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 name	Burnley Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s)	The Clarets
Ground	Barnfield Training Ground (Academy); Tameside Stadium (Under-23s)
Capacity	3,000 (Tameside Stadium)
Chairman	Mike Garlick
Coach	Steve Stone (under-23s); Tony Philliskirk (under-18s)
League	U23 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. Pos. Nation Player — GK  IRL George McMahon — GK  AUS Kai Calderbank-Park 40 GK  DEN Lukas Jensen 42 DF  ENG Ali Koiki — DF  ENG Ollie Younger — DF  ENG Scott Wilson 45 DF  ENG Anthony Glennon — DF  ENG Jordan Cropper — DF  ENG Joel Senior 37 DF  ENG Bobby Thomas — DF  ENG Ryan Cooney

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Olatunde Bayode — MF  ENG Christian N'Guessan 44 MF  ENG Mace Goodridge 41 MF  ENG Josh Benson — MF  ENG Vinnie Steels — MF  ENG Adam Phillips — FW  ENG Robert Harker — FW  ENG Will Harris 47 FW  SWE Joel Mumbongo — FW  ENG 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. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Lewis Thomas — GK  ENG Harry Allen — DF  SCO Kane Patterson — DF  ALB Edon Pruti — DF  ENG Udoka Chima — DF  ENG Matty Rain — MF  ENG Joe Conley

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Rhys Fenlon — FW  NIR Chris Conn-Clarke — FW  ENG Jayden Major — FW  ENG Mitchell George — FW  BER Nejai Tucker 33 FW  ENG 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. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ENG Finlay Armstrong — DF  ENG Joel Connolly — DF  ENG Jake Rooney — DF  SCO Matty Carson — MF  ENG Dylan Moonan — MF  ENG Ben Woods

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Corey Brennan — MF  ENG Tremaine Eastmond — MF  ENG Sam Unwin — FW  SCO Joe McGlynn 38 FW  ENG Lewis Richardson

Honours

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

League The Central League Winners (3): 1948–49, 1961–62, 1962–63 Runners–up (2): 1950–51, 1953–54 Lancashire League Division One Winners (5): 1952–53, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1993–94 Division Two Winners (4): 1955–56, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81 Lancashire Combination Division Two Winners (1): 1954–55 Runners–up (1): 1907–08 West Lancashire Football League Division One Winners (3): 1927–28, 1938–39, 1949–50

Cup FA Youth Cup Winners (1): 1967–68 Central League Cup (North) Winners (1): 2015–16 Lancashire Senior Cup Winners (12): 1889–90, 1914–15, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1992–93

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 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 Dan Agyei Dwight McNeil

2020s Max Thompson

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.

External links

• Official Burnley F.C. website
• Premier League
• BBC Sport