THE non-league football season is now just a month or so away but the football does return this weekend as the non-league pre-season campaign kicks-off.
For clubs across Worcestershire, July signifies the start of a long month of fixtures as managers prepare for the 2023/24 campaign.
There are some mouth-watering clashes as well as local derbies being played over the next four weeks in Worcestershire as sides prepare for the season.
Here are all the fixtures for all the non-league sides in the county:
National League - Kidderminster Harriers
Harriers; vs Droitwich Spa (away, July 11), vs Redditch United (away, July 14), vs Halesowen Town (away, July 18), vs Liverpool U21s (home, July 21), vs Northampton Town (home, July 25), vs Telford United (away, July 29).
Southern League - Alvechurch, Bromsgrove Sporting, Redditch United, Evesham United & Malvern Town
Alvechurch; vs Birmingham City (home, July 8), vs Westfields (away, July 15), vs Banbury United (home, July 18), vs Sutton Coldfield Town (away, July 22), vs Boldmere St Michaels (away, July 25), vs Warrington Rylands (away, July 29).
Sporting; vs AFC Birmingham (away, July 4), vs Sutton Coldfield (away, July 8), vs Evesham United (away, July 11), vs Hereford (home, July 15), vs Highgate United (home, July 22), vs Gresley Rovers (away, July 25), vs Macclesfield (home, July 29).
Redditch; vs Cradley Town (home, July 1), vs Malvern Town (away, July 4), vs Lye Town (home, July 8), vs Brackley Town (home, July 10), vs Kidderminster Harriers (home, July 14), vs Worcester Raiders (away, July 18), vs Gloucester City (home, July 22), Droitwich Spa (away, July 25), vs Hereford FC (home, July 29).
Evesham; vs Cheltenham Town (home, July 8), vs Bromsgrove Sporting (home, July 11), vs Easington Sports (away, July 15), vs Coventry City (home, July 22), vs Worcester City (home, July 25), vs Pershore Town (home, July 29), vs Cirencester Town (home, August 5).
Malvern; vs Redditch United (home, July 4), vs Gloucester City (home, July 8), vs Worcester City (away, July 11), vs Stourport Swifts (away, July 15), vs Stourbridge (home, July 22), vs Brimscombe & Thrupp (away, July 29), vs Cheltenham Town (home, August 1).
Midland Football League - Bewdley Town, Stourport Swifts & Droitwich Spa FC
Bewdley; vs Worcester City (home, July 8), vs Bilston (home, July 11), vs Black Country Rangers (away, July 15), vs Newent Town (away, July 29).
Swifts; vs Hednesford Town (home, July 4), vs Gresley Rovers (away, July 8), vs Malvern Town (home, July 15), vs Kidderminster Harriers (home, July 22), vs Birmingham City (home, July 25), vs Westfields (away, July 27), vs Cradley Town (away, August 1).
Droitwich; vs Alcester Town (home, July 8), vs Kidderminster Harriers (home, July 11), vs Littleton (away, July 15), vs Worcester City (away, July 18), vs Hereford Pegasus (away, July 22), vs Redditch United (home, July 25), vs Lye Town (home, July 29).
Hellenic League - Pershore Town, Worcester City, Worcester Raiders, Sporting Club Inkberrow
Pershore; (some games yet to be confirmed) vs Coventry Rangers (away, July 11), vs Hartpury University (away, July 15), vs Bishops Cleeve (away, July 21), vs Evesham United (away, July 29)
City; vs New Dales Vale (away, July 1), vs Bewdley Town (away, July 8), vs Malvern Town (home, July 11), vs Telford United (home, July 15), vs Droitwich Spa (home, July 18), vs Evesham United (away, July 25), vs Wimborne Town (away, July 29).
Raiders; vs Penybont (home, July 1), vs Westbury (home, July 8), vs Halesowen Town (home, July 11), vs New Dales Vale (away, July 15), vs Redditch United (home, July 18), vs West Brown U21 (home, July 22), vs Dudley Town (home, July 26).
Inkberrow; vs Knowle (July 8), vs Tuffley Rovers (July 18), vs Coton Green (July 29)
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