Town’s U18s will start their first ever U18 Premier League South campaign with a home game against West Bromwich Albion at Playford Road on Saturday 16th August (KO 11am).
The Blues’ academy moved from category two to category one this summer with the youngsters, who are coached by David Wright and Matt Pooley, now in the first-tier U18 Premier League South.
The other 14 teams in the division are Arsenal, current champions Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Leicester, Norwich City, Reading, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, the Baggies and West Ham United.
A week after the opening game, Town are at Fulham, before the first month of the season ends with Reading visiting Suffolk. A full fixture list for the U18 Premier League can be found here.
The U18s have just returned from competing at the Zlaty Kahan tournament in Czechia.