First Team Pre-Season Fixtures

Eastleigh FC have arranged the following eleven pre-season fixtures for their Blue Square Bet Southern Division side:

The first game for manager Ian Baird to run the rule over new faces, will be away at Sydenhams Wessex Football League side Winchester City on Tuesday 5th July. This match is a chance to have a run out only three days after their first training session, but also before Eastleigh entertain a Reading XI on Saturday 9th July as part of the transfer deal that saw former Eastleigh striker Brett Williams join Reading last October.

Reading who were involved in the Championship Play Off Finals at the end of last season losing at Wembley against Swansea City, have delayed their return to pre season training owing to that fixture and this will be Reading's first outing of the season before they go to Slovenia for a pre season tour.

Eastleigh then make the short trip to Zamaretto League Premier Division Bashley on Tuesday 12th July with a trip the next Saturday to Oxfordshire to face Zamaretto League South & West Division side North Leigh.

Four days later Eastleigh travel further down the coast to Zamaretto League Premier Division Weymouth, where they will meet up with ex-Eastleigh striker Matt Groves who has joined the management team at Weymouth for the new season.

On the Saturday it is another Zamaretto Premier League opponent when Eastleigh make the trip to Frome Town who defeated Sholing in last season's play off Final of the South & West Division. It is quite apt that the next Tuesday Eastleigh take the trip to face Sholing with a 7.45pm kick off.

Saturday 30th July sees another trip to Zamaretto League Premier Division opponents - Oxford City, then forty-eight hours later it is the turn to travel to Gosport Borough who are a Division below the Saturday opponents.

Wednesday 3rd August at 7.45pm is the main showpiece friendly when The Spitfires entertain a Saints XI in their normal; as it is now pre season fixture, which will be three days before Southampton open their Championship campaign against Leeds United.

The final fixture before Eastleigh start their league fixture is on Saturday 6th August when again they travel but this time to Ryman League territory when they visit Division One South side Worthing.

The full list reads :

First Team
Tuesday 5th July - Winchester City away, 7.45pm
Saturday 9th July - Reading XI home, 3pm
Tuesday 12th July - Bashley away, 7.45pm
Saturday 16th July - North Leigh away, 3pm
Wednesday 20th July - Weymouth away, 7.45pm
Saturday 23rd July - Frome Town away, 3pm
Tuesday 26th July - Sholing away, 7.45pm
Saturday 30th July - Oxford City away, 2pm
Monday 1st August - Gosport Borough away, 7.45pm
Wednesday 3rd August - Saints XI home, 7.45pm
Saturday 6th August - Worthing away, 3pm

Saturday 13th August - Blue Square Bet South commences.

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