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
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)

U21 squad

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

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

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

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

• Tommy Lawton
• Ken Ashbridge
• Len Martindale
• Freddy Taylor
• George Bray
• George Knight

1940s

• Peter Kippax
• Harry Mather
• Harry Potts
• Harold Spencer
• Harold Rudman
• Jack Knight
• Tommy Cummings
• Tommy Henderson

1950s

• Roy Stephenson
• Jimmy Adamson
• Tony Hapgood
• Albert Cheesebrough
• Brian Pilkington
• Doug Winton
• David Cargill
• Bobby Seith
• Colin McDonald
• Jimmy Scott
• Dave Smith
• Brian Miller
• John Angus
• Jimmy Robson
• Adam Blacklaw
• Des Lancaster
• Ian Lawson
• Alan Shackleton
• John Connelly
• Ray Pointer
• Billy White
• John Talbut
• Gordon Harris

1960s

• Jim Furnell
• Walter Joyce
• Andy Lochhead
• Ron Fenton
• Dave Walker
• Ian Towers
• Peter Simpson
• Arthur Bellamy
• Mick Buxton
• Willie Morgan
• Brian O'Neil
• Willie Irvine
• Johnny Price
• Fred Smith
• Sammy Todd
• Ralph Coates
• Les Latcham
• Dave Merrington
• Len Kinsella
• John Murray
• Colin Blant
• Ray Ternent
• Stan Ternent
• Dave Thomas
• Peter Jones
• Willie Brown
• Steve Kindon
• Wilf Wrigley
• Eric Probert
• Mick Docherty

1970s

• Alan West
• Eddie Cliff
• Leighton James
• Ronnie Welch
• Harry Wilson
• Jeff Parton
• Billy Ingham
• Billy Rodaway
• Paul Bradshaw
• Ray Hankin
• Terry Pashley
• Brian Flynn
• Micky Finn
• Ian Brennan
• Bobby Flavell
• Colin Morris
• Derrick Parker
• Derek Scott
• David Loggie
• Joe Jakub
• Peter Robinson
• Marshall Burke
• Bob Higgins
• Richard Overson
• Tony Arins
• Kevin Young
• Stuart Robertson
• Jeff Tate
• Phil Cavener
• Vince Overson
• Paul Dixon

1980s

• Brian Laws
• Colin Anderson
• Andy Wharton
• Mick Wardrobe
• Mike Phelan
• Trevor Steven
• Mark Allen
• Dave Miller
• Phil Ray
• Billy Wright
• Lee Dixon
• Steve Kennedy
• Darren Heesom
• Ashley Hoskin
• Andy Kilner
• Peter Leebrook
• Jason Harris
• Michael Southern
• Tony Woodworth
• Phil Devaney
• Jason Hardy
• Mark Monington
• Stuart Hooper
• Paul McKay

1990s

• Neil Howarth
• Graham Lancashire
• John Mullin
• Paul Smith
• Wayne Dowell
• Chris Brass
• John Borland
• Paul Weller
• Colin Carr-Lawton
• Wayne Dowell
• Phil Eastwood
• Ian Duerden
• Carl Smith
• Matthew Heywood
• Chris Scott
• Brad Maylett
• Michael Devenney
• John Williamson

2000s

• Anthony Shandran
• Matthew O'Neill
• Richard Chaplow
• Mark Rasmussen
• Andy Waine
• Ryan Townsend
• Paul Scott
• Joel Pilkington
• Kyle Lafferty
• Chris McCann
• Jay Rodriguez
• Alex MacDonald

2010s

• Michael King
• Wes Fletcher
• Cameron Howieson
• Steven Hewitt
• Shay McCartan
• Joe Jackson
• Aiden O'Neill
• Dwight McNeil

2020s

• Max Thompson
• Bobby Thomas
• Anthony Glennon
• Lewis Richardson
• Owen Dodgson
• Dara Costelloe
• Joe Bauress
• Will Hugill

References

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.

External links

• Official Burnley F.C. website