SCARBOROUGH will kick off their Nationwide Conference League season on Saturday, August 18 with a home game against Forest Green, it was announced today.

They then travel to Northwich the following Tuesday and their first Saturday away game will be against relegated Barnet.

Neil Thompson's men also have a mouth-watering festive double header against Doncaster, travelling to Belle Vue on Boxing Day and then entertaining Rovers on New Year's Day.

Scarborough NCL fixtures

Aug: 18 Forest Green (h), 21 Northwich (a), 25 Barnet (a), 27 Margate (h).

Sept: 1 Woking (a), 4 Stalybridge (h), 8 Hayes (h), 10 Stevenage (a), 15 Yeovil (a), 18 Morecambe (h), 22 Nuneaton (h), 29 Dagenham and Redbridge (a).

Oct: 2 Chester (h), 6 Boston (a), 9 Southport (a), 13 Dover (h), 20 Hereford (a),

Nov: 3 Leigh RMI (h), 10 Telford (a), 24 Farnborough (h),

Dec: 1 Forest Green (a), 15 Northwich (h), 26 Doncaster (a), 29 Barnet (h),

Jan: 1 Doncaster (h), 5 Stalybridge (a), 19 Woking (h), 26 Margate (a),

Feb: 2 Chester (a), 9 Boston (h), 16 Dover (a), 23 Southport (h),

Mar: 2 Morecambe (a), 9 Stevenage (h), 16 Hayes (a), 23 Yeovil (h), 30 Hereford (h),

Apr: 1 Leigh RMI (a), 6 Telford (h), 13 Farnborough (a), 20 Dagenham and Redbridge (h), 27 Nuneaton (a).

Updated: 12:11 Tuesday, July 03, 2001