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); Tameside Stadium (Under-23s)
Capacity3,000 (Tameside Stadium)
ChairmanMike Garlick
CoachSteve Stone (under-23s); Tony Philliskirk (under-18s)
LeagueU23 PDL-2 (under-23s)
U18 PDL (academy)

U23 squad

As of 23 June 2020[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK George McMahon
GK Kai Calderbank-Park
40 GK Lukas Jensen
42 DF Ali Koiki
DF Ollie Younger
DF Scott Wilson
45 DF Anthony Glennon
DF Jordan Cropper
DF Joel Senior
37 DF Bobby Thomas
DF Ryan Cooney
No. Position Player
MF Olatunde Bayode
MF Christian N'Guessan
44 MF Mace Goodridge
MF Josh Benson
MF Vinnie Steels
MF Adam Phillips
FW Robert Harker
FW Will Harris
FW Joel Mumbongo
FW Henri Ogunby

U18 Squad

As of 23 June 2020[2]

Second years

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Lewis Thomas
GK Harry Allen
DF Kane Patterson
DF Edon Pruti
DF Udoka Chima
DF Matty Rain
MF Joe Conley
No. Position Player
MF Rhys Fenlon
FW Chris Conn-Clarke
FW Jayden Major
FW Mitchell George
FW Nejai Tucker
33 FW Max Thompson

First years

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
DF Finlay Armstrong
DF Joel Connolly
DF Jake Rooney
DF Matty Carson
MF Dylan Moonan
MF Ben Woods
No. Position Player
MF Corey Brennan
MF Tremaine Eastmond
MF Sam Unwin
FW Joe McGlynn
38 FW Lewis Richardson

Honours

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

Graduates

Burnley officially recognises that the first players to graduate through the youth system were Tommy Lawton and Ken Ashbridge during the 1936–37 season. Below is a list of all the players that have gone on to play 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 23 June 2020.
  2. "U18 Team". Burnley Football Club. Retrieved 23 June 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.
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