Day 1 Sun 15 Mar
Flight to London
- Overnight Flight from the USA to London
Jacksonville FC in London and Manchester
Games against Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Everton and London City, plus a live WSL match and a UEFA Women’s Champions league fixture.
The brief
What the club asked for
Jacksonville FC wanted a proper English football experience for its players: training at a Premier League academy with its academy coaches, and matches against Premier League academy teams.
- Goal
- Training and matches with Premier League academies
- Who travelled
- The ECNL girls in 2025; the girls’ team and the U15 team in 2026
What we arranged
Four opponents and two live matches
- Fixture v Arsenal
- Fixture v Crystal Palace
- Fixture v Everton
- Fixture v London City
- Match day A live WSL match
- Match day A UEFA Women’s Champions league fixture
- Visit Everton’s training facility
Day by day
The 2026 tour, day by day
Eight days in March 2026: three matches against professional academies, three Premier League stadium tours and a Premier League match.
Day 2 Mon 16 Mar
Arrival and first training
- 07:30 Arrival at London Heathrow
- 16:30 Training session
- 19:00 Dinner at the team hotel
Day 3 Tue 17 Mar
Tottenham Hotspur day
- 11:00 Stadium tour Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 13:00 Lunch in the stadium
- 18:30 Match v Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur Way, Enfield
Day 4 Wed 18 Mar
Emirates and Birmingham City
- 11:00 Stadium tour Emirates Stadium, Arsenal
- 18:30 Match v Birmingham City FC Elite Performance and Innovation Centre, Henley-in-Arden
Day 5 Thu 19 Mar
Free family day
- All day Free time with families
Day 6 Fri 20 Mar
Stamford Bridge and Brentford
- 09:30 Stadium tour Stamford Bridge, Chelsea FC
- 12:00 Lunch and free time Westfield London
- 18:30 Match v Brentford FC Osterley
Day 7 Sat 21 Mar
Premier League match day
- 15:00 Fulham v Burnley, Premier League Craven Cottage
Day 8 Sun 22 Mar
Flight home
- 08:00 Departure from London Heathrow
On tour
The tour in photos
In their words
Our ECNL Girls program at Jacksonville FC, Florida enjoyed an incredible trip in London and Manchester with The Football Travel Group. Games against Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Everton and London City were supplemented by a live FAWSL match and a UEFA Women’s Champions league fixture. The trip organisation was first class. We will be bringing two teams next year to enjoy a once in a lifetime trip for our young players.
Pat CannonExecutive Director, Jacksonville FC · Florida, USA Outcome
What happened next
We will be bringing two teams next year
They did: in 2026 the club came back with its girls’ team and its U15 team.
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