Congratulations to our player/coach Nat Cowell on being selected as Reading FC Women’s 2025/26 PFA Community Champion.
The PFA Community Champion Award is given to players who go above and beyond in support of community initiatives throughout the season, showcasing the impact on the local community.
Nat was presented her award at the Select Car Leasing Stadium alongside Men’s First Team player Charlie Savage, Rick Catania, Reading Director (left) and Todd Trosclair, Reading Vice-Chairman (right).
Nat has made visits to the children’s ward at Royal Berks Hospital, HMP Bronzefield, the adult and young offender female prison and the inaugural Premier League Kicks Tournament hosted by Reading FC at the SCL dome.
Congratulations on the accolade Nat, very well deserved.
Your chance to have your say on your 2025/26 stand-out player at Reading FC Women sponsored by Supporters Trust at Reading.
Whose impressed you this season? One of our superstar goalscorers? Someone running the midfield engine? Or one of our bricks at the back?
If you’d like a reminder of who everyone is before you make your selection, head to our First Team page here.
Who are the Supporters Trust at Reading?
Supporters Trust at Readingare the independent, officially recognised, body that represents the interests of Reading FC supporters to the Club, the media and the local community and are proud supporters of Reading FC Women.
A huge congratulations to our U14’s squad who won the Berks & Bucks Invitational Cup, we’re so proud of the girls and the continued success showed by our player pathway.
The squads secured a 3-0 win over Milton Keynes Dons to lift the trophy, congratulations!
Reading FC Women proudly supported Breast Cancer Now on Sunday 19th of April on our dedicated Community Day.
Breast Cancer Now is the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, formed by merging Breast Cancer Campaign, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, and Breast Cancer Care. It provides research-backed support services and information for those affected by breast cancer, aiming for everyone diagnosed to live and live well by 2050.
We spoke with Jade Bolton, Breast Cancer Now’s Senior Community Fundraiser on what our support means to the charity.
Why is it important to Breast Cancer Now that Reading FC Women are using their Community Day to support the charity?
We want to say a huge thank you to the Reading FC Women, your staff, players, fans and wider community for choosing to support Breast Cancer Now on your Community Day. We’re incredibly grateful for your support.
Football clubs sit at the heart of their communities, bringing together fans, families and supporters of all ages. By using your platform, Reading FC Women are helping raise vital awareness of breast cancer and the support available for those affected. Breast cancer is far from a done deal. It’s still a disease that takes and rips apart far too many lives.
1 in 7 women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Across the nation, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 9 minutes and a man every day. The disease is the biggest killer of working-age women in the country and breast cancer takes a devastating emotional toll on the people affected by it.
Support from clubs like Reading FC Women brings us closer to our bold vision that by 2050, everyone with breast cancer will live and live well. We can’t do it on our own. But together, we can make change happen. Now.
How can the Reading FC Women community, fans and squad alike support Breast Cancer Now beyond the dedicated Community Day?
Support doesn’t have to stop at Community Day. There are so many ways for Reading FC Women’s players, fans and wider community to get involved and make a difference all year round.
Whether it’s taking on a fundraising challenge, hosting a bake sale, organising a non- uniform day, or even something bigger like a head shave or silent auction – every effort, big or small, helps power our work.
You can also support Breast Cancer Now by backing our campaigns, signing petitions and raising your voice to help drive change, including sharing our work with your local MP.
We’re the UK’s leading breast cancer charity, combining the power of science and support to change breast cancer. Every action taken helps us continue our vital work and brings us closer to a future where everyone with breast cancer lives and lives well. Every bit of support matters.
Together, we are Breast Cancer Now until we’re breast cancer never.
If you’re looking for support for yourself or someone you know, there’s loads available through the work the Breast Cancer Now team.
Free helpline – a confidential place to where our nurses are here for you, 0808 800 6000
Community Day is one of the days I’ve been looking forward to the most this season. This football club is built on being family oriented and on being the heartbeat of the community – this event will give us the opportunity to celebrate everyone who is part of our journey and will also allow us to potentially connect with those who haven’t yet seen what a special club we are!
I’m especially looking forward to the fan meet and greet and getting myself to the ice cream van!
Ed Jackson-Norris, First Team Manager, Reading FC Women
Community Day is important to me because it represents more than just football, it is a chance to bring people together, celebrate the women’s game, inspire a new generation of supporters and raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Now.
It highlights how football can empower and create opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to feel included and valued. For the Community Trust, the day is equally significant as it showcases our ongoing commitment to using football as a force for positive change in the local area.
Emma Hopkins, Head of Women & Girl’s Football, Reading FC Community Trust
