Norwich City have confirmed their academy pre-season fixtures _(Image: Martyn Haworth/Focus Images Ltd)_
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**Norwich City's academy pre-season is headlined by trips to Manchester United and Ipswich Town for their under-18s, while the under-21s will join the first team in the Netherlands.**
The Canaries have announced the summer schedules for their development sides, which kick off when the under-21s face Colchester United away from home on July 15.
They'll then travel to the Zeeland region of Holland before returning to England with games against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Watford. They round their preparations off with Birmingham City's visit on Saturday, August 9.
The under-18s start with the away game against the Reds on July 19, going on to play Coventry and Cambridge United before the East Anglian derby in Suffolk and then a meeting with Peterborough United.
All fixtures are currently scheduled to take place at the respective clubs' training grounds, with times and venues to be officially confirmed closer to kick-off. All under-18 games will be behind closed doors, while spectator details for the under-21s are also set to be announced in due course.
Friendly fixtures for City's women's side were finalised last week, with home games against Leyton Orient, Moneyfields and Watford all behind closed doors. The trip to play Gwalia United in Warwick will also be closed to spectators, who can attend meetings with Wroxham and Sporting Khalsa late next month.
**_Full pre-season schedules:_**
**Under-21s**
\- Tuesday, July 15 v Colchester United (A) - Saturday, August 2 v Wolves (A) - Tuesday, August 5 v Watford (H)
\- Saturday, August 9 v Birmingham City (H)
**Under-18s**
\- Saturday, July 19 v Manchester United (A) (behind closed doors) - Saturday, July 26 v Coventry City (A) (behind closed doors) - Saturday, August 2 v Cambridge United (A) (behind closed doors) - Saturday, August 9 v Ipswich Town (A) (behind closed doors)
\- Tuesday, August 12 v Peterborough United (A) (behind closed doors)
**Women**
\- Sunday, July 13 v Leyton Orient (H) (behind closed doors) - Sunday, July 20 v Gwalia United (A) (behind closed doors) - Thursday, July 24 v Wroxham (A) - Sunday, July 27 v Sporting Khalsa (A) - Sunday, August 3 v Watford (H) (behind closed doors)
\- Sunday, August 10 v Moneyfields (H) (behind closed doors)