Burnley’s young guns are back at Barnfield as they gear up for an historic season.
The club has been granted Academy 1 status this summer, meaning the Under-23s and Under-18s will now move up from the Professional Development League.
The club’s Under-23s will compete in the second division of Premier League 2 and the lower age group in the northern group of the U18 Premier League.
Both age groups commence their seasons on the weekend of September 12, with the fixtures due to be announce soon.
And Head of Academy, Jon Pepper, insists that despite the uncertainty caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, which curtailed the youths’ 2019/20 season early, everything is on track for a new era for the club.