Chichester City's Southern League fixtures revealed: Home games to start and finish
Chichester City’s fixtures are out for their first season in the Southern League are out – and at first glance, it looks like the schedulers have been reasonably kind to them.
City begin and end the Premier South division season at home – and as it stands do not have many midweek trips that are too long.
They will kick off at home to Poole Town on Saturday, August 8, while the first away game to Wimborne on Tuesday 11, before they go to Evesham and host Chippenham on the following two Saturdays.
In fact that Wimborne-Evesham double looks like their toughest week of travelling in the season – the longer trips having been one of City’s concerns when the FA moved them from the Isthmian to the Southern League.
The August bank holiday weekend brings games away to Hanwell on Saturday and at home to Havant on the Monday – which is likely to bring their biggest league crowd of the season.
On Boxing Day Miles Rutherford’s team will be at home to Gosport – then they go to Havant on Saturday, January 2.
January and February’s away trips include ones to Plymouth Parkway and Bath City but both are on Saturdays.
Good Friday brings a home game against Wimborne then on Easter Monday Chi cross the Sussex-Hants border to visit Gosport.
Chi end their maiden Southern League season at home to Yate Town on Saturday, April 17 – the non-league campaign closing a week earlier than usual.
It’s City’s third season at step three following their promotion from the Isthmian SE to the Premier in 2024 and so far they have acquitted themselves very well at the higher level.