Burnley F.C. Academy


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.

Honours

The list below includes honours won by either Burnley's "A", "B", reserves, under-23s, under-21s, or under-18s teams.

League

The Central League Winners: 1948–49, 1961–62, 1962–63
  • Runners–up: 1950–51, 1953–54
Professional U18 Development League 2 North Winners: 2024–25
The Central League Division Two Winners: 1997–98
Lancashire League Division OneWinners: 1952–53, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1993–94
Lancashire League Division TwoWinners: 1955–56, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81
Lancashire Combination Division TwoWinners: 1954–55
  • Runners–up: 1907–08
West Lancashire Football League Division OneWinners: 1927–28, 1938–39, 1949–50
North East Lancashire LeagueWinners: 1892–93, 1893–94
  • Runners–up: 1890–91, 1891–92

Cup

FA Youth CupWinners: 1967–68
Central League CupWinners: 2023–24
Central League Cup NorthWinners: 2015–16
Lancashire Senior CupWinners: 1889–90, 1914–15, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1992–93, 2022–23
European Youth Cup Winners: 1966
Washington International Youth TournamentWinners: 1972

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.