Burnley F.C. Academy

Burnley F.C. Academy
NicknameThe Clarets
GroundBarnfield Training Ground
County Ground (under-21s)
ManagerAndy Farrell (under-21s)
Tony Philliskirk (under-18s)
LeagueProfessional Development League (under-21s and under-18s)
National League Cup (under-21s)

Burnley F.C. Academy are the youth teams of Burnley Football Club. The under-21s currently play in the first level of reserve football in England, the U21 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 also play in the first level of academy football in England, the U18 Professional Development League.

U21 squad

As of 22 July 2026[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
41 MF  ENG Joe Bauress
50 GK  ENG Connor Edwards
51 MF  IRL Kian McMahon-Brown
52 DF  SCO Murray Campbell
53 MF  ENG George Brierley
54 MF  SCO Ellis Clark
55 MF  SCO Oli Pimlott
56 MF  ENG Zach Johnson
57 FW  ENG Vernon Masara
58 DF  ENG Hamzat Balogun
No. Pos. Nation Player
59 DF  NED Jesse Williams
60 GK  IRL Oisin Cooney
61 GK  ENG Lewis Forshaw
62 DF  SCO Cameron Scott
63 FW  SCO Michael Mellon
64 FW  ENG Brandon Pouani
65 FW  CHN Zhang Jiaming
66 MF  NIR Troy Savage
67 DF  ENG Michael Stanley
68 FW  ENG Corey King

U18 Squad

As of 11 July 2026[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
72 GK  ENG Harry Grimshaw
73 GK  ENG Callum Feeney
74 MF  GIB Luca Scanlon
76 FW  ENG Warren Taylor
77 MF  ENG Dylan Morison
78 MF  ENG James Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
79 FW  ENG Vishon Masara
80 FW  ENG Diandro Fletchman
81 DF  ENG Luca Fong
82 DF  ENG Croyde da Costa
83 DF  ENG Freddie Best
84 FW  BER Blayz Borgesson

Honours

The list below includes honours won by either Burnley's "A", "B", reserves, under-23s, under-21s, or under-18s 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.[14]

Players that have been capped at full international level are in bold.

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Notes

  1. ↑ Burnley won both the 1892–93 and 1893–94 seasons with unbeaten records, scoring 112 goals in 22 matches in the former and 119 in 18 games in the latter.[5]
  2. ↑ The club generally fielded its first team in the competition until the mid-1990s.[6]
  3. ↑ Held in Düsseldorf, West Germany,[7] Burnley defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf (3–1), 1. FC Köln (3–0), and Inter Milan (1–0) to reach the final, where they beat Barcelona 2–1.[8][9]
  4. ↑ Held in Marl, West Germany, Burnley beat Ajax, Auswahl Marl, and Juventus to reach the final, in which they lost to Red Star Belgrade.[10][11]
  5. ↑ Held at Sunderland's training ground in Washington (County Durham), with the final at Roker Park, it was the first international under-19 club tournament held in England. In the group stage, Burnley defeated Sheffield United and Kickers Offenbach (West Germany), and drew with Standard Liège (Belgium). The team qualified for the final, where they defeated Sunderland 1–0, with Leighton James scoring the only goal.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Academy U21". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Academy U18". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  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. 1 2 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. ↑ Simpson (2007), pp. 509–510
  7. ↑ "Free transfers for five young Clarets". Lancashire Telegraph. 26 May 1966. p. 16.
  8. ↑ Simpson (2007), p. 317
  9. ↑ "Witton sign a centre half". Liverpool Daily Post. 23 July 1966. p. 15.
  10. ↑ Simpson (2007), p. 313
  11. ↑ "Young stars of Europe are looking for goals now!" Lancashire Telegraph. 3 July 1965. p. 13.
  12. ↑ Simpson (2007), p. 341
  13. ↑ "Great team show wins tournament: 5 Nations under-19 youth tournament". Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Scholes, Tony (8 November 2016). "Burnley FC Youth Academy Graduates". UpTheClarets. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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