by Eastbourne Herald

EASTBOURNE Borough will travel to Wrexham on the opening day of the 2009-10 Blue Square Premier season.

The first visitors to Priory Lane will be Blue Square South champions AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday August 11 and Rushden and Diamonds on Saturday August 15.

Boro head coach Nick Greenwood said, "We have experience of this league and we can go to places like Wrexham without any fear.

"We will go there as underdogs as they are a club with high expectations. Dean Saunders has a big squad and the fans will be expecting them to beat us.

"It was a bad result for us there last season and it gives us an early chance to put that right."

Of Boro's first home game against AFC Wimbledon, Greenwood added, "They will bring a good crowd to Priory Lane. The first two fixtures are big names and it gives our fans and the players plenty to look forward to.

"We are very excited and once again our aim will be to improve on last season."

Boro' travel to Crawley on Boxing Day before hosting them at Priory Lane on New Year's Day - with the mouthwatering home match with Luton Town sandwiched in between on Monday December 28.

Other key fixtures see Borough entertain Chester City on September 12, the long trips to Gateshead and Barrow are October 10 and March 27 respectively, while the final three fixtures are York at home, Kettering away and Oxford at home.

The full fixture list was released by bosses at Conference HQ at 10am this morning (Friday).

EASTBOURNE BOROUGH'S 2009-10 BLUE SQUARE PREMIER FIXTURE LIST

Saturday 8 August, Wrexham (A) Tuesday 11 August, AFC Wimbledon (H) Saturday 15 August, Rushden & Diamonds (H) Tuesday 18 August, Grays Athletic (A) Saturday 22 August, Barrow (H) Saturday 29 August, Salisbury City (A) Monday 31 August, Ebbsfleet United (H) Saturday 5 September, Kidderminster Harriers (A) Tuesday 8 September, Stevenage Borough (A) Saturday 12 September, Chester City (H) Saturday 19 September, Oxford United (A) Tuesday 22 September, Hayes and Yeading United (H) Saturday 26 September, Tamworth (H) Tuesday 29 September, Histon (A) Saturday 3 October, Kettering Town (H) Saturday 10 October, Gateshead (A) Saturday 17 October, Mansfield Town (H) Saturday 31 October, Forest Green Rovers (A) Saturday 14 November, Salisbury City (H) Saturday 21 November, Mansfield Town (A) Tuesday 24 November, Histon (H) Saturday 28 November, Chester City (A) Tuesday 1 December, Hayes and Yeading United (A) Saturday 5 December, Cambridge United (H) Saturday 19 December, Altrincham (A) Saturday 26 December, Crawley Town (A) Monday 28 December, Luton Town (H) Friday 1 January, Crawley Town (H) Saturday 16 January, Cambridge United (A) Tuesday 19 January, Stevenage Borough (H) Saturday 23 January, Tamworth (A) Saturday 30 January, Gateshead (H) Saturday 6 February, Wrexham (H) Tuesday 9 February, Rushden and Diamonds (A) Saturday 13 February, Luton Town (A) Saturday 20 February, Altrincham (H) Saturday 27 February, York City (A) Saturday 6 March, Kidderminster Harriers (H) Saturday 13 March, AFC Wimbledon (A) Saturday 20 March, Grays Athletic (H) Saturday 27 March, Barrow (A) Saturday 3 April, Forest Green Rovers (H) Monday 5 April, Ebbsfleet United (A) Saturday 10 April, York City (H) Saturday 17 April, Kettering Town (A) Saturday 24 April, Oxford United (H)

Fixtures are subject to change.

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