The Royals' youngsters will begin their 2008/9 National Academy League season with a long trip to Huddersfield on Saturday 23rd August.

A highlight of the calendar for Eamonn Dolan's team is meetings with Chelsea and Arsenal in consecutive weeks in the middle of September, while the campaign finishes with consecutive home fixtures against Southampton and Charlton.

The fixture list for the Reading FC Women's team has also been announced, and they start with a home clash against Sunderland.

Our ladies have bizarrely been placed in the Northern section of the national second tier, and face long trips to Preston, Newcastle and Rotherham in successive weeks in November.

The Royals' women will be aiming to climb into the top flight by racking up their third consecutive promotion after enjoying two sensational seasons.

The full fixture lists for both teams are below.

National Academy League fixtures
Saturday 23rd August, Huddersfield Town A
Saturday 30th August, Fulham H
Saturday 6th September, West Ham United A
Saturday 13th September, Chelsea A
Saturday 20th September, Arsenal H
Saturday 27th September, MK Dons H
Saturday 4th October, Tottenham Hotspur A
Saturday 11th October, Cardiff City H
Saturday 18th October, Leicester City A
Saturday 1st November, Watford H
Saturday 8th November, Aston Villa H
Saturday 15th November, Bristol City A
Saturday 22nd November, Birmingham City H
Saturday 6th December, Coventry City A
Saturday 13th December, Leicester City H
Saturday 17th January, Watford A
Saturday 24th January, Aston Villa A
Saturday 31st January, Bristol City H
Saturday 7th February, Birmingham City A
Saturday 14th February, Coventry City H
Saturday 21st February, MK Dons A
Saturday 7th March, Tottenham Hotspur H
Saturday 14th March, Cardiff City A
Saturday 21st March, Norwich City H
Saturday 28th March, Ipswich Town A
Saturday 18th April, Portsmouth A
Saturday 25th April, Southampton H
Saturday 2nd May, Charlton Athletic H

FA Women's League fixtures
Sunday 17th August, Sunderland H
Sunday 24th August, Tranmere Rovers A
Sunday 31st August, Leicester City H
Wednesday 3rd September, Aston Villa A
Sunday 7th September, Lincoln A
Sunday 21st September, Newcastle United H
Sunday 28th September, Rotherham United H
Wednesday 8th October, Aston Villa H
Sunday 12th October, Lincoln H
Sunday 19th October, Sheffield Wednesday A
Sunday 26th October, Curzon Ashton H
Sunday 9th November, Manchester City H
Sunday 16th November, Preston North End A
Sunday 23rd November, Newcastle United A
Sunday 30th November, Rotherham United A
Sunday 7th December, Sheffield Wednesday H
Sunday 21st December, Leicester City A
Sunday 11th January, Curzon Ashton A
Sunday 18th January, Manchester City A
Sunday 25th January, Preston North End H
Sunday 1st February, Sunderland A
Sunday 8th February, Tranmere Rovers H