EAST Thurrock United will begin their second season in the National League South against Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Rocks start at home on Saturday, August 5 in a busy opening month.

Long trips to Whitehawk and Poole Town follow, with a trio of league newcomers also facing John Coventry’s men – Braintree Town, Chippenham Town and Bognor Regis Town in August.

As was the case last season, Rocks' home and away matches against Concord Rangers will be on Boxing Day (A) and New Year’s Day (H).

And matches against Chelmsford City will be on Monday, September 11 (A) and Saturday, April 14 (H) – the penultimate game at the FutureFuel Stadium in 2017/18.

Rocks, potentially, finish their season at home against Hungerford Town on April 28, which was their first match of last season.

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

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