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)
ChairmanMike Garlick
CoachSteve Stone (under-23s); Tony Philliskirk (under-18s)
LeagueU23 PDL-2 (under-23s)
U18 PDL (academy)

U23 squad
As of 22 January 2021[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 Bolton Wanderers)
— GK  GER Marc Richter
— GK  ENG Lewis Thomas
— DF  ENG Connor Barrett
— DF  ENG Ryan Cooney (on loan at Morecambe)
— DF  ENG Jordan Cropper
— DF  ENG Marcel Elva-Fountaine
— DF  ENG Anthony Glennon
— DF  ENG Richard Nartey
— DF  ENG Matty Rain
— DF  ENG Bobby Thomas (on loan at Barrow)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Josh Benson
— MF  ENG Ismaila Diallo
— MF  FRA Anthony Gomez Mancini
— MF  ENG Mace Goodridge (on loan at Barrow)
— MF  ENG Adam Phillips (on loan at Accrington Stanley)
— MF  WAL Will Rickard
— MF  BER Ne-Jai Tucker
— FW  IRL Dara Costelloe
— FW  ENG Robert Harker
— FW  SWE Joel Mumbongo
— FW  DEN Arman Taranis
— FW  ENG Max Thompson

U18 Squad
As of 21 November 2020[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
1 GK  ENG Sam Waller
3 DF  ENG Finlay Armstrong
6 DF  SCO Matty Carson
2 DF  ENG Joel Connolly
32 DF  ENG Owen Dodgson
31 DF  ENG Calen Gallagher-Allison
16 DF  ENG Jack Leckie
23 DF  NIR Dane McCullough
5 DF  ENG Jake Rooney
15 DF  ENG Dan Sassi
22 DF  WAL Keelan Williams
26 MF  ENG Rhori Behan
7 MF  ENG Corey Brennan
14 MF  NIR Jacson Coppack
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  ENG Will Couch
— MF  ENG Tremaine Eastmond
24 MF  ENG Sean Etaluku
25 MF  ENG Jacob Hamilton
18 MF  ENG Will Hugill
4 MF  ENG Dylan Moonan
17 MF  ENG Kade Ratchford
11 MF  ENG Sam Unwin
21 MF  WAL George Walters
8 MF  ENG Ben Woods
9 FW  SCO Joe McGlynn
19 FW  SCO Michael Mellon
10 FW  ENG Lewis Richardson
20 FW  ENG Joe Smyth-Ferguson

Honours

The list below includes honours won by either Burnley's "A", "B", reserves, under-23s or under-18s teams.[3][4]

Graduates

The first players to graduate through the Burnley youth system were Tommy Lawton and Ken Ashbridge during the 1935–36 season. Below is a list of all the players that have gone on to play in the first team since 1936.[5]

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

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

References
  1. "U23 Team". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. "U18 Team". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  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. Scholes, Tony. "Burnley FC Youth Academy Graduates". UpTheClarets. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. "Jimmy Dunne". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. "Josh Benson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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