Southampton, Reading, Coventry United in Conti Cup group stage

We have been drawn against Southampton, Reading and Coventry United in Group E of the FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup.

We made Club history in the competition last season when we reached the semi-finals of a senior competition for the first time, losing out to eventual winners Manchester City in the last four.

This time around we'll face Southampton, promoted into the FA Women's Championship this season after winning the FA Women's National Southern Premier Division and then the play-off against Northern champions Wolves, fellow Women's Super League side Reading and Coventry United, also of the Championship, who we played in the group stage last season.

Dates and kick-off times for our matches are TBC, however, the group stage will run from 1-2 October through to 17-18 December, with the quarter-finals scheduled for 25-26 January, the semi-finals 8-9 February, and the Final on the weekend of 4-5 March.

The winners of the five groups will qualify for the quarter-finals. UEFA Champions League clubs Chelsea, Arsenal and City are exempt from the group stage, and will enter at the quarter-final. However, should Arsenal or City exit the Champions League in round one or two, they will enter the Conti Cup at the group stage and will be drawn in an existing group of four clubs in the appropriate geographical grouping.

Conti Cup - draw in full

Northern Section

Group A - Aston Villa, Sheffield United, Everton, Durham, Manchester United
Group B - Leicester City, Sunderland, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers

Southern Section

Group C - Brighton & Hove Albion, Birmingham City, West Ham United, London City Lionesses
Group D - Bristol City, Charlton Athletic, Lewes, Crystal Palace
Group E - Southampton, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry United