Alan Dunne’s Tonbridge Angels will make the trip to Essex to face newly-relegated Braintree Town – ‘The Iron’ – when the new season kicks off on Saturday 8 August.
The first home match of the season the following week should attract a good attendance when crowd-pullers Torquay United arrive at the Yeomans Community Stadium, Longmead.
With a tasty number of Kent derbies this season, Angels matches against local rivals Maidstone United are both on Tuesday evenings with the home fixture on 8 September and the return at The Gallagher on 23 February.
Tuesday nights have also been scheduled for the games against newly-promoted Folkestone Invicta, managed by ex Angels boss Jay Saunders, who are the visitors on 27 October and who in turn entertain Angels at Cheriton Road on 16 February.
With the league seemingly scheduling derbies on Tuesday evenings, Angels face Dover Athletic away on 18 August and home on 9 March.
The only Kent derby not scheduled for midweek are the games against Ebbsfleet United with Josh Wright’s men visiting Longmead on Saturday 26 September and Angels making the trip to north Kent on Saturday 16 January.
Other eye-catching fixtures are a pre-Christmas visit to Torquay on Saturday 19 December and Dagenham and Redbridge on Tuesday 24 November. The long trip into Cornwall to face Truro City is on Saturday 6 March with The Tinners making an early trip to Longmead on the third Saturday of the season, 22 August.
The usual busy festive period sees a visit from AFC Totton on Boxing Day followed two days later by a trip to Horsham with a trip to Hampton and Richmond Borough on 2 January the first match of 2027.
Angels have an early trip to newly-promoted side Billericay Town the following Saturday with a home match against another newly-promoted side Walton & Hersham FC on the August Bank Holiday Monday.
Most of the more challenging away trips are on Saturdays although the league has decreed that Alan Dunne’s men must make an Easter Monday trip into Hampshire to face AFC Totton.
Emirates FA Cup Qualifying ties have been scheduled for Saturdays 19 September, 3 October and 17 October with the 1st round due to take place on 7 November, the date currently scheduled for Angels first ever competitive match against Farnham Town (away) with the home match on Saturday 6 February.
Reacting to the fixtures, Angels boss Alan Dunne said: “It’s always an exciting day when the new fixtures come out as it starts to make everything feel that much more real. There are some real tasty games this season, including a number of Kent derbies, and we can’t wait to get going.”
