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FOOTBALL - Bromsgrove Sporting to start season with Redditch derby as 2023/24 Southern League fixtures released

Bromsgrove Editorial 18th Jul, 2023 Updated: 18th Jul, 2023   0

BROMSGROVE Sporting will start the season with an eagerly anticipated local derby against rivals Redditch United following the release of the 2023/24 Southern League Premier Central fixtures.

Sporting entertain Redditch at the Victoria Ground on the opening day of the season (Saturday, August 5) with the return derby at Valley Stadium to take place in the New Year (Saturday, January 20).

The Rouslers travel to Royston Town for their first away match of the campaign (Saturday, August 12) before hosting Coalville Town (Tuesday, August 15) and travelling to Leiston (Saturday, August 19) in a difficult opening month.

Former Sporting boss Paul Smith returns to the Victoria Ground with his newly-promoted Halesowen Town side the following month (Tuesday, September 26).

Bromsgrove welcome local rivals Alvechurch to the Victoria Ground at the end of October (Saturday, October 28) with the return fixture at Lye Meadow the club’s penultimate away game of the season (Saturday, April 6).

Over the festive period, Sporting travel to Stamford in their final game before Christmas (Saturday, December 23) before hosting Stourbridge on Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26) and make the trip to AFC Telford United on New Year’s Day (Monday, January 1).




Sporting finish the season at home to Barwell (Saturday, April 27) with a trip to Stratford Town, managed by former Rouslers boss Gavin Hurren, their last away game of the campaign (Saturday, April 20).

Sporting’s 2023/24 league fixtures in full

August


Sat 5th – Redditch United (H)

Sat 12th – Royston Town (A)

Tue 15th – Coalville Town (H)

Sat 19th – Leiston (A)

Sat 26th – Stamford (H)

Mon 28th – Stourbridge (A)

September

Sat 9th – Kettering Town (H)

Tue 12th – Long Eaton United (A)

Sat 23rd – Leamington (A)

Tue 26th – Halesowen Town (H)

Sat 30th – Mickleover (H)

October

Sat 14th – St Ives Town (A)

Sat 21st – Hitchin Town (H)

Tue 24th – Nuneaton Borough (A)

Sat 28th – Alvechurch (H)

November

Sat 4th – AFC Sudbury (A)

Sat 11th – Stratford Town (H)

Sat 18th – Barwell (A)

Sat 25th – Needham Market (A)

December

Sat 2nd – Berkhamsted (H)

Sat 9th – Kettering Town (A)

Sat 16th – Leiston (H)

Sat 23rd – Stamford (A)

Tue 26th – Stourbridge (H)

January

Mon 1st – AFC Telford United (A)

Sat 6th – Long Eaton United (H)

Sat 13th – Royston Town (H)

Sat 20th – Redditch United (A)

Sat 27th – Halesowen Town (A)

February 

Sat 3rd – Leamington (H)

Sat 10th – Mickleover (A)

Sat 17th – St Ives Town (H)

Sat 24th – Hitchin Town (A)

March

Sat 2nd – Nuneaton Borough (H)

Sat 16th – Berkhamsted (A)

Sat 23rd – Needham Market (H)

Sat 30th – Coalville Town (A)

April

Mon 1st – AFC Telford United (H)

Sat 6th – Alvechurch (A)

Sat 13th – AFC Sudbury (H)

Sat 20th – Stratford Town (A)

Sat 27th – Barwell (H)

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