Burnley F.C. Under-23s and Academy
Full name | Burnley Football Club Under-23s and Academy |
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Nickname(s) | The Clarets |
Ground | Barnfield Training Ground (Academy); County Ground (Under-23s) |
Chairman | Alan Pace |
Manager | Steve Stone (under-23s); Tony Philliskirk (under-18s) |
League | U23 PDL-2 (under-23s) U18 PDL (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.
U23 squad[]
- As of 17 October 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U18 Squad[]
- As of 17 October 2021[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours[]
The list below includes honours won by either Burnley's "A", "B", reserves, under-23s or under-18s teams.[3][4]
League[]
Lancashire League Division One
Lancashire League Division Two
Lancashire Combination Division Two
West Lancashire Football League Division One
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Cup[]
Central League Cup (North)
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Graduates[]
Below is a list of Burnley youth 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.
- 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
- Jimmy Dunne[6]
- Josh Benson[7]
- Bobby Thomas
- Anthony Glennon
- Lewis Richardson
References[]
- ^ "Under 23s". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Under 18s". Burnley F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Rundle, Richard. "Burnley Reserves". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Rundle, Richard. "Burnley "A"". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Scholes, Tony. "Burnley FC Youth Academy Graduates". UpTheClarets. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Dunne". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Josh Benson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
External links[]
- Burnley F.C.
- Football academies in England
- Lancashire League (football)
- Lancashire Combination
- West Lancashire Football League