Burnley F.C. Academy

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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.

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)
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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)
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U21 squad

As of 5 January 2026[1]

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Out on loan

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U18 Squad

As of 11 July 2025[2]

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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. [a]
    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. [b]
    The club generally fielded its first team in the competition until the mid-1990s.[6]
  3. [c]
    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. [d]
    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. [e]
    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]

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