph Wilcock
MF   ENG George Brierley
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Zach Johnson
MF   ENG Adam McCoy
MF   IRL Frankie McMahon-Brown
MF   IRL Kian McMahon-Brown
MF   ENG Oliver Pimlott
MF   NIR Troy Savage
MF   POR Fabio So
FW   ENG Adam Abbas
FW   ENG Braidin Derbyshire
FW   ENG Corey King
51 FW   ENG Vernon Masara
FW   ENG Brandon Pouani
FW   ENG Ben Wetshi

Honours

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

Graduates

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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

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  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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