Burnley F.C. Under-23s and Academy

Burnley F.C. Under-23s and Academy are the youth teams of Burnley Football Club. The Under-23s currently play in the second level of reserve football in England, the Under-23 Professional Development League 2. The team mainly consists of players under the age of 23 at the club, but does occasionally include first team players. Burnley's Under-18s currently play in the first level of academy football in England, the U18 Professional Development League.

Burnley F.C. Academy
Full nameBurnley Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s)The Clarets
GroundBarnfield Training Ground (Academy)
County Ground (Under-23s)
ManagerSteve Stone (under-23s)
Tony Philliskirk (under-18s)
LeagueU23 PDL-2 (under-23s)

U23 squad
As of 4 January 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 Harry Allen
— GK  DEN Lukas Jensen (on loan at Carlisle United until 30 June 2022)
— GK  ENG Lewis Thomas
— DF  ENG Finlay Armstrong
— DF  ENG Jacob Bedeau (on loan at Morecambe until 30 June 2022)
— DF  ENG Joel Connolly
— DF  ENG Owen Dodgson
— DF  ENG Calen Gallagher-Allison
— DF  ENG Anthony Glennon (on loan at Barrow until 30 June 2022)
— DF  ENG Richard Nartey (on loan at Mansfield Town until 30 June 2022)
— DF  ENG Jake Rooney
— DF  ENG Bobby Thomas
— DF  WAL Ethen Vaughan
— DF  ENG Harry Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Corey Brennan
— MF  IRL Dara Costelloe
— MF  ENG Tremaine Eastmond
— MF  FRA Anthony Gomez Mancini
— MF  ENG Mark Helm
— MF  ENG Adam Phillips (on loan at Morecambe until 30 June 2022)
— MF  BER Ne-Jai Tucker
— MF  ENG Ben Woods
— FW  ENG Robert Harker
— FW  SCO Joe McGlynn
— FW  SWE Joel Mumbongo (on loan at Accrington Stanley until 30 June 2022)
— FW  ENG Lewis Richardson
— FW  ENG Max Thompson
— FW  ENG Sam Unwin

U18 Squad
As of 17 October 2021[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 Harry Moss
— GK  ENG Sam Waller
— DF  ENG Trevon Bryan
— DF  THA Nathan James
— DF  ENG Jack Leckie
— DF  NIR Dane McCullough
— DF  ENG Dan Sassi
— DF  ENG Benn Ward
— DF  WAL Keelan Williams
— MF  ENG Ruairi Behan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NIR Jacson Coppack
— MF  ENG Will Couch
— MF  ENG Sean Etaluku
— MF  POL Viktor Gromek
— MF  ENG Jacob Hamilton
— MF  ENG Will Hugill
— MF  ENG Kade Ratchford
— MF  WAL George Walters
— FW  SCO Michael Mellon
— FW  ENG Joe Smyth-Ferguson

Honours

The list below includes honours won by either Burnley's "A", "B", reserves, or under-23s 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 23s". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. "Under 18s". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  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.
  7. "Jimmy Dunne". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. "Josh Benson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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