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 9 November 2022[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  ENG Lewis Thomas
— GK  ENG Sam Waller
— DF  ENG Finlay Armstrong
— DF  ENG Owen Dodgson
— DF  NIR Dane McCullough
— DF  ENG Dan Sassi
— DF  ENG Bobby Thomas
— DF  ENG Benn Ward
— DF  WAL Keelan Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NIR Jacson Coppack
— MF  ENG Jacob Hamilton
— MF  ENG Will Hugill
— MF  ENG Kade Ratchford
— MF  ENG Seb Thompson
— MF  BER Ne-Jai Tucker
— FW  SCO Joe McGlynn
— FW  SCO Michael Mellon
— FW  ENG Lewis Richardson (captain)

U18 Squad
As of 9 November 2022[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 Charlie Casper
— GK  ENG Lewis Forshaw
— GK  ENG Harry Moss
— GK  ENG Jon Ander Vilar Robinson
— DF  ENG Joe Ashton
— DF  ENG Jack Bates
— DF  ENG Trevon Bryan
— DF  ENG Bradley Grant
— DF  THA Nathan James
— DF  NGA Tosin Olopade
— DF  ENG Oliver Sweeney
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Joe Bauress
— MF  POL Viktor Gromek
— MF  ENG Sonny Pickup
— MF  ENG Jack Rogers
— MF  ENG Lucas Wane
— MF  ENG Callum West
— FW  ENG Kian Le Fondre
— FW  ENG Dylan Sime
— FW  ENG Ryan Tioffo
— FW  ENG Rohan Vaughan
— FW  ENG Joe Westley (captain)

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. "Burnley FC Youth Academy Graduates". UpTheClarets. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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