BILLERICAY Town have announced the first batch of their pre-season fixtures as they prepare for life back in the Ryman League Premier Division.
The stand-out fixture of the games already announced is a clash with League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge at New Lodge on Wednesday, July 24.
The Blues will also face two Blue Square Bet South sides.
They first host Bishop's Stortford – who have returned to the South from the North – at home on Tuesday, July 30, before travelling to face Concord Rangers, the Ryman League Premier Division play-off winners, on August 3.
Fixtures: July 6: Witham Town (A); July 10: Great Wakering Rovers (A); July 13: Town v Blues Supporters v Romford (H, 1pm); July 16: Brentwood Town (A); July 24: Dagenham & Redbridge (H); July 30: Bishop's Stortford (H); August 3: Concord Rangers (A).
The Ryman League starts on August 10, and the Blues and Brentwood Town have both learned this week that their divisions are not yet complete after Thurrock and Tilbury were both handed points deductions for fielding a suspended player.
Thurrock's deduction puts them in the drop zone and that could mean Carshalton are reprieved in the Premier and Thurrock in Division One North, meaning Sittingbourne would stay in Division One South.
