CONCORD Rangers and East Thurrock United have discovered who they will be playing and when in the upcoming National League South campaign.

The fixtures were announced yesterday, with both the Beach Boys and Rocks now able to plan for a long season ahead.

Concord and East Thurrock will play each other over the festive period - Rocks welcome Concord on Boxing Day before Adam Flanagan’s Beach Boys host East Thurrock on New Year’s Day.

And Coventry is pleased with the timing of certain fixtures, with three of the National League South newcomers to face his team in a jam-packed opening month.

“It is good to get the long trips done early or later on as you don’t want these games called off,” he said.

“We play Truro in August and April as you have to think about finances should games like this be called off in December.

“We play three sides new to the division early as well and we always seem to play Hampton early on.

“The likes of Bognor Regis and Chippenham will be tough. We started well last year and there is no reason they can’t.”

“There are no easy games at this level and we must prepare correctly for each game,” added Flanagan. “The first month of the season has some interesting games and this is a period we must come out of strongly, unlike the last two seasons.

“I look forward to all of the local derbies, especially Chelmsford, and I have a preference for the Dartford games as well.

“With Braintree in our division, the bragging rights are up for grabs for who will be the top placed team in Essex. It will be an interesting season for all of us to see who comes out on top.”

East Thurrock United fixtures:

August: Sat Aug 5 Hampton & Richmond Borough H, Tue Aug 8 Whitehawk A, Sat Aug 12 Poole Town A, Tue Aug 15 Braintree Town H, Sat Aug 19 Chippenham A, Sat Aug 26 Bognor Regis H, Mon Aug 28 Dartford A

September: Sat Sep 2 Wealdstone H, Tue Sep 5 St. Albans City H, Sat Sep 9 Oxford City A, Mon Sep 11 Chelmsford City A, Sat Sep 16 Emirates FA Cup 2Q, Sat Sep 23 Truro City H, Sat Sep 30 Emirates FA Cup 3Q

October: Sat Oct 7 Hungerford Town FC A, Sat Oct 14 Gloucester City H (Emirates FA Cup 4Q), Sat Oct 21 Eastbourne Borough A, Sat Oct 28 Hemel Hempstead Town H

November: Sat Nov 4 Weston-Super-Mare H (Emirates FA Cup 1), Sat Nov 11 Bath City A, Sat Nov 18 Havant & Waterlooville H, Sat Nov 25 Buildbase FA Trophy Q3

December: Sat Dec 2 Welling United A (Emirates FA Cup 2), Sat Dec 9 Hampton & Richmond Borough A, Sat Dec 16 Buildbase FA Trophy 1, Sat Dec 23 Whitehawk H, Tue Dec 26 Concord Rangers A

January: Mon Jan 1 Concord Rangers H, Sat Jan 6 Braintree Town A (Emirates FA Cup 3), Sat Jan 13 Poole Town H (Buildbase FA Trophy 2), Sat Jan 20 Oxford City H, Sat Jan 27 St. Albans City A (Emirates FA Cup 4)

February: Sat Feb 3 Hemel Hempstead Town A (Buildbase FA Trophy 3), Sat Feb 10 Eastbourne Borough H, Sat Feb 17 Weston-Super-Mare A (Emirates FA Cup 5), Sat Feb 24 Bath City H (Buildbase FA Trophy 4)

March: Sat Mar 3 Havant & Waterlooville A, Sat Mar 10 Welling United H, Sat Mar 17 Bognor Regis A (Emirates FA Cup 6/Buildbase FA Trophy Semi-Final 1), Sat Mar 24 Chippenham H (Buildbase FA Trophy Semi-Final 2), Sat Mar 31 Wealdstone A

April: Mon Apr 2 Dartford H, Sat Apr 7 Truro City A, Sat Apr 14 Chelmsford City H, Sat Apr 21 Gloucester City A (Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final), Sat Apr 28 Hungerford Town FC H

Concord Rangers fixtures:

August: Sat Aug 5 Wealdstone A, Tue Aug 8 Hemel Hempstead Town H, Sat Aug 12 Truro City H, Tue Aug 15 Dartford A, Sat Aug 19 Whitehawk H, Sat Aug 26 St. Albans City A, Mon Aug 28 Chelmsford City H

September: Sat Sep 2 Hungerford Town FC A, Tue Sep 5 Eastbourne Borough A, Sat Sep 9 Bath City H, Tue Sep 12 Braintree Town H, Sat Sep 16 Emirates FA Cup 2Q, Sat Sep 23 Hampton & Richmond Borough A, Sat Sep 30 Emirates FA Cup 3Q

October: Sat Oct 7 Havant & Waterlooville H, Sat Oct 14 Poole Town A (Emirates FA Cup 4Q), Sat Oct 21 Weston-Super-Mare H, Sat Oct 28 Oxford City A

November: Sat Nov 4 Gloucester City H (Emirates FA Cup 1), Sat Nov 11 Welling United A Sat Nov 18 Chippenham H, Sat Nov 25 Buildbase FA Trophy Q3

December: Sat Dec 2 Bognor Regis A (Emirates FA Cup 2), Sat Dec 9 Wealdstone H, Sat Dec 16 (Buildbase FA Trophy 1), Sat Dec 23 Hemel Hempstead Town A, Tue Dec 26 East Thurrock United H

January: Mon Jan 1 East Thurrock United A, Sat Jan 6 Dartford H (Emirates FA Cup 3), Sat Jan 13 Truro City A (Buildbase FA Trophy 2), Sat Jan 20 Bath City A, Sat Jan 27 Eastbourne Borough H (Emirates FA Cup 4)

February: Sat Feb 3 Oxford City H (Buildbase FA Trophy 3), Sat Feb 10 Weston-Super-Mare A, Sat Feb 17 Gloucester City A (Emirates FA Cup 5), Sat Feb 24 Welling United H (Buildbase FA Trophy 4)

March: Sat Mar 3 Chippenham A, Sat Mar 10 Bognor Regis H, Sat Mar 17 St. Albans City H (Emirates FA Cup 6/Buildbase FA Trophy Semi-Final 1), Sat Mar 24 Whitehawk A (Buildbase FA Trophy Semi-Final 2), Sat Mar 31 Hungerford Town FC H

April: Mon Apr 2 Chelmsford City A, Sat Apr 7 Hampton & Richmond Borough H, Sat Apr 14 Braintree Town A, Sat Apr 21 Poole Town H (Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final), Sat Apr 28 Havant & Waterlooville A

May: Wed May 2 Play-Off Qualifying Round, Sun May 6 Play-Off Semi-Final, Sat May 12 Play-Off Final, Sat May 19 Emirates FA Cup Final, Sun May 20 Buildbase FA Trophy Final