Fixtures: AFC Telford start with longest trip
AFC Telford United fans will kick off the new season with their longest trip of all - at Lowestoft.
The Bucks start their 2015-16 Conference North campaign with a 429-mile trip to East Anglia.
But their first home game is three days later with the visit of Manchester-based Curzon Ashton.
Boss Steve Kittrick quipped: "It's the funniest thing - at training last night, our goalkeeping coach Andy Pryce said 'you know who we're going to get in the first game, don't know? Lowestoft!'
"I've said to him since 'now you're right, what's the score going to be?!
"It's probably the best time to go there, in that at least it's a Saturday in August rather than a freezing Tuesday night in November or February.
AUGUST
Sat Aug 8: Lowestoft Town (A)
Tue Aug 11: Curzon Ashton (H)
Sat Aug 15: Stockport County (H)
Tue Aug 18: Tamworth (A)
Sat Aug 22: Gainsborough Trinity (H)
Sat Aug 29: Gloucester City (A)
Mon Aug 31: Brackley Town (H)
SEPTEMBER
Sat Sep 5: Bradford Park Avenue (A)
Sat Sep 12: Harrogate Town (H)
Sat Sep 19: North Ferriby United (H)
Sat Sep 26: FA Cup second qualifying round
OCTOBER
Sat Oct 3: AFC Fylde (A)
Sat Oct 10: FA Cup third qualifying round
Sat Oct 17: Stalybridge Celtic (H)
Sat Oct 24: FC United of Manchester (A)
Sat Oct 31: Alfreton Town (H)
NOVEMBER
Sat Nov 7: Corby Town (A)
Sat Nov 14: Nuneaton Town (H)
Sat Nov 21: Worcester City (A)
Sat Nov 28: FA Trophy third qualifying round
DECEMBER
Sat Dec 5: Curzon Ashton (A)
Sat Dec 12: FA Trophy first round
Sat Dec 19: Lowestoft Town (H)
Sat Dec 26: Hednesford Town (A)
Mon Dec 28: Gloucester City (H)
JANUARY
Sat Jan 2: Hednesford Town (H)
Sat Jan 9: Stockport County (A)
Sat Jan 16: Gainsborough Trinity (A)
Sat Jan 23: Bradford Park Avenue (H)
Sat Jan 30: AFC Fylde (H)
FEBRUARY
Sat Feb 6: Boston United (A)
Tue Feb 9: FC United of Manchester (H)
Sat Feb 13: Solihull Moors (A)
Sat Feb 20: Boston United (H)
Sat Feb 27: Stalybridge Celtic (A)
MARCH
Tue Mar 1: Alfreton Town (A)
Sat Mar 5: Chorley (H)
Sat Mar 12: Harrogate Town (A)
Sat Mar 19: Corby Town (H)
Sat Mar 26: Tamworth (H)
Mon Mar 28: Brackley Town (A)
APRIL
Sat Apr 2: Nuneaton Town (A)
Sat Apr 9: Solihull Moors (H)
Sat Apr 16: North Ferriby United (A)
Sat Apr 23: Worcester City (H)
"But I'm not too bothered who we've got or when - we've got to play them all and whether it's Lowestoft, Chorley or AFC Fylde, they will all be out to prove a point in the first game of the season.
"Lowestoft will be tough because they've signed quite a few players and are a good unit, and they will want to prove to their fans that they can kick on from last season."
Telford fans at least don't have far to travel at Christmas, with a trip to Hednesford Town on Boxing Day.
It's followed by the visit of Gloucester City two days later, then the Pitmen at the New Bucks Head on Saturday January 2.
Kittrick's side are at FC United of Manchester on Saturday October 24 and have the return on Tuesday February 9.
Easter sees the visit of Tamworth on Saturday March 26, followed by a trip to Brackley two days later.
The final month takes Telford to Nuneaton away on Saturday, April 2, before Solihull Moors at home a week later.
Then it's Worcester City on April 23, which is the final home game before Telford finish the season at Chorley on April 30.
