BRANTHAM Athletic will begin next season with a home match against Godmanchester Rovers.

The new Thurlow Nunn League premier division fixtures were released on Wednesday evening.

And after beginning with Godmanchester on Saturday, August 8, the Imps have another home match on Tuesday, August 11, against FC Clacton.

The return match between Clacton and Brantham will take place at the Rush Green Bowl on September 29.

And the two eagerly-awaited matches between Brantham and Stanway Rovers will be staged on January 16 (at The Hawthorns) and March 18 (at Brantham Leisure Centre).

Brantham are at home on the final day of the season – April 30 – when they take on Saffron Walden.