BASINGSTOKE Town will kick-off their Southern League Premier Division campaign at home to Banbury United on Saturday August 6.

They are then on their travels to Merthyr Town (August 9) and Stratford (August 13), before they have their second game against Hayes and Yeading on Tuesday August 16.

In the Christmas period, the Dragons are away at Frome on Boxing Day and then entertain Dorchester City on Monday January 2, 2017.

Their campaign finishes on the Saturday April 22 with a home game against Hitchin.

Manager Terry Brown said: “It is good to start at home and hopefully we will get a good crowd here for the game.”

In the Southern League Cup, Town have been drawn away to Hampshire rivals Petersfield (October 4), while in the Hampshire Senior Cup they are at home to Farnborough and this game is scheduled for September 20.

The Fixtures are as follows

AUGUST

6 Banbury H

9 Merthyr A

12 Stratford A

16 Hayes & Yeading H

20 Kettering H

27 Cinderford A

29 Frome H

SEPTEMBER

3 FA Cup qualifying round 1

10 Hitchin A

13 Kings Langley A

17 FA Cup qualifying round 2

20 Farnborugh H (HSC)

24 Cambridge H

27 Cirencester H

OCTOBER

1 Dunstable A

4 Petersfield A (SLC)

8 St Neots H

11 Weymouth A

15 Biggleswade A

18 Kings Langley H

22 Slough H

25 Chippenham A

29 Staines A (FAT)

NOVEMBER

5 Leamington A

12 King’s Lynn H

19 Stratford H

22 Hayes & Yeading A

26 Banbury A

29 Merthyr H

DECEMBER

3 St Ives H

10 Chesham A

17 Redditch H

26 Frome A

JANUARY 2017

2 Dorchester H

7 Kettering A

14 Cambridge A

21 Dunstable H

28 Cirencester A

FEBRUARY

4 Weymouth H

11 St Neots A

18 Biggleswade H

25 Chippenham H

MARCH

4 Slough A

11 Leamington H

18 King’s Lynn A

25 St Ives A

APRIL

1 Chesham H

8 Redditch A

15 Cinderford H

17 Dorchester A

23 Hitchin H

HSC is Hampshire Senior Cup

SLC is Southern League Cup

FAT is FA Trophy