# Burnley F.C. Academy

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

    As of 4 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Lewis Forshaw |
| — | GK | ESP | Jon Ander Vilar Robinson |
| — | DF | ENG | Joe Ashton |
| — | DF | ENG | Hamzat Balogun |
| 52 | DF | SCO | Murray Campbell |
| — | DF | ENG | Brad Grant |
| — | DF | IRL | Alex Healy-Byrne |
| — | DF | ENG | Logan Pye |
| — | DF | NED | Jesse Williams |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Joe Bauress |
| — | MF | IRL | Brandon Ly |
| 49 | MF | ENG | Tommy McDermott |
| — | MF | BRA | João Mendes |
| — | MF | EQG | Basilio Rieno |
| — | MF | ENG | Kamarni Ryan |
| 55 | MF | ENG | Charlie Veevers |
| — | MF | FRA | Julien Vetro |
| — | FW | IRL | Ryan Tioffo |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Charlie Casper (on loan at Bamber Bridge until 2 March 2025) |
| 50 | GK | ENG | Sam Waller (on loan at Rochdale until 30 June 2025) |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Will Hugill (at AFC Fylde until 30 June 2025) |
| 38 | MF | WAL | Tom Tweedy (on loan at Fylde until 4 March 2025) |
| — | FW | AUT | Oluwaseun Adewumi (on loan at Dundee until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | SCO | Joe Bevan (on loan at Carlisle United until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | SCO | Michael Mellon (on loan at Bradford City until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ENG | Lewis Richardson (on loan at York City until 30 June 2025) |
| 47 | FW | ENG | Joe Westley (on loan at Swindon Town until 30 June 2025) |

## U18 Squad

    As of 7 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Felix Chester |
| 54 | GK | ENG | Connor Edwards |
| — | DF | ENG | Noah Adekoya |
| — | DF | ENG | Albert Blackie |
| — | DF | ENG | Logan Carlin |
| — | DF | ENG | Luca Jackson |
| — | DF | ENG | Ben Jordison |
| — | DF | NZL | Marley Leuluai |
| — | DF | ENG | Anwar Murtesa |
| — | DF | ENG | Michael Stanley |
| — | DF | ENG | Joseph Wilcock |
| — | MF | ENG | George Brierley |
| — | MF | ENG | Zach Johnson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Adam McCoy |
| — | MF | IRL | Frankie McMahon-Brown |
| — | MF | IRL | Kian McMahon-Brown |
| — | MF | ENG | Oliver Pimlott |
| — | MF | NIR | Troy Savage |
| — | MF | POR | Fabio So |
| — | FW | ENG | Adam Abbas |
| — | FW | ENG | Braidin Derbyshire |
| — | FW | ENG | Corey King |
| 51 | FW | ENG | Vernon Masara |
| — | FW | ENG | Brandon Pouani |
| — | FW | ENG | Ben Wetshi |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Jack McEvilly (on loan at Clitheroe until 16 January 2025) |

## Honours

The list below includes honours won by either Burnley's "A", "B", reserves, under-23s, or under-21s teams.

## Graduates

Below is a list of Burnley youth players that have gone on to play in the first team since 1936.
Players that have been capped at full international level are in bold.
* Tommy Lawton
* Ken Ashbridge
* Len Martindale
* Freddy Taylor
* George Bray
* George Knight
1940s
* Peter Kippax
* Harry Mather
* Harry Potts
* Harold Spencer
* Harold Rudman
* Jack Knight
* Tommy Cummings
* Tommy Henderson
1950s
* Roy Stephenson
* Jimmy Adamson
* Tony Hapgood
* Albert Cheesebrough
* Brian Pilkington
* Doug Winton
* David Cargill
* Bobby Seith
* Colin McDonald
* Jimmy Scott
* Dave Smith
* Brian Miller
* John Angus
* Jimmy Robson
* Adam Blacklaw
* Des Lancaster
* Ian Lawson
* Alan Shackleton
* John Connelly
* Ray Pointer
* Billy White
* John Talbut
* Gordon Harris
1960s
* Jim Furnell
* Walter Joyce
* Andy Lochhead
* Ron Fenton
* Dave Walker
* Ian Towers
* Peter Simpson
* Arthur Bellamy
* Mick Buxton
* Willie Morgan
* Brian O'Neil
* Willie Irvine
* Johnny Price
* Fred Smith
* Sammy Todd
* Ralph Coates
* Les Latcham
* Dave Merrington
* Len Kinsella
* John Murray
* Colin Blant
* Ray Ternent
* Stan Ternent
* Dave Thomas
* Peter Jones
* Willie Brown
* Steve Kindon
* Wilf Wrigley
* Eric Probert
* Mick Docherty
1970s
* Alan West
* Eddie Cliff
* Leighton James
* Ronnie Welch
* Harry Wilson
* Jeff Parton
* Billy Ingham
* Billy Rodaway
* Paul Bradshaw
* Ray Hankin
* Terry Pashley
* Brian Flynn
* Micky Finn
* Ian Brennan
* Bobby Flavell
* Colin Morris
* Derrick Parker
* Derek Scott
* David Loggie
* Joe Jakub
* Peter Robinson
* Marshall Burke
* Bob Higgins
* Richard Overson
* Tony Arins
* Kevin Young
* Stuart Robertson
* Jeff Tate
* Phil Cavener
* Vince Overson
* Paul Dixon
1980s
* Brian Laws
* Colin Anderson
* Andy Wharton
* Mick Wardrobe
* Mike Phelan
* Trevor Steven
* Mark Allen
* Dave Miller
* Phil Ray
* Billy Wright
* Lee Dixon
* Steve Kennedy
* Darren Heesom
* Ashley Hoskin
* Andy Kilner
* Peter Leebrook
* Jason Harris
* Michael Southern
* Tony Woodworth
* Phil Devaney
* Jason Hardy
* Mark Monington
* Stuart Hooper
* Paul McKay
1990s
* Neil Howarth
* Graham Lancashire
* John Mullin
* Paul Smith
* Wayne Dowell
* Chris Brass
* John Borland
* Paul Weller
* Colin Carr-Lawton
* Wayne Dowell
* Phil Eastwood
* Ian Duerden
* Carl Smith
* Matthew Heywood
* Chris Scott
* Brad Maylett
* Michael Devenney
* John Williamson
2000s
* Anthony Shandran
* Matthew O'Neill
* Richard Chaplow
* Mark Rasmussen
* Andy Waine
* Ryan Townsend
* Paul Scott
* Joel Pilkington
* Kyle Lafferty
* Chris McCann
* Jay Rodriguez
* Alex MacDonald
2010s
* Michael King
* Wes Fletcher
* Cameron Howieson
* Steven Hewitt
* Shay McCartan
* Joe Jackson
* Aiden O'Neill
* Dwight McNeil
2020s
* Max Thompson
* Bobby Thomas
* Anthony Glennon
* Lewis Richardson
* Owen Dodgson
* Dara Costelloe
* Joe Bauress
* Will Hugill