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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

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As of 5 January 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
40 GK BERJAYA ENG Charlie Casper
— GK BERJAYA ENG Felix Chester
— GK BERJAYA IRL Oisin Cooney
— GK BERJAYA ENG Lewis Forshaw
— DF BERJAYA ENG Joe Ashton
— DF BERJAYA ENG Hamzat Balogun
43 DF BERJAYA SCO Murray Campbell
— DF BERJAYA ENG Roman Egan-Riley
— DF BERJAYA ENG Jack McEvilly
— DF BERJAYA ENG Logan Pye
— DF BERJAYA NED Jesse Williams
— DF BERJAYA SCO Cameron Scott
No. Pos. Nation Player
41 MF BERJAYA ENG Joe Bauress
— MF BERJAYA ENG Zach Johnson
53 MF BERJAYA NZL Marley Leuluai
— MF BERJAYA ENG Adam McCoy
49 MF BERJAYA ENG Tommy McDermott
54 MF BERJAYA SCO Oli Pimlott
— MF BERJAYA ENG Kamarni Ryan
42 MF BERJAYA WAL Tom Tweedy
55 MF BERJAYA ENG Charlie Veevers
51 FW BERJAYA ENG Vernon Masara
— FW BERJAYA SCO Michael Mellon
— FW BERJAYA COD Benji Wetshi

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
46 FW BERJAYA AUT Oluwaseun Adewumi (on loan at Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2026)

U18 Squad

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As of 11 July 2025[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 BERJAYA ENG Connor Edwards
— DF BERJAYA ENG Freddie Best
— DF BERJAYA ENG Albert Blackie
— DF BERJAYA ENG Croyde da Costa
— DF BERJAYA ENG Luca Fong
— DF BERJAYA ENG Anwar Murtesa
— DF BERJAYA ENG Michael Stanley
— DF BERJAYA ENG Joseph Wilcock
41 MF BERJAYA ENG George Brierley
— MF BERJAYA ENG James Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
52 MF BERJAYA IRL Kian McMahon-Brown
— MF BERJAYA ENG Dylan Morison
— MF BERJAYA NIR Troy Savage
— MF BERJAYA GIB Luca Scanlon
— MF BERJAYA POR Fabio So
— FW BERJAYA ENG Braidin Derbyshire
— FW BERJAYA ENG Corey King
— FW BERJAYA NGA Destiny Okonkwo
45 FW BERJAYA ENG Brandon Pouani
— FW BERJAYA ENG Warren Taylor

Honours

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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

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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

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  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

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  1. ↑ "Under 21". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Under 18". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  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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