As enticing opening-day fixtures go at this level, there are few that will whet the appetite this year as much as our trip to Stockport County, which will pit two well-fancied, financially-backed sides against one another for what promises to be a pulsating showdown. Our last trip there produced a thrilling encounter and one of our best performances in many months, encapsulating the rapid progress made by Daryl McMahon's side throughout the latter stages of the campaign. Stockport enjoyed a similar streak of form at the time and, following their eventual play-off heartbreak, will be desperate to get off and running quickly, but they'll also know that a far from straightforward proposition awaits them. Knowing our opponents for August 21st intensifies the need for a strong start, as anything less than a blistering performance in Greater Manchester will surely mean we suffer defeat in the campaign's curtain-raiser for a third year in succession. Conversely, though, we have the opportunity to catch them cold before their impressive squad has the chance to gel together in a fluid fashion. A win there, and the statement it would signify early doors, would be massive. DAGGERS' OPENING
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2020/21 - FC HALIFAX TOWN 2-0 DAGGERS ⚽
2019/20 - DAGGERS 0-2 WOKING ⚽ 2018/19 - BOREHAM WOOD 1-0 DAGGERS ⚽ 2017/18 - DAGGERS 2-1 BARROW AFC ⚽ 2016/17 - DAGGERS 3-0 SOUTHPORT ⚽ 2015/16 - PORTSMOUTH 3-0 DAGGERS ⚽ 2014/15 - DAGGERS 0-3 MORECAMBE ⚽ |
2013/14 - FLEETWOOD TOWN 3-1 DAGGERS ⚽
2012/13 - CHELTENHAM TOWN 2-0 DAGGERS ⚽ 2011/12 - MACCLESFIELD TOWN 0-1 DAGGERS ⚽ 2010/11 - SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2-0 DAGGERS ⚽ 2009/10 - CREWE ALEXANDRA 2-1 DAGGERS ⚽ 2008/09 - DAGGERS 6-0 CHESTER ⚽ 2007/08 - STOCKPORT COUNTY 1-0 DAGGERS ⚽ |
Then comes an tasty-looking Bank Holiday trip across the underground to Barnet which will no doubt draw a healthy away attendance. It's certainly a date in the calendar to eagerly look forward to, as is the renewal of our rivalry with Southend, which takes place across weekends in October and March. It was a surprise that the Shrimpers didn't become our Festive double-header as many of us expected, and instead we'll be going to Dover on Boxing Day again.
Far from ideal, but nothing compared to the inconvenience of Tuesday nights in Halifax and Weymouth which we also have to contend with. Many were also disappointed to discover that Torquay away falls in January, hardly the month most conducive to a day by the seaside, although that was counteracted by the fact that we have the weekend date in Notts County that everybody wanted.
Just as we have Dover away on Boxing Day again, we also finish against Wrexham for the second season running, and hopefully we'll have more to play for this time than merely scuppering their play-off hopes. Interestingly, the 2021/22 National League will conclude on a Sunday rather than the now-conventional Saturday early/late kick-off.
The key fixtures
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FIRST GAME | Stockport County (A)
SECOND GAME | Bromley (H) AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY | Barnet (A) BOXING DAY | Dover Athletic (A) 28TH DECEMBER | Aldershot Town (H) |
NEW YEAR'S | Dover Athletic (H)
GOOD FRIDAY | Barnet (H) EASTER MONDAY | Aldershot Town (A) MAY BANK HOLIDAY | Torquay United (H) FINAL TWO | Solihull Moors (A), Wrexham AFC (H) |
Our first ever season in the Football League began with an away game at Edgeley Park. Hopefully, the season we secure our return there will too.
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