Ahead of the new EFL Youth Alliance campaign, the U18s have the following friendly fixtures confirmed ahead of the new campaign.
The Youth Team will take on elite academy sides and non-league teams, all away from home, which includes a friendly against club partners Avro who are hosting the new football education programme.
| Date | Team | KO | Venue |
| Tuesday 20 July | Winsford United | 7:45pm | Barton Stadium (CW7 3AE) |
| Saturday 24 July | Avro | 3pm | Vestacare Stadium |
| Wednesday 28 July | UFCA | 10:30am | Vestacare Stadium |
| Saturday 31 July | Sunderland | 1pm | Academy of Light |
| Tuesday 3 August | Halifax Town | 11am | TBC |
The first two friendlies against non-league opposition have admission prices which are as follows and is pay-on-the-gate:
- Winsford: £5 Adults & £1 U16s (No Concession price)
- Avro: £4 Adults, £3 Concessions & 50p Juniors (U16s)
It is expected ‘Select XI’s’ will play in both of these games, with the scholars forming the majority of the line-up alongside first-year professionals and may also feature first team players not part of the squad that faces Burnley at the weekend.
The Huddersfield Town friendly against their youth side that was organised for last weekend was subsequently cancelled.
It then begins properly on Saturday 7 August when the 2021/22 EFL Youth Alliance (North West) season gets underway with a fixture away at Salford. The full fixture list is available below with the FA Youth Cup first round opponents still to be confirmed for October/November.
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Saturday 7 August |
Salford City |
A |
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Saturday 14 August |
Morecambe |
H |
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Saturday 21 August |
Mansfield Town |
H |
Cup G1 |
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Saturday 28 August |
Fleetwood Town |
A |
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Saturday 4 September |
Tranmere Rovers |
H |
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Saturday 11 September |
Rochdale |
A |
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Saturday 18 September |
Carlisle United |
H |
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Saturday 25 September |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
Cup G2 |
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Saturday 2 October |
Walsall |
A |
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Saturday 9 October |
Doncaster Rovers |
A |
Cup G3 |
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Saturday 23 October |
Port Vale |
H |
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Saturday 30 October |
Shrewsbury Town |
A |
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Saturday 13 November |
Accrington Stanley |
H |
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Saturday 20 November |
Blackpool |
A |
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Saturday 27 November |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
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Saturday 4 December |
Preston North End |
A |
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Saturday 18 December |
Salford City |
H |
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Saturday 8 January |
Morecambe |
A |
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Saturday 15 January |
Rochdale |
H |
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Saturday 22 January |
Accrington Stanley |
A |
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Saturday 29 January |
Cup AQF |
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Saturday 12 February |
Walsall |
H |
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Saturday 19 February |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
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Saturday 26 February |
Cup ASF |
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Saturday 12 March |
Fleetwood Town |
H |
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Saturday 19 March |
YA Cup National SF |
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Saturday 26 March |
Tranmere Rovers |
A |
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Saturday 2 April |
Preston North End |
H |
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Saturday 9 April |
Port Vale |
A |
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Saturday 23 April |
Blackpool |
H |
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Saturday 30 April |
Carlisle United |
A |
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Wednesday 4 May |
YA Cup National Final |
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Saturday 7 May |
Shrewsbury Town |
H |
It looks like home league games will now be played at the Chapel Road training ground, with any venue change communicated in advance.