WORCESTER City face a testing start to the new Dr Martens League Premier Division campaign.

John Barton's men begin at home to Weymouth on August 18 before a trip to relegated Kettering Town on August 21.

They go to Ilkeston Town on August 25 before a Bank Holiday Monday home clash with newly-promoted Hinckley United, who they visit on Boxing Day.

City then have their first 'overseas' trip to Newport (Isle of Wight) on September 1.

They are at home to another relegated side, Hednesford Town, on New Year's Day and Stafford Rangers on Easter Monday (April 1), while Bath City are the visitors for the final game on April 27.

AUGUST

18 H Weymouth

21 A Kettering Town

25 A Ilkeston Town

27 H Hinckley United

SEPTEMBER

1 A Newport IOW

3 H Moor Green

8 H Havant & W.

11 A Merthyr Tydfil

15 A Folkestone Inv.

17 H Kettering Town

22 H King's Lynn

OCTOBER

2 A Moor Green

6 H Ilkeston Town

20 H Tiverton Town

27 A Crawley Town

NOVEMBER

10 H Cambridge City

17 A Tiverton Town

24 A Tamworth

26 H Merthyr Tydfil

DECEMBER

8 H Newport Co.

15 A Welling United

22 H Newport IOW

26 A Hinckley United

29 A Weymouth

JANUARY

1 H Hednesford T.

5 A Stafford Rgrs

12 H Salisbury City

19 A Hednesford T.

26 H Folkestone Inv.

FEBRUARY

2 A Salisbury City

9 H Tamworth

16 A Cambridge City

MARCH

2 H Chelmsford C.

9 A King's Lynn

16 A Newport Co.

23 H Crawley Town

30 A Bath City

APRIL

1 H Stafford Rgrs

6 A Chelmsford C.

13 H Welling United

20 A Havant & W.

27 H Bath City