Norwich City Women have been handed a clear first pre-season marker, with London Bees confirmed as the opening fixture of Perry Northeast’s summer reset.
The club have already stated that the Canaries will travel to the capital to face London Bees in their first pre-season game next month. Ticketing platform The Hive London lists the fixture as London Bees vs Norwich City FC on Sunday, July 19, with a 14:00 kick-off.
Northeast Gets An Immediate Dressing-Room Read
That date now carries more weight after Norwich confirmed Northeast’s appointment as women’s head coach, with the incoming boss due to link up with the club from Wednesday, July 1.
This is not just a warm-up fixture. It is Northeast’s first chance to measure rhythm, fitness and tactical habits in match conditions before the new tier-three campaign starts to bite. The timing gives his staff a useful baseline before selection calls harden.
For Norwich, the London Bees trip also follows a broader commercial push around the women’s side. ReadNorwich has already examined how the season-ticket launch will test demand after promotion, but performance momentum has to support that off-pitch interest.
The first answer now comes in London. Northeast does not need a finished team on July 19, but he does need early evidence that Norwich’s promotion bounce can become a proper pre-season platform.
