Category: Club Updates

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 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.

Congratulations to Sophie Butler for being voted the Reading FC Women 2026/27 ‘Player of the Season’ as sponsored by the Supporters Trust at Reading.

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 Reading are 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.

Voting is now closed.

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

For those living with secondary breast cancer, there is the Living With Secondary Breast
Cancer in person group – Reading, third Friday of the month

And if you’d like to make a donation to the Reading FC Women fundraiser, click here.

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

Our U14 and U16 Academy teams are designed for players who want more than just football training they’re for young female athletes who want to grow in confidence, skill, character and grow a lifelong love for the game.

Check out our Player Pathway page if you’d like full details of our Academy squads.

At this stage of development, football becomes more purposeful. Our programme is built on a methodologically sound syllabus that follows age-appropriate principles of long-term player development. Each session is carefully planned to ensure players are stretched, supported and challenged in ways that are both enjoyable and psychologically safe.

U14’s Trials

Our U14 trials are accepting players eligible for both U13 and U14 age groups. If successful, trials for the U14 age group will be on Tuesday 12th May and Tuesday 19th May.

U16’s Trials

Our U16 trials are accepting players eligible for both U15 and U16 age groups) If successful, trails for U16 age group will be on Thursday 14th May and Thursday 21st May.

Register your interest

Ed Jackson-Norris is our Player Development Lead and if you’d like any further details on the 2026/27 trials, please do get in contact.

If you’re keen to register your interest, click here to sign up.