Burnley Football Club is delighted to confirm that its Academy has been granted Category 1 status by the Premier League.
The Clarets’ Academy set-up passed an audit under the league’s Elite Performance Plan to gain its highest grading.
The award comes just three years after the club gained Category 2 status and – in line with the on-going progress of the first team – continues the development of the Clarets’ footballing operation up to Under-23 level.
The Under-23s and Under-18s will now move up from the Professional Development League, with the Under-23s playing in the second division of Premier League 2 from next season and the lower age group playing in the northern group of the U18 Premier League.