Burnley F.C. Academy

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

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

Out on loan

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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 England ENG Will Hugill (on loan at Chester until 30 November 2024)
DF England ENG Bradley Grant (on loan at Marine until 1 December 2024)
MF France FRA Julien Vetro (on loan at Dundee until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Austria AUT Oluwaseun Adewumi (on loan at Dundee until 1 January 2025)
FW Scotland 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Felix Chester
GK England ENG Connor Edwards
DF England ENG Noah Adekoya
DF England ENG Albert Blackie
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 Anwar Murtesa
DF England ENG Michael Stanley
DF England ENG Joseph Wilcock
MF England ENG George Brierley
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Zach Johnson
MF England ENG Adam McCoy
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Frankie McMahon-Brown
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kian McMahon-Brown
MF England ENG Oliver Pimlott
MF Northern Ireland NIR Troy Savage
MF Portugal POR Fabio So
FW England ENG Adam Abbas
FW England ENG Braidin Derbyshire
FW England ENG Corey King
51 FW England ENG Vernon Masara
FW England ENG Brandon Pouani
FW England 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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