Burnley F.C. Academy Explained

Clubname:	Burnley F.C. Academy
Nickname:	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)

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.

U21 squad

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U18 Squad

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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.

External links

• Official Burnley F.C. website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Under 21. Burnley F.C.. 26 June 2024.
2. Web site: Under 18. Burnley F.C.. 26 June 2024.
3. Web site: Burnley Reserves. Football Club History Database. Rundle. Richard. 22 March 2019.
4. Web site: Burnley "A". Football Club History Database. Rundle. Richard. 22 March 2019.
5. Book: Simpson, Ray . The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007 . Burnley F.C. . 2007 . 978-0955746802 . 562–566.
6. Web site: Burnley FC Youth Academy Graduates. Scholes. Tony. UpTheClarets. 8 November 2016 . 22 March 2019.