You simply couldn’t make it up. A year after starting our National League South adventure with a daunting trip to Torquay, the 2025-6 fixture list has thrown up exactly the same scenario. What are the chances of that?
So on Aug 9, Town make the long trip to Devon to take on the side that were widely expected to have gained promotion in April but lost in the playoffs and will now be odds-on favourites to challenge for the title once again.
Many Town fans might have one eye on a long weekend by the so-called English Riviera but on the pitch it’s a tall order for Gavin Macpherson’s boys who were beaten 2-1 in last season’s corresponding fixture after taking a shock early lead on their Step 2 debut.
Whatever the result, the fixtures don’t come any easier. A week later, we face Maidenhead United – one of the teams who dropped down from the National League and will be desperate to get straight back up.
Hornchurch follows at home, followed by a trip to Worthing to complete our first four fixtures. August Bank Holiday Monday sees us hosting promoted Totton while the August programme is wrapped up with a visit to Slough.
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