Burnley F.C. Academy

Burnley F.C. Academy
Nickname(s)	The Clarets
Ground	Barnfield Training Ground ; County Ground (under-21s)
Manager	Tony Philliskirk (under-18s) ; Andy Farrell (under-21s)
League	Professional 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 30 October 2024^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

As of 19 July 2024^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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

League

The Central League

Winners: 1948–49, 1961–62, 1962–63
Runners–up: 1950–51, 1953–54

The Central League Division Two (third tier)

Winners: 1997–98

West Division

Winners: 2008–09

Lancashire League Division One

Winners: 1952–53, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1993–94

Lancashire League Division Two

Winners: 1955–56, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81

Lancashire Combination Division Two

Winners: 1954–55
Runners–up: 1907–08

West Lancashire Football League Division One

Winners: 1927–28, 1938–39, 1949–50

North East Lancashire League

Winners: 1892–93, 1893–94
Runners–up: 1890–91, 1891–92

Cup

FA Youth Cup

Winners: 1967–68

Central League Cup

Winners: 2015–16, 2023–24

Lancashire Senior Cup

Winners: (13) 1889–90, 1914–15, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1992–93, 2022–23

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

^ "Under 21". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "Under 18". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ Rundle, Richard. "Burnley Reserves". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ Rundle, Richard. "Burnley "A"". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. Burnley F.C. pp. 562–566. ISBN 978-0955746802.
^ Scholes, Tony (8 November 2016). "Burnley FC Youth Academy Graduates". UpTheClarets. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

External links

Official Burnley F.C. website

[Burnley_FC_Under_21s_Player_Profiles-1] "Under 21". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[Burnley_FC_Under_18s_Player_Profiles-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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